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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2020-04-29 | -- |
| 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Onyx black and Polar silver | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 800.00 | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 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 |
| Kryo 585 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/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 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 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 6.16 | 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
Galaxy Alpha is a little bit better than the OnePlus 8 UW, having a general score of 76.3 against 75.9. The Galaxy Alpha is a notably lighter and somewhat thinner cellphone than OnePlus 8 UW. These devices work with Android operating system, but Galaxy Alpha has a newer 4.4.4 version while OnePlus 8 UW has Android 10 version, so it provides the user a couple additional features.
The OnePlus 8 UW has just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a way bigger display, a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a greater count of pixels per display inch. The OnePlus 8 UW has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 96 GB more internal storage.
The OnePlus 8 UW features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Alpha, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and more processing cores. The OnePlus 8 UW counts with a way better camera than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the OnePlus 8 UW also has a camera with a way better resolution, higher 60 fps video frame rate and a larger diafragm aperture.
The OnePlus 8 UW has a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 131% more battery size.
Galaxy Alpha is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, making this phone a great choice.
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