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[Galaxy S 4 General] tuxonhtc:
So before even watching the videos or looking at any pics, you ordered the device? What'd you expect exactly? Entirely your fault for not doing your research.

Either way, it seems more "premium" than S3/Note II to me personally. Don't like the design? Buy a back cover or shouldn't have even ordered it in the first place. Get an HTC One and be happy with it. Or an iPhone.
[Galaxy S 4 General] mayank9856:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2263465

Here, I said the same thing...

In a bit broader sense ...

And no one even understood that.....

if it's helping you it must be thanked.

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I probably ate the same pills that day.....
[Galaxy S 4 General] deepforest:
Exactly you understand what I want to describe here that

Even after spending so much money s4 still looks so old design from back side.

Only side metallic strip looks premium.

But when we see from backside or little far it's looks like same old Samsung devices
[Galaxy S 4 General] deepforest:
I am not going to change it. Because I love Android. But soon if some other mobile with good premium design release than I will buy that one. Without care if it's SAMSUNG.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BarryH_GEG:
“So many?” How many would that be? Five that you've spoken too? Here are the smart phone price points that sell in India. Phones in the SGS4's price category (INR 41.500/USD 690) are the smallest selling segment in India (which is why Miramax does so well) so five Indian shop keepers calling it a "flop" hardly portends its global sales.

Link? The SGS3 was no beauty pageant winner yet outsold the One X (which was a beautiful phone with a great display) 10:1.
[Galaxy S 4 General] deathnotice01:
this is not about "zomg u phone lookie like copybot from crapples"

we're not here to persuade your mindset about how you feel with the device.

Either return it and ask samsung to make a golden s4 with rocket propellers and with extra added swag and yolos, does that make you feel "premium"?

Seriously, unless you are swimming with cash, most people do really extensive research before buying the device, they test the samples, watch review videos and ask their dog what they think before spending $800 on something that won't make you happy.

Anyways i don't see the point in this thread

We cannot change your mindset and it's your loss not ours

I'm very happy with the S4 and IDGAF since this baby is future proof for the next 2 years or more
[Galaxy S 4 General] chins6509:
Samsung always compromises on its looks and the outer shells. Most of the phones outer shells looks like cheap plastic. S4 is no different. The aluminium back case of Htc One is amazing.
[Galaxy S 4 General] deepforest:
I think you don't understand the small segment in India actually in quantity. Here our one city population is more than some countries my brother. And in cities every shop have expensive phones and every boy use expensive mobiles. Population wise it's seem so little coz 70 %. Population lives in village which making impact on figures.

In cities people's use expensive mobiles as in Europe or America. See this small segment u will find quantities in millions.

In my small city Ludhiana people's buy thousands of expensive mobiles Dailly. And if u go to a mobile shop (one of the 100s shop in my small city) they sold more than 50 expensive phones every day. In my city people's r crazy about top line phones. So many people's buy iPhone5 @ 2000 $ first day of release at black price due to shortage.

It's great Indian bazaar man. Don't underestimate it.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BarryH_GEG:
Sure is. ;)

And this happened in Android Central's drop test.

With a repairibility score of "zero," getting the unibody replaced on a One is probably at least a $250 USD repair that's not under warranty. If those three situations were Samsung "plastic" phones the repair wouldn't be necessary. So beauty has its price.
[Galaxy S 4 General] deathnotice01:
^ yup what that guy said,

this device is more tolerable to fk ups
[Galaxy S 4 General] vdhawwan:
I hope you are talking about a phone made by Samsung and not something made by Tanishq..:silly:

Anyhow, If you are into great design and looks, go buy iPhone or HTC One, No doubt they do look great!

Samsung has a much more practical design.. It doesnt chip off or even dents.. It is also much more durable than Aluminium.. Also, polycarbonate is cheaper to repair/replace..

I am sure you don't know how much would it cost to get an iPhone( something made from Aluminium Unibody) repaired, when it gets dented or its metal would start chipping off..

Also, I bought the phone for myself and I really like the design and feel its, better than my S3 and M not too much into showing off..I think u are..

Another thing, people didn't like the S3/Note2 design concept.. but S3 went to become Smartphone of the year and it even sold about 50 Mil handsets around the world...!!! So it seems that the majority of the smartphone buying global population are not into showing off and looks either..!!

P.S. I don't know about what shopkeepers you are talking about, I work with a tech website, and I can confirm that the S4 is actually selling pretty good..!!

So my suggestion is buy an HTC One or iPhone and start to love what you have..!!

BTW.. I can tell that if you have so much money that you can buy some phone worth 40 grand without looking and research, you are very much into brands, showing off and such things..!!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] BarryH_GEG:
The answer's in the chart. 20MM smart phones were sold in India in 2012. Only 1.2MM (6.5%) were over $400 USD. I've been to India many times. The percentage of the population that can afford a 41.500 INR phone is pretty small. Samsung sold 204MM smartphones last year of which 30MM were high-end (SGS3/N2). So at the high-end India was 4% of those sales. So I think Samsung will survive the redicule of India shop keepers. XDA's a global forum and no country is the "center of the universe."
[Galaxy S 4 General] Jeshter2000:
OMG this is what I was saying. HTC nice phone but screw that aluminium. Dents to easy and hard to repear. So people buy a case and BOOM bye bye aluminium nowhere to be seen again!

Premium feeling of a TPU case ! LOL

Ow yeah and there was a topic about the letter being scuffed of the back with normal use in the pocket of your trousers.. Ow yeah gotta love that premium aluminium.

Deepforest I should read the HTC one general thread if I were you cracked camera lenses, dents under otterboxes man alot of issues with that phone....

Sent from my Octaaaa! GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] mayank9856:
Buddy come to big cities here and ull find ur view changed...

I live in mumbai and I know atleat 20 ppl in the class of my 50 who own a galaxy s3..

I got one to be in the club..

Ppl here are not roaming with the device in their hands on street coz the nxt moment ull find it stolen...

One of my friend got robbed of it when 2 guys on bike just snatched it from his hand....

Lucky form him that he has a pocket money of same amont and got one in just 3 days...:p

So the segment iz small but money involved iz not a figure u can ignore. ?.

if it's helping you it must be thanked.
[Galaxy S 4 General] achyut:
i was amidst of an operation, trading my kidney, for the cash to get an S4. ;)

checked your thread on the operation table and stopped the surgeon RIGHT away and came back from there, kidney dangling half the way through. :angel:

the point is, Samsung proved that looks do not matter a dime with the S3 sales. the Hardware is Good and THAT's what matters for 99% of the person getting the S4. trust me, most of the person getting the S4 is not some newbie to the droid world, and they KNOW that the latest 4.2.2 along with a speedy processor is a great deal.

Sure, the one has undeniably good looks, but the camera, ultrapixel or not, is a deal breaker for me.

if you are so conscious about thoughts of totally anonymous people, get the HTC ONE. :)

don't flame me. am just sharing my thoughts. :o

regards,

achyut.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Tom-Helge:
A smartphone is a tool to help you with all of you tasks and not a retarded fashion product that you are going to masturbate to everybody about how smexy your phone is.

The HTC One is looking alright until it fall down to the asphalt, then it's not so sexy anylonger.

Just sayin.
[Galaxy S 4 General] BarryH_GEG:
There are 1.27B people in India. Your 20 out of 50 reference is beyond statistically insignificant. No matter how many shop keepers or circles of friends people reference, it's not going to change the fact that only 6.5% of smartphones sold in India cost over $400. Samsung sold more high-end smartphones in HTC’s backyard of Taiwan last year (2.7MM) than India and Taiwan has a total population of 23MM. Having tons of high-caste friends, knowing lots of high-end shop keepers, and seeing lots of high-end phones at the high-end mall doesn't change the overall demographics of a country.
[Galaxy S 4 General] mayank9856:
Plus im not saying that Samsung iz going the wrong direction...

Surely platic has its good sides...

But what makes me wonder iz that will sammy suddenly come with the next Sphone with a changed look which wld be the reason why many more ppl will buy it...

