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
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
source: Samsung France (translated)
Related phones
- Display 4.7" 720 x 1280 pixels
- Camera 12 MP / 2.1 MP front
- Processor Samsung Exynos 5 Octa, Octa-core, 1800 MHz
- Memory
- Storage 32 GB
- Battery 1860 mAh(11h 3G talk time)
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: 6025; 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
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
5. AkihiroUchiha
Posts: 12; Member since: Dec 05, 2014
Woah..looks weird.
posted on Dec 23, 2014, 6:04 AM 2
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
17. 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, 12:49 PM 0
11. TechieXP1969
Posts: 14967; Member since: Sep 25, 2013
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.
posted on Dec 23, 2014, 8:31 AM 0
12. bubbadoes
Posts: 1225; Member since: May 03, 2012
Why don't Samsung stop all of this cheap faux stuff and get on with a real aluminum phone and stop releasing a phone every day of the week
posted on Dec 23, 2014, 9:04 AM 2
14. Doctorluv unregistered
Well, at the end of the day beauty is in the eyes of the beholder! Argument dun!
