Upon first impression the Samsung Galaxy S4 was all I wanted out of a Smartphone. I was struck by how vivid the colors on the screen were and by how the phone seemed to fit perfectly in my hand ( the Galaxy S2 and S3 were a bit too big for my hands to hold).

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Excellent screen; Superb camera quality; Loads of camera features; Great sound quality; Supports multiple video formats out of the box; Good battery life

Uninspiring design; Flimsy back cover; Noticeable lag in certain basic tasks; Cluttered UI; Uncomfortable for single-handed use; Expensive

Technolically advanced phone.

Screen size

cost

The phone exceeded my expectation of a smartphone and had all functions I needed. Though the battery can get a little too warm when watching videos on the phone.

Samsung's flagship phone is very much a Galaxy phone with a familiar and cheap-feeling plastic build. The layout is virtually identical to the S III and Samsung's thrown a ton of software at it which when married to its quad-core 1.9GHz processor makes it a bit of a beast.

Insanely fast lots of installed apps

Limited onboard storage many embedded apps are useless cheap plastic build

Samsung has the worst customer service EVER. Don't buy S4 or any other expensive device from Samsung.  I had S4, which has charging issue, sometimes it takes 10-12 hours to complete charge the battery. It has been 5 months issue is still not resolved and mobile is only 6 month old.

I recently upgraded my handset with Vodafone and opted for the Samsung Galaxcy S4. Prior to this handset I had the Samsung Galaxcy mini. These phones are miles apart with the Samsung S4 far superior.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is definitely the smart phone of the moment, the top range of the producer and one of the most popular available. The functions available are truly countless, perhaps even more than is necessary, but it is clearly an attempt to give the user something more than the competition.

Super AMOLED display, 4G LTE technology, NFC module, Internal Memory, Front Camera, Image Stabilizer, Quad-Core Processor; Voice Drive, Optical, Smart Pause; Cover flexible; Simultaneous Photo Recording and movies, IR LED, S Health; Snap photos with the contemporary two cameras

Slowdowns in animations and navigation

Bought this device from Google, replaced twice to brand new ones. Still lot of problems. Device reboots friquently, bt interfering with other wireless communication. Unable to get more then 250hours of drive uptime. Overheats for some unknown reason. Device lags and losing cell signal periodically.

Camera

Lags; frequent reboots; things; overheat; by not working properly; SD cards damaging and etc

At the end of the day, my feelings are much the same. The Galaxy S4 has grown on me a tad more. It's fun to use and is unquestionably one of the two best phones on the market. The larger screen size is very nice. But I don't prefer the look or the plastic flimsy construction.

Snapdragon 600 quad-core CPU is the fastest in class; Massive UI customization; Some neat new features; Air Gesture is fun; Amazing camera; UI and static images pop; Qi wireless charging; NFC support; Love the multi-window app tray; Flipboard integration

Plastic feels flimsy, slipper and sub-par; Lacks heft; Clutter-potential with overlapping interfaces; To familiar in the face of changing competition