The Samsung Galaxy S4 Unboxing Experience: A Hands-On Review

As I began to unbox my brand new Samsung Galaxy S4, I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and anticipation. The device was carefully wrapped in a sleek, eco-friendly packaging that not only appealed to my environmentally conscious side but also hinted at the premium quality of the product within. The box was lightweight, making it easy to carry around, and contained everything I needed to get started with my new phone.

The first thing that caught my attention was the quick start guide, which served as a valuable resource for anyone new to Android phones like myself. It provided a comprehensive overview of the device's features and functionality, helping me navigate the interface and understand how to use all the various components. Alongside the manual were pamphlets on customer information, warranty details, and a handbook that would help me make the most of my new phone.

As I delved deeper into the packaging, I found a USB cable with a micro-USB connector, which was both convenient and practical for charging and connecting my device to other peripherals. The earphones were also included, and I was pleased to discover that they were Samsung's in-your-style model, known for their quality and comfort. The earbuds themselves felt snug and secure in my ears, and the sound quality was surprisingly good.

I couldn't wait to put these earbuds to the test, so I plugged them into my phone and started listening to some music. To my surprise, the sound quality was excellent, with clear highs and deep bass that really brought out the nuances of the music. The earphones were also surprisingly durable, withstanding multiple tests of volume and handling without showing any signs of wear.

The next item to emerge from the packaging was a power adapter, which looked sleek and compact in its own right. It plugged neatly into my phone's micro-USB slot, providing a convenient means of charging on-the-go. The battery itself was a 2600mAh unit, which I suspected would provide plenty of juice for an entire day of moderate use.

Finally, the pièce de résistance: the device itself. As I carefully lifted the cover off the back of my phone, I was struck by its sleek design and precision engineering. The device felt incredibly light in my hand, with a seamless glass finish that gave it a premium feel. The camera module on the back was easily accessible, featuring a 13-megapixel sensor and LED flash for improved low-light performance.

Taking a closer look at the camera, I noticed that it boasted high-quality optics and features like optical image stabilization, which would help reduce camera shake and blur in low-light conditions. The front-facing camera, meanwhile, seemed designed with video conferencing and self-portraits in mind, featuring a wide-angle lens and LED flash for improved brightness.

As I continued to explore my Galaxy S4, I discovered that the device featured several innovative features, including an IR Blaster, which allowed me to control my TV and other peripherals using a remote control. The phone's hardware also included a 3.5mm headphone jack, secondary microphone, and volume rocker – all of which served as convenient means of controlling my audio experience.

In terms of design, the Galaxy S4 was unmistakably Samsung, with its characteristic branding and sleek lines that hinted at a premium quality build. While some may find it too thin or lightweight for their liking, I found the device to be both elegant and functional. The back glass panel seemed slickly finished, with only a small pattern to break up the smooth surface – although this did make it tricky to grip, particularly when handling in certain conditions.

