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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
Apple iPhone 6 Plus
A1584, A1524A1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4 | iOS 8.x |
| -- | 2014-09-09 |
| 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 320.00 | $ 559.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 312 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11 hours talk time | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 3.76 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 6 Plus has a score of 80.4, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Alpha's 76.3 overall score. IPhone 6 Plus comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Galaxy Alpha has Android 4.4.4 OS. Although it's the best phone in this comparison review, the iPhone 6 Plus is a a little bit thicker and way heavier phone than the Galaxy Alpha.
The iPhone 6 Plus counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a way higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a larger screen and more pixels per inch in the display. Galaxy Alpha counts with a bit better hardware performance than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has a 32-bits processor against 64-bits, and they both have a 450 megahertz graphics processor, the Galaxy Alpha also counts with a higher number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
IPhone 6 Plus features a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 128 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Alpha has a slightly better camera than iPhone 6 Plus, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Galaxy Alpha also has a camera with way more MP and a lot better (4K) video quality.
Apple iPhone 6 Plus has a very superior battery duration than Galaxy Alpha, because it has 2915mAh of battery capacity instead of 1860mAh.
Although iPhone 6 Plus is a better device, it is way more expensive than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Samsung Galaxy Alpha. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy iPhone 6 Plus, else you can save some dollars and buy the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, letting go a couple features and specs.
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