Samsung Galaxy S4 review: Supernova

28 March 2013
As the Galaxy S series counter flips another digit, Samsung has hopes of getting an even tighter grip on the smartphone market, and reasserting its Android dominance. With two of the main rivals enjoying a head-start to the market, the Galaxy S4...

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  • AnonD-74106
  • Ns9
  • 31 Mar 2013

HTC be like"ooh, they're so plastic
samsung be like "f___n record sales :-)

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    • AnonD-100398
    • tUp
    • 31 Mar 2013

    AnonD-16443, 31 Mar 2013OMG, there is a mad man here... Come on tough guy, it is ju... moreWhere the he*ll u come in picture mr napoli last time i heard that name on mario salieri x movies if u know what iam talking abt ....just kidding and i am not tring to change anyones pov was just tring to show some trolls there place..thats it...i may entertain them if some other oem has something worth s4 may be in future ....

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      • AnonD-16443
      • y$d
      • 31 Mar 2013

      Wow, powerfull performance by Samsung Galaxy4! Only 1 disappointment, why Samsung can't make this powerful phone on damn good built material, just like HTC did with One

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        • AnonD-16443
        • y$d
        • 31 Mar 2013

        AnonD-16443, 31 Mar 2013Gosh, lucky our Galaxy4 comes up with top notch hardware, i... moreYes. Like One look but prefer GS4 performance. So...???

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          • AnonD-119751
          • M{n
          • 31 Mar 2013

          Can anyone please tell me how is the camera for S4, im planning to shift frm note2 to s4 only if the camera is good, im so disappointed with Note2 camera, Samsung really need to update the cam quality. it is really hard to take an image without blur with note2, it looks good on phone, when i share it with my tv, can see the diff. Note 1 has the best cam and i donno why samsung has changed it for note 2, should have stick with the same camera

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            • AnonD-16443
            • y$d
            • 31 Mar 2013

            [deleted post]OMG, there is a mad man here... Come on tough guy, it is just a forum to share people opinion... The world can't be only one pov right

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              • Anonymous
              • v}7
              • 31 Mar 2013

              I'll buy 5 of this beauty, end of story!

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                • AnonD-16443
                • 6%E
                • 31 Mar 2013

                [deleted post]Gosh, lucky our Galaxy4 comes up with top notch hardware, it makes us secure from that One beauty premium design...

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                  • AnonD-16443
                  • 6%E
                  • 31 Mar 2013

                  [deleted post]Calm down man ha ha ha! Your life won't change just because HTC's fans adore the One. Me? I like the performance os Galaxy4 but honestly I wish for HTC One design and look.

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                    • Myname
                    • t7X
                    • 31 Mar 2013

                    HTC one is a looker but definitely SGS4 is not ugly..i personally like its new design at least changes are notable unless if you are blind enough to see..and still the phone to beat this 2013..so cheers..happy easter everyone!

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                      • AnonD-106548
                      • ucA
                      • 31 Mar 2013

                      AnonD-78671, 29 Mar 2013It still doesn't change the fact that Samsung phones are by... moreBeauty lies in the eye of the beholders. And for those who appreciate the design of S4, and its powerful functions, they will really like S4. Of course, there are others who hate S4 design (just like how I find HTC One design is too looking like iPhone) will not take S4 at all. But I'm more practical because I do not buy gimmicks that are useless aka UltraPixel, and ended up having photos that are lacking details. So cheers!

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                        • AnonD-100398
                        • tU3
                        • 31 Mar 2013

                        AnonD-16443, 30 Mar 2013If someone has a different opinion with you doesn't means h... moreAll the htc fans r trolling here out of INSECURITY just wait u all will REGRET when htc will launch htc one + as it happned with sensation one x etc lol.... and sgs4 is always a SAFE BET....cause no phone will be able to beat s4 atleast for 2 to 3 year i am saying this cause i have sgs2 and after jelly bean update it became more awesome and it is still one of the best speced and performance smartphone in its catagory even after more than 2 years ask any one ..so STOP Trolling here..btw htc 1 = washed out photos and a lovely brick...just with 4.7 inch screen..

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                          • AnonD-106548
                          • ucA
                          • 31 Mar 2013

                          AnonD-16443, 31 Mar 2013Usually low-mid smartphones don't perform smoothly, especia... moreI think is how the OEMs made their launchers. Stock Android has no issues with lower end phones. I have a friend using S3 mini which is running only dual cores, and TouchWiz is really good on it too. Samsung TouchWiz has indeed improved alot.

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                            • TAEKWON
                            • GAd
                            • 31 Mar 2013

                            ******for design*******
                            SGS4 = so plain ,highlights soesnt seems to be a plus,sleek same as the s3
                            Htc1 = new case and new design elegant
                            ******for camera*******
                            same but SGS2 has a better and clear picture
                            more detailed even on zoom bec its on 13mp
                            ******for perfomance*******
                            well S4 having octacore did had an advantage on
                            the HTC1 - but just a close fight not as big diffrence
                            ******for perfomance*******
                            htc has blinkfeeds S4 has air gestures and smart fuctions
                            ******for price*******
                            others says its worthit buying the S4 cause its
                            the latest offering of the galaxy serier - low price at some countries
                            htc is also a worth buying phone

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                              • AnonD-16443
                              • y$d
                              • 31 Mar 2013

                              AnonD-130869, 30 Mar 2013Pre-ordered mine on Friday with Carphone Warehouse and was ... moreUsually low-mid smartphones don't perform smoothly, especially if they run on latest Android version. It is applied almost all manufacturers, HTC, Sony or even Samsung. Why? Coz Android OS really needs high spec to run properly, i.e. ICS won't run smoothly on single core smartphone and low RAM, but on quad core smartphone, definitely it won't be any issues at all.

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                                • AnonD-130880
                                • J2L
                                • 30 Mar 2013

                                1. S4 design does not satisfy me, doesn't feel like it is in the premium market

                                2. Camera performance is not way better than s3, although it's 13mp

                                3. Video performance is worse than s3 and also it doesn't record the audio as good as htc one

                                4. No fm radio on board

                                Still it is an impressive phone the fastest ... also has a great screen and battery life but really they are not enough for making up my mind for s4.

                                The design, great stereo speakers and the camera in htc one takes my vote from the two.

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                                  • AnonD-130869
                                  • 0pg
                                  • 30 Mar 2013

                                  Pre-ordered mine on Friday with Carphone Warehouse and was sent a message on saturday saying im getting a galaxy tab 2 free for being one of the first 2000 to order it.

                                  I just can't wait for it to arrive as im using a sony experia play and what a pile of S**t sony phones are, it's the 3rd sony phone i've had and i can say i will never be buying sony again they freeze all the time.

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                                    • AnonD-130859
                                    • L0V
                                    • 30 Mar 2013

                                    1 - Exynos 5 supports global LTE.
                                    2 - Galaxy S4 also has IR emitter.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • be3
                                      • 30 Mar 2013

                                      Great detailed review,

                                      All these new features are awesome.

                                      This will be the phone of the year 2013, bar none.

                                      Way to go samsung

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                                        • Celty_
                                        • L0Q
                                        • 30 Mar 2013

                                        I'm a big htc fan, but i have to say that the specs and features of the galaxy s4 is the best ever seen in a smartphone so far, they just had to improve the design to make me not go for the htc one, but for me, design and camera are the most important features in a phone since the processor, screen and ram and everything else is much like the same