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Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Galaxy Alpha features a 4.7-inch Super AMOLED display, Exynos 5430, premium aluminum frame, 12MP camera, and 1860mAh battery.

Samsung Galaxy Alpha is powered by the Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm). Battery: Li-Ion 1860 mAh, non-removable.

Launched 9/12/2014
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Full Specifications

Complete technical specifications

Network

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch

Announced
2014, August 13
Status
Available. Released 2014, September 12
Release Date
2014-09-12

Body

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)
Build
Glass front, aluminum frame, plastic back
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

Type
Super AMOLED
Size
4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~68.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
Screen-to-Body
~68.4%

Platform

OS
Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI
Chipset
Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm)
CPU
Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU
Mali-T628 MP6

Memory

Card Slot
No
Internal
32GB 2GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 5.0

Main Camera

Camera 1
12 MP, f/2.2, wide, AF
Features
LED flash
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps

Selfie Camera

Camera 1
2.1 MP, f/2.4, wide
Video
1080p@30fps

Sound

Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm Jack
Yes

Communications

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
microUSB 2.0

Features

Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate

Battery

Type
Li-Ion 1860 mAh, non-removable
Wired Charging
Fast charging 15W

Miscellaneous

Colors
Charcoal Black, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Sleek Silver, Scuba Blue
Models
SM-A850F, SM-A850F/DS, SM-A850S, SM-A850K, SM-A850L, SM-A850W
Price
$599 / €599 / £549