GAME OVER: Samsung Reportedly Working on 'Rugged' Galaxy S4

[ll_simon]

Love the Galaxy S4, but wish it were built a little tougher? Samsung may soon have just the smartphone for you.

The company is reportedly working on a rugged version of the Galaxy S4. According to the Wall Street Journal, the phone will be both waterproof and dustproof. Tentatively being called the Galaxy S4 Active, the handset is expected to be released in July.

The highly-anticipated Galaxy S4 is expected to go on sale later this month. The phone is currently available for pre-order at AT&T, with a ship date of April 30th. The handset will also be available on T-Mobile and Sprint, however, both companies have announced they will be delaying orders due to supply issues.

Verizon opened up pre-orders for the phone Thursday. Its site currently indicates the handset will ship to those who pre-order it before May 30.

http://mashable.com/2013/04/26/rugged-samsung-s-4/

 

[B86]

Otterbox for $30. Who the hell is drops their phone in water unless you are pissing with your phone in your hand?

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[head shots101]

Otterbox for $30. Who the hell is drops their phone in water unless you are pissing with your phone in your hand?

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Lol that shyt happened to me at a club

 

[The region 219]

Powerful

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[jdubnyce]

After posting record quarterly earnings?

Droid set

 

[Jutt]

Otterbox for $30. Who the hell is drops their phone in water unless you are pissing with your phone in your hand?

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Accidents happen.



Plus this will appeal to people that have outdoor jobs, like constructionw orkers and whatnot.

 

[One4Deuce]

I coach soccer, had my phone in my pocket during a game, a waterproof jacket and I thought the pocket was pretty well sealed. It obviously wasn't as my phone suffered some water damage. I'd be very interested in a waterproof phone. shyt happens.

 

[ThumpDaddy]

Anything can happen. When I had my motorcycle I got caught in the rain and my phone suffered water damage. So I want to see what this phone is all about. Durability was one of my main points of interest so I may check this out.

 

[Liquid]

why make a more durable phone when you can just buy an otterbox right?

@ the people who defended Samsung

 

[B86]

Accidents happen.



Plus this will appeal to people that have outdoor jobs, like constructionw orkers and whatnot.

True.... True

 

[Jutt]

why make a more durable phone when you can just buy an otterbox right?

@ the people who defended Samsung

Arent you always complaining about Samsung's build quality?

 

[Liquid]

Arent you always complaining about Samsung's build quality?

Yeah and rightfully so. It was sarcasm breh.

Good move by Samsung, but still @ the people who felt like the GS3 and GS4 were acceptable in terms of build quality. shyt was a joke to me.

 

[Jutt]

Yeah and rightfully so. It was sarcasm breh.

Good move by Samsung, but still @ the people who felt like the GS3 and GS4 were acceptable in terms of build quality. shyt was a joke to me.

my bad


Nothing wrong with the S3 imo. Its a solid device. Some people just perfer feeling metal over plastic. It doesnt bother me. shyts just preference.

 

[ll_simon]

The Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active has been in our rumor mill for quite some time. The latest leaked shots reveal that the Active will be a tougher dust and water resistant version of the Galaxy S4 flagship. The specs are expected to be the same and the live pictures below confirm it - the device is running on a quad-core 1.9GHz processor with Adreno 320 GPU, which most definitely means a Snapdragon 600 chipset. The screen supposedly has the same size and resolution as the original Galaxy S4 - a 5.0-inch 1080p unit, though it's unclear if it's a Super AMOLED one or not. Strangely enough, the reported pixel density of the phone is 480ppi, so the display might actually be smaller. Our tipster also confirmed to us that the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active has an 8MP rear camera, which is a downgrade from the 13MP sensor of the Galaxy S4. Despite the similar specs, the Galaxy S4 Active looks nothing like the original. It comes in a metallic shell with bolts on the back, and there are also three hardware buttons below the screen.

There is no official info on the Galaxy S4 Active yet, but as it turns out the handset has been showcased recently in Croatia, so an announcement is imminent.

See the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active for the first time - GSMArena.com news

 

[NUPE 1911]

Looks meh...