tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86063904038190134382023-11-16T04:20:47.032-08:00MobilePros&ConsSamila Kosalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822605438370665791noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606390403819013438.post-6701612575898304552015-11-03T05:46:00.000-08:002015-11-03T06:07:49.007-08:00Samsung Galaxy S4 Pros and Cons - An In depth Analysis<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<h1>Index</h1> <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter1"><h3>Build, Hard Pros</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter2"><h3>Build, Hard Cons</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter3"><h3>Display, Screen Pros</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter4"><h3>Display, Screen Cons</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter5"><h3>Battery</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter6"><h3>AirView and AirGesture</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter7"><h3>WatchOn</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter8"><h3>Hub</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter9"><h3>Camera Intro</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter10"><h3>Camera Pros</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter11"><h3>Camera Cons</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter12"><h3>Browser</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter13"><h3>Multimedia</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter14"><h3>Network & Connectivity</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter15"><h3>Audio: Speakerphone calls and general audio playback</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter16"><h3>Texting and The keyboard</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter17"><h3>Device's Security and User's Safety</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter18"><h3>User Interface</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter19"><h3>Notifications</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter20"><h3>Navigation</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter21"><h3>Gaming Aspect</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter22"><h3>Out of the Box and Accessories</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter23"><h3>Samsung Galaxy S4 Pros and Cons: The Quick Read on Cons</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter24"><h3>Samsung Galaxy S4 Pros and Cons: The Quick Read on Pros</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter25"><h3>Bonus Read I: Short Codes</h3></a><br/><br/>
<a href="#Chapter26"><h3>Bonus Read II: Cloud Backup, Sync and Restoration </h3></a>
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I have also written an indepth article on the Differences between Exynos and Snapdragon, Samsung Galaxy GT-I9500 and GT-I9505 and other major versions recently emerged like Galaxy S4 Zoom, Galaxy S4 Mini,Galaxy S4 Korean version, Galaxy S4 Active, and Samsung Galaxy S4 Advanced (LTE-A) etc. You can find it <a href="html://galaxiess2.blogspot.com/2013/06/differences-between-exynos-and.html">here</a>
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Also a blog post on the Differences between Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 Vs HTC One Vs iPhone 5 Vs Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Vs Samsung Galaxy S III I9300, you can <a href="html://galaxiess2.blogspot.com/2013/06/differences-between-samsung-galaxy-s4.html">check it out here</a>
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<h2>Samsung Galaxy S4 Build (hardware)- Pros
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<b>Weight and Measures</b>
<br/><br/>1. 136.6mm tall, the exact height of S3. Width is 69.8mm and density measures at 7.9mm, they are smaller than its older sibling, 0.8mm narrower and 0.7mm thinner.
<br/><br/>2. Weights at 4.6 ounces (130 grams), three grams (0.11 ounce) lighter than S3. A featherweight champion.
<br/><br/>3. Plastic makes it light. It weights only at 4.59-ounce. For a comparison, HTC One is 5.04-ounce.
<br/><br/>4. How weight matters? Its 130g, HTC One is 144g and Xperia Z weights at 145g. Though not a big difference, it will be felt when you watch videos for lengthy sessions or surf for hours.
<br/><br/>5. Even how slim flat or light it is, it sports, a higher capacity battery.
<br/><br/>6. Its smaller, lighter and thinner than the previous but the screen is bigger.
<br/><br/>7. Where it stands against the iPhone 5? 30% larger and 17% heavier.
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<br/><br/>8. Samsung chose plastic, production cost was cut and doing good at Mass Production. The consumer benefits. It will ultimately felt by the pocket.
<br/><br/>9. The back cover lies flat on the faux-chrome edge, less curves.
<br/><br/>10. The Back panel, "Bends it like Becham", easy to peel it off.
<br/><br/>11. Removable backside, you can hook a flipcover or Sview cover, more importantly, replace the battery.
<br/><br/>12. Aluminium cases (found in the likes of HTC One,
iPhone 5 etc) can be easily dented and prone to scratches. Thats not the case with Polycarbonate.
<br/><br/>13. Polycarbonate (or plastic unibody or whatever),
unlike metal bodies, absorbes shock waves. Good for interior components.
<br/><br/>14. Its not mere plastic, but polycarbonate. Its lightweight and durable. The case wont break or crack when you drop it.
<br/><br/>15. Wireless charging, coming soon. The company is reportedly planning to sell an
optional back cover with
this capability built-in.
<br/><br/>16. Verizon's version of the GS4 will be launched with the Wireless Charging option.
<br/><br/><b>The Bezel</b>
<br/><br/>17. The Bezel is "0". Just non existant. Instead, you get more screen and it almost fills the front.
<br/><br/>18. Less bezel but device's size remains the same. and makes the S4 is no bigger than the S3. Interestingly, it adds extra 0.2-inches to the screen.
<br/><br/><b>Look and Feel</b>
<br/><br/>19. It doesn't look premium and besides all this cheap plastic, not premium look sighs, it feels comfortable to handle than the HTC One.
<br/><br/>20. Bigger and manageable.
<br/><br/>21. Faux-metal trim, a pleasure to see, it adds color.
<br/><br/>22. Look? Premium? Most premium looks will end in plastic covers.
<br/><br/>23. Feels durable despite its cheap materials.
<br/><br/><b>Grip</b>
<br/><br/>24. A firm trim, slips unlikely.
<br/><br/>25. A good grip.
<br/><br/>26. Though its glossy and somewhat slippery, you can wrap a whole hand around it.
<br/><br/>27. Straight edges, more surface to grip.
<br/><br/>28. Its slippery (in certain instances) but wont too easily slip through your hands.
<br/><br/><b>Controls, Buttons and Ports </b>
<br/><br/>29. While Nexus phones are moving away from
physical buttons for
navigation, Samsung has
opted to include three.
There are capacitive buttons for Menu and Back, and a physical, clickable button for
Home.
<br/><br/>30. The power button is conveniently mounted at the top right. In whichever way the phone is held, its an easy reach.
<br/><br/>31. The controls (capacitive Menu, Back buttons and physical Home key) are vested with another executable. With a long press, the Menu
key Googles Now, Home key fetches the task switcher and Back button brings the side bar for the Multi-window piece. Likewise, when the home key is clicked twice, Svoice steps in.
<br/><br/>32. Wireless charging.
<br/><br/>33. Home button is raised a bit. Easy to press.
<br/><br/>34. Two plastic banks, the mono speaker wont be bared when put on a flat surface, screen up.
<br/><br/>35. The speaker is in the rear (lower left corner). Fingers wont muffle it.
<br/><br/>36. A physical home button, a capacitive Back and
Menu keys, very handy for a phone of this size.
<br/><br/>37. Most buttons remain in the same places. The home button is in the home. Seems reluctant to step out of the comfort zone. The power button, Volume Rocker and Headphone Socket haven't changed their positions. Apparently Democratic!
<br/><br/>38. The microUSB port for both data connections and charging. It supports USB host and MHL 2.0 (3D 1080p TV output).
<br/><br/>39. To do the MHL 2.0 with microUSB, earlier it was required to plug in your charger in the adapter. Now that drama is no longer required.
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40. USB on the go lets the user to connect a USB dongle to Galaxy S4 and transfer files without fiddling with microSD card and peeling off the back plate of the phone. Its a very nifty a feature.
<br/><br/><b>Sensors</b>
<br/><br/>41. Sensors getting spot light this year. A bunch of sensors present. Besides more conventional Ambient light and Proximity sensors, you get a mighty IR sensor.
<br/><br/>42. Temperature,
Humidity and Gesture sensors included.
<br/><br/>43. Besides usual Sensors, (like Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope, Hygrometer, Magnetometer, Proximity sensor, RGB light sensor), Thermometer is also available.
<br/><br/>44. Ambient light and proximity sensor collaborate with Air gestures and let the user find a whole new world.
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45. The S4 came through iFixit's teardown with flying colors, receiving an 8 out of 10 repairability score for its replaceable battery and straightforward disassembly. A removable battery ups the S4's repairability factor.
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<h2>Samsung Galaxy S4 Build, Hardware - Cons</h2>
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1. Its still plasticky with just a little flex in its body. It's made almost entirely of plastic and just a polycarbonate strip runs along the edge of the phone.
<br/><br/>2. The silvery band around the sides looks like metal, but its still a part of the plan, Plastic!
<br/><br/>3. The plastic back panel is still fragile. Avoid removing it too often.
<br/><br/>4. Polycarbonate is rigid and stable but the HTC One wins in the "Design Race". It has a more premium build quality and a look. Its an aluminium unibody.
<br/><br/>5. Polycarbonate used doesn't impress enough and doesn't feel premium like Nokia Lumia 920's or HTC One X+'s.
<br/><br/>6. The diamond pattern found in the front and back is an uncomfortable eyesight, specially in the Black model.
<br/><br/>7. A tiny Bezel, fingers may accidentally slip into the screen and funny things can happen, unless irritating.
<br/><br/>8. A fingerprints magnet.
<br/><br/>9. Too glossy and Hyperglazed. Sweat will make it slippery.
<br/><br/>10. Its a carier's nightmare. Slippery, slimy and smooth and glossy, simply unpleasant in your hand.
<br/><br/>11. The checkered pattern is not for a better grip.
<br/><br/>12. The 2,600mAh battery also acts as the NFC antenna. If you replace the battery, you loose NFC.
<br/><br/>13. Its hard to distinguish where it differs in look from S3.
<br/><br/>14. Two capacitive buttons and one physical button. Nexus line has done away with those. A waste of space.
<br/><br/>15. The capacitives wont be lit up unless a touch take place. You will find it difficult to identify which side is which, Menu or Back. When you press Back mistakenly, you loose everything you have done on open apps.
<br/><br/>16. The volume toggle is bit hard to access when held in right hand.
<br/><br/>17. The menu key is in left and back key is in right, a total different layout from other Androids.
<br/><br/>18. The physical button is a definite "Hit" when the surface is fiddled, swiped and when fingers reach the bottom of the screen.
<br/><br/>19. Samsung has done away with "inspired by nature" model. the pebble look and feel will no longer be available in stores.
<br/><br/>20. Its big, small hands should worry.
<br/><br/>21. Consumer electronics warranty provider SquareTrade, tested S4 for Durability and concluded that the device is more fragile than its predecessor and the worse, scored weaker than Apple's iPhone 5. They considered water resistance, grip, edges and resistance to drops (the S4 faired in water resistance test and front and back panel designs test).
<br/><br/>22. Where it failed to impress the panel? Slide, drop tests, size and grip. Anyway iPhone 5 won the test.
<br/><br/>23. Why its breakable than the iPhone 5? The reason is simple, its large or is it just me thinking?
<br/><br/>24. Wireless charging options currently not available.
<br/><br/>25. Anyway, its better you buy a silicon cover to protect it.
<br/><br/>26. Need to force the little plastic clips (back panel) to all sit firm.
<br/><br/>27. Pressing Back button long enough, your taken into the side bar for the Multi tasking window. But to get it into work, you have to enable it. Otherwise it wont listen.
<br/><br/>28. The HTC One feels premium (but metal phones are notorious for radio signal issues).
<br/><br/>29. The white plastic strip between the front and back metal is poorly made and fitted.
<br/><br/>30. You will have no idea whether the phone is upright or upside down until you hit a Menu, Home or Back button. Its ridiculous, most times you will even plug headphones into the micro USB port.
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31. 16GB of internal storage, but on both versions, Exynos or Snapdragon, they only offer around 9GB of usable space (in the case of the HTC One 32GB, the smallest model, about 25GB is available right off the shelf)
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32. USB on the go lets the user to connect a USB dongle to Galaxy S4 and transfer files without fiddling with microSD card and peeling off the back plate of the phone. But you need a separate cable, and they are hard to come by, finding one is hard.
<br/><br/>33. Kind a texture present, interestingly, is actually smooth. Wont disturb fingers but its still there for no use.
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<h2>Samsung Galaxy S4 Display Pros</h2>
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1. Have you ever heard about a five inches screen that made headlines? With S4, you get one.
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2. Its a 1920x1080 pixel, full HD, PenTile RGBG and 441.46 pixels per inch (441ppi) image density, 5-inch Super AMOLED backlit screen.
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3. It's the same Super AMOLED technology used in other Galaxy smartphones, but this time it's been extended upto Full HD resolution, which is 1920 x 1080pixels.
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4. The S4 features a high-definition
Super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 441 pixels per inch (ppi).
Apple's iPhone 5 Retina display has a resolution of 326 ppi, thus sharper than the iPhone's 326ppi and only very slightly below the HTC One's 468ppi (though at 4.7-inch that's a smaller screen on the One).
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5. The most distinguishable difference between it and the S3 is, it promptly makes the Samsung Galaxy S3 look dated and dull.
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6. Although not the first phone to have a 1080p display, it is Samsung's first Full HD phone.
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7. High contrast ratios on offer.
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8. A new type of screen. Samsung has hooked in a mode to make the colours look more natural. This method does lower the brightness a bit. The hitch is that's already lower than the HTC One, but that extra brightness isn't required due to the contrast ratio it offers. [47]
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9. It's bright, but wont burn your eyes. With most modern smart phone displays, you have to take care of your eye sight. S4 is not an eye burner or an oven but a smart phone that is selling like Hot Cakes.
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10. Poor performance under direct sunlight, but not so timid under indoor light sources.
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11. The screen is capable of sensing touches with gloves on. Not available on majority of phones.
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12. The Blues look brighter.
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13. Jet Blacks!
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14. More pixels mean sharper images.
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15. Different colour profiles in the settings menu.
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16. Color accuracy is improved compared to early Super AMOLEDs.
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17. No yellow or greenish discoloration in white areas.
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18. A wider screen which means a wider keyboard and more space to type on.
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19. A 1080p display and a pixel density of 441 per inch, more than required to get rid of any traits of pixelation.
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20. A bigger and grand gaming experience on a smart phone.
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21. A mini theater for movies.
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22. HD TVs have the same resolution (whopping 5-inch display with Full HD resolution, the same amount of pixels you'd have seen on a TV).
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23. The screen is super-sensitive which allows it to track your finger, even when it's hovering above, but not touching it.
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24. The thin screen bezel makes it look as if the screen is coming out of the edge of the phone.
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25. The air gap that fils the gap between the screen and the touch digitiser is drastically tiny. It makes it feel almost as if you're touching the colourful interface rather than the glass on top of it.
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26. It's crisp and sharp. Text is crisp, colors are vibrant and blacks are deep.
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27. Not even a single trace of pixelisation when having a closure look on application icons or text (no pixelated edges in the margins of the icons and text). From web pages to video, looks great. Large passages in Web pages are pleasurable to read.
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28. 441 pixels per inch, text she sent is crystal clear but not the hell she means.
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29. The Gorilla Glass 3 resides millimeters below the edge of the screen. This makes the screen less vulnerable than the GS3 (glass sits slightly above the edge in it). This will make your screen safer when dropped.
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30. The Gorilla Glass 3 is based on a new glass composition. The third gen screen coating delivers increased impact and scratch resistance. The Galaxy S4 is actually harder to scratch than its predecessor.
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31. Sony Z has same size screen. However, Sony Z's home, menu, and back buttons are part of the screen. It means the screen size is less than 5" while the S4 is realistically a jumbo 5".
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32. An impressive contrast and perfect viewing angles make everything on the screen eye candy, regardless of your viewing angle.
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33. An advanced capacitive touchscreen powered by Synaptics, also known as ClearPad. The all brand new "Synaptics ClearPad" detects finger from just 2cm away.
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34. The ultra sensitivity makes it possible to use AirView without an S Pen, touch the screen while wearing gloves. And the good news is you can manage that extra sensitivity if you've activated the "extra sensitivity mode" in the settings.
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35. S Pen doesnt work on S4s. It lacks a Wacom digitizer. But C-Pens and other capacitive styluses would do the trick.
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36. The 441-pixels-per-inch resolution compensates for the weaknesses of the PenTile Matrix to a certain extent.
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37. Can change the brightness from the very notification bar.
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38. You can let the Auto Brightness mode to optimize the brightness for you.
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39. The Auto Brightness mode even lets the user to customise the auto level. Salubrious for the battery life.
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40. You are well guided through your two centimeters away finger hoverings, a light flickers under your finger.
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41. High-definition images are a please to see.
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42. Colours are rich and bold.
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43. The resolution of the S4 display is comparable to that of the iPhone 5's Retina display.
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44. A bigger screen is also better for viewing charts, portfolio list, and company snapshots.
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45. Dont have to worry about the tints of the previous version.
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46. Samsung making over-saturated screens is a thing of the past.
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47. The color saturation is way beyond the reach of any LCD on the market. It makes even the gloomiest image appear majestically vibrant. Besides, if you are not a guy of the oversaturated look of AMOLEDs, Samsung provides you an option to slow down the saturation to more down to earth levels. There's a dedicated Adobe RGB setting that gets this done. So you can relish both of the worlds.
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48. The structure of the PenTile matrix has been changed too. Now green sub-pixels are twice as many as blue and red sub-pixels, and
the arrangement is changed as well. Thankfully, the 441 ppi pixel density makes sure you won't be able to spot much the hated cross-hatch pattern.
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49. Its whopping 1,920x1,080-pixel resolution. That's Full HD and an impressive boost from the 720p display of the Galaxy S3.
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50. The touchscreen controller, a Synaptics S5000B is the chip which is responsible for the S4's super-sensitive touchscreen, which even works with gloves, is hiding behind the screen.
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51. The level of color toned down from the GS3. Images match the natural color reproduction of the HTC One.
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52. Screen's overall brightness and color quality is as good as on any AMOLED display, including the Galaxy Note 2.
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53. It's not as high resolution as the HTC One, because it's larger with the same amount of pixels, but when viewed closely, viewer struggles to find any flaw with it.
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54. Where lies the strengths of OLED? When a pixel is displaying a black image, it's completely off, thus consumes less power and looks darker. On contrary, LCD screens have a backlight to light the colours in front which means that the blacks will never be as black as found on an OLED.
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55. Truly, the colours look too strong on the device thanks to the OLED technology used.
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<h2>Samsung Galaxy S4 Display Cons
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1. The Galaxy S4 is not the first to have a 1080p full HD display. 1920 x 1080 pixels can also be found on the Sony Xperia Z and HTC One.
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2. The HTC One's 1080p SuperLCD screen is best known for its color accuracy.
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3. Super AMOLED, as it destined to be, shows massively contrasted and vibrant colors. Reds and Oranges just bursts out of the screen, simply colors inaccurate.
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4. The blues and greens really pop.
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5. A bigger screen, you have to get used to it.
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6. Pentile Matrix, greenish.
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7. Pentile Matrix, annoying when reading texts.
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8. Who ever you are and whichever Galaxy you came from, you have to struggle with reflections under the direct sunlight.
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9. Bright colors, pitch blacks, but Galaxy S4's SuperAMOLED panel struggles in bright daylight compared to LCD and IPS screens. These issues are worsened by the phone's sub par auto-brightness mode. Besides, the new Gorilla Glass causes extra reflections.
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10. When it comes to Sunlight contrast ratio, Nokia 808 PureView, Apple iPhone 5 and Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III are the real winners.
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11. Whites are brighter and viewing angles are better on the One.
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12. Reds are a bit too saturated. Actually, Colours are rich and bold, but little oversaturated. Its a fact that AMOLED panels, in general, are more saturated in color than LCDs.
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13. Though the Galaxy S4 display isn't as bright as the iPhone 5, color accuracy seems pretty dead on arrival cause its over-saturated.
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14. Though its a Full HD and an impressive boost from the 720p display of the Galaxy S3, for many tasks, you probably won't notice much of a difference.
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15. The HTC One has the same resolution, but its slightly smaller screen size means its pixels are filled tighter. The One boasts 468 pixels per inch (ppi), which narrowly beats the S4's 441ppi. iPhone 5 manages 326ppi.
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16. S Pen won't work on the GS4 due to the lack of Wacom digitizer.
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17. Most prefer the screen on the HTC One cause it looks matte like a magazine beside being accurate in color reproduction.
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18. Samsung is always troubled when it comes to screen brightness settings. S4 is no exception. The GS4 cannot set the proper brightness levels its screen should be vested with. It changes suddenly and dramatically without a prior notice. You better turn automatic brightness off.
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19. AMOLEDs look best when the brightness settings are set to the highest. But at lower brightnesses, its gloomy and dull. On the other hand, higher brightness levels kill the battery levels.
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20. Though Gorilla Glass 3 is durable like a King Kong, the screen protector will need a case. Keys, coins and such are the usual
suspects.
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21. SLCD is superior to AMOLED. If your thing is the screen, then maybe a 1080p LCD2 is the one to get.
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22. A considerable amount of discolouration occurs when viewed from an angle (not an issue when viewed from the front). Its a familiar situation with most AMOLEDs.
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23. Its hyper sensitivity, you can even swipe wearing gloves. But it only works with lighter gloves. It wont work with a thicker pair of gloves. So you'll have to take working gloves off.
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24. Its larger than its 4.8-inch predecessor. But the 5-inch GS4 display is really narrower. Its just 69.8mm wide, S3 was 70.6mm. Thus it has got more vertical screen space and skinnier bezels.
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25. Nokia has showed what a brighter AMOLED can do in direct sunlight. Even in them its not a dramatic enhancement.
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26. Enabling the auto brightness setting in the screen option limits the maximum brightness to under 300 nits.
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27. The brightness levels of the Samsung Galaxy S4 are about on par with the other AMOLEDs, which is not very high either.
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28. Wearing gloves, AirViews, AirGestures, while you're holding your finger over the screen to scroll up and down, it might be interpreted as a press.
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29. Giving commands with gloves, the feature first brought by Nokia on the Lumia 920.
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30. The PenTile matrix which means there are only two coloured sub-pixels per pixel instead of three. So S4 cannot be compared to LCD-based Full HD handsets, such as the HTC One. Samsung' pixel principle is too basic, is using too many of one colour of pixel, or sub-pixel which is why Galaxy smartphones have had something of a blue or green tint, or been a little low-resolution when viewed close up.
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31. In the front, the screen is surrounded by a diamond pattern. A distraction, it contrasts with the pitch black of the display.
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<h2>Samsung Galaxy S4 Battery - Pros & Cons</h2>
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<b>Battery Pros</b>
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1. Battery capacity upgraded to 2,600mAh, up from 2,100mAh on the GS3.
