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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2019-12-27 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 320.00 | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| 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 - 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 | 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 A51 is better than the Galaxy Alpha, having an 85.5 score against 76.3. Even being the best device in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy A51 body is somewhat thicker and noticeably heavier than the Galaxy Alpha. These phones have Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy A51 has the previous 11 version and Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A51, although it has a lot smaller screen, a way worse 1280 x 720 resolution and a just a little worse screen density. Galaxy Alpha counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A51, because although it has lesser processing cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processor.
Samsung Galaxy A51 has a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory. The Galaxy A51 has a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 115 percent greater battery size.
The Galaxy A51 captures a lot better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same (4K) video quality, the Galaxy A51 also has a bigger aperture to take better low-light captures and videos and a back facing camera with much more mega pixels.
Galaxy A51 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bit cheaper.
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