Samsung Galaxy S4 Active lets You Take Picture or Use Headphones UNDERWATER!

 

Galaxy S4 Active: Made for the Adventurous (and Clumsy?)

Samsung finally released the S4 variant with additional features to make it withstand extreme conditions. Galaxy S4 Active can withstand being 1 meter underwater for 30 minutes even with a headphone attached to its 3.5mm jack.

Samsung also added a software feature to the S4 Active's camera called Aqua Mode which improves the quality of photos taken underwater. This is a trade off with the lower resolution 8 MP rear camera compared to the 13 MP of the original S4.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Active Highlight of Specs

• 1.9 GHz Krait 300 Processor, Snapdragon 600 Chipset
• Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
• 4G LTE, Quad Band 3G and Quad Band 2G Networks
• Water and Dust Resistant 
• 5 Inch TFT LCD Display with 1920x1080 pixel or 441 ppi Resolution
• Adreno 320 GPU
• 2 GB RAM
• 16 GB Internal Memory
• Expandable up to 32 GB via MicroSD
• 8 MP Autofocus Main Camera with Stabilization
• 2 MP Front Facing Camera
• WiFi, WiFi Hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB with TV-out and OTG, NFC, InfraRED
• GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
• 2600 mAh Battery
• Air Gestures
• Smart Stay, Smart Scroll, Smart Pause, S Health
• Grey, Blue and Orange Colors

Galaxy S4 Active vs the Original Galaxy S4

Besides the more rugged design and features, there are only two differences between the Active and the original S4 - the camera and the screen. The camera is downgraded to an 8 MP sensor from 13 MP while the screen is also downgraded to LCD from an AMOLED one.

These two features are trade off with the extra features for the Galaxy S4 Active. With it, you can be free from worrying about your phone when you go hiking, camping or swimming.

But be careful though. It might be water ad dust proof but there is no word yet about the amount of force it can take. You might still break it if the force is strong enough. Don't you drop it while SCUBA diving too because it can only resist water from sipping in for 30 minutes.

 

[Source : pinoytechnoguide]

 

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Xposed Framework Module for the AT&T Galaxy S 4

Got yourself a brand new Galaxy S 4? Are you looking for some fun mods to make it truly your own? If you’re about to apply some custom “ROMs” that really happens to be more of a theme than a ROM, you should consider trying something new using the Xposed Framework instead.

Not too long ago, we talked about the relatively newXposed Framework by XDA Recognized Developer rovo89 and how it enables end users to apply modifications that would otherwise require flashing update.zip files. In addition to making the experience safer for guinea pigs testers, Xposed also makes the process significantly easier and less intimidating to new users, as long as the framework is present in the installed ROM.

Making use of rovo89′s tool, XDA Recognized Developer Nottach has released an Xposed module to give your device some added personality and features. Known as NottachXposed, this module overhauls your AT&T Galaxy S 4′s status bar, launcher, lock screen, framework, messaging app, and more. Here are some 

What’s New:

Color all the things!
Circle battery icon option
Any color circle battery
Any color quick toggles
Show date with status bar clock
Hide headset apps notification
Hide headset connected icon
Any color signal icons
Any color status bar icons
Smart alarm icon options
Hide quick setting labels
Hide quick setting indicator bars
Fixes and optimizations
Other stuff I forgot

[Source: xda-developers]

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