Photo of alleged Galaxy S IV is leaked

An alleged photo of the Samsung Galaxy S IV, posted on the Web by SamMobile on Friday. (SamMobile / January 4, 2013)

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By Salvador Rodriguez

January 4, 2013, 10:22 a.m.

A photo of what is alleged to be the Galaxy S IV has hit the Web, giving an early look at what might be Samsung's next flagship phone.

SamMobile, a blog about Samsung phones, posted the photo Friday morning. The site says the image comes from its "insider" source at Samsung, though SamMobile says it's not 100% certain that the pictured device is indeed the rumored Galaxy phone.

The phone in the picture looks very similar to the Galaxy S III, which is perhaps the most popular Android phone on the market. The one major differences is the lack of physical buttons on the Galaxy S IV's front side.

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Another noticeable difference is that the screen on the Galaxy S IV appears to be larger and closer to the edges of the phone than the one on the Galaxy S III.

SamMobile said its source did not reveal any of the phone's features or specifications, though it does offer a summary of its rumored specs.

The Galaxy S IV is expected to be announced by Samsung some time in early 2013, with some saying it could be unveiled in April.

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taxyoublindly at 4:56 AM January 06, 2013

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taxyoublindly at 4:55 AM January 06, 2013

For internet browser: use Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, or Opera. Avoid Firefox, however, for Firefox is in bed with Google; Google pays Firefox hundreds of millions of dollars a year. In short, everything you do and everywhere you go with Firefox is recorded and permanently added to Google's personal dossier on you.

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That simple.

LA City-Data Forum at 7:21 AM January 05, 2013

The ONLY reason Apple (ipods, ipads, iphones) have such a fan base is because its products are super endorsed by celebrities using the vast Apple marketing machine. They are the most overrated products in history. They're not bad but when objectively compared to the majority of MP3 players and smartphones, they are truly no better than the middle of the pack.

Otherwise, who would buy products that barely integrate with most computers (Windows), have proprietary hardware and connectors (rather than standard dime a dozen USB), don't play WMA, present incredibly difficult, restrictive synching hassles (rather than simple MSD plug and play) and use slow, clunky iTunes? Seriously, I can't believe how difficult these products especially ipods are to use.

Sorry, but I will never buy an Apple product. Overpriced, way overrated, over marketed.

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