A Review of the Brand New Samsung Galaxy S4

The Samsung Galaxy S4 was one of the most anticipated phones ever to come on to the market. The Samsung Galaxy S3 sold millions and was the most successful smartphone of 2012. With the release of the Galaxy S4, we have seen another stonker of a phone.

This review will take a look through some of the features that make it such an impressive piece of technology.

You Wouldn’t Want It As A Pay As You Go Phone

The first thing to understand about this phone is that it is a truly high-end premium phone. Not many people are going to have the Samsung Galaxy S4 as a Pay As You Go Phone because it costs around £600. The Galaxy S4 is thinner, lighter, and more powerful than the previous Samsung Galaxy S3 and the screen is even improved as well.

The Design of the Samsung Galaxy S4

The design of the phone is sleek and cool. It will appeal to both those looking for a sophisticated look and the technology geeks who made Samsung such a success in the smartphone market in the first place. It’s true that not everyone likes the Samsung designs, but the flagships are certainly premium phones. You will be impressed by the balance in your hand, the robustness, and you’ll get envious glances from nearby onlookers. Samsung now have a brand image to rival that of Apple. Gone are the days when it was just an iPhone that gained you respectful glances. The Samsung Galaxy S4 will certainly achieve this kudos too.

The Screen

When you get a Pay As You Go phone you are normally limited on the quality of the screen. The lower down the price range you go the poorer the screen you will tend to get. This Samsung Galaxy S4 is one of the best screens ever released on a smartphone. It has a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and 441 pixels per inch. It’s a better screen than the iPhone, and almost as good as the HTC One. It is a Super AMOLED, gorilla glass protected screen that offers vivacious and striking colors that really do pop off the screen.

The Processor

The phone comes with a Quad Core 1.9GHz processor. It’s able to handle just about any smartphone activity you’d want to carry out and is able to multitask without performing sluggishly in any regard. With 4G capacity, the phone is going to be capable of downloading movies, multiplayer gaming, and just about anything you can do on a tablet or a laptop. It really is an impressive, powerful device with a processor that can handle almost anything. Some may be disappointed that we didn’t get the 8-core processor, but it really does not need it. It’s a powerful phone in any one’s book. In fact, it’s the most powerful phone yet, even more capable than the HTC One.

Occasionally, you may experience some waiting time rendering or moving between apps simply because there is so much on this phone. The Nokia Lumia 920, with its Windows operating system, can seem a bit quicker. But you won’t be let down by this phone in any way. It is a cracking, cracking device.

The Camera

Another place a lot of Pay As You Go phone devices fall down is with the camera. This Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with a superb camera. It is 13 megapixels, which is significantly higher than the 8 on the Samsung Galaxy S3. The pixel resolution of the photos can be upped to 4128 x 3096. And on top of this, there are a lot of extra features that make the experience more functional and pictures… just better. An example is the “best pic” feature, allowing you to take 8 pictures in quick succession so that you can choose the one that will best suit your purpose. Similarly, “best face” will take 5 pictures, allowing you to take portraits that get the best smile possible. With panorama, beauty face, and much more, you will be truly impressed by the camera on this device.

The Battery Life

With so much power one would expect the battery to suffer. Samsung has packed a 2600mAh battery in, which is bigger by 500mAh than the Samsung Galaxy S3. It does a very good job of keeping the phone juiced up, but you should still plan to charge the phone daily in order to be able to do the high intensity activities that you want to complete.

In Conclusion

Not many of us these days have a Pay As You Go phone at the premium end of the market. You want to get a contract most likely and may be paying £40 a month for 2 years or even more. Nonetheless, this phone is a cracker. It has every feature you can conceivably want and the power of a laptop.

It has improved on the Samsung Galaxy S3 in almost every regard and certainly is a wonderful phone. Some people will opt instead for an iPhone and some the HTC One, but there’s no doubt that this phone will capture a large portion of the market. If you had a Samsung Galaxy S3, and liked it, you will simply love this phone.

Top Tip

If you don’t want to commit to a huge contract, but you don’t want to buy a phone outright, there are contracts where you can pay some up front. There are also contracts, such as a new offer from O2, where you can buy out your contract at any time by paying the price of the device. This helps you stay lighter on your feet and move provider or package if and when you want to. Most providers will also allow you to change your data, talk and text allowances if you find you in a contract that is inappropriate. Don’t just live with an inappropriate contract, speak to your provider.

Using a pay as you go phone was the easiest thing for Sam Jones.  The right SIM and deal were found in minutes when he made use of comparison services such as uSwitch