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	Samsung Galaxy Alpha	Samsung Galaxy S3	Samsung Galaxy S4	Samsung Galaxy S6	Samsung Galaxy S7	Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
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Hardware
Operating system	Android 4.4	Android 4.3	Android 4.4	Android 5.0	Android 6.0	Android 6.0
CPU clock speed	1.8 GHz	1.4 GHz	1.6 GHz	2.1 GHz	2.3 GHz	2.3 GHz
CPU cores	8-core	Quad-core	8-core	8-core	8-core	8-core
CPU model	Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410	Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412	Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410	Samsung Exynos Octa 7420	Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890	Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU model	PowerVR SGX544	ARM Mali-400	PowerVR SGX544	ARM Mali-T760	ARM Mali-T880 MP12	ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory	2 GB	1 GB 2 GB	2 GB	3 GB	4 GB	4 GB

Display
Screen size	4.7 in	4.8 in	5.0 in	5.1 in	5.1 in	5.5 in
Touchscreen	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Number of colors	16.7M	16.7M	16.7M	16.7M	16.7M	16.7M
Panel type	OLED	OLED	OLED	OLED	OLED	OLED
Resolution	1280 x 720 px	1280 x 720 px	1920 x 1080 px	2560 x 1440 px	2560 x 1440 px	2560 x 1440 px
Technology	Super AMOLED	AMOLED Super AMOLED	AMOLED Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED	Quad HD Super AMOLED Super AMOLED	AMOLED Quad HD Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Pixel density	312.0 ppi	306.0 ppi	441.0 ppi	576.0 ppi	576.0 ppi	534.0 ppi
Screen material	Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0	Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0	Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0	Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0	Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0	Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen support	no	no	yes	yes	no	no
Scratch resistant display	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
HDR	no	no	no	no	no	no
Multi touch	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	N/A

Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution	12.0 Mpx	8.0 Mpx	13.0 Mpx	16.0 Mpx	12.0 Mpx	12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture	2.2 f	2.6 f	2.2 f	1.9 f	1.7 f	1.7 f
Video recording	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Highest video resolution	1920 x 1080 px	1920 x 1080 px	1920 x 1080 px	4096 x 2160 px	4096 x 2160 px	4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution	30.0 fps	30.0 fps	30.0 fps	30.0 fps	30.0 fps	30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)	120.0 fps	30.0 fps	30.0 fps	120.0 fps	240.0 fps	120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)	1280 x 720 px	N/A	1920 x 1080 px	1280 x 720 px	1280 x 720 px	1280 x 720 px
Autofocus	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Burst Mode	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	N/A
Digital Image Stabilization	yes	yes	yes	N/A	yes	N/A
Digital zoom	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Face detection	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Geo-tagging	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
HDR Capture	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	N/A
LED Flash	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Panorama	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Smile detection	yes	yes	yes	yes	N/A	N/A
Touch focus	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Number of rear cameras	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	N/A	1
Optical zoom	N/A	N/A	10x	N/A	N/A	N/A
Slow-Mo	N/A	N/A	yes	yes	N/A	N/A
Primary sensor size	N/A	N/A	N/A	1/2.6"	1/2.6"	1/2.6"
Gesture Shot	N/A	N/A	N/A	yes	N/A	N/A
Optical image stabilization	N/A	N/A	N/A	yes	yes	yes
Focus adjustment	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Automatic	Automatic
Night Mode	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	yes
Scene mode	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	yes
Self timer	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	yes

Storage
Internal storage	32 GB	16 GB 32 GB 64 GB	16 GB 32 GB 64 GB	128 GB 32 GB 64 GB	32 GB 64 GB	128 GB 32 GB 64 GB
Memory card reader	no	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
Types of memory card supported	No memory slot	microSD microSDHC microSDXC	microSD microSDHC microSDXC	No memory slot	microSD microSDHC microSDXC	microSD microSDHC microSDXC
Maximum card storage	N/A	64GB	64GB	128GB	200GB	200GB

Design
Colour of product	Black Blue Copper Gold Pink Red Silver White	Black Blue Brown Grey Red Titanium White	Black Blue Brown Grey Pink Purple Red Silver White	Black Blue Gold Green Grey Pink Silver White	Black Gold Pink Pink/gold Platinum gold Silver Titanium White White pearl	Black Blue Gold Grey Pink Silver Titanium Titanium silver White
Material	Aluminum Glass Metal	Plastic	Plastic	Aluminum Glass	Aluminum Glass Metal	Aluminum Glass Metal
Water resistant	no	no	no	no	yes	yes
Shock resistant	no	no	no	no	no	no
Dust resistant	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	yes	yes
Fully waterproof	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	yes	N/A

