The Apple iPhone 6 is larger, faster, stronger and readier than ever to fight the rivals on the Android side of the battlefield.
That’s why we made it meets the Samsung Galaxy Alpha and the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. It will have a tough job, as both Samsung and Sony have really upped their game for their latest compact flagships.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is the company’s first metal-clad Android smartphone and its 4.7″ 720p display is identical in size to the iPhone 6′s, but not quite as sharp – 326 ppi vs. 312 ppi in favor of the iPhone. The difference is minuscule, of course
All three smartphones are extremely thin, but the Galaxy Alpha is the thinnest of the bunch. At 6.7mm it’s .2mm thicker than the iPhone 6 and 1.2mm than the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. It’s also the lightest at 119 grams.
Apple iPhone 6
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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
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Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
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OS
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iOS 8
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Android 4.4 KitKat
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Android 4.4 KitKat
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Display
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4.7" LED-backlit IPS LCD
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4.7" Super AMOLED
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4.6" LED-backlit IPS LCD
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Resolution
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1334 x 750
(326 ppi) |
1280 x 720
(312 ppi) |
1280 x 720
(319 ppi) |
Height
Width Thickness |
138.1 mm
77.8 mm 6.9 mm |
132.4 mm
65.5 mm 6.7 mm |
127.3 mm
64.9 mm 7.9 mm |
Weight
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129 grams
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115 grams
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129 grams
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Processor
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Apple A8 chipset (64-bit)
1.4GHz dual-core CPU |
Exynos 5 Octa 5430 (32-bit)
Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 |
Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (32-bit)
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 |
GPU
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TBC
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Mali-T628 MP6
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Adreno 330
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Storage
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16/64/128GB
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32GB
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16GB
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microSD card
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No
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No
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Yes, up to 128GB
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Primary camera
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8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, dual LED flash (one cool, one warm), simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR
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12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Dual camera, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, panorama, HDR |
20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
1/2.3” sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama |
Video recording
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1080p@60fps, 120fps or 240fps slow motion,
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2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps,
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2160p@30fps,1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
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Front camera
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1.2MP
720p@30fps |
2.1MP
1080p@30fps |
2.2MP
1080p@30fps |
Battery life
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Standby: 250 hours
3G talk: 14 hours |
Standby: N/A
3G talk: N/A |
Standby: 920 hours
3G talk: 14 hours |
Wi-Fi
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Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
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Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
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Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
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Bluetooth
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Yes, v4.0 LE with A2DP
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Yes, v4.0 LE with A2DP
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Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
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Network
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Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Quad-band UMTS/HSPA Penta-band LTE support, LTE-Advanced (20-band) |
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Quad-band UMTS/HSPA Penta-band LTE support, LTE-Advanced |
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Penta-band UMTS/HSPA Tri-band LTE support |
NFC
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Speakers
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Mono
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Mono
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Stereo
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Availability
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September, 2014
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September, 2014
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September, 2014
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