A mysterious benchmark for an unnamed Samsung phone has surfaced online, prompting speculation that we're looking at speed tests and hardware details regarding the much-anticipated Galaxy S4.
As with all unconfirmed details, take this with a pinch or two of salt, but the device appeared on GLBenchmark under the moniker 'Samsung SHV-E300S', Techkiddy reports, along with performance results for the mystery mobile.
Those results are somewhat on the blinding side -- in the benchmark's 2.5 Egypt HD offscreen test, the phone suspected of being Samsung's next flagship chewed through 4,672 frames. The Nexus 4's results in the same test were 3,803 frames, suggesting Samsung's new toy is faster than the Google-brand heavyweight.
In a second test the E300S was narrowly bested by the Nexus 4, but trounced the Samsung Galaxy S3, which eight months on is still one of the fastest smart phones money can buy.
The System information for the phone shows that it's running Android 4.2.1 and has a 1,920x1,080 display, both of which are expected specifications for Samsung's next top-of-the-line mobile.
The processor looks like it could be a Qualcomm chip rather than a Samsung-built Exynos model however, which would be a departure for the South Korean tech giant, as the Galaxy S3 played host to the company's Exynos 4 chip.
There's no way yet to know if these benchmarks really describe the S4, but they certainly point to a highfalutin Samsung phone in the works. The S4 has been tipped to make its grand entrance in mid-March, so we may not have long to wait.
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anonymous 13 February, 2013 12:02
I've got S3, so it would take a lot for me to fork over more money to get the S4. Never say never though!
anonymous 13 February, 2013 13:18
SHV-Exxxx series are Korean versions. The S at the end indicates hardware customization for SKT operator (LTE bands are different among Korean operators).
On the processor, it can be Quallcomm for the one under benchmark, as it was for S3 Korean version (I own SHV-E210S which has different specs from the international version, and the reason I preferred buying it in my trip to Korea was the combination of Quadcore CPU and 2GB memory, one was lacking in either international or US versions). The international version still can be expected to come with Exynos chip.
Damien2501 13 February, 2013 18:26
I will buy the Galaxy S3 (4G version) in 6 months time when it will be relatively cheap. The Galaxy S4 will be a great phone I'm sure, but it will be very expensive, compared to the starting price of its predecessors. And the Galaxy S3 will still be a brilliant phone in 2013 like the Galaxy S2 was in 2012.
anonymous 14 February, 2013 00:55
I've seen both the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini and the Samsung Galaxy S4. Both had the home button, S4 colours were white, grey with checks , brown and blue. S4 mini from what i can remember had 5 colours the same four colours as S4 with the fifth being pink. Both models had flip covers attached (one green and one black) and looked very similar to the current S3 models. I also noticed an additional camera or sensor on the top left of the S4 just above the Samsung logo next to the ear earpiece. All of the handsets were powered off, i was told they are due to be released very very soon.