Yeah, they do look good. But, I doubt so if your displaying those pics on slightly bigger screens. Say on a 19 inch monitor or bigger. I'm just afraid it might lose the details that I want. Not saying the quality is bad. Just that my eyes are now pampered by higher res pics/videos captured by higher res cameraphones. I did a playback of videos captured by my missus' Note 2 on my 42 inch samsung smart tv the other day. So crisp, sharp and nice. If HTC One can do that too, I'm sold!

only starts to lose detail when u zoom ler..

the size of 4 MP is already above 1080p ler

yeah if u crop above 200% and i was talking about still images..
Tell me do u use a 4k monitor? if not no major difference. The most important thing for images are detail and image quality. MP is a myth unless u use 4k monitors or printing banners.

I know about the video being 1080p already bro. It's my fault for using video as illustration. Maybe stick to still image. Displaying still image on big screen/high res screen like Ipad 3 or Nexus 10 you can tell the difference.

I guess its be fair to compare still pictures on typical hi-res monitor aka 27"/30" 2560x1600 res... then we can see whether ultrapixel matters or higher MPs matters.

4MP was enough for 1080P display, even 2560 in my Nexus 10.
Exactly, and I seldom zoom, nor-matter how great the phone camera are, zoom still suck, want zoom, only optical capable of.

I think you're clearly talking about pixel peeping, a term used when you're zooming into an image. If that's the case, surely a higher resolution image would be way better.

But please bear in mind, as most are still confused with, megapixels and image quality/detail are two very different things. Don't get them mixed up

well u have d800e if u want high red pictures.. why would u need a camera phone to shoot high res pics.. to me 8 mp is enough... they need to focus on Image quality, sharpness ,low light capabilities and low noise...

Thats more important for a camera... arguing about MP is 

u dont go zooming in 300-400% on FB pics do you? What else would u use camera phones for? Professional photography? lol.. I use a 12mp Fujifilm X100 for wedding and street photogs lol

that's my whole point... displaying the shootout in a hi-res monitor and see which one actually capture sharper pics and I'm not typical consumer that go for the XX MP...

well u have d800e if u want high res pictures.. why would u need a camera phone to shoot high res pics.. to me 8 mp is enough... they need to focus on Image quality, sharpness ,low light capabilities and low noise...

Thats more important for a camera... arguing about MP is 

u dont go zooming in 300-400% on FB pics do you? What else would u use camera phones for? Professional photography? lol.. I use a 12mp Fujifilm X100 for wedding and street photogs lol

So there's difference?

I dont have a camera. So I use my cameraphone all the time. Or course the sharper the better.

higher megapixel =/= sharper.. i think u got the whole concept wrong..

*facepalm* Facepalm of the highest level. This logic, i don't even know where to begin with.

"dents are usually only visible if the phone is made of metal." MIND BLOWING LOGIC.

you something wrong with that?

having used 'plastic' phones, i am happy that countless drops, and i dun have a dent. and i like my phone dent free. so, you have a problem with phones made of plastic? then go somewhere else. this is S4 thread. fact is: s4 is made of 'plastic' as many puts it.

higher megapixel =/= sharper.. i think u got the whole concept wrong..

Layman here. Fill me in bro.

thats there the pixel density comes into play... normally we need at least 300dpi pictures to blow into A2 without any distortion. Ultrapixel is using the more "pixel" captured vs. 13mp rival like s4...

S4 offers a lot of new stuff that I can see.  IR Blaster, Smart Pause, built-in pedometer, etc.  It will be a worthy upgrade to the dual-core phone owners of two generations ago (and maybe new smartphone / iOS owners), maybe not so much for current S4 owners.
There's also the other side of the coin - herd mentality.  During your 'study', does the average Joe demonstrate a strong sense of independent decision-making (I will not buy S4), or does he go with the flow (I bought S3 becos everybody had one)?

I suspect a lot of people had individual opinions in the beginning but eventually succumbs to perceived societal and peer pressure in order to blend in.  Public acceptance is so important these days, especially to the younger crowd (Gen Y and younger).
Ah Latin.  The only Latin I know is 'carpe diem et memento mori'.  Luckily there's Google

That's true, but the fear of rejection by peers make some people accept whatever others are preaching.  Is there Latin phrase for that?