Liveblog: Samsung's announcement of the Galaxy S IV
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The event is scheduled to begin at 7PM ET | 6PM CT | 5PM MT | 4PM PT | 11PM GMT. Just hang around and the updates from the event will start to populate the liveblog below!
Live event tracker
| 18:59 | And that's a wrap, guys, thanks for being with us, don't forget to check out our GS 4 coverage on the site! |
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| 18:58 | It seems like the show's about to wrap up. Everyone's coming on stage to take a bow. I always cry in such moments... |
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| 18:56 | But "the Samsung Galaxy S 4 will never be a replacement for a doctor." So keep that in mind, guys. |
| 18:55 | S Health will utilize the GS 4's numerous sensors to give you tons of health-related information. |
| 18:53 | Air Gesture - a feature set that allows you to execute certain actions like scrolling, image swiping and so on... |
| 18:51 | ChatOn will now support video calling with up to three people. |
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| 18:50 | Group Play connects a number of GS 4s and plays the same song on all of them. |
| 18:49 | A total 6 very loud women have come up on stage to demonstrate the GS 4's Group Play feature. |
| 18:47 | Samsung KNOX, Samsung's new safety feature set will make its debut on the Galaxy S 4. Hear that, professional users? |
| 18:46 | The Galaxy S 4 can detect presses even when you're with gloves! Like the Lumia 920. |
| 18:45 | The Galaxy S 4's S Voice can read your messages and let you reply by voice. |
| 18:45 | "Safety is a big concern for us because we know that people always have this urge to read their messages as soon as they come in." |
| 18:44 | "You can transfer [data] from almost any phone with any OS to the Galaxy S 4." |
| 18:42 | Apparently, Samsung has optimized S Voice to be suitable for in-car use. |
| 18:42 | "Once I'm in my car, S Voice takes over." |
| 18:41 | Samsung's HomeSync cloud storage service is of course support, so users will be able to take advantage of that. |
| 18:40 | Samsung will also ship you paper versions of your albums - for $10 to $30 a piece. |
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| 18:38 | Story Album feature: an automatic album creator. You choose a cover, name, and template, and the GS 4 does the rest. |
| 18:37 | Another feature - Sound and Shot, captures a short sound clip when you take a pic. Then when you view the pic, you also hear the voice note! |
| 18:36 | You enter your phrase in one language, and the phone speaks it in the other. |
| 18:35 | There's a new feature in the GS 4 - S Translater, which works like those real-time translators. |
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| 18:30 | Imagine that! Now the pictures from the show won't be super cool. How sad. :( But don't worry, dad said he'll get a GS 4 after the show! |
| 18:29 | Here's the short story: a little girl who's dancing at a school show or something, but dad doesn't have a GS 4 with 13MP! |
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| 18:28 | Some of Broadway's "best performance" will be invited to the stage to take part in the unveiling. |
| 18:27 | 2600mAh removable battery inside! That's one beefy battery. |
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| 18:27 | The GS 4 will ship in 16, 32 or 64 storage variants, and all will feature 2 GB of DDR3 RAM. |
| 18:26 | Main camera will be 13 MP, front one - 2 MP. |
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| 18:25 | Samsung wants to convince us that the GS 4 has a "totally new and upgraded user experience", but the UI looks largely the same. |
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| 18:23 | The Galaxy S 4 is 7.9mm thin. |
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| 18:22 | Ryan Bidan, Director of Product Marketing for Samsung Telecommunications America is now on stage. |
| 18:22 | The design seems to be almost the same, though they have refined it a little. |
| 18:22 | "Thank you very much for your time!" And JK Shin exits the stage, and we're left with a video demo of the new handset. |
| 18:21 | Galaxy S 4 will launch at the end of April. |
| 18:20 | "But with everything that the Galaxy S 4 can do, does it fit into your life with style? Absolutely!" |
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| 18:19 | "A life companion for a richer, simpler life - ladies and gentlemen - the Samsung Galaxy S IV!" |
| 18:18 | "What we'll show you tonight is the result of all this. It's innovation that will change the way people live." |
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68 Comments
13. jsdechavez posted on 14 Mar 2013, 13:26 8 4
Samsung just might one up the HTC One with a Galxy S IV with an even lower megapixel count!!! haha
26. RiseAgainst94 posted on 14 Mar 2013, 14:57 1 6
And be ever more terrible than the GS3 in low light! Haha
33. RiseAgainst94 posted on 14 Mar 2013, 17:25 2 0
It looks the exact same. Samsung continues to make fun of Apple and then follows their lead? pathetic.
