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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 87 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2020-11-06 | -- |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 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 |
| 11.11 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A42 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, having a score of 87 against 76.3. The Samsung Galaxy A42 is a a lot thicker and way heavier device than Samsung Galaxy Alpha. Both phones in this comparison review use Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version while Samsung Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4.
Galaxy Alpha has a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 4 less processing cores , it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. Samsung Galaxy Alpha features a more vivid display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little bit lower 1280 x 720 resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a just a little higher screen pixel density.
Galaxy A42 captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A42 also has a larger diafragm aperture and a camera with a way higher 48 mega-pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy A42 has a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 1860mAh.
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