Samsung Galaxy event (live blog) Live
Samsung is widely expected to announce the Galaxy S4 at its Unpacked event in New York City. Join us live from Radio City Music Hall.
You're watching the CNET preshow. The video stream above will toggle to the live Samsung feed at 4pm PT / 7pm ET.
What we know so far:
Samsung Galaxy S4 rumor roundup
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Here is the video from the above! Start watching at the 40 minute point as that's where it's starts! ;)
Enjoy,
TH
Hmmm, I am quite uncertain about this new S4. It's in fact the bigger predecessor SIII, still plastic made with not so exciting design and missing IP57 (in these views Xperia Z is the phenomen). Of course without doubts, its hardware specification and some software wizards like the Air Gestures and Reading, S Translator etc. etc. puts this phone between the top smartphones but for me, to be honest, it isn't enough to earn my evaluation as a best smartphone. I had a higher expectation from Samsung's flagship, especially as far as the design and made is concerned. Anyway it's solely my personal opinion.
I agree the plastic has to go more like the Motorola and it's Kevlar, I think I will wait till I see the other new phones out this year.
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Hey guys,
Thanks for your comments on this thread. While I am planning to post a separate breakdown of the S4's features a bit later on, I thought I'd chime in with my opinions of the new Galaxy. As an current owner of the S3 (which I must say is my favorite phone I've ever had), the S4's design comes off as a bit disappointing to me. Not only does the device look almost identical, but I must echo Pegas (and many others) in saying that the plastic construction does feel cheap compared to the high-end offerings from companies who have decided to go with more substantial materials. Personally, I would have loved if Samsung had gone with the
original concept design, which was quite beautiful IMO. That said, I totally understand why they did what they did. Keeping the shape ensures that current S3 customers (who are pretty much all satisfied with the dimensions and look) stay satisfied and potential switchers get intrigued instead by the awesome specs and performance bumps. Likewise, plastic is the most logical choice for mass production purposes and they did at least improve the plastic to make it feel less cheap according to initial impressions.
And performance sounds impressive for sure. While the Octa-core may just be another marketing ploy, if it does function in the way it's been described-four powerful cores for performance and four weaker cores for efficiency that alternate depending on what the phone is being used for-I think it could be a huge boost for batter life. Speaking of battery, the new battery is much improved too. Camera-wise, we'll have to wait for more comparisons, but 13MP doesn't necessarily mean great quality. In fact, it may be too many MP for a phone.
If I stick with Android for my next device (and I'm pretty sure I will), this will be at the very top of my list alongside the HTC One and not-yet-announced Nexus 5. As of this moment, I am leaning towards the One (for it's look, build quality, and innovation), but that could change when more comparisons are done. Also looking forward to try the new Blackberry and see if the iPhone 6 brings any innovations to the table (it's about time I think). Let me know what you guys think!
