Samsung
there is no secret that they have already loaded the absolute flagship of the South Korean giant. their strengths in the Galaxy S4 A month ago I was already with this smartphone running around 10 days, albeit still somewhat buggy software that includes the overall experience was sometimes in the way. Just three weeks later he finally goes on sale. The software bugs are all out. (Almost) Time to decide whether the Galaxy S4 is worth.
Stubborn continue doing
Again choose Samsung for a device that consists largely of plastic (polycarbonate). You’re a fan of it or not, but many find it an issue. That being said, the cheap feel of the Galaxy S III have largely disappeared. The housing feels firmer at no parts that you can bend. After a few days, there is also room for disappointment around the camera are hundreds of small scratches. Not really pleasant for a smartphone of just 700 euros.
Despite the slightly larger screen compared to the Galaxy S III, the S4 is almost the same size and a fraction thinner. It measures just 7.9 millimeters ‘thick’ and weighs 130 grams. Thanks to its plastic finish, Samsung weight some extra prints. He is comfortable in the hand, dare to klammige hands the phone sometimes to slip through the smooth plastic.
only from the hands
Colorful screen
The biggest improvement is undoubtedly the stunning 5 inch Full HD AMOLED screen. Moreover, Samsung’s garish colors typical of AMOLED what changed. A comparison with the Galaxy S III brings instant clarity. The colors are still saturated, but the green grass looks already not as ‘radioactive’ green. See movies there on the Galaxy S4 very nice thanks AMOLED’s perfect black levels. Along with the HTC One shares the Galaxy S4 the crown in terms of screen quality.
other hardware specifications are impressive, but you notice that the manufacturers gradually up against a wall. The HTC One X and the Samsung Galaxy S III already had an excellent screen and smooth menus, making the improvements are relatively small. 2 GB of RAM in the Galaxy S4 is a boost to smoothly multitask. Important detail: in Belgium and the Netherlands everyone gets a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor instead of Samsung Exynos Octacore. Samsung aims for these two countries, as in most of Europe, on the fast 4G Internet. Moreover, the production rate is not yet up to standard to all S4′s an Exynos Octacore provide.
Overwhelming
The first time the number of options you can be overwhelming. launch the Galaxy S4, It is perfectly possible that you discovered new functions after a few weeks. The Samsung apps you head to be thrown, get several prominent widgets in five pages. This also ensures that your smartphone is chock full of information from the first day. Start here with the best coarse brush through it, so your phone looks a lot quieter and make better use of screen space.
It’s no secret that Samsung increasing its own rate shipping with Android, and that is emphasized on the Galaxy S4. Most Google apps have a Samsung counterpart. Besides Google Play is Samsung Apps, Calendar is S Planner, S Translator Translate is, and so on. Samsung you try to connect by additional functions to stabbing. Those apps Especially the Internet to their app gets more extras than Chrome.
Eyes (s) trump
via the Internet app supports two smart features: Slim slide (scroll) with your wrist and with your eyes. Through a short can tilt through a browser page scrolling. As soon as you open Internet, the phone registers the wrist posture. The function works as long as you focus on it. Quickly in between by use creates frustration.
Then scroll
works with your eyes better. Here are looking for the Galaxy S4 to your eyes when you start Internet. As soon as the eye turns green, you can get started. A slight nod your head let the page scroll up or down. It works surprisingly well, but after a few days you turn that function also as good. What’s wrong with the way in hell scrolling with your fingers? Works much better, faster scrolling, seems the most logical choice. Moreover, the above scroll functions do not work in Chrome. Samsung likes to keep some unique features for its own apps.
Picture-in-picture
Samsung Galaxy S4 with a sharp 13 megapixel camera and it also brings the necessary additional software tweaks. The camera quality, I am very satisfied with sharp images and beautiful colors. In dark conditions he puts it the thumbs against the HTC One of the Nokia Lumia 920. The camera software does score better than the rest.
Samsung Galaxy has a good look at his camera and a large part of the interface on the Galaxy S4 applied. The result is a clear menu with a clear mode button where you can clearly scrolling through many scenes and convenient options. The function on the photo to stand with picture-in-picture with is nice, but I have not really had the feeling that much use. View it as a gimmick which for some can be.
fun
More S S S S
Samsung places for most apps S: S Planner, S Memo, S Voice. Now there are two in there: S S Health and Translator. S Translator, a counterpart of Google Translate, rooted better in apps like Mail or Messages. One drawback: it supports the Dutch language yet. I remain so just use Google Translate, that app works fine.
S Health is a nice surprise. This app is motivation to keep you fit and benefit from the course and hiking hype. The glorified pedometer is in it, but you can also fill workouts through a long list of activities. An hour or half an hour squash swimming, you will immediately see how many calories you’ve burned. Approximately With additional accessories such as a Bluetooth heart rate belt, balance bracelet and I see a lot of potential in S Health offers possible competition for example the Fitbit and Nike Fuel Band. The optional accessories of S Health, I have not tested it.
General feeling
I now may roam. more than three weeks with the Galaxy S4 total Something in me says this is the best device that is on the market right now. Even better than the HTC One, even though I call it a photo finish. The only question I ask me: “How much better is the Galaxy S4 compared to the competition last year?” In my eyes run the hardware manufacturers against a wall, so they need to innovate on software level
mandatory.Samsung
there throws a laundry list of features and apps on their own, but there is not a “killer feature” that you pull on the line to immediately pick. Galaxy S4 in house He is chock full of gadgets that are fun, but how strong is this urge to always there to buy the latest handset The Galaxy S4 emphasizes my doubt extra because he almost identical to the S III appearance.
Conclusion
Samsung Galaxy S4 is full of extras, has a stunning display and is thin and light. Autonomy are doing better than the competition. Heavy users get a smooth day, while two days feasible in light use. It is not the best smartphone, that price goes to the HTC One, but it is the best Android phone of the moment. Plume that I may stabbing on Samsungs hat.
The 16GB version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 is available for a suggested retail price of 699 euros.
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Hardware specifications:
- 4.99 inch HD Super AMOLED (441 PPI)
- Android 4.2.2
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
- LP 2GB DDR3 RAM
- 13 MP rear / 2 MP front
- 16 GB storage capacity
- Micro SD slot
- WiFi a / b / g / n / ac
- 42 mbps 3G / 4G LTE
- Temperature and Humidity Meter
- 130 grams
- 2600 mAh
In less than a month starts Google I / O. So far, Google has every year the event as an opportunity to announce. A large, new version of Android But if you had hoped that Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie soon in the starting blocks, you can already mentally preparing for a disappointment. According to rumors, Google is working on the next version of Android, but it goes to Android 4.3 and not 5.0. Moreover, it is a version that still named ‘Jelly Bean’ will not wear and Key Lime Pie. This can be deduced from the build number (JWR23B) where the first letter corresponds to the name of the update off. The new version has surfaced in server logs. 
