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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 320.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 312 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
Galaxy Alpha has an overall score of 76.3, which is slightly better than Huawei nova 3's global score of 76.3. The Galaxy Alpha is a notably lighter and thinner phone than Huawei nova 3. These phones work with Android OS, but Galaxy Alpha has the previous 4.4.4 version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo.
The Huawei nova 3 features a CPU that is just as good as the processor in Galaxy Alpha, because although the Huawei nova 3 has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and a higher number of cores (although they are slower). Galaxy Alpha features a bit more vivid display than Huawei nova 3, although it has a way smaller screen, a little inferior number of pixels per inch of screen and a much lower resolution of 1280 x 720.
Huawei nova 3 captures just a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Huawei nova 3 also has a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back and a larger camera aperture. Huawei nova 3 has a much greater memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has an external memory slot that allows up to 256 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
Huawei nova 3 has a really longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity against 1860mAh.
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