Comparison of Vertu Aster Diamonds Red Alligator and Samsung Galaxy K Zoom smartphones based on their characteristics

Vertu Aster Diamonds Red Alligator

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Vertu

Samsung

Phone model

Aster Diamonds Red Alligator

Galaxy K Zoom

Year of release

2015

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

143 mm

138 mm

Body width

69 mm

71 mm

Body thickness

11.2 mm

16.6 mm

Weight

193 g

200 g

Volume

110.74 cm³

161.6 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Leather
• Gems
• Titanium alloy

• Plastic

Colors

• Red

• White
• Blue
• Gray

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

• Exynos 5260

CPU clock speed

2300 MHz

1700 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

6

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 330

• Mali-T624

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

2 GB

2 GB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 64 GB

• 8 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

64 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 5260

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.4

Android 4.4

Battery

Battery capacity

2275

2430

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

15 h 30 min

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

Video watching duration

12 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.7 in

4.8 in

Screen resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• HD

Pixel density

469 ppi

306 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

Super AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

13 Mp

20.7 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4160 x 2340 pixels

5248 x 3936 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

Dual LED

Xenon

Optical zoom

10 X

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX220 Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Photomatrix size

6.17 x 4.55 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.176 μm

Crop factor

5.64

Aperture

f/3.1

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Red eye reduction

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Optical image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Face detection
• Geographic marks

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

60 fps

Shooting 3D video

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Hdr

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2.1 Mp

2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1932 x 1087 pixels

1886 x 1061 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

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 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

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

TD-SCDMA support

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 4

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• 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

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 OTG support

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

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
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• Xvid
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• 3GPP2
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• AWB
• 3GA
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• 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

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert text to speech

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

VMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.4 W/kg