Samsung Galaxy S4 Launch Event - Live

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 6:08 pm

watch here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... XILsX7_QI#!

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 6:33 pm

cheesy presentation, but the features are pretty sweet.

highlights so far:

works with gloves...must be the added IR sensors

5" super amoled 441ppi screen

2600 mAh battery

in-camera photo processing (really cool...gotta see it to understand the features)

"S Translator" ...on the fly verbal audio translation, 10+ languages understood, text to speech/speech to text, and will do OCR text translation as well.

dual camera (front/rear) that does dual pic/vid recording at the same time and lets you embed into one shot/vid

supports 100Mbps down/50Mbps up via wifi or whatever 4G LTE will offer

bluetooth 4.0

wifi a/b/g/n/ac

tons of new sensors...barometer, IR sensors for gestures, external temp, etc

eye aware auto scrolling/pausing

up to 64GB internal storage + microSD for 64GB more

"home sync" device (separate hardware) that will auto sync with your phone(s) for family sharing, backups, etc

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 6:56 pm

lol...even has health monitor sensor accessories for monitoring calories, blood pressure, heart rate, etc. and reporting apps for the data.

EvilHorace · Post by **EvilHorace** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 8:37 pm

I'm up for a phone upgrade next month and was going to get the S3 until I read about this one and it should also be released next month too.
I think its only drawback might be the even larger screen size.

DaMaN · Post by **DaMaN** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:12 pm

That's going to cost a metric ton!

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:33 pm

yeah, i'll get one to replace my S2 as soon as i can. i don't mind the larger screen, but 5" is definitely at the limits. it'll be too big to put in some dress pants comfortably.

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:23 pm

it be 2 years before im up for a upgrade. at tat time it be interesting to see what else they will be adding to are phones. id like to have some of the upgrades made on the s4 over the s3 I own now.
also hope 4G will be more avail on the sprint system .

DaMaN · Post by **DaMaN** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:55 am

b-man1 wrote:yeah, i'll get one to replace my S2 as soon as i can. i don't mind the larger screen, but 5" is definitely at the limits. it'll be too big to put in some dress pants comfortably.

Is that a Galaxy S4 in your pants or are you just happy to see me ?

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 9:23 am

DaMaN wrote:Is that a Galaxy S4 in your pants or are you just happy to see me ?

hahaha

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 12:52 pm

I was thinking of getting an S3 after my contract expires this month, but everyone I've talked to around here who went from an EVO 4G (my current phone) to an S3 on Sprint, has been complaining of dramatically poorer reception. I did a little research and it turns out that all Samsung phones have a very weak 3G radio (and in this rural area all we have is 3G except for one 4G tower on main street, conveniently next to the Sprint store).

So I may stick with my Evo, or look up reviews for some other phones they're offering.

I want to stick with Sprint for the unlimited bandwith.

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 5:19 pm

i'm on AT&T and will stay on that due to having a grandfathered unlimited data plan. not only unlimited data, but unlimited international data too.

i travel abroad at least once a year, so it is definitely a perk to stay on them. if i had to switch, Verizon would be my next choice, again, due to international service coverage.

EvilHorace · Post by **EvilHorace** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:07 pm

I was thinking of getting an S3 after my contract expires this month, but everyone I've talked to around here who went from an EVO 4G (my current phone) to an S3 on Sprint, has been complaining of dramatically poorer reception. I did a little research and it turns out that all Samsung phones have a very weak 3G radio (and in this rural area all we have is 3G except for one 4G tower on main street, conveniently next to the Sprint store).

Although there are reception complaints found via search on the S3, there are 2 guys at work with them and both have no issues. I know that one guy has Sprint, not sure on the other.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:50 am

Yeah but are they on 3G or 4G? The phone works fine on 4G. The reception issues are with 3G and that's all we've got here in the boonies.

Everyone around here who went from the EVO to the S3 says they hate to reception.

EvilHorace · Post by **EvilHorace** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:56 am

Yeah but are they on 3G or 4G?

I'll ask......Tuesday.

I do think Samsung made improvements since last August from what I saw online.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:02 am

I'll read up, and re-ask some of the people who are using them, but it seems to be a weakness in the design of the CDMA 3G chip they use in all their phones.

Doesn't affect people in big cities or people who don't have Sprint.