Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
Samsung
Phone model
Galaxy Alpha
Year of release
2014

Appearance

Case type
Monoblock
Body length
132 mm (millimeters)
Body width
66 mm (millimeters)
Body thickness
6.7 mm (millimeters)
Weight
115 g (grams)
Volume
58.1 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Metal
  • Plastic
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • Exynos 5 Octa 5430
CPU clock speed
1800 MHz (megahertz) place #38
Number of processor cores
8
Level 1 cache (L1)
32 + 32 kB (kilobytes)
Level 2 cache (L2)
2 MB (megabytes)
Processor size
32 bits
Instruction set architecture
ARMv7
Manufacturing process
20 nm (nanometers)

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU
GPU model
  • Mali-T628 MP6
GPU clock speed
533 MHz (megahertz)
Number of GPU cores
6

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
2 GB (gigabytes) place #9
RAM type
LPDDR3 (Low Power DDR3)
RAM frequency
933 MHz (megahertz)
Number of RAM channels
2 (two-channel)

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 32 GB (gigabytes)
place #6

Mainboard

Chipset
  • Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Operating system

Operating system
Android 4.4 (KitKat)

Battery

Battery capacity
1860 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Ion (lithium ion)
Removable battery
Charging the battery from USB
Video watching duration
11 h (hours)

Screen

Screen diagonal
4.7 in (inches) place #106
Screen resolution
1280 x 720 pixels place #85
Resolution formats
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Pixel density
312 ppi (pixels per inch)
Screen technology
Super AMOLED
Color depth
24 bit (16777216 colors)
Touch screen
Touch screen type
Capacitive
Anti-scratch screen
Aspect ratio
1.778 (16:9)
Auto-rotate screen
Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels
12 Mp (megapixels) place #30
Maximum photo resolution
4608 x 2592 pixels
  • vga (640x480)
  • qvga (320x240)
  • 768x1024
Shooting resolution formats
  • Ultra HD (4K, 3840 x 2160)
  • Quad HD (2560 x 1440)
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
The presence of a flash
Flash type
LED
Photomatrix type
ISOCELL
Shooting settings
Autofocus
Face detector
Smile detector
Panoramic photography
HDR photography
Continuous photography
Touch focus
Exposure compensation
Self-timer
Digital image stabilization
White balance
ISO setting
Scene selection
Video capability
Maximum video resolution
3840 x 2160 pixels
Movie speed
30 fps (frames per second)
Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels
2.1 Mp (megapixels) place #24
Maximum photo resolution
1932 x 1087 pixels
Shooting resolution formats
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Front camera video
Maximum video resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
1
SIM card type
Nano-SIM (4FF, 12.3 x 8.8 x 0.67 mm)
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Speed dial
Video calls
Second microphone
Noise reduction during a call
Ability to mute the microphone during a call
Extended phone book
Contacts in the phone book
Unlimited
Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation
4G (100 Mbps - 1 Gbps)
GSM support
GSM frequencies
  • GSM 850 MHz
  • GSM 900 MHz
  • GSM 1800 MHz
  • GSM 1900 MHz
UMTS support
UMTS frequencies
  • UMTS 850 MHz
  • UMTS 900 MHz
  • UMTS 1900 MHz
  • UMTS 2100 MHz
LTE support
LTE frequencies
  • LTE 800 MHz
  • LTE 850 MHz
  • LTE 900 MHz
  • LTE 1800 MHz
  • LTE 1900 MHz
  • LTE 2100 MHz
  • LTE 2600 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards
  • LTE Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s)
Data transmission standards
  • HSUPA (5.8 Mbit/s)
  • HSDPA (1.8 Mbit/s)
  • EDGE (E-GPRS, 384 kbit/s)
  • GPRS (64 kbit/s)

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi
  • wi-fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11a (IEEE 802.11.a, 54 Mbit/s, 5 GHz)
  • 802.11b (IEEE 802.11.b, 11 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11g (IEEE 802.11.g, 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11n (IEEE 802.11.n, 150 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11n 5GHz (IEEE 802.11.n, 150 Mbit/s, 5 GHz)
  • 802.11ac (IEEE 802.11ac, 433 Mbit/s, 5 GHz)
Wi-Fi Direct support
Wi-Fi hotspot mode
Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector
USB connector type
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
USB standard
2.0 (up to 480 Mbps)
USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth standard
4.0
Bluetooth LE support
A2DP support
AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS
A-GPS support
Installed GLONASS
Built-in digital compass

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor
Accelerometer
Orientation and rotation sensor
Gyroscope
Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)
Wireless NFC
ANT+ wireless technology

Images

Installed image editor
Geo tags
DLNA support

Video

Installed video player
Supported video formats
  • MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • MPEG-4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • H.263
  • H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10)
  • WMV (Windows Media Video, .wmv)
Video resolution formats
  • Ultra HD (4K, 3840 x 2160)
  • Quad HD (2560 x 1440)
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Streaming video
Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player
Supported audio formats
  • AAC (Advanced Audio Coding, .aac)
  • AAC+ (HE-AAC v1 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • eAAC+ (HE-AAC v2 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate, .amr)
  • AMR-NB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Narrowband)
  • AMR-WB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband)
  • FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec, .flac)
  • M4A (MPEG-4 Part 14, .m4a)
  • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
  • OGG (.ogg, .ogv, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus)
  • WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma)
  • WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
MP3 support
Streaming audio
Dictaphone
Voice notes
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Control elements

Touch input
  • 2 touches
Multitouch
Pinch zoom
Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Office document support
Supported document formats
  • PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format, .pdf)
Email
Convert text to speech
Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
Tethering support
Synchronization over the mobile network
OTA sync
Synchronization with services
  • Gmail (Google Email)
  • Gtalk (Google Talk)
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Google Search
  • Google Maps

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages
SMS T9 support
SMS output in the form of a chat
MMS support
VMS support

Security

Fingerprint scanner
Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)
Extra
  • Heart rate sensor

SAR level

SAR level
0.37 W/kg (watts per kilogram)