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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2019-10-20 | -- |
| 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Iceberg grey and Shadow black | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has an overall score of 82.9, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Alpha's score of 76.3. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro's construction is thicker and incredibly heavier than Galaxy Alpha. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version, offering a lot of extra features and increased performance.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha features a display that's just as good as the screen in Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, although the Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720, a much smaller display and a bit lower pixel amount per inch of display. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Alpha, because it has more internal memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy Alpha, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and 4 more cores. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a way better camera than Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has a much more mega-pixels back camera, higher video frame rates and a larger aperture.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro features a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 115% larger battery capacity.
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