Samsung Galaxy S4 - Released (now you don't have to touch the screen to operate it)

3/15/2013 01:47:00 PM 21 Comments

Samsung has launched the next version of its flagship product. Samsung Galaxy S4. The much awaited product was introduced on 14th March 2013. Samsung is hoping that the new product will take the world by storm the same way as the parent product. Samsung Galaxy S4 was released at an event in New York’s Radio City Music Hall. The presentation was broadcasted live worldwide. 

Software Features: The S 4 comes with a built-in infra-red diode, so it can control an entertainment center as a universal remote.

The screen can now sense finger hovering just above the screen without touch it. Some of the applications even react to the finger gestures, for instance, hovering the finger over an email shows the first few lines of an email. E.t.c.

Similarly user can hover swipe the finger in the internet browser to scroll the screen up or down.

Both cameras can be operated with a single click. Meaning u can take the picture of the scenic beauty and at the same time the front camera can u used to take your picture.

Another interesting feature is when several Samsung Galaxy S4 are in a close proximity all can share music or link up to play a single song on all the phones…

The screen of the phone can be divided into several different spaces, and can be assigned different tasks, for example one part of the screen can be used for personal information while the other can be used to official works.

One of the major features for the hardware is the Super AMOLED 5 inch touch screen. The Corning Gorilla Glass 3, A 13 mega pixel camera, A Quad Core processor of 1.6 GHz with a 2 GB RAM.

Following are the hardware specifications of Galaxy S4:

Weight: Weighs almost 130g

Dimensions: 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)

CPU: Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7

Display: 5 inch: Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, 16M colors
1080 x 1920 pixels, 4.99 inches (~441 ppi pixel density)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM

Camera: 

 Primary Camera: 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Secondary Camera: 2 MP, 1080p@30fps

Video: 1080p@30fps

Camera Features:  Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus face and smile detection, image stabilization, HDR

Operating System: Android OS, v4.2.2(Jelly Bean)

Chipset: Exynos 5 Octa 541

Battery: 2600mAh
A comparison between Samsung, Apple, HTC and Blackberry flagship products will give you a better idea as to which one is better.

Spec	Samsung Galaxy S4	Apple iPhone 5	HTC One	BlackBerry Z10
Operating system*	Android 4.2.2	iOS 6	Android 4.1	BB10
Dimensions	5.38 x 2.71 x 0.31 inch; 4.6 ounces	4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inch; 3.95 ounces	5.41 x 2.69 x 0.37 inch; 5.04 ounces	5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 inch; 4.78 ounces
Display	5-inch full HD Super AMOLED; 1,920x1,080 pixels, 441ppi	4-inch IPS LCD; 1,136x640 pixels, 326ppi	4.7-inch LCD; 1,920x1,080 pixels, 468ppi	4.2-inch LCD; 1,280x768 pixels, 355ppi
4G LTE	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
NFC	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Rear camera and recording	13-megapixel, 1080p HD video	8-megapixel, 1080p HD video	4-megapixel (Ultrapixel), 1080p HD video	8-megapixel, 1080p HD video
Front-facing camera	2-megapixel	1.2-megapixel	2.1-megapixel	2-megapixel
Processor	1.9GHz, quad-core Snapdragon Fusion Pro; or proprietary 1.6GHz octa-core Exynos 5 Octa	Proprietary A6	1.7GHz, quad-core Snapdragon 600	1.5GHz, dual-core Snapdragon S4 Plus
Capacity	16GB, 32GB, 64GB	16GB, 32GB, 64GB	32GB, 64GB	16GB
Expandable memory	Up to 64GB	No	No	Up to 32GB
Battery	2,600mAh	Not disclosed by Apple	2,300mAh	1,800mAh
Price	TBA	$199.99, $299.99, $399.99	U.S. pricing TBA	$199 on Verizon
Carriers	AT&T, Cricket, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, Verizon	AT&T, Cricket, Sprint, Verizon	AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile	AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
Available colors	Black, white	Black, white	Silver	Black, white (Verizon only)