Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Samsung Galaxy S2

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy S2: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy Alpha:

  4.7 in

  Galaxy S2:

  4.3 in

• Memory variants

  At 32 GB storage

  Galaxy Alpha:

  2 GB RAM

  Galaxy S2:

  1 GB RAM

• Chipset

  Galaxy Alpha:

  Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm)

  Galaxy S2:

  Exynos 4210 Dual

• Depth

  Galaxy Alpha: 1.8 mm thinner

  Galaxy Alpha:

  6.7 mm

  Galaxy S2:

  8.5 mm

• Height

  Galaxy S2: 7.1 mm shorter

  Galaxy Alpha:

  132.4 mm

  Galaxy S2:

  125.3 mm

• Release year

  Galaxy Alpha:

  2014

  Galaxy S2:

  2011

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Galaxy Alpha

   Height:

   132.4 mm +7.1 mm versus Galaxy S2

   Width:

   65.5 mm

   Depth:

   6.7 mm

2. 2. Galaxy S2

   Height:

   125.3 mm

   Width:

   66.1 mm

   Depth:

   8.5 mm +1.8 mm versus Galaxy Alpha

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Galaxy Alpha

   Screen diagonal:

   4.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   60.9 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy S2

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   52.6 cm²

Galaxy Alpha has approximately 15.7% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy S2.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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