Redefining the Term "Smart" Phone

The new Samsung Galaxy S IV launch starts March 14^th in New York City at Radio City Music Hall (to be honest, I wasn’t even aware that there were 3 models before it) amid much speculation and excited gossip over the new features that Samsung will be releasing. The S IV will come equipped with a 13 megapixel camera, 4128x3096 pixel resolution on a 5-inch screen, a 1.8GHz processor, 64GB of storage, 2GB of RAM, and the latest version of Samsung’s Android OS: Jelly Bean. As impressive as these features are, we’ve seen many similar products come out within the past couple years. I wish that I could name all of the smartphones that have come out in the past few years; THE NEW SUPER UNIVERSAL MOTOROLA CXRDM4-5783432 WITH EVEN MORE TIME-WASTING FUNCTIONS. You get the picture.

However, the Galaxy S IV contains some never-before-seen (at least to my knowledge) features that, if they work, will significantly raise the standard for smartphones nowadays. Their main pitch is that this device will be as hands-free as possible, which seems as if they are looking to fall just short of making a phone that can read your mind and do what you think. In actuality, the leaked screenshots of the S IV showcase two key features: Smart Scroll and Smart Pause. Smart Scroll will scroll automatically through screens as your eyes near the bottom of the screen. Smart Pause, on the other hand, pauses any multimedia playing on the device when you turn your head away. Also, if the device detects that you are looking at the screen, it will automatically disable the screen timeout setting. So basically, Samsung is watching your pretty face ALL THE TIME. Yeah. Creepy.

This seems like a cool new feature to me, but I’m definitely going to have to question the smartphone’s recognition programming, because it really sounds too good to be true. So I’d probably wait a month or two before buying one, because you’ll either: A. See great reviews online which support your decision to buy this new alien spaceship, or B. See reviews online with people screaming (digitally aka Caps Lock) in anger over the fact that these new features don’t work. People tend to base their opinions of smartphones on the new features that are showcased, and if Samsung can’t live up to the hype, then I say DOWN WITH SAMSUNG.

Seriously though, go buy one and wave it in front of my face to make me jealous, because I really need a new phone.