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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 78.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| -- | 2017-04-07 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.16 x 3.04 x 0.28 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Blue and Gold |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 320.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 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 | Adreno 506 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/1.90 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 (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 C7 Pro is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, getting a 78.4 score against 76.3. Although it's the best cellphone we are comparing, the Galaxy C7 Pro design is just a little thicker and way heavier than Samsung Galaxy Alpha. Both devices in this comparison review come with Android OS, but the Galaxy C7 Pro has newer 6.0 Marshmallow version and Samsung Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a little more vivid display than Galaxy C7 Pro, although it has a much lower resolution of 1280 x 720, a quite smaller screen and a little inferior quantity of pixels per inch of screen. The Galaxy Alpha features just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro, because although it has less RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with an additional graphics processor.
The Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro counts with much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy C7 Pro counts with a really longer battery duration than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 1860mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy C7 Pro, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for shooting images and video in poorly lited situations and a back facing camera with a much worse resolution, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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