[Android] Samsung Galaxy S IV
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PostPosted: Wed, 15th May 2013 13:05    Post subject:
If that is true then i will get that one instead of the current S4's. I only hope the issues like overheating etc are gone.

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KillerCrocker




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PostPosted: Wed, 15th May 2013 13:06    Post subject:
(Nexus) wrote:
Ill stick with my S3 for now, issues like that i don't need.

And I would stick to s3 as well. it is a great device. Same with note2.
I have no idea why people change those device to new ( Cool Face) model


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PostPosted: Wed, 15th May 2013 13:54    Post subject:
(Nexus) wrote:
If that is true then i will get that one instead of the current S4's. I only hope the issues like overheating etc are gone.

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Overheating is HW related tho, especially because of the plastic, with metal the metal can function as some sort of conductor and release heat more easier, with plastic that's kinda hard..


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PostPosted: Wed, 15th May 2013 14:48    Post subject:
rgb#000 wrote:
amazing news for Android OS purists, and people who hate bloat, but love Samsung hardware (now i only hope this news isn't fake)

Samsung Galaxy S4 ‘Google Edition’ to be announced at Google I/O
http://www.geek.com/android/samsung-galaxy-s4-google-edition-to-be-announced-at-google-io-1555174/


Fuck yeah.




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PostPosted: Wed, 15th May 2013 19:38    Post subject:
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Breezer_




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PostPosted: Thu, 16th May 2013 11:58    Post subject:
After lots of thinking, im just gonna replace my scratched screen for S3, its gonna look like brand new after that... Got nice deal, new screen replacement costs only 80€ (300€ usually). Its not like S3 is slow phone anyway Very Happy, im just install custom rom for it, to make it more fluid, the touchwiz is horrible anyway on S3.
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kumkss




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PostPosted: Fri, 17th May 2013 22:32    Post subject:
switched to this one...

from a nokia lumia 800...

feels like switching from a fiat 600 to a porsche cayenne. Razz
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freiwald




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PostPosted: Fri, 17th May 2013 23:00    Post subject:
my s4 came today! first thing i did was installing a pre rooted stock rom.
i'm so happy Cute Pom Pom's
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kumkss




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PostPosted: Sat, 18th May 2013 01:29    Post subject:
Yups... this phone is amazing... Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sat, 18th May 2013 11:16    Post subject:
KillerCrocker wrote:
(Nexus) wrote:
Ill stick with my S3 for now, issues like that i don't need.

And I would stick to s3 as well. it is a great device. Same with note2.
I have no idea why people change those device to new ( Cool Face) model


For me the reason is the resell value of my old phone. The longer you wait, the less you will get. But this doesn't seem to work for the S3->S4. S3 already costs like 300€ while the S4 still costs around 540€.

I think i sold my S2 for around 280€ and bought a S3 for 430€.

That is one aspect i like on the Apple products, they pretty much keep their value over time.
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kumkss




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PostPosted: Wed, 22nd May 2013 23:20    Post subject:
The problem I see with this phone is its extremly soft cover. Any little knock may have ugly consequences for its structure. So, handle with care... the other con. is that is good for heating himself, on a regular use, such as now... Im writing and have some apps open and that's enough for going hot... (not that hot but hot enough to notice it). I have to test it with games still.
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KillerCrocker




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PostPosted: Tue, 28th May 2013 14:31    Post subject:
I had a chance to play with S4. My buddy at work have one. I am mainly comparing it to my Note2 sooo.....

it's small. Note2 got me fucked. I got so used to it, that 5" s4 seems small Laughing
Display quality is exactly the same as mine. I cannot notice the 1080p ( lol wut ) 720/1080... it all looks the same. Colors are a bit too vibrant as on mine but that's samsung.

basically it's all the same phone as s3(not sure if s3 or s4 have multiview) and note2... The performance comes out only in games maybe, but He couldnt show me anything that would work faster than on his older s3 or my N2.. since performance on those devices was already completely smooth.
s4 have much better gpu but it yet can't be compared in real tests. Benchmarks are very higg ofc.

So... besides having airview with a finger I have no idea how it is different than note2. Build quality looks similiar, used materials too and airview with spen on n2 is still superior to browsing websites, because it is more accurate. I just have no idea why anyone would upgrade from s3/n2. It must be just novelty factor (and the reselling value )because that guy at work is a douche and he says that my n2 is too big shit and his s3 was superior and now that he has s4, it beats the living shit out of mine phone lol wut

One more thing. Guy says that battery lasts 6/7 hours on it.


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PostPosted: Tue, 28th May 2013 15:29    Post subject:
play any demanding game, real racing 3 for example, and you instantly see performance difference. of course you won't notice in shit like angry birds...
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PostPosted: Tue, 28th May 2013 15:32    Post subject:
No I will not. Real Racing3 is already totally buttery smooth on Note2 but he is still saying that his s4 is much much faster and better


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PostPosted: Tue, 28th May 2013 16:20    Post subject:
KillerCrocker wrote:
Real Racing3 is already totally buttery smooth on Note2 but he is still saying that his s4 is much much faster and better

you are so full of shit about this one. real racing 3 on note2 is far from buttery smooth. just because you can't see the difference between 720p/1080p and 30fps/60fps doesn't mean there isn't difference.
real racing 3 on note2 drops below 30fps, even below 20fps in certain citations, don't believe me? get FPS Meter app (requires root).
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PostPosted: Tue, 28th May 2013 16:22    Post subject:
Real racing 3 is full of shit. I played it. It's good.
But that's not the point... nevermind


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PostPosted: Tue, 28th May 2013 16:33    Post subject:
the point is note2 isn't even remotely close to performance of s4 so stop dreaming



just look at that massive performance difference, surely you aren't trying to prove that there isn't any, it would be low even for you
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PostPosted: Tue, 28th May 2013 16:55    Post subject:
So, KC was talking bull?

HOW SURPRISING.




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KillerCrocker




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PostPosted: Tue, 28th May 2013 17:06    Post subject:
I know I know.. It's a smartphone market. Every new device gets outdated in 6months at most.

But we came to the point where no real difference can be seen. Remember how all android devices were sluggish and skippy, stuttery ?

Now most of the top devices are buttery smooth and so is android4. They need to steep up their game more than jsut specs on paper and benchmarks. There is no real use for those.
Almost the same as 1080p which is pretty much useless on smartphones.


I think that developers should stop that spec war and finally start doing something about build quality and battery life. Specs are already wonderfull on most new devices.. and no matter if cpu is 1.6 or 1.9. It's all smooth anyway in day to day usage.
I want longer battery life and more durability !


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PostPosted: Tue, 28th May 2013 22:48    Post subject:
Who plays games on phone anyway, even on 5" screen your fingers cover like 50% of the screen. On tablet i would play games like Baldurs Gate / Arma Tactics.
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PostPosted: Tue, 28th May 2013 22:55    Post subject:
Breezer_ wrote:
Who plays games on phone anyway

i do, and also millions of other people Razz
i often go away on weekends, far from computers and big screens, so my smartphone is really amazing in such remote locations.
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PostPosted: Tue, 28th May 2013 23:38    Post subject:
Yes i play games aswell, mostly some puzzle games, but i dont feel comfortable playing FPS games (racing games could be playable tho). Phone screen just isnt enough for graphical intensive games, dont like at all when my fingers are covering most of the view.
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PostPosted: Tue, 28th May 2013 23:42    Post subject:
I used to love playing games on my iPod, but I don't think I could ever go back again.. not after using my iPad, Breezer is completely right; your fingers cover too much of the screen (even if that "too much" is only the two corners) and I would miss the larger screen. For what it's worth, RR3 ran lovely on my Pad2, I don't entirely think it was a constant 60, but it sure as fuck wasn't 22-28 ugliness on the Nexus 4. It was definitely 40++


... shame the game is a pathetic clusterfuck of Pay2win bullshit. Sure, you can use IAPFree and whatnot, but then that just removes any reason to even play the game in the first place. RR2 is by far the better game, it's just a shame RR3 looks so much nicer in comparison.
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PostPosted: Wed, 29th May 2013 06:21    Post subject:
agreed i'm happy with my s3 even tho that the play store gave me some initial bs (i can't root mine yet thanks to my sim card not being activated grrrrrrr)
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PostPosted: Wed, 29th May 2013 06:38    Post subject:
Yeah i also play on my note 2. Big screen really helps but i can't really get into big games.vice city and Max Payne are payable but it's mainly just a novelty of having it and bring able to show off vice city to impress friends at work

games are where is at. Shame we don't get more quality stuff like the room which was amazing. Ohhh and carmageddon is pretty great port too.

STill. Best game for mobile ever is doom rpg. Finished it like 5 times on my old Sony Ericsson. 5hours of quality dm game.

is not on Android !


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PostPosted: Wed, 29th May 2013 08:10    Post subject:
if you only want to play games that were released on pc and then complain about touch controls it's your problem. there are plenty mobile games that play perfectly with touch controls, so many rpgs to choose from: final fantasy 3, final fantasy dimensions, even ff1 and ff2, chaos rings, chaos rings omega, chaos rings 2, bard's tale. these are just my favorite rpgs on mobile, there are many other games. basically any game that doesn't require precise aiming will work fairly well with touch controls.
i have 10s of hours sunk in real racing 3, rayman jungle run and others.

my advice to have fun with mobile gaming is stop trying to play shooters (or games that require aiming) and diversify.

btw, i know this is unrelated to touch controls, but you can use ps3 controller to play gta3, vice city, etc. and they play PERFECTLY. so those games are far from novelty on mobile.
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Jun 2013 22:10    Post subject:
Android 4.3 leaked for Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 and GT-I9505G

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/06/28/install-android-4-3-on-your-galaxy-s4-gt-i9505-ported-from-google-play-edition-gt-i9505g/

they improved camera and other stuff under the hood, haven't found much concrete info about other new features. interesting that S4 gets the new android way before even nexus (well it's only a leak but still nice) Smile
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Jun 2013 22:44    Post subject:
It doesn't get it "before" the Nexus devices. It's a leak

It'll most likely be "officially" released along side the GN+N4+One as a complete "Google Experience" update cycle.
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Jun 2013 22:49    Post subject:
have you ever tried to read a post before replying to it? i specifically pointed that out.
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PostPosted: Fri, 28th Jun 2013 22:55    Post subject:
Sorry, I was just doing it your way.
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