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Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A750G
4G Network	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - G850F	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41 - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17 - SM-G850M	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - A750G
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2014, August. Released 2014, September	2018, September 20
Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2018, October

Body
Dimensions	132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)	159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm (6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 in)
Weight	115 g (4.06 oz)	168 g (5.93 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back, plastic frame
SIM	Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display
Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size	4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)	6.0 inches, 91.4 cm2 (~74.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)	1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~411 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
		Always-on display

Platform
OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)	Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.0
Chipset	Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm)	Exynos 7885 (14 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU	Mali-T628 MP6	Mali-G71

Memory
Card slot	No	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	32GB 2GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
	eMMC 5.0	eMMC 5.1

Main Camera
Modules	12 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF	24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps	1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	2.1 MP	24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
Features		HDR
Video		1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	Yes	Yes (market dependent)
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	No	FM radio
USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	ANT+	ANT+ Samsung Pay

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 1860 mAh, removable	Li-Po 3300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by	Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 11 h (3G)
Music play	Up to 37 h

Misc
Colors	Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue	Black, blue, gold, pink
SAR	1.18 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.37 W/kg (head)     0.51 W/kg (body)	0.34 W/kg (head)     1.43 W/kg (body)
Models	SM-G850F, SM-G850FQ, SM-G850Y, SM-G850M, SM-G850T, SM-G850A, SM-G850S, SM-G850L, SM-G850K	SM-A750F, SM-A750FN, SM-A750G, SM-A750GN, SM-A750C, SM-A750X, SM-A750N
Price	About 390 EUR	About 310 EUR

Tests
Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1054 Basemark X: 11065	AnTuTu: 123883 (v7) GeekBench: 4446 (v4.4) GFXBench: 5.7fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.509 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.324 (sunlight)
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 75dB	Voice 69dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 79dB
Audio quality	Noise -95.7dB / Crosstalk -65.6dB	Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -92.5dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 52h	Endurance rating 93h