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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| -- | 2018-02-22 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 320.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 312 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 8.91 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 5.92 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Alpha is a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, having a 76.3 score against 75.8. Galaxy Alpha is a thinner and extremely lighter cellphone than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro. These devices come with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Alpha has an older 4.4.4 version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
Galaxy Alpha has a bit more powerful CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, because although it has lesser processing cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. Samsung Galaxy Alpha features a little sharper display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, although it has a way worse 1280 x 720px resolution, a really smaller display and a quite lower pixel density.
The Galaxy Alpha features just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and although they both have a 12 MP back-facing camera and a same size aperture, the Galaxy Alpha also has a way higher video definition. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro counts with a much greater memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 128 GB.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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