Samsung Galaxy S4 User Reviews

Equilibrium posted on yesterday, 01:43

10

The Return of The King

Equilibrium has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

Easily the best phone I have ever used.

It has all the expected features of a smartphone, (unless you need a radio), and then its has all the bells and whistles too.

It takes a little while to get used to for new users, but this phone has it all.
Some Smart features are perfect for me, while others aren't.
(Air gesture and Air view are like magic!!)

The great thing is that you have to choice to use them or not. Even without those features this phone is jam packed with a great UI, consistent theme and a very polished experience.
Some may Hate touchwiz, but its easily the best OEM skin in terms of rich features and polish.

People spend thousands of dollars on laptops made of plastic, but a phone made with polycarbonate is apparently an issue. I tend to use a case for the first year (contracts aren't big over here so full price all round), and the S4 probably has the most options, bar certain rivals.

Just the right size in terms of build and screen. Still getting used to the buttons on the bottom, I prefer hardware keys as opposed to on screen, gives you a bigger screen and a few extra options on how to interact. (for example a dedicated menu key and pressing and holding for more options.

Basically unless you need a phone without a removable battery, SD card and have a higher preference for water resistance or brand loyalty, this phone has it all.
The media, the speed, the features and the screen!!!

Build quality 10/10 Plastic is Fantastic. Light, durable and removable battery + micro SD is just perfect. In my experience, if you flash roms and your phone boot loops pulling the battery out is the best option.

Reception 10/10 Probably more due to local carrier, haven't lost signal at all and data is always quick.

Call quality 10/10 Best call quality on a phone I've used. The phones sits comfortably against face without harming the ears. As minor as this seems the Xperia Z i have has is screen a bit lower than the body of phone and the bump is not omfortable very noticeable.

Internet 10/10 I use Chrome more than the Samsng browser. Both are quick, but i sync my bookmarks with my laptop so cant really comment specifically. Fast, fluid and great Ui.

Multimedia 10/10 Supports every format i have tried to play on phone. All movies and songs work flawlessly. A small but immensely useful feature to me is the ability to rotate the screen just while watching a video on the device. I usually have auto rotate off so having the choice to turn it on with a case by case basis is perfect!! (Note this is not referring to youtube which already does this) Also back speaker is surprisingly loud.

Camera 10/10 Great camera and clarity, and finally a good UI to find out which feature does what and how to use it. Not clunky, not confusing. Very well implemented.

UI speed 10/10 Fastest phone I have ever used. I usually just have one weather widget and a ut of icons and folders so not really challenging it. The overall interactions are fast and smooth. Animations are probably a bit long which some may think is a stutter. Consistent theme across device so it looks very polished.

Everyday usage 10/10 I have an Xperia Z as a work phone and bought this specifically for everyday use. It blows any phone I've ever used out of the water. Jam packed with useful features ( and some i don't see a need for), it is android at its finest. A shotgun approach, pack in as many things as you can and let the consumer decide what they want to use or not. Smart phones need to be future proof and this meets all my current needs, and there are features which i do intend to use in future.

Text input 10/10 As with any keyboard takes a while to get used to. LOVE having the numbers on top of the letters, alot more like a laptop. Saves a few seconds each text when i have to type numbers. Makes you wonder why this hasnt been implemented in the past. It makes textingsimpler and more convenient.

Display 10/10 Best display i have ever seen!!! Amoled is known for its vibrant colours and wow factor. Tried using the more realistic color modes on the phone, which may be good for some, but not the reason you get an Amoled phone. As with everything about this phone, the choice is yours, Vibrant colours or more realistic ones

Battery 10/10 I turn on quite a few of the smart features and its getting me a day and a halfs usage easily. Of course when i play games this gets cut down a huge amount. If I'm working it'll get me through two day easy, as long as there isn't any late night gaming.

Pros

• Display - Size, Colour and Resolution
• Speed - Can run any game smoothly
• Battery - Impressive and doesn't over heat
• Touchwiz - Air view and Air gesture is wizardry
• Multimedia - Tonnes of supported formats
• Android - Open source, latest version and best Mobile operating system!

Cons

Equilibrium alternatives:

Samsung Galaxy S III

Sony Xperia Z

HTC One

phljcnth posted on 4 days ago, 21:34

10

Worthy upgrade

phljcnth has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

This is the best Android phone I've used so far. The design is just laudable, it doesn't feel big for a 5-incher phone. It is light and thin. The Air gestures and Air view work pretty well and are useful for me. Its screen is one of the best displays out there with very good color rendering, deep blacks and with wide contrast ratio. The 13MP camera is noteworthy. However I can still see room for improvements for UI optimization. The software is just too big that it occupies almost half of the internal memory for the 16GB version. Overall, this is a very powerful phone and is worth the upgrade.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 9/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 9/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 9/10

Display 10/10

Battery 9/10

Pros

• Perfect size with sleek design
• Impressive 5.0
• 13MP rear-facing camera
• Air gestures and Air View
• Removable 2600 mAh battery
• MicroSD card slot
• IR blaster
• Best multimedia device
• Adapt sound and Adapt display
• Fast and timely software update support

Cons

• Small user memory for 16GB version
• Stock browser doesn't support side-loaded Flash Player

shahid.jamal posted on 11 Jun 2013, 07:35

10

awesome phone

shahid.jamal has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

Its a very good phone, I dont even read those posts saying oh its overheating or somethin, ppl stop playing games on it and it wont overheat. Obviously everything overheats if it is being used. haha. No problems with it what so ever.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Ricolef posted on 10 Jun 2013, 11:02

10

Best Smartphone Period !!

Ricolef has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

I bought my Galaxy S4 the day it got released. I unpacked it at home and I was directly amazed, before the Galaxy S4 I owned the Galaxy S2, the Galaxy S4 immediately looked so much better and definetely more 'premium' !! After I had turned on the device, the first thing that got my attention was the beautifull screen and it still amazes my every day !! There has been alot of critism about the design of the Galaxy S4, I don't knowwhy people think this is an ugly looking phone, I even think it looks better than an iPhone and the HTC One !! The software that Samsung added are also very usefull, for example I recently went on holiday to Spain and I used S-Translator many times, also the hovering features are very usefull when your hands are went and also the quick glance feature is a nice touch !! I could write alot more about this phone, but there is only word to decribe this phone: FANTASTIC !!

Build quality 9/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 9/10

Pros

• Very fast
• Usefull software features
• Best smartphone-camera
• Beautifull screen
• Premium look
• Fast software-updates from Samsung

Cons

• None

Ricolef alternatives:

HTC One

jainam posted on 10 Jun 2013, 04:17

5

good but not the best

jainam has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

heating problem..camera is good but not good in night or dim light ..plastic body makes it dull...sound is loud but not that much clear ..over heat problem ....battery drains too fast ,......not the best looking

Build quality 4/10

Reception 7/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 5/10

Multimedia 3/10

Camera 5/10

UI speed 6/10

Everyday usage 7/10

Text input 5/10

Display 8/10

Battery 2/10

Pros

• awesome camera
• big screen
• bright display

Cons

• overheating
• plastic body
• sound need to be more clear

ifti313 posted on 08 Jun 2013, 08:37

10

best smartphone ever owned!

ifti313 has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

Amazing display,fantastic camera,innovative features makes s4...the best samrtphone uptill date...I own it and wont upgrade to any...untill s5...wont be surprise to hear s4 breaking sales record...it already is d fastest selling android smartphone...proud to own a device like s4...I hope samsung will yet again impress me with s5...

Build quality 9/10 Though got the criticism...I still love s4s design...looks better than s3!

Reception 9/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 10/10 Woah! Beautifull screen,crisper text and software(some gimmicky)makes web browsing experience amazing!

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10 Fantastic camera! Amazing software...best camera phone I ever owned

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 9/10

Display 10/10 The biggest difference between s3 and s4...mesmerizing screen on s4.. what a beauty!

Battery 10/10

Pros

• beautiful display
• famtastic camera
• lighter,slimmer yet stronger
• software

Cons

Beem3r814 posted on 07 Jun 2013, 13:31

10

Best device i've owned...Period!

Beem3r814 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Purchased this S4 a few days ago. I previously used an S3. The difference is surprisingly phenomenal. Although it could use a stabilization update. Some things are still finicky. I've never owned a faster phone. Plays 3D games like nobody's business. Its insane.

Build quality 9/10 Holds up better vs. other phones that use metals and such. Won't dent.

Reception 9/10 Excellent 3G/4G signal majority of the time!

Call quality 10/10 no complaints. Crisp clear sound.

Internet 10/10 use it very often. No complaints

Multimedia 10/10 OFF THE CHARTS!!!

Camera 10/10 No competition here. Best camera on any device, to date.

UI speed 10/10 Quad-core and 2gb ram make the UI seemless.

Everyday usage 10/10 Love it

Text input 10/10 i use a different keyboard than what's available from factory.

Display 10/10 Super crisp display.

Battery 10/10 Battery is excellent.

Pros

• Processor
• RAM
• Display
• Battery life
• Features

Cons

• color options

SleepingOz posted on 07 Jun 2013, 09:35

10

The BEST smartphone available right now!!

SleepingOz has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

I personally don't own one but I had the chance to play with the white i9500 of my friend at the gym yesterday. As a GNOTE II user, I must say that this thing is a BEAST!
I don't understand all the fuss haters are making about its polycabonate body. Perhaps, polycarbonate is a more suitable material for smartphones than aluminium or glass. It doesn't interfere with signals, absorbs shock better and is less prone to dents and visible scratches. The SuperAMOLED FHD is just awesome! I've compared it( on Adobe RGB mode) to the Retina display of the iPhone5, which is the reference in term of natural colour reproduction and my conclusion was; YES FINALLY an amoled panel that's able reproduce natural colours while retaining the advantages of a classic AMOLED display, which are real black, higher contrasts, higher refresh rate, low reflectance and so on. The camera is actually one of the best, if not the best available on a real smartphone!
In term of performance, according to benchmarks, you can't go wrong with both variant, they are simply the fastest smartphones available right now!

Build quality 9/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Mobil2012 posted on 01 Jun 2013, 11:39

8

Okay phone

Mobil2012 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Overall quality of this phone is okay. Features of this phone are not bad and pretty unique. The built quality could be better like the HTC one. Awesome! The phone will lag between screens sometime even with Quad core 1900. I had Droid charge by Samsung few years ago and it too lagged. I don’t understand why all Samsung phones are lagging. My old Droid bionic dual core does HD weather apps (NBC HD weather, or any HD base weather apps) much quicker than S4 when running Google base maps. It’s so bad I had to uninstall the app. I suppose if you use bare bone stock phone with no additional apps you’ll be fine. Who would want to do that?!

Build quality 8/10

Reception 8/10

Call quality 8/10

Internet 8/10

Multimedia 9/10

Camera 9/10

UI speed 8/10

Everyday usage 8/10

Text input 7/10

Display 10/10

Battery 8/10

Pros

• Display Wow!
• Larger display. sees everything better.
• Good accessories
• Good camera options in general (film mode)
• Nice short cuts

Cons

• Lagging in some app compaire to an older Droid dual core Bionic
• cheap plastics. Why?
• Lack of micro HDMI compare to Droid Bionic
• Main speaker is weak compare to HTC One with dual speakers.

xtremesv posted on 30 May 2013, 12:15

9

Good upgrade

xtremesv has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

I have owned all Galaxy S phones so far and none of them has disappointed me. The S4 is a good upgrade from the S3 but this time the improvement feeling is more conservative. The good things the S4 has over the S3: a brighter crisper display with more natural colors (the +0.2 inch is not noticeable), better camera, better battery life and that would be it. The software features like Smart Pause or Smart Scroll are gimmicks and sometimes unbearable for practical use. I am satisfied with the S4 and I recommend it to anyone with a previous generation smartphone willing to upgrade, however if you have a S3 and you are not a geek, I would say you’d better wait for the next generation.

Build quality 8/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 9/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 9/10

Pros

• Amazing vivid display, 5 inches is the sweet spot
• Great camera
• Very good battery life

Cons

• Build quality lacks the premium finish
• Bad implementation of some Smart features
• Overheats sometimes
• No FM radio
• Expensive off contract

numair.shaikh posted on 25 May 2013, 07:51

10

s4

numair.shaikh has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

this device is freaking awesome !!!!!!
there is no doubt this is better than the HTC One
and i'm getting real tired of the Samsung haters
I still love phablet's :)
I can't wait for the best of the best: Samsung Galaxy Note III

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

cybervlad81 posted on 24 May 2013, 09:23

9

Replaced my Galaxy Nexus as my primary device.

cybervlad81 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

As for phones that work on Verizon, I have had most of them. But, I had not found something that was good enough to give up my Galaxy Nexus as my primary device. I have had the S4 for 4 days now and must say that I am not a fan of Touchwiz ,but overall I am very satisfied with this device. I like my apps icon in the middle of my app bar, and Touchwiz will not let you move that one icon for some reason. I also get a good number of notifications and the way they did the notifications pull down, there is only room for about three. A little annoying but tons of good to counter act the annoyances.

Build quality 9/10 Standard Samsung style build that we are used too. Almost hard to tell the S3 and the S4 apart, though the chrome trim on the s4 was neat, it was quickly covered by a case. Flat side makes the S4 easier to hold than the S3.

Reception 10/10 No problems here that I don't get with any other smart phone

Call quality 9/10 Call quality is good, speaker phone option is acceptable.

Internet 8/10 Didn't like that I couldn't disable the stock browser though you can hide the icon for it and set another, like Chrome, as default almost as good as disable.

Multimedia 9/10 The free headphone packaged with most Samsung phones are pretty decent, built in speaker is... well, a small built in speaker,

Camera 9/10 Camera is nice. Low light is not nearly as bad as Nokia/Microsoft try to make it out to be, tons of options.

UI speed 8/10 Most of the time the phone is exceptionally fast, but occasionally it just lags out... not sure what the issue is here but it does not happen too often. Not a big fan of TouchWiz

Everyday usage 8/10 Not a big fan of TouchWiz

Text input 9/10 Keyboard is nice, I am used to the stock keyboard but getting used to the Samsung one was not hard.

Display 10/10 I find the display to be exceptionally beautiful.

Battery 9/10 It last me all day easily.

Pros

• High Meg camera with tons of options.
• Gorgeous screen
• Fast

Cons

• TouchWiz
• Almost 8gb of storage used by system.

mottykels posted on 20 May 2013, 21:37

9

First time android user : S4 :D

mottykels has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

This is the first time I owned android smartphone. And Im so happy For my s4.
At first the life so disgusting because i used it only for 4hours, but for long time that i used it, I think there is a improvedment on its battery life..
One thing that I dont like to s4 is the overheating back and upper front part, on standby mode the temperature of the battery was 36 *C but with in 4mins using the date connect and playing temple run 2, i was shock when i check the temperature it turns to 50 *C to much for a few minutes of using it right?
When it term of features and UI it was so great for the s4 i love, the air gesture, smart scroll, s voice, the voice command, the camera mode. I love it,
Feautures:
Air Gesture : i like waving my hands left and right and the images moving, waving up and down and the page was scroll, waving left and right; the musing playing was shuffled, waving my hands while its on standby mode and the quick glance will work. Two thing is missing with airgesture, 1. It cant captured an image using it, 2. It cant using moving the home screen to next screen.

S Voice: I used s voice to many time by playing tracks, fb and twitter updates opening and application, call or texting some one, One thing that s voice cant do is using it with out a internet connection , because theres no need to used internet by calling someone or texting, playing tracks, opening apps right?
Voice Command: using this on playing musing, and camera its great,buy saying pause play next vol up...  

This is the first time I owned android smartphone. And Im so happy For my s4.
At first the life so disgusting because i used it only for 4hours, but for long time that i used it, I think there is a improvedment on its battery life..
One thing that I dont like to s4 is the overheating back and upper front part, on standby mode the temperature of the battery was 36 *C but with in 4mins using the date connect and playing temple run 2, i was shock when i check the temperature it turns to 50 *C to much for a few minutes of using it right?
When it term of features and UI it was so great for the s4 i love, the air gesture, smart scroll, s voice, the voice command, the camera mode. I love it,
Feautures:
Air Gesture : i like waving my hands left and right and the images moving, waving up and down and the page was scroll, waving left and right; the musing playing was shuffled, waving my hands while its on standby mode and the quick glance will work. Two thing is missing with airgesture, 1. It cant captured an image using it, 2. It cant using moving the home screen to next screen.

