I am a big fan of NFC, and on this device Samsung has opted to incorporate some new technology which is not compatible with my current NFC tags, so if you too are a fan of NFC keep this in mind.
Now on to the "value added" software from Samsung. Most if not all of the new Samsung software is just gimmicks and not useful in everyday life, IMHO. While I do use the air gestures and air previews, the whole smartstay options in my opinion are worthless and I have disabled them. I do not care if a video pauses when I look away, or if the page scrolls with my eye movement, but that is just me.
There is a new addition which I do like and will definitely take advantage of, the infrared sensor which allows me to use my GS4 as a remote control for my TV and satellite receiver.
Also the lockscreen on Touchwiz is not to my liking. The shortcuts do not interest me, but it does have the ability to add widgets much like stock AOSP 4.2 Jellybean.
The camera seems to be excellent with 13 megapixel, several photo editing options, dual camera option and more. I have had a little time to play with this camera and it does take very nice pictures. And one of the cool and useful options is the ability to use the front and rear facing camera at the same time, so you can take a photo and be in it also!
Another useful feature is the Shealth app., this has options from tracking calorie intake, calorie burn, walking steps taken, exercise tracker, and it works with some add on equipment (I have seen scales and a couple of other things that will communicate with this feature).
A few other neat things loaded on this device is STravel which suggest different travel destinations, SVoice which has been surpassed by many third party apps and Google Now, STranslator which is nothing more than Google Translate with a new UI and renamed.
Now I have found ways around most of the things I don't like about this device by installing custom launchers, and lockscreens so there are workarounds.
More to come on this device later!
If you have any questions about the Samsung Galaxy S4, Android in general, or need help in switching to US Cellular hit me up on G+ or ask in the comments.
John USCC Customer Crew Member
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