36. PhoneArenaUser posted on 14 Mar 2013, 17:49 0 0
!!! Here is a new idea why we may still didn't saw a real Samsung Galaxy S IV !!!
When I was looking at the leaked Samsung Galaxy S IV videos, I have noticed that front part of phones body is a bit transparent and looks like a glass fiber material or something like that. Sometimes manufacturers use such materials for test units and that may mean that leaked images and videos still may be just of an prototype and not the real Samsung Galaxy S IV design...
So, what all you think about my conspiracy theory??? :D
2. bojan posted on 14 Mar 2013, 13:15 11 2
i hate the desgin samsung but lets hope for the best.
3. Mxyzptlk posted on 14 Mar 2013, 13:15 13 3
I just hope they don't make it like a GS3.2 since the leaked pics seem otherwise
27. Berzerk000 posted on 14 Mar 2013, 15:09 0 0
I hope those leaked pics were of the refreshed GS3 that was rumored a few days ago; it called for a bigger battery and an improved display which kind of matches the pictures.
Also, the leaked pictures had an earpiece, whereas the pic from Samsung of the upper half of the GS4 doesn't.
9. KingOmar posted on 14 Mar 2013, 13:21 7 12
Come one Samsung! Show all the haters what you can do
14. techspace posted on 14 Mar 2013, 13:28 3 0
and they don't need you to tell that
but they definitely want your money, go buy an s4 if u support them, you know that they don't listen to u from pa...
10. ahfpired posted on 14 Mar 2013, 13:22 5 3
I really hate that button in the middle. Just put the standard jelly bean buttons and that's it.
28. mafiaprinc3 posted on 14 Mar 2013, 15:22 0 1
they really need to ditch that and come up with a decent desgin,gs3 design was pretty lame compared to other offerings on the market.
sammy stop behaving like apple!! iphone 4,4s,5. designs are practically the same.
you need to refresh the design every year sammy!!!
11. noim1 posted on 14 Mar 2013, 13:25 9 0
Sammy is best at tweaking the software to its full potential but it drastically lacks in Design & choice of premium materials.....
Well lets keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best ....
12. techspace posted on 14 Mar 2013, 13:25 2 0
the design should be better, even if the s4 comes with better features, the customers will feel that the htc one looks so beautiful and the xperia z is water, dust proof...
30. mafiaprinc3 posted on 14 Mar 2013, 15:56 1 0
xperia z is beautiful too. htc and sony are two of the few companys that kep updating the designs of their phones. sammy is just lazy
16. Nathan_ingx posted on 14 Mar 2013, 13:29 0 6
One question!
Will the Galaxy S4 be able to make fun of iPhone 5S or Math or iPhone 6?
17. cloud_atlas1991 posted on 14 Mar 2013, 13:32 2 1
I think it'd be better if they FAIL this time around. So that they would know where they f**ked up. And in turn fight back with a really mad device. Like what HTC did. If I own a GS3 or a Note 2, I would definitely NOT upgrade to this one. But if I own a Droid DNA, I'd easily sell it to buy the One.
So, mayday for Sammy.
18. mayur007 posted on 14 Mar 2013, 13:41 2 0
its felling like an exam
even though paper is leaked but still waiting that those are fake lol..
21. rustyimtiaz posted on 14 Mar 2013, 14:01 0 0
No wireless charging, Same S3 design!! (n)
But if samsung shows something which we cudnt imagine then i'm in!!! (y)
22. MEeee posted on 14 Mar 2013, 14:01 3 0
Galaxy S4 setup at Times Square
http://sohoa.vnexpress.net/tin-tuc/doi-song-so/quang-canh-truoc-su-kien-gioi-thieu-galaxy-s-iv-2439540.html
iPhone 5 exploded in Thailan
http://sohoa.vnexpress.net/tin-tuc/doi-song-so/iphone-5-phat-no-tai-thai-lan-2438489.html
35. bluescreen posted on 14 Mar 2013, 17:32 0 0
iphone 5 new the s4 was coming out today and decided to spontaneously combust rather than face defeat lol....so far not that big of a fan of the s4 either im hoping the note 3 is better
25. MartianMe posted on 14 Mar 2013, 14:33 6 0
love you samsung but if this the real thing i'm going to be a little disappointed.
