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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2017-05-05 | -- |
| 6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 4.64 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is just a bit better than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, with a overall score of 76.3 against 72.8. Samsung Galaxy Alpha is a a lot lighter and somewhat thinner device than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra. Galaxy Alpha features just a bit better screen than Xperia XA1 Ultra, although it has a way worse 1280 x 720 pixels resolution, a just a little lower number of pixels per inch of screen and a much smaller display.
The Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra counts with a way bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 256 GB. Galaxy Alpha counts with just a little better hardware performance than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 4 lesser CPU cores (but faster), it also counts with a graphics co-processor.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Xperia XA1 Ultra, although it has a back facing camera with much less MP and a tinier aperture. The Xperia XA1 Ultra counts with a much longer battery performance than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 45 percent more battery size.
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