Galaxy S4 Active: Samsung New Phone Built to Resist Dust and Water

Samsung has just announced the new GALAXY S4 Active, and it said to be  the perfect companion for a life of exploration, activity and adventure. The new Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is built with a qualified protection from dust and water. This new smartphone is best for adventurous people for it has protective designed that resist against dust and water. This simply means that this device is totally sealed,  But it's  equipped with a water-resistant earphone jack, Samsung says.

Featuring a 1.9 GHZ Quad-Core processor and 2,600mAh battery, the GALAXY S4 Active can handle the most intensive tasks with ease and precision. Striking color and stunning resolution on the device’s beautiful 5.0’’ Full HD TFT LCD screen (443 PPI) makes playing the newest games or watching hours of video easy on the eyes. And with ‘Glove Touch’, cold weather is no longer a problem since the touchscreen can be fully operated while wearing gloves.

With an 8-megapixel rear camera, users can easily share their vivid experiences while on the go. Unique to the GALAXY S4 Active camera, ‘Aqua Mode’ can be used to increase visual quality and clarity for enhanced underwater images and video. The volume key located on the side of the device can be used as a camera key, allowing users to easily and quickly open the camera application to capture photo and video the moment it happens. Additionally, the camera transforms into a powerful LED flash light to assist in low-light and nighttime activities with a simple long press of the volume key.


Richer & Fuller Life Experience

The GALAXY S4 Active is designed with a seamless interface that incorporates popular features of the GALAXY S4.

‘S Travel (Trip Advisor)’ offers travel assistance, local information, and recommendations to provide a more seamless experience in an unfamiliar environment. ‘S Translator’ makes international travel easy by providing instant text or voice translation for emails and text messages.

The camera interface is designed to make capturing and sharing meaningful moments intuitive and more engaging with multiple shooting modes including ‘Drama Shot’, which allows users to see all the action in one continuous time-lapse, and ‘Sound & Shot’, which uniquely stores sound and voice together with the image to capture the moment in an immersive visual/audio format. With ‘Story Album’, photos taken with the GALAXY S4 Active are collected and sorted according to a user’s timeline, geo-tagging information or a specific event to instantly create an organized photo album. To help facilitate sharing, users can also use the ‘Group Play’ function to enjoy music, photos, documents and games together and across various devices including GALAXY S4, GALAXY S4 mini, GALAXY Mega 6.3 and GALAXY Mega 5.8.

‘Samsung Smart Pause’ enables users to control of the screen using optical cues. While watching a video, the video pauses when you look away and starts right up again when returning to view, saving vital battery life and time spent rewinding. ‘Air View’ lets you preview the content of an email by simply hovering your fingers over the screen, which saves time and data. With ‘Air Gesture’, you can change the music track, scroll up and down on a web page, or accept a call with a simple wave of the hand. Additionally, ‘S Health’ helps you keep track of your personal health statistics. When paired with the S Health Accessory, you can monitor your heart rate, weight, sleep pattern and other personal measurements to assist in a healthy lifestyle.

Samsung GALAXY S4 Active Product Specifications



Network	LTE Cat3, HSPA＋ 42/5.76Mbps, EDGE/GPRS Class 12
Processor	1.9GHz Quad-Core Processor
Display	5.0”  Full HD TFT LCD, 443 PPI, Glove Touch
OS	Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Camera	Rear: 8 megapixel with LED Flash light Front: 2 megapixel
Camera Features	Camera Key, Drama Shot, Sound&Shot, Aqua mode, Beauty face, Best photo, Continuous shot, Best face, Animated photo, Rich tone, Panorama
Video	MPEG4,H.263,H.264,DivX4,VP8, WMV9, WMV 7/8, MP43, Sorenson Spark
Audio	MP3,AAC,AAC＋,eAAC＋,WAV,AMR-NB, AMR-WB,MIDI,OGG,IMY,XMF,WMA,FLAC
Services  & Additional Features	Samsung Smart Scroll/Pause, Air View/Gesture, Samsung WatchON
	ChatON, Samsung Hub
	Group Play: Share Music, Share Picture, Share Document, Play Games
	Dust and Water Resistant (IP67)
	S Translator, S Travel(Trip Advisor), S Health, Story Album
Google Mobile Services	Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Play, Google Plus, YouTube, Google Local, Google Navigation (Turn-by-turn Navi.), Voice Search, Chrome Browser
Connectivity	Wi-Fi ac, Wi-Fi Direct, IrDA, NFC, USB 2.0, Bluetooth® 4.0 (LE)
Sensor	Accelerometer Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Digital Compass, Barometer Sensor, Gesture Sensor, Finger Hovering Sensor, Light Sensor
Memory	16GB Internal memory (User Memory approximately 11.25GB) micro SD slot (up to 64GB), 2GB RAM  ＊User memory space may be less than the total memory space due to system files. User memory may differ by region, carrier and supporting language and may change after software upgrade.
Dimension	139.7 x 71.3 x 9.1 mm, 151g
Battery	2,600mAh



You can read the full details about this new Samsung Galaxy S4 at Samsung Mobile Press.