The rumour
mill has been spewing out several conflicting launch dates for the anticipated
metal-clad Samsung Galaxy Alpha (aka Galaxy S5 Prime and Galaxy F). First a
report claimed the August 13 launch, then on Wednesday it was rumoured for
August 4, and now yet another report claims the launch of the rumoured Galaxy
Alpha will be on August 13 itself.
On Thursday a
German website named Allaboutsamsung had published a report scrapping the
August 4 release date from Sammobile, and claimed the rumoured metal-clad
Samsung Galaxy Alpha smartphone will launch on August 13. The website also
published purported specifications of the handset, along with an image of the
alleged Samsung Galaxy Alpha's back without the panel (showing the SIM card
slot and model number, as well as visible metal seams), as well as purported
Galaxy Alpha AnTuTu benchmark screenshots.
The
purported image and benchmark screenshots of the Galaxy Alpha shows the
devices' model number to be SM-G850F. It appears that the smartphone will come
with support for only a single SIM (Nano-SIM), and will not support storage
expandability via microSD card. Notably, the website claims it is unsure about
if the smartphone seen in the image is the final design that will appear on
shelves, and that it is waiting for Samsung to launch the device on August
13.The purported Galaxy Alpha AnTuTu benchmark screenshots reveals a 720x1280
pixel display resolution with a pixel density of 320ppi for the rumoured
4.8-inch screen. The other leaked specifications of the anticipated Galaxy
Alpha include an octa-core Exynos 5433 SoC with a Mali-T628 GPU; 2GB of RAM;
32GB of inbuilt storage; a 12-megapixel rear camera; a 2.1-megapixel front
camera, and Android 4.4.4 KitKat.
Earlier
this week, the alleged metal-clad Samsung Galaxy Alpha was purportedly spotted
in a user agent (UA) profile on Samsung's support site, as well as on Samsung's
developer console, once again pointing to a 720p display resolution.
