HOLLYWOODANT215
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S4 felt better in my hand than the HTC one....ppl will be shocked was they have both in they hand
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Well, you'll be getting a full review comparison from me on each phone next weekend. It'll give me a week with the S4 and a week and a half with the One. Hopefully it helps people decide easier than reading some of the crap reviews that glorify the One and dismiss the S4 over "premium" materials.
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To clarify my point, design is so much more than just the materials used. It's angles, ergonomics, placement, etc. Yes, the Galaxy S4 is made of plastic. Toys are made of plastic. Therefore, this phone must be a toy. It's that kind of ridiculous reviewing that takes away from some impressive feats Samsung achieved on the S4 design. When the iPhone 5 was released, a huge part of their marketing was placed on the fact that they were able to upgrade the internals and make the screen bigger while making the phone thinner and lighter. Samsung has achieved the same thing here; it's screen is larger, the camera/battery/CPU/GPU are bigger and better, and the phone itself is thinner and lighter. The main difference here? The iPhone 5 is made of the oh-so vaunted aluminum and the Galaxy S4 is polycarbonate. Is aluminum a more premium material? Yes. Does that make the S4 design worse for using polycarbonate? No.
I can't compare accurately until I've used both, and although I've made up my mind on my own device, I want to share my thoughts on both so people can make up their own minds. When I said "crap reviews", its aimed at the reviews where they've dogged the S4 for the build quality, claimed there's performance issues, and mostly projected their "meh" attitude instead of being objective. There's people that read the Verge review, I'm sure, and decided against getting it all because David Pierce hates the build quality.
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I can't compare accurately until I've used both, and although I've made up my mind on my own device, I want to share my thoughts on both so people can make up their own minds. When I said "crap reviews", its aimed at the reviews where they've dogged the S4 for the build quality, claimed there's performance issues, and mostly projected their "meh" attitude instead of being objective. There's people that read the Verge review, I'm sure, and decided against getting it all because David Pierce hates the build quality.
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+1 it seems many of the so called professional reviewers fell for the One's good looks and lost their objectivity ignoring the One's many shortcomings. Most of them simply sounded love struck by the aluminum.
But what's wrong with falling in love with a phone? If looks are that important to a review or to a consumer then they should be able to give their opinion. They are totally different devices. I understand why people like the s4 and accept it..It's a wonderful phone. When I use both and look at both the features and looks, feel of the one is more to my liking..I don't think it's the"best" just best for me..we can have mutually respect for the time and work that went into the design or software of a product without feeling one is"better"for everyone...
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My problem is not that it is plastic. I think the Lumia 920 is one of the most beautiful phones on the market. My problem is the design is tired. The pattern they put on the plastic is terrible. And I cannot tell if I'm looking at the S III or the S4 without careful inspection.
They completely ignore the fact that the plastic the s4s casing is made of is proven to be far more durable than the aluminum bodies of the one/iPhone.
My problem is not that it is plastic. I think the Lumia 920 is one of the most beautiful phones on the market. My problem is the design is tired. The pattern they put on the plastic is terrible. And I cannot tell if I'm looking at the S III or the S4 without careful inspection. I expect this kind of design derivative laziness from Apple. Not Samsung. And I own the SII, Note II and Note 10.1. So not a Samsung hater by any means. They should have upped their game for 2013. My bet is that Note III fixes all of these complaints. I don't expect that to be a rehash.
I'll give them the same props I gave Apple: well at least it's lighter and thinner. That's some good engineering right there.
Adding .2" of screen real estate to the same form factor, while also increasing the battery, ram, cpu size AND making the phone lighter, and thinner, and pretty stinking innovative.
The post your quoted complains of the overall appearance, not the lack of the "innovations" you listed.
And I cannot tell if I'm looking at the S III or the S4 without careful inspection. I expect this kind of design derivative laziness from Apple. Not Samsung. And I own the SII, Note II and Note 10.1. So not a Samsung hater by any means. They should have upped their game for 2013.
That is part of the design.
Definition of DESIGN
transitive verb
1
: to create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan : devise, contrive
2
a : to conceive and plan out in the mind <he designed the perfect crime>
b : to have as a purpose : intend <she designed to excel in her studies>
c : to devise for a specific function or end <a book designed primarily as a college textbook>
3
archaic : to indicate with a distinctive mark, sign, or name
4
a : to make a drawing, pattern, or sketch of
b : to draw the plans for <design a building>
intransitive verb
1
: to conceive or execute a plan
2
: to draw, lay out, or prepare a design