Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. HTC One: Army of two

26 March 2013
Two phones carrying such a weight of expectations that one would think they’d have no time and energy to worry about each other. The Samsung Galaxy S4 has to outsell the S III and the HTC One is...

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  • AnonD-170950
  • iid
  • 31 Jul 2013

AnonD-145568, 30 Jul 2013HTC ONE Fanboys are just Jealous. They are just pretending ... moremate, what would i be jealous of? those so called innovative features are not even important, air gesture?? yea show off to everyone that you're such a Jedi by air scrolling, smart pause?? why would you look away when a video is running? 13mp camera? its not all about the MP count. also have fun with samsung's extensive bloatware unless u root *cough* samsung hub *cough* s-health *cough* s-translator *cough* group play *cough* music hub
why has samsung sold that many units? cos they're masters of marketing, stuffing a list of features i bet majority of S4 users wont even use after 1 month of having the phone

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    • AnonD-170950
    • iid
    • 31 Jul 2013

    AnonD-145568, 30 Jul 2013We had a camera test in school, my classmate has the HTC On... moreget a life srsly, if you judge a phone on its camera, ppl seem to forgot a phone a designed for calling/texting, not solely for taking pictures/shooting video.

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      • AnonD-145568
      • t7X
      • 30 Jul 2013

      We had a camera test in school, my classmate has the HTC One, and my GS4. And oh, even in light place or dark, or dim place, both phones flash are on and off( depends on activity) and no suprise, the 13MP camera of S4 shots are way way better than, even in video shots, S4 Wins with like HD captured vids. When it comes to display, of course Super Amoled of S4 is really awesome than HTC One. Even my class mate agreed. Well even my Mom who has the HTC one prefers S4 Overall. S4 The best!

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        • AnonD-145568
        • t7X
        • 30 Jul 2013

        HTC ONE Fanboys are just Jealous. They are just pretending that those or some Advanced awesome features of S4 are gimmicks. Haha Come on, if those features were put in your boring HTC One, I'm sure you fanboys will praise it from morning to evening. And don't take it generally but these innovative features of S4 are really useful like the Air gesture, smart screen and its 13 MP Camera. HTC ONe fanboys / Samsung Insecure haters are just deeply jealous. Thats it. and numbers don't lie, Samsung has shipped millions and millions of S4. Why would millions of people buy S4 if it useless or htc one is better? come on just look at the sales of HTC One, even if it cost cheap its just doesn't sell good.

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          • AnonD-145568
          • t7X
          • 30 Jul 2013

          Jeez. My mom has this HTC ONE for almost 2 months and i Got my GS4 for almost 1 month now. And all i can say is that Samsung GS4 Rocks, lots of advanced features, great CAMERA, HD Display is just amazing. And it also very popular than HTC One or that Sony Xperia Z. Now, if you would buy a flagship phone, would you settle your money for a phone that has few things that you can do on it just like iPhone or HTC ONE? Yeah, Htc one may have the great built but after that, all of its specs are boring or somehow fails.

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            • AnonD-166413
            • HIJ
            • 28 Jul 2013

            Anonymous, 25 Jul 2013Very very incorrect. 2. Most people like the saturation of... moreYou said it all bro, No need for me to reply to Jackjt8's comment.
            B.T.W. whose buying S4 or htc One while Note III is on it's way, and it's coming in 3 or 4 different variants odepending on you'r budget you can buy one or the other

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              • Anonymous
              • 4QS
              • 25 Jul 2013

              AnonD-168300, 24 Jul 2013S4 02. Saturated Vs Real colour? 03. But the ones pixel d... moreVery very incorrect.
              2. Most people like the saturation of Amoled. Mainly online haters hate it. Now S4 also has Movie Mode in display settings. It hits accurate colors. 100% green accuracy and about 95-97% on the rest. Very close to IPS. Since it's Amoled it sill has deep blacks and high contrast. Equating to an overall way more realistic display. One of the most in not the most of all displays. Meaning S4 can more saturated or more realistic.
              It's also less reflective and better in sunlight
              3. 20ppi on 1080p screens of such small size is not perceivable by human eye. Bigger Amoled screen is whats noticeable.
              6. No it's handy not eye candy.
              10. No that is not the equation. I commend HTC for the first UP mobile cam, but it's pixel count and detail is not quite up to par.
              13. They never said that it was 8 running cores. It's called the Octa.
              17. They work fine. Some people have a couple issues with just the scrolling.
              21. The S4 is not way cheaper correct. However they are the same price. It varies from every company.

              1. S4 looks good too
              2.The Poly Carb of S4 is overall more practical and actually durable. The dings/dents/scratches/lack of ability to repair/faster heating with more heat held/more weight/plates that pop off....It just looks nice and will protect good.
              3. IPS is unnatural because life is not faded grey. S4 can do both saturated and realistic better.
              4.Not perceivable by human eye. It's just because it's a smaller screen.
              5.Absolutely not true. Both run very smooth and have some hiccups. Same as any other phone or technology.
              6.Neither does such. That's a fanboy comment.
              7.Only in low light. In every other scenario S4 is, but it's low light is great!
              8.It's clocked faster than Octa version, but A-15 has much superior performance per core and clock.
              9.Same price.
              10.S4 comes with more for the price and has SD slot.
              11.yup.
              12.Wow...Ok. S4 is actually a tad louder. But yes the advantage of two up front is good. But it's not outstanding or the best or 12&13 worthy.
              The S4 also has a much superior audio chip/headphone output/equalizer. One of the worst things about One is beats.
              14. Yeah nooo. The S4 has a very fast camera. One is little faster.
              15. LMFAO!. Yeah no. Samsung did not just ship 20 million and sell nothing.
              Millions of people have it. Near that 20 million mark...At that point. More now.

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                • Anonymous
                • 4QS
                • 25 Jul 2013

                AnonD-166413, 18 Jul 2013Ok lets see, What does S4 have over htc One: 01. S4 is 15 ... moreYes the S4 is overall way better, but the One is still a cool phone that's very capable.
                It also has two front speakers. Even though the S4 is slightly louder having two upfront helps it sound better.

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                  • AnonD-168300
                  • pK2
                  • 24 Jul 2013

                  AnonD-162875, 08 Jul 2013Wow, folks get seriously miffed over which phone is best. I... moreGet the HTC one then install all the apps you want and not have a crap load of random junk you'll never use.
                  I don't see why people want a loaded phone with crap they'll never use.

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                    • AnonD-168300
                    • pK2
                    • 24 Jul 2013

                    AnonD-166413, 18 Jul 2013Ok lets see, What does S4 have over htc One: 01. S4 is 15 ... moreS4
                    02. Saturated Vs Real colour?
                    03. But the ones pixel density is better.
                    06. But it is over clutted.
                    10. 13 mega-pixel vs 4 ultra-pixel (1 ultra-pixel=3 mega-pixel) Meaning it has 12 mega-pixels
                    13. Wrong. The Octa-Core variant is made of two quad cores. One at 1.6GHz one at 1.2GHz and only one group can run at one time. The Quad-core variant is the only one running at 1.9GHz
                    17. & 18. These hardly work.
                    21. Wrong, the One is cheaper then the S4

                    HTC One
                    01. Good looks
                    02. Made of metal which is stronger then plastic. (Try and bend them and listen to the sounds)
                    03. Real Colour display
                    04. Higher pixel density
                    05. Runs smoother
                    06. Less cluttered with useless apps
                    07. Camera is better in low light
                    08. CPU is clocked faster then the Octa-Core variant. But most people have the standard Quad.
                    09. Cheaper
                    10. More storage then S4 for price
                    11. Radio
                    12. & 13. Front facing STEREO SPEAKERS.
                    14. Fastest camera. (No camera lag like the S4, cough cough 1 second lag)
                    15. Oh and more people have the HTC one :D

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                      • gabi
                      • S0u
                      • 20 Jul 2013

                      anonymous, 13 Jul 2013Htc One looks much better, S4 cheap plastic, boring design.even though it may look better the in side olso counts

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                        • AnonD-166413
                        • Iw}
                        • 18 Jul 2013

