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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 75 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2017-09-12 | -- |
| 6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3080mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.04 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Alpha has a global score of 76.3, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Mi A1's general score of 75. The Galaxy Alpha is a notably lighter and thinner phone than Xiaomi Mi A1. These phones have Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Alpha has the older 4.4.4 version and Xiaomi Mi A1 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Galaxy Alpha has a bit faster processing unit than Xiaomi Mi A1, because although it has less cpu cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. Galaxy Alpha features a screen that's just as good as the display in Xiaomi Mi A1, although the Galaxy Alpha has a little smaller screen, a little bit worse screen density and a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720px.
The Xiaomi Mi A1 features much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Xiaomi Mi A1 has a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 3080mAh of battery capacity against 1860mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a slightly better camera than Xiaomi Mi A1. Both of them have a same size aperture, the same video resolution, a back facing camera with a 12 megapixels resolution and the same video frame rate.
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