Samsung's Galaxy S 4: Introduction & Hands On
by Anand Lal Shimpi on March 14, 2013 7:30 PM EST- Posted in
- Smartphones
- Samsung
- Mobile
- Galaxy S 4
Final Words
With a release scheduled for sometime in Q2 of this year, today’s announcement is more of a preview. We’re sure to have more details on hardware and software in the coming months. For now, the Galaxy S 4 seems like a logical evolution of the Galaxy S lineup. Faster hardware and a larger higher-resolution display were both expected and delivered upon.
Power users will be pleased by the modern SoC integration, and I’m sure there are some that will still be happy with the removable battery and micro SD card slot.
Samsung has continued to increase its focus on delivering enhancements through software, which is very obvious based on the list of launch features for the Galaxy S 4. Although I’m sure power users will still prefer unmodified Android, it’s important to note that many of the features Samsung is introducing with the Galaxy S 4 will be very easy to market to mainstream consumers. The ability to control your smartphone without ever touching it or pause/unpause video with a glance are marketing messages that are very clear and easy to deliver.
The same is true for the enhancements to the camera app. While Samsung continued down the path of the megapixel race, truth be told it will have an easier time selling the Galaxy S 4 to mainstream consumers based on specs and the added features enabled by the new camera app.
Round it all up with S Translate and S Health, two more features that aren’t really new but definitely speak directly to consumers. It’s Apple’s Siri strategy, but coming from many different angles. Samsung’s consumer focused strategy is one that has done very well and I see the Galaxy S 4 continuing that. The real question is how well all of these features will perform/work in final software. Conceptually the Galaxy S 4’s software suite makes a lot of sense, the proof as always will be in the execution and how long it takes Samsung to get to the appropriate level of polish.
Facebook
Twitter
RSS
206 Comments
View All Comments
ammar - Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - link
Wonderful review! Thanks for sharing and writing such a detailed hands-on experience.jon2281 - Thursday, April 4, 2013 - link
This is why a removable battery Is extremely useful and necessary = http://www.amazon.com/warranty-ZeroLemon-Extended-...keep in mind this is for the galaxy S3 but I'm sure some company would create something similar for the S4. and Let's not forget about the microSD card = http://dx.com/p/sd-to-microsd-transflash-card-conv...
Throw in 128GB SDXC card and you sir have yourself a monster of a phone =D
Brizone - Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - link
This smartphone is good I admit it. But I just hate the fact that Samsung fanboys is so God Damn annoying, thinking their device is superior to everything else. Maybe this is the result of their savvy marketing in my country.. eliminating their competitors by creating as many fanboys as possible. Not seldom they mock my HTC for not having any removable battery or expandable storage which is pointless. They didn't know I have over 30 gb of cloud storage which replaces the function of internal memory. Also I've never ever had any problems with battery, at the end of the day it still have 10-20% power remaining from normal usage. And if I used it heavily I have no problem finding usb ports for charging, heck I can even use my own power bank...So basically it's not Samsung company I hate, it's their Godforsaken annoying arrogant fanboys which looks down on any other product no matter how better they actually are.
clashottcroftmanor - Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - link
seriously you guys will spend Rs.40000+ for a removable battery and sd card slotallmobilesalesltd - Thursday, June 13, 2013 - link
i want to sell brand new OriginalSamsung Galaxy s4 cost 450usd
Samsung GT- I9300 Galaxy S III $350USD
Samsung - Galaxy Note II 4G $330USD
Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 Quadband 3G $300USD
EMAIL: allmobilesalesltd@hotmail.com
EMAIL: allmobilesalesltd15@gmail.com
SKYPE ID: allmobilesalesltd
kudosify - Monday, August 5, 2013 - link
wow this is so cool and great tech blog is here ... Thanks for sharing this info here