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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 320.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 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 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 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 (60 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 | 12.43 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 6.56 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a global score of 86.6, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha's general score of 76.3. Xiaomi Black Shark 3's body is extremely thicker and a lot heavier than Samsung Galaxy Alpha. Both of these devices have Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version.
Galaxy Alpha features a little sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, although it has a just a little less pixels per screen inch, a way worse 1280 x 720 resolution and a lot smaller screen. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a bit better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and 6 GB more RAM.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a lot bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 128 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and video in low light situations, a way more MP camera in the back and faster video frame rate.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 154% bigger battery size.
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