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[Q] Should I Cancel my Order?

Hey guys. I have been reading reviews on the phone, and it seems like the battery is terrible along with the speakerphone, the phone overheats, and it's way underpowered due to thermal throttling. The battery apparently is on par with the GSM Galaxy Nexus, and so far my experience the the CDMA Galaxy Nexus has been terrible, so I can only assume that this will be just as bad. The only reason I am switching off of Verizon and ditching my Galaxy Nexus CDMA is because of the battery. I promised myself that my next phone would have incredible battery life, and it seems like this device is unable to deliver. What do you guys think? I know many of you in this thread are extremely excited about receiving your devices but if you could try and keep your bias out of the way that would be extremely beneficial. I was considering a Note II. I heard the battery life on that device is incredible. FYI I will be switching to AT&T.

dsass600 said:
Hey guys. I have been reading reviews on the phone, and it seems like the battery is terrible along with the speakerphone, the phone overheats, and it's way underpowered due to thermal throttling. The battery apparently is on par with the GSM Galaxy Nexus, and so far my experience the the CDMA Galaxy Nexus has been terrible, so I can only assume that this will be just as bad. The only reason I am switching off of Verizon and ditching my Galaxy Nexus CDMA is because of the battery. I promised myself that my next phone would have incredible battery life, and it seems like this device is unable to deliver. What do you guys think? I know many of you in this thread are extremely excited about receiving your devices but if you could try and keep your bias out of the way that would be extremely beneficial. I was considering a Note II. I heard the battery life on that device is incredible. FYI I will be switching to AT&T.
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How do you plan on carrying the phone? For the price, N4 trumps all, battery appears better than GNex, CDMA Nexus sucks because Verizon controls updates instead of Google, N4 on GSM should be a better experience, processor is good enough, and on cold days a little extra warmth generated from your phone goes a long way.

I don't think we would have solid data on battery until people have used the phone for a few days but from what I can see so far it's pretty average. If your primary need is a huge battery life then this isn't really the phone for you. Get a phone with a removable battery and replace the battery with a high capacity one instead.
Having said that, it is a very good phone so far, but if it's not for you then you might want to look at something else.
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The battery on the galaxy nexus gsm version is a lot better than the lte version on Verizon.I had the galaxy note 2 battery was crazy good.
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The battery on the galaxy nexus gsm version is a lot better than the lte version on Verizon.I had the galaxy note 2 battery was crazy good.
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Are you getting rid of your Note II for the Nexus? Despite the much more powerful processor, the Nexus will get about the same performance as the Note II thanks to throttling.

dsass600 said:
Hey guys. I have been reading reviews on the phone, and it seems like the battery is terrible along with the speakerphone, the phone overheats, and it's way underpowered due to thermal throttling. The battery apparently is on par with the GSM Galaxy Nexus, and so far my experience the the CDMA Galaxy Nexus has been terrible, so I can only assume that this will be just as bad. The only reason I am switching off of Verizon and ditching my Galaxy Nexus CDMA is because of the battery. I promised myself that my next phone would have incredible battery life, and it seems like this device is unable to deliver. What do you guys think? I know many of you in this thread are extremely excited about receiving your devices but if you could try and keep your bias out of the way that would be extremely beneficial. I was considering a Note II. I heard the battery life on that device is incredible. FYI I will be switching to AT&T.
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The batteries are not on the same playing field, you have a 2,100 Mil battery in the quad-core Nexus 4 vs. a 3,100 Mil battery in the Galaxy Note II. So of course if you are looking for better battery life the Note II trumps the Nexus hands down but the Note is a pretty big phone and is no where near pocketable. The Nexus 4 has a large screen and has a must smaller build without bloatware and Touchwiz to slow down the system. So if it comes down to just battery life then YES 100% to the note but if you are looking for an overall pure google experience with quick software releases then just keep your order for the Nexus.

If battery life is your primary concern, why not pick up one of the new moto phones. That way you get very good battery life and you get to keep your lte.

