Samsung Galaxy S4 Octa Core Hands On First Impressions

**Hands-On with the Samsung Galaxy S4**

I'm here to give you a first look at this brand new device, the Samsung Galaxy S4. The screen is quite bright and it's really nice to see that Samsung has taken the feedback from its previous model, the S3, into consideration. Let me also bring up the S3 and put both devices in auto screen brightness mode for comparison.

As we can see, the Android version of this device is 4.2.2, or Jelly Bean. It's clear that Samsung has made some modifications to the operating system, with a focus on user experience. We have tabs here and what looks like "More" about the device, which tells us that it has a model number of GTI-9,500.

One thing that stands out is the storage capacity - this device comes with 16GB of internal storage, but users can also expand their storage using a microSD card up to 64GB. Additionally, there are other storage options available, including 32 and 64GB models. Let's take a closer look at some of the pre-installed apps that come with the Galaxy S4.

We have Samsung-specific apps like ChatOn, Samsung App Store, and Samsung Link. There's also S Health, which is a new feature that we'll be exploring further in this review. We also have the Chrome web browser, as well as an older version of the Android web browser. Let's power on the web browser and quickly test its performance.

**Web Browser Testing**

As you can see, the number tray is still present, which is a nice touch. The web browser loads quickly, even for complex websites like Stick.com. Pinch-to-zoom functionality works smoothly, and we also have a quick and easy way to open YouTube videos embedded on web pages.

Let's maximize the volume and play back one of the videos from YouTube. As you can see, the speakerphone is pretty loud and the viewing angles are excellent - no issues with visibility at all. We also have a 13-megapixel camera shooter with tap-to-focus functionality, which means there's no shutter lag.

**Camera Testing**

Let's take a look at some of the pictures we took using this device. The flash did not fire for this particular photo, but it looks quite nice as is. Let's zoom in to get a closer look. I'll be testing the camera more extensively and will make a dedicated video review soon.

**General Impressions**

The phone itself feels comfortable to hold, with a similar design to the S3. However, we don't see any significant changes in terms of width - if you've used the S3 before, this device should feel very familiar. Let's take a look at some of the new features and guestures that Samsung has added to the Galaxy S4.

**Air Gestures**

One of the most interesting aspects of this device is its air gestures. We can see all sorts of toggles and options by swiping our hands through the air, which looks both intuitive and elegant. Let's open up the gallery and try out some of these guestures for ourselves.

As you can see, we have a lot more toggles at our disposal than before, including Smart Scroll, Etc. Samsung has really pushed the boundaries with its innovation this time around. I'll be creating a dedicated video review to explore all of these air gestures in detail, as well as do an unboxing for this device.

