I have a stock rooted S4 I got as a replacement from asurion, for a S3, it's on ME7, I have not activated it. Just thoughts from the community, I am a long time aosp user, anti touch jizz since fascinate days. Should I keep the s4 and bear with it on rooted stock or send it back and get another S3?
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Put nova launcher lol.
It's much better device however I will patiently wait for few months then hopefully bootloader will be unlocked.
you can try to exchange it (or sell it and buy) for a mdk s4
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I wish I had got a replacement for my s3 with a s4, lucky you
reinaldistic said:
you can try to exchange it (or sell it and buy) for a mdk s4
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Any specific service you recommend?
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I wish I had got a replacement for my s3 with a s4, lucky you
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I know I'm somewhat lucky, but unlucky at the same time lol
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Put nova launcher lol.
It's much better device however I will patiently wait for few months then hopefully bootloader will be unlocked.
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Haha its the very first thing I did @ nova launcher.
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I have a stock rooted S4 I got as a replacement from asurion, for a S3, it's on ME7, I have not activated it. Just thoughts from the community, I am a long time aosp user, anti touch jizz since fascinate days. Should I keep the s4 and bear with it on rooted stock or send it back and get another S3?
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You have to ask??
SCORE!
Root it and move on. A device that is almost a year newer, better screen, better battery, two more cores and a better GPU.....
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You have to ask??
SCORE!
Root it and move on. A device that is almost a year newer, better screen, better battery, two more cores and a better GPU.....
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Butttttt TOUCHWIZ! lol
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I would sell you my mdk but the htc one max isn't out yet :banghead: can't wait to get rid of this thing
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Bu he had the S3 already...
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I would sell you my mdk but the htc one max isn't out yet :banghead: can't wait to get rid of this thing
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I didn't know anyone was actually buying that lol.
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I didn't know anyone was actually buying that lol.
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Why wouldn't they? People buy the one. It's just an htc one with a note 3ish size screen and larger battery + sd card slot finally. I just want reliable and fast 4g again, something I can't have with my s4.
Edit: just read some reviews on the one max. Disappointing. Now I really don't know what I'm going to do for a phone. Maybe back to my rez.
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Why wouldn't they? People buy the one. It's just an htc one with a note 3ish size screen and larger battery + sd card slot finally. I just want reliable and fast 4g again, something I can't have with my s4.
Edit: just read some reviews on the one max. Disappointing. Now I really don't know what I'm going to do for a phone. Maybe back to my rez.
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What condition is your S4 in?
Does anyone honestly believe a unlock method is being worked on?
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What condition is your S4 in?
Does anyone honestly believe a unlock method is being worked on?
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mint condition. Never dropped. No scratches. Kind of undecided what to do with it now. The only thing keeping me on the s4 is 5in screen and battery life. Was definitely getting rid of it before I read the one max review, now I'm not sure what to do
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mint condition. Never dropped. No scratches. Kind of undecided what to do with it now. The only thing keeping me on the s4 is 5in screen and battery life
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Yeah, first you gotta figure out if you selling or keeping.
I honestly don't see any reason for any other phone at the moment. If I can get it unlocked I'm straight for a year or more.
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Yeah, first you gotta figure out if you selling or keeping.
I honestly don't see any reason for any other phone at the moment. If I can get it unlocked I'm straight for a year or more.
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Yeah I know. Your best bet may be a dev edition. I really don't think an unlocked bootloader is coming unless samsung leaves a door open for someone to get into in a future update.
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Yeah I know. Your best bet may be a dev edition. I really don't think an unlocked bootloader is coming unless samsung leaves a door open for someone to get into in a future update.
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This whole ordeal reminds me of the RIL bs with the fascinate.
This blows extremely. Let me know if you decide to sell yours. Or if you wake up and decide touchwiz is your friend I'll trade with ya
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Will do
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Why wouldn't they? People buy the one. It's just an htc one with a note 3ish size screen and larger battery + sd card slot finally. I just want reliable and fast 4g again, something I can't have with my s4.
Edit: just read some reviews on the one max. Disappointing. Now I really don't know what I'm going to do for a phone. Maybe back to my rez.
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Yeah I don't know that One design just doesn't scale well. I mean look at a One compared to a Moto X, it's a joke. They have the same screen size but the Moto X is almost the same size as an iPhone while the One is bigger than our phone. So the BoomSound speakers plus the 5.9" screen means it massive. It only has a Snapdragon 600 after all these devices are coming out with the 800. It loses OIS, which ruins the whole point of their "UltraPixels" with the larger light aperture, in favor of a fingerprint reader which so far hasn't been reviewed very well. Apple integrated the reader into the experience of the iPhone by putting it right on the home button, the One Max makes the same mistake as the Motorola Atrix. Furthermore, it doesn't even retain the best part of the One design, the unibody aluminum shell. It features a plastic ring around the phone like our S4 as well as an apparently spotty removable back that doesn't even feature a removable battery. Very disappointed in the One Max.
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This morning at 10:30 I went and bought the s4, by 3:00 it was returned. I felt like I downgraded big time. The camera was nice, but it wasn't worth my upgrade. Plus the note 2 with beans' ROM is sick as hell.
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Got the S4 last Wednesday. By Thursday I was back to the Note. Returned the S4 yesterday. Can't beat the Note on Carbon!
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Got the S4 last Wednesday. By Thursday I was back to the Note. Returned the S4 yesterday. Can't beat the Note on Carbon!
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How is your battery life with carbon
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The one feature of the S4 I wish I had on my note is the IR blaster. My son keeps hiding our remotes...
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The one feature of the S4 I wish I had on my note is the IR blaster. My son keeps hiding our remotes...
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Me too. My son chews the buttons off. The cable company is tried of sending me replacements lol
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This morning at 10:30 I went and bought the s4, by 3:00 it was returned. I felt like I downgraded big time. The camera was nice, but it wasn't worth my upgrade. Plus the note 2 with beans' ROM is sick as hell.
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Got the S4 last Wednesday. By Thursday I was back to the Note. Returned the S4 yesterday. Can't beat the Note on Carbon!
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Don't be surprised when your Note 2 doesn't turn on for a few days. It's just payback for being unfaithful.
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How is your battery life with carbon
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I'm using the Matrix Kernel and it's as good as the TW roms.
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I had considered the s4 switch... To me the camara is a big selling point as i have a little 1 year old that is my world.
What are the down sides? Sure a smaller screen... that would be the hardest to swallow i think but i am unsure of many other downers as i dont use the spen.
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I had considered the s4 switch... To me the camara is a big selling point as i have a little 1 year old that is my world.
What are the down sides? Sure a smaller screen... that would be the hardest to swallow i think but i am unsure of many other downers as i dont use the spen.
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As the OP pointed out, it felt like a downgrade. The S4s screen is pretty nice but I found it ate through the battery pretty quick when it was on. The S4 dropped to 3g in places my Note would hold 4g. The S4 didn't seem as smooth as the Note with a rom on it. It just didn't feel worth the money.
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Me too. My son chews the buttons off. The cable company is tried of sending me replacements lol
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buy him a chew toy for ****s sake.
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I had considered the s4 switch... To me the camara is a big selling point as i have a little 1 year old that is my world.
What are the down sides? Sure a smaller screen... that would be the hardest to swallow i think but i am unsure of many other downers as i dont use the spen.
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A lot of reviews sad the camera was laggy. Noticeable delay before taking picture.
Not interested in the s4. Now maybe a note 3
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droidstyle said:
buy him a chew toy for ****s sake.
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Or a cheap universal remote. Haha
droidstyle said:
buy him a chew toy for ****s sake.
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Or a cheap universal remote. Haha
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Doggy chew toys should work perfect
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I had considered the s4 switch... To me the camara is a big selling point as i have a little 1 year old that is my world.
What are the down sides? Sure a smaller screen... that would be the hardest to swallow i think but i am unsure of many other downers as i dont use the spen.
