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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 84 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| -- | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 320.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.99 |
| 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 | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
Huawei Mate 30 is much better than Galaxy Alpha, with an 84 score against 76.3. Both devices in this comparison work with Android OS, but Huawei Mate 30 has older 10 version and Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4. Despite being the best in this review, Huawei Mate 30 is a much heavier and a lot thicker cellphone than the Galaxy Alpha.
Huawei Mate 30 features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy Alpha, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and 4 more cores. The Galaxy Alpha counts with just a bit better display than Huawei Mate 30, although it has a really smaller screen, a just a little lower screen density and a lot worse 1280 x 720 resolution.
Huawei Mate 30 has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 128 GB internal memory. The Huawei Mate 30 counts with a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei Mate 30 features a way better camera than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 also has higher 60 fps video frame rates, a back facing camera with a much higher resolution and a bigger camera aperture to take better low light captures.
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