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Galaxy S4  The Samsung Galaxy S4 (above), which was announced
last night at a big event at Radio City Music Hall, is an
impressive piece of hardware. It has a 5-inch, 1,920-by-1,080
display; a quad-core processor; a 13 megapixel camera; and fast
LTE support. As such, it's a big step up over last year's
phones, including Samsung's former flagship, the Galaxy S III.
Even so, it's not all that different from the other high-end
Android phones we saw announced in the weeks leading up to
Mobile World Congress.  But confirming my belief that software
is rapidly becoming the most important distinction among
smartphones, Samsung sped through a list of hardware features at
the announcement and devoted most of the evening to showing off
the new software features. These included the ability to insert
yourself into a picture you are taking and improved "hands-free"
methods of controlling the phone. 