Samsung unpacked their latest smartphone from New York City with the Galaxy S4 on Thursday night and the reviews on social media is mixed.
Samsung held the event from Radio City Music Hall with a side event at Times Square, but a live stream was offered worldwide. With the world watching, opinions were not shied.
Curious tech fans commented on the upcoming five-inch screen smartphone with the 13-megapixel camera and either praised, critiqued, or compared the HD Super AMOLED Display phone to fellow Samsung or rival devices.
Below are tweets made during and after Samsung's Unpacked event, followed by video of the 50-minute showcase from Radio City Music Hall.
that galaxy S4 looking nice idk if I'm ready to leave #teamiPhone just yet though
— BRΔNDONMILLΞR (@yUnGMiLLz_) March 15, 2013
The Galaxy s4 is already about to come out...Can't wait for that first person to explain how much better they like it than my s3. — Bacardi (@iJ_Rod) March 16, 2013
Investors largely shrug off Samsung Galaxy S4 launch. Shares down in early trading. reut.rs/Ycu3nG
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) March 15, 2013
In Samsung Galaxy S4, the video will pause if you look away. In S5 a hand will come out and slap you if you look away while watching a video — GRV (@MildlyClassic) March 15, 2013
Samsung continues to impress. Galaxy S4 best piece of device. Once again Samsung release the best device.
— Karl Fong Yee (@kafy1987) March 16, 2013
So I heard they coming out with a galaxy s4 and you can scroll up down with your eyes -.- thats stupid asf ! — Keyona Jones ♡ (@KeyonaaJaay) March 16, 2013
I haven't watched any galaxy s4 coverage, I decided I didn't care and I started watching Doctor Who and Psych instead.
— Rilo (@RiloBarnett) March 16, 2013
Should I just get the iphone 5 now or wait to get the galaxy s4 next month, help! — Bianca Metellus (@bmetellus23) March 16, 2013
WTF the Samsung Galaxy S4 has a 13 mega pixel camera...I want one now!
— Asghar Safi (@asgharsafi23) March 16, 2013
I want to get rid of my iPhone 5 for the Samsung galaxy s4 looks so sickkkkkk — Luke Ciccarelli(@LukeCiccarelli) March 16, 2013
So now that the Galaxy S4 is out I guess we're back to apples mediocre innovation streak
— jesua flores (@quakerwarrior) March 16, 2013
I'm pretty sure the people complaining about the Galaxy S4 are either people that dont like Samsung or just got the S3 — aaron643 (@aaron643) March 16, 2013
That Galaxy S4 looks nice tho. I wanna cop that, but I'm sure they're gonna come out with the S5 next month.
— BOOTS LYIN' ™ (@bootstongan) March 16, 2013
#unemployed and already thinking of the next gadget to own #samsung #GALAXYS4 and #PS4 — Roberto G. Tinoco L. (@Roberto_Tinoco_) March 16, 2013
Why are people disappointed? A smartphone should not be judged just by it's hardware, you gotta look in the amazing software too. #GalaxyS4
— Syamanth Sreejith (@SyamanthSays) March 16, 2013
if the galaxy s4 is companion for life does that mean i don't have to buy their next phone? #Philosoraptor — Philosoraptor (@RaptorPHD) March 16, 2013
So the Samsung Galaxy S4 is revealed..... Apple will sue samsung for spelling 4S backwards !!!
— Men Humor (@MenHumor) March 15, 2013
Specifications:
Battery: 2,600 mAh battery capacity.
Camera: Rear-facing camera at 13-megapixels and front-facing camera with 2-megapixels. Video recording in full HD at 30 frames per second.
Display: The Samsung Galaxy S4 will feature a screen size of 5-inches with a pixel resolution 1,920x1,080 and at 441 pixels per inch. This means the screen will be 1080p Full HD.
Memory: The Galaxy S4 will be offered in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB internal storage models with 2GB of RAM. A microSD card slot will be offered in the smartphone for up to 64GB of additional storage space.
Networks: The Galaxy S3's successor will operate on 3G and 4G LTE.
Operating System: Android version 4.2.2 - Jelly Bean.
Wireless Connectivity: The Galaxy S4 will be open to Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, NFC, and Bluetooth version 4.0.
For more on the Galaxy S4, click here.
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