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2. A full day of moderate usage. From 8 hours to 14 or 15 hours of regular use out of the battery cells. With the screen's brightness ranging betwixt 50% and 75%, 4G switched on, and a few apps and services running in the background, you can get through a full day with moderate use.
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3. Nine hours long continuous video playing at 40% to 50% brightness.
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4. When the phone is not in use and is idling, it doesnt drain any considerable power.
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5. Battery is removable. Can change batteries or more importantly, can pop in a more powerfull battery. On the other hand, when integrated batteries wear out and no longer holds a charge (or screen cracks, speakers fizzle out or you mess up your aux jack), you have to drop the phone. The HTC One is unrepairable.
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6. 2,600mAh battery is removable. You can use a spare if you like. The spare battery will take the space of the charger. She said you dont carry both. If you actually carry one (charger), dont let her find out where you stop to refill it in the way back home.
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7. If you stream HD Netflix videos constantly, mind that, it dies in about five hours during such a continuous catastrophe.
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8. With Power Saving Mode, you can limit processor speed, screen power and haptic feedback.
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9. You can control display brightness directly from the notification bar. Thus the main power sucker can be controlled too easily.
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10. S4 will last for seven hours during a continuous surfing period which include both text and images. Droid DNA manages for five hours and HTC One dies before five-hours.
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11. Does not beat the Motorola RAZR HD. But better than the Sony Xperia Z.
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12. Background syncing processes wont juice down battery like crazy.
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13. To do mostly text based things like checking email accounts, social
networks etc, it will give you a full day. In most cases, at the end of the day, you can manage to spare even 50% of the cells.
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14. You can have your lunch. Not necessary to have the lunch and plug the phone to a socket at the same time and check out for bars.
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15. The stand-by has had a substantial improvement.
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16. Can be preserved avoiding 4G and keeping screen brightness down.
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17. 17 hours of talk time.
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18. A 30 minute music playing will drop battery by about 3% (Bluetooth headphones jacked in).
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19. Streaming video over 4G for 30 continuous minutes (full brightness on), will drain down about 9% of the battery cells.
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20. Downloading heavy media files, app files or games (ex: 10Mb) over 4G, will cost about 4% from the cells.
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21. Camera features wont suck much. Taking couple of snaps and capturing videos of few minutes, are power efficient.
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22. Apt for the regular usage of a modern citizen, starting the phone at 7am, browsing the web and tweeting for a couple of hours, two hour-long vanilla satellite navigation, Samsung's "Driving mode" turned on, he will get the last few drops of power by 5pm. A full day's considerable use of browsing, gaming, email checking reserves a bit for video playback on the way back home.
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23. The battery can be wirelessly charged using a Qi standard special charging pad (sold separately) that utilizes magnetic resonance to produce a magnetic field through
which power can be transferred.
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24. Using the Sprint Galaxy S4 in New York City on 3G and 4G, one journalist managed to get 14 hours of normal use. It involved three hours of screen-on time, browsing and social networking over 3G, 4G and Wifi, and extensive use of the camera app. Half of that time he had the S4 set to automatic brightness. The rest of the time he manually adjusted the screen to between 50 and 75 percent brightness for improved visibility. "It's particularly impressive to see this kind of battery life given the variable network conditions we were up against on our CDMA/LTE Galaxy S4," he writes.
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25. Automatic brightness.
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<B>Battery Cons</b>
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1. Of all techs, Portable Power systems (I meant battery) evolve the slowest, the least. RAM or processing are progressing by leaps and bounds. Did I say something about S4?
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2. A High Resolution 5- inch (full HD) display, a number of sensors, a plethora of advanced camera features, software gimmicks and powerful processor cores will drain your battery more quickly.
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3. Powered by a Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery which does not seem to be enough, as the processor is whopping eight cores.
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4. The screen is the biggest culprit in the battery drain. 1080p SuperAMOLED display takes the grandest labour on the Galaxy S4's battery life (besides that, you wont notice any severe [6] battery drain in any of the bundled apps).
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5. A marginal improvement in continuous video playing compared to other devices.
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6. Air Gesture, Air View and Smart Scroll drain battery juice heavily.
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7. Low or poor signal areas also contributes tremendously towards fast battery drainage.
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8. Is not even close to RAZR MAXX HD in battery performance. Does not beat the Motorola RAZR HD. Its probably better than the Sony Xperia Z, but if you are after the battery life, go for RazrMaxxHD.
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9. LTE will suck more power.
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10. With heavy usage, you will have to recharge it after 6 to 8 hours.
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11. Worst, "Takes" time to get it fully charged. Takes couple of hours to get a full charge.
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12. The 1.6GHz Exynos 5 eight-core powered version of the phone was initially expected to hit the UK. Instead the 1.9GHz quad-core option will be shipped to British shores which lacks the battery saving enhancements promised by its eight-core sibling.
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13. Heavy use with full brightness on and on 4G network - the most diabolic things turned on - it eats half of the battery within 3 hours.
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14. Even the phone is used lightly, it wont make it to the night. It still needs a charge in the eve. Have to charge it every night in other words.
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15. If "Heavy Use" meant 10% of the battery in fiction, you could be in the safe zone for 10 hours. But the most reported time from users for heavy usage is 5 hours.
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16. You can save energy through few tricks. But If you switch off all the bells and whistles and other power suckers, what is left in your hands? Its just another Android smart phone. No longer what you paid for, S4!
<br/><br/>
17. Video playback and web browsing consumption has only been improved a bit.
<br/><br/>
18. Pack Mentality: Multiple back-up batteries, you may never use them even. When the phone is hagged and out of fashion, they will be just another pile of garbage. You cannot pop in a S4 battery into S5 or S6.
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19. You get insurance with other unibody phones. If your battery goes out, they'll replace it for free.
<br/><br/>
20. Batteries usually last for 2 to 3 years. Can battery removability be an issue?
<br/><br/>
21. "I've been using cell phones for about 12 years now. Never had to replace a battery. I also have about 100 gigs of free online cloud storage," one user comments.
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22. The widest selection of non-touch controls. Some of them are better than others and all of them consume battery like it's going out of fashion.
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23. Integrated battery last longer because it is less affected by the environment and never really discharged.
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24. Integrated batteries are more likely to be recycled with the phone
than just sit in a drawer somewhere.
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25. iPhone 4 replacement battery is between $8 to $15. Besides, you dont have to replace something until it breaks!.
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<h2>Samsung Galaxy S4 AirView & AirGesture - Pros & Cons
</h2>
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<b>Intro</b>
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[] Personal Computing History rewritten, AirView and AirGestures let you input commands from the Air.
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[] In assistance with capacitive sensor (AirView) and IR sensor (AirGesture), phone detects when your finger is hovering over the screen, but not touching it. Literally, it turns your finger into an S Pen. All you have to do is just wave finger above the display and a preview of extended information of selected content in a form of a pop-up will be displayed or some functions are carried out without the intervene of a touch. For an instance, hovering finger over an email or a folder in the gallery app, you can see the content inside.
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[] AirView detects your fingers 1cm / 0.5" away from the display.
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[] AirGestures let you change tracks, swipe photos, answer calls, switch between tabs in the browser and scroll through a web page from giving commands to the phone by sweeping your hand over the screen. It turns the S4 into a mini-Kinect and can detect your hand up to 7cm (just under 3"). Wave a finger left and right to switch between items on open apps, Up and down for scrolls.
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<br/><br/>
<b>"AirGestures" Varieties</b>
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1. With "AirJump," , by waving your hand up or down, you can do page-up and page-down scrolls.
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2. AirBrowse lets you switch from one browser tab to another. Just wave your hand from side to side.
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3. Relocating icons can be carried out with AirMove, such as apps and calendar appointments etc to other pages by holding them with one finger and waving your free hand left or right.
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<b>With them both you can,</b>
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<b>[A]</b> Have information previews for SMS texts, calendar entry text, videos (pointing to a spot in the timeline), S Planner events, folders and speed dial contacts.
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<b>[B]</b> Move between tracks in the music player (the next track in the music player by hovering over the next button and the previous with previous button).
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<b>[C]</b> Accept a call.
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<b>[D]</b> Move app shortcuts.
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<b>[E]</b> Magnify links in web pages.
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<b>[F]</b> Scroll web pages in the browser (vertical waves) and switch between open tabs (horizontal waves).
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<b>AirView & AirGesture Pros</b><br>
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1. It was present in Galaxy Note 2 in a similar fashion, but on S4, no S Pen is needed.
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2. Air view detects your fingers 1cm / 0.5" away from the display. So, no worries of your fingers accidentally tapping the screen when you intend to use Air View instead.
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3. Believe it or Not, AirView will find its way into your daily life.
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4. Works in Photo gallery, the dialer, Samsung's native browser, email client and Flipboard. Emails can be previewed (Emails show first lines of received messages.). and also lets you preview messages. So you can check you have the right thread rather than going in and then back again.
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5. The ability to preview images from a gallery, when you have a plethora of photos in the Gallery, Air View becomes handy in navigating them all promptly.
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6. The calendar pops up day's appointments.
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7. In the video player, hovering over the progress bar, brings previews of the playing videos. The timeline brings up a thumbnail of that part of the video, allowing you to easily skip to the scenes you like. Most importantly, it wont disturb the main action.
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8. You can see which speed dials are assigned to which number. The other way around is to press and find.
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9. Effective than Smart Scroll.
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10. Accurate and responsive.
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11. It keeps track of swift and erratic movements and there's little lag or stuttering.
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12. Nice for zooming in out of web pages. In the Browser, you are provided with a magnification window to view small text with ease. It magnifies texts in the browser.
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13. Flipboard is the only third party app that supports AirView. You can open a small preview of items there.
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14. In the Setting menu you can customize its performance, turn it on or off for emails, messages, video previews and web text magnifying etc.
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15. Gimmicky or not, its actually usefull in the Calendar.
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16. Enable the haptic feedback for AirView, it gives it a physical tangible response. It will be easier to navigate with Air View this way. A tiny laser pointer guides you on the lock screen when you are Air Viewing over it.
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17. Soon it will have an SDK. Developers will be able to integrate the feature into their own apps.
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18. Perfect for the busy, who make their meals on online recipes in haste, always dirt on their hands and thousand things on their minds. You can scroll the screen without touching the screen.
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19. Good for regular eaters (or eating). Now dont have to feed the phone with dirty fingers or worry about "Fingers licking Good" or not before answering a call in the mid of a food session.
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20. I started using it while I had something in my hand. It will find its own way to your daily life too.
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21. Extremely usefull when your hands are wet.
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22. Stop worrying, your Air Gesturing. 'Call accepting' is unnecessary while driving. All you have to do is wave the finger when accepting a call. I seriously wanted to write "Make sure that you are wearing a Handsfree". Nah! It goes automatuically to the speaker phone.
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23. You can set a locked phone so that it recognize when you gesture toward it to pick it up. Doing that, when it's turned off, gives you a quick glance at such stuff like the time and unread e-mail count etc.
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24. Can scroll through PDFs.
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25. You can jump at large scales when scrolling through web pages. Read with leaps and bounds.
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26. AirGestures, AirViews and SmartPauses, all in one.
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27. Note that, only the native apps support them, third party apps will not work with them (even Chrome that comes preinstalled on the phone).
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28. Air Gesture, debut in Note 2 with Quick Glance. A year old technology. But usability is expanded this time.
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29. Hover your fingers near a contact in your address book, it reveals more details without your having to open the contact.
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30. You can turn pages by waving your hand nearby.
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<b>AirView & AirGesture Cons</b>
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1. To find the most effective way to use the feature, have to spend time fiddling with it. To use Air View properly, you have to master it. Practice holding finger inches away from the screen hovering it daily, if not hourly.
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2. Useless in video scrolling. There you can slide finger on the screen to do the same which is easier to perform than Airviewing.
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3. Air View only works in Samsung's native apps (Flipboard is an exception).
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4. Not available on Gmail and Chrome (both standard apps of Jelly Bean though).
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5. The screen is bit over sensitive. While you are Air Viewing the email client, info can pop out like pasta and screen can get cluttered. If you are sane enough, you will be irritated.
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6. Its fiddly and nearly useless in the Samsung browser.
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7. AirGesture, you have been warned! It's pretty often inaccurate.
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8. When browsing photos not with Air Gestures but with physical touches (or doing anything similar) it can still lead to unnecessary "forwards" or backwards. Your finger on air might be misinterpreted as an Air Gesture.
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9. Can answer calls with a wave of your finger over the screen, but limit it only to situations such as in a car.
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10. Simply unpredictable! You will be taken backwards when you intend to go forward. Resetting or retrying the process will make things worse. It's hyper sensitive.
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11. Often scroll backs when you're just moving your hands around. It sometimes tempted to jump as you point something out or showing someone a photo.
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12. You might end up leaving both Air View and Air Gestures on, mostly, just to show off.
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13. Takes effort than it should to be.
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14. Most times, touching remains as the best option.
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15. Delivered in the middle of a
developing process. Not plenary.
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16. AirView is well integrated. Air Gestures are much more difficult to reliably activate than AirView.
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17. Maybe they will ever remain gimmicks in your phone, though how much effort put into it building it at billion dollar labs of Samsung.
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18. Most prominent of all cons is, "YOU CAN SIMPLY TOUCH THE PHONE!." You are paying couple of hundred bucks for waving a finger over an already touchable phone.
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<a name="Chapter7"></a>
<h2>Samsung Galaxy S4 WatchOn Pros & Cons - RockOn or WatchOn? (or WatchOut?)
</h2>
<br/>
<b>Intro</b>
<br/><br/>
1. WatchOn, the four-in-one power
house is a universal remote control
for home and office appliances (from TVs, DVDs and Blu-ray players, media streaming to airconditioners), a TV guide, an entertainment and a Netflix portal. Its a nifty control system for the entire home theater system in association with a built-in infrared port.
<br/><br/>
It combines S4 with TV service providers and remotely controlls appliances. Lists Programs, channels, lets pick shows and channels simply working as a remote in the meantime. Only thing it lacks is, it doesnt have a button to controll your children. Quite similar to "Peel" but customized. It asks your zip code and piles up a number of TV service providers in your region. A large database preinstalled, thus, out of the box functions.
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<br/><br/><b>Pros</b>
<br/>
<br/>
<b>TV</b>
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<br/><br/>
1. A universal TV portal. It houses descriptions of shows, popularities based on votes and their comments. You can cast your own vote and have your own saying.
<br/><br/>
2. Powered by Peel.
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3. The setting up process is straightforward. You can instruct WatchON on which way you get your channels, from TV, set top box or cable. Then it inquires couple of questions and set up the controller to perform the task in the proper way.
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4. Some providers let you change channels with TV remote. With some others, you have to use the set-top box remote for the same purpose. Most times, same goes for the audio output. Either have to use the TV to output the sound or an AV receiver. What a mess! Interestingly, it knows the nature of the messy home setups. The app will ask about your setup and present a unified remote control interface even if you
have multiple hardware remotes to control all the devices. End of excruciating home setups.
<br/><br/>5. Very brisk at getting the right codes for devices.
<br/><br/>6. A new design and UI is enhanced.
<br/><br/>7. Buy a brand new Samsung Smart TV, can wirelessly mirror from the TV to the phone (transfer live video from the TV to S4) over Wi-Fi network.
<br/><br/>8. WatchON chooses programs for you.
<br/><br/>9. You can see a full channel list, or a curated selection of TV shows and movies.
<br/><br/>10. A very nifty "Peel" based search and recommendations for your cable box, Netflix, Blockbuster, and some other players in the industry. Not only Google is having an Algorhythm, it calculates your up votes and down votes you cast at shows and provides a personalized guide for shows based on your preferences. Great recommendations come from WatchOn or Netflix.
<br/><br/>11. Convenient. Changing the channel is a breez of ease.
<br/><br/>12. Bear the traits of Peel-based apps. The experience can be familiar.
<br/><br/>13. Setting up can take some sweat. Errors may occure. Mostly, since it tunes itself to your TV set, cable box and sound system. But from then onwards, its cheese.
<br/><br/>14. Categories.
<br/><br/>15. Categorized by show titles, not by channels.
<br/><br/>16. Can set favorites.
<br/><br/>17. Can set reminders for upcoming favourites. It will remind you when show is "Now Showing."
<br/><br/>18. You can also set reminders for shows you want to watch.
<br/><br/>19. It has got a plethora of content than HTC One, specially the Video Hub implanting itself with its own zone inside the app.
<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><b>Remote</b><br/>
<br/><br/>1. Soon the remote controll world will be smart phone driven. The OEMs will deliver deep integrations to smart phone universal remote controll systems like WatchOn.
<br/><br/>2. Devices are organized by rooms. Users can configure different rooms of their home or office with different device types allowing you to take the phone with you and still have it as a remote.
<br/><br/>3. The remote control functionality is not demarcated to Samsung products. Recognizes products from other brands. Thus, eliminates the biggest barrier to most universal remote controls.
<br/><br/>4. Functional and easy to set up. Can be connected to multiple entertainment systems without hassle or dazzle.
<br/><br/>5. Get rid of messes of remotes.
<br/><br/>6. A lock screen widget for the remote control potion of WatchOn. Can change a channel or turn the volume up or down from the lockscreen.
<br/><br/>7. The remote control gets in in the notifications menu or on lockscreen as a widget. HTC One lacks this feature. The only phone that carry this besides S4 is Optimus G Pro.
<br/><br/>
<b>Cons</b>
<br/>
<br/><br/>1. The app is hard to navigate. It's good but not the best.
<br/><br/>2. It wont connect to some Media boxes including those made by Samsung.
<br/><br/>3. If you are trying it for the first time, mind that, it wont work properly. Give it a second try.
<br/><br/>4. A too simple interface. Lacks more complex buttons or functions and only fewer buttons present.
<br/><br/>5. The remote (of Galaxy S4) cannot compete with Logitech Harmony Touch.
<br/><br/>6. WatchOn wont work with the Note 8.
<br/><br/>7. Netflix portal wholly available. Just one hitch, those features's functionality depends on cable provider and equipment you use.
<br/><br/>8. To get the best, out of Netelix features, you have to have a Google TV.
<br/><br/>9. Peel dependant smart remote and listing apps debut on the HTC One and Galaxy Note 8.0. Thus, its not new.
<br/><br/>10. At the initial steps of the setting up process, app tunes itself to your TV, cable box and sound system. So process undergoes trial and error.
<br/><br/>11. Even when tested with a Samsung TV, TV's inputs get mixed up.
<br/><br/>12. Can't stream content you buy, wirelessly. Only possible way is, to a TV with a wired connection. Screen mirroring should be enabled.
<br/><br/>13. HTC One wins in setting up process. Its mightier. Though S4 runs the process smooth, not all the functions are functional at the end of the day. You have to reset the codes.
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<h2>Samsung Galaxy S4 Hub - Pros & Cons</h2>
<br/><b>Pros</b><br/><br/>
1. Samsung's online media content empire, TheHub lets
you buy (and in some instances sample) Books, games, music, digital magazines and online newspapers etc.
<br/><br/>2. Samsung has integrated all hubs (Hubs like Music, Game and Book which previously existed in different locations) into one mighty warrior Hub. What triggers your mind? Sorrow, passion, cheating, beating and lying all built into one entity? You can even replace your own Hubby with it.
<br/><br/>3. Free music samples. You can see a preview of a song which lasts for 30 seconds, before buying any solo titles. A relief when you buy boring "White" labels from YankeeYork. Do they still produce music?
<br/><br/>4. You can buy individual tracks or whole albums.
<br/><br/>5. Vested with a "Windows Mobile Tile" like image centered interface. Its the only piece that differs from the rest of the UI.
<br/><br/>6. You can buy or pre taste Premium games. It lets you try the games before buying them.
<br/><br/>7. Social games present.
<br/><br/>8. Some Gameloft and EA titles are exclusively available which are not available on the Google Play Store otherwise.
<br/><br/>9. WatchON app is built right into the Hub. Nice and Wonderful.
<br/><br/>10. Swipes present, which will let you get through a hell lot of content in no time.
<br/><br/>11. The home screen (of the Hub) suggests media for you. After all, you are a buyer, right?
<br/><br/>12. MusicHub is utilized with search, charts and lists of new releases.
<br/><br/>13. Some premium and exclusive apps available.
<br/><br/>14. Buy one and take one home free. <br/><br/>
With the advent of the Hub, you get under two roofs when it comes to buying entertainment, in a more clear sense, you get two official app stores, two video stores and two music stores. Here comes the "Hubs" and Google Play is staring at the corner.
<br/><br/>15. Hub is totally redesigned, an impressive work and a look.
<br/><br/>16. Prices seem not right.
<br/><br/>17. You can access content you buy on Hub from other Samsung's devices like TVs, tablets or phones.
<br/><br/>18. A considerably large library of music, TV and movies.
<br/><br/>19. Hub is integrated. Now you can sign in with one ID and pay with a single payment system for media and content.
<br/><br/>20. Unlike other regions, U.S. gets a special kind of favour. They get the largest selection of content.
<br/><br/>21. Samsung is an Innovator . You may see other integrations it will do in the future (in the days to come which will roll in as upgrades maybe) to the Hub in accordance with other products they build in home labs like TVs and Blu-ray players etc.
<br/><br/><br/><b>Cons</b/><br/><br/>
<br/>
1. The Hubs are comparatively less populated than other Dictators like itunes, mighty Google Play, Amazon and Nook (specially when eBooks on Amazon and Nook are taken into consideration). But surely more titles will catch on like fire in the following months.
<br/><br/>2. After Smartphones, comes the Restrictions!
<br/><br/>
If you want to watch bought movies on other big screens, a HomeSync device is required (connected via an HDMI cable with HDCP). Neither you can use AnyCast to port movies into Samsung TVs nor stream video connecting to a TV using AllShare. Its a pity. You buy the ticket but you cannot enter the theatre. But "HTC Watch" is an exception here. It lets you do that even for cheaper prices.
<br/><br/>3. For its hefty high price tags and restrictions, its not the best place yet for buying Entertainment.
<br/><br/>4. Samsung currently - I think due to wide usage - is having licensing issues with major movie studios.
<br/><br/>5. Netflix in the VideoHub for streaming? Nah!
<br/><br/>6. eBooks are more expensive on the Hub than Amazon (and maybe anywhere else).
<br/><br/>7. "Sociability" is absolutely gone in the Hub. You have to find a way around to socialize the Hub. A pros or con?
<br/><br/>8. Pretty old stuff are often categorized as "new releases" in some Hub home pages.
<br/><br/>9. The games dept caters you with only few noteworthy titles. Titles are nearly sparse.
<br/><br/>
10. Availability of Movie, TV and
music content is country
dependant.
