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

Can someone who has used these two phones tell me pls if it's worth the upgrade?

1.Do you feel that extra processor clock speed and the extra 500mb ram?

2.How does the qHD AMOLED screen on the mini compare to the S2 AMOLED Plus display (is the slighty increased resolution noticeable? how is the color reproduction - the white)?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eradica:
Well let's put it this way. GSMArena did a full review complete with benchmarks. The s4 mini has 2 krait 300 cores, the s2 and s3 have 2 and 4 cortex A9 cores respectively. S4 mini uses the adreno 305 whereas the s2/3 use the mali 400mp (not sure if they have the same core count though)

The s4 mini with its 2 cores beat the the s3 in every benchmark except for Antutu. S3 was 1000 points higher, due to having 2 more cores no doubt.

*EDIT: After running Antutu on my phone, the S4 Mini is actually faster than the S3 in Antutu.

As for RAM all I can say is that out of the 1.32Gb available, 776mb is in use.

Concerning the screen, I can't help with that. This is my first phone using AMOLED.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bubu_bubu:
thank you:) it would be great if someone who used the phones in real life could tell us how the two compare.

my s2 uses 520ram with 3 pages filled with widges. the 776mb used on the mini are with no widgets and one page screen?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eradica:
Alright cleared my RAM. Went to home screen then checked my RAM again. 668mb used. 6 home pages with 3 of them full of widgets. The other 3 are just filled with app shortcuts.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teelium:
I used an S2 while looking for a new phone when my Motorola Razr was stolen. Now I have the S4 mini, and I really, really enjoy it.

1. Yes, the S4 mini is a lot smoother, although the CPU is not the newest generation. The two cores do their job perfectly fine, and as the smartphone scene looks today, I can't see why you'd need a faster CPU. Besides, this CPU uses a lot less power than the newer generation quad cores.

2. Color reproduction is a lot better than S2. White is whiter, bright is brighter, colors are more colorful, black is.... Well, you get it. It's an upgrade. Also, the slightly higher resolution is just what this screen size needs. Perfect.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] biker14:
S2 vs S4 Mini

I upgraded a couple of weeks ago from the S2 to the S4 Mini, and still use both, although the S2 not so much any more, so here is my opinion:

1 - Yes, you do feel the difference in speed, everything happens that little bit smoother and faster, specially when you use the S2 and then the S4 mini right afterwards.

2 - here I don't notice that much difference, to tell you the truth. Maybe the colours are a touch more vivid.

Is it worth the upgrade? in my opinion yes. I wanted a small phone, the S3 and S4 are way too big for me, the mini is a bit lighter and more narrow then the S2, feels nice in my small hand, so I'm glad I switched.

I hope this helps.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bubu_bubu:
thx! :)
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] volksieboi:
I got the S4mini as my 1st android device and i can truly say that im thouroughly enjoying it...

I came from a BB, and wanted a practical phone for my needs, which are mostly messaging. The flagship phones (HTC One, GS4, Xperia Z) are way too much excess for me.

Friends of mine with S2's are seriously considering the S4 mini for the size and for "futureproofing" as the specs are good enough from what they say

so the S4 mini suits my needs perfectly. Everyone I know cant stop commenting that its the "perfect size"

Hope you enjoy it if you get one
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whosat:
Here's a nice benchmark comparison.

My device is the S4 Mini.

Used an s2 briefly before getting the s4 mini and I corroborate with the above posters about the significant increase in performance.

Some games which feel jerky on the s2 runs smooth as butter on the s4 mini.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] murrayit:
You should upgrade! I had i9100 and now i got i9192

I'm completely satisfied! This phone rocks...
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonasb_dk:
To answer the first question in short, then yes - it is in fact worth upgrading the S4 mini. But I believe that it is only necessary if you haven't rooted your SGS2 and flashed a lightweight rom, haven't bought a new battery and it still works.

I have had my S4 mini (I9195) for one 1½ month - and I think it works as a very good upgrade for the S2 if you still want the medium sized screen and are not too focused on the speed. But I actually to think that the S4 mini is rather speedy - speedy enough for me.

