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Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)

Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)
Brand: Samsung
Category: Phone

  • Operating System
    Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)

  • Display
    4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)

  • Memory
    32GB 2GB RAM

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

  • Battery
    Removable Li-Ion 1860 mAh battery

  • CPU
    Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400

Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801) - Specs

Platform

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

System on Chip (SoC)

Display

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

Body

  • 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

Memory

  • Card slot
    No
  • Internal
    32GB 2GB RAM
  •  
    eMMC 5.0

Camera

Main Camera

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

Selfie camera

  • Single
    2.1 MP

Battery

  • 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
  • Music play
    Up to 59 h

Features

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

Misc

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

Network

  • 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
  • Speed
    HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • Technology
    GSM / HSPA / LTE
  •  
    HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - G850A, SM-G850W
    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17 - G850A, SM-G850W

Sound

  • 3.5mm jack
    Yes
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes

Launch

  • Announced
    2014, August
  • Status
    Available. Released 2014, September

Comms

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

Tracking/Positioning

Storage

SIM card

USB

Bluetooth

Memory cards

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