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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vegetaleb:
Hello!

I have the HTC One for about 2 months and I wonder if I did the right choice,I am a 3 years old fan of HTC (N1,DHD,Sensation,OneX,One) ,the One was a natural choice and loved the design but for the 1st time with an HTC I am getting scratches and borders chipping easily,which make me angry when I bought it for 800$!

Even the camera lens scratched.

I bought the dip flip cover but it's too late.

I am tempted to go into S4 i9505 but I am afraid to lose the loud speaker for hearing the ringtones in any situations and the clarity of wallpapers.

If someone already switched from the One to S4,please tell me if you had any regret or feel you loosed something.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theshawty:
I had a One for two weeks and then switched to an S4 . I don't regret it one second.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jlevy73:
I have the One and the S4 and each have their pros and cons. I guess if I could only chose one device it would be the One. Both are really great devices I don't think anybody would be disappointed with either (just my two cents). If you switch to the S4 there will no doubt be things that you will miss about the One but the S4 will bring advantages the One does not have. So it's really 6 1/2 of one a dozen of another. It comes down to personal preference and what you use your device the most for.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tinderbox (UK):
I wish i could afford both, but the stereo speakers won it for me, also i was sick of the too vivid colors and constantly worrying about screen burn-in, I miss the deep blacks though, my last phone was an S3

John.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yahyoh:
IMO u will get more than u will lose :D

the speaker on GS4 very good and trust me the screen OMG looks great its the best AMOLED display ever :good: :cool:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Muezzin:
I was using both phones for awhile and finally decided on the s4 because of its bigger screen, slimmer and lighter feel. The one has fantastic speakers and a slightly clearer screen but the one thing I actual miss is HTC zoe. Most ROMs for the s4 come with modified audio settings so it is pretty loud. Take into consideration the one is smoother in operation however the s4 is quicker in opening aplications. I suggest you get your hands on a s4 to familiarise yourself with it and see if you could switch.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T-BoneFL:
I sold my att HTC One when I moved to T-Mobile. I did entertain the thought of getting a Note 2 or S4 instead of a T-Mobile One. I viewed a friend's S4 with direct sun on the screen. It was a struggle to view the display. The One is iPhone bright... Viewable in direct sunlight. So that was the sanity check I needed. I have another One. And I use the video highlights and speakers several times per week.

If brightness is important to you, you'll be disappointed in the S4.

-T
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vegetaleb:
Even under the Saudi sun?

We tried ringtones on a i9500 and the speaker was really tiny compared to the One,but I am using xloud mod on my One :silly:

I loved Sense because it was the only Android UI with smart full screen weather animations and durability(of the body)

Another thing,I am using HTC Stereoclip in my car and the One gives loud BT volume,I hope S4 has the same loudness over BT
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noideaforusername:
According to the UL certification the S4 got, the color accuracy of the movie mode of the S4 is the best on the market.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jlevy73:
If you are getting the I-9500 Perseus kernel with sound mod is simply fantastic. The external speaker isn't as good but through good headphones no comparison, my I9500 sounds considerably better than my One (and louder). You can also make the ringtones crazy loud on the S4 they just won't sound as good because of the dual speaker set up of the One.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] firemedic1343:
I liked the speakers and the rendering of color on the One more than the S4. I have the S4A now and I like the colors more, but the speakers on the One are full of win.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yahyoh:
sorry i can't help u i didnt test it under direct sunlight :rolleyes: ( cuz its not mine :p its for my sister ) i have N2 and the screen is good for me under sunlight

and about the speaker probably the One stereo speaker in nicer overall and u can use mod ( or costume kernel ) to rise the speaker volume on GS4 too :)

is it locked for HTC devices ? i don't think so or maybe u can use Aux cable instead :p

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tinderbox (UK):
The display review of the S4 in movie mode, says it is total crap, and that you should stay in the standard mode, so i dont know about the UL certification.

see 17m20s into the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_APG3kLiYs

John.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yus786:
I have switched and prefer it, bigger screen, removable battery and memory card are also a big factor in why i like it better

plus the s4 feels better in the hand than the one, with cases on both.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noideaforusername:
Not to be too disrespectful to the reviewer, buy one review against UL certification? You know, reviewer against laboratories that test it professionally :silly:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aerys:
The only thing I like about the HTC one is the LCD display.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yahyoh:
get GS4 Active :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tinderbox (UK):
Maybe that was for standard mode which is default, i have not had a hold of an S4 yet so i don't have a personal opinion.

