Samsung Galaxy S IV LTE-A

Samsung has announced in South Korea the world's first LTE-Advance capable smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S IV LTE-A. This announcement followed SK Telecoms accomplishment in finishing implementing the next generation in 4G LTE technology dubbed as the LTE-Advance network. So, for those who owns a Galaxy S IV and does not live in South Korea, relax. This device will not arrive in your country unless a carrier will offer LTE-A. In the Philippines this is awkward moment because the Philippines has just started building their LTE network. Anyway, In South Korea, SK Telecom is the only carrier (in the world too) to offer LTE-A which means the smartphone will only be offered by SK Telecom. This is also, so far, Samsung's most powerful smartphone since it sports the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor clocked at 2.3GHz. According to Samsung's presser, the device will be available in South Korea starting this summer in two colors, Arctic Blue and Red Aurora.

Samsung Premiere: The Samsung Galaxy NX Android camera with changeable lens

The only device that Samsung announced with the "Galaxy" on its name, the Samsung Galaxy NX. I do not think this is the successor to the Galaxy Camera, This camera belongs to a different segment of the market or category. According to Samsung (because I am not an expert in Cameras) this is the world's first 3G/4G LTE connected Compact System Camera (CSC). I don't know what camera owns the crown of the world's first Android powered CSC with interchangeable lens. But anyway, this is brilliant. You can just see how Samsung is pushing it to the boundaries with their devices and doing crazy stuff (that might actually work). Samsung Camera/Imaging is a nobody in the camera world, I believe, because this market is taken by either Nikon or Canon but eventually Samsung will get their. Anyway, this camera runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and all the amazing things a CSC should offer (you see? I ain't an expert). With regards to its availability and pricing we still do not have anything.

Samsung Premiere: The Samsung ATIV Q - Windows 8 and Android in one device

To sum up all of the Windows 8 devices that Samsung announced at the Samsung Premiere 2013 Galaxy and ATIV is the Samsung ATIV Q. It's a hybrid and runs on two OS-es either Windows 8 or Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. This is not new, remember when Asus announced their own device like this? But the Asus Windows-Android Hybrid was huge. Samsung's interpretation of this market (those who wants to get a device that can run on both OS-es and use both OS-es apps) is much smaller than that of Asus's. The ATIV Q sports a 13.3" touchscreen display with a resolution of 3200x1800 which gives us a 275ppi. Brilliant, for something that big? 

Samsung Premiere: Samsung ATIV Tab 3 brings along the S-Pen

Now for tablets. Samsung announced the Samsung ATIV Tab 3 which now comes with an S-Pen. This is good because Sammy is not making the S-Pen experience exclusive to the Note line of devices. Now a Windows 8 running tablet can simply slide out the S-Pen and just make magic with it. The ATIV Tab 3 sports a brilliant design that follows, yet again, the Galaxy line sans the Android of course. Anyway, this device comes with SideSync, full Windows capabilities, and the portability of a 550g tablet.

Samsung Premiere: The Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus

Now this is a PC. The Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus a high-performance PC that incorporates Intel's newest technology of their CPUs dubbed as the Haswell. I needed to Google what Samsung was trying to say when it put ULT on the product specs because I did not know what Haswell was. Anyway, I confirmed it by myself that this PC running on Windows 8 with a 13.3" QHD+ (3200x1800) resolution is being powered by either an Intel Core i5/i7 ULT processor. 

Samsung Premiere: The Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite

Next we have the Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite which is a less spec-ed PC compared to it's more powerful brother that I will be posting about after this. The Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite sports the same display as it's bigger brother but sports a 256GB SSD and a display that is of the same size but of a lesser resolution (1366x768). Since all of these PCs run on Windows 8 they all sport touchscreen displays. 

