yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demlasjr:
BrowserMark 2.0

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 2,710

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 2,262

Supposed the test was made with a Samsung Exynos 5 Octa overclocked at 1800 MHz instead 1600 MHz, it's still a win situation, because we will compare 1800 MHz with 1900 MHz of S600

Source: http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Samsung-Exynos-5-Octa-vs-Qualcomm-Snapdragon-600-specs (scroll to the bottom)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qazibasit:
Exynos has a reputation ezynos benchmarks always coincides with the performance.

So debating ita performance is the same as the n7000 vs i717. Huge difference and exynos always wins because they are really good at tweaking the ARM designs. Thats why they dont reveal the full sources of exynos.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] persheshhater:
S600 all the way.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Warhero141:
Too bad they can't even properly implement project butter lawl.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qazibasit:
Project butter was a gimmick by google. Check the ics on galaxy s3 and compare it with jelly beans.

ICS without buttering performs well. You can only compare this things on phones that came with ics and were updated on jb. Compare it on htc one x, :) You will know that samsung is not the only one who failed.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Warhero141:
If you would actually watch carefully you would atleast notice the lesser touchscreen input latency on JB roms when compared to ICS/GB. Atleast that's a part on which Samsung didn't screw up. If you can't notice that, I can't really blame you for thinking it's a gimmick.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexanter the great:
Snapdragon rulezzz
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hell_storm2004:
I wanted the 8 core one. But silly Samsung guys think US should always have half the core the world has. Lame if you ask me...

For this i would have loved to indulge myself in noobie concept of 8 more than 4, should be better logic.

Alas it is not to be!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r1sh12:
I think many people are forgetting LTE/4G (Or whatever you want to call it) will be causing higher discharge rate, im not sure how significant it will be, but LTE has been known to cause phones to discharge faster.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hell_storm2004:
So unless we have a Exynos with LTE using the same carrier, we cant really tell who is more efficient.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Entropy512:
what? Samsung good at tweaking ARM designs? Um, Samsung doesn't tweak their ARM cores at all, they use straight Cortex-A* cores. Qualcomm is the one that actually tweaks their cores.

Project butter was not a gimmick. Using the Exynos-based S3 as an example shows that you're completely ignorant - as the Exynos-based S3 is held up as a classic example of "poorly integrated butter". For the first few months of JB on the I9300, JB on the GNex was providing a smoother UI despite having half the CPU cores and a significantly weaker GPU, because "butter" was so poorly implemented on Exynos.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] persheshhater:
Cool story;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demlasjr:
Phonehouse Spain confirmed that they will sell the Octa version. It can be reserved here : http://blog.phonehouse.es/index.php/2013/04/01/reserva-el-samsung-galaxy-s-iv-en-phone-house/
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jutley:
Just remember there can only be one.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CNexus:
No one can tell you what phone is best fort you, you gotta try it out and see each yourself
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pride_kr:
Well... snapdragon is not bad at all right??

We ll have both versions here with a US$50 difference between them.

No matter what... I want 4G. thats all.

We dont have 4G yet in all major cities in Brazil, but they we running to have it before 2014 world cup.

3G sucks here its a shame, so I want better connections and if 4G give me that here, its ok.

Who cares 4G takes more battery juice? thats what people used to say about 3g.... but nobody left 3g behind...

nobody used edge because it was more battery friendly.

Better or not theres something they made right! the marketing !!!

even though it is not a real octa core, most of people still thinks it IS an octa core!!

For those who want Exynos with 4G just wait a little bit... Samsung already said they will release that model still this year

Reading a lot of stuff about it, gave me a conclusion that if one is better than other, still will not be THAT difference.

Samsung wouldnt release a device with great difference between them.

People like to say about benchmarks, but I learnt something with S3 developers... who cares about benchmarks if you dont have a

butter smooth UI?

I never submitted my S3 to a benchmark score, but I found a good Rom, with a NICE battery life and a SMOOOOOTH UI xperience.

And thats enough for me to buy a S4.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1337RYoN:
I agree that the difference between the S600 and the octa will not be massive. Both will provide a smooth phone whether you play HD games or watch HD movies. However, the octa *is* octacore, simply due to the fact that the total number of cores is 8. Get your facts right before making yourself look stupid.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joelteixeira:
Don't worry man, you can't go wrong whichever device you choose. But let me correct you, it is actually octa core, you just won't use all cores at the same time and you're not suppose to (big.LITTLE).

Since you're talking about alternative ROM you have another reason to get the i9505 variant since early reports suggests it will be more developer friendly.

About benchmarks, want it or not, even it's not as important as real life usage it does give us an idea about what to expect regarding performance for device X or Y.

