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This or the One X, please help me decide

Hey everyone, first off I want to apologize for creating a topic like this. I have been reading up on both phones through website, reviews and topics here on XDA. I just cant seem to make up my mind.
The one X has no removable battery when the battery is 1800Mah which is pathetic considering I am running a 1900Mah in my outdated HTC Sensation. This is a big downside to me; the S3 has a 2100Mah battery which is removable which is a big plus. I was looking at both battery life threads for the international versions and both seem good though. Could you guys possibly comment on this?
The cpu and gpu's of both phones are also interesting. The Exynos seems better then the Tegra 3 and coming from a S3 powered Sensation I do not want another laggy phone.. Please comment on this, possibly a link to another topic if it was made before.
Memory is not a big issue for me, 32gb is plenty.
I heard that the screen on the One X is better and easier on battery life, is this true?
Last thing is development; I love flashing new Roms and have been spoiled with the Sensations awesome developers. Does the international S3 have great developers and if so which Roms are the most popular?
Thanks a ton guys!

Samsung galaxy s3 is the best phone
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I heard that the screen on the One X is better and easier on battery life, is this true?
Should that not be asked in the One X forum
Does the international S3 have great developers and if so which Roms are the most popular?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1674286
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Had US and international one x. Now have the international gs3. Aside from some camera features. The Gs3 is better. The multi taking issues on the One X kill that phone imho
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I came from the one x international. SG3 is better, the battery on the one x was a huge deal breaker for me, was pretty bad.
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If price isn't a concern, get the s3. Battery life is almost double that of the one x and the Cpu and gpu are faster. Combined with removable battery and sd card, it's a no brainer.
However if price is a concern, get the one x. It's about 20% cheaper. But it does have some serious problems with heat; the battery will frequently reach over 55 celcius and go into "overheat" status, potentially reducing the life of it.
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Wow, that link has alleviated my fears of lackluster developer support thank you.
ratchetjaw you speak of multitasking, I understand that the S3 Lte has 2gb of ram, do you feel this is a necessary advantage? So much so that it is better to wait until the fall to purchase a new phone, when they have quad and 2gb?
Also, the lack of Lte on the international version; I myself never really cared for data speeds as 4g is fast enough for me. Do you deem the loss of this and a Gb of ram justifiable for the quad core Exynos?
Thanks!

Ask the same question in the one X forum, you will get a different response.
They are both excellent phones.
Considering software issues and heat are now resolved with the new base, the battery is also much better on the new kernel.
Software can be changed, the only things you can't change are the screen and the looks.
One X wins on both counts in my opinion, and I own both phones!
Plus the tegra 3 processor has a dedicated gaming development and is gonna get play station games shortly.
The new Google nexus 7 tablet is a tegra 3 processor, which means more tegra games are coming for sure. Also there probably is a good reason why Google are releasing their flagship tablet with nvidia cpu, versus the exynos.
In summary both are excellent phones but it comes down to personal preference and what looks visually more pleasing to your eyes.
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Before the s3 got released I was going to get the one x but had a play with both phones in a shop and the s3 seamed to run better so got a s3

Hi I had the HTC one x for about 2 months I fought it was I great phone till I started to use it. The battery last me 6 hrs. I changed from iphone 4 to it. It was such a let down. Sold It and got a s3 best phone out of the 2. My s3 battery last me 15hrs. I stream and surf the net a lot fans the s3 last me 15hrs or if I not stream or surf it can last me about 18 hrs.
So just go for the s3 DON'T BUY HTC ONE X
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ammurad said:
Ask the same question in the one X forum, you will get a different response.
They are both excellent phones.
Considering software issues and heat are now resolved with the new base, the battery is also much better on the new kernel.
Software can be changed, the only things you can't change are the screen and the looks.
One X wins on both counts in my opinion, and I own both phones!
Plus the tegra 3 processor has a dedicated gaming development and is gonna get play station games shortly.
The new Google nexus 7 tablet is a tegra 3 processor, which means more tegra games are coming for sure. Also there probably is a good reason why Google are releasing their flagship tablet with nvidia cpu, versus the exynos.
In summary both are excellent phones but it comes down to personal preference and what looks visually more pleasing to your eyes.
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But what about bettery life? I also heard that the Exynos has better performance.

If you cannot use the search function then don't get neither.
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just get s3, nothing
my friend last month bought htc one x and s3 already release in my country
he still gonna buy s3, and yesterday sold his one x and get s3
the main concern he said is battery drain very fast on one x and very hot

Joshua3109 said:
But what about bettery life? I also heard that the Exynos has better performance.
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My battery lasts me 1.5 days on 3g and wifi with about 3.5 hours screen time. And that is also with gaming. I'm using stock kernel on viperx rom
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I had the One X for some time then moved to the SG3 and would never go back. SG3 is faster a bettery last longer.
My advice is to go for the SG3

maddler said:
I had the One X for some time then moved to the SG3 and would never go back. SG3 is faster a bettery last longer.
My advice is to go for the SG3
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I have both phones.Since i bought my Galaxy S3 i`ve hardly touched my HOX.At this second in time the S3 is the best.....but things will change

Joshua3109 said:
Wow, that link has alleviated my fears of lackluster developer support thank you.
ratchetjaw you speak of multitasking, I understand that the S3 Lte has 2gb of ram, do you feel this is a necessary advantage? So much so that it is better to wait until the fall to purchase a new phone, when they have quad and 2gb?
Also, the lack of Lte on the international version; I myself never really cared for data speeds as 4g is fast enough for me. Do you deem the loss of this and a Gb of ram justifiable for the quad core Exynos?
Thanks!
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I haven't had any multi tasking issues with the 1gb Ram on my s3. Htc did something to the One X that causes the issues
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samsung galaxy s3 It works like a charm and my friend has the htc one x and it works good but the screen is very sensitive at the sides. So i have chosen for the s3 and till now i still dont have found a bug or something annoying at it

Personnaly, the fact that the S3 has an external sdcard slot made almost the difference so I bought one. But I recently had to buy a one x to and it is much nicier than the s3.
Reviewing their battery life, they are almost equal, even while playing games.

SlimJ87D said:
If you cannot use the search function then don't get neither.
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He said he used search, but he still wanted to ask... this is not dev's thread or anything and he asked politely about personal opinions (as it's not correct to just start flaming other's devices, but personal opinions are always all right!) Don't be so rude.
About the phone matter, I was in the situation 3 weeks ago and finally got the S3 and now I'm really happy with it If you come from a Sensation like me you'll go mad with battery life of S3 And not the positive way trust me xD Let me explain to others, Sensation had a TERRIBLE battery indicator, 100% lasted for about 3 hours, then major drain until 70%... 2 hours... 50% in 20 minutes! and so on... good battery life, but horrible indications!
As soon as I got my S3 I was like, damn! this is draining like hell! (80% at 13:00 unpluged at 07:00 with maybe 35 minutes screen...) but if you do the numbers and extrapolate this to a hole day... it comes to 16h and 2.5h screen time even with the poor reception I had!
Good choice for me

[Q] Galaxy S4 vs Others

Galaxy S4 vs others.
Hey I know there are a few other threads out there like this but they are not really specific enough. I'm torn, I'm going to be buying a new phone in the next month or so and I'm confused as to which phone I should get, I've looked at many comparisons and still can't decide which is the better buy:
Galaxy S4
LG Optimus G Pro
Sony Xperia Z
HTC One(Maybe a little small)
Any thoughts on the matter or feedback would be appreaciated. Thanks. :good:
Note: I do live in Australia so that may affect my choice.

You're on XDA forums, and it's not a place for people who are new to android. You should be able to decide for yourself what features will be more useful to you. If you still can't, at least tell what features draw you on each of the phones.
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Tbh, the best for you is to go on a retail store and compare those 4 phones then choose the best for you and the one that will satisfy your needs. It's just a matter of self preference. No need to start a new thread that may attract fanboyism, bashing and flaming wars.
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S4
Advantages: Best processor in the pack. Tiny form factor.
Disadvantages: Nothing really, unless you count the plastic body.
Xperia Z
Advantages: Solid build.
Disadvantages: Slowest processor in this bunch (still fast).
HTC One
Advantages: Amazing build quality
Disadvantages: Feels uncomfortable due to excessively angular design.
G Pro
Advantages: Good build quality.
Disadvantages: No stylus.
Personally, I would recommend the S4. It's likely that it will be updated to at least 2 major android versions like what happened with the S2. It has the most battery efficient AND powerful chip around.
EDIT: Is Australia getting the S600 or Exynos Octa version?

1337RYoN said:
S4
Advantages: Best processor in the pack. Tiny form factor.
Disadvantages: Nothing really, unless you count the plastic body.
Xperia Z
Advantages: Solid build.
Disadvantages: Slowest processor in this bunch (still fast).
HTC One
Advantages: Amazing build quality
Disadvantages: Feels uncomfortable due to excessively angular design.
G Pro
Advantages: Good build quality.
Disadvantages: No stylus.
Personally, I would recommend the S4. It's likely that it will be updated to at least 2 major android versions like what happened with the S2. It has the most battery efficient AND powerful chip around.
EDIT: Is Australia getting the S600 or Exynos Octa version?
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I understand this is your opinion but
HTC One is super comfortable according to anyone that owns it, reviewers and users.
Xz is also waterproof which is a good thing and S4 pro is more than powerful.
S IV build quality could definitely be better but im ok with it.
And OP just go to a store like a user mentioned and go see what you like best.

get the htc one if you can stand that ugly logo in front of your face next to the capacitive buttons.
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I can confirm for sure that you can fry eggs on the back of the xperia z. After having heating problem with my nexus 4 I thought that was lg's fault but I was wrong, it's the snap dragon s4 pro CPU that has a problem with making devices really hot.
That's why Sony made it waterproof so that you can leave your phone in a cold water jar
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big_b0sss said:
I can confirm for sure that you can fry eggs on the back of the xperia z. After having heating problem with my nexus 4 I thought that was lg's fault but I was wrong, it's the snap dragon s4 pro CPU that has a problem with making devices really hot.
That's why Sony made it waterproof so that you can leave your phone in a cold water jar
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even the s3 gets really hot. it is the quad core and i bet even the s4 will get hot as well.
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persheshhater said:
even the s3 gets really hot. it is the quad core and i bet even the s4 will get hot as well.
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I hope not all the threads about device being plastic then no octa version for uk turning me down from getting s4 never had a Samsung device before apart from galaxy nexus and I am dying to buy s4 I don't like htc although HTC one has fantastic design but their device like a lot complicated to root or unlock boot loader could've bought xprria z but I currently own a nexus 4 which has the same spec as z apart from 5 inch screen also will never buy lg product ever again don't know what to do
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get the htc one if you can stand that ugly logo in front of your face next to the capacitive buttons.

Your Question must be asked in Q/A forum buddy.
BTW S4 is the best among all beasts..

Thanks
Woah!! Thanks guys for all your posts. I' m not new to android but I'm still having a tough time deciding. Thank you again for the help and I hope I'll be getting my awesome new phone soon.

Samsung Galaxy S IV. Most awaited.

I also live in Australia and having a tough time deciding between GS4 or HOne. I am with Vodafone. Which is Vodafone getting for 3g. I really hope Exynos octa.

Sad....
I just read an article on Gizmodo: http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/03/unofficial-list-says-australias-getting-the-quad-core-s4/
It shows that Australia might only get the Snapdragon 600 S4.

bedi.gursimran said:
I also live in Australia and having a tough time deciding between GS4 or HOne. I am with Vodafone. Which is Vodafone getting for 3g. I really hope Exynos octa.
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HTC no external card slot as far as I know, and lower spec camera. Besides slightly slower processor etc that's enough for me to go the GS4
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OPPO Find 5 - comparable to S4?

Hi Everyone,
I've got an S4, very please with it, but I just saw this OPPO Find 5 phone, which looks similarly spec'd to the S4 (but significantly cheaper).
What do you guys think??
http://europe.oppostyle.com/home/8-find-5-white.html

Phone was announced a while back...i like it, almost considered going for it but changed my mind..to much of a gamble.
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charmz2k2 said:
Hi Everyone,
I've got an S4, very please with it, but I just saw this OPPO Find 5 phone, which looks similarly spec'd to the S4 (but significantly cheaper).
What do you guys think??
http://europe.oppostyle.com/home/8-find-5-white.html
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1. Older and slower CPU! Snapdragon S4 Pro 1.5GHz vs Snapdragon 600 1.9GHz
2. LCD TFT Screen vs. Super AMOLED FulHD Screen
3. OPPO vs.Samsung (this one is actually important when you look for custom ROMs and MODs)
4. Android 4.1 vs. Android 4.2.2 (for now)
5. 2500mAH battery vs 2600mAH battery
You decide....

I love my Oppo Find 5. I love the design, love the complete steel chassis design. No mucking around with plastic or even aluminum. They went straight for steel.
Display is great. Speaker is great. Frankly there is very little negative about the phone.
But it is totally outgunned by S4 at this point. You won't notice much in day to day use now but S4 destroys it in benchmarks.
But Find 5 is special. I am never going to sell this phone just to show people 20 years down the line that someone made phone like this.
It can't compete with S4 or One in pure performance but it puts smile on my face every time I use it. $500 phone with so many things done right.
Totally unfair to put it u up against S4 to be honest.
It is a good phone. Probably better made than One in my book.
From my Galaxy S4, in your face.....

H2H he S4 beats it at everything but looks. On the other hand it's still a very capable phone and at €400 it has an impressive price point in Europe.

Depends how well they have optimised the software on that phone. The S4 Pro on the Nexus 4 literally at the moment offers a much smoother and faster experience than the S4 with an updated CPU.
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OrionBG said:
1. Older and slower CPU! Snapdragon S4 Pro 1.5GHz vs Snapdragon 600 1.9GHz
2. LCD TFT Screen vs. Super AMOLED FulHD Screen
3. OPPO vs.Samsung (this one is actually important when you look for custom ROMs and MODs)
4. Android 4.1 vs. Android 4.2.2 (for now)
5. 2500mAH battery vs 2600mAH battery
You decide....
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Yes, #3 is very important - a manufacturer that has been constantly acting in an antagonistic manner towards the development community for the past year and a half, vs. a manufacturer that is trying VERY hard to make developers happy. http://www.oppoforums.com/threads/rom-4-2-2-official-cyanogenmod-10-1.1715/page-21#post-33126 - need I say more?

Thanks guys,
I'm put to ease a little bit now, was feeling a bit down that this phone might be as good lol!
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With a far worse battery life
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Is now a bad time to buy an s4?

So iam Thinking of selling my note 2 and buy an s4, but after seeing the vast bad consumer reviews on both the german and uk amazon about the failure rates of the display and overheating issues its starting to worrying me.
Did you guys have any issues with your s4?
Should I wait for a less defective batch?
The version available to me is the l9505

People are going to have different opinions. Some will say fw will fix problems. When the Note 3 and/or the S5 come out, I know what I'm doing. I'm going to wait a little bit, not too long though and get a feel of what consumers have to say about the device before purchasing. To each their own.

alundra212 said:
So iam Thinking of selling my note 2 and buy an s4, but after seeing the vast bad consumer reviews on both the german and uk amazon about the failure rates of the display and overheating issues its starting to worrying me.
Did you guys have any issues with your s4?
Should I wait for a less defective batch?
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Problems you read about on the Internet can happen, however, in the case of S4 some of the problems have been solved by Samsung with firmware updates.
Overheating seem to happen more often on i9500 than on i9505. I personally never had a problem with overheating.
I personally wouldn't wait.

Therr are 2 versions of s4.
1. I9500 - has heating problem due to the octa core processor.
2. I9505 - comparitively, gets lets heated up.
About the screen issue, most of it is caused due to not handling s4 properly or by heating issue.
Anyway, note 2 is an awesome device. I own one too. Apart from note 2, I own s4. I must say that s4 is way better than note 2. You can see significant performance with s4 along with the amazing software support from samsung.
The choice it yours. You should look at some reviews on youtube becuase there is nothing called as 'less defective batch of s4' unlike the defects found in htc one.
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alundra212 said:
So iam Thinking of selling my note 2 and buy an s4, but after seeing the vast bad consumer reviews on both the german and uk amazon about the failure rates of the display and overheating issues its starting to worrying me.
Did you guys have any issues with your s4?
Should I wait for a less defective batch?
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If you are using note 2 then at least you should wait more one or two months...i dont think s4 is so big update over note 2
Yes..if you are using other devices like note 1 , s2 (or s3 may be) etc then you can buy s4 now and now you can get much price cut on s4
After all its your choice

