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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2018-06-28 | -- |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 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 |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.44 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy J8 has a general score of 76.7, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Alpha's 76.3 global score. Although it's the best in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy J8 design is much heavier and somewhat thicker than Samsung Galaxy Alpha. Both phones in this comparison use Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy J8 has 10 version while Samsung Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a graphics co-processor. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy J8, because although it has a much smaller display and a little bit worse 1280 x 720 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little greater pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a camera that's very similar to Samsung Galaxy J8's camera, because although the Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a way smaller diafragm aperture and a much worse resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a lot higher video quality. Galaxy J8 counts with a much greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, because it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB internal memory.
Galaxy J8 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 3500mAh battery size against 1860mAh.
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