Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Samsung Galaxy J1 vs Apple iPhone 6s

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Apple
Announced August 2014 January 2015 September 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - January 2015 Available - September 2015
Price - Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 41,999 ($617.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, white, gold, silver, blue Blue, Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
129 x 68.2 x 8.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1688
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.14 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.87 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) iOS 9
Processor Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9
GPU Mali-T628 MP6 - -
RAM 2 GB 512 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 4 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.3 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.95% 59.80% 65.45%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash Real-tone Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama)
Video 2160p@30fps 720p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL HSPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (6.9 Wh)
Capacity 1860 mAh 1850 mAh 1715 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 240 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (3G) Up to 14 h (3G)