Don't understand why some of you guys so concerned about the design. It is not like you want to show it off each time. To me the phone functions/features and reliability is more important. There are comments that S3 is ugly ( or fugly ?? often exhorted by that KuLi chap ) - I find it perfectly nice. So even if S4 is similar design cues as S3, I still think is acceptable
These Samsung chaps are not dumb. I am pretty sure they have input in many hours behind their design decisions and as long as they meet the masses , I don't think they are concerned with those minority who wants a classier look. Basing on several blogs I have read, it will still be plastic and personally I find nothing wrong or poor about Samsung plastic quality ( having used S, S2, S3, Note and Note 2)

Gotta agree with you that Note 2 is a tad too big to my liking. Strange enough the size of this phablet has found its niche among many ladies I know (my missus included).

So...any news what soundchip does this phone use..!?
Wolfson..Yamaha..anybody..!!?

Supercurio aka francois simond aka voodoo project creator, tweeted that S4 uses very high spec wolfson micro WM5102 but samsung set the sound to default at 48kHz whereas normal sounds are at 44.1kHz so it will be upsampled

Is time HTC release from Quietly Brilliant.