In that case I'll surely be in the grp...:p

And I don't know abt your country but iver here ur phone iz one of the things you can show off with...

if it's helping you it must be thanked.
[Galaxy S 4 General] nikzDHD:
Show off what. Do you guys see phones as status symbols, oh look I got an iPhone I must be cool and trendy and in the crowd.

A phone is a phone a tool. Not a product you use to show off.

Oh look I've got a Nexus 4 I'm probably not cool as I'm not rocking a Samsung or HTC or doesn't look as good the One.
[Galaxy S 4 General] mayank9856:
Yep , thats actually the half story...

If 6.5% ppl buy it (as barry claims) nearly 3% would buy it just by looking that its the most costly phone on the desk...

Rest go with it for specs..

Im in the later grp, but I know pp, who watched at the add on the T.V. yesterday and were flaunting it the nxt day...

I tell em that ill send them the file by nfc nd they are like, "I have switched on the bluetooth"....:p

Dats the reason why "looks" dominate over specs in India...

if it's helping you it must be thanked.
[Galaxy S 4 General] nickporwal:
Dude you are just talking about the big cities. Not about the population who lives in small towns. In small towns not everybody spends 40k just to show off their goddamn phones. Hell in big cities also its not everybody's cup of tea to buy a phone which costs this much. I think you lives with the group of all the high class or upper middle class people. And there are very less people in our country who comes in this class. So if all the people around you buys s3 doesnt prove that India contribute a bigger amount in the sales of smartphones. Get real buddy. In india people almost all the population believes in the funda of "value for money". Thats why feature phones have higher total count than smartphones.

Sent from my GT-I9500

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To the OP,

You should really get your eyes tested if you think that s4 luks cheap and similar to micromax. I have s4, xperia z and micromax canvas hd. To me xperia z is the best looking. But s4 is also no slouch. Its slimmer and lighter. Micromax is no where near s4. Hell the back of micromax luks similar to htc one x. The camera protrudes just like htc one x.

And one last thing. You will find many chinese local brands looking exactly like s4, htc one and iPhone. That doesnt mean that samsung, htc and apple should stop or change their designs.

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] nikzDHD:
I'm Indian myself and been too India plenty of times. In the villages to spend that much on a phone is like 10 years worth of earnings for some people. India has more poor people than rich and I've been to Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur etc etc and I've been to villages and no way can a lot of village people afford to eat out let alone buy a phone.
[Galaxy S 4 General] mayank9856:
When did I say that india contributes a big chunk of profits in high end phones...??

I said it contribution iz very low but not so low to be ignored...

Im not in a group of high end ppl...

Dats just my class of the colleg which is a reputed one in mumbai, I landed in there by merit whereas other by influence...

Naturally they will have such phones...

Value for money is at the core of indian.. believe in that totally...

But at the same time u cant deny that if u urself meet someone with micromax in hand they probably not notice u, go with ur xperia z or s4 and they wil look back at you... dont say no to this...

if it's helping you it must be thanked.
[Galaxy S 4 General] nickporwal:
Hahaha......yup thats right.

Sent from my GT-I9500

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Believe me. Indian people have lots of money in the form of hidden gold jewelry.

Half of the Swiss banks are having indian black money more than any other country. Lol. Its just that money is not distributed equally.

Coming to the topic, this thread should get closed.

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] sak500:
Are you buying the phone for people to look at it or for yourself? You only noticed it about the plastic back when you bought it and looked at yourself holding the phone in the mirror and not when you went to buy it ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Metusion:
This thread is ridiculous..
[Galaxy S 4 General] stierney:
And the point of this thread is?

If you dont like the way it looks and you didnt do any research beforehand then you have more money than sense.

Alluminium especially annodised is a stupid material to make phones out of. If you think its premium then you are very mistaken. It is soft and scratches more than a hooker with lice.

Now if they made a phone out of tungsten carbide that would look and feel premium plus also cost you about 50x the price.

Looks arent everything unless you plan on marrying it. ;)
[Galaxy S 4 General] inolvidable:
This tread is so absurd and unpredictable that I am becoming kind of addicted. It is hilarious. It should never be closed IMHO
[Galaxy S 4 General] tuxonhtc:
Seriously, THIS. I mean FFS, who buys a phone spending 700$+ and whines about it design? I mean if you hate the design so much that it's a dealbreaker, then why buy it in the first place? I'm sure HTC One or whatever the other phones are were around before too?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Lyriz:
Im happy my s4 looks cheap, prevents people from stealing it ;p
[Galaxy S 4 General] wessel596:
Your point is??

By the way welcome to the real world tou think india is unique? Even in america you have large numbers of poor people who are struggling for a meal there are just a handfull of countries like luxemburg and norway that don't have these problems.
[Galaxy S 4 General] atilla88:
Why are so many people coming to xda to whine?

I can't hear this **** anymore

Nobody gives a ****...
[Galaxy S 4 General] deathnotice01:
This thread may have made me lost faith in humanity but it's still funnier than the s4 vs one thread

Sent un Samsung Galaxia S Quatro LTE
[Galaxy S 4 General] cmd512:
Kind of like how 9 out of 10 people would rate this thread 1 star. The remaining person would lose so much faith in humanity he / she wouldn't even bother voting.
[Galaxy S 4 General] deathnotice01:
I wonder how does the OP feel when he does device procrasturbation

Sent un Samsung Galaxia S Quatro LTE
[Galaxy S 4 General] btemtd:
Yehh and so what??? It looks like a refined s3 which is what I like about it. Are u normal!! U only realising it now .. u cant be serious
[Galaxy S 4 General] brizey:
Dear OP:

1. dollars or euros...otherwise you might want to put a unit in there so people can figure out what the hell you are talking about

2. I've spent two years on this site and have never heard of either mircromax or lava...again...you might want to say something like "cheapo Indian phone" so everyone else can figure out what the hell you are talking about

3. Seriously? Its a phone, and judging by your tone, etc. you are a dude. It's a phone, not a ****ing purse. How big Indian cities are doesn't change that.

4. Thanks for reminding me how lucky I am to have been born when I was where I was.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Tricky103:
My two favourite posts from this forum
[Galaxy S 4 General] ewok666:
Well, you ARE very disappointing! ;)

That said: I suggest you get a display dummy for a few bucks. Pick one of a phone that looks really, really, REALLY cool and you're set. After all that's what you got the phone for...I mean you are one of those 95%?!?! right?
[Galaxy S 4 General] mayank9856:
Dear brizer...

1) INR , Indian currency...

2) Micromax and lava are not

3) I guess the same thing... probably has so much in his pockets...:p

4) Don't get on the country buddy. Around u , it must be cars or the houses u live in etc that accounts to ur social status... over here cellphone iz one of the items.. I don't see how I am "unlucky" to have been born here....

if it's helping you it must be thanked.
[Galaxy S 4 General] deathnotice01:
Stay out of demographics and race people,

Bottom line:

OP's a rich billionare (probably carlos slim's son) and is swimming in $$$ while having lulz in this thread

Sent un Samsung Galaxia S Quatro LTE
[Galaxy S 4 General] mayank9856:
Thats what I said...

Lets not get to country....

He must have brought htc one by now... then suddenly realized that xperia z too iz gud, lets get that too... *like a boss*

:p:D

if it's helping you it must be thanked.
[Galaxy S 4 General] cosinav:
I had the Xperia Z for 2 months, bought it because I really liked the design and interface. Then got the S4 and now after 2 weeks, I stayed with the S4. Yes it feels cheaply built and whatever people say but it doesn't bother me anymore, it's not like as if it's supposed to be a fashion statement for me. It fits my needs and does the job very well. A nice all round phone.
[Galaxy S 4 General] deepforest:
I am a normal human, man.

For me it's a big amount

Please read as a comment

Don't attack like racist

We all belong to same race.

Money is nothing like water or oxygen.

We need love to survive

Forget mobiles
[Galaxy S 4 General] deathnotice01:
Then why did you act like that?

