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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 320.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 312 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 6.8 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A12 is just a bit better than the Galaxy Alpha, getting an 80.3 score against 76.3. Galaxy A12 is a extremely thicker and way heavier device than Galaxy Alpha. Both phones in our current comparison come with Android OS, but Galaxy A12 has 10 version while Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Galaxy Alpha has a brighter screen than Galaxy A12, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a much smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater amount of pixels in each inch in the screen. Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A12, because although it has 4 lesser cpu cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU.
Galaxy A12 features a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. The Samsung Galaxy A12 has a really longer battery life than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 1860mAh.
Galaxy A12 shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Galaxy A12 also has a larger diafragm aperture and a back-facing camera with way more MP.
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