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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 80.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 13 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | -- |
| 4.06 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 320.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 312 pixels per inch | 513 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Google Tensor G3 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 8 Pro is a bit better than the Galaxy Alpha, having an 80.1 score against 76.3. These phones have Android operating system, but Google Pixel 8 Pro has an older 13 version and Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version. Google Pixel 8 Pro's design is extremely thinner and much lighter than the Galaxy Alpha.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha has just a bit better screen than Google Pixel 8 Pro, although it has a way worse amount of pixels in each display inch, a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720px and a really smaller screen. The Galaxy Alpha features a very superior CPU than Google Pixel 8 Pro, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more processing cores and an extra graphics processor.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha captures slightly better videos and photos than Google Pixel 8 Pro, although it has a lot lower resolution back facing camera. Google Pixel 8 Pro features a much better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 224 GB more internal memory.
Google Pixel 8 Pro has a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 174% greater battery capacity.
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