if you come from the note 2 then my advice is to wait for the note 3
its the best choice for you and the note 2 is still a very capable device that runs anything currently out well
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This thread is going towards comparison b/w S4 and Note 2. isn't it.?
BTW, I do have both devices S4 octa V & Note 2.
Both have different parameters. Better to use this thread for comparison -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2334012

I have SGSIII E210K and SGS4 I9500. Both have heat issue. And i wouldn't say I9500 have exceptional heating. Nope. It's comparable to E210K, but may be a little more hot. But, hey, I9500 has more powerful CPU as well.
Thus heating level is normal if compare to other powerful devices. If u don't play 3D games and don't use live 3d wallpaper then I9500 won't heat much.
Note 2 (and Note 3 will as well) has bigger size and thus more efficient in heat dissipation. So, it's obviously will work better even with the same CPU. And has room for bigger battery as well.
If you are user of Note 2 then upgrade to Note 3 will be more pleasant than to S4 where u will have some trade-offs.

As a i9500 user I haven't experienced any reset due to camera or heating. Heating is moderate even when I am running benchmarks. Everything seems fine to me and performance is extraordinary! Only thing I wonder is we might not get google edition rom but there is a possibility that samsung will release a fw for i9500 that will run all 8 cores which is exciting!
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soralalp said:
As a i9500 user I haven't experienced any reset due to camera or heating. Heating is moderate even when I am running benchmarks. Everything seems fine to me and performance is extraordinary! Only thing I wonder is we might not get google edition rom but there is a possibility that samsung will release a fw for i9500 that will run all 8 cores which is exciting!
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??? all at the same time? samsung must be evil
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soralalp said:
As a i9500 user I haven't experienced any reset due to camera or heating. Heating is moderate even when I am running benchmarks. Everything seems fine to me and performance is extraordinary! Only thing I wonder is we might not get google edition rom but there is a possibility that samsung will release a fw for i9500 that will run all 8 cores which is exciting!
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8 cores at the same time would equal very low battery time.

Well that might be the reason behind late developing process.
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soralalp said:
As a i9500 user I haven't experienced any reset due to camera or heating. Heating is moderate even when I am running benchmarks. Everything seems fine to me and performance is extraordinary! Only thing I wonder is we might not get google edition rom but there is a possibility that samsung will release a fw for i9500 that will run all 8 cores which is exciting!
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+1 on that
if you read forums you will notice there are more heating problem on i9505. my 9500 never heatting over 50 degrees.

I see everyone talking about the overheating but what about the display failure rates?

alundra212 said:
I see everyone talking about the overheating but what about the display failure rates?
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Never had one. Can you briefly explain what do you want to know exactly.
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alundra212 said:
So iam Thinking of selling my note 2 and buy an s4, but after seeing the vast bad consumer reviews on both the german and uk amazon about the failure rates of the display and overheating issues its starting to worrying me.
Did you guys have any issues with your s4?
Should I wait for a less defective batch?
The version available to me is the l9505
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I had i9500 and now I have i9505g.
I bought first a week after an official release and I got the second delivered last monday.
I have never ever had a single issues with either of phones.
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criszz said:
+1 on that
if you read forums you will notice there are more heating problem on i9505. my 9500 never heatting over 50 degrees.
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Same here for 9500, no heating at all. I'll try to OC soon to see if it's going to overheat a lot
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No issues here since i bought my 9500 last May 7.

Idk but on my i9500 i have major heating issues am w8ing for a firmware update but there arent any coming so if u wud buy buy an i9505
damn it where is that update

This is my Second I9505 my first was fried because of my misuse, neither of mine have had any overheating issues i have always had mine either in low usage simply for facebook or high usage and benchmarks never have had any overheating issues since Day 1

[Q] September 2014 Looking to buy a SGS 4 : pros / cons pls

Hey guys!
Its almost the end of September and i am looking to buy a brand new SGS 4 Black edition i9505.
The question is , is it rly worth it ? To spend the money on it ? How does it perform nowadays ? Tell me all the pros and cons please !
Have a good day!

just do it!
is the perfect device!
i have my I9505 for about 3 month now and is all i can dream about!
Three month ago i was able to choose from S4 I9505, Galaxy S5 and Note 3....
Foe me S4 I9505 is the perfect device....until Galaxy S6 will come

how is the battery life? im thinking of buying it, staying on touchwiz for a day or two then switching to cyanogen
what accesories do u use? did u find anything that bothers you about the device? thanks

on kitkat 4.4.2 stock offical, no root, using it as ussually, voice, wifi, gaming...for me is about 2 days of battery, now it's depending of user
all i use for it is official original as accessories...
nothing to bother, except KNOX because i cant have root, but with the help of xda and all the good people here you can rrot ie, but i want it to be stock official and keep the warranty...

Pros:-
- Been out for 18 months now so far cheaper than Samsung S5/LG G3 and other newer flagships.
- It still cuts the mustard CPU/GPU wise, you will find nothing that this device can't run smoothly.
- Good quality camera.
- Very good 1080p screen, something (Cr)Apple have only just caught up with on their phones (and even then, only on the 5.5" iPhone).
- Thanks to Qualcomm's Snapdragon architecture (as opposed to Samsung's in the I9500), you're spoilt for choice in terms of stable custom roms.
- Thousands of accessories and cases to cater for all tastes.
Cons:-
- The camera might be good quality, but the shutter speed is painful. Catching the moment can be a big issue.
- Everything runs fine and smooth, but play a 3D game like Minecraft or Real Racing 3 for more than 5 minutes and damn it gets hot.
- Build quality not fantastic, something Samsung realised and improved a lot with the S5. But keep it in a case and look after it and it will be fine. I've had mine for 18 months and it still looks brand new.
- Knox and potential warranty issues, although this is something you will have to deal with on any new Samsung phone. The good thing now though is that you can root and install custom stock roms without tripping Knox.

http://www.tocmai.ro/husa-s-view-spigen-activa-pt-samsung-galaxy-s4-noua-flip-18912443.html im thinking of buying such a case, i know its fake but its under 10$ :-?? what cases do u recommend ?

charris said:
Hey guys!
Its almost the end of September and i am looking to buy a brand new SGS 4 Black edition i9505.
The question is , is it rly worth it ? To spend the money on it ? How does it perform nowadays ? Tell me all the pros and cons please !
Have a good day!
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Now you can get a S5 for almost 32-34k here in India. And 25-27k for an s4.
S5 us anyday better if youre not upgrading from an s4.
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DeepankarS said:
Now you can get a S5 for almost 32-34k here in India. And 25-27k for an s4.
S5 us anyday better if youre not upgrading from an s4.
Press Thanks if I helped
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here in Romania u get the S5 for 2300-2700 our currency, and i get the S4 for 1300 our currency thats why..

charris said:
here in Romania u get the S5 for 2300-2700 our currency, and i get the S4 for 1300 our currency thats why..
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That is a big big difference mate. Very big.
Go for the s4 then haha
Everything us a pro on it except the over heating part.
Everything is fabulous :')
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DeepankarS said:
That is a big big difference mate. Very big.
Go for the s4 then haha
Everything us a pro on it except the over heating part.
Everything is fabulous :')
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how do i get a custom rom without turning the knox into 0x1 ?

charris said:
how do i get a custom rom without turning the knox into 0x1 ?
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You cannot. Because anything custom sets the trigger to 0X1.
You can use towelroot by downgrading the official kernel..then towel root..then upgrading it back.
Just the kernel
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DeepankarS said:
You cannot. Because anything custom sets the trigger to 0X1..
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/general/guide-how-to-install-custom-roms-t2852310
Incorrect. Custom stock roms can be installed if you follow the right procedure. Custom roms based upon CM/AOKP/AOSP cannot be installed though.

