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I was playing with my friends EVO and loved how much bigger the screen was. Most people liked the 4 inch display, but im one of those guys that thinks bigger is better. The phone itself was nothing special. Seemed to be as responsive as my vibrant, but games were not as smooth and the Vibrants screen blew it away. The colors on the EVO looked faded and just didnt stand out. Just wish Samsung made it with a 4.3 Super amoled screen
But i guess i cant complain to much, its still larger than my iphone4's screen. And i can use 3G!!!!!!!
Sorry about my rambling.
I know what you mean, it would be nice if It had a bigger screen; but I doesn't matter to me since I came from a Mytouch lol. Hopefully there will be a successor of the Galaxy S family next year that will appeal all of our needs. Imagine a phone with Super AMOLED, 4.3 inch screen, FFC, 8 megapixel camera with flash, FM Radio, working GPS and to top it off Vanilla Android. One can only dream ^_^.
ElahC said:
I know what you mean, it would be nice if It had a bigger screen; but I doesn't matter to me since I came from a Mytouch lol. Hopefully there will be a successor of the Galaxy S family next year that will appeal all of our needs. Imagine a phone with Super AMOLED, 4.3 inch screen, FFC, 8 megapixel camera with flash, FM Radio, working GPS and to top it off Vanilla Android. One can only dream ^_^.
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There have been leaks of a 4.3 inch SAMOLED successor to the Galaxy S. It's being called the Galaxy SX.
ElahC said:
I know what you mean, it would be nice if It had a bigger screen; but I doesn't matter to me since I came from a Mytouch lol. Hopefully there will be a successor of the Galaxy S family next year that will appeal all of our needs. Imagine a phone with Super AMOLED, 4.3 inch screen, FFC, 8 megapixel camera with flash, FM Radio, working GPS and to top it off Vanilla Android. One can only dream ^_^.
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I'm good with the 4" screen. I don't need a bigger phone filling up my pockets.
On a side-note, the number of megapixels in the camera is more marketing than anything. All that tells you is how much data the camera subsystem returns to the software...it tells you nothing about the quality of the camera sensor (or the lens in the case of actual digital cameras). I've seen way too many high-megapixel devices with lousy camera sensors to place much importance on that number. A cheap camera sensor + lots of megapixels = more bad picture. Don't be fooled...look at the quality of the pictures, not the number of megapixels.
I think Samsung is coming out with a tablet... stick that your pocket
dex1701 said:
I'm good with the 4" screen. I don't need a bigger phone filling up my pockets.
On a side-note, the number of megapixels in the camera is more marketing than anything. All that tells you is how much data the camera subsystem returns to the software...it tells you nothing about the quality of the camera sensor (or the lens in the case of actual digital cameras). I've seen way too many high-megapixel devices with lousy camera sensors to place much importance on that number. A cheap camera sensor + lots of megapixels = more bad picture. Don't be fooled...look at the quality of the pictures, not the number of megapixels.
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Hehe I completely agree with you, and thanks for the heads up on megapixels.
Coming from the HD2 to the vibrant I must say I like the 4 inch screen a lot better. 4.3 is just a little to much for me.
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NO TY!
I refuse to get anything bigger than 4 inches. I can careless how amazing the phone is. If I can't fit in my pocket and my hands comfortably than I do not wan it.
Yeah the 4.3" on the hd2 was a bit much for me. I'm a girl so not only was it huge in my hands but huge for my pocket or anything else. I think 4 is the sweet spot
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Agreed , 4 inch is the right size.
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disturkis4u;7590471 I think 4 is the sweet spot [/QUOTE said:
Then I'm the man for you!
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thunderstruck! said:
Then I'm the man for you!
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ROFL! Ziiiiing
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ROFL! Ziiiiing
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Now I know how the catholic church feels... BUZZING!
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I came from the HD2, and it was too clunky.
I could use the phone fine with one hand.
my hands aren't small, but 4" is perfect and i get 720p video recording and a better GPU/Screen.
I love the 4" form factor
Lol, so many "That's what she said" jokes here.
I think Droid X would be the better 4.3" phone since it's skinnier than the Evo/HD2 which is better when holding it in the hand, but I like the 4" size. It's the perfect size imo.
Addel said:
Now I know how the catholic church feels... BUZZING!
