Galaxy Alpha (S801)

Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)

Samsung

Snapdragon 801

32GB storage, no card slot

2GB RAM

12MP

4.7" 720x1280 pixels

Android 4.4.4, up to 5.0

1860mAh

Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801) Android smartphone. Announced Aug 2014. Features 4.7″ display, Snapdragon 801 chipset, 12 MP primary camera, 2.1 MP front camera, 1860 mAh battery, 32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass 4.

Network

Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
2G Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA
4G Bands 1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G8508S
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE

Launch

Status Discontinued
Announced 2014, August. Released 2014, September

Body

SIM Nano-SIM
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz)
Dimensions 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)

Display

Size 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)

Platform

Operating System Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

Memory

Internal Storage 32GB 2GB RAM
Card Slot No

Main Camera

Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Single 12 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), PDAF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR

Selfie Camera

Single 2.1 MP

Sound

specs.keys.3.5mm jack Yes
Loudspeaker Yes

Communications

NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Radio No
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS

Features

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

Battery

Type Li-Ion 1860 mAh, removable
specs.keys.Stand-by Up to 312 h (3G)
specs.keys.Talk time Up to 13 h (3G)
specs.keys.Music play Up to 59 h

Miscellaneous

SAR 1.25 W/kg (head)     1.05 W/kg (body)
Price About 450 EUR
Colors Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue
Models SM-G8508S, SM-G850W, SM-G850A
SAR EU 0.40 W/kg (head)     0.27 W/kg (body)