The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is what the Samsung Galaxy S5 should have been. The company has finally added some metal on its device and it could easily be the best looking of all Samsung
smartphones right now.
The device has a 4.7 inch 720p display, with makes it compact and the overall is very iPhone-like. Nevertheless, the Alpha has it's own personality, looks and feels very good, even with the same faux-leather back as the Galaxy S5. It is also incredibly light and slim, weighing only 115 grams more than the iPhone 5S.
The device though takes a hit in two departments, the first being performance and the second the display. While the 720p display is bright and really good to use, the 40k price tag begs for a 1080p display, especially because the much lower priced Moto X has it. The Super AMOLED display also tends to oversaturate colours quite a bit, although it's largely a personal performance.
The bigger problem in the Alpha is the heating. The slim form factor coupled with an Octa-core SoC results in easy heating. This results in thermal throttling of the processor and hence a drop in performance. During extended gaming, you would have to let the device cool down often.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha though has a respectable 12 MP Camera. Even though the megapixel count might seem low, the camera actually takes very good pictures in normal lighting conditions. The camera does stutter a little bit under tubelights and low light, but it is still better than many others in the market.
Specification
Display : 4.7 inch 720p
Camera : 12 MP Primary and 2.1 MP front
CPU : Exynos 5 Octa-core (1.8 GHz Quad-core + 1.3GHz Quad-core)
Storage : 32GB internal Storage
RAM : 2 GB
OS : Android 4.4.4 Kitkat with TouchWiz UI
Battery : 1860 mAh
Pros :
Cons :
Rating
Features : .......................80
Design : ...........................80
Performance : ...............84
Value : .............................85
Overall Scores : ............82
smartphones right now.
The device has a 4.7 inch 720p display, with makes it compact and the overall is very iPhone-like. Nevertheless, the Alpha has it's own personality, looks and feels very good, even with the same faux-leather back as the Galaxy S5. It is also incredibly light and slim, weighing only 115 grams more than the iPhone 5S.
The device though takes a hit in two departments, the first being performance and the second the display. While the 720p display is bright and really good to use, the 40k price tag begs for a 1080p display, especially because the much lower priced Moto X has it. The Super AMOLED display also tends to oversaturate colours quite a bit, although it's largely a personal performance.
The bigger problem in the Alpha is the heating. The slim form factor coupled with an Octa-core SoC results in easy heating. This results in thermal throttling of the processor and hence a drop in performance. During extended gaming, you would have to let the device cool down often.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha though has a respectable 12 MP Camera. Even though the megapixel count might seem low, the camera actually takes very good pictures in normal lighting conditions. The camera does stutter a little bit under tubelights and low light, but it is still better than many others in the market.
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Specification
Display : 4.7 inch 720p
Camera : 12 MP Primary and 2.1 MP front
CPU : Exynos 5 Octa-core (1.8 GHz Quad-core + 1.3GHz Quad-core)
Storage : 32GB internal Storage
RAM : 2 GB
OS : Android 4.4.4 Kitkat with TouchWiz UI
Battery : 1860 mAh
Pros :
- Metal frame, 6.7mm slim, 115g of weight
- LTE connectivity (Cat. 6, 300Mbps downlink)
- 4.7" 1280 x 720 Super AMOLED display with 312 ppi pixel density
- Android OS v4.4 KitKat with TouchWiz UI
- Octa-core processor (1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 + 1.8GHz Cortex-A15),
- Exynos 5 Octa 5430 chipset, Mali-T628MP6 GPU
- 2GB of RAM
- 12MP camera with LED flash
- 2.1MP front-facing camera
- 2160p video recording
- 32GB of built-in storage
- Fingerprint scanner with PayPal payments support and private mode access
- Heart-rate monitor
- Motion and gesture control, Air view
- 1,860mAh battery
Cons :
- Low battery capacity
- Still plenty of plastic in the design
- Non-expandable storage
- No TV-Out option (no MHL or SlimPort)
- Not water resistant (like the S5 mini or Z1 Compact)
Rating
Features : .......................80
Design : ...........................80
Performance : ...............84
Value : .............................85
Overall Scores : ............82
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