Photos: Samsung Galaxy S4 officially unveiled in Ghana

George Ferreira, VP and COO of Samsung Electronics Africa presenting Samsung Galaxy S4 phone to Ghana’s Minister for Communications[/caption] Ghana on Friday evening became the first in West Africa to witness the official launch of the fourth generation GALAXY S – the GALAXY S4. According Samsung Electronics,  Samsung GALAXY S4 was developed to redefine the way people live and to maximise a fulfilment of life. This sleek and innovative smart-phone makes every moment of life very meaningful; it understands the value of relationships, enabling true connections with friends and family; it believes in the importance of effortless experience, making life easy and hassle-free; and, “it empowers life, taking care of your well-being”. The real beauty of the phone is the highly crafted design encompassing a larger screen size and battery, minimised bezel; all housed in the light (130g) and slim (136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm) shape that you never thought possible. Samsung GALAXY S4 is slimmer yet stronger, less to hold yet more to see. It has come up with simply unreal body. Samsung GALAXY S4 uses Polycarbonate which is a premium material ideal for complementing the beautifully crafted design of the phone as well as for everyday use. Polycarbonate is a durable, scratch resistant yet lightweight material – ideal for everyday use. Available in two colour options – Black Mist and White Frost – at launch, it will follow a variety of additional colour options later this year Samsung also announced that it will be providing Pan African customers with a 24-month Accidental Damage from Handling (ADH) warranty to cover screen and liquid damages to the GALAXY S4 at no extra charge, a world first from a device manufacturer level. According to officials, “This warranty is yet another way Samsung is showing its commitment to customer service by introducing it as standard on the GALAXY S4 and will be extended to other Samsung devices in the months to come, ” said George Ferreira, VP and COO of Samsung Electronics Africa. In the event of damage, the customer will then be able to take the device to an authorised Samsung Service centre. The Samsung Service centre will replace the screen or board free of charge with no incident fee having to be paid by the customer. This warranty will cover only screen and liquid damages. Customers will be limited to two incidents per 24-month period that can be two screen, two liquid, or one incident of each. At the Samsung GALAXY S4 local launch event, Samsung Electronics also unveiled a suite of exciting new content services including Samsung Hub, an integrated multimedia content store offering a comprehensive media experience, providing videos, books, games and learning content within a stunning magazine-style display. Samsung Apps – the Samsung Apps store-front has been upgraded, boasting a similar look and feel as the magazine-style Samsung Hub. This store enables a new service that allows users to browse through a rich pool of applications that are optimised for Samsung devices specifically, as well as provide users with popular applications directly from Google Play. Searching and downloading apps has never been this easy – with a single Samsung account sign-on for Samsung Apps and Samsung Hub, users are guaranteed easy accessibility to a variety of content and a fulfilling user experience when searching for their favourite apps. Further to this, the Samsung Samsung ChatON for GALAXY S4 offers a holistic communication experience by combining fun and creative text messaging with a high quality mVoIP/Video Chatting service. You can enjoy high quality video and voice chat with up to two friends on a Wi-Fi and mobile network, as well as easily switching from text chat to video/voice chat and vice versa. The ‘Dual Camera’ feature, which allows both rear and front cameras to take simultaneous photos and videos, means you can now also share both images during a video call. And for the ultimate sharing experience, the ‘Share Screen’ feature enables you to share your phone screen and the ability to control this with a friend during a one-to-one call, without having to download and upload files to their device.   Group Play enables users to experience sharing photos, music, documents and games with their friends wherever they are, without the need for a network environment. Pre-loaded game content will be provided on the GALAXY S4. Samsung is opening its SDK to the public, encouraging more partner development companies to develop various types of games in the future, further embracing its philosophy of innovation conceived by people in order to inspire them in return.  ]]>