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i didn't get it at first, but upon a second read, i must grant you 400 internets.
Well played good sir.
dex1701 said:
I'm good with the 4" screen. I don't need a bigger phone filling up my pockets.
On a side-note, the number of megapixels in the camera is more marketing than anything. All that tells you is how much data the camera subsystem returns to the software...it tells you nothing about the quality of the camera sensor (or the lens in the case of actual digital cameras). I've seen way too many high-megapixel devices with lousy camera sensors to place much importance on that number. A cheap camera sensor + lots of megapixels = more bad picture. Don't be fooled...look at the quality of the pictures, not the number of megapixels.
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I did not know this before. Thanks for the tip. Also i'm perfectly happy with the picture quality the Vibrant has. I am extremely pleased with the phone overall but the screen and the camera are what i'm loving most about it this week. haha
Contemplating with a 3g version, this issue bugs me, is this true?
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Contemplating with a 3g version, this issue bugs me, is this true?
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My brother owns an S3 and I own a note 2. When we put it side by side, his S3 does indeed look sharper than my Note 2. A tech savvy friend of mine told me that it was because the S3 has a smaller screen with the same number of pixels as the Note 2. Therefore, the S3 is sharper in that sense as there are more pixels per inch of the phone.
The Note 2 on the other hand is supposed to use an rgb matrix pattern as opposed to the S3 which uses a pentile display. RGB is supposed to be superior to the pentile method for color reproduction and sharpness so in that sense the Note 2 actually makes up for a bit of lost ground when compared to the S3 having more pixels per inch of the screen.
There's a detailed comparison here..
Anyway, thats about as far as I could understand from my friend but from my own personal experience, yes you will notice the S3 to be sharper somewhat when compared to the Note 2 but the difference isn't very glaring either unless you put them side by side and start nit picking on each part of the screen.
chessnut said:
My brother owns an S3 and I own a note 2. When we put it side by side, his S3 does indeed look sharper than my Note 2. A tech savvy friend of mine told me that it was because the S3 has a smaller screen with the same number of pixels as the Note 2. Therefore, the S3 is sharper in that sense as there are more pixels per inch of the phone.
The Note 2 on the other hand is supposed to use an rgb matrix pattern as opposed to the S3 which uses a pentile display. RGB is supposed to be superior to the pentile method for color reproduction and sharpness so in that sense the Note 2 actually makes up for a bit of lost ground when compared to the S3 having more pixels per inch of the screen.
There's a detailed comparison here..
Anyway, thats about as far as I could understand from my friend but from my own personal experience, yes you will notice the S3 to be sharper somewhat when compared to the Note 2 but the difference isn't very glaring either unless you put them side by side and start nit picking on each part of the screen.
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I have both devices and it's fair to say this is a spot on explanation, the Note 2 feels softer one tip is try reducing your ro.sf.lcd_density to 300 on the note 2 makes everything a bit smaller and a bit sharper IMO.
SIII does definitely look sharper because of the above said reason.
I like the note 2 screen better becaus it's not pentile and to me looks sharper then the s3 screen.
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The size and the screen issue are actually stopping me from upgrading... Tempting though.
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Gunner86 said:
I like the note 2 screen better becaus it's not pentile and to me looks sharper then the s3 screen.
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+1. To my eyes, the S3 screen doesn't look near as good as the Note 2's. I think the Note 2 has the best mobile display at this time. The only thing that could make it better is if it was 1080p with the RGB arrangement. Hopefully we get the bump in res on the Note 3.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1963732
Check that video out. Just skip in where the display is tackled. Its explained everything there. After watching the whole video, im inlove with this saxy beast more!
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Ev0d3vil said:
Contemplating with a 3g version, this issue bugs me, is this true?
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In a word, no.
That's so weird, my s3 screen doesn't look nearly as good as my note does.
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cashyftw said:
That's so weird, my s3 screen doesn't look nearly as good as my note does.
Sent from my Note Dos (;
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Yea seriously are people getting different panels for their S3's than my previous one?
I had an international GT-I9300 S3, and before that I had the international GT-N7000 Note 1.
Out of the 3, the Note 2 is by far the best display, followed by the Note 1 and last would be my S3.
When I switched from the Note 1 to the S3, I immediately was a little disappointed, the S3's screen just wasn't as sharp as the Note 1 and the Note 2's display is far superior the the Note 1.
