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"Please stop asking me if the Samsung Galaxy S4 is better than the iPhone 5, and stop calling every new smart phone a potential iPhone killer. Any new phone could be a killer if you consider a thousand small cuts a prelude to death.\nBased on specs, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is the better phone. It now has more power and cutting edge features. Things like face/eye tracking and gesture-based controls are features iPhone 5 users can only dream of \u2013- for now.\nThe resolution of the 0.31-inch-thin Galaxy S4 is higher than the iPhone 5, and there\u2019s more screen real estate on the Galaxy's 5-inch display than the 4-inch one on the iPhone. The Gorilla Glass 3 tech -\u2013 the first device to sport the new technology \u2013- is ostensibly stronger than what iPhone 5 has (although only a drop test can tell us for sure).\nInside, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is a near 2GHz quad-core CPU. The dual-core iPhone 5 has 1GHz of power.  Samsung stuffed a 13-megapixel camera into the Samsung Galaxy S4, while the iPhone 5 tops out at 8MP. Not to mention the fact that the Galaxy S4 can shoot with both cameras at once to create mind-boggling effects that you may or may not want.\nSamsung is also starting to use NFC is interesting ways: letting people pair the phones by tapping and then turning the ad hoc connection between multiple phones into a surround sound system. That\u2019s quite cool, though it also seems pretty impractical.\nFeature for feature, the Galaxy S4 appears to have the iPhone 5 beat. So why can\u2019t I declare victory for the Galaxy S4? \nBecause it\u2019s not that simple.\nHands On\nI did spend some time with a couple of preproduction units and must admit, the phone feels and looks good. At 4.6 ounces, it\u2019s relatively light for a 5-inch phone, and since it\u2019s actually somewhat smaller than the Galaxy S III, it didn\u2019t feel like it was stressing my hand.\nThe marquee features \u2014 Air Gesture, Smart Scroll and the Dual Camera \u2014 all worked pretty much as advertised. Smart Scroll, which might be Samsung\u2019s biggest innovation, was a bit touchy for me in the preproduction unit. It\u2019s also, as Samsung told me, misunderstood. It\u2019s not eye-tracking per se; instead, the phone\u2019s front-facing sensors see your face and eyes to guide the tilt-to-scroll tech. That\u2019s right, you tilt the phone back and forth to scroll up and down on a page. You cannot simply use your eyes to scroll. It\u2019s a cool feature that, with some refinement and practice on the user\u2019s part, could become useful.\nSEE ALSO: Hands On With the Galaxy S4\nAir view is a highly intuitive feature that I want Apple to adopt immediately: Where programmed, the Samsung Galaxy S4 screen reacts before you touch it. I tried hovering my finger over the browser tabs and then a thumbnail of my hidden pages showed up \u2013- before I even touched the screen. To a certain extent I think this is an amplification of the capacitive abilities that exist in most smartphone screens. You know what I mean: You hover over your phone\u2019s screen and it takes action before you\u2019re ready? Remember, capacitive screens read the conductivity in your fingers. If the signal is strong enough, you probably don\u2019t have to touch. I\u2019m guessing they turned the capacitance up to 11 (though I may be wrong).\nAir Gestures feels like a feature from the future. You wave at the screen and things happen. I was, for example, able to switch between browser tabs by waving at the screen. Not a \u201Chello\u201D or \u201Cgoodbye\u201D wave, mind you. It was more like stroking the airspace over the phone. To make it work right, though, I had to gesture near the top of the Galaxy S4 screen \u2013- over the sensors. Still, once I got the hang of it, it worked so effectively that I want to rename this feature \u201CGalaxy S4 Jedi Control.\u201D\nThe camera takes ultra-sharp photos, but while the dual-screen feature worked well, I had trouble imaging when I\u2019d want to take a photo like that. I bet people will use the dual-video features more often (think simultaneous video conferencing with prospective home buyers while showcasing your open house).\nSo It\u2019s Better, Right\n            \nIn an interview with CNBC, the host tried to nail me down on which phone is better. He could sense my excitement over the new toy, but I wouldn\u2019t take the bait. \nJust because the Samsung Galaxy S4 is currently winning the features arms race does not mean everyone should drop their iPhone 5s (or even other competing Android phones) and order a new Galaxy S4.\nIf you\u2019re an iOS user, you have to consider switching platforms. Android 4.2.2 (what the Galaxy is running) is a good platform, but if you like iOS, you may find it overly complex, even confusing. Some people prefer the gated community of Apple\u2019s App Store to the somewhat looser Google Play store (which doesn't vet every app). Also, there is the issue of OS updates to consider: Samsung may be ready to roll out an OS update later this year, but perhaps carrier partners Verizon, AT&amp;T, Sprint and T-Mobile won\u2019t be. That doesn't happen with iOS. Everyone gets their update at the same time.\nThere\u2019s also phone size to consider. I think there are people who love big phones (and actually believe phablets like the Note II count as phones) and those who love them a little smaller. I am in the latter camp. I get more than enough utility out of my iPhone 5 screen. When I need more real estate, I switch to a tablet.\nThen there\u2019s the ecosystem. While consumers seem more than happy to swap one Android phone for another, or even to make the switch from an iPhone to an Android phone, Apple\u2019s still winning the tablet war. If you buy the Samsung Galaxy S4, will you also get an Android tablet? If so, which one? I still don\u2019t see a lot of Galaxy note 10.1\u2019s in the wild (actually, I see none). The leading Android tablet is the Kindle Fire. It has the Google Play store like the Galaxy S4, but, also like the Galaxy S4, the interface is custom. In other words, you end up with two custom Android interfaces. Apple\u2019s iOS is consistent across devices.\nNothing I\u2019m saying here is a deal-breaker, but all are considerations when choosing your next smartphone. \nSo, yes, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is an awesome piece of work. I am certain that every current Galaxy S phone owner will want one (and they should). As for switching or beating the iPhone into submission, that\u2019s a more complex battle and a decision that won\u2019t be settled with a spec sheet.\n\n\nSamsung Galaxy S4\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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