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Samsung Releases The Galaxy S4

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Srinivasan
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Samsung held a Galaxy S event in the US for the first time, with New York being the chosen location to launch their latest flagship model, the Galaxy S4. Samsung's S4 bears a stunning resemblance physically to the S3, with the same curved bezels and shape.

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 Hardware:

  • Display: 5 inch screen, 1920*1080p resolution,Super Amoled
  • Processor: 1.6 Ghz octa-core Exynos/ 1.9 Ghz quad-core Snapdragon
  • Camera: 13 MP rear camera/ 2MP front camera
  • RAM: 2GB
  • OS: 4.2.2 Android Jellybean
  • Battery: 2,600 mAH

The phone is set to be released by the end of April, but the exact release date and prices have not yet been disclosed by Samsung. The phone will initially be launched in white and black color flavors. One of the touted features of the S4 is the Air View, which allows users to hover a finger over an image or a video to get previews of them as "mini tiles". Also, by detecting the movement of the user's eyes, the phone will be able to play and pause videos. The hover hand feature also allows users to swipe across websites or apps just based on the movement of their hand.Samsung's ChatON app is a competitor to the popular Whatsapp and Viber, and works between Samsung phones. This app uses dual-shot, which can utilize bot the front and back cameras to take shots while chatting. There is even an app that can be used to create animated GIFs.

What do you think about the Galaxy S4? Will you be waiting for this phone to be released?

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