Rumour: Samsung "GALAXY 4S" Photo Leaked

A Russian mobile phone blogger Eldar Murtazin has posted an allegedly leaked press shot of the Samsung "GALAXY 4S". The phone, which will probably be called the SII Plus, is unofficially being labelled the "4S" as a reference to Apple's iPhone 5 that was later launched as the 4S last year. The as yet unreleased smartphone could possibly be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) taking place in a little over three weeks from now in Barcelona, Spain. Samsung has declined to comment.

The single photo does appear like a normal press shot and shows a rather slim white phone running Android OS. However, there are several anomalies pointing to a possibility that the image has been doctored. Details such as the 4th April date appearing on the phone is a Wednesday means that this screen has been captured in 2011, which is unlikely for the press shot of a smartphone going to launch in 2012. Also, the MWC keynote event entry on the home screen points to last year's MWC schedule. Additionally, it shows dated icons of the Android Market and ICS, thus further cementing this claim. Samsung had earlier announced that it will not launch the GALAXY SIII at the MWC, thus making this phone its star entry to the event. We will have to wait till more information comes out from the official channel.

Galaxy Nexus India launch postponed to March

The latest Googlephone, the Galaxy Nexus is yet to make its debut in India with many potential consumers eagerly anticipating its release. Back in December, it was reported that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus was slated for a January launch, after already being pushed back from a possible December release date. The reason for the delay, cited by Samsung was that there were many product launches in December; hence the brand had decided to delay the product from hitting the shelves. As per a Twitter post from Samsung India in reply to a comment by one of their followers, the company states, “Nexus is expected to be launched in March but we do not have the exact dates. Will update you once we get that information.” So one can expect the handset not to be launched officially any time this month.

One should not get their hopes too high, though as the brand does not confirm this information as anything concrete, with Samsung in a follow up tweet stating that, “We do not have the exact dates. So would update you about the same once we get more information.” The official registration page of the handset does not seem to be updated; with the status still reading ‘Coming Soon.’

Here is a look at the highlighted specifications of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

• Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich
• 1.2GHz Dual Core Processor
• 1GB RAM
• Dimensions are 135.5 x 67.94 x 8.94mm
• Weighs 135g
• 4.65-inch 1280 x 720 HD Super AMOLED display
• 5 Megapixel AF with LED Flash with zero shutter lag and fast shot2shot
• 1.3 Megapixel front facing camera for video calling
• 1080p Full HD video recording at 30fps
• 1080p video playback at 30fps
• Bluetooth 3.0,USB 2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, NFC
• 16GB or 32GB internal storage
• HSPA 21Mbps/HSUPA 5.76Mbps 850/900/1900/1700/2100
• EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
• LTE version is region specific
• 3.5mm audio jack
• 1,750mAh battery

As of now, this is still the only handset that is launched with Android Ice Cream Sandwich onboard, but with the Mobile World Conference just around the corner; one would expect Samsung to launch the follow up to the highly successful Galaxy S II, which is the S III at the event. Will this deter potential consumers from purchasing the Galaxy Nexus or would one wait a little while longer and purchase the Samsung Galaxy S III? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.