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Galaxy s2, here it comes

Well, well, looks like Sammy may beat the bionic to the punch. If it does, its hello gallaxy s2, goodbye moto bionic.
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Go for the SGS2! I think that is the best mobile right now

jvf.registros said:
Go for the SGS2! I think that is the best mobile right now
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+100000000 to that! best phone out there!

SolBallads said:
+100000000 to that! best phone out there!
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I would have to agree 100% the SGSII is hands down the best phone on the market right now. And even more so with a few tweaks the speed and performance along with excellent battery life will make it #1 for a long time.

My friend just got it. It's really very light in terms of weight. Nice!

S2
Yes it is really nice. Thin and very light. It holds better in my opinion than even the Galaxy S (1). It was the European version, couldn't get it unlocked to use on US so saw no real service on it but the menu style and camera functions are similar but those small enhancements always intrigue me.

i love my Sammy GSII

I waited patiently for the dual core handsets to come out, then hesitated many times over which one to buy. Finally got my SGS2 this week and rooted next day! I must say, Terga 2 games blew my mind, streaming FLV movies on the go is finally a possibility, Touchwiz makes more sense than 'sense' and finally the color depth of the screen is second to none.
Amazing phone, i doubt i'll need to upgrade for the next 12 months

What a phone it is , I just love my GSII. Awesome work has been done by Samsung.

SGII is my dream) the q is, buy or not to buy? I think to buy)

I have it 2 weeks ago, it's great!

Agree beste phone ever

i've had mine since the uk launch day and i haven't felt any regret about paying premium on the unbranded unit one bit.
I would have preferred to purchased the 32GB version but i guess i can just upgrade to nexus prime when it get released

If you got i9000 galaxy s .. then no need for SII

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If you got i9000 galaxy s .. then no need for SII
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Care to explain? Based on my experience, GS2 was a huge improvement from GS1

That is if the US even gets the S 2 and if they ever release a CDMA version. With the way its looking and Apple being a bunch of spineless uninnovative ******* we may never see the phone.

There's been rumours that there will also be an SGS2 with hardware keyboard. As hardware keyboard-zealot... I can't wait for that one. Let's hope it won't stay a rumour though.

Its a good phone but i dont understand all the praises it gets^^ Its all plastic, it overheats, it has problems with some 3d games and the screen just looks aweful in my opinion.
Maybe im just used to LCD screens but it comes down to this for me: Advantage of the sgs2 display: Black is black. Disadvantage: All other colors are way off. White is more like light blue and no comment about the green in the android market for example.
Speaker sucks too. And dualcore is just for the lulz atm. Nothing out there that is really using it as far as i know. But it takes alot of juice. That and bad software results in 1-2 days of battery life from what i've heard in different forums.
I dont see any reason why this phone should be better than my DHD which has the same screen size also a pretty bad speaker and 1-2 days of battery life. But i prefer SLCD and aluminium case, and the software/custom roms are way more advanced.
I'll wait for the next generation Ice Cream Sandwich phones from htc or samsung. Also interesting to see what will come out of Motorola now that google bought it!
Note: I dont want to bash the SGS2, its a good phone. But i dont see it being way better than everything else. Just at least take one look at the phone before you buy it to check if the display is for you and be prepared for some software issues (touchwiz + 3d games).

i've tried it...
hello every one, I've got a SGS 1 with CM7.
It works great, even 7.1.0 is in RC....
I've used for about 20 minutes SGS 2 of a friends of mine and I've seen with my eyes the improvment that Samsung Samsung have done.
If before we compare SGS 1 with the iphone 4, the SGS 2 is clearly better than iP4.
no doubt about it.
8M camera, display AMOLED so much improved, dual core....
Hope 4 a CM7 stable for both SGS 1 and 2

clouds5 said:
And dualcore is just for the lulz atm. Nothing out there that is really using it as far as i know. But it takes alot of juice. That and bad software results in 1-2 days of battery life from what i've heard in different forums.
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This is all I needed to read to know that you have no idea what you're talking about. 1-2 days?? Are you kidding me?? It's an Android, not a Blackberry. The DHD was maligned in every review because of poor battery life, and that poor battery life was 6-14 hours.

Migrating from an iPhone!

Just moved over from an iPhone 4. Galaxy Note (white) is my first android and i'm already in love.
Love the customization UI
Love the Super amoled HD screen
and the device is super fast compared to the iDevice.
love the battery backup
Love the Stylus/Spen

hackerboi said:
Just moved over from an iPhone 4. Galaxy Note (white) is my first android and i'm already in love.
Love the customization UI
Love the Super amoled HD screen
and the device is super fast compared to the iDevice.
love the battery backup
Love the Stylus/Spen
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Pity. I wish there were more people like you.

I jumped from ios iphone 4s to the galaxy nexus but there are too many bugs and also dropping signal / internet on 3uk .. so its being returned back to amazon and ive just ordered the note cant wait
firstly missed android got sick of the locked down itunes and apple software
whilst i loved the nexus im hoping for better luck with the note .
the nexus was ok but there is no memory card and i had to format the phone 3 times which also means i lose everything in its memory cos its all in the same place
the software was also extreemly buggy and prone to crashes ...
i am very excited about the note .. love the size, the screen quality and also the stable firmware ... and its also good that ics will arrive this year .. hopefully by then more apps will work with it
ill give my full feedback on tuesday but another iphone widow cant wait for this monster device

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Pity. I wish there were more people like you.
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There are. Im one. I went over to Note from Iphone4. Had Iphone 3gs before that. Iphones 4 or 4S dont even come close to Notes capabilities.

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There are. Im one. I went over to Note from Iphone4. Had Iphone 3gs before that. Iphones 4 or 4S dont even come close to Notes capabilities.
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I live in a country with the highest penetration of iPhone users in the world.

I too am one!
This is my very first Android device and I LOVE it! I've had iPhones since the 3G came out and didn't want to upgrade to the 4S, so sold my iPhone 4 and bought the Note.
To be honest though, my initial impressions of the Android OS wasn't great. But it's slowly growing on me. Looking forward to ICS.
Hope I don't get hated on, but a jailbroken iOS5 running on the Note would be the PERFECT phone!

Jay-Taicho said:
I too am one!
This is my very first Android device and I LOVE it! I've had iPhones since the 3G came out and didn't want to upgrade to the 4S, so sold my iPhone 4 and bought the Note.
To be honest though, my initial impressions of the Android OS wasn't great. But it's slowly growing on me. Looking forward to ICS.
Hope I don't get hated on, but a jailbroken iOS5 running on the Note would be the PERFECT phone!
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I would be the first one to hate you, but I understand you.
It takes time to transition to Android.
Once you get used to Android, you will never go back.

I came to Android from Windows Mobile 6, and hated at first. Now I would never think to change to anything but.
The thing about Android you quickly learn is that if you don't like something you can usually change it.
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I'm sure it will grow on me. I love the fact you can easily customize the UI. Was addicted to customizing on the iPhone. Created and changed my theme for the iPhone every other day.
Sounds stupid, but I used to have an Android theme running on my iPhone, and now I've noticed quite a few iPhone themes in the Market. Can't help myself, but I'm gonna slap one on and see what it looks like

From 3G > 3GS > I4 now a Galaxy Note. The white is proper white, unlike iPhone4 White which turns yellowish... and the UI is very different and customisable. My iphone was jailbroken and modded but it was never close to the android ui. The Speed on the android is awesome too.
love browsing on the Note's screen.
Most of my peers are moving on to Android, SGS2 being the favourite even the SE ARC S is awesome.

Welcome to all ex-iPhone users! Hope you will enjoy the very android Freedom!

Same here. Was a user since 3gs, then iphone 4, sold it and bought the note. Never looked back!
Unless apple comes up with a super sleek iphone 5 with 5 inch screen and ios6 that is as customizable as android, I doubt I will ever go back to apple.
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hackerboi said:
Just moved over from an iPhone 4. Galaxy Note (white) is my first android and i'm already in love.
Love the customization UI
Love the Super amoled HD screen
and the device is super fast compared to the iDevice.
love the battery backup
Love the Stylus/Spen
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Wise choice!

