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Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
June 2014 August 2014
Status
Available - August 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors
Charcoal Black, Shimmering White, Electric Blue, Copper Gold, Sw Black, white, gold, silver, blue
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight
145 g (5.11 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
TD-SCDMA / HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE-A LTE
Messaging
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
-

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.1 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.63% 66.95%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 [Similar] Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 420 [Similar] Mali-T628 MP6 [Similar]
RAM
3 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
phase detection auto LED flash
Features
1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1.12 �m Pixel Size, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, video stabilization, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE-A, 255 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 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
USB
Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2.1), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2800 mAh 1860 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- -
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