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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| -- | 2019-10-24 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 320.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 312 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 14.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto G8 Plus is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, getting a overall score of 77.6 against 76.3. Even being the best in this comparison, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus design is extremely thicker and a lot heavier than Samsung Galaxy Alpha. The Galaxy Alpha has a little bit better looking screen than Moto G8 Plus, although it has a way worse 1280 x 720 resolution, a bit lower screen density and a much smaller display.
Moto G8 Plus counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Alpha features a bit superior processor than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The Moto G8 Plus has a superior battery life than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 1860mAh. The Moto G8 Plus captures way better photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Moto G8 Plus also has a back-facing camera with a way better 48 MP resolution and a much bigger aperture.
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