Local Name | Galaxy Alpha |
Additional Information | Available versions: SM-G850F (Europe); SM-G850T (T-Mobile), SM-G850M (Vodafone); SM-G850FQ; SM-G850Y Also known as Samsung Galaxy Alfa |
Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
4G Bands | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G850F | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - SM-G850M |
3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
GPRS | Yes |
EDGE | Yes |
Announced | 2014, August |
Status | Available. Released 2014, September |
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 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Screen Size | 4.7 inches (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio) |
Resolution | 720 x 1280 pixels (~312 ppi pixel density) |
Mulitouch | Yes |
Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 |
OS | Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to v5.0.2 (Lollipop) |
Chipset | Exynos 5430 Octa |
CPU | Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 |
GPU | Mali-T628 MP6 |
Card Slot | No |
Internal Memory | 32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
Primary Camera | 12 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, autofocus, LED flash |
Camera Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR |
Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps |
Secondary Camera | 2.1 MP |
Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
Loudspeaker | Yes |
3.5mm Jack | Yes |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
Bluetooth | v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
NFC | Yes |
Radio | No |
USB | microUSB v2.0 |
Sensors | Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate |
Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM |
Browser | HTML5 |
Java | No |
Features Summary | ANT+ support, Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage), Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, MP4/WMV/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player, Photo/video editor, Document viewer |
Battery | Removable Li-Ion 1860 mAh battery |
Stand By | Up to 350 h (3G) |
Talk Time | Up to 11 h (3G) |
Music Play | Up to 37 h |
Colors | Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue |
SAR US | 1.18 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body) |
SAR EU | 0.37 W/kg (head) 0.51 W/kg (body) |