Hotly Anticipated New Phones: The Samsung Galaxy S4

The Samsung Galaxy S4 was one of the most talked about phones even before its release.  Now we have it, how does it stack up against the competition in the Sony Xperia Z, the HTC One, and the iPhone 5? 

The simple answer is very well.  It’s certainly amongst the top three phones available on the market at the moment and on some analyst lists it is at number 1.

Let’s take a look at some of the features and characteristics of the phone to find out just how good it is.

The Design

The Galaxy S4 is very thin.  It measures 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.98 mm.  With a screen that’s 5 inches, it feels really good in the hand.  And they’ve done a great job of making it an ergonomic and easy to use one-handed phone.

It’s an attractive phone with the screen going almost edge to edge.  The Galaxy Series has become a step larger with this phone in terms of screen but it is actually very similar in dimensions to the Samsung Galaxy S3