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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| -- | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 320.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.78 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | 9.24 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) has an overall score of 79.2, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Alpha's 76.3 global score. The Galaxy A8 (2018) is a much heavier and notably thicker cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha. Galaxy Alpha features just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), although it has a way worse 1280 x 720 resolution, a little bit smaller display and a lot lower pixels quantity per screen inch.
The Galaxy Alpha has a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has 4 less cores and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processor. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a much better storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 32 GB more internal storage capacity and a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 256 GB.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1860mAh. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a lot smaller aperture and a camera with much less mega-pixels, it also counts with a much better (4K) video quality.
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