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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] galaxyjeff:
Not a fan boy just know that the qualcomm cpu is not as good as apple's a6 cpu. It's a known fact. The graphics chip is lower quality. Now you can say fanboy all you want. Maybe someday Samsung will release a Galaxy s with a nicer cpu in the us like the exynos.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] andrawer:
Nope.

My S4 is very smooth with zero lag BUT that wasn't always the case. A number of weeks ago I was fed up so did a factory reset and then the next day i got the MF3 update so not sure which did it but I love the interface now.

If the lagging wasn't fixed I would've moved on to something else.

Stock, unrooted and disabled all the ATT stuff and a few of the Samsung apps.

I run my s4 through the paces (heavy GPS use hiking, biking) and it is awesome...does everything I need. Had the HTC one for a week or so but actually didn't like the placement of the power button and sharpness of the metal case...the USB power also kept irritating my finger...I know...weird but it bugged me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] WizeGuyDezignz:
Well I almost forgot that I had a Verizon S4 that I needed to sell, so the guy agreed to take that off my hands, give me his One plus give me $50 on top. I took the deal since I figured I can do my own side by side if nothing else.

I'm almost certain that I'm sticking with the S4, but I will pop my sim in the One tonight to give it a fair shake.

On another note, since I'm still within 14 days of signing up with AT&T, can I return my S4, get rid of the contract and just use my One until I get another S4 off contract?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
The exynos CPU is much worse. Samsung is probably gonna drop that. Also the adreno 320 is more powerful than the a6 in the iPhone 5. You gotta consider the fact that the galaxy s4 is 1080p and the iPhone isnt even 720. The reason why games run better on iPhone is because optimization. Developers have a easier job developing for apple and they also make more money through the apple store as opposed to iOS
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cdnchris:
I am definitely regretting it. Stock is really laggy, and being up in Canadia I'm having a hard time finding a combination of ROM kernel and modem that actually works. CM10 is the closest, and I had high hopes for MDOB but none of the radios are working properly. It's been a slog with this thing I actually went back to my 4s because I still haven't found anything I like to work with it yet. I am wishing I waited for something else.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] richardlibeau:
Not at all my s4 runs great. Have a good rom, good kernel, no lag, no issues.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] frmorrison:
I like the phone. I am on rooted stock mf3 and this version fixed some issues. I like that Samsung is fast with updates compared to HTC.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Frogacuda:
I'm loving the S4. It's incredibly thin, light, and the screen is the best I've seen. I wasn't a big believer in such high pixel densities but you can really see it on the S4. I guess I could do without the plasticky back, but honestly, I'd take that any day over a metal build with no ability to change the battery or add an SD Card.

With Google Edition around, it's the closest thing to this year's Nexus. The ROM options are pretty fantastic for a phone that is still quite new. That alone really makes it superior to most of the other options out there, even related ones like the Active or the inevitable Note 3. Every Android I've had leaves me frustrated depending on slightly (or seriously) buggy Cyanogenmod ports in order to get new Android releases, and it seems like I won't have to suffer that this time around.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mrnovanova:
I read a lot of what you guys said about the whole tw lag and wanting more of a nexus experience. You have it in the form of GPE I recommend kangabean 4.3 it's basically a galaxy s4 nexus. Gone are the gimmics smartstay smartscroll and all of that but boy is it fast. 0 lag. The phone boots up in about 15 seconds. It's the nexus experience with the samsung hardware. Best of both worlds if you ask me.

Carried by a Raven
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Gorgenapper:
Huh? I can understand if you did not like LCD vs AMOLED, just as I dislike the color saturation and inaccuracy of AMOLED vs LCD, but the Active has the same Snapdragon 600 1.9ghz as the regular S4. I also read somewhere that Gorilla Glass 3 is pretty much identical to the previous generation, based on analysis of its specs on the tech sheets.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] wxiao:
S4 and iPhone 5

I bought an S4 about 2 months ago, and I rooted it about one month ago. I also have an iPhone 5. After using both phones, my answer to your question is as follows:

I think the S4 has some superior features (the camera, for example), but its overall performance is much worse than the iPhone 5. If I am only allowed to pick one phone to use, then I would regret buying the S4.

Main problems of the S4, in my opinion:

1. When used indoor, the screen has vibrant colors and looks fabulous. But if you go outdoor, the screen is simply too dark. Under direct daylight, it is basically not readable (yes I have tried all the suggestions in the forums about how to make it brighter). The iPhone 5's screen, on the hand, is much much better.

