Alpha Galaxy is now available for a few days on the other side of the Atlantic. And while we are still waiting for the new phone from Samsung in writing, our American colleagues have posted their impressions and tests. A summary of American tests.
Only a few days before the release of Galaxy Alpha in France and Europe. The “little” phone from Samsung is interesting in many ways, starting with its design, which we enjoyed on our first touch, but also by its 4G compatibility +
The Verge.: a bad screen, but lovely design
the speed of its receipt of the data, The Verge did not speak once in his test of Alpha Galaxy. The American site, well known for his immoderate love of iPhone, wrote a test-river and rave about the latest Samsung. Vlad Savov according to the tester, Alpha Galaxy dimensions are perfect and the phone keeps admirably well in hand. Vlad congratulates Samsung also long for the choice of materials. The aluminum edges really are very beautiful and nice in hand and having put a rear shell “soft” plastic is good because it avoids having to handle a frosty morning the phone (I not making this up). For the journalist, the definition of the screen is not a problem and he particularly appreciates its high brightness, very practical outdoors. In contrast, he does not forgive him his very bad white balance and its blue hues , to listen, are atrocious.
The Verge found – due to – the Galaxy Alpha has a family resemblance to the iPhone 5S
Also in the bad points, Vlad Savov discusses at length the case of TouchWiz, he does not like. everything and is too messy. The material point of view, it’s a little better. The camera sensor is slightly less powerful than the Galaxy S5. The photographs on location and days are very convincing, but the Alpha behaves very badly when there is little light . In general, it lacks versatility. Finally, the battery 1860 mAh it seems a bit tight. She manages to keep the day, but not much. The journalist said it was undervalued and deserves a little more capacity. In the end, the Alpha scoop Galaxy Note 7.9 / 10. Despite a successful design, the blue screen spoils the whole.
To The Verge, the rear seat is very comfortable in your hand.
TechRadar: the problem of value
Unlike The Verge, TechRadar takes into account the price of the phone. And if its conclusions are roughly the same as The Verge, TechRadar regret that advances in design of Galaxy Alpha make it more expensive than the Galaxy S5 “ while the latter has technical characteristics more impressive . ” In general, TechRadar loved the design of the Galaxy Alpha and called all his wishes to do the same Samsung with TouchWiz, which he considers to be the biggest weakness of the phone.
All Testers agree that the volume control buttons are comfortable and well placed.
If the site is concerned that the screen (“ with rich colors and levels contrasts copies “) is only 720p as the screen of the HTC One M7 (2013) already proposed 1080p. Last criticized by TechRadar, phone battery does not take more than a day . As The Verge, TechRadar can not find it shameful (it shows 84% after an hour and a half of video at 720p), but it would have been nice it is bigger. In the end, TechRadar appreciate the phone and found that its format is ideal for everyday use. It regrets, however its price, its interface and the lack of SD card port
Android Police. “ a good phone, but probably surtarifé ”
At Android Police, the criticism is a bit more positive than for the other two American sites. And because the author of the article states that “ TouchWiz launcher is probably my favorite on Android non-stock.” This did not, however, prevent criticism of the Astronomical Samsung pre-installed applications on the device and specify mischievously that some of them actually work number. In fact, the tester of Android Police is gradually fell in love with the phone. While the overall design is successful, it regrets the plastic back shell – cheap , and the lack of waterproofing . The lack of SD card slot is not really a problem since the 32GB base quite sufficient. Contrary to The Verge, the tester of Android Police saw no particular problems on the screen. It just tends to saturate the colors a bit, but has excellent brightness. It’s a good screen, nothing more.
Android Police has done benchmarks with the European version of the phone (in Exynos).
Regarding the camera, the picture is identical to that of The Verge: The sensor is not bad when the light is good, but is just passable in low light. It’s a bit better than the mid-range phones, but very far from what we saw on the Galaxy S5 or G3 LG for example. Finally, regarding the battery, the Galaxy Alpha located in the middle of today’s mobile phones. It takes one day, but not much more. However, this is pretty impressive for a battery of 1860 mAh. Finally, the tester of Android Police love the Samsung phone. But do not go up advise you to buy it, mainly because of its high price. This is also the title of the test, “ a good phone, but probably surtarifé .” Samsung spitting image basically.
About FrAndroid, it is very unlikely that we publish the test of Alpha Galaxy a few weeks. The Alpha Galaxy is certainly already available for pre-order in the vast majority of online stores at a price between 650 and 690 euros.
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