Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Samsung Galaxy Core Prime vs Honor V8

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Honor
Announced August 2014 October 2014 May 2016
Status Available - September 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - May 2016
Price - Rs. 7,799 ($114.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,300 ($430.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, white, gold, silver, blue White, Black Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
130.8 x 67.9 x 8.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
157 x 77.6 x 7.8 mm
(6.18 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609) 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 HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE - SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Quad-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 + quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex A53
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 + quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex A53, HiSilicon Kirin 950 (KNT-AL10, KNT-TL10)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 (KNT-AL20)
GPU Mali-T628 MP6 - Mali-T880 MP4
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 8 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen PLS capacitive touchscreen IPS-NEO LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels / 1440 x 25 (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.95% 65.10% 73.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels Dual 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 27mm, 1.25 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps 1080p 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.4, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL HSPA; LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1860 mAh 2000 mAh 3500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -