17.06.2013 12:20 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

Samsung CEO plans to sell the world's first LTE-Advance phone, a new Galaxy S 4 variant

Samsung's already doing a pretty good job selling its new flagship GS4, not to mention preparing a Google-fied stock version this summer. There's another variant now confirmed, however, with Samsung's co-chief exec, JK Shin, telling Reuters today that a modified Galaxy S 4 will be the first smartphone to commercially launch on LTE-Advanced, the next step up from existing LTE. On the new radio technology, data speeds could be theoretically double what you currently experience on a 4G signal. For Samsung's new smartphone, this will involve using Qualcomm chips compatible with the next-gen networks -- sidestepping its homemade Exynos silicon.

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