On the 14th of March, Samsung held a press conference announcing their new smartphone, the Galaxy S4. On top of improved specifications all around over the Galaxy S III, the Galaxy S4 sports a number of improved motion control-based features, as well as a business and enterprise-oriented set of revolutionary security measures, the KNOX solution.
The release date in Australia is rumored to be April 26th, with Telstra customers able to purchase the handset shortly after. If the current market prices on recent handsets are a guide, it would be likely available from Telstra on one of their cap plans for around $75 per month. Talk to one of our team at Com2 if you are thinking of upgrading and we can keep you posted on the release as we know more. As far as we know, it will be kitted up for Telstra’s 4G network!
The Galaxy S4 is slated to be slightly smaller in size than its predecessor with a slightly larger display (with a 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution). It runs on Samsung’s Exynos 5 Octa processor, which uses two separate sets of quad-core processors – one powerful set of four Cortex A-15 cores, and one less powerful set of four Cortex-A7 cores – and switches between the two depending on the processing power required for a task. This was designed to maximize battery life and power efficiency. The Galaxy S4 will also run Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean by default.
New Technology Innovations
Possibly the most notable aspects of the approaching Galaxy S4 are its motion control-based innovations: Smart Pause, Smart Scroll, Air View, and Air Gesture. Smart Pause pauses any media being played on the smartphone if the user looks away, then unpauses when the user’s eyes are back on the phone, and Smart Scroll allows users to tilt the Galaxy S4 to scroll up and down emails or documents.
Air View & Air Gesture – Look out!
Air View and Air Gesture both allow the user control over their applications without having to touch the screen – Air Gesture allows the Galaxy S4 to recognize hand motions made over it and perform functions, such as playing music or scrolling through images, appropriately, and Air View allows a user to hover their finger over something they want to examine for more details – seeing one’s schedule on a calendar, or seeing a preview of an email by hovering over it.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 promises to be a worthy successor to GSMA’s Best Smartphone of 2012, the Galaxy S III, and will hit stores worldwide toward the end of this month. If you are as excited about this as Com2 Communications, call on of our business professionals and we can help you find not only the handset you are after, but the pans and service you need! Call 1300 887 495
