Drop resistance test - How strong is Samsung Galaxy S4?

In this article you will find out how this just released smartphone did on resistance tests compared with some of its biggestcompetitors.

Smartphone was thrown on hard surfaces from different heights, from the pants pocket or from the pocket of the shirt, to test how he handled these situations that any buyer may face at some point. For the beginning I say that things started to get even more interesting when the smartphone was dropped from even larger heights.larger.

Samsung Galaxy S4 began to show their limits when he fell from a height of seven foot, at which struck down with an edge and had the first crack in the screen, the crack was not all over the screen, so  the smartphone continued to work. But this device from Samsung has done much worse on this test than its main competitor, iPhone5, who suffered, unlike it, much less damage.

For a gadget so powerful which has the slogan "life companion", drop resistance may be useful in many circumstances because some accidents are inevitable, but unfortunately at this endurance test S4 did not do so well, even fared worse than earlier S3 version, being more fragile than this at official tests.

The total score obtained was seven, that even half a point lower than the last year won by its previous version, the explanation of this fragility is given by the larger and more open design of smartphones manufactured by the South Korean company.

This score has been speculated by his contestants in their favor, so saying Apple saying they will not sacrifice strength just to obtain a larger display that could break more easily, given the exemple of smartphones from Samsung's S Series.

Coming soon: Samsung Galaxy S4 Active and Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini

Today we had another good news coming from Samsung : the just launched Samsung Galaxy S4 will be followed this summer by an improved model that will be water resistant and dust resitant, according to the Wall Street Journal. According to this specific source, this model will be named Galaxy S4 Active and we are expecting to be launched in aproximately 3 months, maybe in July.

Samsung official representatives confirmed two weeks ago, during the launch of S4 version in Dubai, that they would launch such a device, but they did not specified any release date, specs, other features or names for it. So far we only know that it will have the same design like S4, but it will have a highly resistant casing which will offer a good protection against dust or even water, imagine what applications could have such a device.

Gadgets resistant to harsh conditions like water, cold, dust, etc. are not a new idea, the Android operating system by other  models launched by Sony, Motorola or Samsung, but all those were low end or mid range versions, not as highly performantm as those from galaxy series.

With the launch of Sony Xperia Z, the interest for increasing the resistance of those high tech smartphones with high prices and resistant casing designed to protect from extreme enviromental conditions was an innovation in the field. Other major companies had also announced that future versions will follow this lie and will focus more on sustainability.

In addition to this, the same official source from the Wall Street Journal says that the South Korean company is working at this time for releasing a mini version of this S4 just released model, most likely this will be the expected Mini model, which will offer a screen with 4.3 inches and the latest tablet with a 8 inches screen.

Thus the year 2013 promises to be very lively for the south korean company with an impressive amount sales, which will strengthen its leadership position for the smartphones and tablets segment.

Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. HTC One X+

Which of the two is better? Which of the two is nicer? Which of the two latest smartphones suits me better for my needs? Here are some questions that we will try to answer in this post.

Samsung has accustomed us in the last years because it has maintained his design, appearance, preference for certain materials they use to manufacture it's high performance gadgets with approximately the same shape, and more importantly, with much improved performances at every new release.

The Galaxy S4 is a S3's improved version in almost every way, while HTC One X+ comes with the advantage of being made from premium high quality materials, thus beeing much better than those used by the South Korean company and having a great design interface.

For starters let's analyze the hardware of the two competing smartphones. In this regard, Samsung has made significant improvements to this model, compared with last year version, it has an amazing full HD 5 inches displya with a resolution of 1080p, plastic casing with aluminum tapes on the edges, which gives it a premium look, thus eliminating most criticism received by the south corean company for preferring plastic cases for its devices.

A 1.9 GHz quad core Snapdragon 600 processor for the american buyers or a 1.7 GHz Exynos 5 octa core processor for the other parts of the world, 2 GB of RAM, a 2 Mpx front camera or 13 Mpx rear camera, an amazing 2600 mAh battery and more special and unique features like: 5G Wi-Fi, supersensitive screen, gesture sensor, Gorilla Glass 3, RGB light sensor, noise calcellation, hydrometer, thermometer, barometer, MHLS, high-performance audio chips, Tripadviser, assistant for emergency situations, Photo Cinema, Group play, Gaming Group, Cinema Photo, Shot Eraser, Photo Reader, Story Album, Air View, S Translator, S Heath, Smart Pause, Smart Scroll, Air Gesture, Smart Call Accept, etc., these are just few of special and unique features that make this smartphone a top high-performance device with broad applicability for the various categories of buyers.

Here are some of the highlights from the One X+ : a battery with a longer lifetime, storage capacity up to 64 GB, a processor up to 67% faster, a 1.7 GHz quad core processor, integrated Beats audio, modern design, clean and well-defined lines, made only from high quality materials, nice looking, light, sophisticated, very easy to handle even with one hand, which can be useful in many situations, a 4.7 inches display, 2100 mAh battery, a very high sound quality, these are just few of his features that makes from this smartphone a strong competitor fot the south korean models.

The phone is much easier to hold in your hand or to handle with only one hand, but at this chapter HTC One X + is the winner, because it is thinner and lighter than S4. HTC'interface is better structured, while Samsung does not excel at this, and I personally think that inspiration from nature does not seem appropriate nor sophisticated impression.

My opinion is that each of the two smartphones meet the needs of customers to the highest standards, both benefiting from improved Android operating systems with diverse features, although both smartphones are powerful rivals who are on a broad level, however should keep in mind that each is an unique smartphone, but Samsung Galaxy S4 yet brought the newest innovations in software technology market compared to any other smartphone invented till it.

Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. HTC 8X

Until now S4 seems to be in the front of the TOP 10 smartphones of the year 2013, but even it brought so many inovations in hardware and software fields, we should take a look to its main competitors that sometimes offers a good price/features alternative.

So, let's list the main differences between the two smartphones!

HTC 8X

Considering it as an SGS4 alternative, we can say that HTC 8X has some important uniqueness features/improvements like it's three subpixels (this means a clearer image), the operating system gets direct updates,  it has a dedicated button for its foto/video camera, the size of front camera is 2.1 Mpx and the SAR levels are safest than S4's.

Samsung Galaxy S4

Even HTC 8X has a few uniqueness aspects, we must admit that S4 is the lider of the year in smartphones industry.

So starting with S4's camera we should emphasize some features of it, like its manual ISO and White Balance, continous autofocus, panoramic photos, serial shot mode, build-in HDR, and 13 Mpx foto/video camera. Also, it has 2 GB of RAM, a higher pixel density, a better resolution (1080 x 1920 pixels), a bigger touchscreen, a dedicated slot for external storage (up to 64 GB microSD), FM radio, a higher CPU clock speed, more applications for its native installed OS, it's thinner, has a newer version of bluetooth, it supports Adobe Flash, and has a better and removable battery.

Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. HTC 8X

I hope you can create your own opinions about S4 and 8X and to make the right chose related to your needs if you are planning to became in next future the owner of such a great smartphone. Anyway, if I would need a new smartphone, I would opt for S4, definetly, even if it's a little more expensive, the benefits are so many if I'm thinking to my needs related to the internet.

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.

Cheapest Prices for Samsung Galaxy S4

Standards are set high enough by the laste year record volume of sales by the Samsung Galaxy S3, a level that is likely to be exceeded by this new smartphone, given the great interest of the buyers to them. Today the largest carriers in the U.S. have provided the latest information about this smartphone for all who want to have this very powerful device.

In nowadays, large carriers like T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T have already on their official websites sections for pre-orders with the lowest prices. Price varies depending on the specifications of this very powerful device and the duration for which the buyer is determined to conclude a contract with a carrier.

At AT&T preorders are priced at $199 for a two-year contract, while a smartphone outside this contract is no cheaper than $639. Sprint will have data  release on April 27 th, and for this amazing smartphone you will have to pay only $149 for the 16GB version, or just $249 for the 32GB version.

At U.S. Cellular pre-orders are available for just $200, while at T-Mobile preorders will begin on April 24 th, for a price of only $149 and a monthly cost of $20 for two years. Details on prices and availability on Verizon, the largest carrier in the U.S. still you do not have, but probably they will be available soon.

Samsung will deliver this amazing smartphone in more than 50 countries only next month, and in over 150 countries in the coming months and is distributed worldwide through a network of more than 327 carriers, the south korean company Will shipp just over 10 million units by the end of April.

