Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801) vs LG G5 vs Honor 8 Pro

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG Honor
Announced August 2014 February 2016 February 2017
Status Available - September 2014 Available - May 2016 Available - April 2017
Price - Rs. 35,999 ($529.40) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($585.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scub Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink 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)
149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.88 x 2.91 x 0.3 in)
157 x 77.5 x 6.97 mm
(6.18 x 3.05 x 0.27 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 960
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 530 Mali-G71 MP8
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32 GB 64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 2TB GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS Quantum Display, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS-NEO LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.3 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (554 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.43% 70.19% 73.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP (f/1.8) + 8 MP (f/2.4) Dual 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Dual Camera, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Laser Autofocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Monochrome + RGB Sensors, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.4, 1080p [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, 50 Mbps UL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.2, 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 v3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 2TB GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1860 mAh 2800 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -