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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 320.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 405 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.1 |
| 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
Galaxy M31s has a general score of 88, which is much better than the Galaxy Alpha's score of 76.3. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy M31s has older 11 version and Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version. The Galaxy M31s is a a lot thicker and heavier cellphone than Galaxy Alpha.
The Galaxy M31s's CPU is just as good as the processing unit in Galaxy Alpha, because although the Galaxy M31s has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and a larger number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha features a little sharper display than Galaxy M31s, although it has a just a bit less pixels per inch in the display, a lot smaller display and a much lower resolution of 1280 x 720px.
Samsung Galaxy M31s counts with a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels and a bigger camera aperture. Galaxy M31s features a way bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy M31s features a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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