*** The Official Samsung Galaxy S4 Thread ***

[TW]Fox;23939289 said:
I just don't really get it. Surely we've reached a point where tech is beginning to plateau. Phones are powerful enough. What matters now is the things which have typically been lacking, especially outside of the iPhone market. Things like..

Battery life
Look and feel
quality
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Problem I have with the whole "feels like a premium device" argument is the people that make it don't seem to realise there is a trade off. As I said earlier in the thread I picked up my mate's iPhone 4 the other day and whilst 'feeling' and looking nice, it was stupidly heavy compared to my larger S2, then there are those drop tests in which the iPhone 4 ended up like a smashed piece of mess where the S2 stayed relatively intact and was still fully usable afterward.

It's all very well having something that looks 'premium' but it's not if it breaks easily and is a lot heavier than necessarily. For example, at my work they recently bought a batch of 'industrial' smart phones for our crews. They are ugly as sin, massive thick plastic and yet they cost £1200 each simply because they are made for industrial use. Apparently another council tried to do a similar thing we were doing with iPhones and within a couple of months they had all been smashed or broken.

It's even sillier when most iPhone users go on about the premium look then hide it away it a big ugly rubber case to protect it, something that proves my point.
 
[TW]Fox;23939404 said:
In what area, technically, was the S3 lacking? What was it about the technical specification of the S3 that meant the average owner is going to gain more benefit from improved spec than they would have from a device that looked and felt more expensive or lasted longer battery wise or the myriad of other non-technical-spec improvements they could have decided to go for?
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Well it doesn't apply as much to the average owner.

The S3 isn't really lacking but that doesn't mean it can't be improved. The speed (this is a lesser point), screen, camera, video recording, power efficiency, battery life and speaker qualities will all have likely been improved.

uvarvu said:
You could always take the other extreme and go for Vertu. I think they are hideous but whatever floats your boat and all that!
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I don't think the other half would be too impressed if I bought one of those... :p
 
estebanrey said:
Problem I have with the whole "feels like a premium device" argument is the people that make it don't seem to realise there is a trade off. As I said earlier in the thread I picked up my mate's iPhone 4 the other day and whilst 'feeling' and looking nice, it was stupidly heavy compared to my larger S2, then there are those drop tests in which the iPhone 4 ended up like a smashed piece of mess where the S2 stayed relatively intact and was still fully usable afterward.

It's all very well having something that looks 'premium' but it's not if it breaks easily and is a lot heavier than necessarily.
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If you drop any modern smartphone, you're very likely in a whole lot of trouble, irrespective of whether it's metal or plastic.

iPhone 5 is lighter than the S3...
 
estebanrey said:
Problem I have with the whole "feels like a premium device" argument is the people that make it don't seem to realise there is a trade off. As I said earlier in the thread I picked up my mate's iPhone 4 the other day and whilst 'feeling' and looking nice, it was stupidly heavy compared to my larger S2, then there are those drop tests in which the iPhone 4 ended up like a smashed piece of mess where the S2 stayed relatively intact and was still fully usable afterward.
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The iPhone 5 feels quality and is very, very light. It also holds up well in drop tests.

Not that I subscribe to the "well, if I drop it..." arguments.

estebanrey said:
It's even sillier when most iPhone users go on about the premium look then hide it away it a big ugly rubber case to protect it, something that proves my point.
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Yes, this is idiotic. :(
 
estebanrey said:
It's even sillier when most iPhone users go on about the premium look then hide it away it a big ugly rubber case to protect it, something that proves my point.
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Yep I agree with this too. Some of the cases are so bad it makes me wonder why they got the phone in the first place. I'll never use a case but a sleeve, it might be more of a faff but at least I get to enjoy look and feel of the handset.

I did have an iPhone 5 but iOS has given me a lot of grief in the last couple of months so now I'm using a white Razr I. I was really impressed with the build quality, the case might be plastic but it's solid and there is no flex etc. The only issue is that the kevlar on the rear has started to fray now after a few weeks - sigh.
 
estebanrey said:
It's even sillier when most iPhone users go on about the premium look then hide it away it a big ugly rubber case to protect it, something that proves my point.
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I remember watching the Apple Keynote with Jony Ive going on about those chamfered edges and laughing inside as the vast majority of iPhone users don't give a monkeys and cover them up anyway.
 
pioneer2000 said:
If you drop any modern smartphone, you're very likely in a whole lot of trouble, irrespective of whether it's metal or plastic.
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This.

Phone's durability also comes down to how the phone is designed. A GS 3 screen is very likely to shatter when dropped due to the glass going right to the edge. GS 2 is probably the most durable phone out there aside from probably the RAZR phones.



I couldn't use a case on any well built phone that felt nice/premium in the hand now, have tried many times with my one s, gone through 4 or so cases now and have dropped it once but I just hate using a case! :D :p

the iphone 5 certainly does look and feel premium, however, I am not too fussed on the design personally, too much bezel, hard button, rectangle slab and just too plain for my liking.
 
[TW]Fox;23939181 said:
So, will they finally break with tradition and come out with a properly crafted product that feels every bit as expensive as it is?

Or will we get another piece of plastic junk with fantastic tech specs to hook all the people who have no interest in quality?

Guess we'll find out soon...
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there was me thinking you were a Samsung fan with TouchWiz in your name. ;)
 
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