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Samsung Galaxy Alpha Mobile Phone
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3.9 out of 5
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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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4.5 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.4Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz1.2 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory2 GB1 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.0 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px960 x 540 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
N/A
Super AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi220.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnonoyes
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
1.9 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps30.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
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
yes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage32 GB8 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesno
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB128GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • White
  • Grey
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height5.21 in5.7 in5.65 in
Width2.58 in2.84 in2.78 in
Depth0.26 in0.34 in0.27 in
Weight4.06 oz5.5 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryes
N/A
yes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitoryes
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesnoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesnoyes
Video outputNoNoMHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC

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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1860.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Standby time350.0 h
N/A
N/A
Talk time11.0 h17.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging yesnoyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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