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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 91.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 14 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.04 x 5.22 x 0.22 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 8.32 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Black Shadow |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 320.00 | $ 2020.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2184 x 1968 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy SM8650-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 200.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is much better than the Galaxy Alpha, having a 91.1 score against 76.3. Both phones we are comparing have Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has the older 14 version while Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition's design is incredibly heavier but somewhat thinner than the Galaxy Alpha.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha features a much greater hardware performance than Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, because although it has 4 less processing cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processor. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a brighter screen than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a just a bit better display density, a way larger display and a much better 1968 x 2184px resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition features a superior camera than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light captures and videos and a back camera with a way higher 200 mega pixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition features a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 480 GB more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition features a much longer battery duration than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity.
Although Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Samsung Galaxy Alpha. If you want to save some money, you can get the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, letting go a couple features and specs, but you'll get the most with your money.
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