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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2019-02-05 | -- |
| 6.13 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 271 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 |
| 9.02 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.36 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Alpha is just a bit better than the Galaxy M10, getting a 76.3 score against 73.5. The Galaxy Alpha is a a lot lighter and thinner phone than the Galaxy M10. These phones come with Android OS, but the Galaxy Alpha has the older 4.4.4 version and Galaxy M10 has Android 9.0 Pie. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy M10, because although it has an inferior number of cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The Galaxy Alpha has a better looking screen than Galaxy M10, because although it has a lot smaller display and a little lower 1280 x 720px resolution, it also counts with a just a little higher amount of pixels in each inch in the screen. The Samsung Galaxy M10 features much more memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy M10 also has a SD memory slot that holds up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy Alpha has a bit better camera than Galaxy M10, because although it has a worse 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a smaller aperture, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality. Galaxy M10 has a way better battery life than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 3400mAh battery capacity.
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