Samsung Galaxy S4 Customer Consultant Manual page 5

Part 1. CPU / Motion & Gestures / Air View
[ Q1: CPU]
Q : I know Galaxy S4 has an "Octa Core" CPU (Central Processing unit) . Do all eight cores operate at the same time?
(GT-I9505 CPU uses a 1.9GHz Quad Core, and GT-I9500 uses a 1.6GHz Octa Core that has been
optimized according to country and region.)
A : No, the Eight cores do not operate at the same time. The Octa Core is composed of Cortex A15 processor 1.6Hz
Quad("Big") and low power Cortex A7 processor 1.2GHz Quad ("Little"). The Galaxy S4 uses the "big"-core or the "little"-
core depending on the requirement of the feature in use.
Applications (e.g. like Games) that require high-performance CPU mainly operate in the "big"-core, applications (e.g. like
Email, message) mainly operate in the "little"-core.
[Q2: S View Cover Accessory]
Q : Is the S-View Cover accessory supported on the Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S3 models?
A : No, the S-View Cover accessory is only supports the Galaxy S4 due to the Hole sensors in the Galaxy S4 .
[Q3: Air view]
Q : How close does my finger need to be to the screen for "Air View" to begin to operate?
A : Approximately 2cm.
[Q4: Air view]
Q : Can I use a plastic stylus to operate "Air view"?
A : You must be use your finger to operate Air view . The Galaxy S4 display will not respond to a plastic* stylus (*it is an insulator)
[Q5: Air view]
Q : Is the possible for the Air view to recognize two fingers at the same time?
A : Air view recognizes only one finger and reacts to the finger closest to the screen.
S View Cover Accessory
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