Almost a year of usage and still as amazing as the day i bought it. Extremely well designed and quality of product is very high in a sense of durability and standard features. Would buy any of Samsung's flagship devices again.
I purchased this phone after having a competitors for 3 years. It is an excellent phone. It's responsive and the camera takes beautiful pictures. I find myself using this more then my camera.
its a good phone, actually purchased to give to an 87 year old friend because of the option for a large icon screen. Only problem is that the emergency call "button" or area is near the bottom of the screen where the "oval button" is for the phone. SO it is easy to accidently press the emergency call area and quite frankly is the reason I did not give the phone to the person. I actually accidentally hit that area 3 to 5 times a day. Granted, it does not make a call, but it's frustrating to pull the phone out of your pocket and in lieu of being able to unlock the screen you have to clear the emergency call screen first.
This is a good phone. It is fast and smooth, has great features like the IR remote which I use everyday, haven't had any problems with it yet! I would recommend this phone to anyone.
I really liked the phone, at first. What makes me mad about it is after about 2-3 months of purchase the phone really started slowing down. The texting is messed up, just everything is running slow. I am not happy with my phone anymore. My girlfriend has an S3 and it does the same. It's a shame these devices do this. People say clear your RAM, remove apps, do this do that. I do, and it still does the same. I have the 2 year contract with it so I am stuck with this phone. I'll be leaving in 2 years though for the Marine Corps.
My wife lost her Galaxy S4 outside in the woods. That night, a massive rain storm came through our area dropping over 4 inches of rain. the next morning I found her phone, soaking wet. I took it apart and dried it out for about an hour. To my amazement, I put the GS4 back together and it started right up. I'm extremely impressed with the resiliency and features of the GS4, and will continue to be a loyal customer of Samsung for years to come.