Ultimately, my unboxing experience with the Samsung Galaxy S4 was nothing short of thrilling. From the eco-friendly packaging to the innovative hardware and software features, every aspect seemed designed to provide an exceptional user experience. Whether you're a seasoned Android enthusiast or new to smartphones, this device has plenty to offer – so I'll be sure to make some more videos with it in the coming days!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi there this is Ranjit from tas.com and in this video we're going to do the unboxing for the Samsung Galaxy S4 I've got this I have the white version and I got it from the Samsung uh smartphone Cafe it's just launched in India that's on 27th April and uh as a early bid offer I think so that's only uh applicable for today Samsung has also bundled these two covers that's the SV cover and the flip cover so let's uh quickly do the unboxing of this Samsung Galaxy S4 so this is the Samsung Galaxy S4 and we get it in this new cover it looks like what do you say a wooden box but it's not a wooden box and Samsung says that this box was made from recycled materials and before we unbox let me show you the pricing in India the pricing quoted here is 41,500 and I paid the full amount because again it's the first day of release and we I could not get any discount but again as I said I did get this view cover and this flip cover bundle so it's an okay deal I would say and uh let us look at the specs as you can see it's the 16GB model as of now in India we are not getting the 32GB and 64GB model but hopefully in the future you'll get it but again that doesn't matter because we have a micro SD card slot in this S4 and as you can see it specifies the year that it hoses a Octa Core processor that's 8 core processor actually it has two processor actually two quadcore processor the first one is clogged at 1.6 GHz and it's the arm cortex a 15 architecture one and the second is a 1.2 GHz quad core processor that's based on the arm cortex A7 so at any given uh moment not all eight Cordes are work they actually based on the load transfer from this 1.6 GHz to 1.2 for example if you're doing light web browsing Etc This 1.2 GHz quad core will be active but if you're doing gaming and stuff like that intensive process this 1.6 GHz takes over again it has the 5 in full 1080p super amulet screen and as expected full HD recording and it has a 13 map uh rear facing camera and it also has a IR Blaster so let's just forget about all these and let's break this seal and right away we get this uh Galaxy S4 phone and I'll just keep that to the side for now we have a tab to open it and it's pretty light actually I think don't think so the battery is pre-installed and let's open again very eco-friendly uh packaging it looks like looks like recycled paper we have the quick start guide we also have what do you say this must be the warranty yes customer info and other pamphlets a quick handbook also so if you are new to uh Android phones this should help you and what else do we get we get the the uh USB to micro USB uh cable again as we have this white ver version it's the white color they have bundle and uh we also get the earphones and these are Samsung in your style and it's a j6 so let me just quickly take this out pretty tight packaging and as you can see these are in your style uh the quality looks slightly better than the Galaxy S3 uh earphones but again I'll test this a lot more and I'll let you guys know how is the quality and we also have a microphone hole over here and uh a button to take or end call and also you can adjust the volume so that's for earphones we also get some earbuds and this is the power uh adapter and again the USB cable goes in here nothing special and this is the battery battery on this is a 2600 mamp battery so that should give enough power to this phone and as you can see it's a 2600 mamp battery so let's uh quickly open up this uh Galaxy S4 and we have this covering I think so this comes out yes is this a sticker and and uh the rear cover we'll just open up this also and let me just quickly open this we have an indent over here as you can see a small indent let me zoom in as you can see here is a small indent and we can open up the back cover using that and the back cover as expected is really thin actually it's even thinner than the one found on the Galaxy S3 very thin I would say and uh our SIM card and the micro SD card can go here let me put that and let me put my SIM card it accepts a micro SIM and yeah it went and we also can add a Micro SD card I have a 16GB micro SD card and they have that spring action as you can see and let us put in this battery and put back the back cover again it snaps in pretty quickly no creaking noise or anything like that let me give you a quick physical overview on the top we have the 3.5 mm headphone jack this is a secondary microphone for noise cancellation and this is actually a IR Blaster with this Galaxy S4 you can use it like a remote to control your television and other uh peripherals and this is the power button and on this end actually nothing actually this looks like a steel finish but it's not steel it's still plastic but looks like steel finish and on the bottom we have the uh what do you say a micro USB slot that'll be used for charging the microphone and on this end we just have the volume rocker the volume rocker looks pretty Sleek I would say on the back we have the new 13 map camera LED flash Samsung branding the opening for the speaker phone and actually I don't think so the camera can capture it the back is actually very uh glossy plastic it's smooth it doesn't have any texture but there's a small pattern but again don't think that you'll get a good grip it's very smooth and glossy and on the front we have the gorgeous 5 in 1080P display uh and let's try to power on this device for the first time now and as you can see it's the GT I9 500 and we also have the front- facing camera and all the sensors Samsung branding at the top and on the bottom we have the home button uh like we have seen in the Samsung Galaxy S3 in terms of looks I would say it looks very similar to the Galaxy S3 uh it's a little bit thinner again I did compare uh this with the S3 in the other video that I made so you can check out that so that's it for now for this quick unboxing of