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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 80 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2021-03-18 | -- |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| PLS | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 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 |
| 10.23 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 7.52 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M12 has a score of 80, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Alpha's overall score of 76.3. Both phones in this comparison have Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy M12 has 10 version while Samsung Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4. Although it's the best in this comparison review, the Samsung Galaxy M12 is a much heavier and noticeably thicker phone than Samsung Galaxy Alpha.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy M12, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and lesser RAM, it also counts with a GPU. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a really smaller display and a bit worse 1280 x 720 resolution, it also counts with a quite greater count of pixels in each display inch.
Galaxy M12 features a bit better camera than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Galaxy M12 also has a much better resolution back facing camera and a larger aperture for better low-light images and video.
Samsung Galaxy M12 features a superior storage to install applications and games than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 1 TB and more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 1860mAh.
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