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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2019-03-15 | -- |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 202.00 | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 + 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion 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 | 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
Galaxy A50 has a score of 83.8, which is slightly better than Galaxy Alpha's global score of 76.3. Galaxy A50 is a somewhat thicker and way heavier cellphone than Galaxy Alpha. The Galaxy Alpha counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A50, because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.
The Galaxy Alpha counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy A50, although it has a much lower 1280 x 720 resolution, a lot smaller display and a just a bit lower pixel density. Galaxy A50 has a little bit better camera than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Galaxy A50 also has a way bigger aperture to capture better low light images and videos and a much higher 25 mega-pixels resolution camera.
Samsung Galaxy A50 features a much better storage to install applications and games than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy A50 has a way better battery performance than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 115 percent larger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, Samsung Galaxy A50 is also very cheap compared to the other phones, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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