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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| -- | 2017-06-29 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 320.00 | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm 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 | 720 x 480 (480 fps) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| 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
The Motorola Moto Z2 Play is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, getting a overall score of 77.4 against 76.3. The Motorola Moto Z2 Play is a a bit thinner but extremely heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha. Galaxy Alpha counts with a bit more vivid screen than Moto Z2 Play, although it has a much lower 1280 x 720 resolution, a quite smaller display and a just a little less pixels per inch in the display.
The Motorola Moto Z2 Play features a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB and more internal storage capacity. Galaxy Alpha features just a bit better performance than Moto Z2 Play, because although it has lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with an extra GPU.
Motorola Moto Z2 Play's camera is very similar to Galaxy Alpha's camera, and although the Motorola Moto Z2 Play has a much larger camera aperture to capture better low light photos, they both have a same resolution camera, the same video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates. Moto Z2 Play features a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 61 percent bigger battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Moto Z2 Play is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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