Samsung was expected to narrow the gap with its marketing efforts. The gap in the US market share between Samsung and Apple was 12.2 percentage points in 2012, while sales of iPhone series were 1.8 times more than Samsung's Galaxy S smartphones last year. Samsung still lagged behind Apple in the US, which is the second-largest smartphone market following China, and accounts for the large portion in the high-end models. 'Amid sluggish sales of Apple's iPhone5, there will be no follow-up models from Samsung's rivals in the second quarter.' 'With the success of Galaxy S3, consumer royalty to the Galaxy brand became stronger,' said Sophia Kim at Woori. The Galaxy S4 was expected to exceed its predecessor, with its sales touching 65 million units by year-end. Global sales of the Galaxy S3 reached around 38 million units since its launch in May 2012, according to the estimation made by Woori Investment & Securities' analyst Sophia Kim. Samsung planned to roll out the new model through 327 mobile operators in 150 countries starting possibly late-April, surpassing its predecessor Galaxy S3 that was launched via 296 wireless carriers in 145 nations. Especially, the hexa-band LTE version can support as much as six different band sets, which means a function in most LTE coverage areas. It comes with 1.9 GHz quad-core processor and 1.6 GHz Octa-core processor depending on regions, supporting 3G network as well as the 4G LTE. ![]() The model had a pixel density of 441 pixel per inch (ppi).Ī 'dual camera' function, which had a 13 megapixel rear camera and a 2 megapixel front camera, would allow users to select eight different ways to combine the two photos taken by both cameras. It had the 5-inch full HD AMOLED display with a resolution of 1920 by 1080. The flagship model was equipped with high-quality features. It recognizes users' face looking at the screen and movement of their wrist and then scrolls the pages up or down accordingly. ![]() The 'Smart Scroll' function would allow users to scroll the browser or emails up and down without touching the screen. When users are watching a video, the video pauses if they look away, then it re-starts right up again when they look back, reported Xinhua. The 'Smart Pause' function would enable users to control the screen by where they look. The Galaxy S4 showed numerous improvements. Samsung launched the fourth generation of Galaxy S series at Radio City Music Hall in New York Thursday, according to an e-mailed statement. Samsung Electronics unveiled its new flagship smartphone Galaxy S4, with a feature that would enable users to control the screen by where they look.
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