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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
Abstract: Unlike the Samsung Galaxy SIII, the Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV uses a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 screen. According to the screen's tech specs it provides even better scratch resistance with a 40% reduction in visible scratches and a 50% enhancement in retained...
Top-notch performance, Very high display resolution, Great camera performance and features, High-speed LTE connectivity, NFC functions and features, IR Blaster, Good battery life
More gimmicky features and bloatware
It's pretty obvious Samsung is putting more focus now on the software aside from the hardware. This is evident with the new TouchWiz UI, the loaded Camera App, the multitude of environmental sensors (barometer, temperature, humidity), and the polishing of...
If you had to pick a winner, the Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV remains our best choice mainly because it outperforms all the rest, has the most and best features and is probably the smartphone to futureproof you against buying another smartphone for another 2-...
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Published: 2013-04-11, Author: Alfred , review by: techgoondu.com
Abstract: Like many critics, I've been cool to the unveiling of Samsung's new Galaxy S4 last month , after rivals such as HTC had raised the competition a notch.Getting my hands on it, however, gives me another perspective. Actually, the much-awaited flagship in th...
Most Feature filled smartphone currently available; best way to futureproof your smartphone experience until the next version, New TouchWiz UI and S Apps enrich your smartphone experience equal or better than an Apple iPhone, The most powerful Android S
Looks the same and since it is lighter feels even more like a toy; won't turn heads because at a glance it looks just like the Samsung Galaxy S III, Smaller video viewfinder than Samsung Galaxy S III.
Overall, the Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV is about as complete a 'life companion' as any smartphone. While Samsung isn't far off from calling it an evolution of the Samsung Galaxy S III, it doesn't do much in terms of the design, which is what many people loo...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Dimensiones y peso reducidos para un teléfono con pantalla de 5″, así como un gran aprovechamiento del espacio, Pantalla Full HD 1080p de 5″ y densidad de 441 ppp, que muestra unos colores negros profundos, un elevado contraste en la imagen, unos colores
Memoria interna de 16 GB con tan solo 9 GB libres para el usuario. A día de hoy no es posible instalar aplicaciones en la memoria micro-SD ya que la actualización que lo habilita aún no se ha comenzado a distribuir en España, Altavoz en la parte de atrás,
Samsung no ha llegado a ser el líder mundial de ventas de teléfonos móviles por casualidad. Su serie Galaxy S ha sido siempre sinónimo de teléfonos de altas prestaciones y novedosas funcionalidades software, y con el Galaxy S4 la compañía coreana no se ha...
