Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini - preorders in UK

After Samsung kept his word and designed the mini model equipped with the latest facilities that the S4 series has, for a lower price, making it so much affordable for many categories of buyers, this mini model is now available at preorder, so everyone interested will not have very long to wait until they could hold it in their hand and test all its revolutionary features.

This mini version is just as efficient and has a very similar design to the just released S4 model, so with a display of 4.3 inches super AMOLED technology, a high performance processor clocked for 1.7 Ghz, a 8 MP rear camera and a 1.9 MP front camera and 1.5 GB of RAM, it has a high performance configuration, which will help it to become one of the best selling smartphones of the moment, taking advantage of offering latest technology at much lower prices.

The official presentation of this mini model will take place within a larger event in June 20, so very few remaining days until we find out all its details.

A few weeks after announcing the launch of this mini model, anyone interested in this model in the UK can preorder it now for only £389.99, one of the most famous and largest retailers, Handtech, confirming that they will have in stock this model in the near future, also, on its official site Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini 8GB black mist is available for preorders at £389.99. Up to this point this retailer has not provided a release date for the mini version of this smartphone.

Other big retailers like Vodafone, Three, Phones 4U, O2 also said that they will have in stock the new device, so there will be a lot of offers from them, but until then, lets expect its launch in London, June 20th.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom

The long awaited series of releases from Samsung will be continued, this month, with a new highly awaited launch that will be a pleasant surprise for passionate users of the Facebook application, which in this month will be introduced with Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, specifically designed for them. But first, let's see what's new about this smartphone?
Today it appeared on the internet its first official picture, thus its design is suggestive for its purpose, being a combination, a true high performance hybrid between a camera and a latest generation smartphone, so being able to fulfill both the functions of a camera, and that of a mobile phone.

In terms of its technical specifications, the rumors say it will have a 1.6 Ghz high-performance processor, 8GB storage capacity expandable up to 64GB, Android 4.2.2 operating system, 4,3 inches screen after the model of S4 Mini.

This hybrid will surprise you with an amazing resolution of 16MP and a professional 10x zoom. Until the launch of this hybrid are left, according to official sources, less than two weeks, the expected launch will be in June 20, the date on which the South Korean company will have a major media event, so, for this date, the new launch is not excluded! I"ll keep you updated!

Best Samsung Galaxy S4 Applications

In this article I will briefly present some of the best and most useful applications of this great smartphone and I'll start by saying that I personally like best Flipboard, and I especially like the fact that as soon as you turn the device, a very friendly and intuitive interface is working, so you will see a wide range of applications, everything can be customized according to the needs of each user.
Dreambox through which you can access or upload up to 2 gigabytes of data, Play Group that helps you to connect instantly in real time with many other users or share with them any material and files, S Planner that helps to become a very good organizer, giving you a calendar that you can customize it, these are just some of the special applications of this device to ease the lives of everyone, thus becoming a true personal assistant capable of performing comparable that of a portable computer, for example.

S Voice Assistant is easy to use by all users, applications can be started using only voice commands. S Health is monitoring your health parameters and through Samsung Hub Applications anyone can have access to many more other applications, thus using this smartphone is really a pleasure.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Verizon review

PROs: innovative features for a smartphone with Android operating system, very performance camera that help you get  professional photos, colorful and very performance full HD display, expandable storage capacity, long lasting battery, extremely light, beautiful design, high speed processor, air Gesture controls, thinner, wider, bigger than all the other smartphones on the market, very stilish, removable battery, colorful screen as we have not seen in any other smartphone before, but very powerful at the same time, high performance speakers that bring a very good sound quality, querty keyboard with enough space between the keys, so you can type with great rapidity larger texts, air view, smart pause, smart scroll, Samsung Hub, S Heath, STranslator, Optical Reader, high performance processor, 4G LTE Connectivity, long lasting 2600 mAh battery, the version with 16GB storage capacity can be brought from Verizon for only $199 with a 2 year contract.

CONs: its plastic case, screen can sometimes be hard to read when sunlight falls directly on it.

VERDICT: The best smartphone of the moment, very good price value, a device that supports the latest technologies, great for multimedia and social media applications.

