The Google Play Edition of Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One Go on Sale

A while back, Google announced that it would be selling the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One with Vanilla version of Android OS onboard. That day has finally arrived and both of the phones have finally gone on sale on Google Play.

The Google Edition of the phones are deprived of their exclusive software features and are exactly the same in this department. It is agreeable that HTC Sense and Touchwiz UI add a lot of features over Vanilla Android but with both of them gone, the phones will feel a bit snappier, that’s for sure.

Specifications-wise, the duo is exactly the same as there original counterparts. The Galaxy S4 version packs a SnapDragon 600 chipset underneath instead of the octa-core version but that won’t be hurting anyone much. Instead, it will yield better battery life. HTC One, on the other hand, will be packing the same quad-core SnapDragon 600 version as the original phone.

Here are the specs of the Google Edition of Galaxy S4:

• Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with Stock Android
• 7.9mm thick
• 130g heavy
• 5 inch display with Full HD resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels
• Corning Gorilla Glass 3
• 1.9Ghz quad-core Krait 300 processor with SnapDragon 600 chipset
• Adreno 320 GPU
• 2 GB RAM with 16/32/64 GB expandable memory
• 13 megapixel camera with Full HD video recording, image stabilization and HDR
• 2 megapixel Full HD front-facing camera
• Wifi Hotspot, microUSB 2.0, USB-OTG, NFC, IR Blaster, Bluetooth 4.0
• 2600 mAh battery

Here are the specs of the Google Edition of HTC One:

• Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with Stock Android
• 9.3mm thin
• 143g heavy
• 4.7 inch display with Full HD resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels
• Corning Gorilla Glass 2
• 1.7Ghz quad-core Krait 300 processor with SnapDragon 600 chipset
• Adreno 320 GPU
• 2 GB RAM with 32/64 GB non-expandable memory
• 4 mp UltraPixel camera with Full HD video recording, image stabilization and HDR
• 2.1 megapixel Full HD front-facing camera
• Wifi Hotspot, microUSB 2.0., NFC, IR Blaster, Bluetooth 4.0
• 2300 mAh battery

The Galaxy S4 Google Edition will be costing $649 at launch. The HTC One will be cheaper at $599. Their original versions can be found at lower prices in the market currently but you know, the Vanilla Android lovers are always there so the deals won’t be too bad after all.

You should expect to find them in any of the popular online stores in Pakistan soon.