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The screen wasnt that big of a differnce. There was a lot of lag everywhere, from the camera to making a call and all that smart stuff wasnt what i thought. There was a few flaws, but everybody feels different about things. U have 14 days to return it..just make sure u go to the corporate store,if not u have to pay an $80 restocking fee. I was pissed, but I got the phone for $177 after the rebate..
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droidstyle said:
buy him a chew toy for ****s sake.
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Haha he has some. Idk its just something about that remote he attacks it. Its weird.
But my wife should be getting her s4 next week so I'll just jack her phone for the ir blaster when I need it.
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Keep in mind Beans just bought one....so expect a "beans" rom before too long...and I'm sure the forums woll ne flioded with great roms soon
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Keep in mind Beans just bought one....so expect a "beans" rom before too long...and I'm sure the forums woll ne flioded with great roms soon
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You should download this auto correct keyboard
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41362275
I'm in a similar situation. I picked up the S4 Thursday, played with it for a day, and hated it. The camera was laggy (0.5-1 second shutter lag), the UI and apps themselves were laggy, it felt like I downgraded because of the smaller screen and the battery life was a lot worse. I went back to my Note 2 for the weekend and thought about returning the S4.
Then last night I decided to give the S4 another shot. I did a factory reset, installed my apps again (except I only installed what I REALLY used, which is about 60 apps), rooted, and froze/uninstalled a TON of apps and processes using Titanium Backup. After customizing it even more it's been much better in terms of performance and battery life. The screen is amazing on the S4, it's much brighter, whiter, no jagged edges on text (MBP > MBP Retina), easily viewable in sunlight, etc.
I thought back to when I first got my Note 2 and realized that the S4 is still brand new, when the Note 2 was new it was also laggy and full of bloatware. The S4 is only going to get better as OTA updates come out to fix these few minor issues, and once devs start to build solid ROM's it's going to be just as reliable as my Note 2 is on Beans 17.
I enjoy having a phone that I can actually fully use in one hand, fit in my pocket without being uncomfortable while sitting, and more importantly actually be able to fit it in cupholders!
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You should download this auto correct keyboard
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LMAO .. right haha
But the note 2 wasn't laggy even with Verizon bloat and a ton of apps. I used it for a while stock, non rooted and it was just ask fact as it is on a custom Rom. I really feel like the snapdragon CPU's are just inferior to exynos. Plus it never gets hot.
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I plan to as soon as it's available. Phone looks sweet as hell.
The lg ui looks worse than samsung
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The lg ui looks worse than samsung
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If anything it looks the same.
Most likely.
Really wish Verizon didn't put their logo on the front top right though...
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Most likely.
Really wish Verizon didn't put their logo on the front top right though...
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Has the Verizon version been shown?
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Has the Verizon version been shown?
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I'd only switch if there were some guarantee that the G2 wouldn't be locked down. Otherwise my next switch will be to a different carrier.
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Speculation.... Could be brand free like the S4. Except the back
I like it. I like the Snapdragon 800, the speakers at the bottom and the headphone jack at the bottom. I think if someone would trade i may do it. But it not having a sdcard does suck. I have the 32GB s4 and a 32GB SDCard. It would be nice if it did and is the battery non removable? not a big deal if its not. I go all day with my s4 and still have 50% left. But i don't like the quickwindow cover I like the look of the s view cover a lot better and love using it. It is nice to see how much stuff the quickwindow cover does though.
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Speculation.... Could be brand free like the S4. Except the back
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You seriously couldn't have missed the other image by il buono
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Saw that one over at droid life.
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Saw that one over at droid life.
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Haha that's where I got it. Pure gold. Thank God they didn't do that to our home button like the note 2.
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Haha that's where I got it. Pure gold. Thank God they didn't do that to our home button like the note 2.
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The comments there are hilarious. I'm definitely glad LG put their logo under the screen because if not then Verizon gladly would have occupied that space
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Speculation.... Could be brand free like the S4. Except the back
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Not speculation, that's official right from VZW Twitter
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The comments there are hilarious. I'm definitely glad LG put their logo under the screen because if not then Verizon gladly would have occupied that space
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Im getting it as soon as it comes out im putting my s4 on ebay using the money to pay off my g2 and have spare change left over haha
I could have sworn when the manual was leaked the other day it showed a SD slot?
Nah, I'm rooted with TWRP on MDK and the specs are perfectly what i wanted in a phone. 5" screen 1080p 2gb ram removable battery and SD slot. I was one that never had any lag on the phone even before root (i waited 4 days to root). I get normally 6+ hours of on screen time and once got just shy of 8 hours.
No need for more phone. i mean maybe in a year or so and even then this phone will be almost as good as what comes out then. Plus i don't like LG overall. Only this phone as a true nexus would be tempting.
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Not speculation, that's official right from VZW Twitter
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Hope EVOme saw post 6.
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No replaceable battery, no SD card, no way.
I'm tempted, but my guess is that I'll just end up disappointed that HTC capitulated to Big Red and locked up the boot loader. Other than the far superior design and build quality, neither of which matter to me as much as performance does, I'm thinking there's not much of an advantage to switching over
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Uhhhhh...no?
I could see jumping to Moto X for its features or G2 for its specs but HTC One? Serially?
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I could see jumping to Moto X for its features or G2 for its specs but HTC One? Serially?
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On-screen buttons? No thanks...I'd rather have the One
I'm just curious....How do you guys switch phones? Do you guys sell the S4 for close to retail price (600-700) and then buy a different phone at retail price? I am just curious as to how hard it is to switch phones without losing a bunch of money.
I will be staying on my S4 most likely...even just stock I think the phone works great, but I thought I would ask how you guys do it.
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I'm just curious....How do you guys switch phones? Do you guys sell the S4 for close to retail price (600-700) and then buy a different phone at retail price? I am just curious as to how hard it is to switch phones without losing a bunch of money.
I will be staying on my S4 most likely...even just stock I think the phone works great, but I thought I would ask how you guys do it.
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Just go to swappa.com. Buying, selling, and trading is very easy with that site.
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Just go to swappa.com. Buying, selling, and trading is very easy with that site.
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Interesting...well if a really good phone comes out (better than S4) and it will be able to keep an unlocked bootloader maybe I will consider that...as long as the S4 is still worth a good amount of cash...
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Just go to swappa.com. Buying, selling, and trading is very easy with that site.
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Don't ship internationally though. Someone tried to scam me last time from that site lol....
HTC/Verizon are one of the world's worst about getting updates. I wouldn't switch
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HTC/Verizon are one of the world's worst about getting updates. I wouldn't switch
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+1 couldn't agree more!
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HTC/Verizon are one of the world's worst about getting updates. I wouldn't switch
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Tell me about it, had a dinc2 2 years ago, was suppose to get ics "tomorrow" and it never did.
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Nope! My household is finally HTC free since switching out the 4th replacement Rezound for a Motorola Razr M for my wife. The lack of support for HTC phones is mind numbing.
Currently not being productive on my S3.
This belongs in the Off Topic Section/Other Devices section. But to answer the question... Nope!
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On-screen buttons? No thanks...I'd rather have the One
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On screen buttons are awesome. You can so all kinds of awesome things with them.
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On screen buttons are awesome. You can so all kinds of awesome things with them.
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I hate how it takes away from the screen real estate. Pretty much turn a 4.7 into a 4.3...
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I hate how it takes away from the screen real estate. Pretty much turn a 4.7 into a 4.3...
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Or you could have a 4.7 inch screen that becomes a 5 inch screen when the buttons hide in certain apps.
Perspective man. And now that we are starting to slim down on those bottom bezels (moto x) on screen buttons will become more and more attractive.
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I'm not a fan of on screen buttons either. I see them as wasted space. I actually used GMD Gesture Control on my GNex and set custom gestures from the right and left sides of the screen. You could also root and flash a ROM with Pie Controls.
I'm not sure if AOKP still has it, but the nav bar widgets and customizations would probably be the only reason I'd have a nav bar.
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I'd like to have the HTC One for its FM Radio. But to take the place of the S4. Nope! The S4 battery is tiny (for LTE at least). The One has a 2300mAh battery. Not enough for a full day. Plus non removable.
The only phone I would (and am buying) with a non removable battery is the Motorola Droid Maxx (new one) 3500mAh for non removable is great. 2300 in the One is horrible. Plus don't get me started on the 4MP camera. Might be great for low light. But resolution and clarity. Nope.
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LG G2 is coming.
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No removable battery, no micro sd so nope for me.
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Hey! Right now I have a Galaxy Note 2 and I was just curious if I should get an S4. I have a little over a year before I can upgrade again and I'm finding Galaxy S4s on Craigslist in my area around $250-$350, which isn't all that much more than a regular upgrade. I like the higher resolution display they have and the better camera, but I'm not sure if that would be the only thing I'd be getting out of it. Also, since there are developer edition S4s, I figured I could easily flash it to Kitkat, such as CM11, and expect no bugs or glitches. What's everyone's thought on going from a note 2 to an S4? Worth the money? Do you think it'd hold me off another year?
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Hey! Right now I have a Galaxy Note 2 and I was just curious if I should get an S4. I have a little over a year before I can upgrade again and I'm finding Galaxy S4s on Craigslist in my area around $250-$350, which isn't all that much more than a regular upgrade. I like the higher resolution display they have and the better camera, but I'm not sure if that would be the only thing I'd be getting out of it. Also, since there are developer edition S4s, I figured I could easily flash it to Kitkat, such as CM11, and expect no bugs or glitches. What's everyone's thought on going from a note 2 to an S4? Worth the money? Do you think it'd hold me off another year?
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Well if the things listed here justify spending the cash I'd say go for it!
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Samsung-Galaxy-S4,Samsung-GALAXY-Note-II/phones/7597,7254
I love mine. But definitely get a dev or mdk version. And I'd feel safer getting one off swappa myself.
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Well if the things listed here justify spending the cash I'd say go for it!
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Samsung-Galaxy-S4,Samsung-GALAXY-Note-II/phones/7597,7254
I love mine. But definitely get a dev or mdk version. And I'd feel safer getting one off swappa myself.
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That link helped a lot bro. Thanks! It does seem that the S4 has some nice hardware upgrades from my note 2. It has camera stabilization too! That may explain why my pictures get blurry quite often. You may see me in the GS4 forums soon!!!
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That link helped a lot bro. Thanks! It does seem that the S4 has some nice hardware upgrades from my note 2. It has camera stabilization too! That may explain why my pictures get blurry quite often. You may see me in the GS4 forums soon!!!
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Happy I could help. I always use that site when comparing phones.
And I'll say the camera on the S4 is really awesome. The note 2 is still a beast of a phone though. Lot of development for it also. Good luck whichever way you go!
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if you want an unlocked bootloader then no you don't want one, other than that its an awesome device.
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if you want an unlocked bootloader then no you don't want one, other than that its an awesome device.
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Can you still flash ROMs with a locked bootloader? I cant stay on stock touchwiz... its bloated and horrific.
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GagesiPad said:
Hey! Right now I have a Galaxy Note 2 and I was just curious if I should get an S4. I have a little over a year before I can upgrade again and I'm finding Galaxy S4s on Craigslist in my area around $250-$350, which isn't all that much more than a regular upgrade. I like the higher resolution display they have and the better camera, but I'm not sure if that would be the only thing I'd be getting out of it. Also, since there are developer edition S4s, I figured I could easily flash it to Kitkat, such as CM11, and expect no bugs or glitches. What's everyone's thought on going from a note 2 to an S4? Worth the money? Do you think it'd hold me off another year?
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if you can't get a dev edition or a retail edition on mdk don't bother. on anything after mdk there is no custom recovery, only safestrap. and even on mdk there is no unlocked bootloader, just a loki exploit that allows us to flash twrp.
the phone is a great phone, but if you are looking to mod it, you have very few choices with the s4 unfortunately.
