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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| -- | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 320.00 | $ 202.00 |
| 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 25.00 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 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 Samsung Galaxy A50 has an overall score of 83.8, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha's 76.3 global score. The Samsung Galaxy A50 is a somewhat thicker and a lot heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha. The Galaxy Alpha has a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy A50, although it has a much smaller display, a bit lower amount of pixels per inch of display and a much lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels.
The Galaxy Alpha features a bit better processing power than Galaxy A50, because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. The Galaxy A50 features a superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A50 has a really longer battery life than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 1860mAh. The Samsung Galaxy A50 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has a much larger aperture for better low-light photos and videos and a lot more mega pixels camera.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, the Samsung Galaxy A50 is also a bargain compared to the other phones, making this phone an obvious call.
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