Samsung Galaxy ALPHA is Now Official with a Metal frame [Specs & Photos]

Samsung has just officially announced the Samsung Galaxy ALPHA, a premium device that has a Metal Frame on all sides with a leather back. The Galaxy Alpha is a preemptive strike against a bigger iPhone, it measures just 6.7mm thick and weighs 115g. This device has the Highest build-Quality among all Samsung devices.

The ALPHA flagship packs a larger screen, however, a 4.7" Super AMOLED with 720p resolution. The phone's heart is an Exynos 5 Octa built up of four Cortex-A15 cores (1.8GHz) and four Cortex-A7 cores (1.3GHz). There's 2GB of RAM and 32GB of non-expandable storage.

It will run Android 4.4.4 KitKat with TouchWiz on top including S Health and Ultra-low power mode. The phone will pack a fingerprint reader, heart-rate sensor and will be compatible with the Samsung Gear smartwatches.

The Samsung Galaxy Alpha boasts LTE Cat. 6 connectivity, dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0 . All of that will be powered by a relatively small 1,860mAh battery. Color options include White, Silver, Gold and Blue.

This smartphone will launch in 150 countries during September. It will launch at $690 - €515 price tag.

Samsung Galaxy ALPHA Specs