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New Ways to interact on Samsung Galaxy s4
New Ways to interact on Samsung Galaxy s4
THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S4
Samsung is pushing the new features as having more of a direct connection to what consumers need and want in a mobile device. That includes the S Translator feature which supports text-to-speech and speech-to-text for communicating in 9 languages; type in a question in English and you'll hear a French translation, for example.
The S Health offerings can track calorie consumption and uses the phone's accelerometer to monitor walking/running activity, in a nod to the popularity of devices like FitBit. S Health also plays into a burgeoning Samsung Galaxy ecosystem with wearable accessories that monitor the body's vital signs and will connect via Bluetooth to the S4.
The Galaxy S4 will be available in the U.S. in April from all four major carriers; no pricing was announced.
The smartphone is similar to the Galaxy S III, but is thinner and features a 5-inch Super AMOLED HD screen -- larger than both the S III and the iPhone 5 -- with 441 ppi; resolution is 1920 x 1080 pixels. The S4 is powered by a 1.9 GHz quad-core processor and will ship with 16, 32 and 64 GB storage. There is a microSD storage slot. The phone supports WiFi, 3G and 4G LTE and has GPS and near field communication capabilities.
Samsung has boosted the camera of its new Galaxy phone; the rear camera has 13 MP resolution, with 2 MP for the front-facing lens. Both cameras shoot video at 1080p resolution.
The operating system has Android's 4.2.2 Jelly Bean as its foundation, although there was almost no mention of Google's mobile operating system during the event.
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