Earlier today we heard that the new BlackBerry 10 smartphones had received approval from the US Defense Department, and now the Samsung Galaxy S4 has also received approval to be used on the DoD network.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 uses Samsung’s Knox security system that was announced back in February of this year, and Samsung will also be using it in future devices, which may also get approved for DoD use, Apple’s iPhone is apparently undergoing testing by the DoD at the moment.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is powered by a quad core 1.9GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, it comes with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and features a 5 inch Full HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.

Other specifications in the device include a 2,600 mAh battery, the device also comes with dual cameras with a 2 megapixel front facing camera and a rear facing 13 megapixel camera, plus a choice of 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of built in storage and a microSD card slot.

Source Slashgear