The
launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4
was one of the most hotly anticipated smartphone releases of the year so far. My time with the device was limited to around 10 to 15 minutes but that was more than enough time to get an initial feel for the new phone.
Hardware-wise Samsung's Galaxy S4 is no slouch and includes an upgraded processor, camera, screen and other internals in comparison to the previous generation Galaxy S3.
Perhaps one of the most striking things about the phone is the 5-inch full 1080p HD Super AMOLED display (441PPI) that immediately grabs attention with its crisp, bright images and colours. Impressively, despite increasing screen size a little from the Galaxy S3, the chassis of the device is more-or-less the same size, meaning it actually wasn't as large in the hand as I had expected.
Samsung's TouchWiz UI is still present, although there have been few changes to it, and the usual sea of Android apps awaits you if you navigate away from one of the home screens. Just because TouchWiz remains largely the same, that doesn't mean Samsung has abandoned the software experience on the phone —
it's really here that the South Korean handset maker hopes to stand out
.
Other hardware specs of the S4 include a choice of internal storage (16/32/64GB), microSD support and 2GB RAM. It also supports 4G LTE in the 800MHz, 1800MHz and 2.6GHz bands.
The handset is
due for release in the UK
and some European countries on 27 April at 10AM, Samsung confirmed at its Galaxy S4 World Tour event in London on Tuesday.
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