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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] tones160:
Well to be honest it depends on your location. I used to get 4G around my area where i work at but now i only get 3g. Of course when you see 4G on your 4S that means it's already running on LTE as i have learned through this forum lol.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] AHWagner:
I currently own the EVO LTE and I cannot decide if I want to go with the S4 or One. I really like the design of the One (And I've always had an HTC phone), but the lack of SD card slot and 4mp camera is a deal breaker. I'm weiry about the S4 because I've heard the phone feels plasticy and flimsy, as well as I hear that it lags and has a bad keyboard.

Not exactly sure what to do here..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cas8180:
Go with the the s4 HTC as a company is in deep trouble right now and execs are leaving and they are shutting down offices around the world. Who knows how much longer HTC ia going to be around little own if they can afford the resources of a support staff to push out updates to there newest devices.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] parmend:
Yes the s4 is plastic but don't let people tell you its cheap its far from that. My evo lte was plagued by the lte bug and I've heard the one is having some issues with connecting to lte, and the keyboard really isn't a issue for me because there are other options in the play store. I use the jellybean keyboard. Its a great phone !!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] love_in_slowmotion:
Loving my gn2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] stanglifemike:
I also own the Evo LTE right now as well, 2 actually, 1 black(pre ordered at contract price) and 1 white(retail price when white version was released). I'm going to sell the black one(help cover some of the costs of my next phone) and keep the white one as a backup phone. I'm an idiot for not selling the black one right after getting the white one! The sell price is down $100-150 on ebay since I purchased the white one, and the black one has just sat in a drawer, SMH! The plastic on Samsung's is actually something I'm looking forward to! Allows you to replace the battery with a larger mah, or just keep extras with the stock mah in your pocket and ready to go, instead of having to have access to a charger! Plus, you scratch the back of the Evo LTE or the One and you're stuck with a scratched device! Scratch the back of a Samsung and simply replace the back cover with a new one, love it! I miss the fat battery and battery door on my OG Evo 4G, and miss the stock size batteries with more mah that I have for my Evo 3D! It's soooooo nice being able to swap batteries when your phone dies, and instantly having a fully charged device, instead of HAVING to recharge it and wait hours for it to charge up !!

I have definitely decided to switch to Samsung after 6 years of HTC devices (a new phone every year too), so my dilemma is NOT between the S4 and the One. The One does not excite me and doesn't have things that I want, like a display of 5" minimum to name one, and one thing I need, an SD card slot! The S4 is a truly awesome device, but I'm really liking the Note 2 as well. Can't upgrade until March or April of next year, so I'll be paying for this phone at retail price, or close to it off ebay (like I do every other year). Really like the Note 2's display size now, after originally thinking it was too big! Now, the screen size is the reason I DO want the phone, instead of the reason keeping me away(though honestly there were other reasons as well, though more of manufacturer loyalty/preferences, and not specific phone specs). Now if the Note 2 had an IR Blaster, then that would definitely the phone I'd choose!! I know it's not a main selling feature for people, just something I'd like to have and play with. I know the Note 3 should come out this fall, but I'm too impatient to wait! I want a new phone NOW!! That 1 year mark is closing in fast, Lol! I'll probably go ahead and buy the Note 3 once it's released anyway, assuming I like the specs, so that isn't even an issue on my mind.

Another thing I'm considering an trying to decide, which phone do I think will sale for the most in April of 2013. The Note 3 will be out, which will decrease the Note 2 sell price. BUT, I can buy a Note 2 for cheaper now, so it really boils down to which will I lose the most money on in just under a year. That is definitely NOT my main deciding factor for which phone to choose, but something that I am keeping in the back of my mind. I do buy a new phone yearly, so not losing a bunch of money each time is always a plus!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mjs2011:
I'll be short and sweet. If you're not happy with this phone, would you actually be happy with any phone? ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Rasmux:
I know it's being 2 days already but hopefully you still undecided, that being said I was also between that same choice, the g4 and the note 2, obviously I choose the s4 however I have spent lots of time with my friend's note 2 and I can tell you that device is also amazing but here's the difference.

Screen : Side by side right of the bat you'll notice that the note 2 screen is way bigger than the s4, you will also note that the s4 looks sooooo much better than the note 2 and believee this phones puts any other phone out there looking ugly and wash out, that brings up the the portability and thats one of the reasons I choose the s4, I find myself many times using my phone with one hands and the note is a big minus in there, you will need to use both hands.

Processor : Hardware base the s4 wins hands down but with all of Samsungs crap in this phone you will have to fix that but since you already here in xda I'm pretty sure it's gonna be quite easy.

Last but not least is "Storage capacity"

Is only 16 gb but hey if you get yourself a 64 gb sd card plus root + some apps, you be more than fine.

Hope I help you or some1 out there l ok l
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] AHWagner:
Thank you for everyone who replied. I was leaning towards the S4, and after reading the replies, I'm pretty set on the S4 then. Thanks again!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muneyy:
I love mine. I did upgrade from an S1 though
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hitman4274:
The s4 is a beast of a phone and with l the stuff said in this thread the way it works in your hand is what matters and the features of this phone are the current top notch.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Likwidflux:
Love my GS4
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] raisin7:
Is the radio better on the S4 than the Epic Touch(my current phone)? I'm hoping I might get better phone and data reception at my home. My contract is up in September and I'd like to remain with Sprint after checking prices for ATT & Vzn. When wi-max goes so will my reception at home.

Can batteries from other phones be used? i.e. just replaced epic touch battery, but found through much internet searching that the battery in my old slide out keyboard galaxy would work as a temp until I obtained an epic touch replacement battery.

I really want this phone, but not if I can't get reception to use it while I'd be stuck on a 2 year contract.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] miketucky350:
Yes the radio is MUCH better than the s2. Day and night. I bought my s2 on launch. Had 3 or 4 insurance replacements 1 new. All of them had the same wonky radio. Signal up and down. Full bars to none. This s4 to me is king, the signal is full in places my epic was dropping data. Radio I give it --- a+ The gps is WAYYY better than any phone ive ever seen. 20-25 sats in 3 seconds with stronger signal ive ever seen. Dad fired up his new garmin vs s4 and the phone spanked it in lock times. Instant indoors too even in my basement with woods behind my house. Overall my review of phone is great but samsung still cant figure out their lag issues. I hate apple but my brothers old 4s is smoother. It does less and and isn't worthy of a paper weight to me. After root/debloat/greenify and couple days for kernel to set in this thing flies. Love it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Claribelsmith:
I'm good with my existing Samsung S4 as the phone has all from graphics to display and web to application .. so there is n o chance to leave it for any reason...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Jnoles07:
GS4. Plain and simple.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] maytizzy:
new loyal convert!

the things i can do with this phone..... amazing

sprint needs 4g lte towers where i live tho
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Jay_Slim:
I've been pretty loyal to HTC since I got my Mogul, but decided to try out the GS4 and I have zero regrets. I've had it for 2 days and I'm lovin' it so far.:D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DJSmoove:
Coming from the Samsung Epic 4g for the 2.5 years of having that phone I say this is one amazing device. I had this phone for 3 days now and I will not look back and regretting getting it. I love all the new features on this thing.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gsd17:
Very happy, absolutely the best Android phone I've owned by far! This is coming from EVO 4G and LTE. I especially loved browsing the web on this phone it just feels very fluid and desktop experience, mutliple tabs switching and flash experience is great. The ability to multitask between apps and reading a webpage is just overall where the screen and Android shines.

The camera is awesome as well. Quick story about this, I was going to attend a concert and was going to use my buddy's GoPro Hero but decided to opt out last minute. We had really bad seating almost +100 ft away from the stage and I had to zoom max to get any kind of footage. I was very happy to see this result. The sound it was able to pick up was amazing (HTC Evo Lte I had before had muffle sound when it comes to loud bass environment) I was shaking a bit at first but it gets better later, and too much stuff going on lol. See for your self!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ig4ah4pqr20m2b5/20130505_220712.mp4

this is about 60+ ft away different place

https://www.dropbox.com/s/u9ot5xhg6w6ven8/20130505_020725.mp4

Pros: Amazing camera, screen size, tv remote control, removable battery, micro SD, fast LTE, and aesthetic looking!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] optimummind:
It's been more than a month now since I've owned the S4 and I love it more than the first day I received it. :D A couple things that kind of bothered me have been rectified with the ktoonsez kernel, the Xposed framework + Nottach & Twdakbox module, and the Viper audio mods. S4 FTW~! Now I'm just awaiting the release of the ~7000 ZeroLemon battery and the purchase of the wireless charging kit. :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DragonHunt3r:
I'd go for the S4 if I were you, just because it's new and if u want a note just wait for the Note3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] E The Magnificent:
I'm cool with it. Once you find a rom you like than it's smooth sailing

I love the 90s good times
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] stanglifemike:
Meant to reply earlier. I got my Note 2 about 4 days ago. Absolutely love it! Already have that Samsung flip cover for it, and have the Ghost Armor full body with white carbon fiber back ordered (had Ghost Armor full body on my previous tablet and current tablet). The screen size is absolutely amazing, and I'll never be able to go back to a device with a screen smaller than 5"(anything smaller than this 5.5" will be tough!). I chose the Note 2 over the S4 mainly for screen size, but also because I'm still hoping that Sprint will carry the 32GB S4. I know the S4 has a better display and more features, but the Note 2 just won me over. Plus, buying on ebay, the price of the S4 will come down, while I expect the Note 2 to stay near where it's at for a while. So who knows, I may sell the Note 2 in a couple months and buy an S4. Right now though, I don't see that happening. The Note 2 is probably my favorite Android phone straight out of the box!!!

After playing with both side by side, I decided the Note 2 is the right phone for me, and plenty fast enough! I've overclocked every device that is owned over the past 7 years, but I'm beginning to realize that newer phones/tablets can handle everything you throw at them even at stock clock speed. Honestly, overclocking is good for high quadrant scores and depleting the battery super fast, but nothing more (unless you have a crappy phone or tablet I suppose).

And if I decide I want the Note 3 once it's released, then I'll buy it. Afraid the rumors about a 6" screen are gonna be true though, an that's just too big...

SwiftKey'ed from my White Sprint Note 2 using XDA Premium
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cahiatt:
Generally pleased, one gripe...

I'm pretty happy with this phone. Been on HTC phones since back in the Mogul/Diamond days and just came from an HTC EVO 4G LTE. My only real gripe I think I have is the placement of the volume and power button. Being on opposite sides of the phone I find myself hitting the power button when trying to work the volume or vice-versa. Wish the power button were on the top instead or at least further down the side so as to not be the exact opposite of the power controls.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] guitardoc64:
I actually like having the power button on the side. I too came from the HTC camp started with the 6700. Having the power button on the side helps from having to reach around a phone of this size. I find it naturally falls under my lef hand index finger. You can also use the home button to wake up the screen. I just can't say enough how pleased I am with the GS4, I'm still finding new things it can do.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] stanglifemike:
Yea, my first few days with this phone I kept trying to press the power button on top, lol. Also, I kept turning off the screen when trying to turn up the volume. After almost 2 weeks though, I'm having no issues what so ever! Actually, now every day, every single time I grab my Evo LTE, I'm pressing the volume rocker on it when trying to turn the screen on! So it didn't take long for the tables to turn! Haha

I'm perfectly happy with which side the volume rocker and power button are on though. I definitely would NOT want them reversed!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Solentice:
Awesome phone!

I came from iOS, the 4S in particular, and I'm loving this phone. Aside from wanting to try Android, my main gripe with the 4S was the screen size. Love, love, love the 5inch 1080HD display on the S4. It's gorgeous! Sure, the 4S was just as sharp and clear, but the size on the S4 is just perfect for consuming media and browsing. Makes a world of difference. I had also played around with the HTC One before deciding and didn't really like the Sense UI compared to Touchwiz. In my opinion, Sense just felt a bit "monotone" in comparison, if that makes sense. The features are awesome and work quite well, although some you'll probably only use once in a while. Camera has been really nice to use. It's quick and produces more than decent quality images, aside from the night/low light ones. The stock UI is definitely laggy at times. Very noticeable coming from iOS, can't deny that. You'll see stutters as you exit some apps, or switch screens when first waking up the phone. I hear the next update should help clear a lot of that up, but we've yet to see it for Sprint. You can always try custom roms to alleviate that if it bothers you. Battery life has also been great. I think I get about 7 or so hrs use with moderate to heavy use of the screen being on before I need to charge. On days when I only use the phone to take few calls and reply to texts, it lasts me over 13 hours for sure. Still learning the ins and outs of Android, but I really love the phone and the amount of customization available on the platform.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LouRock:
50/50
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bruciebabie1963:
great choices

I got the S4 and am loving it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] XcoNjA:
Whoa, blast from the past right here! I remember seeing you in the Evo section way back when it was first released man! Good to see you're still around!

On topic, I am pretty impressed with this phone so far. I left android all together for a more stable - and much less configurable - platform for less of a distraction in college and now that that's over with I'm back and boy does it feel good.

I'm really enjoying the processing power on this thing and the out of the ordinary stock battery life. (~27 hours on one charge this past run down.)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dcaplinger76:
Yeah.... it will hold me over until the Note 3 comes out. ...then that will hold me over until the S5 comes out and so on
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JoeFCaputo113:
I LOVEEE this phone. Just got it today. My one and only gripe is the "smearing" effect when on a really dark screen. Hopefully it is a software issue and can get fixed in the next update!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cas8180:
I love the iOS conversions this phone is bringing I see them all the time on Craig list too people trying to dump there iPhone 5 for an s4 just love it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sputnik767:
It is in fact a software issue, and is reportedly fixed in the next update. I have to day, if there is only one good thing about Sprint, it is that they are always one of the first to push an update. Although I haven't had many issues with Sprint in general, aside from their data coverage.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JoeFCaputo113:
I need the AirRave in my house just to have service... if not for the AirRave at home I'd be roaming on Verizon's network whenever I was home lol. My friend that ives right next to me has Verizon, they have FULL BARS 4G LTE although it's only 5 MB/s.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] stanglifemike:
That's cool man. I almost wasn't around anywhere thanks to a bad car wreck a year ago. Which Evo? I have the OG, 3D, and 2 LTEs. Got them each when they were first released. Good that you're still in to phone modding as well!

