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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
Thanks. I might end up being turned off by the note 3 if it really does surpass 6 inches but I still agree that patience may pay off in my situation.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Agreed. Don't rush. You may have better endeavors then. It's a matter of personal opinion but think of what the s4 will have that will carry over to the n3, and probably more.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
Like how the note 2 got a quad-core and s3 didn't lol? Note 3 will probably have the octa.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
Hmm... Actually just read an article that said that the Note 3 may only end up around 5.7 or 5.9.

That sounds much better than 6.3.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
I love it when someone knows what I'm saying without me saying it. Seriously. Here's a :beer: My good sir. :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
Lol thanks man! The messed up part is that the octa actually would've worked on lte. They just save the best for last I guess! :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oscarthegrouch:
Sorry I am NOT able to search the moment I am stopped at a light typing this. Something I was kind of bummed about it was that sprints pre-order page said the screen was amoled plus. I thought the roll out said it was pentile. Will we still experience the screen burn in and dying blue pixel like we did on the plus screens with this new device? Is the notification led rb or rgb? I remember years ago on my new phone wish list wishing that they would put an infrared transmitter in a phone. How many people were saying that that sounds stupid are impractical or whatever. Personally for me, I want to act juvenile with it and go in stores & shopping centers and mess with the TVs.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] optimummind:
I think the GS4 is called Super AMOLED with the diamond matrix pentile whereas our GS2 is AMOLED Plus. Not 100% sure. I hope the screen on the GS4 will be excellent. The waiting game for the shipping begins today~ :p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
What do you all think of the new HTC One? It looks like they stepped up their game on this one.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
They may have made a nice device this time around but as far as my experience with updates and locked down boot loaders completely turned me off forever. The 3d never saw anything past ics and I think that's bull.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
Ah, good point there. Just weighing all my options.

Gosh, it looks like holding out for the Note 3 this fall might be my best option. Plus, by then, my "upgrade now" fee will probably be down closer to $100 than the $275 it's at now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] optimummind:
I went to check it out and I was underwhelmed by its build material, the aluminum. I don't know why so many publications are calling it luxurious and premium. The aluminum felt a bit thicker than my can of Rockstar I'm drinking right now & I didn't experience a premium feel. It just felt like cheap, thin metal to me. The iPhone 5's aluminum, on the other hand, felt a bit premium.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cas8180:
Anyone thinking of the HTC one . should consider the company as a whole. I do like the one and have had a few solid HTC phones in the past. With that being said they do have poor update response. And the company itself is on major trouble they just had to exit out of south Korea because lg and sammy took over. And there shows a major trending decline in there shares as well as market share with there phones. The HTC one is their hail marry to bring the company back. But people may also want to consider how long is this company going to be around. We can clearly site other major players who have fallen from grace such as palm, rim, wm I wouldn't be surprised if HTC was next.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crawrj:
Well I tried. I called them and tried to get them to let me pick it up at the warehouse and they wouldn't go for it :(
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
The S2 is SAMOLED+
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Febby:
How you all doing this fine morning :3
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Afternoon Febbers! And anxious for Saturday to hopefully have a new toy! You?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Febby:
I'm doing dandy! Been playing with my s3 but recently I was offered a n2 with a broken glass for 300$... Was thinking of buying it and replacing it all in total for 17$ screen glass.. And heat gun with temp reader for another 30$ish... Grrr

Psst do an unboxing!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] optimummind:
Man, the AT&T guys have been getting their tracking numbers starting today. I was hoping that Sprint would be doing the same. :( But who knows? Maybe they did start shipping but is slow in updating the order status site. :p Chatted Sprint up during lunch and the guy couldn't even verify whether the shipping has begun or not.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
http://community.sprint.com/baw/com.../04/24/samsung-galaxy-s-4-availability-update

---------- Post added at 03:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:31 PM ----------

http://phandroid.com/2013/04/24/sprint-samsung-galaxy-s4-release-date/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Good thing it's an in-store issue.. But still no hard date for shipping.. "We are unable to speculate on a ship date." See below..

Claire: May I assist you with identifying the status of your order?

You: Was just curious if it had shipped or not. With the announcement of a delay I was checking.

Claire: I would be happy to check on the status of your order with you today and provide you with any available shipping information at this time.

Claire: First let's move this chat and make it a window of its own so that I may be able to assist you better. Please click 'Yes' to move it now.

Claire: Thank you for moving the chat.

Claire: In order to better assist you, I will need to ask you a few questions.

Claire: May I have your first and last name please?

You: Ok

You: Patrick

Claire: Thank you, Patrick. May I please have your Sprint order number?

You: oy-shso---------

Claire: Thank you. One moment please.

Claire: I was able to locate your order. Before we continue, I will need to authenticate your account. The following questions are designed to prevent unauthorized access to your account.

Claire: May I have your account PIN please?

You:

Claire: Thank you. One moment please while I review your information.

Claire: I apologize for the confusion. A delay has not been announced. According to our records, your order is awaiting fulfillment in the warehouse. We’ll do our best to get it to you before others get a glimpse on 4/27. When your order is shipped an email will be sent to you with your tracking information. We are unable to speculate on a ship date.

Claire: You can continue to check your order status on www.Sprint.com/myorder The tracking number will also be there when your order ships.

You: Thank you for checking!

Claire: You're very welcome!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
Damn. It really must be because Sammy isn't making quota because you guys aren't alone.

http://phandroid.com/2013/04/24/t-mobile-galaxy-s4-release-date-2/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
This is totally off topic, but are any of you excited about the new Asus Cube coming out tomorrow? It looks pretty slick!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
man..... I'm seriously considering selling my Nexus 7 to buy this phone. The N7 was cool when I first bought it a few months ago but I don't use it as much as I thought I would.

Friggen decisions.....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
ok, so I checked my order status and there is new info in the statement that wasn't there when I checked it yesterday - "Since we will be processing many pre-orders so quickly, your tracking number takes a little longer to get to you than normal. Do not worry. Your tracking email may come as late as Friday, 4/26 when your phone is already on its way to your door. Thanks for your patience."
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] optimummind:
I've had that statement since the day I placed the order, which was the 18th. I wonder what's going on?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Not sure.. In the Sprint S4 area, the delay announcement link went away, then came back, topics in forums went away and didn't come back..

Who knows.. I guess with the tracking statement; we will by tomorrow afternoon, eh?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] optimummind:
Sure hope I have the S4 in my hands by Saturday, at the latest. Kentucky to California is far but I've received shipments from South Korea to CA in a day before so who knows. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Being 4 hours away, I'd be more than happy to drive. :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] H4rryTipp3r:
lol, at least we're not like Verizon who only gets pre order now and the phone by may 30 lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
Do you guys know about if I were to use the "Upgrade Now" option (I'd have to pay $275 on my next bill) if my wife's upgrade date would be moved back or would it stay at January 2014.

I'm heavily thinking about using this option since I don't have an extra $600 to spend in the next few weeks, but I could definitely swing paying $250 (minus $75 for trading in my E4GT) then plus $275 at the end of May.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] im0rtalz:
It would be moved back.. it will extend the contract for another 2 years, for that price it seems like it's the same price as etf.. might as well buy it at full price if you can.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
It would come out a little lower. If the upgrade price is $250, then minus the $75 for trade in, plus $275 for 'upgrade now" pricing, we'd be looking at $450 instead of $525. Yeah...I guess it's not much of a difference.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
Not only that. You wouldn't burn an upgrade. :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
Hmm.. You know. That's a great point. That alone may be worth the $75 difference.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
I would say so.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crawrj:
LOL I tried that already. Me being so close, I am hoping that I will get it tomorrow. Because I had it shipped to my office and won't be there on Saturday.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] amwworks:
+1

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crawrj:
Well Fedex just came and went so nothing today :(
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
:eek: Anyone at the office on Saturday if it does come then?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crawrj:
Nope office is closed. And I don't want to sit at the office on Saturday waiting for a package to show up. So I hope that I either get it tomorrow or get a tracking number which shows that it is being delivered on Saturday. If I know for sure it is coming on Saturday I will go to the office. But I am not going to go and just hope it comes.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
I saw online that Radioshack might have it in the stores on Saturday. Makes me wonder how legit that is though with the delays online.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] im0rtalz:
they have them in at best buy I was just there the screen looks amazing although I decided to go the HTC route. The only reason is that I have 3 lines that are gs3 and well it basically looks too much like an gs3. I might still change this for s4 depending on how my battery is on this one. The s4 speakers are pretty loud though so many great things choice is so hard this time.

Sent from my HTC One
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
I'll make the decision real easy for you ok. Look at the update history of past devices from both companies. Also I'm not sure how much you like to root or nothing but a htc basically wears a chastity belt lol. Good luck with your decision. :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] im0rtalz:
I do know the history of HTC that's why I said it's such a hard choice I have own both and like I said I have a s3 already. any how like I said s4 was amazing. I'm not to worried about the entire lock down thing my secondary phone is a nexus.

Sent from my HTC One
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
Yeah. I guess if it doesn't matter too too much to you it should be fine. The s4 will be seeing many more os updates and have excellent support though. Things don't look so good for HTC as a company for the future from what I've been reading lately online. I'd be surprised if they make into 2014 really.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crawrj:
Wait what? They had them out for sale or you know someone working there? Att or Sprint?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] im0rtalz:
They were demo units every employee had one and displays. It was not the Sprint version or any version it was unbranded but he said they have it tomorrow for Sprint if I go early.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hareofthedog:
"Out for delivery"

Will be waiting for me when I get home from work.

Oh, it's gonna be a long day.

My kid is chompin at the bit to get his paws on my e4gt.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
Nice! Congrats to those getting it today! And I was just told that if I use the upgrade now, my wife's upgrade date of January 2014 won't change!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
Wow really? That's awesome. Although you are paying for it but hey you had to either way.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
Exactly. Plus, with my current financial situation, it will help a lot only paying $250 now and then $275 a month from now. A little less immediate hit. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] optimummind:
After hitting refresh to check on my tracking number so many times last night, of course I only got the tracking email after I had already turned in. :p The S4 arrived from Kentucky around 3:30am and the phone is out for delivery right now via UPS~! WOOT~! :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
Just got off the phone with a rep from a Sprint Corporate Store, and he said that they have absolutely no idea when the S4 will be in stock because of the delay from Samsung.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] optimummind:
Woot! Got the phone! Work cannot end soon enough! :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hareofthedog:
Yay, my kid just brought it in the house. No, I'm not foolish enough to tell him what it is.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] optimummind:
Today's a happy day~ :laugh:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Febby:
Congrats!!!! :)))))) to me... I think my s3 will hold out till next release.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cuezaireekaa:
Yeah, if youve an s3, I would hold out but wow what an upgrade from an s2. Was just play8ng with one. You guys are gonna love this device. The screen is beautiful but I'm just used to the note 2 screen and now, phones just feel small anymore. I couldn't leave my stylus either but some don't even use theirs.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] free2scour:
UPS delivered mine today. Battery is charging up right now. Will likely activate tomorrow, when I have some time. Upgrading from an S2....really looking forward to it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
How did the screen compare to ours in your opinion?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cuezaireekaa:
Of course the PPI is better on the s4 but I really didn't notice it too much. And believe me, I looked hard. Although the text was noticeably much cleaner. Didn't get to play any games tho. But like I said, the screen is just smaller than I would like. Since being spoiled by the note2. Next to an s2, it was night and day though.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] im0rtalz:
Yeah s3 hold out for note3, but man s4 is still so nice. Can anyone who has one check to see if Sprint's version bootloader is locked? There's already rumors that AT&T and Verizon will be coming with a locked bootloader.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] moparfreak426:
I can guarantee Verizon boot loader is locked

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ind3lible:
Man those pics look amazing. I'm not sure if I should get the s 4 or wait for the note 3. I want to wait but what if the note 3 is too big? I want to get the s 4 but so confused!!:confused:

Sent from my SPH-D710
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] im0rtalz:
Well AT&T is confirmed as locked and hearing rumors that Sprint version might be locked as well.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
It is. Think due to knox.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] optimummind:
Thx guys, I'm still super stoked. Using an exploit method, the S4's been rooted and now it's getting charged. Gonna go out later tonight to pick up a screen protector and a 64GB class 10 microSD card. :) I still love my E4GT, though. This was my first smartphone and this awesome community made sure that I would always get to enjoy the latest leaks, cool mods, and battery saving custom kernels. :D

There are a couple things I don't like about the stock S4. The keyboard and the home button. The button is kinda too stiff-feeling for me and I feel it requires too much pressure. Hopefully it'll loosen up after being used more often. As for the keyboard, I've already gone back to using my favorite--the MultiLing keyboard.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cuezaireekaa:
Don't forget, if you go out to get a micro SD card from a brick and mortar store then make sure to pull up amazon.com or newegg.com so you can find a good price and then the store will match it :thumbup::beer: enjoy that new beauty. Kii keyboard is very nice fwiw

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Wait, what? My phone can daydream??:what::eek:

Sent from my SPH-L720 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
Yeah the stupid home button on the note is the same way. I think it sucks and miss how on the e4gt you could just lightly tap the home key and there you go. But the only time I really use it is to get out of the browser so it's not so bad.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oscarthegrouch:
To the guys that have it already, in settings, what's the led settings section? I saw that on a review video but the reviewer didn't go in there. I'm very curious if the phone has a red green blue led for notifications and could possibly be assigned different colors for different notifications. For those that are curious about this, there's an app called light flow by rage consulting that can change the color to just about any shade for notifications for the s3 at least. I don't remember, because I never owned it, that the original nexus had a multi color notification button that had me wanting that feature for the longest time.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tuscani1821:
So far the S4 seems ok. The features are nice but I would never use them.

The box is ugly as sin but not EVO 4G ugly.

The glitter effect on the front of the device gives off a flea market Chinese knock off feel.

The screen is very nice and the colors do pop.

The build quality is plastic but at least I can take solace in knowing that recycled milk jugs have a use ;)

Overall a good device. Samsung owners would be pleased.

Sent from my Genesis that does what Nintendon't.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] optimummind:
I'll look into it in more detail later but so far, I've seen red, blue, and green LED colors.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
It's just this.. no multi color settings.. But as optimummind stated, the normal colors are present.. RGB..

:edit: tested Lightflow.. no go for me..

Sent from my SPH-L720 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oscarthegrouch:
Just looked in the forum to see if there are any carrier specific sections for the phone. There's just a general s4. If the powers that be decide to keep it that way, I'm afraid that it will turn into a cluster f of confusion, some devs not specifying which carrier it's for, and lots of people flashing the wrong things, soft and hard bricking things. Plus, we have different phone than international version. The nexus s section was a mess. That's where I experienced that mess.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
ATT is the only one with a separate forum right now. We have asked for ours so hopefully come Monday that will happen..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Nugget for the Sprint S4 to enable USB Debugging (in case you didn't know and it's been swamped in this thread) - To enable Developer Options - Multi tap the build info under settings enables Developer Mode. The Developer menu choice is then under More in Settings..

And it does stick on restart..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oscarthegrouch:
What, are they trying to lock down shnit like HTC now? Locking boot loaders and hiding USB debugging? Wth
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Febby:
I'm around 100% positive that developer options were hidden by default starting with 4.2.x, so that wasn't a Samsung thing.

I find the boot loader being locked bad but at the same time I'm happy because so many users bricked their S2s and S3s for not following instructions when messing with their products. Now if Samsung can prove users unlocked the boot loader they can deny a warranty request. Booyaa!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] optimummind:
For those of us that upgraded from our E4GT to the S4, what do you find better or worse about the S4?

For me, the S4 is better at:

1. Screen size, resolution, and clarity.

2. Better and faster camera with more features (some are gimmicky and/or don't work very well but still nice to have to play around with).

3. Better speakers which are also louder.

4. Faster thx to the Snapdragon 600 & 2GB of DDR3 RAM

5. Latest Jellybean~!

6. New TW features: Multi-window support, Air View, Air Gestures

7. More responsive and easier-to-hit Menu and Back capacitive keys. With the sensitivity area larger, I don't even have these keys light up b/c they're so easy to find and correctly press.

8. Way, way better GPS~! Performed a direct comparison side-by-side and the S4 locked on a few seconds faster and locked to twice as many satellites. :D

9. Better looking design. I don't have any issues with the phone being plastic. :) And the phone feels solid and good in the hand.

Some things that are worse for me:

1. Stiff home button. I miss the capacitive button. The presence of the Home button also makes the phone look less clean, IMHO.

2. Battery life. At 2% left, I only managed 3 hrs and 14 mins. :( This, so far, is worse than my setup on OEM GB27 + OEM battery. On the E4GT, I could get 3 hrs 45 mins on average, up to 4 hrs and 30 mins.

3. 4G coverage and reliability. Although Orange County has some spots of 4G LTE, the coverage area is much, much smaller than 4G WiMax. Even when I do get LTE, the speeds so far have been slower than WiMax. :( I know it'll get better but Sprint can't work soon enough. :p

Anyone else with impressions?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Please keep an eye on SXTP Developers and the S4 forums as we're making progress! Thanks to crawj, mohogalore, agat63 and Shabbypenguin for the help so far!!

Now if we can just get a full restore...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
Nice review. I'm guessing your battery just needs time to settle. It shouldn't be worse than this phone considering its a far bigger battery.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t4d73:
Yeah but the this thing is so powerful it's going to suck up way more juice. My note goes all day but this battery is gigantic lol. Hey for you s4 guys, does your device go into deep sleep 3 seconds after you hit the power button? I'm assuming there's a good reason for it but the note does that. Sorry for going a little of topic.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
That's a good point. I'm guessing it will get better with kernel development then. ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oscarthegrouch:
http://m.androidcentral.com/wsj-rugged-samsung-galaxy-s4-active-coming-july

Has anyone posted about the rumor of a more rugged s4 coming out maybe mid summer? Supposedly dust and water resistance.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jayharper08:
So I take this has been doing fairly good still and no need to close it, eh?

---Young--- Moderating from the Slim'd GS3™
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ttrain721:
This is what I'm holding out for. For me, there's no rush to upgrade with all the ongoing development with our phones.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
Cross fingers. Hope this cm build is good...