Galaxy S4 Mini - a smartphone for everyone

Galaxy S4 Mini is the performance version of S4, but cheaper and smaller in size, thus becoming a smartphone as powerful as it, but more affordable. It has a screen of 10.9 cm, about 4.3 inches, and therefore it is still much bigger than the previous S3 mini version, and it will be launched sometime in June this year, without so far knowing exactly when.
The just released S4, according to official sources within the South Korean company, has sold in over 10 million units, representing a record volume of sales.

Criticism received by the last year's S3 mini version was that it was not strong enough and powerful, so Samsung has not much to gain with that mini release, now, with the new mini release which will take place this month, the south korean is experiencing some emotion.

This mini version will have a 8 MP rear camera and a mini dual core 1.7 Ghz processor, which might cause critics to argue that this version will not be anything but a downgrade, it remains to be seen! Anyway, it will be cheaper and more afordable for everyone.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Active

Several photos of this model have already appeared in the virtual environment, the last of them with its casing, that it will have outstanding specifications. Photos of red or black casing have already appeared from several sources, which makes us think that it is likely that they are genuine.
From the latest leaked picture it appears that this smartphone has a very similar design to S4, but in front with 3 buttons instead of one, and it will have the power button on a side and the volume control at the other side.

According to information leaked to this point, the smartphone will have an 8 MP camera, and will be available for sale under number SGH I537, most likely from June 21th this year. But now lets see how this new model actually is and what does it has different from the just released S4 smartphone.

The display will most likely have 5 inches too, a full HD super AMOLED screen with a quad core Snapdragon 600 processor and 2GB of RAM, and a very high performance battery of 2600 mAh. In addition you will have other special features that will make it dust resistant and moreover, water resistant, specially features that will be very useful and will revolutionize the market.

Best-selling smartphone of all times

According to official sources within the company, Samsung Galaxy S4 is already the best selling smartphone of all time, only after two weeks from its availability for selling.
In just two weeks were shipped over 6 million units, representing an extraordinarily high figure, so the South Korean company having much bigger sales than last year with previous version, S3. Last year Samsung managed to sell in 50 days only about 10 million units, making it a very visible increase in sales this year, it is a huge growth in just two weeks.

Being equipped with a 5 inches full HD display, with a high-performance Snapdragon 600 1,9 Ghz processor, with an amazing camera resolution of 13 MP, 2GB of memory and 64GB storage capacity, this latest smartphone is truly amazing. The south korean company's statistics show a volume of sales of more than 100 milion units, while Galaxy S3 has sold only in 60 million units by this time.

Meanwhile rumors multiply on the difficulties faced by Apple, the most feared competitor of Samsung, for the production of the next model iPhone 6, which will have a much larger display just to be able to keep up with the Galaxy S versions. I am one of enthusiasts who have already purchased this amazing device, and I am very pleased with all the special features that it has.

U.S. Cellular prices for Samsung Galaxy S4

Until now it's the most wished smartphone of 2013 for an important number of people from the entire world, and the most motivating factors are related to its new inovative hardware and software technologies.

U.S. Cellular prices for Samsung Galaxy S4

Until yesterday I believed that at T-Mobile can be found the cheapest Samsung Galaxy S4, but I was wrong! U.S. Cellular has even a better price for Galaxy S4: $99 for a 2 yearly plan (only for new customers). Also, for an existing client, the price is $199 for a 2 year contract. Also, for current customers U.S. Cellular has 2 offers at the same price: add a line or upgrade/renewal.

Before choosing the way of getting an S4 you shoud take in consideration that is very possible to wish another smartphone in the next year, so, think twice before to your needs and the smartphones of the near future.

Verizon prices for Samsung Galaxy S4

During the first rumors arrived in the world, this smartphone have got the attention of millions of people, because new hardware and software inovations was expected to join this mobile device.

Verizon prices for Samsung Galaxy S4

On the american market, until now, this mobile carrier doesn't have the cheapest Samsung Galaxy S4 - it can be found at its main competitor: T-Mobile. So, lets talk about Verizon Wireless offers! The cheapest way to get an S4 from Verizon is to get it at $199 via a 2 yearly plan. Also, the expensive way includes this smartphone at $649 for a month to month contract.

