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XperiaJunkie Posts: > 500
@badassmam the only thing that worries now is why haven't Samsung released any specs regarding talk time, standby time, music and video playback every other phone I've known has released that info on launch of the phone. Could it be Samsung still have some tweaking to do to maximise the battery life before it release in September or maybe they'll just keep things hush hush and release them on the quiet ?
[ This Message was edited by: XperiaJunkie on 2014-08-14 12:48 ]
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Posted: 2014-08-14 13:48:04
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On 2014-08-14 13:48:04, XperiaJunkie wrote:
@badassmam the only thing that worries now is why haven't Samsung released any specs regarding talk time, standby time, music and video playback every other phone I've known has released that info on launch of the phone. Could it be Samsung still have some tweaking to do to maximise the battery life before it release in September or maybe they'll just keep things hush hush and release them on the quiet ?
[ This Message was edited by: XperiaJunkie on 2014-08-14 12:48 ]
Samsung almost always do last minute tweaks before a phone gets released, the most major one was when they announced the Galaxy S2 with a Dual-Core 1GHz CPU, a few weeks before release the CPU was upped to 1.2GHz. With the Galaxy S4 Samsung were mostly quiet about the CPU after announcement, until a week or so before release when they finally announced what regions would get which model CPU due to production problems with the Exynos 5410, etc etc... I'd also like to see how it performs battery wise with this new CPU.
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Posted: 2014-08-14 15:08:37
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I'm loving how self reliant Samsung are becoming
from memory chips, CPUs, Dispalys, and more recently mobile cameras, the Alpha has been confirmed to be using a Samsung ISOCELL sensor:
Samsung Galaxy Alpha comes with ISOCELL sensor (plus more samples)
Yesterday, we showed you the first camera samples out of the 12-megapixel Samsung Galaxy Alpha camera, but we did not know much about the sensor. We are still trying to dig up more information on it, but Samsung has now confirmed that it’s using its own 12-megapixel CMOS image sensor with the ISOCELL technology and a native 16:9 aspect ratio.
ISOCELL is a technology that took years in development and it made a debut in the Samsung Galaxy S5 on a 16-megapixel Samsung sensor. Now, in the Galaxy Alpha we’re looking at some of the same features: ISOCELL (but on a 12-megapixel scale, and unknown sensor size) and phase-detection auto-focus.
In its official blog, Samsung promises that images taken on the Galaxy Alpha will come out “sharper than ever with natural colors.” Skipping the PR talk, though, we should say that ISOCELL brings a couple of important advantages over non-isolated photo cells used in traditional BSI sensors: first, crosstalk is reduced from 19% to 12.5% in ISOCELL, next, luminance signal to noise ratio improved from 150 lux to 105 lux, and finally, full well capacity increased from 5,000e- to 6,200e-.
So far, Samsung is not revealing much specifically about this 12-megapixel sensor, though. We’ve heard rumors that the Galaxy Note 4 might also feature a 12-megapixel ISOCELL camera (rumor says the Note 4 might have optical image stabilization, something that is not present on the Galaxy Alpha), so that is one possible reason why more information is not being released just yet. Good news is that the Note 4 is coming in just around three weeks, and - if all those whispers turn out true - we’ll learn more about this sensor soon.
PhoneArena
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Posted: 2014-08-14 16:23:58
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XperiaJunkie Posts: > 500
GSMarena test the display on Galaxy Alpha
http://blog.gsmarena.com/testing-samsung-galaxy-alpha-display/[ This Message was edited by: XperiaJunkie on 2014-08-14 16:21 ]
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Posted: 2014-08-14 17:10:17
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XperiaJunkie Posts: > 500
OK its my day off work and I'm board so what I've done is made a list of phones which have the same resolution and a quad core CPU and still currently available to buy but have a variance in screen size. I've used the GSM arena battery test as a yardstick.
Samsung S5 mini -2100mAh battery - 4.5" display - 72h rating
Samsung S3 - 2100mAh battery - 4.8" display - 50h rating
HTC One Mini 2 - 2110mAh - 4.5" display - battery 50h rating
Sony Xperia T2 Ultra - 3000mAh 6.0" display - battery 96h rating
Sony Xperia Z1C - 2300mAh - 4.3" display - battery 65h rating
Motorola Moto G - 2070mAh battery - 4.5" display - 54h rating
As you can see the performance in battery life is quite varied, I would expect the Galaxy Alpha to perform very similar to the S5 mini given the fact that the screen is a little brighter, 0.2" larger and the battery is a little bit smaller (240mAh less) but has a more energy efficient CPU. I know this is quite a vague way of guessing the battery life but if it falls short of the S5 mini I would call the battery life average at best considering the new superior CPU. All current flagships which the Alpha is should have very good battery life but I know Samsung will be marketing this for people who just wan't something that looks good and can take a good selfie and not really care much about battery performance.
[ This Message was edited by: XperiaJunkie on 2014-08-14 18:17 ]
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Posted: 2014-08-14 19:03:24
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Nice photos.. a bit artificial looking overall, but nice colors and low noise for the most part.
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Posted: 2014-08-14 19:57:21
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XperiaJunkie Posts: > 500
GSM arena with a hands on video of the Galaxy Alpha
http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-galaxy-alpha-hands/
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Posted: 2014-08-16 10:21:05
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On 2014-08-14 19:03:24, XperiaJunkie wrote:
OK its my day off work and I'm board so what I've done is made a list of phones which have the same resolution and a quad core CPU and still currently available to buy but have a variance in screen size. I've used the GSM arena battery test as a yardstick.
Samsung S5 mini -2100mAh battery - 4.5" display - 72h rating
Samsung S3 - 2100mAh battery - 4.8" display - 50h rating
HTC One Mini 2 - 2110mAh - 4.5" display - battery 50h rating
Sony Xperia T2 Ultra - 3000mAh 6.0" display - battery 96h rating
Sony Xperia Z1C - 2300mAh - 4.3" display - battery 65h rating
Motorola Moto G - 2070mAh battery - 4.5" display - 54h rating
As you can see the performance in battery life is quite varied, I would expect the Galaxy Alpha to perform very similar to the S5 mini given the fact that the screen is a little brighter, 0.2" larger and the battery is a little bit smaller (240mAh less) but has a more energy efficient CPU. I know this is quite a vague way of guessing the battery life but if it falls short of the S5 mini I would call the battery life average at best considering the new superior CPU. All current flagships which the Alpha is should have very good battery life but I know Samsung will be marketing this for people who just wan't something that looks good and can take a good selfie and not really care much about battery performance.
[ This Message was edited by: XperiaJunkie on 2014-08-14 18:17 ]
Nice work !
looking forward to check your figures against the official ones to see how close you were....
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Posted: 2014-08-16 23:02:36
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XperiaJunkie Posts: > 500
Samsung look set to launch a variant of the Galaxy Alpha with the SD801 the same CPU found in the S5. It looks like it is only heading to Asia at the moment. Here in the UK at least we've only had Samsung devices with a SD CPU, maybe that's why Samsung haven't released a full spec page on the official website yet. Could the SD 801 be heading to other countries/regions as well.
http://www.eprice.com.hk/mobile/talk/4523/178703/1/[ This Message was edited by: XperiaJunkie on 2014-08-17 20:08 ]
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Posted: 2014-08-17 21:06:47
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The Samsung tab s tablets currently sold here in uk are all exynos powered.....
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Posted: 2014-08-17 21:28:10
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