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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2021-04-20 | -- |
| 6.46 x 2.87 x 0.36 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Marine Blue and Moondust Gray | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 18.62 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 6.32 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 Alpha has a score of 76.3, which is slightly better than the TCL 20 Pro 5G's 76.1 general score. The Galaxy Alpha is a extremely thinner and noticeably lighter cellphone than TCL 20 Pro 5G. Both of these phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Alpha has the newer 4.4.4 version while TCL 20 Pro 5G has Android 11, counting with a lot of extra features.
Galaxy Alpha counts with a bit better display than TCL 20 Pro 5G, although it has a much smaller display, a little bit worse screen pixel density and a lot lower resolution of 1280 x 720px. The TCL 20 Pro 5G features much more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha features just a little better hardware performance than TCL 20 Pro 5G, because although it has less processing cores (but faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processor. TCL 20 Pro 5G captures greater photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the TCL 20 Pro 5G also has a bigger camera aperture for better low light captures and a lot higher resolution back facing camera.
The TCL 20 Pro 5G has a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 142% larger battery capacity.
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