Of course, many of you would like to know what's the best choice. So, in my vision, if I would plan to get a new feature smartphone sooner than 2 years, then I choose a month to month plan, else... the next Verizon option.

T-Mobile prices for Samsung Galaxy S4

When its hardware and software specs was announced, millions of people hopped to get this smartphone in their hands as soon as possible.

T-Mobile prices for Samsung Galaxy S4

If I'm right, at T-Mobile you can get the cheapest Samsung Galaxy S4 from United States. So, for a two yearly plan you can have an S4 at only $149. Also, the plan is at a very low level if you compare it with its competitors. More than, you can get this smartphone without a contract at $649 - it's a better price than its rivals' offers.

Many people are intrigued by another dilema: what's the best choice - getting a Galaxy S4 with or without a contract? Well... if you take in consideration that the cheapest S4 imply a 2 yearly plan and you are not wishing another smartphone in next 2 years, then it would be a good choice! Else, you could choose the little more expensive way, but also you should think that a plan for internet will be necessary.

AT&T prices for Samsung Galaxy S4

This was one of the firsts US mobile carriers that brought S4 on american market, and amazed many fans with its unbeatable hardware and software specifications.

AT&T prices for Samsung Galaxy S4

This mobile operator has 3 offers for S4, and I think only one could be a smart choice. So, the cheapest price of AT&T for a Samsung Galaxy S4 is $199 at 2 yearly plan! A little more expensive is to choose S4 for  one year contract ($499), and for a month to month plan it costs you $639.

What's the best choice?

Hmmm... it's easy to ask, but very dificult to find it! The best choice would start to reflect the basic and advanced needs of every single one, but you should take in consideration that next year or maybe after two years, your S4 will be a little obsolete, so, in my vision the best choice would take place between a month to month plan and 1 year contract.

Useful features of Samsung Galaxy S4

This latest smartphone has many best features, the most powerful at the moment, so in this article I will describe a few of them that I thought were most interesting to me. These innovative and amazing features make it one of the most desired gadgets of the moment, here are some of them, and the competition with Apple has successfully been won by Samsung with the latest high-performance smartphones launched in recent years.

This smartphone has come up with a completely different vision and it is equipped with features for eyes recognition, hand gestures, as well as high-performance hardware components, with an updated processor compared to the previous version. Samsung Galaxy S4 has the same size as the previous version, but also has a larger display, and its Android OS comes with many improvements, such this smartphone getting to be much more efficient and easier the used.

The only criticism that can be brought to them is that the casing is still made from plastic materials, and thereby does not look as stylish as that of its main competitors HTC One or iPhone. From a distance nobody will realize that you have the latest model of smartphone, because it is very similar in appearance to previous version, Galaxy S3.

Its lifetime battery is 20% higher, so you can use the device a longer period of time or you can run multiple applications simultaneously with greater complexity. Also, its storage capacity can be expanded with a memory card, which can bring envy of its main competitors.

With the Smart scroll you can very easily recognize eye movements and thus works when you have to save energy and the buyer is not looking at the display, or when you read web pages or emails and they are scrolled by this feature when you get to look at the point that would require moving to the next page.

With Air View each buyer can only gesture at the smartphone's screen and it will execute the commands without the need of activating the menu, and the Air Gestures sensor is very useful, for exemple, when you eat and your hands are greasy, so this new feature really proving its worth.

The S Translator can translate instantly, as in science fiction movies, any text from any language, so you will not have any problems in communication during your holidays in exotic or isolated locations.

The camera of this amazing smartphone is very performance and it has a resolution similar to that of professional cameras with settings for processing and obtaining outstanding special effects, dual shot, animated photo, or drama shot.

In Easy Mode using this smartphone is very pleasant, so until the least experienced users can easily use the camera, email, phone, internet, messaging, calendar, browsers, etc..

Samsung Galaxy S4 is the best choice for buyers from various industries and for all categories of population, and each of these features is ideal for both social media and for more complex application, thus being modern and nice and fast and very showy in the same time, those are just a few reasons why this smartphone deserves to be the top choice of interested customers.

