Decision on S4

[nickthorley]

I am just deciding what phone to get and have narrowed it to the HTC one or the S4. I have listed what I see as the + and - points about the S4 - if anyone wants to offer up and more +'s or expand on my points then please feel free - it may help others making a similar choice.

+ Removeable battery - I wont be carrying a spare around with me but I figure if I use the phone lots and the battery takes a hit after I charge it too many times then its easy to buy and fit a new battery
+ Expandable memory - I am hoping to use the phone to listen to podcasts and other media so having a 64gb card will be nice to hold all those files
- Only 16gb (reduced to 8.5 useable) internal storage - this isnt much to store the apps and associated files
+ Wireless charging that isnt present on the htc one
+ Fast charging - with all the comments about the htc one charging slowly, i see this as a plus point
- Physical home button - I see this as a negative as I see it as a part which can break / come loose / get dirt underneath and start to fail as its one of the most used parts of the phone.
+ Hand gestures - many are just show off points but I do like the swipe to answer which may come in useful in the car.

If anyone has any more please feel free to add comments

 

[jcochran1977]

Remember with the S4 you can purchase a Micro SD card and move apps to that as well as store Music and Pictures there.

The S4 is an amazing device!!!! I think the camera is better as well....

Just my 2 cents

 

[nickthorley]

Jcochran1977: thanks for your comments - I appreciate them. I have considered the moving apps to the card but from what I hear not all apps work and ones that do dont take their data with them and hence in the case of google music - I may be able to move 20mb of app but 6gb of data will remain on the phone rather than card - correct?

 

[starbuckk]

There are 32gb versions available for some carriers.

Ive only had mine (16gb) a couple weeks. So far no issues with memory but I do the high demand stuff on my tablet.

Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 2

 

[jcochran1977]

I would think you can store your music on the SD card, but I am not positive on that.

 

[james busbin]

Me personally having used both I chose the s4 the screen is a bit sharper and brighter on the htc one, since the latest update I personally do not see lag on my phone like I did, the removable battery has came in handy so many times for example while at a concert taking pics and uploading videos killed my battery simply replaced it with a fresh one while the friend had to ask me to send all the pics to him since his iPhone 5 died, one of the main reason I love the phone also the 5 inch screen is noticeably larger

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