Samsung Galaxy S4 User Reviews

Quite a lot bigger than my previous phone (Glalaxy S Blaze), I thought that I would have a hard time adapting to the significantly larger screen. But, the transition was very easy, in part thanks to the gorgeous 1080p display.

Build quality is alright, nothing to brag about, but the phone is slim and light- if you want it to be heavier, then just get a case- and feels good in the hand.

Overall a great phone. I tried using a friend's phone for a little bit, and I could not go back to the low image quality, poor performance, and pixelation on her Galaxy S II.

Overall, a great phone not built by Apple.

Easily the best phone I have ever used.

It has all the expected features of a smartphone, (unless you need a radio), and then its has all the bells and whistles too.

It takes a little while to get used to for new users, but this phone has it all.
Some Smart features are perfect for me, while others aren't.
(Air gesture and Air view are like magic!!)

The great thing is that you have to choice to use them or not. Even without those features this phone is jam packed with a great UI, consistent theme and a very polished experience.
Some may Hate touchwiz, but its easily the best OEM skin in terms of rich features and polish.

People spend thousands of dollars on laptops made of plastic, but a phone made with polycarbonate is apparently an issue. I tend to use a case for the first year (contracts aren't big over here so full price all round), and the S4 probably has the most options, bar certain rivals.

Just the right size in terms of build and screen. Still getting used to the buttons on the bottom, I prefer hardware keys as opposed to on screen, gives you a bigger screen and a few extra options on how to interact. (for example a dedicated menu key and pressing and holding for more options.

Basically unless you need a phone without a removable battery, SD card and have a higher preference for water resistance or brand loyalty, this phone has it all.
The media, the speed, the features and the screen!!!

This is the best Android phone I've used so far. The design is just laudable, it doesn't feel big for a 5-incher phone. It is light and thin. The Air gestures and Air view work pretty well and are useful for me. Its screen is one of the best displays out there with very good color rendering, deep blacks and with wide contrast ratio. The 13MP camera is noteworthy. However I can still see room for improvements for UI optimization. The software is just too big that it occupies almost half of the internal memory for the 16GB version. Overall, this is a very powerful phone and is worth the upgrade.

Its a very good phone, I dont even read those posts saying oh its overheating or somethin, ppl stop playing games on it and it wont overheat. Obviously everything overheats if it is being used. haha. No problems with it what so ever.

I bought my Galaxy S4 the day it got released. I unpacked it at home and I was directly amazed, before the Galaxy S4 I owned the Galaxy S2, the Galaxy S4 immediately looked so much better and definetely more 'premium' !! After I had turned on the device, the first thing that got my attention was the beautifull screen and it still amazes my every day !! There has been alot of critism about the design of the Galaxy S4, I don't knowwhy people think this is an ugly looking phone, I even think it looks better than an iPhone and the HTC One !! The software that Samsung added are also very usefull, for example I recently went on holiday to Spain and I used S-Translator many times, also the hovering features are very usefull when your hands are went and also the quick glance feature is a nice touch !! I could write alot more about this phone, but there is only word to decribe this phone: FANTASTIC !!

heating problem..camera is good but not good in night or dim light ..plastic body makes it dull...sound is loud but not that much clear ..over heat problem ....battery drains too fast ,......not the best looking

Amazing display,fantastic camera,innovative features makes s4...the best samrtphone uptill date...I own it and wont upgrade to any...untill s5...wont be surprise to hear s4 breaking sales record...it already is d fastest selling android smartphone...proud to own a device like s4...I hope samsung will yet again impress me with s5...

Purchased this S4 a few days ago. I previously used an S3. The difference is surprisingly phenomenal. Although it could use a stabilization update. Some things are still finicky. I've never owned a faster phone. Plays 3D games like nobody's business. Its insane.

I personally don't own one but I had the chance to play with the white i9500 of my friend at the gym yesterday. As a GNOTE II user, I must say that this thing is a BEAST!
I don't understand all the fuss haters are making about its polycabonate body. Perhaps, polycarbonate is a more suitable material for smartphones than aluminium or glass. It doesn't interfere with signals, absorbs shock better and is less prone to dents and visible scratches. The SuperAMOLED FHD is just awesome! I've compared it( on Adobe RGB mode) to the Retina display of the iPhone5, which is the reference in term of natural colour reproduction and my conclusion was; YES FINALLY an amoled panel that's able reproduce natural colours while retaining the advantages of a classic AMOLED display, which are real black, higher contrasts, higher refresh rate, low reflectance and so on. The camera is actually one of the best, if not the best available on a real smartphone!
In term of performance, according to benchmarks, you can't go wrong with both variant, they are simply the fastest smartphones available right now!

Overall quality of this phone is okay. Features of this phone are not bad and pretty unique. The built quality could be better like the HTC one. Awesome! The phone will lag between screens sometime even with Quad core 1900. I had Droid charge by Samsung few years ago and it too lagged. I don’t understand why all Samsung phones are lagging. My old Droid bionic dual core does HD weather apps (NBC HD weather, or any HD base weather apps) much quicker than S4 when running Google base maps. It’s so bad I had to uninstall the app. I suppose if you use bare bone stock phone with no additional apps you’ll be fine. Who would want to do that?!

I have owned all Galaxy S phones so far and none of them has disappointed me. The S4 is a good upgrade from the S3 but this time the improvement feeling is more conservative. The good things the S4 has over the S3: a brighter crisper display with more natural colors (the +0.2 inch is not noticeable), better camera, better battery life and that would be it. The software features like Smart Pause or Smart Scroll are gimmicks and sometimes unbearable for practical use. I am satisfied with the S4 and I recommend it to anyone with a previous generation smartphone willing to upgrade, however if you have a S3 and you are not a geek, I would say you’d better wait for the next generation.

this device is freaking awesome !!!!!!
there is no doubt this is better than the HTC One
and i'm getting real tired of the Samsung haters
I still love phablet's :)
I can't wait for the best of the best: Samsung Galaxy Note III

As for phones that work on Verizon, I have had most of them. But, I had not found something that was good enough to give up my Galaxy Nexus as my primary device. I have had the S4 for 4 days now and must say that I am not a fan of Touchwiz ,but overall I am very satisfied with this device. I like my apps icon in the middle of my app bar, and Touchwiz will not let you move that one icon for some reason. I also get a good number of notifications and the way they did the notifications pull down, there is only room for about three. A little annoying but tons of good to counter act the annoyances.

This is the first time I owned android smartphone. And Im so happy For my s4.
At first the life so disgusting because i used it only for 4hours, but for long time that i used it, I think there is a improvedment on its battery life..
One thing that I dont like to s4 is the overheating back and upper front part, on standby mode the temperature of the battery was 36 *C but with in 4mins using the date connect and playing temple run 2, i was shock when i check the temperature it turns to 50 *C to much for a few minutes of using it right?
When it term of features and UI it was so great for the s4 i love, the air gesture, smart scroll, s voice, the voice command, the camera mode. I love it,
Feautures:
Air Gesture : i like waving my hands left and right and the images moving, waving up and down and the page was scroll, waving left and right; the musing playing was shuffled, waving my hands while its on standby mode and the quick glance will work. Two thing is missing with airgesture, 1. It cant captured an image using it, 2. It cant using moving the home screen to next screen.

S Voice: I used s voice to many time by playing tracks, fb and twitter updates opening and application, call or texting some one, One thing that s voice cant do is using it with out a internet connection , because theres no need to used internet by calling someone or texting, playing tracks, opening apps right?
Voice Command: using this on playing musing, and camera its great,buy saying pause play next vol up and down on music player and saying cheese capture shoot the camera captured itself.

Camera mode: its grega having a 13MP , and many option for camera mode, you can captured a HD images. Im so happy using the camera mode but one thing is i dont like is Its Too hard to use all the mode for a biginer like me espcially the best photos and the drama shot. And another thing you can used the flash on auto mode only which is needed for dark time. Comparing to lumia920 by using flash i think s4 can battle for it,
Vidoe mode is not good as capturing images. But i love the 13MP.

The other features of s4 is not my preference. I cant used for my daily use.
Like airview smart stay, smart pause.
But the smart scroll is very enjoying.

Overall
For firsttime android user, and an ios user for a year,
I think android is really great os having a very flexible os, BTfilesharing and other but for comparing apps for android and apps for ios, I choose ios because so easy to used and it solid to used. So If there is an existing 5inches Iphone i prefer Iphone. But still keeping and using the s4.

And thats it, sorry for my gramatical error hope u understand

It's a 2013 phone, actually a great one. But I think Samsung could have taken it a step further.

It really feel like a premium phone in hands, even if it doesn't look like one, as most of the people say Samsung could've made a better designed phone.

this phone is fantastic, i owned the htc one and droid dna and those phones were s**tty compared to this beast. this phone destroys the competition and the phone is just plain perfect. i love this device and if i were you i would seriously consider buying this amazing piece of technology

try it...it's great...i promise
Suitable replacements for my Gs2.
I've tried ONE. In all fields except the build quality, GS4 was better than it.
only only GALAXY S4...........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!​​!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The S4 is the best at anything, with it's amazing hardware and software, it can handle very process-heavy apps and games without the slightest lag. The camera is probably the best camera so far and takes brilliant, sharp photos. The phone is very customisable, from having the latest android to having a removable battery and back cover for an up-gradable SD card. The screen is no doubt the most beautiful display on the market. There may be very small bugs on the phone that I could note as a con, however it is not enough to make the phone change, as there are many fixes to the problems, most of which are software related. I gladly recommend this phone and will be a fantastic upgrade if you are looking to buy a new high-end phone!

When i first saw it at the unpack event, i was some what disappointed BUT when i held it in my hand, it was just awesome. light, fast, improved touchwiz. all of those softwares covered the disappointment of the hardware.

Well, as Sammy boasted, this beast is a real life companion. I'm proud to say I got mine on May 3 and it's pretty much gonna drive me daily for a good number of months at least. I actually do so much love it's underrated design 'cos it feels solid, really sleek and lovely... To hell with aluminum bricks for all I care!

I recently upgraded from the S3 to the S4.
(GT-I9500)
This phone is phenomenal!
The display is gorgeous, the device is so thin, light and has a premium look.
The OS runs smoothly (thanks to the Octa-Core).
I love the new Air Gestures, Eye Tracking and Air View.

The Camera quality is absolutely beautiful!
The Camera app is very cool with all the new features.

This phone is absolutely worth buying!

The s4 is a very good device but not much better than the s3. Thats not a bad thing btw. First off, the keyboard is a joke any way you look at it. The screen is amazing and battery life is pretty good. The new software features are pretty hit and miss. They work when they want to. The buikd quality is good but if compared to an iPhone or Htc One, it seems cheap. Honestly its a decent upgrade but I wouldn't jump from a s3 to an s4. Lastly, the camera is extremely good but the device does lag.

Amazing hardware. Amazing Software. What else? It has it all. I tried to find the cons, and I did, but very few! It's amazing and innovative at the same time. The build quality did concern me. After using the iPhone 5 I immediately felt the difference. Sure, it doesn't feel cheap, but I would prefer aluminum in this day and age, considering the price of it. $600 for Hyperglazed plastic?

I have had this phone just over a week now, and it is hard to put down. WIth that said, the battery is great. I haven't had a phone yet that can last me from 6 am until 9 pm and this one gets the job done. Camera features are unbelievably amazing and unique, and the screen pops colors right to my eyes with crystal clear images. Processor has shown no lag, and with the NFC, and Sbeam features, I can easily share everything with my wife and her S3. What surprised me the most was that I am able to hook it up as my remote to my 5 year old Samsung TV. The one thing I don't like, is the text keyboard but lucky for me it is android and I have a lot of different keyboards to choose from.

maybe not the best looking phone but the best technical phone that u can get
and its not ugyl at all. the camera is just awsome so much powerfull featurs just great. i love dualshot and im sure apple and others will copie some features from the s4. what i love about samsung is that they try hard to develop usefull features
even they al not work perfekt but they re trying and thats cool
this phone has everything that other phones have and more!

i will prefer this phone alway over the htc one!

sorry 4 my bad english