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[Verizon HTC One (M7)] jntdroid:
Sense is definitely cleaner and simpler than Touchwiz, and snappier. But TW on the S4 has a few features that become relatively addicting once you're used to them (this isn't my first S4 :))... Air Preview is one - it seems gimmicky, but once you're used to using it, it's pretty handy. Using your voice to take a picture is another I use ALL the time - keeps the hands steady and helps with the self-shots with the kiddos.

This isn't my first S4 or my first One - it is on Verizon, though. I've tested them both extensively, and honestly they both do a lot of processing. The One's camera is really fast, especially if you're using touch-to-capture, and has some cool features like "events" videos. The One has a tendency to wash out in lighter scenarios because it lets so much light in. The S4 keeps lighting more balanced, but if there's a shadow in the foreground (like on someone's face), doesn't bring it out as much because of that "balance". Honestly, the S4 takes better low-light shots than the One does when it's in Night Mode - which it can recognize automatically, but doesn't always do it. But it's also a slower shot than the One's low-light shots. Flash-based shots are hands down to the S4. The One's are good, don't get me wrong, but the S4's shots are bright and balanced with little to no washout, and very crisp and clear. You can really take advantage of those 13mp with the flash. Outdoor shots, especially in good sunlight, also go to the S4 most of the time. If all else is equal, and you're snapping a photo of your kid going down a water slide 30 feet away, they'll both do great - but the S4's will actually be croppable, while the One's will get noisy really quick at that distance.

So in general I like the quality of the S4's shots better, I like the feel and speed of the One's camera better (less the lack of voice control), and I like the feel and speed of the One in general, but also miss some of the voice controls that the S4 has. I also don't hate the S4's feel - it's very thin and tight... just not the nice brushed aluminum feel of the One. I also like that I can root/rom the S4 if I want - I don't do it much any more but would like the option. I can hope the One will be able to soon, but who knows... If I ditch the One today, it'll probably get s-off tomorrow. If I don't, it'll probably be 3 months... ;)

edit: and I also tried out a Droid Maxx for a few days and besides battery life and an incredibly smooth, stock-like UI, found it lacking in almost every other area compared to the One and S4

Holy essay... goodness, sorry - went off there for a bit.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Tarpit_Carnivore:
Ha no worries! I never use the voice features or any of the Samsung TW features on my S3, so that's a non-issue. As long as I can control aspects of the camera like metering, exposure value, iso, etc I can work with the camera.

My brain is going so fast trying to think this one through.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Sheldor1967:
I absolutely agree with that sentiment! Months of reading and my conclusion is that I want a mash up of the 2 phones. The One with the S4 Camera & an SD card slot! In the long run, I am an amateur photographer and the S4 will probably win...
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Sheldor1967:
Edit: The S4 won... When push came to shove, I had to go with the best camera...
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Tack122:
I've been wondering this same thing but for me the tricky thing is the lack of the software buttons I'm so used to on my Galaxy Nexus.

Though between the s4 and the one there isn't much a difference although the one's offset home button is kinda odd to me.

Hoping one day I'll be able to flash a rom that ignores the hardware buttons in exchange for software buttons, but that might not be as nice either. So still a tough decision.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] mpetruzz:
I had the s4 and went with the one. The camera is barely better on the s4. No cellphone camera is going to take good shots in low light conditions and I think the one does a bit better than the s4. In normal to great light conditions the cameras are pretty darn close to me. I like the Zoe feature of the one.

Battery life seems to be pretty much the same as well. I'm getting just about the same amount t of screen on time.

I think the one ui is much more fluid. And the big winner for me is the screen. Wow does the one look way better!!

The build quality is amazing on the one as well. I love how it feels like its a solidly built phone he plasticy. I out a case on mine so it kinda doesn't matter but you can still feel that the phone is solid.

Of course that's just my opinion.

sent from my blue police box flying through time.....
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] jntdroid:
The One's camera is also wicked fast, especially if you enable touch-to-capture under shutter options - tap where you want it to focus, it adjusts lighting and focuses and snaps very quickly. And I love being able to make a short video montage with preset audio and effects and share that easily... pretty cool feature with the kiddos.

I think the main areas the S4's camera will win out are large scenic shots that you want to crop or zoom at all, for obvious reasons. And also shots where there's a lot of contrast, it tends to balance things out better, while the One seems to wash out the light areas when focused on the dark areas, and vice versa.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] nrfitchett4:
If you are an amateur photog, don't you have a dedicated real camera?
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Sheldor1967:
Of course, I have Dslr, but I don't always have it with me, and I have found that 50% of the time, the Phone can equal it...The other 50% it doesn't come close!