I keep reading the title of this thread as 'Migraine from an iPhone'

Jay-Taicho said:
Hope I don't get hated on, but a jailbroken iOS5 running on the Note would be the PERFECT phone!
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I think a large portion of the speed of iOS is due to the Standardized hardware of the iOS devices. So your sentence there is somewhat of a contradiction, interestingly enough.. It will be interesting to see if Apple does increase the size or resolution of the next iphone.
It's surprising to me that the OP thinks the note is faster than the iphone - it shouldn't be nearly as tuned... With ICS it might give it a run for it's money though.

Another user of iphone, welcome.

iPhone is fast but once jailbroken and loaded with notification bar tweaks it does lag here n there. Plus the UI is ancient now and the screen is way too small for browsing, gaming and movies.

Hi,
Same thing for me: iphone 2g, 3g and 4. I just sold my Iphone 4 and bought the Note.
I love it !!!!!!

3g > 3Gs > Note (bought on 7 Jan)
Will never look back omg, why i was waiting so long? ok maybe sgs2 wasnt a big upgrade from iphone, but Note!!!! its the 3rd day and my eyes are sparkling everytime i use it
ive been doing a lot of modifications via jailbreaking iphone, but it was never good enough. and when ios update comes i had to start everything again and wait till devs update their jailbroken utilities etc..
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1) one turnoff is the sound quality. Note (and sgs2 as ive learned) has terrible sound. Can it be improved if I use bluetooth headset ? do bluetooth devices have their own DACs inside?
2) i found that app called "voodoo louder" can make the note volume higher at least, but it requires rooting. i have not learned the process and safety and keeping it stock because i dont want to lose warranty, at least not for the first month(s)
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i wouldnt suggest Note to mainstream users though, its for IT crowd mostly. but while there are flaws (screen, sound), i will never return to IOS !! NEVER!!

hackerboi said:
Just moved over from an iPhone 4. Galaxy Note (white) is my first android and i'm already in love.
Love the customization UI
Love the Super amoled HD screen
and the device is super fast compared to the iDevice.
love the battery backup
Love the Stylus/Spen
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Same here. And I'm becoming more then a little obsessed with this phone as well.

Samsung Galaxy S III VS iPhone 4S - Phone Arena

Check this iPhone 4S vs SGS3
http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-vs-Apple-iPhone-4S_id3038
Pretty nice

SGS3 smokes the iPhone.
But I found it almost painful to watch, how this apple fanboy tries to find a positive aspect for his love.
It was nice to see how he destroyed the myth of easier use, when he showed the music player, or how you get movies on your device (pocket cinema)

Why not compare it with next iWhatever to be fare ?
We are basically comparing everything with iPhone4s and that itself says all ..
Strictly not apple or android fanboy as both have its own set of advantages and disadvantages
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"There shouldn't be any doubt that the iPhone 4S is the better-designed handset." I agree with that, although I know I should keep my mouth shut until I have actually held the SGS3 in my hands. But I do feel that the iPhone sports a well thought-out design, and it does feel premium, although it's kinda heavy for being a 3.5" device, no?
"Apart from its multimedia superiority, the Galaxy S III is also the better phone if you love tinkering with the software of your mobile device." Exactly. I have enjoyed my time with the iPhone, I really have, but it's getting boring now. I've had it for a year and now I want to tinker. I want to mod. I want to change icons and I want to flash kernels. I want to try out experimental ROMs that cause bootloops. I want that kind of fun back! I love the way you can truly personalize an Android device. I miss that and I want that back.
Winterboard, you say? Oh yay, I can choose from 2,000 ugly themes to apply, and they'll all make my phone slower and less responsive? GTFO...
Really though, what's so wrong with Ray S? I think the last two paragraphs in this review really say it all and I agree with what he writes 100%
The iPhone doesn't suck! It's a really good phone if you want that simplicity! Ray doesn't suck either! He awards points to BOTH phones and I think he did a good job with this.

The review was a total joke, since he deliberately didn't mention many advantages of the GS3.
Design - 'iPhone has more premium feel', but of course he didn't say how much more durable plastic is and how fragile iPhone is.
Keyboards - of course he didn't mention that Galaxy phones come with Swype, or that you can install a number of 3rd party keyboards compared to no choice on iOS.
I could go on but it was not a very fair review at all.

