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[Galaxy S 4 General] rubenswing:
yeah man Long time I have supported Samsung right from S2-S4, and this time I have made a promise not to buy another "S" series product again
[Galaxy S 4 General] CLARiiON:
OT:

Samsung surely knows a lot about product promotion:

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[Galaxy S 4 General] DeathMetal King:
I really need some help here...Im not exactly from a well to do family, and getting the opportunity to buy a high level phone like this..well you know i gotta choose wisely.

From what i can find out, battery drains a lot, ghosting occurs and memory is too less, right? Can the be fixed in software updates like the new one which helps store videos and stuff on sd now? And will 32/64 gb be released in india? And when?

Also, Note series is much better than S, right? so if the september rumors are true, then it is definitely worth waiting for note 3 instead? What abt nexus 5?

Pls help me!
[Galaxy S 4 General] yogi7272:
Wait for Note3 or much better products with snapdragon 800 socs in second half of 2013.
[Galaxy S 4 General] niketkumar:
How to disable push services?
[Galaxy S 4 General] NaveenKumarXDA:
I didn't wanted to post into s4 section anymore but couldn't resist to agree above post.

This time thread is so dull comparing s3 time.

Now let me remember what Samsung done : some people may disagree .

S1. I am completely clueless why s1 become so big success. But it made start for Samsung. May be due to Nokia was sinking that time & s1 was Best option other than fruits.

S2. It was am true upgrade to s1 in every sense. Any company deserve to be on top if improve flagship with such pace. Completely nailed every other phone.

S3. People were hoping to get same treatment in upgrade value as was with s2 but only few versions got real upgrade like lte version with 2gb ram etc. Still camera and other many things lags to be called upgrade. Many mature features like smart stay were introduced. I think s3 may be more successful, if introduced with IR bulb combination, to track in low light.

S4. This time in reality Samsung is barred by hardware limitation so they started moving fooling people with software gimmicks. People can argue on small hardware tech improvement but practically doesn't count as flagship anymore. Octa bubble is smashed by GSMArena today (Now Samsung testing beta Processor in Flagships).

So basically I think Samsung just behaving like they know how to sell rather than how to set benchmarks anymore.

What was required, In my opinion:

Atleast waterproof board.

Same soc for all s4.

More better camera than mp race.

Dual speaker system.

More better touch wiz experience.

Ir bulb for low light performance in smart features.

I will not be here to argue. These are just my thoughts.
[Galaxy S 4 General] CLARiiON:
There will always be something better available if you wait for sometime. Today you wait for Note3/Qualcomm 800, then suddenly you will have A57-A53 around the corner. Qualcomm 800 uses Adreno 330, which is built on same 320 architecture. GPU scores will be higher for obvious reason, but nothing like a totally new architecture from PowerVR 6 Rogue or maybe something like T658. Then there will be another generation of Krait.

You have to pull the trigger at some point. No matter when you do, there is always be something better available 6 months down the line.
[Galaxy S 4 General] rachitboom2:
Guys... Finally got my S4 i9500 for 37k from tradus... Check my latest signature :laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 General] danveer:
Hey guys, I just located a folder named thumbnails taking about 800mb of storage ( just select the option to view hidden files in my files settings )..

Is it safe to delete??

And what exactly does it do..:confused:
[Galaxy S 4 General] satya0011:
Go to "Settings - More - Application Manager - All" find samsung push services cilick on it and click on disable tab..... also uninstall samsung apps
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
Hardware what? users always gets misinformed with Andreis thread, what we are having is still a big little architecture and it is power efficient, what we are missing is the advanced features that can be customized, it means a lot to us people in xda developers. Features like HMP are good to play with but using at a daily d Iver is questionable, we are missing that additional fun, but from end users perspective it's not going to affect anything

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[MENTION=5230447]NaveenKumarXDA[/MENTION]

I agree with few of your points like new TouchWiz version with enhanced stock apps and same soc for all s4 variants.

But are you serious about the camera quality and dual speakers? Camera quality of s4 is the best in the market right now. HTC getting dual speakers doesn't mean that samsung should also use dual speakers. Samsung clearly knows what and how to do and hence they are topping the market, they too will fall like nokia if they fail to understand the pulse and market trend. If you read any tear down article of s4 then you would have known that samsung has used latest hardware in every possible module . octa chip manufacturing issues let down samsung big time this year ..(may be its true that number four is unlucky in korea :D:D)

Few of the Developers community here in xda already had plans to snub exynos based smartphones due to the lack of proper source from Samsung. So it's not surprising to see slow development. But it will pick up phase.

No fanboyism or anything here, but comparing all the current flagship devices simply leads to one direction and that's s4. I would have easily chosen htc one if they had 5 inch screen + sdcard + removable battery. (I would have compromised my favorite amoled display), but htc is so stubborn to stick with their stupid formula amd force users to use cloud.

Edit: healthy debate in xda is always great :) unless people run out of points and turn it into a flame war. :D

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its safe to delete but it will be generated again over time. they are generated to show quick preview of the video/pics in your mobile
[Galaxy S 4 General] vicedens2002:
Is I9505 available in India? Am worried in getting the I9500 due to less dev support. :confused:
[Galaxy S 4 General] rubenswing:
http://www.realworldtech.com/forum/?threadid=133089&curpostid=133421
[Galaxy S 4 General] HS™:
I m afraid its not available in india... for now only i9500 u can get
[Galaxy S 4 General] rubenswing:
i really hope that happens
[Galaxy S 4 General] zyryn:
guys...so right now, which ROM are ul using ?

i remember docrambone had excellent ROMs for the i9000, have ul used his ROM for the s4 ??
[Galaxy S 4 General] Funkym0nkey:
Using his room for last 2 days and it is fantastic. Very light weight and has best battery life. I am getting close to 5.5 hours on screen time using it (very heavy use with lots of browsing). I did not use 90% of the bloat that came withthe phone. So for me this is great Rom. Much improved battery compared to all other roms.

From my Galaxy S4, in your face.....
[Galaxy S 4 General] jithendra194:
Soo....here's how my story goes like....my s4's usb charging cable got damaged so I started to use the same charger with s3's usb charging cable, in the begining it used to give out 0.9 amps and after few days it gave out 1.2amps and now it's giving me 2amps. But those cables are kinda different right? S4's cable is kinda thick.. can I get any explanation?
[Galaxy S 4 General] rahul2880:
camera reboot issue

[MENTION=437440]funtoosh[/MENTION] can you please post build number and baseband version of your phone. I also bought the phone after 2 days of launch and there were no camera problem but after upgrading camera reboot issue has started. I am at war with SAMSUNG to replace my handset cause the issue has started because of the upgrade provided by samsung. My phone is screwed because of samsung official upgrade. As per samsung it cannot be downgraded so I need this information so i can prove to them that this issue exists after upgrade. The service centre people were not able to recreate the issue.

my baseband version is I9500DDUAMDK
[Galaxy S 4 General] Ym23:
where can i get a UAG case in mumbai?
[Galaxy S 4 General] lmuralidharan:
I also do not have the reboot issue - bought it in bangalore on April 27th.
[Galaxy S 4 General] azeter:
S4 is a fantastic gadget period !!!!

Sent from my Galaxy S4 .
[Galaxy S 4 General] samir_a:
I dont think UAG cases are available in India you will need to import it unfortunately lot of good accessories are not available in india because they are expensive but people forget that a person spending 40k on the phone will no think twice to spend 3 - 4k to protect it
[Galaxy S 4 General] Funkym0nkey:
[MENTION=3484889]zyryn[/MENTION]

This is for you and anyone who wanted to know battery life on Doc's ROM.

Look at screen on time. With that battery at just 50% with almost 17 hour usage. No more overheating.

Loving my S4 now. Been using it more than one for last 2 days.

From my Galaxy S4, in your face.....
[Galaxy S 4 General] rakeshmeena7:
S4 i9500 is much better than i9505 in all aspects
[Galaxy S 4 General] saj2001ind:
It maybe but when it comes to aosp roms i9500 is not good at all
[Galaxy S 4 General] tarun.nair:
Man, that is an impressive history of Phones :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] rahul2880:
camera crash

What is the build number and baseband version of your hand set. You can find in Settings -> More -> About device
[Galaxy S 4 General] saj2001ind:
There is still hope for us to get cm http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2294176
[Galaxy S 4 General] zyryn:
Woh...thats some serious battery man !!

But how did the overheating stop ? Did docs rom do the trick ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Funkym0nkey:
The one thing that is missing by default on Doc's ROM is Google now (search). I will do more testing tomorrow after installing it. I already installed maps and YouTube and other critical things I need and this is battery life with that. Only Google search is not installed. So needs more testing. But it might be combination of kernel and rom. Phone definitely does not get as hot as I remember it being before.

From my Galaxy S4, in your face.....
[Galaxy S 4 General] lmuralidharan:
It is JDQ39.I9500XXUAMDK
[Galaxy S 4 General] rahul2880:
camera crash after upgrade

My build number is also same now. Then don't know why people who have brought this phone 1-2 days after launch are not facing this problem and people who have bought in May are facing this problem. I really didn't pay attention to build number before upgrade so don't know what is was. when i bought it did not have the random camera crash and reboot problem but after upgrading over the air the problem started. Now i want to revert back to pre upgrade stage can anybody let me know which firmware should i use to revert back. My handset baseband version is I9500DDUAMDK and Build number is JDQ39.I9500XXUAMDK. Also have a question can i install I9500XXUAMDE? will it change baseband version and build number? In iphone baseband cant be downgraded what happens in case of samsung? and what is the difference between I9500XXUAMDK and I9500XXUAMDE?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hotzigetty:
I bought the phone on the 27th and have the reboot issue. And everyone who bought it with me have the same issue. And it came after the mdk update.

Sent from Neptune
[Galaxy S 4 General] HS™:
I too have got the phone on 27 aprl from Ub City bangalore on launch day and using the same build as u are having no issue at all I try differnt rom like me1 and so all give me camera reboot issue and settled now with this one for time being
[Galaxy S 4 General] rahul2880:
I am at war with samsung to replace my phone because the issue has started after upgrade before upgrade it was not. This problem has happened because of samsung and there technical people say we can't undo the upgrade. I appeal to all of you in this forum to complaint about this issue on samsung ceo helpdesk on samsung support page. We have paid premium price for this phone we should not keep QUIET
[Galaxy S 4 General] sachinaik:
Now I remember....mine was stable at 1.6GHz with MDE : out of the box version.

All reboot things started with MDK and ME1....

However now m on MDK and underclocked to 1GHz. Now its rocknsolid stable...
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hotzigetty:
If you're on adam kernel, there's a Cwm camera fix that works like a charm. And the camera launch times are much faster as well.

Sent from Neptune
[Galaxy S 4 General] rahul2880:
How to downgrade from MDK to MDE
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hotzigetty:
Flash via odin. It won't help with the camera as the camera firmware isn't replaced. So if you've been having camera reboot issues, it might not help, ymmv though.

Sent from Neptune
[Galaxy S 4 General] rahul2880:
Ok will give a try dunno which part of firmware is causing this issue. Want to know how to under clock safely
[Galaxy S 4 General] seltaeb:
Even on stock with the usual syncs and gimmicks on (Exchange, Google etc), 6-7 hrs screen on is easily possible if using mostly wifi. With 3G only, it drops to 5-5.5 hrs depending on service quality. So I don't think Doc's ROM improves battery life in any way. This phone has great battery life out of the box!

