Samsung Galaxy S 4 hardware was expected, so did the software wow us?

9. akki20892 posted on 14 Mar 2013, 21:03 32 7

100% true......this phone is powerful and awesome but design get us disappointment........!!!

13. DoctorPDA posted on 14 Mar 2013, 21:12 14 4

The leaks on the size of the S4 were incorrect------ I was very surprised (and happy) when they announced a 5" screen device that is similar to the size of the S3! It's even a touch smaller than the 4.7" HTC ONE screen. Smaller than the Droid DNA too. For people with small hands that don't want a massive phone, this is good news, no? I'm upgrading from an HTC Thunderbolt, so any phone if frikkin awesome at this point.

79. Jeradiah3 posted on 15 Mar 2013, 08:57 1 0

I had the HTC Inspire before upgrading to the S3 so i completely understand lol. Its just that there not much design improvement between the S3 abd S4.

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52. Cliff4 posted on 15 Mar 2013, 00:14 7 2

the design isn't all that bad (due to it's small bezels) but I expected a more elegant design

61. Nathan_ingx posted on 15 Mar 2013, 00:52 4 1

Expected more! Right...that's the bug right there.
Xperia Z can manage to smile now. That design is to die for...
Although Samsung listed all these features in one whole package, i doubt people will just implement 2-3 and leave out all the rest.

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18. Alex123 posted on 14 Mar 2013, 21:27 4 11

It is really disappointed me and everybody who was waiting for it. It is not next Big thing but next bad thing. Samsung might take after Apple to bring us the same design every time.

19. suneeboy posted on 14 Mar 2013, 21:27 12 2

I never followed cell phones until mid 2012. I've realized now that internet bloggers just hate on the trend. The mentality is to always root for the underdog. Samsung is not the underdog anymore so the trolls come out for it. It's all about the HTC One, because it has "promise" and is the underdog. It looks different and its not mainstream. You people don't know what you want, you just want what's not mainstream. You're the opposite of what you all call "iSheep"...sheep go to what's "popular" and you just flock to what you all deem to be "not popular" and not necessarily what you prefer or like. I'm officially done reading comments because most of the times it just kills my mood.

73. E.N. posted on 15 Mar 2013, 03:56 0 2

And because the HTC One seems like a really nice phone....

You have to understand that Samsung marketed this phone HEAVILY and sadly this phone is hardly groundbreaking. Don't create hype if you can't live up to it!

The design for the S IV is not as bad as some people are making it out to be, maybe its because I have a Note II and they pretty much look the same. What's annoying, to me anyway, is the gimmicks that they try to pass on as game-changing. It's like they're going for quantity vs quality with these "software improvements." It's quite ridiculous

76. THE-ONE (banned) posted on 15 Mar 2013, 06:27 0 0

Because it looks ugly the S2 was a candy bar design and the s3 and S4 are curvey. Look at the Htc One and Sony Z it looks modern and stylish!

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44. Topcat488 posted on 14 Mar 2013, 23:37 7 5

Samsung should have called this phone the Galaxy S3S... Just like the iphone X and iphone XS, because it looks too much like the GS3.

63. xtremesv posted on 15 Mar 2013, 00:56 2 2

Or the Galaxy S 3+

56. REYNER posted on 15 Mar 2013, 00:36 2 0

i could not agree more i was expecting better hardware from samsung for most of the other manufacturer came out with a topnotch hardware xperia z, htc one and the upcoming lumia 928. the feature and software are good but not that impressive in a way that it did not offer something new unlike sIII`s last year released where most of the software tricks are jaw-dropping new the S III to S IV is like Iphone 4s- 5 upgrade
now my next big thing down to two it would either be Xperia z or Htc one :)

84. joaolx posted on 15 Mar 2013, 19:03 0 1

Design, no
Hardware, yes
New features, no, i probably would never use one. They're mostly gimmicks in my opinion.
I am disappointed by samsung. I was expecting more.

38. g2a5b0e posted on 14 Mar 2013, 23:07 8 2

I usually agree with most of your comments, but I think you're a little off the mark here. The iPhone 4 & 4S are virtually identically physically & so are the 3G & 3GS. The S4, while not a huge physical departure from the S3, still looks more different than those Apple generational leaps I mentioned.

60. Nathan_ingx posted on 15 Mar 2013, 00:46 4 1

Agreed! I can't differentiate between 4 and 4S, 3G and 3GS, but i think i'll be able to tell the difference between SIII and SIV, mainly because of the screen size and narrow bezel.

72. zibbyzib2000 posted on 15 Mar 2013, 03:33 1 0

That's because the iPhones "s" versions are just minor internal updates and not an entirely new phone. Samsung treated the S4 as if it was something completely different. Even their teasers were a little misleading. The little kid saying it was his favorite color when in reality it was just the accessories that had a color change.

