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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| -- | 2017-02-15 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.07 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Pink and Silver |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 320.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 Alpha is a bit better than Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom, with a score of 76.3 against 76.2. Galaxy Alpha is a thinner and much lighter phone than Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom. The Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom counts with a bit better display than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a greater screen pixel density, a bigger display and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels.
Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom has a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a SD memory slot that allows up to 1,95 TB and 128 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Alpha has a little bit better hardware performance than Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom, because although it has lesser processing cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processor.
Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same resolution back-facing camera and the same video quality, the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom also has a much larger aperture. Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom has a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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