Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Announced | |
| August 2014 | March 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - September 2014 | Available - April 2015 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, white, gold, silver, blue | Matte cyan, Orange, Black, Matte white, Glossy white |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in) |
157.9 x 81.5 x 9 mm (6.22 x 3.21 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 115 g (4.06 oz) | 171 g (6.03 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | - |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 4.7 inches [Similar] | 5.7 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi) [Similar] | 720 x 1280 pixels (259 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 66.95% | 68.88% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) | Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-T628 MP6 [Similar] | Adreno 305 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB | 8 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
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, Carl Zeiss Optics, 1/3'' Sensor Size |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 2.1 MP [Similar] | 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | v4.0, A2DP |
| 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, DLNA, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32 GB, 2 GB RAM | 8 GB, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1860 mAh | 3000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 936 h (2G) Up to 936 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 31 h 20 min (2G) Up to 23 h 40 min (3G) |