If we are to believe the rumors swirling around the Web, the forthcoming Galaxy S4 — the next generation Galaxy smartphone — will have a major screen upgrade. This will make the Galaxy S4 the most high-definition mobile on the market.
If the leaks bombarding the 'Net are indeed true, the Galaxy S4 will be unveiled at Samsung's March 14 event in Manhattan.
"The Galaxy S4 is guaranteed to be one of the most hotly anticipated smartphones of 2013, so even more important than the date of its unveiling is the date it'll be available to consumers," we reported Monday, Feb. 18, along with with the revelation that the new Galaxy smartphone will not be unveiled at the upcoming Mobile World Congress, because Samsung decided to show it off at its own event.
"The details about the device should be taken with a grain of salt," says Mashable, "but they reportedly include an Exynos 5 8-core processor, a 4.99'' Full HD screen, 2GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel camera and Android 4.2.2.
Perhaps the "grain of salt" caveat is an apt one here, as we all remember Samsung's brilliant misinformation campaign for its Galaxy S3. As it confirmed in April 2012 as "the tightest security ever" on the topic, The Verge declaimed "leaked" images of the S4's predecessor, reminding us all how it easy it can be to follow a leak to a bottomless hole.
The most exhaustive litany of rumored specs on the Galaxy S4 is likely the one from Expert Reviews, which suggests the price of the phone will be somewhere in the "wallet-busting" range of £499 ($744.50).
"On contract you're likely to be looking at £30-40 [$46.56-62.08] a month minimum, and considerably more with a 4G service such as EE. This will be an expensive handset, though probably still a little less than the iPhone costs."
The site also suggests that, like the Lumia 920, the S4 will include wireless charging built into the phone. This would allow for the phone to be charged without the need for connection to a charging cable.
As for that screen upgrade, the S4 boasts a 5-inch Full HD display with sparkling 1920x1080 resolution, following in the footsteps of competitor HTC's Butterfly handset.
"We'd now put money on the rumours of screen size and resolution being correct, as Samsung asked AnandTech to take-down the shot of the slide and the accompanying information about the screen. That's about as close to confirmation as you're likely to get before an official launch," says Expert Reviews.
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