Now I know why previous HTC said Samsung was stealing.

Certain camera features in S4 was already there in HTC One - Zoe.

Also, S4 same as HTC One having IR receiver.

hmmm...................

And when Note3 is released , usually by year end , everyone is looking forward to SGSV . The cycle never ends . " You can satisfied some people all the time and you can satisfied everyone some of the time BUT you cant satisfied everyone , all the time " . Samsung did their part , it's a consumers choice now if they wanna purchase it or not .

I finished my office work at 430am and slept for 2 1/2 hours to get AMAZED.. but what i get is MEH...

Seriously, the new S4 doesnt WOW me. :/

and by looking forward to, I meant it from Samsung's perspective and not from the consumers perspective. Meaning, Samsung is wanting us all to pay close attention to Note 3. Genius.

Ya, when I seen it unveil was totally same as leak, I am OMG! Then the broadway idea was bad, those actor act without feeling and no wow effect, certain part too scream like Ah Beng show.. Truly disappointing.

The beginning talk keep saying Samsung listening to consumer? Sorry, I don't see Samsung are listening. Then too much of innovation talk. They is nothing much innovation here, and I am pretty sure some of it features will come for S III /Note II owner or maybe even S II.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Mar 15 2013, 11:39 AM

How can they steal when the One was just recently announced? Also , Samsung was one of the first to bring back IR blaster back into devices like tablets and now in the S4.

Sorry , Double posted.

This post has been edited by freakenstein: Mar 15 2013, 11:39 AM

i remembered when s3 announced, ppl also blashed and say wont buy etc.. but then, when the heat came, ppl seems start to forget the design and follow the trend to get it.. which make the s3 out of stock when first batch reach all in short time.. and now, i don even hear ppl say note 2 or s3 ugly .. my office now got few s3 and few note 2 users even.. i kinda like s4, design wise it is acceptable to me looking at the front..back side not so important as i am using cover.. i am looking forward to its feature as this is much more important for me..

I can't remember where I read it, seems is from GSMArena or PhoneArena, they said some insider took out the details. It always a spy in every businesses. Nothing is impossible.

Features +2. Design. -1

Do you mind if I use your comments to attest to what I posted earlier? No vilification whatsoever.

Samsung or for that matter no properly managed organizations will fix what 'ain't broke'. And Samsung is way ahead of HTC in every sense of the word. Why then would they emulate them? I have offered a wager earlier that the S4 will do better than the S3. Now with tongue-in-cheek I am offering another one that Samsung will outperform HTC in sales.

You are most definitely entitled to your opinion but mine is that you, I believe is not thinking globally cause phones are sold universally and the functions/features you mentioned may not be widely used in our motherland but probably cannot be done without in other parts of the world.

This short summary just ratifies what I posted earlier. Again, please don't take offense as I just want, not in defense of Samsung, to validate my remark about the interesting mind-set of the human race.

This post has been edited by PeeEl: Mar 15 2013, 11:47 AM

I don't feel S III / Note II design was ugly, but I not really like S4 design where it was 95% S III + 5% of S II side design. Some more they is too many Samsung S III alike design in market already. Really too many.

and they is no refresh at all, compare where Sony and HTC was given refresh and better build.

well to current users of s3 note2 the s4 is not really to wooaahhh over bout. but for plp like still under iphone4 wanting to change, the s4 is a big deal and something that blows my mind off....

other OS converter sure will get this phone.

Well , its a tread started for "a" company where u put 2 models from the same generation of phone together , u cant tell a different at all except the slit at the side for it's 4th gen and 3rd gen wise , i cant tell which is newer . Yet nobody complains and look forward to it . So if the company can pull it off , y not others give it a try . Be thankful SGS4 is not the exact design of SGS3 but just bigger in size and maybe a note2 home button style .

What... you've been 'studying' half your life to reach that conclusion?

The rear camera.....I just read that it can shoot 100 images over 4 seconds WOW!!!

Danny. Cheeky but a good one. +1 to you

Don't worry, it is just a merely personal opinion and I am open for critics. Ain't this a forum for discussion?