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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-09-29 |
| 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 | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| 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 |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung 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 + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 12.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.44 |
| 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 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 | 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
Samsung Galaxy M30s has an overall score of 83.3, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy Alpha's 76.3 general score. Even being the best cellphone in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy M30s body is a lot heavier and incredibly thicker than the Galaxy Alpha. Both phones in our current comparison use Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy M30s has 11 version and Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4.
The Galaxy Alpha counts with just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy M30s, although it has a way smaller screen, a just a bit less pixels per inch in the screen and a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M30s, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and lesser cpu cores , it also counts with a graphics processor.
Galaxy M30s counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 64 GB internal memory and an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M30s features a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also has a camera with a lot better resolution and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light images and videos.
Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 1860mAh.
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