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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2019-09-20 | -- |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 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 |
| 9.68 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30s is a bit better than Galaxy Alpha, having a global score of 79.8 against 76.3. The Galaxy A30s construction is much heavier and thicker than the Galaxy Alpha. Both devices in our current comparison include Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A30s has an older 11 version and Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU. Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a more vivid screen than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a bit lower 1280 x 720 resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a little better pixel amount in each display inch.
The Galaxy A30s counts with much more storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy A30s takes a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has a lot bigger camera aperture and a lot more megapixels back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with a really longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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