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Samsung Galaxy Alpha Mobile Phone
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3.9 out of 5
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4.7 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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38
4.4 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.3Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz1.4 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in4.8 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi306.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen supportnonoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.6 f2.2 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 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.1 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB128GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
PlasticPlastic
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.21 in5.38 in5.59 in
Width2.58 in2.78 in2.85 in
Depth0.26 in0.34 in0.32 in
Weight4.06 oz4.69 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitoryes
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

IRyesyesyes
FM radio
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputNoMHLMHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1860.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time350.0 h830.0 h390.0 h
Talk time11.0 h22.0 h21.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging yesnoyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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