                        Ok lets see, What does S4 have over htc One:
                        01. S4 is 15 grams lighter than One
                        02. Display is SAMOLED vs. 2000 Years old LCD
                        03. S4's Display is bigger than One's one
                        04. Corning v3 glass for S4 vs. Corning v2
                        05. Memory slot vs. no slot (easy to pick, right?)
                        06. Samsung's TouchWiz is on of the best UI's out there
                        07. Wlan has no dual-band in HTC One
                        08. Bluetooth EDR, LE for S4 and nothing for HTC
                        09. USB On-the-go and USB Host are missing too on HTC
                        10. 13 Megapixel vs. 4 Megapixels of HTC
                        11. Android 4.2.2 vs. 4.1.2
                        12. Exynos 5 Octa 5410 (simply the best around) against Snapdragon 600 for HTC
                        13. Octa Cores 1.9GHz CPU vs. Quad Cores of 1.7GHz
                        14. Sensors (barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture) are on almost no other phone than S4, and only that make S4 coolest gadget around.
                        15. another cool gadget for SAM is Wireless charging
                        16. One other cool thing, S-Voice natural language commands and dictation for S4
                        17. and three other one's, Smart stay, Smart pause, Smart scroll for S4
                        18. Air gestures are another cool stuff that S4 offers and no other phone has
                        19. NFC is standard on S4 and on One Market dependent
                        20. Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery against NON-Removable 2300 mAh for HTC
                        21. S4 is much cheaper than One

                        Now what does htc One have over S4
                        1. Good looks (differs from person to person)
                        2. can't think of anything else!!!!
                        3. Help me find another one for One!!???
                        4. No, nothing ......

                        Now, in the end you have to decide either your going to pay a lot more for a lot less or you will be smart as me and buy none of them until they are much cheaper. looooool

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                          • AnonD-108301
                          • uum
                          • 16 Jul 2013

                          Hey Guys dont misjudge htc....
                          they have brought in ultrapixels and there are some fools who think that megapixels and ultrapixels are the same...since htc uses lcd screens they are thicker,heavier and also lacks a sd card slot..the best award for smartphone was won by "HTC One" which shows it all...even if doesnt suits you there is butterfly s to rock it for HTC...

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 4QS
                            • 15 Jul 2013

                            anonymous, 13 Jul 2013Htc One looks much better, S4 cheap plastic, boring design.Looks better depends on the person. Especially in person. Online people will say anything. Especially jealous haters...Which explains the other half of your unrealistic and hateful comment.

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                              • anonymous
                              • K79
                              • 13 Jul 2013

                              Anonymous, 28 Jun 2013You must have a spec in your eye. I said just about every. ... moreHtc One looks much better, S4 cheap plastic, boring design.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 4QS
                                • 08 Jul 2013

                                AnonD-162875, 08 Jul 2013Wow, folks get seriously miffed over which phone is best. I... moreIt is in fact more preference. But the S4 does have most of the advantages, and actually is a little better in every day life. I like the S4 display because LCD cannot be true to life. In the same way people say Amoled is unnatural/saturated, LCD's lack of black/contrasts is unnatural. Movie mode in Amoled makes it have 97% color accuracy and still have black/contrast making it the most natural display you have ever seen.
                                And I would rather have bigger removable battery and card slot with the option of 64GB sd on top of 16-32Gb. Plus we should be seeing 128GB cards soon.

                                As far as the build I find poly carbonate much more durable and practical. It's lighter, does not ding or dent, it's scratches wont be bad like aluminum, it's better with heat, lighter, more malleable, removable battery and sd slot, and the form is smaller and thinner and easier in one hand. Also Gorilla glass 3 is stronger too.
                                But that does not mean I mean to tell anyone not to like HTC or anyone else

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                                  • AnonD-162875
                                  • QPf
                                  • 08 Jul 2013

                                  Wow, folks get seriously miffed over which phone is best. I think it's really a very subjective thing than objective. I mean the s4 is objectively superior on speed tests yet in real world use the opposite is true. The display is a matter of preference. I like both equally for different reasons. I chose the HTC because it has what I, not you I want. I will be taking more low light shots than serious photos so the one won there. I wanted a good portable player and liked the discrete audio section of the one, beats not so much. The speakers is nice but not huge because it still sounds like crap. I also like the 32gb memory. I prefer the alloy build over the option of expandable memory and battery. These phones are both very good and represent the best in technology. Both push the limits in build and features but ultimately it's not which is best because it's really what's best for you.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • ajU
                                    • 07 Jul 2013

                                    hero, 01 Jul 2013The htc one itrg no have a 4mp, for your information its 4u... more4 UltraPixels is 4 mega-pixels. The picture you'd take with a 4-pixel camera would be what a mayfly sees in a poorly-lit room.

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                                      • AnonD-162654
                                      • utx
                                      • 07 Jul 2013

                                      i think that the sgs4 is not a touch phone but a air phone....samsung rocks and lag behind htc one.

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                                        • AnonD-162654
                                        • utx
                                        • 07 Jul 2013

                                        Ultrapixel camera dont work in the night.
                                        SGS4 camera have excllnt work in day and nigh.