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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 91.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 12, 11 |
| -- | 2021-03-19 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | -- |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 320.00 | -- |
| 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 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 6.32 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy A52 5G has an overall score of 91.3, which is much better than Galaxy Alpha's score of 76.3. Despite being the best we compare here, Galaxy A52 5G's design is much heavier and much thicker than Galaxy Alpha. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A52 5G has the previous 12 version and Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4.
Galaxy Alpha counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A52 5G, because although it has lesser RAM memory and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a GPU. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a little bit better display than Galaxy A52 5G, although it has a little worse quantity of pixels per inch in the screen, a much smaller display and a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720px.
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G features a superior memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a SD extension slot that supports up to 1 TB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy A52 5G has a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 1860mAh.
The Galaxy A52 5G takes much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A52 5G also has a back camera with lot more mega-pixels and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better captures and video in low-light environments.
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