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[Galaxy S 4 General] rahulits:
International Warranty

I am living in the UK, and planning on buying the S4 Exynos octa core (unlocked) version when ever it is available here or from any of the nearby European country. I am not sure how does the Samsung warranty works?? Do I get an INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY which will be valid in India as well when I come back to India (as I will be coming back to India in a couple of months). Any help will be appreciated..Thanks:good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] ilabs:
Nope, warranty is only valid in the country you officially buy the phone from. Your warranty won't be valid in India.
[Galaxy S 4 General] shivsharat:
Guys any news about 32gb s4 availability in india?
[Galaxy S 4 General] sssn7000:
!!

is it me or s4 price is equal to or more than iphone 5 16 gb?
[Galaxy S 4 General] rahulits:
Thanks a lot for the info. I think I'll wait and buy it from India itself in July (hate to wait :( ), hopefully there will also be a drop in the prices by then.

Any idea about exynos octa core S4 with LTE coming in the near future in India?
[Galaxy S 4 General] vd1900:
32GB may take some time I Dont think they would launch it soon
[Galaxy S 4 General] kachrukamble:
As per Samsung,

32 GB Variant will come in the end of second quarter, they have skipped it as of now.

64 GB likely to be available at launch in select country only
[Galaxy S 4 General] japjit100:
why you want 4g version

india don't have 4g
[Galaxy S 4 General] tarun.nair:
Pre-ordered on Flipkart

Pre-ordered the Black version on Flipkart :victory: Now begins the wait :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S 4 General] gchindi:
It will never happen don't worry, we all know how samsung does when it comes to different variants of memory capacity.. BS..
[Galaxy S 4 General] sachinaik:
Will the black version have black earphone and black accessories in the box ?

Damn m tempted to buy S4. Unable to use the note2 as freely and easily as my s3.

Bit the most important point for me is the earphones. I want to know if it comes in black if i buy a black version of phone....
[Galaxy S 4 General] bouzoubaa:
It s white
[Galaxy S 4 General] seltaeb:
It's actually on pre-order here (Dubai) - - but pulling some strings to get it tomorrow.
[Galaxy S 4 General] techpal:
Which color to get black or white?Which looks better? I am interested in white since all previous phones of mine have been black.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jonam_mafia:
White looks cheap ...... so go for the black mist. the brushed steel metal lookalike ( plastic :( ) side panel suits well with the black mist.
[Galaxy S 4 General] vdhawwan:
While the White version is better at hiding fingerprints, the black one looks better. Though I need to point out that the white version will hide more marks and scratches as well as fingerprints, than the Black Version.

M getting the Black Mist though, cause my S3 is White..!!!

Wouldnt want two identical phones in the same color..!!!:p
[Galaxy S 4 General] gchindi:
Its not about black or white, its about the colour of the protective cover that you put on that matters.. After investing 40k, i don't think anyone would keep it without a protective cover..
[Galaxy S 4 General] rakeshishere:
Best thing is to wait & see what the new Note 3 is all about and then buy the SGS4 :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] jonam_mafia:
lol
[Galaxy S 4 General] sanusweetsmile:
I have heard s4 is without fm radio I use it a lot while travelling... Dnt know what to do
[Galaxy S 4 General] techpal:
I think I will go with black then.

But Then after 4-5 months of Note 3 launching it will be same dilemma of waiting for GS V:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] jonam_mafia:
I've never listened to radio on my phone so it doesn't bother me.

Samsung Russia has answered why there's no FM radio in the Galaxy S4 :

digital broadcasting. ......seriously!!!!!!!!!!:confused:
[Galaxy S 4 General] vdhawwan:
Touche to That..!!!

The Inner Conspiracy Nut in me suggests that Samsung has made this vicious cycle and has trapped us in it.. lol

Anyway the Note series is too big for my taste and my daily routine...!!! Also if I get a note, my boss will think that I am dwarfing him with bigger phone size.. Though my Boss is so stupid, he and I both have the S3 but he has just assumed that I have some lower model Samsung phone, than his.. Like Grand..!!!!:silly:
[Galaxy S 4 General] jonam_mafia:
Galaxy S 4 OCTA CORE Unboxing & First Boot

[YOUTUBE]jHL37bW42pQ[/YOUTUBE]

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+1
[Galaxy S 4 General] brar.arsh:
So if 41500 is the MRP, what is the actual sale price? It must be near 36900.. Because S3 was priced at 43500 and I bought it for 38900 on the very first day..
[Galaxy S 4 General] jonam_mafia:
Need to inquire the local retailer...... 38k to 39 k will be a wonderful deal
[Galaxy S 4 General] uv.mrcool:
ok, so pricing for itally has leaked...

they are going for the premium pricing again...

its 785$ ... means 42500 price tag :eek::eek::rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Chillz88:
Re: Official Indian Galaxy S4 Owners Thread -Discussion, Reviews and more

They are just leaked prices.. they tend to go down when the release date nears..

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[Galaxy S 4 General] clavicle:
Re: Official Indian Galaxy S4 Owners Thread -Discussion, Reviews and more

That would be a real deal breaker, can't future proof your investment. :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] doccrow:
Re: Official Indian Galaxy S4 Owners Thread -Discussion, Reviews and more

Waited for 1 yr for sgs4 .had bought 64 GB SD card for sgs3 but was not really impressed by it so waited for the 4th itinerary. Now confused between HTC one and sgs4 though inclined towards S4 but couldn't resist htc 's good looks. Need some serious genuine advice
[Galaxy S 4 General] rl421403:
S4 will fall between 38-40K in India. I don't see any reason Samsung to lower the launch price.

I currently own S3 from last 5 months and I could not feel S4 as wise upgrade so I will not be buying it as soon as it's available but wait for full reviews and battery life.

Additionally I might probably wait for Note 3 or X Phone announcement.
[Galaxy S 4 General] exynoss:
Re: Official Indian Galaxy S4 Owners Thread -Discussion, Reviews and more

:eek: but why ? except if u want to show off that u have latest and most expensive phone.

+1
[Galaxy S 4 General] Netman_:
Is the screen pentile or not?

How many RGB subpixels contains?
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
Re: Official Indian Galaxy S4 Owners Thread -Discussion, Reviews and more

Pentile isn't relevant here, practically it has 4 sub pixels. Also it uses diamond pixel layout. @441 ppi you will never note a dot anywhere.

《posted from s3》
[Galaxy S 4 General] kachrukamble:
Re: Official Indian Galaxy S4 Owners Thread -Discussion, Reviews and more

Any info on Audio chip??

sent from an unknown device using Tapatalk2
[Galaxy S 4 General] Conceptunlimited:
Re: Official Indian Galaxy S4 Owners Thread -Discussion, Reviews and more

I guess people may wait for note 3

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If you are into flashing buy s4 coz it is going to receive max dev attention. Plus spec wise it's better than One. Look wise... HTC wins:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] NHS2008:
Great explianative video By Nerd girl.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diLD42QafIo
[Galaxy S 4 General] rl421403:
Exactly. Plus I can still tell everyone I have bought S4, since both phone look exactly same. ;) lol
[Galaxy S 4 General] NHS2008:
Or they might think it is Galaxy Grand! :p
[Galaxy S 4 General] D™:
Samsung Galaxy S 4 coming to India in early May

Yes & no need to go elsewhere just read below:

Samsung Galaxy S 4 coming to India in early May

As you might expect, the Samsung Galaxy S 4 is going to be launched in India. According to sources of the anonymous kind, the new Android flagship device will be released some time in early May. The late April-early May time period seems be when the handset will be rolling out across most markets. So far, the earliest date appears to be the April 26th launch on the U.K.'s EE.

Unlike the U.S. version of the phone, which will feature a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, the Indian version of the phone will be powered by the Samsung Exynos 5 Octa processor. So the first version of the phone will have no 4G LTE connectivity, just 3G. Later in the year, a TDD/FDD LTE variant of the phone is expected to launch in the region. Additionally, only the 16GB model of the phone will be released in India which means the 32GB and 64GB models will not be available. But with a microSD card, you can expand the storage on your device anyway.

Off contract, the price of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 in India is supposed to be Rs. 40,000-45,000 ($740-$833 USD) without a contract. Carrier subsidized pricing is expected with signed contracts. Two carries in the country expected to carry the phone are Vodafone and Airtel, but launch dates are not yet known.

The Samsung Galaxy S 4 will be going up against the HTC One and the Sony Xperia Z in the country. Which one will capture the bulk of the sales?

Source: PhoneArena
[Galaxy S 4 General] ckhurana:
No LTE in a premium phone like this?? Shame. How does Samsung expect the Indian customer to justify a 40K expense which is not even 1 year proof! As usual the subcontinent becomes a guinea pig for testing out the Exynos combination. I know its powerful and what not, but it could also have been coupled up with 4G radios! Shame.
[Galaxy S 4 General] NHS2008:
There's no point in having LTE when hardly any 3G coverage in our Country. I think it is perfectly okay it will at least take 3 years for LTE to become available if at all in India. Anyways H+ is fast enough and the LTE is a BIG power hogg!
[Galaxy S 4 General] NiCk.JaY:
If you ask on S4 thread, S4 performs better and if you ask in One thread, One performs better :p (this is a general reply you can expect)
[Galaxy S 4 General] rl421403:
Yep, that's true.

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Battery life is better on Samsung phones (usually, compared to HTC). HTC is kind of said in past, they don't really care about battery life but user experience is more important for them. But Apart from that I think HTC One is a pretty good phone. Although non-replaceable battery and no SD card slot is down for me.

I am sure developer support will be much better for S4 and Samsung support their devices better then HTC.

And since you don't own Samsung S3 or Note 2, then you should go for S4.

I have S3, so I do not feel comfortable to spend another 40K just for a little bigger/better screen & processor and 1GB additional ram. All other software features we will get on S3/Note2 soon enough.
[Galaxy S 4 General] D™:
1 thing is annoying is only 16 GB for us. If we can pay 38-41INR then can pay 3-6K extra for 32/64 GB. Donno why Samsung forgets us, if they know that we are largest(in term of no) users as compare to other country of mobile users.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Chillz88:
Re: Official Indian Galaxy S4 Owners Thread -Discussion, Reviews and more

Nope. S4 performs better easily... even the normal unbiased people in the htc forums knows that.. unless you are a fanboy.

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[Galaxy S 4 General] sahibosaurus:
Excited about my black behemoth coming soon! :cool:

I have two questions:

1. Is it being displayed in stores like Croma etc. today?

2. Is the official Protective cover+ by Samsung available for purchase anywhere yet? Its the case I'm planning to use
[Galaxy S 4 General] anilkumarpt12:
Just Saw S4.. what a phone... i didn't feel like a plastic.. even though 5 inc screen it looks to me very small :)

by the way i am getting my S4 by 1PM today :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] sachinaik:
From which shop ?

Here in Bangalore only demo piece is available...
[Galaxy S 4 General] anilkumarpt12:
i too from Bangalore :)

Chk in Jayanagar 4th blk..:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] jonam_mafia:
what about the price ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] anilkumarpt12:
i am getting for 39k... but most of the shops are saying 41K..
[Galaxy S 4 General] Anirudh.Ragi:
Samsung announced that all the features not related to hardware of S4 will be ported to S3. So basically most of the software features not dependent on hardware can be ported to S3.

So most of the dual video recording, air view can be implemented.. temperature humidity sensing might not be possible ...
[Galaxy S 4 General] sahibosaurus:
Dual recording might also not be possible because you need a lot of processing power to record two videos at once...
[Galaxy S 4 General] seltaeb:
Guys, I just tried out the S4 very briefly - - problemo, there's a fair bit of lag here and there. Dialer and widget screen, as in case of the S3, but also noticed some micro stutters in other places.

This was a demo piece and had some trashy apps on it though. The phone feels nice to hold, BTW :)

I am probably getting mine tomorrow at a bit of discount (AED 2500 I think).
[Galaxy S 4 General] sachinaik:
Hmmm... the guy is saying it will be avaialable after 6pm... let me see..
[Galaxy S 4 General] Anirudh.Ragi:
Even though S4 is promoted as Octo core processor, it is actually Dual Quad-Core(Quad A15 + Quad A7) and only one of the quad cores will be running at a time.

This is called big.Little by ARM where when the fone is in stand by or does not require huge processing it will use the Quad A7 which consumes less power. When playing games the Quad A15 is kicked-in and the Quad A7 is put to sleep.

Dual video recording doesn't require 8 cores, and S4 is not Pure Octo core..

When Optimus G Pro having a quad core processor can do Dual recording, there is possibility of S3 to do it as well, the resolution might be less..
[Galaxy S 4 General] mithun46:
Do you know what you are talking about?

Dude that is stock

We are XDA

We will use cutom kernels and get all corest to work together
[Galaxy S 4 General] sahibosaurus:
I know that, but not all quad core processors are the same. The s3 has a9 quad core processor. All the new phones have a15 quad cores which are much faster.
[Galaxy S 4 General] amar1548:
Anyone having s4, please confirm that is Sammy locked the bootloader of these phones or not???

Sent from my GALAXY RoYaL
[Galaxy S 4 General] Anirudh.Ragi:
:good: :D

i kno, no offense about xda... the guys here are amazing, and their work.. i was just talking about samsung able to port the dual camera recording to SGS 3
[Galaxy S 4 General] android_master:
Samsung Galaxy S4..

Packaging:

Big little Architecture

Front
[Galaxy S 4 General] Anirudh.Ragi:
Snapdragon/ Krait processors have similarities to A15 but it is not complete A15, Qualcomm use ARMv7 the instruction set , but make their own design.

I have no idea if Dual recording depends on just cpu or gpu or a combi of cpu+gpu. Anyone from XDA can give an idea or info about it, will be really helpful :good: :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] android_master:
All White Content

Same Crap/Pathetic Earphones

2600 mAh Battery
[Galaxy S 4 General] Sliderxxl:
+1 yea

Gesendet von meinem GT-N7000 mit Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S 4 General] android_master:
& the legendary shiny/finger back cover
[Galaxy S 4 General] vd1900:
Am I the only one who can't see these pictures

Anyways I happened to be at Samsung store cafe at Lower Parel and checked if they had the piece .... Shame didn't have says only after 4 pm and folks at croma are taking 5K for advance booking
[Galaxy S 4 General] garvit:
@ android master.

Price? Place?
[Galaxy S 4 General] android_master:
Its not mine.

Fonrarena unboxing.

I am always a Galaxy Note user.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Thin_Bezel:
I dont know what version india will get,but the qualcolm version has been rooted http://www.naldotech.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-is-successfully-rooted/
[Galaxy S 4 General] shamps:
For people who have bought this beauty, price please.
[Galaxy S 4 General] rakeshishere:
+1

I hate when I miss features which I use on my next phone

:D

Yeah, I'm a Samsung sheep. ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] D™:
As per my friend ( he is in Retail ) anyone can get it in INR 41500/- Price. Retail price is INR 44900/-.
[Galaxy S 4 General] bagmar.rakesh:
I hope your boss is not here on XDA.:laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 General] shamps:
I am pretty sure that rs41500 is mrp. Retail price should be lower.
[Galaxy S 4 General] bagmar.rakesh:
Get the HTC One. Simple. I hope you don't use the expandable storage slot a lot because thats missing from the HTC ONE.
[Galaxy S 4 General] aamitabh28:
So is it available in shops yet??
[Galaxy S 4 General] rkial:
Saw the sealed box yesterday.

MRP is 41500.

The unboxing videos have just 1 sticker on the short side and the box can be opened without cutting the sticker.. the one I saw had stickers on 3 sides.

The price/date of manufacture/box contents on one.. IMEI an stickers on the side opposite to it and a plain sticker on one of the longer sides..

So I couldnt open the box and get a feel of the phone.. That said, the box looks great :p

Should be easily available for under 40 in a weeks time.. dont think there will be too many stores offering any discount straightaway considering the demand is high.,, unless you know the retailer.

And places like homeshop18/indiatimes will come out with their standard 7-10% discount sometime soon too..
[Galaxy S 4 General] nitinvaid:
S4 price here in new delhi local store

DP is 38500 Rs

SP is 39500 Rs

Price At samsung store 41500Rs
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipsuvedi:
Hi can anyone who bought, can you please confirm that Galaxy S4 has Hindi Localization (language) or not in Language option...Samsung told that it will have full hindi localization support..
[Galaxy S 4 General] Suraj.Udg:
I'm getting mine today. 39, 500 and will get a filp cover for free. Good deal I guess :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipsuvedi:
Is there Hindi Localization and LTE support in Indian version???....please confirm!!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] sahibosaurus:
Which store in Delhi? for 39500?
[Galaxy S 4 General] shamps:
Store details please!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] android_master:
NO LTE/4G SUPPORT HERE IN INDIA

i have written it to big, so that the same question does not repeat for the 100th time here.

Language support.as such no hindi typing in stock keyboard, buy you can read in hindi,,and man you have google keyboard which support hindi,you have swiftkey, i mean literally tons of keyboard which support hindi
[Galaxy S 4 General] Suraj.Udg:
Faizul Communications, Abids, Hyderabad.
[Galaxy S 4 General] vdhawwan:
Got the S4.!!! Yippikayay..

Sent OTA via XDA Premium. XDA ROCKS!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] techpal:
Congrats and for how much and where?
[Galaxy S 4 General] kachrukamble:
I would say it is S3 ++:D
[Galaxy S 4 General] shamps:
+1
[Galaxy S 4 General] vdhawwan:
Samsung Store Saket. Delhi. Lara Datta was giving it to first 25 buyers. 41500. Got S View cover and a Flip Cover for free as well.

I would say it is the S4..!!

Sent OTA via XDA Premium. XDA ROCKS!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
Stock now available here in chennai

《posted from s3》
[Galaxy S 4 General] vd1900:
Finally got mine !
[Galaxy S 4 General] arunritz:
what is the price in tamilnadu(chennai)?
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
They are saying 41.5 in poorvika, but actually you can get it for 39 to 39.5 depending on how close you are with the dealer

《posted from s3》
[Galaxy S 4 General] sachinaik:
Where in bangalore we can get some free goodies ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
New buyers can you people check the status in download mode?

《posted from s3》
[Galaxy S 4 General] Raven'sSight:
Just used the Galaxy S4 at the store. Cracking device. Black one is quite a looker. Smart stuff work wonderfully well. The Camera is quite something. Air Gesture with the finger is pretty awe inspiring. The phone feels much smaller than the S3 in the palm. :D it's a major upgrade over S3 for me

Sent from handheld. Please ignore typos.
[Galaxy S 4 General] deepforest:
samsung e store told me that order has been dispatched

just got a message from estore Samsung

that my order has been dispatched through ..... courier and awb number

may be i will received on Monday

But still i afraid if i will be in first 400 buyers who will got Free Accessories Bundle.

