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Samsung Galaxy Alpha Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
17
3.9 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
14 %
4 stars
85 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4
4 editorial reviews
It's busy at the bottom, and the Core Prime struggles to stand out.Read more
The Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime has an ambitious name, but behind it is an ordinary midrange phone. It puts functionality ahead of screen fidelity,...Read more
In-depth review of the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916, Qualcomm Adreno 306, 5.0", 0.2 kg) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and evaluationsRead more
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2 editorial reviews
Cricket Wireless' $180 entry-level smartphone lures you in with its 8-megapixel shooter.Read more
In-depth review of the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916, Qualcomm Adreno 306, 5.0", 0.2 kg) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and evaluationsRead more
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User rating
38
4.4 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
52 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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4.0 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
0 %
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0 %
41
4.1 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.4Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz1.2 GHz1.5 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916ARM Cortex-A53
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T720 MP2
RAM memory2 GB1 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px960 x 540 px960 x 540 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
N/A
IPS TFT
Pixel density312.0 ppi220.0 ppi220.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
2.2 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage32 GB8 GB32 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • White
  • Grey
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Black
  • Silver
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Plastic
N/A
Water resistantnono
N/A
Shock resistantnono
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.21 in5.7 in5.7 in
Width2.58 in2.84 in2.84 in
Depth0.26 in0.34 in0.35 in
Weight4.06 oz5.5 oz5.64 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyes
N/A
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
N/A
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitoryes
N/A
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
NFCyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
USB version2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesnoyes
Video outputNoNo
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
N/A
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
N/A
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyes
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1860.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time350.0 h
N/A
N/A
Talk time11.0 h17.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging yesno
N/A

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