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I have litle questions, do you plan support the i9305 device? I'm a owner of this phone and i'm litle bit confusing because all developer support s3 and almost all variant of it but only few suport lte version. So meybe you plan support s3 lte ?
This kind of question has been answered thousand of times already.
Ask some of your device developers to get the source and build the ROM.
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please help and answer about what you know.. thanks
1) i heard then exyos 5 chip does support LTE 4G in korea version, and the exact same chip is installed in i9500 international version so there may be a chance that LTE will be enabled using rooting features or something?
2) do you know a good store or something in Europe (if you have in Italy it would be much better) from where I can buy GALAXY S4 I9500 version with 650$-750$(max). (looking for 16GB version)
3) do you know where can I buy extended battery for S4 (at least 3,000 mah) and I hope it wont be needed special case or something.. im looking for a good battery but not too big.. I dont know if there are already good batteries, or its still early to ask
4) there is NO fm radio in S4?
5) what is the download speed for S4 (i9500) using 3G network? is it better than S3 although its still 3G and not 4G ?
Galaxy s4 development questions:
2) there will be AOKP based rom or good roms for s4 or its still too early to talk about it?
3) do you think there will be clean- android rom (without samsung stock design) PLUS full customization like s1-3 have ?
4) I wanna buy galaxy s4 soon but im afraid..there are great roms for S1 (like AOKP) .. i hope there will be stable+fast roms with a lot of features.. i wanna enjoy my phone and NOT like s1 (because good roms for s1 came 1 YEAR after i bought it.. hope it wont be the same with S4)
BOOST AND OVERCLOCKING:
5) i never realized that.. why would simple developers make "boost" to the SD CARD, RAM ect.. and not samsung?
my father says never overclock or something because Samsung does its best and if you boost something, it hurts something else.. is that true?
6) do you think there will be good and optimistic Overclocking+ boosting features for S4?
7) I heard a new linux kernel has been released .. will it be used in Android 4.3? do you think it will boost s4 performance?
darixtorento said:
please help and answer about what you know.. thanks
1) i heard then exyos 5 chip does support LTE 4G in korea version, and the exact same chip is installed in i9500 international version so there may be a chance that LTE will be enabled using rooting features or something?
2) do you know a good store or something in Europe (if you have in Italy it would be much better) from where I can buy GALAXY S4 I9500 version with 650$-750$(max). (looking for 16GB version)
3) do you know where can I buy extended battery for S4 (at least 3,000 mah) and I hope it wont be needed special case or something.. im looking for a good battery but not too big.. I dont know if there are already good batteries, or its still early to ask
4) there is NO fm radio in S4?
Galaxy s4 development questions:
2) there will be AOKP based rom or good roms for s4 or its still too early to talk about it?
3) do you think there will be clean- android rom (without samsung stock design) PLUS full customization like s1-3 have ?
4) I wanna buy galaxy s4 soon but im afraid..there are great roms for S1 (like AOKP) .. i hope there will be stable+fast roms with a lot of features.. i wanna enjoy my phone and NOT like s1 (because good roms for s1 came 1 YEAR after i bought it.. hope it wont be the same with S4)
BOOST AND OVERCLOCKING:
5) i never realized that.. why would simple developers make "boost" to the SD CARD, RAM ect.. and not samsung?
my father says never overclock or something because Samsung does its best and if you boost something, it hurts something else.. is that true?
6) do you think there will be good and optimistic Overclocking+ boosting features for S4?
7) I heard a new linux kernel has been released .. will it be used in Android 4.3? do you think it will boost s4 performance?
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I see that no one answered you. Personaly, I have searched for 3 weeks the same information, and I don't find anything useful. I will try to answer you as much as I can:
1/Since no one has acquired the Korea version(or a very little group), we don't have much information on this model. And there isn't any information about the LTE in I9500. It is more a hardware question than a software question, I don't think a little rooting will change this.
2/I live in France. I bought mine on Ebay, since the guy has good feedback and has a lot of I9500 in stock. I first ordered on valuebasket.fr, but this scammer siteweb just make me waiting and waiting, 7-10 days before shipping, and 7-10 days for the shipping. So I just cancled. I also tried on Negri Electronics, but they are out of stock too. IFinally I go to ebay and find the seller who sells 530 euros (700 dollars) + 36 euros (45 dollars) fedex shipping fee. It will arrive early next week.
3/Dude, an extented battery will make your phone bigger for sure, there is no doubt. You cannot get both...
4/No fm radio, but who cares...On the one hand, almost nobody listen to radio nowadays, on the other hand, we can litsten to radio on a lot of siteweb if we want.
I cannot answer your developpment question. Hope these can help you.
AOKP and CM roms for the I9500 will be slow to arrive due to the non-open source nature of the Exynos chipset. This is one area where the I9505 holds the advantage with it's Snapdragon architecture as shown by the fact there is already a CM10.1 release available.
You will get them eventually though.
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ok thanks guys waiting for more people if they know..
and I dont get it:
5) what is the download speed for S4 (i9500) using 3G network? is it better than S3 although its still 3G and not 4G ?
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which model have the best proccessor i9500 or i9505 or i9502 or ..
darixtorento said:
ok thanks guys waiting for more people if they know..
and I dont get it:
5) what is the download speed for S4 (i9500) using 3G network? is it better than S3 although its still 3G and not 4G ?
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You can't really get an answer to that since the speed depends on your area.
ho ok.. in USA then..in California?
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I'm going to buy the S4 in a few weeks, and I can't decide which one to choose, especially after google released the one running vanilla android.
The international, i9500 exynos variant is the best one, I think, as its the international version and it might get more dev support.
on the other hand, the i9505 snapdragon variant is more reliable when it comes to dev support, as qualcomm does release the source code for its SD600 processor.
The google edition, as its going to support LTE, i think will be based on the i9505, as our dear Samsung very conveniently disable the LTE radios on its exynos processors.
So I am confused which one to buy.
If i get the i9505 (snapdragon), would i be able to flash an AOSP/AOKP rom perfectly, without any issues? Like will I be able to switch between AOSP and touchwiz without any hassle? and as the google edition will have the same chipset, would i be able to run rock solid and bug free aosp roms on it? (i honestly am more inclined towards touchwiz than aosp/aokp, but i dont mind switching for some time)
Also, I heard that i9500 has a better camera sensor, and has slightly better battery life than i9505. Is that true?
And qualcomm is going to release the snapdragon 800 within a couple of months, and i dont want to buy a phone for about $800 (nearly 50k in rupees here in India) only to realize that my latest gadget is now obsolete. I have already experienced that with my iPad 3 .
I'll be moving to USA in august for college, and honestly, i dont think LTE would be much use to me as 3G is more than enough for my needs. Plus LTE is a huge battery hog.
Also, as our dear Samsung does not release source code for exynos, more CM/AOKP/PA devs will move towards the i9505, and with that logic, the i9500 should get more support from devs working on TW based roms, like salesale and :indie: (I love neatrom on my S2).
So which one should I get?
P.S. Only the i9500 version is available in India, I'll have to get the i9505 from amazon if I end up buying that.
Just be careful what bands the phone supports. I think if you in the States it would be wise to get your carrier branded version
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Obagleyfreer said:
Just be careful what bands the phone supports. I think if you in the States it would be wise to get your carrier branded version
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as both the i9500 and i9505 are unlocked and unbranded, I think I'll go for either of them, as they will be compatible with all bands worldwide, not only US and India. Also, I prefer not to be tied to a network with a contract. (I'm more of a free bird )
But the question that remians in, which one should I go for? The i9500, the i9505, or the stock google edition?
The google edition will be based on i9505, so on one hand i'll recieve updates as soon as they are released, but would i be able to switch between AOSP roms and TW-based roms?
diwakarchopra said:
as both the i9500 and i9505 are unlocked and unbranded, I think I'll go for either of them, as they will be compatible with all bands worldwide, not only US and India. Also, I prefer not to be tied to a network with a contract. (I'm more of a free bird )
But the question that remians in, which one should I go for? The i9500, the i9505, or the stock google edition?
The google edition will be based on i9505, so on one hand i'll recieve updates as soon as they are released, but would i be able to switch between AOSP roms and TW-based roms?
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I just received my i9500 a week ago and I am lovin it! The phone is one heckuva beast and I have yet to run into any problems with it. Also a heads up, I've heard TouchWiz runs smoother on the i9500 than the i9505 as it is optimized for it better. The camera is definitely one of this phone's highlights and I can say for myself that I see the differences in camera sensors/image quality between the two.
Sorry for the late reply, I was busy with my high school finals!
And thank you all for your opinions, but im still pretty much confused on which one to go for. the i9500 or thr i9505?
As I said before, the variant needs to be GSM, and only two networks in the US offer GSM: AT&T and T-Mobile.
I'll be moving to West-Lafayette, Indiana in a couple of months, therefore, I need to know which one of the two (AT&T and TMobile) would support the GS4 properly. I dont care about 4G LTE as HSDPA+ is fast enough for me, but I've heard that some frequencies don't work properly on those networks, resulting in poor reception and slow data transfer speeds.
So, it would be really helpful is someone could point me in the right direction, should I go for i9500 or i9505? I'm a bit more inclined towards i9500.
Thanks in advance!
Go for the one with Samsung's modified version of Android. Don't wait for the Google Edition. The advantage with this one is as soon the Google Edition drops, there will be AOSP ROMs for the Samsung edition S4 but the vice-versa won't be true.
echenze said:
Go for the one with Samsung's modified version of Android. Don't wait for the Google Edition. The advantage with this one is as soon the Google Edition drops, there will be AOSP ROMs for the Samsung edition S4 but the vice-versa won't be true.
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That's all fine, but now I'm asking which one should I go for? the i9500 (Exynos) or the i9505 (snapdragon)? I'm not sure which one would work better in Lafayette Indiana on AT&T or T-Mobile (in terms of network coverage, 3G download/upload speeds etc)
hi
im thinking of upgrading to s4 but im confused between the lte (19505) and the 3g (19500) versions in my country the 3g model is 100 $ cheaper than the 4g , but what i really care about is the developers support which one of them will get better support (roms,mods...etc ) , i searched the forum for similar questions but they were posted before launch now that they are both launched which one is better , and is the 4g worth the extra 100 buck , one more question why does samsung keep dropping the prices of their devices while other phones like the iphone keeps consistent prices even after the release of its predecessor
I have the i9500 and sold it poor development and sammy not releases the exynos source
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Android market is more competitive, many handsets out there. Apple only have one device so can keep their price the same with no competition. Markets fluctuate, prices drop, competition forces prices down and such, demand and supply etc etc.
As for development, the i9505 will be the most active, if the GE edition is based on the same hardware then without a doubt this will be the most developed for model.
is it worth the extra 100
malikron7 said:
is it worth the extra 100
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anyone ?
I9505 is better
It has more power than I9500
Because 8cores will not work together
Cyanogen will support I9505
I9500 won't support from developers
Because the informations about Exyon are very less
Buy the LTE model
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malikron7 said:
anyone ?
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Does your carrier support 4g? If so, it'll be better to get i9505. Moreover, there seems to much more development for i9505 than i9500.
lzk123 said:
Does your carrier support 4g? If so, it'll be better to get i9505. Moreover, there seems to much more development for i9505 than i9500.
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yup one of them supports the 1800 band
malikron7 said:
yup one of them supports the 1800 band
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Get i9505 then. It has more developer support and you can also use the 4g for your carrier.
I am going to buy galaxy s4 this week...but I am confused to buy which one...please help me buy telling which one would be better and for what reason
The i9500 is the international version which don't support LTE. While i9505 have LTE. I think better buy the one that available in your country as each country have different model sold.
Please buy an i9505 as it has a much better developer base. And the Adreno GPU on i9505 has OpenGL 3.0, which would help out in gaming.
9505!
Get I9506 if you want the most powerful plus LTE, it has the Snapdragon800 CPU from the Note 3.
Get I9505 if you want to try Custom ROMs and LTE
Get I9500 if you want powerful with the Best Camera sensor and don't care much for custom ROMs and aren't bothered about LTE.
If you want to flash some custom ROMs, forget about i9506 variant. Although it has same specs as Note3, you can't flash custom kernels neither ROMs that are for the last one.
Actually it's the worst android phone i've ever owned. It has virtually no support by developers, even CWM is not very handy!
Hello xda members
I am planning to upgrade from LG G2 to S5. I have two options:
1. S5 Regular [G900-F]
2. S5 Duos [G900-FD]
Now please tell me if I would get as much support from the custom rom and xda community with the Dual Sim variant as I would get with the Regular 900F version?
I do want my phone to be supported in the long run and updated regularly by custom rom builders as they do for mainstream S5 model (900F)
Or should I opt for the regular 900F model?
The price difference is so insignificant between these devices (like $15 in my country)
Thank in advance for your input
In which country are you? Well the Roms made for regular S5 will not work on Duos. Probably don't expect a lot of development from xda for Duos because these devices are not worldwide spread therefore less people using them. I would really like to have Duos S5 but they are none in Europe.
They are available in Europe via Expansys and Mobicity although I'm pretty certain these are UAE model imports.
About £400 (GBP) so $640 Approx.
It's a shame that Samsung don't launch a properly supported European version.....but frankly who knows what Samsung are thinking most of the time.
in_core said:
Hello xda members
I am planning to upgrade from LG G2 to S5. I have two options:
1. S5 Regular [G900-F]
2. S5 Duos [G900-FD]
Now please tell me if I would get as much support from the custom rom and xda community with the Dual Sim variant as I would get with the Regular 900F version?
I do want my phone to be supported in the long run and updated regularly by custom rom builders as they do for mainstream S5 model (900F)
Or should I opt for the regular 900F model?
The price difference is so insignificant between these devices (like $15 in my country)
Thank in advance for your input
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I would go for the mono sim G900F if you want to tinker with your phone unless you absolutely need a dual sim device. Much more support now and in the future for the G900F as the G900FD will remain a niche product.