Gadgetory

plenty of people have been crying out for samsung to make a metal smartphone and here it is it's called the Galaxy alpha let's check it out let's start with the design but first a little bit of bad news this phone isn't metal all over in fact it's only this band around the edge that's made of metal the rest is the usual flexible plastic that Samsung normally relies on I have to say though that doesn't feel too disappointing when you're actually holding the Alpha yes the back is plastic but those metal sides really do make a difference it feels a lot sturdier to me it seemed classier elsewhere this is a 4.7 inch screen that's smaller than a lot of samsung phone so a good option if you want something a bit more pocketable it has a resolution of 1280 by 720 pixels that's not super high but because the screen is a bit smaller it's not such a problem and actually looking at it you'd be hard-pressed to pick out individual pixels I think there are a couple of other nice Samsung goodies on board for example the front has a fingerprint scanner for unlocking the phone and on the back there's a heart rate sensor to keep track of your health also on the back is a 12 megapixel camera while inside this thing is running on android 4.4 also known as kit kat so the hardware isn't as high flying as some of Samsung's other phones like the galaxy s5 but I do like the design and if you're looking for something that's a bit smaller and made of metal this could be a good choice do you prefer metal or plastic let me know and check out cnet com / ether for much more you