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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2019-10-16 | -- |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Cyber shade | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is a bit better than nubia Red Magic 3S, getting a 76.3 score against 75.8. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy Alpha has the older 4.4.4 version and nubia Red Magic 3S has Android 9.0 Pie. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is a notably thinner and notably lighter phone than the nubia Red Magic 3S.
Galaxy Alpha counts with just a bit better looking screen than nubia Red Magic 3S, although it has a much smaller display, a little bit inferior pixel count in each screen inch and a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The nubia Red Magic 3S has a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with more RAM and a higher number of cores.
Nubia Red Magic 3S captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a back facing camera with a much better resolution, a lot better video quality and a lot larger aperture to capture better low light captures and video. Nubia Red Magic 3S features a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 256 GB internal memory.
The nubia Red Magic 3S features a superior battery life than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy Alpha is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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