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- Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy S4 at the Unpacked event in New York [VIDEO]
- Otterbox announces Galaxy S4 cases
- HTC calls the Galaxy S4 the “Next Big Flop” — do you agree?
- Samsung: Some Galaxy S4 features will come to Galaxy S3, hardware willing
- Missed the Galaxy S4 announcement? Watch the full thing right here [VIDEO]
- Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Nokia Lumia 920 vs HTC 8X vs ATIV S
- The Samsung Galaxy S4: Are you buying? [POLL]
- Samsung Galaxy S4 vs iPhone 5 vs HTC One vs Blackberry Z10
- Samsung Galaxy S4 coming to T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, US Cellular and everyone else
- Samsung officially announces the Samsung Galaxy S4
- We’re “Ready 4 the Show” — Live from New York City for the Samsung Galaxy S4 unveiling
- HTC extends $100 trade-up deadline, plays down delay angle
- Google TV to be a big focus at I/O
- Blackberry extends security software to Android, iOS
- Some HTC One pre-orders still on track for shipment tomorrow?
| Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy S4 at the Unpacked event in New York [VIDEO] Posted: 14 Mar 2013 07:09 PM PDT
You may have seen from our arrival post early this afternoon letting you guys know that our own Kevin Krause would be reporting from the Samsung Unpacked event in New York for the unveiling of the all new Samsung Galaxy S4. We’re sure you already know all the ins and outs of the device by now and seen it from every angle. We’ll be getting much more acquainted with the Galaxy S4 in the coming weeks for our full on review, but in the meantime, if you were curious to see what the Samsung Galaxy S4 looked like in 30fps, you can check out our quick hands-on video below.     |
| Otterbox announces Galaxy S4 cases Posted: 14 Mar 2013 06:38 PM PDT Samsung Galaxy S4 Specs and Pictures | Samsung Galaxy S4 at AndroidForums.com | Sign up to the Galaxy S4 Mailing List The Samsung Galaxy S4 must be one big deal as it has gotten Otterbox’s attention ahead of launch. Folks who want a case from this rugged protection manufacturer won’t have to beg and pray as the company has officially announced it would be bringing out a line of cases for Samsung’s latest. We can expect Defender, Commuter, and Reflex series cases to hit store shelves right around the time the phone is available, and each will be designed with the same two-piece setup we’ve become used to over time:
Otterbox didn’t have anything to give regarding pricing just yet, but the typical $40-60 range is expected. Heck, we don’t even get a good look at the case quite yet so we’ll be seeking that before we start wondering about how much poorer we’ll be after buying it. Read on for full press details.
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| HTC calls the Galaxy S4 the “Next Big Flop” — do you agree? Posted: 14 Mar 2013 06:23 PM PDT Samsung Galaxy S4 Specs and Pictures | Samsung Galaxy S4 at AndroidForums.com | Sign up to the Galaxy S4 Mailing List The crowd seems to be split in the Galaxy S4 race — some are delighted about what Samsung’s brought to the table, and are looking forward to purchasing this thing. Others seem vastly underwhelmed, and were hoping for something a bit more. You guys are raging on in the comments section and responding to our poll with haste, but one major competitor decided to chime in with a rather boisterous tone.
That competitor is none other than HTC. The Taiwanese manufacturer had a lot to say during Samsung’s Galaxy S4 press conference — the Twitter stream is actually a bit more entertaining of a read than the press conference was — but one tweet in particular caught our eye. HTC thinks the Samsung Galaxy S4 will be the “next big flop,” as it adorned the launch with a hashtag saying as much. We obviously don’t expect competitors to shower gifts of praise and love over each other, but it’s not everyday a competitor comes with this sort of blow to the gut. Would you agree with HTC’s assessment or should the OEM just keep its focus on delivering the as-yet released HTC One? [via Twitter] |
| Samsung: Some Galaxy S4 features will come to Galaxy S3, hardware willing Posted: 14 Mar 2013 06:03 PM PDT Samsung Galaxy S4 Specs and Pictures | Samsung Galaxy S4 at AndroidForums.com | Sign up to the Galaxy S4 Mailing List Wondering if any of the cool new features shown off today will be heading to any of Samsung’s older smartphones? Well, some of you may be in luck. Samsung has confirmed that some of the features from the Samsung Galaxy S4 will be headed to the Samsung Galaxy S3 where they make sense. This means you can probably count out anything that relies on a specific piece of hardware — like the infrared transmitter for the remote feature.
