14 DAY TRIAL // Although most US-based carriers have already confirmed they will offer the Galaxy S 4 in the following weeks, Samsung officially announced that the smartphone would go on sale at no less than seven US mobile operators.
According to the company, the Galaxy S 4 will be available on “AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless as well as U.S. Cellular, Cricket and C Spire starting during April.”
Some of these carriers already revealed that they would ship the smartphone beginning late April, while others won’t be getting the phone until late May.
Samsung also unveiled that the US variant of Galaxy S 4 would be packed with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 600 chipset, which accommodates a 1.9GHz quad-core processor, an Adreno 320 GPU, 2GB of RAM and LTE support.
One of the downsides is the fact that Galaxy S 4 lacks FM Radio, though Samsung already explained that by issuing a short statement.
Obviously, this might not mean anything for some, but the fact that the device doesn’t pack such a basic feature as FM Radio might annoy some of the company’s fans.
“The Galaxy S line of smartphones has achieved momentous success with 100 million in unit sales worldwide in less than three years. This validates that we are addressing what consumers want from a smartphone,” said Dale Sohn, president of Samsung Telecommunications America.
Anyway, on the positive side the Galaxy S 4 will ship with the latest Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system out of the box.
It will also boast an impressive 5-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display that supports full HD (1080p) resolution and features Corning Gorilla Glass 3 coating.
“The fourth generation of Samsung’s flagship device builds upon the tradition of excellence and provides consumers with even more innovation that simplifies and redefines the way individuals will interact with their Galaxy S 4. We believe this device will be a true companion to all aspects of a consumer’s life from work, to travel and even watching TV,” added Sohn.