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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2019-03-19 | -- |
| 6.13 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 151.00 | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 271 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7884 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.36 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Alpha is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A10, getting a global score of 76.3 against 72.3. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is a thinner and lighter cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A10. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a newer 4.4.4 version while Samsung Galaxy A10 has Android 11 version, giving some additional features and a performance increase.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A10, because although it has a way smaller screen and a little bit worse 1280 x 720 resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch of display. Galaxy Alpha has just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A10, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), and they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Galaxy Alpha also counts with an additional graphics processor.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A10, because although it has a back facing camera with a lower 12 mega-pixels resolution and a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for taking photographs and/or video in low light situations, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Galaxy A10 features a lot bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A10 also has an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A10 features a superior battery performance than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity.
Although Galaxy Alpha is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Galaxy A10, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy A10. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy the Galaxy Alpha, but if you don't you can save some dollars and get the Galaxy A10, giving up a couple features and specs.
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