S2 and the Note beat IPhone 4s. S3 is way too better.
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That's the point. He's comparing it to a, frankly, outdated phone and still spinning it to prop them both up equally.
The 4S, after all, was really an incremental update from the year before; I don't think a comparison even deserves to be made (the only reason it even comes up is because the 4S is Apple, oh my).
Unfortunately, it's just not feasible to compare it to the next iPhone, for obvious reasons.

Android phones have set certain standards in the last year, that a new iphone has to match or they won't have a chance IMHo. Really interested to see what they do about the screen size and how they will handle he resolution dilemma.

The iPhone is beginning to look and feel really old by now.

Phone Arena has a bias toward iPhone, as seen in their S3 review, we have gone over this in the previous thread. I think to compare an iPhone to Android by itself is a stupid concept. I mean if you were to give me an iPhone 4S right now, what would I do with it? I can do more thing and have more fun with a used $120 Galaxy S variant, no exaggeration.

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"There shouldn't be any doubt that the iPhone 4S is the better-designed handset." I agree with that, although I know I should keep my mouth shut until I have actually held the SGS3 in my hands. But I do feel that the iPhone sports a well thought-out design, and it does feel premium, although it's kinda heavy for being a 3.5" device, no?
"Apart from its multimedia superiority, the Galaxy S III is also the better phone if you love tinkering with the software of your mobile device." Exactly. I have enjoyed my time with the iPhone, I really have, but it's getting boring now. I've had it for a year and now I want to tinker. I want to mod. I want to change icons and I want to flash kernels. I want to try out experimental ROMs that cause bootloops. I want that kind of fun back! I love the way you can truly personalize an Android device. I miss that and I want that back.
Winterboard, you say? Oh yay, I can choose from 2,000 ugly themes to apply, and they'll all make my phone slower and less responsive? GTFO...
Really though, what's so wrong with Ray S? I think the last two paragraphs in this review really say it all and I agree with what he writes 100%
The iPhone doesn't suck! It's a really good phone if you want that simplicity! Ray doesn't suck either! He awards points to BOTH phones and I think he did a good job with this.
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I honestly don't get why people seem to be giving Ray S such a hard time... I actually like his reviews, both in written form and his videos as well... Maybe I just don't get it though!
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Issue i have with his every review is more of an opinion piece instead of an objective review. He has tendencies to amplify negatives that can be seen as positive things on non-apple devices.
also the conclusion that everyone who fits the criteria below to get an iphone? If he said things like ecosystem, itunes, etc then yeah i can see it but generalized conclusion that fits both device doesn't.
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Apparently, those guys would be the kind of users who don't really pay so much attention to their smartphone, but still want something that's contemporary and reliable. Are your needs limited to the basic phone stuff, surfing the web, occasional social network check and maybe even playing a game every now and then, but you have no intention of spending hours of rooting, flashing ROMs and searching for the ultimate widget set? Well, you guessed it you'll be better off with the iPhone 4S, as it's designed just for you, buddy.
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My response from the other thread

Samsung Galaxy S2 is better than iPhone 4S. But my favourite feature on iPhone 4S is Siri. But I still like the iPhone, after comparing them also.

Worth the upgrade from a 4s!?

Hi guys, just wondering wether is worth upgrading to a s3 from a iPhone 4s?.
Getting bored of the 4s now and fancy a change and something new. I've had androids in the past, Xperia, htc xl etc... Still yet to try out a Samsung phone.
So what you reckon?..
Regards, Gibbo.

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Hi guys, just wondering wether is worth upgrading to a s3 from a iPhone 4s?.
Getting bored of the 4s now and fancy a change and something new. I've had androids in the past, Xperia, htc xl etc... Still yet to try out a Samsung phone.
So what you reckon?..
Regards, Gibbo.
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I have both. Believe me it's much better than iPhone 4s. But try a demo in some shop to see if you like it
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I believe S3 is better than even iPhone 5. And that's not even released.
Jokes apart, having used both phones, what I liked about 4S was the outrageously smooth UI. But Jelly Bean is going to address that anyway. No other features in iOS are going to compare to the features in Android. What this boils down to now is hardware and S3 hardware is hands down the better.

Since you are asking this in SIII forum, I am guessing you have already made up your mind. Just want people to convince you more? :angel:

Thanx for the comments so far guys
My mind is mixed up at the minute, wether to go for it or not!. Whats the battery & picture quality like compared to the 4s?
Battery any good in standby?

