Google Nexus 9 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Samsung Galaxy A5

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC	Samsung	Samsung
Announced
October 2014	August 2014	October 2014
Status
Available - October 2014	Available - September 2014	Available - November 2014
Price
-	-	Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand	Black, white, gold, silver, blue	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm (8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)	132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)	139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight
425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz)	115 g (4.06 oz)	123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600	LTE	LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound	-	-

OS
Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)	Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)	Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1	Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430	Quad-core 1.2 GHz,
GPU
ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores)	Mali-T628 MP6	-
RAM
2 GB	2 GB	2 GB
Internal Memory
16/32 GB	32 GB	16 GB
External Memory
No	No	microSD, up to 64 GB

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen	Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors	16M colors
Size
8.9 inches	4.7 inches	5.0 inches
Resolution
2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi)	720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi)	720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.76%	66.95%	70.85%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels	12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels	13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash
LED flash	LED flash	LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps	2160p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.6 MP	2.1 MP	5 MP

GPRS
Yes	Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes	Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL	HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL	HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP	v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	v4.0, BLE, ANT+
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0	microUSB v2.0	microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5	HTML5	HTML5