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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 320.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | 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 | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A30s has a global score of 79.8, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Alpha's global score of 76.3. These phones include Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy A30s has the previous 11 version while Samsung Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4. The Samsung Galaxy A30s body is thicker and much heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha.
Galaxy Alpha features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per display inch. Galaxy A30s counts with a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB and more internal storage.
The Galaxy Alpha counts with just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. The Galaxy A30s counts with a way better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 1860mAh.
Galaxy A30s shoots clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same video definition, the Galaxy A30s also has a much higher 25 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a lot bigger camera aperture to take better low light images.
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