Updated : May 10, 2018, 9:07 AM

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Full Specifications

Released · Sep 01, 2014

4.7-inch · 1280x720px

Single camera

1860 mAh

2GB · 32GB

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa

Android 5.1 Lollipop Samsung TouchWiz UI

This device is also known as Samsung SM-G850F, Samsung SM-G850A

8.8

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9.5

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Design
Dimensions	5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
Weight	4.06 oz (115.0 g)
Materials	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics	Fingerprint (swipe)
Features	Touch sensitive control keys
Colors	Black, Gold, Gray, Blue, White
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Display
Size	4.7-inch
Resolution	1280x720px, 312 PPI
Technology	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body	70.22 %
Colors	16 777 216
Features	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	1.7 (Good)
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Hardware
System chip	Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5433
Processor	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A15 and ARM Cortex-A7
GPU	Mali-T628 MP6
RAM	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage	32GB, available to use: 25 GB
OS	Android (5.1 Lollipop, 4.4.4), Samsung TouchWiz UI
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Battery
Capacity	1860 mAh
Type	Li - Ion

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	12 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 31 mm
Flash	LED
Video recording	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) HDR, EIS
Front	2.1 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.0
WLAN	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Multiple antennas, MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Gesture
Other	NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	DLNA

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM
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Phone Features
Notifications	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Aug 06, 2014 FCC ID value: A3LSMG850F
Measured SAR	Head: 1.05 W/kg Body: 0.48 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.18 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.71 W/kg

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Alternative variants

for AT&T

Differences from the main variant:
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
Processor	Quad-core 2500 MHz Krait 400
GPU	Adreno 330
Biometrics	Fingerprint (swipe)
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700 b)
3G	Bands 5(850), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Carrier Availability

Discontinued

AT&T

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Overall User Rating

(13 reviews)

9.5

Build quality

9.8

Camera quality

9.2

Performance

9.7

Display

9.5

Battery life and charging

7.8

Sallonikios

Arena Apprentice

A Great Deal

Posted: Mar 29, 2017, 8:40 AM

Phone owned for more than a year

One of the best phones I have ever had. Back at the time I bought it, it was a great value for money deal! It still serves my relatives (changed battery after 2 years). Only cons was the small capacity battery that sometimes internet got stuck and needed to restart the device.

Yasir192

Excellent Phone

Posted: Dec 10, 2015, 2:44 AM

Phone owned for less than a month

Excellent phone with all brilliant qualities im using a AT&T version of samsung galaxy Alpha and its the best phone of my life i have used s5 also and i think alpha is better the ns5 its small in size also

Coconut00

Arena Apprentice

An excellent compact phone

Edited: Dec 15, 2015, 5:51 PM

Phone owned for less than a year

I have had the Galaxy Alpha for more than two months and it is great! Though it was too pricey when it was released, now the pricing is in line with the Xperia Z3 Compact which means it is a good phone for the price.
My Alpha has been updated to lollipop, but, while I like the new looks of Lollipop, I feel the phone is slightly less snappy than on KitKat. The update has some bugs. Also, I feel a bit disappointed that Samsung doesn't give their phones newer TouchWiz versions. The phone crashes more often with Lollipop (phone has rebooted itself twice with Lollipop vs 0 in KitKat). I really don't care about no SD card since 32 GB is more than enough (at least for my needs). The battery is average at best.
The rest of the phone, though, is excellent. What I like the most about it is the fact that it is compact, yet powerful. It is the best compact option along the Xperia Z3 Compact. I strongly recommend!