John.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockstarar:
I had the one for a month, turned it over and made a profit and then upgraded to s4 :p
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obsydian:
I was with HTC since the Wizard to the HOX, played with the One but fed up with HTC tried the S4, best decision mobile wise in a different league, a bit cheap feel wise, but light and slim
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pifsworld:
I had the htc one but didnt like the os plus its a heavy phone the dual front speakes are impressive but wasnt 100% happy with it but im happy with my s4 just wish samsung would give us a free spare battery in the box oh and release the new firmware update to the unlocked S4..:D:D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vegetaleb:
What do you mean? Sammy is not releasing sources of their official roms?

Anyway the first thing I would do is flashing a custom rom based on CM,Touchwiz is full of bloatware.

About wallpapers,is there a stock based rom that can do scrollable?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XTCrefugee:
The S4's S-AMOLED display is significantly worse in direct sunlight. Even in overcast conditions in the UK it's not great. Given where you are, if you use your phone mainly outdoors I'd strongly advise against it. Someone already mentioned the S4 Active, which would be the better choice assuming you can get one.

The wallpaper scrolling is to do with the launcher I think. I switched to Apex and it works fine for me.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vegetaleb:
Did you use automatic brightness? they say it gives +30% more brightness,I wonder if these 30% can be obtained manually with a custom rom or kernel
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noideaforusername:
Actually, in Israel there is sun almost all the year and quite strong sun in this part of the year.

I have no problem outside under direct sunlight to use the phone. But you don't have to, you can simply tilt it away from the sun ;)

Sent from the octa planet in the fourth galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XTCrefugee:
It was pretty much unusable for me with auto brightness on, I have it on manual. Even at 100% outside it's not great, I really wouldn't want to be trying to use it somewhere sunny. I've also heard running AMOLEDs at full brightness for extended periods harms their life (you can get burn-in) so it's not good to do.

But I guess everyone's eyes are different, noideaforusername says they don't have a problem, so take what you will from that. Maybe the S4s being sold in Israel are calibrated differently from the ones in the UK, I don't know. Perhaps it's possible for you to find one locally and see for yourself how it performs outside?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noideaforusername:
Did you used Auto Brightness on "+5" or on "0"?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T-BoneFL:
Care to have s friend take a pic of that display in direct sunlight so you can post it here? I know what a friend and I saw in direct sunlight, and compared to the One, the S4 cannot compete.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noideaforusername:
Haven't said that the HTC one isn't better under direct sunlight but that the S4 S-Amoled (unlike older S-Amoleds) is readable and usable and direct sunlight.

Don't forget that 475cd/m2 (the max brightness of the S4) is not far from the 500cd/m2 max brightness of the average HTC one display has (according to a thread in the HTC one forum).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jlevy73:
What setting are you using for brightness?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T-BoneFL:
We tried the autobrightness. Had no effect on the S4.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noideaforusername:
Auto brightness "0" and under direct sunlight I use "+5". The 0 brings it to around 400cd/m2 and the "+5" brings it to the full 475cd/m2, at least according to what I see ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jlevy73:
Cool, thanks. I will try that out because today is the first sunny day in Beijing in a while :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeffnz:
What us the point of these threads is it just to justify what we bought or some tribal thing that we need to do .

Are there the sane number of these types of threads on the HTC one sections??

If so why not put them all in the man general thread so they aren't so attractive to trolls and flamers.

just generalizing and an opinion
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noideaforusername:
The reason is not to compare but to hear the experience of other people who switched from the HTC one. Just because people tends to make this thread into a comparison has nothing to do with this ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vegetaleb:
Well many people treated me of fool when I said I wana switch to S4,so I wanted to hear people experiences who really passed from a phone to another,or at least people who have both phones.

Yesterday I tried the 13mp camera and I really liked it,the 4 ultrapixel is sharper but I think if we resize a 13mp to 4mp it will give the same sharpness,but the fact that we can zoom X times a photo with 13mp is great.

I tried Volume+ on the i9500 but instead of making it louder it was quieter,the i9500 owner though I killed his speaker :D

Too bad all the good roms are on i9505 and not i9500.

It's really hard to find a brand new i9505 in Lebanon
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jlevy73:
For the i9500, try MF8 stock rom + Perseus Kernel. All your sound concerns will go away. Trust me, and that's coming from an HTC One owner.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zavenfoizon:
Dont worry vegy.. go for S4. U wont regret.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RaininHanoi:
GS4 cam is definitely better, I'm sorry but "4MP UltraPixel"? what a joke.

With a GS4 you really wont get the same Speakers experience - if that matters to you -

Moving on to the display, I'm honestly not having any problem outside, I leave it on auto and it seems to be working. I'm sure the One is brighter but I prefer bigger screen, physical buttons and not to mention that the GS4 is much more compact, thinner bezel and profile what makes it looks more "modern?"

