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Into Due to the availability of Samsung Italy we had the chance to try out a preview of the brand new Samsung Galaxy S4 . Many of the interesting points of this new smartphone that – with the iPhone 5, the LG Optimus G, the Nokia Lumia 820 and 920, the BlackBerry Z10 and the Sony Xperia Z – will surely be one of the most desired devices of this 2013 .

Below Into our first impressions and analysis (video) of the most interesting in the story of Paolo Castellini , Product Manager at Samsung Telecom division of Italy ..

SIZE AND DESIGN
step forward compared to the Galaxy S3 is more evident live in photography. Even without changing the look of the family, in fact, Samsung is able to enhance the overall impact of the terminal, both aesthetically and functionally and qualitatively. The display has been increased (the diagonal salt from 4.8 to 5 inches) but without this being passed negatively on size and weight. Indeed, the new Galaxy S4 is even can light and thin of his predecessor. Also very positive feeling to the touch while making extensive use of plastic, the Galaxy S4 transmits a solid feel to the handle.

DISPLAY
there really that rub his eyes. The Super AMOLED screen of the Samsung Galaxy S4 is one of the sharpest and brightest in its class, really a pleasure for lovers of high definition. Samsung has also introduced the function High touch sensitivi ty that effectively improves the interaction with the touch screen, making it sensitive to the use with gloves.

USER INTERFACE
As usual, Android has been suitably modified by the TouchWiz customization . In some cases the number of setting appears even exaggerated, but overall the user knows he can always customize to taste each item of its smartphone.

Into addition to system standby smart, already introduced on the Galaxy S3, Samsung proudly presents some interesting news from the point of view of interaction intelligent. The most interesting is Air View , a feature that actually allows you to control the main functions of the phone through gesture “flying”, ie without physical contact between your hands and the display (which can return useful in the car or in all those particular contexts in which is not really advisable to put your hands on the dis play, such as at the beach or in the kitchen).

Into Less useful, but no less interesting, the two functions in eye tracking – Smart Stay and Smart Scroll – allowing you to pause and restart the playing a video or slide pages automatically with just “taxation” of the look. The tracking work (the result of our test went beyond our expectations), provided you have the foresight to position themselves in an appropriate distance from the screen.

CAMERA
What surprises most is not the resolution (perlatro remarkable, 13 megapixel ), but the overwhelming amount of resources available for the amateur photographer, all suitably packaged to be ready for use. In addition to the traditional configurations Galaxy S4 incorporates a practical carousel menu from which you can select the entire shooting modes: the night photos with embedded audio to that, the improvement of the face and the photo click to cosdd etto animated.

Into It should be noted, also the possibility to carry out a click “front and back” using, in addition to the objective rear, even the 2-megapixel front: the end result will be a photo “double” , with a full-screen and thumbnail overlay.

APPLICATIONS
The Samsung Galaxy S4 leaves the factory with many applications already installed by default, some of them exclusively. There’s something for everyone: from multi-speaker system for sharing audio ( Group Play ) to the simultaneous translation in nine languages ??(in voice mode, for the moment, the Italian only works with English), by custom albums for organizing photos to the renewed voice interface ( S-Drive ) for support in the guide. To underline the entrance to the suite of Samsung S-Health , an integrated system for the management and fitness training that can interface with some accessories (scales, heart rate monitors ) sold separately.

CONCLUSIONS
Overall the Samsung Galaxy S4 does not disappoint the expectations for quality of the display, handling and – most importantly – the number of unique applications Samsung can say that he exceeded. Of course, not all features are suitable for current use (think for example to Stay Smart and Smart Scroll), but in a mere innovation of the terminal definitely has something to say. Even so, the price (high, we are talking about 699 euro) appears justified.