I have had my Samsung S4 for a little over a year now and I love it. The features are amazing and i love the android system. I can't wait to purchase the new S5!!!!!!!
The best product's are Samsung, anything they make is gold.In my household we have a Galaxy Tab and two Galaxy Tab 3.We also own the Samsung Galaxy 3,4, and now 5. I will never buy anything but Samsung.You simple can't go wrong with a Samsung product.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight, ease of use
Love the features my S4 has. Very user friendly. Battery not.only charges at lightening speed (using original Samsung charger) but the life of it's battery surpasses that of any other mobile I've owned.
I really love this phone BUT it has too much bloatware, much installed by Verizon, but likely much installed by Samsung as well. The camera, as initially from the factory, before the Kitkat update received in May 2014, was very good. Now with that update the camera's ability to see all/do all is absolutely wonderful. But with that update came less battery life than the phone had from the beginning. Even with a battery saver app that I regularly use, the phone rarely lasts, in airplane mode, more than 8+ hours when I use the camera function (even without flash). When using "at home" vs. while traveling abroad and using it as a camera but not a phone (other than when on wifi and charger in hotels), the battery life has also been affected. I used to get around 10-12 hours of mixed phone/text and mobile data use (I'm not a heavy mobile data user, use internet aspects primarily to check e-mails). Now the battery life is < 9 hours.
I wish this phone had come with a better/bigger/longer lasting battery. And much, much less bloatware that I wish that the updates wouldn't re-install (I disable many back to factory levels, but the auto-updates from Samsung and Google Play apparently re-do things back to "ready/updated level" for so many of the apps I DON'T want/use.
Wish I were eligible for the S5 from my Verizon at this point - since I understand its battery is longer and its overall system and features have been slimmed down to not have as much bloatware taking battery/memory time and space. Even so, I highly recommend the phone.
Pros: Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, wonderful camera
Cons: very short battery life post kitkat 4.4, too much samsung and carrier bloatware
This is my second Samsung Galaxy smart phone. I had the SII and now the SIV. The features are incredible. The speed is very good, I can run several apps at once without the phone getting slow or unresponsive. The only problem I encountered was a defective wifi component after a month of use. Verizon replaced the defective phone that was under manufacturers warranty. Keep the good work Samsung.