How do you improve one of the most popular Android phones on
the market? If you're Samsung, you add a wealth of extra software features and
a bigger and better screen, but keep largely the same design. This is the
Samsung Galaxy S4. The Samsung Galaxy S4 was first available for purchase on
April 14, 2013.
Put the Samsung Galaxy S4 next to the Galaxy S III and
you'll be hard pressed telling the difference. Samsung has kept much of the
design the same and only small details have changed. The company obviously
feels that the familiar look and feel will immediately resonate with Galaxy S
III owners, but we would have appreciated a fresh new look.
The design changes on the Galaxy S4 may be minimal but most
of them are welcomed. Gone are the curved, back edges of the Galaxy S III,
replaced by flat edges and a smaller bezel. The sides of the Galaxy S4 feel
much better than the Galaxy S III as they're flatter and squarer. The Galaxy S4
is also thinner and lighter than the Galaxy S III despite a larger screen, so
Samsung definitely deserves credit for managing to slim down the case.
Display
The Galaxy S4 has a 4.99 inch Super AMOLED screen, capacitive
touchscreen, 16M colors , making it 25% larger than an average smartphone
screen.
The screen has a resolution of 1,920 pixels by 1,080 pixels,
5.0 inches, giving it 441 pixels-per-inch of screen, which means it's 89%
sharper than an average screen.
The phone can also connect to an external display through an
HDMI adapter via its microUSB input.
Battery Life
The Galaxy S4 has an advertised talk time of 15 hours, which
is significantly longer than the average of 7 hours.
In terms of battery capacity, which is the best indicator of
overall battery life, it holds 2,600 mAh, a massive battery capacity for a smartphone.
Dimensions and Design
The phone's body is 136.65 mm high, 69.85 mm wide, and has a
depth of 7.87 mm, 1,649% thicker than an average smartphone.
With a weight of 130 grams, its weight is about average for
a smartphone.
The phone uses a touch screen keypad to capture user input,
which is standard on most modern smartphones.
Processor and Memory
This phone houses an octo core Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
processor.
Its CPU runs at 1.6 GHz, which is much faster than average
for a smartphone CPU.
2,048 MB of RAM means that it has much more memory than
what's typical, giving it a significant performance boost over most phones.
Camera
It has a 2 megapixel front camera and a 13 megapixel primary
(rear) camera. It can capture 1080p high definition video with its primary
camera, which is second only to 4K in terms of recording quality.
13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels,
autofocus, LED flash.Fitur: Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD video and image
recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization,
HDR
2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call
1080p@30fps, dual-video rec
Storage
The base model of the Galaxy S4 offers 16 GB of internal
storage, making it a good choice for storing a moderate amount of media.
If 16 GB isn't enough, you can expand its storage by up to
64 GB via microSD and microSDHC.