Samsung Galaxy S4 User Reviews and Ratings

incremental update from samsung ..its nothing but galaxy s3 with a lot more bells and whistles .. coming to the build quality its still that cheap looking and feel plastic but it feels light in hand ..but when i used it for a week every one asked me " is it s3".. i was very sad that after spending a whooping 41k all i got is a s3 looking a like ,,man i hated it,,so i shifted g2 (absolute beast and great smart phone)..build quality over all should have been better ..coming to software section i never liked the touch wiz interface ..its slow,buggy and very sloppy ,,and bloatware with it is simply a waste... it takes up a lot more of space in phone memory ,,but other feautres are okay ,,the s4 came with many other features like when we look away the video stops playing etc,, those are just added bonus that we dont use ..but overall for touch wiz fans its okay.. but for others i am not so sure ...the camera is department also is not so great in low light conditions its simply very crappy there is more noise added to the pics but in good light conditions its okay .. so the camera department is both negative and as well as positive for the phone ..the amoled screen is simply amazing ..colors are bright but the whites are bit saturated ..but the screen is amazing..the processor department it is simply superb ..with 2gb bundled with that quad core snapdragon processor multitasking is simply great .anything we throw at it ,, it takes with ease but still i said it is slow downed with touch wiz interface ,,battery life is also good its decent battery back up.. call quality signal reception and connecting options are great ..even in low signal areas reception is good so summing the every thing we get the below points Good Brilliant HD screen Great performance Decent battery backup Good camera (except low-light shots) Bad Same old design that doesn't feel premium Camera is not good at taking low-light shots No FM radio Major portion of internal storage taken up by Samsung apps i would recommend this phone for users who are looking for oohs and ahhs when they take their samrt phone in public and also samsung fans but for others we have other optioons like HTC one and LGg2 (try this phone simply amazing)

Samsung galaxy s4 a phone that has all features that make it the best Android phone ever !! I owned it and was smooth to use !! pros: 1-) The 13mpegapixel camera works awesome . 2-) A superb screen with a brilliant size. 3-) The speaker are audible and does not produce loudness and the expendable memory is a good option. 4-) The octa core processor is the biggest pros. 5-) The 2600mAh battery provides a good backup of 7 to 8 hours on heavy use like games ,video streaming and net surfing on a continuous use cons: 1-) The eye gesture feature does not work properly 2-) A little bit high price (if u can afford its best to buy)

Samsung galaxy S4 is good looking smart phone &specially in white color. I purchased it from a local vendor named www.broadbandchandigarh.info with one year free insurance. I would like to say that nothing is comparable with samsung. No doubt Samsung is a top brad which is improving its electronics products day by day & keeps all its products up to date w.r.t latest technologies. Thanks to team samsung

This rating gives original review of gadgets so I will glad to write in this reveiw. Galaxy S4 is very good & power packed phone. S4 runs at awesome speed with it's OCTA core processor & 2 GB RAM. It's camera picture quality & different camera modes are innovative. After updating to Kitkat android version, it's speed & smoothness increased. It is tough & durable. It's HD AMOLED screen is awesome. The screen is much better than other rival phones' IPS panel screens. But, as in all android phones, you have to charge it daily. Otherwise, dying battery can really put you on "DANGER". S4 doesn't have FM radio. But, now who wants FM when one can stream through net. This is very good phone for those who wants their OFFICE as well as FUN in their mobile. It is nice phone at good price. This phone is better than other rival phones at same price level.

I've been using samsung s4 for last 1 year.I would like to tell you the accidents it suffers.5 or 6 times it slips out of my hand but still dispite of some scratches it does't get much damage.I am a hard core gamer.I installed all the high graphics games like aspahlt,modern combat,fifa14 etc. but all runs smoothly. I also connected Zenga controller with my phone and games are running smooth.Camera quality is just awesome.You are gonna love the clearity and the sharpness of the quality.It's simply amazing. I had seen every phone in the market lagging but this phone never lags.Despite of heavy use it never turns you down. If you want to put your money on some big budget flagship i advice you to go for S4... ;-)

Awesome phone. Just that words only for that phone Goodies Brilliant hd screen,Great performance,Best battery's life,Okkk camera Badies Same design No fm radio Camera in low light

The S4 does have OTG. If you are wrong about this ....

Even if the S4 is made of plastic, it feels premium in hand. Since its a premium device no one is going to throw it on the ground. So far as the accidental drops are concerned, the phone can easily sustain those drops. So why to worry about plastic body? The stock video player is simple but it supports all free formats including the Matroska i.e. .MKV format. IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT PROCESSOR & BATTERY LIFE: S4 has 8 core processor as a combination of 1.6GHz(primary) & 1.2GHz(secondary) quad core processors. By default only primary processor is used & secondary processor is used only when it's needed unlike our traditional laptop/desktop processors which work all the time even if not needed. Therefore the battery life is also conserved. Pros: World's fastest & only 8 core processor phone. Innovative & feature rich. Can work as a TV/DVR remote (Because of Infrared Sensors). Fantastic Camera. It supports both GPS(By USA) & GLONASS (By Russia). Simultaneous video recording with both front & rear cameras. Outstanding bench mark scores: Better than any other smartphone in the world. Battery (2600mAH): Even 3 cell battery of 10.1 mini laptop is around 2400mAH. Cons: Smart Stay/Smart Scroll wont work wearing spectacles. Display Brightness: Yes, display is Super AMOLED with 441ppi but not bright as compared to hTc one/S2/S3(even S2 has Super AMOLED 'Plus' display). No FM Radio. No Wireless Charging as of now. Too Many features will confuse few users. Only 8.89 GB of user accessible phone memory. New Features of S4: Smart Pause/Smart Scroll: S4 senses when you look at the screen or away from it, automatically scrolls up and down websites and pauses & resumes videos. Air View/Air Gesture: You can simply move your hand to accept or reject calls, change music tracks, browse the web and your photos without touching the phone. Group Play: You can play multi-player games with other S4 users. Sound & Shot feature: You can capture up to 9 seconds of audio while capturing a picture to make it interesting. Turn Over To Mute: If someone is calling you and you don?t wish that the phone should ring then just turn over your device, ringer bell of your phone will be automatically muted. SAR Value (Specific Absorption Rate max should be 1.6W/Kg. by FCC): 0.54 W/Kg. (Better than all other non-Samsung phones) Other Notable Features: Tilt to Enlarge the image, Pop-Up play, S-Voice Drive, Drama shot, S-Health, Temperature and Humidity sensors, S-Translate etc. Other Android Alternatives: Xperia Z- Water & Dust proof but has average camera & back cover made of Glass. hTc One-Solid Build but has Non-user removable battery. Nexus 4-Affordable & has stock version of Android 4.2.2 JB but without memory expansion slot. LG Optimus G-Nicely priced but has LG's long time familiar boxy body. Buy your phone carefully because it's a device you'll keep 24X7 with you.

Cons: 1. Loud speaker: Better than S3 but I expected more. To be honest this is an expectation which is upgraded with every iteration, but its decent and not bad. 2. Software gimmicks: To be honest only a hand few are useful and make sense and the rest are worthless. The people who buy these phones are neither kids nor clowns entertaining people at a circus. So most of the add-ons are not even worth a mention cuz they don't justify their presence or their performance. 3. Price: A little steep to be honest since the sellers are selling it at MRP of Rs.41500. But its retailing at a competitive price which should drop once the HTC one launches. But it?s still not unreasonable considering how powerful and complete the offering is. 4. Looks: No probs with the plastic build, but it?s a little too similar to the cheaper phones like Grand. A phone is also a status symbol today, and if you don?t get that with a 40k phone, it?s a little disappointing. But it?s a minor thing and not many will feel mobile phones provide the snob that its being bestowed with. Overall: It?s a great device if you have the money to acquire it. But when people compare it to purchasing a laptop instead of this phone, I would say it?s a vague comparison. To play by your rules I would say a laptop will not replace your point shooter, it is not as portable as the S4 and it cannot take calls (practically). But it can function as a replacement for your laptop since it can do USB on the go, and most other features that a laptop would. In totality I would say it?s a foolish comparison to make and rule out the purchase all together. Buy it if the price is right or wait till the note 3 to launch to get it at a cheaper price.

The Galaxy S4, coming in with the recent price cuts, is now serving as an affordable buy for the Indian market, coming in with a bevy of features that Samsung relies on, in order to make this phone give a fight to it's competition. The Galaxy S4 is a pretty impressively spec'd device. The US version of this phone as a 1.9 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad core processor, with and Adreno 320 GB, coupled with 2 GB of RAM. The India version, on the other hand has the same specifications, with the only change being that the processor is a 1.6 Ghz Exynos Octa Core processor. Even in today's world, where we are the seeing the new Snapdragon 800's and 801's rolling out on the flagships of tech giants, the processing package on this phone is still no slouch, as it provides for some great performance, be it gaming or be it day-to-day tasks. The screen we find on this device is a 5 inch Full HD screen, capable of a 1920X1080 resolution, with a massive pixel density of 441 ppi. The text looks crisp and sharp, and provides for some great viewing angles. Camera on this phone is a 13 MP rear shooter, which has a number of modes for taking photos in different ways. The front camera is also good enough for skype calling. Build quality of the one is one of the major factors that I was considering when buying this phone, since I thought it would be a big step up from the Galaxy S3. Well it definitely is a step up from the S3 though, but it does not match the likes of the ones like Nexus 4 or HTC One M7. My Galaxy S4 originally came with Android 4.2, and since then I have received updates to Android 4.4 Kitkat, which has made the phone quite sluggish a bit, in terms of it's performance, but it is still bearable. The Touchwiz UI is one of the main factors I considered when buying this phone. It offers a large number of features, with the main additions to this phone being the Smart Stay and Smart Scroll, along with Look Away Pause. However, to be honest these features are just going to be looked upon by a user like me for not more than a month or two, but anyways they do add to the goodness of the phone. Call quality was very good. I never got any dropped calls, and although I would be arguing over the fact that the speaker placement is not the best, but it still provides for a great listening experience when watching videos or movies. I bought this phone recently like 2 months ago and I got it off flipkart for near about Rs 29000, which is way less than what it was launched for. I am quite happy with this purchase but I am hoping that Samsung can do some tweaks to the UI of the phone so that it would be much more capable, considering today's standards. All in all, the Galaxy S4 is definitely a phone I can recommend to any Mobile geek.

