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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2020-06-19 | -- |
| 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G76 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 10.78 | 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 | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A21s is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, having a 77.7 score against 76.3. The Galaxy A21s is a incredibly thicker and incredibly heavier cellphone than Samsung Galaxy Alpha. Both of these devices include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy A21s has older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha features a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and less cores (although faster), it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. The Galaxy Alpha features a better display than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a lot smaller display and a little worse 1280 x 720px resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy A21s features a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A21s shoots much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also has a larger diafragm aperture and a back facing camera with much more MP.
Galaxy A21s has a really longer battery life than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 1860mAh.
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