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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| -- | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Black, blue and white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 320.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | PLS |
| 312 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 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 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 7.52 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M12 has an overall score of 80, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Alpha's 76.3 score. The Samsung Galaxy M12 construction is noticeably heavier and thicker than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy M12 has 10 version while Samsung Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and lesser cpu cores (although faster), it also counts with an additional graphics processor. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a better looking display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a little bit worse 1280 x 720 resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixel count per display inch.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M12 captures a little bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light captures and videos and a lot higher resolution camera.
The Galaxy M12 features a very superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1860mAh.
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