2. There are simply too many things that can go wrong. I am not sure how much of these is due to Android, and how much is due to Samsung. But overall, the phone is just not stable enough to be used repeatedly. My first major problem was the "error retrieving information from server" error. After rooting, I had trouble getting some AT&T apps to work properly. I got them to work after spending days researching for an answer. Now I have the "invalid package" error that I still cannot find a solution to. My Google maps crashed twice when I was on the road during a turn-by-turn driving session. There were numerous smaller problems.

Even when everything runs fine, the phone is just not as "quick" as the iPhone. For example, if I want to go somewhere, I just tell Siri to go there, most of the time it just works. When I tried that with the S4, half of the time I would still be fooling with Google Now/S Voice or a location permission popup window five minutes after the engine started.

I found something interesting: when I use the S4, I spent at least 1/3 of the time simply trying to make it work, like solving problems and installing/uninstalling stuff. When I use the iPhone, I spent almost all the time actually USING the phone.

I am not anti-Android/Samsung or pro-Apple. I am no pro, but not a novice. I enjoyed configuring Android and fixing problems. These are just my personal opinions after being a user for both phones.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SRCP:
I do, sort of. It is my first Galaxy phone. Next time, I'm going HTC again and will stay HTC. Mostly because of the build. Not that anything's happened to my GS4 but it just doesn't have anything over the One and I like the One's build better. I decided on the S4 because I wanted to try a Galaxy phone.The Inspire was my first smartphone and I was very happy with it, did pretty much everything I wanted and it was indestructible, at least mine was, I still have it. Only thing that's pretty cool about the S4 over the One is the Sd Card slot, but with 64GB internal, that's enough.

That is unless Google get their stuff together and make a better Nexus phone. Nexus 10 is the best tablet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] robotphood:
The camera and removable battery is a big one for some people. Arguably screen size as well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mrbro0ks:
Having only had HTC phones prior to the SGS4, which is my first samsung phone, I will never go back to HTC. They always have their next great flagship device coming out and the previous releases just get forgotten. I've gotten more ota updates since I've had the S4 than the entire time I had the One X+. The bottom line is its nice to have a phone supported by the manufacturer...removable battery and sd card are a nice plus too.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Gamer_Josh:
I've been with AT&T since 2007 (earlier if you count prepaid) and always had the unlimited data plan. When I went to upgrade from my S2 to the S4, I made sure I wasn't going to complete the upgrade until they had my unlimited plan carried over. It took a while (partly due to it being busy) and some calling from the sales rep to AT&T, but it was finally straightened out.

Sorry about you losing your unlimited data, that's a bummer :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] personality:
When did you upgrade? If recently call 611 and tell them you need the unlimited data back if less than 3 months should be possible.

I dont get why you guys have such issues keeping your unlimited data I work for at&t and you keep that plan unless the RSC picks a different plan.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hovax615@hotmail.com:
I went to best buy to get mine and the rep at best buy told me that I would lose my unlimited data plan, which I was kind of upset at. So he's changing my plan on the computer and something happens when he's trying to change it. He had to IM an att rep and they had to do the upgrade for me in terms keeping my unlimited data plan. Don't believe what they say if you were grandfathered in then they can't just take that away from you. It was in your contract when you first got the unlimited data and should be that way.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] oldblue910:
I've learned my lesson. When dealing with AT&T, always, always, ALWAYS go to a corporate store to get a phone or do anything with your plan. Authorized resellers have the ability to set up new accounts, upgrade existing ones, and that's about it. Corporate stores can do anything and everything.

If there's any kind of special circumstance, or any kind of other issue that makes it anything other than a straight, easy process, you're going to screw yourself by going through a reseller. I had my problems with resellers but have had nothing but wonderful experiences going through corporate stores.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] drWIDOWMAKER:
Nope! Way better then iPhone 5!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hovax615@hotmail.com:
Yeah I was thinking about it but I wanted to trade in my pos iPhone 4 which the home button was messed up and being very laggy to get like $120 from best buy and they had a deal if you bought any Samsung device you get a $50 gift card. Which drove me to best buy over att corporate. Next time I'll go to corporate. I love my s4 but it just feels like the screens about to break and its getting laggy I can't root cause I'm on mf3 and don't have an SD card. But do you think I should keep my s4 or trade it for a 32 gig iPhone 5?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Aukaminator:
Made a switch from iPhone 4 to Galaxy S4 and I absolutely lovee the transition to Android. SD slot with removable battery is awesome. The customization is really cool too. ;).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eazyweazy3:
I don't regret the purchase at all. Had S2, S3, and now the 4. My only gripe is the speaker on this thing. It's absolutely terrible. The S3 speaker wasn't this bad.

- Sent from my Galaxy S4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sholsten:
The only thing I have against mine is the locked bootloader & that's enough for me. I will selling it soon & getting something new that the bootloader is unlocked.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shaverzbt:
No way! So much better than the iPhone 5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] txtech89:
I really enjoy my s4 after I rooted it and installed cm on it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Skizzy034:
The Moto X as powerful as the GS4? Did I miss something when they announced the X?

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Try an HTC One next to a GS4.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] KGB7:
One thing that I do hate about s4, is the screen. Samsung really fudged it up.

If I'm wearing sunglasses, I can't see anything on the screen unless I turn the phone vertically. Sucks when using navigation while driving.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ronnie498:
The only regret was not getting it sooner
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
HTC doesn't lag but the s4 on the newest update does not lag for me. Stock kernel and everything. I have an HTC One too great device. But the moto x would be faster then both as its running stock Android and has a lower resolution meaning it's easier on the internals
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eallan:
MF3? It still lags for me
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] galaxyjeff:
If we could flash the Google edition roms it would be a much better phone. It does have some lag even after Samsung sent the mf3 update. I really would like the 4.3 Google edition rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] robstunner:
The Moto X is the most over-hyped phone I have seen in a very long time.

720p screen? meh

2200 mah battery? meh

10mp Motorola camera? meh (pocketnow prefers the HTC One GPe to the moto X, and the GPe doesnt take as good photos as the sense version)

Always listening mode? meh. I prefer touching the screen rather than looking like a jackass talking to my phone

im intrigued in the phone as well, and maybe even I might be a victim of the hype, but I know myself as well as many others (especially people who own an S4/HTC One/ANYTHING new) will just end up disappointed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jpdediego:
Oh but you can...

Enviado desde mi SGH-I337 usando Tapatalk 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] galaxyjeff:
Not after the mf3 update that AT&T pushed. The devs have to try to get custom recovery back. Boot loader is locked. You can root but can't flash roms yet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JohnMcW:
Don't use polarized sunglasses.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] oldblue910:
Exactly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RAID Xero:
The only thing I regret is not waiting a few more weeks to get the 32 gig. It's not really a big deal though. I'm very happy with this phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bdougwrx:
Yeah it did have crap screen, mine had the lines from day one. And the camera sucked, too.

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I probably would have bought the One if it wasn't for the location of the Home, Back and Power buttons. I hold my phone with my left hand, and the Power button is in a terrible spot. And the lack of a Recent Apps or Menu button pissed me off, too.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] custo:
I had the HTC One for a few weeks. I ended up dropping it in a puddle and decided to upgrade to an S4. Although I still prefer the One, I like the amount of Roms available for the S4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eallan:
What a great solution....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Drewmungus:
I'd say i'm about 50% satisfied with my s4. I've had it about a month and half now. I came from a Nexus 4 on Straight Talk

The biggest reason I switched to it was SD card. Thats been a disappointing part of this experience. I'm always out of space on my internal storage. My two biggest storage drains are Google Music( My own fault but I don't like to waste my date on streaming) and touchwiz. The bull**** update that now says I have 16gbs instead of the 9. whatever is just a down right lie.

The biggest thing that annoys me is a lack of multitasking button. I know holding the home pops it up and also from there I can access Google now. But with on screen buttons its way faster to switch apps or get to Google Now. It's a really fast phone, but relying on that physical home button makes it feel slower than normal.

Also the cheap plastic bezel gets dinged way too easy. Mine has a bad ding just from setting( Not dropping) on a end table without a case.

Overall its a good phone. If they ditched the home button, put some metal on it, and allowed me to uninstall some of the samsung apps I don't ever intend to use, it would be a great phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Nycpolo76:
I have had the S4 a little bit under a month, I came from an iPhone 5, and have been a long time jailbreaker, dating back to the 3gs. I do not regret making the change at all. Granted there are some features I miss on the iPhone 5, and it has been an adjustment, however, I feel it is by far a better phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sharpknight:
Nope, not really. I wanted the most powerful android phone out there. Thats what the S4 was 6 weeks ago. And althought the G2 has more powerful hardware id still pick the S4. Im surprised that the S4 still remains on the top spec wise. Only thing im rather unhappy about is the lack of suport for IR blaster and the other samsung stuff on the AOSP roms. Samsung makes e unhappy for that reason.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ddslee:
I was happily running the Google Edition rom on my S4 until one day I decided to SIM unlock my phone using the service mode hack.

