Hi I have the iPhone 5 with iOS 7.
I completely hate it.
I'm stuck between the s4 and the htc one.
played with both today the s4 seems kinda "plasticy" and the htc one reminds me of the iphone build and the htc one in black is hawt.
why should i buy the s4 over the htc one?
i plan to root / custom rom the s4 once an exploit is found.
thnx
If you drop the S4, it bounces. The One will dent and put pressure on the screen and buttons if dropped causing more possible damage. I suggest a case for either one. The S4 has a larger more vibrant screen. A 13 megapixel camera vs the Ones 4 mp camera. Yes they say ultra pixel but it just takes pics with bigger pixels. Its a load of crap if you ask me.
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U shouldn't. Buy the one
Your gonna have a case on your phone so what does the material matter?
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ian1 said:
Your gonna have a case on your phone so what does the material matter?
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this. and i hate how the One doesn't have a middle button. that HTC logo is such a waste of space if you ask me.
honeyp0t said:
I'm stuck between the s4 and the htc one.
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Same dilemma I had. Chose S4 easily tho because SD card support is high on my list of must-haves.
The need for this new device was due to frying the last phone and not being to access the built-in memory at all after. Altho nothing I cared for was lost since everything was on an SD card.
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now i just need a rom and a new color..
i saw the red at att today and it looked nice.
use the GOLDEYE ROM, if you like stock.
my opinion, S4....
ViSiON-X the fastest stock out...
ATT has the certified like new black one for 29 bucks right now
http://m.att.com/shopmobile/wireless/devices/samsung/galaxy-s-4-16gb-black-mist-refurb.html
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ATT has the certified like new black one for 29 bucks right now
http://m.att.com/shopmobile/wireless/devices/samsung/galaxy-s-4-16gb-black-mist-refurb.html
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Looks like its out of stock
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Yes now it does may be able to call them?
That's almost to good to be true.
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Got to play with the HTC One lastnight. I'm amazed.
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Hit submit early....
Anyways..the phone itself was very nice looking. I love the weight. This phone has some good weight to it because of the aluminum body. The camera was pretty damn amazing and the HTC Zoe feature was pretty cool.
Anyone else get their hands on it yet?
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Can i ask how u got your hands on one in the US ? Not that I don't believe u ..I'd just love the opportunity lol
Was it a 32 or 64 gb model?
Any carrier branding? If so, where?
Yes please, us U.S. people would love to check it out haha.
HTC rep came into my work and had it with him.
Very nice phone. I will 100% be getting this phone. I hope development goes smooth.
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Was it a 32 or 64 gb model?
Any carrier branding? If so, where?
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32, T-Mobile. But all major carriers should be getting it.
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I got to play with it today as well, the display is amazing! Don’t like that their isn’t a removable SD slot... You cant remove the ZOE, but you can change the home page.
It looks like a solid phone and definitely a better upgrade to the htc onex :good:
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I got to play with it today as well, the display is amazing! Don’t like that their isn’t a removable SD slot... You cant remove the ZOE, but you can change the home page.
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What do u mean u can't remove the zoe? I clearly saw them toggle it on and off during videos
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Hey!! how do you have it and i dont lol
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What do u mean u can't remove the zoe? I clearly saw them toggle it on and off during videos
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That's what I was about to state. He's probably confusing it with blinkfeed.
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coupetastic-droid said:
That's what I was about to state. He's probably confusing it with blinkfeed.
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Sorry, I meant blinkfeed
I got to play with it as well. This phone is pretty sick. The camera is pretty awesome. The zoe feature sold me. You can basically create a movie with it. Lol. The phone is smooth and very responsive. The blink feed is nice as well. The front facing camera is best I've ever seen. It has the capability to be used as a tv remote. The aluminum body felt great and not cheap in the hands. I have the note 2 and think I will buy this phone as well. The list of new features goes on and on. If they can get proper advertising, this phone will be a great success for htc.
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are you guys going to start telling us how/where you were able to demo it?
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are you guys going to start telling us how/where you were able to demo it?
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We work at phone stores.
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I got to play with it as well. This phone is pretty sick. The camera is pretty awesome. The zoe feature sold me. You can basically create a movie with it. Lol. The phone is smooth and very responsive. The blink feed is nice as well. The front facing camera is best I've ever seen. It has the capability to be used as a tv remote. The aluminum body felt great and not cheap in the hands. I have the note 2 and think I will buy this phone as well. The list of new features goes on and on. If they can get proper advertising, this phone will be a great success for htc.
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Is it nicer than the iPhone 5 front camera my sister and mom have one and the from camera looks way better than mine
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We work at phone stores.
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cool. if you get to play with it again, please check if it has true multi tasking vs the sense crap that was on the One X! thanks.
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We work at phone stores.
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Can you comment about multitasking?
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Just bought my gs4 today.& i have a dead pixel.its a red dot visible on black and grey..somebody knows how to fix this??
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well you could replace the screen. or just take it back & get a replacement device. within 14 days verizon would give you a new one. not sure about other carriers.
I'm from belguim.there is no verizon here ^^
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If it's red it would then be a stuck pixel? There are some ways to potentially fix those (flashing images of different colours very quickly), but being brand new I would replace the phone.
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Just tell me where the funeral is.
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If it's red it would then be a stuck pixel? There are some ways to potentially fix those (flashing images of different colours very quickly), but being brand new I would replace the phone.
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Yeah i think im gonna replace it.probably they will give me a new one right away
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kevjee said:
Yeah i think im gonna replace it.probably they will give me a new one right away
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Try playing this video (don't directly stare at it):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62d17RtgVU8
Keep it going for a while.
There's an 8-hour version if you're willing to try that overnight before returning it.
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Try playing this video (don't directly stare at it):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62d17RtgVU8
Keep it going for a while.
There's an 8-hour version if you're willing to try that overnight before returning it.
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Going to bed now.gonna put the 11 hour video on.if that wont work nothing will
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If only one pixel out of 2073600 pixels is stuck or dead and it doesn't affect you much, then keep it.
But if it bothers you, you are fully entitled to exchange your new phone.
Same problem here, bought a S4 this morning with one dead or stuck pixel (green dot on black background).
Already exchanged at the store with no problem.
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Didnt work
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Sorry! Go ahead and return it if it bothers you. I know how it's necessary to want a perfect phone when you first buy it! :-o
Good luck.
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Sorry! Go ahead and return it if it bothers you. I know how it's necessary to want a perfect phone when you first buy it! :-o
Good luck.
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Yeah u know.we pay enough for it.so i dont want that **** on my screen xd
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Didnt work
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These things never does. I have had a lot of devices with stuck/death pixels - always seems to be a 1st batch issue. And always we find these "fix" recommendations but they NEVER work Swap it.
I had a red stuck pixel on my Galaxy S2, I removed it by simply rubbing the screen on the dead pixel while applying pressure.
It disappeared and never came back
I'd be devastated rather take it back.
I am about it buy it off of google so i do not get t-mobile's extra carrier apps that waste my space. currently it is 350 for 16gb and i was wondering if any of you regret buying it or should i purchase it.
Thank you!
Edit: I know there is no LTE, so so battery and camera, are those game changers, if not are there any other major problems?
I bought it 1 awhile back and it was great phone. Back cracked after a week in a case never dropped or abused. That was my only complaint and lack of lte support
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T-mobile ones don't come with any extra software. Exactly the same as from Google.
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T-mobile ones don't come with any extra software. Exactly the same as from Google.
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so are you saying i should buy it?
zeffy621 said:
so are you saying i should buy it?
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Well he's saying it comes pure stock android. You can also tweak some settings to enable LTE on the Nexus 4 if you want it.
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so are you saying i should buy it?
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and it has lte, its just disabled. its possible to enable and use on tmobiles lte, i am. its actually an awesome device, i wouldnt ever trade it for a gs4 or an htc one.
I just placed my order!, thanks guys
It's a great device. Just only one problem i found is the device getting hot quite quick when play high graphic performance game.
Hello. Long time Android & XDA user here.
My old Motorola Atrix 4G is finally starting to die. So I decided to go out and start looking at a new phones.
Phones im considering:
1. Samsung Galaxy Note 2
2. Samsung Galaxy S4
3. Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
Now a liitle about me. Im a computer tech, I know a good bit about linux and windows OS. I sometimes for my job have to remote into servers to fix issues. Mainly Windows servers. Because of this I am already testing the Galaxy Note 2. I like the big screen and battery. But it is big. Maybe too big?
I also would and have flashed my previous phones to better roms so I would say a strong development community for the phone is a must. The more roms (stable) the better in my option.
I like the S4 because of the camera and the S4 Active for the "water resistant" & dust proof. I also like the IR blaster, something the note 2 lacks and the higher processor power.
My question at the end of the day is im looking for a phone that:
A. Has good remote desktop resolution
B. Good development community for roms
C. Maybe IR blaster
D. Resonable battery life
Im thinking the S4 Active but how stable is it compared to the S4?
Thanks for any feedback!
Dimitri
I'd definitely wait for the note 3 over the note 2.
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I'd definitely wait for the note 3 over the note 2.
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I kinda need a new phone soon. Does Samsung have an ETA or the note 3? Thanks for the tip.
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I kinda need a new phone soon. Does Samsung have an ETA or the note 3? Thanks for the tip.
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They'll announce it in a couple weeks. No idea about availability but I wouldn't think it would be long after
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The active is nothing to write home about. It is garbage to many people and a failure on Samsung's part.
My wife has the Note 2. Huge screen. Not too big for the hands, fast and reliable, but bulky in an otter box. She is completely stock.
I have the S4. I was lucky enough to get it shipped directly from AT&T with MDL so I am able to flash all the ROMs I want from both The AT&T and T-Mobile forums. If i were to have gotten MF3, I would only be able to root.
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So wait for the note 3 or the S4?
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That is entirely up to you. I personally love the S4. It smokes every phone out there and will probably continue to do so for the next year.
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Too be completely honest go with a nexus 4 or the nexus 5 when it comes out. The s4 doesn't feel that much powerful. I still get lag and such. I came from a 1core family phones both Inspire and Infuse, but I jsut am not feeling it. If you want support you better get a T-mobile phone that has an unlocked bootloader because the s4 along with the note 3 has a locked bootloader.
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Too be completely honest go with a nexus 4 or the nexus 5 when it comes out. The s4 doesn't feel that much powerful. I still get lag and such. I came from a 1core family phones both Inspire and Infuse, but I jsut am not feeling it. If you want support you better get a T-mobile phone that has an unlocked bootloader because the s4 along with the note 3 has a locked bootloader.
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I don't have any lag. Disabled animations and debloat as well as a few things like greenify help a huge amount. Android is made to customize. It is up to the user to do so.
The S4 is the top dog. Much better than the N4 on every aspect. Even on stock with locked bootloaders, the S4 destroys it.
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I don't have any lag. Disabled animations and debloat as well as a few things like greenify help a huge amount. Android is made to customize. It is a pretty to the user to do so.
The S4 is the top dog. Much better than the N4 on every aspect. Even on stock with locked bootloaders, the S4 destroys it.
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I'm on a custom rom but I still don't feel it. The amoled screen really sucks. I always have it on full brightness but I can't see it outside at all. The battery life works for me as I have three other batteries. The camera is only good on TW as are other phones.
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I decided to go with the S4.. not a bad phone..
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I decided to go with the S4.. not a bad phone..
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Do yourself a favor (if you haven't already done so) and read the "pinned" threads in the general and Q & A sections. It doesn't matter how much you know or don't know already, those threads contain information that needs to be known for this specific model phone.
I hope you enjoy the phone and I think you made a great choice. Good luck.
would anyone be able to give me a link to where i would be able to buy a galaxy s4 for roundabout 480-$550, as i decided not to go with the nexus 5 since i feel it will have massive battery issues and i cannot find another phone that i would truly like.
I'd consider giving up my S4 for a Nexus 5. Nexus phones are really great.
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cinderellie said:
would anyone be able to give me a link to where i would be able to buy a galaxy s4 for roundabout 480-$550
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http://swappa.com/
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I'd consider giving up my S4 for a Nexus 5. Nexus phones are really great.
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i know and i love the nexus line to death but honestly it seems as if it's going to have massive battery issues with only 2300mAh and having to power a quad core snap 800 and 1080p screen.
In my opinion, I think 2300mAh battery for the Nexus 5 should be plenty and should last a whole day. Before you go assuming the battery life will be bad or whatnot, let me get my friends opinion. Three of my friends just got the Nexus 5 today so I'll ask them how it is.
Or if you Google "international I9505 S4 "you can buy it completely unlocked for $574.00
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cinderellie said:
would anyone be able to give me a link to where i would be able to buy a galaxy s4 for roundabout 480-$550, as i decided not to go with the nexus 5 since i feel it will have massive battery issues and i cannot find another phone that i would truly like.
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https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Samsung_Galaxy_S_4?id=samsung_galaxy_s4&hl=en
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As @~wolverine~ suggested, Swappa will be your best bet. They are endorsed by XDA and carry both carrier-based devices, as well as unlocked devices. Though, if your planning on rooting or using custom ROM's you may want to steer clear of the S4 until a breakthrough is made due to the restrictive bootloader. If your insist on the S4 try to find a Google Play Edition, else go with a Nexus 5 in my opinion. - Hope this helps!
I Honestly would give my gs4 up for a straight trade nexus 5 32gb
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Sure I would give up my "ATT" S4 up for a nexus ,but if you like the S4 like I do you have more options like the GT I9505 brand new in the price range your looking for.swappa deals with a more used based type of phone.sure it's cheaper.new sounds good to me
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look up the local listing on craigslist, you might be able to get it even cheaper. or wait another couple of months and get the S5