Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha comparison: Which smartphone to choose?

Samsung Galaxy Alpha was recently released and includes specs and features that qualifie the phone to be a flagship smartphone.

The newly announced handset from Samsung packs a metal casing, different from the plastic body packed in previous Samsung smartphones. The Alpha handset also comes with a fingerprint scanner, ultra power saving mode, S Health, and connectivity support for Galaxy Gear.

Here is a comparison of the new  Alpha against the rumored specs and features of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4.

Screen Display

The  Alpha packs a 4.7-inch Super AMOLED screen display with 720 x 1280 pixel resolution, while the Note 4 is rumored to sport a 5.9-inch screen panel with qHD (2560 x 1440) pixel resolution.

Processor

The Samsung Galaxy Alpha runs with a Exynos 5430 chipset and is composed of two quad core processors clocked at 1.8 GHz and 1.3 GHz. The  Note 4 is expected to come with an octa core 64 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 CPU paired with 4GB of RAM most likely for the international variant, but the US variant of the phablet will pack an Exynos chipset.

Internal Storage

The  Alpha includes a 32GB internal storage. It was reported that the  Note 4 will come in 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB internal storage. The phablet will also include a microSD slot of up to 64GB that will provide a large storage.

Operating System

The Samsung Galaxy Alpha runs with Android 4.4.4 Kitkat Operating System. The Galaxy Note 4 will most likely run with the same version of the Android OS if the Android L does not appear soon.

Camera

The Alpha sports a 12 megapixel camera on the handset's back. Meanwhile, the Note 4 was rumored to pack a 21 megapixel ISOCELL camera with 3D capture and LED flash. Both smartphones come with 2.1 MP front facing shooter.

Battery

The  Note 4 is speculated to include a 4,000 mAh battery life. Meanwhile, the battery of the Alpha falls below 1,860 mAh.

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