Sent from my White Sprint Note 2 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] XcoNjA:
The original Evo, the WiMax 4G model.

Sorry to hear about the accident man, good to hear all is well now though.

You need to get yourself a 03-04 Terminator. :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] miketucky350:
Im happy. The wireless radio and gps is by far the strongest ive ever had. Big and beautiful with 1 bad ass camera. The only complaint I have is that I notice it has the same samsung bugs that they hold onto for some reason! The out of box lags. Stock it felt quirkier than the s2. At least its easily fixable. On the positive side is the battery life! Its incredible. 4-5.5 hours screen on time thats better than my brothers razr maxx hd.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] maxpower7:
I am so doing that now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] pezlomd:
Don't worry a fix is coming.. I'm running the international s4 firmware it already fixes this issue.. its pretty sweet!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dcaplinger76:
Everything working on that?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Truitt.Jack:
You can download the stock android keyboard on the play store for free. Just search for "google keyboard" It's straight from Google so there's no BS ads or other crap greedy app developers like to put in on keyboards. It's simple, free, and I love it. Check it out.

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Yeah I was ready to return my phone when I saw the smearing effect, but then found out it was just a software update.

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How are you getting batterly life like that? Is power saving on and features off? And how much screen time? I think somethings draining mine and I'm trying to find out what it is...

HELP.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] GiantJay:
I have the stock Google keyboard but usually stick with SwiftKey I also bought Swype but never really use it. I just like the numbers being up to on the S4 stock keyboard but I just can't type on it. There are sacrifices with every keyboard.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JoeFCaputo113:
I got 24 hrs with 3 hrs of on screen time plus a bunch of flashing and made a couple backups in TWRP. I'm pleasantly surprised with the battery life... stock MDL rooted deodexed ROM with stock MDL kernel.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] stanglifemike:
SwiftKey is my favorite keyboard! I bought the phone version and tablet version. Very very happy that they implemented Flow in to the keyboard, instead of me having to buy another version!! That was the only thing SwiftKey was missing for me, absolutely perfect now!

Sent from my White Sprint Note 2 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] GiantJay:
Ya flow is awesome. I couldn't ever complain about SwiftKey since I got it for $.25 when it was on sale, definitely worth the full price though.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Truitt.Jack:
Exactly. I cant type on the stock one at all, but I have always been fond of the stock android keyboard. I bough SwiftKey and I loved the size of the buttons but I didn't like the spell check on it. So I'm back to the stock android one. I was just trying to help you out but it looks like you have it all under control :p
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] XcoNjA:
I have power saving mode on but only the screen birghtness option enabled. Honestly, the screen is bright enough with that enabled and I see no reason to make it any brighter.

I have Facebook notifications OFF, this is KEY, Facebook WILL drain your battery like no tomorrow if you don't keep it on a leash. It's like a bad girlfriend and your wallet.

I also use WiFi often, between the office and home my phone is on WiFi 90% of the day. I also turned Smart WiFi off, being a smartphone user for so long I know when to and not to turn on my WiFi. Not having control of when my phone turned on its WiFi kinda bugged me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] blackhand901:
Bae
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] oohaylima:
I miss my T9 layout.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] wkbrdr403:
phones

In my opinion the note 2 screen is just to big and bulky. The s4 is an azing phones and dont have any complaints yet
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] stanglifemike:
Did you have the Note 2 before the S4?

Sent from my White Sprint Note 2 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cas8180:
The note 2 looks like an s4 with elphantitis . friend had one for a bid I had to borrow it to make a call as I lost my phone and felt like in was holding a VCR to my head. I was very concerned I was going to get ear and mouth cancer from that thing
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] stanglifemike:
Oh ok, you must be a little guy then. That's cool, it's definitely not a phone for everyone. Most people I show want to get it though. Actually, my brother in law just bought a Note 2 yesterday after seeing mine the previous week. Just definitely not a phone for smaller people. I'm 6'2" 205lbs, so the Note 2 fits me perfectly and anything smaller feels like I'm using a midget's phone, lol. I see now that it does go both ways though.

Sent from my White Sprint Note 2 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dcaplinger76:
I had the Note 2 before this phone. It was pretty dang big but after awhile pretty much got used to it. Sometimes though it would be difficult and try to slip out of my hand and get annoying. With that being said.... I will get the Note 3 when it comes out.

Edit: Judging by your post it probably felt perfect for you Stanglifemike. You're right though about smaller people. Like I say though, I did get used to it and it very rarely messed with me. After using it every thing else felt like a toy.