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| Samsung galaxy alpha |
Apple filled a gaping hole in its product lineup with new iPhones boasting larger screens like Samsung's flagship Galaxy smartphones. Now, Samsung is coming out with a smaller phone that looks and feels more like an iPhone.
The new iPhones measure 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches diagonally, up from 4 inches before. Still, that's smaller than the 5.1 inches on the Galaxy S5 and the 5.7 inches on the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Note 4 phones.
But even Samsung is stepping back from its recent practice of releasing ever-bigger phones. The new Galaxy Alpha matches the 4.7 inches on the iPhone 6 and has a metal frame like the new iPhones, reflecting Samsung's attempt to mirror Apple's emphasis on design.
Unfortunately, the Alpha falls short in a few ways, including the resolution of its display. Other shortcomings will become apparent as I go through the various features.
The Alpha will be available in the U.S. starting Friday through AT&T. It will cost $200 with a two-year service contract, or $613 without one. The $613 price, which can be paid in installments, is less than the $650 starting price for the Galaxy S5 (Review | Pictures) and the iPhone 6. You also get double the storage with the Alpha, but it's still a high price to pay for technology that isn't top of the line.
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| Samsung galaxy alpha |
Samsung Galaxy Alpha Full phone specifications
GENERAL
- Device type: Smart phone
- OS: Android (4.4.4) TouchWiz UI
- Dimensions: 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches (132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm )
- Weight: 4.06 oz (115 g) the average is 4.9 oz (139 g)
- Price Rs. 39,990
DISPLAY
- Physical size: 4.7 inches
- Resolution: 720 x 1280 pixels
- Pixel density: 312 ppi
- Technology: Super AMOLED
- Colors: 16 777 216
- Touchscreen: Multi-touch
- Features: Light sensor, Proximity sensor
CAMERA
- Camera: 12 megapixels
- Flash: LED
- Aperture size: F2.2
- Focal length 31 mm
- Features: CMOS image sensor, Autofocus, Touch to focus, Manual focus, Digital image stabilization, Face detection, Smile detection, Exposure compensation, ISO control, White balance presets, Burst mode, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama, Scenes, Effects
- Camcorder: 3840x2160 (4K) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (1080p HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (720p HD) (120 fps)
- Features: Digital image stabilization, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
- Front-facing camera: 2.1 megapixels
HARDWARE
- System chip: Exynos 5 5430
- Processor: 8-core, 1800 MHz, ARM Cortex-A15 and ARM Cortex-A7
- Graphics processor: ARM Mali-T628 MP6
- System memory: 2048 MB RAM
- Built-in storage: 32 GB
- Maximum User Storage: 25 GB
BATTERY
- Talk time (3G): 11.00 hours, the average is 15 h (901 min)
- Capacity: 1860 mAh
MULTIMEDIA
- Music player: Filter by: Album, Artist, Playlists
- Features: Album art cover, Background playback
- Radio: FM
- Speakers: Earpiece, Loudspeaker
- YouTube player: Yes
INTERNET BROWSING
- Browser: Google Chrome
- Built-in online services support: YouTube (upload), Picasa/Google+
TECHNOLOGY
- GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- UMTS: 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz
- FDD LTE: 800 (band 20), 850 (band 5), 900 (band 8), 1800 (band 3), 1900 (band 2), 2100 (band 1), 2600 (band 7) MHz
- Data: LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, EDGE, GPRS
- nano-SIM: Yes
- Positioning: GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
- Navigation: Yes
CONNECTIVITY
- Bluetooth: 4.0
- Wi-Fi: 802.11 a, b, g, n, n 5GHz, ac
- Mobile hotspot: Yes
- USB: USB 2.0
- Connector: microUSB
- Features: Mass storage device, USB charging
- Other: NFC, DLNA, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, ANT+
OTHER FEATURES
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall, Fingerprint ID, Gesture
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
