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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| -- | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 320.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 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 | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
The Galaxy A30 has an overall score of 79.6, which is a bit better than the Galaxy Alpha's overall score of 76.3. Although it's the best cellphone in this comparison, the Galaxy A30 is a thicker and a lot heavier cellphone than Galaxy Alpha. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a bit better processor than Galaxy A30, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
Galaxy Alpha has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A30, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1280 x 720, a way smaller display and a just a little less pixels per screen inch. Galaxy Alpha and Galaxy A30 both feature very similar cameras, and although the Galaxy A30 has a way higher resolution back camera and a lot bigger aperture to capture better photos in low-light environments, they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates.
Samsung Galaxy A30 has much more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A30 has a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 1860mAh.
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