Honestly i need tje phone for corporate use,

Check my emails,

Video calls with clients,

Setup meetings to the whole team,

Track my schedule and many more,

That's how smartphones should be for maximization of productivity not for showing off on how it looks.

As a student you can also maximize productivity using a smartphone, later on as you keep staring at it, it will get old on your eyes.

Smartphones for me are for augmenting tasks that we humans are limited with.

Sent un Samsung Galaxia S Quatro LTE
[Galaxy S 4 General] deepforest:
I criticised here mobile design. Nothing wrong I do with any race or country
[Galaxy S 4 General] mayank9856:
This iz the one who brought the country crap in...

Every country has its own set of rules, works differently...

India is a developing country, I agree that 40% of the population cant even afford a phone...

To them using public booth is easier...

So how do he become "lucky" to have not been born here...?

Well lets not talk on it anymore..

Lets get on topic..

Oh , wait...

Can't even talk on topic...!!

if it's helping you it must be thanked.
[Galaxy S 4 General] vdhawwan:
Though I totally disagree with the Stupid OP, but:

1. Not the whole world revolves around dollars or euros.. INR or the Indian currency can be used here.. use a converter, like we do to convert your dollars and euros..!!!

2. You maybe here on XDA for 2 years, but if you do your mobile phone research on the net, good sites (like GSMArena etc.) give a fair share to these companies too, and if you still havent heard about these companies, well bro, you are not doing it right.. Search for Micromaxx Canvas HD, which set a sale record, or even the LAVA XOLO..!!

3. Totally agree with you..!!!

4. I don't know where you were born, but I am lucky to be born here in India, atleast it taught me to be respectful enough..!!

PS. Don't go on country/race or anything like that ..!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] nickporwal:
Please do not say anything about any country. Not cool.

And Moderator should close this thread. This thread is hilarious.
[Galaxy S 4 General] brizey:
Are you people serious? Lol. Go re-read the thread. The OP was the one that brought geography and culture (not race by the way) into it. I actual feel bad for him that he feels pressure to get a different phone. But I also think he should man up and keep the S4 if he likes it.

There is nothing wrong with criticizing the culture of a country. This may not be the most appropriate place for it, admittedly, but it is never wrong or "not cool“.
[Galaxy S 4 General] @xDeepS:
Reported thread. Mostly bull****. If you don't like the phone dont buy it and if you bought it and dont like it then sell it but quit whining here.
[Galaxy S 4 General] deepforest:
Sorry brothers it was my mistake.

I like it so much s4

Please don't abuse me and my place much, I born here and just respect it. World is a global village. No one choose his/her birth place.

I am not stupid as u think. It was just opinion.

Sorry

Peace
[Galaxy S 4 General] deathnotice01:
Why is everyone even talking about race and demographics here,

I feel offended,

No appreciates me because i came from mars

Sent un Samsung Galaxia S Quatro LTE
[Galaxy S 4 General] deepforest:
Ok Ok sorry again

I love my s4 and

I will not change it
[Galaxy S 4 General] deepforest:
Calm down brother. Sorry
[Galaxy S 4 General] deathnotice01:
This thread is losing the lulz,

I haz dissaloint in dis tread

Sent un Samsung Galaxia S Quatro LTE
[Galaxy S 4 General] demlasjr:
This thread needs this
[Galaxy S 4 General] skivnit:
Hahaha. You know what's funny? Go to HTC one forum and check out their cases thread. Most of the users are putting cases on the so called most beautiful phone since the conception of mankind
[Galaxy S 4 General] atilla88:
+99
[Galaxy S 4 General] Galactus:
Haha ooo look people are using cases Haha so funny :thumbdown:

Sent from the mind of Galactus
[Galaxy S 4 General] king_below_my_lord:
I wouldn't mind that phone doesn't look premium at all, what matters is power, performance and quality. Also two major thing I like my phone to have is

1. removable battery

2. Slot for memory expansion

That means I don't give a damn about what others think and would gladly buy an S4, though If the HTC one did have above two I definitely would have considered it.
[Galaxy S 4 General] schrickm5:
....did someone spray Troll juice?

...

OP, was mad to expect anything less.