Samsung Will Use A Plastic Body On Galaxy S4 Due To Mass Production

When HTC and Nokia used aluminum and polycarbonate with their latest flagship phone, the big question is which material will be used on Samsung Galaxy S4. According to Eldar Murtizan, Russian blogger who has confirmed the release date of the Galaxy S4 on March 14th, he claims that he has already seen the Galaxy S4 which has been shown to selected press and carriers at MWC 201 and confirms that the device will feature a plastic like its forerunners.

Same as Samsung executive VP of mobile, Y.H. Lee says that Samsung will use the same material as previous devices. The reason is that their device will be sold in high volumes so they need fast and efficient production. Samsung also listened to their customers who want a removable back cover and claims that the plastic back cover is more durable than the back of other smartphone because it's flexible and can absorb more physical impact.

Lee also says that Samsung has tried out to balance between practical demands and premium design product

"I think the next product has a nice balance between this ... We listen to the market and try to accommodate."

Samsung's plastic Galaxy S4 will be introduced on March 14th in New York City and rumored to be feature a 4.99-inch Full HD display, 1.8GHz Exynos 5 Octa CPU, 2GB of RAM, 13MP camera and runs Android 4.2 out of the box. So if this rumor is truth, is the plastic body bother you ?

Latest Benchmark Test Shows Exynos Octa On Samsung Galaxy S4

It's just one week to go until the Galaxy S4 Unpacked Event in New York City where all mysterious specs will be revealed. Here is Antutu Benchmark test result of Samsung Galaxy S4 which reveals that the device will has 1.8 GHz Exynos 5410 Octa CPU, PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU, 4.99-inch 1920 x 1080 Full HD display, 2GB of RAM, 13MP camera and will run Android 4.2 out of the box. From screenshot, the Exynos 5 Octa CPU gets 24,894 scores which 40% faster than the Nexus 4.

Another interesting point is that the Galaxy S4 will support GSM/WCDMA/LTE networks with the Exynos 5 CPU. So that means there will be only one model of the Galaxy S4, different from its forerunners which have two models, one for GSM network and another for LTE network.

 

Samsung Galaxy S4 Official Teaser Video

The first teaser video of the Samsung Galaxy S4 video series for promoting the Unpacked Event on March 14th in New York City.

 

Samsung Galaxy S4 Will Be Available In 6 Variants

Samsung starts to make a mockup of the GT-I9505, Galaxy S4 LTE version for their retailers. According to Sammobile's insider, Samsung want to use only one device for both LTE and 3G network so it's a huge chance that Samsung will use the Snapdargon 600 processor. However, another probability is the Exynos 5 processor with an integrated LTE chip.

Sammobile also claimed that Samsung Galaxy S4 will available in white and black in the beginning and we will see the Samsung Galaxy S4 in 6 versions

- Samsung Galaxy S4 16GB (White)
- Samsung Galaxy S4 32GB (White)
- Samsung Galaxy S4 64GB (White)

- Samsung Galaxy S4 16GB (Black)
- Samsung Galaxy S4 32GB (Black)
- Samsung Galaxy S4 64GB (Black)

The Samsung's fansite also said that the Galaxy S4 will come with a MicroSD slot which allows user to upgrade the storage of their Galaxy S4 with up to 64GB.

Samsung will introduce their flagship device, the Galaxy S4, on March 14th at the Unpack Event in New York City where all questions will be answered.

Samsung Confirms March 14th For Samsung Galaxy S4 Event [Update]

We have heard a rumor that Samsung will unveil their next flagship phone on March 14th in New York, and now the Galaxy S4 official release date is finally confirmed. According to MWC 2013 report from Edaily, the Korean website, Samsung's mobile division chief JK Shin said that the Samsung Galaxy S4 will be introduced in New York on March 14th, it's the first time in last three years that Samsung unveil their flagship phone in US since the first Galaxy S event in 2010.

Here is Samsung's mobile chief comment reported by Edaily

"We introduced the Galaxy S III in London last year, and this time we changed the venue (to New York)... as we were bombarded with requests from U.S. mobile carriers to unveil the Galaxy S IV in the country,"

Samsung Galaxy S4 has been rumored to pack a 4.99-inch Full HD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 600, 2GB of RAM, 13MP camera with Sony Exmor RS sensor and new camera feature, Samsung Orb technology. Samsung will start selling the first Galaxy S4 in Europe and Asia in April before release their flagship device in the US and Australia in May or June.

[Update] Samsung just tweeted and post an image of the Unpacked event on their Facebook page. The image shows that you can watch live event on Youtube at 7PM EST. Samsung also uses tagline "Ready 4 the show ?" which seem to suggest that Samsung will still use their traditional name on the next device.

Official Samsung Galaxy S4 Specs Leaked Without Exynos And AMOLED Display

We're getting closer to the Galaxy S successor each day and here is the latest Galaxy S4 rumor leaked from Sammobile's insider who claimed this specs as  an "official unconfirmed specifications". The trusted source said that Samsung won't use their own Exynos 5 CPU on the Samsung Galaxy S4 according to the latest rumors this CPU has power issues, and also confirmed that Samsung Galaxy S4 will come with 1.9GHz Snapdragon 600 CPU, 2GB of RAM and will available in three storage capacities - 16, 32 and 64GB. The dimensions of the Galaxy S4 are 140.1 x 71.8 x 7.7mm and 138g weight. Sammobile also posted an image of Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 (which you have seen on the top of  this post). The image shows squared-off edges design instead of the Galaxy S3's curved design, the same design as MobileFun's cases which leaked few days ago.

About the device's display, Samsung will use a 4.99-inch SoLux Full HD display instead of their own Full HD AMOLED display according to previous rumors that said Samsung have problems mass producing a Full HD AMOLED display.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Spec List From Sammobile

- 4.99″ Full-HD SoLux Display
- Snapdragon 600 1.9 Ghz
- 2 GB RAM
- 16, 32 or 64 GB
- 13 Megapixel
- 140.1 x 71.8 x 7.7mm
- 138 gram
- Home button with touch buttons
- Plastic back with aluminium sides
- Removable battery
- Black / White

So, What do you think about the Galaxy S4 without Exynos 5 CPU and AMOLED on the Samsung Galaxy S4 ?

Samsung Galaxy S4 Will Come With Qualcomm Snapdargon CPU, Said Analyst

Yesterday a rumor about Snapdragon 600 CPU on Samsung Galaxy S4 was leaked from Korean website. Today, Piper Jaffray analyst Gus Richard confirms this rumor on his note. Richard says that the launch date of the Galaxy S4 has been delayed due to power issues in the Exynos 5 Octa CPU and there's a chance that Samsung will use the Qualcomm CPU on their flagship phone.

“We believe Samsung’s Galaxy S4 has slipped and the Galaxy S3 has been in production a quarter longer than expected,” writes Richard. “We believe the S4 is being delayed primarily due to power issues with the company’s eight-core Exynos Octa […] we believe the company is likely to shift more to external sources. We believe QCOM will pick up more of Samsung’s S4 business.”

This isn't the first time that the Galaxy S4 appears with the Qualcomm CPU. We have seen leaked benchmark test of Samsung's device model number SCH-I545 with 1920 x 1080 display and also runs 1.9GHz Qualcomm CPU with Adreno 320 GPU. Even if the rumors are true and Samsung doesn't use the Exynos 5 Ocata on their flagship phone, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 still one of the best CPU in market with power efficient and integrated LTE chip.