Today, a Galaxy S4 user manual of all things has confirmed that there is a device on the way.
Two days ago, we reported on the rumored existence of a new Galaxy S4 iteration with LTE-Advanced support headed to Korea. It seems that device has been all but confirmed today, thanks to a leaked user manual with device specifications found by Japanese blog rbmen.
The device, known as model number SHV-E330, contains an MSM8974 CPU, which will be the first Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC to debut in handsets later this year.
Not only will that make this particular Galaxy S4 substantially quicker than its Snapdragon 600 sibling, the added support for LTE-Advanced will raise theoretical network performance figures substantially. Currently, the world's only LTE-Adv network is deployed by Yota on a few base stations in Moscow, Russia, though South Korean providers are likely well on their way to implementing the technology. With little concern for the large geographic and border-related complexities facing carriers in the EU and US, it is probable Seoul will be lit up in the speedy glow of LTE Advanced well before we see it in the west.
Samsung will be livestreaming its Galaxy & Ativ event this evening in London (starting at 19:00 BST), so there's a chance we'll see a proper announcement of the new Galaxy S4 as soon as today.
Source: S4 User Manual (PDF) via Engadget
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