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-81779
  • kRy
  • 30 Mar 2013

Definitely the best phone in terms of hardware and software .... am buying it :) .

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    • Anonymous
    • up$
    • 30 Mar 2013

    AnonD-129371, 29 Mar 2013Who uses FM anymore? That's for poor people who can't af... moreYou fucken kidding? I live in korea and have unlimited lte. I still prefer a solid fm radio to silly digital one.

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      • momo
      • Ji%
      • 30 Mar 2013

      AnonD-121109, 29 Mar 2013Bravo to GSMArena for such marvelous review. Thank you for ... morei own htc one for 10 days now i just want say the sound is amazing and take any photo by the phone than zoom it and compare it with any other phone after u compare it u will find it best than u ever think

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

        AnonD-78671, 29 Mar 2013It still doesn't change the fact that Samsung phones are by... moreI agree with you, for common people, HTC One design is 9 and SGS4 design will be rated 7, it might be not ugly but definitely not beauty. But for some people who don't really have the sense of art and merely look on practicality or effectiveness, SGS4 design maybe still fulfill their need :) For me? One is the best combination so far, great look with good performance!

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          • rohit
          • Hkq
          • 30 Mar 2013

          Design is better because samsung have maintain big screen with smaller dimensions and low weight. Features are great for be a no.1 smartphone.

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            • Kenobi
            • x0r
            • 30 Mar 2013

            Supernova is the exploding of dead star. I can't relate any of the highlight mentioned with the dead of galaxy series and I think it will still sell well despite the look.

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              • fwM
              • 29 Mar 2013

              the only disadvantages for me are:

              no fm radio(wikipedia included fm radio in the specification of the s4, we will wait and see)

              video recording is worse than the s3(i wish it can be fixed by software update)

              htc one is my second choice.

                AnonD-78671, 29 Mar 2013It still doesn't change the fact that Samsung phones are by... moreIn witch way are they the ugliest phones?

                In my eyes, Samsung Galaxy S IV looks very good. It have a very clean and simple look. And this is what peoples really want.

                And the fact that the Galaxy S IV looks awesome because of how much of the front that are used to the screen it self is also something everybody likes.

                To take an iPhone 5 as an example, it looks stupid because of the really bad usage of the screen on the front. So here it doesn't help that the backside of the iPhone 5 looks good.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 4T5
                  • 29 Mar 2013

                  Beautiful Beautiful phones. I love Samsung design. I think it's one of the best.

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                    • 3dr
                    • 29 Mar 2013

                    Tom-Helge, 29 Mar 2013LG is very know for having horrible support for their smart... moreIt still doesn't change the fact that Samsung phones are by far the UGLIEST phones! It's a real shame really... LOL!

                      LG best Ever, 29 Mar 2013Optimus G2 is coming...............LG is very know for having horrible support for their smartphones.

                      So no thanks. I'll rather stay on Samsung who are the best one to release software updates to their smartphones.

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                        • LG best Ever
                        • uSS
                        • 29 Mar 2013

                        Optimus G2 is coming...............

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                          • AnonD-78671
                          • 3dr
                          • 29 Mar 2013

                          Main disadvantage

                          Design is a bit played out by now
                          Hyperglaze finish doesn't feel as premium as aluminum on HTC One or glass on Xperia Z
                          No FM radio
                          Video recording is slightly worse than on the Galaxy S III; FOV in video is pretty narrow
                          Shared camera interface makes framing tricky

                          This phone is VERY UGLY! LOL!

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                            • Sharon
                            • t1$
                            • 29 Mar 2013

                            Super amoled hd with high contrast will be superb. Surely it is my next smart phone.

                              AnonD-39582, 29 Mar 2013The S4 is a really great phone, and that's coming from a No... moreNo it doesn't looks childish. It's looks clean and simple.

                              That's what peoples want to have.

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                                • AnonD-39582
                                • Nwi
                                • 29 Mar 2013

                                The S4 is a really great phone, and that's coming from a Nokia Fan. All they now need to do is to make the ui better looking. It looks childish.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • jCQ
                                  • 29 Mar 2013

                                  AnonD-129371, 29 Mar 2013Who uses FM anymore? That's for poor people who can't af... moreThe people who cried about lack of FM radio when the Lumia dropped support. I know, right. Analogue radio is finally getting a few more nails in the coffin. Too slowly tho.

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                                    • AnonD-130491
                                    • 0dN
                                    • 29 Mar 2013

                                    Blankman, 29 Mar 2013If I was to buy an Android phone right now, I would be torn... moreBloatware is an issue on all android phones so far

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                                      • AnonD-129371
                                      • 3Jn
                                      • 29 Mar 2013

                                      AnonD-44737, 29 Mar 2013fanboys there is no fm will u buy it than you have to spend... moreWho uses FM anymore?

                                      That's for poor people who can't afford a data plan.

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                                        • AnonD-126837
                                        • m}x
                                        • 29 Mar 2013

                                        advice, 29 Mar 2013s4 has an excellent sound quality even better than htc one ... moreHTC one,Xperia Z and S4 has all same chipset and same audio output! Around 82Db...BTW S3,Iphone5 has around 91Db wich is double louder! I would say that this is chipset problem...