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Samsung GALAXY AlphaSM-G850

SM-G850

  • ReleasedReleased 2014, September
  • Weight and dimensions115 g (4.06 oz) · 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
  • Operating systemAndroid 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)
  • Storage32GB 2GB RAM · Card slot No
model variants
9
spec categories
13
4.7 inches720 x 1280 pixels
12 MP4K@30fps
2 GB RAMQualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801…
1860 mAh

Network

2G
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA
4G
1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G8508S
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE

Timeline

Announced
2014, August. Released 2014, September
Released
Released 2014, September

Body

Dimensions
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
SIM
Nano-SIM
Weight
115 g (4.06 oz)

Display

Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
Size
4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Type
Super AMOLED

Platform

CPU
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
GPU
Adreno 330
OS
Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)

Memory

Card slot
No
Internal
32GB 2GB RAM

Main camera

Camera
12 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), PDAF
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps

Front camera

Camera
2.1 MP

Sound

3.5mm jack
Yes
Loudspeaker
Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
microUSB 2.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Features

Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate

Battery

Battery
Li-Ion 1860 mAh, removable

Miscellaneous

Colors
Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue
SAR EU
0.40 W/kg (head) 0.27 W/kg (body)
SAR US
1.25 W/kg (head) 1.05 W/kg (body)

Samsung

Samsung model variants

9 models

Data provenance

Specifications source

SamFW · gsmarena.com · Source model SM-G8508S · Fetched 2026-09-05

Specifications are reference data supplied by the source and may contain errors or regional differences.