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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2019-04-10 | -- |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A40 is just a bit better than the Galaxy Alpha, having a 79.6 score against 76.3. These phones have Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A40 has the older 11 version while Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version. The Galaxy A40 is a thicker and somewhat heavier phone than the Galaxy Alpha.
The Galaxy Alpha has a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, although it has a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, a way worse quantity of pixels in each inch of display and a much smaller screen. The Samsung Galaxy A40 has a way bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 32 GB more internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy Alpha counts with a little better performance than Galaxy A40, because although it has 2 GB less RAM memory and 4 lesser cpu cores , it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. Galaxy Alpha's camera is very similar to the camera in Galaxy A40, because although the Galaxy Alpha has a much tinier camera aperture which is not good for low light photography and videos and a camera in the back with much less megapixels, it also counts with a lot better video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A40 features a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 3100mAh battery capacity against 1860mAh.
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