Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Released 2014, September
115g, 6.7mm thickness
Android 4.4.4, up to 5.0.2
32GB storage, no card slot
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4.7"
720x1280 pixels
12MP
2160p
2GB RAM
Exynos 5430 Octa
1860mAh
Li-Ion

Versions: G850F (Europe); G850T (T-Mobile), G850M (Vodafone); G850FQ; G850Y
Also known as Samsung Galaxy Alfa

Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - G850F
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17 - SM-G850M
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2014, August. Released 2014, September
Launch	Status	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
	Weight	115 g (4.06 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM

Display	Type	Super AMOLED
	Size	4.7 inches, 60.9 cm² (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
	Chipset	Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)
	GPU	Mali-T628 MP6

Memory	Card slot	No
	Internal	32GB 2GB RAM
		eMMC 5.0

Main Camera	Single	12 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps

Selfie camera	Single	2.1 MP
	Video

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate
		ANT+

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 1860 mAh, removable
	Stand-by	Up to 350 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 11 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 37 h

Misc	Colors	Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue
	Models	SM-G850F, SM-G850FQ, SM-G850Y, SM-G850M, SM-G850T, SM-G850A, SM-G850S, SM-G850L, SM-G850K
	SAR	1.18 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.37 W/kg (head) 0.51 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 390 EUR


Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1054 Basemark X: 11065
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.509 (sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -95.7dB / Crosstalk -65.6dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 52h

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Samsung Galaxy Alpha - user opinions and reviews

Anonymous
n{k
23 Jun 2023

Definitely, it's a huge disappointment that GSMarena didn't make a professional 3D picture for this captivating phone when they make 3D pictures for other, same-looking, boring phablets.

Anonymous
gJt
04 Jun 2023

Gsmarena, make a good 3D view for this smartphone like all the other phones you do. Such an iconic and beautiful design deserves it. It was the first Samsung phone with metal frame, original colors and also a flagship back at its time. It should have...

Anonymous
n{k
06 Jan 2023

Either S2MPS18 or S2MPS13. I used the second one to fix it but did not work. My Galaxy Alpha died and is still dead - The worst is that I lost ALL of my files on it, and I still cry inside me about that.