S Voice: I used s voice to many time by playing tracks, fb and twitter updates opening and application, call or texting some one, One thing that s voice cant do is using it with out a internet connection , because theres no need to used internet by calling someone or texting, playing tracks, opening apps right?
Voice Command: using this on playing musing, and camera its great,buy saying pause play next vol up and down on music player and saying cheese capture shoot the camera captured itself.

Camera mode: its grega having a 13MP , and many option for camera mode, you can captured a HD images. Im so happy using the camera mode but one thing is i dont like is Its Too hard to use all the mode for a biginer like me espcially the best photos and the drama shot. And another thing you can used the flash on auto mode only which is needed for dark time. Comparing to lumia920 by using flash i think s4 can battle for it,
Vidoe mode is not good as capturing images. But i love the 13MP.

The other features of s4 is not my preference. I cant used for my daily use.
Like airview smart stay, smart pause.
But the smart scroll is very enjoying.

Overall
For firsttime android user, and an ios user for a year,
I think android is really great os having a very flexible os, BTfilesharing and other but for comparing apps for android and apps for ios, I choose ios because so easy to used and it solid to used. So If there is an existing 5inches Iphone i prefer Iphone. But still keeping and using the s4.

And thats it, sorry for my gramatical error hope u understand

Build quality 9/10 For me its not a cheap. I feel premium on the design

Reception 10/10 Love the LTE

Call quality 9/10 good

Internet 10/10 Love the LTE and wifi connection are both great

Multimedia 10/10 Love it

Camera 9/10 I cant used flash on other camera mode. Front facing isnt enough for me

UI speed 9/10 Sometimes it laggy

Everyday usage 8/10 Because of heating effect and the battery life i dont used it regularly, i just used always as my wifi modem hehe yeah thats true

Text input 8/10 Compare to iphone ans ipad. Its to hard to type on android or s4

Display 8/10 While uploading pictures on the social site and seeing on the other device the superamoled display is oversaturated

Battery 8/10 Fpr a moderate user this isnt enough

Pros

• 13MP for better IMages
• 2gb ram
• Snapdragon600 better and faster
• Camera mode
• Air gesture

Cons

• Battery
• Overheating

JohnCP posted on 18 May 2013, 08:39

10

Great phone, but could have been better

JohnCP has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

It's a 2013 phone, actually a great one. But I think Samsung could have taken it a step further.

It really feel like a premium phone in hands, even if it doesn't look like one, as most of the people say Samsung could've made a better designed phone.

Build quality 9/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 9/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 9/10

Display 10/10 Really enjoy the display deep colors.

Battery 10/10

silly posted on 16 May 2013, 10:47

10

Brilliant unlike apple and htc

silly has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

this phone is fantastic, i owned the htc one and droid dna and those phones were s**tty compared to this beast. this phone destroys the competition and the phone is just plain perfect. i love this device and if i were you i would seriously consider buying this amazing piece of technology

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• durable
• great software
• best specs around
• works brilliantly
• not a iphone
• great call quality

Cons

• none its seriously amazing

a.kalantari posted on 16 May 2013, 06:16

10

Good...Better...the Best...!!!

a.kalantari has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

try it...it's great...i promise
Suitable replacements for my Gs2.
I've tried ONE. In all fields except the build quality, GS4 was better than it.
only only GALAXY S4...........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!​​!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Build quality 7/10 can be better...

Reception 9/10

Call quality 8/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10 awesome...best in world...exactly what i need

Camera 10/10 very very good...

UI speed 9/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 8/10

Display 10/10 best in world...

Battery 10/10

leetaylor21 posted on 11 May 2013, 20:37

10

Best Phone I've ever used!!

leetaylor21 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

The S4 is the best at anything, with it's amazing hardware and software, it can handle very process-heavy apps and games without the slightest lag. The camera is probably the best camera so far and takes brilliant, sharp photos. The phone is very customisable, from having the latest android to having a removable battery and back cover for an up-gradable SD card. The screen is no doubt the most beautiful display on the market. There may be very small bugs on the phone that I could note as a con, however it is not enough to make the phone change, as there are many fixes to the problems, most of which are software related. I gladly recommend this phone and will be a fantastic upgrade if you are looking to buy a new high-end phone!

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• Everything!

Cons

• Nothing!

samsungapple posted on 11 May 2013, 20:22

10

galaxy s4 did it again

samsungapple has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

When i first saw it at the unpack event, i was some what disappointed BUT when i held it in my hand, it was just awesome. light, fast, improved touchwiz. all of those softwares covered the disappointment of the hardware.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

dahumbleprof posted on 18 May 2013, 20:25

10

REAL LIFE COMPANION

dahumbleprof has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Well, as Sammy boasted, this beast is a real life companion. I'm proud to say I got mine on May 3 and it's pretty much gonna drive me daily for a good number of months at least. I actually do so much love it's underrated design 'cos it feels solid, really sleek and lovely... To hell with aluminum bricks for all I care!

Build quality 10/10 A solid ten here... no doubt. This is build QUALITY!! after all. It's better for me to have a solid polycarbonate phone than a tall aluminum brick with gaps all around it as with the One.

Reception 10/10 No issues here neither.

Call quality 10/10 Perfect so far.

Internet 10/10 Well, I only really miss Adobe Flash here but it still obtains a solid ten from me. It's zippy plus that 1080p AMOLED screen is real heaven on earth.

Multimedia 10/10 Perfect. AirView in the music player is so much fun.

Camera 10/10 Well, the best on any phone so far, I believe. Samsung is generally really a hardworking firm and that's mainly why I do patronize them. The sensor on this camera is allegedly Sony's but then, credit has to go the Sammy technicians for perfectly implementing it. Even in low light, that Night Mode does a very, very acceptable job. Only the retarded pick the ultra-hyped ultrapixel shit on the One over this AMAZING & awesome shooter.

UI speed 10/10 Great. Only very occasional and nearly imperceptible lags occur.

Everyday usage 10/10 Amazing again. Those "gimmicky" features are quite fun - once you have time to explore them.

Text input 10/10 Cool... sort of like that extra row of numbers of top... has really saved my time...plus the way it guesses what I'm about to type & brings it out even before I start typing it... is so sweet!!

Display 10/10 Hmmmm.... Well, nuff said about this angelic 1080p Full HD Super AMOLED screen.. better experienced than talked about... it's certainly more jaw-dropping than the slightly higher pixel dense LCD panel on the One due to its practically infinite contrast levels and adorably inky blacks.

Battery 10/10 OMG!! I must say this is one of the reasons I love this device so much!! :-) Both the stand-by and on-screen times with this battery are awesome!! And it charges with lightening speed thanks to that lovely 2AMP charger you get out of the box.

Pros

• Best screen in the market
• Blazing fast octa-core CPU (depending on region)
• Best camera in the market
• Speedy firmware updates and support
• Expandable storage which I find pretty indispensable

Cons

• Lack of Adobe Flash support in native browser
• Not plenty of internal memory available

dahumbleprof alternatives:

OPPO Find 5

Sony Xperia Z

elirev4 posted on 10 May 2013, 00:44

10

Amazing!

elirev4 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

I recently upgraded from the S3 to the S4.
(GT-I9500)
This phone is phenomenal!
The display is gorgeous, the device is so thin, light and has a premium look.
The OS runs smoothly (thanks to the Octa-Core).
I love the new Air Gestures, Eye Tracking and Air View.

The Camera quality is absolutely beautiful!
The Camera app is very cool with all the new features.

This phone is absolutely worth buying!

Build quality 10/10 It's really thin and light, and a premium look. I sometimes even forget it's a plastic.

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• Display
• Hardware
• Camera
• Design

Cons

Tre-Nitty posted on 09 May 2013, 21:11

8

Slightly above average

Tre-Nitty has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

The s4 is a very good device but not much better than the s3. Thats not a bad thing btw. First off, the keyboard is a joke any way you look at it. The screen is amazing and battery life is pretty good. The new software features are pretty hit and miss. They work when they want to. The buikd quality is good but if compared to an iPhone or Htc One, it seems cheap. Honestly its a decent upgrade but I wouldn't jump from a s3 to an s4. Lastly, the camera is extremely good but the device does lag.

