[Galaxy S 4 General] BarryH_GEG:
You can't speak in absolutes (and neither can I ;) ). Sense is prettier than TW but provides far less functionality. So for a purist that doesn't care about s/w features Sense would most likely be their preference. For someone that appreciates things like Awake stay, multiview, motion and voice controls, and customizable notifications with quick access they'd most likely prefer TW. The One has a leg up because its speakers are on the front of the device and amplified but the SGS4 has dual speakers that appear to be the same size. How significant front amplified speakers are depends on how often someone uses the device without headphones. And the jury's out on the cameras as the One's gotten some dings and the SGS4's hasn't even been tested in production form yet. AMOLED vs. LCD comparisons are pointless as one vs. the other is personal preference and both the One and the SGS4 are going to have fantastic displays. And then there are things like AVRCP 1.3 support, the higher clock speed, Octa where it's available, DDR3 memory, a bigger removable battery, expandable storage. 4.2.2 out-of-the box, and Gorilla Glass 3 which are non-debatable SGS4 advantages.

So to get the design and front speakers of the One people are getting a thicker, heavier, less durable phone with a smaller display and less features. To get a bigger display, the better h/w specs, additional s/w features, bigger removable battery, and expandable storage of the SGS4 their going to have to accept an evolved design from the SGS3 which itself never won any beauty pageants. So no matter which phone someone picks their giving up something. And what that is depends on what they wanted in the first place.

BlinkFeed is basically nothing more than a home screen replacement. People are already complaining about the limited choices of feeds and the inability to add their own. That and it can't be disabled only hidden. This is what's in the SGS4. While not as integrated it offers a ton more customization options including having three screens available and the ability to add your own widgets. Adding your own "feeds" via widgets accomplishes the same thing as BlinkFeed but at a more personal user-controlled level with tons more options available. And not needing to enter an unlock code when on a recognized network is pure brilliance.

We start with the lockscreen, which features the new lockscreen widgets introduced with Android 4.2, though Samsung fiddled with them a bit. The default lockscreen shows the time along with a personal message overlaid on beautiful photos pulled from TripAdvisor (with text at the bottom about where the photo was taken). The water ripples have been replaced by a lens flare effect though you can switch back to the old one or disable it all together. The lockscreen has multiple panes, each containing one widget. The page to the right of the default one is special and can either be a list of favorite apps (the default TouchWiz setting) or a shortcut for the camera (as in pure Android).The pages to the left contain different widgets - email, Google Now, Messaging, music player, Yahoo! Finance and News and you can download apps from the Play Store that add new widgets. There are no app shortcuts at the bottom of the screen by default - the Favorite Apps widget to the right has taken over that role, but you can enable them and have up to five easily accessible shortcuts. One cool option for those who use more secure lockscreens (PIN, Pattern, etc.) is the Auto unlock zone feature. You can add several "home" Wi-Fi networks and the lockscreen will be disabled when the Galaxy S4 hooks up to one of them. This way you can have a secure PIN lockscreen outside and a quick unlock at home or the office​

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As for Zoe the only feature it has that the SGS4 doesn't is the ability to create pic/video montages (Zoe "scenes") that you can view on the device or at zoe.com. It could be a "must have" for some or never get used because of its proprietary nature. I guess we'll find out based on how well the One sells.

Here's what it comes down to. The One wouldn't be so lauded if HTC had continued with polycarbonate and rear speakers; it would be an evolution of the One X. If that were the case, I don't think people would think the remaining features (Zoe, UltraPixels, and BlinkFeed) would be that earth shattering; especially with some of the advantages the SGS4 has over it. As it is, because of its materials, design, and front speakers, it's being perceived as "ground breaking." When you deconstruct what's really "new" (compared to the SGS4) outside that there's not a hell of a lot. But if the things HTC's chosen to focus on hit the right buttons it should certainly sell better than the One X did.

P.S. - Sorry for another "wall of text." :)