Google has just announced the availability of Samsung Galaxy S4 running stock Android OS in the Play Store starting June 26th. The phone will be an unlocked device with unlocked boot loader and will be available via T-Mobile and AT&T. Google also added that there will be 4G support, 16GB internal memory and the SD card slot stays too. It runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and will cost $649 with no contract.
Hugo Barra made the announcement during the I/O keynote today and the one shown on stage was white. Google is calling this the Nexus user experience, which basically means the phone gets Android updates straight from Google at the same time as the Nexus devices. No waiting on Samsung or the carriers. This is the first non Nexus device to get that treatment.
If you were wondering, its US only for now and Google didnt say anything about other countries. They didnt talk much about the hardware either, so we dont know yet if this one has the Snapdragon 600 or the Exynos 5 Octa inside. $649 is a lot of money, but if you always wanted the S4s 1080p Super AMOLED screen without all the Samsung stuff on top, this is the one to wait for. Stay tuned!!
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