31. emadshiny posted on 14 Mar 2013, 16:41 3 1
"Oh, boy, this is so exciting!"
would you please define what is exiting?
seeing S4 or getting your salary increased? LOL
40. Rehankhan posted on 14 Mar 2013, 18:00 0 2
you so arrogant
why are you even here go play with your xperia z
32. _VipeR_ posted on 14 Mar 2013, 16:57 2 0
Only thing about this that I'm really interested in is to see the actual design. The original leaks seemed to have more rectangular corners and so do the cases that have already leaked. These recent leaks look too rounded to match up with the originals. I would think that with Sammy in the middle of wanting to Re-Brand the company, then coming with a completely new design on the most anticipated smartphone of the year would be a big step towards that. However, I am inclined to believe the article posted yesterday about the S4 being the last phone to be born in the iPhone's shadow. All that said, this release could have some hints of what to look forward to in the Note III, which is the device I am really psyched about!
34. bluescreen posted on 14 Mar 2013, 17:29 1 1
you mean to tell me i slept most of the day and woke up figuring they would have already announced the s4 and it turns out their not doing it till 7pm est...lame
41. amansingal14 posted on 14 Mar 2013, 18:02 0 0
and you, we hate... fanboy (watch your name)
You people are the reason that websites like this sometimes get full of s**t....
43. faisolbauuz posted on 14 Mar 2013, 18:11 0 0
I cant count how many times i pressed f5 on this site anymore
44. cloud_atlas1991 posted on 14 Mar 2013, 18:13 1 0
Why the delay? Are they having a last minute touch up with the phone? Hahaha!
45. PhoneArenaUser posted on 14 Mar 2013, 18:15 0 0
!!! Here is a new idea why we may still didn't saw a real Samsung Galaxy S IV !!!
When I was looking at the leaked Samsung Galaxy S IV videos, I have noticed that front part of phones body is a bit transparent and looks like a glass fiber material or something like that. Sometimes manufacturers use such materials for test units and that may mean that leaked images and videos still may be just of an prototype and not the real Samsung Galaxy S IV design...
So, what all you think about my conspiracy theory??? :D
47. 3SM.. posted on 14 Mar 2013, 18:22 0 0
Well considering that it was just revealed, your theory is false.
52. 3SM.. posted on 14 Mar 2013, 18:28 0 0
Yeah, I'm quite disappointed in the design, but it doesn't completely stop me from buying the S4.
53. PhoneArenaUser posted on 14 Mar 2013, 18:30 0 0
I don't know, I'm still watching. :)
59. 3SM.. posted on 14 Mar 2013, 18:41 0 0
So am I! Though I am liking some of the features!
60. PhoneArenaUser posted on 14 Mar 2013, 18:44 0 0
I'm more interested in tech features than in software features, what about you?
63. PhoneArenaUser posted on 14 Mar 2013, 18:57 0 0
At the moment I see that majority of features are just a software gimmicks (bloatware). :(
67. Tre-Nitty posted on 14 Mar 2013, 19:11 1 0
Exactly! This phone is nothing but a gimmick. They did exactly what Apple has done as of late. Minimal upgrade at best.
46. faisolbauuz posted on 14 Mar 2013, 18:21 1 0
Damn it looks like gs3 so the leaked ones are true
51. cloud_atlas1991 posted on 14 Mar 2013, 18:27 1 0
Soooo... DISAPPOINTMENT seeps in. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is basically just a bigger Galaxy S3. Face palm moment for the Korean company. Oh well. Next flagship, please!
54. PhoneArenaUser posted on 14 Mar 2013, 18:33 0 0
Ray S. be careful, show head says that Jeremy Maxwell may throw up! :DDD
55. lkjhg755 posted on 14 Mar 2013, 18:35 2 1
So far, I'm unimpressed. This doesn't seem to be offering anything new, just specs like the HTC one and xperia z, but with an SD slot and Samsung's inferior build quality.
56. Mr.Mr.Upgrade posted on 14 Mar 2013, 18:35 1 0
Wow same phone.. now who did this o yeah I crap phone....well on to x phone
