Really enjoyed this Samsung Galaxy Alpha review by *****! Top job buddy!

Actually pretty good, I'll be taking even greater consideration for this phone when the Alpha 2 comes out. Samsung is finally becoming trust great.

I love how extreamly specific you are about the negatives and positives. One thing that really had me gutted... was the removed expandable storage.

Powerful, amazing, and reliable. Well done yet again Pocketnow on uet another anazing review. I will personally continue to support your channel and applaud you for your professionalism and social friendly attitude and creating your videos. Great review 😁

this should have been the s5.....

@iamthanos554

9 жыл бұрын

So true

This phone is still good in 2017

@Darkwolflord1

4 жыл бұрын

Idk but imma buy it cause i always wanted it even though i have an iphone i still want it

Thanks for the great review.. Is there any version of this phone that will work on Verizon Wireless? Thx

You area a great reviewer, imo. Your reviews feel like you are talking to me - not a t me. And you seem to get just the right amount of emotional involvement in your reviews. You truly seem to love cellphones. Plus, you have a very professional sounding voice

REALLY LOVE THE WAY YOU MAKE YOUR NEW LOOK FOR REVIEWING VIDEO~

Is there any lagging problem on alpha as it doesnot supports microSd card plz ans

I'm thinking about tearing down my s5 to put gold bezels on it. I have the s5 white with silver but I want it gold so I might be changing it ( plus the fact that the silver bezels has some dents)

Can you review huawei mate7 please im waiting for you review. Can 4gLTE going to work on usa network if I get from out side usa thank you

Looks like an iPhone 5 from two years ago.

@itcrowdx

9 жыл бұрын

I don't see the similarities.

@itcrowdx

9 жыл бұрын

***** The edges on the alpha have slight bump on each edge so you can lay it on its side. The iphone 5 doesn't have that. So I don't see the similarities.

@zoro2266

9 жыл бұрын

Except its 4.7' ,has Fingerprint and heart rate scanner, pedometer, ultra power saving mode, 720p amoled display, removable back and battery, 12mp camera, the side design is different And has Samsung written on the back.... Yes I can see how that looks like iPhone 5 😑

@samsunggiveusthefuckingirb3800

9 жыл бұрын

Kinda like how the iPhone 6+ looks like a Galaxy Note II from 2 years ago.

@westondaniel

9 жыл бұрын

You do not seriously think other than size the Note 2 looks anything like the 6 plus?

My friend just got one of these, and I've gotta say, its a good looking phone in person.

Where can I get that wallpaper?? Thanks

Excellent review....

Whats the name of that green live wallpaper ?

Hello Pocketnow, can you release an audio theme of your videos...its awesome..eagerly looking for one..

Can you use the note 4 charger with this????

When to expect the Lollipop update for the Galaxy Alpha?

What is the name of the game shown in this vedio? It's shiwn like a space and warplane. I need the name please.

How do you turn off android wear on the alpha??????:))

You can always disable My Magazine or install a launcher (unlike other OS). 720p is enough for a 4.7 inch phone. It has USB OTG so memory isn't much an issue. The rest of its other limitations (battery, camera, ingress protection, display size, processor) shall be answered by its successors for sure.

I'm debating between this and the htc one m8 I need opinions on which one I should get! Price is not a factor because both are included in my plan. Please help!

@zaraelmtree

9 жыл бұрын

I think that you should get the HTC One M8 😊

whats the wallpaper at 9:36

Most Excellent Review My Friend

Beautiful phone and so executive look.. This is pleasent in eyes.. I hope s5 is like this.

does anyone know which game is playing at 3:12 ?

OMG the battery....that damn tiny battery. its a solid winner with the exception of that battery:(

Looks fantastic. .!!!

Michael, I heard you would be getting the Z3 Compact, will you be doing a comparison on that VS the Galaxy Alpha?

@Pocketnow

9 жыл бұрын

Cheewii's Flatbox We'll do what we can! We're a little overloaded at the moment. ^M

@Franciscormj

9 жыл бұрын

Pocketnow Man, please, do it !

