[Q] Looking for best ROM i9506 - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys I'm looking for best ROM for lollipop plus most stable what one gets updated more .
I upgraded from the i9505 to the i9506 but not as much devs which sucks.
Not a lot of choice ROMs mods kernels could anyone tell me why as it has better GPU better CPU so why lack of support?

panda968 said:
Hey guys I'm looking for best ROM for lollipop plus most stable what one gets updated more .
I upgraded from the i9505 to the i9506 but not as much devs which sucks.
Not a lot of choice ROMs mods kernels could anyone tell me why as it has better GPU better CPU so why lack of support?
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Probably because it's a spin-off and I think was released some time later than the GT-I9505. Meaning that more people got the original models (I9500 and I9505).

HI,
Sorry, but no one will answer you what's the best ROM out there, as it is a highly personal opinion. You can give a read on the threads and see which suits better your needs.
For the other question, i9506 took some good time to get a worldwide release and developers were already busy with i9505 and i9500. Specially considering the fact that many countries didn't get the i9506 variant.
All the best,
~Lord
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[Q] what to get? help please

hello
i have my note 2 with me and tonight or tomorrow ill buy the s4 ,
but i dont know witch model to get , a lil confuse
in my area got a 4g support but i dont care much about it so its not big deal with me if i get the lte support one or not
what i care about is the roms , kernels supports (Samsung base )
so will the i9500 will be good in terms of roms dev etc or the i9505 ?
as i said i care about roms dev and also performance
thank you for reading
Quad is almost lock in specific operators and octa is almost international
so quad is more depend on operators plan
and Octa depend on samsung plan
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thanks but im not talking about the plan or locked
im talking about what to get in terms of roms devs and dev supports
both of them are unlocked here in my country
The Qualcomm (i9505) version is better if you're looking for ROMs, Kernels, Themes... But the Exynos(i9500) version is also very good.
PS: Both versions are good in term of performence & fluidity !

A question or two...important!

Okay so my Note 2 is sold and I am buying the S4 (I9500) tomorrow or the day after, but I was shocked after going to the Development section! There is no Android Rev HD ROM for I9500 but I9505 version is there! Why?
Also more things are available for I9505, but for I9500 very least amount of mods! Since I used ARHD on my Note 2 I never ever used any other ROM, as it was so fluid (never thought Android could be that smooth!) and never went back to stock ROM! And I hate AOSP ROMs, so if I buy I9500 my option is to stay on Stock ROM now or what?
This could well be a deal breaker for me!
The i9500 is only available in cirtain countries and is isn't very favourable to devs because of all its closed source hardware. It's why cm etc find it a lot harder to develop for. You can get really good stock based ROMs such as omega etc but due to its restricted availability you won't get as many devs for them.
Would still be a really good buy though. Give it time, as contracts get cheaper over time there should be more interest in them
@jujuburi
Hi,
Welcome to the S4 forum.
Please check out the Help Thread for the S4 in my signature.
Senior Member 123hiten had the i9500, and managed to get hold of a i9505.
You might want to talk to him about how he was able to do that.
jujuburi said:
Okay so my Note 2 is sold and I am buying the S4 (I9500) tomorrow or the day after, but I was shocked after going to the Development section! There is no Android Rev HD ROM for I9500 but I9505 version is there! Why?
Also more things are available for I9505, but for I9500 very least amount of mods! Since I used ARHD on my Note 2 I never ever used any other ROM, as it was so fluid (never thought Android could be that smooth!) and never went back to stock ROM! And I hate AOSP ROMs, so if I buy I9500 my option is to stay on Stock ROM now or what?
This could well be a deal breaker for me!
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Yup, that got to me too, unfortunately i didn't do my homework first by checking the development section. One of the main reasons is the CPU chipset, and the amount of people who own the i9505. First it is easier as i understood to work with the snapdragon than the exynos and also most people which includes developers have the i9505 and the ROMs cant work on both devices because o the chipsets.
Now about lag, you dont need to worry, I am still in stock rom rooted and there is DEFINITELY no such thing as lag....runs smooth as butter, but i was still disappointed in the lack of ROMs which I like to flash for fun.
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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!
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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.

What is the best rom for S4-I9505 ?! ( BEST BATTERY,PERFORMANCE )

Hi, what do you think is the best rom for S4 ?! And what rom do you use? Thanks
Hi,
As it's commonly said there's no such thing as best ROM, your best bet would be to go through your device subforum and read the threads for one that would satisfy your needs.
One thing I can suggest is that by my experience, AOSP based ROMs had better performance and battery life than TouchWiz based ones. That may help you on making a smaller search.
All the best,
~Lord
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XxLordxX said:
Hi,
As it's commonly said there's no such thing as best ROM, your best bet would be to go through your device subforum and read the threads for one that would satisfy your needs.
One thing I can suggest is that by my experience, AOSP based ROMs had better performance and battery life than TouchWiz based ones. That may help you on making a smaller search.
All the best,
~Lord
Sent from my Galaxy S7 Edge (SM-935F) using Tapatalk Beta
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Thanks i appreciate that.:good:
For my GT-i9505 i use Optimized CM13, for me it much better than touchwiz
Any ROM is better than TouchWiz.
It's not TouchWiz that's bad, it's the fact that it needs a lot of resources to run.

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