This is the best smartphone ?I?ve? used so far. It is great in all aspects. The Design is elegant and sleek. Display has wide color range, nice saturation, and of course superb viewing angles & yes this full HD & that makes lot of difference. Camera is capable of capturing excellent quality images in good light & somewhat good in low light. Listening to music is so much fun on this mobile. Speaker quality is good too. By the way, you?ve have plethora of in-built features in this mobile, which you?ll never use, but may come in handy some day. Oh, & with that processor and lots of ram, please be certain for a performance without disturbance in gaming and other heavy usage. One thing that could upset me is the battery, but if you?re an average user it can certainly get you through a busy day. All in all it is wonderful mobile for daily usage, it?ll do anything you need and more. Highly recommended now as the price has dropped to below Rs. 29,000.

What is the output of charger of samsung s4?

While travelling from one state to another in a train or flight, mobile doesn't connect to the network provider automatically. This is in spite of setting 'automatically select the preferred network'. This issue is very annoying as I travel frequently. Every time I have to manually go to settings and select the network provider. Otherwise the phone is good. Samsung has to put defect free software for these basic functions. My next phone not going to be Samsung unless they improve the software.

I've had 3 of these models break on me in just over 2 years! Two of them just shut off one day and wouldnt charge or turn on, apparently a microchip burns out?! Anyway result is you lose everything and have to get a new phone, which is fine if you backed up recently and are under warranty but overall a huge pain. Now i am out of warranty i shall be buying a new phone hopefully not samsung.

Had this phone less than a year, still under warranty. Removed the phone from my pocket to find the LCD shattered. Looked online to find this is a known issue with this phone due to too much pressure on the screen. Called Samsung and they blew me off and refused to repair the phone. Wasn't dropped or abused. Out over $600.

I have bought this phone in Aug-14, after initial one month period it started getting hotter while talking or even reading news on NDTV / TOI / apps. I have submitted the instrument 4 times from Oct-13 to Dec-13 in their authorized service centre; 1st time in Goa, 2nd time in Malad (W)- Mumbai ( they took 3 days) 3rd time again in Malad- Mumbai & 4th Time at Khatkoper (W) ? Mumbai wherein they replaced the Battery. During all this services the problem of Heating was never resolved. While testing they use Wi-fi connections and claim that the heating problem is solved. In May-15 a started facing battery draining problem. During Dec-2013 when I talked with their Customer Support executive it was told ? When one buy a mobile phone with such Hi specifications, one must assume that it will catch heat(Garam Hoga He) ?. Suggest you friends pls wait for results of all Samsung futre products before buying.

Phone was updated during night which totally messed up my apps and TouchWiz. Couldn't do anything and now I am forced to get another phone. Thank God have insurance but feel was not a fault of mine. Will try to call company but not sure if can get it fixed. Went to my carrier who said contact Samsung.

better camera phone both front and back ,, no lagging,, display is good ,, no heating prblm ,, best phone for dis price range,, on time delivery ,,

when you look at the other products this will be best .... bcoz of the reduction of price.. ......................................................................................................................

Very good this product, no problem at all

Excellent

Was A Gr8 Cell Phn HAv Since Upgraded 2 A Samsung Galaxy S5 G900V Verizon 4G LTE SmartphoneBut...MY SON LOVES HIS.....Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500

excellent phone, faster than my old Iphone 4s

En excelentes condiciones!!!

Good product. Used it for a very long time without complaints

Good product thank you very much

This was easily my favorite phone of all time. The particular model is international so it was not bloated with US advertisements and walled-garden features that prevented you from using your phone to its full potential. It was lightweight, durable and easy to use. I would be using it now if it were not stolen over Christmas break.Also when you buy this phone it has a lovely British voice to google which stands out.

Excelente

Muy buen Producto

Great one