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
Metal finish feels great, Great midspec camera, Cat6 LTE for 300Mbps networking
No memory card support, Metal adds extra cost, Battery is poor
The biggest issue, however, was that battery performance. After using the Alpha for a week and connecting to 3G and 4G I would struggle to get to the evening on a single charge. Often I would top the phone up around lunchtime in preparation for a bus ride...
Abstract: Samsung was widely criticised when it revealed the Galaxy S5 and its plastic, rubberised chassis. Fans were in uproar and reviews of the handset mentioned this style in a poor light.Now it seems that Samsung has learnt its lesson with the Galaxy Alpha, fi...
Design/handling/buildquality, Good screen/good contrast, Great sound quality from headphone socket, Responsive camera with good interface, Low SAR value
Some display modes provide inaccurate colours, Fingerprint scanner doesn't work well, Photo/video quality not up to the standard of the immediate competition, Sound quality from the speaker, Poor battery life, Only one storage capacity available (about 26
The Galaxy Alpha certainly has the desired effect regarding design: sophisticated, crafted... Samsung has at last proved that it is capable of something other than a plastic phone. But looks aren't everything. And while the Alpha might be very nice for ge...
Small, light and kinda funky, the Galaxy Alpha is without a doubt the most aesthetically pleasing phone ever to leave a Samsung assembly plant in the back of a truck. The battery capacity may have been pared back a wee bit too far in the name of saving a...
Abstract: Meet the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, the latest phone from the South Korean giant that isn't a plastic fantastic handset, and instead, it's the first Galaxy blower to sport a metal chassis. Samsung has crafted itself a phone that can finally take on the HTC One...
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Published: 2014-10-09, Author: David , review by: alphr.com
The Galaxy Alpha is Samsung's best looking smartphone to date, but it's short on features and the price is too high...
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Published: 2014-10-09, Author: Simon , review by: 3g.co.uk
Great design, Fast performance, Ideal size
Higher resolution screen would have been nice, Storage not expandable, Software too busy
The Galaxy Alpha feels like the phone Samsung should have created when it brought out the Galaxy S5 six months ago. It looks fantastic, has impressive ergonomics and performance, and is a very desirable piece of kit. It also feels better to hold than...
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Published: 2014-10-06, Author: Matt , review by: telegraph.co.uk
Abstract: With a 4.7-inch screen, the Alpha is a more manageable size than the 5.5-inch monsters such as the S5 and Note 4 – this is a phone that is super slim (6.7mm), very light (115g) and generally manageable with one hand. A fast processor keeps it coping wi...
Attractive design, Speedy performance, The perfect size and weight
Screen resolution could be higher, No expandable storage, Software still feels cluttered
The Galaxy Alpha is what the Galaxy S5 should have been when it went on sale six months ago; a great-looking phone which blends aesthetics, performance and ergonomics into one desirable package. The Alpha looks fantastic and, if I’m being honest, feels b...
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Published: 2014-10-03, Author: Darren , review by: gizmodo.co.uk
The Galaxy Alpha may take design cues from Apple's last-gen handset, but Samsung refines them here. It's the meeting of design and comfort that many manufacturers tend to botch one way or another. If this is what we can expect from Samsung design going fo
The screen is irksome. It's not horrendous: in fact, watching movies wasn't too bad at all, but the pixel density and colour quality just don't compare to other smartphones you can buy for a similar price, TouchWiz is still cluttered and the problem only
If you're OS agnostic? No, buy an iPhone 6. iOS 8 is a much more pleasant experience than TouchWiz.Do you basically want an iPhone running Android? The Alpha is about as close as you'll get. That's by no means a knock against Samsung's design chops. The c...
