Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge

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.

• Weight

  Galaxy Alpha: 17 g lighter

  Galaxy Alpha:

  115 g

  Galaxy S6 edge:

  132 g

• Width

  Galaxy Alpha: 4.6 mm narrower

  Galaxy Alpha:

  65.5 mm

  Galaxy S6 edge:

  70.1 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy Alpha: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy Alpha:

  4.7 in

  Galaxy S6 edge:

  5.1 in

• Memory variants

  At 32 GB storage

  Galaxy Alpha:

  2 GB RAM

  Galaxy S6 edge:

  3 GB RAM

• Chipset

  Galaxy Alpha:

  Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm)

  Galaxy S6 edge:

  Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)

• Height

  Galaxy Alpha: 9.7 mm shorter

  Galaxy Alpha:

  132.4 mm

  Galaxy S6 edge:

  142.1 mm

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

   Width:

   65.5 mm

   Depth:

   6.7 mm

2. 2. Galaxy S6 edge

   Height:

   142.1 mm +9.7 mm versus Galaxy Alpha

   Width:

   70.1 mm +4.6 mm versus Galaxy Alpha

   Depth:

   7 mm

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 S6 edge

   Screen diagonal:

   5.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   71.7 cm²

Galaxy S6 edge has approximately 17.7% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy Alpha.

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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