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Samsung Galaxy S IV on March 14th - Different Specs
Posted by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/25/2013 09:22 AM | 34 comment(s) ]
The Galaxy S IV model will heat up competition in the crucial U.S. mobile phone market, where Apple surpassed Samsung Electronics as the top mobile phone seller for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2012. It will be the first U.S. launch of Samsung's flagship Galaxy smartphone in three years, company spokeswoman Chenny Kim said, and comes amid a Samsung advertising blitz in the United States that has including light-hearted jabs at Apple's fans.
The Galaxy S IV will no longer use the Samsung EXYNOS processor and according to the latest rumours this processor has overheating issues. Today we can confirm Samsung will use the Snapdragon 600 and it is clocked at 1.9 Ghz which is 0.2 Ghz higher than the HTC One. The Galaxy S IV will have 2 GB of RAM and will come in three variants 16, 32 or 64 GB. As the rumours earlier reported Samsung is going to use a Full HD display. The Galaxy S IV uses a 4,99? Full-HD SoLux Display we have no information if this is based on LCD3 like the HTC One. But a couple of months ago we posted the first hint regarding Samsung’s LCD factory is ready to produce Full HD panels from early 2013. And we also know Samsung’s AMOLED factory does have many problems with the production of full HD AMOLED screens.
Below a list of the confirmed specifications:
- 4,99" Full-HD SoLux Display
- Snapdragon 600 1.9 Ghz
- 2 GB RAM
- 16, 32 or 64 GB
- 13 Megapixel
- 140.1 x 71.8 x 7.7mm
- 138 gram
- Home button with touch buttons
- Plastic back with aluminium sides
- Removable battery
- Black / White
We also know more about the build and dimensions of the device. According to our insider the dimensions of the device are 140.1 x 71.8 x 7.7mm and the weight is 138 gram, the new Galaxy S IV will use a home button and will have touch buttons. If you look at the photo below you will see that it will be square formed again, so they dropped the Galaxy SIII design line. He also said the sides are made from aluminium but the back is still plastic which automatic hints to a removable battery which is good to know.
Yesterday we already found out that the Galaxy S IV will have a 13 megapixel camera. Some leaked photos created by the Galaxy S IV showed up to confirm that.
If our insider is right again this is a bad sign for all the EXYNOS and AMOLED freaks out there.
Samsung Galaxy S IV on March 14th - Different Specs
Samsung Galaxy S4 Coming March 15th, Shipping To Europe in April - 02/07/2013 08:19 AM
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#4537502 Posted on: 02/25/2013 09:42 AM
But the SGS3 has a removable battery too!
That's why I was able to replace the original battery with a heavy-duty one, and fit a replacement back in order to allow for a larger battery.
But the SGS3 has a removable battery too!
That's why I was able to replace the original battery with a heavy-duty one, and fit a replacement back in order to allow for a larger battery.
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#4537504 Posted on: 02/25/2013 09:50 AM
as i dont like Samsung Plastic body design, i still keep my eyes on S4. Hope to see a really nice design with quality body material please.
as i dont like Samsung Plastic body design, i still keep my eyes on S4. Hope to see a really nice design with quality body material please.
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#4537522 Posted on: 02/25/2013 10:27 AM
The new HTC One might be in your interest since the body is entirely made out of aluminium and is the first phone to be ever constructed in such a way.
What's the S4 made out of?
as i dont like Samsung Plastic body design, i still keep my eyes on S4. Hope to see a really nice design with quality body material please.
The new HTC One might be in your interest since the body is entirely made out of aluminium and is the first phone to be ever constructed in such a way.
What's the S4 made out of?
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#4537544 Posted on: 02/25/2013 11:05 AM
The new HTC One might be in your interest since the body is entirely made out of aluminium and is the first phone to be ever constructed in such a way.
What's the S4 made out of?
No idea. i think there is no information about it.
and yes iam also keeping an eye on HTC ONE. it is like a big iphone 5 design. wich is nice. but too big? dont know without holding it myself.
The new HTC One might be in your interest since the body is entirely made out of aluminium and is the first phone to be ever constructed in such a way.
What's the S4 made out of?
No idea. i think there is no information about it.
and yes iam also keeping an eye on HTC ONE. it is like a big iphone 5 design. wich is nice. but too big? dont know without holding it myself.
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#4537670 Posted on: 02/25/2013 02:54 PM
No exynos or amoled?
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No exynos or amoled?
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#4537680 Posted on: 02/25/2013 03:06 PM
No exynos or amoled?
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Exynos was too hot and honestly until they fix AMOLED's power problem with white I'd rather have LCD -- especially with the latest holo white craze that apps seem to be heading.
No exynos or amoled?
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Exynos was too hot and honestly until they fix AMOLED's power problem with white I'd rather have LCD -- especially with the latest holo white craze that apps seem to be heading.
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#4537682 Posted on: 02/25/2013 03:09 PM
Depends, they could always go the Tegra 4i route and downclock the A15 cores to manage the thermal envelope.
That being said, I'm happy that my S4 Pro is not going to be obsolete this generation as much as I thought with everyone going the 600 route.