Pagnell said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/general/guide-how-to-install-custom-roms-t2852310
Incorrect. Custom stock roms can be installed if you follow the right procedure. Custom roms based upon CM/AOKP/AOSP cannot be installed though.
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Ahhh..nice ^_^
Thanks for the info.
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what do u think of the phone? pros and cons. btw why we cant install cm without 0x1?

charris said:
what do u think of the phone? pros and cons. btw why we cant install cm without 0x1?
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Buddy the phone is awesome.!
It is quite nice as compared to many out in the market.
Cm wont work because it is non touchwiz maybe.
According to the link..it does not have anything related to samsung or any of its components.
It is pure android.
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The S4 is one of the best phones you can get right now in terms of value for money. Its about 340euro's over here and for that you get a 1 year old flagship phone that is still high end in most of its specs:
- The screen: not as good as the screen on the S5 but still pretty damn good
- The camera: same as above^
- The processor: good enough to do pretty much anything lagfree. Okay it doesn't score as high as the newest processors in benchmarks, but in dayly use you wont notice anything from that.
- The battery life is decent and gets you through the day. And if it isn't enough you can just swap the battery with anorther one and you're good to go.
The only weakness I see for the future is the GPU, now I don't know wether you are going for an Exynos or an Snapdragon version. But I wouldn't recommend the snapdragon if you are going to use the phone for heavy 3D gaming (games like Modern Combat 5) because the adreno 320 isn't really future proof. It runs most of the games and 3D games that came out in 2013 and first half of 2014 just fine though.
I hope I can help you make your choice for a new phone with this.
The 0x1 isn't a big deal, I had my phone replaced within warranty after frying the motherboard with a custom kernel and rom. So I 'd say its nothing to worry about

thanks for the feedback, can u give me a tutorial on which u fry the MB ? its warranty proof this way
Also i am getting the i9505 black edition, its the snapdragon one , i am living in EU, Romania. I don't do heavy gaming , i didn't had on what, but i think i wont play as much, i want it to be a base on my learning of android (or so i hope).
Also, i need to know what accessories to get, screen protector, covers and such. can i get a "fake" spigen slim armor? is it worth it?

charris said:
what do u think of the phone? pros and cons. btw why we cant install cm without 0x1?
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It's still a great phone. Excellent Processor, Enough Ram, Decent Battery life (at least a day for me)
@charris
CyanogenMod requires a Custom Recovery to Install. Flashing a non-stock Recovery when you have the Knox Bootloader, will Trip Knox.
Flashing anything that is not Samsung/Stock with the Knox Bootloader will trip the Knox flag 0x1.

charris said:
thanks for the feedback, can u give me a tutorial on which u fry the MB ? its warranty proof this way
Also i am getting the i9505 black edition, its the snapdragon one , i am living in EU, Romania. I don't do heavy gaming , i didn't had on what, but i think i wont play as much, i want it to be a base on my learning of android (or so i hope).
Also, i need to know what accessories to get, screen protector, covers and such. can i get a "fake" spigen slim armor? is it worth it?
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I messed with the voltages of the cpu and gpu, but I didn't know it was this bad for the phone. It had been running unstable for about 5 days before it didn't turn on anymore. I wouldn't advice anyone to do the same, because it was quite stupid. Before that happened I had the headphone jack and micro usb port replaced within warranty too(also with 0x1).
My recomendation for an case is the samsung protective cover+ its not expensive and it protects the phone very well. Also you dont need a screenprotector, the only thing that scratches the screen is sand or sandpaper. As long as you keep those 2 things out of your pockets there wont be any scratches. I don' t know about the spigen covers and if there are any replica's.

Emieltes said:
I messed with the voltages of the cpu and gpu, but I didn't know it was this bad for the phone. It had been running unstable for about 5 days before it didn't turn on anymore. I wouldn't advice anyone to do the same, because it was quite stupid. Before that happened I had the headphone jack and micro usb port replaced within warranty too(also with 0x1).
My recomendation for an case is the samsung protective cover+ its not expensive and it protects the phone very well. Also you dont need a screenprotector, the only thing that scratches the screen is sand or sandpaper. As long as you keep those 2 things out of your pockets there wont be any scratches. I don' t know about the spigen covers and if there are any replica's.
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http://www.tocmai.ro/husa-s-view-spigen-activa-pt-samsung-galaxy-s4-noua-flip-18912443.html what do u think of this? its 8$