AT&T brings Samsung Galaxy S4 at $199 starting price

In recent years the competition between smartphones with Android operating system and Apple became fierce, and the confrontation of the two seems to be won by the Android operating system, it is already a winner because it provides special features for this latest smartphones.

Like previous models of the S series, this model released in March are claimed to be one of the most desired and most common device in the world, moreover, it arrives today at AT&T and Sprint, T-Mobile will get it next week and at the largest carrier, Verizon, it will arrive in early May.

This smartphone's prices vary from carrier to carrier, but for the most part, its price is about $199 for the version with 16 GB storage capacity, or $249 for the version with 32GB storage capacity.

If we look back in history of Galaxy S series which was launched in March 2010, we simply find that with every new release significant improvements were made to the just launched devices.

If his main rival, Apple, is a supporter of minimalist conceptions, Samsung tries every time to maximize effects: bigger screen, better resolution, higher performance specs, more applications, etc.

Thus, compared with the earlier model, S4 has a much more powerful processor, a full HD 5 inches display, which is about 12.7 cm, with AMOLED technology, so the colors are more bright.

Plastic housing offers the great advantage of a very low weight, but also can increase the storage capacity of smartphones through a microSD card.

The Samsung S view cover that cost about $60, you can look very easily through the small window and see notifications, sms or you can answer a call that you get without having to remove your smartphone from the case, which turns out to be a very useful feature.

But this huge screen smartphone is not only impressive, all his special and unique features worth to be mentioned: therefore, it comes with two types of processor for different regions of the world, such as the version that had reached already in the U.S. will be equipped with a four core Snapdragon processor, while other parts of the world will enjoy the outstanding performance of an eight core processor.

Significant improvements are made to the camera also, thus from the 8 MP that S3 had, now S4 come with a 13 MP resolution rear camera and a 2MP front camera, thus buyers being able to take pictures with both cameras simultaneously.

Significant improvements have been made to the battery: it's going from 2100 mAh to 2600 mAH, which should be sufficient for suppling all applications all day without any recharching.

Improvements have been made to the operating system, Samsung Galaxy S4 been equiped with Jelly Bean 4.2.2., the latest version of the Android operating system.

Many special and unique features allows this smartphone to operate without physically touching the smartphone's: air view, air gesture, smart screen, etc..

In addition, Samsung has equipped his smartphones with other own applications: one is on watch, which works as follows: S4 uses infrared sensors to turn into a high-performance remote control for compatible TVs.

Other useful applications of this amazing device are S Health, S Translator, Optical Story, Album Viewer, Dual Camera, Eraser Camera, Knox taht allows safe separation of the official data from those related to entertainment and fun.

Also, this smartphone comes with several live applications available because the Operating System: Galaxy S4 has settings for both search engine like Chrome and Internet Explorer, e-mail accounts on Gmail, but also on other platforms approved by his buyers, and for multimedia content this smartphone offers access to Google Play or Samsung Hub, and many other useful applications, thus any buyer can access Samsung Apps Google or even play. So here's how easy it is for anyone to get all the applications they need.

These are a few reasons why you need to have this very powerful smartphone, and on this blog you can find many details about pre-orders, specs, and other more useful tips about it.

Verizon release date for Samsung Galaxy S4

So far Verizon has confirmed that it will have release data for this smartphone in early May, so anyone interested in this very powerful device will wait only a few days until finally will have this last generation device.

Compared with other competitors carriers, Verizon has chosen to provide very little information about this smartphone with 5 inches display and 1080p resolution. This was the Verizon's strategy until yesterday when officially confirmed they will have in early May this very powerful smartphone, on the official Verizon website there is even a section where interested buyers can ask for more details.

However, up to now, pre-order from Verizon are not yet available for Samsung Galaxy S4, while other sites like Amazon has preorders for more than a week.

3 other competitors carriers : AT&T, U.S. Cellular and Sprint have this smartphone on pre-orders at the moment, while another large carrier, T-Mobile, is satisfied with the announcement that on April, 24th, will have the release date for Galaxy S4, possible before the other major carriers.

So far at T-Mobile release date is April 24th, April 27th at Sprint and April 24 th at AT&T.