BTW, I took the S4 back and got the One! Was not happy with the Camera and that was the only reason I bought it...
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] cstrife999:
I was going to reply to your post from awhile ago saying that. One's camera is > s4 by miles. Way too over exposed and over saturated.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] jntdroid:
That's so funny because I kept the S4 over the One because of the camera... outdoor shots of my kids running around with the S4 kills the One's - AND they're croppable. Though I do miss the UI of the One. That's the beauty of Android I guess... all the great choices.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] tygray6:
Thats what I don't want is so many choices, I just wish everyone would run stock AOSP and put all the pressure of what phone you will buy on hardware instead of gimmicky software. It would make the companies focus more on build which I think really needs some work. But since i'm still wondering whether or not Verizon will get another Nexus device I went with the One since I believe the development will be more diverse.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] nrfitchett4:
because stock AOSP runs so well...
[HTC Sensation] alitomari:
In the firefox browser, if you type in a word and press enter in the url bar, by default it takes me to a dns error page. It looks like it tries to make the search terms a url. I want the search to directly search in google. I see that I can click the button below the url and it will do a google search, but I want to be able to press enter and have the term get searched in google. Is there a way to do this?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] TheGoodFellas:
There are a fair amount of aosp and aokp roms for sprint gs4. Can anyone share opinions on which rom is best for lightning fast speed (no lag) and smooth all around? After watching the S4 GE Rom 4.3 by nainfuego on youtube, I am now planning to switch from Touchwiz to Aosp. Also, is Aokp any better than Aosp roms? Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] GiantJay:
Thread will be locked. This has been asked 1000+ times and it's a preference thing.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] maxpower7:
AOKP

is

an AOSP rom. Honestly, just flash a few and try for yourself.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] daniel4653:
Pointless thread.

As max said, flash away.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aneuryst:
Basically, I'm not sure what the actual problem is. Recently, I had noticed my phones charging was going weird. As in, unreliable. Until one morning I woke up to the battery being at about 2% after leaving it to charge at about 19%. Checked the battery graph, and it seemed to have held charge at that 19% most of the night before dropping gradually, though it had not stopped charging the entire time. After some experimentation,(switching chargers, charging when off, through my PC), I figured the phone would only charge if the charger was bent slightly upwards, for example if I lean it on something so it is bent. So I came to the conclusion that it was a USB port issue. I scavenged the whole internet for answers, and only two made a slight difference;

1. Cleaning the lint out of the port with a needle/toothpick. Sure enough I got quite a layer of lint out, but to no avail of the charging improving.

2. Bending the pin inside the port towards the middle. Now, I only discovered this method today and tried it. Many people said it worked wonders for them so I relied on their comments. Sure enough after more fiddling with needles and toothpicks I bent it in place, and yeah the phone seemed to charge fine. But after using it for a while, it stopped charging every now and again unless I kept it still, and now the issues are the same again. My question is, do I have any other option of curing the issue, or need I have the port replaced/get a new phone? I am planning to get an S2 for christmas, only under the condition that my S cannot be saved. Thanks in advance! :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkknigh_t:
My suggestion is to get the port replaced it shouldnt be too expensive and to a pro its a quick job. Port gets used very often and it gets worn down the more the pins bend the bigger chance of them snapping so new port would be the solution :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] big70tom:
This battery is 700 larger than the one on my HTC one.. So theoretically shouldn't battery life be a lot better?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] val580:
it is

http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-G2-first-battery-test-results-surface_id46398

what come out of this is : this is not a smartphone for gamers ( heavy 3D )

My 2D chess shouldn't drain too much I think.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] big70tom:
I'm not a gamer, I browse, watch videos, etc., so it should be better than my ONE. The LG battery is removable at least
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] val580:
korean version is 2610mah (removable) and international is 3000 (non removable )

htc one is 2300

what version you have ?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] big70tom:
I'm waiting for Verizon version. I'm hoping it's the 3000
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] val580:
You don't like the droid maxx ?

it has 5" and great battery.

better than G2 because it uses a dual core CPU and amoled screen.

Too bad its not in Europe
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] big70tom:
I'm gonna check it out but I'm worried it's mediocre. Well see
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mickeyla:
Battery life

Got the Korean version, I was truly afraid that due to the huge display and all the special gimmicks the battery would be drained very soon.

Well, unlike my expectations, when I turn everything off - wifi, data, auto sync, lower the display brightness etc. it is much much better than the LGOG I had before. I used to have an ATandT version because I need sd card slot, that is why I preferred the Korean version even though the battery capacity is lower. But I get it through the night with less than 5 per cent loss of juice. I was pretty amazed because before I rooted the LGOG and downloaded the fast dormancy switch and other stuff that help save the device from complete discharge before the next evening, I used to charge it to the full in the evening and in the next morning I was at 82 per cent.... Of course, If I play games, surf and watch videos, it is a different story, but still, when I compare it to the LGOG, it does much better even in this respect - and I am not yet rooted...

