I will pick the same specs as what Chainfire use as i've bought many of his apps.
MobileOdin...FTW..!!!

We don't have any problem as both version will be available.
Long term user better pick Snapdragon as i comes with LTE.
Short term user can use Exynos then sell it when LTE network are more nationwide.

I think the non LTE will be slightly cheaper.. I might be wrong though

And need to throw away all its Touchwiz based features.?
Samsung surely balked with that..lolz

joytest
That Seventhinkhisinheaven really stink..!! Smell like somebody i used to know before he got kicked down to Bora Bora..lolz

Just let fruitie know. She will handle the rest.

That Wolfson DAC meant for Exynos or Qualcomm version.?

I don't mind if Samsung release a lesser specs version after S4 released. But I would be butthurt if they release a higher specs version after I bought the phone

That's different story coz Note under different categories already

If you don't mind on getting late updates and small choices of custom roms then getting a mini version is good.

Plastic built that looks like aluminum bezel.

Another one..
Note Series different than S Series lar..

Plastic is Samsung trademark®...lolz

No need classy one as 90% of M'sian user gonna slap casing over the phone. Waste time design a classy phone..lolz

You see at XperiaZ thread and you'll find many user scramble looking for casing to protect their valuable glass. The same will happen for this coming HTC One phone.
In the end it doesn't matter if your phone use glass..aluminum or plastic as it will all looks the same once you slap a casing over it. Unless you're a rare few that use a totally naked phone.

Give me an example of one classy Android phone that have removable battery feature.

Ehehe..I thought so too but again bro..it still use flimsy plastic.
Many ppl here actually hate plastic..they said no class.

I think S4 is using the same kind of texture pattern backcover like black S2 and black Note1.

I agreed with Uncle Benny views though for me the phone design does not sits in the very bottom on my priorities as i always use my phone naked. If the phone looks real ugly..i definitely won't buy it..lolz
And the S4 still looks ordinary and can be accepted for daily use

Doesn't change much. Life still goes on like usual for both party