Samsung Galaxy Alpha Vs Apple iPhone 6: They have quite similar design, but one only smartphone should stand out.
Over the past years Samsung and Apple are rivals in manufacturing a powerful and functional smartphone.
Let's take a closer look at Samsung Galaxy Alpha with a similar metal design like the iPhone 6.
Design/Screen
Samsung Galaxy Alpha has an iPhone 5 feel.
Its aluminum metal frame like the iPhone 5 but a 'cheap- feeling plasticky smartphones' because its back is still plastic.
The 'iPhone killer's' screen may not be as sharper than the latest Galaxy and Note smartphones. Though it boasts an AMOLED display its resolution is likely closer to the Samsung Galaxy S3 at a 4.7- inch, 1280 by 720 pixel.
The Apple iPhone 6 carries a 4.7in saphire LED back-lit display with a 1334 x 750 resolution its Apple's new "Retina HD". That means you get a pixel density of 326ppi just like the iPhone 5S.
Camera
Samsung Galaxy Alpha is a great advantage; it sports a 12 megapixel rear camera with LED flash, pixel higher tha the iPhones; and 2.1 megapixel front camera with Beauty Face, Dual Camera, HDR (High Dynamic Range), Panorama, Selective Focus, Shot & More and Virtual Tour. It also offers a 4k video shooting mode.
Meanwhile, Apple is stuck with an 8MP rear camera like its 5s but improvef with its True Tone dual-LED flash, its aperture is still f/2.2 and the pixels are still bigger, at 1.5 microns. Its front camera has a new sensor, a better aperture and better low-light photographs. It's also able to use the Burst mode.
Performance
The 'iPhone like' smartphone runs in a Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex- A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex- A7 and runs in the latest Android 4.4 KitKat; 2 GB of RAM and 32GB or 16GB internal memory. It also offers an expandable. memory up to 128GB.
The iPhone 6 Plus is armed with a dual-core 64-bit A8 processor - an upgrade over the 5S' A7 processor, with Apple claims it is 25% faster, with 50% faster graphics and runs in its latest Apple iOS 8.
Features
The iPhone 6 features health. Though it doesn't have a heart rate sensor it offers the M8 motion co-processor, which continuously gathers data from the built-in accelerometer, compass, gyroscope and barometer to measure steps, distance and elevation. Apple also introduces the 'Apple Pay' first ever digital payment available on smartphones and coerced with the major card providers Visa, Mastercard and American Express. This combines NFC, Touch ID and the card information stored in the Passbook app.
Key features in the Samsung Galaxy S4 are; finger print scanner that can unlocked the phone itself or when in Private mode; heart rate monitor along with S health apps; Ultra Power save mode; and NFC
