Samsung Unveils Samsung Galaxy S4 Active - Indiatimes.com

Samsung Galaxy S4 Active Samsung's rugged variant of the flagship phone Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is finally officially unveiled by Samsung. The phone has been in news in the form of rumours and leaks since a couple of months and confirms to most of the leaks specs. The phone, though coming with the Samsung Galaxy S4 moniker does not confirm to all features and specifications of the elder sibling. The most important addition and also the key reason behind launching the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is the IP67 certification for dust and water protection. Finally, here is a Samsung phone with a different design! We can almost hear the collective sighs of relief. The phone has waved the iPhone-esque look goodbye with the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. Just like the pre-capacitive buttons era, the phone comes with three hardware buttons for 'Home', 'Back' and 'Apps' at the bottom of the screen. The placement and design quite reminds us of the initial Sony smartphone models. Samsung Galaxy S4 Active However, the design change is more of a necessity than Samsung's want to provide exasperated customers with a new design. The phone with its water-resistant and dust-proof rugged qualities takes on both, Sony Xperia Z and Sony Xperia ZR in one go. The phone gets a downgrade when it comes to the screen quality. Unlike Samsung Galaxy S4's S-AMOLED screen, Samsung Galaxy S4 Active comes with an LCD display. The screen size is the same at 5-inches with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. On the processor front, Samsung Galaxy S4 Active comes with Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300 processor. There's no octa-core variant  to the phone. The internal memory variants and the RAM is the same at 16 GB (MicroSD card to 64 GB) and 2 GB RAM. Samsung Galaxy S4 Active Samsung has also downgraded the camera to 8 MP. However, the phone can click pictures under water and even comes with an 'Aqua' mode which improves visibility and screen brightness under the water. The phone comes with a single LED flash. The video-calling camera comes with 2 MP resolution. The phones with all the software features of Samsung Galaxy S4. Samsung Galaxy S4 Active comes with 2600 mAh battery and runs on the latest Jelly Bean Android version, 4.2.2. The phone is slightly thicker and heavier than Samsung Galaxy S4 at 151 grams. The phone will be available in three colours: Urban Grey, Dive Blue and Orange Flare. The phone is expected to launch in the July though Samsung is still quiet on the pricing. Samsung has managed to snag the top position in the smartphone war and the launch of their Samsung Galaxy S4 Series is proof of their dictatorship. Their attempts to effectively cut out all competition seems to have worked till date but has Samsung taken the competition too far by launching direct competition to each and every flagship competition model? We think yes. Samsung Galaxy S4 Active Related Stories : Leaked! Samsung Galaxy S4 Active IndiaTimes - 14 days ago Samsung Unveils Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini IndiaTimes - 6 days ago Top Samsung Phones Launched This Week IndiaTimes - 3 days ago Sony Unveils Xperia M and Xperia M Dual IndiaTimes - 8 hours ago via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFXP6Ty0cK6oJ1iPiYNUnvLZoncvQ&url=http://www.indiatimes.com/technology/mobile/samsung-unveils-samsung-galaxy-s4-active-81661.html

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