Samsung Galaxy S4 Price In India Is Rs. 41,500. Is It Worth It?


Samsung Galaxy S4 has been launched in Indian markets for a price of Rs. 41,500. People were skeptic about the time-line Samsung would follow to bring the phone to India. You will be able to order the phone online from Samsung India eStore and from Reliance Digital Outlets starting today.
The phone was officially announced at the Samsung Unpacked event a few weeks ago. Though the launch event didn't impress many, the features & innovations Samsung's packed inside the S4 are impressive. It won't be wrong to say that the phone rises the benchmarks for the rivals. 

 There were significant changes made by Samsung's engineers in the phone. The screen size of S4 is now full 5" diagonally and the display is SAMOLED (aka Super AMOLED) at full HD (1080p) resolution. The glass that protects the main display is Gorilla Glass 3 which makes the phone inert to the scratches. 

Indian version of the phone has slightly different specs from its US counterpart. The Indian version of S4 runs on 1.6 GHz, 8-Core Exynos OCTA 5 processor and requires 2 GB of memory (RAM). There's a big improvement in the camera systems as well. The rear camera now boasts of 13 MP with zero shutter lag and the front camera is 2 MP and can capture videos in full HD at 30 fps. Of course as with all the phones in the Samsung Galaxy series, there storage capacity of the phone can be extended with the use of micro SD card. The phone itself comes in 16/32/64 GB variants. 

There are ample connectivity options including NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, inbuilt IR blaster. The power requirements of the phone are handled by a 2600 mAh battery.
The Galaxy S4 runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and has a latest Samsung built TouchWiz GUI. The fans of TouchWiz will definitely love the improvements Samsung's designers has included in the latest version.

Innovative Features In Samsung Galaxy S4 -

Samsung's done a fantastic job of adding innovative features in S4. Most noteworthy are Air-Gestures, Smart-Scroll, S-translate, Smart-Pause, S-Health & S-Travel. There are few desirable features on the camera as well - the 'dual-shot' mode allows you to be in the picture that you are capturing! There are different 'shot-modes' as well. 

Our Opinion: 

The Galaxy S4 raises the bar for everyone. There are several never-seen-before features in the S4 that the industry might be forced to adopt. Looking at the competition, it was well expected that the phone would be priced slightly above Rs. 40k and we believe the price is justified.
Samsung's chief rival, Apple will definitely have to work very hard to beat the expectations people will now have from them. 

Do you think Apple will be able to beat the S4 with their next phone? Why?
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