Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)

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NETWOR Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
K 2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Network SCDMA
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - G850A, SM-
G850W
4G LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600),
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800),
Network 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) -
5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G850F
G8508S
  LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800),
4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) -
G850A, SM-G850W SM-G850M
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50
Mbps Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
EDGE Yes Yes
LAUNCH Announced 2014, August 2014, August
Status Available. Released 2014, September Available. Released 2014, September
BODY Dimensions 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26
in) in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
DISPLAY Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen,
16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (~312 ppi pixel density) 720 x 1280 pixels (~312 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
PLATFOR OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), planned upgrade to Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2
M 5.0 (Lollipop) (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Exynos 5430 Octa
CPU Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU Adreno 330 Mali-T628 MP6
MEMOR Card slot No No
Y Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
CAMER Primary 12 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, phase detection
12 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, autofocus, LED flash
A autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile
detection, panorama, HDR detection, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,
720p@120fps 720p@120fps
Secondary 2.1 MP 2.1 MP
SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  - Active noise cancellation with dedicated - Active noise cancellation with dedicated
mic mic
COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi
Direct, hotspot Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
FEATURE Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), Fingerprint (front-mounted),
S accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass,
heart rate heart rate
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push
Mail, IM Mail, IM
Browser HTML5 HTML5
Java No No
  - ANT+ support - ANT+ support
- Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) - Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
- MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP4/WMV/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor - Photo/video editor
- Document viewer - Document viewer
BATTER   Removable Li-Ion 1860 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1860 mAh battery
Y Stand-by Up to 312 h (3G) Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 13 h (3G) Up to 11 h (3G)
Music play Up to 59 h Up to 37 h
MISC
Colors Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling
White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue
SAR US 1.25 W/kg (head)     1.05 W/kg (body)     1.18 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.40 W/kg (head)     0.27 W/kg (body)     0.37 W/kg (head)     0.51 W/kg (body)    
Price group 8/10 7/10
TESTS Performance Basemark OS II: 915 / Basemark OS II 2.0:
1054
Basemark X: 11065
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.509
(sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB, noise 61dB, ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -95.7dB / Crosstalk -65.6dB
Battery life 52h endurance rating