Verizon Wireless customers now have the chance to pick up the new Samsung Galaxy S4 Developer Edition right from Samsung, according to CNET.
This version of the phone is geared towards the mind of the developer. For $650, those with an interesting in playing with the phone’s programming can receive an unlocked version of the GS4 which turns it into a playground for developers.
The phone has an unlocked boat-loader that allows the phone to be reprogrammed with custom ROMs that only have the operating system and standard apps. You are then able to put the apps you desire onto the phone along with other possible adjustments.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Developer Edition is runs on Verizon’s 3G and 4G network and is available in mist back.
The phone was also expected to appear on the AT&T network but has yet to do so.
Samsung seems to be milking all it can from the Samsung Galaxy S4. It has produced—and plans to produce—different variation of the phone including the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active and the anticipated Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom.
Recently the South Korean-based company created the Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-Advanced, the first phone to run on the 4G LTE-Advanced net work in South Korea. SK Telecom, also based in the South Korea, is will carry the GS4 LTE-Advanced. SK Telecom is the only mobile service provider to offer 4G LTE-Advanced to the consumer. In the United States, Verizon, AT&T and Sprint have discussed the possibility for the new and faster LTE but South Korea is the first in the world to offer the network.
The 4G LTE Advanced network is twice as fast as the 4G LTE offered in the U.S. and other areas around the world. The Galaxy S4 LTE-Advanced will release this summer only in South Korea.
