Samsung Galaxy S4 Active review: Uncharted waters

1 July 2013
Ah, the great outdoors – not enough reception to put the “phone” in smartphone, but plenty of dust and water keep it out. Good thing there are IP67-certified phones like the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active then, combining premium specs with enough durability...

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  • AnonD-161036
  • jGp
  • 01 Jul 2013

I think you made an error. The Active does not have Slow mo in the video recorder, they took that out, as well as Night Detection. Im thinking of switching from the Active back to the regular S4, less missing features, better camera, more accessories, more dev support, etc...

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    • Nick
    • mG@
    • 01 Jul 2013

    AnonD-114717, 01 Jul 2013Screen is definitely downgrade..... Now the fanboys suddenl... moreIt's not 100% Oled.

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      • AnonD-114717
      • vI7
      • 01 Jul 2013

      Screen is definitely downgrade..... Now the fanboys suddenly saying that LCD has some advantages over oled but when HTC one was reviewed they say it has poor blacks and lower contrast.... Amoled is the USP of Samsung s series phones.... Contrast in s4 active is as low as xperia z.

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        • AnonD-151044
        • m}8
        • 01 Jul 2013

        Obvious that Samsung panicked and threw a IP-classed phone together to stop the Z. Physical button? Really? And second-grade parts. Clearly a rushed product.

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          • MdN
          • B}Q
          • 01 Jul 2013

          Looks better than the regular S4 apart from the camera downgrade. Still, I wish people who design "rugged" phones remembered to put lanyard eyelets on them. I don't think I need to explain how useful they are when you're outdoors or doing anything "active".

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            • AnonD-25061
            • 2SR
            • 01 Jul 2013

            Correction...xperia zr is on sale ( in india)....

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              • AnonD-160955
              • tDx
              • 01 Jul 2013

              I'll be waiting for Note 3.