Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2012 | August 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - September 2012 | Available - September 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black, white, gold, silver, blue |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in) |
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in) |
| Weight | |
| 112 g (3.95 oz) | 115 g (4.06 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iOS 6 | Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar] | Mali-T628 MP6 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage | 32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar] | 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection | 2160p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] | 2.1 MP [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps | HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, Lightning Port | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML (Safari) | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Po | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1440 mAh | 1860 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 225 h | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 8 h | - |