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75. nobelset posted on 15 Mar 2013, 05:09 0 0

Yea, every time they show a new iphone they call it innovation. I rest my case.

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58. REYNER posted on 15 Mar 2013, 00:43 0 0

yep i agree with that in an ordinary people the s3 and s4 are virtually identical just like the iphone 4s to iphone 5 it would have been considered if they improve their back cover to make it feel more premium but they dont and thats disappointment sinks in most other manufacturer improve their hardware while samsung get too complacent with plastic the software and features are good enough but the built is downright disappointing!

10. RaKithAPeiRiZ posted on 14 Mar 2013, 21:07 8 7

Galaxy S3s

11. rusticguy posted on 14 Mar 2013, 21:10 8 6

Galaxy SAME-sung series

15. MichaelHeller posted on 14 Mar 2013, 21:18 10 0

The big difference is that in Windows, it applies to everything, and it is taken advantage of by every program and website around. I severely doubt many app developers will support Air View, and if it's only supported in Samsung apps (as it is now), that's a gimmick.

I'd love to be proven wrong though.

28. maherk posted on 14 Mar 2013, 21:52 1 0

Air view will prove itself that its far from gimmick. When you are eating your honey wings, and there is a call you wanna answer or maybe reject, you can simply hover over the phone. Not just the phone, you have the gallery and internet and am pretty sure samsung will find a good use of this tech, but its a good impelentation imo.

64. voxmarc posted on 15 Mar 2013, 01:33 0 0

ehem...

78. XperiaPrince posted on 15 Mar 2013, 07:56 0 0

Yes, Air view is a gimmick because of the limited usage... Floating touch is now very useful since the ICS update. I can use floating touch in all the programs at can browse trough my phone even without touching it. It is very useful because sometimes when my hand is dirty and i want to check on something and my hands are dirty I can use my phone without getting it dirty or wet.Floating touch is limited tough in its first release but the ICS update fixed it, :D Cheers Sony!

23. apple.bb.htc.sony.nokia.rip (banned) posted on 14 Mar 2013, 21:36 12 7

your avatar is gimmick as well!!!

24. Hemlocke posted on 14 Mar 2013, 21:36 2 3

We agree on something? A massive asteroid must be within days of extinguishing all life on our big blue marble.

74. jsdechavez posted on 15 Mar 2013, 05:04 0 1

haha.. i love the sarcasm..

77. protozeloz posted on 15 Mar 2013, 07:41 0 0

There was quite a bunch of them... If I get the s4 I'll probably disable as much as I can... S-health will depends on the cost of the accessory

12. rusticguy posted on 14 Mar 2013, 21:11 7 1

I am waiting for the XZ prices to sink ... :)

40. lovefist posted on 14 Mar 2013, 23:14 0 0

My friend, I'm afraid we have to wait a little longer for the price drop, coz this gimmicky s4 ain't making sony tremble to lower the price of the z.

30. daftastic posted on 14 Mar 2013, 21:56 2 0

Doesn't matter if they're not on other phones. That's why they're missing, because they're useless.

65. voxmarc posted on 15 Mar 2013, 01:38 0 0

or they dont have the resources to....could be....or included in their shortcomings such as early software updates.....but i hope your device sells....coz this plastic device will definitely sell...

68. No_Nonsense posted on 15 Mar 2013, 01:52 0 0

Sales don't tell how good a device is. There are too many factors that affect the sales than just how good the device is alone.

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71. daftastic posted on 15 Mar 2013, 02:24 0 0

Sure, until they realize all of those features are battery hogs and would ultimately deactivate them after months of use.

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66. voxmarc posted on 15 Mar 2013, 01:41 1 0

it's no use like you've mentioned on some previous articles you have your XZ already....so its no use coz you hate it....yeah and those dual camera from lg and dont those ultra pixel with a so so result are gimmick too....it is right?

41. lovefist posted on 14 Mar 2013, 23:19 1 0

Very true sony in middle east isnt a big name yet and most of the time if u buy one, after a few weeks the phones price will drop a lot. Not good resale value. My s2 still works very well and using custom roms just to be different is fun.

53. quakan posted on 15 Mar 2013, 00:17 1 1

On the back which I've always hated on any phone.

82. jeevan28111992 posted on 15 Mar 2013, 14:35 0 0

Most Features Were Also Available In Some Or Other Phones...Sam Is Like 2nd Apple From now...

50. jcpwn2004 posted on 14 Mar 2013, 23:58 0 0

I thought my next phone would be the Z but that screen is really disappointing, make sure you try it in person. Looking forward to see what nokia has in store for it's next flagship. Otherwise it will probably be between gs4/one/iphone5 for me.