Underneath the back cover, you'll find a removable 1,860mAh battery and nano-SIM slot. (One of my biggest issues with the iPhone 6's design is that the camera abruptly sticks out from the rest of the frame.) The LED flash and heart rate monitor are to the camera's left, arranged in a vertical fashion, and the logos include just the AT&T globe near the top and the phone's name near the bottom. There's a 12-megapixel camera in the top-center, and since the module is thicker than the phone itself, there's a hump to make the transition between the camera and back cover seem a bit more gradual. On the Alpha, however, the dimples are much tinier and the matte surface doesn't feel as slick the Alpha definitely offers more friction. The Alpha also comes with a removable back cover with a textured polycarbonate back that's similar to what you'll find on the Galaxy S5. Additionally, the top and bottom of the phone feature a pair of antenna stripes, which are common on metal phones because they provide a place to send and receive cellular and wireless signals. There's a 3.5mm headphone jack on top and a power button on the right. On the left is a volume rocker, which appears to have received the same amount of attention to design as the rest of the phone. The bottom edge of the device houses a micro-USB 2.0 connector - Samsung's moved away from the unsightly 3.0 ports that take up extra room - along with a speaker grille and mic. In other words, Samsung didn't finish what it started. What's even weirder is that while the Alpha doesn't come with any waterproofing or water-resistance of any kind, iFixit did a teardown of the phone and discovered that it comes with many of the gaskets and other internal parts necessary for keeping water out. Even so, the GS5 at least has a microSD slot for expandable memory. To be fair, AT&T's Galaxy S5 only comes with 16GB internal storage, whereas the Alpha gets 32GB, so that explains some of the difference.
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This is the same on-contract price as the GS5, and only $37 cheaper at full retail. (Also, with smaller phones, manufacturers don't have as much space to cram in extra components.) The problem is that you're paying a premium price for the premium look you can get the Alpha on AT&T in the US for $200 on-contract, or $613 with no contract attached.
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It still packs plenty of a punch, after all, and even the 720p display is considered top-of-the-line for similarly sized devices. Since it's not designed to simply be a miniature GS5, these omissions theoretically shouldn't be a big issue. It also features a lower-res 720p Super AMOLED display. It's not waterproof it lacks a microSD slot the battery is smaller it uses a lower-res camera and it doesn't come with an IR blaster. But while the Alpha easily beats the GS5 in style (while matching it in oomph), the rest of the spec sheet isn't as impressive. It packs the same Snapdragon 801 chipset (though an Exynos option is also available in certain markets), so it should be similarly powerful, and it also comes with a fingerprint scanner, heart rate monitor and Samsung's TouchWiz UI. I'd be tempted to think of the Galaxy Alpha as a GS5 mini, if the name weren't already taken in many respects, it's a smaller version of Samsung's current 5.1-inch flagship smartphone. In fact, it almost feels like it isn't substantial enough in my palms, I'm often reminded of a dummy phone - fake versions of the real thing that manufacturers send to retail stores. It's also incredibly light, weighing 4.06 ounces (115g) that's half an ounce lighter than the iPhone 6. Not only can I wrap my hand around the whole thing, but also its straight sides offer my fingers plenty of space to grip. Thanks to its slim, compact frame, I had absolutely no problem hanging onto the Alpha. Featuring a 4.7-inch frame and 6.7mm thickness, the Alpha is more than sufficiently sleek and svelte.
It's simple, yet elegant minimal, yet profuse. It's the very first device to take advantage of the company's brand-new design language, which features polished aluminum sides, chamfered edges, a thin profile and a polycarbonate (plastic) back the same design is used on the Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge (and arguably, the iPhone 5/5s and last year's HTC One), but the Alpha is the first to actually make it off the production line. The Galaxy Alpha is the most beautiful Samsung device I've ever handled. You can disable notifications at any time in your settings menu.
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