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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2015-09-02 | -- |
| 5.00 x 2.56 x 0.35 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black, Pink, White and Yellow | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Glass and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 425.00 | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 520 hours standby time 11.5 hours talk time | 11 hours talk time |
| 4.64 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Alpha is a little bit better than Xperia Z5 Compact, with a overall score of 76.3 against 75.1. Samsung Galaxy Alpha's design is incredibly thinner and lighter than Xperia Z5 Compact. These phones include Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy Alpha has an older 4.4.4 version while Xperia Z5 Compact has Android 5.1.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha features a CPU that's just as good as Sony Xperia Z5 Compact's CPU, and although the Samsung Galaxy Alpha has an inferior number of cores , they both have a 2 GB RAM memory and a 450 MHz GPU. Xperia Z5 Compact and Samsung Galaxy Alpha feature quite similar screens, because although the Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a just a little lower screen density, and they both have the same 1280 x 720px resolution, it also counts with a quite bigger display.
The Xperia Z5 Compact has a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Xperia Z5 Compact also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 200 GB. The Sony Xperia Z5 Compact features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Sony Xperia Z5 Compact also has a way higher resolution camera in the back and a bigger camera aperture for better photos in low-light environments.
The Sony Xperia Z5 Compact has a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 2700mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy Alpha is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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