Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Samsung Galaxy A7

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Announced On:August, 2014

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Samsung Galaxy A7

Samsung Galaxy A7

Announced On:January, 2015

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Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Samsung Galaxy A7

Samsung Galaxy Alpha	Samsung Galaxy A7

Price
EUR: €390	EUR: €300
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen	Candybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)	151 x 76.2 x 6.3 mm (5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 in)
Weight
115 g (4.06 oz)	141 g (4.97 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
Colors
Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Models
SM-G850F, SM-G850FQ, SM-G850Y, SM-G850M, SM-G850T, SM-G850A, SM-G850S, SM-G850L, SM-G850K	SM-A700F, SM-A700FD, SM-A700K, SM-A700L, SM-A700S, SM-A700X

Type
Display
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size
4.7 inches, 60.9 cm² (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm² (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes	Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Technology
Network
GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 A700FD, A700F
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 G850F	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 A700F

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
32GB ROM, 2GB RAM	16GB ROM, 2GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 5.0	eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5
Card Slot
No	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes	Yes
EDGE
Yes	Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
USB
microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC
Yes	Yes

Main Camera
Camera
12 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF	13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Camera Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps	1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
2.1 MP	5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) Video: 1080p@30fps

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC	MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC
Video Format Support
MP4/WMV/H.264	MP4/WMV/H.264
Radio
No	FM radio, RDS, recording

Operating System (OS)
Software
Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)	Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Upgradable
Upgradable to v5.0.2 (Lollipop)	Upgradable to v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Browser
HTML5	HTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) A700FD Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm) A700F
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)	Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) A700FD Octa-core (4x1.8 Cortex-A15 GHz & 4x1.3 Cortex-A7 GHz) A700F
GPU
Mali-T628 MP6	Adreno 405 A700FD Mali-T628 MP6 A700F
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
SIM
Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM
Speakers
Yes	Yes
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Performance
Benchmarks
Basemark OS II 2.0: 1054 Basemark X: 11065	Basemark OS II 2.0: 813 Basemark X: 4802

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion 1860 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, non-removable
Standby
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 11 h (3G)	Up to 17 h (3G)
Music Play
Up to 37 h	Up to 54 h

Features
Additional Features
ANT+	ANT+ S-Voice

SAR US
Misc
1.18 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)	1.05 W/kg (head) 0.80 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.37 W/kg (head) 0.51 W/kg (body)	0.41 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body)

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