Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active coming soon

Samsung has finally (after a barrage of leaks) announced the Galaxy S4 Active, an IP67-certified dust and water resistant version of the I9505 Galaxy S4 (which runs on the Qualcomm APQ806T Snapdragon 600 chipset). It is water resistant up to 1 metre, and can be immersed for up to 30 minutes.

Apart from a more rugged body, there are several differences between the S4 Active and the Qualcomm-based S4. The S4 active features an 8MP camera as opposed to the 13MP snapper found on the original S4, and will offer an Aqua Mode for “enhanced underwater images and video.”

The S4 Active is also heavier and thicker than the original, weighing in at 151 grams, and measuring 9.1mm in thickness. Instead of a Super AMOLED display, the S4 Active will feature a regular TFT LCD, covered by the same Corning Gorilla Glass 3 as the original.

The new S4 Active runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean just like its brethren, and will offer the same variety of add-on features to the OS via TouchWiz UI, such as Smart Scroll, S Health, Air Gestures, etc. It also once again powered by the same 2600mAh battery, though battery life figures have not yet been provided.

The rugged new phone will hit store shelves in the U.S. and Sweden sometime this month, and should start rolling out globally soon after. For now, no pricing details have been mentioned. It will be available in Dive Blue, Orange Flare, and Urban Grey colours.

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
		LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 – SGH-I537
	SIM	Micro-SIM
	Announced	2013, June
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2013, Q3

BODY	Dimensions	139.7 x 71.3 x 9.1 mm (5.5 x 2.81 x 0.36 in)
	Weight	153 g (5.40 oz)
		– IP67 certified – dust and water resistant – Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

DISPLAY	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.0 inches (~441 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 2
		– TouchWiz UI

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB
	Internal	16 GB (11.2 GB user available), 2 GB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Class 33
	EDGE	Class 33
	Speed	HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
	NFC	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host

CAMERA	Primary	8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, HDR, Aqua mode
	Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps
	Secondary	Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps

FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
	Chipset	Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600
	CPU	Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300
	GPU	Adreno 320
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
	Browser	HTML5
	Radio	No
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Urban Grey, Dive Blue, Orange Flare
		– S-Voice natural language commands and dictation – Smart stay, Smart pause, Smart scroll – Air gestures – Dropbox (50 GB storage) – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – TV-out (via MHL 2 A/V link) – SNS integration – MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player – Organizer – Image/video editor – Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) – Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa – Voice memo/dial/commands – Predictive text input (Swype)

BATTERY		Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery