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[Galaxy S 4 General] GuestK00345:
Primarily want to know your input on the screen in reference to the S3... in sunlight, brightness, etc.
[Galaxy S 4 General] nniicckkss:
Hi,

What's the furthest away from the screen you can be in order to still be able operate the touch free preview?

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[Galaxy S 4 General] cbutters:
Another vote here for some macro shots of the new screen compared to GS3.
[Galaxy S 4 General] -]Megacharge[-:
If you could run 2 games (Modern Combat 4 and Real Racing 3) and post videos of you playing them so we can see frame rates, if possible that would be very much appreciated, I could add them to my gameplay thread along with the Exynos version.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mittaa:
Try to Root it (check if you have firmware XXUAMD2 before you proceed and wait until late Sunday!) LOL :laugh:

http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-root-galaxy-s4-gt-i9505-using-chainfire-auto-root/
[Galaxy S 4 General] aikwawa:
Extensive night shots!!!

Preferably a few shots with Auto mode and few with night mode
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mbb15:
I would love to see a video from the camera in 1080p with in and out zooming
[Galaxy S 4 General] Turbotab:
Please could you test the following....

Glbenchmark 2.7, showing the full results, low level tests etc.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...mark27&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd

Using Chrome Android Beta 27

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrome.beta&hl=en

Mozilla Kraken

http://krakenbenchmark.mozilla.org/

Google Octane

http://octane-benchmark.googlecode.com/svn/latest/index.html

Also, pls take a look at my thread on the CPU Binning of Qualcomm GS4s, does my method work for your non-rooted device, if not I'll have to change the method to old-school ADB...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2228246

Thanks mucho..
[Galaxy S 4 General] jev3gs:
Can you test these 2 things?

When you pull down the notification bar and have the phone on auto brightness, can you slide the bar left and right and it stays on Auto or does it switch to manual right away?

When you are watching a video can you take snapshots of the screen like on the Note 2 or HTC One X?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 General] AlexDmi:
It's pretty hard to see if the room's not dark. Under sunlight... you can hardly notice it.
[Galaxy S 4 General] phositadc:
What about in a room with lights on, but no direct sunlight? Still hard to see?
[Galaxy S 4 General] shadym1lkman:
Would you be able to test or show, using the Volume buttons as a hardware shutter. I read that samsung included this as a feature, yet havent seen anyone test it.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] johnbhoy89:
how accurate is the GPS on it?
[Galaxy S 4 General] vampyren:
Actually on S3 i could already use the group text but when my group had more than 10 people it gave me a warning and only added the first 10 people so i'm interested if they have sorted this out?

If you could create a group where you add more than 10 people and in the sms application you add the group and see if it works?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] vampyren:
Awesome link, thanks for sharing, on the bad side i want my S4 even more now :D

Can you please confirm one thing though, i see many reviewers saying the side of the phone (frame) is made of plastic just as in S3 but here i read it saying:

"Finally, the chrome rim around the display on the Galaxy S4 isn't plastic this time and made of some kind of metal instead. The cooler material gives immediate higher-quality reassurance when you start to operate the device."

Can you confirm its metal? it would be a nice touch if its true, from the pictures S4 is looking more exclusive somewhat.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BossNexusS:
The Settings background is black on your device.. can you change it to white like im seeing in the other youtube videos?

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did you ever find a way to change the background of the Settings menus?
[Galaxy S 4 General] dlutz8:
I don't think you can. Mine were white on prev firmwares but are black on the latest.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BossNexusS:
Damn i was liking the white.. i hope they at least come out with a settings menu to change between the two..........http://xdaforums.com/images/icons/icon13.gif
[Galaxy S 4 General] :
I was digging the white too. The black has been on my s2 and s3. Makes the s4 seem a tad dated. Here's to hoping...
[Galaxy S 4 General] MoshuXXL:
Samsung is using black background on Oled displays for battery saving reasons.
[Galaxy S 4 General] AlexDmi:
Sorry, wasn't able to find where to switch the menu background. I think it's black. However, it's not bad. I honestly like black more than white in the menu.

And here's how the phone works with gloves on :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6glq0Rtmx4c
[Galaxy S 4 General] Sarcron:
I wonder why it is that the fleece did so much worse than the leather, when the leather looked thicker. I guess it has to do with the materials. Still, I have leather gloves and it's good to see that it still keeps most of the responsiveness.
[Galaxy S 4 General] vampyren:
[MENTION=2088416]AlexDmi[/MENTION]

Can you please tell us if the frame is made of metal or plastic?

Also can you try sending SMS to a group containing more than 10 contact and see if it works?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] AlexDmi:
[MENTION=5225514]Sarcron[/MENTION] - To be honest, this was the 2nd take of the video. In the first, the fleece performed just as good or even a bit better than the leather. Can't tell why. But it's still decent. You just have to be a bit firm when pressing and allow the device to record your touch.

[MENTION=4096527]vampyren[/MENTION] - as far as I know, the frame is made out of very nicely finished plastic. I'll see if I can test the group SMS feature.
[Galaxy S 4 General] kwankl:
Its has 2Gb ram but what's the memory available (reported in task manager)?
[Galaxy S 4 General] AlexDmi:
A total of 1.76 or 1.78 GB, can't remember exactly.
[Galaxy S 4 General] vampyren:
Thanks for the reply Alex. I'm jealous of you :) i badly want this in my hands hehe

Your videos truly show how good this phone is, its packed with useful features.
[Galaxy S 4 General] johnbhoy89:
Are you able to take a photo using the volume key like on the iphone or is it only using the onscreen button
[Galaxy S 4 General] BossNexusS:
I know the settings are black because of battery.. but really who spends 5 hours everyday in their settings menu in order for it to have a great impact on battery life? Normal maybe at most 10 minutes a day is spent in the settings menu.. which wouldn't have a great impact on battery anyway..

Come on Samsung at least give us the option to change it......
[Galaxy S 4 General] system.img:
You can do it!

You can change volume rockers to Camera Shutter, Zoom controls or Video shutter!
[Galaxy S 4 General] rekman:
Seiously?? i mean i know everything on the phone out of the box takes up space, but that's crazy. If that's true, then I'm definitely gonna have to pick up a microSD
[Galaxy S 4 General] pack21:
Yeap, u pick a phone with lots of exclusivity apps, im ok with that because we have more 64gb to put on this monster.....80Gb oh yea! :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] dlutz8:
looks like the 16gb version has 9.6gb available
[Galaxy S 4 General] ApokrifX:
[MENTION=2088416]AlexDmi[/MENTION],

Could you download these, please?

:o
[Galaxy S 4 General] lexrios:
What About the Music Player?? i wanna know how it looks like and what kind of news, music organization , quality, visual it have.
[Galaxy S 4 General] REVERSiN:
thats covered in many reviews same as the S3 player a little change in the design they used another BMP's graphic option so that the resources are much less in a way to make more free RAM...they enabled some of the features which didn't work in the S3 back then when you used to click and it said not done yet...

anyway i wantred mainly to ask tho S4 user with the Octa version, how is battery life any stats of something ? in compare with other phones i dunno....intrested in this option not the Snapdragon 600 one looks like a power hungry CPU but i wanna know how is the battery with the new Tech used in it :) thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] CLARiiON:
Guys, I would like to know the javascript benchmarks for both Exynos and 600 version.

Please try these with default browser when you are free:

Sunspider

Browsermark

Google Octane

Mozilla Kraken

Peacekeeper

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S 4 General] sav_uk:
What's the field of vision like in still images on the snapdragon version? Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] johnbhoy89:
Is that out of the box or after Rooting?
[Galaxy S 4 General] dlutz8:
out of the box. .. it's in the camera options
[Galaxy S 4 General] Baldilocks:
If you install another launcher, is the transparent notification bar replaced with the stock black bar?
[Galaxy S 4 General] rootyourphones:
How do u like it so far I love mine but I don't have to give mine back haha.
[Galaxy S 4 General] invano:
Hey man thank for your patience!

I have 3 questions:

1) Can you tell me what is the firmware and kernel version of your device?

2) Are you experiencing some bad lags on the stock browser? Maybe with sensors on or off?

3) What about the battery? How many hours with all options and sensors on?
[Galaxy S 4 General] bala_gamer:
I think it will remain the same as the launcher apk is not related with systemui. Apk

《posted from s3》
[Galaxy S 4 General] xvasek:
Video sample - no youtube

Hi, would be possible to record the sample some other place - no youtube (I wish to se the raw quality)

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] Baldilocks:
I know that when I use a launcher on Sense, it gets rid of the clear notification bar. That's why I was asking.
[Galaxy S 4 General] zaki67:
Can you give more info on battery life, I have the note 2 and it is the only phone that lasts a whole day with my usage but the size is too big for my taste. How dies it to compare to the. Note 2 or s3 or nexus 4? Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] AlexDmi:
After 15 hours of usage, the battery had somewhere around 20%. What I did then - wifi on, 3g on, max brightness + running all the benchmarks, games & stuff. Somewhere around 3 hours screen on time. Depends on what you're doing with it, of course.

Haven't tried a different launcher, unfortunately.
[Galaxy S 4 General] msavic6:
That's pretty good for max brightness and running benchmarks.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Baldilocks:
*BUMP*
[Galaxy S 4 General] tehaerpl:
Yes

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No
[Galaxy S 4 General] Baldilocks:
Thank you. :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] frankyy714:
not sure if its been said yet, but how long does the battery last with heavy use and background data on?
[Galaxy S 4 General] jj03:
32 minutes.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ch3mistry2222:
hiden weather widget? ok?
[Galaxy S 4 General] MaKTaiL:
Can anyone confirm if the S Voice has Brazilian Portuguese now?
[Galaxy S 4 General] kultus:
please test the range of IR blaster. We have air conditioning 4m high. Just want to know at what max distance it works. THX
[Galaxy S 4 General] Vipin_C:
What about rooting..?

Any information about it will be worthful.

If u have not rooted then, if u have heard from someone else. I need a knw if after rooting the special features like air swipe n some other new ones can be retained or not.

Thanks for this useful thread.

Paranoid-ing HOX..

Hit Thanks If I Helped.. :cool:
[Galaxy S 4 General] sorg:
I won't surprise if some features will be crippled after rooting. My gf's Note II doesn't want to use wireless display (AllShare Cast) even if i install custom recovery. Although it still work after rooting, it still requires Triangle Away run after some time to make wireless display working again. But nothing happens on my SGSIII after rooting and custom kernel.

So, there is clear tendency on Samsung devices to disable some features if firmware modification has been made.

It makes me worry... Especially, i didn't see anyone successfully defeated Samsung protection (besides just cosmetic force string insertion in SecSettings.apk to show it always "Normal" Status).
[Galaxy S 4 General] Baldilocks:
Contrary to what was posted earlier, a 3rd party launcher WILL make the notification bar black.

So, thanks for NOT testing....
[Galaxy S 4 General] tehaerpl:
Tested with nova launcher and the transparent bar was still present.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Baldilocks:
I'm using Nova now. No transparent status bar.
[Galaxy S 4 General] MaKTaiL:
Change your wallpaper to a vivid color that takes the whole screen and you will see it's still transparent.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Baldilocks:
I have. Then again, I DO have the AT&T version.
[Galaxy S 4 General] barondebxl:
What are your thoughts on the S4?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Baldilocks:
I'm in love with it so far. :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] barondebxl:
Nice! I'm drooling over the vids online. Will it be possible for you to do a mini review on here? I know you are objective that's why I ask you.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Baldilocks:
I plan on doing one eventually. Going to play around with it a few more days first. Will be in the AT&T Galaxy S4 section.
[Galaxy S 4 General] barondebxl:
Awesome thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 General] emwno:
FINALLY. Someone with an i9505 arrives. AlexDmi, could you dump the boot.img and the recovery.img? so i can build CWM and TWRP for the i9505
[Galaxy S 4 General] snapple232:
How smooth/snappy is the UI? Is there any perceptible lag at all? Does it feel faster than the S3 (if you've used one)?
[Galaxy S 4 General] kevjee:
I just wanna know one thing.i've had gs1, gs2 & now gs3 so I dont have to tell I'm a huge fan of the galaxy series & flashing roms etc etc..but now I have doubts.i'm asking myself the question.is it worth upgrading from gs3 to gs4? Just wanna know :) I'm gonna buy it for sure but I need to know haha :p
[Galaxy S 4 General] pack21:
Congrats.

I would like to ear your impressions about temperature reached in rear of S4 after 30 minutes of continuous browsing using 3G, and how much battery percentage was spend.

thx.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Bataga:
Can you read?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Brendo:
How accurate is it with gloves on?
[Galaxy S 4 General] ipmanwck:
What do blacks look likeon films. I found on my s2 they were so dark it gave issues on films.
[Galaxy S 4 General] lgkahn:
record a video with really loud music or concert with lots of bass.. is the video unusable like the sgs 3
[Galaxy S 4 General] kevjee:
Are you guys ****ing blind or what??? He can't take pictures or record videos before the phone itself is launched!!!!! Im getting pissed eith al you people who are to lazy to ****ing read a developers or any one else's posts!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] i9100g user:
Can you tell if the screen is brighter(max ) than s3 or not.
[Galaxy S 4 General] CLARiiON:
Many have already requested for some benchmarks. I will include a few requests. They may not be very popular, but you could try them.

I am interested in storage performance.

1] Androbench

2] RL Benchmark

Can't post links yet :(

Browser tests:

1] Peacekeeper

2] Google Octane

3] Mozilla Kraken

cheers!
[Galaxy S 4 General] kevjee:
Yess it is brighter.....
[Galaxy S 4 General] BoneXDA:
He said he can't publish them, dummy. He can take pictures and photos all he wants and release upon launch

I'm getting pissed eith al you people who are to lazy ****ing read a developers of any one else's posts!! (sic)
[Galaxy S 4 General] pack21:
Indeed, why can't he have S4 on hands this weekend?

I know in most countries commercial Sam mans already has S4 in hands for demonstrations in stores.

It's quite probable OP is friend or family member of one, and lent him an S4 to play the weekend.

what fad of attacking people for everything and anything.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Saturny:
Can you test:

-How it handles in direct sunlight,

-How it does with gloves on,

-Picture quality (how are they compaired to S3 or HTC One)

-How it does with the c-pen.

-Battery life.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Blackwolf10:
Can you test what happens if you throw it against a wall :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] byob916:
Did anyone try to check out that Chrome Beta?? I can go to the link on my phone and download it in the browser and it says my device is compatible and it says it will be downloaded shortly. It then doesn't download and I can't find chrome beta in the play store app. WTF??

-it was downloaded shortly. Chrome beta is quite awesome.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Nyxagamemnon:
Can you please test the speakers in a video how loud they are? There are no videos currently showing how loud the speaker is.

Im curious as to how it compares to the note 2.

If possible compare it to another phone.

Much like the htc boomsound videos
[Galaxy S 4 General] tsangwc:
ink spot on screen

Can you test to see if there are any ink spots on the screen when you try to see some dark gray color at almost completely dark environment? My S3 has them all over the screen.
[Galaxy S 4 General] AlexDmi:
I can't post any pictures with it because in Romania it's not released yet and, if start posting pics & videos I might lose the privilege of getting the things before everyone else does next time :) However, having the Galaxy Nexus, S3 & S3 Mini in the past before they were released should prove enough ;)

Now, for your questions:

Call quality - from my point of view, it's good. The headset is loud, the speaker is ok. I'll see how I can hear the other person as well, forgot to ask until now.

S-Health - seems interesting. Will test it more and present it in a video.

Screen compared to S3 - there is a difference that I've noticed in whites, for instance, I'll try to present it with some pics. The brightness is similar. Will check them both in sunlight and see where they stand.

I'll play some games (MC4, Real Racing 3, GTA III) and film them. Mainly they are ok, no lag encountered so far.

I will take night shots, day shots, film videos, check the camera modes and post them.

When the phone is on Autobrightness, you still have a slider (+5 / -5) that allows you to change the brightness a bit. The mode will still be auto, but you can adjust it a bit.

