Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Sony Xperia E3
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Announced | |
| August 2014 | September 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - September 2014 | Available - September 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black, white, gold, silver, blue | Black, White, Lime, Copper |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in) |
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm (5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight | |
| 115 g (4.06 oz) | 143 g (5.04 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | Shatter Proof Glass |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) | Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-T628 MP6 [Similar] | Adreno 305 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB | 4 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 32 GB |
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, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 2.1 MP [Similar] | VGA [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Up to 107 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Up to 296 kbps |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | v4.0, 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32 GB, 2 GB RAM | 4 GB, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 32 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1860 mAh | 2330 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 706 h |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 12 h 20 min |