Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Info Samsung Galaxy Alpha.
Expected September 2014.
If for some reason you have been thinking about buying a Galaxy S5 Mini then stop right
now. The S5 Mini was always a marketing gimmick rather
than a mini version of the S5, and the upcoming Samsung
Galaxy Alpha manages to do everything the S5 Mini does, but better.
The Galaxy Alpha has about the same footprint as the S5 Mini, but comes with a 4.7" 720p
display rather than a 4.5" one.

The primary camera is a 12
megapixel unit, unlike the 8 megapixel one on the S5 Mini,
and inside is an octa-core processor with 2GB of RAM which is significantly better than
the pedestrian offering in the S5 Mini.

The Alpha can also
capture UHD 2160p video, has a fingerprint sensor and is a lot
thinner than the S5 Mini at just 6.7mm thick.
It's an elegant looking device compared to the dull S5 Mini, with a combination of metal
and soft finishes, a design that looks like it is likely
to be competing with Apple's next-generation devices due to
be announced soon.

One critical downside to the slim frame is
the smaller battery - the Alpha has an 1860 mAh cell,
the S5 Mini 2100 mAh. But other than that, this is a pretty
desirable piece of kit with LTE support, 2GB of RAM and 32GB
of non-expandable flash storage, NFC plus everything
you'd expect in a reasonably high-end Samsung, apart
from an FM radio.

Due to hit the market in September in a variety of colours
depending on market (black, white, gold, silver and blue)
the Galaxy Alpha looks like a much better complement to
the full-size S5 than the disappointing Mini. No guidance was
given on price, but we would expect this to retail for about
€450 for a SIM-free model.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha