David Pogue, New York Times:
Of course, with great flexibility comes great complexity. The phone bombards you with warnings and disclaimers — sometimes upside-down. You really need a Learning Annex course to master this thing.
The review is largely positive, but this caveat serves to highlight a major difference in approach between Samsung/Android and Apple.
Kevin C. Tofel, GigaOm:
Not only is this the best Android phone currently available, in my opinion, but it may be for some time. Yes, competing handsets might include a better camera (this one is quite good though) or higher-resolution screen or some other hardware improvement. Few, however, will be able to quickly top Samsung’s software improvements.
Very positive take.