otherwise without free Bundle its really expensive deal

i booked it very first day (26/04/13)but at evening 7 pm

Can anyone tell me how to find that i am in first 400 or not

regards
[Galaxy S 4 General] rajaa_sekaran:
Got my s4 n bangalore....very exciting to play around....:)
[Galaxy S 4 General] NaveenKumarXDA:
I also want to know what's hidden in that free box. May be extra dropbox space.:confused:

:D

Sent by i9000 but Soon Coming from New Device
[Galaxy S 4 General] vdhawwan:
As free goodies, they are just giving an S View Cover and Flip Cover..
[Galaxy S 4 General] SohumD:
Hello all ! Have the beauty in my hands. Quite a nice feeling. Just setting everything up but loving everything so far. Got it from the samsung smartphone cafe at haji ali in mumbai. Payed 41500 no freebies.
[Galaxy S 4 General] anil190185:
Get it for 39425.

go to www.next.co.in/samsung-i9500-galaxy-s4-siv-gsm-mobile-phone-black-mist.html and use the coupon code : ICICINXT-MOB

ENJOY!!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] hisee:
Just playd with s4.... Cost 41500@mumbai

Mostly all shop will get it by tonight so rate will go down ard 39k

..screen is very nice.. Not that much bigger infact its smaller then s3...it gives premium feel...

Contact lag is der...
[Galaxy S 4 General] garvit:
S view cover price is 2499

Flip cover price is 1799

The person few post above got both as free gifts. Lucky U

Btw 12 months emi of Rs. 3459 @ 0% now available at samsung store.. For total price of 41500
[Galaxy S 4 General] rakeshishere:
Did she hand over the phone & bill it for you? :D

All these marketing costs has to be paid by us(poor consumers). The phone is tempting but price needs to drop.
[Galaxy S 4 General] sachinaik:
Got it... its stunning... :)

Huge difference between s3 n s4.

S4 has very premium looks and more uniform design...
[Galaxy S 4 General] rakeshishere:
You mean like the Galaxy S2 right? I still think it's S3 done right.
[Galaxy S 4 General] vd1900:
I agree with you the built quality has improved considerably feels very preium comoqred to S3

I feel the black looks more stunning :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] rocksterraghu:
Nope. It's leaps and bounds better than S3. In fact I am pleasantly surprised with how better this phone is compared to S3 or Note2, having progressed from S2, Note, S3 and Note 2 - this is a big bloody jump for Samsung. This phone has got a killer screen, super smooth interface and most of all feels perfect in my hand (probably because I migrated from Note2). I have retained the Note2 for comparison sake and the screen on S4 is way way better when same image or video is displayed across the phones.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jonam_mafia:
Real Racing 3 Galaxy S4 Exynos octa Game Play

[YOUTUBE]fc1wegWOl_U[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]LziDVvE9hzY[/YOUTUBE]
[Galaxy S 4 General] vivek_bhoj:
Just bought my S4 today for 40,291 and got a S cover free
[Galaxy S 4 General] vickysud:
im new to all this emi stuff dont know how will it work. need to pay 3459 every month or at once the amount will be deducted ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] I r o n M a n:
Finally bought it today.

It's frigging awesome! Looks premium compared to the s3.

Sent using my S4
[Galaxy S 4 General] vdhawwan:
The total amount will be blocked but the emi amount will just be deducted each month.

Sent OTA via XDA Premium. XDA ROCKS!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] vd1900:
Lucky u I didnt get anything
[Galaxy S 4 General] jon51092:
coming on monday evening at Baroda,Gujarat

sad so late :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] Strategist:
Played with it for a few minutes and was generally impressed. It definitely feels nicer than the GS3 and in general feels like a premium device contrary to some reviews.

Is the Indian device build different from the US version? That rim definitely looked like metal to me.

On the downside the phone did lag occasionally. Nothing terrible but I haven't noticed anything similar in the Note 2 for instance.
[Galaxy S 4 General] raiprashant007:
Booked from estore...dispatched today.

Will mostly get by Monday.

Took the white frost.

Hope I get the free accessory bundle.

Got it in 41500