Status
Discontinued
Quick Summary
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801) hits the sweet spot of the market, offering showcasing Samsung's hallmark display and hardware prowess, a feature-rich experience at a highly competitive price. It runs on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop), which pairs beautifully with its 4.7 inches AMOLED display to ensure fluid, vibrant interactions. Under the hood, it offers snappy, capable performance for multitasking and gaming, backed by a reliable 1860 mAh battery.
Hardware Score Analysis
A detailed breakdown of how this device scores based on automated hardware specification analysis.
Performance
60%
Display
76%
Camera
36%
Battery
58%
Memory
67%
Launch
Display
Type
Super AMOLED
Size
4.7 inches, 60.9 cm² (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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
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)
Colors
Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue
Connectivity
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
SIM
Nano-SIM
Platform
OS
Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU
Adreno 330
Memory
Card Slot
No
Internal Storage
32GB 2GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 5.0
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm Jack
Yes
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate
Other
ANT+
Battery
Type
Li-Ion 1860 mAh, removable
Miscellaneous
Models
SM-G8508S, SM-G850W, SM-G850A
SAR
1.25 W/kg (head) 1.05 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.40 W/kg (head) 0.27 W/kg (body)
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