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<a name="Chapter9"></a>
<h2><b>Camera - The Introduction</b>
</h2>
<br/>
<b>The Press</b>
<br/><br/>
"The snaps it takes are hardly ground-breaking" - Cnet
<br/><br/>
"All these modes sound fun, but is the Samsung Galaxy S4 camera good? The short answer is, Yes!" - GSMArena
<br/><br/>
"It struggles to stay focussed and the results often lack details" - Cnet
<br/><br/><br/>
<b>Intro</b>
<br/><br/>
<b>Camera Basics</b>
<br/><br/>
<b>Photography</b>
<br/><br/>
A 2-megapixel BSI camera on the front for photography (and video calls) and a status LED (up from the 1.9-megapixel one found on the S3).
<br/><br/>
A 13-megapixel back camera (up from the 8-megapixel found on the Galaxy S3) with f/2.2 aperture and BSI (backside illumination) tech.
<br/><br/>
The 13MP camera captures photos of up to 4,128x3,096 pixels.
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The Rear Camera Lens uses an f/2.2 aperture, 4.235mm focal length and a 69-degree angular field of view; the 1/3.06-inch sensor offers a pixel size of 1.12 microns (compared to 2.0 microns on the One).
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Its 13MP resolution is set at an aspect ratio of 4:3, so 16:9 fans will need to go down to 9.6 megapixels for a widescreen option.
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The S4's focal length mode seens way far 'zoomed in' than the others. Its annoying when you want to capture a wide scene.
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Zoom function is useless. Zoomed in to 100 per cent and images crappy. It kills detail and leaves spots.
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One of the most exciting features of the Galaxy S4 is, its new camera sensor that's back-illuminated. It does capture more light which means, you can take photos that are brighter and well detailed even without a flash. It plays a role when it comes to better low-light sensitivity.
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<b>Videography</b>
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13 megapixels rear camera, video mode will record videos in 1,080p Full HD resolution at 30 frames-per-second and it comes with an integrated flash.
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2-megapixel front cam, 1080p HD Video Recording @ 30fps.
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It shoots 1080p Full HD video from both its rear and forward cameras (but it lacks the optical image stabilization).
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Back-illuminated sensor.
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New Dual Shot mode lets you use both cameras simultaneously. Dual Shot lets you take a photo or shoot a video with both cameras. Front camera view appears as a small 'in-picture' thumbnail.
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Video capturing at a maximum resolution of 1080p at 30 fps, and offers a bit rate of 17Mbps.
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The Samsung Galaxy S4 stores videos in MP4 files with 17Mbps bitrate on average.
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Stereo audio is recorded at 128Kbps
bitrate and 48kHz sampling rate.
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The videography doesn't come with many shooting modes like the still camera does, but dual shot is available and you can do slow-motion and time lapse videos too.
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Fast-motion available in 2x, 4x and 8x range and Slow-motion (1/2, 1/4 and 1/8) for video capturing.
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Slow-motion videos can go up to 8x slow down, but resolution drops to 800 x 450 and framerate to 15fps.
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Time lapse videos can speed things up to 8x, with resolution and framerate remaining at 1080p @ 30fps (time lapse actually requires
less processing power than regular video capture).
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Touch focus is available before and during video recording and you can
switch back to continuous autofocus if you prefer.
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You can capture 9.6MP (16:9) photos during recording as well.
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Videos have a good of fine detail and little noise. Colors and white balance are similar to those in still images, overall accurate but slightly oversaturated and with a passionate white balance.
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Narrow field of view, narrower than that of the Galaxy S III and the HTC One.
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The video quality is not much better
than that of the Galaxy SIII.
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Video recording is slightly worse than on the Galaxy S III, FOV in
video is pretty narrow.
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Shared camera interface makes framing tricky.
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In video capturing, the mic records audio flawless. It filters wind and noise effectively.
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Quality is exquisite but there isn't quite as much details as video on the HTC One.
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Lacks optical image stabilization, but the camera isn't sensitive to motion.
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When the Digital Video Stabilization turned on, vids are more detailed and contrast improves. Thus stabilization not matter a lot.
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Its recommended to keep video stabilization on, only if you are not bothered by the field of view. In Video Stabilization, it gets even narrower.
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Dynamic colour management.
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Slightly sharper 1080p video.
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Improved dynamic range (noticeable in daylight footage).
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<b>Camera Modes and Features</b>
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Modes and features at a glance
(there are 13 camera modes)
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1. <b>Rich Tone </b>(HDR or High Dynamic Range)
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2. <b>Drama Shot</b>
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<b>Drama Shot Pros</b>
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Shoots several shots in succession, of a moving object and stitches them all together but keeps an unchanging, still background. It lets you capture hundreds of frames and outputs a photo of continuous action.
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<b>Drama Shot Cons</b>
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The HTC One houses a similar feature.
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Results might not come as expected. Can be disappointing.
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If the subject that matter, is not moving in required speed or moving too fast, it shows error messages.
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Have trouble fully focusing on moving targets.
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Often times, images are blurred or dots can be seen across the images.
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Moving object is frequently duplicated.
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The resolution for this mode drops to 1080p.
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Have to stand still and have nothing moving in the background to take the best results.
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3. <b>Sound & Shot or Sight and Sound</b>
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<b>Sound & Shot Pros</b>
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It takes pictures and records concurring audio (nine seconds). The recording is played every time you view the image.
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The sound quality is bold, sharp, clear and vivid.
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<b>Sound & Shot Cons</b>
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Its not applicable to Dual Shot. What a miss!
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Can only be shared with other S4s. Can only be viewed on another Galaxy S4.
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Sharing is problamatic. S4 sends the image (JPEG), and the sound remains on the phone.
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Samsung isn't using the standard Audio note feature of JPEG photos.
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Usefull? You can simply record a flawless video that can be easily shared.
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4. <b>Eraser or Photobomb mode</b>
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<b>Pros</b>
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It captures five successive photos in quick succession and highlights any unwanted moving objects, if someone walks into the shot unwillingly, the phone will recognise the intruder and give you the option to remove it. Detects what changes between each frame and allows you to erase moving objects or literally, remove unwanted 'photobombers'.
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Pictures wont be tarnished again.
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Works really well.
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Very quick.
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The five photos taking is rapid, but the camera takes ample time to capture enough details to edit.
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The final output quality is satisfactory.
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<b>Cons</b>
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It doesnt work in the standard camera mode, you have to activate it manually.
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It doesn't always pick up every moving object.
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5. <b>Night Mode.</b>
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6. <b>Best Photo.</b>
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Takes eight instant sequential shots and allows you to pick the best.
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7. <b>Best Face. </b>
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The Best Face mode captures five portrait shots of a group, then lets you pick up the individual faces from all images to merge together in the way they fit the best in the image. You can tweak each face in the photo individually.
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Looks seamless.
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Introduced its "Best Face" and " Best Photo" features with the Galaxy Note II. So its not totally new.
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8. <b>Beauty Face.</b>
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Enhances the facial features in a portrait shot.
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It's difficult to observe difference that it makes.
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9. <b>Panorama.</b>
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<b>Panoramas Pros</b>
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Panoramas take 360z photos.
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60MPs.
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When the phone is vertically held, the resolution doubles.
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Produces panoramas of 50 megapixels or more. Fine details.
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Panorama mode enhanced.
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If you hold it smooth, the Galaxy S4 can produce panoramas of 50 megapixels or more. It does that magic without loosing too much of image quality.
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On the S3, they are choked out to 1.8 mega pixels.
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<b>Cons</b>
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The stitching is subpar.
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10. <b>Sports modes</b>
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11. <b>Dual Shot </b>(Dual Shot / Dual Recording / Dual Video Call dual pitures)
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<b>Dual Shot Pros</b>
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A small square image of your face is embedded onto the picture taken by the rear camera.
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The tiny frame is taken from the front camera. But you can switch views, front to back and back to front.
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This works in photo and video mode too. Simply Delicious.! Can take pictures and record videos with both, the front and rear cameras simultaneously.
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Frames are resizable.
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The tiny overlapping front frame can be moved to any part of the viewfinder.
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The front image can be customized. It can be assigned with a form of a box, heart, stamp or a floating cloud. A set of presets.
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Dual Cam mode supports video calls. It means, Dual video conferencing
with both front and rear camera. This becomes very usefull when having Skype calls with several people in the same room.
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12. <b>360Photo </b>
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13. <b>Cinema Photo</b>
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<b>Animated Stills - Pros and Cons</b>
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Cinemagram built into the Cam app. Similar to Cinemagram app of iPhone or the Cinemagraph feature of Nokia's Lumias.
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It takes a tiny five second video clip and lets you choose which parts of it should animate as a still. You can change the direction, go back and forth, edit the length of the animation and export the resulting file as a GIF.
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Cant share easily. Cannot share on social networks. Images are too big for Twitter, and Facebook doesn't support that kind of gifs.
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You can view them only on another S4.
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Have to hold phone stable. Otherwise results will be poor. Not for shaky hands. Photos can be better with a tripod
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Lacks artistic values. It quite often produces crappy gifs.
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Cannot edit them later.
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<b>Other Features</b>
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Autofocus
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Touch to focus
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Digital image stabilization.
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Face detection
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Smile detection
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Exposure compensation
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White balance presets
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Digital zoom
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Geo tagging
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Scenes
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Effects
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Self- timer
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Voice activation
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<b>Story of the Story Album</b>
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GS4 comes with a new app called Story Album. In it, Photos can be organized into "Story Albums." Sorting out can be carried out based on location, people or date and time. Then you can use your phone to order a physical, professional-style version of that collection, in printed format as a photo book. Its an outcome of a partnership between Samsung and self-publishing outfit Blurb.
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<b>Pros</b>
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Layout designs, hardcover, softcover or magazine format, five layout designs
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Can add your own captions.
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Blurb claims that photo books will be offered in up to 75 countries.
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Pricing varies. in the US, you will be charged a minimum of $9 for a 20-page 5x5- inch book.
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<b>Cons</b>
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The feature is not excellent.
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The setting up process of the app is little bit onerous.
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Albums resemble poorly formatted, JPEGs embedded PDFs.
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Images often stretched.
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Panoramas are horrendously pixelated.
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Not a grand way to share photos.
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The HTC One, with its video-centric Zoe Share feature, do things majesticaly.
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Despite tagging right faces in pictures, the wrong faces are focused.
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The themes are of poor quality.
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The speed of rendering is pathetic
for such a monster device.
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Samsung has to further develop it.
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Beaten to dust by HTC One Zoe.
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The setup process is old fashioned.
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<h2>Samsung Galaxy S4 Camera - Pros</h2>
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1. The second generation of resolution, SII and S III, both were 8MP siblings.
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2. Camera app opens up briskly.
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3. The interface is improved. No longer hard to use.
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4. It's simple and fast.
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5. The most widest feature set of a smartphone camera so far.
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6. Names photos in accordance with the geo location, provided GPS enabled.
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7. Viewfinder handles both still and video capturing. Switching modes is unnecessary.
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8. While capturing videos, you can snap a still at the same time.
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9. HDR mode has been enhanced and baptized as "Rich Tone HDR". Promises much improved HDR performance.
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10. Can set the HDR mode (Rich Tone) to save a normal and an HDR photo or just the HDR version.
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11. Keeps details of shadows, thus much needed details are lost. You can use the HDR mode to rectify it.
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12. Panorama mode has been re-enforced. It produces 50 megapixel panos and interestingly, it doesnt loose the image quality for the sake of it.
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13. Though the lock screen lacks a camera icon, you can add this via the settings menu. (No camera icon on the lock screen so that you can shot an instant snap).
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14. Has thirteen different camera
options (modes).
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15. Panorama is an easy access.
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16. Purple flaring is gone.
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17. Though HTC One has stolen low-light performance throne, the superior dynamic range and detailed daylight shots enthrone it as "the all-round performer".
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18. Can enable Night Mode automatically.
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19. Direct gallery access from the Cam app.
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20. It lacks a dedicated camera key, but you can use the volume rocker for that purpose though it wont quite match a two phase shutterkey.
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21. Mastering Night Mode: If you can hold the phone steady, you can get the most from nightmode. It dispells most of its dirt this way.
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22. 13MP is just a number until you capture stills and see how much details it can capture. The added muscles are for in depth details.
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23. Auto mode is considerably considerable. It lets the user to capture grand photos regardless of the framing, which means the S4 can handle both, take a picture of a landscape one minute and then take a close up in the next minute efficiently.
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24. One has an amazing LED flash, but GS4's is brighter.
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25. Cinemagraph is an ease to use. Its simpler than HTC Zoe.
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26. In Drama Mode (however it is called in HTC) S4 takes brighter, bolder, clearer and quality images than HTC. The HTC One's images are dull.
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27. Dual mode, video or stills, it takes them all. It lets you take stills from the front cam and back and same goes for videos. Comes in handy for video marketers.
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28. Old flames like the Autumn colors, Backlight, Candlelight, Sunset and some other modes are now fully integrated into the Automode. Now you can select the best scene based on each vibe of the situation.
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29. Galaxy S3 had dedicated macro shooting mode. But S4 lacks it. But it does not fail capturing macro shots thanks to its mega megapixel count.
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30. The settings can be found in two places. The Mode button being the first (located under the shutter keys) brings up a carousel with an array of shooting modes. The other is the arrow at the bottom of the screen which fetches color effects.
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31. In the carousel, each mode is assigned with a descriptive image and text.
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32. The carousal also accomodates a grid. It doesnt have the descriptive text and image. So its faster than the previous.
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33. A lot of frames for your face in the Dual shot.
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34. "360photo" is similar in function to PhotoSphere.
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35. Can set the volume rocker to act as a still shutter key, a video shutter key or a zoom lever (within a camera app).
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36. Can automatically tag friends in pictures, and instantly share
photos with the people in
them.
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37. "Stabilization", trims off the outer edges of the viewfinder. Even with shaky hands, you can grab candy snaps.
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38. Settings under the hood, Setting now can be easily located.
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39. Picks up close-ups in Auto mode easily, a plethora of fine details in the resulting JPEGs.
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40. Dynamic range is considerably better. Photos aren't as oversharpened as the One. S4 wins again.
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41 AF, ISO and white-balance settings are quick toggles.
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42. Shutter lag is minimal.
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43. Colors are accurate.
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44. Flash on, results in better pictures than HTC One.
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45. Dual shutter buttons, one does the stills and the other captures videos.
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46. Video calling can be done with the Dual Camera mode.
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47. If you are skeptical, have a look at full images, it's easy to see the advantage of more pixels. larger photo though. Its 13 megapixels result in a much more detailed
image.
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48. Massively improved HDR.
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49. Massively improved panorama mode.
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50. More cropping and more definition: The extra pixels enables you to crop into the photo without sacrifising much image quality.
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51. Can zoom in further than the One and GS3.
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52. A surprising amount of depth of field.
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53. More information, finer details without loss in quality.
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54. The user is left with few manual settings.
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55. Has a more balanced composition. It doesn't intentionally over expose.
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56. A Night Mode champion. Usual shits are minimal. In places where in fails due to the low light, you can increase the exposure or enable night mode.
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57. You can download more color effects, a download button is built into the Camapp.
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58. Can pre test filters in real-time. It comes with Live Filters. You get real-time effects and previews for photo and video before capturing them. Each color effect is empowered with a live preview so you can see what the upcoming scene will look like with it.
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59. Unlike the Galaxy S3 and
many other devices, there's no dedicated macro shooting mode on the Galaxy S4, but it excels at macro shots regardless, in part thanks to its sheer megapixel count.
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<h2>Samsung Galaxy S4 Camera - Cons</h2>
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1. Doesnt beat HTC One or Sony Xperia Z when it comes to Cam.
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2. In low light, the HTC One with its UltraPixels is miles ahead of the S4.
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3. HTC One has the best definition. Which means finer details.
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4. New camera modes, many fall under the category "For Showing Off Purposes Only."
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5. White balance is lukewarm.
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6. Color reproduction is slightly oversaturated.
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7. Keeps details of shadows, thus much needed details are lost.
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8. Drama Shot stitches frames poorly where HTC stitches seamless, flawless.
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9. Settings menu is unreachable when your in a haste to take snaps.
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10. No camera icon on the lock screen.
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11. Still a dedicated camera key is missing. You can use the volume rocker for snapping photos, but it can't quite match a two-stage button, a Shutterkey!.
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12. Cam operates brisk. But zero shutter lag is still a promise that hasnt been kept.
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13. Outputs of some camera modes (such modes as Animated photo, Sight & Sound etc) are not universal formats. Can only be shared with limited number of devices.
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14. 13-megapixel images takes up to 5 megabytes a pop.
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15. Nokia's approach to Cinemagrams is better implemented than the Cine Photo of S4. A way to capture moving objects is Cine Photo. It creates cinemagrams. The resulting animated GIF file, actually, Nokia's implementation is better here.
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16. Your regular News Channel wont broadcast this news, but truth speaking, "Contrast" isnt impressive.
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17. HTC One's colours are more
accurate.
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18. HTC One has Wider-angle lens, you get more of the scene in the shot.
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19. SII and SIII let the user to customize all photo parameters. In S4 you are left with just ISO setting.
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20. PhotoSphere that Google
introduced on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean is not available.
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21. A Dedicated Macro shooting mode is not available on the Galaxy S4.
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22. Some scene modes are dropped, such as Autumn colors, Backlight, Candlelight and sunset etc.
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23. Viewfinder handles both still and video capturing and eliminates the need to switching modes. This sucks where you're shooting full resolution
13MP photos but turn to video capturing. In that scenario you'll have to frame your videos using a 4:3 viewfinder.
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24. A poor focal length, have to stand further away from the subject that matters most. Again HTC One wins here.
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25. Autofocus stumbles in
low light. To get a shot with proper focus, you have to snap few shots.
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26. Zero shutter lag only feasible to things that are already focused. When capturing moving objects, its totally absent. Shots often come out blurry. This is not the case with One.
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27. The settings menu in the Viewfinder is bit confusing. Menus bear different traits in each mode and cannot absolutely be found in some modes.
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28. Night mode does miracles when its dark. The cold part with it is, you have hold the camera steady. Otherwise it will blur a thing or two.
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29. Most of Samsung's new camera modes offer little to no
practical use.
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30. Pictures taken in lowlight are grainy. Again, details are lost.
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31. The One and the Nokia Lumia 920 beat GS4 in poor lighting single handed. Night-time shots from S4 mean increased noise
and reduced fine detail. They are clearly visible even when the images are reduced to one or two megapixels. The four-megapixel sensor on HTC's Ultrapixel sensor picks up more light in its standard setting than the GS4 does in dedicated. HTC's Ultrapixels have 300 per cent more capacity to absorb light. It takes a while for the camera to focus but manages it so well. Even its not required to turn the flash on it.
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32. Burst mode works in haste and captures 20 completely useless shots without spending time to better focus or implement the right measures of exposure.
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<h2>Samsung Galaxy S4 Browser - Pros and Cons</h2>
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<b>Pros</b><br/><br/>
1. Two built in browsers, native Samsung browser and Google Chrome. Phones were known to have one native browser earlier.
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2. Browser now supports gestures.
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3. Browsing and downloads are fast.
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4. 4G browsing.
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5. Android web browser interface hardly changed.
<br/><br/>
6. A powerfull processor to handle laying out of all complex Flash or Java Script elements.
<br/><br/>
7. A large display, a candy browsing experience.
<br/><br/>
8. A sharp screen and clear texts
<br/><br/>
9. Grand colors.
<br/><br/>
10. Supports double tap.
<br/><br/>
11. Pinch zooming.
<br/><br/>
12. Two-finger tilt zoom.
<br/><br/>
13. Multiple tabs.
<br/><br/>
14. Text reflow.
<br/><br/>
15. Find on page.
<br/><br/>
16. New Air gestures lets you switch between opened tabs. Just swipe left and right. Good for comparing notes or prices in different online shopping destinations.
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17. New Air gestures lets you scroll up and down. Just swipe up and down, allow users to jump through content in double-pace.
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18. Air view, Smart scroll and
Smart stay all compatible with the browser.
<br/><br/>
19. Air View lets the user to hover a finger over any component of loaded web page and takes the place of a mouse cursor. Nice feature for websites not yet optimized for mobiles or not responsive in other words.
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20. Can manually install Flash.
<br/><br/>
21. Manually installed Flash plays FullHD (1080p) YouTube videos.
<br/><br/>
22. Manually installed Flash supports touch-optimized Flash games.
<br/><br/>
23. Incognito mode, which lets you surf in rose. It doesnt keep the tracks of history or store cookies.
<br/><br/>
24. Pinch zoom out to the maximum levels, opens the tabs view.
<br/><br/>
25. The brightness and colors settings of the browser provides four different presets to tune the screen to the users taste.
<br/><br/>
26. Navigating is quicker than HTC One.
<br/><br/>
27. A very fascinating add on, the drop down option to load a site's desktop page.
<br/><br/>
28. Automatic brightness is an option.
<br/><br/>
29. The default browser (Samsung) has been upgraded.
<br/><br/>
30. JavaScript, being Fast and Furious, beats all others.
<br/><br/>
31. The massive resolution means you can get more of webpage on the screen at once. Everything is razor sharp. The HD screen
offers ultimate levels of detail. You will be blown away by the difference between this and a WVGA screen.
<br/><br/>
32. Chrome is little faster.
<br/><br/>
33. Google Chrome got cloud bookmarks. It enables to sync with a desktop browser which means you can see which tabs you've got open across both devices.
<br/><br/>
34. The tabbed view changed (Samsung browser). Now it works vertically. It's easier to switch through all opened pages now.
<br/><br/>
35. HTML performance, in Vellamo benchmark test, Galaxy Note 2 steals the throne. Even HTC One, Sony Xperia Z and HTC One X (Tegra 3) beat it. But scoring 2060, Samsung Galaxy S4 throws HTC Butterfly, Samsung Galaxy S III, LG Optimus 4X HD, LG Optimus G and Nexus 4 out of the track.
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36. SunSpider Java Script performance tracker enthrones it as the King Of Scripts. Scoring 810 it beats the rest including iPhone 5, Nokia Lumia 920, Samsung Galaxy Note II, HTC One X+, LG Optimus G Pro, Motorola RAZR i XT890, HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S III, Sony Xperia Z, LG Optimus G, HTC Butterfly and Nexus 4.
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<b>Samsung Galaxy S4 Browser - Cons</b>
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1. The text is small, the screen size is less than optimal.
