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How Samsung´s Galaxy S 4 Compares With : iPhone 5 from Apple

By ⋅ March 15, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

The year is Samsung 2013

By Matthew Lynley

Samsung Electronics Co.
Samsung’s new Galaxy S 4 phone is due to launch globally at the end of April.

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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Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 The World’s Largest Smartphone :

By ⋅ February 25, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

The year is Samsung 2013

PHABLETS 4 EVER

Samsung just unveiled the world’s largest smartphone :

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8

By Christopher Mims

It’s a move dusted with mad genius: Why not release a phone so gigantic that many people can’t even hold it up to their ear without using two hands? That’s Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8, which was just unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Note 8 is either the world’s largest phablet or an 8-inch tablet that just happens to be able to make calls.

Samsung seems to recognize that the logic of this device might not compute in the US, where the Note 8 will be released in a WiFi-only version that can’t be used as a phone. Stateside, this version is aimed directly at Apple’s 7.9″ iPad Mini, which has been a breakout hit for Apple.

But in the rest of the world, Samsung’s comically huge phone makes sense. As I’veoutlined before, for consumers in emerging markets with limited budgets, it doesn’t make sense to spend money upgrading two separate devices—a phone and a tablet—when a phablet is a good-enough solution to both needs.

What’s more, as improbable as it might sound given how absurd people will lookwhile making calls on the Note 8, giant screens have become status objects unto themselves. One recent survey by T-Mobile indicated that 77% of consumers would prefer smartphones with screens larger than the one found on the iPhone 5. In a world in which staring at our phones has become a global pastime, some consumers like having the biggest, flashiest “phone” in the room.

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