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Samsung Galaxy Alpha Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 10Android 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz2.73 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Samsung Exynos 990Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory2 GB8 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in6.2 in5.1 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px3200 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDInfinity-O Dynamic AMOLED 2X
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi563.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 6.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRnoyesnoyes
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx64.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
1.7 f
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps
N/A
240.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/1.8
N/A
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
76.0 °
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
120.0 °
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
79.0 °
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.1 Mpx10.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
76.0 °
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.2F/1.7F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"

Storage

Internal storage32 GB128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
yesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
200GB256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Cloud blue
  • Pink cloud
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Water resistantno
N/A
yesyes
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.21 in5.97 in5.61 in5.86 in
Width2.58 in2.72 in2.74 in2.68 in
Depth0.26 in0.31 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight4.06 oz5.75 oz5.36 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitoryes
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Electronic SIM card
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
  • e-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.05.0 LE4.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yesyes
Video outputNo
N/A
NoDisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CMicro-USBUSB Type-C
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LAA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
nono
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1860.0 mAh4000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time350.0 h
N/A
288.0 h326.0 h
Talk time11.0 h20.0 h27.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging yesyesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • Qi
  • Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
  • Wireless PowerShare
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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