So, from my experience - yes, the 2610 mAh battery has smaller capacity than 3000, but it is still pretty impressive and the interchangable battery and micro sd card slot are the assets that are definitely worth it.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jspradling7:
Things like this confuse the heck out of me. The Korean version has the removable battery and SD card, two things that are desired in the USA, but we won't get that design. I don't get it.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mickeyla:
Me neither. I am from Europe and it is the same story here. I have to say I am really satisfied with the Korean type, two batteries are better than one, after all 3000 < 2x 2610... micro sd is great and it works perfect.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Billy Madison:
So simple in fact. In Western world the iphone is most popular model so LG tries makes "iphone" w/o slot and removable battery to please western ppl. Also, Nexis too don't have slots and removable batteries. And in Korea every model sells with 2 batteries included even Galaxy Note II had 2 batteries, it's a must. Only LGOG had non-removable battery. So for native korean ppl LG tries to make alternative for Galaxy S IV, and put slot and 2 batteries, and w/less charger in separate cover. For European w/less charger will be selling in separate case
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razball:
Here is a great article for battery lifehttp://blog.gsmarena.com/lg-g2-battery-tests-are-done-here-are-the-results/

Makes me want to get it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Makbrar3215:
I have a bell i337m galaxy s4. I installed a google edition rom. Now I need to sell my S4 so i need to go back to stock touchwiz. I can't find anything.I don't know what is wrong with my root either. Superuser is on here. When I go to an app that needs root. It says I'm not rooted. Then superuser pops up a notification saying i need to update binary. When I press install I get an error. I rooted like 7 times today. StilI i get the same error. Should I use i337m root or GT-I9505g toot. Before Google edition my model number was i337m now its GT-I9505G. I need the touchwiz rom. Please reply as soon as possible! Your help would be greatly appreciated!

Please post all links. And it would be nice if you could tell me how to do stuff. I'm pretty dumb at technology (yet I try. then i screw up like this).
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] auriga14:
Does the xperia z have the fm transmitter like all the review sites say it does, or it doesnt?

And if it has, can someone please tell me where it is cause i cant find it... :(
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrKrFfXx:
Transmitter or receiver?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] auriga14:
Transmitter, with which you can play music from your phone on your car stereo for example...
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrKrFfXx:
No such thing.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] auriga14:
Www.geekaphone.com claims it has... Saw it on some other sites also...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] gestone:
hi all I'm looking for himaupgradeut_197.exe
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] HDJ80:
Try in ftp://xda:xda@xda-developers.com/Himalaya/Nuevo manual de cambio de ROM/
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Cudeh:
Im an idiot :/ I was on TWRP and I did an advanced wipe and wiped the system as well. All I have is the Aroma AIO build for the slim bean rom and I install that through TWRP but when it reboots it stays on the HTC boot up screen and I cant do anytthing! How do I flash a rom or fix it if I cant plug it up to my computer to add the roms I need to flash? Please help, thanks :D
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] flex360:
side load a rom

or if you have a usb otg cable put the rom on a usb stick, connect it to your phone

mounth usb otg and flash

if thats not possible, do an ruu and start over
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Cudeh:
When I try to sideload a rom it gives me an error on TWRP and when I try to do it the ruu it says sighnature verification fail.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Konfuzion:
Download Hanson's tool from the dev section and sideload from there.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Aldo101t:
Hasoon, that is
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Konfuzion:
Auto correct kicked my ass. Supported my auto correct knows Hanson's lol.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Cudeh:
That actually was the toolkit I used that failed on me :/
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Cudeh:
When I it tells me on the toolkit to turn on ADB Sideload it gives me a FAILED message and it says something like "E:Unable to mount ' /data"
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Techno Droid:
Flash the firmware then rom.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Konfuzion:
What were you running before you did the full wipe? If it was CM or AOKP 4.2.2 or 4.3 then your partitions are probably borked.

I am guessing your on 1.31? If so follow this for RUU http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2390821

Then try your sideload.

Or

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2321685

If that doesnt work then from bootloader try the factory reset.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Cudeh:
I tried running the commands on the first link and I got this error:

"C:\Users\Brian\Desktop\Toolkit\Data>adb shell

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

error: device not found"

I know it says device not found but bootloader recognized it just before that I tested it by running the command: "fastboot getvar version-main" and the 2nd option fails because although I can get into recovery mode and bootloader I cant mount my phone to my computer to drag files into it like it says to do. I'll try the 3rd one but would you mind telling me the exact command? adb factory reset or something? Thanks for your help so far.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Konfuzion:
When you boot into fastboot you press power with bootloader highlighted and then highlight factory reset and press power.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Cudeh:
When I try that it just reboots intot he HTC logo screen and it stays there. I have to hold down the power button for like 10 seconds and press the volume buttond down to get back into bootloader. Am I bricked? I think I need to find a way to go back to 1.29 since im using a 1.31 rom but i've tried flashing both ruu's and nothing has worked!
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Konfuzion:
I would post your error message on the 1.31 RUU thread, sorry that I am not able to help.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Cudeh:
Noo you're like the only one trying to help dont leave me! D: haha
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Konfuzion:
Haha I wish I could help but I have never RUU on 1.31 and I don't know the error codes.

---------- Post added at 11:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:23 PM ----------

Just thought of something did you run command prompt as admin? Also disable any firewalls and virus protection and try again.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Cudeh:
No I havent, when I tried it I did it the hold shift, right click way so I wasnt able to run as admin. And I just saw the cmnd program in that folder so now I can, but which commands do I need to run now?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Konfuzion:
Let me know if that helps.

---------- Post added at 11:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:47 PM ----------

In Windows click start programs accessories then right click command prompt and run as admin. Then CD to the correct dir.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Cudeh:
I tried running the "fastboot flash zip ruu.zip" and now I got a different error since I ran it using administrative privileges. It says FAILED remote not allowed"
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Cudeh:
Is this the right way too? Seems simpler to me. http://i1284.photobucket.com/albums/a563/Team_Cudeh/Untitled_zpsd87691b0.png
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Konfuzion:
Yes that will work as well. And did you try with firewall (including Windows firewall) and anti virus disabled?

Boot into recovery

adb shell

echo "1.29.651.10" | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 bs=1 seek=160

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot oem lock

then just flash an RUU of 1.29 and it'll work out. All you do is flash the misc partition to contain the proper mainver and it works.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Cudeh:
It tells me device not found when I run the commands :( and yes I have no firewall and not sure about the windows firewall, I just factory restored my PC so idk if its off by default?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Konfuzion:
On by default. Just Google how to disable Windows firewall for whatever version of Windows you are running.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Cudeh:
I was able to turn it off quite easily actually but nope same problem.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Konfuzion:
And it's being recognized by your computer when you connect it? If you have HTC sync installed uninstall it. If it still doesn't work I would try installing the drivers. Only place I know of to get them are from hasoon's toolkit

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2236814

I am heading to bed, I hope something from that helps. Good luck man.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Cudeh:
Still no luck, however I was able to find a titanium backup I did a while back on my phone that I uploaded to Dropbox but it was so many files inside the titanium backup folder that I have no clue which on is used for recovery or if it even works.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Konfuzion:
Get team viewer and pm me your ID and password.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Cudeh:
Just PMed you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kdubcr250:
Rom Manager is telling me there's a update for my recovery. Just wondering if anyone has updated it and if it's having any issues ? Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kdubcr250:
No one ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] najaboy:
It's kind of difficult to answer a question when the question lacks pertinent details.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Southern_mind:
That and do people still use ROM manager and cwmr? Just kidding I bet some still do.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kdubcr250:
Seems like it would be pretty simple to answer with the info I provided. Open rom manager and if it doesnt say there's a update the your on the latest version and if thats the case how's it working for you ? Thanks for not providing any pertinent info. on the question that was asked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kdubcr250:
For some reason I was having issues with TWRP . I do prefer it but CWM has been working ok for me so far.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hexitnow:
Not using rom manager although i have pro from my DX days. Nor did I upgrade to the latest version. I havent seen a changelog of whats included in the latest version so I dont know whats new. The prior version works without a hiccup, as all cwm versions have for me. No reason to fix what isnt broken so I havent upgraded. I might download the newest touch version and give it a shot though, if I can find some spare time this evening. If I do ill post up some results and let you know how it goes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kdubcr250:
Thank you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] najaboy:
Believe it or not, not everyone uses rom manager or CWM. The pertinent info that you could have provided would have been the version of CEWM that you are currently on and the version that out would have upgraded you to. In this regard, you'd be able to find out of the update were a step forward, a step back, our inconsequential.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hexitnow:
Wow. Just ... wow.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] najaboy:
You are correct. My apologies to the OP- I replied while dealing with another situation and vented my frustration inappropriately. The hypocrisy of my closing remark was painfully obvious and has now been edited to be constructive.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kdubcr250:
Wish I'd seen it before it was edited. Anyway other people where able to answer my question with the info I provided. I dont even understand why you are posting here if your not trying to answer the question .Move along.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] najaboy:
You can dispense with the Internet machismo. It really isn't intimidating or impressing anyone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kdubcr250:
Good advise you should use it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] aburyan1:
Hi, am trying to find rom for the SGH-I717M that support Arabic language, not only writing and reading but full Arabic like interface and menu, thanks in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Reenee:
Bigfau probably will include Arabic language in his next release of Black star jelly.