Samsung vs Apple: Will Galaxy S4 finish off iPhone 6?

As Samsung continues to chew into Apple's marketshare, the jury is out on who will win this war

Will Samsung totally kill the iPhone with the Galaxy S4? The company will definitely be gunning for it and hope that what S3 started off will be finally accomplished by the S4.

If we simply go by the rumours and leaks, that have emerged so far, the Galaxy S4, scheduled to be launched either during the second or third quarter of the year will be far more superior in terms of features to what Apple might be planning for the iPhone6.

Reports have already emerged that the S4 could will come with the S Pen stylus, laser keyboard and 1080p Full HD screen.

Those using the Galaxy Note and Note 2 are already aware of the features of the SPen and the S4 integrated with a similar stylus will be an amazing hands on for its users and will also be the first such device to use the facility.

Meanwhile, a mockup video from Rozetked, dreams of an S4 with a laser keyboard, projected onto a plain surface.

The video also describes the next generation phone to come with a 5 inch AMOLED display and an ultra slim design (world’s thinnest), 13 MP camera, 2 GHz 4 Quad Processor, Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie, etc.

However it is still not clear if Samsung would incorporate its flexible AMOLED display into the forthcoming model.

The company first displayed a design of the flexible screen at CES 2011.

There were some reports earlier this year that indicated that Samsung was starting production of its flexible AMOLED displays. However it was later clarified that Samsung was delaying mass production for the flexible displays until 2013.

Galaxy S4, it is now being said could be released as early as April 2013. However Samsung is in no hurry. It announced its S3 in May and released it in June. The device has emerged as serious contender to the iPhone and has already sold about 18 million models, compared with
16.2 million sales of the iPhone4S, in the third quarter of 2012.

Now compare this with the iPhone6 rumours. The new device expected to be released sometime in June 2013.

According to a report by Business Insider  quoting Jefferies analyst Peter Misek the device will come in 6 to 8 colours, a super HD camera/screen, a better battery, and NFC.

The report also adds that possible updates will include an IGZO screen for Retina+, apart from 128GB storage.

According to Misek, there are a number of different iPhone 6 prototypes circulating

“Several iPhone 6 prototypes appear to be floating around. The model with a 4.8" screen is the most interesting. It has a Retina+ IGZO screen, a new A7 quad-core processor variant, and a new form factor with no home button. Full gesture control is also possibly included,”
the note adds.

The third quarter of 2013 will thereby emerge a crucial period for both leading brands for supremacy.

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  • Daniel 7 March 2013 09:44 0 1
    Samsung Galaxy S4 will definitely be an iphone killer. The apple product is stagnating.
  • Georgestark 24 January 2013 13:59 1 2
    I was tasked to consolidate, manage and control our entire mobile Fleet (1000 staff globally). We were going for IPhones until the IPhone 5 came out. With the changes in the Dock connector, Nano SIM, cost and lack of control from MDM solutions we decided to change over to Samsung S3's. I have spent months researching and testing phones, I was always an Apple userbut I must admit and I never thought I would say this, Apple are out and Samsung/Android are in.
  • Cyrstal Griffin 23 January 2013 15:32 0 1
    OMG, G4 is so cool...
  • Jahan 19 January 2013 12:50 0 1
    I wonder why the smartphone companies don't invest to improve the battery life then the look and feel, IOS, Andriod or WP8, They can all perform the daily life tasks once you get the hang of it, the only thing that's lacking is a battery life, A super battery life is the only feature that can increase the popularity of any coming smartphones. Otherwise I won't call it improvement from the pervious device.
  • Ed Johnson 19 January 2013 11:11 3 1
    You notice Apple management only wear one type of clothing. So the Iphone 6 or Iphone 5S will again look like the Iphone 5 which looks like the Iphone 4s and the 4. Apple management loves to stay the same after the death of Steve Jobs. Nothing will change except their stock price which will approach $100. Then Samsung can buy this lack of creativity company and end all these patent wars
  • Azfar Zaidi 16 January 2013 16:50 1 4
    As an Apple fan , I believe Apple should not release a 5S they should go straight to 6 they simply can not afford to ! Apple can end there pattern because if you think about it there was the first iPhone 2G there was no 2GS they went straight on to 3G,3GS,4,4S & Now 5 , Apple should skip a generation and come back on the top , Apple still has a huge market share but their target audience which is teenagers are getting to familiar with the software , Hopefully iOS7 & iPhone is next
  • Kenny thompson 4 January 2013 06:17 11 10
    The Galaxy S3 is awesome. For Samsung to build a better phone in the S4 would be simply amazing.
  • Anish 3 January 2013 18:51 8 12
    holly god this s4 is oooosum i feel like kissing the hands of the creator god bless u ,keep inventing new stuff u rock.....
  • Haris 3 January 2013 10:43 11 12
    There are no killers in the market. There is a place for the iPhone, Samsung (Android) as well as Blackberry10. Each has their own fans based on the usage and their individual needs that need to be filled. For me - Jan 30th 2013 marks the day for BB10.
  • Thomas Bailey 2 January 2013 15:52 6 11
    I have recently got the latest ipod touch with 4inch screen and agree that it still feels a little small. In order to keep competative especially with the Samsung galaxy series of smart phone with the galaxy s3 and s3 mini , i think Apple should be considering a similar set up with maybe an iphone getting a larger screen and a smaller version near to that of the s3 mini
  • hari chowdary 2 January 2013 13:10 7 6
    lets wait and see the best of gamsung4 and iphone6 . hope both r ultimaten latest devices
  • KISHORE S OCHANI 1 January 2013 14:23 10 8
    very nice

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