Samsung is playing the part of killjoy today, attempting to squash rumors that the Galaxy S4 could arrive as early as next March.
The Korean firm took to Twitter to discredit the rumors saying (roughly translated from Korean), "Please note that some media reported speculation that the Galaxy S Ⅲ subsequent models will be released is a simple rumor is not true. [If] not doing anything, why spread these rumors?"
A Monday leak suggesting a March launch for the Galaxy S4 came from the Korea Times, citing an unnamed Samsung representative.
The smartphone would allegedly sport a larger 5-inch display, LTE compatibility, and a quad-core processor with a hypothetical unveiling at MWC 2013 in Barcelona.
Too soon?
March 2013 is admittedly a fairly tight timeline to launch a new Galaxy S4 smartphone. The Galaxy S3 was only just announced this past June, with a launch the following month.
Analysts have suggested that Samsung could be aiming to get a new Galaxy smartphone out sooner rather than later to compete with the iPhone 5, however, nine months between flagship devices seems too soon even for that consideration.
Stranger things have happened though, so we won't rule out a mid-2013 Galaxy S4 launch as a possibility.
For now though, Samsung is adamant that March is too early, as speculating eyes shift to the summer.