The Samsung Galaxy S4 is probably the most awaited phone of 2013. After the raging success of the company's Galaxy S3, customers are curious to know what the new Smartphone has in store for them. Listed below are the specifications of the new Samsung Galaxy S4.
Display and Body:
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has a Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with16M colors. The screen is 5.0 inches and has a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels with a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The phone weighs around 130gms and has a dimension of 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm.
Camera and Sound:
The new Samsung phone has a 13 MP rare camera with a 4128 x 3096 pixels resolution and a 2 MP front camera. It includes features like simultaneous HD video and image recording, Dual Shot, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, touch focus, image stabilization, video recording, HDR, LED flash and autofocus.
It supports MP3 and WAV ringtones and also has a vibration mode. Samsung S4 comes with a loudspeaker and a 3.5mm jack port.
Connectivity, data and memory:
It supports GPRS, Edge and WiFi internet connections. It also has Bluetooth and infrared facilities. It has a USB port and a card slot that facilitates an expandable memory up to 64 GB. Models with internal memory of 16GB, 32 GB and 64 GB are available.
Software and RAM:
It works on an Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) platform and has a 2GB RAM. It also has an Exynos 5410 chipset that features 1.6 GHz Octa-Core Processor.
Telephony And Messaging:
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM and RSS. It also includes a feature where swiping a contact to the left allows a user to compose a message, while swiping it to the right lets the user call the person.
Battery life:
Samsung S4 is equipped with a 2600 mAh Li-ion. On standby it lasts for 370 hours and allows a talk time of 17 hours. With continuous music playing, the phone battery claims to last for up to 62 hours.
Verdict:
The phone is a good buy for people whose priority lies in excellent battery backup, a gorgeous screen and a good camera. The phone also includes a lot of multimedia features that make it worth its hefty price. However, for people who look into the build of a phone, there's a lot more to be desired from a Samsung S4. The phone has an extremely fast octa-core CPU but it still lags in some tasks. The phone, however, boasts some amazing software features like Air View and Dual-shot.
The design is still in plastic, which may be a bother to some. Also Samsung S4 has a few features that are not necessarily required and can sometimes slow down the functioning of the phone.