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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2019-05-21 | -- |
| 6.21 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Mirror gray | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 319.00 | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 640 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 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 | |
| 3700mAh Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.68 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Galaxy Alpha is a bit better than OnePlus 7, getting a 76.3 score against 71.6. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Alpha has the newer 4.4.4 version and OnePlus 7 has Android 11, providing you lots of additional features and increased performance. The Galaxy Alpha design is a lot lighter and somewhat thinner than the OnePlus 7.
The Galaxy Alpha counts with a little more vivid display than OnePlus 7, although it has a lot smaller display, a quite inferior number of pixels per inch in the display and a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720px. The OnePlus 7 features a little faster processing unit than Galaxy Alpha, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with 4 more cpu cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
OnePlus 7 counts with a very superior memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 128 GB internal memory. The OnePlus 7 features a much better camera than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same video quality, the OnePlus 7 also has a way bigger aperture for better low light captures and video, faster 60 frames per second video frame rates and a back camera with a lot higher resolution.
The OnePlus 7 has a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity against 1860mAh.
The Galaxy Alpha is a little more expensive than the OnePlus 7, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
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