Only 100 of each of these Galaxy Alpha models with leather backs will be produced

posted by Chris P. / Dec 23, 2014, 5:37 AM

Only 100 of each of these Galaxy Alpha models with leather backs will be produced

Earlier today we posted an image showing off four distinct leather back panels that Samsung was prepping for use with limited edition Galaxy Alpha models. Not even three hours later, Samsung published said models on its French site and we now have a good, high-res look and the whole back story in front of us.

To start off, Samsung will only produce 100 units of each model, or 400 units total. Developed alongside Free Lance and Jean-Baptiste Rautureau, these are aimed at both sexes – brown and dark gray for men, burgundy and teal for the ladies. It is unclear what type of leather we're looking at, but we do know that each model will cost €649 (~$794), while the standard edition of the Alpha costs €569 (~$696) in France.

In case you're unfamiliar with the Galaxy Alpha, it's the first modern Samsung smartphone to feature metal (its frame). It's got a 4.7-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 720 x 1280, good for a pixel density of 312, an octa-core Exynos 5430 processor, 2GB of RAM, and a 12-megapixel rear camera with support for 4K video capture. The Galaxy Alpha's slender, 0.27 in (6.9 mm) profile and the inclusion of a fingerprint scanner and a heart rate monitor don't leave much space for a battery, however – the juicer on board is only 1,860 mAh.

Read our full review of the Samsung Galaxy Alpha.

Limited edition Galaxy Alpha

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source: Samsung France (translated)

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23 Comments

1. brrunopt

Posts: 742; Member since: Aug 15, 2013

thank god only 100 , ugly as hell..

posted on Dec 23, 2014, 5:50 AM 14

10. TechieXP1969

Posts: 14967; Member since: Sep 25, 2013

I hate to see what you think looks good, because it is likely hideous to everyone else. Looks are subjective at best. I rather they be black. The one that is ugly is the teal one. The rest because they are darker look fairly nice. I wonder if it's real leather.

posted on Dec 23, 2014, 8:27 AM 2

21. Scott93274

Posts: 6032; Member since: Aug 06, 2013

lol, looks are really subjective because the red and teal ones are the ones I like the most. Too bad they're Samsung though, I lost interest in them after some hands on time with touchwiz.

posted on Dec 24, 2014, 1:29 AM 1

18. AnTuTu

Posts: 1602; Member since: Oct 14, 2012

Get your eyes tested dude :(

posted on Dec 23, 2014, 2:31 PM 2

19. Pancholo

Posts: 380; Member since: Feb 27, 2012

But I like the one with the T-Rex leather.

posted on Dec 23, 2014, 2:47 PM 0

2. AmitMajumder

Posts: 178; Member since: May 21, 2012

Looks Awesome!!!!

posted on Dec 23, 2014, 5:59 AM 6

3. greenelektron

Posts: 537; Member since: Sep 10, 2014

Does anyone care?

posted on Dec 23, 2014, 5:59 AM 2

15. tech2

Posts: 3487; Member since: Oct 26, 2012

Clearly, you do. Since you bothered to open the article, read and leave a comment.

posted on Dec 23, 2014, 12:26 PM 6

4. medtxa

Posts: 1655; Member since: Jun 02, 2014

Awesome the best looking custom leather phone wow!

posted on Dec 23, 2014, 6:04 AM 6

5. AkihiroUchiha

Posts: 12; Member since: Dec 05, 2014

Woah..looks weird.

posted on Dec 23, 2014, 6:04 AM 2

6. Neros

Posts: 1016; Member since: Dec 19, 2014

5th's awesome.

posted on Dec 23, 2014, 6:17 AM 1

7. deanylev

Posts: 234; Member since: Mar 11, 2014

Stop saying it's the first Samsung smartphone to feature metal, it's not. The Samsung wave series had metal. Please correct, it was the first Galaxy smartphone to feature a decent amount of metal (the S4 active had metal faux screws)

posted on Dec 23, 2014, 6:45 AM 0

9. NotAGeek

Posts: 279; Member since: Jan 26, 2014

"it's the first modern Samsung smartphone".The Samsung wave was released in 2010 and with bada OS,it wasn't really modern nowadays

posted on Dec 23, 2014, 7:33 AM 0

16. shuaibhere

Posts: 1986; Member since: Jul 07, 2012

Samsung galaxy j released in 2013 was made out of metal... Now what???

posted on Dec 23, 2014, 12:44 PM 0

20. kent-gaga

Posts: 609; Member since: Apr 10, 2012

Galaxy J has a plastic frame that looks like metal

posted on Dec 24, 2014, 12:52 AM 0

17. shuaibhere

posted on Dec 23, 2014, 12:49 PM 0

8. redmd

Posts: 1926; Member since: Oct 26, 2011

Doesn't match the industrial front design.

posted on Dec 23, 2014, 7:30 AM 0

11. TechieXP1969

Samsung should use real leather on the Note. That would be awesome. Especially with the latest model. The metal sides with a leather back would have been awesome. I would even pay an extra $100 to have that. AT least I'd be getting something for my extra $100, unlike the latest iPhone models that use less than $1.00 worth of metal yet went up in price. This is a nice move, but Samsung has the money to do this as part of their manufacturing these days. Faux materials are out, use the real thing.