It's just three days away and we'll finally know exactly what the Samsung Galaxy S4 will be like at 4PM PST in New York's Radio City Music Hall. A new teaser video is released and there are few peeks and leaks. (video follows)
The latest video from Samsung with Jeremy looking into a magic box with light coming just states, "It's my favorite color." We expect Jeremy to show up in New York at the release in Times Square with his limo driver Benson. We still contend that there will be some kind of kid-friendly feature with the S4 similar to FreeTime on the Kindle Fire.
New leaks of an alleged "Samsung Galaxy S 4" suggest a plastic body, 5" 1080 touchscreen (1920x1080), Android 4.2.1, 2GB RAM, quad-core 1.8 processor, ARM7. The back of the case has some silver sparkle to it. Behind the photo is hand drawing of the Android robot.
CNET U.K. reported the leaked photograph of something called the GT-i9502 looks like the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with curved corners, however it is believed to be a dummy disguised case. .
Analysts say that the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4 will still be in Apple's iPhone shadow and an iPhone competitor, In 2014 Samsung will transform computing with a flexible screen and new lifestyle features the will push the envelope with TVs, autos and even ovens.
New features of the Samsung Galaxy S4 expected:
- New plastic case in new color (Jeremy's favorite).
- Kid-friendly features with some kind of special "kid software' like the Kindle Fire's Free Time that offers parental controls, special kids software and media.
- Eye-scrolling/mouse - Samsung has filed a trademark for Samsung Eye Scroll that allows eye movement to initiate scrolling.
- Many suspect that the specs of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 will have star power, more power, full HD screen and special software.
- The S4 may end the use of Roman Numerals on Samsung S series smartphones.
- Release dates at all major carriers at around the same time with analyst estimates as high as 100 million units in the first nine months.
The well reviewed Samsung Galaxy S III was named the top smartphone of 2012, and has gained a great following and offers all kinds of neat features (see video beginner / advanced tips). There are currently deals to get the SG S3 for a little as penny with contract.
As far as Google search juice, the Nexus 4 gets more search requests then the Samsung Galaxy S4.