Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Description

Apart from the metal frame, the Samsung Galaxy Alpha looks a lot like the Galaxy S5 in terms of design with similarly position buttons and overall styling. Hardware-wise the phone features a 4.7-inch 720p display, Exynos 5 Octa SOC with four cores running at 1.8GHz and four more at 1.3GHz, and 2GB of RAM. The build-in storage is 32GB and can't be expanded via MicroSD. There is 12 megapixels camera on the back (capable of 4K video recording), as well as 2.1 front shooter. The Galaxy Alpha is running Android 4.4.4 KitKat with TouchWiz.

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Expected Price: Price not available

Feature Highlights

• Android v4.4.4 (KitKat)
• 4.7 Inch, 720x1280 px display, Super AMOLED
• Octa core 1800 MHz processor
• 12 MP Primary Camera, 2.1 MP Secondary
• 3G, WiFi, NFC
• 32 GB Internal Memory
• 2 GB RAM
• 1860 mAh, Li-Ion battery

Specification 

General

• 2G network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G network: HSDPA
• 4G network: LTE
• SIM: Nano-SIM
• Availability:
• Release on: 12 Sep 2014

Design

• Device type: Smart phone
• OS: Android (4.4.4) TouchWiz UI
• Dimensions: 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches (132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm )
• Weight: 4.06 oz (115 g) the average is 4.8 oz (136 g)

Display

• Physical size: 4.7 inches
• Resolution: 720 x 1280 pixels
• Pixel density: 312 ppi
• Technology: Super AMOLED
• Colors: Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue
• Touchscreen: Multi-touch
• Features: Light sensor, Proximity sensor

Camera

• Camera: 12 MP
• Flash: LED 
• Aperture size: F2.2
• Focal length (35mm equivalent): 31 mm
• Features: Autofocus, Touch to focus, Manual focus, Digital image stabilization, Face detection, Smile detection, Exposure compensation, ISO control, White balance presets, Burst mode, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama, Scenes, Effects
• Camcorder: 3840x2160 (4K) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (1080p HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (720p HD) (120 fps)
• Features: Digital image stabilization, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
• Front-facing camera: 2.1 MP

Hardware

• System chip: Exynos 5 5430
• Processor: 8-core, 1800 MHz, ARM Cortex-A15 and ARM Cortex-A7
• Graphics processor: ARM Mali-T628 MP6
• System memory: 2048 MB RAM
• Built-in storage: 32 GB
• Maximum User Storage: 25 GB

Battery

• Capacity: 1860 mAh

Multimedia

• Music player:
  • Filter by: Album, Artist, Playlists
  • Features: Album art cover, Background playback
• Radio: FM
• Speakers: Earpiece, Loudspeaker
• YouTube player: Yes

Internet browsing

• Browser: Google Chrome
• Built-in online services support: YouTube (upload), Picasa/Google+

Technology

• Data: LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, EDGE, GPRS
• nano-SIM: Yes
• Positioning: GPS, A-GPS
• Navigation: Yes

Connectivity

• Bluetooth: 4.0
• Wi-Fi: 802.11 a, b, g, n, n 5GHz, ac
  • Mobile hotspot: Yes
• USB: USB 3.0
  • Connector: microUSB
  • Features: Mass storage device, USB charging
• Other: NFC, DLNA, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, ANT+

Other features

• Notifications: Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
• Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall, Fingerprint ID, Gesture, Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording