Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Google Nexus 5 Comparison

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Google Nexus 5

Samsung Galaxy Alpha General Specs

Screen Size:
4.7 inches

Release date:
Sep 2014

OS:
Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS

Dimensions:
5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches (132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm )

Weight:
4.06 oz (115 g)

Touchscreen type:
Multi-touch

Resolution:
720 x 1280 pixels

Pixels per inch (PPI):
312 ppi

Google Nexus 5 General Specs

Screen Size:
5.0 inches

Release date:
Oct 2013

OS:
Android™ 4.4, KitKat®

Dimensions:
69.17 x 137.84 x 8.59 mm

Weight:
4.59 ounces (130g)

Touchscreen type:
Multi-touch

Resolution:
1920x1080

Pixels per inch (PPI):
445 ppi

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Camera Specs

Rear camera:
12 megapixels

Front camera:
2.1 megapixels

Flash:
LED

Google Nexus 5 Camera Specs

Rear camera:
8MP with Optical Image Stabilization

Front camera:
1.3MP

Flash:
LED

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Hardware Specs

Processor:
8-core, 1800 MHz, ARM Cortex-A15 and ARM Cortex-A7

RAM:
2048 MB RAM

Internal storage:
32 GB

Expandable storage type:
-

Google Nexus 5 Hardware Specs

Processor:
Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 800, 2.26GHz processor

RAM:
2048 MB RAM

Internal storage:
16 GB

Expandable storage type:
-

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Battery Specs

Capacity:
1860 mAh

Talk time:
-

Stand-by time:
-

Google Nexus 5 Battery Specs

Capacity:
2300 mAh

Talk time:
17.00 hours

Stand-by time:
12.5 days (300 hours)

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Connectivity Specs

Wi-Fi:
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4G+5GHz, VHT80 MIMO

Bluetooth:
4.0

GPS:
Yes

USB:
USB 3.0

Google Nexus 5 Connectivity Specs

Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi (2.4G/5G) 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Bluetooth:
4.0

GPS:
Turn-by-turn navigation

USB:
USB 2.0

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Audio Codecs

MP3, AAC, FLAC, WMA, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless), AMR, OGG, MIDI

Google Nexus 5 Audio Codecs

MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Video Codecs

MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, AVI, 3GP, 3G2, Flash Video, MKV, WebM

Google Nexus 5 Video Codecs

MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX, XviD, WMV

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Sensors

• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• Compass
• Hall
• Fingerprint ID
• Gesture

Google Nexus 5 Sensors

• Gyroscope
• Accelerometer
• Compass
• Proximity/Ambient Light
• Pressure
• Hall