Official statistics say that Galaxy S4 will sell over 10 million copies monthly, following the first 3 months to sell over 30 million units. Everyone expects S4 to be better than the S3, since it has a much nicer design, it is capable of more complex performing and has many special and unique features than the previous version.

Anyway, for now Samsung Galaxy S4 has a great advantage over two great competitors of his, HTC One and iPhone5, so the high expectations for it are justified.

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.

TOP 3 best features of the Samsung Galaxy S4

Today, April 16th was the release date for this latest generation smartphone, the big day when carriers like AT&T or T-Mobile have started to take preorders. Preorders can be taken on other sites like Amazon, and more information about these preorders can be found here on this blog.

For start i will describe the dual camera of this latest smartphone that enables front and rear shooting or recording simultaneously at a resolution of 2 MP or 13 MP. This special feature allows, for example, to shoot someone's birthday and happy expression of your face at the same time. Moreover, this particular feature allows you to choose a template and made effects with photos, so you can get blurred photos, oval or other special effects to give even images or videos more artistic effects.

Smart Pause and Smart Scroll are other special and unique feature of this amazing smartphone that will allow users to use the phone for example, with one hand or to save battery when the smartphone is not in use for certain time periods. Think about how nice it is to browse the pages of a document without touching the smartphone's screen and do not miss your favorite movie scenes when your attention is distracted.

With Air Gesture or Smart Call Accept, you can just answer the phone when making a gesture to activate the speaker in the same way, think about how this feature is useful when you drive the car and have to answer an urgent call. With the Smart Gesture you can do other settings too, you can adjust the volume or open more tabs, so here's how innovative are these special features of the Galaxy S4.

Samsung Galaxy S4 pre-orders - best deals

For those who waited eagerly and enthusiastically this newest smartphone, I have good news for you all: you can prepare your wallets because starting today preorders are available for this amazing smartphone. The date of April 16th has been confirmed so far from many sources, including official documents from Samsung.

Date on which carriers will begin to take preorders differ a little, but at the largest carriers preorders will be available starting today, and on this blog there are a lot of details about this.

Moreover, according to internal documents from Samsung, meaning  less than 10 days, starting from April 26th, at T-Mobile and AT&T, this smartphone will be brought to shelves, while Verizon will get it four days later, starting with May, 1st.

Regarding the prices, about the carrier AT&T we know that the 16GB version will cost $199 and the 32GB version will be available for $249 on  a two year contract.

Samsung had launched through the last years a lot of devices, and with every new one the campany made significant improvements, that after every new launch, previous versions very soon be outdated. It happens the same now with Galaxy S3, which has improved dramatically by the launch of the new S4 model from Galaxy series.

So to recap information of the day: starting today Galaxy S4 is available for preorder in the U.S., at all major carriers and Operators, which means that those who want this smartphone can get it today, without waiting for the official start of the sale.

Plans for sales are similar to those of the Galaxy S3, so for a two-year contract for voice and data, the 16GB version will be available on preorders for $199, while the version of 32GB can be purchased on preorders for $249, but if you want to make any great deals in buying Galaxy S4, you can check sites like Amazon or read this blog's posts for more tips on this matter.

If you want to have this smartphone with a yearly contract, then you have to take from your wallets $449, for the same voice and data agreement.

For the 16 GB version preorder with a month to month agreement, you must have available $639, so you get the latest generation smartphone in the desired color. Please remember that S4 ships on May 1st, not earlier, so if you preorder the smartphone now, you still have to wait another two weeks until you'll put your hands on it.

According to surveys already carried out, 20% of respondents said they Will preorder the new smartphone and other 56% that they will buy this amazing smartphone when it will be available soon on sale in stores, and this 56% does not include those who already intend to preorder online this device, so the total of the two percents is about 76% of those polled will soon have this smartphone equipped with latest technologies, which represents a very high percentage.

My invitation to you is to read posts from this blog to learn how to make great deals in buying the this amazing smartphone.

Samsung Galaxy S4 shipping date is aproaching

If Verizon chose not to provide any details about release date, there is no secret about the specifications that it will be equipped with, there is no doubt those are very well known to all people interested in this latest generation smartphone.

Although Verizon is the largest carrier in the U.S., the strategy chosen by it was to not yet give too many details about the release date, which creates suspicions and rumors about a possible marketing policy unbeatable.

As the most powerful Android smartphone of the year 2013, Galaxy S4 arouses the interest of many millions of potential buyers, and on this blog you can find many details about what each carrier has to offer, so that you can make great deals on buying this product.

Although this smartphone is rather an upgrade of his previous version, it has many unique and special features and about some of them you can read on this blog.

Now that preorders are already in progress, big carriers like T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon, U.S. Cellular compete in bonuses and discounts to win more customers, this is an opportunity to buy, besides smartphones, other useful accessories like chargers for car, casing or microSD cards.

In my opinion, now is more advantageous to address directly to online retailers, because sites like Amazon are offering to buyers great deals for Galaxy S4.

Galaxy S4 release date in U.S.

Much of the information we have until this date are all rumors, but today I learned from reliable sources that the release date for this smartphone in the U.S. will be April 26th.This reliable source is actually a document of the Staples confirming that the release date for the newest and most advanced smartphones currently available on the market will be April 26 th.

Some carriers even have a release date a few days later, so the T-Mobile and Verizon will release Galaxy S4 on May, 1st. This high-performance device comes equipped with a 5 inches screen, a super AMOLED display, resolution of 1920*1080 pixels, a quad core Snapdragon 600 proccessor, 2 GB of RAM and a much improved operating system called Jelly Bean.

Another strong point of this smartphone is represented by the latest battery model which has a 2600 mAh, as well as a 13 MP camera and another 2 MP camera in front. Another advantage why it worth waiting for this smartphone is given by the fact that it allow its customers to chosse between a 16 GB, a 32 GB or even 64 GB version, depending on the needs.

On April 26th Samsung Galaxy S4 will be released in over 30 countries simultaneously, and his special features will make from it likely, in the near future, a bestselling smartphone.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Group Play

A new improved feature of this smartphone is the Group Play, that allows buyers to share between them different materials such as music, video materials, games or photos more easier.

Let me explain how this feature simply works and was updated: device group leader acts as a Wi-Fi access point that connects all the other devices. The most improvements made to the Galaxy S3 are the following: at previous version from Galaxy S Series all devices had to be connected to the same Wi-Fi network. This improvement comes in the context in which for all big companies the main concern is to making the device more easy to use.

Friendly interface of the smartphones can be seen even in the way in which this group play is activated, with a single click on the phone.

All connected devices will recognize this access point in a similar way as any other wireless network, starting the group play, this new amazing smartphone automatically scan all other smartphones that it can establish network connection with for inclusion in a group play.

After having been added in such a group play, you have at hand a list of diversified information about materials that you can share. Also, the group has options for sorting by categories such materials that are shared so easily through this feature, making it easier and more useful to use.

Verizon's vision about Galaxy S4

Now Samsung Galaxy S4 is spearheading the manufacturing company, being the device that will replace Galaxy S3. Having these features: 5 inches display with 1080p, a quad core processor, updated operating system Android 4.2 called Jelly Bean, it will be hard not to become in a very short time leader in terms of volume of sales that it will achieve.

As you probably know, this smartphone was released in mid-March in an event organized specifically for this purpose in New York, after which the 5 largest carriers in turn confirmed the release of S4: Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular.

With the advantage of being the largest carrier in the U.S., Verizon came up with a customization of his offer to be better adapted to customers, Verizon seeing this smartphone as a better device suited for americans who tend to travel a lot.

We are still waiting for rumors about price and release date on Verizon, so far the carrier's policy being to not give too many details about it.

The Verizon Galaxy S4 will have a special feature: the largest and the biggest LTE area coverage, thus it will be a favorite for many future buyers.

Latest rumors about Samsung Galaxy S4 release date in U.S. and his little brother, the newer Galaxy S4 Mini

We already know that this smartphone will be available in 3 versions depending on the storage capacity, thus having a 16 GB capacity storage, a 32 GB one or even a 64 GB version, but more important is the fact that this amazing smartphone will have tracking and security features incorporated, which can help the buyers to detect the stolen devices, feature which works just like those from Apple, called Find My iPhone.

Samsung has taken this idea but had implemented it a more efficient, by signing a collaboration with Absolute, who designed the software that enables tracking of a laptop, for example, so this smartphone was built by the latest technology standards.