The UI is very snappy, haven't noticed any lag in it. It seems faster & better optimized than the S3.

It gets pretty warm on the bottom - rear under heavy usage. Will check for the battery percentage. To get an idea - last night ~ 7PM it had somewhere around 50%, wifi on, 3g on, talked a bit on it, browsed the internet on 3g and in the morning it had 17%. But I'll keep an eye on this, because battery life is important to me as well :)

Haven't had a chance to test it with gloves on (kinda warm here, 26 degrees or so :D), but I will and post a movie.

Can't crash it on a wall. I can scratch the screen with a key if it helps, though :p

Haven't noticed any ink spots so far.
[Galaxy S 4 General] darrendm:
How are the stock headphones which are included in the box?
[Galaxy S 4 General] beaver2233:
does the dialer/contact app lag still exist? i. e. initial opening of the apps take like 5 seconds to open?
[Galaxy S 4 General] hung2900:
I think it's the part of the antenna.

Contact app lag due to g+ status appearing on each contact. Just make all the contacts by hands,
[Galaxy S 4 General] Twisted Tom:
Does the stock messenger have the ability to group text? I have been wanting this for a little while and am curious to see it they finally implemented it in the phone.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hest88:
Thanks for re-checking. I"m most interested in call quality and battery life. From earlier tests I suspect the rest will be pretty good, but these are the things that annoy me the most if poor.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hironimo:
I've been annoyed by creaking of the body and especially the back cover when you grip it tight or press against the back on galaxy devices I've owned so far.

Does the S4 have the same problem? Any creaking?

Thanx!
[Galaxy S 4 General] -Zork-:
I want to know about level volume in call and what about battery life, how many hours screen active.

Enviado desde mi HTC One X usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S 4 General] gchindi:
List the negatives that you see, positives will be told by everyone all over the Internet.. We need to know what we would be compromising with as we all know we are never going to have a perfect smartphone..!
[Galaxy S 4 General] pack21:
thx.

Keep an eye on it, i hate phones that overheat and overdrain in heavy usage.

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[Galaxy S 4 General] fix-this!:
i want to know about any lag and or battery life.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mittaa:
+1

I don't expect any lag, and we already know Camera quality, TW UI and all the new smart features from a number of reviews.

But battery time is kind of "black horse" we now litle or nothing about yet!

So I would like to know how battery is on moderate usage (#hours standby and #hours screen active). If possible, measured from 100% fully charged to nearly empty 2-3% and with all or most of the fancy (useless?) features disabled!

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] attbrandon:
Hey guys, for what it's worth, I was contacted privately in my exynos octa threat under the q&a forum a while ago who provided proof even before this topic was announced that he/ she is a legitimate tester of the S4 (one of their friends told me who the legitimate testers of the forum were). I swore to them that I would not disclose any proof I was given, however I was given undeniable proof that was explicitely addressed to me.

Two notes: There is a security marker on the phone that is in plain sight which will give them away should they take a picture and be found. So I wouldn't think of OP as paranoid for not doing it.

and secondly, if this user does give benchmarks, I wouldn't neccessarily take them as a finalized mark as they are testing firmware on these devices. For instance, a new firmware should have been released for the i337 a few days ago to help with how well the overall system stability/ function.
[Galaxy S 4 General] suerspud9:
can you test out the touch screen with gloves?

thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] m3k3m:
Did you try any 3rd party FM Radio app?
[Galaxy S 4 General] MoshuXXL:
No radio hardware, so no point in trying.
[Galaxy S 4 General] harise100:
To get the xda app really smooth I have to force 2d rendering.

What's it like on the S4?

Sent from my GT I9300
[Galaxy S 4 General] atilla88:
Hey dude

Thanks for the time answering some of our questions.

I would love to know a few things.

Is the ram management still so bad like on the s3?

Do you have to reload a page if you leave the browser for a few seconds under heavy load?

Whats with the touchwiz redraw?

I saw this on various devices especially the touchwiz reload thing,even on devices with 2 gb of ram like the note 2 or the note tablet.

Thanks