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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2017-06-20 | -- |
| 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| 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
Galaxy Alpha is just a bit better than the Galaxy J7 Max, getting a 76.3 score against 76.1. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Alpha has an older 4.4.4 version and Galaxy J7 Max has Android 7.0 Nougat version. Galaxy Alpha is a somewhat thinner and a lot lighter device than Galaxy J7 Max.
The Galaxy Alpha has a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy J7 Max, although it has a much lower 1280 x 720 resolution, a little bit worse pixels density and a quite smaller screen. Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has 4 lesser cpu cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU.
Galaxy J7 Max features a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy J7 Max also has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy J7 Max has a really longer battery life than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 1860mAh.
Galaxy Alpha shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a less MP resolution back-facing camera and a way tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low-light captures, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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