Samsung Galaxy Alpha to be discontinued by next February

Samsung is about to discontinue its Galaxy Alpha in the coming weeks. According to a report by ETNews, Galaxy Alpha will be replaced by Galaxy A5, which is set to launch in South Korea in early February. Production will come to halt once inventory for its materials is exhausted.

Galaxy A series smartphones will retain the Galaxy Alpha’s metal designs, but will settle for specifications to get a superior edge in the competitive mid-range smartphones segment. Moreover, Galaxy Alpha made headlines due to its attractive design but hasn’t been a great smartphone in terms of sales due to its high price tag. Samsung has to rethink their approach due to stiff competition from Chinese manufacturers in the price-aggressive smartphone market.

Analysts and insiders have acclaimed the Samsung’s choice. The Galaxy A5 is having “better price competitiveness based on specifications than its predecessors, and its design is thought to be better than that of the Galaxy Alpha.  It is rumored to be price at $361 (KRW 400,000), which is quite meaningful according to- Chang Jung-hyeok, VP of Atlas Research.

The Galaxy A5 features a 5-inch 720p display powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 chipset 2GB of RAM, a 13MP rear camera, a 5MP front camera, 2300mAh battery with an attractive metal unibody design. Currently, the Galaxy A5 is on sale in China and Russia and expected to arrive in February 2015 in South Korean market.

Samsung Galaxy Alpha to be discontinued by next February

New images of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3 leaked

Rumors of Samsung’s upcoming three Alpha Series devices A3, A5 and A7 are doing the rounds and their prices were also leaked recently. Now there has been a new leak from AndroidMX of Mexico. They have posted images of Samsung Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3 on their Twitter account. Both Galaxy A5 and A3 are mid-range smartphones.

According to AndroidMX, Galaxy A5 will have an Aluminium unibody, a nanoSIM card slot and a non-removable back cover. Both the Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 are expected to be launched “in coming months.”

Here’s the leaked picture showing Samsung Galaxy Alpha in the center flanked by Galaxy A5 on its left and Galaxy A3 on its right:

The Galaxy A5 is the model number SM-A500F that will feature a 5-inch 720p Super AMOLED HD display and will be powered by a Snapdragon 400 chipset. The smartphone will have 16GB of internal memory, a 13MP primary camera, a 5MP front-facing camera and a 2,330 mAh battery. As already mentioned earlier, the handset will have a 100% aluminium body, non-removable back cover and a nanoSIM card slot.

Here’s the Samsung Galaxy A5 close up:

The rumor also has it that the shell of the Galaxy A5 will be made of some unique material which is neither plastic nor metal but is something different and feels cold to the hand. The device will be priced at around $400 to $450. The Galaxy A3 will cost somewhere between $350 and $400, and like the Galaxy A5, it may also have dual SIM card slots and LTE connectivity.

Samsung’s third phone in its Alpha series, the Galaxy A7 is also in the works and is rumored to sport a 5.5-inch display, dual SIM card slots and priced at about $450 to $500.

Samsung Galaxy Alpha is a slim and sleek phone that has been quite popular and Samsung is now working on a series of smartphones in the Alpha series though they won’ be as classy as the Galaxy Alpha.

Source

New images of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3 leaked

Samsung SM-A500: New Member Of Metal-Made Series With 5-Inch Display

Reports suggest that the Samsung SM-A500 will join the metal-made smartphone series of the company. This brand-new series of the Samsung contains only a single family member yet and that is Galaxy Alpha. Previously, rumors reported that SM-A500 would have the 720p display of 4.8-inch but now some features have been changed.

SamMobile reported that SM-A500 will have a bit larger display than thought previously. It is now expected that the phone would have the same pixel resolution with the 5-inch display. It has been reported also that this smartphone would have full metallic body. The back cover would also be metallic and non-removable, according to the reports. Galaxy Alpha doesn’t have full-metal body though and its rare cover is made from plastic.

