Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801) vs Samsung Galaxy J2 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)
samsung galaxy alpha (s801)
Samsung Galaxy J2 (2017)
samsung galaxy j2 (2017)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2014 October 2017
Status Available - September 2014 Available - October 2017
Price - Rs. 7,390 ($120.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scub Metallic Gold, Absolute Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
136.5 x 69 x 8.4mm
(5.37 x 2.72 x 0.33in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Smart Manager

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] Mali-400MP2 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.43% 64.85%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Dual Camera, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, 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 Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1860 mAh 2000 mAh battery
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 14 h (3G)