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Get a Razr HD Maxx I think. Or, get the nexus but get an external battery 'pack.' They come is a variety of sizes and for a 5600 mah battery it's like $25 to give you some idea.

Sounds like the RAZR MAXX HD is for you.
But as to your other concerns, lots of people did say positive things about the speaker, battery, WiFi/cell signal, and performance outside of benchmarks.
As for thermal throttling, there's a good chance Google will patch it or we will hack it with custom kernels, I remember being able to change the throttle on my Galaxy Nexus.

Cancel it... The more who cancel the better chance I get at getting mine..
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Worth the upgrade from a nexus 4?

I own a nexus 4 but I'm one of those people who always has to have the best but im short of the 630€ i need to buy it so im thinking of switching to pay monthly with vodafone for 35€ a month and get the s4 for 159 euro?
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Damn buddy stick like I with ur N4 why you wanna switch From The N4 to the Galaxy S4?
I Loving my Nexus 4 and definetly dont wanna switch To a close sourced plastic phone
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rocklee80 said:
Damn buddy stick like I with ur N4 why you wanna switch From The N4 to the Galaxy S4?
I Loving my Nexus 4 and definetly dont wanna switch To a close sourced plastic phone
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But aint the s4 just amazing
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If you can stomach the short battery life and mediocre camera on the S4, you should stick with it. Right now Samsung is deeply into the lag eliminating stuff so it is worth waiting a couple of weeks to see where things stand, but the S4 obviously has boatloads more extres much better screen, battery life, camera plus new sensors, IR blaster... currently coming with some fluidity compromises. Hold on to it until the dust is cleared.

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But aint the s4 just amazing
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yeah sure but i dont like it the hardware specs are awesome no regrets but i dont like the build quality and the slow updates and the closed source from samsung -.-

BoneXDA said:
If you can stomach the short battery life and mediocre camera on the S4, you should stick with it. Right now Samsung is deeply into the lag eliminating stuff so it is worth waiting a couple of weeks to see where things stand, but the S4 obviously has boatloads more extres much better screen, battery life, camera plus new sensors, IR blaster... currently coming with some fluidity compromises. Hold on to it until the dust is cleared.
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True true! Il do just that. See what the common problems are
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It is always worth waiting to see how much progress manufacturers can achieve, Samsung has the largest resources to deal with issues, so I'd expect responsiveness to improve vastly by June. The Nexus 4 should help easing the wait.

I switched from an N4. My main reasons for switching are:
1) The N4's camera was hopeless in low light, as The Verge put it, its better to 'just use your memory'.
2) I had a massive delay when receiving push notifications on WiFi and 3G. There was a Google support thread where ppl basically identified a faulty driver, which even now has not been fixed. Some ppl say they have no problem but I certainly did.
3) The S4 has 4G!
4) After the latest update the N4s battery life improved dramatically. But the S4 is better still, despite using it like a new phone it still surpasses the N4 in battery longevity.
Arguably the N4 is slightly smoother in some operation. When changing tabs on the S4 there is a slight delay before anything happens. But this can be solved by simply switching to Chrome.
The screen smearing on the S4 makes it seem more laggy but in reality its not.
Hope this helps you decide.
/edit Almost forgot to mention, I miss photosphere from the N4

The Galaxy S4 has a better camera by a mile then the Nexus 4 and the battery life is also a lot better. Plus you get a bigger screen, faster processor. Over all the S4 is a way better device.
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gavin-phelan said:
I own a nexus 4 but I'm one of those people who always has to have the best but im short of the 630€ i need to buy it so im thinking of switching to pay monthly with vodafone for 35€ a month and get the s4 for 159 euro?
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Go for it! It's pretty much the best Android out.
-Powerful CPU/GPU (especially the Octa)
-Excellent Camera
-High memory variants PLUS MicroSD support upto 64GB
-5.0" HD1080P SAMOLED display with 440PPI
-Huge 2600mAh battery
-USB OTG
-Native support for almost all Audio and Video formats
-Multiview Multitasking
-Capacitive display usable with gloves
-A whole lot of sensors
-Wolfson DAC (in the Octa)
-IR Blaster
...the list goes on, it pretty much whipes the floor with the N4 in everything except updates, but this being a Samsung, it will get updates for atleast 20months like the GS2.
This thing is a lil machine

Just one word: better battery

Yes, you will love the screen. :laugh:

May start saving so
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How does it compare to the Nexus 4?

