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Compare Samsung Galaxy Alpha and Sony Xperia U

Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Sony Xperia U

Samsung Galaxy Alpha
Samsung Galaxy Alpha
Sony Xperia U
Sony Xperia U
Samsung Galaxy Alpha
Sony Xperia U
  • Network
  • 2G network
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
  • 3G network
    HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
    HSDPA 900, 2100
  • 4G network
    LTE 800, 850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100, 2600
    -
  • HSDPA speed
    HSDPA Mbps
    HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps
  • HSUPA speed
    HSUPA
    HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A speed
    LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
    -
  • GPRS
    Yes
    Yes
  • EDGE
    Yes
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2014-8
    2012-2
  • Status
    2014-9
    2012-5
  • Design
  • SIM
    Nano-SIM
    Mini-SIM
  • Height
    132.4 mm
    112 mm
  • Width
    65.5 mm
    54 mm
  • Thickness
    6.7 mm
    12 mm
  • Weight
    115 g
    110 g
  • Colors
    Charcoal Black, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue, Sleek Silver
    Black, White/exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, yellow
  • Display
  • Display type
    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
    TFT capacitive touchscreen
  • Physical size
    4.7 inches
    3.5 inches
  • Resolution
    720 x 1280 pixels
    480 x 854 pixels
  • Pixel density
    312 ppi
    280 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    Quad-core 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A15
    Dual-core 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A9
  • Chipset
    Exynos 5 Octa 5430
    NovaThor U8500
  • GPU
    Mali-T628 MP6
    Mali-400
  • Memory RAM
    2 GB
    512 MB
  • Internal storage
    32 GB
    8 GB
  • Memory card
  • OS
  • OS
    Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
    Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • Main camera
  • Camera type
    Photo / Video
    Photo / Video
  • Main camera
    12 MP
    5 MP
  • Primary camera resolution
    4128 x 3096 pixels
    2592 x 1944 pixels
  • Primary camera video
    2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
    720p@30fps
  • Primary camera Autofocus
    autofocus
    autofocus
  • Primary camera flash
    LED flash
    LED flash
  • Selfie camera
  • Secondary camera
    -
    VGA camera
  • Selfie camera
    2.1 MP
  • Sound
  • 3.5mm jack
    Yes
    Yes
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes
    Yes
  • Notifications
    Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
    Vibration; MP3 ringtones
  • Multimedia
  • Radio
    No
    -
  • Radio FM
    -
    Stereo FM radio with RDS
  • Connectivity
  • WLAN
    Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
    Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
  • WLAN WiFi Hotspot
    Yes
    Yes
  • WLAN WiFi Direct
    Yes
    -
  • WLAN WiFi Dual Band
    Yes
    -
  • WLAN DLNA
    Yes
    Yes
  • USB
    microUSB 2.0
    microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
    -
    Yes
  • Bluetooth
    v4.0
    v2.1
  • Bluetooth A2DP
    Yes
    Yes
  • bluetooth LE
    Yes
    -
  • Bluetooth EDR
    Yes
    Yes
  • GPS
    Yes, with A-GPS
    Yes, with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
    Yes
    -
  • Features
  • Messaging SMS
    SMS(threaded view)
    SMS(threaded view)
  • Messaging MMS
    MMS
    MMS
  • Messaging Email
    Email
    Email
  • Messaging IM
    IM
    IM
  • Messaging Push Email
    Push Mail
    Push Email
  • Java
    Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
    Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
  • Browser
  • HTML
    HTML5
    HTML5
  • Adobe Flash
    -
    Yes
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery capacity
    1860 mAh
    1320 mAh
  • Talk time
    -
    -
  • Talk time 2G
    -
    6 h 36 min
  • Talk time 3G
    -
    5 h 36 min
  • Standby time
    -
    -
  • Standby time 2G
    -
    260 h
  • Standby time 3G
    -
    472 h

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