This means that Verizon would be the last carrier to offer this smartphone since announced that this will happen in the first days of May.
 Other rumors also say that in the same period at Verizon will reach other high performance smartphones like HTC One, Lumia 928 or Even Motorola X, so competition has just begun.

Galaxy S4 is already shipped in 10 million units

According to preliminary data for the first month after its launch, this smartphone will be shipped in more than 10 million units, which shows great success enjoyed by the latest generation smartphone.

The data say that Samsung Will shipp only in May more than 10 million units, while in the next three monts, it will shipp another more 30 millions, Which represent such huge figures in a short time, so the south korean company has a very good chance to achieve in 2013 also a huge volume of sales.

Also, formal technical reports point out that Samsung has a great advantage over the competition because they produce many of the components of this smartphone alone, the risk of recording delays in supply stores beeing so very small.

Galaxy S4 was released on March 14 th, it has a full HD screen of 5 inches, AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels and a pixel density very high, 441ppi, two proccessors variable by geographic area that is delivered, so a 1.9 Ghz quad core Snapdragon proccessor in some regions or 1.6 Ghz octa core Exynos proccessor in other regions, 2 GB of RAM and it Will be available in 3 variants: 16 GB storage capacity, 32 GB or even 64 GB. It has two cameras: a 13 MP rear camera and a 2 MP front camera that allows the buyer to make complex settings such as simultaneous use of the two cameras, eraser camera cinemagram, cinema photo, and more.

For the latest rumors, specs and tips for pre-order this smartphone, you can check this blog daily.

Galaxy S4 prices in the U.S.

This latest smartphone promises to be one of the most successful devices of the year 2013, excelling both on the software and hardware improvements.

Until now we did not have all the details about prices or release date for all the major operators in the U.S., but we know that this amazing device will be available, in general, for a starting price of just $199 for the 16GB version.

T-Mobile will sell the smartphone starting April 24th for just $149 and another $20 monthly payments for two years, riching a subtotal of $480 or $629 in total.

AT&T has offered so far the details of this latest generation smartphone, had already officially announced on its official website that the 16 GB model can be pre-ordered for $199 and the 32GB model for $249.

Rumors about Sprint say that this carrier will begin selling the new smartphone in April, 27th for a price of $249 on a two year contract, while new customers who are heading to this carrier from another one will pay only $149, this price been very small to attract more buyers for become their customers.

As for Verizon, official information are less too, but it is not a surprise that Verizon, the largest carrier in the U.S. adopt such strategies often without notifying about prices or the date on which this smartphone will be available for sale, however, official sources confirmed that inside confirm it will sell this smartphone.

U.S. Cellular, known as the second carrier in the U.S., has adopted a similar strategy to those from Verizon, not giving so far too many details, but confirmed it would sell in the same conditions this amazing smartphone.

Samsung Galaxy S4 is available for pre-order in U.S.

Interested buyers can pre-order this latest smartphone from AT&T in very good conditions, so for this they have to pay only $199 with a 2 year agreement with AT&T for the 16 GB version.

In less than 2 weeks this smartphone will be shipped, so we still have to wait until you have the opportunity to enjoy all his special specs.

AT&T officially announced the price of $249 for the 32GB version, but so far only the 16GB is available to pre-orders.

T-Mobile, US Cellular or regional carriers also have the Galaxy S4 available to pre-orders, and now the battle to gain more customers has began, because every major carriers in the U.S. is coming up with attractive packages for its customers.

So you still have to have a little patience, because if you pre-order now this smartphone, you still have to wait about two more weeks until it will be delivered to you.

On official pages of all major carriers are tabs for pre-order S4, here is an example that contains the pre-order page from U.S. Cellular: a 360 panorama of the smartphone's in the desired color, white frost or black mist, a 16 GB storage capacity, a few other details about the two-year contract that you have to sign when pre-order the device for just $199, the device that is expected to be shipped in the first days of May.

U.S. Cellular offers his buyers a bonus consisting in flip covers with a custom transparency window for the display portion which allows to be seen easily all the notifications received by the buyers.

Here's just one example of the benefits that you can get when you pre-order the smartphone, and on this blog you'll also find other useful informations in this regard.

