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  #807749 29-Apr-2013 22:36
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Greaver: I will try and dig up the review that made comment of it - but they said it was a point in regards to being careful with it
no need, heaps of reviews saying it is faux metal, but on the flip side there are also reviews saying it is metal. Maybe one of those teardown videos shows what it is



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  #807750 29-Apr-2013 22:44
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IronH:
Greaver: I will try and dig up the review that made comment of it - but they said it was a point in regards to being careful with it
no need, heaps of reviews saying it is faux metal, but on the flip side there are also reviews saying it is metal. Maybe one of those teardown videos shows what it is


It's plastic, and I have that from a Samsung NZ manager.




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  #807751 29-Apr-2013 22:51
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cheers nztechfreak

ifixit also confirm it is plastic
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung+Galaxy+S4+Teardown/13947/1



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  #807793 30-Apr-2013 05:24
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Lack of fm radio was a surprise and a disappointment.

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  #807805 30-Apr-2013 06:43
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i4n: Lack of fm radio was a surprise and a disappointment.


Lord Samsung giveth and taketh away. The FM on my S2 is something I find very handy. I guess they figure that most people have data most of the time and can use TuneIn etc. The HTC One has FM and that is one of the factors leading me that way choosing between S4 and One to replace my S2 shortly. Especially with the high-quality front-facing stereo speakers :)




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  #807840 30-Apr-2013 08:46
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Always stuns me the number of people who find an FM radio a differentiating factor in handset decisions. I don't pretend to understand myself, but I always respect that others use-case scenarios differ. Interesting that Samsung haven't got it, considering their typical 'brute force' include all features tendencies.




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  #807850 30-Apr-2013 09:09
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NZtechfreak: Always stuns me the number of people who find an FM radio a differentiating factor in handset decisions. I don't pretend to understand myself, but I always respect that others use-case scenarios differ. Interesting that Samsung haven't got it, considering their typical 'brute force' include all features tendencies.


Funny enough. I never use the radio. but this year, when i was in fiji during a cyclone...the radio came very handy when the power went out for 2 nights..

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  #807876 30-Apr-2013 09:45
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Always thought I needed the FM radio but then found I dont really listen to radio anymore anyway as IMO its crap.

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  #807879 30-Apr-2013 09:49
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Phone arrived this morning and was on my office desk when I arrived!!
Inpressed so far but only about 5 minutes in.

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  #807880 30-Apr-2013 09:51
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networkn: Phone arrived this morning and was on my office desk when I arrived!!
Inpressed so far but only about 5 minutes in.


What? Wednesday already???

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  #807881 30-Apr-2013 09:53
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kiwitrc:
networkn: Phone arrived this morning and was on my office desk when I arrived!!
Inpressed so far but only about 5 minutes in.


What? Wednesday already???


Well I am happy they were wrong that is for sure.


 
 
 
 

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  #807897 30-Apr-2013 10:28
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networkn: Phone arrived this morning and was on my office desk when I arrived!!
Inpressed so far but only about 5 minutes in.
That's good. I'd quite like to hear some positive feedback on the phone, heh. Everything I seem to be seeing about it today is negative, although relatively minor, it's not nice to read after dropping a lot of money on it in the intention of it being a long term investment.

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  #807980 30-Apr-2013 13:43
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If the S4 has 4G Does it show somewhere it's 4G? Secondly, can I get rid of the Telecom Logo? Lastly the 64GB SD Card I pulled from my S3, is getting rejected by the S4. Says it was unexpectedly removed...

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  #808071 30-Apr-2013 16:10
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Disrespective:
networkn: Phone arrived this morning and was on my office desk when I arrived!!
Inpressed so far but only about 5 minutes in.
That's good. I'd quite like to hear some positive feedback on the phone, heh. Everything I seem to be seeing about it today is negative, although relatively minor, it's not nice to read after dropping a lot of money on it in the intention of it being a long term investment.


I'm absolutely loving mine!  The upgrade from my S2 was so, so worth it.

Fast, lovely and I'm impressed with the new version of OS.

I'm also finding the view cover super handy!







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  #808072 30-Apr-2013 16:11
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I am really loving it too, but I knew I would and I've had Galaxies Since .1 and a few Sammys like the Pixon before that which I loved.


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