Its time to put all the Galaxy S IV launch rumors to rest as Samsung’s Mobile Chief JK Shin has confirmed the announcement of the Galaxy S IV on March 14th in New York City. According to Edaily, Shin stated his company will show off the device at a Samsung Unpacked event marking the first time a Samsung smartphone has launched stateside since the Galaxy S in 2010.

“We introduced the Galaxy S III in London last year, and this time we changed the venue (to New York)… as we were bombarded with requests from U.S. mobile carriers to unveil the Galaxy S IV in the country,” Samsung Electronics’ mobile division chief JK Shin was quoted as saying on the Edaily news website.

As for the device itself, we’re still working off a list of unconfirmed specs amid new reports Samsung has dropped their Exynos processor for the quad-core Snapdragon 600. Other rumored specs include a 4.99″ HD SoLux display, 2GB RAM, 13 megapixel camera, and 16, 32, and 64GB sizing. As was the case with the Galaxy S III, Samsung has managed to keep the Galaxy S IV away from prying eyes, but we’re happy we don’t have to wait much longer to see the device officially unveiled.

Reuters via EDaily