Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)

General Information

• Colors:
• Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue

• Models:
• SM-G8508S, SM-G850W

• 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

Network/Bearer

• 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:
• 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

• Speed:
• HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch

• Announced:
• 2014, August

• Status:
• Available. Released 2014, September

Physical Specifications

• 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

• 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

Main Camera

• Single:
• 12 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), PDAF

• Features:
• LED flash, panorama, HDR

• Video:
• 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps

Selfie Camera

• Single:
• 2.1 MP

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

• 3.5mm jack:
• Yes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

• Bluetooth:
• 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE

• GPS:
• Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS

• NFC:
• Yes

• Radio:
• No

• USB:
• microUSB 2.0

Features

• Sensors:
• Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate

• Messaging:
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

• Browser:
• HTML5, ANT+

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML5, 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