Galaxy Alpha - Samsung Mobile Phones: Technical Specifications, Features and Reviews

Submitted By Asha Manoj on 20 March 2015

Manufacturer : Samsung
Model : Galaxy Alpha
OS : Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop)
Network : GSM / HSPA / LTE
Dimensions : 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
Weight : 115 gm
SIM Type : Nano-SIM (4FF)
Available Colors : Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue

Samsung Galaxy Alpha is an Android smart phone produced by Samsung Electronics. A high-end device, the Galaxy Alpha is Samsung's first smart phone to incorporate a metallic frame, although the remainder of its physical appearance still resembles previous models such as the Galaxy S5. It also incorporates Samsung's new Exynos 5430 system-on-chip, which is the first mobile system-on-chip to use a 20 nanometer manufacturing process.

The phone's Super slim feature and all the advanced technology offers an excellent grip and impressive capabilities all in one hand. It's power efficiency feature saves battery charge and increase the usage time.

The phone's private mode keeps the personal information secure and hidden in a secret location that can only be accessed by the swipe of your finger.

Hardware Specification

Processor : Octa-Core 1.8GHz, 1.3GHz
RAM Size : 2 GB
Internal Storage : 32 GB

Display Specification

Display Type : Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Display Size : 11.90 cm
Touchscreen : Yes
Display Resolution : 1280 x 720 (HD)
Display Multitouch : Yes
Display Protection : Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Main Camera : CMOS 12.0 MP
Main Camera Flash : Yes
Main Camera Auto Focus : Yes
Main Camera Video Recording Resolution : UHD 4K (3840 x 2160)@30fps
Front Camera : CMOS 2.1 MP

Battery Specification

Battery Capacity : 1860 mAh Li-ion
Talk Time : Up to 11 hours
Audio Playback Time : Up to 37 hours
Video Playback Time : Up to 10 hours
Internet Usage Time 3G : Up to 9 hours
Internet Usage Time Lte : Up to 9 hours
Internet Usage Time WiFi : Up to 11 hours

Connectivity

Standby Time : Up to 350 h (3G)
Operating Frequency : 1,800 and 1,900 MHz; 3G (HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s): 850, 900, 1,900 and 2,100 MHz; LTE: 800, 850, 900, 1,800, 2,100 and 2,600 MHz
Connectivity Internet : Yes
Connectivity 3G : Yes
Connectivity 4G : Yes
Connectivity WiFi : 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4G+5GHz, VHT80 MIMO
Connectivity WiFi Direct : Yes
Connectivity DLNA : No
Connectivity Bluetooth : Bluetooth v4.0
Connectivity NFC : Yes
Connectivity Infrared Port : Yes
Connectivity USB : USB 2.0
Connectivity Ant+ : Yes
Connectivity MHL : No

Location Technology

Location GPS : Yes
Location Glonass : Yes

Sound

Alert Types : Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker : Yes
Mobile Earjack : 3.5 mm

Audio and Video

Video Playing Format : MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM
Audio Playing Format : MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA

Sensors

Geomagnetic Sensor : Yes
Fingerprint Sensor : Yes
Hall Sensor : Yes
Gyro Sensor : Yes
Accelerometer Sensor : Yes
Light Sensor : Yes
Gesture Sensor : Yes

Other Features

Other features : Wearable Device Support, S-Voice