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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-09-23 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 8.01 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Polar night |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 320.00 | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 312 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 6.32 |
| 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
The Nokia 8.3 5G is a bit better than Galaxy Alpha, getting a global score of 80.5 against 76.3. Both phones in our current comparison have Android OS (Operating System), but the Nokia 8.3 5G has 11 version and Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4. The Nokia 8.3 5G is a much heavier and noticeably thicker cellphone than the Galaxy Alpha.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha features just a bit better display than Nokia 8.3 5G, although it has a little inferior amount of pixels per inch of screen, a much smaller display and a lot lower resolution of 1280 x 720. Nokia 8.3 5G counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy Alpha, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores and more RAM memory.
The Nokia 8.3 5G captures clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Nokia 8.3 5G also has a larger aperture and a camera with way more mega-pixels. Nokia 8.3 5G features a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB.
Nokia 8.3 5G features a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 142% bigger battery size.
Although Nokia 8.3 5G is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Samsung Galaxy Alpha. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy Nokia 8.3 5G, else you can save some dollars and get the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, resigning a couple specifications.
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