Samsung Galaxy S4 Activ Full Phone Specifications
Samsung galaxy activ is also known as Samsung I537. This smartphone was launched to compete SONY xperia z, both being waterproof and dust proof. Samsung galaxy s4 activ is the first waterproof smartphone from samsung. This device is perfect for rough users as they dont need to care for wet or dusty conditions. This is best for travelers/explorers as they are prone to such conditions every now and then. The device is IP67 certified and it adds to the value of the device. The strategy seemed to have worked well. Samsung have found many potential buyers by date. This smartphone was announced on early june 2013 and relesed june end 2013.
This device has many features and let us see what they are one by one.
NETWORK
This smartphone supports 2G,3G and 4G networks. It supports GSM 850,900,1800,1900 modes in 2G mode and HSDPA 850,900,1900,2100 in 3G mode and LTE 800,850,900,1800,2100,2600 in 4G LTE mode. The SIM supported is a micro-SIM and one needs to have a SIM cutter to adpat his existing mini-SIM to use in samsung galaxy s4 activ
BODY
The device is 5.5*2.81*0.36 (inches) in dimension and it weighs 153 grams. This device is IP67 certified and is water and dust resistant. It is water resistant upto 1meter and 30 minute.
DISPLAY
The device features a TFT capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colour support. The display is a full HD capable 1080*1920 pixels. The device has an excellent 441pixel density. The device supports multitouch and protected by corning gorilla glass 2 from scratches. The device features a typical Touch WIZ UI.
SOUND
The device has alerts such as vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones and features a decent enough loudspeaker to listen to music. The device also has a 3.5mm jack to listen to audio via headphone or through external speakers.
MEMMORY
The device has an internal memmory 16GB (11.2GB usable) and an external card slot supporting upto 64GB and has a 2GB ram.
DATA
The device has a class 33 GPRS and EDGE and HSDPA supporting 42Mbps and HSUPA around 5.76Mbps.The device supports a dual band Wi-Fi and has a Wi-Fi DLNA with tethering support. The device has the latest version of bluetooth v4.0 incorporated. The device features NFC and has an infrared port. The micro-USB v2.0 port can help in transferring data from pc to smartphone
CAMERA
The primary device is 8MP and captures pictures of 3264*2448 pixels. It supports LED flash and autofocus. The other main features are simultaneous HD and video and image recording. It supports Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization HDR and AQUA mode for in water video capture.The device also supports 1080p HD video recording at 30 frames per second. The secondary camera is of 2MP and also supports 1080p HD video recording for video calls.
FEATURES
It has a pre-installed v4.2.2 android jellybean OS and the quad core 1.9GHZ krait is supported by Qualcomm APQ8064T snapdragon 600 chipset. The graphics is powered by adreno 320 and is apt for crystal clear image and video rendering. There are many sensors incorporated like accelerometer,gyro,proximity, compass and hand gesture. HTML5 is supported. Device has GPS supported with GLONASS. The device also has a java MIDP emulator.
BATTERY
The device has a Li-ion 2600mah battery and it provides backup upto 17 hours.
FOR
- Quad core 1.9ghz Krait
- Water proof and dust proof
- 2GB ram
AGAINST
- 8MP camera
- TFT screen
- Gorilla 2