Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Sony Xperia XA
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Announced | |
| August 2014 | February 2016 |
| Status | |
| Available - September 2014 | Available - June 2016 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 15,700 ($242.63) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, white, gold, silver, blue | White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in) |
143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9 mm (5.65 x 2.63 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 115 g (4.06 oz) | 137.4 g (4.83.0.14 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Dual-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Curved Display |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 4.7 inches [Similar] | 5.0 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi) [Similar] | 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 66.95% | 71.71% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) | Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 [Similar] | 1.8GHz, Octa-core, Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-T628 MP6 [Similar] | Mali-T860 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR | Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/3" Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 2.1 MP [Similar] | 8 MP, Autofocus, LED flash [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Up to 107 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Up to 296 kbps |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Yes |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1860 mAh | 2300 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 48 h |