Samsung took the wraps off its latest Galaxy
smartphone, the Galaxy Alpha. The South Korean
electronics giant is calling the Galaxy Alpha"the
evolution of Galaxy Design", touting its "metal
frame, elegantly curved corners, and a tactile soft
back cover".
The South Korean manufacturer has announced
that the Galaxy Alpha will be globally released
sequentially starting September in over 150
countries, but the company did not officialy reveal
the pricing of the device. However, a report
pegged the off-contract price of the device at
$689 (approximately Rs. 42,250).
Samsung says the newly-unveiled Galaxy Alpha with
metal frame is built using "sophisticated and
compact construction techniques."
The Galaxy Alpha
was previously previewed by the company at a
yachting event in Moscow.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha runs the latest Android
4.4.4 KitKat out-of-the-box. It features a 4.7-
inch HD (720x1280 pixels) Super AMOLED display.
The handset sports a sleek profile with dimensions
132.4x65.5x6.7mm and weighs 115 grams.
Much like recently released high-end smartphones
- the Samsung Galaxy Alpha also comes with
the LTE Cat.6 support denoting LTE-A speeds of
up to 300Mbps (peak download rates).
The Galaxy Alpha is powered by an octa-core
chipset, most probably Samsung's Exynos SoC, with
quad-core 1.8GHz and quad-core 1.3GHz. The
smartphone also comes in a quad-core variant with
a clock speed of 2.5GHz, presumably the
Snapdragon 805 SoC the other LTE-A smartphones
are carrying.
Considering that Samsung launched the octa-core
variant of the Galaxy S5 in India, we can expect
the company to announce the octa-core variant of
the Galaxy Alpha, and may bring the LTE-A
version later.
There is 2GB of RAM and 32GB inbuilt storage,
which is non-expandable. The Galaxy Alpha sports a
12-megapixel rear camera and also includes 2.1-
megapixel front-facing camera. It packs an
1860mAh battery.
Apart from LTE, other connectivity options include
Micro-USB, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPRS/EDGE, 3G,
and NFC. The Galaxy Alpha, much like the flagship
Galaxy S5, comes with fingerprint scanner.
The company notes that the Galaxy Alpha at launch
will be available in Charcoal Black, Dazzling White,
Frosted Gold, Sleek Silver, and Scuba Blue colour
variants.
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