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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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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: 2013-03-29, review by: technave.com

  • Abstract:  Previously we reported on the early benchmarks done using the Snapdragon 600-powered Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV or I9505 which were done using Geekbench 2. Now, benchmarks using the Exynos-powered Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV or I9500 have come up and blown pra...

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  Published: 2013-03-28, review by: technave.com

  • Abstract:  While most reviews cover most of the feature tests and performance tests, testing battery life can take quite some time so it is only just now that we have the battery life tests fo the Samsung Galaxy S4. While the Samsung Galaxy S4 looks and feels about ...

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  Published: 2013-03-22, review by: technave.com

  • Abstract:  As the impending bells of release for the Samsung Galaxy S4 sound, those with early access at Primate Labs have done early benchmarks on the Samsung Galaxy S4 and compared it with other smartphones in the same class. The results were impressive as the Sam...

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  Published: 2013-03-15, review by: hardwarezone.com.my

  • Abstract:  Now that Samsung has officially unveiled the GALAXY S 4 , it's time to get our paws on the device. To start things off, here's a table comparing the specs across the four GALAXY S devices to see how far the GALAXY S range has come along since 2010: -Its A...

 
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  Published: 2014-08-06, Author: Kris , review by: chinaphonereview.com

  • Abstract:  HDC Galaxy S4 i9500 (Quad Core Exynos) Fitur dan SpesifikasiVideo:Jika Anda tertarik untuk membeli HDC Galaxy S4 i9500 (Quad Core Exynos), Saya merekomendasikan toko online Fastcardtech . Mereka menawarkan layanan yang handal dan harga terendah di web, de...

 
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  Published: 2013-07-10, review by: technave.sg

  • Abstract:  Ever wondered which smartphone would last the longest or have the longest battery life? Well, it isn't just you as some testers from UK have put the Samsung Galaxy S4, Sony Xperia Z, HTC One, Apple iPhone 5, Google Nexus 4, BlackBerry Z10 and Nokia Lumia ...

 
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  Published: 2013-07-02, review by: technave.sg

  • Abstract:  We've already seen how powerful the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset and processor is from benchmarks done with the Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A but it won't be very useful if it doesn't have good energy efficiency. Testing this out, it was recently put through...

 
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  Published: 2013-06-30, Author: Addie , review by: gadgetsmagazine.com.ph

  • Fast, fast fast, Extra features are actually useful, Gorgeous screen
  • Poor battery life on LTE, Camera gimmiks need a little polish, Bloatwear. Quite a bit of lt

 
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  Published: 2013-06-27, review by: technave.sg

  • Abstract:  The new Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A packs in Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 800 chipset which among others includes a 2.3Ghz Quad-core processor and Adreno 330 Graphics. There are two other earlier versions with the Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 powered by Samsung's ...

 
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  Published: 2013-06-13, review by: technave.sg

  • Abstract:  While we've seen any number of drop tests between the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the Apple iPhone 5, we've never seen how much punishment each device can actually take. The video below shows just that, putting both smartphones through total destruction tests t...

 
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