Kit or Loli - Samsung Galaxy Alpha

What is better on the Alpha, kit Kat or Lolipop?
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Lolipop

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Speed and experience better on loli? I don't care for animation and eye candy just want a fluid experience.
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Yes, speed and experience better on Loli but S-find a little bit slower and battery consume more.
I prefer Loli than Kitkat

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Thanks, didnt know if I should update to loli since mine is on KK....will give it a try

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If you do update to LP you can always Odin back to KK. As much as I do agree that the experience is better on LP, speed and the toned down colors is better on KK.

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Thanks, I need to read up on Odin
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In G850A KK is far faster and better in performance and battery consumption

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Seems like the alpha does not get alot of attention in dev nor really many posts in this forum.
I recently bought few phones and don't know which one to keep to replace my old 2013 moto x. I got galaxy alpha, oneplus x, and Z5 compact. To be honest none feel as good ergonomically as the moto x. The oneplus is nice, good screen and speed but a Lil big. The z5c is really nice but darn thing si hard to hold without a case. Just way too slippery. And loli on it not very fast in my opinion. Also gets pretty warm with light surfing. Not terribly hot but the hottest of the bunch. The alpha is good all around. Nice size, weight is awesome... So light! Speed seems good. My first time using Samsung, it's not as terrible as I thought would be. I switched to Nova prime and feels good. No SD card is a bummer but not deal breaker. It's also slippery but best grip of bunch without case. Screen is good but a bit yellow and not as sharp next to oneplus.
What do you all think, which would you keep?
Thanks.
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In this thread people tend to answer.... Alpha!
One must bear in mind that there isn't a perfect phone... for someone the screen is small and for others it's the best size, just to take one simple example.
One doesn't need to get approval from others, the phone must fit to one needs, it's simple as that. But, in addition, the Galaxy Alpha is a great all around machine: fast, light and slim, very good screen and camera, good looking design. The battery is enough: it runs in one day with intense use (wifi and some gaming, some calls and sms's) - for me, a phone battery should handle one or two entire days, but not one day and half as I prefer to charge it at home and not to carry the charger with me at work.
The Alpha has high rankings in almost all categories although it's not the fastest or the slimmest or with the best camera. It's a great deal because it is still possible to find at +- 300€. If you put together the specs and this price... it's a bargain!
P.S: you can change screen mode to photography, it is more color accurate (and less yellowish).

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Great feedback, thanks. I've narrowed it down to alpha or oneplus x. The screen is much better on x but the alpha just feels good in hand and easy to use. They are both same price here in the states.
I ran benchmark tests and this are results. Am I reading correctly that alpha scores higher?
Battery on alpha could be better and I can't find the larger oem battery anywhere. Do they still sell in your country?
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mario24601 said:
Great feedback, thanks. I've narrowed it down to alpha or oneplus x. The screen is much better on x but the alpha just feels good in hand and easy to use. They are both same price here in the states.
I ran benchmark tests and this are results. Am I reading correctly that alpha scores higher?
Battery on alpha could be better and I can't find the larger oem battery anywhere. Do they still sell in your country?
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Exynos chipset(alpha) would score higher than Snapdragon(oneplus x).
Alpha exynos variants usually score around 50K in antutu,
but alpha snapdragon variant scores around 40K according to posts in this forum.

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cobola said:
In this thread people tend to answer.... Alpha!
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The Alpha has high rankings in almost all categories although it's not the fastest or the slimmest or with the best camera. It's a great deal because it is still possible to find at +- 300€. If you put together the specs and this price... it's a bargain!
P.S: you can change screen mode to photography, it is more color accurate (and less yellowish).
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Dont forget the sound quality!!!
The good implementation of wolfson chip makes it a HIGH-END flac player.