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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 94.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 13, 12, 11, 10 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2020-03-06 | -- |
| 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 566 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 12 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 |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 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 |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 |
| 10.78 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 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 Samsung Galaxy S20 has a general score of 94.8, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha's 76.3 global score. Both phones in this review use Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy S20 has an older 13 version and Samsung Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4. Despite being the best cellphone in this comparison review, Samsung Galaxy S20's construction is thicker and incredibly heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha.
Galaxy S20 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Alpha, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. Galaxy S20 has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a really bigger display, a much better screen density and a lot better resolution of 1440 x 3200px.
The Galaxy S20 takes better pictures and videos than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have a 12 mega-pixels camera, the Galaxy S20 also has a much higher 7680x4320 video resolution and a larger camera aperture to take better low light images and video. Samsung Galaxy S20 has a much greater memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Alpha, because it has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB and more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy S20 has a very superior battery performance than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 115 percent bigger battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 is a lot more expensive than the Galaxy Alpha, but you can get a much better phone for that few extra dollars.
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