Samsung Galaxy Alpha Vs Nokia Lumia 930: Display, Hardware, Camera, Battery, Operating Systems, And Price Comparison! Which Smartphone Is The Better Purchase?

We compare the Samsung Galaxy Alpha against the Nokia Lumia 930 to see which of these smartphones is the better purchase.

According to the specs from GSMArena, the Nokia Lumia 930 has a larger display than the Galaxy Alpha at 5 inches, and its an AMOLED screen at 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, and a 441 ppi pixel density. The Samsung handset on the other hand, has 4.7 inch Super AMOLED screen that can render a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels at 312 ppi pixel density.

The Nokia Lumia 930 weighs around 167 grams with the following dimensions of 137 x 71 x 9.8 mm, and has the Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for protection. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha weighs lighter at 115 grams with the dimensions of 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm, and its protected by a better Corning Gorilla Glass 4.

In terms of hardware and OS, the Samsung Galaxy Alpha is equipped with the two sets of processors: a quad-core clocked at 1.8 GHz, and a quad-core clocked 1.3 GHz, powered by a Exynos 5 Octa 5430 chipset, and a Mali-T628 MP6 for graphics. It has 2GB of RAM, with an internal memory of 32GB, and runs on the Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), which will be upgraded to the v5.0 (Lollipop).

The Nokia Lumia 930 has a Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, powered by a Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 chipset, and an Adreno 330 for graphics. It also has 2GB of RAM, and a 32GB internal memory, but its software runs on the Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1, and will have Windows 10 upgrade soon.

The Nokia Lumia 930 is equipped with a powerful 20MP primary camera, with a 1.2MP secondary camera. Its features include Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilization, autofocus, dual-LED flash, 1/2.5'' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, PureView technology, dual capture, geo-tagging, face detection, and panorama. Its battery is at 2420 mAh capacity that last up 15 hours and 30 mins of talktime.

The Samsung Galaxy Alpha on the other hand, has a 12MP primary camera and an impressive 2.1MP secondary shooter. Its features include a dual camera, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, and HDR. Its battery is at 1860 mAh, which can last 11 hours of talktime.

The Samsung Galaxy Alpha cost around $600, while the Nokia Lumia 930 is at $500 on Amazon.com.