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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2019-09-29 | -- |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh 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 | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30s has a score of 83.3, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha's global score of 76.3. Despite being the best phone in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy M30s is a incredibly heavier and much thicker phone than Samsung Galaxy Alpha. Both of these devices have Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy M30s has the older 11 version while Samsung Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version.
Galaxy Alpha counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has less cpu cores and less RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. Galaxy Alpha has a little more vivid display than Galaxy M30s, although it has a way smaller display, a lot lower resolution of 1280 x 720px and a just a little worse display pixel density.
Galaxy M30s takes a lot better pictures and videos than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video definition, the Galaxy M30s also has a larger aperture for better captures and video in low-light environments and a camera in the back with lot more mega pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with a much better storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with a much better battery performance than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 223% larger battery capacity.
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