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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2020-04-27 | -- |
| 6.26 x 2.80 x 0.34 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1680 x 720 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 295 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 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 | |
| 3580mAh Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.52 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Alpha is a little bit better than Xperia L4, getting a 76.3 score against 71.8. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Alpha has an older 4.4.4 version while Xperia L4 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Galaxy Alpha's body is notably thinner and extremely lighter than the Xperia L4.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha features a sharper screen than Xperia L4, because although it has a really smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit higher amount of pixels per display inch. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a bit faster processing unit than Sony Xperia L4, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with an additional GPU.
The Galaxy Alpha counts with a better camera than Xperia L4, because although it has a back facing camera with lesser megapixels and a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video definition. Xperia L4 has a way bigger storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 32 GB more internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Xperia L4 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 3580mAh of battery capacity instead of 1860mAh.
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