Arguably one of the best reviewers out right now, much better than MKBHD's review of the alpha who took a bias approach to reviewing the product, no need for that. Anyways, good review as always sir.

your reviews have become far better now that you mention some smaller nuances which are very important like min brightness and front facing cameras ;)

please upload a review of Lumia 730 and its comparison with moto g..

a good vs. would be this and the sony z3 compact since they run about the same specs just with different designs

Why not review the software alone, like with iOS 8?

@24 seconds Michael Fisher does his Blue Steel Zoolander pose.

You can disable the My Magazine screen.

Samsung Alpha or Sony Z3 compact ?

7:26 Shouldn't it be 7.161Wh? (1.860*3.85 = 7.161)

@RoshanChachane he didn't complain. He said it wouldn't make sense to put more on a 4.7 inch screen

Held this phone in Best Buy and it really does feel great in the hand. Just wish the battery was bigger. I've never been one to carry two batteries.. Mainly because I feel like I shouldn't have to. We're almost to 2015 battery life should be the priority of any phone. No matter how smooth the software is or how fast the processor is if you can't even use it.

Hey Michael, Could you do a video telling us about your favourite apps! Android and ios

why is there no reviews for the HTC desire 626

@shell486

8 жыл бұрын

Probably because it's a budget phone.

Well I guess resolution does make a big difference in benchmark scores. It outscored the iPhone 6 as well as Galaxy s5 on geek bench.

seen a lot of reviews here in youtube about this device but nobody mentions that it is also protected by gorilla glass 4

I own this phone and the laggy interface can be fixed just by messing with a few settings. No root access needed just developer options. The battery is actually substantial enough. Going with 720p on this phone and. Thought was wise to preserve battery and increase fps in benchmarks. People claim to be able to see the difference but I cannot differentiate between a amoled 1080 and 720 screen. The phone is perfectly sized and the feel is amazing for a Samsung. There a few Chinese manufactured phones such as the Oppo that I would like to get my hands on for comparison but as for the US contract based phone this one has my vote.

And whats with the samsung s5 metal piece it does not look good on the phone

No offense and you can write down your opinions but it looks like and iphone tbh i mean atenna bands, metal edges kinda familiar with most of apples lineup from the 4S to the 5S. Sorry again if i offended anyone.

Is pokemon go compatible with this phone?

Looks good but I'd take the S5 , its Dustin and water, better battery life, has an IR blaster, 5 inch display, a better 16 megapixel camera plus Micro SD card expansion👏

@racea.t6531

9 жыл бұрын

Dust and water resistant... 5.1 inch screen

@racea.t6531

8 жыл бұрын

***** yeah i was typing to fast lol

4hr screen on time is their minimum? Pretty high standards. I'm happy with 3-3.5 hrs

@Roshan Chachane true bro!

It is crazy how good this Phone looks in real life. I do feel like it fits better with a person that wears a suit. Maybe less so a life style Phone.

Who is going to do the Blackberry Passport review? I absolutely know it is meant to be an enterprise device, but I'm really curious about how much more it can do, IE. Apps support, do you need to side load, how glitchy are the apps, music sound quality, Etc. I think Blackberry returning to its niche is the best idea, but for some reason, I can't stop looking at that square shape. Its hard to gauge size, but it seems like a squared-out Nokia 920 in size? It might not be the fastest, but these days, how much faster do you really need? Im just really looking forward to a review of this product and what everyone's hands on opinions actually are. I only ask this because you guys on Pocket Now seem the absolute most legit and unbiased. Thank you very much. Keep up the good work.

An interesting phone which shows Samsung is at least paying a little attention to criticism. Unfortunately, they still need to work on optimizing/removing Touchwiz and not diluting their flagship phones so much. One Galaxy a year & everything else is a subline... especially when they pack micro-batteries like this,

So I'm battling between the Google Nexus 6 and the Samsung Galaxy Alpha. Which should I get?

@SharangDhodapkar

9 жыл бұрын

I bought an Alpha. Held it one time at the AT&T store and fell in love with it. Nexus 6 was just way too big.

@Captainevan12

9 жыл бұрын

Alpha Nexus 6 is a ugly blob

@fayis4everlove

9 жыл бұрын

Nexus 6 is a fail. :( Go for this one or Sony Z3 or M8 1

@arnonabuurs7297

9 жыл бұрын

Alpha can actually fit in a pocket and forget about it, more usefull on a daily basis.