Tapatalked from my GNex
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jutley:
Lets put it this way say you get the octa version then what you going to do with the slight margin in speed you won't even notice the diference.so what difference does it make octa or non octa it's a s4 that's all I care about then we can start to look forward to the s5.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joelteixeira:
Full speed means you are using all the 4 cores from the A15 CPU.

Full battery saving, 4 cores on the A7 CPU.

But... you can have 1 core on the A15 (3 cores off) and 2 cores on the A7 (2 cores off) at the same time.

So... what difference does it make? You will be able to use your phone more time.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1337RYoN:
Man, I really want to know more about the battery life of I9500. It should in theory beat every other phone by a wide margin.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JAG131990:
So almost the whole world ends up with a Snapdragon chip... what was the point of Samsung harping on about it during their ridiculous broadway launch if no one can actually get their hands on one. They take their marketing gimmicks super seriously.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gelo01:
Imo, maybe the exynos octa really isn't ready for a phone and samsung are still holding the exact places where they would release the exynos because they might end up bringing down all the positive expectations of people who brag about how good and spectacular the exynos will perform. If majority of the s4 would have the SD600, then it will be down to personal preferences and needs if they still choose S4 or swayed by the One and what it can offer.

Well, i'll just gonna wait for videos of real world comparisons between those two.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dajumper:
I can see only the snapdragon version!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demlasjr:
They were wrong and edited the message one day after. I told them by Twitter after that I've seen some contradictions between their twitter, web and blog
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigblue95z:
EXACTLY!!! I'm so sick of seeing the Octa ads for the S4. The way it seems, the Octa will be in a minority of the devices. So is it really a feature? I mean, the Samsung Mobile US page has been yacking about the Octa for a couple weeks now and it's pointless. Unless.... You're using it as a marketing ploy. Octa sounds pretty cool.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlads:
The octa would be preferable, but its only coming to a handful of places, so development will be less fruitful as opposed to the s600. However in terms of performance, I've read that the a15's would smash the snapdragon.

I've also read that a lot of the developers on xda don't like the exynos , but again, that's just what I've read.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gangster_112:
Video on SGS 4

Samsung Galaxy S4 (SGS4) I9500 REAL RACING 3

youtube.com/watch?v=1ybdKvLNFl8

SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 (SGS 4 i9500) TURN ON with SGS 3 Galaxy NOTE 2

youtube.com/watch?v=ZBRcWu_lL5o

SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 (SGS 4 i9500) play in SG:DEAD ZONE

youtube.com/watch?v=F9pWLAbVXZE

SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 (SGS 4 i9500) SQL BENCHMARK TEST

youtube.com/watch?v=eAcMV1uvs4M

Samsung Galaxy S4 (SGS4) I9500 size comparison BATTERY

youtube.com/watch?v=tkwkH6x7lj0

Samsung Galaxy S4 (SGS4) i9500 Modern Combat 4

youtube.com/watch?v=J9GcVWKcpP4
[General Topics] xGary:
I've always preferred Android over iOS because I love customizing my OS and being able to do whatever I want with it. However, one thing that Android manufacturers really needs to sit down and learn from Apple is how to launch a product. I remember watching the iPad 3 launch livestream, they had the exact price, they had the exact time you can start pre-ordering, and they had the exact date it will be released, then they posted a map of Canada with the estimated arrival dates of each city. And when the day arrived, I got a knock on the door and there it was. It was the best ordering experience I've ever had.

Unfortunately, I cannot say the same about my experience with the Galaxy Nexus, Transformer Prime, and now the HTC One. They have all been absolutely terrible experiences. All involved reading post after post of speculation of when the release date is because these billion dollar companies somehow cannot decide when their product will be released.

When will Android manufacturers learn how to launch a product right? Someone should build a machine that automatically launches a missile at companies who launch products without pricing or release dates.

/rant
[General Topics] Pennycake:
I guess it depends on what a person wants. Apple wants to get existing customers excited to upgrade and buy, buy, buy the newest thing.

Sure, Android has some of that, too, but people have choice even between manufacturers so it's a different environment. Android phone makers don't have the same captive audience. iOS isn't competing with and making last-minute choices dependent on other iOS phone makers.

I'm not looking to get the newest thing at the highest price the moment it comes out, so I don't really care.

It might be nice if companies could do this for their "flagship" devices, but they have a lot more on their plates than Apple does - dealing with the distribution of one new phone every year or so - not dozens.
[General Topics] nxdu:
Most of the release date speculations are from overzealous fans.
[General Topics] Hr Kristian:
Samsung does a good job of advertising, with sales numbers to prove it, honestly I couldn't care less about exact release dates and if I get to see a map depicting delivery routes.

Frankly if people like yourself are so obsessed with device releases you might have a problem. Here in Norway we call that "fritids", transl: spare time issues ;)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] MadMax:
This is the update is from HTC that i just got from flashing my stock rom, it says that it fixes android.process.acore problem.

This is for sense 4+

Now if it does not work, I will reflash my stock rom and try to get the update again

Update: Try the new apk i just posted
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] cbatiste1993:
It won't install on mine, it says install failed. I'll try wiping then redownloading it a bit later. Are you sure it's not the contacts fix from the new years day error?

Sent from my s-off HTC One XL running ViperXL 3.2.6 and ElementalX 5.4
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] MadMax:
Try the new apk
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] HTC_Phone:
Use a File Explorer and place it in system/app, set permissions to rw-r--r-- and reboot
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] MadMax:
This one can also just be installed normally, just make sure you have checked unknown sources in the security :D
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] JVH84:
so does this really fix the issue?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] MadMax:
I have never had that problem, this is just what I found that is suppose to.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] scarface.717:
Same here....
[General Questions and Answers] dryder:
Just wondering if anyone can help me... I'm currently running 7.10.8858, and am wondering about doing the upgrade to 7.10.8862 but am worried it might undo my jailbreak and unlock and everything. I don't want to lose my ability to sideload apps, or the ones I currently have installed. Anyone know if that will happen?

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] lomcho:
Don`t worry i updated over Zune everything works and the phone is still unlocked. Even made hard reset and the phone is with 8862 and unlocked.

My phone is Lumia 710 with Rataplan 5.0 ROM
[General Questions and Answers] dryder:
So this will keep my developer unlock, interop-unlock, and not affect any of the other customizations and sideloaded apps I've added?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] osbaldov:
Any one notice a change in ram and speed while using 4.2 roms?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CronoTr:
yeah they are slower than on 4.1.2
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] polobunny:
Yep, some people say they don't notice it. I did, moved back to 4.1.2, forever happy.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devil188:
For me it is faster than 4.1.2. I'm using Hellybean w/ devil kernel.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maisam.asif:
And your signature says Something else :D
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Neitmrh15:
I switched from 4.2.2 back to Cyanogen 9 and it's running just as fast and reliably as Gingerbread.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pgcz:
I am in 4.2.2, with Jelly Shot crespo ROM and Marmit kernel - so smoth and fast. Except Gingerbread, the battery consumption is also better.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leap_ahead:
4.2.2 is better !!!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeroKhar:
Running on a smooth CM 10.1 with Air Kernel. Fly's most of the time with a few hiccups here and there ;)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Me Gusta:
My Nexus S also can't handle the awesomeness of android4.2.2 :(

Me Gusta!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Setting.Out:
Carbon is nearly as smooth as Jellyshot (really hard to match them) but is so fast and virtually bug free (I haven't encountered any yet).. On benchmarks it tests higher for me than any other 4.2 rom (not that this means too much). And is still full of features... And best of all it is great with battery life.. I installed it on less than 50% (granted not heavy useage) but I got more than twenty hours (six of those I was asleep).. I am charging it up and will see how it does on screen time.. :)

On full charge (Devil Kernel {ondemand/deadline 1000/100) over 48 hours!!! semi-light usage
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khalid_ham33d:
Check out GamerzROM, based on CM 10.1 and it's awesomely fast...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asanderford:
Im not quite sure, CARBON ROM is pretty snappy, its up there with AOKP
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FirePoncho86:
I find helly bean pretty smooth...smother than ICS at least!

Do you guys think carbon is smoother than helly bean?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Setting.Out:
I find it smoother, the initial release, the nightlies are a bit buggy and not as fast.. Jellyshot is the smoothest rom, but not as fast as Carbon, but it's boot time is faster..
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FirePoncho86:
Thanks mate, I think I'll flash carbon next, it looks interesting
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Setting.Out:
I have an updated list of Roms, all based on my testing and are not meant to be disrespectful to developers as all Roms have their own merit based on each user...

(Each rom is tested on stock kernel and Devil kernel using Antutu for benchmarks)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0An4M6zvBOQ1KdExJMDlCZlRwem9zS29Ma1VHRWhCLXc#gid=0
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ej8989:
XenonHD 8 is as fast as Carbon unofficial?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Setting.Out:
Nearly, it tests on antutu within a couple hundred point difference with Devil kernel, but is nearly identical stock...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morrigan91:
I think that the new JellyShot 4.5 is faster than the Carbon, I tested both with marmite 7.3 because the >8 versions eats too much battery
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] game66master:
Try Cyanogenmod rom its One of the best roms try the stable its better for the phone nightly is to dangerous :cool:
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gambler_3:
They are not "slower" but the ram usage is absolutely insane you pretty much have to reboot the phone every single day and even then it can sometimes crawl to a halt. I am gonna move back to CM10 once I get the time, 4.2 makes my phone seem more outdated than it really is. Its not like 4.2 has any features that one cant live without.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Setting.Out:
When you make the move back to 4.1.x don't forget to take the updated kernels with you, they make it snappier and more battery friendly.. :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gambler_3:
Just moved back to cm10 and man the difference in gaming performance is astronomical. The thing is when I was using 4.1 I wasn't using greenify and only used it on 4.2.