I went back to stock TouchWiz rom and successfully SIM unlocked my phone but got the MF3 OTA update. :crying:

I patiently waited for a root and bootloader exploits to surface, but finally gave up and sold it on eBay.

I would have kept my S4 if AT&T didn't push the damn MF3 firmware!!!

Right now, I am using an HTC One that I did a full Google Edition conversion on. It took less than 5 min to unlock the bootloader of the One through HTC developer website.

Shame on Samsung and AT&T!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jimmer411:
I do.

Only because I broke my Note 1 just after the S4 launched and used my wife's upgrade with the intention of giving her my S4 when the Note3 comes out since I will have another upgrade in Nov. Now outside my return window she is telling me she doesn't want the S4, she wants to use her dying iPhone 4 until it breaks and then get the new iPhone with my upgrade.

Tldr; Wife doesn't want my S4 when the Note3 comes out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] CamFlawless:
IR blaster works on 4.2.2 AOSP ROMs. I was using watchon on mine yesterday. :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sharpknight:
What app do i use? I couldn't find watchon in the play store.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] CamFlawless:
I actually downloaded the apk named peel, but it can be found at http://d-h.st/users/Unknownforce/?fld_id=16196. I stumbled across is after google searching. Installed in Solid Explorer and went without a hitch. Like I said, it worked on 4.2.2 BeanStalk for me, but 4.3 hasn't added support yet from what I have noticed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] robotphood:
You could always use an aosp rom for onscreen buttons. Or lmt pie launcher? Agree with the durability of it though. I have dings on the bezel and I have babied the thing. Soft as butter.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mr_blanket:
I actually do regret it somewhat. I've never bought a "carrier model" phone before the GS4. My smartphones have all been unbranded and clean (iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, Galaxy Nexus GSM). I just figured I would live with the crap and try to ignore it, but it was impossible. I counted down the days until loki doki, then I counted down again for GE Rom. I feel like it's almost perfect, but every ROM has it's issues. Even with my Gnex, I never had as many issues with semi official ROMs and kernels as I do with my GS4.

It's Play Store GE or Nexus from here on out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sbddude:
CyanogenMod lets you reprogram the hardware buttons. I have it set up like this:

menu > recent apps

long press menu > menu

home > home

long press home > google now

back > back

long press back > force close app

IMO it's better than on-screen buttons because it doesn't take up and screen real estate.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] blitzed604:
Yeah I do regret getting mys4. The clock lag is way to annoying on touchwiz I had to learn how to root and use custom roms (this is my first android device) also not happy that my warranty is void now thati have a custom rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] toxicpaulution:
I regret it. I just don't feel like I'm getting that much out of my phone. Like before when roms updated I got excited but with a locked boot and the lack of roms I just am not satisfied. Will be selling soon enough.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jball:
Not so much regret it but damn I was running AOKP on my I777 S2 and the 4.2.2 was nice.really the hand gestures and tw camera is pretty cool.m try n out miui witch runs better on my I337 vs the I777 .if I would have done more homework I would have bought the bootloader unlocked S4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hovax615@hotmail.com:
Revert it back to stock. Warranty not voided anymore simple as that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] newbkilla:
The only thing I regret is installing MF3.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Monkz:
You wont ever be completely lag free if you prefer Touchwiz. It's just the way it is. The only way you can get there is running AOSP, AOKP, CM, etc.

It's a tradeoff that you have to decide if its worth it or not. I really enjoy the device, and i mainly rock AOKP and it cant really get any smoother than it is. Its smooth like a Nexus 4 on crack. I don't really care about all the gimmicks TW offers, i care about using my phone and getting the most out of the hardware in the device. It's never going to be its best with Touchwiz.

I personally enjoy the device, i don't regret getting it one bit. I only regret waiting a few months before i decided to upgrade.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] HORiZUN:
Us poor guys on MF3 firmware can't. (yet) No recovery. No roms.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xreflection:
I have seen the HTC One. My friend has one. The screen is gorgeous on it. I wish the S4 had as good a screen.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] robstunner:
Trying a lumia 1020 as well as this s4 active. I like android but I like the 1020