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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2020-04-21 | -- |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 579.00 | $ 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 |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.32 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 6.32 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 little bit better than the nubia Red Magic 5G, having a general score of 76.3 against 75.7. Both phones in this review include Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a newer 4.4.4 version and nubia Red Magic 5G has Android 10, so it gives you some nice extra features and performance improvements. Samsung Galaxy Alpha's construction is notably lighter and thinner than the nubia Red Magic 5G.
Nubia Red Magic 5G features a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a way better 1080 x 2340px resolution, a much bigger display and a just a bit more pixels per inch of display. The nubia Red Magic 5G features a much better storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 128 GB internal storage.
Nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores and 6 GB more RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a very superior battery duration than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 1860mAh.
Nubia Red Magic 5G shoots much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same video resolution, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a lot higher 64 MP resolution back-facing camera, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better captures in low-light situations and better video frame rate.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones, making it an obvious call.
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