Samsung Galaxy S4 hands-on: First look

14 March 2013
The successor of the most popular smartphone from the most widely adopted platform - it doesn't get much bigger than this in the mobile industry. After months of rumor frenzy and high-pitched hype, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S4 at the Unpacked...

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  • 15 Mar 2013

AnonD-98491, 15 Mar 2013SIV feature phone...a market strategy... innovation is not ... moreAnd that just suggests that they put their interests before those of customers... Nokia came up with much of what S4 has, Sony innovated Bravia Engine, Apple, Siri and all else.. What do we get from Samsung..? I thought I understood what changing the market for the better meant?

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    • AnonD-61784
    • Kx0
    • 15 Mar 2013

    common samsung...its 2013. if u still use bad and ugly design, ur hardware n software innovation is nothing...
    Choise a smartphone is not only at best spec, but combination of best design, best hardware, best software feature, best camera n video, best build quality, best multimedia, best UI and best compatibelity of accessories

    And the winner for 2013 is Sony Xperia Z

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      • AnonD-62967
      • HCi
      • 15 Mar 2013

      AnonD-102366, 15 Mar 2013Xperia Z and HTC One is better... samsung not so impressive.LOL what are you taking? "dr*gs"

      In what way are those overrated trash better than s4?
      The s4 will destroy them in almost every field just wait for the final release and reviews it will smash them in all of the vital areas

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        • samsungwilldie
        • pYx
        • 15 Mar 2013

        AnonD-124054, 15 Mar 2013Really original. I so loved the show. Funny and all. It cou... morefelt like watching a circus to me.
        very embarrassing for samsung..

        Apple fans must have been laughing their assess off!

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          • 9y{
          • 15 Mar 2013

          Kantone, 15 Mar 2013The biggest disappointment of the year…. HTC One for me pleaseBattery life on htc one gonna suck

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            • wga
            • 15 Mar 2013

            [deleted post]With a username of NXT You expect us to believe you were a samsung user? lol

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              • AnonD-124054
              • d$S
              • 15 Mar 2013

              m86k, 15 Mar 2013Whether phone nerds like it or not, this one should sell ev... moreReally original. I so loved the show. Funny and all. It could get u to buy the s4 today if they had it

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                • AnonD-62967
                • HCi
                • 15 Mar 2013

                [deleted post]Why do you people hype this over rated garbage 'xperiaz' it looking better is subjective and based on your own opinion and therfore irrelevant..Water resistance is the Innovativity/what makes the Xz stand out? Hahaha lmao that is hilarious. .sony are late onto the scene and will suffer as a result..the s4 is miles ahead from what I've seen so far.

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                  • AnonD-124054
                  • d$S
                  • 15 Mar 2013

                  Really original. I so loved the show. Funny and all. It could get u to buy the s4 today if they had it

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                    • AnonD-124069
                    • uvj
                    • 15 Mar 2013

                    S5 wont have a touch, all would work just by seeing and voice !!!

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                      • YQC
                      • 15 Mar 2013

                      AnonD-62967, 15 Mar 2013LOLOLOL at all these pathetic haters hating on sammy with t... morelol Design? Plastic?

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                        • AnonD-62967
                        • HCi
                        • 15 Mar 2013

                        LOLOLOL at all these pathetic haters hating on sammy with the most idiotic reasoning I have ever seen..
                        Innovativity? WTF is innovative of the overrated htc one or xperiaZ in comp to S4? BEATS AUDIO? Water resistant phone? Haha..lmao you guys are total jokes that CLEARLY know sh** in this field..
                        And the design is fine..looks diff to some effect comp to s3..less bezel. .thinner phone..refined plastics used like the note2..m9re compact then the s3..comes in black/white as opposed to pebble blue..so there is a different in design albeit nothing groundbreaking..its not a bad looking phone at all people are just idiotic moaning about silly things like "oh NO it has DAT plastic no sh** im gonna be a hipster and buy the htc one or xperiaZ"!

                        You want innovation and something different?
                        At least sammy have made an effort with the amazing air hover feature that let's you command the phone without touching it. .smart pause is a nicety too..& a much more efficient processing approach with big.LITTLE which will promote more efficiency then other phones. .aka more battery power. .where are all the people who were complaining about how sammy aren't focusing on battery but cores instead. .well?

                        The camera also seems to have been mega upgraded and not just by tge 13mp bit by the diff implementations and the pic quality looks great so far. .
                        New display looks amazing wait till gsm comp it to the pathetic one or xperiaz..
                        Also power VR544mp3 is a far superior GPU chip to the pathetic adreno 320 sso get ready for a benchmark destruction not only in gpu but cpu aswell. .

                        Keep hating on the best phone on the market. .on the market leader..it will only push sammy's popularity forward..the s4 will prove everyone wrong as did the s3..anyone who blindlyand aarrogantly looks/believes/exclaims the htc one or XperiaZ to be better phones are just plain uneducated idiocy..they have nothing innovative about them and the s4 is far far superior.

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                          • t7X
                          • 15 Mar 2013

                          Im sticking with my s3. Sure, s4 is a huge upgrade when it comes to hardware and quite much in the software and design side, but my s3 is fair enough to perform my daily tasks as my smartphone. Apps and games runs well and knowing that future android release will also be available on my phone is a good bonus for us s3 users. Pentile matrix on 720p is fine on me coz i usually use my phone 1ft away from my eyes. I think ill just wait for a next galaxy and I hope I will see a "wow factor" the first time I will glance at it.

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                            • AnonD-102366
                            • t7%
                            • 15 Mar 2013

                            Xperia Z and HTC One is better...

                            samsung not so impressive.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • nUg
                              • 15 Mar 2013

                              Looks great. The criticism about the design is unfair and sales I think will prove it.
                              For me better than "boxy" nokia and Sony and better than HTC's use of aluminium.
                              In terms of pure design Samsung actually succeed.
                              People on here don't seem to realise their opinions are exactly those they choose to ignore and the sales go a long way to prove how out of touch certain elements of the demographic using sites like this actually are.
                              Good to know they really don't pay attention to any of the comments we make.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • jZL
                                • 15 Mar 2013

                                So my reaction was... Mehhhh
                                Sony xperia Z all the way.

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                                  • K6j
                                  • 15 Mar 2013

                                  God Damn you were so waiting for it! Grow up and look what’s inside the phone. You unquestionably have no idea about technology and you’re definitely one of the biggest Samsung haters around. But your hate will change nothing my friend. People buy for performance, like I said before.

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                                    • sunil
                                    • ute
                                    • 15 Mar 2013

                                    Not much impressive phone looks are same as s3 I don't think it will capture the market.

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                                      • m86k
                                      • m86
                                      • 15 Mar 2013

                                      Whether phone nerds like it or not, this one should sell even more than SIII.

                                      Other brands will keep playing catchup once again this year, Galaxy series pack the most in a stock phone and that makes the real difference.

                                      Btw, nice show from Samsung, that was original.

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                                        • AnonD-100039
                                        • AaV
                                        • 15 Mar 2013

                                        I'm not sure about it. Despite the Octa CPU, I find the design and the build quality lacking.

                                        I have the original note and I hate the pentile materix... you see tiny squares in it ... not pixels but the pentile matrix itself is visible... hmmm

                                        HTC One, and Xperia Z are better looking for sure and way better build

                                        Wish samsung at least make an S4 variant made of poly-carbonate or Aluminum