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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2021-05-20 | -- |
| 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 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 | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) 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 |
| 10.89 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G is a little bit better than Galaxy Alpha, getting a overall score of 80.8 against 76.3. Even being the best device in this review, Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G is a heavier and a lot thicker device than the Galaxy Alpha. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has older 11 version and Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 version.
Galaxy Alpha features a little faster processing unit than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because although it has less CPU cores (although they are faster) and 2 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. Samsung Galaxy Alpha features a bit better display than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, although it has a just a little lower display density, a lot worse 1280 x 720 resolution and a lot smaller screen.
Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 32 GB more internal storage. Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G counts with a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G takes better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also has a back camera with a much higher resolution and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photos and videos.
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