Build quality 7/10

Reception 9/10

Call quality 8/10

Internet 8/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 8/10

Everyday usage 8/10

Text input 6/10

Display 10/10

Battery 8/10

Pros

• Screen size, beautiful display, awesome camera!

Cons

• Terrible keyboard, useless software features, cheap build quality

Tre-Nitty alternatives:

HTC One

Apple iPhone 5

Samsung Galaxy S III

JojoGo101 posted on 08 May 2013, 15:46

9

A phone of 2013.

JojoGo101 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Amazing hardware. Amazing Software. What else? It has it all. I tried to find the cons, and I did, but very few! It's amazing and innovative at the same time. The build quality did concern me. After using the iPhone 5 I immediately felt the difference. Sure, it doesn't feel cheap, but I would prefer aluminum in this day and age, considering the price of it. $600 for Hyperglazed plastic?

Build quality 7/10 It feels premium but is not on par with iOS products. I think for $650 you want something like aluminum

Reception 10/10

Call quality 9/10 Was great but it indeed wasn't the best.

Internet 10/10 Was great

Multimedia 10/10 1080p screen? Meet my eyes!

Camera 9/10 I would have preferred it to be on par with the iPhone 5 considering it's newer.

UI speed 10/10 Blazing.Fast

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 7/10 Was OK, but I was forced to use a 3rd party key board. It got 7 considering it's still quite useful, but not for me.

Display 10/10 You really need to know?

Battery 10/10 For a 1080p phone, best battery there is.

Pros

• Speedy
• Smooth
• Best Display there is
• Will get updates for quite awhile
• You pay for what you get!

Cons

• Plastic build for a $650 phone?
• Keyboard isn't a nice looking one.

JojoGo101 alternatives:

Apple iPhone 5

ZayZay posted on 08 May 2013, 12:34

10

Samsung S4 is the future

ZayZay has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

I have had this phone just over a week now, and it is hard to put down. WIth that said, the battery is great. I haven't had a phone yet that can last me from 6 am until 9 pm and this one gets the job done. Camera features are unbelievably amazing and unique, and the screen pops colors right to my eyes with crystal clear images. Processor has shown no lag, and with the NFC, and Sbeam features, I can easily share everything with my wife and her S3. What surprised me the most was that I am able to hook it up as my remote to my 5 year old Samsung TV. The one thing I don't like, is the text keyboard but lucky for me it is android and I have a lot of different keyboards to choose from.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 9/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• Battery
• Camera Features
• Display
• The feel of it
• NFC and S Beam

Cons

• Stock Keyboard

doejon posted on 07 May 2013, 19:10

10

S4 the best smartphone that u can gat at the moment

doejon has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

maybe not the best looking phone but the best technical phone that u can get
and its not ugyl at all. the camera is just awsome so much powerfull featurs just great. i love dualshot and im sure apple and others will copie some features from the s4. what i love about samsung is that they try hard to develop usefull features
even they al not work perfekt but they re trying and thats cool
this phone has everything that other phones have and more!

i will prefer this phone alway over the htc one!

sorry 4 my bad english

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• everything
• somebody puts the battery to the cons but if u compare it to other highend phones like the htc one its stil much better!

Cons

• nothing

doejon alternatives:

Samsung GALAXY Note II

jamesmaudes posted on 07 May 2013, 13:01

9

fonts invalid sometimes, low battery

jamesmaudes has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

I can't find the fonts sometimes.
It can't load for a day. Suggest to prepare a spare battery.
Onite 2600mAh battery on Amazon for Samsung Galaxy S4--$9.98
Onite 5200mAh extended battery for S4--only $19.98

Build quality 9/10

Reception 9/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 9/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 9/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 9/10

Text input 8/10

Display 10/10

Battery 8/10

Pros

• Display
• Camera
• Multimedia
• UI speed

Cons

• Text input
• Battery

jamesmaudes alternatives:

HTC One