Samsung Galaxy S4 Release Rumored for May or June in U.S.

The U.S. Samsung Galaxy S4 release date is rumored for May or June, a month or two behind the likely Galaxy S4 release in Europe.

Leaks pointed to a Samsung Galaxy S4 launch event on March 22nd, but a new report from SamMobile claims Samsung will hold an Unpacked event on March 15th to launch the Galaxy S4.

It’s not clear where the Samsung Galaxy S4 launch will take place, but New York City is a likely location in the U.S. Samsung is expected to send invitations to the Galaxy S4 launch event shortly after Mobile World Congress, which runs from February 25th to the 28th in Barcelona Spain. Samsung will be at MWC 2013, but is reportedly not planning to launch the Galaxy S4 there.
The Galaxy S3 was first released in late May internationally, and arrived in the U.S. a month later in late June, with availability on the major U.S. carriers by July 2012.

Galaxy S4 Accessories

Samsung is reportedly prepping a number of Samsung Galaxy S4 accessories for release alongside the phone. SamMobile reports that Samsung is planning these accessories for April, so U.S. shoppers may not need to wait for Galaxy S4 accessories. Many of these rumored Galaxy S4 accessories are similar to those for the Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2.

Clear Cover
Flip Cover
Protective Cover
Pouch
Extra Battery Kit
Wireless Charging Kit
HDTV Adapter
Headset
If Samsung can deliver the Wireless Charging Kit at launch it would mark a change from the Galaxy S3, which is still missing an official wireless charging kit. There is no mention of a Smart Dock, like the one for the Galaxy Note 2, which turns the device into a small computer with multiple USB ports and an HDMI out. Also missing from the rumored Galaxy S4 accessories is an extended battery.
In addition to the new Samsung Youm flexible display prototype that the company showed off earlier today, Samsung also announced a brand new Exynos processor called the Exynos 5 Octa which features an octo-core CPU and takes advantage of ARM’s big.LITTLE processing power. The fact that the processor has 8-cores doesn’t mean that it’s an octo-core processor.


The Galaxy S4 display could feature the new Exynos 5 Octa processor from Samsung.
Instead, there are two sets of four-cores that will run as needed. One set of four cores is Cortex A15 and the other set of cores on the Exynos 5 Octa is Cortex A7. Depending on how the device is being used, one set of four cores will spring into action. High performance will be handled by the more powerful Cortex A15 cores while the low-level usage will be tackled by the Cortex A7.
Samsung also touts the battery life with this chip which is going to be used in smartphones, tablets and more. According to Samsung, the Exynos 5 Octa uses 70-percent less power than a typical quad-core Cortex A15 processor and it also supplies better battery life than its own Exynos 5 processor that is found in the company’s Nexus 10 Android tablet.

The announcement comes after NVIDIA and Qualcomm made their two big processor announcements with NVIDIA announcing the Tegra 4 and Qualcomm revealing its Snapdragon 800 processor which is said to deliver much better performance than its current Snapdragon S4 processor.
The Galaxy S4 remains a mystery, but a better picture of the Galaxy S4 is coming together thanks to rumors and leaks. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is expected in two colors, black and white, but little is known about what the device looks like. This isn’t stopping various renders from showing what the Galaxy S4 could look like based on past Galaxy smartphones.


The Galaxy S4 will almost certainly use a 4.99-inch Full HD 1080P display with a pixel density of 441 ppi. Samsung is reportedly manufacturing this display for an early March Galaxy S4 launch.