Samsung Galaxy S4 release date, price and specs: weekly roundup

Galaxy S4, the next big thing from Samsung, is a few weeks ahead from us now. Much has been said about the super smartphone, dubbed as the most anticipated Android phone of 2013.

We have gathered the rumours and tips which have emerged during last week or so regarding Galaxy S4 with the previous known features and specifications.

Release Date

The date is near to us now as it has almost confirmed that Samsung will be announcing the smartphone at a mega event on March 14 in New York.

Earlier it was reported that Galaxy S4 will be released on March 15 with the device will be available from early in Eastern part of Europe and then in rest of the world gradually.

Price

The Samsung is likely to continue its pricing strategy which it had adopted for Galaxy S3 lifting the Korean tech giant image as leader in smartphone category.

The Galaxy S3 was introduced with $199 for 16 GB, $249 for 32 GB and $349 for 64 GB and the same prices are expected for Samsung Galaxy S4.

Display

The Galaxy S4 will have the first full HD AMOLED display with 5 inch screen. There are reports that Samsung could use its Flexible display technology in the smartphone.

Software and Skin

A report of The News Tribe has mentioned that Galaxy S4 could use updated version of its TouchWiz UI as its skin. The latest version is named as TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0 which is likely to have unique features like Eye Tracking Technology.

Confirmed Specs So Far

So far these specs have been confirmed for the Galaxy S4:

Exynos 5 Octa Processor

Mali T-678 (8 Core) GPU

13 Mega Pixel Rear Camera and 2 Mega Pixel Front Camera

Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean

Source - Thenewstribe