Are you waiting for the announcement of Galaxy S5 from Samsung? Well, though Samsung has not spilled the beans about Galaxy S5, it has unveiled a new variant of Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S4 Mini in Russia named Black Edition.

Both these devices feature a black colored leather texture back, as design which seems to be carried from Galaxy Note 3. Other than the black color on the front and the leather black all other specifications of both these devices remain the same.

Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) features a 5 inch 1080p display powered by 1.9 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Quad Core processor with 2 GB of RAM and 16GB internal storage along with a microSD card slot. Other specs include 13 MP rear and 2 MP front shooters, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, Wi-Fi, LTE, USB 2.0, a 2,600 mAh battery, and Android 4.2.2 JellyBean.

Galaxy S4 Mini (GT-I9195) features a 4.3 inch qHD display powered by 1.7 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Dual Core processor with 2 GB of RAM and 8GB internal storage along with a microSD card slot. Other specs include 8 MP rear and 1.9 MP front shooters, Bluetooth 4.0, LTE, Wi-Fi, USB 2.0, a 1,900 mAh battery, and Android 4.2.2 JellyBean.

Both these variants will be available starting next month in Russia for $660 and $460. Samsung is yet to comment on availability in other global markets.

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Source: Samsung Russia via SAMMOBILE

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Own an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 and jealous of all of the KitKat updates flying out to other devices? Well, get your flashing pants on and head over to XDA. Designgears has you covered with a leaked version of KitKat 4.4.2 designed for the AT&T variant of the Samsung Galaxy S4 SGH-i337. As always, read, read, and read again before doing anything. If you do not understand what you are reading, stop as this is not meant for you until you fully understand. You will lose root, and there is a random reboot issue, but who cares when you get KitKat?

Head to the link below for all of the fun stuff and get some KitKat.

Source: XDA

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Although the Samsung Galaxy S4 has been an overwhelming success when you look at sales numbers, Samsung has admitted that it did not meet their own expectations. That does not mean they have abandoned it though, as SAMMOBILE got their hands on test firmware I9505XXUFNA1. This is Kit Kat 4.4.2 and is meant for the European Galaxy S4, GT-i9505. It is a good sign seeing it now, because that means U.S. carrier versions should not be too far behind.

Samsung will have to hurry, because Motorola and HTC are way ahead of them in releasing Kit Kat to their flagship devices. Don’t forget U.S. Galaxy S4 owners will still need to add in some time for the carriers to drag their feet before they can enjoy Kit Kat. Still, this does make for just about all of the major Android manufacturers pushing out the latest Android version rather quickly compared to prior years, which is good for everyone.

Head to the link below for detailed instructions on how to load this if you are lucky enough to have the GT-i9505 version of the Galaxy S4.

Source: SAMMOBILE

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Google has posted on Android Google Plus page that starting today Samsung Galaxy S3 and HTC one Google Play edition devices are getting Android 4.4 update.

Both HTC and Samsung has already posted Android 4.4 kernel sources complying with GPL.

Source : +Android

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Three days ago Samsung announced that they will be developing their own 64-bit chip for use in their mobile devices in the future. Now Taipei-based Digitimes is citing sources that Samsung will launch 64-bit processors in 2014. They are also claiming that the phones will have WQHD (2560×1440 resolution) and 16 megapixel cameras. Samsung Display is rumored to be starting production of the display very soon and it is meant for all high end devices in 2014. Apple has already gone to market with a 64-bit chip, and Samsung Galaxy S4 sales have been disappointing to date. All of this points to Samsung trying to make a big splash for MWC 2014. This should make for an interesting S5.

Rumored specs for the upcoming S5:
-64-bit processor
-4GB RAM
-Android 4.4 Kit Kat
-WQHD Display
-16 megapixel camera
-metal body

Now that Samsung is perfecting their hardware, maybe they could work on TouchWiz a little?

Source: CNET, Digitimes, BBC

Via: Munchy

Samsung Logo: silicon ANGLE

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Android 4.3 Jellybean update for Samsung Galaxy S4 on Verizon Wireless is live. The update ( Samsung calls it as Software Update 3 -SU3 with build name – VRUEMJ7 ) will be rolling out to devices starting today.

