Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)

Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)

Brand: Samsung

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Key Features

4.7 inches

Display

12 MP

Camera

2GB

RAM

1860

Battery

Full Specifications

Overview

Brand
Samsung
Model
Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)
Released
2014, August. Released 2014, September
Status
Discontinued
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)
OS
Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)

Body

SIM
Nano-SIM
Weight
115 g (4.06 oz)
Dimensions
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)

Misc

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

Comms

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

Sound

3.5mm jack
Yes
Loudspeaker
Yes

Launch

Status
Discontinued
Announced
2014, August. Released 2014, September

Memory

Internal
32GB 2GB RAM
Card slot
No

Battery

Type
Li-Ion 1860 mAh, removable
Stand-by
Up to 312 h (3G)
Talk time
Up to 13 h (3G)
Music play
Up to 59 h

Display

Size
4.7 inches, 60.9 cm, 2, (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Type
Super AMOLED
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)

Network

Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
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
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE

Features

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

Platform

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

Main Camera

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

Selfie camera

Video
N/A
Single
2.1 MP

About Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)

Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801) is a discontinued device from Samsung's popular line of first class Android phones, released in the 2014.

Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801) has a wide variety of great specifications such as 32GB 2GB RAM with Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) , as well as ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. The thing that makes this decent smartphone special is its sleek design and an amazing all-screen design with no notches at all.

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