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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zazoo24:
i'm loving my galaxy S4 in any aspect, BUT i'm really really disappointed to hear it's impossible to get Radio FM working on it, my previous phone was a G-S3 and i used FM Radio everyday. i really don't understand why they make us pay a fortune for those hight end Smartphone but not listening to what we have to say, that's there business anyway. :mad:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickcaper:
Im disappointed.

KNOX.

That is main reason..

It has ruined my rooting capabilities.

Its also slow.

I had a S2 and to be honest it aint that much different.

Im currently seeking an exchange or refund with Tmobile.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rosa Elefant:
Yes you are.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] autophone:
No aosp based ROM means your gonna be stuck with crapwiz for the rest of your smartphone life
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chickentuna:
Lol, true story. Anyway i9505 doesn't have much mods and roms either, but I can say we have enough. However US variants seem to have a mother lode of custom roms, kernels and mods.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] autophone:
Oohh and BTW, a mod will close this thread soon, just sayin'
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plasmastate:
The only reason we all should be disappointed with our i9500s is poor big.little implementation of the A15 and A7s. Because of that we got poor battery life compared to what is actually achievable, even the performance is compromised. While the gpu is okay, it's nothing to write home about. And the worst part because of which we aren't seeing roms and development - Samsung refusing to release exynos sources as always.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] praveen_kalasa:
Well I'm disappointed!!!

I bought my S4 on 22nd May. It restarts automatically while I receive a call, when alarm bells, when I insert headphones or sometimes even when I keep it for charging.

I have given it to the service center on saturday, and yet no updats on that.

CEO office is telling they will try to solve the problem at the earliest, not sure whats it gonna be!:crying:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shocky2:
I'm disappointed the i9500 isnt an option in my region and I had to "settle" for the i9505 which is a little slower and doesn't support UHS-1 speeds.

But I'm just being picky.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bagamyanaleks:
Too much option!

9500

9505

and now

9506

so next year S V will be 10 different options I guess

If you wanna make a flagship phone make it but make 1 with everything you got that's enough !
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theshawty:
I love the S4. A lot of good roms, both tw and aosp. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bajo76:
Dissapointed about the sluggish UI on both S4 (i9505) and HTC One.

My 1 year old Xiaomi Mi2 does a much better job then them. Its so smooth compared to i9505 and HTC One!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] POLO_i780:
I'm thoroughly happy with my I9500 GS4. It's fast, smooth, stable, and I thoroughly enjoy using TouchWiz. I don't understand why people who hate TouchWiz and KNOW Samsung won't release Exynos sources still go and buy the I9500, and I9505 (WRT TouchWiz).

My GS4 does everything it says on the box and I have no need for custom ROMs, kernels etc... Happy with the way it came out the box, all I do is flash the latest FW. Right now I'm running the latest BMG1 FW and it's running beautifully. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] datalkingx:
I'm only disappointed because the pricing on the phone is still high compared to how much cheaper and amount of revenue they've made with the previous version.

As well as, they should have made this phone water proof while keeping the specifications exactly the same, it's not impossible, it just made the phone more difficult to break in terms of the durability.

I personally wouldn't run any roms as I like to keep it fully stock.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prakhardeep:
+1.

Same here.

All the advertised features work great especially video pause and scrolling (Browser and Gallery). I prefer to scroll by waving finger then the head motion though.

The battery life is great...easily lasts up to second night !!! :cool:

Only miss is the build quality which after using the HTC One X, Desire and Viva is a big big let down. However, long time Sammy owners will not complain as they would be habitual to this.

After the recent updates a few days ago, all the lag has vanished. The camera, dialer and other system apps just open in a blink. :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuxing:
Disappointed with the fact that we have a buggy cpu in the s4 9500.

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/05/30...disappointments-and-their-current-soc-future/

The exynos 5410 cpu has a non rectifiable CCI-400 bug and thats why samsung is coming out with exynos 5420.

The cpu bug and newer device and cpu variations wont let the i9500 s4 development to really take off.

Have issues of overheating and 3d games not working on my device. Real racing 3 just hangs.

Also the cell reception is not at all good . My 9500 is on latest indian mg1.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noideaforusername:
Real racing 3 works great for me, you might have a defective.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuxing:
Hi noideaofusername,

You have 9500 or 9505?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jul84:
I am disappointed in the i9505, for these reasons:

1) Screen has smearing issues with the black that didn't exist with I9100

2) Battery isn't better than my I9100, nothing extraordinary to have 4h - 5h screen time in my opinion.

3) Camera is very slow compared to S3 and uses too slow opening speed (making blurry pictures).

4) Camera has only R sensor while I9500 has RS sensor, thanks Samsung for putting different cameras in the same phone.

5) Samsung will release a new version with S800 just a few months after the i9505 and I feel screwed by their marketing. You buy the top at expensive price and you notice it's the top for only 3 months, nice.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pnr2020:
i also feel ripped off spend all that money to have the latest phone then a new model will appear in a few months. At least with apple its 1 new model every year and all models get updates the same time
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noideaforusername:
As my signature says, I have I9500. Works great with Real Racing 3. You can see on youtube lots of videos with Real Racing 3 run smooth.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omias:
Real racing 3 works great for me too

Enviado desde mi GT-I9500

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+ 1

Enviado desde mi GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuxing:
my i9500 randomly hangs when playing real racing 3 - have to remove the battery to get touchwiz back.

Hv been only able to get to race 2 so far. not sure if device is defective?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drive7:
I'm a bit on the fence about my i9505. The hardware is great and has enormous potential, but Samsung seems intent on hamstringing power users. I want a fast, lightweight daily driver, but so far every rom I've tried has given me nothing but crashes from full wipe (I had no such problems with the S3). The best I can do is root on a stock rom and just delete the thousand horrible pieces of bloatware that Samsung insists on shipping. Unfortunately this doesn't help with the godawful underlying UI (no matter what launcher or dialer you use, you still have to look at those abysmally foul Touchwiz menus). And now, of course, we have Knox to contend with. In summary: decent phone, but on the next iteration I'll be heading over to Nexusland.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] henrik.dk:
What I don't like is that the autobrightness doesn't have large range. It is too bright during the night and a bit dim under the direct sunlight
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BradH13:
Sold my Nexus 4 and bought the Snapdragon model because I thought it would be AOSP developer friendly (I cannot for the sake of me even look at TouchWiz). How wrong I was. Next time when I buy a phone, it's not going to be Samsung. Sucks so much because I love the look of their phones, and the hardware in their phones is ridiculously solid (I've owned GS1, II, III, and 4). Broodplank is the only thing this phone has going for it. The day he stops developing for the I9505 is the day I'll sell my device.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CN@:
:D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nakah1:
I`am really happy with my phone I9506 (S4). It is very fast and smooth. I`am looking forward to have Lollipop running on my phone, when I`am looking all movies about Lollipop.

I purchased I9506 instead of Galaxy S5, because the hw was almost similar as s5 and I9506 was much cheaper :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aznbull:
S4 still powerfull

My almost 2 year old S4intl. had custom TW 4.4.2 on it most of the time, and was pretty happy about it, everything was smooth but I find TW heavy. ATM I'm running a custom GPE lollipop rom on it, and the phone is like a completly new phone, it's smooth and very fast, I've tried many custom 5.0 rom and the one that i find best is KANGAPOP 1.5 lollipop, over 3 hours of SOT, and around 2 days on standby.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plasmastate:
This is a known issue on all i9500s when playing rr3.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noideaforusername:
Mine works just fine, playing over 30 minutes without any problems.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuxing:
which kernel are you using?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sak500:
I won 7~9 races got upgrades etc and never had a freeze. So if one phone freezes doesn't mean every i9500 will freeze on RR3. Mine's even overclocked to 1.7ghz.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noideaforusername:
Perseus kernel.

But actually even on stock it worked for me ( I forgot one time to flash Perseus after I flashed a new ROM :silly:).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plasmastate:
For those who don't believe me! It's because of the bumper cam when overtaking all opponents.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plasmastate:
Have a look at the picture i've posted

. To replicate the issue you need bumper cam .

Please refer to the picture in my recent post. Use bumpercam overtake all opponents then your phone will freeze.

Have a look at the pic I posted. This issue is confirmed by the devs themselves.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuxing:
Thanks plasmastate for the proof.

i too have been using bumper cam in rr3.

so those who didnt have hangs must been using other cams.

lets hope ea will bring out a fix soon.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ti325:
Coming from the s3 I was a little dissapointed in the s4 (i9505) at first. It stuttered a bit when it should just fly. After flashing a custom rom (foxhound) all that melted away. Its fast with no stutter and ver good battery life.

I do wish there were more roms to choose from.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noideaforusername:
So it's a problem in the app, not the S4...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demonicgangster:
lack of roms

it has lack of roms and app are compatiable
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aliendna99:
im a bit disappoint

little bit too hot phone and 2600mah battery isnt that impressive as thought.

i think also display is not very sharp and bright. max brightness is not enough ; (

my SGS2 in comparison look at least 200% brighter and more contrast ; (

also cannot charge while using phone ;( phone still drains power even with charge plugged in ;(

but it good camera at least and ok otherwise
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carlosm15:
i agree with you man, i seen people asking to port wanam roms, and andrei perseus, after all i am happy with my device (9500), when i saw andrei perseus first time i think now i can die in peace, because of his work, 9505 = quantity / 9500 = quality..

