Looks like the "discount" website my job has a partnership with finally came handy for once. So instead of going to the Sprint store and having the device in my hand, I decided to purchase my upgrade which the site was selling it at $219 which I had a code to knock out $15 off from the from price, which brought me down to $204, and here comes the best part NO SALES TAX! So now I play the waiting game till Tuesday.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 (new flagship Android phone from Samsung)
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Gaylord Sweetwood
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Explain further please. Is this for all carriers? Because Sprint charging $249 for the S4 is BS when the other carriers are $199. So you are talking $160 when upgrading your existing plan?
And what about waiving the activation fee?
this might explain a lot for me then....
I do recall seeing the words that it doesn't necessarily do good to drain the battery completely and recharge. not sure about charging at night though.
Is there any case like this for the Galaxy S4: http://www.accessorygeeks.com/agf-a...-leather-crys-silic-case-sa0757-9005-blk.html
I have this case for my Galaxy S2. Its a TPU case with a nice lip on it which protects it whenever I have dropped the phone on all different angles. Also it has kept the phone to look like new.
Thanks guys.
some pictures and reviews by XDA folks: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1288704
I have this case for my Galaxy S2. Its a TPU case with a nice lip on it which protects it whenever I have dropped the phone on all different angles. Also it has kept the phone to look like new.
Thanks guys.
some pictures and reviews by XDA folks: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1288704
The Faceless Master
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the battery circuitry in modern phone batteries won't allow the battery to be overcharged or undercharged, so these situations aren't really an issue. the one thing you don't want to do is turn on your phone again without charging it if it turns off due to a low battery. in that situation you will want to charge it while off first.
Haha, apologies, I mean while you sleep. So it'll most likely overcharge?
SirMossyBloke
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No-one worry about batteries, ever. Charge them as you please. Just, as Faceless said, try not to let them die completely as that can hurt their overall life.
shinshoryuken
Member
The GS4 active might only have an qualcom s4 plus, not an s600.....well that sucks....
The Faceless Master
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and somehow i am not shocked at them possibly doing this. disgusted a little, but not shocked.
Compared this again with the iPhone 5 earlier. No idea why people keep saying the S4s screen is too saturated, set to movie mode there is very little colour accuracy difference between the S4 and i5. The only difference you really notice is the S4s screen has higher contrast, better blacks, and is slightly sharper or cleaner. No black crush issue from the S3 either.
Whites aren't that far off imo either. They're slightly greener, but the i5s seem a bit off too, with a slight blue tinge. I will say, blacks have come a long way on lcd's, still not Amoled level but much better.
Speed wise, S4 transitions (at least on my settings) are generally quicker and snappier across the board, though i5s animations last a touch longer. Where the S4 pauses a split second to load intense apps, the i5 loads them, but pauses internally whilst stuff loads up. For example, the camera app loads instantly, but the shutter stays closed a split second till the app is ready for shooting.
Web browsing speed wise, they traded blows, i5 better on some, s4 on others. I'd say overall the edge went to the S4, especially loading sites such as The Verge where it was a second or more quicker to load. Loading more image heavy sites it seemed to have the edge too.
Aside from that I only tested general use. Didn't do a pixel peeping camera test but briefly comparing I'd say the S4s camera looked quite a degree more detailed, less noisy and more colour accurate (i5s a touch too warm).
In any case, Samsung's made several key strides here. Especially with the screen. Thinking of putting up a comparison video when I have the time.
Whites aren't that far off imo either. They're slightly greener, but the i5s seem a bit off too, with a slight blue tinge. I will say, blacks have come a long way on lcd's, still not Amoled level but much better.
Speed wise, S4 transitions (at least on my settings) are generally quicker and snappier across the board, though i5s animations last a touch longer. Where the S4 pauses a split second to load intense apps, the i5 loads them, but pauses internally whilst stuff loads up. For example, the camera app loads instantly, but the shutter stays closed a split second till the app is ready for shooting.
Web browsing speed wise, they traded blows, i5 better on some, s4 on others. I'd say overall the edge went to the S4, especially loading sites such as The Verge where it was a second or more quicker to load. Loading more image heavy sites it seemed to have the edge too.
Aside from that I only tested general use. Didn't do a pixel peeping camera test but briefly comparing I'd say the S4s camera looked quite a degree more detailed, less noisy and more colour accurate (i5s a touch too warm).
In any case, Samsung's made several key strides here. Especially with the screen. Thinking of putting up a comparison video when I have the time.
Unknown Soldier
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All the currently available phones are well above 6500K color temperature. Whites won't be white, and by white I mean 'movie white' which is actually a warm yellowish hue, until phone screens can be calibrated to match that standard. The characteristic color of white when you are above 6500K is bluish. Most TVs sold today are intentionally set 'wrong' with default color temperature in the 7000-8000K range, because cooler blue whites look 'better' to the untrained eye. In general when you get your TV home you have to manually change the color temperature to one of the 'Warm' presets to get closer to 6500K and most TVs require further calibration to accurately track it, assuming they even have the settings to do this.
6500K is a calibration which supposedly approximately matches the color of sunlight, which is why it isn't truly 'white' either incidentally. But it's the proper calibration to display video content because that's the color temperature which is expected when they they are authoring it.
6500K is a calibration which supposedly approximately matches the color of sunlight, which is why it isn't truly 'white' either incidentally. But it's the proper calibration to display video content because that's the color temperature which is expected when they they are authoring it.
Do you mean 5600K? Cause that's the color temp cameras are set at for sunlight (of course differing under certain conditions). Also, I'd like to thank Verizon for being pretty awesome. I pre-ordered my phone on Saturday and already received my shipping confirmation that it will be here the 22nd. After all these years of raping my wallet I'm glad they came through.
6500k. He's not talking about capturing stills here.
Neither am I.
Oh it's Europe. In the U.S. I believe the standard is 5600
Nope, looks to be a s600:
http://www.gsmarena.com/see_the_samsung_galaxy_s4_active_for_the_first_time-news-6069.php
It actually looks better than the OG S4
Hey I'm from the UK and just wanted to say that I've got an update for the s4. It's 74.26mb and claims it improves stability. Haven't installed it yet but I wonder if anyone else has this update and if it's made a difference?
I'm on Orange but my phone came unlocked, unbranded and with no bloat as far as I'm aware. i9505.
Yup it's all good. But the charger it comes with is said to charge the device much faster.
I'm on Orange but my phone came unlocked, unbranded and with no bloat as far as I'm aware. i9505.
Yup it's all good. But the charger it comes with is said to charge the device much faster.
Victory Red
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Ok, all the sudden the phone is audibly telling me (in a friendly lady voice) everything its doing. "Loading page" "Page loaded" "Checkbox is checked"
WTF. I can't figure out how to turn it off.
WTF. I can't figure out how to turn it off.
Nemesis_
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Look around in your Accessibility settings? TalkBack maybe?
Victory Red
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Nope. Talkback is off
Victory Red
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Okay, apparently is an issue with Samsung phones when new Accessability options are enabled (I turned on NiLS for my notifications.)
So i have to figure out how to disable TTS for all Samsung apps
So i have to figure out how to disable TTS for all Samsung apps
D'ultimate
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This thing kinda blows for me too. Can't use my LED notification app cause it triggers the phone to start talking as well, even with Talkback off.
Victory Red
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Yeah, the NiLS update gave a workaround in the instructions:
Install 3rd party app Classic Text To Speech. Don't download any language packs. Set it as default TTS. Done.
Edit* beaten.
ah ok thanks. Yeah I am thinking of getting extra cables so I dont have to carry this one everywhere with me
Victory Red
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I ordered 4 cables from Amazon for like $10. They came from China. Working good so far.
That looks like the Spigen case merged into Galaxy S4: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BW6GIP2/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Frogfucious
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Just pre-ordered mine from verizon. First time I've pre-ordered a phone without seeing it in person. Hoping to get it before the long weekend. Do those who have this phone suggest getting a screen protector and case or is it not necessary?
A little odd that they can't confirm Super AMOLED on this.
Stormtrooper30
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Somewhat disappointed to hear that the Active will be a thing after just preordering my S4 yesterday. You win some you lose some I suppose.
Can you cancel it or something?
Stormtrooper30
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If only. I'm heading out of the country on the 24th and need a global phone beforehand (will be in Europe for 2 months) because the Verizon GS3 doesnt support global data.
It's a sad circumstance.
The Faceless Master
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the pictured cable is one of those security dongles they use at trade shows.
at that 480 ppi i would be surprised if it was SAMOLED
BigEvilTurtle
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The optical reader is freaking awesome.
BigEvilTurtle
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Sorry for DP, but smart pause isn't working for some reason. The eye icon in the status bar will light up for a second when it recognizes my eyes but then it goes gray again. What's up? /:
SirMossyBloke
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It only lights up to inform you it's just stopped the phone from dimming while you were looking at it.
Because it's not shipping till Monday (today), maybe? Most couriers don't ship on Sunday.
BigEvilTurtle
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So any idea why smart pause isn't working? Is there a way to test if it's recognizing my eyes?
Stormtrooper30
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The Verizon GS3 doesn't support global data with an international SIM (ie traveling abroad). Anyone know if the GS4 will allow such a thing?
Good god damn question...
For what it's worth, several reviews mention that they couldn't get this working consistently.
The Faceless Master
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didn't you just need root and a mod to edit APN settings on the Verizon GS3?
Stormtrooper30
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Would this be the easiest solution to my problem?
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