S Translator is a genius introduction that could actually change lives and bring people closer together, while the much talked-about S Health is a copycat flop that fails to truly challenge more established fitness apps. It is not alone on Samsung’s list of benchwarmer features striving to impress. Eraser handles the lot and is dead simple to use too. That idiot mate of yours who thinks it’s funny to jump in and flip the bird whenever he spots a camera – gone.
That woman who strolls aimlessly across your perfectly framed picture of your wife and kid – gone. It impressed us from the off and rid our snaps of unwanted photo bombers on more than one occasion. It captures a five-frame burst and automatically offers to remove unwanted moving objects from the shot. These follow the Smart Scroll path of being gimmicky headline-grabbers of little practical use.Īvoid this marketing speak and scratch beneath the surface, however, and a raft of innovative features and highlights are hidden away, simply waiting to enhance the experience.Īlthough the Dual Shot capabilities might not be a camera addition to brag about with your mates in the pub, Eraser certainly is. Or perhaps the personal postcard making Dual Shot camera mode you’ve heard so much about? Well, erm, no. How about the Kinect-esque Air View that Samsung has pushed? We hear you ask. We’re talking about features that will come to the fore in use and continue to impress long after Smart Scroll has been forgotten. That said, however, and with Smart Scroll inevitably set to be disabled shortly after first use, Samsung has failed to mention many of the hidden, less publicised S4 features.
It grabs the attention and offers a glimpse into what, as kids, we thought the future would be like. In short, it’s chump fodder, playing on consumer weaknesses, while its useful – albeit less glamorous – siblings are hidden in the shadows.ĭespite being far from the most interesting attribute of a device that has plenty to shout about, it is clear to see why Samsung adopted Smart Scroll as the poster feature of the S4. It doesn’t really track your eyes as you read, unless you nod your head up and down while reading like a simpleton. It’s barely more than headline-baiting, marketing-appeasing filler. In the build-up to last Saturday’s long-awaited Samsung Galaxy S4 release, much attention was paid to the handset’s Smart Scroll capabilities and the notion of controlling your phone with your eyes.Īlthough this feature gives us a sense of omnipotent power over our puny smartphone servant, in terms of ‘killer features’, Smart Scroll is a little wide of the mark.
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