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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-10-05 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.43 x 3.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Green and Red |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 320.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 312 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53 (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 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 | 8.91 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
Galaxy A20s has an overall score of 77, which is slightly better than Galaxy Alpha's global score of 76.3. Despite being the best phone in this comparison review, Galaxy A20s is a somewhat thicker and way heavier phone than Galaxy Alpha. Both phones in this comparison include Android OS, but the Galaxy A20s has the previous 11 version while Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Galaxy Alpha features a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy A20s, because although it has lesser cpu cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A20s, because although it has a really smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1280 x 720, it also counts with a little bit better pixels count in each inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy A20s has much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 32 GB more internal memory. Galaxy Alpha captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A20s, because although it has a worse 12 MP resolution camera and a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video definition.
Galaxy A20s has a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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