Compare phones
Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2020-05-08 | -- |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 6.56 | 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 3 has a global score of 86.6, which is better than the Galaxy Alpha's 76.3 global score. Even being the best phone in this review, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a way heavier and noticeably thicker phone than Galaxy Alpha. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android OS, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has an older 10 version and Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with more CPU cores and a higher amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha features a bit better screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, although it has a really smaller display, a little less pixels per inch in the display and a much lower 1280 x 720 resolution.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a larger camera aperture, a much more mega pixels back-facing camera and faster video frame rates. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 96 GB more internal memory.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a very superior battery performance than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 4720mAh of battery capacity.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.