Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced May 2013 August 2014 August 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - September 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Black, white, gold, silver, blue Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scub
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE - GT-I9195 LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-T628 MP6 Adreno 330
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user available) 32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.82% 66.95% 70.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Dual Camera, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No No

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 1860 mAh 1860 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (3G) - -