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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MultiLockOn:
Oh my! You devil ahaha

Swyped from a minimalist S2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Inline:
I upgraded from the S3 and I have had every one of the Galaxy products. The phone is so much more solid than the S3, has way nicer shape (less curved and more flat and rectangular), the camera blows my mind away, the screen is absolutely gorgeous, features are really cool to show off (don't use them much as I run Aosp most of the time), its buttery smooth, and with my NeoHybrid case it basically looks like the dopest phone ever.

I see the Note and Galaxy S's as two different groups - the S's for everyone and the Notes for people want to do tablet like things, I have a tablet already so didn't see the point in getting a mini other one.

But.. The S4 > Note 2. There two separate generations, well a half generation, S3---Note 2---S4, so if you want a Note, you should probably just wait up for the Note 3, cause me personally I feel awful when I just buy something and something comes out that's much better. The Note 2 is a great device and is capable of lots of cool stuff, so if you want it now get it, but I'd just get the S4 or wait for the note 3!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] threestripebrand:
Did the same in a local bar today, turned the volume up to annoying levels on all 5 tvs lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] stylezniles:
Very happy with this device. Especially now that I've been able to get Flash working w/ Dolphin Browser on it. Already have it rooted, and I look forward to trying out various ROMs. My original plan was to get the Note 2. But the timing of my upgrade eligibility nearly coincided perfectly with the S4's release, so I opted for that instead. I do not regret it one bit, though it is taking quite a lot of getting used to the size of the on-screen keys. I briefly contemplated the HTC One, but the lack of memory card slot and removable battery were huge design flaws for me; I mean nearly every phone I've owned, as far back as the V3xx Razr, has had a memory card slot, so the device just feels incomplete without one.

There's a lot more to this little device than I knew about before purchasing it, including the aforementioned IR xmitter that allows the S4 to act as a universal remote of sorts; while I don't particularly find myself using it (the actual remotes are always nearby), I did set it up at least to have the option.

I came from having a Galaxy Tab 7" for data/text. Having gotten used to the 7" tablet over the course of 20 or so months, the S4 feels microscopic by comparison; often times I feel as though it's not even in my pocket and start freaking out that I left it behind somewhere.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shallmrt:
Love it but then again I'm coming from a Motorola Photon... it might as well been a Fisher-Price Chatter Phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] s44:
The Note thing you can only tell by pocketing one and seeing whether it's too big to carry around.

It's actually sort of hard to go too far wrong these days on flagship devices... which is why people are cranking up the rhetoric and fanaticism to compensate.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gharb0129:
Love it. I've been struggling to get my battery to hold for over 10 hours though. I'm almost positive it has to do with sprints terrible service around here.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] opz187:
I'm loving it. Absolutely nothing wrong with the original s4 I got. Gotta love not going back into the store to exchange it 3 or 4 times for 1 that works. I'm just waiting for developers to sink there teeth into it so I can flash some roms. I'm a crack flasher
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dbpaddler:
Swiftkey isn't amazing. Swiftkey makes onscreen typing somewhat bearable. A good slide out physical keyboard would be amazing. I still miss being able to select and edit text like on a real keyboard with the shift key and arrow buttons. These phones are marvels compared to what we had a few years ago, but I do long for the productivity I had with my Epic.

That being said, I've had the Note 2 for a while now, and while I don't mind the size for the most part, I don't use the stylus nearly as much as I thought I would. The embedded SIM sucks too as I'm going overseas this summer. And while I do not mind the size for the most part, that was during the colder months when I'm wearing pants, a jacket and just more clothes in general. Shorts and a t-shirt seem to be a different story, especially if I want to be more minimalist. Hoping the extra real estate over the S3 will improve my typing as I felt cramped going from the N2 to back to the s3.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] joslar:
Yes

I'm very happy with my GS4. My other Androids were the Hero and the EVO 4G; rooted both of them. This was by far, the easiest to root. I was considering the Note 2, but decided to wait for this. I thought the overall size of the Note would be a little large to keep in my pocket. Size-wise, this is perfect for me and I love the performance.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] aakelly20:
I'm not happy... I can't figure out why but this phone has an EXTREME amount of lag. What's going on!!!!!! Terrible. Ready for aokp. Touch wiz is garbage.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] GiantJay:
First you are in a Sprint thread. Next did you get the ota from at&t, because that should fix it.

Sent from my SPH-L720
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Snazarian:
Lol..what app do you guys use to control tv's? that would be handy to control my tv
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] optimummind:
Smsung's WatchOn app. It's preloaded on the S4. :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xchampx13:
I'm very happy with it so far :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] McLelle:
I am happy but I dont know why this phone have some bad lag ..

While closing apps and scrolling...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] lumpyak47:
absolutely happy :cyclops:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mysticjp:
unless yor an iphone/mac person this is the best andriod phone out there i love mine!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chicagoaan:
:laugh:

yeah watchon comes with the phone. long list of tv models... I was thinking how crazy would it be to change the channel or troll off a tv during one of these close finals games at the bar hahahaha . . . Nahhh that would be ultra mean :laugh:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dbpaddler:
I don't get the complaints about the phone feeling cheap (generally speaking). Yes it's light which some equate to being cheap. The back is plastic as is the inner casing. But the glass front has a glossy metal trim and the other trim is brushed metal. Makes for a fairly rigid device. I have to apply some pressure to get it to twist. Yes it's not some cool slab of aluminum, but we also have a removable battery and card slot. I honestly don't get the beef some have unless it's just brand fanboyism. And it makes my Note 2 look huge. I could put on a not so thin case and still be that much smaller and lighter than the N2. Going to make carrying the phone this summer so much easier.

Now let's hope Helium does what it's supposed to do and save me a bit of setup time.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] P1NK13P13:
I'm very happy with this phone. My first Galaxy & I love it. I have to say, the camera is great.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] isaac2k10:
When I first got the phone I was like well its ok. But after playing with it for the last week LOVE IT. Snappy response, loads everything quick, all the extra software add is actually pretty neat. When I saw the commercial was like pointless stuff, but it's actually nice to have. WatchOn is great can controll all my tvs plus all the ones at my parents and in laws :). S health is a nice app for the health and fitness addicts. I like how it tells you how much to intake and how much you should lose to maintain weight. I could go on about everything but I'm not.

So in closing great phone, excellent battery life. (Stock only rooted no tweaks). Oh and this bad boy charges fast

sent from Isaac's Jellied Out E4GT
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] BrandoKC:
Came from the Gnex and that thing was a flaming pile of... I had LOS issues on every single ROM I tried including Stock and the damn thing chewed through batteries.

This has been a major upgrade from the screen to the performance. As previously mentioned it does feel like a premium device. I thought about the HTC One but the removable battery and storage won me over. Man am I glad it did.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] V1ViD:
I just came from the iPhone 5 and I'm in love. I've been missing Android and I don't regret the switch at all. I actually full bars of 4G in my house while I would barely have 1 with the iPhone. Wifi is SO much better, and overall the phone just seems faster and fresh. I might even wait before I root, I literally have no need, besides wanting to remove this bloatware.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] budde2:
Yesterday at McDonalds I turned off the menu tvs there were at total of 4 of them all the same model so when I hit it off they went together, the manager turned them right back on and as soon as he steped back amd looked to see if they were on I did it again this went on for about ten min until my wife made me stop. The best time with a phone I ever had
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] starrscream22:
LMAO that's too funny!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chicagoaan:
HAHA I don't think Samsung though about this when they added it... :p
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mjs2011:
Have you guys noticed that S-Voice actually works well on this phone?