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2. The text is small. But if you need
larger fonts, there's an option to have the text fit the zoom level of your preference in the menu settings, but it's not enabled by default.
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3. Air Gestures, It takes a bit to get used to, but is a nice feature once mastered.
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4. Flash is not installed by default.
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5. HTC One loads pages faster.
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6. Text Zooming in and out is inefficient. The browser is not the best at text reflow. Zooming in on text, often results in overshoots and a bit irritating. Lacks centering.
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7. Texts, sometimes zoomed in flawy.
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8. Does not allow the user to spin the full text across the screen.
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9. The bookmarking is little wierd. Previously it was possible to have bookmarks brought from Gmail account, but now the functionality is cut off.
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10. Beaten by the auto-reflow (text) of the HTC One. It was great from the HTC Hero. But Samsung still falls behind.
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11. Two browsers to do the same thing, surfing!
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12. To find Google's Chrome browser, you have to dig deep within the application menus.
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13. Flash, 'You don't have the correct version of Flash' errors occure though installed aside.
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14. LTE tried on T-Mobile US, got 7Mbps. Its 21Mbps for an iPhone 5 on Verizon. Whome to blame? Is it T-Mobile? Verizon? S4? or iphone 5?
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15. The appearance of the default browser is very blocky.
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16. You cannot have favourite pages drawn in from the cloud now.
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<h2>Multimedia Pros and Cons</h2>
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<b>Video (Player) Pros</b>
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1. The best video player found on smartphones.
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2. Its even upgraded.
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3. A five inches Full HD Super AMOLED screen streaming, who thought it would be possible in such a tiny display other than your HD TV?
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4. In the video player, the last watched video is always placed on top for quick access.
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5. 16GB, 32GB and 64GB versions available to serve as your multimedia storage.
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6. Three tabs, Personal, Download and Nearby devices.
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7. Personal tab shows the videos on local storage.
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8. Download tab lets you access into the Samsungs Videos store.
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9. Nearby tab shows the PCs and players on local Wi-Fi network.
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10. In the Grid view, the functionality of videos auto-playing as thumbnails, video thumbnails are actually playing the videos instead of being idle.
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11. The SoundAlive audio-enhancing technology is present.
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12. Can adjust video brightness and color tone.
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13. Can enable outdoor visibility.
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14. The chapter preview which captures chapters in videos. It displays a rectangular grid, with live thumbnails. Its similar to the grid view.
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15. A wide range of supported multimedia extensions, the Samsung Galaxy S4 supports all sort of audio and video file types, DivX, XviD, MP4, AVI, MKV, WMA file types and Sorenson Spark and VP8 file types, the Galaxy S4 plays them all.
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16. The Samsung video editor doesnt come out of the box but it can be downloaded from Samsung Apps.
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17. PopUp play lets you multitask (while watching videos) moving the playing video in a small floating window.
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18. Pinch zooming you can adjust the size of the video.
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19. Htc One is on fire, it would heat up after 30 minutes of playing a video.
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20. The Galaxy S4 supports High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) video decoding.
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21. A quad-core processor, end of low-bitrate, crap quality video play backs.
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22. Three crop modes to choose from for how the video fits the screen.
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23. Audio codecs too played flawless, even AC3.
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24. A tidy interface.
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25. High-bitrate, 1080p MKV file with MP4 encoded videos, even played without a hitch.
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26. Its not necessary to the subtitle file to have the same name as the video file. S4 offers a list of subtitles and let you pick. It scans for all subtitles.
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27. Smart Pause.
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28. A higher resolution screen, phone can be held further away from the face if you are comfortable that way.
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29. Hovering finger over the timescroll, results in previews of the video in a small thumbnail.
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30. A link is provided to the videos you've downloaded from Samsung's Video Hub. It becomes very handy and a time saver when you've got multiple titles in the cloud. Otherwise you will have to scramble in the main Video Hub.
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<b>Video (Player) Cons</b>
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1. Smart Pause, there's a delay.
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2. When the phone is held far from face, Smart Pause struggles.
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3. Clarity, doesnt beat Sony Xperia Z powered by Bravia 2 engine which cater nice scenes.
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4. A grain of salt! 16GB version, have a little over 9GB of accessible storage.
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<b>Audio Pros</b>
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1. Speaker outputs bold sound.
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2. During video playback, it thwarts too much distortion at higher volumes.
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3. Quick access to media, home screens can be filled with music and video widgets.
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4. Multimedia widgets are nifty. Easy to place.
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5. The silicone tipped in-ear headphones come out of the box.
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<b>Audio Cons</b>
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1. HTC One paired with Beats audio combined by forward-facing stereo speakers, multimedia capabilities of S4 fall behind.
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<h2>Network & Connectivity</h2>
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Connectivity on the Samsung Galaxy S4 is well catered for, Samsung has packed every kind of sensor on earth into S4.
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<b>Connectivity List</b>
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<b>1. Wi-Fi</b>
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Wi-Fi :802.11 a/b/g/ n/ac (2.4/5 GHz)
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The Samsung Galaxy S4 supports all means of Wi-Fi connections inclusive of a/b/g/n/ac, specially new ac standard, with both 2.4GHz and 5GHz band compatibility.
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The Galaxy S4 is also one of few phones that support the newer 802.11 ac Wifi standard, based on this standard, you get higher data speeds over newer wireless networks.
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Can hook on to the signal even when the ongoing signal is weak, due to dual-channel bonding that stabilize the data transfer.
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SGS 4 uses wifi ac vs just g/n, that will be gigantic, if you use wifi more than 4G.
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No drops in connections or flagging speeds.
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When downloading large files, no dropouts or speedlosses occur.
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<b>2. Wi-Fi Direct</b>
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<b>3. Wi-Fi Hotspot</b>
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<b>4. DLNA</b>
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The AllShare DLNA functionality which was once a standalone application, is now fully integrated. It lets you share or access content from nearby DLNA-enabled devices directly from the My Video app and the Music Player.
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<b>5. Miracast</b>
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Miracast sucks. Too much
lag and poor picture quality. Sbeam is better.
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<b>6. GPS/GLONASS </b>
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<b>7. NFC</b>
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NFC or Near Field Communication, enables user to do non-touch payments (at shops that utilise specially equipped NFC cash registers) and share all type of media between back to back touched S4 and other later generation S devices.
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Unlike other models which contain an NFC-A secure element, the SC-04E model is equipped with a FeliCa secure element. The NFC-A secure element on the SC-04E is provided on the SIM card.
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A vast number of speakerdocks and headphones now uses NFC for easy Bluetooth pairing.
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SBeam and NFC, both present. They work in collaboration to grab things from other back to back tapped phones. It uses a Wi-Fi Direct connection to make it easier to send items.
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You can share with other NFC devices. But there is a hitch, the sharing is limited to what the stock Android Beam has to offer.
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<b>8. Bluetooth 4.0</b>
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Low power Bluetooth (Bluetooth 4.0), can be connected to a wide range of sensors - like trainers - and have them send back up data without taking up loads of power and sucking the battery dry.
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<b>9. Infrared</b>
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Infrared Port (Both models feature an infrared LED that can serve as a universal remote control).
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<b>10. USB 2.0 </b>(Micro-B port, USB charging)
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<b>11. USB On-The-Go 1.3 </b>
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USB On-The-Go, you need an adapter for that and there isn't one included in the box.
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<b>12. MHL 2.0 HDMI </b>(TV-out, via MHL A\V link)
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MHL 2.0 port, its a microUSB port and works as a charger port too.
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MHL 2.0 port enables video output by using a MHL-to-HDMI dongle. Plug the dongle into the phone, you are required to plug a charger into the additional microUSB port on the dongle and the Galaxy S4 screen will be mirrored on the TV screen.
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The MHL 2.0 port features USB On-The-Go, plug it into the Galaxy S4 and plug a standard USB cable on the other end and you are ready to go.
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An MHL-to-HDMI dongle, one isn't included in the retail box too and those can be hard to find.
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<b>Network</b>
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<b>Connectivity: Bands</b>
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S4 offers up to six sets of radio frequencies. The global models, the Snapdragon 600-powered I9505 and Exynos-powered I9500, offer quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, quad-band 3G, HSPA+ (850/900/1900/2100) and up to six LTE bands. The S4 GT-I9505 includes a multiband LTE transceiver.
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Unlike on 3G, on 4G you can stream HD videos without hiccups.
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<b>Cons of Bands</b>
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If it has Exynos chipset, then it doesnt support 4G (and Exynos octa core has over heating issue).
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How on earth you going to pick one when a device has several variants? Even the brightest telecom engineer from Samsung cannot (I assume) define network performance in this case.
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<b>What do Wifi and other connectivity means mean for the battery life? </b>
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"Its great, on average, you get around 12 to 14 hrs using wifi 90% of the day, bluetooth about 10%, GPS 5%, sync set for every 4 hrs for email, about 1hrs of web reading and 3 hrs on screen time using auto brightness," one user shares his experience.
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<h2>Audio: Speakerphone calls and general audio playback</h2>
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<b>Pros</b>
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1. A clear output when attached to an active external amplifier.
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2. No distortion occur when a pair of headphones plugged in.
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3. Noise Reduction built in, the person on the other side is clearly audible, and they can hear you without any interference thanks to noise-cancellation.
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4. Can turn noise reduction on and off and can boost the volume when needed.
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5. It supports the aptX codec which improves Bluetooth-headset connectivity.
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6. Phone's speaker is loud, perfect for those a little harder of hearing.
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7. While the HTC One produces deeper sound, the Galaxy S4 is louder.
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8. Clever volume management.
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9. Supports HD voice which is carried over the 3G/4G networks, your offered the best clarity.
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10. 'Adapt Sound,' it asks you to hook in a pair of headphones and listen to a range of sounds at different frequencies, thus adjusts the output to your ears.
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11. You can also choose to have 'Clear Sound' or 'Soft Sound' during the calls.
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12. GS4 offers loud sound from its rear facing grille. Though not very rich and is very compressed, it's loud enough.
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13. To get good sound out of the S4, use a set of headphones with a built-in microphone or plug into car stereo or home stereo by USB.
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14. Wolfson Micro WM5102 audio chip.
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15. Not effected by Stereo crosstalk.
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16. Calling quality of the SGS4 is outstanding, in speakerphone calls and general audio playback, the Galaxy S4's rear-facing speaker is reasonably loud and clear and fairs in low signal areas. Phone has no trouble delivering good quality calls.
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<b>Cons</b>
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1. Mono speaker.
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2. The tiny sound that comes from the tiny speaker on the bottom back of the phone is qualifed enough to make you miss a call or text when you are few meters away from the phone. This thing is aggravated when the phone is put down screen up, especially on something softer.
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3. HTC One's got dual front speakers.
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4. Average volume levels when attached to an active external amplifier.
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5. Small tiny speakers suck the battery fast at full volume.
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6. When plug in a pair of headphones, the volume levels remain average.
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7. A bit narrow earpiece range and the speaker is on its backside, audio is muffled by your hand and sound is felt generated away from your ears. Have to be careful where you position it in relation to your ear.
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8. Speaker, hold it too close and too hard against your ear and callers sound muffled and heard like it comes from a distant.
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9. Manipulating 'Clear Sound' or 'Soft Sound' during the calls, all you get is a slight variation in volume.
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10. Making calls, the volume is loud, the external speakers used on S4 are louder than the GS3, but bit quieter than on the One and iPhone5, specially, not as loud as the One's BoomSound stereo speaker. HTC One offers front speakers, they are dual, stereo, front-facing speakers. Dual front speakers, why nobody has done that before on a smartphone?
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11. There's only one place where the sound comes out from the cover. This makes it block the speaker and reduce the sound.
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12. It would have been nice to have stereo speakers, because, that inferior sound doesnt do justice to that majestic display.
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<h2>Texting and The keyboard</h2>
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<b>Pros</b>
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1. The keyboard which is a sliding keyboard and has enough spacing between the keys and also bears a dedicated numbers row now, is one of the best manufacturer keyboards found on smart phones.
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2. The keyboard has been modified.
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3. The keyboard now features the number row on the top. Layout has been retouched and it displays an aditional row above the letters for numbers so that you don't constantly have to keep pressing 'Shift' to get them up each time you need it.
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4. Can use S Voice to dictate or use Google's built-in voice recognition software, if you are too lazy to type.
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5. Can also use voice typing without a data network connection, if you have downloaded the required language packages.
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6. SwiftKey (the popular third party keyboard app), might be an option (and certainly is) but, the native thingy takes less customisation at the start.
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7. A floating keyboard that takes up less space on the screen and can be moved around. The keyboard can be detached from the bottom of the screen and use it as a floating keyboard like the Galaxy Note 2's.
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8. A camera typing mode, which allows you to pick out text from printed docs in assistance of the optical character recognition. Such irrealistic text can be put into any text field.
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9. Space to Type!
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The keyboard, unlike the previous ones which were full of cluttered space etc, this time S4 has gone for a bigger screen and such problems are solved.
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10. A Swype like option on board, Samsung's SwiftKey-based keyboard, unlike the previous ones, which were horrible in predicting in words is now inclusive of SwiftKey predictive technology built in. There's a Swipe-like mode which tracks your finger and guesses the word you're trying to type. The Keyboard uses SwiftKey prediction through the company's SDK but has its own skin.
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11. The Samsung's own implementation is also accurate thanks to the larger 5-inch screen.
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<b>Cons</b>
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1. You will still miss the stock Jelly Bean's native keyboard that is shipped with the Nexus 4 or SwiftKey.
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2. Samsung's SwiftKey-based keyboard isn't still capable of what the stand-alone SwiftKey app can deliver.
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3. The Swipe-like mode has limited language support for now.
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4. The autocorrect isn't great.
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<h2>Device's Security and User's Safety</h2>
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Three safety and security features, namely, Cloud Backup and Restore service, KNOX security and brand new Safety Assistance.
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<b>1. The Security feature Knox, provides two services. </b>
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<b>Case A:</b>
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In this case, phone is split into two completely independent sides. They separate your personal information from your work data to isolate work data, so that corporates dont have too much to worry about security. The work mode can be locked down and managed solely by your company, while the personal side is totally yours to do whatever you want with it. It separates your business and personal lives on the phone or provides a business and personal side of the phone, so that you only have to carry one device.
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<b>Case B:</b>
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The other section is "Security tracking", the most cute part of the Knox security suite (similar to Find My iPhone). It lets you track a stolen phone online. Security tracking built in by partnering with Absolute, the maker of the "Computrace laptop tracking software. There is another plus side for Case B, though Apple's system is erased when a reset take place, S4's one wont. The tracking software resides right in the firmware and it can survive a full hardware reset, since Firmware Persistence technology is built into the Galaxy S4.
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<b>2. Safety Assistance </b>
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Cited as one of the cleverest features on the GS4.
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When you are in an emergency and want to send a message to someone who might care, there is Safety Assistant which can be activated by holding down volume up and down for three seconds. It will prompt the phone to take a picture from both cameras and automatically send them to a pre configured contact. Once you've done this, the phone locates you via GPS, and is then able to send a alert to numbers you specify. You can also opt to send photos from the front and back cameras as MMS messages.
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<b>Pros</b>
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Can be usefull to the elderly.
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<b>Cons</b>
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The two-button pressing thing is bit fiddly.
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Safety Assistance, US models won't get it.
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Locating can be inaccurate.
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<h2>User Interface</h2>
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<b>Pros</b>
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1. Up to seven Homescreens.
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2. Home Screen panes, pinch zooming will get you to the overview mode of all homescreen panes.
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3. Home panes can be easily added, removed or organized from the overview mode.
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4. Home of all homes, a pane is specifically marked as "Home", which is the one you go to when you press the physical Home button.
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5. Can select any home pane as the default home screen.
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6. The app drawer remains the same and still bears the remnants of Nature UX.
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7. You get the app shortcuts in the form of a customizable grid, alphabetized grid or a list.
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8. Can hide shortcuts from the app drawer.
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9. If you want to see downloaded apps only, its provided.
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10. Can uninstall apps from the app drawer.
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11. Can add folders to the app drawer.
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12. Full fledged Multi Window feature. All you have to do is "Press and hold the back button" and a tab appears. Tapping on it lets you see a sidebar of apps that support the feature.
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13. If you don't like the UI, try a different launcher. Apex and Nova are two to name.
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14. Touchwiz is laggy, but Sense is a memory hog.
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15. Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, lock screen widgets and "Daydreams" right out of the box.
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16. Latest TouchWiz Nature UX.
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17. One of the first non-Nexus devices to ship with Android 4.2.
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18. Can change the colors in the stock messaging app.
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19. Settings organised. The main Settings have been repacked into a tabbed menu, now they are split into "Connections," "Device," "Accounts," and "More" tabs.
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20. If you are in necessity of quick toggles, there is 'Power Toggles', it has an option to be in the notification window. It's more customizable.
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21. TouchWiz has managed to keep most from the S3, Smart Stay, Multi Window and S Beam are few to name.
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22. Two of the most usefull features, Multi Window (the ability to split the screen between two full-screen apps) and the "Swipe Screen Shot."
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23. Security, UI and performance updates in time.
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24. The extra stuff, otherwise known as Bloatware, is easily ignored if you don't feel the urge to use them.
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25. HTC Sense and that app drawer, they collectively make one vomit.
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26. The water ripples have been replaced and now there is a lens flare effect. You can even switch back to the old one or disable it all together.
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27. Can use the phone while wearing gloves.
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28. Eye tracking to scroll up and down.
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29. The new Peel-powered TV app and IR blaster, it becomes an interface for your light entertainment device, TV.
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30. Can get rid of Blinkfeed, install a launcher from the Play store. For example, massively installed Nova launcher.
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31. No matter how much negative talk is there on street on Blink feed, unlike HTC One's one, Blinkfeed is customizable.
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32. HTC One's blink feed feature, sucks battery.
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33. Can answer phone calls and page scroll up and down by a hand wave.
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34. The lockscreen has multiple panes and each can be adorned with a widget.
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35. The page just to the right of the default pane, can hold a list of your favourite apps or can act as a shortcut for the camera app.
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36. The pages to the left, inclusive of many different widgets, from email, Google Now, Messaging, music player to Yahoo! Finance and News. If its not enough, you can download apps from the Play Store that populate new widgets.
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<b>UI Cons</b>
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1. Settings organized. The main Settings have been repacked into a tabbed menu, now they are split into "Connections," "Device," "Accounts," and "More" tabs which are supposed to make the navigation of menues much easier, but the tabs further obscure things. Now, you cannot quickly swipe down one list, have to tap and swipe down all four. Its not always clear where to locate certain settings, under the three main tabs or the "More" tab. This is inherent throughout the UI.
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2. This time its new Sense (HTC). Sense 5 has remarkably decreased the resource hogging. Lags nearly non existant on One now. Sense was heavy, bloated and lagged, but from the recent past, Sense is retouched and now it causes less lags.
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3. The difference between 4.1.2 and 4.2.2 is minimal. The biggest element in that upgrade, the PhotoSphere is not available for non Nexus devices. This wont be like upgrading from GB to ICS or ICS to JB.
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4. Yes, luckily there are launchers, but they cannot cover up the ugliness of the neon green laden notification shade and the UCLA Bruins color themed messaging app. The two most used UI elements that were refered to as two of the worst visual design fails in recent mobile computing history.
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5. Samsung working on a lot in the same time without working on few selected. It would have been great if Samsung did R&D on half of what they put into S4.
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6. There are no app shortcuts at the bottom of the screen.
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7. Most of the issues you faced with the S3, remain unaddressed, unattended. "TouchWiz is still a confusing Technicolor explosion of a UI, with little visual cohesion," one reviewer from a major reviewing site writes.
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8. The little tab that gives you access to the pane of favourite apps on the left side of the default screen, there is a hitch with it. That tab does not go away unless you hold the back button down until it totally vanish (how you going to know that when Samsung aint tellin it?). You'll even accidentally click it when scrolling through email or web pages.
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9. HTC One, you will miss couple of fundamental elements of a modern phone there, like blocking mode for calls and notifications and notification toggles etc.
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<h2>Notifications</h2>
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<b>Pros</b>
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1. Notifications, GS4 offers access to more and more settings, Samsung tweaks Android's default notification panel and adds their own settings. It opens up a sort of command center, which lets you turn off everything from Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to Smart Stay. You can quickly access Bluetooth, WiFi, NFC (Samsung seems to have pioneered the radio and connectivity toggles in the notification windowshade), Air Gesture, Voice Control, Smart Stay, Brightness Slider and number of other controls right from the panel.
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2. There are now 18 toggles in the notification pull down. In fact, if you enabled all of the buttons in the Notification panel, there will be one-touch buttons for Wi-Fi, Sound, Bluetooth etc. You can have 19 options to choose from.
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3. Can also customize what should
appear at the top by dragging and dropping the icons.
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4. If the notification shade is a menance, get a replacement messaging apps from the Play Store.
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5. Sense, its notification light times out after 5 minutes, simply worthless and it is a native feature. So its not going away too soon.
<br/><br/>
<b>Cons</b>
<br/><br/>
1. Some complains that there are too much in Notification panel.
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<h2>Navigation</h2>
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<b>Pros</b>
<br/><br/>
1. One of the best navigation systems on the market.
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2. Google Maps natively supported.
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3. Google Maps, a map app that keeps getting constantly upgraded.
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4. A large, HD resolution display means detailed details than ever before on a non SatNav unit. With a screen as large (or larger) than most dedicated SatNav units, with excellent sunlight legibility and plenty of storage, you should think twice before spending money on a dedicated satellite navigation unit. Better buy a good app rather than a separate SatNav unit.
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5. You will have no issues whatsoever using it as your primary navigation device in car.
<br/><br/>
6. Can cache map data pertain to parts of the world. In fact, the only time you need a data connection is when you initially plan the course - navigation will cache the needed maps. When abroad and lost, you wont be in necessity to use loads of data.
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7. 3D maps of big cities.
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8. StreetView, a 360-degree view of the surroundings.
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9. Indoor maps.
<br/><br/>
10. Google Maps upgraded for Full HD phones. UI looks sharp due to vector graphics.
<br/><br/>
11. The screen, bright and crystal clear.
<br/><br/>
12. The GPS and GLONASS combination, you get one of the most accurate and quick locating, positioning facilities.
<br/><br/>
13. GLONASS, the Russian counterpart of the GPS system, you get loads of satellites, more satellites to choose from, thus a much more accurate location experience.
<br/><br/>
14. When you are selling a smartphone to a Russian, you have to offer GLONASS.
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15. Its even accurate when a metre or so away from the window when inside the house.
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16. Can get a lock in under a second.
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17. GPS receiver gets a satellite lock in minutes with A-GPS turned off.
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18. With Internet access, A-GPS can speed up satellite lock.
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19. The barometer, however, can speed up GPS locks even without a data connection.
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20. Voice-guided navigation.
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21. Vector maps are smaller and easier on the data traffic and reroute is an option if you go off course without the need to connect to the Internet.
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22. When the digital compass is turned on, it becomes a virtual tour of the place.
<br/><br/>
23. If Google Maps Navigation doesn't fit for you, there are both free and paid Map apps in the Play Store.
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<h2>Gaming Aspect</h2>
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[] Gaming on the Samsung Galaxy S4 is handled by the Adreno 320 GPU.
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[] AnTuTu's 3D benchmark places it ahead of any other Android phone.
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[] Out of the six benchmarks, the GS4 set records in five.
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<u><b>GPU benchmarks</b></u>
<br/><br/>
<b>About Framerate</b>
<br/><br/>
[] GLBenchmark 2.7 (in 1080p off-screen mode), Galaxy S4 S600 beats HTC One (S4 Octa being the fastest in generating frames).
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[] In GLBenchmark 2.5 (1080p off-screen mode) Samsung Galaxy S4 scores 40 and outwits HTC One, Sony Xperia Z, LG Optimus G, HTC
Butterfly, iPhone 5, Nexus 4, Note II, S III, HTC One X+ and HTC One X.
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[] GLBenchmark Egypt 2.5 HD Offscreen, S4 scores 39, S3 scores 34, and HTC One scores 15.
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<u><b>3D Imaging</b></u>
<br/><br/>
[] In the Epic Citadel test which uses Unreal Engine, which is sometimes used in high-end 3D mobile games and shows real-world performance, Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) tops, generating a couple of frames ahead of S600.
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[] In Epic Citadel benchmark test, it outperforms everything else scoring 57.1. The rest, including HTC One, Sony Xperia Z, LG Optimus G Pro, Nexus 4, LG Optimus G and Samsung Galaxy S III, kiss the dust.
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[] 3DMark benchmark, scores 11,169 on the Ice Storm test and 6,873 on the Ice Storm Extreme test. The HTC One scores 11,140 and 6,609 respectively.
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[] AnTuTu and Quadrant place the Samsung Galaxy S4 above all (Octa version again being slightly faster). The HTC One and the LG Optimus G Pro, both fail to impress.
<br/><br/>
[] S4 tops in AnTuTu scoring 24716 and punches out HTC One, Sony Xperia Z, LG Optimus G Pro, HTC Butterfly and its older sibling Samsung Galaxy S III.
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<b>Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 Snapdragon 600 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 Exynos 5 Octa from a benchmark angle</b>
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<b>[] GLBenchmark 2.7 Egypt (1080p off-screen) (GPU benchmarks)</b>
<br/><br/>
(The Higher the better kind)
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Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) scores 43
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Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) scores 41
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<b>[] Epic Citadel (GPU benchmarks)</b>
<br/><br/>
(Higher the better)
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Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 59.8
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Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) 57.1
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<b>[] AnTuTu </b>
<br/><br/>
(Higher is better)
<br/><br/>
Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 26275
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Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) 24716
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<b>Based on Snapdragon 600 chipset, No Exynos 5 Octa</b>
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<b>[] GPU Benchmarks</b>
<br/><br/>
[] In GLBenchmark 2.5 (1080p off-screen mode) Samsung Galaxy S4 scores 40 and outwits HTC One, Sony Xperia Z, LG Optimus G, HTC Butterfly, iPhone 5, Nexus 4, Note II, S III, HTC One X+ and HTC One X.
<br/><br/>
[] In Epic Citadel benchmark test, it outperforms everything else scoring 57.1. The rest, including HTC One, Sony Xperia Z, LG Optimus G Pro, Nexus 4, LG Optimus G and Samsung Galaxy S III, kiss the dust.
<br/><br/>
[] S4 tops in AnTuTu scoring 24716 and HTC One, Sony Xperia Z, LG Optimus G Pro, HTC Butterfly and its older sibling Samsung Galaxy S III.
<br/><br/>
<b>Gaming Pros</b>
<br/><br/>
1. Raging Thunder 2 and its details rendered flawless. From Super Hexagon, Need for Speed to Hot Pursuit, Grand Theft Auto, Need for Speed, Riptide, Asphalt 7 to NOVA 3, Galaxy S4 has no problem in handling them.
<br/><br/>
2. It heats up while playing heavy
games. GangstarVegas, ModernCombat 4 are few to name. But after the upgrade, it is considerably reduced.
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3. Impressively, gaming wont suck much battery juice.
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4. A wireless gamepad where you insert your S4 and it becomes a full-fledged portable gaming machine.
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5. Now can store apps in SD card. Use a 64GB class 10 Ultra SD card. If it fails, "Gl to Sd" can store gamedata and appdata on the external SD card.
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6. It's not a console but a close bet.
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<b>Cons</b>
<br/><br/>
1. It heats up quite a bit around the camera while playing heavy games, GangstarVegas, ModernCombat4, Batman, and Nova3 are few to name.
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2. Games can be moved to SDcard, but not the 1 GB+ HD variety. You are left with about 9GB (16GB version) of internal memory for that kind of ventures.
<br/><br/>
3. Its a winner when its processing prowess is concerned, but it doesn't always behave as quick as it should, when it comes to gaming.
<br/><br/>
4. Android doesn't have a lot of stand out games in the Play Store at the moment.
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5. After the latest update, can move apps to sd card, but the additonal data for games like Asphalt 7 and Real Racing3 are taking up device storage instead of microSD. It results in insufficient storage error on new app installations.
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<b>Something About the Memory Card</b>
<br/><br/>
[] A common reason for heating and lag is cheap microSD cards. When memory cards have minimal writting/reading speeds, CPU spends more time in copying/reading the files. Thus, more heat generated and lags occur. Never store app data on Class 4 or 6 microSD cards. Use only class 10 SD cards. An ultra one is preferable.
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<b>Whats up in the CLASS?</b>
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[] A CLASS 2 memory card guarantees a minimum writing speed of 2MB a second or higher while a CLASS 4 one writes in a minimum writing speed of 4MBs a second or higher.
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[] CLASS 6 has a minimum writing speed of 6 MBs a second or higher and CLASS 10 manages a guaranteed minimum writing speed of 10MB or higher.
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[] Again, the minimum speed capability depends on the OEM of the host device and model.
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<h2>Out of the Box and Accessories</h2>
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<u><b>Out of the Box</b></u>
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<b>Pros</b>
<br/><br/>
1. Eco friendly retail box, Samsung's newest retail packaging is made
entirely of recycled paper and interestingly, printed with soy-ink. Thus, 100% recyclable.
<br/><br/>
2. A new pair of headphones, a pair of redesigned earphones, a huge leap over the ones bundled with the Galaxy S III. The new earphones are dubbed HS330 and feature dual-speakers (8mm tweeter and 10mm woofer) for improved performance with both high and low frequency sounds. They offer better bass than any pair of headphones comes with any smartphone retail package.
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3. Size of the ear tips, they are more comfortable than ever. You get two other size options for the ear tips supplied in the box.
<br/><br/>
4. A tangle-free flat cable is supplied with the headphones.
<br/><br/>
5. The A/C adapter that you need to use with the supplied microUSB cable boxed.
<br/><br/>
6. All accessories are painted white, they are cohesive in color than ever.
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7. The remote control has also been improved, and now offers larger buttons (by about a third over the Galaxy S III EHS64 headset), despite being 17% smaller itself.
<br/><br/>
<b>Cons</b>
<br/><br/>
1. An HDMI port to throw your movies directly to an HD TV, not boxed.
<br/><br/>
2. Though it's Qi wireless charging capable, the wireless charging pad not included in the box. You have to buy it separately.
<br/><br/>
3. The headphones, won't fully replace any high-end aftermarket earphones.
<br/><br/>
<u><b>Accessories</b></u>
<br/><br/>
1. Starting from health accessories which monitor your activities, weight and heart rate, to a gamepad that you can hook the phone into and a wireless charging dock which lets you charge the phone by putting on a charging pad, Samsung S4 is equipped with a wide range of, a large selection of accessories.
<br/><br/>
2. There are again Plastic cases and flip cases.
<br/><br/>
3. Brand new "SView case". The back cover of the phone can be replaced with it and it has a protective front cover attached to protect the
screen.
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4. Brand new "S View case", the newest flip cover, the latest Samsung flip case has a magnet in the cover which can switch the screen on and off. The window on the top lets the user view things and answer calls using touch input without opening the whole thing.
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<h2>Samsung Galaxy S4 Pros and Cons: The Quick Read on Cons</h2>
<br/>
None of the following facts are included in or taken from other chapters and this is not a summary of other chapters either. This is a very seperate read.
<br/><br/>
<b>Cons</b>
<br/><br/>
1. What about HTC one? Its display is sharper, it produces natural colours and its brighter.
<br/><br/>
2. Lags in Contacts and Dialer apps, S4 still takes a second to open the contacts and logs even after a number of updates. Even premium apps from Playstore are dependant on stock dialer and contacts app.
<br/><br/>
3. The speaker is very loud and sounds great, but lacks bass.
<br/><br/>
4. Call log is a pain. You cannot view a pure call log there like incoming, outgoing, missed calls etc. You have to view message log along with it. Even if you mark only call view in log view settings, log quickly changes to its default. After sending a message, it compels you to view all messages which you sent or received within the Call log.
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5. Sub standard material body. Many users complain its not worth what you pay for.
<br/><br/>
6. Its not Sony, the display might be disappointing.
<br/><br/>
7. Heats up a bit while charging.
<br/><br/>
8. The camera has a 1 sec lag at start up.
<br/><br/>
9. After every reboot, you get about 1.3 to 1.4GB free RAM. 2GB RAM only available in paper.
<br/><br/>
10. Users are jiggerd to find a mysterious function that when they take their eyes away from a plying video, it pauses for no any apparent reason. Reportedly, they are literate, but not techliterate.
<br/><br/>
11. Hangs.
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12. No sign whatsoever of an imminent camera app update.
<br/><br/>
13. Photo capture, motion blurs with fast motion.
<br/><br/>
14. Note1 beats GS4 hands down with crisp stereo effects and clarity.
<br/><br/>
15. Metal phones dont have good reception? What about Nokia E-Series then? N8, another metalic, has one of the best receptions a phone can offer. Its storied that even in the elevators, it gets full signal. Samsung mysteriously avoids metal for there bodies.
<br/><br/>
16. Its plastic rear is flimsy.
<br/><br/>
17. Camera is slow in functions.
<br/><br/>
18. Camera can be slow to respond when changing modes.
<br/><br/>
19. Though megarpixel count is enhanced than the 8-megapixel S3, both use the same size of sensor.
<br/><br/>
20. Low-light performance is disappointing.
<br/><br/>
21. Highest brightness level (display) isn't that great and colours are oversaturated.
<br/><br/>
22. Some ISPs charge for tethering.
<br/><br/>
23. The screen goes blue-ish when the phone is tilted, colours look oversaturated unless you change the colour settings.
<br/><br/>
24. Closing every battery draining gimmicks, cleaning RAM and cash and keeping brightness at 10-20%, still battery sucks.
<br/><br/>
25. No FM radio.
<br/><br/>
26. The S4 customer care online portal, in the interface to send a query directly, cannot select model number from the drop down menu. Hillariously enough, S4 isn't listed yet.
<br/><br/>
27. Updates solve problems and give life to new issues that never existed.
<br/><br/>
28. Third party, Non-OEM batteries are notorious for causing reception issues.
<br/><br/>
29. By default, the Home button is destined to bring the Svoice when tapped twice. You press Home button once to access home, but it is irresponsive and waits for the second press. You press it twice and as destined, it brings SVoice. Now convey your Grieve. (Can open S Voice and turn off the "Open via the home key" option anyway).
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30. Air Gesture works only on phone web browser. It doesnt work on other web browsers.
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31. Need to recharge it twice a day.
<br/><br/>
32. It sliped. It getting a big crack on the upper side is another story.
<br/><br/>
33. Notification light is hardly visible on the white version.
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34. Does get hot at the front screen and back cover while talking on it, not very pleasent for ears.
<br/><br/>
35. Safari browser of iOS 7 beta 2, beats the native browser.
<br/><br/>
36. Try Facebook on an iphone and on S4, there is a difference.
<br/><br/>
37. Airview is not working properly.
<br/><br/>
38. Samsung is selling a 16GB version is misnews. They are selling only a 9GB (internal memory) version.
<br/><br/>
39. The screen is very dim compared to S3 and Note.
<br/><br/>
40. 3rd party launchers reportedly cause troubles.
<br/><br/>
41. Transferring pictures from computer to Kodak Easy Share program, it might not recognise S4. You have to transfer the pictures to a folder and then transfer them to the Kodak program.
<br/><br/>
42. The AccuWeather, the weather widget doesn't seem to update itself on preset intervals which was also an issue on S3. Seems legend continues.
<br/><br/>
43. Nova may clear your folder setup, be careful.
<br/><br/>
44. Playing 1080ps is not smooth in most formats like mkv, mov ect.
<br/><br/>
45. People having hard times connecting to Wi-fi. Wi-Fi connection is horrendous if you use a D-Link router. Troublesome routers identified as the D-Link DIR-655 and DIR-855.
<br/><br/>
46. The auto-brightness feature for the screen sucks, it realy needs work.
<br/><br/>
47. The volume control and annoying warning need work.
<br/><br/>
48. Bluetooth seems to have wierd issues with connecting to some devices.
<br/><br/>
49. You will have to turn off all Samsung gimmicks and maybe turn into to the Dev options to get rid of that horrid lag.
<br/><br/>
50. Dual display mode, out of 200 apps I have installed, only about 10 of them are capable of handling this feature.
<br/><br/>
51. TouchWiz, not precisely light.
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52. 32GB version got only 23.23GB of free internal space. That means 8.77GB is Gone with the Wind!
<br/><br/>
53. It gets hot on heavy browsing. How many times a day you search for Hot Pics? From now on, it matters.
<br/><br/>
54. Making calls on an average of
10-20 minutes a day, have to charge the device daily.
<br/><br/>
55. You better order an SGP Ultra Oleophobic screen protector.
<br/><br/>
56. A lot of faulty units being reported in circulation. If you are planning to buy an S4, wish to be on the lucky side.
<br/><br/>
57. Worse, Samsung Customer Service is a pain, thousands of complains leveled against Samsung Service centers.
<br/><br/>
58. Replacing factory defective, faulty pieces can be onerous. They might keep on sending you from one W** section to another.
<br/><br/>
59. Samsung's Customer Care Service, should be improved with immediate effect. trying to chat online with a customer agent always brings a familiar "No Agents Available" message.
<br/><br/>
60. "I am really disappointed with Samsung service centre, dealing with a faulty S4 (overheating, screen purple tint at bottom screen). I regret buying this device. Wont ever buy samsung again," one user repents.
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61. Compared to the S3 and EVO 4G, signal reception is pathetic.
<br/><br/>
62. Some argue that, S4 is a minor incremental upgrade compared to the S3.
<br/><br/>
63. You might love the picture quality but will miss the brisk Zoe and highlight features.
<br/><br/>
64. One thing you wish your S4 had that Atrix 4G has, is the "USB Mass Storage" option when hooking up to a computer.
<br/><br/>
65. Most argue that, "it brought nothing new to the table," but more gimmicks.
<br/><br/>
66. Samsungs notorious for memory card crashes.
<br/><br/>
67. The phone is about to receive a number of optional accessories, including a dedicated Samsung Wi-Fi scale and motion tracking wristband, but S Health app is somewhat limited itself.
<br/><br/>
68. Samsung has confirmed that the bootloader will be locked. A lot of devs have said they won't work with the S4 because of the proprietary kernals it uses.
<br/><br/>
69. The UI is too bloated and hurts the immaculate user experience. Worst, they are not optimised either. How many apps (bloatware) you disabled on your Note 2? Why Samsung is notorious for Bloatware?
<br/><br/>
70. Most probably S4 Touchwiz gimmicks will end up in the dust bin (same goes with the HTC One Sense). Both will have Nova running instead.
<br/><br/>
71. According to Samsung service centre, its better to let the Samsung Workshops do the firmware upgrading. Upgrading firmware by Wifi or any other online means, is not up to the mark, can cause troubles. Such practices might bring incomplete new upgrade packages of firmware to the phone due to connectivity problems.
<br/><br/>
72. According to Samsung, bloatware eaten internal memory can be freed up with software optimisation. But a recent update only made some of the Galaxy S4's tweaks optional, rather than installing the lot from the off.
<br/><br/>
73. Its being reported that sometimes call quality on Speaker is effected by a muffled nature to the recieving party. In the middle of conversations, the calling party hears people at the other end but the recieving party cannot hear the caller and calls have ended with no apparant reason.
<br/><br/>
74. Having a basic set of 'quad-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A7' for lighter works, which light works it refers to? How 'Heavy' it ought to be a task for the chipset to switch itself to the A15 cores? Can you answer that?
<br/><br/>
75. "I contacted Samsung Customer Care on 16th July 2013 and they said that, as a policy they could not replace my Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 as it has crossed 7 days period after purchase (ridiculously, Samsung includes Sundays too, even when the customer care centers are closed). Failing to solve the issue even after updating my software, now they have provided me with the option of replacing the motherboard of Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT- I9500). My charm of buying such an high-end phone has been completely lost and left me shattered fearing any more loss after motherboard replacement!" another seeks solace online.
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<h2>Samsung Galaxy S4 Pros and Cons: The Quick Read on Pros</h2>
<br/>
None of the following facts are included in or taken from other chapters and this is not a summary of other chapters either. Treat this a very seperate read.
<br/><br/>
<b>Pros</b>
<br/><br/>
1. A bigger screen.
<br/><br/>
2. A bit better sunlight legibility.
<br/><br/>
3. Grand contrast.
<br/><br/>
4. True blacks.
<br/><br/>
5. Power efficient.
<br/><br/>
6. More colour gamut.
<br/><br/>
7. 6500k, more accurate white (6590k in S4 vs 6900 in HTC one).
<br/><br/>
8. Number of updates within a short period of time, Samsung is listening
to customers.
<br/><br/>
9. A recent update fixed bugs in Gallery, contacts and logs. UI is smoother now.
<br/><br/>
10. Samsung will make a metal version of the Galaxy S4.
<br/><br/>
11. Lovely earth tone color and transition affects.
<br/><br/>
12. Too many different calendars to keep track of? the Stock calendar app is just for you.
<br/><br/>
13. It can take great close ups and 4X digital zooms with great detail.
<br/><br/>
14. DDR3 RAM vs DDR2 in Note 2.
<br/><br/>
15. You can disable most of the bloat in settings. Samsung Push and Link are two to name.
<br/><br/>
16. If the back cover is felt flimsy, use an Sview cover. It is thick and has many major advantages (like it protects camera).
<br/><br/>
17. It used to heat up a lot. But after a series of updates, its very minimal now.
<br/><br/>
18. You rooted and ROM'ed, but had to wait for an update to kill bugs. You are no longer worried about the locked boot loader, aren't you?
<br/><br/>
19. A grand sound output on headphone. Using a good headphone, you will get heavy bass and clear sound. If you want bass in video player, you can use Equalizer app from Play Store.
<br/><br/>
20. Upgrading via kies has an advantage, it installs the whole new firmware instead of only the updated files. It cleans any bugs or corrupt files and hence, is like a clean install. One downside is that it installs the whole 1.5 GB firmware.
<br/><br/>
21. You can share internet connection with S4 using Wifi Tethering.
<br/><br/>
22. Samsung has had 3 updates at the moment of writing this and after all three updates, now phone's heating problem is solved. Its no longer getting hot while charging now.
<br/><br/>
23. The notification bar with lot of quick setting buttons, that can be customized, is a true nicety.
<br/><br/>
24. "Flipboard" for news, its built in and supports AirGesture.
<br/><br/>
25. A Swype loyalist? Try SwiftKey. It increases speed and accuracy of texting.
<br/><br/>
26. Battery drain, disable Google Chrome and all other unused bloatware. Battery will likely last longer.
<br/><br/>
27. In some countries, the user gets one time screen replacement warranty for one year and Smartview flip cover for free.
<br/><br/>
28. Compared to the Nexus, even combined with any ROM, its pretty darn fast.
<br/><br/>
29. HTC, the bad news is their updates suck, they are either late or non-existent.
<br/><br/>
30. Considering EVO 4G, the S4 is an incremental upgrade.
<br/><br/>
31. Lighter and thinner than Atrix 4G.
<br/><br/>
32. Motorola Razr, which comes with a 1GB of RAM, is downsized to 450-500 of free RAM after a reboot.
<br/><br/>
33. A wide range of brightness settings and the 'Power Saving' mode, increase battery life.
<br/><br/>
34. PPI is higher than iPhone 5 display.
<br/><br/>
35. The Super Amoled HD, sharp and colors look life like.
<br/><br/>
36. There is some over saturation in the screen, but can be adjusted from the settings menu.
<br/><br/>
37. 2GB RAM is a DDR3. HTC One and Z are DDR2 RAM phones. Always 800 MB+ memory is left on S4. After every fresh reboot, you get about 1.3-1.4GB free memory. Disabling S apps like Slink and Samsung Push etc, you can presumably increase the total free RAM.
<br/><br/>
38. You would use "WatchOn" more than you think you would. Regular remotes are not back lit but S4 is. You can use your S4 to change channels when its dark inside. Even it lets you Schedule Recordings or see what's on TV tonight.
<br/><br/>
39. A lot of backing up, restoring and syncing options. [refer 'Cloud' chapter]
<br/><br/>
40. Two sets of CPU cores. One for
heavy works and the other for light works.
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<h2>Bonus Read - Samsung Galaxy S4 Short Codes I9505</h2>
<br/>
You can just open up your keypad and dial these secret codes.
<br/><br/>
<b>What these secret codes do?</b>
<br/><br/>
With these codes you can have a plethora of options to test various hardware aspects of your phone. They open a hidden menu in it and you gain access to functionalities that cannot be found in default Galaxy S4 settings menu otherwise.
They empower you to locate the hardware components which has problems and you can diagnose whether they are working properly or not. Those codes apply to such hardware components as Speaker, Sensor, LCD, Touch Screen, Color, Camera, Speaker, Vibration and all sensors including Accelerometer, Proximity and Magnetic sensor, Sub key etc.
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<b>Applicable Codes</b>
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1. <b>*#0*#</b> - Fetches a screen titled LCD TEST to test Screen, Sensor, Vibration, Touch, Speaker, LED etc. It even gives out raw values for Light, Sensor, Barometer, etc in no time.
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2. <b>*#1234#</b> - To check software version of phone.
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3. <b>*#12580*369#</b> - To check software and hardware information.
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4. <b>*#0228#</b> - Battery status (ADC, RSSI reading)
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5. <b>*#32489#</b> - Service mode.
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6. <b>*#0011# </b> - brings Service Mode or Service Menu and Band info.
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7. <b>*#0283# </b> - Loobback Test.
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8. <b>*#03# </b> - NandFlashHeaderRead.
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9. <b>*#9090#</b> Service Mode.
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10. <b>*#7284#</b> Factory Keystring.
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11. <b>*#1111# </b> - Service Mode.
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12. <b>*#06#</b> - IMEI.
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13. <b>*#0808# </b> - USB Settings.
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14. <b>*#34971539# </b> - Camera Firmware Standard.
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15. <b>*#9900#</b> - Sys Dump.
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16. <b> *#7353# </b> - Quick Test Menu.
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17. <b>*#197328640# </b> - Service Mode, service mode settings.
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18. <b>*#2263 </b> - RF Band Selection, band preference settings.
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19. <b> *#66336 </b> - MDM Randump
Mode (defaults to OFF) REP.
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<b>RESET - Samsung Galaxy S4 Reset Codes - Factory format, Hard Reset or Reset codes (GT-I9500, GT-I9505)</b>
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<b>Note:</b>
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1. It takes some time to reset. So better fully charge your battery before going down this path. Symbian resets also had such a pre requirement.
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2. All user generated data including contacts, messages will be irrecoverably erased. Copy all your necessary data, Contacts and Messages to SIM, backup to your PC or keep an online backup before a full reset.
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3. Take out SIM and SD card.
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4. Dont factory reset with SD card encryption setting enabled. The device will not be able to read your encrypted files. Disable this setting before resetting the device.
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The Processes</b>
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<b>1. Force Reset.</b>
<br/><br/>Press and hold POWER button for 8-10 seconds. The device reboots on its own. If this does not melt the rigidities such as lags or stuck systems, you can do a factory reset.
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<b>2. Factory Format or Hard Reset</b>
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Enter *2767*3855#. It will do the Full factory reset. It does not ask you to confirm unless you have a problem.
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<b>3. Factory Data Reset</b>
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The code is *#7780#. It wont wait for your confirmation either.
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<b>4. Hard Reset </b>
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<b>Steps</b>
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1. Press and hold "Volume Up" key and Home button.
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2. Press Power until the phone vibrate.
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3. When the Android logo appears, release all buttons.
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4. Choose Wipe data Factory reset with Volume Down.
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5. Press Power.
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6. Select "Yes" delete all user data with VOLUME DOWN and then press Power
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After format, press Power again to reboot phone. (select reboot system now)
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<b>5. Factory Data Reset</b>
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In Idle mode, open the application list and select Settings -> Back up and reset -> Factory data reset -> Reset device -> Delete all.
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<b>Better Taken Into Consideration</b>
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[] There is no code to access the adjustments of the sound. The I9505 still misses the function.
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[] Engineering Mode? Doesn't matter even there is no code for it, root and have a terminal installed.
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[] To get developer options to further screw it, go to Settings -> About and then on the build number, keep tapping (about 7 times). When you exit, it should open the developer options.
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[] On the Verizon version of the Galaxy S4, these codes do not work because the hidden menus are disabled by default.
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[] Even with these sophisticated codes, sometimes, you may find yourself stuck in service mode initial image.
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[] The Service Mode Main Menu code *#197328640#, sometimes can be interpreted as an unexpected value.
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<h2>Cloud Backup, Sync and Restoration</h2>
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<b>Syncing and Backing Up with Samsung "Sync/Auto Backup"</b>
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Go into the Samsung backup menu and click on Backup, a menu page with all the relevant settings appears with AutoBackup at the top of everything.
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Auto Backup is turned on when the device is connected to Wi-Fi while the screen is off and the device is charging. Backup starts an hour after backup is turned on. The Auto backup is turned off for 24 hours after the last backup.
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<b>Samsung Auto Backup feature is frustrating</b>
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The question is, it doesnt work consistently or as advertised. Rarely does this work.
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<b>Syncing and Backing Up with Google Drive and Google Plus</b>
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Under Settings, there resides an option to Sync/Backup apps with Google. When a factory reset takes place, it redownloads apps back to device. All you have to do is, make sure they are setup to sync to your Google account.
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You can keep your stuff in Google Drive. Google backs up the application list (apps installed), passwords, settings, Calendar and Contacts etc.
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Google Plus is the service related to your Gallery. The service appears in the Google Sync list (if you are running the latest version of G+, otherwise you wont see it in your list). It backs up the entire Gallery, (all videos and photos) to G+ private photo album (its not accessible by the public unless you opt for that).
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<b>Does Google Drive automatically sync photos, videos from the phone?</b>
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Google Drive does not automatically sync photos, videos from the phone. Google+ app does it and uploads to Google Picasa. You can use Google+ and set to auto upload photos/videos to your web album.
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But you can use Cloudvault for that. When a video is recorded, a picture is taken or a screen shot is captured, it will automatically upload the file to a specified folder in Google Drive. Foldersync does the same. It can sync files between phone and various "cloud" locations, like the Google Drive, DropBox, Box, Skydrive, etc.
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As a precaution, disable auto sync of G+. Only sync when you need to. You can use 'Upload Now' button for that. Otherwise, Google Plus will eat your data chunk "Without Prior Notice."
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"I learned the hard way. Got S4, did all the upgrades, 12 hours later, my 3GB monthly data plan was finished. Upon investigating, I found out, 40 videos and few hundred photos has
been uploaded through Auto-Backup Sync," one experienced with G+.
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"I tried this, clicked 'share' and left my smartphone to complete, the upload continued, using up my whole month's mobile data allocation in 30 minutes," another shares his G+ experience.
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"Naturally, I killed that off for good,
right after spending an hour, deleting all the albums created on G+," another repents.
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<b>Cons of Google Drive</b>
<br/><br/>
1. The application list is a list of apps that installed and no app data is stored.
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<b>Syncing and Backing Up with Kies </b>
<br/><br/>
You can backup and sync with Samsung's Kies desktop software. It lets the user to sync (smartphone or tablet) to a PC or MAC.
<br/><br/>
Regarding Samsung Galaxy S4, Kies back up contacts, call log, SMS/MMS messages, media files, S apps like S Planner and S Memo etc.
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<b>How to Backup and Restore with Kies</b>
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1. Connect Galaxy S4 to computer via a USB cable.
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2. Click on the Back up/Restore tab.
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3. Select the items you want to back up.
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4. Click 'Back up' button.
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5. When the process is over, click 'Complete' to finish the process.
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<b>Note</b>
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Don't discharge or turn off the phone until the process is done.
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<b>How to Restore with Kies</b>
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1. In the Back up/Restore tab, click the Restore.
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2. Select the data you want to restore.
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3. Click Next.
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4. When the restoration is done, click 'Complete' (the device will reboot).
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<b>Cons of Kies</b>
<br/><br/>
1. Mind that, Kies is unpredictably unreliable. You cannot solely count on it.
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2. It will be easier to do that on an unrooted phone compared to a rooted one.
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3. Kies latest Version, Backup gets stuck in the midle of somewhere. Sometimes it happens when the backing up comes to music. Sometimes, when it crosses pictures. Occasionally when it reaches videos and ridiculously enough, sometimes there is no any distinctive pattern. Then it goes to a halt and the percentage indicator becomes stand still. As a result, you get a lot of empty folders in the Kies backup folder. The most harrowing part is, there is no backup file created in the kies backup folder at the end of another frustrating day.
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<b>Syncing and Backing Up with Dropbox</b>
<br/><br/>
You can link to DropBox going to settings -> accounts -> add account then link DropBox, they send a confirmation email with a link to activate it when you are done.
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It automatically uploads all your pics
and vids.
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<b>How do I know whether my Samsung Galaxy S4 is eligible for the free 50 GB space promotion for two years or not?</b>
<br/><br/>
According to DropBox, following criteria should be met,
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1. Phone should be a brand new phone with Dropbox already installed (Dropbox app must be pre-loaded on your device).
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2. Your carrier must be participating in the promotion.
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3. Some carriers have opted out of the promotion on phones otherwise eligible.
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Among those not currently participating are the following carriers: United States: AT&T Japan: NTT DoCoMo Korea: SK Telecom
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Verizon customers: Some Samsung devices on Verizon may be eligible for 50 GB of bonus space for one or two years.
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4. If you bought the phone unlocked and sim free you might get the offer.
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5. If your device does not have the Dropbox app pre-loaded, then it is not eligible.
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<b>Note That</b>
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1. The first Dropbox account that signs in to the app on the device will get 50 GB of free space
<br/><br/>
2. Each account is only able to claim this promotion once.
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3. You will have to pay for it after two years promotional period.
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4. Google drive, has larger free space and cheaper upgrades, but it cannot beat DropBox's 50 gig free offer.
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<b>Syncing and Backing Up with iCloud</b>
<br/><br/>
You can also use iCloud on S4. Use smooth Sync for Cloud calendar and smooth Sync for Cloud Contacts.
<br/><br/>
You will badly miss such an implemantathon like icloud on Android. The user gets an exact replica of the previous device on his current device with icloud without even having to plug it into a computer. All it required is just a Wifi connection.
<br/><br/>
Doing a back up is as simple as just plugging the phone into itunes on an i device. Everything is stored in the cloud. You can buy a new device, hook it into iTunes and have it the exact same way how your last one was. Though not doable from an iPhone 4 to iPhone 5, the process is pretty darn impressive and there is no automated non-root requiring option like what iOS has in the iCloud service for this. That is something you will miss on an Android.
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<b>Other Alternatives</b>
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1. <b>Helium</b> app will back up all of your apps and app data.
<br/><br/>
2. If you are rooted you can also use <b>Titanium</b> backup. Nothing can beat Helium and Titanium when it comes to backups.
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3. <b>Carbon</b> backup does a good job for unrooted phones where backup options are limited.
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4. <b>GOBackup</b>, allows you to backup daily to the SD card, but does not have the option to schedule auto backups to the cloud, it allows manual cloud backups.
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<u><b>SMS Backup & Restore</b></u>
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For Text messages you can use <b>SMS Backup & Restore</b> which does a grand job handling text messages.
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</html>Samila Kosalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822605438370665791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606390403819013438.post-80038548617315008522013-10-08T20:28:00.001-07:002013-10-08T20:51:43.077-07:00Sony Xperia Z1 Pros and Cons: Things you should know about Sony Xperia Z1<table bgcolor="purple" width="100%" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="10">
<tr><td bgcolor="yellowgreen"><b>Sony Xperia Z1 Pros and Cons: Things You Should Know About Sony Xperia Z1</b>
<tr><td>Z1 is also known as Sony Xperia Z1 Honami, Sony Xperia Z1 C6902/L39h, Sony Xperia Z1 C6903, Sony Xperia Z1 C6906 or Sony Xperia Z1 C6943.
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<b>Sony Xperia Z1 Pros</b>
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1. The Movies app, there are no hiccups when playing 720p and 1080p videos. It loads them abruptly.
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2. MP4, DivX, X264 and MOV files played without a hitch.
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3. The video player, "Movies," has a nice custom User Interface.
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4. With the 'Movies' app, comes the Gracenote, which provides more info about the movies and TV shows that reside on the phone.
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5. The 'Movies' app also downloads posters, metadata (genre), synopsis, director and cast for the TV shows and movies.
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6. Smart dialing is present.
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7. Google+ and Facebook are preinstalled. The Facebook app carries a nice widget which shows you updates on the very homescreen.
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8. Dust proof and water resistant (over 1 meter and 30 minutes).
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9. 110 hours lengthy continuous music playing.
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10. Homescreen panes, can set any of them as the default one.
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11. Huge Li-Ion 3,000mAh battery.
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12. microSD card slot that can be filled up to 64 GB.
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13. 16 GB internal memory.
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14. 2 GB RAM.
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15. Android OS v4.2.2 Jelly Bean with custom UI.
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16. Accelerometer.
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17. Proximity sensor (proximity and accelerometer sensors are the sensors responsible for automaticallv disabling touch screen when the phone is taken close to the ear during a call.
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18. Gyro.
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19. Compass.
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20. Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS.
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21. GPS with A-GPS support.
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22. GLONASS.
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23. Document viewer.
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24. Predictive text input.
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25. The Snapdragon 800 chipset, no room for lags.
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26. Aluminum and glass, looks pretty good.
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27. Premium materials.
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28. Sony's proprietary Xperia launcher.
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29. The JavaScript performance (Chrome browser), the Xperia Z1 is only beaten by the Xperia Z Ultra.
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30. In SunSpider test (JavaScript), Sony Xperia Z Ultra beats the Sony Xperia Z1, but manages to beat LG G2, Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600), HTC One, LG Optimus G, HTC One mini, LG Nexus 4, HTC Butterfly, Oppo R819 and Huawei Ascend P6.
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31. 20.7MP (autofocus) main camera.
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32. 1080p video recording @ 30fps.
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33. 1/2.3" Exmor RS sensor.
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34. F/2.0 Sony G Lens.
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35. Info-eye.
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36. AR effects.
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37. Continuous autofocus in video capturing.
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38. Stereo sound in video recording.
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39. Live video streaming to Facebook.
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40. 2 MP front-facing camera, 1080p @30fps video recording.
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41. LED flash.
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42. 1/2.3'' sensor size.
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43. Geo tagging.
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44. Touch focus.
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45. Image stabilization.
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46. HDR.
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47. Panorama Video in 1080p@30fps.
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48. Video stabilization.
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49. When a pair of headphones plugged in, there is a distortion which is negligible.
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50. Great signal-to-noise ratio in the same scenario.
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51. A grand dynamic range when you hook up a pair of headphones.
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52. Though Volume levels are average, the overall performance wont disappoint you.
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53. A number of features to enhance the speaker sound.
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54. xLOUD makes the sound louder.
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55. microUSB charging.
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56. USB On-the-go (can plug in flash drives to the phone).
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57. ANT+ support.
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58. TV-out (via MHL A/V link).
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59. Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP.
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60. NFC.
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61. microUSB v2.0 (MHL), MHL-enabled microUSB port caters HDMI connections to an external monitor.
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62. A 5" 1080p Triluminos display.
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63. The screen is boosted by the X-Reality engine.
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64. 16M-colors.
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65. 441ppi pixel density.
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66. TFT capacitive touchscreen.
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67. 1080x1920 pixels.
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68. Multitouch up to 10 fingers.
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69. Shatter proof and scratch-resistant glass.
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70. A built-in secondary microphone, a dedicated mic for active noise cancellation which produces louder and clearer calls in noisy environments.
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71. Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP.
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72. Quad-band 2G and 3G connectivity and support for a large number of LTE bands.
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73. The option to add or remove homescreen panes. Can add or remove homescreen panes to a total of seven panes.
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74. Homescreen panes, can set any of them as default.
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75. LiveWare manager is preceded by Smart Connect app. It enables you to launch an app or set an alarm when a pre defined accessory is connected or at a preset time, be it a headset or a charger. For an instance, it can launch the music player when a headset is connected, if you pre configure that that way. Only negative point about it is, it doesn't work with NFC.
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76. Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
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77. Wi-Fi Direct.
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78. DLNA. DLNA and Wi-Fi Direct let the user share media from the phone on a DLNA TV or music player.
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79. Wireless TV out.
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80. Wi-Fi hotspot.
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81. In combination of DLNA and Wi-Fi Direct, the Smart Connect app performs DLNA functions which enables the user share screen, etc. provided a media app supports the Throw facility like the video player does.
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82. On the Vellamo browser benchmark, Z1 is beaten by Xperia Z
Ultra and LG G2, but Z1 beats HTC Butterfly S, Samsung Galaxy Note II, HTC One, HTC One mini, Sony Xperia Z, HTC One X (Tegra 3), Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600), Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa), Samsung Galaxy S4 mini, Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, HTC Butterfly, Oppo Find 5, Samsung Galaxy S III, LG Optimus 4X HD, LG Optimus G and Nexus 4.
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83. In the combined Browser Mark 2 benchmark test, LG G2, LG Optimus G, Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600), Sony Xperia Z Ultra beat Sony Xperia Z1 in the pants. But Z1 beats HTC Butterfly S, Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, Samsung Galaxy S4 mini, HTC One, Sony Xperia Tablet Z, HTC One mini, Sony Xperia ZL, Sony Xperia Z, LG Optimus G Pro, Oppo Find 5, Nexus 4, Nokia Lumia 920, Google Nexus 10, HTC Butterfly and Samsung Galaxy S III.
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84. The Update center checks for updates and keeps your phone's software up to date. It does automatically download packages only with Wi-Fi if the option is enabled.
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85. NFC is not supported directly by any built in app, but there are many NFC supported apps in the Play Store.
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86. The Xperia Z1 is bit larger (at least felt so) than LG G2 and Samsung Galaxy S4 but making calls holding it against your ear isnt an uncomfortable experience.
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<b>87. What you can do with the mighty "Power Saver?"</b>
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With the 'Power Saver,'
<br><br>
A: You can save battery life by toggling Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, auto sync on off.
<br><br>
B: Adjust screen brightness.
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C: Turn background data on and off automatically, in the instance when the battery levels go below a user pre configured level.
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D: Turn off the Wi-Fi when there is no saved Wi-Fi network in range.
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E: Turn off mobile data when the screen is off.
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F: Can back up data and restore: the Power saver app also provides a Backup & Restoration facility. It uses the internal storage, a microSD card or an attached USB mass storage device. You can backup the system apps and downloaded apps with app data and any media files.
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G: There are much more.
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88. The call log is hooked into the dialer and now displays a list of recently dialed, received and missed calls.
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89. Call log, keypad is located at the bottom.
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90. At the instance you hit keys in the keypad in the Call Log, the smart dial takes the place of the call log and searches for matches in the contact's phones and names.
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91. A highly customizable keyboard, keypad, QWERTY, QWERTY with extra symbols, it supports any form of keyboard.
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92. Can hide the keypad so that it spares more room for the call log.
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93. A customizable on-screen full QWERTY keyboard.
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94. The keyboard is very comfortable for typing, on both layouts, the portrait and landscape.
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95. The landscape mode sports bigger and easier to press buttons.
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96. Can enable bilingual word suggestions.
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97. The Swype-like Gesture input in keyboard which is similar to Swype for speedy typing.
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98. Even the keyboard lets the user add or remove the coma and period button symbols on long press, the smiley key and voice input buttons by the Google voice typing key.
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<b>Processing: CPU and GPU Performance.</b>
<br><br>
Sony Xperia Z1, Xperia Z Ultra, LG G2, Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa), Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600), HTC Butterfly S, LG Optimus G Pro, HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S4 mini, Sony Xperia Z, HTC Butterfly, Oppo Find 5, HTC One X+, LG Optimus G, HTC One mini, Samsung Galaxy Note II, HTC One X (Tegra 3), LG Optimus 4X HD, Samsung Galaxy S III and Nexus 4, which is best? Read this and you get the answer.
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99. Qualcomm's latest and greatest Snapdragon 800 chipset.
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100. Including phablets and smarties, its one of the fastest smartphones you can buy if you can afford. Its powered by a quad-core Krait 400 processor clocked at 2.2GHz, one of the fastest processors on the planet. Its only beaten by the LG G2 (2.26GHz) and the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (2.3GHz).
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101. Talking about the GPU, its powered by an Adreno 330 graphics unit.
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102. There's a considerable lead in performance against the other kind of Snapdragon 600 rivals.
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<b>1. Single Core Performance</b>
<br><br>
103. In GeekBench 3 CPU benchmark, the Xperia Z1 looses to its sibling, Xperia Z Ultra, but beats a bunch of other rivals including LG G2, HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600), LG Optimus G, Huawei Ascend P6, LG Nexus 4, HTC Butterfly, Oppo R819 and HTC One mini.
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104. In Benchmark Pi benchmark test, its defeated by LG G2, but manages to beat the rest including Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa), Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600), HTC Butterfly S, LG Optimus G Pro, HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S4 mini, Sony Xperia Z, HTC Butterfly, Oppo Find 5, HTC One X+, LG Optimus G, HTC One mini, Samsung Galaxy Note II, HTC One X (Tegra 3), LG Optimus 4X HD, Samsung Galaxy S III and Nexus 4.
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<b>2. Four Cores Performance.</b>
<br><br>
105. In Linpack benchmark result, LG G2 and Sony Xperia Z Ultra beat Sony Xperia Z1 but it manages to throw Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa), Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600), LG Optimus G Pro, HTC Butterfly S, HTC One, Sony Xperia Z, HTC Butterfly, LG Optimus G, Oppo Find 5, Samsung Galaxy S4 mini, HTC One mini, Samsung Galaxy Note II, Nexus 4, HTC One X+, Samsung Galaxy S III, HTC One X and LG Optimus 4X HD out of the race.
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<b>3. CPU Overall Performance.</b>
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Quadrant and AnTuTu 4 benchmarks measure not just what is wrought by the CPU but the performance in overall.
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106. In AnTuTu 4 test, Z1 manages to beat LG G2, Sony Xperia Z Ultra, Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC One and LG Nexus 4.
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107. In Quadrant test, Sony Xperia Z1 overthrones LG G2, Sony Xperia Z Ultra, HTC Butterfly S, Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa), Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600), LG Optimus G Pro, HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, Sony Xperia Z, HTC One X+, LG Optimus G, Samsung Galaxy S4 mini, Oppo Find 5, HTC One mini, HTC One X, Samsung Galaxy Note II, Samsung Galaxy S III and Nexus 4.
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<b>GPU Performance (Adreno 330 GPU)</b>
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108. Regarding the Adreno 330 graphic processing unit's performance, in GLBenchmark test (GLBenchmark 2.5 Egypt, 1080p off-screen mode), the Xperia Z1 scores the highest and outpaces other major phones including LG G2, Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC Butterfly S, Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600), Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, HTC One, Oppo Find 5, Google Nexus 4, Sony Xperia Z, Sony Xperia ZL, Sony Xperia SP, Apple iPhone 5, LG Optimus G Pro, LG Optimus G, Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3, Samsung Galaxy S4 mini, Samsung Galaxy Note II, HTC One mini and HTC One X.
