Waterproof Samsung Galaxy S4 Active officially announced

New Delhi: South Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung has officially announced Samsung Galaxy S 4 Active. The company has not however confirmed the price of the phone.

The phone is a rugged version of Samsung's latest handset, as per the company. You can use the phone even under water. Once submerged, the phone can keep functioning for half an hour.

The phone packs a 1.9GHz quad-core processor and runs Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). With a 5-inch display and LCD TFT screen the phone boasts of a screen resolution of 1080P. The phone has 16GB of internal storage (expandable using microSD slot).

Taking clear underwater images has been made possible because of the ‘’Aqua Mode’’ option in the camera that increases the visual quality inside water. The phone has an 8 MP camera

The phone is available in blue, gray, and orange colours that give it a very youthful look.