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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2019-03-07 | -- |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 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 |
| 9.13 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 has an overall score of 82.4, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Alpha's score of 76.3. Galaxy M30's design is incredibly thicker and extremely heavier than Samsung Galaxy Alpha. Both devices in this comparison review use Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M30 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha counts with a little faster CPU than Galaxy M30, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 4 lesser processing cores (although they are faster), it also counts with an additional GPU. Samsung Galaxy Alpha features a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720px, a lot smaller screen and a just a bit lower pixels density.
The Galaxy M30 counts with a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy Alpha takes a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a lesser megapixels resolution back facing camera and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light photos and video, it also counts with a lot higher video quality.
The Galaxy M30 features a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 169 percent greater battery size.
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