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Samsung Galaxy S IV on March 14th - Different Specs
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.
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#4543279 Posted on: 03/04/2013 08:31 AM
Quite right. In my case there is only a 100mhz difference in cpu speed as I've overclocked my Galaxy Note 2's cpu to 1.8Ghz 24/7 with an app called No-frills CPU Control.
The ONLY temptation I may get to upgrade is when the Note 3 is released. As you said, the Galaxy S IV's specification is far too close to the Note 2 apart from a slightly better processor & a higher resolution 13mp camera.
Remember, the current Note 2 has the bigger screen & bigger battery...
My current clock speeds:
the specs seem too close to the Note 2, with the exception of 13mp camera and additional 300mhz cpu, it won't be enough to tempt Note 2 owners.
Quite right. In my case there is only a 100mhz difference in cpu speed as I've overclocked my Galaxy Note 2's cpu to 1.8Ghz 24/7 with an app called No-frills CPU Control.
The ONLY temptation I may get to upgrade is when the Note 3 is released. As you said, the Galaxy S IV's specification is far too close to the Note 2 apart from a slightly better processor & a higher resolution 13mp camera.
Remember, the current Note 2 has the bigger screen & bigger battery...
My current clock speeds:
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#4544503 Posted on: 03/05/2013 12:33 PM
Seems like the HTC One vw S4 battle will be a much closer one this year
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#4544593 Posted on: 03/05/2013 02:22 PM
Quite right. In my case there is only a 100mhz difference in cpu speed as I've overclocked my Galaxy Note 2's cpu to 1.8Ghz 24/7 with an app called No-frills CPU Control.
The ONLY temptation I may get to upgrade is when the Note 3 is released. As you said, the Galaxy S IV's specification is far too close to the Note 2 apart from a slightly better processor & a higher resolution 13mp camera.
Remember, the current Note 2 has the bigger screen & bigger battery..
Note II has a quad core A9 processor. S4 is rumored to have either a "Octo" A7/A15 or Quad Krait. The Krait is 30% faster clock for clock than the A9 and the A15 is like 40%. So there is definitely a speed increase, not just 100mhz. Also I prefer the 5 inch phone. I actually would like the S4 to be smaller, but yeah. + 1080p vs 720p. Couple other things that I want specifically, rumored 64g storage + SD, Wolfson DAC which I guess the Note II has as well, it's also rumored to have a LCD panel which I personally hope for.
Quite right. In my case there is only a 100mhz difference in cpu speed as I've overclocked my Galaxy Note 2's cpu to 1.8Ghz 24/7 with an app called No-frills CPU Control.
The ONLY temptation I may get to upgrade is when the Note 3 is released. As you said, the Galaxy S IV's specification is far too close to the Note 2 apart from a slightly better processor & a higher resolution 13mp camera.
Remember, the current Note 2 has the bigger screen & bigger battery..
Note II has a quad core A9 processor. S4 is rumored to have either a "Octo" A7/A15 or Quad Krait. The Krait is 30% faster clock for clock than the A9 and the A15 is like 40%. So there is definitely a speed increase, not just 100mhz. Also I prefer the 5 inch phone. I actually would like the S4 to be smaller, but yeah. + 1080p vs 720p. Couple other things that I want specifically, rumored 64g storage + SD, Wolfson DAC which I guess the Note II has as well, it's also rumored to have a LCD panel which I personally hope for.
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This part isn't true for those of us in the US. MS is not forcing out updates to older Windows phones. MS is leaving it up to manufacturers and carriers to update phones. If either refuses, your phone doesn't get updated. You can force the update....but you risk bricking your phone by doing so.
My wife's iPhone is still running iOS5 due to the complaints I've read/heard from iPhone4 owners concerning issues with iOS6.
My Galaxy Stellar is still running ICS because Samsung hasn't released an update for it. Rumor is that Samsung/Verizon are pushing an upgrade to Jelly Bean starting tomorrow as a result of customer complaints. Shouldn't take 6 months to start trying to fix issues with a phone, regardless of it's segment. Galaxy Stellar isn't supported by Kies....so the update has to be OTA.