Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A G901F vs Lenovo Vibe Z2

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Lenovo
Announced August 2014 August 2014 September 2014
Status Available - September 2014 Available - August 2014 Available - October 2014
Colors Black, white, gold, silver, blue Charcoal Black, Shimmering White, Electric Blue, Copper Gold White, Gold, Titanium
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
148.5 x 76.4 x 7.8 mm
(5.85 x 3.01 x 0.31 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Mali-T628 MP6 Adreno 420 Adreno 306
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16/32 GB 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.1 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.95% 69.63% 73.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash phase detection auto optical image stabil
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR 1/2.6'' sensor size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP
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, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2.1), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery - Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1860 mAh - 3000 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 408 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 30 h (2G)
Up to 28 h (3G)