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
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Unrivaled performance; Gorgeous display; Longlife battery; Good camera.
Some gestures feel forced; No Octacore at this time for the UK; Only 16GB for UK
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Published: 2013-06-05, Author: Dave , review by: wired.co.uk
Highperforming phones
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