Now that the Galaxy S4 has been officially announced, US smartphone shoppers are wondering when they will be able to get a hold of the product. Several release date rumors point to April 26 as a global rollout, and AT&T has announced pre-orders for April 16. T-Mobile has picked May 1 for their launch, and it looks like the major carriers in the United States will all choose some day in May to roll out what is definitely one of the most anticipated handsets of the year. However, Sprint and Verizon have remained silent as to their specific Galaxy S4 launch dates.
The Samsung Galaxy S III is available for a reduced sale price now starting at $9.99.
With only a general release of “some time in May” as a solid guess, let us move to what we do know about the handset. Samsung certainly is going to try to outdo their best-selling and globally popular Galaxy S III, which has sold more than 50 million units worldwide. Obviously, their number one competitor is the Apple iPhone 5, and they would like to get ahead of the upcoming iPhone 5S by delivering some features that will get Apple devotees over to their side of the operating system aisle.
The screen is going to be larger than the previous display on the Galaxy S III, the processor in the US is rumored to be a powerful quad core chip, and a range of new features include eyeball tracking technology. Yes, that’s right, your Galaxy S4 will actually be looking back at you as you gaze at its display. This eyeball sensor will allow for such features as automatic scrolling when you reach the bottom of your display. If thereis any more content to show you, the display will automatically scroll without you having to touch the screen.
The handset appears very similar to the Galaxy S III, and is marginally larger because of the large 4.99 inch display. But the overall body size is just marginally taller from top to bottom than the Galaxy S III was. The handset is also slightly slimmer, and the Galaxy S4 measures 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches (136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm), weighing just 4.59 ounces (130 g). The large display offers an extremely high pixel density of 441 pixels per inch, and the Floating Touch feature allows you to use hand gestures to control the phone without even touching the display.
Screen resolution runs 1,080 x 1,920 pixels, and more than 16 million colors are represented. Light and proximity sensors help conserve battery power, and a layer of scratch resistant Gorilla Glass protects the screen. The United States variants will deliver a 1.6 GHz quad core CPU along with a PowerVR SGX544MP3 GPU, 2.0 GB of RAM and 16 GB of built-in storage. The handset will also be provided in 32 GB and 64 GB models, with a 13.0 megapixel camcorder gracing the back of the phone.
You can purchase the Galaxy S III at a discounted price tag now starting at $9.99.
