Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Samsung Galaxy J1 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 4G

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2014 January 2015 January 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - January 2015 Available - March 2015
Price - Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,890 ($85.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, white, gold, silver, blue Blue, Black, White White, Black, Blue
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)
129 x 68.2 x 8.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 122 g (4.3 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM)
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - LTE 1800 TD-LTE 2300 (Bands 3, 40)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
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 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Mali-T628 MP6 - -
RAM 2 GB 512 MB 768 MB
Internal Memory 32 GB 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.95% 59.80% 59.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM radio with RDS; recording
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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 2160p@30fps 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [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 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1860 mAh 1850 mAh 1850 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (3G) -