WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.
Samsung opted for more software in the fourth generation of its popular Galaxy S, which allows you to move a page with the look or change songs by simply passing your hand over the phone, some features that seeks to stand up to his great rival Apple.
The South Korean company showed off its might with a spectacular event at the iconic Radio City Music Hall in New York, which enlisted the help of actor Will Chase as master of ceremonies to unveil the features of its new "flagship" after months of rumors.
As expected, the Galaxy S4 has a five-inch screen, slightly higher than the 4.8 of its predecessor and more than the iPhone 5, but is lighter than the Galaxy S3 with a weight of 130 grams a thickness of 7.9 mm compared to 8.6 mm of the previous model.
During the presentation, which at times was more like a Broadway show than a technology event, the President and leader Samsung mobile communications JK Shin, emphasized innovation of software that has this terminal, mainly its multiple functions "non-contact".
The firm did not disappoint the technology unveil 'Smart Scroll', which can recognize the user's gaze to automatically determine when to start moving the screen up or down, so you do not need to touch the phone to continue reading an article or email. Not only that, this smartphone also recognizes when the user stops looking at the screen, so if you are watching a video or a movie, playback automatically freezes if looks away, and restarts when the coming back to see the video.
"We are committed to innovation, we have listened to people around the world, we asked what progress really want and that effort has led us to where we are today," Shin said in presenting the Galaxy S4, available in white and black from late April with 327 operators in 155 countries.
Plus, the 'Air Gesture' lets change songs, scroll up or down a web page, go shooting or accept a call by simply passing your hand over the phone without touching the screen. The S4 Galaxy integrates the latest version of Google's Android operating system, the 4.2.2, and has a 2 GB RAM and a storage capacity of up to 64 gigabytes, plus a 13-megapixel rear camera (you can do 100 photos in 4 seconds) and a 2-megapixel front.
A new feature in which Samsung was emphasized the device's ability to use both cameras both when taking pictures and videos, so that you can combine the two images that have been taken or that our partner can see also what we're seeing. With an eight-core processor, the phone also has the Knox system, which allows two different profiles on a single device to separate the use of staff, or role 'Play Group', which you can share music or photographs with those around us even offline.
Those are some of the cards that the South Korean company, which broadcast the event live on the giant screens of Times Square flagship, wants to eat part of the power with which the giant Apple has in the United States. And is that Samsung is now the undisputed leader of the global smartphone market with a market share of 30.3% in 2012 (compared with 19% who had in 2011), compared to 19.1% at the account Apple, but in the crucial U.S. market leads the firm that follows Tim Cook at the helm.
The bitten apple company has more than 36% of the market share in this country, while Samsung remains in second place with 21%, so it is not surprising that the South Korean firm chose the Big Apple as a stage to present his flag phone.