“Anything that we can do that’s not dependent on hardware like infrared, we’ll definitely bring to all the flagship devices,” said Samsung’s VP of portfolio planning Nick DiCarlo. We haven’t been given a definitive list of features that will or won’t cross over, but it sounds like Galaxy S3 owners will get another value pack-esque software upgrade to hold them over past the life of their current contracts. Unfortunately Samsung didn’t confirm the same would be true for some recent variants or the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, but we’ll be reaching out to see what exactly their plans are. Many of you are either on the fence or not unimpressed with regards to today’s announcements, and it sounds like if you already have a Samsung Galaxy S3 then there’s little reason to upgrade if you aren’t totally satisfied with what Samsung showed off today. What course of action are you taking? Be sure to vote in our poll right here. [via PCMag] |
| Missed the Galaxy S4 announcement? Watch the full thing right here [VIDEO] Posted: 14 Mar 2013 05:48 PM PDT Samsung Galaxy S4 Specs and Pictures | Samsung Galaxy S4 at AndroidForums.com | Sign up to the Galaxy S4 Mailing List We understand some of you might not have had the time or appropriate situation (ie work) to watch the Samsung Galaxy S4 unveiling. Fear not, folks, because the entire announcement has gone live for the world to view on YouTube. Samsung decided to ditch the boring rundown of specs and software features for its first 2013 Unpacked event, and instead decided to put on a short stage play for those who are into theater. If that’s not your cup of tea then I advise you to move on because there’s a lot of cheesy acting going on here, but if you’ve nothing to do for the next hour and a half and are interested to see how Samsung ushered in the next generation of the Galaxy S line (which you can read all about here) then be sure to grab some popcorn, a soft drink and hit the play button. |
| Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Nokia Lumia 920 vs HTC 8X vs ATIV S Posted: 14 Mar 2013 05:41 PM PDT Samsung Galaxy S4 Specs and Pictures | Samsung Galaxy S4 at AndroidForums.com | Sign up to the Galaxy S4 Mailing List
So just how does Samsung’s latest — the Galaxy S4 — stack up to some of the top devices from the Windows Phone camp? Our friends at WinSource decided to do a little comparison and put the device up against Nokia’s Lumia 920, HTC’s 8X, and Samsung’s own Windows-based ATIV S. Some of Windows’ best still stack up to the Galaxy S4. When it comes to sheer specs things don’t matter as much — after all, Windows Phone is designed to run quite well on limited hardware, and most of them have to use the same chipsets anyway. The real differences will come down to software innovation, and you can read more about that in our announcement post or in our hands-on coming up shortly. In the meantime, be sure to take a quick glance above and let us know if the Galaxy S4 is yanking your arm compared to any of these devices. |
| The Samsung Galaxy S4: Are you buying? [POLL] Posted: 14 Mar 2013 05:29 PM PDT
In front of the entire world, we just watched as the Samsung Galaxy S4 — after months of leaks and speculation — was finally unveiled. There were a lot of corny jokes to go along with a plethora of new TouchWiz-y (er, sorry — Nature UX?) features. Some more intuitive and useful than others (I thought glove mode was a nice touch). You already saw the announcement post, you got a nice spec comparison with the hottest mobile devices on the market, now we simply want to know… the Samsung Galaxy S4: are you getting one? After you take our quick poll, let us know in which color. |
| Samsung Galaxy S4 vs iPhone 5 vs HTC One vs Blackberry Z10 Posted: 14 Mar 2013 05:21 PM PDT Samsung Galaxy S4 Specs and Pictures | Samsung Galaxy S4 at AndroidForums.com | Sign up to the Galaxy S4 Mailing List So Samsung just unveiled its Samsung Galaxy S4, and you’re probably wondering how it stacks up to some of the latest and greatest from the Korean manufacturer’s biggest competitors. The Samsung Galaxy S4 stands tall up against heavy hitters like Apple’s iPhone 5, the HTC One, and the Blackberry Z10. With its 5-inch 1080p HD Super AMOLED display, 1.6GHz Samsung Exynos 5 Octa chipset (or 1.9GHz quad-core chipset depending on which market you’re in), 2GB of RAM 13 megapixel camera with 2 megapixel front sensor, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, up to 64GB of internal storage with a microSD card slot for expansion, Android 4.2 with TouchWiz and more, this thing does not fail to impress.
