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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 5.0 |
| -- | 2015-03-01 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 320.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 312 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| -- | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") 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 | 10.12 |
| 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, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 3.76 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The HTC One M9 is a little bit better than Galaxy Alpha, getting a 77.7 score against 76.3. Both of these phones have Android OS (Operating System), but HTC One M9 has a more recent 5.0 version while Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4, so it provides the user some nice extra features. Despite being the best phone we are comparing, the HTC One M9 is a noticeably heavier and thicker phone than the Galaxy Alpha.
HTC One M9 has a brighter display than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a way better 1920 x 1080 resolution, a little bit bigger display and more pixels per inch in the display. The HTC One M9 features a little faster processor than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a faster graphics processing unit working at 600 MHz, a greater number of cores , a 64-bits processing unit and 1 GB more RAM.
HTC One M9 features a lot bigger memory for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the HTC One M9 also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 128 GB. HTC One M9 features a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 53 percent bigger battery capacity.
HTC One M9 takes a little bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same video frame rates, a same size aperture and the same video resolution, the HTC One M9 also has a camera in the back with a way higher 20 mega-pixels resolution.
The HTC One M9 not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, making this phone a great choice.
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