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