**Conclusion**

That's it for now - we've taken a quick look at the Samsung Galaxy S4 and seen some of its features in action. If you have any questions or topics you'd like me to cover in my review, please let me know in the comments section. I'll be testing this phone extensively and creating more videos to share with you all, so stay tuned for that.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi there this is ranit from Tech tas.com and this is the Samsung Galaxy S4 and this is the Octa Core version that's sold in India and in this video we're going to have a initial Hands-On Impressions regarding the same and I want to thank fasil Communications for providing this unit for testing and again uh let me start with the physical overview I have the original Galaxy S3 also obviously the White Version and I would say in terms of Department both are same again in terms of weight very similar this is just again a hair uh lighter again this Sports a 5 in full HD that's a 1080p screen so let's power it on the power button is on this side so let's power this on and again as you can see the model number is GT i9500 and this is the octacore version in US you get the Qualcomm version that's a quad core so again we also have a LED notification light and uh again the back as you can see it's again uh soft plastic but they have this uh design and the rear facing camera is a 13 map LED flash Samsung branding and it's still booting yeah it's actually booted actually booted pretty fast I would say I have already set up the Wi-Fi network Etc oops what's that so this is the new Samsung Galaxy S4 again I have to this screen is pretty uh bright let me also bring the S3 and uh let me just uh put this S3 also in auto screen auto brightness mode and let's see actually so let's put this S3 uh on the side for now and uh again we have uh let us see if we get this guesture yes we get up to seven home screen and uh let's look at the Android version it should be 4.2 again uh they have modified as you can see Samsung has modified now we have tabs here and I think so it should be in my device no it's not there more yeah it's in more about the device and as you can see it says the model number is GTI 9,500 and the Android version is 4.2.2 that's Jelly Bean as you can see so let me get out of that also the model that I have here uh has 16 GB of storage internal storage uh but you'll also get the S4 in other storage capacity that's 32 and 64 and also you can add a Micro SD card up to 64 GB and uh again let's see what are the apps that Samsung has pre-installed again we do get some Samsung specific apps like ChatOn Samsung App Store Samsung Link S Voice is there and this is the new feature that's S Health and uh we also have the Chrome web browser and also here I saw the old web browser so let's power on the web browser and let's quickly just go to our website that's stick.com as you can see the number tray is also there so that's nice oops yep it's there and let me just adjust the brightness again let's open the website that's te toas again it's loading lightening fast I would say and pinch to zoom guesture is also really good let's just open up one of the stories we have a YouTube video that's embedded let me adjust the brightness again and let's play back one of the videos oops hit the back button by mistake let me open it again and let's play back this video Let's maximize the volume now hi there this is ranit from Tech tos.com and welcome to my YouTube channel that is Kiki rangi and in this video we're going to do the first looks and overview of this LG so as you can see the speaker phone is pretty loud and also as you can see the viewing angle angles are excellent no problems regarding the viewing angles let's also look at the camera the camera is a 13 megapix shooter and we do get this tap to focus functionality and again there's no shuttle lag it's instant I would say and this is the mode button and we have seen this ribbon interface in the Galaxy uh camera that I reviewed a few weeks ago so we see that one I'll be testing the camera a lot more and I'll make a dedicated video regarding that but uh the camera performance looks pretty good I would say so let's uh preview those pictures this is the one that we took let's zoom in again the flash did not fire so looks pretty nice as of now uh so let me get out of that one again uh the phone uh is comfortable to hold the width hasn't been increased so if you have already used the S3 it'll look actually very familiar I would say also let's look at the gallery and we have that air view if we use this two finger swipes like this you get access to all these toggles and as you can see we have a lot more toggles this time and uh we have things like Smart Scroll Etc uh Samsung has also added a lot of air guest es and I think so that works in the gallery so let's open up the gallery and as you can see I'll try to wave my hand and I'm not touching the phone and I can scroll via that as you can see the tripod is in the middle but again as you can see it's working so again uh a lot of uh new guestures Samsung has added with this Galaxy S4 and I'll be creating a dedicated uh video regarding all these guestures for example the the Smart Stay Air View and the air guestures and I'll also try to do a full unboxing for this one so if you guys have any particular questions regarding this phone do let me know in the comment section I'll try to include them in my review so again that's it for now for this quick Hands-On with this Samsung Galaxy S4 I'll be uh testing this phone a lot more and I'll be creating a lot more videos regarding the specific features of this phone so again if you aren't subscribed to my channel uh subscribe to the that's it for now this is ranit from tech.com and I hope to see you in my next videohi there this is ranit from Tech tas.com and this is the Samsung Galaxy S4 and this is the Octa Core version that's sold in India and in this video we're going to have a initial Hands-On Impressions regarding the same and I want to thank fasil Communications for providing this unit for testing and again uh let me start with the physical overview I have the original Galaxy S3 also obviously the White Version and I would say in terms of Department both are same again in terms of weight very similar this is just again a hair uh lighter again this Sports a 5 in full HD that's a 1080p screen so let's power it on the power button is on this side so let's power this on and again as you can see the model number is GT i9500 and this is the octacore version in US you get the Qualcomm version that's a quad core so again we also have a LED notification light and uh again the back as you can see it's again uh soft plastic but they have this uh design and the rear facing camera is a 13 map LED flash Samsung branding and it's still booting yeah it's actually booted actually booted pretty fast I would say I have already set up the Wi-Fi network Etc oops what's that so this is the new Samsung Galaxy S4 again I have to this screen is pretty uh bright let me also bring the S3 and uh let me just uh put this S3 also in auto screen auto brightness mode and let's see actually so let's put this S3 uh on the side for now and uh again we have uh let us see if we get this guesture yes we get up to seven home screen and uh let's look at the Android version it should be 4.2 again uh they have modified as you can see Samsung has modified now we have tabs here and I think so it should be in my device no it's not there more yeah it's in more about the device and as you can see it says the model number is GTI 9,500 and the Android version is 4.2.2 that's Jelly Bean as you can see so let me get out of that also the model that I have here uh has 16 GB of storage internal storage uh but you'll also get the S4 in other storage capacity that's 32 and 64 and also you can add a Micro SD card up to 64 GB and uh again let's see what are the apps that Samsung has pre-installed again we do get some Samsung specific apps like ChatOn Samsung App Store Samsung Link S Voice is there and this is the new feature that's S Health and uh we also have the Chrome web browser and also here I saw the old web browser so let's power on the web browser and let's quickly just go to our website that's stick.com as you can see the number tray is also there so that's nice oops yep it's there and let me just adjust the brightness again let's open the website that's te toas again it's loading lightening fast I would say and pinch to zoom guesture is also really good let's just open up one of the stories we have a YouTube video that's embedded let me adjust the brightness again and let's play back one of the videos oops hit the back button by mistake let me open it again and let's play back this video Let's maximize the volume now hi there this is ranit from Tech tos.com and welcome to my YouTube channel that is Kiki rangi and in this video we're going to do the first looks and overview of this LG so as you can see the speaker phone is pretty loud and also as you can see the viewing angle angles are excellent no problems regarding the viewing angles let's also look at the camera the camera is a 13 megapix shooter and we do get this tap to focus functionality and again there's no shuttle lag it's instant I would say and this is the mode button and we have seen this ribbon interface in the Galaxy uh camera that I reviewed a few weeks ago so we see that one I'll be testing the camera a lot more and I'll make a dedicated video regarding that but uh the camera performance looks pretty good I would say so let's uh preview those pictures this is the one that we took let's zoom in again the flash did not fire so looks pretty nice as of now uh so let me get out of that one again uh the phone uh is comfortable to hold the width hasn't been increased so if you have already used the S3 it'll look actually very familiar I would say also let's look at the gallery and we have that air view if we use this two finger swipes like this you get access to all these toggles and as you can see we have a lot more toggles this time and uh we have things like Smart Scroll Etc uh Samsung has also added a lot of air guest es and I think so that works in the gallery so let's open up the gallery and as you can see I'll try to wave my hand and I'm not touching the phone and I can scroll via that as you can see the tripod is in the middle but again as you can see it's working so again uh a lot of uh new guestures Samsung has added with this Galaxy S4 and I'll be creating a dedicated uh video regarding all these guestures for example the the Smart Stay Air View and the air guestures and I'll also try to do a full unboxing for this one so if you guys have any particular questions regarding this phone do let me know in the comment section I'll try to include them in my review so again that's it for now for this quick Hands-On with this Samsung Galaxy S4 I'll be uh testing this phone a lot more and I'll be creating a lot more videos regarding the specific features of this phone so again if you aren't subscribed to my channel uh subscribe to the that's it for now this is ranit from tech.com and I hope to see you in my next video\n"