Samsung S4

If one compares the Galaxy S4 to non-HD screen flagships, the price is a bit steep, though. You may consider other flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S III, which are now available at attractive discounts compared to their launch price. Large screen enthusiasts may also prefer the Galaxy Note II.

If you're willing to look at non-Android phones, the iPhone 5 is still the best smartphone available in this price range.

Price: Rs. 41,500
So should you upgrade if you already own the Galaxy S III? Well, if you're someone who likes owning the best phone, no matter what, and wish to use to a smartphone that has an HD screen, we'd surely recommend that you make the switch. However, existing Galaxy S III owners are likely to get some of the phone's software features via an update and the sensor based gimmicks are not really worth it. Also, you won't notice the power boost in day-to-day tasks. So you can perhaps skip this one and wait for the next generation Galaxy (or some other better option).

Combine all these factors, with Samsung's strong marketing push and retail network, and you get a winner as far as sales are concerned.

At a price of Rs. 41,500, Samsung has priced the phone well, keeping in consideration the pricing of some of the recently launched flagships including the HTC One, its direct competitor, which, unfortunately, is still not available in the market at the time of writing this, despite the company having announced it weeks before the Galaxy S4.

Having said that, we're not really impressed with the sensor based motion and air gestures that are one of the USPs of the phone and found them to be a gimmick to pull potential customers and give them another reason to pick it up over other options. We're sure you'll not be using them when you're in a crunch situation and just need to get work done. In fact, you'll be better off disabling them
The phone lacks FM radio functionality (read here why), which will surely disappoint many, especially in our Indian audience.With Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, the overall experience of navigation through the interface was extremely impressive, thanks to Project Butter and all the power under the hood. We did not experience much lag except while launching the camera app and getting back to the home screen.The company unveiled the Galaxy S4 amidst much fanfare and did not disappoint in terms of upping the game in terms of hardware specifications.thank you.