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Thanx for the comments so far guys
My mind is mixed up at the minute, wether to go for it or not!. Whats the battery & picture quality like compared to the 4s?
Battery any good in standby?
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Battery lasts for 4 days if you just talk from time to time. Or you will get around 5 hours screen time with decent brightness in 1 day.
Just get the S3 already, you won't regret it!
Sell that junk you're using now to some teenage blond, that's who these phones are made for : )

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My mind is mixed up at the minute, wether to go for it or not!. Whats the battery & picture quality like compared to the 4s?
Battery any good in standby?
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Battery is overall far better on the S3.
Just default web browsing is better on the 4S, but if you use the reverse rendering (who make white black and black white) the battery life on web brosing far exceed the 4s.
Android, from my point of view put iOs to shame apps integration is far better (you can really share with android not just to email and twitter), google now est faaar better than siri, no comparaison. And well, Android is not a boring Os

if you are from android before then you good to go , if purely ios user then stay at ios cause so most hardcore ios user are ignorant , always asking stupid question they buy a android platform and keep asking why android cant work like ios :laugh:

No, Apple is soon going to make sure Android is banned all over the world. Don't get on a sinking ship.

crapple vs Android
android banned! wont happen as its against the consumer rights act in the uk and our monopolies commission will see crapple's tactic as an underhand method in control of the market so will NOT allow it in any way shape or form.

Sure as hell it is, especially after cm10 has started rolling out, jelly bean is pure awesome even though it's still in alpha
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What's this about I hear the graphics being to cartoonish on the s3?. What's the screen like in direct sunlight?

Well seeing as the only 4s feature I see advertised is siri then I would say definitely s voice struggles to understand me but I am always dubious about voice recognition.
And the s3 has more features than just voice recognition which from what I can see the 4s doesn't.
And don't fuel Apple's monopolizing of the entire computer and phone industry, morals ate more important than features.
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Simple answer : if you stay with 4s, you stuck in year 2006. Upgrade to S3 and you are in 2012 July 24th. Your choice.
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The original galaxy is a upgrade from the 4s
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I upgraded from a 3GS (didn't find the features compelling enough to go to 4, 4S camera was very tempting). I must say the S3 is amazing. You have to get used to it as using an iPhone dumbed me down a bit and the Android OS is a bit more complex.
However the apps I used on the iPhone are all here so that a bonus. In addition the battery can be removed so I can now have double the battery life if I wanted Overall the screen is real nice and speed of the device is amazing. I would recommend this 100%. However make sure you are happy with the size as it is quite large

gibbo82 said:
Hi guys, just wondering wether is worth upgrading to a s3 from a iPhone 4s?.
Getting bored of the 4s now and fancy a change and something new. I've had androids in the past, Xperia, htc xl etc... Still yet to try out a Samsung phone.
So what you reckon?..
Regards, Gibbo.
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the galaxy s 3 is gonna compete with the iphone 5 or 6 or whatever they gonna call it. 4s is old news so theres your answer.

I've been using android for 2 years now and 6 months ago i decided to try 4S, mainly because it was fast stable and had a great camera. After 2 months I got bored of it, could not take the limitations of the OS (even when Jailbroken) and decided to get the S3. I was a bit sceptic in the beginning but now I think Galaxy S3 is a great phone, better camera, better os, superb screen, sd card slot and excellent battery life are things to consider as well.

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No, Apple is soon going to make sure Android is banned all over the world. Don't get on a sinking ship.
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Your answered your own question.. "is it with the UPGRADE?"

Should we buy or wait s4 due to screen or other issues?

I want to know from expert guys who have bought S4 or those who have expert ideas about screen smearing or other issues with S4, kindly advise me should we buy S4 right now or should we wait, or should we consider iPhone5 which does it all in good way but just smaller display or even HTC One?
Advice required?

How can you even consider iPhone 5 is beyond me...
Wait to see if the problems get fixed I guess. HTC One is the next best thing.

