The Google Edition Galaxy S4 merges Samsung's great hardware with Google's clean, fast Android OS. We just wish it cost less than $650.

Stock Android Jelly Bean; Comfortable; lightweight; attractive design; Access to battery; Beautiful full HD display; Great camera; Fast; smooth performance; Longer battery life

Can't access some hardware features without TouchWiz; Expensive

Samsung's Galaxy S4 comes with some of the most robust and innovative features of any Android phone, plus the ability to use T-Mobile's new LTE network.

Feature-rich camera; Useful preloaded apps; Gesture support; Fast quad-core performance; Removable battery and microSD Card

Plastic design; Small LTE network

As with the other versions of this phone, the Galaxy S 4 for Verizon is an amazing piece of hardware. Its a solid performer that does what one would expect it to, and does so with style.

+ Beautiful display, As with the, of this phone, the Galaxy S 4 for Verizon is an amazing piece of hardware; Its a solid performer that does what one would expect it to, and does so with style.

- Uninspiring aesthetics, As with the, of this phone, the Galaxy S 4 for Verizon is an amazing piece of hardware; Its a solid performer that does what one would expect it to, and does so with style.

The Good Large, high-res display Great camera features Compact for its size Decent battery life The Bad Plastic construction Generic design Cluttered interface Dysfunctional features Samsung's new flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S 4, faces even stiffer competition than its popular

Large; high-res display; Great camera features; Compact for its size; Decent battery life

Plastic construction; Generic design; Cluttered interface; Dysfunctional features

was a fan of the s3 so when the s4 came out i figured go big or go home. Majority of the features i don't use because its faster using the old fashion way. But its nice to know they are there when i do want to use them.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is finally here. Having had our hands on the Galaxy S4 at the Samsung launch event last month, we've been itching to get the new flagship smartphone in for a full review. Expectations are high.

Slim and light; Impressive 5in Full HD screen; 4G connectivity; Capacity to expand storage up to a further 64GB; Improved camera app

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

For those looking at the photographic abilities of the S4, there is clearly an increase in the image quality from the . You can now also shoot at a higher fps rate and the screen is now full 1080p HD and 5.0 inches in size.

Decent range of modes and filters; Fast shutter speeds are possible; Very good panoramas

Struggles to expose properly under fluorescent lights

The Galaxy S4 showcases the best and worst of Samsung, featuring a great display, speedy processor and number of useful productivity apps that are let down by poor build quality, battery life and a bloatware-infested Touchwiz user interface.

Great display; fast; some useful software additions

Poor build quality; Touchwiz is full of bloatware; battery could be better

The phone is absolutely brilliant, can even be controlled by voice, hand and eye movements! Does everything you would ever need. Only downside is the price but its to be expected for a product like this.

Amazing Technology

Pricy

I have had this phone for over a year now and to this day I have mixed feelings about it. Overall the phone has been fairly reliable, no hardware failures as such. However after 6 months of use freezing issues and random behavior began.

Speed; Screen

Battery Life; Camera