The year is Samsung 2013

By Matthew Lynley

Samsung finally pulled the curtains back on the Galaxy S 4, its next flagship Android smartphone, at an event in New York today.

In addition to bumping up the size of the screen from 4.8 inches to 5 inches, the guts of the device also received a significant boost — putting it ahead of the major competition in many technical aspects.

Granted, we haven’t seen the Apple‘s AAPL +0.96% next iPhone model for 2013, but for the time being the specifications of the Galaxy S 4 are a significant upgrade.

In addition, the device also sports some new software features not seen in the competition, like the ability to interact with the phone using eye movement and hand gestures without touching it.

The Galaxy S 4 will be available late April on most major U.S. carriers, and will run the most recent version of Google‘s GOOG -0.46% Android operating system, called Jelly Bean.

In the meantime, here are how the specs compare with its predecessor and the iPhone 5:

Carriers

Like the iPhone 5, the Galaxy S 4 will be sold at the major U.S. carriers, as well as at U.S. Cellular and Cricket.

Screen resolution

Galaxy S 4: 1920 x 1080 pixels

iPhone 5: 1136 x 640 pixels

Galaxy S III: 1280 x 720 pixels

Pixels Per Inch

Galaxy S 4: 441 ppi

iPhone 5: 326 ppi

Galaxy S III: 306 ppi

Processor

Galaxy S 4: Qualcomm Snap QCOM -0.28%dragon Fusion Pro, 1.9 GHz quad-core processor; or Samsung Exynos 5 Octa, 1.6 GHz quad-core + 1.2 GHz quad-core processor (chip depends on market)

iPhone 5: Apple A6, 1.3 GHz dual-core processor

Galaxy S III: Qualcomm S4, 1.5 GHz dual-core processor

Display size

Galaxy S 4: 5 inches

iPhone 5: 4 inches

Galaxy S III: 4.8′ inches

Weight

Galaxy S 4: 4.59 oz

iPhone 5: 3.95 oz

Galaxy S 3: 4.69 oz

Memory

Galaxy S 4: up to 64 GB. 2GB RAM

iPhone 5: up to 64 GB. 1GB RAM

Galaxy S III: up to 64 GB. 2GB RAM

Camera

Galaxy S 4: 13 megapixel rear, 2 megapixel front

iPhone 5: 8 megapixel rear, 1.2 megapixel front

Galaxy S III: 8 megapixel rear, 1.9 megapixel front

Video Capture

Galaxy S 4: 1080p

iPhone 5: 1080p

Galaxy S III: 1080p

Battery

Galaxy S 4: 2,600 mAh

iPhone 5: 1,440 mAh

Galaxy S III: 2,100 mAh

Price

The iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III start at $199 on contract. The Galaxy S 4 has not been priced yet.

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