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Testseek.co.uk have collected 1196 expert reviews of the Samsung GT-I9500 Galaxy S4 and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung GT-I9500 Galaxy S4.
Award: Editor’s Choice May 2013
May 2013
 
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1196 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • Highperforming phones
  • Stunning full HD 5-inch Super AMOLED display
  • Lightning-fast Snapdragon 1.9GHz Quad-Core CPU
  • Superb battery life
  • Expandable memory up to 64GB
  • The Samsung Galaxy S4 is a tech fiend’s dream phone. While it may lack the metal body and design panache of the HTC One
  • It makes up for its shortcomings with a removable battery and an external memory card
  • Potentially giving you up to 96GB of storage to play with in total - along with 50GB of free cloud storage on Dropbox. It’s also rock solid
  • And feels like it can take a tumble or two - thoug
  • Great display
  • Fast
  • Some useful software additions
  • Slim and light
  • Impressive 5in Full HD screen
  • 4G connectivity
  • Capacity to expand storage up to a further 64GB
  • Improved camera app
  • Brilliant Full HD display
  • Awesome camera and settings
  • Powerful CPU
  • Extensive features set
  • Plenty of connectivity – NFC / MHL 2.0 / IR LED / LTE / Bluetooth 4
  • Decent battery life
  • Lightweight for size
  • Stunning screen
  • Superfast processor
  • Great camera
  • Most powerful Android device we've ever tested
  • Full HD resolution
  • Extremely bold screen
  • Good camera
  • Some helpful software features
  • Range of innovations
  • Super fast processor
  • Great battery life
  • Bigger and better screen
  • Exciting features
  • Great snapper
  • Excellent battery life.
  • A brilliant phone in almost every way
  • Subtly better design than SGS3
  • Loads of new gesture and eye-tracking features
  • Powerful
  • Incredible image when watching video on the AMOLED display
  • Good handling / Flawless responsiveness
  • Camera beats the competition hands down
  • S Health is promising
  • STranslator is making progress and Smart Pause comes in handy at times
  • Finds network and
  • Unrivaled performance
  • Gorgeous display
  • Longlife battery
  • Good camera.
  • Stunning display
  • Reams of innovations
  • Lots of grunt and a great camera.
  • Gutsy and powerful
  • Lush screen
  • Wonderful HD Screen
  • Packed with innovative features
  • Looks and feels great
  • Stunning 5-inch Full HD screen
  • Vast array of features
  • Powerful quad-core processor
  • A blinding number of features
  • Incredibly fast
  • Ships with Android 4.2.2
  • Relatively small for its display size
  • Terrific screen
  • Powerful processor
  • Very good camera
  • Loads of features

The editors didn't like

  • It's a tradeoff between design
  • Price or performance
  • High end price point
  • Flimsy back casing
  • Top specs reflected in the premium price point
  • Design - Samsung Galaxy S4
  • Upon picking up the Galaxy S4 I had a sense of nostalgia
  • I felt as though I had held this device before. This was down to the fact that
  • You’d be hard pressed to call the Samsung Galaxy S4 original. It looks identical to a Samsung Galaxy S3 - in fact
  • The only noticeable differences are the chrome trim around the sizes and ever so slightly larger display. That also means it inherits its foibles
  • Including a cheap and flimsy plastic back panel
  • And control buttons below the screen that don’t always light up
  • Leaving you guessing wh
  • Poor build quality
  • Touchwiz is full of bloatware
  • Battery could be better
  • Poor sound quality
  • Picture is on the warm side
  • Rivals have greater detail and contrast levels
  • Intermittent lag when multitasking
  • Gesture and eye-tracking features won't suit everyone
  • Plasticky build quality
  • TouchWiz can be laggy
  • Almost too many features and some like Smart Scroll don't work all that well
  • No way near enough onboard memory (16GB gets you just over 8GB)
  • Almost too many features and some like Smart Scroll don't work all that well
  • Feels cheaper than similar
  • Priced phones
  • 'Innovation' makes things too complex
  • Slight UI issues
  • Plastic build feels cheap
  • Design is almost identical to the older S3
  • Interface can be confusing
  • Battery life isn't great
  • 16GB model has limited space for apps
  • Too many gimmicks
  • Too big for some
  • Design lacks class
  • There are so many options they can be overwhelming
  • Design is similar to the S III
  • Plastic body may not be to everyone’s taste.
  • A bit complex now
  • Incredibly expensive
  • Not a huge leap from the SGS3
  • Battery life is still bad
  • Some of the functions are novelty features
  • Nothing new in the design
  • Boring look
  • Good battery life
  • But could be better
  • Almost too many new features
  • Some gestures feel forced
  • No Octacore at this time for the UK
  • Only 16GB for UK
  • Some features are gimmicky
  • It's very big and a bit plasticky
  • Underwhelming design
  • New gestures a bit gimmicky
  • Similar design to S3
  • Plastic design
  • A little bit expensive
  • Limited storage space
  • Plastic body
  • Low light photo performance isn't so hot
  • Possibly too many features
  • Mono (not stereo) speaker
  • No HDMI port

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  Published: 2014-03-16, Author: Robbie , review by: blackholetec.com

  • Abstract:  Around this time previous year, Samsung launched the Galaxy S4 and now they're already releasing their new Samsung Galaxy S5 with better specifications and prepared to beat his competitors. However, today we look back at the old S4 shining his last light...

 
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  Published: 2014-02-06, review by: gadgetride.com

  • Abstract:  Sony Xperia Z1 is made up of tough front and back glass panels, within a classy aluminum frame. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is made up of slightlyflimsy plastic construction making its body protection looks slightly weaker when compared to Sony Xperia Z1.As per...

 
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  Published: 2014-02-06, review by: gadgetride.com

  • The Samsung Galaxy S4 is no doubt going to claim the top positions in the smartphone market. Packed with serious hardware and big features, it definitely is a huge step up from it's predecessors. Samsung has also managed to slim-down the device even thoug...

 
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  Published: 2013-11-16, Author: Tablets , review by: tablets-help.com

  • Comparison, Rating, Good display resolution, High end dual cameras, Good processing power and speed, LTE A enabled device
  • Comparison

 
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  Published: 2013-10-19, Author: Rohit , review by: intellectdigest.in

  • Abstract:  Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini the lite variant of the powerful Samsung Galaxy S4 was reviewed last week by us. I hope you read the review because we are now ready to tell you about the differences you should know between the lite and and the full varaint that is...

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  Published: 2013-09-27, Author: Laique , review by: techmagnifier.com

  • Impressive HD screen, Great performance, Good battery back up, Impressive camera, Dual shot camera
  • Unimpressive design, Poor low light camera shots, No FM
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 might not look different from S3, but it does comes with some killer features that are quite capable to sink the competition, though both HTC and Apple also have their fan following, so it might not be easy for S4 to break them down. But...

 
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  Published: 2013-09-16, review by: gsmarena.com

  • Abstract:  Samsung is living the dream. The Galaxy line of phones is becoming synonymous with Android for some people, thanks to quality being consistently delivered, but strong marketing too. LG's volumes are lower but it takes one hero device to act as an awar...

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  Published: 2013-07-11, Author: MobiGyaan , review by: mobigyaan.com

  • Despite metal edges you might feel holding a plastic device in your hand, however it's not like that that it does not feel good in hand. I personally liked the S4 and it's feel, the metal on the sides added to it. With Android 4.2.2 out of the box and a w...

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  Published: 2013-07-08, Author: Rohit , review by: intellectdigest.in

  • Abstract:  Micromax has launched its new flagship phone in the popular Canvas series on 8th July 2013 in a media event in New Delhi India. The new flagship phone is known as Micromax Canvas 4 A210. In this article we share with all the details which you want to know...

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  Published: 2013-07-05, Author: Sinha , review by: gadgetspeaks.com

  • Samsung Galaxy S4 is a thing of beauty not from the looks of it but its speaks from its performance. It is really responsive and does a lot of work for you. The smart features actually come in handy but the Air View and Air Gesture do not make any actual ...

 
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