Latest Wanam XWUBMG1

Latest AndreiLux Perseus 7.1

Latest TWRP Recovery

Latest Vertumus Domination Dark

happy with my device from the first day... really love it
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plasmastate:
Wow, I've yet to root my 9500 or try any custom ROM or kernel (only flashing samsung roms) but if this is really the result then I better do it. Does Perseus really gives better battery life and smoother experience with enhanced audio and a more calibrated screen?

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Lol. Display not sharp? One of the following is faulty:

- Your eyes (with all respect)

- Your Phone

Max brightness is more than s3 or note 2. Please don't get me started on contrast. S4 has true pure blacks with 0 power. When it displays blacks you won't be able to tell the difference b/w screen off or on. Try this with s2 or s3 or note 2 or note 1 at night in full darkness and you will know what I mean.

Now for the charging issue, I seriously recommend you replace your device before its too late. This is a serious issue. Good luck.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chalid:
I was cured from the custom rom flashing bug some time ago and am very happy that the SGS4 is working almost perfectly right out of the box. The only things I've done: Root, remove bloatware, flashed custom kernel (faux) and underclocked and undervolted it. It's running perfectly stable with best battery life I've ever had in a smartphone (and I've got plenty). :D

But to be honest I'd prefer an LCD display like in the SGS4 Active. Not for the higher subpixel densitiy, but for the lower power consumption. But that's just me. The display is super sharp and working perfectly fine.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aliendna99:
No you're wrong. I have my sgs2 next to me right now. Max brightness on both devices and auto off. The sgs2 screen is a freaking flashlight in comparison. All colors are super vibrant and not pale as on sgs4. If you don't see this it is YOUR eyes that is wrong not mine.

About charging. Lol u serious? It's a common complaint that phone charges very slowly when using it and it can even drain.

But ok yeah I should listen to you and replace it...

Just do a Google search and you will see.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] conics:
IMO on the charging one. You can try ro replaxe your charger. Use a 2 Amp charger / adapter (it usually has output : 2A)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] POLO_i780:
So it's an issue with the game itself, yet here you are blaming the phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohebq:
Disappointment depends upon what was your previous device or from where you came. If you have moved to s4 from s3, s2 or similar device then you shouldn't be disappointed. However, if you have moved from note 2, then surely you have made the worst mistake of your life.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prakhardeep:
Let the tests confirm who is right:

S2 : 100% Brightness = 362 cd/m2

S4 : 100% Brightness = 404 cd/m2

Winner - S4

S2 : Super AMOLED (3 settings dynamic, standard and movie)

S4 : Super AMOLED (4 settings dynamic, standard and movie and the king Adobe RGB which allows it to show colors as natural as on a LCD)

Winner : S4

Source: gsmarena.com

Regarding charging while using the phone, the phone will charge slowly as the battery is draining while charging (current comes from battery not from charging point). It is like filling a tumbler with it's tap open, it will fill slowly.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aliendna99:
i really couldnt care less about what the specifications say on paper. i just have to check both my phones set to max brightness.

boy i wish i could show you, its very annoying to not be believed when i have definate proof right next to me.

its morning here now so ill wait til tonight, then take a picture with my webcam to see if i can get the difference on picture.

about charging issue, yes i know, besides im not even using stock charger and im charging from computer
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattjgay:
Maybe you have a faulty device as my sister has my old SGS2 and my S4 is definitely brighter.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aliendna99:
lol no my device is not faulty. its exactly the way it should be.

for example the green in the stock battery icon really shines and is almost neon-like and super bright on the GS2.

on my GS4 its pale and "boring" and doesnt pop at all.

same settings a.k.a (manual brightness, dynamic display mode)

however on GS2 i have dorimanx, and have enabled nDNie sharpness tweaks and the "dynamic" option seems alot more vibrant on dorimanx than on any other kernel ive tried on GS4.

why arent there any nDNIe tweaks like on the wonderful dorimanx Stweaks.

on KT kernel i had better results with vibrance, since activating "dynamic" in his tweaker, is alot more difference than activating "dynamic" in the stock settings.:confused: but his kernel just gave me sod so couldnt use it

so you see, it has to be kernel related
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bustian:
About the hardware. In my opinion it seems a liitle bit too "plastic". I had to choose between S4 and One. I chose S4 noly because One is lacking a sdcard slot... Maybe should have chosen One instead. I guess.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aliendna99:
One is terrible in many ways

you made the best choice
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
I love my S4, only things I am disappointed with are the crackling in headphones and the fact that samsung still haven't released the official uk update for unlocked phones yet.

also the volume output is much lower than that of the demo units
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snxxxxx:
Using android since 2009-2012 (spica, legend, nexus one, evo 4g, evo 3d, galaxy s3) then moved to iphone 2012-2013 (iphone 4,4s,5), and almost sure i will not be move to android again.

