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	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G850F
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - SM-G850M
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes

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

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	Aluminum frame, plastic back
	SIM	Nano-SIM

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

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

Memory	Card slot	No
	Internal	32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Main Camera	Single	12 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, AF
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps

Selfie camera	Single	2.1 MP
	Video

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

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

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
		- ANT+ support - Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

Battery		Removable Li-Ion 1860 mAh battery
	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
	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: 915 / 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 life	Endurance rating 52h

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Samsung Galaxy Alpha - user opinions and reviews

Anonymous
p2L
14 Aug 2018

hey ... how is battery life on android 5.0 compared to Kitkat ????? T H A N K S

Ryan
akH
07 Aug 2018

Hello The protective case is not at all a bad thing. The device will not be uglier but the case will change its look. Even though this will take place put it, it is a bad idea not to put it because it is dangerous for the status of your phone.

Anonymous
d%5
24 Jul 2018

Hey i need your help I am not sure if it is a good idea about insering in in the original samsung flip case....should i insert it or not? It will still look the same beautiful? The case offers protection, or will scratch it more? :-( Opinions...