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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2018-04-20 | -- |
| 5.55 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| -- | 4.06 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3260mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.2 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is slightly better than the Nokia 8 Sirocco, getting a 76.3 score against 74.2. The Nokia 8 Sirocco features a little more vivid display than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px, a much higher number of pixels per inch in the display and a larger display.
Nokia 8 Sirocco has a little better processing power than Galaxy Alpha, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores and 4 GB more RAM. The Nokia 8 Sirocco features a lot bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
The Nokia 8 Sirocco features a very superior battery life than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 3260mAh of battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a better camera than Nokia 8 Sirocco, although it has a much smaller diafragm aperture, they both have the same video frame rate, a back camera with a 12 mega-pixels resolution and the same (4K) video quality.
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