Last week saw the launch in Australia of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 , and let me tell you, they are absolute hen's teeth at the moment. Unless you've pre-ordered , your chances of getting your hands on one within the next few days (at least) are pretty slim.

I am using S4 since 1 year . Till now I have not faced any issues . Best phone I have ever seen .

A few niggles keep it from an A-List spot. Over recent years Samsung has ruled the Android smartphone market, riding a wave of popularity that has turned its Galaxy lineup into the must-have Android device.

The Galaxy S4 does everything well: It contended for the top spot on nearly every test we threw at it. The S4 offers great battery life; in our Good Housekeeping Research Institute tests, it streamed video for 10 hours on its beautiful 5" HD display.

Great battery life; Excellent display quality; Good speaker quality; Easy to type on; Portable; Easy to read on; Easy to navigate

Subpar camera quality – did not perform well in low lighting

worked for a few minutes, then freezes up. tried everything, downloaded updates, removed battery, to no avail will be returning it

Absolutely love my tablet. Massive fan of samsung and previously had the Samsung galaxy tab 2 and wanted to get a bigger screen so purchased this had no problems

big screen; holds alot of data

none

A brilliant smartphone from Samsung that from initial sales is looking to upset the market and outsell the Apple iPhone 5.

- Beautiful screen; - Very fast & powerful; - Great camera & features

- Not cheap

Phone was fine - looked good and worked fine over wifi. However it was not unclocked. I had to call At&T to get the unlocking code. Rest is all working fine.

There's no question that the Galaxy S4 was the most-hyped device of 2013. Samsung's poured millions of dollars into marketing the S4 as a "life companion," which can translate your speech at the drop of a hat, beautify your photos and help you connect with the folks around you.

Display; Performance; Camera; Battery; Software features

Cheap design/material; Look of UI

It's good to be king, especially when Samsung knows that it reached the top position after some early missteps. The Behold didn't earn the Korean manufacturer many friends, but the Galaxy S showed that Samsung could twist Android's software just enough to combine interesting features with...

Polished hardware and software; Improves upon winning formula; Powerful quad-core processor; User-replaceable battery; Great camera; Expandable storage

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