Samsung Introduces the GALAXY S 4 - A Life Companion for a Richer, Simpler and Fuller Life
Written by Samsung Electronics Inc.
Friday, 15 March 2013
GALAXY S 4 gets you closer to what matters in life, bringing your world together
NEW YORK-- Samsung Electronics announced today the fourth generation
GALAXY S, the GALAXY S 4, designed to get you closer to what
matters in life and bring your world together.
밫he Samsung GALAXY S 4 is a great device that will help to make a big
step forward in the Premium Smartphone category. We are
delighted to be partnering to bring this device to market across a
number of our global channels�
Understanding what matters most to us in our lives, the
Samsung GALAXY S 4 was developed to redefine the way we live and
to maximize our fulfillment of life. This sleek and innovative
smartphone makes every moment of life very meaningful; it
understands the value of relationships, enabling true connections
with friends and family. It believes in the importance of an
effortless user experience, making your life easy and
hassle-free; and, it empowers your life, helping take care of
your well-being.
The beauty of the phone is the highly crafted design
encompassing a larger screen size and battery, minimized bezel,
all housed in a light (130g) and slim (7.9mm) shape. The Samsung
GALAXY S 4 is slimmer yet stronger, with less to hold yet more to
see. It has come up with simply unreal beauty. At launch, two
color options will be available - Black Mist and White Frost,
with a variety of additional color options to follow later this
year.
밯ith the GALAXY S 4, Samsung is again going to enhance the way
we live,� said JK Shin, President and Head of IT & Mobile
Communications Division at Samsung. 밃ll the innovative features
of GALAXY S 4 were developed based on the insights and needs we
found from our consumers all around the world. Following the
successful GALAXY S series, this phone is yet another great proof
point of people-inspired innovation. At Samsung we뭠l never stop
pursuing innovation conceived by people, so we can inspire them
in return.�
Meaningful Moments - Gives Greater Enjoyment
A rich life is one that뭩 filled with meaningful moments and
the GALAXY S 4 captures and shares those special moments. The
GALAXY S 4 has the world뭩 first Full HD Super AMOLED display to showcase images at their very best. Its 5-inch large screen
has 441 ppi for stunning viewing quality. The Samsung GALAXY S 4
also utilizes Corning뭩 new Gorilla� Glass 3*, making it a durable
travel companion for all of life뭩 adventures.
Equipped with a 13 megapixel rear camera, the GALAXY S 4 also boasts a 멏ual Camera� function
that allows simultaneous use of both front and rear cameras.
When capturing moments, users can choose from a variety of frame
effects which blend the two pictures naturally and also adjust the
size of the small picture inside the big one. Users can select 8
different ways to combine the two photos taken by the front camera and
the rear camera. At the same time, the �Dual Video Call� function enables you to make and receive a video call with
friends and family while showing what you are looking at during
the call.
The camera functionality extends beyond Dual Camera, as the
device is also equipped with 12 outstanding shooting modes
including 멏rama Shot,� which allows you to see all the action in one continuous time-lapse, and 멣ound & Shot,� which uniquely stores sound and voice together as the picture is
taken so those special moments are captured in the truest form
imaginable, exactly as they happened.
These meaningful moments can also now automatically be stored in a photo album, with the new 멣tory Album� function. Photos taken by the GALAXY S 4 are automatically
gathered and sorted out according to your timeline, geo-tagging
information, or a specific event to create a photo album. These
unique story albums can be ordered and delivered as an offline
photo album through a new partnership with Blurb*, so you can
keep those precious moments safe to look at and share time and time
again.
True Connections � Brings People Together
Samsung GALAXY S 4 enables true connections with the people in
our lives. It is more than a personal device that can be enjoyed
by one user - it makes the most of our relationships allowing us
to easily share and experience many of life뭩 pleasures together
with family and friends, wherever you are.
With its 멒roup Play� function, users can
enjoy music, photos, documents and games with those around them
without even requiring a Wi-Fi AP or cellular signal. This
innovative feature enables users to connect directly with others
to share, play and co-create content and entertainment instantly.
Its 멣hare Music� option allows users to have
the same song playing on multiple phones in sync to create the best
party atmosphere.
The GALAXY S 4 brings all people closer together by breaking
down language barriers. It makes international travel a joy, with 멣 Translator� which provides instant
translation, using text or voice translation on applications
including email, text message and ChatON. This instant
translation is possible both from speech to text and text to
speech and ensures that you can rely on the correct information
whilst abroad.
The GALAXY S 4 supports HSPA+42 Mbps and 4G LTE which means wherever you are in the world, you can rely on
perfect connectivity. Especially, the LTE version supports up to 6
different band sets which allows it to function in most LTE
coverage areas as well as enabling global LTE roaming.
Furthermore, TDD/FDD LTE Dual Mode version will be introduced
later this year.
Effortless Experience - Makes Things More Convenient
In today뭩 world, we are all looking for smart ways to make
life easier and less stressful. The GALAXY S 4 ensures that tasks
are effortless with innovative features that detect your face,
voice and motions to enable screen control with no need for
finger touch activation.
멣amsung Smart Pause� enables you to control
the screen by where you look. When you are watching a video, the
video pauses when you look away then it starts right up again
when you are back. 멣amsung Smart Scroll� allows
you to scroll the browser or emails up and down without touching
the screen. It recognizes your face looking at the screen and
movement of your wrist and then scrolls the pages up or down
accordingly.
멇ir View� allows users to hover with their
fingers to preview the content of an email, S Planner, image
gallery or video without having to open it. You can even see a
magnified view on the internet browser, or a phone number saved
in the speed dial on the keypad. With �Air Gesture,� you can change the music track, scroll up and down a web page, or accept a call with a wave of your hand.
With �S VoiceTM Drive� you can activate commands via voice control for optimization
when driving. Once connected with a car Bluetooth, the phone
automatically turns into driving mode converting text to speech
so you can easily and safely check messages with no need to look
at the screen.
�Samsung Optical Reader� makes life yet more
effortless, by automatically recognizing text, a business card or
QR code information, and providing useful functions such as
translation, call, text message and search.
At home, using 멣amsung WatchON,� the GALAXY S 4 will transform into an IR remote to control your
home entertainment system including TV, set-top box, DVD player
and even air conditioner. In addition, you can enjoy various
content including live TV, cable TV and VOD based on the rich
information provided by EPG (Electronic Program Guide).
Empowered Living - Takes Care Of Your Health and Quality of Life
The GALAXY S 4 empowers your life by keeping you up-to-date with health and well-being information using the new 멣 Health� software.
The combination of sensors built within the device
systematically and automatically monitors your health,
surroundings and so much more to help improve your quality of
life. Also, users can easily check their health conditions using
food diary, exercise diary and sleep monitor to stay fit and
healthy. (Certain functions are enabled by specific accessories.)
To further protect your well-being, 멣amsung Adapt Display� provides an optimal viewing experience, customized for each type of application, and 멣amsung Adapt Sound� offers an optimal level and type of sound, personalized for each user, to make the most out of life.
Samsung GALAXY S 4 will be available from Q2 globally
including US, partnering with AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
Wireless, as well as US Cellular and Cricket. In Europe, Samsung
GALAXY S 4 is partnering with global mobile operators such as
Deutsche Telecom, EE, H3G, Orange, Telenor, Telia Sonera,
Telefonica, and Vodafone.
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