Samsung has launched today its new flagship Galaxy Alpha smartphone, which is touted as the ” evolution of Galaxy design”. The Galaxy Alpha is the first smartphone from the stable of Samsung, which has metal rimmed frame. The Alpha features a sophisticated design with a metal frame, elegantly curved corners and a tactile soft matte finish back cover. But the back cover is still in polycarbonate plastics. The other design feature of this smartphone is that it is the thinnest device by Samsung. It is 6.7 mm thick and its weight is just 115 grams.
“The Galaxy Alpha was built and designed based on the specific desires of the consumers,” said Mr. Asim Warsi, VP, Mobile & IT, Samsung India. “With an entirely new appearance, the Galaxy Alpha focuses on both beauty and functionality combining a stunning metal frame and slim, light weight design with the same powerful hardware and features users expect from a flagship Galaxy mobile device.”
The Galaxy Alpha is priced at Rs. 39,990/- and will be available in India from the first week of October. In India, it will be available in Charcoal Black, Dazzling White and Frosted Gold colour variants.
The Galaxy Alpha runs the latest Android 4.4.4 KitKat out-of-the-box and sports a 4.7 inch HD Super AMOLED display (1280 x 720). It is powered by Octa Core (Quad 1.8GHz + Quad 1.3GHz) processor, paired with 2GB RAM and 32GB ROM. There is no provision to extend the internal storage.
The Galaxy Alpha is equipped with a 12-megapixel rear camera and also houses a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. The camera of the Alpha has features like shadow free HDR, Phase Detection and selective focus.
It is fuelled by a removable 1860mAh battery with Ultra-Power Saving mode. It is claimed to have life of 10 to 11 hours for mixed usage.
For connectivity, it has options of 4G LTE, Micro-USB, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPRS/EDGE, 3G, and NFC. This phone measures 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm.
The Galaxy Alpha also includes innovative and popular features introduced by Samsung on its flagship Galaxy S 5 such as S Health and Finger Print Scanner. It also offers connectivity with the latest Samsung Gear Fit, Gear Live and Gear 2 wearables.
