Samsung Galaxy A9 Star vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Galaxy Alpha: 76 g lighter

  Galaxy A9 Star:

  191 g

  Galaxy Alpha:

  115 g

• Width

  Galaxy Alpha: 11.5 mm narrower

  Galaxy A9 Star:

  77 mm

  Galaxy Alpha:

  65.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy Alpha: 1.6 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy A9 Star:

  6.3 in

  Galaxy Alpha:

  4.7 in

• Chipset

  Galaxy A9 Star:

  Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)

  Galaxy Alpha:

  Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Galaxy A9 Star:

  Dual

  Galaxy Alpha:

  Single

• Depth

  Galaxy Alpha: 0.9 mm thinner

  Galaxy A9 Star:

  7.6 mm

  Galaxy Alpha:

  6.7 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Galaxy A9 Star

   Height:

   162.4 mm +30 mm versus Galaxy Alpha

   Width:

   77 mm +11.5 mm versus Galaxy Alpha

   Depth:

   7.6 mm +0.9 mm versus Galaxy Alpha

2. 2. Galaxy Alpha

   Height:

   132.4 mm

   Width:

   65.5 mm

   Depth:

   6.7 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Galaxy A9 Star

   Screen diagonal:

   6.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   100.7 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy Alpha

   Screen diagonal:

   4.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   60.9 cm²

Galaxy A9 Star has approximately 65.4% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy Alpha.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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