Samsung Premiere: The Samsung ATIV One 5 Style AIO

The event that happened last nigh was called the Samsung Premiere 2013 Galaxy and ATIV. Basing on the name of event itself it is clear that Samsung will be announcing devices that will add up on its ATIV branding of PCs, Tablets, and whatnot. This device right here is one of them. Dubbed as the Samsung ATIV One 5 Style this All-In-One PC is an Ultra Slim PC that runs on Windows 8 and is being powered by an AMD quad-core processor. The design aesthetics used on this device, according to the presser, is from their Galaxy line of devices. Date of launch and pricing are still undisclosed, as always.

Samsung announced 5 more colors of the Galaxy S IV

I deliberately did not watch Samsung's Premiere Event last night because I was very sleepy and all. Anyway, here is one of the many things they announced yesterday. The Samsung Galaxy S IV will be getting five new colors namely Blue Arctic, Purple Mirage, Red Aurora, Brown Autumn, and Pink Twilight. Currently, the Red Aurora of the Galaxy S IV is being sold by AT&T in the US and the Blue Arctic is being sold in Japan. But do not expect that all of these colors will be available everywhere. Base on experience, Samsung seems to select the markets where they will be selling all of the colors of one specific device. In the Philippines, a differently colored S III was as rare as a blue iPhone.

Samsung Galaxy S IV Zoom

Well, turns out rumors are being confirmed. Today, Samsung announced the Galaxy S IV Zoom. The smartphone that is kind of like the Galaxy Camera but of lower specs to that behemoth and of course with the phone capabilities. The device, together with the Galaxy S IV Mini and the Galaxy S IV Active will all be showcased in Samsung's Premiere event in June 20 of this year. With regards to the device's price and date of launch there is no word, as usual. But anyway, this device is more of like just a camera more than a smartphone. If I were to choose between this and the Galaxy Camera? I'd go for the latter since it is a powerhouse when it comes to specs and considering that I do not need another smartphone. But for those who wants a device capable taking amazing photos and a smartphone then this is the device to go for unless you want to go Nokia. 

Samsung Galaxy Ace 3

Samsung has unveiled the next iteration of the Galaxy Ace. It is the 3rd Galaxy Ace and is rightfully named as the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3. The device is a very good improvement from what it precedes. It has a 4G LTE variant and a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU for the 4G variant. No word yet on when and how much the phone is but it will surely come in both 3G and 4G versions that would depend on the market where Samsung will sell the device. Expect it too that it will be launched globally.

The Samsung Galaxy S IV Active

Ahead of Samsung's June 20, 2013 Samsung Premiere event in London, the Korean giant announced the Samsung Galaxy S IV Active. We all know that the water resistant and rugged smartphones have become somewhat important now in the market because if it isn't nobody would make one. I believe Sony Mobile spearheaded this water resistant-of-it-all craze with their Sony Xperia Z. So to just respond to Sony, Samsung created what I believe is a beautiful smartphone in terms of design. The device The Galaxy S IV Active is IP67 certified (IP68 is the highest rating). With that said, this device debunks the Xperia Z in terms of water resistance (if that is even a word).

 

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1

Here is the bigger brother of the Galaxy Tab 3 8, the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1. Unlike the GT38, this tablet does not seem to be powered by the Intel Atom processor which is a shame, I believe. With both devices announced I think Samsung has done a pretty good job in terms of design but as always, the Galaxy Tab line of tablets from Sammy does not really shine that much. If you come to think about it, both the GT38 and GT310.1 have lower specs compared to the Galaxy Note 8.0 but anyhow the Galaxy Tab line of tablets is still a good tablet if you are in the market looking for one. It is still Samsung's main tablet line and will try to compete with other tablets out there.

 

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8

Samsung has announced the update to their Galaxy Tab line of Android Tablets. After announcing the Galaxy Tab 3 7 back in April, the world's largest smartphone maker announced the world's first tablet to run on an Intel Atom processor. This device, instead being an update to a previous tablet is a new variant of the Galaxy Tab line. The specs, for me is "OK", not really spectacular but I still need to read about the performance of these Intel Atom processors work its magic on Android devices. Anyway, Samsung did not give out when the device will be launch and where it will be launch including its pricing.