Samsung counters iPhone 5S with a golden Galaxy S4

Samsung is taking a page from Apple with the introduction of a gold version of its Galaxy S4 smartphone.

"Introducing the new #GalaxyS4 Gold Edition - for a style that's uniquely yours!" Samsung said on its Saudi Arabia Twitter feed. "Elegance is a touch of gold," reads the tagline above a photo of a pink S4 edged in gold.

Introducing the new #GalaxyS4 Gold Edition - for a style that's uniquely yours! pic.twitter.com/XkFu4zceHT
— SamsungMobileArabia (@SamsungMobileME) September 25, 2013

On the Samsung Gulf Facebook page, meanwhile, the company tipped two gold options: Gold Brown or Gold Pink.

In accompanying photos, the smartphones had gold around their edges and the home button. Only the front of the devices were shown, however, so it's unclear if the rear of the smartphones are gold or the brown and pick colors found on the front.

No mention of the device was made on the company's other Twitter and Facebook accounts, suggesting that it might be limited to the Middle East at the moment. The company's United Arab Emirates website, however, currently only lists a white or black option.

The news comes several days after Apple introduced a gold version of its iPhone 5s smartphone, which flew off the shelves and helped Cupertino move 9 million iPhones over the weekend.

Samsung has introduced several variations on its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone, from the rugged Galaxy S4 Active and the smaller Galaxy S4 Mini to the camera-focused Galaxy S4 Zoom. There have also been other color options, like purple.

Few hours ago, Samsung confirmed that it plans to unveil a curved smartphone sometime next month; no word on color options.