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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2020-04-29 | -- |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Prism cube black | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 339.00 | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 (480 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 |
| 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 | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 6.32 | 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 Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has a global score of 90.8, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha's overall score of 76.3. Even being the best cellphone in this comparison review, Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is a extremely heavier and way thicker cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha. These phones use Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has the older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Galaxy Alpha has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, although it has a way lower 1280 x 720 pixels resolution, a just a bit less pixels per inch in the screen and a much smaller screen. Galaxy Alpha features a bit better performance than Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has lesser cpu cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processor.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G features a very superior camera than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G also has a bigger aperture and a camera with a way better 48 megapixels resolution. The Galaxy A51 5G counts with much more memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD memory slot that holds up to 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G features a much longer battery life than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 1860mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G costs a bit more than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, but it's still a great choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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