Any galaxy s4 owners that came from the nexus 4? I don't care about benchmarks but more on day to day usage. Is the S4 noticeably faster or slower when using the same apps?
As much as I like the nexus 4, I'm in a bad signal area, which means battery drains fast but is still useable. The s4's main advantage for me is of course the removeable battery. However, I don't want to buy a new phone just for a bigger battery if everything else is not really much of an upgrade since my nexus 4 is still pretty new.

it's a 2 different phones. Absolutely different.
Remember Nexus is a developer phone. No one can compare with it.
It can show you low benchmarks. But it absolutely smooth and fast.

As a nexus 4 user I am glad I moved. The speed is noticeably better along with external sd and spare battery for long days at work or out and about. The screen is a thing of beauty. Lack of current custom roms is my only gripe but xda will soon fix that
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avetny said:
it's a 2 different phones. Absolutely different.
Remember Nexus is a developer phone. No one can compare with it.
It can show you low benchmarks. But it absolutely smooth and fast.
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I agree that benchmarks aren't that important, which is why I said to ignore benchmarks when making comparisons. I am not a developer but I bought the nexus 4 because it is overall a high end device at a cheap price. The s4 is much more expensive, so I want to see if it is really that much better.

Any former Galaxy S4 owners here?

The G2 totally flew under the radar for me, but it looks really amazing from what I've seen. How does it compare to the S4? Worth the switch?
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No contest. I waited out something better than the S4 I played with all my friends Samsung's and they are no where near this...it's touchwiz not the phone.
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I have the s4. I will not go back! This phone is amazing!
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jrgilbert79 said:
No contest. I waited out something better than the S4 I played with all my friends Samsung's and they are no where near this...it's touchwiz not the phone.
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I use CyanogenMod, so that's a moot point to me. I always plan on installing an AOSP-based ROM as soon as it is available.

I come from a GNex and aosp is noobsville compared to a feature rich rom with no lag.
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The G2 totally flew under the radar for me, but it looks really amazing from what I've seen. How does it compare to the S4? Worth the switch?
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Had a S4 messed around with it lol and gave it back to the store and got the G2 loving this phone 10x more than the s4

Had the s4 and ran the gpe 4.3. Trust me.. I won't go back after using this phone. As someone said, Google's Android isn't as good as a feature rich device that gives you similar performance.
As for the phone itself, every screen, battery, performance, camera... The G2 blows the s4 away
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I have recently owned the HTC One, S4, and S4 Active and the G2 is night and day difference! Now I will clarify that I haven't received my unit yet but I set them up for people at my work and didn't put it down all day Friday. If you haven't played with one yet go and try it out... you wont regret it. The S4 is a joke compared... I can say the same about all 3 of the above phones. I hope to get my unit this week...
It is a perfect blend of features for me. The HTC One had an amazing screen but it was a tad to small and the battery life was horrible. The S4 had a nice form factor but the AMOLED was horrible IMO, and the S4 active was nice with the LCD instead of the AMOLED but the G2 has the looks, screen, battery, features, loki-able, camera, speed.... i could go all day

