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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2020-08-21 | -- |
| 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED Plus | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 6.16 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 20 has an overall score of 90.8, which is much better than the Galaxy Alpha's 76.3 global score. The Galaxy Note 20 is a noticeably heavier and notably thicker phone than Galaxy Alpha. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 counts with a bit better performance than Galaxy Alpha, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha has just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy Note 20, although it has a way worse 1280 x 720px resolution, a bit worse pixels quantity per inch of display and a really smaller screen. The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 has a much better memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Alpha, because it has more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Note 20 takes much better photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have a same resolution camera in the back, the Galaxy Note 20 also has a bigger aperture to take better low light photos and videos and a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution. The Galaxy Note 20 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 131 percent more battery size.
Although Samsung Galaxy Note 20 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Samsung Galaxy Alpha. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy Samsung Galaxy Note 20, else you can save some money and buy the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, resigning a couple features and specifications.
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