Tech OCD rears it's ugly head yet again.
The screen on the Note II is stunning. End of thread.
Note screen it's nicer, I've had both and it finely is sharper for text and the colours seem nicer
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All made by Samsung
S3 or Note 2 , their screens are all made by samsung, just RGB is different from pentile
But in my opinion these two screens look almost the same
ok, i'm quite satisfied with the nexus 4's camera but yesterday when I was comparing shots with my friend who owns an htc one x, i got a little bit jealous as her pictures had a wider angle lol. when she previews pics, it really occupies the entire screen. so are there any apps that can help me get wider angle pics or is it a hardware limitation? because my friend also showed me that you can change the pic dimension from 4:3 to 16:9 in htc's stock camera app, and i can't seem to find that in my camera app.
Try Camera MX. It's set to 16:9 by default
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.magix.camera_mx
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If you're talking about the screen, I agree our N4's view angle is nowhere near HOX. And there're no software could help that, it's from the design... pixel arrangement or something. Your another point, when viewing in Gallery, I also note that the portion where statusbar located is wasted, we can't use full screen. This happen to JB gallery while ICS gallery also use statusbar space. I'm not sure what the reason behind this. If you like, you can try QuickPic... it might use full screen, but I still think stock gallery is better.
edited: Pardon me for I confused "wide angle" with "view angle".... just ignore my reply then
AW: nice camera, but...
16:9 just crops the pic. You can just zoom to achieve the same. Sensors are 4:3 so it will just worsen the quality.
The other thing is the focal length. I won't go into detail as it is explained enough on the web, but the nex has a fl of 33mm in 35mm equivalent and the hox has 28mm which means it has a wider angle, thus getting more covert, but it also has drawbacks.
And btw, this is an interesting post:
https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z13her35bk2ldjj3a235fvlh1xe0eximz
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abufaka said:
16:9 just crops the pic. You can just zoom to achieve the same. Sensors are 4:3 so it will just worsen the quality.
The other thing is the focal length. I won't go into detail as it is explained enough on the web, but the nex has a fl of 33mm in 35mm equivalent and the hox has 28mm which means it has a wider angle, thus getting more covert, but it also has drawbacks.
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Ok, it is a hardware limitation then. i know i'm just being lazy here but can you just give me the biggest drawback of wider angle cameras? just so i feel better lol
Haha, if camera's that important, should have switched, or get a hand-held on the side, I guess.
discovered another flaw today. the screen of htc one x looks much more vibrant than the nex4.
haha i still love my phone, it's blazing fast and i know it won't easily get obsolete. But I wish review sites pointed these weaknesses out.
cribol said:
discovered another flaw today. the screen of htc one x looks much more vibrant than the nex4.
haha i still love my phone, it's blazing fast and i know it won't easily get obsolete. But I wish review sites pointed these weaknesses out.
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Hox screen is over saturated. N4 is more accurate so less punchy. I have both to compare against reference images.
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cribol said:
Ok, it is a hardware limitation then. i know i'm just being lazy here but can you just give me the biggest drawback of wider angle cameras? just so i feel better lol
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Heh heh... with all other things being equal, there is essentially no advantage/disadvantage to either of these two focal lengths. It simply means that when composing the exact same picture, The nexus 4 will need to be a little further away than the HTC. Conversely, your friend will need to get closer. Sometimes it is easier to do one than the other, other times not.
AW: nice camera, but...
cribol said:
Ok, it is a hardware limitation then. i know i'm just being lazy here but can you just give me the biggest drawback of wider angle cameras? just so i feel better lol
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Lines get bent. The wider the angle the more fisheyey it gets.
But that's the extremes. I just realised poster before me essentialy said the correct thing for this exact use case.
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cribol said:
ok, i'm quite satisfied with the nexus 4's camera but yesterday when I was comparing shots with my friend who owns an htc one x, i got a little bit jealous as her pictures had a wider angle lol. when she previews pics, it really occupies the entire screen. so are there any apps that can help me get wider angle pics or is it a hardware limitation? because my friend also showed me that you can change the pic dimension from 4:3 to 16:9 in htc's stock camera app, and i can't seem to find that in my camera app.
