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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2018-10-20 | -- |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 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 | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 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 A7 (2018) has an overall score of 84.2, which is much better than Galaxy Alpha's 76.3 global score. Although it's the best phone we are comparing, Galaxy A7 (2018) is a a lot heavier and somewhat thicker phone than Galaxy Alpha. Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has a really smaller screen, a lot lower resolution of 1280 x 720 and a just a little lower pixels density.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU. Galaxy A7 (2018) shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a way larger aperture and a camera with a way higher resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 96 GB more internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a superior battery duration than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity.
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