Samsung's newest flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S 4, has been finally revealed by Samsung on Thursday in the company's glitzy, opera-like Unpacked Event in New York City.
However, there are still questions left unanswered in many people's minds. For example, is it worth to upgrade from a Samsung Galaxy S III to a Samsung Galaxy S 4? What are the key differences between the software and the hardware for both smartphones? Well, if I may, let me give you an overview and summarize the key difference of both devices for you.
Samsung Galaxy S III
- Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (OS)
- Samsung Exynos 4, or Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 (Processor; varies by market)
- 1GB or 2GB (Memory)
- 4.8-inch Super AMOLED (Display)
- 1280 x 720 (Resolution)
- Gorilla Glass 2 (Glass)
- 306 ppi (Pixel Density)
- 16GB or 32GB (Storage)
- 8-megapixel (Primary Camera)
- 1.9-megapixel (Secondary Camera)
- 802.11 a/b/g/n, HT40 (Wi-Fi)
- 4.0 LE (Bluetooth)
- GPS / GLONASS (Navigation)
- Micro-SIM (SIM)
- 2100mAh (Battery)
- 133g (Weight)
- Pebble Blue or Marble White (Body Colors)
- NFC / MHL (Connectivity)
- GSM / EDGE / UMTS / HSPA+ / LTE (Cellular Bands; vary by market)
- 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (Body Dimensions)
Samsung Galaxy S 4
- Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean (OS)
- 1.6GHz Exynos 5 Octa, or 1.9GHz Snapdragon 600 (Processor; varies by market)
- 2GB (Memory)
- 5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED (Display)
- 1920 x 1080 (Resolution)
- Gorilla Glass 3 (Glass)
- 441 ppi (Pixel Density)
- 16 / 32 / 64GB memory + microSD slot up to 64GB (Storage)
- 13-megapixel (Primary Camera)
- 2-megapixel (Secondary Camera)
- 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, HT80 (Wi-Fi)
- 4.0 LE (Bluetooth)
- GPS / GLONASS (Navigation)
- Micro-SIM (SIM)
- 2600mAh (Battery; removable)
- 130g (Weight)
- Black Mist or White Frost (Body Colors)
- NFC / MHL 2.0 / IR LED (Connectivity)
- GSM / EDGE / UMTS / DC-HSPA+ / LTE CAT 3 (Cellular Bands; vary by market)
- 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (Body Dimensions)
Overall, in my opinion, the Samsung Galaxy S 4 is obviously better than its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S III, more in terms of the software and a little bit better to the latter, hardware-wise. Nonetheless, I'd say the Galaxy S 4 will be Android's top handset for 2013.
Meanwhile, one of the leading tech and gadgets site has written a more specific details on the major features of the new Samsung Galaxy S 4 here, including a full video coverage, in case you missed it, of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 Unpacked Event here.
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