this Samsung Galaxy S4 I'll be making a lot more videos with this Galaxy S4 so if you aren't subscribed to my YouTube channel subscribe to to the same that's it for now this is Ranjit from tt.com and I hope to see you in my next videohi there this is Ranjit from tas.com and in this video we're going to do the unboxing for the Samsung Galaxy S4 I've got this I have the white version and I got it from the Samsung uh smartphone Cafe it's just launched in India that's on 27th April and uh as a early bid offer I think so that's only uh applicable for today Samsung has also bundled these two covers that's the SV cover and the flip cover so let's uh quickly do the unboxing of this Samsung Galaxy S4 so this is the Samsung Galaxy S4 and we get it in this new cover it looks like what do you say a wooden box but it's not a wooden box and Samsung says that this box was made from recycled materials and before we unbox let me show you the pricing in India the pricing quoted here is 41,500 and I paid the full amount because again it's the first day of release and we I could not get any discount but again as I said I did get this view cover and this flip cover bundle so it's an okay deal I would say and uh let us look at the specs as you can see it's the 16GB model as of now in India we are not getting the 32GB and 64GB model but hopefully in the future you'll get it but again that doesn't matter because we have a micro SD card slot in this S4 and as you can see it specifies the year that it hoses a Octa Core processor that's 8 core processor actually it has two processor actually two quadcore processor the first one is clogged at 1.6 GHz and it's the arm cortex a 15 architecture one and the second is a 1.2 GHz quad core processor that's based on the arm cortex A7 so at any given uh moment not all eight Cordes are work they actually based on the load transfer from this 1.6 GHz to 1.2 for example if you're doing light web browsing Etc This 1.2 GHz quad core will be active but if you're doing gaming and stuff like that intensive process this 1.6 GHz takes over again it has the 5 in full 1080p super amulet screen and as expected full HD recording and it has a 13 map uh rear facing camera and it also has a IR Blaster so let's just forget about all these and let's break this seal and right away we get this uh Galaxy S4 phone and I'll just keep that to the side for now we have a tab to open it and it's pretty light actually I think don't think so the battery is pre-installed and let's open again very eco-friendly uh packaging it looks like looks like recycled paper we have the quick start guide we also have what do you say this must be the warranty yes customer info and other pamphlets a quick handbook also so if you are new to uh Android phones this should help you and what else do we get we get the the uh USB to micro USB uh cable again as we have this white ver version it's the white color they have bundle and uh we also get the earphones and these are Samsung in your style and it's a j6 so let me just quickly take this out pretty tight packaging and as you can see these are in your style uh the quality looks slightly better than the Galaxy S3 uh earphones but again I'll test this a lot more and I'll let you guys know how is the quality and we also have a microphone hole over here and uh a button to take or end call and also you can adjust the volume so that's for earphones we also get some earbuds and this is the power uh adapter and again the USB cable goes in here nothing special and this is the battery battery on this is a 2600 mamp battery so that should give enough power to this phone and as you can see it's a 2600 mamp battery so let's uh quickly open up this uh Galaxy S4 and we have this covering I think so this comes out yes is this a sticker and and uh the rear cover we'll just open up this also and let me just quickly open this we have an indent over here as you can see a small indent let me zoom in as you can see here is a small indent and we can open up the back cover using that and the back cover as expected is really thin actually it's even thinner than the one found on the Galaxy S3 very thin I would say and uh our SIM card and the micro SD card can go here let me put that and let me put my SIM card it accepts a micro SIM and yeah it went and we also can add a Micro SD card I have a 16GB micro SD card and they have that spring action as you can see and let us put in this battery and put back the back cover again it snaps in pretty quickly no creaking noise or anything like that let me give you a quick physical overview on the top we have the 3.5 mm headphone jack this is a secondary microphone for noise cancellation and this is actually a IR Blaster with this Galaxy S4 you can use it like a remote to control your television and other uh peripherals and this is the power button and on this end actually nothing actually this looks like a steel finish but it's not steel it's still plastic but looks like steel finish and on the bottom we have the uh what do you say a micro USB slot that'll be used for charging the microphone and on this end we just have the volume rocker the volume rocker looks pretty Sleek I would say on the back we have the new 13 map camera LED flash Samsung branding the opening for the speaker phone and actually I don't think so the camera can capture it the back is actually very uh glossy plastic it's smooth it doesn't have any texture but there's a small pattern but again don't think that you'll get a good grip it's very smooth and glossy and on the front we have the gorgeous 5 in 1080P display uh and let's try to power on this device for the first time now and as you can see it's the GT I9 500 and we also have the front- facing camera and all the sensors Samsung branding at the top and on the bottom we have the home button uh like we have seen in the Samsung Galaxy S3 in terms of looks I would say it looks very similar to the Galaxy S3 uh it's a little bit thinner again I did compare uh this with the S3 in the other video that I made so you can check out that so that's it for now for this quick unboxing of this Samsung Galaxy S4 I'll be making a lot more videos with this Galaxy S4 so if you aren't subscribed to my YouTube channel subscribe to to the same that's it for now this is Ranjit from tt.com and I hope to see you in my next video\n"