Still best on the market, even after Galaxy S4, Sony Z1, and HTC ONE !!!!!!
I used this phone for almost a year, and now I switched on newer HTC ONE. I will go back. When people complaining on 5" screen that is stupid. You should go in the store and try phone before purchase, I like 5" phone and since this was first full HD screen on the phone when arrived on the market, I was very happy with it. Screen is 5 stars. Great colors, sharp, good outside!! on the strong sunlight! For me most important thing on the phone is music because that is 90% of the time I'm using it, and this phone rocks! Beats audio makes big sense, yes it may be just a algorithm and not a hardware thing, but as a music producer I know really well that software synths are exactly that, good algorithms. And some of them are $999, so I couldn't care less what's behind, sound with any headphones is much better, especially if you love modern electronic production. Design is still best on the market, HTC one looks funny compared to this one. I don't like metal phones, I like phone with metals on it, but if plastic is good, I like plastic better. Samsung is so bad that I sold Note 2 and Galaxy S3 just because I couldn't look at that plastiky housing. One of the best things on the phone is power button position, right in the middle of the top of the phone. So, there is no chance not to find power button, even blind person could find it in second. Battery is right on the spot, if you leave phone in a good reception room, it can last for 3 days. If you use it with full brightness display, WiFi, 4GLTE on, and all other stuff, battery will last few hours, totally normal for all phones. if you want longer lasting battery, get a Bluetooth headset, this will spare your battery life for 30%, especially if you're listening to the music alot like I do. Is this the newest phone model for 2013? Maybe not, but it will beat the phones that will come on the market in 2015, you'll see. Nothing new will happen in this industry, 5" is standard and newer phones will just be lighter, camera with more pixels, stronger CPU, if you don't care for that - grab this hottie! All hardware that this phone has is enough for even tech guy, but for average person this will be 2 years phone with no problem.Read full review