Along with OS update to Android 4.3 Jellybean this update also brings Galaxy Gear support to Galaxy S4 and also enables LTE Band 4

DEVICE ENHANCEMENTS

Jelly Bean 4.3 Operating System
Galaxy Gear Support – for detailed information about Galaxy Gear features, please click here to visit the Galaxy Gear page
Band 4 enable
Group Play 2.5 (Note 3 version)
Samsung KNOX support

You should be on stock unrooted ROM to receive the OTA update notification, if not just wait for stock rooted ROMs based on this update to come up.

Source : Samsung

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Samsung has updated the camera application in Galaxy Note 3 with some new features like Surround Shot.It works in the same way as Photosphere feature introduced by Google in Android 4.2. It stitches multiple individual images into a single spherical image.

This Surround Shot feature is exclusive only to Samsung Note 3. However LastStandingDroid, senior member at XDA has ported this camera app to Galaxy S4. App was tested successfully on Stock Samsung Android 4.3, Golden Eye, Angels and Demons v14.0 ROMs and and all features are reported working.

Head over to this post at Galaxy S4 forums- XDA for downloading the flashable zip file and instructions. You’ll need a custom recovery and make sure to perform nandroid backup to restore in case of any issues.

Source : Galaxy S4 forums

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After today morning’s leak of Android 4.3 I9500XXUEMJ5  for Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500, Samsung is officially rolling out Android 4.3 I9500XXUEMJ5 for the Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500.

To update your Galaxy S4 to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, connect your device to your computer and use Samsung KIES or  download and install the firmware via OTA, go to Settings > More > About Device > Software update > Update.

Below is the changelog as observed by sammobile:-

- OpenGL 3.0 Support
- TRIM Support (Makes the device much faster)
- ANT+ Support
- Samsung KNOX Implementation (KNOX bootloader and dedicated application)
- Samsung Wallet comes pre-loaded
- Improved RAM management
- Improved Display colour reproduction (Display looks much sharper than before)
- Improved TouchWiz Launcher (Much less launcher redraws and less lag)
- New Samsung Keyboard
- New Samsung Browser (Full screen by default, new tab interface and more)
- New Reading Mode (Optimises display for reading, used by only a few specific applications)
- New Camera firmware
- Minor UI tweaks (Contacts app, Flashlight Widget, dialog boxes etc)

The update is being rolled out in phases, in case you need to know whether its been rolled out in your country or not check live tracker here.

Source:-sammobile

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Android 4.3 I9500XXUEMJ5 For Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500 has been leaked. After Samsung rolled out Android 4.3 I9505XXUEMJ5 to the Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505 yesterday, sammobile has managed to get Android 4.3 I9500XXUEMJ5 for the Galaxy S4 i9500. Leaked as test firmware we believe this could very well be the final version as the build number is the same.

So, if you want Android 4.3 for your Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500 head over to sammobile for the download links and installation instructions. Flashing this test build will not trip your Knox warranty flag. Below is the change log for the Android 4.3 I9500XXUEMJ5:-

- GALAXY GEAR Support
- TRIM Support (Makes the device much faster)
- ANT+ Support
- Samsung KNOX Implementation (KNOX bootloader and dedicated application)
- Samsung Wallet comes pre-loaded
- Improved RAM management
- Improved Display colour reproduction (Display looks much sharper than before)
- Improved TouchWiz Launcher (Much less launcher redraws and less lag)
- New Samsung Keyboard
- New Samsung Browser (Full screen by default, new tab interface and more)
- New Reading Mode (Optimises display for reading, used by only a few specific applications)
- New Camera firmware
- Minor UI tweaks (Contacts app, Flashlight Widget, dialog boxes etc)

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Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 on I545VRUDMI1 has been rooted, all thanks to @designgears for Root de la Vega.

The root method will completely wipe your phone but will NOT trip the Knox switch so your warranty won’t be voided.

Click here for rooting instructions and download links.

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