Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Should you buy the Samsung Galaxy Alpha?

Full Specifications

Versions: G850F (Europe); G850T (T-Mobile), G850M (Vodafone); G850FQ; G850Y
Also known as Samsung Galaxy Alfa

• Network Technology: GSM / HSPA / LTE

• 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

• 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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