Phone Comparison - GiONEE CTRL V2 vs GiONEE CTRL V4 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha

general General Info

Manufacturer Gionee Gionee Samsung
Announced January 2013 June 2013 August 2014
Status Available - January 2013 Available - June 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors White Black, White Black, white, gold, silver, blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 61 x 10.8 mm
(4.53 x 2.4 x 0.43 in)
136 x 67 x 9.7 mm
(5.35 x 2.64 x 0.38 in)
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight - - 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network No HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2(Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A9 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430
GPU - PowerVR Series 5XT Mali-T628 MP6
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 51.89% 61.07% 66.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Fixed Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 720p 2160p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G No Yes HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1800 mAh 1860 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -