Samsung Officially Announces the Galaxy Alpha

Swirling around the rumor mill for months now, Samsung has taken to the blogosphere today to officially unveil its anticipated Galaxy Alpha smartphone. Built with a durable metal material that weighs in at just 115 grams, the Alpha sports a 4.7-inch, 1280×720 Super AMOLED display powered by the brand’s proprietary, albeit powerful Exynos octa-core processor – Quad 1.8GHz + Quad 1.3 GHz. Additional features worth noting include 2GB worth of RAM, 32GB of internal storage (no microSD ), LTE-A support, a 1860mAh battery, a fingerprint sensor, and a 12 megapixel rear camera with a 2.1MP front shooter. To complete the list of specifications, software features include Android’s 4.4.4 OS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, an accelerometer, USB 2.0, and more. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is expected to release in black, white, gold, silver and blue starting this September.