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Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Samsung Galaxy Alpha
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  • Released 2014, September
    115g, 6.7mm thickness
    Android 4.4.4, up to 5.0.2
    32GB storage, no card slot
  • 0.3% 19,513,202 hits
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  • 4.7"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 12MP
    2160p
  • 2GB RAM
    Exynos 5430 Octa
  • 1860mAh
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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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2014, August. Released 2014, September
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
Our 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

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  • Anonymous
  • BnF
  • 14 Nov 2025

It's perfect

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  • Tittu
  • vnJ
  • 07 Nov 2025

Yeah I am still using in 2025 since 2014 ...I love its camera and light weight and touch ..its in genuine condition but battery is very poor...but love this phone ,don't wanna lose it

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  • Anonymous
  • gJt
  • 22 Oct 2025

Does Galaxy Alpha exist in 2025? It was a thing of beuty with a gorgeous camera, amoled screen and design back in 2014/2025, but how it exists 10 years later?

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