{"id":495,"date":"2014-08-13T15:37:24","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T09:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.androidkothon.com\/?p=495"},"modified":"2014-08-13T15:38:58","modified_gmt":"2014-08-13T09:38:58","slug":"galaxy-alpha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/en.androidkothon.com\/2014\/08\/13\/galaxy-alpha\/","title":{"rendered":"The Era of Metal Design Starts with Samsung Galaxy Alpha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-a-sin.xx.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-xfa1\/t1.0-9\/10613067_10204869821047613_5324068714273771876_n.jpg\" alt=\"galaxy alpha\" width=\"1020\" height=\"679\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alpha is not yet another name Samsung has come up with for its newest device, it&#8217;s the start of an era which will embrace the new design approach the company is taking from now on. And the big thing about the new design is that you&#8217;ll get a metal frame smartphone next time a new Samsung phone is out in the market.<\/p>\n<p>And that all begins with Samsung Galaxy Alpha.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>At 4.7-inch display with 720p resolution, 12-megapixel camera and 1,869 mAh battery, Samsung Galaxy Alpha isn&#8217;t necessarily a high-end phone. Depending on the location, two variant of the device will be available: An octa-core processor and a quad-core processor.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"596\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u8OZoyHvX78?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Samsung itself calls the new phone &#8220;The Evolution of Galaxy Design&#8221;, because according to The Verge, the\u00a0Galaxy Alpha&#8217;s design will &#8220;trickle down and up to Samsung&#8217;s other phones.&#8221; That means you&#8217;ll be seeing the metallic framed design a lot in future Samsung phones.<\/p>\n<p>The phone is set to hit the markets in September, but the pricing isn&#8217;t announced yet. 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