Before you rebuttal with some garbage about aluminum remember that you would use a case because a scratch is imminent and complain about the weight.
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I'm coming from an s4. This phone is a huge upgrade over the s4 imo. It runs smoother, has a much better screen which can actually be viewed outside, has photosphere, has OIS, runs smoother, better battery, and imo a better sock Rom experience in general, and knock on and off is awesome (yes I'm aware of apps and using gestures but I find LG's built in knock on works better)
It's a joke the s4 is the same price and even if the s4 were cheaper I would still get the g2.
I like my g2 so much more that before I got the g2 I said to myself that if tethering didn't work I would keep the s4 because I need tethering but after buying my g2 and using for an hour I knew there was no way I could go back to the s4. I sold it a couple hours later.
This is by far the best smartphone I've ever owned.
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Only downside I see that may arise is lack of development. It'll come, but it will take a while compared to the S4.
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I came from two S4's. One on Verizon and then one on AT&T when I switched carriers. I didn't like the One, so the S4 was the best choice for me at the time. I hate AOSP, so the Nexus 4 wasn't an option for me.
Anyhow, this phone blows the S4 completely out of the water and then it gets a hold of it again, throws it back into the water and blows it out of the water again. It's that much better imo.
Don't even consider the S4. Trust me. This phone is where it's at right now.
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I'm stuck between the two. I'm running rooted s4 with bioshock kernel and it's pretty smooth but G2 is still smoother and much faster. HD games run butter smooth. Screen is unbelievable. But I do not like the camera in really low light where I have to turn on flash. The pictures are dim. When I try panoramic I have pan slower than the s4 or parts of it gets blurry. I use my phone a lot to take pics so that part is the most important to me. Also no sd card so my 64gb card that's almost full is useless.
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i had well still have s4, but after seeing this one, for some reason it felt more user friendly, more pleasent, screen is amazing, battery life to die for, 2hr screen time i was still at 60% plus, every where you look you see samsung, i was affraid i would miss wireless charging but so far so good
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Traded s4 just yesterday for the g2...no comparison really. The s4 is not a bad phone, but stock to stock, the g2 is just so much smoother and the screen is a nice upgrade. Can't go wrong with either, but if you are debating between the two, I would definitely go g2...there really is no downside.
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I had a S4 with octalag cores, it was slow and touchwiz bloat and slowed up everything. Yet benchmarks were fast? Ok camera, shakey video then the screen broke in my pocket from the heat difference.
LG G2 is waaaay better in my eyes.
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I'm stuck between the two. I'm running rooted s4 with bioshock kernel and it's pretty smooth but G2 is still smoother and much faster. HD games run butter smooth. Screen is unbelievable. But I do not like the camera in really low light where I have to turn on flash. The pictures are dim. When I try panoramic I have pan slower than the s4 or parts of it gets blurry. I use my phone a lot to take pics so that part is the most important to me. Also no sd card so my 64gb card that's almost full is useless.
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No SD card issue for me with my G2 F320L, I can still keep on using my Extreme sandisk 64GB

I had the I9500 since launch, and the G2 is better in every single aspect. The only thing I can see worth arguing over is the screen. (LCD vs amoled) I'm happy with either, and the G2 screen is phenomenal. I only have a couple of nags with the G2, some of which already solved by XDA (low speaker volume, bloat) and the others will be solved in time.
The buttons on the back will have you cursing for a few days, but after that you'll get used to that. It hit me once like a ton of bricks, while talking on the phone I wanted to turn the volume up. Normally this means fumbling trying to find the volume rocker on the side, but then it hit me, hey my finger is ALREADY on the damn button. Done. And after you get used to knock on, you'll be upset with other devices that can't do it. I never touch the sleep button.
I had pretty decent lag issues with the S4, among some other nags, the G2 has NONE of these. Its a monster 99% of the time. (I've only found a couple of super oddball issues) I rooted day one, and did a Titanium restore, Nova launcher, etc. No problems. I swear this is the fastest, most responsive typing experience I've ever had with SwiftKey.
I was also desperate to be able to return to AOSP (or an AOSP based rom) and the Exynos S4 looked pretty bleak for full support. (as usual) Makes me wish I had gotten the I9505. (snapdragon)
I'm not huge on battery life (I'm able to charge most of the time) but the G2 also wins here by tons. I'm completely happy with that. S4 w/rom and kernel was doing an average of 12ish hours for me, the G2.... probably 18-20. I left the G2 unplugged overnight and with two days of mild use I got over 30hrs. When the screen is off it uses NO battery. (for me and my setup)
I had a 16gb card in my S4, and the G2 is 32gb... so even steven there.
All that being said, I'm paying very close attention to Nexus 5 news. I'm an AOSP junky, and I'm very much ready to return to a Nexus phone for that reason. The fact that it will be based on this hardware is exciting. When we get official word on the N5, I'll weigh the G2 vs the N5, and how the dev scene looks for the G2. If I knew for an absolute fact that the G2 could/will have the same dev potential that the N5 will undoubtedly have, that would seal it for me. (I did the same thing last year, bought the LG OG, and wished I had gotten the N4)
Summery: Noway is there a valid argument to get the S4 over the G2. (unless you *HAVE* to have removable storage/battery)
All of this is my opinion for what its worth. I've been using Android phones since before the Nexus One, and I usually try all of the flagship phones, minus the phablets and *usually* no HTC models.

