The GALAXY S4, Samsung Electronics’ latest flagship smartphone unveiled
at Samsung Unpacked 2013, is designed to get users closer to what
matters in life and bring their world together. Long before it was
unveiled, in spectacular fashion at Radio City Music Hall in New York,
interest was brewing around the globe. Now that the GALAXY S4 has been
released, let’s take a closer look at some of the truly innovative
features it has to offer.
True innovation involves giving more meaning and comfort to the lives of
users through new technologies. This is the unyielding philosophy that
enabled the creation of the GALAXY S4. Initially, users may be
fascinated with the GALAXY S4’s larger screen and battery capacity, all
housed in a light and slim body, but as they learn more about the
smartphone’s features it becomes clear that innovative elements were
reflected not only in the hardware, but also the GALAXY S4 features some
truly dazzling sensor and recognition technologies.
The GALAXY S4 has seamlessly combined nine sensors and a wide array of recognition technologies that
understand user behavior, thus delivering an effortless user
experience, making things convenient and hassle-free. This goes beyond
simple functions like making phone calls and running applications; users
can focus on themselves and loved ones, with the GALAXY S4 working with
them to strip away the complications of life.
Better health, better environment with GALAXY S4
Samsung is committed to creating innovative products inspired by people,
for people. Each innovative feature of GALAXY S4 was developed from the
insights and needs we found from our consumers all around the world.
This is especially true of our dedication to our customers’ wellbeing.
The S Health function of the GALAXY S4 enables the smartphone to work
with the user, providing an all-in-one companion that offers nothing but
positive support. Below are just some of the features that aid users.
The temperature/humidity sensor,
a new addition to the GALAXY S4, identifies temperature and humidity
levels in the surrounding environment through a small hole located at
the base of the smartphone. It then visually displays what the optimal
comfort levels are for the user on the S Health screen.
The accelerometer measures
the smartphone’s movement and is used as a Walking Mate, serving as a
passometer that counts the number of steps a user has taken. The barometer ascertains
the atmospheric pressure of a user’s current location and determines
the altitude. This is especially handy when the user is walking on
inclined planes, such as a hill or mountain, because the barometer can
accurately calculate how many calories are burned according to the
atmosphere pressure and altitude.
The RGB Sensor, located
on the top-left of the screen, measures the intensity of the light and
is applied to the Samsung Adapt Display, which optimizes screen
brightness and sharpness. As a result, eye fatigue is reduced when the
user reads e-books or enjoys diverse applications.
Ensuring a more comfortable, easier life by understanding user behavior
The planning phase of the GALAXY S4 was no easy task, and much thought
was put into creating an effortless and more meaningful user experience.
The results are plain to see, and so well-designed you may not even
notice. So just in case, we’ll give you a quick summary.
A number of sensors are featured in the GALAXY S4; sensors that are
smart enough to detect a user’s face, voice and motion, enable screen
control with no need for finger touch activation, and deliver effortless
tasking.
To begin, the two sensors located next to the front camera are used for gesture and proximity sensing. The gesture sensor recognizes
hand movements by detecting infrared rays that are reflected from the
user’s palm. This sensor was applied to the Air Gesture function of the
GALAXY S4, allowing users to accept a call, change songs, or scroll a
web page up and down all with a wave of their hand.
The proximity sensor recognizes
situations where the user places the smartphone close to his or her
face. It can immediately make a phone call and turn off the screen to
prevent unnecessary touch interaction while the user is on the phone
The camera-based face recognition technology
is used for Samsung Smart Pause, which pauses a video when the user
looks away and resumes when the user returns, and Samsung Smart Scroll,
which allows the user to scroll up and down without touching the screen.
Samsung Smart Scroll is actually an outcome of the seamless application
of two technologies. The first is face recognition technology, which
recognizes a user’s face when he or she looks at the screen and allows
the user to tilt his or her face up and down to scroll the screen.
Additionally, users can conveniently scroll the screen up and down by
tilting the smartphone. This is possible because of the gyro sensor,
which recognizes the inclination of the smartphone.
Air View allows the user to preview the content of an email, S Planner,
image gallery or video without having to open it, just by hovering their
finger over the item. It works thanks to Finger Hovering technology
activated by measuring electric currents that change when the user’s
hand is in close proximity to the touch screen. First debuted with
GALAXY Note II, this is the first time the technology can be used
without an S Pen.
Voice recognition technology was adopted for the S Translator and S Voice Drive. For the GPS that is activated by voice based on S Voice Drive, a geomagnetic sensor is used for precise bearing determination.
Finally, the Samsung Optical Reader uses Optical Character Reader (OCR) technology
to recognize text and automatically recognizes information using the
camera including e-mail, website addresses, telephone numbers, and QR
codes. It then suggests useful follow-up functions such as translation,
search, text message, email and call.
Low-power-consuming sensor platform reduces power consumption
If all this extra power has you concerned about battery life, fear not.
The GALAXY S4 has a Micro Controller Unit (MCU) that activates the
Application Processor (AP) only when needed and makes it possible to
control the sensors without activating AP. As a result, the power
consumption of GALAXY S4 is optimized, letting you enjoy these features
longer.
Even when the same-version of Android OS is used, there is a difference
in battery performance among manufacturers dependent on the degree of
software operation optimization. Despite the inclusion of various
sensors, the GALAXY S 4’s power consumption has been optimized using
Samsung Electronics’ unique technologies and expertise.
Samsung wanted to create something different – something that would
bring about change to a person’s life in a meaningful way. The GALAXY S4
is designed to get users closer to what matters most in life and bring
all their different busy worlds together, so that they can experience
life without boundaries or limitations. The GALAXY S4 features many
diverse innovative functions that work subtly in the background to
benefit users as they go about their daily lives. Anticipated to serve
as a life companion to many people all across the globe, the GALAXY S4
was launched on 327 carriers in about 155 countries.
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