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Monday, October 06, 2014
With the Galaxy Samsung Alpha shows that it really can make fancy smartphones. Obviously it will slow the triumph of the iPhone 6. And as the test shows it has among many strengths and weaknesses similar to Apple’s gem.
Technically, Samsung’s top-class smart phones already longer absolute top class. But the South Koreans had not necessarily been establish the reputation of noble devices. This is mainly due to the plastic housings of the smartphones that are rugged and now even waterproof, but are not perceived as particularly high quality. Now to be “plastic bombers” Stop the, Samsung wants the Galaxy Alpha break new ground and obviously the iPhone 6 oppose a smartphone that has convinced not only through performance but also “Style”.
In fact, the smartphone works through its aluminum frame much more noble than, say, the Galaxy S5. The feel is reminiscent of the Nokia Lumia 930 since tapering the metal on the sides and the device weighs only 114 grams, it is but a lot more comfortable in the hand. Switch and volume rocker sit perfectly and provide very solid pressure points. Of only 6.7 millimeters thin frame around the speaker jack and Micro-USB port, giving the Galaxy Alpha is exceptionally good soars at the ends.
A plastic back can delight
The back is made of polycarbonate as usual, but with a velvety surface forms a beautiful contrast to the hard-edged and frame. The plastic is nestled seamlessly to the case and because there are no voids under the battery cover, the thin plastic shell feels solid as it actually is. From the front, the Alpha looks like a typical Galaxy, with fine embossed crosses the back shows around the display as a filigree pattern. Also that looks good and you can tell that the Galaxy Alpha has a very harmonious design and is processed just fine.
The beauty, however, has its price, the Galaxy Alpha is not waterproof and sleek case has only but a battery place found, the almost equally weak in the chest with 1860 mAh as the battery of the iPhone 6 The Alpha makes the most of its scarce reserves and so the running times are quite comparable with the staying power of Apple’s competitors. So the Samsung smartphone held in the test also of average use loosely through a day. When the camera poor reception or frequent use of the battery level dropped but fairly rapidly in areas where the power saving mode must be used.
Full-HD must not be
Probably to spare the little battery has Samsung dispense with a full HD display with the Galaxy Alpha. The 4.7-inch screen with 720p but reached as the iPhone 6 screen nor a pixel density of 300 ppi beyond what is absolutely sufficient. Colors and contrasts are similar crisp as the Galaxy S5. And as the big brother of the Alpha screen from the side darkens hardly considered and remains perfectly readable. The display can but overall not shine so bright and has a slight blue tint.
When you drive Samsung has less restrained and its new in-house eight-core processor Exynos 5430 installed, the user can access two gigabytes of memory . Make four Cortex-A15 cores at 1.8 gigahertz steam, A7 four-cores with 1.3 GHz power save. The chip also protects the battery pack with a 20-nanometer architecture, in which the electrons have to travel shorter distances. In the AnTuTu benchmark the Galaxy Alpha outperforms the Qualcomm Snapdragon significantly with 801 equipped S5 and in everyday life, it convinces with extremely jagged reactions. The graphics unit Mali T628 has proven in the test than strong enough and can compel by any game in the knee. In 3DMark test “Ice Storm Unlimited” Alpha
Strong camera
is an average performance but significantly behind the S5. Though the camera of precious Galaxy makes only photos up to twelve megapixels. But the pictures look as good as in the 18-megapixel camera of the S5 and shine especially in bright light with fine details. However, the Alpha shoots the automatic sharpening sometimes out over the target. As the great Galaxy also has the metalheads a great HDR mode, the results of which are shown in real time on the display. The camera is also almost as fast as that of the S5 and the image keeps noise at weak lighting conditions also limited. With the iPhone 6 camera the Alpha camera, however, can not keep up.
More on the topicThe bottom photo light is installed a heart rate monitor also the Galaxy Alpha, the works uncomplicated and relatively reliable. Whether you need something in a smartphone, however, is questionable. But is very useful fingerprint sensor in the home button. He works almost flawlessly and frees users when unlocking of the cumbersome entering a PIN or a pattern. In addition, you can trust him with the credentials for websites and use a fingerprint for the Paypal payment. But you have to swipe at the correct angle on the sensor, which is not quite as convenient as the one-touch solutions for iPhone and Huawei Ascend Mate 7.
All in all, Samsung is the Galaxy Alpha is a really chic and high quality smartphone succeeded quite well the one or the other users could discourage the purchase of a more expensive iPhone 6 with a current price of around 550 euros. Here it is in ultra thin alpha case no capacity for micro-SD card and the customer must be satisfied with 32 gigabytes of internal memory. In addition, potential buyers could miss a waterproof housing that they find, for example, for less money with the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact.
Source: n-tv.de
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