AT&T will start preoders on Friday for the Samsung Galaxy S 4 Active, a stronger version of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 at the same price $199.99 with a contract.
AT&T is clearly marketing it to parents, who have learned the hard way that kids can be very hard on smarpthones, especially around the sprinkler, juice and the pool.
It looks like Apple took its cue from the features that the Samsung Galaxy S III, Note II and 4, with its refresh of iOS 7. Let's compare what features are very much alike in iOS 7 coming to iPhone 4, 4S or 5 that are currently available on many of the Samsung Galaxy S series of smartphones and phablets. Previously in court hearings Apple claimed that Samsung stole its icon style. Maybe Apple borrowed from Samsung this time around.
Samsung announced a few days ago that wireless charging accessories were available for the Samsung Galaxy S 4. We checked today and the battery cover and charging pad are completely sold-out and backordered at Samsung online.
Until Samsung restocks the accessories, you will have use the USB charger. For practice here are instructions on how wireless charging works on the Samsung Galaxy S 4.
Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy S 4 Active designed for the active and rugged lifestyles. It's a Samsung Galaxy S 4 with protection against, dust, drop and water, well sort of. It is expected to cost about the same with some specs slightly downgraded.
It was recently reported that the GS 4 Active in Russia will be priced the same as the original GS 4. This lead many to believe the Active will be priced in the United States the same price as the original GS 4.
It's a mystery to some why LTE data speeds vary greatly at different times and locations, however, our testing shows great LTE data speeds with Samsung Galaxy S 4 and HTC One.
Previously, the champion was the LG Optimus Pro G, which we think is faster due to the lower overhead software. The HTC One we are testing has BlinkFeed running.