Since Victor Greavu, a designer with Romanian name sent us a render of the Samsung Galaxy S IV that has a Romanian language interface, we can conclude that this is the Eastern European version of the new Galaxy S. Although at first sight I was tempted to criticize this design, since it’s basically the display of the Galaxy S III cut out, it could actually work…
What if Samsung really created such a device, a mere frame surrounding a display and hiding a very thin body with hot hardware? How about a dual core ARM Cortex A15 processor inside? How about a Full HD 5 inch display? I’m sure both will make their way onto the Samsung Galaxy S III and I can bet that the camera resolution will jump past 10 megapixels and include some sort of new stabilization. S Voice is also expected to be improved, as well as gestures.
If the new Galaxy S does have such thin bezels, since you’ll keep touching them, it may be a good idea to implement some side swiping gestures. I imagine a system a la BlackBerry 10 OS, but that’s thinking a bit too far… So, while Victor’s design is too simple to actually impress, it may be a hint to what’s coming.

Frank Tobias has created a lot of Sony Xperia concepts, so a new one is always welcome. Today we greet the arrival of the Sony Xperia Bravia handset, pictured below and created by the same designer. This is a flagship model that may remind you of the Yuga smartphone, rumored to be in the making by Sony.
Frank Tobias didn’t mention any specs, so we can speculate freely on this device. As you can see, it’s extremely thin, so it’s probably around 7 or 8 mm in thickness and it weighs around 100 grams, maybe less than the 112 grams of the iPhone 5. It should pack a quad core Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU or maybe Samsung will lend its Exynos powerhouse. 2GB of RAM should be here, as well as a 12 megapixel camera, but an improved one, since the camera on Xperia S was a bit of a disappointment.
I dig the lower metal part of this Xperia phone and I have a feeling that it has something to do with Bravia TV design. To me it also feels a bit like the design is inspired by the Microsoft Surface tablet. I wouldn’t mind seeing some magnesium shell on a phone for once. So, what do you think about this Xperia flagship, that I guess is supposed to conquer the market in 2013?