Mobiles Reviews: Samsung Galaxy S IV: Samsung announced Galaxy SIV which will roll out to 327 carriers in 155 countries with the first phase of rollout starting 26th April.
Features:
Display: 5 inch Full HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels with the pixel density going up to 441 ppi. The display can work with the gloves also.
Dimensions: It measures 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm and is quite thinner and lighter than its predecessor at 130 g.
Camera: 13 megapixel snapper and a 2.1 megapixel front camera. It has some amazing features like the autofocus zero shutter lag camera with an Eraser, Cinema Photo, Drama Shot, Story Album, Sound & Shot, Dual Shot, Dual recording, Dual video Call. The snappers can also record Full HD videos at 30 fps and one can also record video and simultaneously click images.
Processor: Quad-core Cortex-A15 processor clocked at 1.6 GHz & Quad-core Cortex-A7 with 2 GB DDR3 RAM
Android Version: Android 4.2.2
Memory: 16/32/64 GB memory variants which is further expandable up to 64 GB via micro-SD card.
Connectivity: 4G LTE Global frequencies and 3G connectivity with other features like Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, NFC, DLNA, IR-blaster port for using the device as a remote control.
Battery: 2600 mAh Li-Ion battery with wireless charging capabilities through the wireless charging pad
Colors: Black Mist and White Frost.
Other features: It has sensors like temperature & humidity sensors apart from the Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer and Gesture
Here are some new features incorporated in Galaxy SIV
Here are some new features incorporated in Galaxy SIV
Air View- It is the same feature from Galaxy Note II which helps preview content by just hovering your finger over it.
Samsung Smart Pause- While watching a video if you look away from the screen the video will get paused and will play again when you look at the screen.
Samsung Smart Scroll- The front camera detects the movement of your eyes whilst reading on the Galaxy S 4 and scrolls the content automatically.
Samsung WatchOn- It uses the IR blaster and helps you remote control your TV, Set-top box, air conditioner and likes which use IR sensor.
Optical Reader- Recognises information while seeing it from the camera and the dictionary is also incorporated in this.
Group Play- It allows Galaxy S 4 users to share audio/video content without Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. One can share content on up to 8 Galaxy S 4’s with also some multiplayer games on board.
Eraser- Erase unwanted objects from the picture.
Cinema Shot- A feature which records a video in which a part of picture is moving giving it an animated feel.
Drama Shot- This feature click 100 images in 4 seconds and creates a preview collage merging all the images in one.
Sound & Shot- It enables to add a background sound to a picture for some seconds.
Dual Shot- It uses front and rear camera simultaneously that produces a picture embedding the picture shot from the front camera.
Dual Recording- It is the same as the dual shot feature except for the fact that it is a video recorder embedding the video shot from the front camera.
Dual Video Call- Uses front and rear camera while a video call.
S Translator- It translates a sentence into another language and also in text format.
S Health- Monitors your health, body movements, daily habits. The Galaxy S 4 is also the first device to feature temperature sensor as in a thermometer. Also, Samsung is offering an S-Band accessory that works via Bluetooth in the S Health app.
S Travel- A travel application with facility to book tickets.
Samsung Knox- It is a feature for the enterprise users which allows the possibility of dual persona of the device, while a part is used for personal content and the other for professional content.
