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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-03-23 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 320.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M21 is much better than the Galaxy Alpha, getting an 84.1 score against 76.3. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but the Galaxy M21 has an older 11 version and Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version. Despite being the best we compare here, the Galaxy M21 construction is noticeably thicker and noticeably heavier than the Galaxy Alpha.
The Galaxy Alpha has a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M21, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. Samsung Galaxy M21 and Samsung Galaxy Alpha count with incredibly similar displays, although the Samsung Galaxy M21 also has a better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen, a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a much larger display.
Galaxy M21 features a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 64 GB internal memory and an external memory slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M21 has a way better battery life than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 shoots a lot better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also has a much higher resolution camera in the back and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better photography and video in poorly lited environments.
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