I bought the Galaxy S4 at Amazon as a super discount pre-Christmas offer for my fair. It took just 60% of my Sony Z1, which I had also purchased very cheap only a year ago. Technically, both comparable and remain in the UK and any significant point behind current top models back. It is the first smartphone to my wife, but it has very quickly become accustomed and "incorporated" with unprecedented enthusiasm. I wonder what it is that I have set up this thing with all my Smartphone experience and thus saves a lot Anfrangsfrust. The comparable Apple model would have cost three times as much. I had thought about it, to me (and you) to save trouble, because Apple should be more user friendly and "foolproof". Right now, I really do not know but what it would have been to spend at least 500 EUR more for a comparable iPhone. Opposite my Z1 is positive in that the Galaxy is much easier and - exemplary! - The battery can be easily replaced. There's just not waterproof, which might have been helpful in the snow chaos of the past few weeks. Although I never had to seriously test the water resistance of one year Z1. Conclusion: Excellent, still ultra-modern equipment at a reasonable price. Recommended!