Design
The design of Samsung Galaxy S4 is fantastic and Samsung had already took several steps to take a good care on the design of their latest flagship. Samsung Galaxy S4 is comparatively much thinner as well as lighter than its successful predecessor Samsung Galaxy S3. Samsung Galaxy S4 comes out with a dimension of 136.1x69.8 mm and it is very thin as 7.9 mm along with 130g of weight that makes the device even more lighter.
Display
The device is also being powered with a 5 inch Full HD display that we have already seen on the latest flagships like HTC One and Sony Xperia Z. Samsung Galaxy S4 had improved a lot in the field of display by improving display sharpness and other display features. The display screen on this device also seems to be more powerful with an improved brightness and efficiency.
Processor and Memory
The rumors were out saying there will be a fantastic octa-core powered by Exynos 5 processor clocking at 1.6 GHz, but it will be available in only some territories, whereas for the others Samsung Galaxy S4 comes out with a Quad-core processor powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon clocking at a speed of 1.9 GHz.
Camera
Another field where Samsung had improved is in the camera of Galaxy S4. This time Samsung raised its step from 8MP in Galaxy S3 to 13 MP rear camera with high shutter speed along with a 2 MP front camera in Galaxy S4. Samsung had also added very impressive low-light performance in Galaxy S4. Another impressive feature about the camera is that, we can use both the rear as well as the front camera of this device can be operated at the same time.
Connectivity
Samsung Galaxy S4 also features standard connectivity options like 4G LTE network support, WiFi 802.11b/g/n along with the support for WiFi 802.11ac. The device is capable to deliver 4G network downloading speeds up to 100Mb/s and upload speeds up to 50Mb/s. The WiFi support in this device also delivers speeds over 200Mb/s, so that you will be able to use high-speed broadband network on your device itself. Galaxy S4 also holds NFC connectivity with a support for Google Wallet.Another interesting feature in the field of connectivity is the IR transmitter, this technology will let you control your home entertainment system through your Galaxy S4 via an application called WatchOn app. Like in Galaxy S3, S voice is also being added to Galacxy S4 with a better voice reorganization.
Technical Specifications of Samsung Galaxy S4
- OS: Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
- Display: 5" Full HD 1920x1080 pixels, Super AMOLED, 441 ppi
- Processor: 1.6 GHz Octa-Core or 1.9 GHz quad-core Processor
- Chipset: Samsung Exynos 5 or Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro
- Internal Memory: 16/32/64 GB
- RAM: 2GB
- Camera: Rear- 13MP, Full HD video; Front- 2MP 1080p video
- Connectivity Options: WiFi, Bluetoothv4.0, NFC, 4G LTE, GPS, GLONASS
- Battery: 2600 mAh battery
Price and Release Date
Regarding the release date of Galaxy S4, Samsung said that the device will be launched soon and will be out by the end of April 2013. Even though there will be small difference in the release date, as it depends on your territory, according to our view, UK will be the first one to get the device.With all these high-end specs we cannot expect the device to be priced very cheap. Although the price for Galaxy S4 hadn't yet came out, we can expect a high launch price compared to that of Galaxy S3 which was price around £499 upon its launch.
Conclusion
Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with a lot of impressive features to completely blow off your mind. Apart from Galaxy S3, Samsung had added a lot more exciting features and options for Galaxy S4. The Full HD 1080p display, quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4/octa-core Exynos 5 processor along with 2GB of RAM, excellent camera features etc will make the Samsung Galaxy S4 yet another successful flagship for the company.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Review
