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[Q] What to buy - I9500 or I9505 ?

I do not know what to buy, On the one hand Google spends official Android to I9505.
But then again maybe it's better to buy the I9500 ?
Google will release a Official Android for all I9505 devices? Or just devices purchased from Google?
Please Help!!! I do not know what to buy: (

kobi_shalom said:
I do not know what to buy, On the one hand Google spends official Android to I9505.
But then again maybe it's better to buy the I9500 ?
Google will release a Official Android for all I9505 devices? Or just devices purchased from Google?
Please Help!!! I do not know what to buy: (
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see if u have 4g in ur country go with the i9505 it has 4g and better battery lifetime
but if u dont have 4g u cud go with the i9500
see the i9500 has an unoticeable better preformance (difference of tinybits)
but also has better gpu even if old
i bought tje i9505 because i think its better than i9500 but thats just my opinion dnt go using abusive language because i said that

qazmed said:
see if u have 4g in ur country go with the i9505 it has 4g and better battery lifetime
but if u dont have 4g u cud go with the i9500
see the i9500 has an unoticeable better preformance (difference of tinybits)
but also has better gpu even if old
i bought tje i9505 because i think its better than i9500 but thats just my opinion dnt go using abusive language because i said that
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As far as I know both devices have LTE
And I use the Hebrew language, but I have no problem with English I just need the Hebrew keyboard
I want to know if you will be able to install the I9505 (which Google bought) their official Android

kobi_shalom said:
As far as I know both devices have LTE
And I use the Hebrew language, but I have no problem with English I just need the Hebrew keyboard
I want to know if you will be able to install the I9505 (which Google bought) their official Android
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Google version of s4 isnt out yet idk maube som3ine will goodluck

qazmed said:
Google version of s4 isnt out yet idk maube som3ine will goodluck
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Google version of s4 will release a Official Android on 26 june...no???

Maybe but i dnt think u will get their version of android but surely good old devs are here to port it dnt be afraid go with the i9505 blindly its best

Pros for 9505: many roms including aosp and better community support, GPU with OpenGL 3.0, LTE, same hardware as google edition
Cons for 9505: about 10% less CPU power
Pros for 9500: about 10% more CPU power
Cons for 9500: no AOSP at least for now, worse dev community support, older GPU, no LTE (LTE version of 9500 is only in Korea), flawed CPU
No one knows if You will be able to flash google rom directly, but most probably it will be at least easily portable to 9505. For me the choice is very easy.

slig said:
Pros for 9505: many roms including aosp and better community support, GPU with OpenGL 3.0, LTE, same hardware as google edition
Cons for 9505: about 10% less CPU power
Pros for 9500: about 10% more CPU power
Cons for 9500: no AOSP at least for now, worse dev community support, older GPU, no LTE (LTE version of 9500 is only in Korea), flawed CPU
No one knows if You will be able to flash google rom directly, but most probably it will be at least easily portable to 9505. For me the choice is very easy.
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I buy the I9505 or I9500 from Korea...

kobi_shalom said:
I buy the I9505 or I9500 from Korea...
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You're buying S4 from korea?
Anyway, get i9505 as it has much more development support and has 4g.

slig said:
Pros for 9505: many roms including aosp and better community support, GPU with OpenGL 3.0, LTE, same hardware as google edition
Cons for 9505: about 10% less CPU power
Pros for 9500: about 10% more CPU power
Cons for 9500: no AOSP at least for now, worse dev community support, older GPU, no LTE (LTE version of 9500 is only in Korea), flawed CPU
No one knows if You will be able to flash google rom directly, but most probably it will be at least easily portable to 9505. For me the choice is very easy.
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So the Gpu is better on the I9505 even though it's weaker?
Which one will show better performance in the future on heavy games (I know that at the moment, no game is a challenge for any one of them...).

gabi11 said:
So the Gpu is better on the I9505 even though it's weaker?
Which one will show better performance in the future on heavy games (I know that at the moment, no game is a challenge for any one of them...).
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See the gpu in i9500 has higher mhz but it isnt noticeable as no games are that high but for the future the i9500 has no support for glse 3.0 unlike the i9505 which does so u choose
samsung made this a controversy so that both devices sell

so....I9505 ? Or I9500?

