News - Samsung Galaxy S4 launch and release dates revealed

[HEXUS]

But the new flagship smartphone’s name hasn’t even been finalised as yet.

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[3dcandy]

8-core cpu and gpu? That would really be overkill....

[crossy]

Previous tech companies have paid attention to this aspect of Asian culture by avoiding the number four. Psion skipped the Series 4 and Nokia skipped the 4th edition of the S60 mobile OS. Even Microsoft decided to skip from Windows 3 to Windows 95... Now, as you can see, the next Samsung Galaxy S flagship’s model number has seen an increment to GT-I9500 in SamMobile’s “100% confirmed” details above. Because it’s 2013 I’d like to suggest the name Samsung Galaxy S 13, this would solve both the unlucky four problem and be relevant and timely.

Since it's an octa-core phone (and why the heck do we NEED eight cores - even a quad high and a quad low arrangement?) what's wrong with the very obvious "Galaxy S 8" - especially as I'm sure someone told me that "8" is lucky in asian schemes. Especially as in English "S 8" sounds like "sate", which dictionaries show means "to satisfy to fully" or "to satisfy to excess", the latter being very appropriate for an octa-core phone.

By the way, wireless charging? I seem to remember that S3 owners were supposed to be getting this, and no sign of it yet.

Not sure I'll be in the line to get this - because the S3 suits me very well and I guarantee this year's model will be very expensive. Although, if the pics they showed on All About Android last week are true then I might reconsider - with a screen that curves around two edges of the device.

[realstock]

Agreed, I only manage to get 1 days worth of use out of my S3.

With the same battery used in my S3, it is likely to last for 12 hrs at least!

[miniyazz]

S 13? No thank you

In other silliness, how about the New Galaxy S? Lol

S4/IV would do me fine.

[Roobubba]

I'm still on an S2, which is great but I will be coming out of contract in the next 12 months. This is so far the front runner. Interesting to see how this stacks up against the google nexus 4, and what my friendly price-cutters (the customer retention department) can do. I'm paying 15 quid a month for my S2 over a 2 year contract. Not shabby at all!

[3dcandy]

Wireless charging relies on a new battery and back to the phone on the SGS 3 which seems to just quietly have died...

[BlackDwarf]

Yay! Just in time to upgrade from my Galaxy S2!

[bdaniel7]

It can be named "S 13" in Asia where 13 is not an unlucky number and "S 4" in Europe and America where 4 is not an unlucky number... )

[Kelgan]

Cant wait to have a look at this. Only recently upgraded to S3 so will probably just wait for S5 release

[keithwalton]

Just because sammie have announced an up coming soc doesn't mean it'll be in there next device.

I remember this time last year the rumours of the s3 have a 5 series soc, then it launched with only a 4 series quad.

apps hardly utilize dual cores never mind quad's / oct's!
as proven by dual core a15's matching / beating quad a9's

[watercooled]

The Octa, as far as I know, will be using 4 of each A7 and A15 in big.LITTLE, so only four cores are visible to the OS.

As for the GPU cores, it's a pretty meaningless number by itself.

[OilSheikh]

Slow down Samsung. No need to release a new phone every year! Let S3 stick around for 2-3 years first

[hapilynvraftr]

if the rumored specs became true. well yeah that will be overkill. but it will be pretty much useless for now.

[Brewster0101]

Slow down Samsung. No need to release a new phone every year! Let S3 stick around for 2-3 years first

+1 to this. The S3 was so ahead of the game and still riding high, Samsung should have gone for a July/August launch. But in fairness to them they want to show of that new CPU and sell to other manufactures. The S4 seems like a marketing phone for Samsung. Trialling out a few new things but also showing other companies that Samsung make not just phones, but processors, screens, memory.... come buy some...

[3dcandy]

Apple should be ok then, oh but wait...