Another strength of this high performance smartphone is given by the wide range of accessories that you have when preorder it, like accessories for monitoring the health of buyers, to measure the pulse, blood pressure, weight or even accessories for wireless charging, as smartphone is equipped with a wireless charging dock without the need to connect a cable to charge it.

Most major carriers will have until the end of this month the release date for this latest generation smartphone, AT&T will begin taking preorders on April 16th.

According to the latest rumors, is preparing the launch of Samsung Galaxy Mini, which will have a tiny little screen, and close to the specs of the Galaxy S4, so we know it will also have a super AMOLED screen with a diagonal of 4.3 inches and a resolution of 960*540 pixels, with a dual core 1.6 Ghz  processor, with a 8GB or 16GB storage capacity.

However, judging after our experience with previous versions, this mini version is for those who want to benefit from newest technologies incorporated in the Galaxy S4, but has a slightly smaller budget that allows them only buying the little brother in this series, largely benefiting from the same features like the S4.

Pre-orders and shipping date for Samsung Galaxy S4 at Sprint

By the end of April Galaxy S4 will get in most stores in the U.S., even if at this point all the major carriers have not even provided any details about this just released smartphone which is experiencing so much interest from buyers.

Among carriers who provided more details until now, U.S. Cellular and AT&T have officially communicated that they will begin to take preorders on April 16th, following the delivery to be made probably in early May.

Moreover, official announcements of them do not remember the version with 64 GB storage capacity, prices officially announced referring only to the 16GB version that will be priced for $199 and to the 32 Gb version, that will be priced at $249 when signing a new agreement.

Other carriers policies like T-Mobile, Sprint or Verizon was not providing yet all the details for potential buyers, but I found on sites like ebay or amazon listings of those from Sprint about Galaxy S4 smartphone, which says that the smartphone is already available for preorders, and April 11th and 12th are given as shipping dates, which means that if retailers have in stock these devices, by the end of the weekend buyers will already have in their hands this great smartphone from Sprint.

Cheapest Samsung Galaxy S4 pre-orders

Almost fans of this smartphone knows that S4 wil be released first time in United States by AT&T Mobile, and this mobile carrier will be closely followed by launches of SGS4 by Verizon, U.S.Cellular and other american mobile operators.

Until this smartphone will be sold by US mobile carriers we have to wait weeks, but for fans that want sooner this mobile device in their hands exists an alternative: SGS4 preorder!

Cheapest Galaxy S4 pre-orders:

All major mobile carriers from the entire world announces this smartphone for the late of April, but prices are huge! So, an alternative becames preorders from the biggest online stores, where you can meet many sellers. So, until now, the cheapest Samsung Galaxy S4 pre-orders can be found on Amazon at prices arround $700. Of course, you can wait a little more time (weeks) to get it from your local mobile carriers, but if you want to be one of the first S4 owners in the world or from your country... you have the option to get it in a short time!

Many people knows that this amazing smartphone should arrive in stores by the end of the month at all the major carriers in the U.S., and the most awaited offer is from Verizon, because it is the largest carrier in the U.S. and thus you can get great benefit deals on preorders for S4.

In general, the prices for this high-performance smartphone, which has just been launched on March 14th, have already been announced: for the 16 GB version the price is $199, while for the 32 GB one, the price is $249, in my opinion very low prices if we refer to latest technology which it is equipped with.

But I still suggest you to visit the biggest online stores before you purchase this amazing smartphone, because this way you can get great deals on preorders for SGS4. Some very useful tips you will find on this blog, so before you make a decision, it would be useful to see some posts about preorders from my blog.

AT&T and U.S. Cellular will have this amazing smartphone available for preorders starting next week, from April 16th, it is possible that at the time, because millions of interested buyers will probably access simultaneously the major carriers sites, they could be blocked. So, if you want to avoid this annoyance, you can reach for preorders on other sites that comes with significant discounts.

Pre-order Samsung Galaxy S4 from Verizon

Considering that after April 16th, Samsung Galaxy S4 will be available for preorders at Verizon, prices for S3 are already dropped to $99 for a new agreement contract. However, until now, no carrier has officially set the delivery date for this smartphone, but it is expected that it will not happen later than May, 1st.

Verzion is the largest carrier in the U.S. and having a past experience of delivering without the greatest rapidity the new released devices, is now trying to take an advance for selling Galaxy S4, anyway, by the end of this month, this great smartphone will be in all stores from U.S.