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109. In GLBenchmark 2.7 T-Rex (1080p off-screen) test (GPU performance), Z1 scores the highest again and outperforms the likes of LG G2, Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600), Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa), Apple iPad 4, HTC Butterfly S, Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, Google Nexus 10, LG Optimus G, Sony Xperia Z, Sony Xperia Tablet Z, Sony Xperia ZL, Samsung Galaxy S4 mini, Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3, HTC One mini and Samsung Galaxy Note II.
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110. The Epic Citadel benchmark (updated), Sony Xperia Z1 and Sony Xperia Z Ultra tie and they both beat LG G2, Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600), HTC One, and HTC Butterfly.
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1. Non user replaceable battery, battery is non removable.
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2. Lack of video playback decoders, no codec support for AVI, MKV, XviD formats and AC3-enabled DivX. The Movies player wont recognise them.
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3. Can add or remove homescreen panes to a total of seven panes
and set any of them as default, but the order they lie, cannot be changed.
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4. Homescreen panes, you can't have more than seven panes at any given time.
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5. On the Vellamo browser benchmark, Z1 is beaten by Xperia Z Ultra and LG G2.
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6. In the combined Browser Mark 2 benchmark test, LG G2, LG Optimus G, Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600), Sony Xperia Z Ultra beat Sony Xperia Z1 in the pants.
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7. Smart Connect app doesn't work with NFC.
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8. No app to handle the NFC straight.
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9. Sony installed a QR code reader app, but the lack of apps to handle the NFC straight, makes it less used or almost useless.
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10. You can use a third party video player to play unrecognized video extensions but then, you lose the Gracenote features.
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11. You cannot set any video player as system default, the Movies app always plays videos with its built in video player.
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12. Android 4.2.2, most new Xperia phones are already having or will have Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.
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13. The Xperia Z1 is larger than LG G2 and Samsung Galaxy S4.
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14. The Krait 400 processor clocked at 2.2GHz, but according to GeekBench, its 2.15GHz only.
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15. The Triluminos display can't match the color production of the Super AMOLED screen of the Note 3.
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16. Its rumoured that, all global units are not going to have same nicety in their display.
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17. Below average loudspeaker performance, presumably, resultant of the enhanced waterproofing. Its likely that you will miss some calls and notifications if surrounded by noise.
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18. Volume levels are average.
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19. When a pair of headphones plugged in, there is a considerable rise in the stereo crosstalk.
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20. xLOUD and ClearPhase improves audio quality, but there is a loss in loudness.
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21. Average volume levels, turn on the vibration and the xLOUD enhancement, so that, you wont miss any incoming calls.
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22. Active external amplifier, below average volume levels.
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23. There is a considerable rise in stereo crosstalk, when a pair of headphones plugged in.
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24. Audio quality drops when a pair of headphones plugged in.
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25. The Super AMOLED screen of the Galaxy S4, more vibrant colors and the LG G2's 5.2" screen is notoriously brighter and is reportedly having better viewing angles than Z1.
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26. MHL-powered microUSB port hosts HDMI connections to an external monitor but there is a hitch, microUSB port and the docking pins are located on the same side of the phone. While docking the phone to charge, throwing videos over HDMI, there will be a fight between you and your phone, cause finding an easy pose to position will be hard cause micro-USB will cause the dock to move to and fro. Even an L-shaped micro-USB wont help you unless you elevate whole the set.
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"What are the differences between vietnam made or korean or china made onces?"
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"LIFE COMPANION? ONLY A FEW MONTHS COMPANION....!"
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"Call log is a pain. I just want to view only number of calls like incoming, outgoing, missed etc. I don't want to view messages log. In log view settings, I just mark only call view, but after sending a message, my log changes to default so that I can view all messages and calls which I sent or received. How to stop it?"
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"Can we write anything on its screen quickly with our fingers without disconnecting the call, if a caller dictates us a telephone no while a call is on? We can do so on some LG phones."
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"It brought nothing new to the table
just more gimmicks."
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"The UI is too bloated and that hurts the user experience. This Galaxy Nexus 2 that I own is horrible in terms of lag and it stutters like crazy. Instead of belting out more phones with minor upgrades, Sammy needs to start put tons of resources in software quality."
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"I am not looking forward to the bloatware as I just counted 21 apps
disabled on my Note 2"
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"I have rooted and ROM'ed in the past but that got old waiting on an update to fix some bug...so not worried about the locked boot loader as I will stay stock."
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"Nova cleared all my folder setup that I spent 2 nights creating.. YIKES!!"
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"I absolutely love the picture quality that the camera produces. While I miss the nifty Zoe and highlight features"
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"My wife bought this phone. She used an HTC Touch 3G before, so it was a huge step forwards. At first, it was working well. But 2 weeks
later, it got software problems, which got solved after several resets. Later on, it happened again, so we sent it back. We got it back
all fixed. Then after some time, again problems with network connections. We went back, got a brand new one. This works fine, except for the fact that the LED flash doesn't work!!! so it's a waste of money, how can we be that unlucky to have two times a failure product? what to do? so far it's a waste of money."
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"Although they know android sucks, they still want to buy them. Same with game of thrones. Everybody says "I like that" but when you ask them what they like about it, they don't know. They just copy everyone else saying they like it when its pile of dog chod."
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"Does having the basic set of 'quad-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A7' for mainly UI operations (TouchWiz) affect the performance of the system? Being TouchWiz not precisely light, and that it involves several of the cool and main features of the S4, I wonder. I don't know how 'heavy' have to be a task for the system to switch to the A15 cores. For example if I open Maps or YouTube, which set of cores is likely to be in use? How good can we say (based on facts) are the set of quad-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A7? And Does 1.2GHz sounds and can be a bit slow? what do you think? Would it be possible to deactivate the basic set of cores manually? Would this destroy battery optimizations?"
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"Who said metal phones dont have good reception? My nokia N8 had the best reception. Even in the elevators, I got full signal."
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"A phone can have metal body and still have a strong signal reception. Most of the Nokia E-Series focus on metal casing and the entire world knows that Nokia phones have the best reception. Even Nokia's cheapest phone the Nokia 1100 (flashlight phone) beat many high-end phones in terms of antenna signal reception."
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"Notification light is hardly visible on the white version."
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"I got S4 for 37000 Rs. I got one time screen replacement warranty for one year and smart view flip cover which will be delivered by Samsung within 30 days. I am from Lucknow, India."
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"Samsung has released 3 updates and after all three updates now phone's heating problem is solved. Phone is not getting hot while charging now."
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"Sound output is great on headphone, use a good headphone and you will get heavy bass and clear sound. If you want bass in video player, use Equalizer app from play store."
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"I am from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. I bought a Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) paying a whooping amount of INR 41,500/- on 08th July 2013. Within a week, I suffered Mobile Network Signal Drop (NO SERVICE - ERROR SEARCHING NETWORKS) and Call Drops! I tried replacing my SIM card and trying other network provider's SIM too. But the problem persisted. I also researched the internet and came to know that many of the users have the same problem! It's definitely a handset fault. I contacted Samsung Customer Care on 16th July 2013 and they said that, as a policy they could not replace my Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 as it has crossed 7 days period after purchase (NOT TO MENTION...RIDICULOUSLY SAMSUNG INCLUDES SUNDAYS TOO, EVEN WHEN THE CUSTOMER CARE CENTERS ARE CLOSED!!). Failing to solve the issue even after updating my software, now they have provided me with the option of replacing the motherboard of Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT- I9500). My charm of buying such an high-end phone has been completely lost and left me shattered fearing any more loss after motherboard replacement! I feel cheated buying a Toy of INR 41,500/-, when Samsung cannot even provide a stable BASIC necessity. It's even more sad for me since I have still not started paying my monthly installments!. I DO NOT recommend Samsung Galaxy S4 to anyone, unless you want to waste your hard earned money."
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"If it has Exynos chipset, then it doesnt support 4G and Exynos octa core has overheating issue."
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"Why my galaxy S4 (i9500) takes longer to finish boot compared to my sis's S4? (i9500). Both stock, difference is about 10 seconds"
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"I have the black one with a Urban Armour Gear case on. It gives the flash less glance"
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"Variance is good! BUT Announcing 64gb for this phone AND not releasing is WRONG. Where is the 64gb? WHERE? Don't give me compromising statements like "Oh you can use SD slots?" NO. IF I AM RICH I should be able to afford anything samsung has to offer. NO more 16gb junks."
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"Im having a hard time connecting to Wi-fi. I am From the Philippines and using the free router from Pldt."
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"Don't worry about RAM on a 2GB DDR3. S4 is a phone with DDR3, HTC ONE and Z being DDR2 RAM phones. You always have more than 800 MB+ free. After a fresh reboot, I have 1.3-1.4GB free. So RAM is never a problem. After disabling many S apps like Slink, Samsung Push etc, the free RAM increases. The Google Play edition will have more than 1.2-1.4GB free RAM and it will be a waste of 2GB RAM as there is no way to utilise 2GB RAM."
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"Does the memory card make my phone work faster? When I took my phone at first day (there weren't many applications and files saved on the phone) the videos on youtube and the videos saved on the phone were opening very fast. Now that I've installed some applications and saved a lot of photos and other documents on my phone. Now it takes a little time to open videos. Is this happening because I am not using a external memory card yet?"
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"I ordered a SGP Ultra Oleophobic screen protector."
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"I currently use a Motorola Razr I which has 1GB of RAM and when I purchased it, it had 450-500 free RAM after a reboot."
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"I am having some issues with the AT&T 32GB S4. Call quality on Speaker is muffled to those on the other side. In the middle of conversations I can hear people but they can't hear me and calls have ended. I downloaded speedtest.net on the S4 and I ran it sitting next to the S3 16GB from AT&T and the upload speed is a bit faster. Is NOVA Launcher considered a ROOT to the device?"
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"Upgrading via kies has an advantage, it installs the whole new firmware instead of only the updated files. It cleans any bugs or corrupt files and hence, is like a clean install. One downside is that it installs the whole 1.5 GB firmware."
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"Coming from a Rezound, the S4 rocks. Super amoled screen is beautiful, battery life is amazing, over 3 days with light usage. The S4 is fast and lag free compared to the rezound."
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"This phone is pretty dang unbelievable coming from the Nexus. I thought the Nexus was fast, especially with ROMs I'd flash, but it cannot even compare."
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"HTC, stay away from them. Their updates are either very late or non-existent. I had the Droid Incredible and Droid Incredible 2 and will never buy HTC again after what they pulled with the DINC 2."
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"The auto-brightness feature for the screen sucks...needs work. The volume control and annoying warning need work. Bluetooth seems to have strange issues with connecting to some devices. Signal reception on my phone is worse compared to the S3 and my previous EVO 4G. Wife has the S3 and she always has better reception."
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"Had to turn off all of the 'special' Samsung features and make some tweaks to the Dev options in order to get rid of horrid lag."
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"I came from an EVO 4G which I really liked and so far, I see the S4 as an incremental upgrade."
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"S4 is a minor incremental upgrade compared to the S3."
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"I've had my S4 for about a month now, coming from a Motorola Atrix 4G. I love my S4. The screen size is perfect. I can use it one handed 95% of the time. The Super Amoled HD screen is just beautiful and everything is very sharp and colors look almost life like. There is some over saturation, which can be changed in the settings menu."
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"It can take great close ups and 4X digital zoom with great detail."
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"I have had some lags, but not sure if it was due to the 3rd party launcher I'm using. Doesn't happen often."
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"The speaker is very loud and sounds great, but lacks bass."
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"Since I have 9 different calendars to keep track of, the Stock calendar app is just awesome and really easy to use."
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"Love the earth tone color and transition affects."
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"My S4 is lighter and thinner than my smaller Atrix 4G. I was surprised about how light it is."
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"The notification bar with all the quick setting buttons, that can be customized, is really nice."
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"I like how the settings are broken down into 4 tabs: connections, my device, accounts and more. I ended up taking my 16GB version back for the 32 GB version because I ran out of space once I transferred everything from my Atrix 4G over. 16GB = 9GB of personal storage; 32GB = 24GB personal storage."
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"One thing I wish my S4 had that my Atrix 4G has, is the "USB Mass Storage" option when hooking up to a computer."
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"On my S4, when I'm transferring pictures to my computer to my Kodak Easy Share program, it doesn't see my S4. So I have to first transfer the pictures to a picture folder, I created on my desktop, then transfer them to the Kodak program. It's not hard, just more steps to do the same thing."
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"The battery life is great for me. I get on average around 12 to 14 hrs using wifi 90% of the day, bluetooth about 10%, GPS 5%, sync set for every 4 hrs for email, about 1hrs of web reading and 3 hrs on screen time using auto brightness."
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"I use "WatchON" more than I thought I would. Its a really cool feature. Since our remotes are not back lit, using my S4 to change channels in the dark. Schedule recordings or see what's on TV is a handy feature."
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"Using "Flipboard" for my news, all in one place is really nice and you can customize it to what you want to see."
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"I like the dual display mode too. Really helpful, but limited. I have over 245 apps and only about 10 of them are capable of using this feature."
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"I find the display size ideal for my usage, with it's wide range of brightness and power saving mode, the battery life I'm enjoying is just terrific. With it's high ppi rating it's even much better than my iPhone 5 display."
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"One of the first apps I installed was SwiftKey, the increase in speed and accuracy of texting, emails and the like is amazing. A long time Swype user and enthusiast, I finally decided to try SwiftKey and I'm so glad I did."
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"I had an S3 and upgraded to an S4. I also have an HTC One. At weekends when I only take one phone with me, it's usually the HTC One. It more reliably gets a fast mobile data signal where I live/work. Whilst using the S4 with a memory card, crashed and lost all my holiday pics, but that could have been the card. The S3 did that to me too...which could ...could also have been the card!"
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"Many of the S4 Touchwiz "clever bits" are just too clever and end up being a pain and getting turned off. On the other hand, so does HTC Sense. Both of mine have Nova running instead."
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"I have had my GS4, for a week now. Came from the DNA which was a nightmare for me. 4 replacements total, the 1st had the sim error all the time. Second one had a defective camera, 3rd same as second one the camera had horrible lines through it. And the last one kept giving the preparing sim error, would never get a data connection, and would randomly power on/off on its own. So far the gaaxy 4 is great, I cannot complain about a thing."
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1. Games can be moved to SDcard, but not the 1 GB+ HD variety. You are left with about 9GB of internal memory for that kind of ventures.
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2. Lags in Contacts and Dialer apps. It still takes a second to open the contacts and logs even after a number of updates. Even premium apps from Playstore are dependant on stock dialer and contacts app.
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3. Heats up a bit while charging.
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4. After every reboot, you get about 1.3 to 1.4GB free RAM. 2GB RAM only available in paper.
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5 Need to recharge it twice a day.
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6. It sliped. It getting a big crack on the upper side is another story.
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7. Safari browser of iOS 7 beta 2
beats the native browser.
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8. Try Facebook on an iphone and on S4, there is a difference.
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9. Using phone just to make calls on
an average of 10-20 minutes in 24Hrs, have to charge the device after every 24Hrs.
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10. Airview is not working properly.
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11. Samsung is selling a 16GB version is misnews. They are selling only a 9GB (internal memory) version.
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12. According to Samsung, bloatware eaten internal memory can be freed up with software optimisation. But a recent update only made some of the Galaxy S4's tweaks optional, rather than installing the lot from the off.
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13. The screen is very dim compared to S3 and Note.
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14. Users are jiggerd to find a mysterious function that when they take their eyes away from a plying video, it pauses for nor any apparent reason. Reportedly, they are literate, but not techliterate.
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15. It heats up while playing heavy
games. GangstarVegas, ModernCombat4, Batman, and Nova3 are few to name.
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16. Hangs.
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17. No sign whatsoever of an imminent camera update.
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18. Motion blurs.
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19. Note 1 beats GS4 hands down with crisp stereo effects and clarity.
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20. Wi-Fi connection is horrendous if you use a D-Link router. Troublesome routers identified as the D-Link DIR-655 and DIR-855.
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21. No FM radio.
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22. Its plastic rear is flimsy.
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23. Camera is slow.
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24. Can be slow to respond when changing modes.
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25. Though megarpixel count enhanced than the 8-megapixel S3, both use the same size of sensor.
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26. Low-light performance is disappointing.
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27. Highest brightness level (display) isn't that great and colours are oversaturated.
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28. The screen goes blue-ish when the phone is tilted, colours look oversaturated unless you change the colour settings.
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29. Screen blurs with fast motion.
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30. Closing every battery draining gimmics, cleaning RAM and cash and keeping brightness at 10-20%, still battery sucks.
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31. Playing 1080ps is not smooth in most formats like mkv, mov ect.
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32. Samsung's Customer Care Service, should be improved with immediate effect. trying to chat online with a customer agent always brings a familiar "No Agents Available" message.
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33. In the interface to send a query directly, cannot select model number from the drop down menu. Hillariously enough, S4 isn't listed.
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34. Replacing factory defective, faulty pieces can be onerous. They might keep on sending you from one W__ section to another.
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35. Updates solve problems and give life to new issues that never existed.
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36. Third party, Non-OEM batteries are notorious for causing reception issues.
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37. By default, the Home button is destined to bring the Svoice when tapped twice. You press Home button once to access home, but it is irresponsive. You press it twice and as destined, it brings SVoice. Now convey your Grieve. (Can open S Voice and turn off the "Open via the home key" option anyway)
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38. According to Samsung service centre, its better to let the Samsung Workshops do the firmware upgrading. Upgrading firmware by Wifi or any other online means, is not up to the mark, can cause troubles. Such practices might bring incomplete new upgrade package of firmware to the phone due connectivity problems.
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1. 3rd update within 1 and half
month. Samsung is listening to customers.
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2. A recent update fixed bugs in Gallery, contacts and logs. UI is smoother.
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3. It heats up while playing heavy
games. GangstarVegas, ModernCombat 4 are few to name. But after the upgrade, it is considerably reduced.
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4. Samsung will make a metal
version of the Galaxy S4.
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The BusinessInsider has updated their monthly best smart phone guide. As usual, the rankings are based on the likes of design, software and hardware features, content selection, and price, making the followings "The Only Smartphones Worth Buying Right Now". So if you are trying to buy a phone these days, you better give them a smart thought.
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Note that, they have only considered phones that are on sale in the US at the time of their publication.
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[] 15. BlackBerry Q10 <br><br></font>
The Q10 is the first device to run the new refurbished BlackBerry10 operating system. It comes with a physical keyboard. Right now its not available on Sprint.
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Price: $200 on Verizon
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$200 on AT&T(pre-order)
<br><br>$100 down plus $20 per
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Though it celebrates its second birthday, it still manages to rank on lists. Again, its a good option if you're on a plan to have a budget phone. On the plus side, it comes with the access to the best ecosystem of apps, games, movies, and music.
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Price: Starts at $99 with a two-year contract on most carriers lik Sprint, Verizon, T- Mobile, and AT&T etc.
<br><br>$69 down on T-Mobile.
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[] 13. Samsung Galaxy S III
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Samsung's flagship from the last
year. Has a slightly smaller screen, thickerbody, and fewer bells and whistles than the S4.
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Price: $100 or less with a two-
year contract on many places inclusive of Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile.
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[] 12. The BlackBerry Z10 <br><br></font>
The Z10 is one of the first BlackBerries to run the company's new mobile operating system. Not recommended for heavy gamers and app savvy nerds.
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Price: $100 with a two-year contract from Verizon.
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$200 with a two-year contract from AT&T.
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$99.99 plus $18 per month for 24
months on T-Mobile.
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[] 11. Nokia Lumia 928 and Nokia Lumia 920
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Nokia's 900-series, Lumia Windows Phones come in two variants, namely, The Lumia 920 and Lumia 928. The Lumia 920 is only available on AT&T and the Lumia 928 is only available on Verizon.
<br><br>Price: $100 with a two-year contract on Verizon and AT&T.
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[] 10. Samsung Galaxy Note II <br><br></font>
Price: $300 with a two-year contract from Verizon and AT&Twith a two-year contract.
<br><br>$200 with a two-year contract on Sprint.
<br><br>The T-Mobile version costs $170 plus $20 per month for 24
months.
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[] 9. LG Optimus G Pro
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LG's new phablet, is the best Phablet in the market right now. "Its 5.5-inch display is sharper than the Galaxy Note II's screen," BusinessInsider claims. The phone is cheaper than the Note II on most carriers.
<br><br>Price: $100 with a two-year contract from AT&T.
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[] 8. HTC Windows Phone 8x <br><br></font>
"HTC's Windows Phone 8x is the best Windows Phone you can buy today", they recommends.
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Price: Starts at $50on Verizon an $1 on AT&T.
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[] 7. HTC Droid DNA <br><br></font>
An outcome of a Verizon and HTC venture. But mind that, Verizon will soon release HTC One which is better than the Droid DNA.
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Price: $50 with a two-year contract from Verizon.
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[] 6. Samsung Galaxy S4 <br><br></font>
Price: Starts at $200 on most carriers. (AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint)
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[] 5. Google Nexus 4 <br><br></font>
A Google and LG combined effort. There is a hitch, the Nexus 4 doesn't connect to 4G LTE networks.
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Price: Google sells the unlocked model starting at $299 . You can get it from T- Mobile for $20 down plus $ 17 per month for 24 months.
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[] 4. Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition <br><br></font>
The only downside the article registers is its hefty price tag. Google sells this phone unlocked.
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Price: $649and will work on T-Mobile or AT&T if you insert your SIM card.
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[] 3. HTC One
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HTC's newest flagship phone.
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Price: Starts at $200on AT&Tor $100 on Sprint with a two-year contract.
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$100 down plus $20 per month for 24 months on T-Mobile. Not yet available on Verizon.
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[] 2. HTC One Google Edition <br><br></font>
According to BusinessInsider folks, HTC's One's "Google Edition" is the best Android phone available.
"It also means you're likely to get software updates in a timely manner, something HTC has historically struggled with," they further argues. The phone comes unlocked, unsubsidized and with a high price tag. The user doesnt have to be dependant on carrier's upgrade cycle.
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Price: $599 and will work on AT&T or T-Mobile if you insert your SIM card.
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[] 1. iPhone 5 <br><br></font>
Seems BusinessInsider likes to bet on their own turfs when it comes to smart phones. "You're guaranteed to get the best apps before anyone else, plus Apple is really good at making sure iPhones get timely
software updates with new
features," they reason.
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Price: Starts at $199 with a two-year contract (Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T).
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$146 plus $21 per month for 24
months on T-Mobile.
