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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 89.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| -- | 2020-02-03 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.40 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Prism black, Prism blue and Prism white |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 320.00 | $ 279.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 312 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.99 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 6.32 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S10 Lite is much better than the Galaxy Alpha, with an 89.7 score against 76.3. The Galaxy S10 Lite is a notably heavier and somewhat thicker device than Galaxy Alpha. The Galaxy S10 Lite counts with a little better processing power than Galaxy Alpha, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with 4 more cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy Alpha counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy S10 Lite, although it has a quite lower amount of pixels per display inch, a much smaller screen and a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The Galaxy S10 Lite counts with a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
Galaxy S10 Lite counts with a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Galaxy S10 Lite also has a larger camera aperture, faster video frame rate and a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution back-facing camera. Galaxy S10 Lite has a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite is also cheaper than the other phone.
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