No matter what the previous rumors have reported, but latest news from SamMobile suggested that the Samsung SM-A500 would be powered by Snapdragon 400 processor and not by a 64-bit Snapdragon 410 processor. Many mid-range smartphones go for the chipset choice reported by SamMobile for SM-A500, so there is an increase chance that this phone will have Snapdragon 400 processor.

Other features that SM-A500 may have are: 8 MP rear camera and the front-facing camera of 5 MP, internal memory of 16 GB, 2330 mAh battery and microSD card support to increase the storage capacity.

Samsung SM-A500 will surely have the premium touch because of its full metallic design and the features are also great; we can only wait till the launch of the phone to know what more it offers.

Samsung SM-A500: New Member Of Metal-Made Series With 5-Inch Display

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 to feature an improved Fingerprint Scanner

Over the last few months, many details of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 have emerged one by one. Recently we got the information about its ultrasonic cover and camera, and now details about the fingerprint sensor of Samsung’s upcoming flagship Galaxy Note 4 have been leaked.

The Galaxy Note 4 will feature Synaptics Natural ID technology that is used in Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Alpha. This technology has LiveFlex™ which splits the fingerprint sensor into two, with one part integrated with the main touch screen and the other with the home button. Both parts work in tandem to load the ID.

Like the Galaxy S5, the Galaxy Note 4 fingerprint sensor will allow locking-unlocking of screen, authentication for private mode and verification of Samsung and PayPal Accounts. Apart from these, the phablet will come with certain additional features.

Fingerprint Shortcut feature

The Galaxy Note 4 will have a ‘Fingerprint Shortcut’ feature through which specific apps and functions can be assigned by a user to the fingerprint of a particular finger. When the user swipes with the finger to unlock the device, apps assigned to that finger will launch.

Web Sign-In feature

The ‘Web Sign-In’ feature allows the user to use registered fingerprint for logging in to a website. The user will have to log in manually for the first time and enable the ‘Sign in using fingerprints’ feature. The Galaxy Note 4 will remember the logging information and next time the user can can log in with just a swipe of the finger.

Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Alpha may get these additional new features via updates in due course once the Galaxy Note 4 goes official. Samsung’s new flagship phablet is set to debut at the company’s Unpacked 2014 Episode 2 on September 3. Meanwhile, Samsung has already launched a couple of teaser videos highlighting the S Pen features.

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 to feature an improved Fingerprint Scanner

Samsung Galaxy Alpha with metal framing goes official : Image gallery, promo video, camera results and much more

After a long wait and much bit of rumors, the Samsung Galaxy Alpha has finally gone official just few weeks before the official announcement of Galaxy Note 4 that is expected to hit the markets next month at the IFA 2014 Berlin event. As expected, this premium handset comes with metal frame casing on its sides and its back beautifully covered with a faux leather similar to the latest Galaxy S5. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha measures just 6.7mm in thickness weighing as light as just 115g.

Official Press Images

Looking to its specs, the Galaxy Alpha hosts a 4.7” Super AMOLED display with 720p screen resolution. At its heart lies a powerful Exynos 5 Octa chipset, a newly launched chipset from the Samsung camp that offers four Cortex A15 cores clocked at 1.8Ghz and the other four Cortex A7 cores clocked at 1.3GHz. the memory options for the device include 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage which is non-expandable. The device runs the latest available Android 4.4.2 KitKat with TouchWiz that is topped with S Healthh and Ultra-low power mode.  The handset packs a fingerprint reader and heart-rate sensors that will compatible with Samsung Gear smartwatches. The handset hosts a powerful 12MP primary camera with ISOCELL sensors while its front hosts a 2.1MP secondary camera.

First camera samples

The Samsung Galaxy Alpha comes with support for LTE Cat 6 along with dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity options. The handset will have 1860mAh of battery juice support on full charge. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha comes in a range of color options like Frosted Gold, Sleek Silver, Charcoal Black, Dazzling White and Scuba Blue. The device would go on sale next month across 150 countries and would be available for approximately 690$. Here is the first promo video of the device.

