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Some decent ideas but someone is getting sacked in the morning
Samsung unveils the new 8-core Galaxy S IV
by Florence Ion - Mar 14 2013, 11:18pm GMT
Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy S IV, the next in line of its popular Galaxy series Android handsets, at its event this evening at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
The Android handset looks similar to its predecessor, right down to the rounded edges, curved body, and plastic chassis, not to mention that signature Home button. It is 136mm long, 69mm wide, 7.9mm thin and weighs 130 grams—taller, thinner, and lighter than its Galaxy S III. It comes with a 5-inch AMOLED display with a 1080p resolution. Samsung plans to launch it to over 357 global mobile operators. It will support all global LTE networks and frequencies. All of this is powered up by a 2,600 mAh battery.
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The Galaxy S IV also has 2GB of RAM, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, and 16GB of storage with an added expansion slot. It also features Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0, and infrared LED, which can control your television utilizing the WatchOn app.
The new Android handset comes with a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 2MP front-facing camera with their own new features. Users can now add audio to photos, adding "another dimension of detail to the visual memory to be created." The Galaxy S IV also features a dual-camera view to take photos with both of the front- and rear-facing cameras at the same time. The camera also has an "eraser," which allows users to erase people (like photo-bombers) out of photos.
Samsung's proprietary Touchwiz interface is also getting a bit of a boost. Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean will tack on features like the Daydream screensaver functionality and lock screen widgets. The Galaxy SIV will also include a significant upgrade to its S-Voice digital assistant functionality, like S Voice Drive, which will include bigger font sizes and more text-to-speech, as well as the ability to respond to a message hands-free. Samsung has also introduced S Translator, which translates messages in nine languages, including French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Samsung promises that the phone will let us live "without boundaries." Users will be able to perform "Air Gestures" by hovering their fingers above the handset for a Galaxy Note II S-pen-like effect. There is also an "Air View" functionality that lets finger hover over things like a date to see additional information—another feature borrowed from the Note. The handset will also be able to connect to the company's HomeSync, a personal cloud device with 1TB of space that can stream to any smartphone, TV, tablet, or computer. That content can also be mirrored on the Galaxy S IV.
As rumored, the new handset will include eye-tracking technology, which utilizes the front-facing camera to follow along as the user's eyes peruse through content on the screen. It also features "KNOX," a mobile device management technology that lets you keep work and play separate on the phone. Like BlackBerry's BES 10, companies can manage different programs and apps.
We'll be adding additional details as they're revealed.
by Florence Ion - Mar 14 2013, 11:18pm GMT
Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy S IV, the next in line of its popular Galaxy series Android handsets, at its event this evening at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
The Android handset looks similar to its predecessor, right down to the rounded edges, curved body, and plastic chassis, not to mention that signature Home button. It is 136mm long, 69mm wide, 7.9mm thin and weighs 130 grams—taller, thinner, and lighter than its Galaxy S III. It comes with a 5-inch AMOLED display with a 1080p resolution. Samsung plans to launch it to over 357 global mobile operators. It will support all global LTE networks and frequencies. All of this is powered up by a 2,600 mAh battery.
Enlarge
The Galaxy S IV also has 2GB of RAM, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, and 16GB of storage with an added expansion slot. It also features Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0, and infrared LED, which can control your television utilizing the WatchOn app.
The new Android handset comes with a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 2MP front-facing camera with their own new features. Users can now add audio to photos, adding "another dimension of detail to the visual memory to be created." The Galaxy S IV also features a dual-camera view to take photos with both of the front- and rear-facing cameras at the same time. The camera also has an "eraser," which allows users to erase people (like photo-bombers) out of photos.
Samsung's proprietary Touchwiz interface is also getting a bit of a boost. Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean will tack on features like the Daydream screensaver functionality and lock screen widgets. The Galaxy SIV will also include a significant upgrade to its S-Voice digital assistant functionality, like S Voice Drive, which will include bigger font sizes and more text-to-speech, as well as the ability to respond to a message hands-free. Samsung has also introduced S Translator, which translates messages in nine languages, including French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Samsung promises that the phone will let us live "without boundaries." Users will be able to perform "Air Gestures" by hovering their fingers above the handset for a Galaxy Note II S-pen-like effect. There is also an "Air View" functionality that lets finger hover over things like a date to see additional information—another feature borrowed from the Note. The handset will also be able to connect to the company's HomeSync, a personal cloud device with 1TB of space that can stream to any smartphone, TV, tablet, or computer. That content can also be mirrored on the Galaxy S IV.
As rumored, the new handset will include eye-tracking technology, which utilizes the front-facing camera to follow along as the user's eyes peruse through content on the screen. It also features "KNOX," a mobile device management technology that lets you keep work and play separate on the phone. Like BlackBerry's BES 10, companies can manage different programs and apps.
We'll be adding additional details as they're revealed.
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