wraggster
March 11th, 2013, 23:14
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/gsivrumor_620x340.jpgMere days (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/24/samsung-confirms-galaxy-s-iv-launch-on-march-14th-in-nyc/) before Samsung unveils its newest phone, a Chinese forum post has offered some purported shots of the Galaxy S IV. Now it's worth mentioning from the outset that Samsung plays a good game of subterfuge. It masked the Galaxy S III (http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/20/galaxy-s-iii-leak/)ahead of its reveal last year in a blockier plastic frame and it could be that this phone, with a very Note-esque face and outline, is also a filler ahead of the final reveal. It could also be yet another phone that will slot in elsewhere in Samsung'sever-expanding (http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/10/samsung-galaxy-grand-duos-hands-on/) Galaxy family, or even a Shenzhen knock-off that's jumped the gun -- we spotted that the front-facing camera hole doesn't quite align properly.
However, with that said, there's still plenty here to muse on.The shots appear to be taken in a phone unlocking shop somewhere in China, with this GT-i9502 model apparently bound for carrier China Unicom. Interestingly (at least for a flagship), it appears to be a dual-SIM version, with the mono-SIM version apparently picking up model number GT-i9500 -- a number that would fit in (http://www.engadget.com/tag/gt-i9300/) with the series so far. According to the leak, it's running a fresh version of Android (4.2.1) with a 1080p display (no word on dimensions just yet), 2GB of RAM and a 13-megapixel camera on the back. The mention of a "5410" CPU suggests it's Samsung's Exynos Octa chip powering it and while AnTuTu might only recognize that as a quad-core chip, we noted during our hands (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/25/samsung-exynos-octa-hands-on/)-on (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/25/samsung-exynos-octa-hands-on/) with the new chipset that only four cores were being used at a time. We're still hoping Samsung's final design pushes the envelope a little further than a repositioned camera sensor and a new glossy texture -- we've added a shot of this after the break. Rest assured, Jeremy (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/04/samsung-secret-messenger/) will be letting us in on the big secret later this week.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/11/is-this-the-samsung-galaxy-s-iv-leak-images/
However, with that said, there's still plenty here to muse on.The shots appear to be taken in a phone unlocking shop somewhere in China, with this GT-i9502 model apparently bound for carrier China Unicom. Interestingly (at least for a flagship), it appears to be a dual-SIM version, with the mono-SIM version apparently picking up model number GT-i9500 -- a number that would fit in (http://www.engadget.com/tag/gt-i9300/) with the series so far. According to the leak, it's running a fresh version of Android (4.2.1) with a 1080p display (no word on dimensions just yet), 2GB of RAM and a 13-megapixel camera on the back. The mention of a "5410" CPU suggests it's Samsung's Exynos Octa chip powering it and while AnTuTu might only recognize that as a quad-core chip, we noted during our hands (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/25/samsung-exynos-octa-hands-on/)-on (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/25/samsung-exynos-octa-hands-on/) with the new chipset that only four cores were being used at a time. We're still hoping Samsung's final design pushes the envelope a little further than a repositioned camera sensor and a new glossy texture -- we've added a shot of this after the break. Rest assured, Jeremy (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/04/samsung-secret-messenger/) will be letting us in on the big secret later this week.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/11/is-this-the-samsung-galaxy-s-iv-leak-images/