Samsung’s biggest focus was on many of the new software and features added to TouchWiz, such as Air View, the new Smart Stay features with Pause and Resume, Samsung Smart Scroll, S Travel, S Health, S Translator, Group Play, S Voice Drive, and more. A Dual Camera feature will also allow you to take photos and videos with the front and rear cameras simultaneously. The stakes are high for 2013, so here are some of the biggest devices Samsung’s Galaxy S4 will be up against once the device launches in Q2: iPhone 5This is one of the biggest devices we’re comparing it to — after all, the legendary patent war between Samsung and Apple, as well as the big shots the former is taking at the latter in advertising, warrants a bigger spotlight. The iPhone 5 is still doing its own thing with a 4-inch Retina display, Apple’s 1.3GHz dual-core A6 processor, 1GB of RAM, 8 megapixel camera, iOS6 and more. This is Apple’s breadwinner so far, and although we’re expecting a refresh or sequel for 2013 this is still top dog in the Cupertino camp. HTC OneHTC’s pride and joy for 2013 has set a pretty nice bar for others to match or exceed. The beautiful 1080p 4.7 inch display, the front-facing dual stereo speakers, the revolutionary UltraPixel camera and other unique features are to be reckoned with, and the latest facelift to HTC Sense with Blink Feed and a fresh user interface make the HTC One a sure winner. How it does numbers wise remains to be seen, but HTC is banking heavily on this one, and it’s telling that it borrowed the same “one device, all carriers” strategy Samsung successfully deployed for the Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2. Blackberry Z10Blackberry, formerly RIM, probably won’t win any awards for its offering, but it being the company’s first device to help turn the ship around we felt it warranted inclusion here. It’s also something enterprise users will be watching closely as Samsung looks to challenge Blackberry, Apple and the rest with SAFE and Knox security features and initiatives. The Blackberry Z10 holds a special place in many hearts for those who are still holding on hope for the business king to survive. Which one are you guys betting on for 2013? Are you going to be going with any of these new phones or are the options for 2013 enough to satiate your appetite for another year or so? Let us know how you’re feeling in the comments section below! |
| Samsung Galaxy S4 coming to T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, US Cellular and everyone else Posted: 14 Mar 2013 05:21 PM PDT
If you needed further confirmation that Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S4 — which will begin its global domination late April — was coming to the US, so far we have T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T confirming the device will be hitting their store shelves in the coming weeks. No exact dates, or pricing was given. We’ll let you know once we hear more. Update 1: US Cellular has chimed in. You can find their statement on the Galaxy S4 availability below. Update 2: Verizon Wireless too (duh) via their Twitter page.
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| Samsung officially announces the Samsung Galaxy S4 Posted: 14 Mar 2013 04:21 PM PDT Samsung Galaxy S4 Specs and Pictures | Samsung Galaxy S4 at AndroidForums.com | Sign up to the Galaxy S4 Mailing List
It’s finally here, folks. Samsung has just announced the Samsung Galaxy S4, aka the “Life Companion.” It’s a polycarbonate device that will come with a 5-inch full HD Super AMOLED display that has 441 ppi. The Samsung Galaxy S4 will come with up to Cat 3 4G LTE with for all markets with the technology, an infrared LED transmitter, Bluetooth 4.0, a 13 megapixel camera, 16-64GB of internal storage with a microSD card slot and more.
That camera can also record photo and video with both the 2 megapixel front amera and rear-facing camera simultaneously. It’s all the rage these days, apparently, and Samsung takes it to the max with a bunch of filters, effects, and customization options to make it your own. The chipset inside will either be Samsung’s Exynos 5 Octa-Core chipset clocked at 1.6GHz or a 1.9GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor depending on region, though we’re not sure which chipset — either the S600 or s800 — Samsung is planning on going with just yet. Alongside that is 2GB of RAM, and the promise that Android 4.2.2 will be sitting beneath the latest version of Samsung’s custom TouchWiz user interface.
Key software features of the aforementioned TouchWiz include Samsung Smart Scroll, S Travel, S Health, S Translator, Group Play (for sharing your multimedia, games and memories), Air View, S Voice Drive, and more. We don’t have a price just yet, but you can expect the Galaxy S4 to launch on just about every carrier there is in just about any market you can think of. A quick early list gives us forthcoming availability at AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, as well as US Cellular and Cricket in the US, as well as Deutsche Telecom, EE, H3G, Orange, Telenor, Telia Sonera, Telefonica, and Vodafone in Europe and other markets. Read on for full press details as well as watch the entire live stream of the press event on YouTube (skip ahead to the 40:20 mark).
