Johnly
Retired Moderator
Agree with most of this. They're coming at their design from the right reference point and are in a great position to better service the majority of their customers with this device because of it. The only two issues I have with the S4 are the home button and that Touchwiz still looks the same as the 2011 version. Feature wise, spec's wise, I believe this is the best option out there for most consumers, but I personally won't buy it because it's not what I want from a device. I personally don't care about plastic, etc. but the home button and old UI are both things that scream at me as a failure to evolve to minimum standards set by the Nexus lines. As an individual I'll wait to see the X Phone and Nexus 5, but I'd have no problem recommending this to coworkers, friends or family. Same idea with the HTC One.
I am not a fan of home buttons either. At least the s4 looks semetrical. But the home button is a shortcoming imo.