But when galaxy s4 out, i really want to try this phone. My first impression of android phone camera, amazing amoled display, and also fits to my hand. So i move to android again, i said this to my girlfriend and she was replacing her iphone 5 with galaxy s4 too.

Now im using s4 almost 3 weeks and i dont now i miss iphone experience, i always rooting and do jailbreak on my device. Even with that, i still miss the iphone. Especially with apps, a lot better than android has, even with the same application. Same thing happen to my girlfriend, she want to move to iphone again. But better to me to wait until the all iphone price get stable. As far as i know the price will be drop almost 100$ when the new iphone come out.

I very disapointed how the phone getting hot(very hot!)when i play poker game, recording video for almost 1 hour, and sometimes when charging. I always get a situation when my ear feels like burnt when I suddenly received a phone call. Also with lag in contact, opening camera, loading thumbnail everytime i open gallery. Hmm..

The thing that i loved from this phone is when i play video, streaming youtube, 5inch amoled display is amazing. Use the camera, best camera phone i ever had. And XDA, sometimes i open this forum even i used iphone, i miss how great and friendly people here.

The last thing i just want to say, this is my opinion, and dont trust me. No matter how great the spec of android device, its still cant beat how amazing ios experience. Ios is simple, with many details on that. Android is great with a lot of thing that you can do yourself, but sometimes its useless, and still have a bug of the android version itself.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.m0x:
Not the worst mistake of my life but it was definitely a mistake. The s4 may have the better screen an camera but the difference isn't that big. What made me come back to the Note 2 is the battery life. It's significantly better than the s4, I don't know how gsm arena managed to score them so close, my real world usage is not close at all. The Note 2 allows me to use my phone as intended without having to ration battery. I'd forgotten how lame it is to have to do that.

-- Sent from the mighty Note 2 --
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prakhardeep:
These are not paper specs. (Samsung does't publish these).

These are actual test results via a light meter. Thus, actual unmodified device's performance.

The device may give more/less output depending on tweaks and all.

As before, looks like you have a bad device because lab results say otherwise.

If you are using a computer then this behavior is perfectly OK.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UXELLR:
The charging

: Samsung lowered possible charging current, on later firmware, when screen is on to prevent it getting hot and over time damage battery. Still charges phone when used with original charger, only slower.

The lags

: Yes it lags. Some apps more than others. Exchange messages and caller with other apps GoSms and ExDialer. Use icon changer if you want to keep your original icons. Still havent found a good alternative for gallery.

The Audio

: Crackle fixed on all latest firmware. Still on recording video, left right audio is mixed up (not if you hold the device with physical button left).

The slow shutter

: Still a blurry mess shoting pictures indoors. Seems a little faster shooting and focusing after latest updates, though.

The battery

: About 5,5 to 6 hours screen time and 16-17 hours total with some minor adjustments. Not that bad.

Browser

: Where is the fullscreen? Smaller area than s3 that has smaller screen. No, I don't want to use laggy bloated chrome.

The smearing

: Still there.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GianPacayra:
Samsung TW so laggy & i found a few bugs -.- thank god there's a cyanogen mod.

* cyanogen team pls. do add IR blaster :( *
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theshawty:
Dan Pasanen (invisiblek) has a few unofficial builds going with IR Blaster support. Four or five IRDA-commits, methinks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plasmastate:
Hi again. I now know exactly what you mean by a brighter display of s2 and the colors popping out on s2 but not the s4. The truth is that you're absolutely right but it is not a bad thing. Samsung spent quite some time and effort calibrating the s4 display. According to "DisplayMate" specialists in display measurement and analisys. They say that the s4 is the best amoled to date because it now has natural colors and not some over saturated gamut. The whites (which look like yellow) are actually the standard white reference colors. They look yellow because of the bluish and grenish tint in s2. Like it or not but I can guarantee you that Samsung made all these changes on purpose in an effort to display the most accurate colors on an amoled , close to an LCD but with pitch blacks and decent whites. I apologize for my previous comment if you found it offensive, I was just trying to joke but failed miserably lol. Have a great day.

PS: If you want, I can share the link of display mate s4 comparison with other phones, its really technical and a well done analysis.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GianPacayra:
Oh i see..but i really like the official build though.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX:
It needs autocorrect. Thanks a bunch apple :sad:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theshawty:
Hopefully those four or five commits will make it to the official nightlies, then. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omias:
Thanks pal, u have created food for trolls and samsung haters (your post)

and arguments so that they comment in the forums.

Btw....there is "help and troubleshooting" post.

Enviado desde mi GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcindpol:
I was disappointed until last week when I finally decided to get rid of touch wizz and replace it with leaked stock android 4.3 for Google edition s4. Since then I also messed up with other popular custom roms. I must say that for me there is no way back to that crap software made by Samsung. Never thought my s4 can be such fast and stable device:)