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| We’re “Ready 4 the Show” — Live from New York City for the Samsung Galaxy S4 unveiling Posted: 14 Mar 2013 03:36 PM PDT
We’re in New York City, folks, and we’ve found our way into Music City Hall for Samsung’s big unveiling tonight at 7pm eastern. It’s pretty much a given that this is the Samsung Galaxy S4 shindig, and you can expect us to cover everything that comes out of the event. Hands-on video coverage will come straight to your display as we’ll be getting down and dirty with Samsung’s latest innovation as soon as we’re allowed to. We’ll have all sorts of post-event coverage, as well, so be sure to stick around to take it all in. Of course, Samsung is streaming the actual announcement live on YouTube so if you have the time and want to see it all for yourself you can definitely take that route. Buckle yourselves in and get ready to feast your eyes on one of the hottest announcements of the year! |
| HTC extends $100 trade-up deadline, plays down delay angle Posted: 14 Mar 2013 02:46 PM PDT If you were worried about what the recent HTC One delays meant for those who were looking to take advantage of the $100 trade-up offer, wonder no more. HTC is extending the deadline for trade-ins to April 26th. You have until then to buy the HTC One, and your old device must be in by the last day of May.
The Taiwanese OEM pinky swears that this is simply because of the thrilling and overwhelming response they got from initial interest, and has nothing to do with the recently reported delays. Spin it however you want, HTC, but we’re just glad you’re doing it either way. Those of you who were worried about being left out of this particular deal due to delay need not worry any longer.
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| Google TV to be a big focus at I/O Posted: 14 Mar 2013 02:18 PM PDT Google TV hasn’t quite taken off like Google wanted, but it won’t sit idly by and let the project die while others continue to wage war on the smart TV space. Google I/O 2012 came and went without much in the way of Google TV news, but it looks like Google’s ready to take if off the back burner. We’ve already seen some new life breathed into the project with Google TV V3, and something more should be coming our way at some point this summer. The Google TV Developers Google+ page has told developers to stay tuned for news pertaining to the smart TV platform at the upcoming Google I/O. We’re not exactly sure what to expect, but we’re obviously hoping it’s something big. We’ll have our bug-eyed pupils set on the show and we’ll be there live to cover it all, so make sure you’re reading Phandroid between the dates of May 15th and May 17th for all the latest from San Francisco. [via GTVSource]
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| Blackberry extends security software to Android, iOS Posted: 14 Mar 2013 02:03 PM PDT With Blackberry scratching and clawing its way back into relevancy, and trying to stay afloat financially, a lot of major changes have been made. From Blackberry’s device strategy and the new name to the make up of its executive team, things are a lot different now compared to just a year ago. Now, even more changes have been made — Blackberry will look to leverage the massive market surrounding iOS and Android.
Knowing it’s been drilled into the ground by those two, it wants to capitalize on their rise to prominence in enterprise by providing the Secure Work Space security suite that allows users to seamlessly separate business and personal phone life. Seeding the enterprise sector with Android and iOS solutions may seem counterproductive at first, but we’ve always thought one of the smartest things Blackberry could do was to explore the mobile market as a software vendor as opposed to a full-stop OEM like Apple. Of course, the Secure Work Space will utilize BES 10, and that gives Blackberry a nice stream of revenue through licensing, support and other services that enterprises would pay for. It’s a win-win, really, and it can be seen as a bit of an insurance blanket in case the company’s device strategy falls through. [via AllThingsD] |
| Some HTC One pre-orders still on track for shipment tomorrow? Posted: 14 Mar 2013 12:37 PM PDT Well, this is interesting. One of the folks over at AndroidForums.com — use CraftyCarper — is reporting that retailer Phones4U is still expecting to ship their silver HTC One tomorrow. If you don’t remember, HTC recently confirmed a delay that would keep shipments from going out until the end of this month, but HTC didn’t quite tell us if all retailers would be subject to those delays.
HTC’s wording also noted that first shipments would be out by end of March, meaning any time between the original date of March 15th and the end of business March 31st. The strange thing about this particular report is that P4U also sent that user a delay notice regarding the black version of the HTC One. We’re about a day away from seeing if the shipment notification was just an error or if it’s the real deal, but we’ve zipped a line to Phones 4 U to see if we can get their take on things. In the meantime, check your inboxes and let us know if your retailer of choice is sending you any shipment notices — it’s a long shot at this point, but definitely not outside the realm of possibility. [via AndroidForums.com, thanks EarlyMon!] |
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