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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Purple and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 320.00 | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 4.96 |
| 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 3a is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, with a 78.8 score against 76.3. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Google Pixel 3a has the previous 11 version and Samsung Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4. Despite being the best device in this comparison, the Google Pixel 3a body is somewhat thicker and extremely heavier than Samsung Galaxy Alpha.
Galaxy Alpha features a bit more powerful processing unit than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and a lower number of cores (but faster), it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. Galaxy Alpha counts with a little sharper display than Google Pixel 3a, although it has a way worse 1280 x 720 resolution, a little smaller screen and a way worse amount of pixels in each inch in the screen.
Google Pixel 3a features much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, because it has more internal memory capacity. The Google Pixel 3a has a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1860mAh.
The Google Pixel 3a counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Google Pixel 3a also has a back facing camera with a higher resolution and a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and video.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Google Pixel 3a is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making this phone a great choice.
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