Where do I begin? I upgraded from teh HTC Sensation, and the increase in performance is great. The phone does not break a sweat running apps, and there is a lot of memory so there no noticeable lag in performance. Mind you I have the quad core version from Tmobile. The screen itself is large, and very bright. There is a tinge of blueish-green when it is not lit up, but other than that, it is clear and I can't ask for more. It is though, a little large in the hand, with my thumb not being able to get across the whole screen, so if you think that you have small hands, you may want to hold it with both hands. Some people may complain of the polycarbonate body, but it is pretty sturdy and feels good in the hands. It also lends to the fact that the phone is light, very light for its size, and if the case is broken or dented, it should be relatively cheap to repair. Consider replacing a phone that is sealed, and how difficult that may be.
The phone requires a micro sim, and it does come with a port for an SD card which if you own the 16gb version, you will be using. Samsung has loaded this phone up with some cool features, but nothing you can't already get. If you do not want the extra features, I would wait for google to release their version of the SGS4, which is going to be running a stock version of android.
On to battery life. It is awesome. I am an average user. This is my primary phone and I talk about 2-3 hours on it daily. I surf the net, watch Netflix for roughly an hour, and text a lot. I keep the bluetooth and wifi running 24/7, and have disabled all of the sensors that I believe are a waste. That being said, the battery gives me roughly 12-14 hours a day, with me unplugging the phone at 7:30am and plugging it back in around 11pm, and still having 20% of juice left.
I've mentioned the sensors.... I think that air view and air gesture were a little rushed. They really IMO do not work as advertised. Good effort, but needs a lot more work, and if you have them enabled, battery life is taking a hit. The internal speaker is what can be expected of any phone speaker, loud and a little annoying, but as I said, what can you expect out of it. That said, I think that the iphone speaker is a little better.
Connectivity wise, I have very good reception with this phone, 4g anywhere I go, bluetooth works flawlessly, and gps is perfect reception. Wifi also is really good, with fast speeds.
Call clarity is very good, especially if you are tmobile to tmobile, and if your phone supports HD calling. I definitely think that call clarity is a lot better than that of the iphone, which,whenever I speak to anyone who owns an iphone, it always sounds somewhat muffled.
As for Samsung's TouchWiz, I've heard a lot of people bash it, but it really works pretty well. Layout is pretty well thought out, and to me, it makes sense. You really can't go wrong with it, unless you are an Android purist, in which case you can wait for the stock version to be released.
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the phone is beautiful and stunning :)the back cover had a few scratches lights and a few scuffs but not serious to me that is :) the screen was super clean !:Dthe sides were nice with no scuffs or anything :) everything works perfectly :D and i got a new charger and you threw in a screen protector which i appreciate so much thanks 😃👍👌:D you really care about your customers i can see :Dsince you reply really fast to :)(the bubbles on the screen is the screen protector he/she threw in haha :D)also it came in its original box :)
