Samsung announced the Galaxy S4 Active the company’s first high-end durable Galaxy smartphone back in June, but it featured a Snapdragon 600 processor. Now Samsung has released the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active (SHV-E470S) in Korea with a Snapdragon 800 processor and LTE-Advanced support. Samsung had already launched the Galaxy S4 LTE-A with a Snapdragon 800 processor in Korea back in June, this has almost similar specifications, but this is also rugged with IP67 rating for Dust and Water Resistance.
It also has sensitive screen with Glove Touch lets you access the screen even with gloves and the phone comes with hardware buttons for menu, home and back. It features a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, Full HD video recording, 2-megapixel front-facing camera and packs a 2600 mAh battery.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active (SHV-E470S) specifications
- 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD TFT LCD display at 443 PPI
- 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor
- Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
- 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, Zero Shutter Lag, BSI and Full HD video recording
- 2MP front-facing camera
- Dimensions – 139.7 x 44.3 x 5.7 mm; Weight: 147g
- 2GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable up to 64GB with microSD
- 4G LTE-A, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (HT80), Bluetooth v4.0 LE, GPS and NFC
- 2600 mAh Battery
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active comes in Grey and White colors and is priced at 890000 South Korean (~Rs. 52,570). It would go on sale exclusively through SK Telecom in Korea staring from today.