Samsung Galaxy S 4 Officially Announced

Samsung has just officially announced the the Galaxy S 4. The Galaxy S 4 trumps the S III in every way imaginable. It’s thinner, sturdier, has beefier specs and a ton of software enhancements that will differentiate it from other handsets on the market.

The full spec rundown looks like this:

• Network – 2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE): 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz, 3G (HSPA+ 42Mbps): 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz, 4G (LTE Cat 3 100/50Mbps) : up to 6 different band sets(Dependent on market)
• Display – 5 inch Full HD Super AMOLED (1920 x 1080) display, 441 ppi
• 1.9 GHz Quad-Core Processor / 1.6 GHz Octa-Core Processor (depending on the market)
• Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
• 13 megapixel Auto Focus camera with Flash & Zero Shutter Lag, BIS
• 2 megapixel front-facing camera, Full HD recording @30fps with Zero Shutter Lag, BIS
• Video codecs include – MPEG4, H.264, H.263, DivX, DivX3.11, VC-1, VP8, WMV7/8, Sorenson Spark, HEVC
• Audio codecs include – MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA, OGG, FLAC, AC-3, apt-X
• WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (HT80)
• GPS / GLONASS
• NFC, Bluetooth® 4.0 (LE)
• IR LED (Remote Control), MHL 2.0
• Accelerometer, RGB light, Geomagnetic, Proximity, Gyro, Barometer
• Temperature & Humidity, Gesture
• 16/ 32/ 64 GB User memory + microSD slot (up to 64GB)
• 2GB RAM
• 2,600 mAh

As for Samsung’s special software enhancements:

• Camera features include – Dual Camera: Dual Shot / Dual Recording/ Dual Video Call, Drama Shot, Sound & Shot, 360 Photo, Cinema Photo, Eraser, Night, Best Photo, Best Face, Beauty Face, HDR (High Dynamic Range), Panorama, Sports
• Additional features include – Group Play: Share Music, Share Picture, Share Document, Play Games, Story Album, S Translator, Optical Reader, Samsung Smart Scroll, Samsung Smart Pause, Air Gesture, Air View, Samsung Hub, ChatON (Voice/Video Call, Share screen, 3-way calling), Samsung WatchON S Travel (Trip Advisor), S Voice Drive, S Health, Samsung Adapt Display, Samsung Adapt Sound, Auto adjust touch sensitivity (Glove friendly), Safety Assistance, Samsung Link, Screen Mirroring, Samsung KNOX (B2B only)

Source: Samsung

Could This Be The Samsung Galaxy S4

A few minutes ago, our friends over at @evleaks took to his Twitter account to post two images of what could be our first look at the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4. This Twitter account is known for being fairly spot-on with his leaks and predictions of phones in the past, but the images of this Galaxy S4 look quite different from the earlier Galaxy phones Samsung released in the past. 

First off, the square-edged design that this device is sporting looks a lot different from the S3 before it, something that we had assumed Samsung had wanted to keep. Even though we wish they did, it’s hard to believe that Samsung would get rid of their “iconic” home button and move towards on-screen buttons instead, which this image suggests.

The rectangular design does match up with the reported S4 cases that we saw the other week. The specs listed in one of the images also somewhat match up with what has been rumored so far, but there isn’t even so much as a Samsung logo to be found on either of the two pictures. We have heard rumors either way on whether or not the device will sport a FHD Super AMOLED or not. This leak suggests that it will.

Evleaks is usually pretty spot on with what he finds however, so this could be close to what we will end up seeing on March 14 at the Unpacked event.

Source: Evleaks