The latest devices launched for the year, Samsung Galaxy Alpha and Sony Xperia Z3, are battling against each other for the title of the best smartphone of 2014. They’ve both been uncovered in the IFA event just recently and they were officially launched in September. If you are yet to find out what these handsets have to offer to their potential user, read on and get help in choosing the right device for you.
Display and Design
The Xperia Z3 comes with a 5.2-inch screen of IPS LCD display, a resolution of 1080×1920 and a pixel density of 424ppi. The Galaxy Alpha on the other hand comes packed with a smaller display of 4.7-inch that is Super AMOLED, a resolution of 720×1280 and a pixel density of 312. This comparison should let you know that the Xperia Z3 has better resolution, right?
Vibrant, crystal clear screen display is what the Xperia Z3 handset offers to its user with support of TRILUMINOS technology, Live Color LED and X-Reality. This support assures the user of an amazing viewing experience and even if this handset has sharp screen display, the minimal pixilation of the device is just a little seemingly when placed closely. Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy Alpha has gotten rid of the typical plastic material exterior in devices from the Korean giant Samsung and now comes with a metallic body offering a more sophisticated, pleasant feel when held. This phone also has a cross stitch at the back instead of the usual dotted or perforated design.
Camera and Memory
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha device has a 12MP ISOCELL rear camera with an LED flash while the Sony Xperia Z3 handset has 20.7MP primary shooter with LED flash as well. The secondary camera for Alpha is 2.1MP and for the Z3 is 2.2MP.
As far as the internal memory storage is concerned, the Sony handset offers two variants, 16GB or 32GB with a micro SD slot to support expansion of up to 128GB of storage. The Samsung device on the other hand, provides 32GB data without an option to expand the phone’s memory.
Great Features
If you’re more interested in getting to know about the new features to watch out for from these two smartphones, the Xperia Z3 is dust and water proof but Galaxy Gear isn’t. Also, the Samsung device has a fingerprint scanner for security and making payments while the Z3 doesn’t.
So what’s the best smartphone then of 2014 if your options are Samsung Galaxy Alpha and Sony Xperia Z3? All specs and features considered it would seem like Sony wins the battle over Samsung because of its better screen resolution, outstanding camera performance and ability to store more data than its rival.