Samsung Galaxy s5 vs Samsung Alpha: With the new smartphone not belonging to the S series, is the Samsung Galaxy Alpha packed with specs that it is made superior to s5? Let's check.

Size, Display, Weight, Body

Galaxy Alpha has a smaller screen at 4.7 inches (s5 is 5.1 inches). The actual dimensions are also smaller with 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm, as against Galaxy s5's 142 x 72.5 x 8.1mm. In a quick glance, there's not a lot of difference. But one can easily say that the Alpha is more comfortable to hold (and lesser prone to fall) as it is slimmer.

The latter also weighs less at 115g as opposed to s5's 145g. If you will have to choose in terms of body, Alpha is a sure winner with is metallic frame because s5 has a plastic body.

Battery

Being small comes with a 'price', though. The slimmer Alpha comes with 1860 mAh battery. Galaxy s5 is packed with 2800 mAh battery.

Colors

Samsung Galaxy s5 vs Samsung Alpha: If colors are also a priority, you may be interested to know that s5 and Alpha are available in black, white, gold, silver, and blue.

Camera

In terms of camera features, s5 is a winner with 16 megapixels and 5312 x 2988 pixels. Alpha is only packed with 12-megapixel, 4608 x 2592-pixel camera. As for the video, everything is almost the same - 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, except that s5 includes HDR and dual-video recording.

Storage

Alpha has no microSD card slot - unlike s5. Hence, there's no possibility that you can increase the storage space. You will have to settle with what's already provided. However, Samsung compensated this with the inclusion of 32 GB storage for Alpha.

Samsung Galaxy s5 vs Samsung Alpha: With the information above, is it time to shift to Samsung Galaxy Alpha or should you stick to Samsung Galaxy s5?