Samsung Galaxy Alpha Review

Samsung Galaxy Alpha is a top-level Android phone, packing a Octa-Core processor (composed by a Quad-Core at 1800 megahertz and an additional Quad-Core speeding at 1.3 GHz), a 4.7-inches display, and 2 cameras, a 12 MP back camera and a 2.1 megapixels front camera.

Samsung decided to sell this phone with an exceptional Octa-Core CPU (composed by a Quad-Core clocking at 1800 MHz and another Quad-Core clocking at 1.3 gigahertz), included in the Exynos 5 5430 chip and a big 2 GB RAM. This phone counts with a 32 GB large internal memory and whereas it doesn't count with a slot for an SD memory card, it is still enough to store hundreds of applications and even the largest games available nowadays without thinking about running out of space.

This phone is just 0.26 inches thick, taking it to the thinnest phone's category. This phone is quite a compact cellphone, taking into account that it features a 4.7 inches screen and it is just 5.21" long. Samsung made the Samsung Galaxy Alphaavailable just in many different color variations like black, gray, blue, white and gold. The Alpha feels much lighter than what one would think about a device this size.

Samsung packed this phone with a high-tech 4.7" display, and a resolution of 1280 x 720 (HD), giving this device a very detailed graphical experience. Its display uses Super AMOLED capacitive technology, and allows multi-touch gestures.

This device counts with Wi-Fi capability (which can be provided to other devices acting as a mobile hotspot), LTE-A (4G) super quick internet connection and also HSPA+ data connection (which is a bit slower 4G variation) and fast 3G connectivity, supported by HSDPA and EDGE technologies. This phone works with a Nano SIM card for GSM services.

This device features two cameras, a 12 MP back-facing camera and a 2.1 MP front-facing camera. It is also able to shoot 3840x2160 4K videos at 30 frames per second, and 1280x720 HD slow-motion videos at 120 fps (4 times slower ). Additionally, this phone's camera also includes many great features like auto-focus, flash, digital image stabilization, fast burst mode, face detection shooting, smile detection shooting, geo tagging and HDR mode.

This phone packs a 1860 mAh medium sized Li-Ion battery that provides this device a poor battery life comparing with other similar cellphones.

This phone also features a great numbre of great characteristics as Fingerprint ID, NFC (to trigger actions, transfer data or make payments by holding your cellphone close to another NFC device or tag), Bluetooth (4.0) and GPS, and plenty of sensors like Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Compass.

This cellphone is priced about $ 600, a high price for comparing with similar phones. If you need it for work, want it for gaming, want this cellphone majorly for social networks and internet browsing or want this phone to take tons of photos, this phone is definitely a great option for you.