Samsung Galaxy S4 First Look and Release Date

Samsung has finally released some pictures and also allowed tech enthusiasts to test out the Samsung Galaxy S4 before it is launch in April 26th 2013. The price of the S4 will be around £480 for the handset alone. You can pre-order the phone here: Pre-order or check out Tech radar's list of British retailers for the S4 here: British retailers.


The Samsung Galaxy S4 has been much anticipated by the tech world as a gamer changer, although it does not live up to this expectation, it is a very pretty looking phone, its is extremely thin and also some how smaller than the S3 and also lighter than the S3.

The Phone will currently only come in two colours: white frost and black mist, but Samsung have announced that more colour-ways will be release later on in the year. Personally I think the white looks much better.


The Screen is clear and the colours are sharp and friendly, making the display absolutely stunning on the S4. The S4 has a long battery life and will last for hours compared to the iPhone 5 which has a weak battery life.
The S4 will still be running on the Android Jelly-Bean software, Samsung have also made some major adjustments to the personal assistant system, making it more efficient and useful.

Here is a video of the hands on look of the  S4:

Samsung S4 Specifications:

• Network 2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE): 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz, 3G (HSPA+ 42Mbps): 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz, 4G (LTE Cat 3 100/50Mbps) : up to six different band sets(Dependent on market)

• Display 5 inch Full HD Super AMOLED (1920 x 1080) display, 441 ppi

• Processor 1.6 GHz Octa-Core Processor

• OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

• Camera Main (Rear): 13 Mega pixel Auto Focus camera with Flash & Zero Shutter Lag, BIS, Sub (Front): 2 Mega pixel camera, Full HD recording @30fps with Zero Shutter Lag, BIS

• Video Codec MPEG4, H.264, H.263, DivX, DivX3.11, VC-1, VP8, WMV7/8, Sorenson Spark, HEVC

• Recording & Playback Full HD (1080p)

• Audio Codec MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA, OGG, FLAC, AC-3, apt-X

• Dual Camera Dual Shot / Dual Recording/ Dual Video Call, Drama Shot, Sound & Shot, 360 Photo, Cinema Photo, Eraser, Night, Best Photo, Best Face, Beauty Face, HDR (High Dynamic Range), Panorama, Sports

• Additional Features Group Play: Share Music, Share Picture, Share Document, Play Games, Story Album, S Translator, Optical Reader, Samsung Smart Scroll, Samsung Smart Pause, Air Gesture, Air View, Samsung Hub, ChatON (Voice/Video Call, Share screen, 3-way calling), Samsung WatchON, S Travel (Trip Advisor), S Voice™ Drive, S Health, Samsung Adapt Display, Samsung Adapt Sound, Auto adjust touch sensitivity (Glove friendly), Safety Assistance, Samsung Link, Screen Mirroring, Samsung KNOX (B2B only), Google Mobile Services Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Latitude, Google Play Store, Google Plus, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Places, Google Navigation, Google Downloads, Voice Search

• Connectivity WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (HT80), GPS / GLONASS, NFC, Bluetooth® 4.0 (LE), IR LED (Remote Control), MHL 2.0, Sensor Accelerometer, RGB light, Geomagnetic, Proximity, Gyro, Barometer, Temperature & Humidity, Gesture

• Memory 16/ 32/ 64 GB User memory + microSD slot (up to 64GB)

• RAM 2GB

• Dimensions 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm, 130g

• Battery 2,600 mAh 

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