Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)

Specifications
Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)
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  • 4.7" 720x1280 pixels
  • 12MP 2160p
  • 2GB RAM Snapdragon 801
  • 1860mAh
Released 2014, September 115g, 6.7mm thickness Android 4.4.4, up to 5.0 32GB storage, no card slot
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Versions:
G850A for AT&T
G850W for Canada
G8508S for East & Southeast Asia

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - G850A, SM-G850W
4G bands 1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G8508S
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17 - G850A, SM-G850W
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, August. Released 2014, September
Status Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED
Size 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot No
Internal 32GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Single 12 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), PDAF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Selfie Camera
Single 2.1 MP
Video
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate
 ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1860 mAh, removable
Stand-by Up to 312 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 13 h (3G)
Music play Up to 59 h
Misc
Colors Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue
Models SM-G8508S, SM-G850W, SM-G850A
SAR 1.25 W/kg (head)     1.05 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.40 W/kg (head)     0.27 W/kg (body)    
Price About 450 EUR

User opinions and reviews

god phone but terrible battery life, only last 4 hours aftar full charge with usega such as light browsing and chatting

  • Focha
  • 09 Sep 2017
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Great smartphone. Incredible camera quality. Amazing performance. Really bad battery life. The battery it just sucks. This phone deserves a better battery pack.

  • Anonymous
  • 19 Jul 2017
  • XQP

I would like to see new Alpha, same size, desine but new bigger battery. Love this phone.

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