Samsung Galaxy S4 preview: Take two

19 March 2013
Number four was unveiled last week to set a new kind of fever brewing, after briefly easing some of the pre-announcement tension. Carriers are tripping over themselves to secure deals, while customers...

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  • AnonD-61784
  • sE8
  • 20 Mar 2013

I will prefer to Xperia Z than this.
- Camera n video is same
- Processor is no much different in daily usage where Xperia Z is zero lag too. so,octa core is just gimmick
- i hate Amodel display.Xperia Z's screen is look natural and brilliant colors
- other features on SGS4 is just gimmick and not really be used
- Boring design on SGS4 compare to awesome Xperia Z's design
- SGS4 not water n dust proof

For me, choise a smartphone is not only has a powerfull spec, but has a unique and beautifull design too...

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    • Anonymous
    • sG%
    • 20 Mar 2013

    AnonD-117540, 20 Mar 2013With what the scene of Camera describes with this unit, the... morehows does the xperia z have better camera? the pics on the GS4 are more detailed and sharper, example is the 2nd pic from the bottom row, now zoom in to the building advertising 3 watches, and lock it for sony z and GS4. You can tell the watches and the names is more clear and detailed on the GS4, and its blurry and less detailed on the sony xperia z. Look at the name "PIERRE KUNZ" and its hard to read from sony xperia Z.

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      • AnonD-116273
      • wrv
      • 20 Mar 2013

      Yeah after one month all galaxy user change they launcher because of bad UI and in xda.developers most of samsung user request sense 4 launcher, sense 4 clock, sense 5 clock and sense 4 rom port, sense 3.5 rom port,,,, so i ask why do you buy samsung if you want htc software,,,, hahahahahhaha

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        • AnonD-117540
        • t@F
        • 20 Mar 2013

        With what the scene of Camera describes with this unit, the pictures which win hearts are produced by the Xperia Z :-D
        dont know if the end-units will remain the same but till yet, I would obviously prefer Z over s4!!!

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          • AnonD-116273
          • wrv
          • 20 Mar 2013

          AnonD-54303, 20 Mar 2013Your stupid. Its a dual quad core and only 1 quad works at... moreyou are very very stupid search video on youtube about one x galaxy s3 and note 2 benchmark you will see one x beat them,,,,, hahahahahhaa

          All HTC quad core beat samsung quad core so far,,,,

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            • sheepsies
            • Ab3
            • 20 Mar 2013

            AnonD-116273, 20 Mar 2013I see htc one antutu benchmark in youtube about 26000 and i... moreDidnt u read the article? They were both benched with the snapdragon 600 chipset... slightly higher clock speed on the S4 hence slightly higher scores.

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              • Tom
              • 0wQ
              • 20 Mar 2013

              Guys - look at the camera samples... Galaxy S4 is superior in every photo sample and this is not the final unit.

              Could someone tell me one thing: Sony makes camera sensors for both devices, why can't they tweak their own sensor so it makes at least photos comparable in quality to the competition that uses the same thing?

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                • AnonD-81779
                • kRy
                • 20 Mar 2013

                Awesome review ... S4 is the ultimate phone available :) .... can't wait ....

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                  • Tr3
                  • 20 Mar 2013

                  AnonD-98042, 20 Mar 2013as an xperia Z user, i want some features from S4 in my xpe... moreI think Sony doing well with xperia z. perhaps xperia with snapdragon 800 later on this year.Honestly Xperia z impress me with geek bench mark against S4 and htc one with dated chipset, it seems that even screen pixels arrangement looks better and more sharper than S4 but with low contrast and washed out colors.

                  Hope Sony will bring back something later on this year something that smoke S4 and htc one

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                    • AnonD-54303
                    • XrL
                    • 20 Mar 2013

                    AnonD-116273, 20 Mar 2013I see htc one antutu benchmark in youtube about 26000 and i... moreYour stupid. Its a dual quad core and only 1 quad works at one time. The snap Dragon is slower and still would not be as power efficient as the exynos. Nice try htc fan boy but your htc one will sell Like the htc one x

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                      • AnonD-104517
                      • U{7
                      • 20 Mar 2013

                      AnonD-116273, 20 Mar 2013I see htc one antutu benchmark in youtube about 26000 and i... moreexynos version's benchmarks are never out yet... no one has tested it yet... the device is still not 100% ready for review... how u can claim that it lost to htc one... the device shown here is snapdragon variant, not the exynos one... exynos is expected to outperform snapdragon 600... also every time if u do the test, the score will be a slight different n thats y i dont care if someone is over other wid a minor mark but yes if it has major mark difference then definitely device has an upper hand performance... htc one is still lagging behind lg optimus G pro wid same processor n clock speed n also same version of jellybean... what is reason here that lg outperformes htc one?? its software n hardware play an important role in deciding benchmarks, not only cpu chip n gpu...

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                        • AnonD-126838
                        • NrT
                        • 20 Mar 2013

                        AnonD-116273, 20 Mar 2013I see htc one antutu benchmark in youtube about 26000 and i... moreDid you read the article until the end? The S4 benchmarked here is the US version, it runs the same Snapdragon 600 like the One, but at a higher clock speed. The one does indeed beat the Octa Core Exynos in most benchmarks

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                          • caseychanfc
                          • tRf
                          • 20 Mar 2013

                          Oh come on...when you're in cold countries you'll probably prefer plastic over the (freezing, or static) feel of metal anyway. Samsungs and LGs from Korea (where temperatures get down to -15 or even -20 degrees C in winter) are all made out of plastic, as are Nokias from Finland (this hardly needs further explanation) with their polycarbonate bodies, compared to Taiwan for example, where HTC is from and temperatures rarely drop below 10C...of course, the type of finish may be subject to personal preference, but honestly, bashing plastic?

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                            • nostarwhere
                            • ULM
                            • 20 Mar 2013

                            Very nice preview. The S4 is no doubt the ultimate smartphone for now, except the high price Sammy asks for it, especially in Vietnam where about half of all the units are shipped from.

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                              • AnonD-116273
                              • wrv
                              • 20 Mar 2013

                              AnonD-106548, 20 Mar 2013On the other hand, my friend HTC One X lag like crap rather... moreyou lie... i have test both s3 and one x performance open an apps and back to main home screen htc one x faster than s3,,, s3 still load some shortcut when go back to main screen .... hahahaha

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 9yV
                                • 20 Mar 2013

                                I have 2 questions,

                                1- Before buying the S4 how can I know which chipset is it using Exynos 5410 Octa or Snapdragon 600?

                                2- Is contacts list still black? or I can change it in 4.2.2?


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                                  • AnonD-106548
                                  • QXP
                                  • 20 Mar 2013

                                  AnonD-116273, 20 Mar 2013I see htc one antutu benchmark in youtube about 26000 and i... moreOn the other hand, my friend HTC One X lag like crap rather than my S3! So how's that?

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                                    • anon5
                                    • KZ8
                                    • 20 Mar 2013

                                    its got removeble battery. when your phone hang just take out the battery and put it back. also got memorycard slot. you dont lose data if your phone brick and need to reinstall software. oneX and Xperia doesn't have removeble battery and mcard slot. shame.

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                                      • AnonD-97279
                                      • HsJ
                                      • 20 Mar 2013

                                      AnonD-77357, 20 Mar 2013There will be haters, there will be non-belivers and then t... moreWell said bro.... Haters gonna hate.

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                                        • AnonD-97279
                                        • HsJ
                                        • 20 Mar 2013

                                        [deleted post]Gakaxy s4 =robust husband Will marry beautiful apple girl iphone 5...... Well happy couple...