Samsung Galaxy S4: change begins from within

Samsung's new smartphone introduces advanced hardware and software innovator in its field, with lots of new features packed into the device. Will it bring the revolution? Uncertain
At a press conference tonight (Friday) New York - Samsung unveiled the new model of its flagship smartphone: the Galaxy S4. At first glance, the new device does not seem significantly different from previous phones outside of the company, and is reminiscent of the model Galaxy S3 and the Galaxy Note. But as the launch of the previous model in the series - the difference is in the software. Because of this, Samsung's event, held at Radio City Music Hall and was moderated by actor Will Chase, the company emphasized the new and innovative applications that includes the Galaxy, and almost did not dwell on its hardware.
Hardware includes a 5-inch screen size (compared to the previous -4.8 inch) high resolution (Full HD 1920x1080 resolution Super AMOLED), quad-core processor at 1.9 GHz - Run, Rear Camera 13 MP and 2 MP front camera pixel thickness of 7.9 mm and a weight of 130 grams, and a powerful battery of 2600 mAh. device runs on version 4.2.2 (the jelly) Android operating system. the Galaxy S 4 will support all the different networks and frequencies available in the world .

From the outside it looks almost the same, the change is in

But the real story is, as mentioned, the software. During the event, Samsung has introduced more new features included her phone interface and its related applications. Including:

1. - The camera can photograph the front and back simultaneously - both photos and videos. This option allows you to include a picture not only the subjects at the moment - but who's shooting them.
2. - Dual Video function, which allows to receive and make group video calls with friends and family.
3. - Photo accompanying sound (clicking the image not only show it, but also play the sound made when the tape was filmed).
4. - Create photo albums automatically, by identifying common photo space images.
5. - Share Music - a new feature that allows up to eight users of the device to share playing music one, so that each of the instruments is a speaker has a separate function (right, left, center, etc.).
6. - S Translator: Trgomon built allowing instantly translate text written or said. For example, a person may ask "what time" in English, choose Shtrgomon translate this question into Chinese, and the question will be played by the device language. He meets Chinese also recorded by the device, and will be translated into English. The same process can be done with typed text rather than spoken text. Htrgomon is available in nine languages ​​(including English, French, Spanish and Italian) - and Hebrew is not one of them.
7. - Using - Samsung WatchON, the device can become an infrared remote control home entertainment system including TV, set-top box, DVD player and even air-conditioning.

The new Galaxy will combine the technology Air View displayed on your company's Note: Selecting objects on the screen without touching them physically, but should hover over them. And while Knott need a stylus pen for that, the new Galaxy satisfied with the user's finger. Function is only part advocates device interface, for example Gallery. Two functions identification Body More news is the ability to scroll the screen with eye look with tilting the device up / down, and the ability to stop and play again Video by moving the eyes: When watching the clip and move the eyes - the device detects this and stops the video. When you restore the look - the movie continues to play.

Using the function S VoiceTM Drive can run commands by voice control for optimizing the driving mode. When the phone is connected to the car's Bluetooth, it automatically enters driving and provides the option to text to speech so you can check the messages easily without looking at the screen.
Samsung added new device health applications: The software S New Health uses a combination of sensors that monitor built automatically the user's health and the environment. The user can check the health condition through food diary, exercise log and control sleep (some functions are triggered by specific external accessories).

The device was released around the world for the end of April. The price was not disclosed at the event.



Overall phone?

Festive and colorful event held the night Samsung New - York gave the viewer the uncomfortable feeling sometimes. It was not just the senior's speech or other extols the new features of the new phone. Large parts of the evening was devoted to show the standards of Broadway right, including acting and singing, all to celebrate a new phone. Yes, with all the statements of the heads of Samsung on some amazing device, innovative and life-changing, you can forget for a moment that this is the end - the phone. Smart, sophisticated and impressive - but still not something he found a cure for cancer (although who knows - maybe because her health applications Samsung has introduced the new Galaxy will too).
At Galaxy S4 does not convey a sense that this is something we have not seen before. Externally is a combination of the previous Galaxy models and Knott, and its design is not something new and updated still does not seem to smartphone market. The main achievement of this side device is a large screen on the device is not too large and light weight.
But Samsung did not presume it to be the issue here. Maybe she gave advance bitter rival Apple has always carried the crown design. "We - the news is inside, not outside," Samsung said maybe someone while working on this device. And it is not the hardware inside - but the software. Like the previous model - this time the company has taken this approach to software is to construct a new smartphone and its spearhead against the competitors in the market. As I recall, though speaking on stage even specify the processor speed of the machine. Therefore the largest part of the evening was devoted to details about them masses of new features she packed Samsung device.


Interface using Galaxy's new looks busy, you may be too busy

And really no lack of what the individual. Samsung introduced a host of interesting and impressive developments, based on the number of minutes allotted to us to see them in person before our eyes - even employees. The device actually rolled down when combining eye movement Weed video really stops when shifting from view, Htrgomon indeed translates "W Time itis" Chinese (that is, it seems to us. We do not know Chinese to know if the translation was correct). And hand hovering in the air above and reduces options for multiple monitors.
If the declaration iPhone 4s innovation at the time it gave Apple the focus was an element software - Siri voice recognition - Samsung has taken this principle and doubled, tripled and even quadrupled it. Want software innovations? Get that number already forget who does what, when and where. Maybe that's why the Galaxy interface using new looks busy, you may be too busy. With all these features and settings need to match them - seems to claim Android operating system comes close to the simplicity and intuitiveness of Apple's iOS always correct. In addition, it is hard to get excited about from what cataloged the user C"afliktziot. " There are the hundreds of thousands of these, and when they are not really revolutionary, user does not really care if they were produced by the device manufacturer and installed in advance by it, or downloaded from an application and have to build a house on 5-inch screen. As Htrgomon automatic feature, for example, is a good and efficient - but not the first in this field. However, as the possibility of sharing feature music playback between eight different devices, each one taking a different speaker position, is something that should give him credit for creative thinking among Samsung. So intriguing feature of deleting random passers picture taken. It will be interesting to see how well it works in reality, not just the big presentation screens at Radio City Music Hall.
So is the Samsung Galaxy S4 is revolutionizing the wireless world? Still too early to tell, certainly before going to the market and actually tried to change the lives of its users as a company that claims loud and clear to him. The test will be whether and how to adopt features to handset users and new applications, and whether these will become a necessity for them to use. What can already be sure of that last night in New - York presented Samsung smartphone with advanced hardware and software innovator.