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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 14 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 320.00 | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
Galaxy Alpha is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, with a 76.3 score against 76.2. These phones include Android operating system, but the Galaxy Alpha has the newer 4.4.4 version and Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has Android 14, so it provides the user a lot of extra features and improved performance. Galaxy Alpha is a incredibly lighter and somewhat thinner device than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G.
Galaxy A16 5G counts with a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a much bigger display, a little greater display pixel density and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 128 GB internal storage and an external SD slot that supports up to 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha features a much more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and less processing cores (although faster), it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. Galaxy A16 5G counts with a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 1860mAh.
The Galaxy A16 5G's camera is very similar to Galaxy Alpha's camera, although the Galaxy A16 5G also has a larger aperture for better low-light images and a much higher resolution back facing camera.
Although Galaxy Alpha is a better device, it is more expensive than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Samsung Galaxy A16 5G. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy Galaxy Alpha, else you can save some dollars and buy the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, resigning some specs and features.
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