However, getting rid of the redundant bloatware feels good. :angel:

Edit: Screenies from a weekend battery testing -- stock MDK.
[Galaxy S 4 General] nabilsilva:
Guys is there anyway to have transparent notification bar even without stock wallpapers?
[Galaxy S 4 General] nani67:
guys,

just now my S4 fell down from a height of 3feet.

it landed on the face and i was expecting a shattered screen and made up my mind to spend money on getting a screen replacement.

i picked up the phone and turned it.... to find that my screen isn't shattered,

its all good as if it never fell down.

checked every thing, no scratches or cracks...

may be falling flat on the screen has helped..

this reminded me of my physics lessons, if area of contact is more the relative pressure is less

so, the area of contact is more when it fell flat on to ground, so the impact has been taken uniformly and the gorilla glass 3 is able to withstand the impact.

if it has landed on the edges, am sure i would be at samsung care waiting if i can get the screen replaced for this.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hotzigetty:
Finally! A voice of reason! Hehe. :thumbup:

Sent from Neptune
[Galaxy S 4 General] azeter:
on which firmware is the camera issue resolved can sumone pls specify.thnx
[Galaxy S 4 General] spacetribe99:
Just got back from the Samsung Service Center (near Milan Subway, Mumbai).

Told them about all the issues I was facing -

- Device getting too hot 52d C+ while on a call/browsing the internet/gaming and also while charging)

- Distortion in voice over a bluetooth device

- Smearing in Text

- Disturbance in Earpiece while on a call

They said they would "update the software" but it seems to be the same version (kernel etc.)

They said they changed the binary software ??!!

Now the phone wont let me click a photo with the flash on - I keep getting this message "unable to turn on the flash. device temperature is too high"

Has anyone faced this issue ?

They are refusing to replace my phone!

Some one please advice what to do next.
[Galaxy S 4 General] zyryn:
dude, kick their @$$es man !! you getting a message with 'temparature' in it ! escalate the issue man ! or go to the service center at Andheri West, near the station...i found their service decent...havent been to the Santa center, but i have read before that they aren't very friendly.
[Galaxy S 4 General] spacetribe99:
They even scratched my back cover and first said that's part of the design .. Lol... Then I asked them to compare it with another s4 and they said they didn't have one.. Lol .. Then another person comes forward and says the Scratches were there from before even though I asked the exec. To check my phone thoroughly for scratches before "upgrading the software". Why does Samsung like torturing their customers?
[Galaxy S 4 General] coolraghav:
when my lcd got cracked, i got it replaced from sammy center...they removed the camera guard plastic which can be only removed if back cover removed. i wonder why :)

thankfully i had gadgetshieldz guard to put back ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] azeter:
samsung service centres dont have any latest firmware and now dats where we all supper stuckk with this current garbage firmware huhhhh.....
[Galaxy S 4 General] rahul2880:
Report the problem to samsung support with job card number received from Samsung service centre
[Galaxy S 4 General] zyryn:
i think try out andheri west center...if it doesnt work out there too, then u will have to try escalating the issue..i dont know if mobile phones have a nodal agency or something like they do for telecom providers, etc...

hey pls check PM...
[Galaxy S 4 General] rahul2880:
Your signature says Samsung S4 pure stock. What is the build number of your firmware? Did you upgrade? Are you getting camera hang and reboot issue?
[Galaxy S 4 General] DeathMetal King:
all this means is s4 is one hell of a fu*ked up phone and is no way worth buying.

BUY NOTE 3!!!!!!!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Funkym0nkey:
[MENTION=228505]spacetribe99[/MENTION]

That is weird. I would not accept that quality of service. But why did they keep the cover?

I have previously got my Note and SGS2 repaired at Borivali service centre in Mumbai and each time when they took my phone, they removed my battery, and my back cover, put the phone in plastic bag and gave me another plastic bag to keep my battery and back cover and returned it to me. They never keep the back cover with them there at this service centre to avoid exactly this.

I have had great experience with Borivali west service centre and actually know 2 guys who work there. I would highly recommended them if you can make it here. Very professional guys here.

Talk to the supervisor. Tell them to issue new replacement cover.

If phone already had any scratches they mention that on the piece of printed paper that they give you when you submit the phone.. If there is nothing written in there, that meant there was no scratch. That acts as proof.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mandeep148:
Guys!! Sold xperia z...

It was very tuff time..

Can some tell me what is common price of s4, new and old?
[Galaxy S 4 General] i9100g user:
A good review here:)

http://translate.googleusercontent....v.html&usg=ALkJrhi6kR6sOLFzDTRoO-Cn548lVId-kA

sent fromXperia sT21i

Everything stock
[Galaxy S 4 General] japjit100:
first see that then tell me which one is bettter:p

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4_vs_htc_one-review-913p8.php

and see that also battery life http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4_vs_htc_one-review-913p3.php
[Galaxy S 4 General] kachrukamble:
You tell me, which looks good???:p

Why people don't understand 4 is unlucky for Samsung.
[Galaxy S 4 General] zoot1:
If you are going to compare online reviews.. You might as well have a look at the HTC One review by AnandTech.... One of the best reviews and it won the Editors Choice Gold Award from them.. First time for a phone..

What i want to say it everything is subjective.. Go by what you want in your phone and not by what a reviewer says..

If you are going to take a lot of low light photos then One is your best bet.. If you want looks then One... Otherwise go with S4..
[Galaxy S 4 General] Canard caché:
I don't agree with you: it depends on what you do witrh your photos...

For me, the photo taken with my phone are used for personnal album and, sometimes, for professionel using...

It's impossible to have enough quality to crop and to work on images with 2 Mpx... it's just for Facebook and Instagram.

So yes, HTC one ist great for low light situations, but after all, it's not enough for photos to work with or show on hd tv and SO...

In addition, HTC ONE has a bad autonomy score...
[Galaxy S 4 General] japjit100:
All time you click photos in night

S4 camera is better

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Both are looking great
[Galaxy S 4 General] joslicx:
Full HD is still only 1080p (1920x1080) or about 2MP only!!! HTC One camera is 4 MP so still double the pixels than the resolution of your Full HDTV.

Seeing pictures on a hdtv of any screen size will not have no problem with pictures from htc one camera. just for your information. Only the Macbook pro has a screen with a higher resolution today than 4MP but it costs insane.
[Galaxy S 4 General] zoot1:
Yes.. Croping your photo will be an issue if you want to print the photo.. Otherwise you will not notice a thing... And yes my statement still stays.. You go with the phone which suits your needs.. There is no best phone here..
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
The best phone is already here;) it's upto the people who consider which is best not with one or two features but match it toe to toe on all features.

Btw I'm waiting for anandtechs review for s4

《posted from s3》
[Galaxy S 4 General] joslicx:
The best for you probably but not everyone. If you bring the sales number in play then iphone5 is the best phone out there ::sigh::
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
You missed the point in my post, it's not about one or two points which is there to compare but you have to look into the overall package.

Oh and Ipoops are no match to any of the current generation droids.

《posted from s3》
[Galaxy S 4 General] TheMask007:
I hop to get 32 GB version soon.

S Tapatalking TheMask007
[Galaxy S 4 General] Canard caché:
ok so for crop and postwork + print on photo it's better sgs4. The photo threatment ist also better on sgs4 (what i see).

I like htc... but htcone will come (im sure of it) in a version with better cam...

But also for autonomy and power...

HTCone has a bad autonomy!
[Galaxy S 4 General] joslicx:
yes overall S4 is best phone right now.

iphone5S might still change that. its wait and watch ;) i get drawn to S4 every now and then and one look at the glossy plastic (and the resemblance to other cheaper models like 20k 5" Duos etc puts me off immediately. If only Samsung could make something like the designs that were going around for S4...
[Galaxy S 4 General] jon51092:
It's been on from long time..... i have sign up 4 days ago (or may be 3) :P
[Galaxy S 4 General] japjit100:
Why to are promoting your website in xda give direct link samsung website
[Galaxy S 4 General] android_master:
HTC has sealed it for me with this price:thumbup::thumbup:..

HTC One MRP@Rs 42,900

Sent from my iPhone 5
[Galaxy S 4 General] japjit100:
I think samsung galaxy s4 price 42k because samsung will compete with htc and Sony

Htc give more discount then samsung

Htc one price mid may is 33k

See what price come with samsung

Last year s3 and one x mrp are same but one x sell for 34k and s3 sell for 38k :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 4 General] japjit100:
Last year in July s3 price 38k
[Galaxy S 4 General] japjit100:
i buy on first July for 37.2k