Phone comparison

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

3.6/5

7 votes

GENERAL

Introduced

September 2014

Announced

August 2014

Network (2G)

GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / GSM 850

Network (3G)

Form factor

Block

Antenna type

Internal

SAR value (EU)

0.370 W/Kg

SAR value (US)

1.180 W/Kg

SIM INFORMATION

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

SIM Type

nano-SIM

Multi-SIM

HARDWARE SPECS

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Internal Storage

32 GB

RAM

2 GB

CPU / Chipset

Exynos 5 Octa 5430, quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz

GPU

Mali-T628 MP6

SIZE

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Weight

115.0 g (with battery)

Dimensions

132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7

DISPLAY

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Type

Graphical

Coloured

Yes, Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size

4.70 inch

Resolution

720 x 1280 pixels

Extras

- Gorilla Glass 4

RINGTONES

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Polyphonic ringtones

Yes

Ringtone profiles

Yes

Extras

- MP3, WAV ringtones

NETWORKING

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

GPRS

Yes

EDGE

Yes

DATA

Yes, LTE-A Cat6, 300 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL

WLAN

Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes, 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE

Yes

WAP

Yes

Browser

Yes, HTML5

Email client

Yes

PC kit

CAMERA

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Type

Builtin, 12 MP

Photo Resolution

4128 x 3096 pixels

Flash

LED Flash

Autofocus

Yes

Secondary camera

Yes, 2.1MP

Extras

- dual camera, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, panorama, HDR

FEATURES

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Vibration

Yes

SMS

Send / Receive

MMS

Send / Receive

Java

Games

Yes, (changeable)

Clock

Yes

Alarm

Yes

Calculator

Yes

Calendar

Yes

To-do list

Yes

Voice dialing

Yes

Voice memo

Yes

Multiple numbers / contact

Yes

Handsfree

Yes

Headset jack

Yes

Extras

- ANT+ support
- Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- SNS integration
- Organizer