Visible above the rear camera: a heart rate monitor. Useful when you need to monitor your heart rate from your smartphone.

Which shouldn't be that often, unless Samsung forgot about its plethora of smartwatches.

Similar to the 4th and 5th generation iPhones, the Galaxy Alpha sports a straight, smooth metal bezel, with a chamfered edge.

Speaking of metal frames, let's hope Samsung learned from Apple's Antennagate fiasco.

Unlike the iPhone, the rear of the phone is covered in a rubberized plastic panel—which we'll be peeling off just as soon as we can.