Samsung Galaxy S4 release date pegged for March 2013?

The Samsung Galaxy S4 could get an earlier than expected outing, with rumours suggesting the Korean firm will launch the handset in March.

According to the Korea Times a Samsung representative said that the Galaxy IV would go on sale in March 2013, after an unveiling at MWC 2013 in Barcelona.

Samsung's part supplies claim the Galaxy S4 could well sport a bigger, 5-inch display – up from the 4.8-inch offering on the Samsung Galaxy S3 - along with LTE capabilities and a quad-core processor.

Sooner rather than later

The Galaxy S3 was only announced in June of this year, so a March arrival for the next incarnation seems a little too soon in a world where annual product cycles are the norm.

However analysts are suggesting Samsung is looking to bring outs its next flagship handset sooner rather than later, following Apple's announcement of the iPhone 5 last week.

We'd be surprised is Samsung has to launch the Galaxy S4 just nine months after the S3 touched down, so we're taking this report with a relatively high dosage of salt, but in today's smartphone world you can never rule these things out.

Source: techradar.com