@usmanxhmed you can choose whatever you prefer. People here will bash you if you mention any iOS devices. But tbh I just switched to S4 and currently having yellow tint issues .. I believe my iPhone 4S's display is brighter and clearer than my current S4, only that it's smaller. You may want to wait.

it's not bashing about ios. iphone 5 is rubbish. even galaxy s3 is better. how could someone consider iphone 5 to galaxy s4. it's beyond my imagination.

I'm loving my S4, I can't see what everyone is moaning about, inventing all of these 'issues' with it! Just set your phone up properly and off you go.
Seriously, it's the best phone I've ever had. My mate has an iPhone, I was showing off my S4 today and it does impress.
The quality of the screen is the first thing you notice, just playing the helicopter video which is on the phone does a good job when showing off, then demonstrate hovering over text messages and emails, then gesture scroll on the browser, it can't fail to impress, even iPhone owners!
Don't hesitate, just buy an S4.
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I want to know from expert guys who have bought S4 or those who have expert ideas about screen smearing or other issues with S4, kindly advise me should we buy S4 right now or should we wait, or should we consider iPhone5 which does it all in good way but just smaller display or even HTC One?
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If you consider to buy a Iphone 5 instead of the s4, better go with the One. Its closer in terms of fluidness, haptics, optics and display.

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I'm loving my S4, I can't see what everyone is moaning about, inventing all of these 'issues' with it! Just set your phone up properly and off you go.
Seriously, it's the best phone I've ever had. My mate has an iPhone, I was showing off my S4 today and it does impress.
The quality of the screen is the first thing you notice, just playing the helicopter video which is on the phone does a good job when showing off, then demonstrate hovering over text messages and emails, then gesture scroll on the browser, it can't fail to impress, even iPhone owners!
Don't hesitate, just buy an S4.
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You're probably just too excited with your S4. I had an iPhone before the S4 and the screen is much brighter. Also, my S4 has a yellowish tint, which is not something i'm happy about. Oh and all those features by Samsung are gimmicks and useless, I turned them all off.
It's a good phone, don't get me wrong, but I hate how this forum is filled with fanboys defending it with everything. Phones DO have disadvantages whether you like it or not -.-

The screen is definitely brighter on my brothers iPhone 5, but most the time you have it on mid brightness anyway, otherwise the 1400mah battery will run out
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@3473 Yeah a smaller battery and drains fast, but the screen does not disappoint imo. I always had my brightness on 80%. The thing is, I never noticed it until today, hence why I am annoyed by it so much. I realise it now every time I turn on my S4 :\

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You're probably just too excited with your S4. I had an iPhone before the S4 and the screen is much brighter. Also, my S4 has a yellowish tint, which is not something i'm happy about. Oh and all those features by Samsung are gimmicks and useless, I turned them all off.
It's a good phone, don't get me wrong, but I hate how this forum is filled with fanboys defending it with everything. Phones DO have disadvantages whether you like it or not -.-
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I've had my first Samsung phone ever, for less than a week, and now I'm a fanboy...!
You're funny.
If your gimmicky phone is broken, change it!
(Perhaps for an iPhone as you like them so much.)
Mine isn't tinted yellow, it's fine.
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@NNIicckks This is my first samsung as well, hence why I'm disappointed. Can you hold your phone with an empty white screen to your laptop (both on full brightness) ? See if you can find yellow tint in yours.