iPhone 5 definitely :good: :good:

kobi_shalom said:
so....I9505 ? Or I9500?
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Youve been given the details and pros/cons ...can you not make your own decision? Why are you asking people to choose for you

i9505
Sent from the state where marijuana is illegal

a box of kittens said:
Youve been given the details and pros/cons ...can you not make your own decision? Why are you asking people to choose for you
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I consult....In any case I'm still not close what I want to buy I do not know what more to either pay = \

[Q] Which GS4 model should i get?

I would prefer to be without a contract, I'm okay being without LTE in the USA, would like international usability, and am confused about all these different variants in model numbers, processor types, and versions (e.g. Google edition, Active edition, etc...). Thanks!

whiteblazer01 said:
I would prefer to be without a contract, I'm okay being without LTE in the USA, would like international usability, and am confused about all these different variants in model numbers, processor types, and versions (e.g. Google edition, Active edition, etc...). Thanks!
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Go for I9506.I think is the best.I own this phone and is better than I9505.But if you are looking for any custom rom you will not find anyhing for it(yet) only root and a few mods compatible from I9505.But overall is way better than i9505.The Snapdragon 800(2,3 Ghz and Adreno 330) does his job very well.And....there is no official android 4.3 for it.Just 4.2.2.I9506 rocks the benchmarks.In Antutu(stok ROM,stock Kernel) it scores around 35000 pts.

none , don t purchase an s4 , if u really want a Samsung device the s5 is coming soon , also concerning international usability with regional lock Samsung is not a good option

If you're considering a Google play edition device, you're better off with the nexus 5
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

aresbv2000 said:
Go for I9506.I think is the best.I own this phone and is better than I9505.But if you are looking for any custom rom you will not find anyhing for it(yet) only root and a few mods compatible from I9505.But overall is way better than i9505.The Snapdragon 800(2,3 Ghz and Adreno 330) does his job very well.And....there is no official android 4.3 for it.Just 4.2.2.I9506 rocks the benchmarks.In Antutu(stok ROM,stock Kernel) it scores around 35000 pts.
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Thanks for the recommendation, I'm looking into this. What carrier are you using; any plan suggestions? (I'm not too eager to sign a contract)
difyel said:
none , don t purchase an s4 , if u really want a Samsung device the s5 is coming soon , also concerning international usability with regional lock Samsung is not a good option
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Has the S5 been announced? Doesn't Samsung usually release new year flagship phones in March/April? I'll need one much sooner than that.
Also, what's the problem with international use on a GS4? I think I remember reading that International GS4s in the USA don't have 4G use, and USA GS4s don't work well in other countries. If I get a rootable GS4, would this resolve this concern?
Thanks again for the help guys!

Galaxy S4 i9505 vs i9500- which to choose?

Hi guys i want to buy new smartphone, I was thinking on any model s4 but i don't know which :crying: I like very good sound quality so I would buy i9500 (wolfson dac) but i9505 has better gpu (51 vs 97gflops)http://kyokojap.myweb.hinet.net/gpu_gflops/ Please help because i'm confused

*Jonny* said:
Hi guys i want to buy new smartphone, I was thinking on any model s4 but i don't know which :crying: I like very good sound quality so I would buy i9500 (wolfson dac) but i9505 has better gpu (51 vs 97gflops)http://kyokojap.myweb.hinet.net/gpu_gflops/ Please help because i'm confused
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Personally i would opt for the i9505 as it has more developers supporting it so if you want to flash a rom it's a lot easier than with a i9500
Just my opinion

11calcal said:
Personally i would opt for the i9505 as it has more developers supporting it so if you want to flash a rom it's a lot easier than with a i9500
Just my opinion
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i would definitely double this, i myself have an i9500 and i have a hard time finding mods for this international versiom, almost everything is made for the i9505

*Jonny* said:
Hi guys i want to buy new smartphone, I was thinking on any model s4 but i don't know which :crying: I like very good sound quality so I would buy i9500 (wolfson dac) but i9505 has better gpu (51 vs 97gflops)http://kyokojap.myweb.hinet.net/gpu_gflops/ Please help because i'm confused
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well it depend on your usage..and if your network got LTE why don't you try i9505..for android smartphone you don't need to worry about sound quality because they got plenty of mod that you can use.