I can recommend rooting the phone and installing CM 10.1 on it - as I have noticed that free RAM increases, and battery doesn't drain nearly as fast as stock ROM. Besides that I also think it picks up even more speed.

Just my 2 cents... :)
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _ReBoot_:
S4 mini is faster in interface and games. But game compatibility is very bad. S4 mini can run games with better graphics but in real on S2 you can run many more games with normal FPS. And with third-party software you can achieve the same smoothness of interface as well as S4 mini.

S4 mini is very poor quality of materials. It becomes shabby in one month, it's back cover is glossy and fingerprint magnet. Screen also covered with scratches in one month.

S2 have very high quality body, scratch-resistant back cover. S2 have LED indicator, USB-host (requires no power), videout by means of mhl. But S2 have not NFC and GLONASS that are present in i9195. Also S4 mini is significantly smaller.

S2 have lots of unofficial tweaks and ROMs. On S4 mini you can only flash CWM and root (I know of CM, but it not full functional now).

The final choice is yours!
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whosat:
On the contrary, my S4 Mini still looks great after 2 months. CM is fully functional and I encounter no issues with the latest nightly.

Game compatibility is an issue with the developers of the games but that is true that it is a downside as it is not such a recognised phone and thus developers tend to not add it in the supported list. Most major games are available though.

The lack of MHL and USB-OTG is a deal breaker for many so that's a key point you will want to look out for.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sletox:
You should buy Samsung Galaxy S4 mini i9195 is u going to buy any variant of s4 minis

This is the latest verison and and best.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] impactor:
Is this a software or hardware limitation? If it's soft, then it's quite possible it could be added later by custom roms.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whosat:
That I'm not so sure. There doesn't seem to be any developers looking to add support for it though.

It probably will have to be a kernel-level implementation?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] targsx:
Can someone comment on the battery life on the S4 mini if compared to S2? Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hannah Stern:
S4 Mini, Worthed ☺☻☺

GSNAréna is a good page!

But in total, the S4 Mini is a Very Good Phone!

It also offers LOSSLESS Digital Zoom up to x2.0 at FullHD! (and full x4.0 at HD 720p.)

It's got 8MP Camera, Gorilla Glass 2 and AndroiD Jelly Bean :laugh:. But don't ever Upgrade to KitKat! Be beware of it.

...but it's also got this Loved♥ Camera User Interface from the S4! (Note 3, all S4 Models, Variant of S4 Zoom and Mini)

In total, it's aproxmintly as good as the Galaxy S3 and S3 Néô.

...always reminds me to IAmTheOneTheyCallΠΣΘ.

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[Android General] Siddharth121:
If you have a habit of flashing new roms very frequently, the internal sd memory goes on decrerasing eventually, even if you perform a clean flashing by formatting data! Moreover after fashing some stuff the sd storage becomes inaccessable. Here is a simple solution to all such problems!:good::good:

REMEMBER TO MAKE A FULL BACKUP OF YOUR DEVICE

For ROOTED DEVICES

1. Boot into recovery (twrp for example)

2. Goto WIPE

3. Then click advanced

4. Check the internal storage option

5. Press WIpe

:good:

The procedure can be different for different recoveries, but the main thing is that you are to wipe internal storage.

For NON ROOTED

1.Make sure to have a backup of all your sd storage ( images, songs, videos )

2.Connect your device to your pc

3.Click on the MTP usb connectivity mode on your device. (or go to settings > storage > menu> MTP )

4.Open my computer. Open your device folder. Right click on the device storage and click on format!

By following these simple steps you will be able to regain all the storage space, and if your storage was not accessable, it will now be available to you!:D:D
[General Topics] taalibj01:
Looks like Nokia has given up:laugh: they sold out to Microsoft but microsoft is gonna have to come really good to beat Android OS

What features do you think should be implemented for you to switch?
[General Topics] kangerX:
No way Nokia is dead as ...

.....dead...so is wp

sent from the state where marijuana is NOT illegal !!
[General Topics] pedyvirus:
nothing can force me to swich from android to another os

but i like all the open source operating systems like ubuntu touch and fire os but android is best
[General Topics] madanlmg:
Hell no! I used lumia 850 and i used it for a while till the screen broke, surprisingly, i was so happy.