Some days I take my S4 with me and some days I take the G2. I like them both but if I had to choose only one to keep it would be the G2. The S4 has better GPS for some reason. It locks twice as fast but it's no big deal. I can live with 32gb of memory and 3000mah batteries.

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I'm coming from an s4. This phone is a huge upgrade over the s4 imo. It runs smoother, has a much better screen which can actually be viewed outside, has photosphere, has OIS, runs smoother, better battery, and imo a better sock Rom experience in general, and knock on and off is awesome (yes I'm aware of apps and using gestures but I find LG's built in knock on works better)
It's a joke the s4 is the same price and even if the s4 were cheaper I would still get the g2.
I like my g2 so much more that before I got the g2 I said to myself that if tethering didn't work I would keep the s4 because I need tethering but after buying my g2 and using for an hour I knew there was no way I could go back to the s4. I sold it a couple hours later.
This is by far the best smartphone I've ever owned.
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I currently own the S4 and am considering the G2. My biggest question was the display. Specifically outdoor visibility. Now I am pretty sure I will upgrade to the G2.

Only thing holding me back from g2 is freaken sprint. Release the damn thing already!!
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S4 or LG G2?

I'm so torn between these two phones but I want a phone that has a great camera, I like the fact that the G2 has OIS but does it actually make much difference?
From what I understand I have heard that the LG G2 has a poor weak flash which is unfortunate as I know the flash on the S4 is very good and powerful.
I like the design of the G2 and I know the battery life would be better but it's so hard to decide.

I went with the S4, best decision ever (techwise)
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wiltsguy1982 said:
I'm so torn between these two phones but I want a phone that has a great camera, I like the fact that the G2 has OIS but does it actually make much difference?
From what I understand I have heard that the LG G2 has a poor weak flash which is unfortunate as I know the flash on the S4 is very good and powerful.
I like the design of the G2 and I know the battery life would be better but it's so hard to decide.
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Spec wise the G2 is pretty much ahead of the S4. Faster and also the screen with the lg g pro are the two best screens on the market right now.
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In my opinion the G2 is definitely the better device, no contest. But if you're interested in the S4 and have verizon then check out my swappa listing:
http://swappa.com/listing/BMJ715/view
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I previously owned a S4 and if you can live with touchwiz(I couldn't) you will get the benefit of having external storage and a removable battery which could be useful with your picture taking. From all accounts LG's UI is lag free and OIS really helps when taking videos. If you are mainly focused on taking stills then I would go with the S4 mainly for the external storage and removable battery, if you don't mind putting up with touchwiz.

I know it's a bit quick to judge, but after four days with G2, I'm thinking of switching to S4.
I always root my devices, and really miss Slim Bean ROM from Nexus 4, so touchwiz would not be an issue.
Mainly I'm a bit disappointed in G2's camera, and that I can't use Automatic call recorder from Play Store.
Also there seems to be a lack of devs for the D802 version.

No reason whatsoever to get a phone with last generation specs
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No reason whatsoever to get a phone with last generation specs
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And I'm not even a spec junkie. I've had both and the G2 is just simply the better phone.
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G2 > S4. Period (That should help you)
G2 compares to the Note 3.

