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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-06-20 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Cocktail Orange, Daybreak Black and Seawater Blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 320.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SDM675 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 5.36 |
| 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 A60 has a score of 82.3, which is slightly better than the Galaxy Alpha's 76.3 overall score. Even being the best cellphone we compare here, the Galaxy A60 design is a lot heavier and thicker than Galaxy Alpha. Both of these devices include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy A60 has the previous 11 version while Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4.
Galaxy Alpha features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A60, because although it has less cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha features a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A60, although it has a bit lower display pixel density, a much smaller screen and a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720px.
Samsung Galaxy A60 captures clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A60 also has a much more megapixels back-facing camera and a much larger diafragm aperture for better low-light photography and video.
The Samsung Galaxy A60 features a very superior memory for applications and games than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 128 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy A60 has a superior battery duration than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity.
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