Samsung Galaxy S4 Review!

TouchWiz

The Samsung Galaxy S4's TouchWiz interface is packed with features that are both intriguing and potentially overwhelming. Marques Brownlee highlights how Samsung has filled the phone with software features that make it highly demoable, such as Airview, which allows users to preview photos by hovering a finger over an album 1. However, many of these features, like Smart Scroll and Smart Pause, can become annoying as they may activate unintentionally, leading users to turn them off eventually.

They all work most of the time, but if you have them on by accident or you don't want them to be on, you may find your phone scrolling up and down or pausing videos or changing orientation by itself when you didn't want or need it to do that.

--- Marques Brownlee

Despite these drawbacks, TouchWiz remains colorful and vibrant, maintaining its signature contrasty appearance on the AMOLED display 1.

   

Android 4.2

With Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, the Galaxy S4 introduces several enhancements that improve user experience. Marques Brownlee notes the addition of quick settings in the notification bar, accessible with a two-finger swipe, allowing for easy toggling of features 2. Lock screen widgets are another new feature, with DashClock being a popular choice for its aesthetic appeal.

You can swipe to the right to open the camera or swipe to add more lock screen widgets.

--- Marques Brownlee

These enhancements offer a level of customization and convenience not seen in previous models like the Galaxy S3 and Note 2 2.