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Samsung Galaxy Note vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
September 2011 August 2014
Status
Released - October 2011 Available - September 2014
Colors
Black, White Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scub
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight
178 g (6.28 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network
LTE 700 (region specific) LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.3 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
66.71% 70.43%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU
Mali-400MP [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB/32 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included No

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Dual Camera, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@24~30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera
Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge
Class 12 Yes
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0+HS v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 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
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser
HTML, Adobe flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included No
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2500 mAh 1860 mAh
Stand by
Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
-
Talk Time
Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
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