The Galaxy Alpha is loaded with a hefty 12 MP rear-facing camera. Judging purely by sensor size, that's a step down from the Galaxy S5's 16 MP monster.

From the buzz on the nets, we gather that this camera is comparable to the S5's in quality if not quantity of pixels—and that both fall a little short of the iPhone 6's 8 MP camera, which has better low-light performance and color accuracy.