Samsung Galaxy Alpha: A High-End Android Smartphone

Samsung Galaxy Alpha, a high-end android smartphone device produced by Samsung Electronics. 

The Galaxy Alpha is Samsung's first smartphone to incorporate a metallic frame, although the remainder of its physical appearance still resembles previous models such as the Galaxy S5. It also incorporates Samsung's new Exynos 5430 system-on-chip, which is the first mobile system-on-chip to use a 20 nanometer manufacturing process.

Specifications

The Galaxy Alpha's overall design is an evolution upon that of the Galaxy S5, incorporating a chamferred metal frame and a dimpled, plastic rear cover.With a thickness of 6.7 mm (0.26 in), Samsung considers the Galaxy Alpha to be the company's thinnest smartphone.

International models of the Alpha utilize an octa-core, Exynos 5430 system-on-chip; consisting of a bank of four 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 cores, and four 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 cores. The Exynos 5430 is the first ever mobile system-on-chip to use a 20 nanometer HKMG manufacturing process.

The international model will also be the first device to incorporate Intel's XMM7260 modem for category 6 LTE Advanced support. U.S. models will include a 2.5 GHz Snapdragon 801 processor instead; both models will include 2 GB of RAM.

The Galaxy Alpha features a 720p 4.7 in (120 mm) Super AMOLED display, and also incorporates a 12 megapixel rear-facing camera, fingerprint and heart rate sensors, and a removable 1860 mAh battery. The device includes 32 GB of non-expandable storage, and runs Android 4.4.4 "KitKat" with Samsung's TouchWiz software suite.