With 4.1 AND greenify this phone is so much more capable now. 4.2 had made me think my phone isn't even reliable for navigation anymore as the ram could run out anytime leaving you with a frozen phone. Clearly 4.2 isn't for our phones I wish CM would just bring all the non 4.2 related enhancements to CM10 on nexus S like the much better auto brightness, the kill all button in app switcher etc. Is there such a 4.1 ROM for the nexus S?

BTW it has to be said that at least nova launcher home screen scrolling can sometimes jitter on 4.1 which wasnt on 4.2. Some of the system animations are also slower. But really I can't mind that over so much less ram usage resulting in a more reliable phone.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Setting.Out:
Try Hellybean 4.1.2 with the 8.6 Marmite or updated Devil kernel..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] tal360ca:
Here's a wallpaper that I made myself. I mimicked the Galaxy S4 wallpaper, and I'm using it now! It's really nice with transparent notification bar, and a widget! Take a look!

Wallpaper, and Widgets are attached

The widget is attached as well. You will have to use the "UCCW" app found here, and import the file below:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.vineetsirohi.customwidget&hl=en

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9xhfm27kcvcv0s3/Galaxy s4 weather style.uzip

Please "Thank" this post if I helped you. I appreciate it!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] recepo1:
Thanks..really nice i was waiting for that s4 widget to pop up
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] tal360ca:
No Problem! Glad you are enjoying it! :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] recepo1:
Its awesome
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] tal360ca:
Thanks man! Glad youre enjoying it!! :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deviusdragger:
Just Download uccw and find the HTC one skin for it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] JMillion:
thanx
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Knightfall5:
Transparent status bar

Hey, how did you get your status bar to be transparent? thanks in advance for your help
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Deleted member 2747343:
you can use xposed framework and tweakbox
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Knightfall5:
Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] farfromovin:
Thanks for the heads up on the tweakbox xposed module. Now I can have a black status bar instead of the stock grey. Awesome!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] premiatul:
I don't seem to find that module, can you please provide a link, or

how you changed your status bar?

Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Deleted member 2747343:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1629653
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] premiatul:
Thank you, I did see that thread, however I still don't know how to change

the status bar color.

In the Modules I have only "MultiWindow control" and "In call recording".

I can't find (or I don't know) how to change that...Can you give

step by step instruction on how you did it, please?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Deleted member 2747343:
well i dont have xposed installed because im on cyanogenmod now but you should have a status bar option and when you click on it it should show you this http://i50.tinypic.com/2ib14yd.jpg
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] maxy!:
OK guys I made this thread for aokp ROM lovers like me:D

I have built a ROM by taking latest cm 10 beta 6 by sakindia this ROM is really awesome but the admin is asking me for github n source but I have ported it so can't provide so plzzz aokp lovers try out this ROM n give ur feed back here waiting eagerly:D:D:D

ROM link https://www.dropbox.com/s/k9ntqglz6pvvifk/maxy aokp rom buid 4.zip

Su link https://www.dropbox.com/s/2lygy6u61utwuoh/SU fix.zip

Flash ROM flash su n enjoy
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] woodalchi:
help guys ..

My status bar is missing after flashing Knighty Mods :confused:

I'm using Hyperion 8 savie#1 kernel
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] amtra:
Simply restart your phone.. if problem persists do data and cache wipe in recovery mode..
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] woodalchi:
SystemUi is FC :mad:

what i did was to flash again the rom and install my applications againnn :mad:

thanks dude :D
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] aniket.lamba:
Replace it with a new one
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danthepan124:
After the 4.2.2 update is anyone else having little drop in signal for T-Mobile, I noticed this when I was in school, I used to get at least one or two bars, but now its flat out no bars
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkeybox:
If you have WiFi, Magic Jack app works pretty good,my signal always sucks from T-Mobile,I envy the other peeps on here on must live under a cell tower......

MonkeyBox
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dinosaur1:
I'm using Beyond Pod. I find it boring and complicated. Can someone recommend a better podcast player?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mitchdickson:
Doggcatcher is my favorite by far. Been using it forever.

Sent from my iPad 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dinosaur1:
It looks great, but what about a free one.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HB66:
I use listen by Google. I like it because it streams the podcast
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d11dog11:
Pocketcasts
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dacho:
Antennapod is great and i believe it's free.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skuubage:
Podcast Addict https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bambuna.podcastaddict&feature=related_apps#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLmJhbWJ1bmEucG9kY2FzdGFkZGljdCJd was the best i found before switching to Pocket Casts
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rogerski1:
+1 for pocket casts. I used to use Google listen until they killed it, but had I known pocket casts was so good I would have switched sooner