Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)

Released 2014, September
115g, 6.7mm thickness
Android 4.4.4
32GB storage, no card slot
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4.7"
720x1280 pixels
12MP
2160p
2GB RAM
Snapdragon 801
1860mAh
Li-Ion

Versions:
G850A for AT&T
G850W for Canada
G8508S for East & Southeast Asia

Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - G850A, SM-G850W
	4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G8508S
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - G850A, SM-G850W
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 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)
	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), planned upgrade to 5.0 (Lollipop)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
	CPU	Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
	GPU	Adreno 330

Memory	Card slot	No
	Internal	32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	12 MP (f/2.2, 31mm), PDAF, LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
	Secondary	2.1 MP

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, BDS
	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 312 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 13 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 59 h

Misc	Colors	Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue
	SAR	1.25 W/kg (head) 1.05 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.40 W/kg (head) 0.27 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 450 EUR

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Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801) - user opinions and reviews

Focha
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09 Sep 2017

Great smartphone. Incredible camera quality. Amazing performance. Really bad battery life. The battery it just sucks. This phone deserves a better battery pack.

Anonymous
XQP
19 Jul 2017

I would like to see new Alpha, same size, desine but new bigger battery. Love this phone.

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tV0
10 Jul 2017

I have using this galaxy alpha for almost 2 years since 2015 and it's fit me well. With its metallic exterior design and super-slim-light make it more convenient for daily use. About the camera nothing problem at all eventhough the tech is a bi...