Samsung has officially introduced a smartphone Galaxy Alpha, which is designed to compete with the future iPhone 6. device has a metal frame and 4.7-inch display. Galaxy Alpha will be available in silver, black, white and gold colors.
Assumptions that Galaxy Alpha manufactured using metal confirmed - the device has a metal frame. The rear panel is made of a soft touch material. What is this stuff, is not specified.Galaxy Alpha thickness is only 6.7 mm.
The company said that when creating new items, they focused on the design, size and weight. The smartphone has the lightest in the line of Galaxy - it weighs 114 g For comparison, the Galaxy S5 it is equal to 145, the Samsung representatives did not specify whether the device will be the replacement of the line Alpha Galaxy S series or a few more budget supplement.
Galaxy Alpha received a 4.7-inch display. According to sources, the screen size was not chosen by chance - it was such a display, according to sources, will have a flagship smartphone Apple, whose announcement is scheduled for September 9. Thus Samsung seeks to advance a more lucrative offer to get ahead of your competitor.
Display resolution in Galaxy Alpha is 1280 x 720 pixels. The resolving power is 312 ppi, which is slightly smaller in comparison with the iPhone 5s (326 ppi) and much less in comparison with the Samsung Galaxy S5 (432 ppi). Specifications new items include a processor Samsung Exynos 5, 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal memory, the main camera 12 mp, support video format Ultra HD and a front camera of 2.1 MP. Battery capacity is 1860 mAh.The device supports LTE. There is also a device fingerprint scanner and pulse sensor (similar to S5). Memory card slots are not provided. Dimensions - 132,4 x 65,5 x 6,7 mm.
On sale it will be September 12, 2014.