A Snapdragon S4 in Lebanon is not available as far as I know, so yeah maybe you'll have to wait for that, don't know.

Anyway I remember reading one of your reviews on the web, I mean what happened man? lol ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vegetaleb:
I am just deceived that a 800$ phone is so easily getting scratches and chips on the aluminum borders,like the iphone5 you def need a full cover (flip) to protect it (which I use),it's the very first time a HTC feels so premium but at the same time so fragile.

It's like if you bought a Ferrari but even dust on the road can scratch the paint.

Also I noticed that the higher contrast of fonts on the S4 screen is easier for me to read as I have eyes problems with near sight.

BTW is the chrome ring on the S4 easily damageable too?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XTCrefugee:
If it's in one piece when you get the phone, then I wouldn't worry. However, I do remember seeing (here or elsewhere?) some pictures by people who said their S4s arrived with cracks/unfinished joints in the corners which would allow the band to unpeel. This is a manufacturing mistake however, not how they're supposed to be, so as long as it's smooth all the way round when you get it, it shouldn't come apart later.

If you're interested in general build quality, of course one thing you'll probably want to change is the back cover. The one that comes with the phone is pathetically thin, flexes all over the place and really offers very little protection. The one that comes with Samsung's S-View cover is much better, and there are of course third party options.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vegetaleb:
Yeah I just checked up covers for S4,there is even one in aluminum that turns it into an iphone 5 (even the volume buttons) :eek:

I wonder though if it wont make the phone much heavier
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XTCrefugee:
There's a thread in the accessories forum discussing ones like these. Unfortunately the S4 doesn't play nicely with metal backs (signal levels are hurt quite a bit, and you lose NFC) so it's better to stick with plastic or carbon fibre.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T-BoneFL:
I hav read this thread and found no trolling. The OP asked for input/rationale for people's switch. That's what he is getting.

-T
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adg30107:
Well I happened to have both the HTC ONE and GS4 4g. For me switch from ONE to GS4 is purely because I have huge hands:cyclops:

For me GS4's 5inch screen works like a charm...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vegetaleb:
What about the UI speed? I red that the One is faster (early head to head reviews) but I guess the official updated and CM based roms made the S4 UI speed better?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vegetaleb:
Nope?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theshawty:
True but I couldn't care less about that. I like the S4 a lot better.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jj9922:
Sense is really light in comparison to touchwiz , though touchwiz hold the most features
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lupu666ro:
i have them both, but i'm going to sell my S4 because for me its like this:

S4 has lag - One is perfect smooth ( i'm using the latest stock firmwares available for each phone in my region)

S4 is worse then One under direct sunlight

S4 auto brightness mode is just crap ( it always keeps the display to dark, that causes colors to be weird in any screen mode type)

S4 performs worse in indoor photos (moderate light rooms) -- and 80% of photos i take indoors.

the one was my choice, but you must know that each phone has it strong points and its weaknesses. it depends on each persons interest.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fazalali110:
Same here, I'll trade my S4 with the One pretty soon.

The lag is getting to me- tried almost all updates + factory reset..

And yes, S4 heats up quite often even with normal use.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jlevy73:
Comparing the I9500 to the One, there is no comparison, the One's UI is significantly faster. Even the latest I9500 FW with Perseus kernel still lags and it's pathetic. I still like the S4 but if I had to chose one phone only, it would be the One. I don't have the I9505 so I am only comparing against what I do I have which is the I9500.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeffnz:
if you are unhappy with S4 then sure get something you are happy with. I agree the phones are both good performers. so its purely subjective as to what is better for you.

Lag, haven't had any since I went custom, anyway lag is a software issue and can be resolved as was the battery issue with the HTC One.

The S4 isn't good in direct sunlight but haven't seen the One so can't comment but its notg a biggies to me.

I have old eyes so auto brightness is useless to me.

I agree the S4 is crap indoors but having said that I haven't mucked around with settings but then again I shouldn't have to. Outdoor photo's are superb and my pointy and shoot canon is redundant now. Why can't we have a camera that is ok in and outdoors or somewhere in teh middle of what we have now.

The main reason I stick with Samsung is the choice to use ext storage and change battery (which I do) regardless of the argument of cloud storage I like the option to have on board storage and choice to take card outta phone and put in tablet or PC, once again that's subjective but until HTC or any other top end manufacturers put ext storage on their phones I'll stick with Samsung.

I think the other arguments one is faster than other is rubbish as most of us wouldn't notice the difference.

Anyway be happy with what you have the grass may appear greener but if you take the time there isn't one phone that is head and shoulders above the rest.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdonanthony:
if u want i9500 just go with it .. Many Custom ROMs or not u can change Launcher :)

for now technology for i9500 is a bit limited but wait some time its new, things will get updated by some time now ...