Never gone back since.

Sent from my GT-S7562
[General Topics] taalibj01:
i used lumia 610 at first windows phone is like ooohh:highfive: but a good look at the features then AWW:( just like Trident gum lol:laugh:

it feels like you partially own the phone no file manager no privacy it sucks
[General Topics] bigboss954:
i cant see a reason to leave android for a microsoft phone, i just see alot of regulations and locks like the iphone.
[General Topics] samith.shetty3:
no reason

i dont see any reason to leave android for microsft.....
[General Topics] gr8gizmoguru:
This will make a good Hollywood corporate thriller. think it took years to plan.

First - Microsoft wants foothold in hardware in mobile division.so it needs to takeover some good mobile company in peanuts amount.

Second - placing a mole/trojan Elop in Nokia, who rejects Meego,Android.So that Nokia would run into losses,devaluing it.

Third- Nokia finds it difficult to survive due to those nefarious decisions.

Fourth - Microsoft offers to buy Nokia (acting as savior) that too at such a hilarious price (as planned before.)

Fifth - Mission Accomplished!!!:cowboy:

Oops i forgot about the Qs...NO WAY..i wont leave anything (android/Sailfish/Ubuntu/Firefox/ bla bla) for a Microsoft stuff
[General Topics] madanlmg:
Very true! The nokia lumia 820 that i owned was a hardware marvel. The only problem was that it ran on a lousy windows software.

Some of its bad features were:

1. The os directories were perfectly hidden. You couldnt tweak anything!!!

2. The apps were limited in features. 3. Some features that are taken for granted in android could not be seen anywhere.

Eg. Screen rotation.

4. There wasnt a single file browser (microsoft or 3rd party).

5. The marketplace was full of paid softwares that isnt worth ****.

6. Where's my google apps???!!!

7. Beauty cant compare with brains.

8. Copied text kept disappearing after some time.

9. Wheres my firefox?

10. Internal memory made a fuss if i ever added too many apps.

11. I kept dreaming about installing jellybean over it. :P
[General Topics] ggrimaldi:
Hmm, I think I'll stay with android. Have a few friends with windows phone, and I don't really see something special from window phone (yet) :)
[General Topics] elieobeid7:
I'd like to try a windows phone, though they probably aren't that good compared to android, change is good from time to time, different taste
[General Topics] MemoryController:
I would rather switch to iOS. At least it has native apps and you can jb. Oy also it has a huge app ecosystem. None of these apply to WP8
[General Topics] iheartgemini:
now why would i do that?? i love android, the customizabilty and the fact that it's open source.. and even if windows release something similar, i don't think i would make that change.. not that i'm not open minded but i have tried a LOT of different platforms and android was the only one i really got comfy with...
[General Topics] scattoit:
I agree with the you
[General Topics] clarkson63:
I had a Lumia 920 for a while, nice phone and the OS is not bad, however I soon missed android and had to go back. Still use a Lumia 820 for work though.
[General Topics] autry7:
I don't think I would switch, the customizability and flexibility of Android is simply amazing
[General Topics] iamreverie:
I voted "No"..

But I think microsoft would make a huge move after this.

Let's just wait a couple of months more.. :laugh:
[General Topics] MemoryController:
Agreed, a mix of apple like tactics plus VS2013. Also imagine if you could plug your phone to your TV and get a full Windows RT desktop. Of course Microsoft would have to ditch the "Store only apps" policy. I would buy it in a heartbeat though
[General Topics] potatola:
There's so much fun in using Android, that it consumes too much of my time playing the cell phone.

Maybe it's not bad to change to WP so that you leave you phone alone.:D
[General Topics] SonicX2014:
If it run's Linux, It's a keeper. Stay far away from Microsoft if you can.
[General Topics] NINJ4Z:
No chance, I love android, everything looks so nice, I'm hooked and wouldn't change. Windows phones I've used in the past have been pretty boring, they look dull and I'm not a big fan of the UI.
[General Topics] pwfidel:
I will not leave android for windows. Their app store should have more apps.
[General Topics] ziogrey:
thw worst part of windows phone it's the metro ui
[General Topics] matheus_sc:
never
[General Topics] RuffaloBone:
No matter what they add I am just not interested in their UI. It would to completely change and be open.
[General Topics] diabole:
Never ever
[General Topics] dharmabum02:
I would not switch to windows now but maybe down the road when they come out with a killer os and phone i might consider it .... never say never right
[General Topics] chan.sk:
Yes!