 

Samsung Galaxy Alpha with metal framing goes official : Image gallery, promo video, camera results and much more

Galaxy Alpha might be announced tomorrow

The metallic Samsung Galaxy Alpha is everywhere these days. Recently, it has gone sailing in Russia without official announcement. It’s been alleged to sport a 64GB version as well – aside from the base model with 32GB (with no microsd card expansion support).

Now we are able to get another rumor about the date of its grand arrival in the market. A Korean media reported that Samsung is going to announce Galaxy Alpha on August 13.

This comes as a confirmation to an earlier mumbling from last month, which also had August 13 as the date of the outing. However, it is to be remember that the Alpha was said to launch on August 4, and that obviously hasn’t happened. So the newly report shouldn’t be trusted 100% either, but given how much the Galaxy Alpha has leaked over the last week, we wouldn’t be at all surprised if it does get the official announcement tomorrow.

The Galaxy Alpha will be powered by Samsung Exynos 5433 chipset, though it might get a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 for few markets such as South Korea – thanks to its SoC’s support for very high-speed LTE.

The smartphone also been rumored to have a 4.7-inch 720p display, a 12 MP rear camera,a 2.1 MP front snapper for selfies, 2GB of RAM, a fingerprint scanner and a heart rate monitor. It will be running on Android 4.4 KitKat OS.

 

Galaxy Alpha might be announced tomorrow

Samsung Galaxy Alpha with octa-core Exynos chipset and 12MP camera to be announced on August 13th

The Samsung Galaxy Alpha has been much in talks these days and recently a Samsung executive confirmed that the company will soon come up with two handsets one of the handsets coming with “new materials” and other with a large display. The larger display one would be the Galaxy Note 4 and Justas spotted yesterday, it could be unveiled on September 3 just before the IFA 2014 Berlin event.

Recent reports coming from a German website AllAboutSamsung says that the Samsung Galaxy Alpha could be announced this month on August 13^th.

The website has also few images for the device which confirms the specs for it. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha will have a model number SM-G850F. the handset is supposed to have a 4.8” display with a 1280×720 pixel resolution and would be powered by an octa-core Exynos 5433 processor which would be more powerful, in terms of performance, as compared to Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy S4. The device will be hosting a 12MP primary camera to its back while its front will be having a 2MP secondary camera. The device would have some memory options like a 2GB of RAM, 32GB of non-expandable internal memory. The device would be running the latest KitKat version Android 4.4.4 and is also tipped to have a heart rate monitor as well! The device is supposed to have a more solid built with an aluminum fram around its body.

If these news are to be believed, we are just few days from now when would get to see this much awaited device.

Samsung Galaxy Alpha with octa-core Exynos chipset and 12MP camera to be announced on August 13th

Metal Samsung Galaxy Alpha may be unveiled in a month

The metal-body covered Samsung Galaxy F aka the Galaxy Alpha is back in news and this time it has appeared from the South Korean website ETnews.com. The article doesn’t however reveal much details but insiders from the industry claim that the much rumored Samsung Galaxy Alpha that is likely to boast some high-end specs could be unveiled next month on August 13. Well, it is believed the upcoming Alpha model will compete with Apple’s much rumored iPhone 6 and would come up with a leather faux covering over the metal clad. There have been previously quite a big number of rumors for the Galaxy Alpha and is you are a Samsung fan you can surely know it here.

Different reports have claimed different specifications for the device which puts it to sport either a 4.7inch or a 5.2inch or a 5.3 inch QHD display. However, most of the rumors have agreed upon that the device will surely come up with a Super AMOLED display resolution. Moreover, the device is likely to host very thin bezels on its sides. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is likely to host a Snapdragon 805 chipset at its heart. Well, with days to come, we hope things get clear soon.

 

Metal Samsung Galaxy Alpha may be unveiled in a month