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Samsung Galaxy Alpha Mobile Phone
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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.4Android 4.4Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz2.3 GHz2.5 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory2 GB3 GB2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.7 in5.1 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi386.0 ppi432.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnoyesyesyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.2 f2.2 f1.9 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3.2"1/2.6"1/2.6"
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yesyesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.1 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesno
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB128GB128GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Lilac
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Beige
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
PlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnonoyesno
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.21 in5.95 in5.59 in5.65 in
Width2.58 in3.12 in2.85 in2.78 in
Depth0.26 in0.33 in0.32 in0.27 in
Weight4.06 oz5.93 oz5.11 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitoryes
N/A
yesyes
Humidity
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyesyes

Other features

IRyesyesyesyes
Projector
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
FM radio
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Built-in stereo speakers
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
nono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • HDMI
  • USB
USB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputNoMHLMHLMHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMiracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1860.0 mAh3200.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Standby time350.0 h420.0 h390.0 h
N/A
Talk time11.0 h21.0 h21.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyesyes
Wireless charging yesyesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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