Samsung's Unpacked 2013 Launch Event Live Blog
by Anand Lal Shimpi on March 14, 2013 7:06 PM EST- Posted in
- Smartphones
- Samsung
- Mobile
- Galaxy S 4
07:31PM EDT - Time to end the live blog a bit prematurely, here's our hands on post with full details of the Samsung Galaxy S 4! http://www.anandtech.com/show/6832/samsungs-galaxy-s-4-introduction-hands-on Thanks for reading!
07:29PM EDT - dual camera feature lets you capture video from both front and rear facing cameras
07:28PM EDT - Talking about dual-camera now
07:26PM EDT - removable battery
07:26PM EDT - 2600mAh battery
07:26PM EDT - 8 sensors - IR gesture and temp/humidity
07:25PM EDT - 16GB of storage built in, options for 32 and 64GB and microSD card slot
07:25PM EDT - 2GB LPDDR3 memory
07:25PM EDT - 2MP front facing
07:25PM EDT - Now talking about cameras: 13MP rear facing camera
07:25PM EDT - IR support enables universal remote functionality
07:24PM EDT - BT 4.0, IR LED and MHL 2.0 support
07:24PM EDT - 802.11ac (HT80) support
07:24PM EDT - Cat 3 100/50Mbps up to hexa band 4G LTE
07:24PM EDT - Updated look and feel
07:23PM EDT - SGS4 supports hover gestures with your finger
07:23PM EDT - Black mist and white frost - polycarbonate chassis
07:22PM EDT - 441 ppi
07:22PM EDT - 1080p
07:22PM EDT - 5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED
07:22PM EDT - Thinner than the SGS3, weighs 130 grams (vs. 132 for the SGS3)
07:22PM EDT - 136.6mm long x 69.8mm wide at 7.9mm thick
07:22PM EDT - Samsung's Ryan Bidan took the stage
07:21PM EDT - Now showing a video of SGS4 features
07:20PM EDT - Global LTE roaming support
07:20PM EDT - Global LTE networks for all frequencies and standards will be supported
07:20PM EDT - FDD LTE and TDD LTE supported
07:20PM EDT - Available in 3G and 4G LTE versions
07:20PM EDT - Starting from the end of April
07:19PM EDT - 327 mobile operators and 155 countries will get the SGS4
07:19PM EDT - "slimmer, lighter and more solid"
07:19PM EDT - Samsung Galaxy S4: Life Companion
07:18PM EDT - Samsung Galaxy S 4 announced!
07:18PM EDT - "a companion that helps us experience life to the fullest"
07:17PM EDT - "a device that enables us to do more"
07:17PM EDT - "These ideas have been conceived from our observation of real life"
07:16PM EDT - Samsung just announced a bunch of features without announcing them
07:16PM EDT - S Health
07:16PM EDT - Group Play
07:15PM EDT - S Translator
07:15PM EDT - "Imagine touchless interfaces"
07:15PM EDT - Hinting at new features: dual camera, shot & sound, smart scroll/smart pause, air view
07:14PM EDT - Talking at a high level about what Samsung is trying to do in the smartphone space
07:14PM EDT - Samsung is "committed to innovation"
07:12PM EDT - This is a pretty insane venue with a ton of folks in attendance, Samsung is going big
07:10PM EDT - We're seated and watching an intro video
07:10PM EDT - Here we go!
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Michaelsm - Thursday, March 14, 2013 - link
I can't judge your coverage, but I come away feeling that this has to be one of the lamest product launches you have covered. Why not get it out there? What is the SOC? Board shots. Wow us with the techie details Samsung. It just seems like a mild rehash of the S3, and a few extra gimicky software features...CodyHall - Friday, March 15, 2013 - link
Love my job, since I've been bringing in $5600… I sit at home, music playing while I work in front of my new iMac that I got now that I'm making it online.(Click Home information)http://goo.gl/Hz5F4
edward322 - Friday, March 15, 2013 - link
I don't really impressed by the design of <a href="http://itechbook.net/">galaxy S4</a> :(nbreeze - Saturday, March 16, 2013 - link
What GPU and GPU does it use?