Exynos was too hot and honestly until they fix AMOLED's power problem with white I'd rather have LCD -- especially with the latest holo white craze that apps seem to be heading.
Depends, they could always go the Tegra 4i route and downclock the A15 cores to manage the thermal envelope.
That being said, I'm happy that my S4 Pro is not going to be obsolete this generation as much as I thought with everyone going the 600 route.
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#4537695 Posted on: 02/25/2013 03:26 PM
Seems like the HTC One vw S4 battle will be a much closer one this year, I'm just hoping Samsung doesn't pull and iPhone 4S and keep the design almost unchanged as some (probably fake) leaks suggest.
Seems like the HTC One vw S4 battle will be a much closer one this year, I'm just hoping Samsung doesn't pull and iPhone 4S and keep the design almost unchanged as some (probably fake) leaks suggest.
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#4537729 Posted on: 02/25/2013 04:15 PM
Depends, they could always go the Tegra 4i route and downclock the A15 cores to manage the thermal envelope.
That being said, I'm happy that my S4 Pro is not going to be obsolete this generation as much as I thought with everyone going the 600 route.
Tegra 4i is not an A15. Tegra 4i is A9r4. The A15s in the Tegra 4 are too big for a smartphone, its a tablet processor.
Depends, they could always go the Tegra 4i route and downclock the A15 cores to manage the thermal envelope.
That being said, I'm happy that my S4 Pro is not going to be obsolete this generation as much as I thought with everyone going the 600 route.
Tegra 4i is not an A15. Tegra 4i is A9r4. The A15s in the Tegra 4 are too big for a smartphone, its a tablet processor.
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#4537733 Posted on: 02/25/2013 04:17 PM
Oops, you're right.
I was thinking of the comments of downclocking Exynos based on the Tegra 4's fifth downclocked A15 core.
Tegra 4i is not an A15. Tegra 4i is A9r4. The A15s in the Tegra 4 are too big for a smartphone, its a tablet processor.
Oops, you're right.
I was thinking of the comments of downclocking Exynos based on the Tegra 4's fifth downclocked A15 core.
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#4537737 Posted on: 02/25/2013 04:25 PM
so is the snapdragon faster than the exynos octa core?
so is the snapdragon faster than the exynos octa core?
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#4537745 Posted on: 02/25/2013 04:34 PM
Around the same. The Krait core in the S4 is 3.3 DMIPS/MHz, the A15 is 3.5 DMIPS/MHz and I have no idea what the Krait 300 (Snapdragon 600) is going to be, but figure around the same or faster then an A15 in the off guess based on the improvements listed (20%-30% improvements).
The Adreno (Radeon respelled) 330 is going to be the interesting part for the Snapdragon 800, rumors are floating around of over a 50% increase in performance and 2x increase in compute performance.
so is the snapdragon faster than the exynos octa core?
Around the same. The Krait core in the S4 is 3.3 DMIPS/MHz, the A15 is 3.5 DMIPS/MHz and I have no idea what the Krait 300 (Snapdragon 600) is going to be, but figure around the same or faster then an A15 in the off guess based on the improvements listed (20%-30% improvements).
The Adreno (Radeon respelled) 330 is going to be the interesting part for the Snapdragon 800, rumors are floating around of over a 50% increase in performance and 2x increase in compute performance.
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#4537747 Posted on: 02/25/2013 04:39 PM
I have had my S1 plus for a year and gonna keep this way next 3-4y.
Updating phone all the time is just "silly" stupid "silly"
I plan to upgrade to this, i had my S2 more than 6 months now on a 18 month contract so perhaps in a couple months time or so. 2GB of RAM that's excellent.
I have had my S1 plus for a year and gonna keep this way next 3-4y.
Updating phone all the time is just "silly" stupid "silly"
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#4537748 Posted on: 02/25/2013 04:39 PM
Anyways, with all these Android phones, I just wish Google would force all their OEM partners and carriers to follow an update schedule so we can all be on the same page.
It's ridiculous that 83%+ (official statistic) of IOS phones are running the latest version; while on Android's side only 1.4% of devices are running 4.2 and only a mere 13.6% of devices are running 4.1., yet over 45.6% of Android devices are still running the outdated 2.3 Gingerbread.
It's this fragmentation that makes being on Android a horrible headache. Google really needs to enforce an update regime similar to Apple and Microsoft.
Just look at this mess:
Anyways, with all these Android phones, I just wish Google would force all their OEM partners and carriers to follow an update schedule so we can all be on the same page.
It's ridiculous that 83%+ (official statistic) of IOS phones are running the latest version; while on Android's side only 1.4% of devices are running 4.2 and only a mere 13.6% of devices are running 4.1., yet over 45.6% of Android devices are still running the outdated 2.3 Gingerbread.
It's this fragmentation that makes being on Android a horrible headache. Google really needs to enforce an update regime similar to Apple and Microsoft.
Just look at this mess:
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I plan to upgrade to this, i had my S2 more than 6 months now on a 18 month contract so perhaps in a couple months time or so. 2GB of RAM that's excellent.