Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Sharp Aquos R2 compact

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.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Galaxy Alpha:

  OLED

  Aquos R2 compact:

  LCD

• Weight

  Galaxy Alpha: 20 g lighter

  Galaxy Alpha:

  115 g

  Aquos R2 compact:

  135 g

• Width

  Aquos R2 compact: 1.5 mm narrower

  Galaxy Alpha:

  65.5 mm

  Aquos R2 compact:

  64 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy Alpha: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy Alpha:

  4.7 in

  Aquos R2 compact:

  5.2 in

• Chipset

  Galaxy Alpha:

  Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm)

  Aquos R2 compact:

  Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy Alpha: 2.6 mm thinner

  Galaxy Alpha:

  6.7 mm

  Aquos R2 compact:

  9.3 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 +1.5 mm versus Aquos R2 compact

   Depth:

   6.7 mm

2. 2. Aquos R2 compact

   Height:

   131 mm

   Width:

   64 mm

   Depth:

   9.3 mm +2.6 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. Aquos R2 compact

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   67.5 cm²

Aquos R2 compact has approximately 10.8% 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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