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Samsung Galaxy A7
Dual SIMSM-A700YD
Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2015-01-11 | -- |
| 5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 360.00 | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1500 MHz + Quad-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 405 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 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 |
| 8.03 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | 11 hours talk time |
| 4.56 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Alpha has a score of 76.3, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A7's 75.4 overall score. These phones come with the same Android 4.4.4 OS, so both of them should give you all the same OS features. The Galaxy Alpha body is a little bit thicker but somewhat lighter than the Galaxy A7. The Galaxy A7 has a bit better screen than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a larger screen, a greater screen density and a lot better resolution of 1920 x 1080.
Galaxy A7 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Galaxy A7 also has a much better graphics processor, a higher number of cores and a 64 bits processor. Galaxy A7 features a bit more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 64 GB.
The Galaxy Alpha has a better camera than Galaxy A7, because although it has a lesser MP resolution camera, it also counts with a much better video quality. Samsung Galaxy A7 has a very superior battery duration than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 2600mAh of battery capacity instead of 1860mAh.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Galaxy Alpha is also a bit cheaper, making it an easy choice.
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