Samsung’s ‘next evolution’ of smartphone design is the long-awaited metal Galaxy phone

After a short flurry of leaks, Samsung has this morning taken the wraps off a new metal-clad Android smartphone, the Galaxy Alpha.

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Boasting a metal frame and a 4.7-inch display, the Galaxy Alpha represents a departure from Samsung’s predominantly plastic-focused lineup, with a squared-off design furnished in more premium materials. It’s also thinner than any other Samsung flagship, measuring in at 6.7mm. The display itself is a 4.7-inch SuperAMOLED offering, giving a pixel density of 312ppi — a little less than we’re used to seeing from flagship devices, but still sharp enough for most use cases.

On the inside, the Galaxy Alpha is powered by an octa-core Exynos CPU with four cores at 1.8GHz and four at 1.3GHz, with 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage and a 12-megapixel rear camera, along with a 1,860mAh battery. The device runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat with Samsung’s latest TouchWiz UI and all the features you’d expect from a modern Samsung phone: Ultra-Power Saving Mode, S Health, fingerprint Scanner, and Private Mode, among others.

While some may call these an iphone clone. What do you think?

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