![]() ![]() That's eight cores in total, but it's actually made up of two quad-core processors - one clocked at 1.3GHz for basic tasks and one clocked at 1.8GHz for when more power is required.Īlthough at no point does it use all eight cores for monster power, it's still an extremely capable phone. ![]() In the UK, the Alpha packs in an octa-core processor. You'll also find Samsung's health tracker S Health which will track your footsteps and, using the sensor on the back, your heart rate. It does come with some handy features, like Private Mode, which lets you protect files behind a password or fingerprint security measure - I'd use the former as the fingerprint recognition can be hit and miss, although the Alpha's seemed more reliable than the S5's. Having multiple versions of the same feature can make it tough to know which one you should be using, especially if you're new to Android. Samsung also loads on its own web browser, calendar, app store, and email client, which sit alongside Google's versions of all those things. I'm not too keen on Samsung's interface, mostly because it makes everything far too complicated.Īlmost every aspect of the phone can be tweaked which, while great for techy types, does mean that the settings menu is so vast it's easy to be overwhelmed and can be difficult to find that one setting you need in a hurry. The latest Android 4.4.4 KitKat software comes as standard on the Alpha (I'd expect nothing less at this price) which Samsung has given the same TouchWiz skin as you'll get on the S5. On the plus side, the screen is very bright and has extremely rich colours, which helps make Netflix shows or YouTube clips of kittens look vivid, and you can change screen modes if you prefer a more natural screen tone. It really is a shame that Samsung didn't plump for a higher resolution panel. Although icons and text are far from fuzzy, the edges lack the sort of crisp clarity I'd hope to see from a phone at this price. It actually has a pixel density of 312 pixels per inch, which is lower even than the midrange Galaxy S5 Mini's 326ppi screen.
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