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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2019-10-20 | -- |
| 6.24 x 2.93 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 |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) 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 |
| 11.55 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A50s is much better than the Galaxy Alpha, getting a score of 86.6 against 76.3. Both of these phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A50s has an older 10 version and Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version. Even being the best phone we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy A50s is a noticeably heavier and thicker phone than Galaxy Alpha.
Galaxy Alpha counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A50s, although it has a much lower 1280 x 720 resolution, a just a little less pixels per display inch and a way smaller display. Samsung Galaxy A50s has a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha and Galaxy A50s both feature extremely similar processing units, because although the Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with an additional GPU. Galaxy A50s counts with a much better camera than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Galaxy A50s also has a larger aperture to take better images and videos in low-light situations and a back camera with a way higher 48 mega-pixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A50s has a much longer battery duration than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 115 percent bigger battery size.
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