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New purported Galaxy S IV details emerge

Updated Apr 4th, 2013 10:40AM EDT

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Earlier rumors suggested Samsung (005930) would ditch its traditional home button and navigation keys on the Galaxy S IV, and that it may also include an integrated S Pen stylus. According to a new report from Korean publication Digital Daily, this will not be the case. The company is said to have decided to keep the home button in a last-minute decision and also ruled that the S Pen stylus will remain unique to the Galaxy Note line of devices.

It had previously been reported that the Galaxy S IV will be equipped with a 4.99-inch full HD 1080p AMOLED display, a 1.8GHz eight-core Exnoys 5 Octa processor and a 13-megapixel camera. The device may also include 2GB of RAM, LTE connectivity, NFC, a microSD slot, wireless charging capabilities and touchless gesture functionality.

Samsung is rumored to be announcing the Galaxy S IV during a press conference on March 15th. The phone will reportedly then launch sometime in April.

Dan joins the BGR team as the Android Editor, covering all things relating to Google’s premiere operating system. His work has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business and Yahoo News, among other publications. When he isn’t testing the latest devices or apps, he can be found enjoying the sights and sounds of New York City.