Looks like I am the only one.

I have an old(er) HTC Touch HD that came with WM6.1.

I had tried Android variants of fagyi's NAND AOSP-GBX and arrrghhh's Froyo 0.71.

Both worked fine and I was happy with them except for the battery life of about one work-day.

Based on the same usage pattern, on from fully-charged, with Android (either version), I get about 14-18 hours and with WM6.1, I got 5-6 days.

I am not a fan of carrying additional batteries, or battery-packs, or plugging into the charger everyday.

So its back to WM for me. This time, its HTC0017's Orange WEH (WM6.5.3) with the Cookie's CHT2.0 Android user-interface. I can have up to 7 sliding pages of home screen, fully customisable homescreen with resizeable icons and widgets that are free-placing.

Now I have a "modernised" grand-daddy of touchscreen handphones running on WM6.5x operating system, an Android user-interface with a battery-life of 6-7 days on a single charge, and I can do Garmin satellite GPS, Facebook, Google, IE or Opera, whatever's available in the freeware community that meets my needs, and I am a happy camper.

Now, if only Microsoft continues their support for WM6x, which they are terminating soon. I hope Microsoft sees this thread.
[General Topics] jesterhead82:
I have some doubts that Microsoft can keep a WP-ecosystem alive by themselfes only...

But for sure an additional player is good for innovation.
[General Topics] fnxbaby:
Yes, i need a good camera on my phone
[General Topics] chinarabbit:
A full port of windows8 to a phone called "windows mobile," with extras and a port made for phones. Id never switch to winphone .. unless it came with a full-featured offline msoffice perhaps
[General Topics] chan.sk:
WM6x comes with a full suite of MS Office Mobile - word processor, spreadsheet and presentation. Android has the Kingsoft Office and some others too.

A full port of Windows 8x to a phone? Perhaps the day will come: when cellphone makers come out with an Intel or AMD-based CPU with about 2-4 GB of RAM, and more 64 GB storage, with a battery life of more than 24 hours. When that happens, we will also be able to have a full port of Linux / Ubuntu 12x or above in the phone, too. Yipee!
[General Topics] chinarabbit:
Exactly. Winmo was by far the best windows to date. Winphone doesnt even come close. I cant believe they abandoned it completely. Its functionality was better than android. The dev community was awesome. Could customize it like crazy. I hated the change from winmo to android. I still dont like my android 4.2.2. I think the apps all suck compared to winmo too.. google bought quickoffice. Thats all thats better
[General Topics] johnmuddy:
I've gone from a Lumia 800 to a Sony Xperia S ... I would not go back, but the experience of the WP still fascinates me .. I now have a Nexus4 but if I'could i'll take a 925. It is realy user friendly end usefull for my use
[General Topics] jokerhunter:
Never! Android phones allows the user to theme his/her phone to the very max, these type of capability can only be found within android
[General Topics] chinarabbit:
Ya. But what themes are even good? Theres a winmo fail. The only one that looked the most promising.. i wish someone would rethink the internal settings, the top bar, navigation, input, etc.. phones need hardware buttons. Its like they tried super hard to make a smartphone, and ignored all the advancements in winmo..

We deserve better. We were waiting for this hardware since 2002, then it was all given to the girls in the smartphone department.. did they fire the winmo devs? And android hired the most radical smartphone boys of them all.

Nobody ever took smartphone boys seriously.. now they run the place.. u definitely feel ur using a smart phone rather than a pda, thats for sure..
[General Topics] starmaster10:
Android all the way and will never change as there is so much a person can do with it apps, themes etc, as a saying goes on a person that is on youtube.."stay high on android" :cool:
[General Topics] galimana:
For now only Android! In the future i don't know, maybe! :)
[General Topics] Dusty Rhodes:
I'd have to see some REAL positive changes from Windows. Their junk looks weak right now and what they offer is just a weak platform from the ground up. It's not about being heavily invested in the Google ecosystem, it's just about not having what you want on a platform. they're so fr behind it's hard to see them improving. I don't see good things for MS in the coming decade.
[General Topics] Poecifer:
Really? Because that phone doesn't exist.
[General Topics] Magicman500:
The Windows Phone OS is way too minimalistic in my opinion. They took minimalism, and made it bulky. Of course the major problem is the lack of applications.

