The iPhone 6 hype train is careering down the track at full speed, with new rumours emerging every day. However, we haven\u2019t heard much from Apple\u2019s rivals…until now.<\/p>\n
Today (13th August), Samsung have announced that the latest Galaxy model<\/a>, the Galaxy Alpha, will be released in the UK at the start of September – a couple of weeks before the iPhone 6\u2019s rumoured release date.<\/p>\n More worryingly for Apple, the Alpha is actually looking pretty good…<\/p>\n You might notice from the picture above that the Alpha looks remarkably like the Samsung Galaxy S5, and that\u2019s because this is more of an upgrade than a completely new model. Plus, if a design isn\u2019t broken, why should you fix it?<\/p>\n There are a couple of key differences, however, the main one being that Samsung have finally introduced metal into the design of their phones. It\u2019s not a lot, admittedly, but the metal lining definitely improves the all-plastic build of the S5.<\/p>\n The screen is slightly smaller too, with a 4.8\u201d\u009d screen replacing the 5.1\u201d\u009d screen of the Galaxy S5. That might seem like a downgrade, but it\u2019s actually quite a canny move by Samsung as Apple are apparently about to release 2 different-sized models too. The smaller screen should hopefully win over people who didn\u2019t like the S5\u2019s mammoth screen – especially when you consider\u201d\u00a6<\/p>\n Your phone has a quad-core? Jeez, sorry Grandad! It\u2019s all about octo-cores now, which consist of 8 ridiculously powered cores that make your phone go really, really fast (if anyone can explain why, that\u2019d be great).<\/p>\n But anyway, yeah – it goes really, really fast. Faster than the HTC M8 and even faster than the Galaxy S5. If processing power were alcohol, the Alpha would be stumbling around a British city centre with kebab down its shirt – it\u2019s literally full of the stuff.<\/p>\n So, all in all, the Alpha has a lot going for it: a high-res screen, tons of power and a lovely new improved design. But has it got enough to beat the iPhone 6?<\/p>\n Well, probably not; if you offered most Apple fanboys a choice between immortality and the new iPhone, they\u2019d almost all go for the latter. It will ruffle a few Apple feathers though, as its released a couple of weeks before the iPhone 6, and should interest a few people umm\u2019ing and arr\u2019ing between iOS and Android.<\/p>\n Either way, you\u2019ll still be splashing out a fair bit of cash: the Alpha is rumoured to cost between \u00a3400 – \u00a3500 (which is around the same rumoured cost as the iPhone 6).<\/p>\n Best get saving then, eh ? Get started and sell some electronics with musicMagpie<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nShiny, shiny metal<\/h4>\n
\nIt\u2019s more powerful than ever!<\/h4>\n
\nThe iPhone killer?<\/h4>\n