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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| -- | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Pink and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 320.00 | $ 157.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, with a global score of 80 against 76.3. Even being the best phone in this comparison, Google Pixel 3's body is a lot heavier and thicker than Samsung Galaxy Alpha. The Google Pixel 3 counts with a processor that is just as good as Samsung Galaxy Alpha's processing unit, because although the Google Pixel 3 has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with more RAM memory and 4 more 2500 megahertz CPU cores.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha features a little more vivid screen than Google Pixel 3, although it has a little bit smaller screen, a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720 and much lesser pixels per inch in the display. Google Pixel 3 counts with a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Google Pixel 3 captures slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video definition, the Google Pixel 3 also has a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and video and a back camera with more mega pixels.
The Google Pixel 3 counts with a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 2915mAh battery capacity instead of 1860mAh.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Google Pixel 3 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an obvious call.
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