As was foretold by Samsung itself and a billion internet leaks, the all-new Samsung Galaxy S4 has just been announced this evening. The headline specs of the new high-end Android phone are a 5″ Super AMOLED display running at the “Full HD” resolution of 1920 x 1080 generating a 441ppi density, powered by an eight-core processor alongside 2GB of RAM. The base unit offers 16GB of storage space, plus there will be 32GB and 64GB options.
The Galaxy S4 will launch in 3G and 4G models from the end of April. And Samsung’s officially calling it the Galaxy S4. Without the Roman numerals. And look. A PHYSICAL BUTTON:
And that’s it. A big S III. The chassis of the Galaxy S4 is built from polycarbonate materials, no posh metal here. There’s also an IR LED control for pointing it at your television, removable 2,600mAh battery and a Micro SD card slot.
The camera is a 13megapixel unit, plus there’s a 2MP front-facing camera and a “Dual Camera” feature that lets you meld front and rear images into one clip or still, pictured above. That got a little clap from the crowd at the launch event.
Samsung’s S Translator tool lets you interact with foreign people, live, without getting angry about it like Jeremy Clarkson.
And there’s loads more. Samsung’s still rambling on about all its new software features. We’ll whack up some high-res images as soon as Samsung’s done with its bizarre post-modern launch event.
The Panasonic Eluga marks the company’s return to the European mobile phone scene years after several years of absence, and it’s come back to us with a moderately high-spec Android model that features a rather stylish, slim case.
The HTC One V is HTC’s third entry in its high-profile new HTC One range, offering a smaller 3.7″ display running on a single-core 1GHz processor. It is is very much the “affordable” option in HTC’s newest Android series, but…
The HTC One S is the piggy in the middle of HTC’s 2012 line-up, offering a 4.3″ AMOLED display inside a very slim and stylish aluminium chassis. The end result is a phone that’s very, very slim and stylish.
HTC’s new quad-core monster, the 4.7″ flagship for 2012 that introduces the Tegra 3 processor to mobile phones, updates HTC’s range to Android 4.0 and brings us the supposedly streamlined version 4.0 of HTC’s Sense user interface.
Sony returns with an all-new mobile design for 2012, pairing a dual-core processor with a 720p display. It’s a lovely phone, but is it enough to end our Samsung and HTC obsession?
LG’s updated Prada phone comes with an absolutely crazy black & white theme, but is it just for fashionable suit wearers who want to make themselves look a bit more interesting?
Stephen
/ March 15, 2013What a surprise, copying IR from HTC One, copying Zoe from HTC along with many more..
Plastic fantastic, HTC One for me.