Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Sony Xperia Z4
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Announced | |
| August 2014 | Expected Announcement - Q1 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - September 2014 | Rumored - Q2 2015 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 35,999 ($529.40) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, white, gold, silver, blue | Black, White |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in) |
- |
| Weight | |
| 115 g (4.06 oz) | - |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 (1/2/3/4/5/7/8/13/17/20) LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 (1/2/3/4/5/7/8/17/20) LTE 700 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 700 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 4.7 inches [Similar] | 5.1 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi) [Similar] | 1920 x 1080 pixels (432 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 66.95% | - |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) | Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 [Similar] | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 |
| GPU | |
| Mali-T628 MP6 [Similar] | Adreno 430 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB | 32/64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR | Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR |
| Front Camera | |
| 2.1 MP [Similar] | 5 MP, 1080p@30fps [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 | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | v4.0, A2DP, apt-X |
| 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 |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32 GB, 2 GB RAM | 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1860 mAh | 2930 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |