A comparison between two smartphones “compact” top of the range Android operating system: Samsung Galaxy Alpha and Sony Xperia Z3 Compact; Both will arrive in October in our country; here are the specs and the price.
If you do not appreciate very latest top of the range smartphone with Android operating system with a display larger than 5 inches, although now the trend of the market is this two famous world producers mobile phones have given you a possible alternative; we’re talking about Samsung Galaxy Alpha and Sony Xperia Z3 Compact , both devices with smaller display of 5 inches but a lot of technology.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
Both of these two smartphones are not yet available for purchase in our country, given that both will arrive in October 2014; for this to make their first confrontation will use the hardware specs and some reviews made by foreign websites and bloggers.
DISPLAY : dimensions similar to the panels used on these two Android smartphones but different technology; in fact we have a Super AMOLED display 4.7-inch diagonal and a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels on the Samsung Galaxy Alpha while Sony Xperia Z3 Compact comes with an IPS display smaller 4.6-inch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and Technology Triluminos and X-reality engine; the difference in pixel density between the two devices is quite marginal (319 PPI to 312 PPI for Xperia and Galaxy) but we find substantial differences in the quality of the Samsung model where blacks are absolute, in display brightness and contrasts that are higher Alpha on the Galaxy which then provides the best viewing angles and a reading under direct sunlight facilitated; color quality on both devices instead is quite similar and the differences do not seem to be particularly evident.
Processor : The processing power of the two smartphones is quite similar even if the model Z3 Compact-level benchmark gets a few more points; Alpha Galaxy uses an Exynos 5430 chipset octa-core (all working together and 8) consists of four core Cortex A15 running at a frequency of 1.8 Ghz four core Cortex A7 operating at a frequency of 1.3 GHz paired with a Mali GPU T628 MP6 (6 core graphics); Sony Xperia Z3 Compact uses a Snapdragon chipset with 801 4 400 Krait core operating at a frequency of 2.5 GHz paired with an Adreno 330 GPU; while having a clock frequency lower than the chipset Exynos thanks to the 8 cores is able to obtain performance quite similar to the four cores at a higher frequency of Snapdragon chip; in terms of everyday use, the differences are almost non-existent.
MEMORY : both phones mountain 2GB of RAM that enables you to get more than the positive results in multitasking; the difference is found in the internal memory is 32GB and 16GB Galaxy Alpha on Xperia Z3 Compact; the first, however, does not have the slot for memory expansion, while the second allows you to use micro sd up to 128GB.
MULTIMEDIA ‘/ CAMERAS : in both cases we are at levels by real top of the range; the Galaxy Alpha offers a 12 mega pixel rear camera with autofocus and LED flash capable of taking pictures at a resolution of 4608 x 2592 pixels in 16: 9 format as well as being able to record video in 2160p Ultra HD at 30fps, 1080p at 60 fps and 720p at up to 120 fps slow motion; Xperia Z3 Compact is defended on the card even better with a 20.7 mega pixel sensor with autofocus and LED flash capable of taking pictures at a resolution of 5248 x 3936 pixels in 4: 3 format and record video in 2160p Ultra HD at 30fps, 1080p at 60 fps and 720p at 120 fps in slow motion; from the point of view of the quality of the camera model Sony captures more detail since it has a sensor with more mega pixels even if it maintains the same quality of video noise reduction on this model Samsung and the colors seem to be a bit ‘more unnatural than the latter; the Galaxy Alpha instead has more problems to take pictures with the presence of shadows, but in this case comes to help the HDR, which improves a little ‘things; the video in Ultra HD are very good on both devices with many details, although Xperia Z3 Compact captures a bit ‘more and has the ability to use the HDR video in which the template Galaxy Alpha can not; from the point of view of the front rooms, we find a 2.2 mega pixel model for the Xperia and a 2.1 mega pixel for the Galaxy: the differences are marginal and both making video calls in full hd; the media player of both phones is great and plays video in Ultra HD without problems even if Sony Xperia Z3 Compact has in its favor the presence of stereo speakers.
CONNECTIVITY ‘: there is some difference between the two smartphones, and each of them has its own pros and cons: both have support for 4G LTE connectivity Cat 4 up to 150 MB / s download, the Dual Band WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC chipset , support for ANT +, port USB 2.0 + OTG Host, but the Galaxy Alpha has more in the scanner for fingerprints and the heart rate monitor, while Xperia Z3 Compact has the added FM radio with RDS and TV-out via MHL on the USB port.
DESIGN : both are very beautiful aesthetically but there are differences: the Galaxy Alpha is all metal while Xperia Z3 Compact uses a plastic body with glass coating ; The first weighs less (115 vs 129 grams) and is much more subtle since it is often just 6.7 mm versus 8.6 Xperia Z3 Compact .; to his advantage the Sony smartphone certified IP68 which makes it resistant to water and dirt in general.
INDEPENDENCE : battery 1860 mAh and 2600 mAh for Galaxy Alpha for Xperia Z3 Compact; the difference in amperage between the two batteries strongly influences the autonomy of the two devices with important differences; autonomy in the test on phone calls with your smartphone Sony can talk for about 16 hours and 40 minutes while the Samsung model will stop at 13 hours and 20 minutes; if you like to surf the web with the Galaxy Alpha can stay on the internet for about 8 hours and 40 minutes while Xperia Z3 Compact achieves 14 hours and 52 minutes; video playback in high definition model Z3 Compact allows you to see video for 15 hours and 3 minutes while Alpha stops to 8 hours and 5 minutes; in terms of general autonomy for both a user with average use that intense performance of the battery is higher than about 60-80% for Xperia Z3 Compact that is a true champion of autonomy for band membership.
OPERATING SYSTEM : Both smartphones use from the beginning KitKat Android version 4.4.4 with custom interface: TouchWiz for the Samsung and Sony Xperia for that; both have unique features and applications to differentiate themselves.
PRICE : The list price for the Galaxy Alpha will be 699 euro while the Xperia Z3 Compact settles down to 499 euro; the difference of 200 Euros is due mainly to the higher quality of the materials they model Samsung and a decidedly avant-garde design; Xperia Z3 Compact defends himself with IP68 protection (real value added) and a really great autonomy; the difference in price of 200 Euros though to us it seems quite excessive.
CONCLUSION : in my humble opinion currently Sony Xperia Z3 Compact has the best quality / price ratio of the two smartphone analyzed, since only lose in the quality of materials and design while the rest is equal to or greater than the Galaxy Alpha; if you do not have budget problems for you and your design and elegance is the main factor of choice then the Samsung model is a notch above.
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