Last year, I had few final words: "Buy the Galaxy S3, as there isn't a better phone on the market." This year, the scenario is complicated by the entrance of the HTC One and a few mystifying design choices by Samsung.

- Beautiful; high-resolution screen with improved colour accuracy over previous models; - Excellent camera quality and lots of opportunity for tinkering; - Many of the new features like Air Gesture; S Health and WatchOn are well received and useful; - Impressively compact for 5-inch device; -

- Low-light photo quality is lower than competition; - Build quality still below that of the HTC One and iPhone 5; - Comes with nearly half of its 16GB storage already in use out of the box; - Many features like Air View and Smart Scroll feel underdeveloped; - Emphasis on using Samsung-branded

H alfway through 2010, Samsung introduced the innovative Galaxy S smartphone to the market. Since then, the enormous hype surrounding the Galaxy S phones has only increased, the S2 improved considerably and became enormously popular. Samsung outdid themselves with the Galaxy S3 .

this handset is an upgrade from my operator. i did have the s2 for 18 mths, and i loved that handset, this is a lot better. picture quality is amazing (13mp cam) the net connectiont is a lot quicker even on 3g. its slightly more wider (due to the larger screen) but overall a spot on handset!!

Beautiful colour and slim design containing high technology. Easy to use and configure personally. Thanks Handtec. Great update from an iPhone 4S.

Who has come up with the figure of speech that it's lonely at the top, anyway? There are numerous promising high-end smartphones , and not all of them are made by Apple or Samsung. Now, the Galaxy S4 has to fend off the HTC One , the Nokia Lumia 920 and the Sony Xperia Z .

Extremely high system and 3D performance; Includes basically all existing communication technologies; Excellent Full HD display; Comprehensive set of accessories; Numerous ways to control the phone; Surprisingly compact and light; Ships with some useful pre-installed apps; Good camera; great camera...

Plastic case; Multitude of ways to control the phone can be overwhelming; Many features only work in specific apps; Pre-installed bloatware; Speakers could sound better; The Galaxy S4 marks a successful evolutionary step in the development of the series; but it arrives without any groundbreaking...

I purchased this phone for my son and had it sent directly to him. I was very disappointed to find out that it won't work with his T-Mobile account as it states in the description!!

Canadian version is Quad Core with 2GB of ram, which is different spec'd than this international version.

-Screen (Large; HD; Gorilla Glass 3) -Fast (Processor and RAM) -Great camera features (panorama; beauty mode; motion pictures; front and back simultaneous capture) -LED indicator -Hardware buttons -Great battery life (1 day of moderate usage

-All plastic (nice to be some metal) -Samsung TouchWiz UI is sluggish compared to stock Android -Android updates are slow; still no 4.3 as of 10/29/2013 -Camera could be faster (compared to iPhone 5

The Samsung Galaxy line of smartphones is a juggernaut; like the iPhone, the next generation will sell well based simply on brand loyalty, trust and familiarity. Even so, the Samsung Galaxy S4 has a lot to offer, and though I wasn't overwhelmed with love for the Galaxy S III, the S4 is seriously...

Huge display in a not so huge phone; excellent camera; removable battery; entertaining new features

Feature overload; only 9 gigs of internal storage on 16 gig model; still slippery

updated by Evan Kypreos - 29/04/2014 The Samsung Galaxy S4 was released as a high-end powerhouse back in 2013, but has since been superseded by the superb Galaxy S5 , which was followed itself by the Galaxy S6 .

Stunning 5-inch Full HD screen; Vast array of features; Powerful quad-core processor

Plastic design; A little bit expensive; Limited storage space

Purchased this phone not even a month ago (day it came out) and have had problems ever since. Lags continuously, fast battery life, deletes messages you're writing right before your eyes, constantly runs apps which you've given no permission to run or you've forced close (which you ALWAYS have to do...

camera; bright colourful screen

slow processor, lags constantly, short battery life, pointless software, always running apps when you force close, bad reception; especially in regards to internet