In the end, the The long awaited moment has finally come. After weeks of rumors and speculation, the first smartphone “metallic” produced by Samsung has finally seen the light. Many of the assumptions made were unfounded, while others have been confirmed, generating huge expectations on this terminal, which have had an impact discordant with the public. The fact remains that for features and timing of release on the market, this device seems to have been expressly designed to compete with the new phones apple, at least in their variant of smaller dimensions. For the realization of this terminal, the Korean company has focused on quality and innovation in the construction sector CPU, thanks to the adoption of SoC Exynos 5430 , the characteristics of which have recently been revealed to the press .
do not know if this will be enough to give a hard time to Apple, the fact remains that this smartphone has all it takes to collect a good success, thanks to the strong boost to sales and marketing and the brand Samsung are able to generate. At this point, there is nothing left to do but to observe the characteristics of this Galaxy Alpha , to better understand the work carried out by the Korean phone giant.
Think metal
After years of fierce criticism from the fans HTC , Samsung has finally decided to take the metal to its high-end device. In spite of the historical rival, however, the Korean approach was more soft, since the work done by the engineers focused exclusively on the side frames, which are metallic, while the back cover is made of polycarbonate and is removable. The latter has undergone a slight facelift as regards the texture, while the material used is now soft and flexible, in contrast to that seen on S5. The road taken by Samsung to be seen from the perspective of cost containment, because in this way it is able to achieve variations of different colors with the least expense, so pleasing the tastes of a more wide range of buyers. Regarding the design, there are no major differences from what was seen in Galaxy S5 , given that the seem to look very similar. The dimensions of the terminal are of 132.4 mm in height and 65.5 mm in width, for a weight of 115 g. The thickness of the device is equal to 6.7 mm, not a record, but it is still a very respectable value. Although many will be disappointed to see a line already seen, it is not wrong to say that the real novelty of this terminal is inside. Samsung has decided to equip its latest smartphone for a new SoC, the potential of which are to be discovered. This is the chip Exynos 5430 , the first of this family of products made with a 20 nm manufacturing process, which should allow for better heat dissipation and lower fuel consumption. The gain in terms of autonomy, according to a statement from the parent, should reach 25%, allowing you to use less capacious battery and thinner to power the device. The CPU consists of a total of eight cores, four and four Cortex A15 1.8GHz Cortex A7 1.3GHz, supported by a Mali T628 GPU, which in the benchmark has already shown great potential. The processor integrates technology big.LITTLE , which allows you to turn off cores not needed in times when you need maximum computing power. The chip supports very high resolutions, being able to handle screens up to 2560×1600 pixels.
About screen, the one used for the assembly of Galaxy Alpha a model to 4.7 “with a resolution of 1280×720 pixels, lower than the current top of the range but suited to the size of the panel, which should allow an adequate definition. Given the low claims, the performance of SoC Exynos 5430 is expected to reach heights particularly high, since it is potentially capable of handling screens much more efficient.
As for the RAM, the choice is not obvious effects on 3Gb used by the best performing models, preferring a cut from 2 Gb, while the one dedicated to the storage amounts to 32 GB, unfortunately not expandable.
The main camera uses a sensor to 12 Mpix with LED flash and supports video recording in 4K , the front is 2.1 Mpix instead. The network connectivity is ensured by the presence of the LTE standard, in addition to the ubiquitous Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. The sensors in the device include that for fingerprints , the accelerometer, the gyroscope and the classic light sensors and proximity. Moving on to the battery, Samsung has focused on a model 1840 mAh, capacity is not high, which seems to focus a lot on the fuel consumption of the new Exynos 5430 SoC To understand the expectations from this point of view will be maintained, must wait for the official test of the terminal, which fugherà doubt.
Software and marketing
The new Samsung will come home sold with the latest version of Android currently available, namely 4.4.4, customized with the proprietary interface of the Korean company. The latest release of the operating system Google does not bring new succulents for the user, focusing primarily on security, solving the flaw unearthed a few months ago in OpenSSL. As for the Samsung customization, there should be many new things as seen on S5, indeed, there should be some function in the least, such as those related to the heart rate monitor. The product will be available in over 150 countries from the month of September at a price of 599 €, which is expected to remain so in Italy. As anticipated, the release date of the terminal seems to have been designed specifically to annoy the launch of iPhone 6 , the least likely model 4.7 “.
In fact, it seems unlikely that Apple’s plans are ruined by the move by Samsung, which, however, may take the opportunity to create serious problems for Sony, ready to put on the market Z3 Compact . After all, Samsung did not have to list a model’s size, at least compared to the standard Android, with potentially very good performance. Thanks to Alpha Galaxy, the Korean company will have its say in this segment, completing in fact its range of products.
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