The ability to turn into liquid and flush down a toilet? All sorts of weird and wonderful features are bound to be rumoured for the Galaxy S4, but to be honest I expect Samsung will play it safe with its most important mobile, and release a bigger, more powerful smart phone -- the kind of procedural improvements we've seen Apple make with the iPhone 5.
As mentioned above, we know that Samsung is keen on flexible displays , and I've seen some of the company's transparent LCD panels , which are mouth-wateringly delicious.
I'd love to see some of this wacky technology inside a new smart phone, but I think Samsung is likely to trial any especially unusual new features in a separate phone entirely -- see the projector-sporting Galaxy Beam , for instance. In , rival operators O2, Vodafone and Three are joining the 4G fray, so a big question for phone shoppers this year will be which smart phones support the speedier browsing speeds 4G provides. If the Galaxy S4 works across all the major UK operators' 4G spectrum bands, that'll be a major selling point, especially as that's not something the iPhone 5 can currently claim Apple's latest mobile will so far only work with EE's 4G in the UK.
My guess is the S4 will work across UK networks, seeing as Samsung already has the S3 LTE, which will work on every network, including the ones that aren't even set up yet.
Android 4. If the Galaxy S4 comes out at the end of May which is when the S3 went on sale I'd wager it's likely to be running Android 4. Like the confections they're named after, however, Android versions never stay fresh for long, and the follow-up to version 4. In keeping with Google's alphabetical naming conventions, it's rumoured to be dubbed Android Key Lime Pie.
I think we're unlikely to see Key Lime Pie arriving with the Galaxy S4, as Google usually chooses Nexus devices such as the Nexus 4 to debut a fresh version of Android. Samsung is sure to opt for its own TouchWiz Android skin once more, so don't expect to see a vanilla version of Google's operating system powering the S4. Tech companies are notoriously slippery when it comes to tech naming conventions ' new iPad ', anyone? After the S2 came the S3, so for now at least S4 would seem to make sense.
Teaser posters that popped up in New York bear a numerical '4', so it looks like Samsung is ditching the numerals at last. The big question: when can you buy the Galaxy S4?
Well, based on past form, expect Samsung to put the S4 on sale roughly a month after it's announced. That would suggest a mid-April launch. That would be less than a year after the Galaxy S3 went on sale , which could annoy anyone who recently bought the S3 assuming it would stay cutting-edge until the summer. Perhaps Samsung wants to get more of a head-start on whatever Apple has up its sleeves later this year. Samsung is surely keen to unveil its new flagship with the biggest possible bang — the tech giant took over Times Square in New York, and booked the Radio City Music Hall for the launch event.
We all wait to see what Samsung is having in store, and, just like with the Galaxy S3, expectations are sky high. Open thread: What would your dream Galaxy S4 look like? Since Galaxy S3 era! Bogdan lives in not-so-spooky Transylvania with his wife and a bunch of unruly cats. He dreams of becoming a beach bum one day. You should probably stop reading and just go away and buy it right now. It plain and simply lacks desirability and build quality.
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The Samsung Galaxy S4 has a lot to live up to. Follow-on to the Samsung Galaxy S3 , the most successful Android handset to date, the Galaxy S4 pits itself against renewed efforts from old rivals as well as the ever-present threat of Apple. Off the bat, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is a truly impressive powerhouse smartphone. It tips the scales at just g — 3g less than the S3 and a genuine featherweight. It goes head-to-head with a reinvigorated collection of high-end Android handsets, with both the HTC One and Sony Xperia Z lining up as the best smartphones ever produced by their respective manufacturers.
Less than a week after it was announced, Samsung backtracked on its promise to deliver the much-touted 1. Although this revised British spec lacks the battery saving prowess promised by its eight-core sibling, it certainly has the grunt — the Samsung Galaxy S4 suffers virtually no lag, even when tackling all the heavy-duty tasks, power-hungry apps, games and multimedia content we could throw at it.
Other hardware upgrades on the Samsung Galaxy S4 follow recent Android trends. Combined with a second, 2-megapixel snapper upfront — again with p Full HD video recording at 30 frames-per-second — the S4 cameras are excellent and the new Dual Shot feature lets you make use of both cameras simultaneously. At its core, Samsung has paired Android 4. See the following pages of the review for a more detailed look the numerous unique software features, such as the S Health fitness app, Smart Pause, Smart Scroll and Air Gesture.
There is no getting away from the fact that this phone has more hype surrounding it than any Android device that has preceded it. Fortunately, Samsung has backed up much of this anticipation with action, offering a well-rounded, extremely powerful device that, although lacking something on the aesthetical front, is sure to impress the masses. To compare the S4 against rivals, take a look at our best mobile phones round-up. For a more detailed look at all the new features, hit the next page button below to delve deeper into our in-depth review.
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