The Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Samsung have announced a mid-range smartphone that does not look like it is for the mid-range market... at all. Today, the South Korean giant announced to the world the Samsung Galaxy Alpha. What is the first thing you notice when you look at the photo of the phone? Yup, the design and most especially the use of materials that is unusual to be coming from Samsung. According to the company's press release the Alpha features a "new design approach with the Galaxy Alpha." The smartphone runs on the latest Android 4.4 KitKat with Samsung's TouchWiz UI and a 4.7 display powered by an Octa-core processor. It is a mid-range device (which basically means it will be priced a bit more affordable compared to the flagships) but the specs and the design totally makes it a worthy smartphone to be up there and should be selling like hotcakes, unless the market says otherwise. The Galaxy Alpha is set to be available by September.

Samsung Galaxy Alpha
Operating System	Android 4.4 KitKat
Display	4.7” HD (1280x720) Super AMOLED display 320ppi
Processor	Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430 1.8GHz Quad-core Cortex-A15 1.3Ghz Quad-core Cortex-A7
GPU	Mali-T628 MP6
RAM	2GB
Memory	Internal: 32GB External: No microSD slot
Camera	Rear: 12MP Auto Focus LED Flash Dual-Camera 2160p Video recording @ 30fps Front: 2.1MP
Connectivity	WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac HT80 MIMO (2x2) Bluetooth 4.0 BLE/ANT+ NFC WiFi Direct DLNA Mobile AP
Sensors	Accelerometer Gyroscope Geomagnetic Sensor Hall Sensor Light Sensor Proximity Sensor Gesture Sensor Fingerprint Sensor HR Sensor
Interface	3.5mm headset jack microUSB 2.0
Network	2G 3G 4G LTE Cat. 6
Dimensions	Height: 132.4mm Length: 65.5mm Width: 6.7mm Weight: 115g
Battery	1860 mAh
Additional Features	Ultra Power Saving Mode Download Booster Quick Connect Private Mode Google Services