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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 320.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 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 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 5.44 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy J8 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, having a 76.7 score against 76.3. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy J8 has 10 version while Samsung Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version. The Galaxy J8 is a somewhat thicker and noticeably heavier cellphone than Samsung Galaxy Alpha.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha features a much better display than Galaxy J8, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1280 x 720 and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher display density. Galaxy Alpha counts with a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The Galaxy J8's camera is just as good as the camera in Galaxy Alpha, and although the Galaxy J8 has a camera in the back with a much higher 16 mega pixels resolution and a way larger diafragm aperture, they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate. The Galaxy J8 has a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The Galaxy J8 has a very superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 3500mAh battery size.
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