The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is the first Galaxy smartphone with a metal body. Many have been requesting Samsung to stir away from its cheap plastic build on its smartphones and do what its competition is doing – putting premium materials in to the hardware. The phone was announced last month but it was only at IFA, a yearly consumer electronics show in Berlin, that the phone was seen live.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha specs:
- Octa Core (1.8GHz Quad Core + 1.3GHz Quad Core) Exynos 5 Octa 5430 processor
- Mali T628 MP6 graphics
- 2GB RAM
- 32GB internal memory
- 4.7-inch HD Super AMOLED display (1280 x 720 pixels) 320 ppi
- 12 megapixel rear facing camera with autofocus and LED flash
- 2 megapixel front facing camera
- LTE, WiFi, WiFi hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC
- Fingerprint sensor
- Heart rate monitor
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
- 1,860 mAh battery
- Android 4.4.4 Kitkat
Here’s a hands on video of the Samsung Galaxy Alpha from Android Authority