Samsung Galaxy S4 or HTC One?
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Both the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4 are now as official and available as they can possibly be. We can all agree to the fact that these two were the most anticipated Android phones (also enjoying unseen levels of buzz and excitement). They’re their respective OEMs flagship phones for 2013 and each of the two devices stands out, bringing innovative features to the table which the other one is missing.
As far as the HTC One is concerned, it can be the make-it-or-break-it phone for HTC, a company that has seen a declining trend in the recent past. They’ve placed their biggest bet on the One and delivered a phone which looks gorgeous and is a pleasure to use.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 on the other hand continues the design policy and trend from last year, however, with specs that are hard to beat, at least on paper.Aside from reviewing both of these phones we also compared them directly against each other in our effort to try and make you reach a decision, between the two, easier.
Which of these devices will work best for you depends on where your priorities lie. Obviously, if you’re part of the old guard, the smartphone owners for whom expandability and customizability is paramount, you’re going to go with the Galaxy S4. It’s got a bigger, removable battery, and a MicroSD slot for storage expansion up to an additional 64GB over the onboard memory.
Which of these devices will work best for you depends on where your priorities lie. Obviously, if you’re part of the old guard, the smartphone owners for whom expandability and customizability is paramount, you’re going to go with the Galaxy S4. It’s got a bigger, removable battery, and a MicroSD slot for storage expansion up to an additional 64GB over the onboard memory.
Regardless of how you feel about anything else on the phone, that’s a lot of power there, and it demands respect. There’s also Samsung’s ridiculously involved suite of “S features,” which deserve a mention just in terms of sheer quantity, irrespective of how well they actually work.
On the other side of the fence are the aesthetic folks. Guys like me, who value a device with a premium look and feel, a smartphone obviously crafted with appearance in mind. For my part, I don’t care about a memory card; if I have enough onboard storage, I prefer to avoid the added complication of yet another removable component. And thanks to my cloud-based media offerings, I don’t really need that much storage anyway.
On the other side of the fence are the aesthetic folks. Guys like me, who value a device with a premium look and feel, a smartphone obviously crafted with appearance in mind. For my part, I don’t care about a memory card; if I have enough onboard storage, I prefer to avoid the added complication of yet another removable component. And thanks to my cloud-based media offerings, I don’t really need that much storage anyway.
The lack of a removable battery is annoying, sure, but almost a decade of carrying smartphones has already trained me to carry a portable power pack. So for the mild inconvenience of toting one of those, I get to carry a device that, in my view, offers the best combination of premium hardware and beautiful, responsive software. And that’s not even taking BoomSound into account. In the end, the HTC One suits my needs and wants better.