Firstly i am not iFanboy, as i bashed all my life iPhones when i use to love Symbian, the likes of e52, which i bought 4 times in few years and i use to dislike Android as it stole the show and i use to laugh at iPhone as i thought it lacks basic features.
Then features made me switch to Android and i could never switch back to Symbian which i still love, but can't use as most of them you know why, thought i have an old Nokia 5630 for emergencies like now.
Used few Xperias, Desires, Galaxy and the last one i sold was HTC One x About 40 days ago to get decent money out of it just to save money for S4.
Then S4 was so dam late after its announcement, i could not wait, i bought brand new black iPhone 5 just to try iOS for the first time in life, to see why girls, and people like girls like iPhone so much, mainly i evaluated in past because it just do most things, and it does in fairly better way.
When i bought it, i liked iPhone5 screen, not just the brightness because i usually set brightness at 40 percent, to save batter, but the blacks, the colours and it was decent package.
I was surprised that you cannot change even SMS app in iPhone but little happy too that i could never decide which SMS app or which launcher i should use with Android, i was happy there is no home screen in iPhone as i was always nervous to use any widgets on Android due to poor batteries of all android phones.
I was sad that you cannot block calls, you cannot record calls and you have to pay for paid Apps unlike in Android, in which i use to find Apps from net and manually install them. i decided not to jailbreak iPhone because i bought it for ease of use and not to mess, so i given up in whatsapp being paid and start using viber.
then i found it iPhones bezal is prone to scratch like a fire in jungle, softwares were beautiful and screen was too small i felt, though i bought to use for long term but due to those limiations i bought new iPhone 5 with good loss for S4 a week ago after using for 2 weeks.
Now i kept my savings back to buy S4, now guess what, screen, issue, over heating, battery drain? now i think did i made bad choice to sale iPhone, as it was doing most things good and plus its size was great to carry it around, if i could adjust with smaller screen thinking, little is big if little can do most big screens task, as i sold iPhone for big screen S4 plus normal android features like default softwares changing, hacked apps, sharing of songs/videos and larger screen to view web pages and videos and pictures.
Though iPhone screen was very good, i was fond of AMOLED sharp colours too and deep blacks.
Now nobody knows whats the situation of S4 in Pakistan, i called the retailer he says he has no clue about about smearing, what it is, means he is not sure if its there or not, so i am left to spend all my savings to buy this fun and see if my luck is good or bad.
Another thing that let me down is no response from Samsung, i think they taking success as granted just as Nokia did and see its condition now, My beloved Nokia too took success by granted an stayed in past glory, by feeding ancient generation slow CPU when the world was moving to dual cores, they thought we are Nokia we can do whatever we want.
Now samsung is silent, no official response, are they this careless about consumer or worried about 10M pre orders?
now i am here without a smart phone? how can i buy S4 when i am not sure if my unit will have issue or not.
For HTC One X lovers, Metal is good, but prone to scratches and dents more than plastic, so you have to put silicon cover, metal gone and phone becomes fatter, but fine, its ok to bear it, but power switch is not fine? it must be pain for me? HTC in years every reviewer bashed your power button placement, and you are not willing to learn, this time put even farther.
Screem is better but why smaller? battery is nice and again smaller as was the case in S3 and One x? why HTC has to do these compromises is beyond me?
But the two things that is putting One off for me is power button placement, hello i have to use second hand every time? and batter concerns?
I have written too much bull**** here, why? because Samsung could not come up with official statement and they are sitting silent like ****** ?
So? so i may end buying another new iPhone 5 and forget about android advantages and just use my phone is phone and be happy with smaller screen, skype, viber, fluidity etc?

usmanx i think you are clearly isheep..
doesn't matter which phone is good. everywhere on internet said galaxy s3 is better than iphone 5. phone of the years 2012 is galaxy s3. phone of the years 2011 is galaxy s2.
2013 should go to galaxy s4 or htc one. iphone is big sh1t of rubbish. i have use iphone 1, 3gs and 4. yes my wife has iphone 4s and 5atm.
i know how it works. it's simple a prison ( iphone ). you can't do sh1t with it. a damn old ugly interface for ages now. same design kept for years.. nothing innovation.
well. i'm not fan of anything. but i'm sure go to freedom. android is freedom. f*ck ios. my galaxy s3 with wanam custom rom are million miles better than iphone 5. not to mention my galaxy s4 is going to be. once the dev start kicking.

nniicckkss said:
I'm loving my S4, I can't see what everyone is moaning about, inventing all of these 'issues' with it! Just set your phone up properly and off you go.
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Have to agree. I don't have or notice any of the screen issues folks are going on about. Compared to my HTC Evo 4G LTE, the whites might not be quite as bright at times, but the colors are so much better and the screen is very easy to see and use, even in full sunlight. I guess the screen comes down to personal preference in the end, but I sure would not let any minor issues like that have been reported stop you from trying it. It's not perfect, but I'm really enjoying mine so far after a week of using it.

