Rogers Canada will reportedly be offering the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One for $169 and $149 respectively. The devices will be available with a three-year contract. Both the high-end smartphones will be launched on April 19.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS and it is packed with a 5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display with 1080p resolution, 441PPI, powered by Exynos 5410 1.8GHz Octa-core processor/Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core procesor, 2GB of RAM, PowerVR SGX 544MP3 GPU, a 13 megapixel Auto-Focus rear-facing camera with Zero shutter lag, 2 megapixels front-facing camera with 1080p video calling support, MHL 2.0, 802.11 Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, NFC functionality, IR blaster, and a powerful 2,600mAh battery.
The HTC One is powered by Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS with Sense 5.0 on top of it, sporting a 4.7-inch LCD 3 Full HD display with 1080 pixels of resolution, 469 ppi, 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, Adreno 32- GPU, a 4 megapixel “Ultrapixel” camera sensor with a larger sensor and larger pixels, 4G NFC chip, LTE connectivity, micro USB 2.0, 802.11 Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0, a 2300mAh non-removable battery, and more.
Besides the above smartphones, Rogers will be offering the Sony Xperia Z next week for $99 with a three year contract.
In the US, AT&T and US Cellular will carry the Galaxy S4 and start taking pre-order for the devices on April 16. T-Mobile will start carrying the device from May 1. But, Verizon and Sprint are mum regarding the availability of the Samsung Galaxy S4 on their respective networks.
Read full technical specs of the Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC One, and Sony Xperia Z
Via: AndroidAuthority