I can't see myself switching from something as great as rooted, Xposed Android to something like Windows Phone.
[General Topics] kangerX:
You mean..

No way , Nokia is dead.

Or

No-way-Nokia-is-dead :sly:

sent from the state marijuanated muffins are NOT illegal !
[General Topics] niquelfer:
hardware = ok

system = no
[General Topics] rfcandy:
I will never leave android. :cowboy:
[General Topics] drewwtek:
I think it's possible that I would be swayed into Windows Mobile, provided they get it right. Nokia has nice thing going with their hardware lately, and that is a potential that I cannot write off, even after that purchase.
[General Topics] Dzamto:
Windows doesn't give you the freedom as Android does. By installing custom rom you can max the performance of your device.
[General Topics] Ajs1992:
Probably not. Although I do like Nokia's designs very much. Maybe if it was something like the HD2 where we could port Android to it.
[General Topics] chinarabbit:
In Windows Mobile you could make your own ROMs to do pretty much anything you wanted to as well.. What I dont like is the "Dev" feature of android.. USB Debugging is the lamest thing I've ever seen.. "oh, by the way, you CAN plug your device into USB and use it as a Drive, we just think thats a feature for developers, but whatever, if the common people want to use that feature as well, its there for you, in debugging mode.. which we're sure you have no idea the meaning of, but thats because the android is made for people with bigger brains than you"

I dont like that Android has tried to divide the Userbase into people who want to do nothing but play fruit ninja, and "elite developers"

I think they only made "Dev mode" to try and specifically target a market that would feel made special by that feature, and to try an make their phone seem more powerful than it actually is and to appease complaints of the phone builds being uber-basic

Xposed is designed to work only with Stock Samsung phones, and will likely brick anything else

anyway, Xposed is developer related, not Android related.. Android itself is equally as minimalistic.. Windows Mobile I'm sure would have far more stable customizations, and have more people developing for it.

my main gripe with phones today is their minimalistic approach,,

Sometimes less is more, true enough.. but most times, and in the case of these phones, less is just not enough.. its like being handcuffed in shackles and given half a phone to use.
[General Topics] greeceeeee:
No way!!!Android is the "smartest" operating systems for smartphones i think!
[General Topics] madanlmg:
It was the Lumia 820. I even forgot the model number, lol!
[General Topics] iko14iron:
Never! Bad OS, bad processor, no apps... I think it could be named "windows vista phone"! :D

Inviato dal mio Nexus 4 con Tapatalk 4
[General Topics] T_Pratik:
What windows....????

The name looks like legend :beer: ... only for computer system....and if you ask me to leave android for that piece of scrap... it doesn't make any sense :confused:
[General Topics] ralphvalmeo:
Well, we'll never know until the time comes :D
[General Topics] rans8913:
Agreed, Microsoft is just for connecting ADB stuff and FlashTool :D

Android's best :good:
[General Topics] spinn360:
The only feature that would make me switch to windows is if it looked and in fact was a duplicate of Android. I have tried a nokia windows 8 phone and I just really really disliked it all together. It was used for 2 weeks and then thrown into a drawer where it shall spend the remainder of its life I assume.
[General Topics] NubzX:
Who says you even have to have windows for that :p
[General Topics] kangerX:
Heh true

sent from the state where marijuanated muffins are NOT illegal !
[General Topics] staticinferno:
If it ain't broke don't fix it.

Android works, and works well.

Plenty of flavors and options to choose from. I likes my options. ;)
[General Topics] caH_Pati:
Deffinetely will not. I'm happy with android.
[General Topics] jelenkovic1:
Just did, switched from motorola xt910 to nokia lumia 925. For now happy. :)
[General Topics] Florentpraha:
Windows mobile? Uhh, really not... :D Nokia is dead...:p