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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2018-01-06 | -- |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 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 |
| 9.24 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is just a bit better than the Galaxy Alpha, having a 79.2 score against 76.3. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a extremely heavier and thicker phone than Galaxy Alpha. Galaxy Alpha counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has less processing cores and 2 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha features just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), although it has way lesser pixels per inch in the display, a quite smaller screen and a lot worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Samsung Galaxy Alpha takes just a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a lot less MP resolution camera in the back and a much tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for taking photographs or videos in low-light environments, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features much more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has more internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a way better battery performance than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 3000mAh battery size.
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