I dumped my S4 as quickly as I could to get my G2. I was severely disappointed with the S4. It was a huge misfire by Samsung imo.
Touchwiz lags like crazy on that phone. They seemed to have fixed that issue on the Note 3 if you're interested in a phone of that size.
But between just the S4 and the G2, there is no competition. The G2 blows the S4 out of the water imo.
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G2 > S4. Period (That should help you)
G2 compares to the Note 3.
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Exactly. The G2 competes directly with the Note 3 therefore the S4 is not even comparable. The S4 is arguably the most disappointing flagship phone this year. The HTC One is much better in my opinion.
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barondebxl said:
Exactly. The G2 competes directly with the Note 3 therefore the S4 is not even comparable. The S4 is arguably the most disappointing flagship phone this year. The HTC One is much better in my opinion.
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Actually, the S4 is currently so disappointing, that the rumor says that Samsung will present the S5 already in January.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiat...s-ii-flagship-smartphone-smartphone-portfolio
The G2 does not compete against the Note3, because these are from two different categories. The effective screen size of the G2 (meaning what you are left with because of that Nav bar, which is about 4.9 inch), is still far smaller than that huge 5.7 inch of the Note 3.
The Note 3 is a huge screen, two handed device, while the G2 is a regular screen (a bit smaller than the S4) with excellent one handed operation (and battery life).

G2 no question, the only thing i miss about touch jizz is the alarm and the ability to swipe to call from text messages and from contact,

Everyone has their opinion. Myself, I have both and love both. But, my Verizon S4 didn't locked down with the ME7 update like many did, and I run Hyperdrive on it. No lag at all and great battery life. It's a damn nice phone and I'm glad I have it. If I had to choose between an ME7 S4 and a G2, I would take the G2 in a heart beat. But between a pre-ME7 S4 and a G2... that would be a tough call for me.

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Everyone has their opinion. Myself, I have both and love both. But, my Verizon S4 didn't locked down with the ME7 update like many did, and I run Hyperdrive on it. No lag at all and great battery life. It's a damn nice phone and I'm glad I have it. If I had to choose between an ME7 S4 and a G2, I would take the G2 in a heart beat. But between a pre-ME7 S4 and a G2... that would be a tough call for me.
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I came from a pre ME7 S4 and don't regret it. Hyperdrive is a very overrated rom imo. I ran aosp on the S4 but when I needed Touchwiz, I usually stuck with beans. Both are top devices though and no one can go wrong with picking either one. Still deciding whether to keep the S4 or sell it.
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If you're on Sprint then hands down go g2. It supports Sprint's future network.

Noam23 said:
Actually, the S4 is currently so disappointing, that the rumor says that Samsung will present the S5 already in January.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiat...s-ii-flagship-smartphone-smartphone-portfolio
The G2 does not compete against the Note3, because these are from two different categories. The effective screen size of the G2 (meaning what you are left with because of that Nav bar, which is about 4.9 inch), is still far smaller than that huge 5.7 inch of the Note 3.
The Note 3 is a huge screen, two handed device, while the G2 is a regular screen (a bit smaller than the S4) with excellent one handed operation (and battery life).
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And that would be a huge mistake from Samsung. The reason why the S4 was disappointing in the first place is because Samsung rushed it to the market.
Yes, the G2 does not compete in the market against the Note 3, but i does in terms of specs, battery life and performance thats why many of us are torn between both devices.
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The g2. The s4 I had lagged even with root and all that stuff. The g2 also has a better battery life than s4. I love everything about the g2.
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curly9 said:
The g2. The s4 I had lagged even with root and all that stuff. The g2 also has a better battery life than s4. I love everything about the g2.
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Agreed. I had the early S4 that I had fully rooted and it didn't matter. Some roms made it more manageable, but the lag was still there.
The G2 is in a different class than the S4. It's much, much better.
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
Agreed. I had the early S4 that I had fully rooted and it didn't matter. Some roms made it more manageable, but the lag was still there.
The G2 is in a different class than the S4. It's much, much better.
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Hows your note 3 quest?
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