We've got a couple tasty morsels of new rumors regarding Samsung's upcoming flagship device, the Galaxy S4. According to the latest "insider" leak, the Galaxy S4 will be unveiled on March 15, go on sale early April, and hit the United States last, after first releasing in Europe and Asia.
Samsung fansite SamMobile that the launch schedule comes to them from a "trusted insider" who confirmed to them that Samsung will announce the Galaxy S4 at a Samsung Mobile Unpacked event in a yet-to-be-announced location. Earlier rumors mostly seem to suggest a March 22 unveil event. Invitations for the event will likely come out around Mobile World Congress time in late February/early March, so until then, you can decide for yourself which date you'd like to believe.
SamMobile then goes on to report that the United States, along with Australia and Africa, will receive the Galaxy S4 last, sometime in May or June. It seems that Eastern European countries will get the next-gen handset first, followed by European and Asian markets by the end of April. While this is certainly disappointing, it does follow Samsung's previous trend of catering to international markets before the United States.
Bear in mind that none of the information above has been confirmed by Samsung itself, so treat as a rumor, albeit a very likely one. Unless Samsung is planning on some drastic delay to the Galaxy S4, or a surprise early announcement, this time frame is generally accepted as when the public will get to experience the Galaxy S4.
The Galaxy S4 is rumored to come with a 5-inch 1080p Full HD display and Samsung's new Exynos 5 Octa eight-core processor. The smartphone should be complemented by 2GB RAM, a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, and Android 4.2.
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