
Samsung Galaxy S IV unpacked in Unpacked 2013 - AndroidNova.org
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After a much of talks and gossips round the globe, Samsung Finally Unpacked Samsung Galaxy S IV in Unpacked 2013 at Times Square, in New York.

Samsung Galaxy S IV - AndroidNova.org
Along with the great specs and new improved UI Nature UX 2.0 offered by the Korean Manufacturer to its flagship, it is even bundled up with many new exciting features, defining it truly as the next gen smartphone.
lets roll through the features in details that the korean manufacturer is providing in its new flagship Samsung Galaxy S IV.
Dual Camera
The Primary Camera provided in the latest flagship is of 13 mp, whereas the secendory camera provided is of 2mp. The good part of the Dual Camera feature is, it unables a user to click a photo using both the cameras together, by selecting the various picture modes, in both horizontal as well as vertical modes of clicking. So now using this flagship, the photographer can also be a part of the picture of what it clicks.
Sound and Shot
This feature unables to record a sound along with clicking a still image. It is provided in two modes, record the voice before a click as well as record a voice after the click.
Drama Shot
Allows the user to click 100 pictures in just 4 seconds, capuring the focus and displaying the focus of the clicks all together in one frame. It might be benificial for a user as the user doesnt have to scroll through 100 pictures at a time.
Eraser
This feature allows the user to remove unwanted objects from a click after it is shot.
Story Album
Automatically creates diffrent albums depending on clicks taken at diffrent places or dates, even allows a user to select a cover photo for the album.
S-Home Sync
Allows the user to sync and stream the pictures and videos shots instantly from your device to your home. Samsung even provides 1 TB of cloud space to the user for syncing and storing the pictures and videos shot by the device.
Quite an intresting feature as now the travellers can instantly share thier experience with their homies.
S-Translator
An interactive translator with text-to-speech and speech-to-text modes, enables the user to communicate in 10 diffrent languages on the go.
S-Voice Drive
S-Voice, that was introduced in the formal flagship Samsung Galaxy SII, has now improved features. It is made much more interactive, which can read incomning texts, re-read them, reply or forward on mere voice commands.
Adapt Display and Air Gesture
The new super amoled display is even more stronger as it is responsive with gloves on, and the display automatically not just sets the brightness but even the colours and contrast level as per the usage.
Air Gesture is a feature that identifies the hand guesture by its moments, to scroll up, down, zoom in preview of a thumbnail, rewinding or fast forwarding a video or to accept/reject calls.
Group Play
An another exciting new feature enabling the user to connect upto 8 devices and play the same music in stereo mode. The user can adjust the connected devices as the left speaker or the right, can even be used as an attempt to use the connected devices to play pure surround sound withing a room or a hall.
Not just this, Group Play even enable the user to play multi-player games.
Video Calling Redefined
Video calling redefined in the new flagship by Samsung. it can make a dual video call in which both the cameras can stream the video together at the same time, also, video calling is now possible among 3 diffrent users, a kind of video conference can be done using the device.
Smart Scroll and Smart Pause
The front camera now identifies the user guesture and the scrolling is done automatically while reading or videos are automatically paused/played when somthing distracts you away from your screen.
S Health
The new flagship is now all set to be your personal doctor on the go as it calculates your blood sugar, blood pressure, heart pulse rate, daily calories you burned while walking and you gained by eating on the go and records it.
Samsung Smart Switch
It enables you to dump down all your data from your previous device to the new flagship regardless the manufacturer or the operating system your previous smartphone belong to.
Along with all this, new layers of protections are added as user can switch the smartphone from a personal to professional and vice versa any time it wishes to.
Now after all this exciting features about the device, lets have a look at the complete set of specs that is provided by the manufacturer in its new flagship.
Look and Feel:
| Dimensions: |
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight: |
130 g (4.59 oz) |
Network:
| 2G Network: |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network: |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network: |
LTE (market dependent) |
| SIM: |
Micro-SIM |
Display:
| Type: |
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size: |
1080 x 1920 pixels, 4.99 inches (~441 ppi pixel density) |
| Multitouch: |
Yes |
| Protection: |
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
Memory:
| Card slot: |
microSD, up to 64 GB |
| Internal: |
16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM |
Camera:
| Primary: |
13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
| Features: |
Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, HDR |
| Video: |
Yes, 1080p@30fps |
| Secondary: |
Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps |
Features
| OS: |
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) |
| Chipset: |
Exynos 5 Octa 5410 |
| CPU: |
Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 |
| GPU: |
PowerVR SGX 544MP3 |
| Sensors: |
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Messaging: |
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS |
| Browser: |
HTML5, Adobe Flash |
| Radio: |
TBD |
| GPS: |
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Java: |
Yes, via Java MIDP emulator |
| Colors: |
White Frost, Black Mist |
Battery:
Removable 2600 mAh Li-ion Battery
Our Verdict:
With many new exciting features, first time ever, samsung has redefined the meaning of Smartphone with its latest flagship and it is expected to give a tough compitition to iOS 6 and blackberry 10. It is expected to hit the markets by the second quarter of 2013, but we still have no information on its price.
Anyways, here we finally come to the end of unpacked 2013 episode 1 review, do leave your feedbacks on how you liked the post or your opinions on the all new Samsung Galaxy S IV and for more, stay connected to AndroidNova.org