Comparison of Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801) and Vertu Signature Touch phones by characteristics

: Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801); Vertu Signature Touch

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer: Samsung; Vertu

Phone model: Galaxy Alpha (S801); Signature Touch

Year of release: 2014; 2014

Appearance

Case type: Monoblock; Monoblock

Body length: 132 mm; 145 mm

Body width: 66 mm; 69 mm

Body thickness: 6.7 mm; 10.7 mm

Weight: 115 g; 192 g

Volume: 58.1 cm³; 107.05 cm³

Body materials and finishes

Plastic

Leather
Ceramics
Titanium alloy

Designer model

Colors

Dark red

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800

CPU clock speed: 2500 MHz; 2300 MHz

Number of processor cores: 4; 4

Level 1 cache (L1): 16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2): 2 MB

Processor size: 32 bits

Instruction set architecture: ARMv7

Manufacturing process: 28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

Adreno 330

Adreno 330

GPU clock speed: 550 MHz

Number of GPU cores: 4

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM: 2 GB; 2 GB

RAM type: LPDDR3

RAM frequency: 933 MHz

Number of RAM channels: 2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

32 GB

64 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AB v2

Operating system

Operating system: Android 4.4; Android 4.4

Battery

Battery capacity: 1860; 2275

Battery type: Li-Ion; Li-Ion

Removable battery

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks: 15 h

Standby time in GSM networks: 380 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks: 15 h 30 min

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks: 380 h

Screen

Screen diagonal: 4.7 in; 4.7 in

Screen resolution: 1280 x 720 pixels; 1920 x 1080 pixels

Resolution formats

HD

Full HD
HD

Pixel density: 312 ppi; 469 ppi

Screen technology: Super AMOLED

Color depth: 24 bit; 24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type: Capacitive; Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Sapphire crystal

Aspect ratio: 1.778; 1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels: 12 Mp; 13 Mp

Maximum photo resolution: 4128 x 3096 pixels; 4128 x 3096 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

Ultra HD
Quad HD
Full HD
HD

Ultra HD
Quad HD
Full HD
HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type: LED; Dual LED

Photomatrix model: Sony Exmor

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Smile detector

Viewfinder

Video capability

Maximum video resolution: 3840 x 2160 pixels; 1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed: 30 fps; 30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels: 2.1 Mp; 2.1 Mp

Maximum photo resolution: 1932 x 1087 pixels; 1932 x 1087 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

Full HD
HD

Full HD
HD

Front camera video

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards: 1; 1

SIM card type: Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book: Unlimited; Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation: 4G; 4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

GSM 850 MHz
GSM 900 MHz
GSM 1800 MHz
GSM 1900 MHz

GSM 850 MHz
GSM 900 MHz
GSM 1800 MHz
GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

UMTS 850 MHz
UMTS 1900 MHz
UMTS 2100 MHz

UMTS 850 MHz
UMTS 900 MHz
UMTS 1700 MHz
UMTS 1900 MHz
UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

LTE 700 MHz
LTE 800 MHz
LTE 850 MHz
LTE 900 MHz
LTE 1700 MHz
LTE 1900 MHz
LTE 2100 MHz
LTE 2600 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

LTE Cat 4

Data transmission standards

HSUPA
HSDPA
EDGE
GPRS

HSPA+
HSUPA
HSDPA
EDGE
GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

802.11a
802.11b
802.11g
802.11n
802.11n 5GHz
802.11ac

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type: Micro USB; Micro USB

USB standard: 2.0; 2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard: 4.0; 4.0

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

EDR

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector: Micro USB; Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack): 3.5 mm; 3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

PNG
JPG
EXIF
GIF

PNG
JPG
EXIF
GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

MP4
H.263
H.264
WMV

MP4
MPEG-4
H.263
H.264

Video resolution formats

Ultra HD
Quad HD
Full HD
HD

Full HD
HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

AAC
MP3
WMA
WAV

AAC
eAAC+
MP3
WMA
WAV

MP3 support

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Dolby Digital support

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack): 3.5 mm; 3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

PDF

PDF

Email

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

Gmail
Gtalk
Facebook
Twitter
Youtube
Google Search
Google Maps

Gmail
Gtalk
Facebook
Twitter
Youtube
Google Search
Google Maps

Software features

Installed browser

HTML
WAP

HTML
HTML5
CSS3
WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level: 0.69 W/kg

Comparison of Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801) and Vertu Signature Touch smartphones based on their characteristics

Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)

Vertu Signature Touch