| Local Name | Galaxy Alpha (S801) |
| Additional Information | Available as: SM-G850A for AT&T SM-G850W for Canada SM-G8508S for East & Southeast Asia |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 4G Bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G8508S | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - G850A, SM-G850W |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010 - G8508S | HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - G850A, SM-G850W |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 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), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 |
| CPU | Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 |
| GPU | Adreno 330 |
| Card Slot | No |
| Internal Memory | 32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 12 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, phase detection 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, BDS |
| 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 312 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 13 h (3G) |
| Music Play | Up to 59 h |
| Colors | Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue |
| SAR US | 1.25 W/kg (head) 1.05 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU | 0.40 W/kg (head) 0.27 W/kg (body) |
