Samsung Galaxy Alpha specs
Design
Smart phone
Device type:
Android (5.1 Lollipop, 4.4.4)
Operating system:
Candybar
Form factor:
5.21 in x 2.58 in x 0.26 in
Dimensions:
4.06 oz
Weight:
Main body: plastic
Materials:
Touch sensitive control keys
Features:
Black, Gold, Gray, Blue, White
Available color options:
Display
4.7 in
Physical size :
Other (720x1280 pixels)
Display resolution:
Super AMOLED
Technology:
70.22%
Screen-to-body ratio:
16 777 216
Colors:
Yes (Capacitive, Multi-touch: Yes)
Touch screen:
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Features:
Hardware
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa
System chip:
ARM Cortex-A15 and ARM Cortex-A7 (Octa-core,1800 MHz)
Processor model:
Yes (Mali-T628 MP6)
3D Graphics hardware accelerator:
2 GB
RAM:
Dual-channel
Memory architecture:
LPDDR3
Type:
32 GB
Built-in storage:
25 GB
Maximum User Storage:
Camera
Yes (12 megapixels)
Camera:
Yes (LED)
Flash:
F2.2
Aperture size:
31mm
Focal length (35mm equivalent):
Autofocus, CMOS image sensor
Hardware Features:
Manual focus, Digital image stabilization, Touch to focus, Smile detection, Face detection, Digital zoom, Geo tagging
Software Features:
Exposure compensation, ISO control, White balance presets
Settings:
Burst mode, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama, Scenes, Effects
Shooting Modes:
Yes (3840x2160 (4K) (Frame rate: 30), 1920x1080 (1080p HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (720p HD) (120 fps))
Video capture:
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Digital image stabilization
Features:
Yes (2.1 megapixels)
Additional camera:
1920x1080 (1080p HD)
Video capture:
Battery
1860 mAh
Capacity:
Li-ion
Type:
Talk time (3G) : 11 hours / Music playback : 37 hours / Video playback : 10 hours
Battery times:
Multimedia
DLNA
Screen mirroring:
Music player:
Album, Artist, Playlists
Filter by:
Album art cover, Background playback
Features:
MP3, AAC, FLAC, WMA, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless), AMR, OGG, MIDI
Supported formats :
Video player:
MPEG4, WMV, AVI, 3GP, 3G2, Flash Video, MKV, WebM
Supports:
3.5mm
Headphones connector:
Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Speakers:
Internet browsing
Google Chrome
YouTube (upload), Picasa/Google+
Built-in online services support:
Cellular
GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), UMTS (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz), LTE (FDD) (Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 )
Network technology:
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s
Data:
Yes
nano-SIM:
Yes
Global roaming:
Phone features
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Gesture
Sensors:
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Notifications:
Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
Phonebook:
Calendar, Alarm, Calculator
Organizer:
SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input
Messaging:
Yes
E-mail:
IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange
Supports:
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
Connectivity
Yes (4.0)
Bluetooth:
Yes (a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band)
Wi-Fi 802.11:
Dual antennas, MIMO
Yes
Mobile Hotspot:
Yes
Wi-Fi Direct:
Yes (USB 2.0)
USB:
Mass storage device, USB charging
Features:
microUSB
Connector type :
microUSB
Charging connector:
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Positioning:
Yes
Navigation:
Regulatory Approval
Yes
Regulatory Approval:
A3LSMG850F
FCC ID value:
-
FCC ID link :
Date approved:
US SAR:
1.05 W/kg
Head:
0.48 W/kg
Body:
1.18 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission:
0.71 W/kg
Wireless Router:
Availability
Available
Market status:
Release date:
US carrier availability
AT&T (Discontinued (
))Carrier:
also know as: Samsung SM-G850A, Samsung SM-G850F
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