During the hours before the start of Google I / O, the annual conference called by the Mountain View giant to publicize its news, the presence of the Samsung Galaxy S4 was discussed as a terminal that would show a more inclined turn towards the North American firm. And indeed, it has. During the event, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition was unveiled, a model that, in practice, is the same device that is being distributed in Europe. However, there will be users who perceive two notable exceptions regarding the terminal that can currently be obtained in Spanish stores.
The first one is that Google will be in charge of selling the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition directly through its online store (Google Play). The price of the device will be 650 dollars (about 500 euros, at the current exchange rate). This data is really interesting, and perhaps it goes hand in hand with the second peculiarity that distinguishes this Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition. We refer to the fact that, in a way, the Samsung Galaxy S4 happens now, always referring to the model that yesterday Google showed on stage, to be possessed by the spirit of the family Nexus.
To illustrate this feature of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition it is enough to point out a couple of notes. To begin with, this Samsung Galaxy S4 no longer has the TouchWiz layer, which is, for us to understand each other, the aspect that the South Korean firm uses to personalize the main screen with floating backgrounds, icons and windows. In other words, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition will have the same interface as the rest of the Nexus phones. In addition, thanks to the direct control that Google now exercises over this model, system updates and news will arrive practically at the same time as their bedside mobiles. Seen like this,the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition would be one of the first to receive Android 4.3, which will be the next installment of the Mountain View platform.
Otherwise, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition is the same as the Samsung Galaxy S4 that we can buy in Spain. That is, it is the model that presents, compared to the other version that can be found in international markets, the Snapdragon 600 processor "" a quad-core unit at 1.9 GHz "" and access to fourth generation networks LTE in your connection profile. Regarding the rest of the features, it continues to carry the 4.99-inch screen with a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels, two GB of RAM, a thirteen-megapixel main camera and a base internal memory of 16 GB.
At this time it is known that it will only be distributed in the United States from June 26. There is no data that encourages us to think that we can achieve it in other markets, including Spain. However, in the past Google reserved a provisional exclusive to launch its terminals on North American soil, opening its distribution to other countries shortly after. Given the interest generated by this Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition among fans of the sector, it would be good news if this were the case, although today we have to be prudent and not throw the bells on the fly.
