Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 LTE vs Samsung Galaxy Ace Style vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2013 April 2014 August 2014
Status Coming Soon - Q3 2013 Available - April 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, white, gold, silver, blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 121.2 x 62.7 x 10 mm
(4.77 x 2.47 x 0.39 in)
121.2 x 62.7 x 10.7 mm
(4.77 x 2.47 x 0.42 in)
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight 119.5 g (4.2.0.18 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430
GPU - - Mali-T628 MP6
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user available) 4 GB ROM 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.05% 60.05% 66.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Sound & Shot, Best Shot, Best Photo, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Sound & Shot, Best Shot, Best Photo, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps 2160p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1500 mAh 1860 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -