Samsung Galaxy Alpha
Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| August 2014 | Q3 2013 |
| Status | |
| Available - September 2014 | Available - Q3 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Black, white, gold, silver, blue | White Frost, Black Mist / Arctic Blue, Red Aurora |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in) |
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 115 g (4.06 oz) | 130 g (4.59 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) | Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 [Similar] | Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-T628 MP6 [Similar] | Adreno 330 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB | 16/32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Display
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR | Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps | Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. |
| Front Camera | |
| 2.1 MP [Similar] | Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL | HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1860 mAh | 2600 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 370 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 17 h (3G) |
