The Galaxy S4 is real, and has a 5-inch touchscreen, a massively powerful processor and a 13-megapixel camera. But who cares about hardware -- these days we're all about exciting new apps! Click play on the video above to check out the S4's coolest apps and software treats.
Group Play is an interesting new app that lets S4 owners connect their phones using NFC or Bluetooth to share photos, videos, documents, or play multiplayer games. You can also share music, making it play from every phone.
S Health, meanwhile, is a calorie counter and pedometer app that monitors your movements throughout the day. Those interested in using a mobile to achieve peak physical fitness will be excited to learn that Samsung is also making an S Band wristband accessory that collects data and syncs with your phone.
As per pre-launch rumours, the S4 tracks your eyes! Smart Pause will automatically stop a video when the phone detects your head has moved away, while Smart Scroll waits for you to be watching the screen, then lets you move up and down a page by tilting the phone.
Air View lets you do things like preview a video clip or image by hovering your finger over the screen, without actually making contact. You can also make broader hovering gestures, like waving your whole hand in front of the screen to navigate the S4's interface.
Check the video for more information on loads of S4 camera tricks, and the power to control your telly using your phone.
The S4 is powered by Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. Although Samsung has stuck its own TouchWiz interface over the top, that's the latest version of Android, so you'll have access to thousands of apps via Google Play if you get sick of Samsung's offering.
Samsung seems to have focused more on software than on hardware, as design-wise the S4 is very similar to its predecessor. Are these new apps good enough, though? Or do some of them seem a bit pointless? Let me know in the comments, or on our Facebook wall.
Android App 
RSS Feeds 
iPhone App 
Newsletters 
24 month contract
24 month contract
Comments 3
Add your comment
anonymous 15 March, 2013 18:32
seems impressive and im mostly excited for the camera feature's they seem great ;D
anonymous 15 March, 2013 23:14
It has an amazing 8 core processor which is leaps and bounds ahead of its competitors. With a 5 inch screen that is housed in a case same that is almost the same size as the s3, plus it’s even thinner!! The camera has been improved leaps and bounds, the screen has been improved, incredible software, what more could you really want? If this is not the clear Smartphone winner this year, I will eat my hat. I just got rid of my Iphone and Note 2 to pre order this superb phone.
In some respect this phone will be hard to beat even next year when the s5 is out, most buyers will probably be so happy with this phone that they will not bother to upgrade for a good few years! Well done Samsung. The only thing they need to work on is their terrible customer service?
anonymous 16 March, 2013 01:23
It's not an 8 core processor though. It has 8 cores in total, 2 x quad cores, and won't use them at the same time.. So it's essentially a quad core processor.