The Faceless Master
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it doesn't have to make sense.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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it doesn't have to make sense.
Macmanus
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If you care enough about your smartphone to visit forums, you can take the two seconds to download a vastly superior free launcher than Sense. Also stating a 32gb model as standard over a micro sd card is mildly misleading.
One bullet point that isn't being brought up in favor of the One though is simply price. The One is is flat out cheaper.
Edit: I hadn't experienced a lick of lag with my G4 and then I've read this thread. So I tried thumbing through all my apps as fast as I possibly could with Alpha turned on and noticed lag. Is their actual lag during normal people use, or just stress test lag?
You're probably noticing it now because people have mentioned it. Happens all the time in life.
LOL
EDIT: I'm LOL at the argument
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Me_Marcadet
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Does anyone else is getting a green line on the left of the screen during the first boot sequence (when Galaxy S IV I9505 is displayed) ?
Should I worry about this bug ?
My phone is working perfectly and I love it but this small little thing just itches my panaroid mind.
Should I worry about this bug ?
My phone is working perfectly and I love it but this small little thing just itches my panaroid mind.
Takamura-San
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Have my babies.
HollovVpo1nt
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lol@ the pro's
I would say that the bigger screen is a pro for some people but not all, but on a phone that is the same size as the One, it's beneficial. That's all I contend with on your comments.
HollovVpo1nt
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Agree.
But then you might as well add
One's pros
-smaller screen higher ppi and easier to use with one/smaller hands
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The higher ppi cannot be noticed by the majority of people who use the phone really, or they are not used to noticing the differences with on that scale of difference. And the easier to use with one hand is not true because the S4 and the One are the same size dimensions(in all intents and purposes). In fact the One might feel a bit more slippery in some people's environments. Moreover the One apparently has a more awkward design for the power button and volume rocker in regards to ergonomics. Of course, I cannot comment as I have not experienced either handsets.
Good points all around (although, even if the device dimensions are the same, the screen size will still matter for navigating the UI with one-handed use). In the same vein, will people really notice the size difference when watching a movie of these 4.7"/4.9" screens? For all intents and purposes... Meh why am I wasting my morning thinking about these minute margins between devices lol
Haha good point, to most people these differences won't matter at all. Best to just try it in store and see what you like.
Victory Red
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You have done this world a great service.
Mieu said:
I play the shit out of Candy Crush and get no lag
Takamura-San
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The Faceless Master
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you should relax considering 'better build materials' was given as a Pro to the One despite the lower build quality and death grip issues that came along with it. and then there's the whole 'better low light photos' pseudo-stacking joke subcategory. might as well add random sub-category stuff like "better audio codec support" and "better video codec support" and "better hands free navigation" to the S4.
jaydogg691
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I hate you.
British Monsoon
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Tested out the camera in the garden earlier today - not the best shots, but I was impressed by how accurate the colours are;
Very much liking the phone so far, although the battery life could be better.
Very much liking the phone so far, although the battery life could be better.
Lol! Sorry, I couldn't resist. The 32GB actually came out today at AT&T. Interesting that when I went to pick it up, the salesman tried to sell me an Optimus G Pro.
I upgraded from an IPhone 4 and the difference is quite significant. The screen is outstanding. The one thing that took me a little by surprise is how light it feels (and by consequence, somewhat fragile).
what's wrong with the battery?
British Monsoon
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Nothing really, I just need to remember to chuck it on charge every night - my old phone I could get away with out charging for a couple of days.
Victory Red
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No.
BFIB
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TechnoBuffalo mentioned that theirs is the same way.is my friend's GS4 smart cover thingy not installed correctly? it doesn't lay flat.
Guess it needs to be broke in.
SirMossyBloke
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is my friend's GS4 smart cover thingy not installed correctly? it doesn't lay flat.
I put these on people's phones for them a lot. I can almost guarantee that the battery cover isn't on right. Check the part of the flap that's connected to the battery cover. I bet it needs to be clicked in. You can only see it when the flap is fully open.
Fuck, I'm so indecisive.
I went in store to have a look at both phones, and I can't decide which one. They had both the HTC One and GS4 on show. The HTC, you could play around with and it felt really nice, the menus and stuff were awesome. I was going to play around with the Samsung Galaxy but they had the fake screen with just the menu on it, so you couldn't play around with it.
I played around with the S3 and it felt pretty good too, not as good as the HTC, but it was still good. Hate being indecisive..
I went in store to have a look at both phones, and I can't decide which one. They had both the HTC One and GS4 on show. The HTC, you could play around with and it felt really nice, the menus and stuff were awesome. I was going to play around with the Samsung Galaxy but they had the fake screen with just the menu on it, so you couldn't play around with it.
I played around with the S3 and it felt pretty good too, not as good as the HTC, but it was still good. Hate being indecisive..
jamesinclair
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Sprint customers:
Im hearing that this fall, Sprint will get an updated GS4 which will support tri-band LTE.
Im hearing that this fall, Sprint will get an updated GS4 which will support tri-band LTE.
I've had my S4 for about 24 hours now. I'm loving it, but am unable to actually use it as a phone because O2 are yet to activate my new SIM. Apparently it should take 2-24 hours, but it's been over that now. My provider's customer service line is closed for the weekend, and in the meantime I have to carry around my old phone (which has my old, still-active, non-micro SIM in it) just to make/receive calls/messages. Very frustrating.
Does anyone know if there's anything I can do to speed the process up, or do you think there's been an error somewhere along the line?
Does anyone know if there's anything I can do to speed the process up, or do you think there's been an error somewhere along the line?
Messypandas
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Can anyone recommend a nice cover for this bad little boy?
Also, the HTC one is so over-rated on here its not even funny. I played with one in the shop, its cool but little else. The aluminium housing actually made it feel cheap surprisingly. I'm sure a couple of the loud ones on here are blatant shills.
Also, the HTC one is so over-rated on here its not even funny. I played with one in the shop, its cool but little else. The aluminium housing actually made it feel cheap surprisingly. I'm sure a couple of the loud ones on here are blatant shills.
jobber
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It could be another type of Galaxy S4 varient but it won't be the same phone that's already released.
Victory Red
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Yeah HTC crazyness is funny. We already got a significant performance update from Samsung (yes, one that we shouldn't have needed in the first place to fix the UI lag, but point is we got one already)
I have this case from Elago in green
SirMossyBloke
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Or your opinion sucks? You are one of very, very few people with thinks the aluminium makes it look "cheap". In fact, maybe the only one lol
Are all the reviewers shills too? ALL of them?
Messypandas
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You sound mad. I'm talking about the people who feel compulsed to mention it incessantly in a thread about the S4. Anything else you don't understand?
SirMossyBloke
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Mad? Did my "lol" make you think that? A bit odd.
You were talking about the look, feel and general appearance of the One based on the aluminum. The fact that you stated it was over-rated on here had nothing to do with "people who feel compulsed to mention incessantly in this thread".
Seems you're the one not understanding your own posts.
Maybe you should slow down a little?
Messypandas
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No, I wasn't. Read my post again (maybe twice) then come back to me.
SirMossyBloke
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demosthenes
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I'm finally going to get a smart phone. I'm trying to decide between this or iphone 5. Anyone here own both at some point and can throw some opinions my way 
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I'm leaning towards S4 simply b/c of the expandable memory.
?I'm leaning towards S4 simply b/c of the expandable memory.
SirMossyBloke
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I'm finally going to get a smart phone. I'm trying to decide between this or iphone 5. Anyone here own both at some point and can throw some opinions my way
I'm leaning towards S4 simply b/c of the expandable memory.
I left iOS and moved to Android specifically because of the iPhone 5 actually. The screen dimensions on the 5 are just off IMO. I also find that iOS is getting stale, and while it does everything you want it to do, it's not a very exciting phone.
With an Android phone you can customize it to your hearts content and make it your own. Plus these new Android phones can do so much more than iPhones currently. Check them both out, but i'd never go back to iPhone at this point.
Messypandas
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