Hovering affect is waist, so as air gestures? they are not reliable plus they will drain battery plus they will slower the phone, plus they make the OS heavy plus simply touching the screen is more assured? and if you have to show these off, then i should not take your advice.
You can talk about benefits of larger screen, more sharing options and other useless features, please not gimmiks, thanks.
I wanted S4 to be automatic choice for me, but a phone with unreliable screen?

conmeo said:
usmanx i think you are clearly isheep..
doesn't matter which phone is good. everywhere on internet said galaxy s3 is better than iphone 5. phone of the years 2012 is galaxy s3. phone of the years 2011 is galaxy s2.
2013 should go to galaxy s4 or htc one. iphone is big sh1t of rubbish. i have use iphone 1, 3gs and 4. yes my wife has iphone 4s and 5atm.
i know how it works. it's simple a prison ( iphone ). you can't do sh1t with it. a damn old ugly interface for ages now. same design kept for years.. nothing innovation.
well. i'm not fan of anything. but i'm sure go to freedom. android is freedom. f*ck ios. my galaxy s3 with wanam custom rom are million miles better than iphone 5. not to mention my galaxy s4 is going to be. once the dev start kicking.
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No dear i am not isheep, actually i was symbian fan, when it died i went to android, used many android phones, i was waiting for S4 after selling HTC One x, but it was getting long wait, so i bought new iPhone 5, liked it, but had small screen and lack of sharing features so i tempted to sale it again for S4 as i thought it is automatic choice, but now after these issues i am confused

conmeo said:
usmanx i think you are clearly isheep..
doesn't matter which phone is good. everywhere on internet said galaxy s3 is better than iphone 5. phone of the years 2012 is galaxy s3. phone of the years 2011 is galaxy s2.
2013 should go to galaxy s4 or htc one. iphone is big sh1t of rubbish. i have use iphone 1, 3gs and 4. yes my wife has iphone 4s and 5atm.
i know how it works. it's simple a prison ( iphone ). you can't do sh1t with it. a damn old ugly interface for ages now. same design kept for years.. nothing innovation.
well. i'm not fan of anything. but i'm sure go to freedom. android is freedom. f*ck ios. my galaxy s3 with wanam custom rom are million miles better than iphone 5. not to mention my galaxy s4 is going to be. once the dev start kicking.
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Well a personal question, you are not forced to answer, but why your wife has 2 iPhones any ways? is one not enough?
and few people don't have free brain and free time to waist on custom roms or all that stuff, they just want to use phone and after using iPhone i know its limitations and strengths now.
Plus, man take it easy, dont enforce your thoughts on others, and dont think what ever you think is absolute right for everyone, every one as different needs and brains, hence different preference for phones.
So if you tell phone one is good and phone too is crap, i will sit back and feel sorry and i will think you need time to be mature in life.
You should say my favourite phones has these benefits which other phone is not having, thats better

jejb said:
Have to agree. I don't have or notice any of the screen issues folks are going on about. Compared to my HTC Evo 4G LTE, the whites might not be quite as bright at times, but the colors are so much better and the screen is very easy to see and use, even in full sunlight. I guess the screen comes down to personal preference in the end, but I sure would not let any minor issues like that have been reported stop you from trying it. It's not perfect, but I'm really enjoying mine so far after a week of using it.
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Well dude, perfect is nothing, not iPhones scratch prone premium body, not HTC One bigger body with smaller screen as compare to S4 or its power button position, but for the like of me, who is not that rich and he save some money to buy expensive phone, its not easy feeling to buy it when he reads all this up here?

usmanxhmed said:
its not easy feeling to buy it when he reads all this up here?
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I understand. All I can tell you is that after using mine for a week, I don't find ANY display issues at all with my S4. I think there is just a mountain being made of a mole hill, personally.
BTW, some of the "gimmicks" are useful. Like the hover thing. In certain apps, it's kind of like hovering your mouse over a thread header in this forum and getting a preview of the thread.

The issues aren't that significant and they don't make the device unusable. Apart from these tolerable display issues, the device is amazing. Perfect audio quality, great battery life, thin and light.
iPhone 5 is also a great device. Yes, the display is small but it has great contrast and accurate colors. Just know that there will be things that you could easily do on Android but can't on iOS.
I didn't get a chance to use HTC One, so I can't comment on that one.
mkrmec said:
How can you even consider iPhone 5 is beyond me...
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How you can't even use proper grammar and still feel the right to insult someone else's smartphone choice is beyond me.