It's not all about health and Samsung has a range of accessories to help you make the most of battery life and make the phone easier to charge. Here's what's been announced.
WIRELESS CHARGING PAD/COVER
One of the surprising things about the announcement was that wireless charging wasn't built into the phone. However, that will be fixed when the Wireless Charging Pad / Cover is released. This kit comes in two parts.
The official Samsung kit lets you charge your phone wirelessly
The charging pad is, as you'd expect, a flat block that you lay our phone on. To get wireless charging, you have to replace the back of the phone with the new cover. We don't have a UK price or launch date.
EXTRA BATTERY KIT
Convenient charging is no use if you're nowhere near a power socket. For those situations, Samsung has the Extra Battery Kit. This ships with a spare battery housed in a carry case that doubles as a battery charger.
WIRELESS CHARGING PAD/COVER
One of the surprising things about the announcement was that wireless charging wasn't built into the phone. However, that will be fixed when the Wireless Charging Pad / Cover is released. This kit comes in two parts.
The official Samsung kit lets you charge your phone wirelessly
The charging pad is, as you'd expect, a flat block that you lay our phone on. To get wireless charging, you have to replace the back of the phone with the new cover. We don't have a UK price or launch date.
EXTRA BATTERY KIT
Convenient charging is no use if you're nowhere near a power socket. For those situations, Samsung has the Extra Battery Kit. This ships with a spare battery housed in a carry case that doubles as a battery charger.
No power socket, no problem: carry a spare battery with you
As the Galaxy S4 has a removable back and battery, it means you can carry around a charged battery with you and swap when you need it. UK pricing and availability haven't been announced, although the similar kit for the Samsung Galaxy S3 currently costs around £25.
S VIEW COVER
The Samsung Galaxy S3 Flip Cover was a great way to protect your phone's screen, without ruining the look of the phone. For the Samsung Galaxy S4, the company has gone one further with the S View Cover.
Peek-a-book: keep an eye on updates without opening your cover
This clips onto the side of the phone, opening like a book when you need to access the screen. However, it also has a window in it, so you can see notifications on the phone without having to expose the screen.
The standard Flip Cover will also be available for the Galaxy S4, in addition to a pouch and the Protective Cover+, which wraps the phone in a rubber bumper to give it more protection.
UK pricing and availability of the cases hasn't been announced yet, although we'd expect the new Flip Cover to cost the same as the old model (£30), with a premium for the S View Cover.
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