Dimensions
Height	5.21 in	5.38 in	5.38 in	5.65 in	5.61 in	5.94 in
Width	2.58 in	2.78 in	2.75 in	2.78 in	2.74 in	2.85 in
Depth	0.26 in	0.34 in	0.31 in	0.27 in	0.31 in	0.3 in
Weight	4.06 oz	4.69 oz	4.59 oz	4.87 oz	5.36 oz	5.54 oz

Connectivity
Dual sim support	no	no	no	no	yes	no
Sim card size	Nano-SIM	Micro-SIM	Micro-SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM
DLNA certified	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Bluetooth	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Bluetooth version	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.2
Bluetooth profile	A2DP AVRCP	A2DP AVRCP HSP	A2DP AVRCP	A2DP AVRCP	A2DP AVRCP HFP HID HOGP HSP MAP OPP PAN PBAP SAP	A2DP AVRCP DIP HFP HID HOGP HSP MAP OPP PAN PBAP SAP
NFC	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Charging connection	USB	USB	USB	USB Wireless	USB	USB
Headphone connection	3.5 mm	3.5 mm	3.5 mm	3.5 mm	3.5 mm	3.5 mm
USB version	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Video output	No	MHL	MHL	MHL	No	No
Bluetooth codec	N/A	AAC aptX SBC	aptX SBC	aptX SBC	aptX SBC	aptX SBC
Type of USB connector	N/A	Micro-USB	N/A	N/A	Micro-USB	Micro-USB

Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Wireless networking standard	802.11a 802.11ac 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n	802.11a 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n	802.11a 802.11ac 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n	802.11a 802.11ac 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n	802.11a 802.11ac 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n	802.11a 802.11ac 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n
Data transmission	HSPA+	DC-HSDPA HSPA+	HSPA+	HSPA+	EDGE FDD-LTE GPRS HSDPA HSPA+ HSUPA TDD-LTE	EDGE FDD-LTE GPRS HSDPA HSPA+ HSUPA TDD-LTE
Navigation system	GLONASS	GLONASS	GLONASS	GLONASS	A-GPS GLONASS GPS	BeiDou GLONASS GPS
2G GSM	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
GSM frequencies	850 MHz 900 MHz 1800 MHz 1900 MHz	850 MHz 900 MHz 1800 MHz 1900 MHz	850 MHz 900 MHz 1800 MHz 1900 MHz	850 MHz 900 MHz 1800 MHz 1900 MHz	1800 MHz 1900 MHz 850 MHz 900 MHz	1800 MHz 1900 MHz 850 MHz 900 MHz
3G UMTS	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
UMTS frequences	850 MHz 900 MHz 1900 MHz 2100 MHz	N/A	N/A	850 MHz 1700 MHz 1900 MHz 2100 MHz	850 MHz 900 MHz 1900 MHz 2100 MHz	850 MHz 900 MHz 1700 MHz 1900 MHz 2100 MHz
4G LTE	yes	no yes	no yes	yes	yes	yes
LTE frequencies	800 MHz 850 MHz 900 MHz 1800 MHz 1900 MHz 2100 MHz 2600 MHz	700 MHz 1700 MHz 2100 MHz Regional	Regional	800 MHz 850 MHz 900 MHz 1800 MHz 1900 MHz 2100 MHz 2600 MHz	700 MHz 900 MHz 1700 MHz 2100 MHz 2500 MHz	700 MHz 850 MHz 900 MHz 1700 MHz 1900 MHz 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Streaming standards	N/A	N/A	Miracast	N/A	Google Cast Miracast MirrorLink	Google Cast Miracast

Battery
Replaceable battery	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no
Battery type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Battery capacity	1860.0 mAh	2100.0 mAh	2600.0 mAh	2550.0 mAh	3000.0 mAh	3600.0 mAh
Standby time	350.0 h	830.0 h	370.0 h	N/A	288.0 h	336.0 h
Talk time	11.0 h	22.0 h	17.0 h	17.0 h	27.0 h	33.0 h
Fast charging	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes
Wireless charging	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Fast charging standard	N/A	N/A	N/A	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging standard	N/A	N/A	N/A	PMA QI	PMA QI WPC	PMA QI WPC