Hey fellow members I currently have a note 3 on Verizon... U know spec wise the note is more powerful but my girlfriend recently got a one max and I'm liking what I see.... Anybody here coming from a note 3.. Can tell me.... How's battery life... How's the experience will I miss the slightly newer processor.. Is the radio reception on par or better?... How's Ron development?... I just need feedback so I'll know I'm making a good decision... Thanks guys
I had a Note 3 too and I don't really miss it at all. The battery life is about the same. I have yet to find anything that I can't do on the One Max that I could do on the Note 3. (Subtracting all the S-Pen stuff, of course.) In my personal opinion, radio reception is at the very least on par with. ROM development is growing and you don't have to worry about KNOX blowing out any chance of a warranty. All in all, I'd recommend the move.
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Thanks for the feedback Jonathan.. I'm really considering making the trade... The one max looks sweet man
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It's actually been proven on YouTube that the one max can load webpages faster then the note.
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Really.. Do you have a link.? ... I'm leaning more towards it every second
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gcforreal said:
Really.. Do you have a link.? ... I'm leaning more towards it every second
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEwjBmfJnrI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Thanks man
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Thanks man
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Your welcome
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Same here for me here.
I've got my note 3 since two month now and it's really a great device. But every day I think about switching to the max.
Before the note 3 I got the very first note and now I think it would be nice to have something different.
This spen stuff is not bad but to be honest I don't really need that. Sometimes it's quite useful but I think I can live without that.
I hope that the community will grow in the next weeks.
Domskibus said:
Same here for me here.
I've got my note 3 since two month now and it's really a great device. But every day I think about switching to the max.
Before the note 3 I got the very first note and now I think it would be nice to have something different.
This spen stuff is not bad but to be honest I don't really need that. Sometimes it's quite useful but I think I can live without that.
I hope that the community will grow in the next weeks.
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Same here man had note 2 and the galaxy s3 before this kinda burnt out on Samsung it's a wonderful device but I do wanna try something different with the max.. And from what I've seen the max is an impressive device
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Same here man had note 2 and the galaxy s3 before this kinda burnt out on Samsung it's a wonderful device but I do wanna try something different with the max.. And from what I've seen the max is an impressive device
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Then only lacking factor is the camera.
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I think i can tolerate it I don't take many pics with my phone and I did a brief comparison with my note cam and my girlfriend's max cam and the note was better in the day time (not mind blowing though) but at night and in dim areas the shots looked more natural with the max... So i think I could deal with the camera downgrade..
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I think i can tolerate it I don't take many pics with my phone and I did a brief comparison with my note cam and my girlfriend's max cam and the note was better in the day time (not mind blowing though) but at night and in dim areas the shots looked more natural with the max... So i think I could deal with the camera downgrade..
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I was only referring to the front cam.
So the front cam is bad on the max.? . (haven't tested it)
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Really thinking myself about switching just got the note 3 I love it but I've been down this road before with it this is my second one I'm really thinking hard on it I have 12 days left to take it back to best buy and swap it for the One Maxx so I shouldn't be disappointed huh fellas? ??
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waco2hot33 said:
Really thinking myself about switching just got the note 3 I love it but I've been down this road before with it this is my second one I'm really thinking hard on it I have 12 days left to take it back to best buy and swap it for the One Maxx so I shouldn't be disappointed huh fellas? ??
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Same here I'm on my second one but judging from the reaction from others in the forum I won't miss much so I'm taking the plunge later tonight hopefully
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Lmk how it goes I'm trying to read up on atlest how to get it rooted cause I have alot of apps that require root access but if I get some info on it I'm taking the Plunge tomorrow definitely!!
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Lmk how it goes I'm trying to read up on atlest how to get it rooted cause I have alot of apps that require root access but if I get some info on it I'm taking the Plunge tomorrow definitely!!
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I'll keep you updated... I should have it in the next hour... Gonna put it thru it's paces the next few days.. It's gonna be refreshing to not be running TouchWiz... Haven't touched htc since the thunderbolt.... Hope the change is more positive than negative
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Right I havent messed with htc since the evo and I loved that phone any insight on when they might get kit kat !!
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Right I havent messed with htc since the evo and I loved that phone any insight on when they might get kit kat !!
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I'm not sure I see rumors of the regular sized one getting kit kat soon so hopefully the max is right on its heels
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