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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 320.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.3 |
| 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 | 6 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") 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 | -- |
| 9.46 | 12.21 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
Huawei P40 is much better than Galaxy Alpha, getting a general score of 86.4 against 76.3. Although it's the best we are comparing here, Huawei P40's design is a lot heavier and a lot thicker than the Galaxy Alpha. Both phones in this comparison have Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei P40 has 10 version while Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version.
Huawei P40 counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores. Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a bit better screen than Huawei P40, although it has a much smaller display, a much worse pixels quantity per inch in the screen and a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720.
The Huawei P40 counts with a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Huawei P40 also has higher 60 fps video frame rate, a lot better resolution back facing camera and a larger aperture to take better captures and videos in low-light situations.
The Huawei P40 counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has more internal memory. Huawei P40 counts with a very superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 104 percent greater battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Huawei P40 is also by far the cheapest one.
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