Samsung Galaxy Alpha * RF SAFE® Radio Frequency Safe

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Radiation Levels

FCC Approval Date This is the date the phone SAR test was completed before the phone's release to the public as required by law.
23 August 2014
US SAR Ratings USA Legal Limit is 1.6 W/kg
USA Legal Limit is 1.6 W/kg - FCC SAR testing is measured in watts per kilogram (or W/kg) averaged over ONE gram of simulated biological tissue.
Head SAR Level SAR test when held against your head when only using cellular service. Wifi and other transmitter are NOT active
1.18
Body SAR Level SAR test when held against your body only using cellular service. Wifi and other transmitter are NOT active
0.75
Product Specific Use SAR test when held against your body only using the phone as a hotspot. Cellular and other transmitter are NOT active
N/A
Simultaneous Transmission The highest possible SAR recorded with ALL transmitters active, Cellular, WiFi, and Hotspot
N/A
Simultaneous Head The highest possible SAR test when held against your HEAD with cellular and WiFi transmitters active,
N/A
Simultaneous Body The highest possible SAR test when held against your BODY with cellular and WiFi transmitters active,
N/A
Hotspot SAR The highest possible SAR test when held against your BODY using the phone as a hotspot with cellular and WiFi transmitters active,
N/A

EU SAR Ratings
European Legal Limit is 2.0 W/kg - EU SAR testing is measured in watts per kilogram (or W/kg) averaged over TEN grams of simulated biological tissue.
Head SAR Level
N/A
Body SAR Level
N/A

Available as:
SM-G850F for Europe
SM-G850T for T-Mobile
SM-G850M for Vodafone
Also known as Samsung Galaxy Alfa, Samsung SM-G850Y, Samsung SM-G850FQ

Launch	Announced	2014, August
Launch	Status	Available. Released 2014, September

Body	Dimensions	132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
	Weight	115 g (4.06 oz)
	SIM	Nano-SIM
		– Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	720 x 1280 pixels, 4.7 inches (~312 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform	OS	Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop)
	Chipset	Exynos 5 Octa 5430
	CPU	Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
	GPU	Mali-T628 MP6

Memory	Card slot	No
	Internal	32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Dual camera, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, check quality
	Secondary	2.1 MP

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	microUSB v2.0

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
		– ANT+ support – Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – MP4/WMV/H.264 player – MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player – Photo/video editor – Document viewer

Misc	Colors	Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue
	SAR US	1.18 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.37 W/kg (head) 0.51 W/kg (body)
	Price group

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 915 / Basemark X: 11065
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.509 (sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -95.7dB / Crosstalk -65.6dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 52h