I do not know which is better
Zaraee said:
well it depend on your usage..and if your network got LTE why don't you try i9505..for android smartphone you don't need to worry about sound quality because they got plenty of mod that you can use.
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I know but modifications are helpless if hardware is weak ( Hexagon QDSP6V4 vs wolfson dac: Confused unfortunately, I have no comparison
I have seen the number of custom rom on i9500 and in my opinion it is sufficient :Confused:

*Jonny* said:
I know but modifications are helpless if hardware is weak ( Hexagon QDSP6V4 vs wolfson dac: Confused unfortunately, I have no comparison
I have seen the number of custom rom on i9500 and in my opinion it is sufficient :Confused:
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yeah,because i never seen people compared the audio hardware to buy the smartphone..
i try google Hexagon QDSP6V4 vs wolfson dac and there are no people camparing this stuff

guys which one is jflte and jfltexx for i9505 and all roms for one of them will work in the other ...i mean same zip file can be flash in both of them withou hard brick ....thanks

I would agree with Poroto!
Go for I9505. I have the I9500 and really struggled to get a decent ROM for that. Before this, I was using thd S3 I9300 which has a very good ecosystem of custom ROMs.
Hope this helps! Cheers!
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Free mobile app

Choose s4 i9505 for its vast ROM support. You can also easily find solutions to your problems because there are more users of i9505 than i9500

[Q] Which to buy? 9505 or 9506?

It's almost time to retire my trusty S2. My choices for replacement are the 9505 or the 9506. The 9506 is newer, probably better technology, but there is more custom stuff ready for the 9505. So which way to go? Neither the s800 with a higher CPU nor the slightly higher LTE category (LTE is crap here in Greece) in the 9506 are not dealbreakers for me. I am more interested in stability, customization, and the upgrade path to lollipop.

I9505
Anyday.
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "

DeepankarS said:
I9505
Anyday.
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
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Thanks. Could you say a bit about why?

corvus.corax said:
Thanks. Could you say a bit about why?
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I use a i9500 still I yearn for a i9505.
-Better dev support
-More Roms
-More Kernels
-More acceptability (on XDA as most of the devs have i9505, thus can help better)
-More guides and and a universally used board, so if you want to turn into a dev, you have more guides
-A method to flash custom roms without tripping KNOX!
I9506 is not known. Whatever maybe the reason, people with i9506 long for a custom rom.
And if one S4 variant gets and upgrade, all S4s will get an upgrade.
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "

That more or less confirms what I thought. I guess there are more developer support and customizations for the 9505 because it came out before the 9506. Still, it'd be nice to have the newer CPU and GPU (as they tend to be more efficient) and I suspect there are some other minor improvements as well. I see there are unified ROMs that work on both models, though definitely more for the 9505. At least they are both using snapdragons, so they well-enough documented compared to exynos.

[Q] gonna buy note 3, need suggestions

hi im gonna buy note 3 but a little confused in which one should i buy?
i want heavy customization, (get bored with one rom and need another sooner , so should be most supported by devs in xda)
3g is enough, don't need 4g. but it doesn't hurt me if it is in device, but i mostly select 2g only mode.
i play games but not heavy games, just puzzle games low battery.
need highest battery life. no matter how, even if after custom roms and kernels.
need high resolution.

get the exynos smn900
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Here r 10x much more snapdragon custom roms. So buy n9005

Buy n9005...

Mr.LOVER said:
should be most supported by devs in xda
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N9005

If you want dev support and customROMS the Snapdragon is your best option.
Snapdragon support has always been much greater than Exynos support.
jnr2015 said:
get the exynos smn900
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No. Really, no. Not if you want ROM development.