HTC One or S4 just choose that ur comfortable with and answer ur daily needs
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beefheart:
Unsure why people are 'constantly worried' about burn in. My Galaxy S2 is now 27 months old and hasn't a hint of this issue despite my use of it being no different during that time than my previous HD2. And from what I have read the newer AMOLED screens are even less prone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr.megi:
I did too. The screen felt small and Htc Sense didnt have alot of the feautres that I was used to from S3. So I got the S4

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeffnz:
The usable screen area if the S4 is bigger and quote noticeable when you take into account the on screen buttons
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vegetaleb:
What I loved with the S4 is that the screen looks way bigger while using the same space (thin bevel),the high contrast of white fonts on black background,and the overall big fonts are more readable for my eyes than the One.

I have made an eye surgery and now I have 0 myopia but can't see clearly nearby objects,I have to resize 170% the stock HTC font to reach the S4's one,and it's in extra large settings!

I am still waiting to find i9505 source in my country,I can't live without custom roms or else I buy an iphone :eek:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theshawty:
What about importing?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vegetaleb:
We have a new stupid law that make us pay customs for phones (20%)

Also any DHL,Fedex or UPS carrier will take 50 to 100$

There is a source getting the i9505,I just have to wait that they replinish their stock again.

I hate sammy for not including the 13mp lens in the the S4 Active,it would have been the best phone ever with LCD for sunlight visibility
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theshawty:
Lucky you!! Our customs fees are 25%! And possibly some other fees as well.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noideaforusername:
Lucky you!! Our customs fees are about 35%. For example, I had to buy my S4 for 1000USD while it was sold for 650USD in USA.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matheus_sc:
Lucky all of you, inport in Brazil can be 120%:(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theshawty:
A new S4 here costs around $970.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noideaforusername:
I think it is because the difference of taxes and s4 versions (exynos for me and s600 for you). Somehow, the S600 version in here costs about 50USD more than the exynos version :eek:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cowmixtoo:
I think I'm going from the HTC One to S4

The place where I work supplies employees phones so I gave my personal Nexus 4 and got the HTC One (AT&T) the first day it was out. There was a LOT to love about HTC One (speakers, body construction, very fast) but here were my beefs:

The 4MP camera was too disappointing. The pics were very blurry and noisy. For the cut in MP I expected more.

I hated the Sense camera app. I guess it has more wiz-bang features than stock android but it was overall very hard to switch modes ie. switch cameras, turn off flash, etc.

"gallary" on Sense is a mess.. it is hard to find YOUR photos to share. (It incorporates pics from all your social media feeds)

"Google Wallet" will never work on the GSM version of the HTC One. It has NFC but the 'secure element' is missing.

So I moved to the GE ROM of for the HTC One and while the UI fixes helped, the lack of wallet and the crappy camera was a killer.

I'm considering on getting the AT&T S4 and putting the GE ROM on it. Will that make me happy?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bajo76:
Have both phones.

Galaxy S4 with volume mod (moderate) is louder the HTC One, but HTC sound is better.

Internet browser from S4 is crap so i installed AOSP browser which is much better. So i did with HTC One too. HTC One is way smoother in browsing and UI.

Camera app in S4 is much better (automatic night mode) and in my opinion with good light conditions s4 cam is better while under bad light conditions HTC wins.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cowmixtoo:
Which phone do you use more?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bajo76:
At home HTC One otherwise S4.

Somehow i trust more S4 maybe because of its 64gb external memory where i have a lot of data ...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vegetaleb:
What is the max memory you can put on s4?

I am afraid of the quality of the false metal front band on s4,is it chipping or loosing color with time?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] techfreakgag:
No. Not a single scratch or dent or any deterioration in the body in over 2 months of ownership. And I don't use any kind or protection. No cover, no screen protector.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zimilaci:
Hey there:)

First of all i owned both of the devices and still i would recommend the htc one over the s4.

Battery is not changeable : and? You have 2 years guarantee or more...

Not expendable internal memory... 32 gb is not enough? Funny

Camera is blurry ?

Check some of my photos (no photoshop)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/laszlozimmer

They are not that bad I guess..

Slow charging?.. well i dont care cause usually the phone lasts more than 30 hours ...

Video quality is also better just check the frame skippings on the s4 ....htc one videos are smooth ....and the mic?

Search on youtube for htc one party recordings...the dual membrane mic is just awesome...

Better display? I have no clue but for me htc one was the obvious winner...at first i took the htc one back...and got the s4 for about the night and i knew...i want the htc...so yeah..