So the S4 has landed. Below are my first impressions of the new phone. I’ve used it in white and black and without a doubt the black mist looked in my opinion a lot better. It also looks very professional and business like. Even though the changes between the S3 may appear minimal the end result is different. The use of plastic has been argued already. It doesn’t matter being honest, since the fit and finish is top class.  However if neither offends or pleases. But it doesn’t look like cheap plastic in the black.  

The screen is crisp and clear and looks lovely.  Who cares whether it’s amoled or something else. It just works. The phone comes with loads of features which I have yet to explore. The camera is excellent but the different modes need to be selected before you take the shot unlike the HTC One which allows you to take the shot first and edit after. The video highlights on the HTC One are not present on the S4. This is a feature I would miss if I had the S4.

The S4 doesn’t have an fm radio despite all the other stuff it includes. 

I also managed to crash the Samsung email app just trying to set it up. That wasn’t clever. 

It’s early days but so far the plastic finish hasn’t offended me. The screen is superb and then there’s is the manual of features to learn.