New information about the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active have leaked online. Along with the S4 Active, information is circulating the Internet, which suggests that an S4 Mega smartphone is in the works.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active has been floating around the rumour mills for quite some time and now more details regarding the build and specifications of the smartphone have emerged. The S4 Active will have a 5-inch Full HD display just like the recently launched Galaxy S4. It will run on the Snapdragon 600 chipset and have a quad-core CPU clocked at 1.9GHz along with the Adreno 320GPU. The rear of the S4 Active is will have an 8MP camera instead of the 13MP camera found on the S4. The device will run on Android 4.2.2 and also show off the Samsung TouchWiz UI.
In terms of its form factor however, the S4 Active looks nothing like the S4. It has a better, more rugged build. The smartphone comes in a metallic shell casing, which bolts to the back. The standard capacitive and one physical button below the display are replaced with three physical buttons. Gunning for the rugged weatherproof build, we think the S4 will take on the likes of the Xperia Z, Sony’s latest flagship smartphone.
In other Samsung smartphone related news, information from the WatchOn Samsung app suggests that an S4 Mega along with the S4 Mini and the S4 Active are in the works. The Samsung WatchOn app lets users control their Smart TV with their Samsung smartphones. The app received an update adding support for the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy Mega 6.3. The update information on the app also says, “Adding support for the upcoming S4 Mega, S4 Mini, and S4 Active.”
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Rumours suggest that the S4 Active and the S4 Mega will officially be announced towards the end of May and will be available in June. The markets where these devices will launch first are still unknown.
The S4 Mini and the S4 Active have been a part of the rumour mills for quite some time now but this is the first that we have heard of the S4 Mega. It seems that Samsung is bringing its flagship S4 branding and possibly specifications to a variety of devices with different build and exteriors. There is no information available about the specifications of the S4 Mega but we think it will have a display around 6-inches to qualify it under the Samsung Galaxy Mega family categorizing it as a phablet.
Source: GSM Arena and Know Your Mobile