Concept screen hints at curved display technology for Galaxy S4
Samsung's highly anticipated Galaxy S4 smartphone will feature a 5in Full HD 1080p screen. See also: Galaxy S4 launch date confirmed: Samsung phone to launch on 14 March.
The Galaxy S4, when it launches later this year, will sport a 4.99in screen with a Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution, according to Anandtech. The Samsung roadmap shows a planned launch of a FHD display in Q1 of 2013. See Samsung Galaxy S4 and Note 3 could have flexible displays.
The photo shows the screen as a follow-up to the 5.55in found on the Galaxy Note 2 and 4.8in of the Galaxy S3. If Samsung's Q1 smartphone is the Galaxy S4 then it will have a screen with a pixel density of 440ppi.
This would make sense seeing as a number of smartphones announced at CES this year featured 5in Full HD screens including the Sony Xperia Z, Huawei Ascend D2 and ZTE Grand S. It would mean keeping up with the Jones' at least.
See also: Samsung Galaxy S4 to get wireless charging.
Something which could make the Galaxy S4 stand out from the crowd is the possibility of a curved section to the display, rather than a fully flexible device like the Youm shown off at CES. Anandtech looked at some concept Samsung devices which had either a curved side or bottom.
When a flip cover is in the closed postion, the curved part of the screen remains exposed for notifications and other information such as the time. The small curved section can be lit up on its own rather than the entire display thanks to AMOLED technology.
It's also highly likely that the Galaxy S4 will be powered by Samsung's recently announced Exynos 5 Octa 8-core processor.
It seems doubtful that Samsung will announce the Galaxy S4 at this year's MWC since it decided to hold its own event afterward for the Galaxy S3 launch. Therefore, March would seem a suitable month for the Galaxy S4 to make its debut.
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Tazman0406 said: The Galaxy S4 is only 28 of an inch bigger than the Galaxy S3 so whats the point
reply pleazz said: Im gonna get it but I dont Know if I should get the samsyng note 3 or the samsing s4 Please help
Sea ttletech said: Download Airdroid from the google play store
Steve Jarvis3 said: Pity about the bloody awful Kies software that comes with these phones
Matt Egan said: Hes just grateful he wasnt called whatever the lead singer of Snow Patrol is called I made that upI think youll get both
ItemSize said: The joke is as impressive as the band to which it relates Its mediocre at best I am however really looking forward to either the S4 or more preferably the Note 3 Bring it on
Matt Egan said: You know Chris spent the first 12 years of his life blissfully unaware of the joke that was going to form a major part of the following 13 years
ItemSize said: Great review Chris Im really looking forward to both this phone and your next album