3:25 Why is the screen rounded at the four corners? Is that a Samsung thing or an Android thing? Watch the video, it happens a lot.

@djdelarosa25

8 жыл бұрын

+NOSfusion Samsung thing, I presume

it seems apple and samsung made a design swap

@123x234

9 жыл бұрын

***** *bent

i have that..i very happy

Is it worth upgrading from iphone 5s to alpha?

@quimbertoambriz2931

9 жыл бұрын

Yes

@nobasicnameyo8000

9 жыл бұрын

Quimberto ya sure cuz alpha seems slower in other comparisons...

@Centrinario

9 жыл бұрын

NoBasicNameYo No

@ARTXZZ

8 жыл бұрын

+NoBasicNameYo i had a 5s and got the alpha and is 100 times better

5:20 that made me laugh

i hope the S6 will look like this but larger with an sd card slot

A very informative review, thank you. Think I will pass and get the Note 4.

waiting for HTC Butterfly 2 review :)

" that stopped making sense a while ago " luaghed so hard while watching thus on my s3 :D

Hooray a phone with a chamfered edged metal band and the occasional white/black antenna strip. Like my iPhone 4 from 2010.

This device actually has advantages on galaxy s5 because of the screen rez it will have better batt. life and performance, on the s5 it has a sd 805 but its 2k, here yoy have a sd 801 but its only running a 720p screen, so it will perform better, benchmarks don't mean a thing, i use a fps meter for my games.

@123x234

9 жыл бұрын

Benchmarks are a general indicator of performance.

@boypula

9 жыл бұрын

123x234 yup but would you believe that a low end phone can perform better than a high end one? I myself switched to a low end phone and it performed better than the last phone i had which was high end at the time.

@123x234

9 жыл бұрын

boypula Of course, technology improves every year. A moto g is as good as an s3.

@boypula

9 жыл бұрын

123x234 im saying they should focus more on performance since the resolution could only be pushed so much.

@123x234

9 жыл бұрын

boypula I think 1080p is the best screen resolution, amazing clarity yet not battery wasting like 2k.

I played with the alpha in at&t and it feels good screen looks a lot better then the iPhone 6 and it feels even better. I didn't see much lag like the exynos Pocketnow has, but I also think its price is too high, the Moto x 2014 is a lot cheaper on contract and its a lot better.

Wait...What should I buy galaxy alpha or galaxy s5 mini...???

@gray1370

9 жыл бұрын

I also wanted s5 mini, but now i am gonna buy the alpha, it ow's the s5 mini in everything, it even scores better than the s5 on benchmarks

@renzescobedo208

9 жыл бұрын

Neh,I think I will get the galaxy s5 because when I saw the gs5 mini it was so small and the galaxy s5 is also waterproof.

Does It matter if a phone is plastic, When you are going to put a case on it anyways?

@Pocketnow

9 жыл бұрын

Daniel M Why not just build it right anyway? pocketnow.com/2013/05/16/smartphone-cases-dont-excuse-bad-design ^M

@happydnmead

9 жыл бұрын

alright, keep your pants on. its only a wrong opinion. I stand corrected.

@123x234

9 жыл бұрын

Daniel M You keep YOUR pants on, his reply was very calm and collected.

@MrExnihlo

9 жыл бұрын

Pocketnow I checked out your link and here was my response: This is about the dumbest phone related article ive ever read. To say that you can subjectively judge what constitutes good design and build quality, but that it is lazy and glib to make the subjective determination that because you use choose to use a case, the look and feel of the phone is not important to you. The link text to this article is 'smartphone cases dont excuse bad design' but it should say what you have actually argued, 'smartphone cases dont excuses you from not caring about what i care about (the physical look and feel without a case)and using your phone in a way i dont use mine(without a case)' You are right, as you point out more than once, aesthetics is subjective. But you cant then make the objective determination that a phones original aesthetic design is as or even more important than the aesthetic quality with a case. Its like stating that what constitutes a good paint color for a car you buy is subjective, but if you plan to repaint your car when you buy it , its 'lazy, glib, and flies in the face of an asperational spirit' to say the cars original color is not important. I can understand why you would appreciate the thought and motivation behind steve jobs caring about the look of hidden screws, but the reason your article fails is because your trying to argue that everyone should care about the look of hidden screws and if you dont thats something to be critical of. Just say, hey, i know a lot of you like to use a case and have one on your phone 99% of the time, but i really care about the original design quality and think there is something to appreciate so give that design a closer look and maybe you will find something to appreciate as well. Change the title to 'Case users, dont forget about your phones original build quality' and then express your subjective reasons why phone design is interesting etc. Making negative, objective statements under the guise of subjectivity makes you come across like a douche.

