SAMSUNG is going to release a new smartphone in September of this year (2014) which is sure to be totally awesome. With a 12 Mega Pixels camera and PayPal certified fingerprint-sensors, SAMSUNG Galaxy Alpha is expected to be released in September as it was announced a few days back.
The SAMSUNG Galaxy Alpha is going to be an astounding change in the SAMSUNG product strategy. It certainly has many of the Galaxy S5 key selling features, while staking on more premium material such as aluminum. But it's not another flagship, no, it's rather an offshoot of the Galaxy family tree - something that the Galaxy S5 mini could have been but is not. A strange bird, indeed.
The new 4G Samsung handset is called the Galaxy Alpha, and on the specs front packs a generous but not crazy big 4.7 inch HD Super AMOLED display; an octa core processor (Quad 1.8GHz + Quad 1.3GHz); 2GB of RAM; a 12 megapixel rear camera and 2.1MP front lens; and it runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat. Samsung’s fingerprint sensor is also on board.
There’s 32GB of internal memory and no Micro SD expansion slot — presumably that’s had to be sacrificed to make way for the seamless metal-band design.
The most notable tweak here is Samsung’s shift away from plastic — with a metal-edged silhouette that closely resembles the iPhone, although the back of the device has a soft texture — rather than the iPhone’s glass/metal — and the same dot pattern Samsung used on its Galaxy S5 flagship earlier this year.
The GSM Arena comments about it: "The Samsung Galaxy Alpha presents a nice departure from the Galaxy S5 design language." The Galaxy Alpha has a smaller screen than the S5 to make it much more pocketable and also, undoubtedly, to allow it to compete with the iPhone 6 directly.
Read all the features of SAMSUNG Galaxy Alpha's features below:
The SAMSUNG Galaxy Alpha is going to be an astounding change in the SAMSUNG product strategy. It certainly has many of the Galaxy S5 key selling features, while staking on more premium material such as aluminum. But it's not another flagship, no, it's rather an offshoot of the Galaxy family tree - something that the Galaxy S5 mini could have been but is not. A strange bird, indeed.
The new 4G Samsung handset is called the Galaxy Alpha, and on the specs front packs a generous but not crazy big 4.7 inch HD Super AMOLED display; an octa core processor (Quad 1.8GHz + Quad 1.3GHz); 2GB of RAM; a 12 megapixel rear camera and 2.1MP front lens; and it runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat. Samsung’s fingerprint sensor is also on board.
There’s 32GB of internal memory and no Micro SD expansion slot — presumably that’s had to be sacrificed to make way for the seamless metal-band design.
The most notable tweak here is Samsung’s shift away from plastic — with a metal-edged silhouette that closely resembles the iPhone, although the back of the device has a soft texture — rather than the iPhone’s glass/metal — and the same dot pattern Samsung used on its Galaxy S5 flagship earlier this year.
The GSM Arena comments about it: "The Samsung Galaxy Alpha presents a nice departure from the Galaxy S5 design language." The Galaxy Alpha has a smaller screen than the S5 to make it much more pocketable and also, undoubtedly, to allow it to compete with the iPhone 6 directly.
Read all the features of SAMSUNG Galaxy Alpha's features below:
| General | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
|---|---|---|
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |
| 4G Network | LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 | |
| SIM | Nano-SIM | |
| Announced | 2014, August | |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 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) | |
| - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified) |
| Display | Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.7 inches (~312 ppi pixel density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | |
| Protection | TBD |
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| Memory | Card slot | No |
|---|---|---|
| Internal | 32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Data | GPRS | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| EDGE | Yes | |
| Speed | HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | |
| NFC | Yes | |
| USB | microUSB v2.0 |
| Camera | Primary | 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Dual camera, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps | |
| Secondary | 2.1 MP |
| Features | OS | Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5430 | |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 | |
| GPU | Mali-T628 MP6 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate | |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS | |
| Browser | HTML5 | |
| Radio | No | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | |
| Colors | Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue | |
| - ANT+ support - Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - SNS integration - MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Organizer - Photo/video editor - Document viewer - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input (Swype) |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1860 mAh battery | |
|---|---|---|
| Stand-by | ||
| Talk time |
| Misc | SAR US | 1.18 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body) |
|---|---|---|
| SAR EU | 0.37 W/kg (head) 0.51 W/kg (body) |
