Review : Samsung Galaxy S IV

DESIGN

• Device type:
  • Smart phone
• OS:
  • Android (4.2.2)
• Dimensions:
  • 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches (136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm)
• Weight:
  • 4.59 oz (130 g)
    the average is 4.3 oz (123 g)

DISPLAY

• Physical size:
  • 5.0 inches
• Resolution:
  • 1080 x 1920 pixels
• Pixel density:
  • 441 ppi
• Technology:
  • Super AMOLED
• Colors:
  • 16 777 216
• Touchscreen:
  • • Capacitive, Multi-touch
• Features:
  • Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass

BATTERY

• Capacity:
  • 2600 mAh

HARDWARE

• System chip:
  • Exynos 5 Octa
• Processor:
  • 8-core, 1600 MHz, (1.6 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A15 and 1.2 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7)
• Graphics processor:
  • • PowerVR SGX544MP3
• System memory:
  • 2048 MB RAM
• Built-in storage:
  • 16 GB
• Storage expansion:
  • microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 64 GB

CAMERA

• Camera:
  • • 13 megapixels
  • Flash:
    • LED
  • Features:
    • Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Auto focus, Touch to focus, Digital image stabilization, Face detection, Smile detection, Exposure compensation, White balance presets, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama, Scenes, Effects, Self-timer, Voice activation
• Camcorder:
  • • 1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps)
  • Features:
    • Video calling
• Front-facing camera:
  • • 2 megapixels

MULTIMEDIA

• Music player:
  • Filter by:
    • Album, Artist, Playlists
  • Features:
    • Album art cover, Background playback
• Speakers:
  • Earpiece, Loudspeaker
• YouTube player:
  • Yes

INTERNET BROWSING

• Browser:
  • • Yes
• Built-in online services support:
  • YouTube (upload), Picasa

TECHNOLOGY

• GSM:
  • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• UMTS:
  • 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz
• Data:
  • LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s, LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS
• Positioning:
  • GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
• Navigation:
  • Yes
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• Phonebook:
  • Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
• Organizer:
  • Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer, Calculator
• Messaging:
  • SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input
• E-mail:
  • • IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange

CONNECTIVITY

• Bluetooth:
  • • 4.0
• Wi-Fi:
  • • 802.11 a, b, g, n, n 5GHz, ac
  • Mobile hotspot:
    • Yes
• USB:
  • • USB 2.0
  • Connector:
    • microUSB
  • Features:
    • Mass storage device, USB Host, USB charging
• HDMI:
  • • via microUSB
• Other:
  • NFC, DLNA, MHL, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, Infrared

OTHER FEATURES

• Notifications:
  • Service lights, Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
• Sensors:
  • • Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Thermometer, Barometer, Humidity, Gesture
• • Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

AVAILABILITY

• Officially announced:
  • 14 Mar 2013
• Scheduled release:
  • April 2013 (Official)

This device is also known as Samsung Galaxy S IV, Samsung I9500, Samsung I9505

Alternative variants

We list only the specs that are different than the main variant

Samsung Galaxy S 4

Differences:

• System chip:
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T
• Processor:
  • Quad core, 1900 MHz, Krait 300
• Graphics processor:
  • • Adreno 320

Samsung Galaxy S 4 32GB

Differences:

• Built-in storage:
  • 32 GB

Samsung Galaxy S 4 64GB

Differences:

• Built-in storage:
  • 64 GB
  
  

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