Gorgenapper
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Think this phone deserves its own thread. The short answer is that this is the S4 but a few important differences.
* Water/dust resistant (IP67-certified)
* TFT LCD panel
* Heavier (21 grams exactly)
* 3 physical navigation buttons
* 8 MP camera instead of S4's 13 MP
Rumored release date of June 21 on AT&T. Personally I really like everything about the S4 except for the OLED panel. I would have preferred the light weight of the S4 however you also gain water resistance which is nice for myself, a frequent beach visitor in the summer. I also like the idea of supporting OEM's that are making water resistant smartphones.
I'll be demoing when it arrives at AT&T.
Wait...what? LCD? I am now very intrigued. I also dislike OLED for the inaccurate colors and low brightness. Say what you will, but after physically comparing the S4's screen (max brightness, Movie Mode) to a HTC One/iPhone 4S/5, I just could not get behind the S4's poor color accuracy for yellow images. It's fine for everything else...just not yellow/gold.