Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Sony Xperia Z3 Compact: under 5 inches, which one to choose?

Few are currently high -end smartphones located below 5 -inch mark.This is the whole problem of little hands, those who want to put their phone in their pocket, or those who do not want to see their device impromptu.Anyway, two of them are ready to compete on the market, on the high -end but limited screen: the Samsung Galaxy Alpha and Sony Xperia Z3 Compact.How to decide between them?

First of all, an overview of the characteristics of the two devices:

The first thing we see is that whatever the device, we should not expect to see the Full HD land on a 4.7 -inch screen, which HTC had done withHis One (M7) in 2013.Whatever, both are equal, with Sony triluminos on one side, and on the other, Samsung amoled in the Galaxy Alpha.We appreciate the quality of the two chosen slabs and their resolution equivalent to a few pixels.

On the performance side, it is difficult to pronounce again on the graphic aspect of Mali T628MP6 retained by Samsung, while we know that between an adreno 320 and an HD 720 screen, the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact will behave perfectly.However, if at the graphic level, we trust Qualcomm, we must recognize the exynos de Samsung its compatibility with 4G+, ie the 4G category 6 (300 Mbps) when the compact Z3 is "content" in category 4.Currently, the difference counts very little as this network is in its beginnings, but in two years, when its brand new buyers have not yet changed phone, perhaps it will have a little bitmore importance ... This detail remains in any case to take into account.

Premium materials

The format is almost identical in Sony and Samsung, the first being slightly lower, but thicker than its competitor.Both have a handy format, but design claws vary largely between the first and the second.Sony bet on the sobriety of Xperia lines, with a glass back - fingerprints to be expected - and hatches located on the side of the device, especially for the insertion of a memory card.The slices are made of tone on tone on tone, and we appreciate the arrival of frank colors and unisex: on the fringes of black and white, water green and coral.

For its part, Samsung favors the delicacy of its smartphone, brings a premium touch with metal slices, but uses fine and iridescent plastic on the back which will not suit everyone.Note the absence of a microSD port, with an internal memory fixed at 32 GB.

Photophones?

In terms of multimedia, we will notice the capacity of the two devices to film in 4K.However, the sensors included in each are different, that of Sony being an exmor RS in format 1/2.3 ″ at 20.7 megapixels, while that of the Galaxy Alpha, at 12 million points, risks being slightly inwithdrawal.

One last point all the same: while the Xperia Z3 Compact has been announced at 499 euros, we currently find the Galaxy Alpha pre -order at 649 euros, although we can easily imagine reductions as the holidays approachend of the year.And in the software department, Kitkat is there for the two smartphones.Neither Samsung nor Sony expressed himself on the subject, but there is no doubt that these two flagship smartphones will pass on Android L in due time;To find your way around, it will therefore be necessary to check whether a 4G+ compatibility and the presence of a fingerprint reader at Samsung compensate for the 150 euros that separate the two terminals, keeping in mind that the Xperia Z3 Compact is waterproof andIP68 certified.

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