Verizon has not yet announced what will be the price at pre-order, but other competitors carriers have already announced the  price of $199 for the 16 GB smartphone, and $249 for one with a storage capacity of 32 GB. However, on this blog or on Amazon you can make great deals when preorder Samsung Galaxy S4.

Hidden features of Samsung Galaxy S4

On March 14th, Samsung has launched two different models, one for U.S. and one for Europe and other areas of the world, thus adapting to his buyers and for specificity in those areas, so in the U.S. and Europe, the smartphone will be equipped with a quadcore Snapdragon 600 processor, while for other areas of the globe, it will have a Exynos 5 processor as correspond .

Today Samsung has launched the first commercial ads for this model of smartphone, ads appearing only a week before April 16 when is the release date, and showing young people who use their smartphones to capture images and send them on to the loved ones.

Until now, there are not official figures concerning Galaxy S4 budget for advertising, but according to last year figures, more than $300 millions were spent only for advertising in 2012. For 2013 Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One were the most anticipated devices, and according to several statistics, the south korean company is already winning .

If I had to name a few of the S4 special features, I'd say about the long lasting battery and about his more efficient sensors fitted to. His slogan is to bring you closer to what matters in life and approaching the world, using the last generation technology. Here are some of them:

The RGB light sensor tells the intensity of a light source, technology that has been integrated into Samsung Adapt Dislay. The hall sensor determines whether or not the case is closed, which is integrated in the S view cover feature. Its barometer measures atmospheric pressure and sets the current location of the buyers, which is integrated into the application S Heath Walking Mate. The gesture sensor recognizes hand movements of the buyers, using of course, infrared rays, within the Air Gesture application.

The proximity sensor recognizes when the smartphone is located or not near them buyers, thus having Direct Call application. The Gyro Sensor detects the device's rotation relative to 3-axis, this been the Smart Rotation feature.

The accelerometer establishes movement of the smartphone, so this ia S Heath, Walking Mate feature. The geomagnetic Sensor detects the intensity of a magnetic field, whic is called Digital Compass MAP option. The temperature and humidity sensor checks temperature and humidity levels, which is S Heath Comfort Level feature of the smartphone. Some of these sensors have been found and previous versions of the Galaxy S series, but on Galaxy S4 they are improved and integrated in more complex technologies.

The history of Samsung Galaxy S4 in U.S.

Samsung has launched the first Galaxy S device in February, 2010, for that time a latest generation smartphone, equipped with technologies that have revolutionized the smartphone concept, this concept was sold at that date in more than 30 million copies, this has been the first demonstration of the Android operating system potential's from Google that smartphones come equipped with starting then.

A year later, his successor, Samsung Galaxy S2 launched, south korean company bringing significant improvements, making it bigger, with more processing power, with more attractive design for its customers, thus sold over 20 million copies in less than a year.

The tradition was then stored over one year later, when S3 appeared, making more sales and become a wanted smartphone to more and more millions of buyers from all over the globe.

The company concept was that every new release of a new device has to make improvements, to come up with something new, to equip the devices with its latest technology, so get over competitors through this strategy, succeeding thus, in just 3 years, to become the leader by creating a record volume of sales.

For example, only 55 days after its launch, S3 was already sold over 10 million copies, expectations are even higher for Galaxy S4, interest of the buyers for it being bigger, considering that in less than a week all major U.S. carriers will have the release date for this smartphone, and prices for these will be $199 for the smartphone with 16 GB storage capacity, and $249 for the 32GB one.

After April, 16 these prices will be reduced, given that competition will start to win more customers, and on other sites, like Amazon, preorders are already at very advantageous prices, buyers making great deals this way. On this blog you can find some important details on how to obtain significant discounts when purchasing this amazing smartphone.

Why you must have a Galaxy S4, and not an S3

After a recent post from this blog about TOP 10 specials and unique features of this amazing smartphone, today I will tell you a few other reasons for having this new smartphone and not S3 version.

Release date is just over one or two weeks, but already the big carriers are starting to come up with offers and bonuses to earn more buyers, although Galaxy S3 is still the best selling phone, in less than half a month will this place will be taken instead by the improved version.

