THE SAMSUNG GALAXY ALPHA has arrived, and looks to challenge the iPhone and HTC One M8 with its metal frame and octa-core processor.
Samsung quietly announced the Galaxy Alpha, as rumours had suggested, on 13 August, revealing that it will be available in the UK from the beginning of September. The smartphone is now shipping in the UK.
For those looking to pick up the Galaxy Alpha SIM-free, Mobilefun is offering the handset for £499. Since, online phone shop Handtec has started taking orders for the phone, pricing it at £497.99.
SIM : Nano-SIM
Announced : 2014, August
Status : Available. Released 2014, September
Dimensions : 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight : 115 g (4.06 oz)
Type : Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size : 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.7 inches (~312 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch : Yes
Protection : TBC
Alert types : Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker : Yes
3.5mm jack : Yes
Card slot : No
Internal : 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
GPRS : Yes
EDGE : Yes
Speed : HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat4, 150 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL
WLAN : Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth : v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
NFC : Yes
USB : microUSB v2.0
Primary : 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features : Dual camera, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
Video : 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, check quality
Secondary : 2.1 MP
OS : Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset : Exynos 5 Octa 5430
CPU : Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU : Mali-T628 MP6
Sensors : Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate
Messaging : SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser : HTML5
Radio : No
GPS : Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Java : Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Battery : Li-Ion 1860 mAh battery