Samsung Galaxy S4 will be available starting next week at Sprint and T-Mobile

Two of the largest carriers in the U.S. have made today a very important announcement for their buyers: next week this latest generation smartphone will be available for all buyers at carriers like Sprint and T-Mobile who offered first thisofficial announcement.

At Sprint preorders will be available starting tomorrow and the same smartphone in the 16 GB version, Will be available from April 27th for the $249 price.

Galaxy S4 at T-Mobile could be acquired starting April 24th, but this carrier hasn't yet announced a day from Which it Will start taking preorders, anyway, for those who want to make great deals in this period of time, you could ask to benefit from the new Choise Plan available at T-Mobile.

Unlike Sprint and T-Mobile, AT&T has already started to take preorders and this new smartphone will be available for sale from April 30th. The others big carriers like Verizon still has not officially announced any plans for the sale of S4, but we already know that Samsung has officially announced several on several occasions that by the end of the month, this new smartphone will reach all the major carriers, so very probably to Verizon, too.

My advice to you is to check all the offers before buying this high-performance smartphone, to learn how you can benefit from substantial bonuses at preorders.

TOP 5 Best Features of the Samsung Galaxy S4

TOP best features of the Samsung Galaxy S4 is continued in this post with other 5 special and unique features of this amazing smartphone that can be preordered starting April 16th at T-Mobile and AT&T or from other online sites like Amazon.

Photo Cinema is the best feature that allows you to view directly from your smartphone your favorite movies at an amazingly good image quality, but mostly Cinema Photo helps you realize all kinds of animations and special effects, for example it can shoot and highlight a photo , underline those elements and areas of the photo that are important for them to be admired for all your friends. Because of this particular feature, you can remove some elements of an image that you simply dont want by using this special features that this smartphone has.

Other special features that you have to remember from this top is group play and gaming group, which allows buyers to turn their smartphones in speakers, which then function as a performante stereo device. With group play feature all connected devices can, for example to sing the same song that was shared between them, or other multimedia in that way.

Shot Eraser can be used to delete the photos you dont want or some unwanted persons from decor, that do not fit with the important moments in your life that are photographed. Think about how this particular feature is useful when shooting your child learn to walk or when you leave school and the decor includes elements that spoil the good memories, well, with this special and unique feature you do not have to worry about this any more.

The photo reader application automatically reads data in any language from a card, without having to stop being forced to make settings in this matter or to make backups for important data that you need, simply launch this application for any photo, from any language, and it would be translated instantly in your native language.

Story album is the last feature that i had included in this top, and it works this way: it can automatically sort all the photos that you shoot in albums, according to the date they were taken or depending on the location in which were photographed, then the album can be renamed and given a cover photo, so your holidays and all the good times are easy to find and organized very simply by this special feature of the Galaxy S4.

Here we have another 5 reasons for you to preorder this amazing smartphone, but not until you read more about it on this blog.

TOP 4 best features of the Samsung Galaxy S4

This item from series the best features of this amazing smartphone, contains another four special features that makes it special and so desirable to tens of millions of customers, more precisely nearly 76% of the respondents to a survey recently conducted on this topic.

Air View is such a special features that allows users to change the way the icons appear, to switch between different previews thumbnails or capture a video scene or the content of an email that has just entered inbox while running another application on the smartphone.

S translator translates all sorts of documents, emails, sms or any other content in user's desired language, an option that can be very useful in tourism, when, for example, you want to get instructions and do not know the native language of a particular geographic area. It works very much like google translator that can translate even voice inputs, including from one language into another, so it can be used including for conversations and dialogues.

Another very useful feature is the buyer'S Health, which provides options for improved health markers such as calories lost through walking a certain distance, measuring pulse or blood pressure, the temperature of the environment or in the buyer's room, humidity, etc..

Last special feature from this top is watch on video, which works like this: the Galaxy S4 smartphone via infrared port can function as a remote control, but through S4 it can be made much more than simply changing the settings of the TV channels, watch online video search allows to be seen specific content from Samsung hubs or video stores simultaneously  with tv schedules consulting.

Here we have these four more reasons for you to preorder this great smartphone.