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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 85.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2019-12-27 | -- |
| 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 282.00 | $ 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 9611 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 | |
| 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 (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 - Polymer 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
The Galaxy A51 has a score of 85.5, which is much better than Galaxy Alpha's 76.3 score. Even being the best cellphone we are comparing, Galaxy A51 is a much heavier and thicker cellphone than Galaxy Alpha. These devices come with Android OS, but Galaxy A51 has an older 11 version and Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Galaxy Alpha counts with just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A51, although it has a just a bit inferior number of pixels per screen inch, a much smaller display and a much lower resolution of 1280 x 720. The Samsung Galaxy A51 counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 96 GB more internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a bit superior processor than Galaxy A51, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with an extra graphics processor. Samsung Galaxy A51 takes much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A51 also has a back-facing camera with much more megapixels and a bigger aperture for better low-light photography and videos.
The Galaxy A51 has a very superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 115% more battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy A51 is also cheaper than the Galaxy Alpha.
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