8:56 4x "optical" zoom???

@Pocketnow

9 жыл бұрын

AT&T tends to confuse optical and digital. It's not OIS. ^M

@glen8965

7 жыл бұрын

Pocketnow Is pokemon go compatible with this phone?

Why are you comparing again the alpha with the s5?

@Isaax

8 жыл бұрын

Because theyre like... brothers

When are you going to make OnePlus One review?

@Pocketnow

9 жыл бұрын

Anttonilla That one was text-only, but we liked it: pocketnow.com/2014/07/12/oneplus-one-review ^M

The Note 4 is going to be so awesome!

I swear by the samsung keyboard... tried swiftkey and Google keyboard to try something new and changed back almost instantly... Although it is annoying they don't have an Australian keyboard... it's either us or UK :(

Alpha seems a little bit smoothly for touch wiz.

Need to wait for the video to be 1080p...

the display of the alpha seems rounded off and cut to the edges... WTF!?

I like it. Nicest looking Samsung.

that actually the first time ever i'm interested in a Samsung smartphone

When will they ever learn? No sd , no sale! A simple feature that even cheap devices provide.

I´m buying this one today 2018 brand new for about 150 bucks, isn't that woth it or what?

@kingh2310

5 жыл бұрын

Alex Tapisevic Na since android phones don't get updates after 2 years. Get S7 if you are good with rooting

@AlexTapisevic

5 жыл бұрын

@@kingh2310 well that isn't a problem for me. this is just an upgrade from a galaxy s3, yes that shit i was using.

@kingh2310

5 жыл бұрын

Alex Tapisevic Even Alpha is slow, If you want to buy older phone O suggest buying S7 or even S9 is significantly cheaper now since s10 about to come out

@AlexTapisevic

5 жыл бұрын

S7 isnt old enough for me, im not really looking for nothing fancy, cant afford more than that too on a phone, i dont even use it so much.

@kingh2310

5 жыл бұрын

Alex Tapisevic If you want older phone, buy iPhone 6s then at least it will be little bit more smooth then Alpha

I like this phone, it looks really nice :)

i used to have this phone it was goated

Chamfered edges.. Where have we seen that before?

The question is: *Does it lags and bugs?* (everyone knows what Touchwiz is capable)

Pocketnow does this device does not worth an "After the Buzz" episode?

does it support fast charging 2.0 ??

@ARTXZZ

8 жыл бұрын

+Grammy .V yep

@Isaax

8 жыл бұрын

+Wiscool13 100% sure? I think he said "Thankfully this phone is a fast charger" because of the small battery

I have the Samsung Galaxy tab pro 8.4 and while watching the video I thought they turn this tablet into a phone, a 4.7 inch phone with 720p.

It really is a pretty phone, and if Samsung can fix their UI by the time I upgrade from my 5S, they might win me back.

Don't like Samsung phones, and 4.7" is too little for me but damn it looks nice... and it's extremely comfortable to hold. Just a great phone overall.

Samsung sells a 2500mAh battery for the Alpha right? Anyone knows how much that improves battery life? My brother has the phone and he isn't really a conservative person...

@ARTXZZ

8 жыл бұрын

+Hariz Nonis A LOT

Holy crap, you look so much like Joey from friends :D

I LOVE MY BLOOPS!!!

So, Samsung unveiled the iPhone 6 months before Apple?

KZread is recommending me this in December 2020 lol

which game is that with planes ? usually he play with russian plane

1600 x 900 is thing you know... Perfect for this size

Would be the perfect phone for me if the hardware/specs were a little better and more high end.