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Try photo sphere, you won't need more angle than that
Hi there, not sure if this is a common problem or not.
Whenever I take a photo on the phone it appears okay, but when I start to zoom in it comes out really blurry. The camera's set to 13mp and even on 9.6 it's blurry too. Is it like this for everyone?
Welcome to the primary drawback of digital zoom.
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The quality will get more poor whenever you zoom in. I haven't had any issues with poor quality while zooming yet, but I'll have an eye open for it.
Pagnell said:
Welcome to the primary drawback of digital zoom.
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Haha, I meant after I'd taken the picture. Back when I owned an iPhone 4 a couple years ago, zooming in after taking the picture was still crystal clear, and that was only a 5 megapixel camera..
samb222 said:
Haha, I meant after I'd taken the picture. Back when I owned an iPhone 4 a couple years ago, zooming in after taking the picture was still crystal clear, and that was only a 5 megapixel camera..
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Well... I think I get what you mean, and it has to do mainly with the resolution of the screen. When visualising pictures in a FullHD screen (2MP) the available real size is "only" 2.5times the display size on each direction. (Screen is ~2kx1k, 13MP is ~5kx2.5k pixels). And when you zoom in you quickly reach (and surpass) the real (sharp) size.
With an old phone (say 800x480) you had plenty of zooming to do before reaching the 5MP size.
The complementary reason to this is that the camera 13MP sensor is not proportionally sized with respect to good 8MP ones.
Having said all this, I find the quality of the S4 pictures to be OUTSTANDING for a mobile device.
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Well... I think I get what you mean, and it has to do mainly with the resolution of the screen. When visualising pictures in a FullHD screen (2MP) the available real size is "only" 2.5times the display size on each direction. (Screen is ~2kx1k, 13MP is ~5kx2.5k pixels). And when you zoom in you quickly reach (and surpass) the real (sharp) size.
With an old phone (say 800x480) you had plenty of zooming to do before reaching the 5MP size.
The complementary reason to this is that the camera 13MP sensor is not proportionally sized with respect to good 8MP ones.
Having said all this, I find the quality of the S4 pictures to be OUTSTANDING for a mobile device.
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Ah that makes more sense, thanks
Which mode/settings do you use? My pictures are good but nothing spectacular.
samb222 said:
Ah that makes more sense, thanks
Which mode/settings do you use? My pictures are good but nothing spectacular.
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I usually leave it on Auto Mode although some times I do have to lower the ISO level because it tends to like high ISO values unnecessarily. I'm not a Pro photographer though.. there's probably some thread about tips and tricks to get the best out of it.
Thanks.
Post a full res picture here so we can see if they're ok.
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Post a full res picture here so we can see if they're ok.
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This picture came out surprisingly well for a change haha. Still interested on your opinions though
Have you removed the plastic lens protector?. To do so, remove the back plate and proceed carefully with your fingernail
inolvidable said:
Have you removed the plastic lens protector?. To do so, remove the back plate and proceed carefully with your fingernail
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Yep, removed it
I'm getting lots of softness and graininess on the front camera.
I'm having the same problems with the front camera. It's so frustrating as it didn't happen with the S2!!
Hi,
here is another of my photo comparison. This time I have Sony Xperia Z1, LG G2, Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and... Google Glass! Enjoy (even if it's written in italian)!
http://www.androidworld.it/2013/10/...-note-3-189931/comment-page-1/#comment-468801
Your comparing a 5mp camera up against flagship phones with better sensors and higher pixel density. Glass would be better compared against a Galaxy Nexus lol. But cool pics, and thanks for sharing. Some Glass pics come out just as good as some 8mp cameras out there!
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EnemyOfGlaDOS said:
Your comparing a 5mp camera up against flagship phones with better sensors and higher pixel density. Glass would be better compared against a Galaxy Nexus lol. But cool pics, and thanks for sharing. Some Glass pics come out just as good as some 8mp cameras out there!
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Including Google Glass on this comparison was just for fun
Glass picture
The specificity of Glass' camera is that is has a very wide field of view - it's almost a fisheye. It makes sense: as you wear it, you expect when taking a picture to capture what you see within your field of view.... so the lens was engineered that way.
Phone cameras have narrower field of view (but autofocus.... flash, etc.... - Glass doesn't have autofocus neither flash (obviously))
Cheers
Dan