I'm starting to use it regularly.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dbpaddler:
I am guessing you're too young to remember the Palm days when IR was standard. Just took a little more effort to control the sets.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] V1ViD:
Also, another note about the 4G. I always thought the 4G in KC was crap, but found out that was an iPhone 5 issue. The signal on this phone is far stronger, and I get almost full bars of 4G anywhere.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] BiffTirkle:
im so close to buying this phone, my only issue is the lack of 4g lte service in my area, with no projected date either! we have wimax, so im having a hard time following through with the purchase only to go back down to 3g service. i know if i keep waiting i'll hate my galaxy s2 before too long, then the next best thing will be mere months away and i'll have to wait. or buy a used GS4 on craigslist.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ckochinsky125:
how are the radios/reception? I know those used to be kind of weak in the past and was wondering if they improved on them or if they are still the weak part?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bmoreboy02:
Overall im happy but i have to agree with the lag complaints. I had the htc one before this and that phone is alot quicker then the s4. Opening and closing apps was super quick.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mjs2011:
Gotta be honest. I've had this phone for 3 weeks now and I'm not seeing this lag that some of you are talking about.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dbpaddler:
SwiftKey is the only thing that makes on screen typing bearable for me. The cursor keys are essential, but I can't understand for the life of me why they won't implement a simple swipe up/down number row. One of the longest running, highest vote count feature requests, and it's ignored.

I still want a slider with a solid keyboard.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Shweta12345:
Yes, I am happy both smartphones and their performance. Both has good battery life and good features.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] guitardoc64:
I can honestly say that I am totally happy with my S4. I ran it for a week totally stock and rooted mainly for Tibackup to restore some app data.

At Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bmoreboy02:
Go to your home screen and open up your gallery. Then go into a store and do the same with a HTC ONE
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dbpaddler:
The fraction of a second pause before it paints the entire gallery at once? Sorry, if that's what people are whining about compared to whatever phone, you have issues.

Forgive me. I mean, it's so annoying. I mean, I could've made a sandwich AND a cup of coffee in that time. This user experience stinks. Samsung sucks. :p
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mjs2011:
I would imagine that there's be a natural lag compared to a store version of the HTC ONE no matter what considering opening up my gallery would pull up over 200 pictures, 4 videos and all of my album art and HD Wallpapers I've downloaded.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dbpaddler:
Good point. Plus, the gallery pretty much went BAM and laid out all the thumbnails in one shot, no random ones popping up here and there as it slowly loads. And I have quite a few pics as I've used the same camera folder from my past three phones and have 2/3 of a 64gb card filled.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bmoreboy02:
I only said go into the store bc i wasnt sure if he had one or knew someone with one. I have an htc one and am using my s4 right now. There both awesome phones. Samsung and htc both did a hell of a job. But i can honestly say the galaxy dose have lag compared to the htc one. The htc one is alot when opening apps and navigating
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jejb:
Same here. If I have to hold a One up next to it notice it, it's not a problem.

What is important to me is that the phone does the things I need it to do. When I'm roaming or on a 3G signal, my HTC's always had a heck of time loading things like webpages, weather maps, etc, sometimes even requiring a reboot. The S4 does the job every time, and very quickly. Camera is spectacular for daytime pictures (the most important type of photo for me), I can expand the memory (I'd already have a One pretty much maxed out with my movies, pictures, vids), I can replace the battery if it were to ever go bad and it has great battery life.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Inline:
Having an S4, and having used my roommates One plenty, I can personally attest to the fact that I haven't had a single sliver of lag, hiccups, freezes, reboots or anything of the sort, the One is smooth for sure but my S4 is buttery smooth compared to it. I've used all the latest phones and nothing, in my personal experience, is a quick and lag free as the S4.

YMMV. :cool:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MHousos:
I love this phone. A little lag here and there but not nearly enough to take away from the experience it provides :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] suprgamr232:
Love the S4, had an S3 before this and notice overall battery and speed improvements. Put Slim Bean on it, thing runs like a dream.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Hypochondria:
illum tanbank

I like it. I going from an lg Marquee to the S4 so that's a huge jump for me. I have issue with reception indoors though. I would get better reception with my marquee. I haven't tested out all the features yet, but like what I have
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cvariaex2:
no

this phone seems slow and does odd things... it crashes so much it's rediculous. the "internet" browser is extra slow. I had to install the stock s3 browser.

hope they optimize this thing.

i have contemplated switching back to an s3.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cas8180:
I was in the same scenario with the s3 but made the leap anyways. I do miss 4g wimax though.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Krynos:
I came over to the S4 from the E4GT, and I have to say this phone is amazing. The screen size seems perfect and it has 1080p which is a definite plus. It's really fast and responsive and hasn't yet caused me any problems. But possibly the best part I've seen so far is the battery life. It just doesn't want to die! I usually charge my phones every night, but there's just about no need to do that with the S4 even if you've used it a bit. I'd say to anyone who's on the fence that they should really check this phone out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] BiffTirkle:
Finally got the phone, some apps lag like crazy. Quickboot plus, there's serious lag when I go to reboot. I definitely miss wimax. But at least I have a decent 3g signal more often. Battery is very good. I came from the gs2 and so far haven't been "wowed". The screen is killer though. I almost feel like I wasted an upgrade. I was getting annoyed with the gs2 so.... Overall I'm content with the phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] stanglifemike:
I've bought nothing but HTC for about 5 or 6 years, back to the WinMo days even. Also, I buy a new phone every year. One year at contact price and the next at retail. That said, I'm not going with the HTC One. That phone just really disappointed me. I'm really thinking of buying the S4, but also considering the Note 2. Then I keep thinking that the Note 3 will be coming out before too long, so I'm just torn on what to do. I've got $700 ready to go on a phone, just can't decide what the best decision will be.....

Anyone have/had the Note 2 and the S4? What are your thoughts on the two devices? Also, which do you prefer and why?

Last thing. Anyone know when the Note 3 is being released?

EDIT: My last Samsung phone was the i760, lol. I think I'm actually ready to switch from HTC to Samsung! That's a big statement coming from an HTC fanboy like myself! Lololol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] guitardoc64:
I'm a former HTC owner as well. This is my first Samsung since flipphones, lol. I'm very happy with the S4. I looked at the Note 2, it's just too big.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] troyboytn:
I myself have come to Samsung from a long list of HTCs. I don't believe that the switch will disappoint you, whether it be S4, Note2-3. Samsung has come a long way from my last Samsung catastrophe......the Instinct....my God what a horrid phone! Anyway, the S4 is is awesome, no more HTC for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] guitardoc64:
Omg, you had an Instink? I love how they marketed it as "the iPhone killer" and it was such an epic fail...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] tuxonhtc:
I'm a Note II owner - I've played with an S4 for a while. Fine device indeed - but I personally won't switch to anything smaller - plus the excellent battery life and S Pen. If they don't matter to you all that much, obviously you could go for S4. Especially since I read and browse a lot, the screen real estate of Note II is perfect for me - and the occasional movie of course.

As for size - personally for me benefits outweighs the cons - obviously not ideal for one handed use, but the pros that come with the large screen is numerous. So yeah.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] troyboytn:
lol. Man is that the truth! If ever there was a point in time that the Iphone absolutely destroyed a Samsung device it was the Instinct!!!! What a piece of s**t that phone was and it was the main reason it took me so long to return to Samsung!!! On another note, it will be a long time before I return to HTC after the fiasco that was the Evo3d.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] stanglifemike:
The i760 I had was before the Instinct. If you've ever used that phone then you'll know what a crappy screen feels like!! Lol. I've heard the HTC One actually has a somewhat soft screen. Supposed to help with the screen not cracking/shattering in the event of a fall or accident. That alone turns me off from the One because I know how a mushy screen feels!! I'm sure the One isn't as bad, but still!