The new smartphone has a much higher screen and a superior display quality, Samsung providing his buyers a much better quality image, a HD and a 1080 p resolution, 5 inches screen, thus watching movies directly from this smartphone will be a pleasure.

Galaxy S4 has an improved design, more ergonomic and beautiful, even if his housing is still made from plastic, this gives it a premium look, a great resistance because it bends, is very light and resistant to knocks, scratches and breakage.

It has many more applications, improved software features and much more sensors, allowing for example, the buyer, to have a better preview for an image similar to the one in Note 2, but without the need to use pen .
 It also can be used as a controller for a compatible TV, and features for smart scroll, smart pause are superior to previous eye tracking technology. Another application that deserves watting for another two weeks is many view, which means that Android can run multiple complex applications simultaneously without problems.

The Support offered for this smartphone is better and it Will be longer than that offered by previous Galaxy S3, and it Will have a faster and updated operating system.

It will definetively have a larger battery, which will allow you to work longer and also has settings for wireless charging battery, which is a giant leap in getting a much greater operating autonomy, even at intense use or running more complex applications.

AT&T has announced the release date for April 16, so there are less than 7 days left, and if you want to be updated with the latest information on this smartphone, you can see daily this blog and here you will find well-documented informations and tips for getting deals and bonuses. The 16 Gb version will have the starting price of $199, but on sites like Amazon or Radio Shack, you will find in the following days and weeks, great deals.

Commitment of Galaxy S4 to its customers

Lately, especially after the release of Galaxy S2, the south korean company has made significant progress and managed very well to improve their products, getting so to be on top choices of the buyers.

The customer support also became more professional, considering the fact that lately the hardware components built bySamsung is more powerful and software features are also updates, which requires less support and a much less service support from the company, now that lifetime of the devices are guaranteed much longer than five years, for example, buyers usually prefer to buy another smartphone than to repair the old one.

Samsung has made great efforts in recent years to equip all of its smartphones with updated operating systems, providing more options and helping so his buyers to use more easily the devices purchased. Last marketing strategy is to open stores within stores at best buy locations, locations where those interested can test products and receive advice from the most qualified representatives of the south korean company.

By early summer more than 1400 stores within stores will be built over such best buy sites, which will bring more buyers, and testing and using Galaxy S4 will certainly be a pleasure for his buyers.

Galaxy S4 will record a higher profit than S3

This smartphone will have a release date in less than a week and Samsung waits, at the end of 2013, a second release of the Galaxy Note 3, so the South Korean company will bring huge profits, already having the advantage of the wave, it was brought in the first position in terms of sales in 2012 by Galaxy S3. With this advance given by the record sales achieved last year, company officials estimates will be easily achieved and exceeded.

With the U.S. release date set for April 16, all the sales locations from other continents will begin register huge profits later this month.

Only expected profit for the first quarter of 2013 is approximately $8 Billion, the company is recognized worldwide not only for smartphones and tablets, but also for smart TVs, refrigerators or also for smart and performante washing machines.

Compared to the iPhone, Samsung might not be able to obtain a profit as high as his, just because production costs are much higher than the production costs of the competition'a, most of these costs going in achieving the 5 inches  HD display with AMOLED, just for doing it for one single smartphone, been required aprox. $30 more than for an Iphone.

At&T has already officially announced that in the release day, Galaxy S4 will be available, in the 32 GB storage capacity, for$249, while the 16GB version, just for $199. Until then, there are only 8 days left!

Galaxy S4 is already a winner

Samsung Galaxy S4 is already leading charts , and the first figures already exceeding official forecasts made by South Korean company representatives, exceeded so his main competitor, Apple, who is no longer an issue in these conditions.

Consumers around the world are eager to pass April 16, the date when at all major carriers in the U.S. will be the official release date for this smartphone, and according to market research results, this device will easily achieve the official targets sets for 2013.

Production of this smartphone at a rate of several million in one month, even if his production price is higher than the last year Galaxy S3.

Specialists and technicians estimates that about 58% of the production goes into achieving display, memory, and other hardware components, so from profits made from sales of the Samsung smartphone will benefit the entire group, all analyzes so far showing sure recorded sales revenues and high profits after release date.

With such configuration and technology, it's normal to already be a winner.

