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AnonD-712885, 09 Nov 2017I've got three words to describe this phone : Completely Wa... moreMiss this phone every day. If I get back in time, I would still buy this phone. Unfortunately no one had known that this phone will be killed at lollipop. No one. And sub 5 inch phones are getting extremely rare these days. Iphone 8 comes to the rescue.

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    • AnonD-712885
    • QPh
    • 09 Nov 2017

    I've got three words to describe this phone : Completely Wasted Potential !

    I cannot even start to express how I liked this phone when I was using it back in the days. Sharp display, small form factor, bright display, bright colors, snappy processing, feels solid, has a very nice look. I got a spare one at home and everytime my current phone was giving up or having some kind of problem, I was gladly using back this phone until the repairs were done or I have a new phone.

    But why ? Why did they stop the updates at Android Lollipop ? Why did it have only 2GB of RAM ? And most of all... Why did they put a battery that is so low and a software that is so inefficient at managing battery power ? (I could BARELY last the day with this phone with normal operation... without battery saving)

    If it wasn't for these three annoying factors, I think I would've used this phone till it died... unfortunately the battery life alone reminds me why I only used it occasionally. It wasn't acceptable at the time it was released that a smart phone had a battery was dying so fast.

    So overall,
    What's questionnable about this phone ? The amount of RAM.
    What's enjoyable about this phone ? Everything else except the battery and power efficiency !
    What kills this phone ? The battery size and power efficiency.

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      • Anonymous
      • yM@
      • 08 Nov 2017

      why no update after lollipop ! This is not reasonable at all samsung !!

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        • Maden
        • 00C
        • 20 Oct 2017

        Don't buy it. A lot a of problem with the battery.

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          • FajArts
          • vgN
          • 17 Oct 2017

          i'm not sure people r complaining about the batt-life... i think the battery life is good enough...have 3-4Hrs screen on time and 14hrs stby ..whiches..seems good to me...and this phone still punch all game on playstore xD

          g job samsung...

            AnonD-666767, 13 Oct 2017mobile battery is killing that phone my battery only last f... moreSame problem. I changed battery few months ago and it improved but sucks soo hard. 2 hours mobile data and 3 hours wifi on facebook at it's absolutely best. And on kitkat I could get easily 4 hours of light games. Dissapointing.

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              • AnonD-666767
              • Dhg
              • 13 Oct 2017

              mobile battery is killing that phone my battery only last for 30 min on mobile data and 1 h on wifi !!
              is there any any one having same problem ?
              did it fix after changing battery ?

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                • Anonymous
                • yM@
                • 10 Oct 2017

                Dear Hallo ! Why no update after lollipop for this premium device ?!?

                Need Marshmallow at least .!

                  AnonD-373691, 08 Oct 2017BELEIVE ME! This is the best ever phone i used since its l... moreHave you stayed on kitkat? On lollipop it is an absolute cancer. I loved this phone more than any other samsung or apple phone.

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                    • AnonD-373691
                    • rJ9
                    • 08 Oct 2017

                    BELEIVE ME!
                    This is the best ever phone i used since its launch. Battery is not great but good. I change high end phones regularly. But this one is always with me. Thanks Samsung for this Stuff.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • yM@
                      • 08 Oct 2017

                      Such an beautiful device. Samsung should have been gone with Alpha series. It must have been got seperate demographic.

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                        • AnonD-696547
                        • s9q
                        • 06 Oct 2017

                        Hafid , 05 Oct 2017why the software for this device stop in 4.4.4 ?It can be upgraded to lollipop

                          Hafid , 05 Oct 2017why the software for this device stop in 4.4.4 ?Because maybe in your region wasn't updated. Stay with kitkat. Lollipop killed this phone. Despite being 4 years old ( android kitkat)

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                            • Hafid
                            • fwV
                            • 05 Oct 2017

                            why the software for this device stop in 4.4.4 ?

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                              • HITESH
                              • 7kf
                              • 03 Oct 2017

                              galaxy alpha is 4g phone

                                AnonD-648390, 28 Sep 2017I bought my Alpha last winter. It still had KitKat, so I im... moreSame story. Skyrocket love on kitkat. The trashiest of the trashiest things in the whole world on lollipop. Very disapointing. Still thinking if I go with the s8. I thought I did something wrong. But no. This was the faith. Better luck next time.

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                                  • AnonD-648390
                                  • FEB
                                  • 28 Sep 2017

                                  I bought my Alpha last winter. It still had KitKat, so I immediately upgraded to lollipop. I really don't know how it would have run with KitKat, but it is horrible now. It bogs down constantly, so that I even have to restart the phone sometimes just to get it to work. I have two memory cleaning apps on the phone to try to keep it clear so it will work. And because this is the AT&T model, I cannot go back to KitKat because they have provided no way to do that, and so far there has not been a successful rooting method provided. I can't wait until I can get another phone. This is the worst one I've ever owned.

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                                    • AnonD-703700
                                    • t@N
                                    • 27 Sep 2017

                                    im looking for a battery for this phone. I bought one online but it doesnt fit at all. any recommendations? thanks!

                                      thlai, 19 Sep 2017Completely agree. I had it and like it so much, it was duri... moreSo true. The Alpha was a better and more premium looking device than the S5. Sad to hear about your Alpha though.

                                        Apolodor, 17 Sep 2017What phone do you use now? I am curiousRight now I'm using HTC M8 Eye lol