Testseek.com have collected 372 expert reviews of the Samsung SM-G850F Galaxy Alpha and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung SM-G850F Galaxy Alpha.
September 2014
(81%)
372 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(88%)
165 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Premium design
Powerful processor
Thin and light.
Great design
Powerful and well-specced
All-day battery life
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha's metal frame makes it the most luxurious feeling Galaxy phone to date. Its more compact size makes it comfortable to use
It has loads of power and its camera is great
Best looking Samsung
12MP camera
High resolution screen
The editors didn't like
No expandable memory
Disappointing screen
No expandable storage
TouchWiz is still a problem
Screen is only 720p
It has a disappointingly low-resolution screen
Which is a particular shame given the extremely high price of the phone. It loses the waterproofing of the S5 and there's no microSD card slot for expanding the storage either
4.7" size is hand and pocket friendly, attractive design with aluminum frame, fast CPU, very good camera, pleasing Super AMOLED display
Some specs are lower than the Samsung Galaxy S5, yet the price is similar
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is Samsung's most attractive phone to date, and more pocket friendly than most phones. The 4.7" Super AMOLED display is actually very attractive in person and performance is top notch. If you want a smaller, classier but every bit...
The more I use the Galaxy Alpha, the more I have to admit to myself that I like it. I lean more toward the phablet end of the spectrum for personal use, but I can see a lot of people going wild for a device like this—on the small side with solid specs and...
Metal frame marks a huge design improvement, Feels smaller and lighter than it is, Does most things well
Disappointing display, Battery life is merely adequate, Android without Samsung software is better than Android with it
More times than not, the Verge score is based on the average of the subscores below. However, since this is a non-weighted average, we reserve the right to tweak the overall score if we feel it doesn't reflect our overall assessment and price of the produ...
Published: 2014-09-26, Author: David , review by: theverge.com
Abstract: Our smartphones are the single most important devices we own. They're the tools we use to communicate with our loved ones, our offices made mobile. They're our game consoles, our conduit for watching and reading anything the internet offers. They've also ...
Almost awesomeI like the Galaxy Alpha a lot. And that makes its flaws — both fatal and niggling — all the more frustrating.But let's start with the positive. It's great to see Samsung embracing flagship-level specs in a smaller, more pocketable device. (T...
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Published: 2014-09-12, Author: Andrew , review by: cnet.com
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha's metal frame makes it the most luxurious feeling Galaxy phone to date. Its more compact size makes it comfortable to use, it has loads of power and its camera is great
It has a disappointingly low-resolution screen, which is a particular shame given the extremely high price of the phone. It loses the waterproofing of the S5 and there's no microSD card slot for expanding the storage either
If you love the high-end tech Samsung crams into its phones but hate the plastic bodies, the Galaxy Alpha may well be the phone for you. Its processor and camera perform brilliantly, while its compact 4.7-inch size makes it very comfortable to hold and u...
Published: 2014-08-28, Author: Frank , review by: gizmochina.com
Abstract: Samsung has changed Galaxy by introducing a metal casing in their new Galaxy Alpha. Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a 4.7-inch super AMOLED screen display with 720 x 1280 pixel resolution, Exynos 5430 chipset, 32GB internal storage, Android 4.4.4 Kitkat, 12 mega...
Published: 2014-07-30, Author: Daniel , review by: yahoo.com
Abstract: The Galaxy Alpha is hands-down the best-looking phone Samsung has ever made. That's thanks in large part to its slim design and metal frame. Sure, the front and back of the Alpha are still plastic, but the metal framing goes a long way toward making the p...
Excellent Design, Gorgeous Display, Plenty of power, Lots of storage, Decent camera, Impressive battery (for its size)
The only downside to the Galaxy Alpha is that it comes at a time when the Galaxy Note 4 is soon to be widely available...
To sum up in one sentence: the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, despite my preconceptions, really does live up its name. The device looks better, feels better and in many respects appears to perform better than its larger, flagship brethren, the Galaxy S5. Whethe...
