Soon after Apple had announced the release of its iPhone 6, it was rumoured that Samsung has been aspiring to produce a device which will be on an equal footing as the iPhone 6. And with their Galaxy Alpha, Samsung certainly seems to have taken on the challenge head on. The Galaxy Alpha has been giving the iPhone 6 a serious run for its money and in this battle between the two models, the buyer becomes the king.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha measures 132.4×65.5×6.7 and is 6.7 mm thick while the iPhone 6 is a 138.1x67x6.9 device with a thickness of 6.9 mm. This clearly shows that the Galaxy Alpha is certainly sleeker in design. Also, Galaxy Alpha is considerably lighter than the iPhone too with only 115 grams weight as compared to iPhone’s 128 grams.
Both the phones come with a 4.7 inch display screen and a 1280×720 resolution. These specs make both the phones incredibly high-end with respect to clarity of display, viewing angles offered and sharpness of the pictures. The 4.7 inch size of the display screen is also one of the biggest available in the market today with the iPhone 6Plus probably being the only phone with a 5.5 inch screen which is substantially bigger than the screens of both Galaxy Alpha and iPhone 6.
With respect to hardware, both devices are giving a tough competition to each other. According to GSM arena, a mobile comparison website, iPhone 6 comes with a A8 dual core 1.4 GHz chip integrated with a M8 co-processor which gives a marginally better processor speed than the Galaxy which features a 1.3 GHz quad core Cortex A7 comprising of 8 cores. Also, the iPhone 6 is available with a choice of 16, 64 and 128 GB of internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Alpha offers only 32 GB. But what the Galaxy Alpha lacks in processor speed and internal storage, it makes up in with its 2 GB RAM which is way more than what the iPhone 6 incorporates.
If you are still confused which is better, all you have to do is to cast a glance over the camera features, battery and of course, the price to know that the Galaxy Alpha has far outpaced its counterpart. The Galaxy Alpha features a 12 MP primary camera and a 2.1 MP front camera. On the contrary, the iPhone 6 has a 8 MP Primary camera and a 1.2 MP front camera, which would still give a decent snapshot but comes nowhere near the quality offered by Samsung. Also, even with a 1810 mAh battery of the iPhone 6 which is an advancement over the previous iPhones, it still lags behind the powerful 1860 mAh battery of the Samsung Galaxy Alpha.
And finally, the make or break deal remains the price! The iPhone 6 is available at a starting range of $900 which is considerably expensive than the Galaxy Alpha which is available for just $640.