Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S5 mini vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Samsung Galaxy Core Prime

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2014 August 2014 October 2014
Status Available - July 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 7,799 ($114.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Charcoal Black, Shimmery White, Electric Blue and Copper Gold Black, white, gold, silver, blue White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.1 x 64.8 x 9.1 mm
(5.16 x 2.55 x 0.36 in)
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)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE - SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (PayPal Certified)
- IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU - Mali-T628 MP6 -
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen PLS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.7 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.86% 66.95% 65.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps 1080p
Front Camera 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps (LTE model); HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps (3G model); HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL HSPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1860 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -