Samsung GS4 Rumors May Give Hints To Rival iPhone 6
Posted by Michael Nace on Monday Oct 29, 2012 Under iPhone 6 Opinion, iPHone 6 Rumors
With the iPhone 5 having just been released, details about the features and release date of the iPhone 6 are distant at best. But with rumored specs of Samsung’s next GS4 beginning to surface, there may be more hints as to how Apple will compete with the 4th generation Galaxy S.
When it comes to prognosticating the iPhone 6, we’re probably getting ahead of ourselves; given the release pattern that is currently developing with iPhone iterations, there is more of a chance that we will see a refreshed iPhone 5S in 2013 than a full-fledged iPhone 6. Most likely, the 6 will be saved until 2014, and get a complete external makeover.
It is for this reason that iPhone 6 rumors continue to be nonexistent — there really are no bona fide rumors as of right now, since the next overhauled iPhone is probably just a glimmer in Cupertino’s engineers’ eyes. However, since Samsung seems more willing to overhaul its Galaxy S designs each year in order to challenge the iPhone, what we’re hearing about the rumored GS4.
According to TellMeNews:
“We have touched on the Galaxy S4 in previous reports, primarily on how the Korea Times had published an article stating that the next-gen Galaxy would be unveiled at the 2013 Mobile World Congress next February. At the moment, this rumor, which was rapidly put to rest by an official tweet from Samsung, has a good chance of ringing true. The Samsung Galaxy S4’s rumored specifications include a quad-core Exynos processor with as much as 3 GB RAM, a 12-megapixel rear camera or better and the latest Android operating system underneath, possibly Android 4.2 Key Lime Pie.”
Samsung appears to be positioning its Galaxy S iterations so that even on the refresh years for the iPhone, they will end up offering a much more powerful new smartphone. So, for 2013, the GS4 could be packing a major hardware and performance upgrade with this rumored Exynos quad-core processor, 3 GB RAM, and 12-megapixel rear camera. Specs like these will most likely outpace the iPhone 5S, which will perhaps see a marginal improvement in its processor, but for the most part will rely on software updates alla iOS 7.
The only area where we’ll most likely see the GS4 remain constant with the current iteration is its screen size: with the Galaxy Note providing the large 5-inch screen screen option in Samsung’s roster of smartphones, the GS4 doesn’t have much more room to grow without encroaching on the Note. (Wouldn’t it be amazing, however, if we saw the GS4 adopt Apple’s new aspect ratio? I’m not sayin’, I’m just sayin’.)
By Michael Nace
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October 29th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
Initially, I was of the mindset that in 2013 we would get the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 6 2014. Now, I’m not so sure. Apple released the iPad 4 only 7 months after the iPad 3 and Tim Cook in the keynote mentioned that Apple was not taking its foot of the gas. So it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Apple could introduce an iPhone 6 next year.
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October 29th, 2012 at 7:14 pm
I’m more of the mindset that the fourth-gen iPad is like an iPad 3S and that an overhaul (not dissimilar to the iPad mini) is coming at some point next year. Because the iPhone was just overhauled and activations lock most people in to two-year contracts, I wouldn’t expect anything more than a 5S-type device for 2013.
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November 2nd, 2012 at 11:57 am
My iPhone 5 is shockingly awful, so much so that I am actually embarrassed that I have one.
Maps, battery and shape are atrocious and not what I expect from a premium product at top price. Even the increase in screen size is pointless as I only have one App (CNN) not including native that fill the screen anyway!
This will be my last iPhone.
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November 7th, 2012 at 12:18 am
After a year with android and seeing how the other half lives I’m
Proud to say that the iPhone 5 is a winner. Battery consumption is no better on the galaxy s2
Lte.maps an issue? Really? I use navigon. Maps for turn by turn is a backup or quick reference at best. The device is an absolute pleasure to use and makes any other phone feel cheap and awkward.For the record, the whole iOS ecosystem blows away mhl and allshare,widi… After testing android to the limit it was sheer nostalgia to come back to the ios6.0.1 system. Phandroids can have their customizations, widgets and viruses. Continual freezing up and more bugs than an ant farm…
While we can all agree no os is perfect it is with an informed and systematically determined life and field tested analysis that IMHO the iPhone 5 is definitely A phone I’m proud to own. To hell with the critics and trolls.
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November 7th, 2012 at 5:59 pm
I’m just a kid and I think these phones are great! And I hope they come soon!
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November 9th, 2012 at 12:46 am
First to address Shameer’s Comment. I think the early release of the iPad was mostly driven by the lightening connector. Now Apple’s full line of iOS products incorporates it. The inclusion may be a move to stop supporting the 30 pin all together.
On the Overhaul end. I wouldn’t be surprised if Apple surprises us with an early product. Given the slowing popularity of iOS devices, they may be frantic to give us something that Wows us. Who Knows though, They may have something good in store for iOS 7.
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November 9th, 2012 at 7:36 pm
It would be interesting if Apple was as bold with the iPhone design as they are with the Nano that seems to have a redesign yearly.
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January 26th, 2013 at 10:29 pm
iOS, Android.
I’m getting a BB10!
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