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Galaxy Alpha Review
onephat
19-10-2014
Hi

My Three One Plan contract has now ended and as i don't need tethering im planning on possibly moving networks and thus want a new phone. I did look at an iPhone 5s or 6 but i think i want to stick with Android. I waited for the Nexus 6 but i'm not a massive fan of the size. This lead me to look at the Samsung Galaxy Alpha. It seems to have some decent and some negative reviews but i was wondering if anyone here actually had one and could provide me with an honest review of the phone. Battery life is fairly important but not critical to me.

If not the alpha, any other suggestions? (I'm moving from a Moto G 1st Gen)

Thanks

Ben
finbaar
19-10-2014
Have a look at the review on Android Central by Alex Dobie as he is reliable guy. Battery life is it's main weakness though.
Mark in Essex
19-10-2014
There was somebody else on here who wanted a Three One plan if you were thinking of ending it.
onephat
19-10-2014
Mine was with a handset and not sim only so its more expensive that just the sim only package. I'm open to someone taking it though.
TheBigM
19-10-2014
If you want a 'small' Android phone, seems like the Z3 compact is better than the Galaxy Alpha.
onephat
20-10-2014
Yeh I've been reading that one. Seems the camera is a little poor though?
finbaar
20-10-2014
Originally Posted by onephat:
“Yeh I've been reading that one. Seems the camera is a little poor though?”

I have used the Z1 compact's camera and that was great. The Z3 is an updated version of that. The whole Z range of cameras does come in for some stick from reviewers but I think a lot of that is that they think Sony should be doing more. But coming from a Moto G you will be very happy with the Z3c camera if you go for that and it has great battery life.
Faust
20-10-2014
Originally Posted by TheBigM:
“If you want a 'small' Android phone, seems like the Z3 compact is better than the Galaxy Alpha.”

The Xperia Compact is a way better phone in almost every way, and a much better price. As for the camera, unless you are David Bailey I wouldn't give it another thought.
onephat
21-10-2014
Thanks for the advice guys. I had a play with all of them at my local carphone/various mobile shops and settled on an iPhone 6. It just felt the most natural to use. Ended up buying it sim free and sacking a payg sim in it as the networks prices were astronomical over 2 years.
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