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.
May 2013
(85%)
1196 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(89%)
515 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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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
Amazing Full HD display, Outstanding camera capabilities, Powerful CPU, Android Jelly Bean 4.2 OS, extensive features set, Slew of connectivity options like – NFC, Bluetooth 4 and more
Plasticky built does not exude HTC One like premium feel, TouchWiz a bit laggy at times, Features like Smart Scroll, Air View have occasional hiccups, Meager onboard memory out of 16GB storage only 8GB is available
Samsung's 2013 flagship, Galaxy S4 posses eight cores of raw power and a bucket load of software knick knacks making it one of the most feature-rich, handsets ever released. Add to that the exhaustive camera features, stunning display, new UX technology ...
Startling screen, Ultra fast processor, Awesome camera
Feels cheaper than similarpriced phones, 'Innovation' makes things too complex, Minor UI issues
Without any doubt the Samsung Galaxy S4 is technically the most upgraded and advanced Smartphone. As compared to its competitors this smart phone provides a stunning screen, an incredibly fast processor and a non- comparable battery life. All these featur...
Samsung Galaxy S4 is no doubt of the best smartphone available as if now with the some unique features like Air View, Air Gesture, Smart Scroll, Smart Pause and Smart Stay which may not be available in other smartphones. It has a plastic feel but on the o...
Beautiful Display, Powerful Specs, Good Camera, Supports microSD card, Great battery life
Only 8.9GB is user accessible out of 16GB
Samsung Galaxy S4 is available in India for Rs 41,500 which might look bit pricey but it is still less than few other flagship devices from various companies. Here is a video overview of the Samsung Galaxy S4.The phone has a gorgeous 5 inch full HD displa...
Abstract: Samsung Galaxy S4 launched in India in April 2013 is one of the most talked about and phones and has sold over 10 million units in a couple of months from the launch. The S4 offers a lot of features, innovative gesture controls and superb graphics perform...
Abstract: Samsung Galaxy S4 is easily the most anticipated Android smartphone till date and Samsung must have felt the pressure to bring out a handset that will continue the Galaxy S legacy. It is not going to be easy to be the king of smartphones with expectations...
Battery performance on the S4 is among the best we've seen from smartphones this year, though it's still not anywhere near as everlasting as the RAZR MAXX HD. It's important to note, though, that our testing took place on T-Mobile's HSPA+ network, and no
Big surprise to nobody: the software is not up to snuff. Let's ignore for a moment that all of the ""innovative"" banner ""features"" mentioned above are at best useless and at worst annoying. The rest of the UI ain't much better. For example, there's a "
The S4 is a very good phone, but there are very few compelling reasons to buy it over the HTC One. Lets list them.You Should Buy the S4 Over the HTC One IF. 1. Youre on Verizon. Unfortunately, Verizon is the only major carrier who wont be carrying th...
Deceptively light, Plastic materials, Overwhelming amount of software features could be difficult to use for some users, Only 8.9 GB of user accessible memory,
The Galaxy S4 is priced at Rs.41500 which is slightly below the HTC One and also below the BlackBerry Z10 and Apple iPhone 5. The Galaxy S4 does provide tons of features, powerful internals along with an excellent display in a compact plasticky form fa...
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is without any doubt a phone which has power packed features and muscles to keep it running. The display is of top notch quality and the camera is amazing.Having said that, I was not impressed by sensor-based motion and air gestures ...
Finally to conclude the overall comparison, I would like to say that the photos taken with S4 and iPhone were good in terms on fine details but color reproduction seems better on Lumia 720 which is much cheaper than both iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S4 in ...