Best Deals for Samsung Galaxy S4

In this article you will learn some information that will help you not pay more than you should on this latest generation smartphone, which will be able to put your hand on in the following days, given that it remained very less until preorders will be delivered at all carriers in the U.S..

A slogan from Samsung said that this device will bring his buyers closer to what matters most in life, putting great emphasis on networking between people, interactions between family members and between friends, it already managed to impress all of us through his complexity of applications and embedded technologies, and through his design and usability, making life easier and more beautiful for his customers.

With his thickness of about 8 mm or, with its high performance processor, AMOLED display technology, named active matrix organic light emitting diode, which can therefore enable and disable each pixel of the screen, with smart scroll, smart pause, and so on, these are just some of the features that Galaxy S4 has and that will recommend it for becoming the top leader in sales. So far the interest from potential buyers is extremely high, and this is a very good sign.

In a recent article on this blog you have, for example, 10 of the Galaxy S4 specials specs, which give it its uniqueness among all other competing smartphones.

Backup plans for Samsung Galaxy S4 supply

With the last year experience, when Samsung had to face an extremely high demand for a just released smartphone, this time the company has taken additional safety measures to no longer experiencing supply difficulties that those had in the past.

This smartphone sales are expected to more than 10 million units, which represents a huge volume of sales and a huge production capacity and delivery.

With the experience of last year supply, the company has taken this year a lot more safety measures to be preparared for any unforeseen situation that may arise.

Thus, the company have developed plans to ensure constant delivery and sourcing for all parts of the world where you will get this great smartphone, although the demand is so great, some small problems are inevitable anyway, it is important that they can be resolved quickly for not affectting the volume of sales.

Some more skeptical would say, and it is very possible, that sales volume for 2013 not be higher than the one registered last year with Galaxy S3, because it has no great changes and improvements over the last year version. This matter is already false, considering that the interest of the buyers so far for this smartphone is extraordinarily high, which is found in preorders volumes at all carriers from the U.S.

TOP 10 special and unique features of Samsung Galaxy S4

From launch until now, we have already learned almost all his features, as dual camera, smart scroll, smart pause, but this smartphone has more special features than those, and on this blog you can find a lot of other interesting features about it.

# Enthusiasts will have no problem discovering these hidden technologies or extra options that makes life a lot easier: the supersensitive display resistant to scratches, 5G WiFi, the safety advisor or the trip adviser are some of its special features.

# Here are some other special features of this smartphone, very little known: the supersensitive screen that can be operated with gloves or with any other common objects that are found in all homes, a very useful feature to everyone, and we can think only in freezing weather, or even on ski, when we have an urgent need to call someone without taking the gloves off.

# Furthermore, the display is scratch very hard, so I will not have to worry when you touch it with different objects, the Gorilla Glass 3 is more durable than previous attempts.

# Existing scanners can easily read directly from this smartphone, application which can be very useful, considering that merchants should not install new scanners or other equipment on their stores.

# It features a barometer, thermometer, hydrometer, all dimensional projections and specific applications. This smartphone is the first to measure all indicators of air that surrounds you: atmospheric humidity, pressure or temperature, providing three dimensional visual reports about the environment, application that can be successfully used for monitoring health markers or data obtained this way can then be used for making accurate weather forecasts.

# This amazing smartphone supports Wi-Fi standard 5G, which is a speed of 1 Gbit, which mean twice or three times higher than allowed by previous standards. This unique feature also allows faster transfer of music, documents or videos between two or more compatible devices.

# Another last generation standard that you will have on this amazing smartphone, is MHL2, which allows it to load two times faster than before when connected to a TV or monitor, which can be very useful for games passionates, for instance.

#  It also has a high-performance audio chip, which allows it to pull sound quality extremely good.

# Another unique feature is that this smartphone is the result of collaboration and partnership between Samsung and other well known applications, such most famous database of tourism, the Tripadviser, that offers to tourists views of the desired areas, thus offering them more needed information in a very short time, making it a very pleasant and useful smartphone to use.

# It comes up with an assistant for emergency situations that can take pictures with the front camera or with the back camera  when pressing, for example, only the volume key, also, in these emergency situations, you can send photos further accompanied by certain messages to a particular address or to a particular phone, depending on the settings you have made, this application could be very useful in some emergency situations, where we all can find ourselves sometimes.

So here are ten more reasons why you deserve to have this wonderful smartphone!