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Samsung - Galaxy S 4 4G LTE Cell Phone (Verizon)
Average Customer Rating:
4.6
Rating breakdown 1,941 reviews
5 Stars
1,321
4 Stars
505
3 Stars
70
2 Stars
27
1 Star
18
95%of customers recommend this product.
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1,822 out of
1,922)
Customer Reviews for Samsung - Galaxy S 4 4G LTE Cell Phone (Verizon)
Customer Rating
4
Happy to say, best on Verizon right now.
on May 24, 2013
Posted by: cylemmulo
from Illinois
Expertise:Expert
So I bit the bullet and went with the GS4, was hoping that the HTC One would show up to give it a try but sadly those prospects aren't looking good. I've been using the Razr HD and normally i would be fine with it but Motorola's software is just slower than the competition, it just felt like I was running on a much less spec'd phone. So I decided to bite the bullet and just upgrade to a GS4 after reading up on it a bunch. So lets get on with it and see what I thought.
Design: This is where people give ALOT of hate. It's not the best but honestly as far as plastic phones go It's not bad. It does have a premium look to it, the plastic on the black one atleast has a nice kind of diamond etched looking design which looked good and hided fingerprints a bit. I would have preferred a more matte finish but its not the worst. Honestly the plastic is good for durability though, these phones you can drop and drop without making any scuffs or scratches. The design is more flat and less curved so even though it is thinner than the S3 at first glance it kind of eludes to be the other way around. Button placement is decent I wish the power button was a bit lower and that it has a camera button, also would be nice to have a micro hdmi out but they aren't deal breakers. The button layout is decent, I kind of wish they had a multitask button but it works well. The one suggestion I have for Samsung is they should have made an optical pad out of the home button (ala the OG Droid Inc) . I went through sprint and held the DNA and the Lumia 928 and the GS4 just felt alot better in hand.
Performance: Some of the reviews claimed slowdown and I'm happy to see that I haven't really seen any slowdown. The phone responds really well to touch and apps open swiftly, games run like a charm, nothing to complain here its much better than my Razr. I even have my CPU power save checked and i don't notice any slowdown.
Software: More like software overload, this thing is packed. I've been using smartphones since before the Htc G1 (first android phone) and I'm well versed in everything android and this phone sort of overwhelmed me with features. Features like smart stay, smart pause, smart scroll, air gesture, palm motion, air view, smart motion. I would recommend googling them for full explanations. I use smart stay which stops the screen from turning off when it detects me looking at it,and airview which allows me to hover my finger over something to get info. The homescreen is well done, samsungs is pretty useful and speedy, I get quick settings in the dropdown menu and the stock messaging, calander, browser work well though the Nature theme is looking dated. I fell in love with multi window when I tried it though, running 2 apps side by side works seamlessly and quick. It is alot like the snap windows in windows 8.
Sidenote: one annoyance on the Verizon version only is they have a constant, irremovable wifi notification that does a great job at being really annoying, this is a carry over from the same thing that everyone hated on the GS3 apparently verizon didn't care.
Sidenote: one annoyance on the Verizon version only is they have a constant, irremovable wifi notification that does a great job at being really annoying, this is a carry over from the same thing that everyone hated on the GS3 apparently verizon didn't care.
Storage: 16gb is enough, in reality you only get like 10 for apps, I have like 50 apps installed and still have over half left though.
Camera: The camera is great, like I said earlier I wish It had a physical button but eh no big deal. Lots of cool features, 1080p recording with the ability to snap photos during recording is great. There is a night mode, voice option, continuous shooting mode which are great. Photos don't snap extremely fast but they are quick enough and I can set my volume keys as a shutter button. One feature I love is you can take slow motion video at 1/2 1/4 and 1/8th speed and at a resolution of 800x450 which believe it or not isn't bad at all for slow motion video. Picture and video quality is decent enough for a camera phone nothing bad.
Screen: looks brilliant, honestly at first look I can't really tell the advantage of 1080p screens on this tiny of a device but comparing with other another device it does look better. Samsung AMOLED's are always great, and have really true blacks.
Signal: Signal seems decent, it was showing slightly lower than my razr a couple of times but most time i looked at them in different places they were the same, so it's not top of the class.
Battery: I need to test this more to know. It looks like I will easily get daily usage. I have high hopes for the 2600 mah battery though I was extremely happy they went with a decently larger battery. I will update soon with impressions on the battery.
Conclusion: Bells and Whistles if you want them this has it. While Samsung hasn't done game changing on the looks department, the GS4 definitely took some engineering. Taking the old GS3 keeping almost identical dimensions (actually smaller) which giving a battery, screen size/quality, spec bump is really a great feat and shows how fast changing this field is.Not to mention all the crazy software additions on this they really put alot of work in. On Verizon now you can probably get the DNA decently cheaper however with the GS4 you get a better speced phone, better feeling phone, better battery life and all the software tid bits with it. I definitely recommend for wanted the best you can get on the best network.
Pros: Bright display, Durable, Lightweight, speed, software, battery, camera options
Cons: plastic, verizon software changes, reception
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
5
Design
4
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Wow, love, love love it.
on May 19, 2013
Posted by: GalaxyNoteIIkid
from Thornwood, NY
Expertise:Intermediate
Its a georgious, fast phone with many awesome features. I always love Samsung electronics. Works very well with my Note 8.0 and 10 inch and TV because there all in sync. BUY IT!!!
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
4
Super Fast and Bright!
on May 16, 2013
Posted by: PrJon
from Bridgman, Michigan
Expertise:Beginner
I can't wait to give the Samsung Galaxy S 4G Verizon "savvy" phone to my daughter as a graduation gift. Her older brother and sister will be envious!
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight, fast
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
4
Design
4
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Overall , Great PHONE
on April 22, 2013
Posted by: VerizonWireless
I recently was able to get my hands on the Verizon Galaxy s4 and loved the new NFC payment app preloaded on the phone by Visa. The camera is better than my Nikon the cost more than double the price of the phone. Air gestures don't work quite that we'll but are also pretty cool. The phone should be available by the middle of May to Verizon Customers.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight, great camera
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
5
Design
3
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Best phone yet
on April 17, 2013
Posted by: drpepperftw
from Sioux Falls, SD
Expertise:Intermediate
Just got this phone today and am loving it so far. Verizon has them in the back. You just have to ask for them
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Inexpensive, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight, not iphone
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US