Samsung I9230 Galaxy Golden vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| August 2013 | August 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - September 2013 | Available - September 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black and Gold | Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scub |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
118 x 59.5 x 15.8 mm (4.65 x 2.34 x 0.62 in) |
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in) |
| Weight | |
| 179 g (6.31 oz) | 115 g (4.06 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 2100 | HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| 3.5 inches (480 x 800 pixels) External Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, 16M colors | - |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) | Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] | Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 305 [Similar] | Adreno 330 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 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 | Auto focus, Dual Camera, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] | 2.1 MP [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR | v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM | 32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | No |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1820 mAh | 1860 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |