By Alpha Galaxy Samsung has brought a newcomer in its portfolio, which splits the camp: Higher quality processing, but worse specifications than the current flagship, the Galaxy S5. Quo vadis, Samsung? According to our comparison with the Galaxy S5 and the confrontation with the iPhone 5s we have today the Alpha compete against the Galaxy Mini S5 – and show how close the two are.
Design
The Galaxy Mini S5 looks like a small S5 in: Samsung truly make a “Mini Me” thrown his current flagship on the market. That is, soft rubberised plastic with perforation on the back, one in comparison to its predecessor again slightly wider display frame and the typical Samsung attributes such as bright chrome frame and silver included Home button.
When Alpha aluminum frame accents, the back is an exceptional blend of the leather look of Grade 3 and the Galaxy S5: also perforated, but somewhat smoother than the S5 . Otherwise, Samsung’s handwriting is also unmistakable, so that both devices have more similarities than differences.
both are close to even in the dimensions: The alpha (132.4 x 66.5 x 6.7 mm) is 0.2 inches longer display only 1.3 mm longer and 1.7 mm wider and even a little thinner: 2.4 millimeters less measures the Alpha, with 115 grams it’s also a bit lighter than the S5 Mini (131.1 x 64.8 x 9.1 mm, 120 g).
Display
AMOLED is Samsung’s master technology when it comes to displays, and accordingly comes with both devices AMOLED panel used. For brilliance and color representation of the Alpha, we can not say anything yet, but it is assumed that it will be on a similar level as in the previous Samsung models, which could satisfy all. The ability to adjust saturation and color representation, it is both smartphones – a real benefit for those who are not on the supersaturated, rich tints of Samsung displays.
According to initial tests of GSM Arena , the display of the Galaxy Alpha is slightly lighter than that of the S5 Mini, but the resolution is the same as the S5 Mini, which thus comes to the slightly higher pixel density with its 4.5 inch (approximately 326 ppi). The Alpha has 4.7 inch a pixel density of about 313 ppi.
Software and Features
They share
The software is both smart phones do not have much, and also nly a few extra features are: The S5 Mini has got almost all the features of its big brother S5 and is thus in terms of equipment far ahead with this – never was a Mini-model so close to the “original” as in S5 Mini. Alpha and S5 Mini share the fingerprint scanner and the heart rate monitor, the user interface is also identical. What speaks for the S5 Mini, is the protection against water and dust to IP67 certification and the slot for microSD cards. Both lack the Galaxy Alpha. The Galaxy Alpha support for it, although the fast high-speed wireless LAN standard ac, on the other hand, the S5 has a mini infrared transmitter on board that is missing in the alpha.
Hardware
The Alpha Galaxy comes with an octa-core processor (1.8 & amp; 1.3 GHz) from Samsung, and together with 2 gigabytes (GB) of memory stabs the S5 Mini clear out – here the user can only fall back on a quad-core processor with 1.4 GHz and 1.5 GB RAM. Allegedly stabs the Alpha current top models like the HTC one (M8) or the Galaxy S5 in performance testing from – you can not argue from the S5 Mini, but our first test has proven that you can not even with this device in daily tasks performance problems encountered.
Camera
The camera is traditionally one of the strengths of Samsung’s smartphones, and at a practice round with the S5 Mini we could just convince them that it is not an exception – the maximum resolution is 8 megapixels (MP) but only half as high as in S5. The Alpha has the merit to 12 MP and has the same Isocell image sensor installed as the S5. This speaks almost certainly for good photos and, among other functions means as the real-time HDR preview. Again, can not quite keep up the S5 Mini. The resolution of the front camera is 2.1 MP but both with the same height.
Battery
criticism and problem child when Alpha is for many of the battery: With a capacity of 1,860 milliamp hours (mAh) he is far behind what many had expected. The S5 Mini can offer more here, with at least 2,100 mAh, it brings the little S5 to an average value. Again, it of course depends on the daily test, but potentially the Alpha with the larger display, the worse cards. A smaller battery may have been the price, the Samsung had to pay for the small housing. And when the eight-core processor proves to be particularly efficient, the Alpha could achieve good terms despite small batteries. However, we are skeptical – the experience teaches us rather that Samsung has too much down here its priorities in the design and too little on endurance.
price
The fact that Samsung with the Alpha is aimed at a different group of buyers and fished in Apple’s waters, is also evident in the price: The official price of 599 euros is surprisingly high for what you get offered. Now Samsung has never been known for giveaway prices, but the 449 euros for the S5 Mini sound but a bit more customer friendly. A bargain both devices are not, even if the road prices are likely to fall quickly.
Specifications
| Samsung Galaxy Alpha | Samsung Galaxy Mini S5 | |
|---|---|---|
| System | Android 4.4, TouchWiz | Android 4.4, TouchWiz |
| Display | 4.7 inch Super AMOLED 1280 x 720 pixels, 313 ppi | 4.5 inch Super AMOLED 1280 x 720 pixels, 326 ppi |
| Processor | Octa-Core, Quad 1.8 QHZ + Quad 1.3 GHz | quad-core, 1.4 GHz |
| RAM | 2 GB | 1.5 GB |
| Internal Memory | 32 GB, not expandable | 16 GB microSD + |
| Battery | 1,860 mAh | 2,100 mAh |
| Camera | 12 MP (rear), 2.1MP (front) | 8 MP (rear), 2.1MP (front) |
| Connectivity | GSM / HSDPA / LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n / ac, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, USB 2.0 | GSM / HSDPA / LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, USB 2.0, IR transmitter |
| Dimensions | 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm | 131.1 x 64.8 x 9.1 mm |
| Weight | 115 g | 120 g |
| Price | € 599 (RRP) | € 449 (RRP) |
First Conclusion
To draw
For a comparison, without having had both devices in hand, is always difficult. But we know Samsung, its product policy and its devices, we know what we have to expect from the Korean giant. The biggest question mark at the Alpha processor and battery performance are – here are needed more accurate tests. Apart from that, it is already clear that the S5 Mini Alpha quite the water may range: It not only has the same software and equipment, but with the IP67 certification and the microSD slot two pluses. In addition, the larger battery and the display is sharper. If you can live with a worse camera, less screen size and the less exclusive design, so it should actually pull the 150 euro cheaper S5 Mini considered.
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