The Evo 3D didn't turn me against HTC by any means. I still have my Evo 3D actually, even though I've moved on to the Evo LTE. Actually have 2 Evo LTEs, black that I preordered, and I white that I bought at retail when the white was released, but I've yet to part with my 3D. I will say this though, I was expecting to use it fairly often, or at least some, but it has just sat in a drawer for over a year now. I've pulled it out an charged/powered it on about 3 times in that year, and played with it for less than 3 minutes each time. Last week I finally decided to sell it though. Just not sure if it should put it all together as a bundle, or sell all of the cases, batteries, and charging docks separately. Not sure which way will bring the most money...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] opz187:
I love this gs4. best phone I've ever used. Now the build MATERIALS may be plastic, but the build QUALITY is superb. The screen on this thing is amazing, and the battery life is incredible. Now development is starting to pick up, and as soon as the Google gs4 is released, we'll have some pure aosp roms. I couldn't be happier.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] oscarthegrouch:
Less than 24 hours later, so far, I'm kinda meh about the phone. My e4gt is taking brighter pictures than this, see pictures post. Screen is nice because bigger. Because of a snafu, I wasn't able to get the color I wanted. I did get it 50 cheaper at radio shack though. Played with the remote a little. My expectations didn't live up to the hype. If I could do it all over again, I'd probably still get it but it's not the cat's pajamas like I expected it would. Maybe I'll like it more through time.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shaqqq:
I had the HTC One before this and it was very fast phone I never had any lag but the S4 I get lag sometimes but this is still a very very great phone better than HTC One. They will do a update to fix the lag.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 11bE5:
I used to hate samsung phones . I always had problems with my gs3 whether with pink hue or over heating but mainly screen problems. Now i have this phone and samsung knocked it out of the park
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nabbed:
Two problems with this phone:

1) The back cover is flimsy and screechy compared to that in gs3. Because of that, gs4 feels not as solid as gs3 did. Samsung needs to make a slightly thicker and less loose fitting back cover to capture that solid feel of gs3.

2) There's SO MUCH bloatware coming with gs4. Thanks the gods for rooting and being able to remove most of the bloat.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sweets55:
I think the S4 feels a lot better then the S3.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] optimummind:
I'm having the opposite experience in regards to the back cover, coming from the Epic 4G Touch (Sprint's S2). The cover is on so tight I'm still having a hard time taking it on and off. :p No squeaks here for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Pyro8:
S4 is best choice

I just got SGS4 frost white in four days ago, coming from SGS3. I agreed with those several quotes. I came from long line of HTC since HTC Hero to EVO 3D. When EVO EG LTe came out, and buttons wasn't impressed. I used to hate Samsung product. But in sprint store, I found buttons i like, that was SGS3. My expreince with SGS3 and SGS4. It was amazing. I love frost white. it is looks good on phone.

I second that

I second that

Yep that's right. :)

Lol, my dad saw me laying couch, and wonder how the hell i change TV with phone only. And visited my mom at hospital, they restricted most of channels, and this SGS4 did tricked to get mom's favorite channel.

Right.

About overheating, you call sprint and make ticket that you have to go sprint store and have it deep analyze. I lost my first SGS3, and had it ordered from assurion (phone insurance). I got refurbishment SGS3 (insurance is always evil). Anyway, that phone was overheating. I went sprint store, and all they told me to kill the apps in tasks. That was b.s. I kept fight with sprint on phone. Finally gave me ticket to go sprint store. Bam, I got free brand new SGS3. I just got new SGS4, it got overheating. SMH.

I second that
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] tones160:
This is the baddest phone i've ever had bros! Came from an EVO 3D to this and i'm still learning so much. I've had almost all my colleagues at work upgrade their phones to this because of all the awesomeness this phone brings.

The only one hating on this phone is my cousin with his iPhone 4S lol. I'm like really dude? You really wanna go there??? Android forever!! :good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sobaked2921:
For those who came from the EVO LTE how's the reception on the s4?