Samsung Releases Galaxy S4 Active; Water Proof S4 Variant

Putting weight to all rounds of rumors, Samsung has now announced Galaxy S4 Active that is almost identical to Galaxy S4, but with added attribute of being a water proof device.
This time, following the footsteps of Sony XPERIA, Samsung made this device IP67 certified (dust- and water-proof), enabling users to submerge it for up to 30 minutes at a depth of one meter.
Measuring in at 9.1mm thick and 151g in weight, Galaxy S4 active features 5-inch full HD (1920×1080 pixels resolution) TFT LCD screen that has a pixel density of 443 PPI 1080p display.
Running on Android 4.2.2, the latest iteration of the operating system, Samsung embedded this device with 1.9GHz quad-core processor with 16GB internal storage that is expandable by another 64GB via microSD card slot inside a fully waterproof case.
On camera front, it sports an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front facing camera. However, the volume key located on the side of the phone can be used as a camera key, enabling users to simply and swiftly open the camera application to capture photo and video right away. Moreover, the camera alters into a powerful LED flash light to support dim-light and night-time activities with a long press of the volume key.
Another good aspect for camera lovers is that it also embraced with Aqua Mode feature for taking snaps underwater. With a water-resistant earphone jack, one can use headphones even throughout wet conditions.
Connectivity options include, Wi-Fi direct, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC and LTE as well as it also sports an Infrared blaster along with battery capacity of 2600mAh. This device has an accelerometer, proximity sensor, a gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer, gesture sensor, finger hovering sensor and a light sensor.
Other software tweaks include Group Play to share music, photos, documents and games together along with Trip Advisor-powered S Travel, S Translator etc.
However, this device will be fully showcased at Samsung’s Premiere event in London on June 20. Coming to its availability, it has been predicting that the GALAXY S4 Active will start selling sometime this summer initially in U.S. and Sweden and then will move to other regions.
This device will be presented in three different color options, including Urban Grey, Dive Blue and Orange Flare. However, price tag has been keeping wrapped.
Here are the key specs for Galaxy S4 Active:

• 5-inch full HD (1920×1080 pixels resolution) TFT LCD screen
• 1.9GHz quad-core processor
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB internal storage expandable up to 64GB via microSD card
• 8-megapixel rear camera
• 2-megapixel front facing camera
• Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
• 2600mAh battery

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Samsung Galaxy S4 US price Released, 16GB model to cost $579

At the official Galaxy S4 announcement in New York on Thursday, Samsung Mobile chief JK Shin mentioned the phone will hit store shelves at the end of April, but didn't say anything about the pricing.
Well, the beans have been sort of unintentionally spilled by the company’s website in the terms and conditions of an ongoing giveaway. There, each of the 48 Galaxy S4 phones that are up for grabs has been listed with an “approximate retail value” of $579.
However, the price is most probably before taxes, which are added at the point of sale. Still, the 16GB Samsung Galaxy S4 would be cheaper than the Apple iPhone 5, which currently retails for $649 SIM-free.
The official pricing of the S4 hasn’t been confirmed by Samsung yet so don't take it for granted, but $579 isn’t too far off what the Galaxy S3 cost last year when it was officially launched so.

Galaxy S IV Reportedly Leaks, Remains Visually Similar To Galaxy S III

 

The Samsung Galaxy S IV is being announced later this week at a special event, but we’ve already seen plenty of leaks regarding the flagship phone’s hardware, but now there’s a new one (via SammyHub) that claims to depict the phone in the flesh, giving us an idea of what it could look like. If these leaks are accurate, the GSIV changes little from the previous generation and Galaxy Note II designs.
Posted to a Chinese forum, it’s still very possible that these are images of another yet-to-be released Samsung device, or simply elaborate fakes, but if that’s what they are, then they’re very well done. The images show a Samsung-branded phone with a 5-inch display, a metal-look band surrounding the phone, and what looks like slightly textured front and back surfaces. The rear is a glossy white, the slab has rounded rectangular edges, and the screen looks to extend closer to the bezel than in any previous Samsung handset, meaning it could manage not to have grown that much in terms of physical size despite the larger display.

The leak fits with reports that the Galaxy S IV will retain its plastic outer case, and agrees with other recent rumors about software and internal specs, since it’s shown to be running Android 4.2.1, has a 1080p displays, runs 2GB of RAM and offers a 13-megapixel camera. The CPU numbering also suggests that it has a Samsung Exynos Octa chip on board as previously reported.
Samsung has been known to epically troll its fans, as it did last year with a disguised version of the Galaxy S III which was covered in an outer case that hid its true design. We could be seeing that sort of thing again, but this leak looks much more convincingly like a shipping device, not encased in any disguise. Regardless of whether it’s the real thing or not, we’ll find out for sure what Samsung’s latest flagship looks like on Thursday.

Get Ready for Galaxy S IV to premiere at Times Square on March 14

Samsung has already sent out invitations for a press event on March 14, where it will unveil the Galaxy S IV smartphone.

It seems though its plans for the announcement are much bigger.
Today Samsung invites all of its social network followers to join the Galaxy S IV premiere in New York. Everyone is invited on March 14, 7PM at Times Square.
The people there will be able the follow the UNPACKED announcement event via a livestream, which, we guess, will be hooked on to some of the big screens, lining the square.
They should also be able to “experience Samsung’s new flagship smartphone at Times Square”, whatever that means.