Where are you hearing these rumors out of curiosity? I haven't heard anything besides my rep dropping the 17th as the ship date.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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Where are you hearing these rumors out of curiosity? I haven't heard anything besides my rep dropping the 17th as the ship date.
They aren't available at all? I was looking on the verizon site and was wondering why there wasn't an option for larger sizes.
Only version being sold is the 16GB at the moment. No official news about the other versions (that I know of anyway).
Uggggghhh. Why don't these people want my money.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006ZH1WVS/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Problem solved
What's the point of having the SD slot if you make no use of it?VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006ZH1WVS/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Problem solved
Can you store apps on the SD?
No. Fuck you Samsung.
Core data? Nope. But any assets, yup.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006ZH1WVS/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Problem solved
I always feel weird putting things on the expanded card. I like having the option but I always feel like I'm neglecting my precious apps by making them stand outside on the lawn or something. It's weird I know.
What do you usually store on the expanded space just out of curiosity?
The Faceless Master
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there are root apps that let you.
I did some searching around trying to find a solution and I've been seeing that this has been taken away in 4.2.2...
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
So you're basically limited to 16gb worth of apps. And apps aren't getting any smaller, particularly games.
Only 9gb, after formatting, OS, and bloat ware.
I don't use SD cards, I find them rather pointless with all my stuff being on the cloud and streaming all my music via spotify. Never needed it on my iPhones, and currently my HTC One. Never used it on my old S3 either. I'm sure there are people who love carrying everything they own on their cards though.
I don't even need SD cards really. The reasoning for my need for storage is because of the large apps that I have. Real Racing, NFS MW, Modern Combat 4, Shadowgun MP, and lots of other games and apps take up space. I typically end of having 2-3 gigs of music cached from Google Music. I also have all my photos stored on my phone, but space wouldn't be an issue because everything is set to automatically upload to dropbox. Therefore, 32 minimum is a must, especially if Samsung/Carriers extras are going to take up 7-8 gigs.
At least they give you free 50GB dropbox space to go along with all that S-Bloatware.
It doesn't matter. Whatever phone I get MUST have 32 internal minimum no matter what for the reason I just explained. That's the primary reason I didn't decide to buy the Nexus 4.
outunderthestars
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I'd love to pick up a 32GB S4 and throw a 64 GB card in it for my music and media.
Victory Red
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I had over 130 apps on my 16GB iPhone 5 adn never came close to 9GB of apps.
I had maybe 3 games that were over 200MB, everything else is less than 50MB
Real Racing 3 is over 700MB. And I had a Navigon app back in the day that was 1.1GB
I can't find the exact article now, but I read something somewhere about how past launches have sometimes shipped early or something like that. It sounded less like rumors and more like wishful thinking, to be very honest. I hope your dude is right, though.
Edit: Hit up my local Best Buy, they must've had half a dozen SIII's for demo but the S4 was shoved in the corner, unlabeled, and seemingly had no power going to it (although they had the security stuff all plugged in and powered, go figure.)
There's another BB on the way home, going to try that one after work.
outunderthestars
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Buy some nature field guide apps. I have several apps that are over 1GB a piece and quite a few that are over 500MB a piece as well.
The Faceless Master
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poppabk
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With bandwidth caps this is far from feasible for a lot of people.
The Faceless Master
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didn't the major US carriers all have the 32GB version at launch?
outunderthestars
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This and alot of us use our phones in areas with spotty coverage.
Oh Brian Crecente, you so cray
Genesis Knight
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I don't understand what you mean by this. Are you talking about how it prevents custom ROMs or the whole "Stock/Custom" root thing on the S4?
The Faceless Master
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probably talking about how AT&T is cold blooded.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
This is also why I haven't pulled the trigger on the N4 to replace my aging N1 as a backup phone. I loved most everything about the N1 outside of storage, it felt claustrophobic even with an SD slot because I couldn't offload everything to it. With the size of apps and games, its tough to justify 16gb, much less 8.
32gb is a minimum for apps imo. I really wish Google had pushed more in the direction of apps on SD, I was excited about SD on windows phones until I realized it doesn't allow apps on SD either.
Any tips for me guys?
I am on Sprint, for like 12 fucking years. Under a family plan with my mom and dad. I am 28 btw, we just always kept it like that lol.
I want the galaxy 4 , but they said I have to pay $600 .... to get it for $150 I have to wait like 264 days or something insane , for my contract to "renew" and be eligible for the $150 price.
Is there anyway I can get this phone w/o paying $600? So not worth that, I could get another GTX 680 and run in SLI for that kind of bread.
I am on Sprint, for like 12 fucking years. Under a family plan with my mom and dad. I am 28 btw, we just always kept it like that lol.
I want the galaxy 4 , but they said I have to pay $600 .... to get it for $150 I have to wait like 264 days or something insane , for my contract to "renew" and be eligible for the $150 price.
Is there anyway I can get this phone w/o paying $600? So not worth that, I could get another GTX 680 and run in SLI for that kind of bread.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
If you have to wait that long, it means you or someone in your plan used up your upgrade last year. If it was you, sell whatever device you bought and subsidize the S4. I know on at&t you can get early upgrades if you pay your bill on time, not sure about Sprint.
The Faceless Master
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you may be able to get a CS rep to push up your upgrade by paying an early upgrade fee.
264 days before your upgrade should put you at the $175 tier. and then the GS4 is $250 for upgrades. still, $425 is less than $600!
shinshoryuken
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It probably take a week till someone finds out away to unlock the bootloader
BigEvilTurtle
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T-Mobile said they can do four devices, unlimited data and everything, for $100 a month via family plan.
Is this normal? Because that sounds outrageously cheap compared to the $170 we pay now.
Is this normal? Because that sounds outrageously cheap compared to the $170 we pay now.
ZeroCypher
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Asking this in both the One and S4 threads since I'm debating between the two, but was wondering how anyone's experience has been on Sprint, specifically in the DFW area?
Wife has sprint, we've lived in Dallas proper, Garland, and Addison. Her service sucks DICK. I'd never recommend anyone get Sprint here. Half the time I call her, our calls won't even connect. I've never had these issues calling fellow Verizon or ATT phones. She's has the Galaxy and GS3, so it's not the phones.
In general, you can't beat Verizon's coverage and speed here.
D'ultimate
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I'm kinda enjoying Dropbox at the moment. Is that for anyone who purchases the S4 and is that with all carriers?
Ya =(
Maybe I will look at getting my own account, see how much the monthly is VS what we have now.
I would sell my current phone, unfortunately it's an HTC Design which is worth about $5.35 most likely. I will try thanks.
Ya I could see myself doing $425 .... still a lot , I mean I can afford the $600 but jesus christ. It just seems so messed up, we have been with sprint for 12 years!!! These companies suck.
Thanks a lot guys.
shinshoryuken
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It will leak eventually....it always does....I hope..
Broder Salsa
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I at least got the 50gb with mine too, without having any carrier. But I noticed it saying it expires in a year, so by that time I will probably be so dependent on dropbox that I will buy a pro account on there.
poppabk
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Isn't that without phone subsidies which they charge separate plus the initial charge for the phone?
The Faceless Master
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it's $100 for 500MB of 4G data per line and unlimited edge data, $180 for unlimited 4G on 4 lines.
that too.
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