Best review so far

[omniusovermind]

http://gizmodo.com/5995291/samsung-galaxy-s4-review-better-not-best

 

[ratchetjaw#AC]

I don't see how none of these HTC One reviews don't mention how apps still refresh when multi tasking. Sole reason I sent mine back and my s4 is in Memphis on its way to me

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[Reformed IOS User]

I thought it was a good honest review.
I sort of figured some of those features were cool to show off with but offer very little day to day practicality.

I am still sticking with the S4 because I tend to hold onto phones for a long time & I do want a replaceable battery and removable storage.

Another review: Review: Samsung Galaxy S4 Android Phone

 

[hustlehard617]

I read so many reviews seems like everyone is in love with the one

 

[dmmarck]

I don't see how none of these HTC One reviews don't mention how apps still refresh when multi tasking. Sole reason I sent mine back and my s4 is in Memphis on its way to me

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That does drive me nuts.

 

[Reformed IOS User]

I read so many reviews seems like everyone is in love with the one

I didn't get that from the reviews I read.
I got that the One is a nice phone, but so is the S4.
They both have positives and negatives

 

[dmmarck]

I didn't get that from the reviews I read.
I got that the One is a nice phone, but so is the S4.
They both have positives and negatives

In a very unscientific comparison, I've seen more superlatives used with the One than the S4. Googling "HTC One best phone" yields some...hyperbolic reviews lol

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

I don't see how none of these HTC One reviews don't mention how apps still refresh when multi tasking. Sole reason I sent mine back and my s4 is in Memphis on its way to me

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I had the One X also and guess what? That was bad. I've done the side by side of the One and Nexus 4. No complaints here.

Also, I left Songza paused overnight and did a bunch of other stuff this morning. Went back to Songza and pressed play. Picked right back up without reloading. The One X would never dream of doing that.

 

[Love Divine]

This new batch of reviews seems to be echoing what I've said about the "features" - they're gimmicks; very situational in their uses and function. Samsung pouring so much focus into those took away from effort that could have been put on other, practical areas.

SD Slot and removable battery are non-factors for me. Because of these reviews, I've really begun to reconsider getting it as a result... I'll definitely be trying both the One and SIV out beforehand extensively.

 

[adriandb]

I don't see how none of these HTC One reviews don't mention how apps still refresh when multi tasking. Sole reason I sent mine back and my s4 is in Memphis on its way to me

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I'm still waiting for this to be an issue for me. It's only happened to me once so far and I regularly have 6-9 apps open.

 

[Newtoandroid99]

These reviews always bash the extra gesture things as gimmicks, but smart stay(not new I know) is a truly awesome thing that I find myself wishing for every time I use my ipad or look at someone else's phone. I could see air jesters working very well to answer calls, w/o having to pick up your phone. If HTC or iphone had even one of these features people would be gushing about how awesome they are, instead people keep calling them gimmicks because they don't use them enough to appreciate how helpful they really are. Frankly buying a phone w/o these extra functions is like buying a BMW w/o any options. From the outside it looks awesome, but once you get in the car you left thinking meh it's just like any other car, nothing to see here it's kind of boring.

 

[xlDeMoNiClx]

This new batch of reviews seems to be echoing what I've said about the "features" - they're gimmicks; very situational in their uses and function. Samsung pouring so much focus into those took away from effort that could have been put on other, practical areas.

Still doesn't make it true.


This is from me, on my EVO 3D.

 

[ratchetjaw#AC]

I had the One X also and guess what? That was bad. I've done the side by side of the One and Nexus 4. No complaints here.

Also, I left Songza paused overnight and did a bunch of other stuff this morning. Went back to Songza and pressed play. Picked right back up without reloading. The One X would never dream of doing that.

I agree One X was bad and One was better. Glad you aren't having issues. Maybe it was my unit. Tapatalk app and browser would reload after 5 minutes sometimes less granted it would load to the same place most times but still had to refresh. Was just my experience. Really liked the phone and would have kept it if it hadn't been for that

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[archer75]

I would say the anandtech review is the best and most trustworthy. The gizmodo review seems a bit biased.

 

[Almeuit]

I don't see how none of these HTC One reviews don't mention how apps still refresh when multi tasking. Sole reason I sent mine back and my s4 is in Memphis on its way to me

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Could you elaborate more? What do you mean by still refresh?

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[dmmarck]

I would say the anandtech review is the best and most trustworthy. The gizmodo review seems a bit biased.

And they awarded the One the Gold Award thinger and not the S4 .

 

[archer75]

And they awarded the One the Gold Award thinger and not the S4 .

Yes, but they only have part 1 up for the S4 too.

 

[smooth4lyfe]

I don't see why these reviews are all of a sudden changing people's mind about getting the S4
I think the GS4 has an advantage over the HTC One with the bigger screen, removable battery and MicroSD Slot, and more camera features (which is the biggest win personally cuz I take a lot of photos), and better battery life
The only major things from what I have read that the HTC One has over the GS4 is low light camera shots, and design, which isn't really much of a big deal
I don't see why gimmicky features should be a reason not to get the phone, you have the option to turn them off or not use them

Ehhh to each their own though

 

[xlDeMoNiClx]

I don't see why these reviews are all of a sudden changing people's mind about getting the S4
I think the GS4 has an advantage over the HTC One with the bigger screen, removable battery and MicroSD Slot, and more camera features (which is the biggest win personally cuz I take a lot of photos), and better battery life
The only major things from what I have read that the HTC One has over the GS4 is low light camera shots, and design, which isn't really much of a big deal
I don't see why gimmicky features should be a reason not to get the phone, you have the option to turn them off or not use them

Ehhh to each their own though

People just like to complain about devices they don't like, even if the complaint has no real credibility anymore.

This is from me, on my EVO 3D.

 

[ratchetjaw#AC]

Could you elaborate more? What do you mean by still refresh?

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I would be in tapatalk long press home switch to browser to check something come back to tapatalk via multi task home button and it would refresh and load back up to where I was. Worse though be putting stiff into a order form in the browser leave browser for phone call come back page would refresh and have to pu my info back in again. Doesn't do that on my gs3.

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