Samsung Launched Galaxy Alpha in India at Rs 39,990. The phone will be available in India from the first week of October.
The premium construction of the Galaxy Alpha alongside its relatively high-end features determined Samsung to ask a pretty high price for it.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha, which was the subject of multiple online leaks under the guise of the "Samsung Galaxy F" and "Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime" ahead of its unveiling, doesn't feature many surprises.
As speculation had suggested, the Galaxy Alpha is one of the first Samsung smartphones to boast a metal frame, which is thinner than the iPhone 5S at 6.7mm thick. Unlike the iPhone however, the Galaxy Alpha doesn't feature a full metal casing, and instead retains the perforated plastic rear found on the Samsung Galaxy S5. It will be available in the same colours, too - black, white, blue and gold.
Much like its flagship predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy Alpha also arrives with a fingerprint scanner built into its home button and a heart rate sensor on its rear.
The Galaxy Alpha specifications aren't much of a match for the LG G3 in the screen department, touting a 4.7in HD 720p Super AMOLED screen, with a pixel density of 320ppi. This is powered by Samsung's octa-core 1.8GHz Exynos 5 processor, with the handset set to also be made available with a quad-core 2.5GHz chip, equipping it with 300Mbps Cat 6 LTE speeds.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha also boasts 2GB of RAM under the bonnet, along with a 1,850mAh battery and 32GB of internal storage, which cannot be expanded via microSD card. There's also a 12MP camera on its rear, a 2.1MP front-facing camera and built-in NFC support.
The Galaxy Alpha runs the latest version of Google's mobile operating system, Android 4.4.4 Kitkat. However, Samsung has heavily customised this with its own skin, equipping the phone with its own Galaxy Apps service and Magazine UX homescreen.
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The premium construction of the Galaxy Alpha alongside its relatively high-end features determined Samsung to ask a pretty high price for it.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha, which was the subject of multiple online leaks under the guise of the "Samsung Galaxy F" and "Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime" ahead of its unveiling, doesn't feature many surprises.
As speculation had suggested, the Galaxy Alpha is one of the first Samsung smartphones to boast a metal frame, which is thinner than the iPhone 5S at 6.7mm thick. Unlike the iPhone however, the Galaxy Alpha doesn't feature a full metal casing, and instead retains the perforated plastic rear found on the Samsung Galaxy S5. It will be available in the same colours, too - black, white, blue and gold.
The Galaxy Alpha specifications aren't much of a match for the LG G3 in the screen department, touting a 4.7in HD 720p Super AMOLED screen, with a pixel density of 320ppi. This is powered by Samsung's octa-core 1.8GHz Exynos 5 processor, with the handset set to also be made available with a quad-core 2.5GHz chip, equipping it with 300Mbps Cat 6 LTE speeds.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha also boasts 2GB of RAM under the bonnet, along with a 1,850mAh battery and 32GB of internal storage, which cannot be expanded via microSD card. There's also a 12MP camera on its rear, a 2.1MP front-facing camera and built-in NFC support.
The Galaxy Alpha runs the latest version of Google's mobile operating system, Android 4.4.4 Kitkat. However, Samsung has heavily customised this with its own skin, equipping the phone with its own Galaxy Apps service and Magazine UX homescreen.
