Get a handle on all five members of this family tree. Or maybe bush.
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Samsung has now wrought five members of the Galaxy S4 family, and we won't lie to you: it's tough to tell them apart. Here they are, one by one.
The original Samsung Galaxy S4 brings high-end specs that include a 5-inch HD screen, a 13-megapixel camera, and a whole lotta processing muscle.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition
This Galaxy S4 Google Edition has the same hardware as the GS4, but with the Nexus interface instead of Samsung's Touch Wiz layer.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
A 16-megapixel camera with zoom is part of what makes the Galaxy S4 Zoom really stand out.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
Samsung's waterproof Galaxy S4 Active has many of the Galaxy S4's dimensions and hardware, but its 8-megapixel camera can also tread water for up to 30 minutes.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
Not only smaller, the Galaxy S4 Mini also has a more pared-down feature set.
