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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2016-10-01 | -- |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Alpha is a little bit better than Galaxy A8 (2016), having a global score of 76.3 against 72.8. Both phones in this review have Android operating system, but the Galaxy Alpha has older 4.4.4 version and Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version. Galaxy Alpha is a just a little bit thinner and lighter cellphone than the Galaxy A8 (2016).
The Galaxy Alpha features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with an extra graphics processor. Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a bit better display than Galaxy A8 (2016), although it has a bit smaller screen, a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720 and a little worse display pixels density.
Galaxy Alpha takes a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a back camera with a lot lower resolution and a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for taking photographs and/or video in low light environments, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video quality.
Galaxy A8 (2016) counts with a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A8 (2016) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) features a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity against 1860mAh.
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