I absolutely love it it does more than I could ever expect! It never fails only issue is my battery life doesn't last at all but looking into getting a new one!
This phone is a work horse while providing all of the fun and function a first time smartphone owner would want. Great battery life means I get a full day without continued Bluetooth or hours of driver navigation. Get at least a 32GB version to cover the Samsung apps and carrier apps that cannot be removed and the apps you want.
Pros: Inexpensive, Durable, replaceable battery
Cons: can't remove factory installed software
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
3
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
4
Love it
on May 25, 2016
Posted by: Wyoavsfan
from Casper, Wy
Expertise:Intermediate
Upgraded from the s3. I love this s4. But can't wait to go s6.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 was my first smartphone and it is extremely reliable and adaptable, even when given newer software to run. Even with newer apps on the Google Play Store, this phone can handle most games and photo editors very well.
One thing I did notice about my phone, which I should mention is three years old, is that it packs a lot of software that I can't remove. I personally blame this on the provider for my phone (it wasn't unlocked when I got it.). This wouldn't have been too much of a problem, if it wasn't causing my phone to heat up from the use of many, many background applications that I don't even use. This got worse over time, as I like to install games and social media apps that commonly run in the background to give me reminders and/or notifications. These background processes, along with everything else, made my phone heat up frequently.
The camera itself is great. I did a side-by-side comparison of a picture of a boat with my friend. He had an Iphone 5s. The picture on my phone was higher quality, and looked more colorful and detailed on my phone's screen. That probably had to do with the AMOLED screen, though. Speaking of, I love the screen. The quality of is nice to have when you're someone who actively watches videos.
Overall, this phone has gotten me through boredom when I'm waiting or traveling, it's gotten me through studying by being there to quickly search for information, it's especially been there for me when I'm recording or taking pictures. I couldn't have asked for a better phone at the time.