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Samila Kosalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822605438370665791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606390403819013438.post-68082297786340003072013-07-04T21:13:00.001-07:002015-10-12T09:12:37.849-07:00Samsung Galaxy s4 Display Pros and Cons - Cons<table bgcolor="purple" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="6">
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1. The Galaxy S4 is not the first to have a 1080p full HD display. 1920 x 1080 pixels can also be found on the Sony Xperia Z and HTC One.
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2. The HTC One's 1080p SuperLCD screen is best known for its color accuracy.
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3. Super AMOLED, as it destined to be, shows massively contrasted and vibrant colors. Reds and Oranges just bursts out of the screen, simply colors inaccurate.
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4. The blues and greens really pop.
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5. A bigger screen, you have to get used to it.
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6. Pentile Matrix, greenish.
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7. Pentile Matrix, annoying when reading texts.
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8. Who ever you are and whichever Galaxy you came from, you have to struggle with reflections under the direct sunlight.
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9. Bright colors, pitch blacks, but Galaxy S4's SuperAMOLED panel struggles in bright daylight compared to LCD and IPS screens. These issues are worsened by the phone's sub par auto-brightness mode. Besides, the new Gorilla Glass causes extra reflections.
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10. When it comes to Sunlight contrast ratio, Nokia 808 PureView, Apple iPhone 5 and Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III are the real winners.
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11. Whites are brighter and viewing angles are better on the One.
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12. Reds are a bit too saturated. Actually, Colours are rich and bold, but little oversaturated. Its a fact that AMOLED panels, in general, are more saturated in color than LCDs.
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13. Though the Galaxy S4 display isn't as bright as the iPhone 5, color accuracy seems pretty dead on arrival cause its over-saturated.
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14. Though its a Full HD and an impressive boost from the 720p display of the Galaxy S3, for many tasks, you probably won't notice much of a difference.
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15. The HTC One has the same resolution, but its slightly smaller screen size means its pixels are filled tighter. The One boasts 468 pixels per inch (ppi), which narrowly beats the S4's 441ppi. iPhone 5 manages 326ppi.
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16. S Pen won't work on the GS4 due to the lack of Wacom digitizer.
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17. Most prefer the screen on the HTC One cause it looks matte like a magazine beside being accurate in color reproduction.
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18. Samsung is always troubled when it comes to screen brightness settings. S4 is no exception. The GS4 cannot set the proper brightness levels its screen should be vested with. It changes suddenly and dramatically without a prior notice. You better turn automatic brightness off.
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19. AMOLEDs look best when the brightness settings are set to the highest. But at lower brightnesses, its gloomy and dull. On the other hand, higher brightness levels kill the battery levels.
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20. Though Gorilla Glass 3 is durable like a King Kong, the screen protector will need a case. Keys, coins and such are the usual
suspects.
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21. SLCD is superior to AMOLED. If your thing is the screen, then maybe a 1080p LCD2 is the one to get.
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22. A considerable amount of discolouration occures when viewed from an angle (not an issue when viewed from the front). Its a familiar situation with most AMOLEDs.
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23. Its hyper sensitivity, you can even swipe wearing gloves. But it only works with lighter gloves. It wont work with a thicker pair of gloves. So you'll have to take working gloves off.
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24. Its larger than its 4.8-inch predecessor. But the 5-inch GS4 display is really narrower. Its just 69.8mm wide, S3 was 70.6mm. Thus it has got more vertical screen space and skinnier bezels.
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25. Nokia has showed what a brighter AMOLED can do in direct sunlight. Even in them its not a dramatic enhancement.
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26. Enabling the auto brightness setting in the screen option limits the maximum brightness to under 300 nits.
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27. The brightness levels of the Samsung Galaxy S4 are about on par with the other AMOLEDs, which is not very high either.
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28. Wearing gloves, AirViews, AirGestures, while you're holding your finger over the screen to scroll up and down, it might be interpreted as a press.
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29. Giving commands with gloves, the feature first brought by Nokia on the Lumia 920.
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30. The PenTile matrix which means there are only two coloured sub-pixels per pixel instead of three. So S4 cannot be compared to LCD-based Full HD handsets, such as the HTC One. Samsung' pixel principle is too basic, is using too many of one colour of pixel, or sub-pixel which is why Galaxy smartphones have had something of a blue or green tint, or been a little low-resolution when viewed close up.
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31. In the front, the screen is surrounded by a diamond pattern. A distraction, it contrasts with the pitch black of the display.
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Samila Kosalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822605438370665791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606390403819013438.post-62575634113581495102013-07-04T21:09:00.001-07:002015-10-12T09:12:45.148-07:00Samsung Galaxy s4 AirView & AirGesture - Pros & Cons<table bgcolor="purple" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="6">
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[] Personal Computing History rewritten, AirView and AirGestures let you input commands from the Air.
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[] In assistance with capacitive sensor (AirView) and IR sensor (AirGesture), phone detects when your finger is hovering over the screen, but not touching it. Litteraly, it turns your finger into an S Pen. All you have to do is just wave finger above the display and a preview of extended information of selected content in a form of a pop-up will be displayed or some functions are carried out without the intervene of a touch. For an instance, hovering finger over an email or a folder in the gallery app, you can see the content inside.
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[] AirView detects your fingers 1cm / 0.5" away from the display.
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[] AirGestures let you change tracks, swipe photos, answer calls, switch between tabs in the browser and scroll through a web page from giving commands to the phone by sweeping your hand over the screen. It turns the S4 into a mini-Kinect and can detect your hand up to 7cm (just under 3"). Wave a finger left and right to switch between items on open apps, Up and down for scrolls.
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<font color="orange"><b>"AirGestures" Varieties</b></font>
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1. With "AirJump," , by waving your hand up or down, you can do page-up and page-down scrolls.
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2. AirBrowse lets you switch from one browser tab to another. Just wave your hand from side to side.
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3. Relocating icons can be carried out with AirMove, such as apps and calendar appointments etc to other pages by holding them with one finger and waving your free hand left or right.
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<b>With them both you can,</b>
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<b>[A]</b> Have information previews for SMS texts, calendar entry text, videos (pointing to a spot in the timeline), S Planner events, folders and speed dial contacts.
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<b>[B]</b> Move between tracks in the music player (the next track in the music player by hovering over the next button and the previous with previous button).
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<b>[C]</b> Accept a call.
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<b>[D]</b> Move app shortcuts.
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<b>[E]</b> Magnify links in web pages.
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<b>[F]</b> Scroll web pages in the browser (vertical waves) and switch between open tabs (horizontal waves).
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1. It was present in Galaxy Note 2 in a similar fashion, but on S4, no S Pen is needed.
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2. Air view detects your fingers 1cm / 0.5" away from the display. So, no worries of your fingers accidentally tapping the screen when you intend to use Air View instead.
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3. Believe it or Not, AirView will find its way into your daily life.
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4. Works in Photo gallery, the dialer, Samsung's native browser, email client and Flipboard. Emails can be previewed (Emails show first lines of recieved messages.). and also lets you preview messages. So you can check you have the right thread rather than going in and then back again.
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5. The ability to preview images from a gallery, when you have a plethora of photos in the Gallery, Air View becomes handy in navigating them all promptly.
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6. The calendar pops up day's appointments.
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7. In the video player, hovering over the progress bar, brings previews of the playing videos. The timeline brings up a thumbnail of that part of the video, allowing you to easily skip to the scenes you like. Most importantly, it wont disturb the main action.
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8. You can see which speed dials are assigned to which number. The other way around is to press and find.
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9. Effective than Smart Scroll.
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10. Accurate and responsive.
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11. It keeps track of swift and erratic movements and there's little lag or stuttering.
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12. Nice for zooming in out of web pages. In the Browser, you are provided with a magnification window to view small text with ease. It magnifies texts in the browser.
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13. Flipboard is the only third party app that supports AirView. You can open a small preview of items there.
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14. In the Setting menu you can customize its performance, turn it on or off for emails, messages, video previews and web text magnifying etc.
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15. Gimmicky or not, its actually usefull in the Calendar.
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16. Enable the haptic feedback for AirView, it gives it a physical tangible response. It will be easier to navigate with Air View this way. A tiny laser pointer guides you on the lock screen when you are Air Viewing over it.
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17. Soon it will have an SDK. Developers will be able to integrate the feature into their own apps.
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18. Perfect for the busy, who make their meals on online recepes in haste, always dirt on their hands and thousand things on their minds. You can scroll the screen without touching the screen.
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19. Good for regular eaters (or eating). Now dont have to feed the phone with dirty fingers or worry about "Fingers licking Good" or not before answering a call in the mid of a food session.
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20. I started using it while I had something in my hand. It will find its own way to your daily life too.
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21. Extremely usefull when your hands are wet.
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22. Stop worrying, your Air Gesturing. 'Call accepting' is unnecessary while driving. All you have to do is wave the finger when accepting a call. I seriously wanted to write "Make sure that you are wearing a Handsfree". Nah! It goes automatuically to the speaker phone.
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23. You can set a locked phone so that it recognize when you gesture toward it to pick it up. Doing that, when it's turned off, gives you a quick glance at such stuff like the time and unread e-mail count etc.
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24. Can scroll through PDFs.
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25. You can jump at large scales when scrolling through web pages. Read with leaps and bounds.
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26. AirGestures, AirViews and SmartPauses, all in one.
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27. Note that, only the native apps support them, third party apps will not work with them (even Chrome that comes preinstalled on the phone).
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28. Air Gesture, debut in Note 2 with Quick Glance. A year old technology. But usability is expanded this time.
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29. Hover your fingers near a contact in your address book, it reveals more details without your having to open the contact.
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30. You can turn pages by waving your hand nearby.
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1. To find the most effective way to use the feature, have to spend time fiddling with it. To use Air View properly, you have to master it. Practice holding finger inches away from the screen hovering it daily, if not hourly.
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2. Useless in video scrolling. There you can slide finger on the screen to do the same which is easier to perform than Airviewing.
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3. Air View only works in Samsung's native apps (Flipboard is an exception).
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4. Not available on Gmail and Chrome (both standard apps of Jelly Bean though).
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5. The screen is bit over sensitive. While you are Air Viewing the email client, info can pop out like pasta and screen can get cluttered. If you are sane enough, you will be irritated.
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6. Its fiddly and nearly useless in the Samsung browser.
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7. AirGesture, you have been warned! It's pretty often inaccurate.
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8. When browsing photos not with Air Gestures but with physical touches (or doing anything similar) it can still lead to unnecessary "forwards" or backwards. Your finger on air might be misinterpreted as an Air Gesture.
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9. Can answer calls with a wave of your finger over the screen, but limit it only to situations such as in a car.
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10. Simply unpredictable! You will be taken backwards when you intend to go forward. Resetting or retrying the process will make things worse. It's hyper sensitive.
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11. Often scroll backs when you're just moving your hands around. It sometimes tempted to jump as you point something out or showing someone a photo.
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12. You might end up leaving both Air View and Air Gestures on, mostly, just to show off.
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13. Takes effort than it should to be.
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14. Most times, touching remains as the best option.
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15. Delivered in the middle of a
developing process. Not plenary.
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16. AirView is well integrated. Air Gestures are much more difficult to reliably activate than AirView.
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17. Maybe they will ever remain gimmics in your phone, though how much effort put into it building it at billion dollar labs of Samsung.
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18. Most prominent of all cons is, "YOU CAN SIMPLY TOUCH THE PHONE!." You are paying couple of hundred bucks for waving a finger over an already touchable phone.
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Samila Kosalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822605438370665791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606390403819013438.post-64916626543537490162013-07-02T11:47:00.001-07:002015-10-12T09:12:54.717-07:00Samsung Galaxy S4 Battery - Pros & Cons<table bgcolor="purple" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="6">
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1. Battery capacity upgraded to 2,600mAh, up from 2,100mAh on the GS3.
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2. A full day of moderate usage. From 8 hours to 14 or 15 hours of regular use out of the battery cells. With the screen's brightness ranging betwixt 50% and 75%, 4G switched on, and a few apps and services running in the background, you can get through a full day with moderate use.
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3. Nine hours long continuous video playing at 40% to 50% brightness.
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4. When the phone is not in use and is idling, it doesnt drain any considerable power.
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5. Battery is removable. Can change batteries or more importantly, can pop in a more powerfull battery. On the other hand, when integrated batteries wear out and no longer holds a charge (or screen cracks, speakers fizzle out or you mess up your aux jack), you have to drop the phone. The HTC One is unrepairable.
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6. 2,600mAh battery is removable. You can use a spare if you like. The spare battery will take the space of the charger. She said you dont carry both. If you actually carry one (charger), dont let her find out where you stop to refill it in the way back home.
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7. If you stream HD Netflix videos constantly, mind that, it dies in about five hours during such a continuous catastrophe.
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8. With Power Saving Mode, you can limit processor speed, screen power and haptic feedback.
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9. You can controll display brightness directly from the notification bar. Thus the main power sucker can be controlled too easily.
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10. S4 will last for seven hours during a continuous surfing period which include both text and images. Droid DNA manages for five hours and HTC One dies before five-hours.
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11. Does not beat the Motorola RAZR HD. But better than the Sony Xperia Z.
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12. Background syncing processes wont juice down battery like crazy.
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13. To do mostly text based things like checking email accounts, social
networks etc, it will give you a full day. In most cases, at the end of the day, you can manage to spare even 50% of the cells.
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14. You can have your lunch. Not necessary to have the lunch and plug the phone to a socket at the same time and check out for bars.
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15. The stand-by has had a substantial improvement.
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16. Can be preserved avoiding 4G and keeping screen brightness down.
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17. 17 hours of talk time.
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18. A 30 minute music playing will drop battery by about 3% (Bluetooth headphones jacked in).
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19. Streaming video over 4G for 30 continuous minutes (full brightness on), will drain down about 9% of the battery cells.
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20. Downloading heavy media files, app files or games (ex: 10Mb) over 4G, will cost about 4% from the cells.
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21. Camera features wont suck much. Taking couple of snaps and capturing videos of few minutes, are power efficient.
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22. Apt for the regular usage of a modern citizen, starting the phone at 7am, browsing the web and tweeting for a couple of hours, two hour-long vanilla satellite navigation, Samsung's "Driving mode" turned on, he will get the last few drops of power by 5pm. A full day's considerable use of browsing, gaming, email checking reserves a bit for video playback on the way back home.
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23. The battery can be wirelessly charged using a Qi standard special charging pad (sold separately) that utilizes magnetic resonance to produce a magnetic field through
which power can be transferred.
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24. Using the Sprint Galaxy S4 in New York City on 3G and 4G, one journalist managed to get 14 hours of normal use. It involved three hours of screen-on time, browsing and social networking over 3G, 4G and Wifi, and extensive use of the camera app. Half of that time he had the S4 set to automatic brightness. The rest of the time he manually adjusted the screen to between 50 and 75 percent brightness for improved visibility. "It's particularly impressive to see this kind of battery life given the variable network conditions we were up against on our CDMA/LTE Galaxy S4," he writes.
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25. Automatic brightness.
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1. Of all techs, Portable Power systems (I meant battery) evolve the slowest, the least. RAM or processing are progressing by leaps and bounds. Did I say something about S4?
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2. A High Resolution 5- inch (full HD) display, a number of sensors, a plethora of advanced camera features, software gimmics and powerful processor cores will drain your battery more quickly.
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3. Powered by a Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery which does not seem to be enough, as the processor is whopping eight cores.
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4. The screen is the biggest culprit in the battery drain. 1080p SuperAMOLED display takes the grandest labour on the Galaxy S4's battery life (besides that, you wont notice any severe [6] battery drain in any of the bundled apps).
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5. A marginal improvement in continuous video playing compared to other devices.
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6. Air Gesture, Air View and Smart Scroll drain battery juice heavily.
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7. Low or poor signal areas also contributes tremendously towards fast battery drainage.
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8. Is not even close to RAZR MAXX HD in battery performance. Does not beat the Motorola RAZR HD. Its probably better than the Sony Xperia Z, but if you are after the battery life, go for RazrMaxxHD.
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9. LTE will suck more power.
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10. With heavy usage, you will have to recharge it after 6 to 8 hours.
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11. Worst, "Takes" time to get it fully charged. Takes couple of hours to get a full charge.
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12. The 1.6GHz Exynos 5 eight-core powered version of the phone was initially expected to hit the UK. Instead the 1.9GHz quad-core option will be shipped to British shores which lacks the battery saving enhancements promised by its eight-core sibling.
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13. Heavy use with full brightness on and on 4G network - the most diabolic things turned on - it eats half of the battery within 3 hours.
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14. Even the phone is used lightly, it wont make it to the night. It still needs a charge in the eve. Have to charge it every night in other words.
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15. If "Heavy Use" meant 10% of the battery in fiction, you could be in the safe zone for 10 hours. But the most reported time from users for heavy usage is 5 hours.
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16. You can save energy through few tricks. But If you switch off all the bells and whistles and other power suckers, what is left in your hands? Its just another Android smart phone. No longer what you paid for, S4!
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17. Video playback and web browsing consumption has only been improved a bit.
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18. Pack Mentality: Multiple back-up batteries, you may never use them even. When the phone is hagged and out of fashion, they will be just another pile of garbage. You cannot pop in a S4 battery into S5 or S6.
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19. You get insurance with other unibody phones. If your battery goes out, they'll replace it for free.
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20. Batteries usually last for 2 to 3 years. Can battery removability be an issue?
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21. "I've been using cell phones for about 12 years now. Never had to replace a battery. I also have about 100 gigs of free online cloud storage," one user comments.
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22. The widest selection of non-touch controls. Some of them are better than others and all of them consume battery like it's going out of fashion.
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23. Integrated battery last longer because it is less affected by the environment and never really discharged.
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24. Integrated batteries are more likely to be recycled with the phone
than just sit in a drawer somewhere.
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25. iPhone 4 replacement battery is between $8 to $15. Besides, you dont have to replace something until it breaks!.
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</font></font></b></font></font></b></font></font></b></font></font></b>Samila Kosalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822605438370665791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606390403819013438.post-80815439745560119652013-07-02T11:44:00.001-07:002015-10-12T09:13:01.795-07:00Samsung Galaxy S4 - WatchOn Pros & Cons<table bgcolor="purple" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="6">
<th bgcolor="cyan">WatchOn Pros & Cons - RockOn or WatchOn? (or WatchOut?)</th>
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<br>
<b>Intro</b>
<br><br>
1. WatchOn, the four-in-one power
house is a universal remote control
for home and office appliances (from TVs, DVDs and Blu-ray players, media streaming to airconditioners), a TV guide, an entertainment and a Netflix portal. Its a nifty control system for the entire home theater system in association with a built-in infrared port.
<br><br>
It combines S4 with TV service providers and remotely controlls appliances. Lists Programs, channels, lets pick shows and channels simply working as a remote in the meantime. Only thing it lacks is, it doesnt have a button to controll your children. Quite similar to "Peel" but customized. It asks your zip code and piles up a number of TV service providers in your region. A large database preinstalled, thus, out of the box functions.
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<br><font color="cyan"><b>Pros</b>
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<font color="cyan">
<br>
<b>TV</b>
<br>
<br><br>
1. A universal TV portal. It houses descriptions of shows, popularities based on votes and their comments. You can cast your own vote and have your own saying.
<br><br>
2. Powered by Peel.
<br><br>
3. The setting up process is straightforward. You can instruct WatchON on which way you get your channels, from TV, set top box or cable. Then it inquires couple of questions and set up the controller to perform the task in the proper way.
<br><br>
4. Some providers let you change channels with TV remote. With some others, you have to use the set-top box remote for the same purpose. Most times, same goes for the audio output. Either have to use the TV to output the sound or an AV receiver. What a mess! Interestingly, it knows the nature of the messy home setups. The app will ask about your setup and present a unified remote control interface even if you
have multiple hardware remotes to control all the devices. End of excruciating home setups.
<br><br>5. Very brisk at getting the right codes for devices.
<br><br>6. A new design and UI is enhanced.
<br><br>7. Buy a brand new Samsung Smart TV, can wirelessly mirror from the TV to the phone (transfer live video from the TV to S4) over Wi-Fi network.
<br><br>8. WatchON chooses programs for you.
<br><br>9. You can see a full channel list, or a curated selection of TV shows and movies.
<br><br>10. A very nifty "Peel" based search and recommendations for your cable box, Netflix, Blockbuster, and some other players in the industry. Not only Google is having an Algorhythm, it calculates your up votes and down votes you cast at shows and provides a personalized guide for shows based on your preferences. Great recommendations come from WatchOn or Netflix.
<br><br>11. Convenient. Changing the channel is a breez of ease.
<br><br>12. Bear the traits of Peel-based apps. The experience can be familiar.
<br><br>13. Setting up can take some sweat. Errors may occure. Mostly, since it tunes itself to your TV set, cable box and sound system. But from then onwards, its cheese.
<br><br>14. Categories.
<br><br>15. Categorized by show titles, not by channels.
<br><br>16. Can set favorites.
<br><br>17. Can set reminders for upcoming favourites. It will remind you when show is "Now Showing."
<br><br>18. You can also set reminders for shows you want to watch.
<br><br>19. It has got a plethora of content than HTC One, specially the Video Hub implanting itself with its own zone inside the app.
<br><br><br><br><br><b>Remote</b><br>
<br><br>1. Soon the remote controll world will be smart phone driven. The OEMs will deliver deep integrations to smart phone universal remote controll systems like WatchOn.
<br><br>2. Devices are organized by rooms. Users can configure different rooms of their home or office with different device types allowing you to take the phone with you and still have it as a remote.
<br><br>3. The remote control functionality is not demarcated to Samsung products. Recognizes products from other brands. Thus, eliminates the biggest barrier to most universal remote controls.
<br><br>4. Functional and easy to set up. Can be connected to multiple entertainment systems without hassle or dazzle.
<br><br>5. Get rid of messes of remotes.
<br><br>6. A lock screen widget for the remote control potion of WatchOn. Can change a channel or turn the volume up or down from the lockscreen.
<br><br>7. The remote control gets in in the notifications menu or on lockscreen as a widget. HTC One lacks this feature. The only phone that carry this besides S4 is Optimus G Pro.
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<br><br>1. The app is hard to navigate. It's good but not the best.
<br><br>2. It wont connect to some Media boxes including those made by Samsung.
<br><br>3. If you are trying it for the first time, mind that, it wont work properly. Give it a second try.
<br><br>4. A too simple interface. Lacks more complex buttons or functions and only fewer buttons present.
<br><br>5. The remote (of Galaxy S4) cannot compete with Logitech Harmony Touch.
<br><br>6. WatchOn wont work with the Note 8.
<br><br>7. Netflix portal wholly available. Just one hitch, those features's functionality depends on cable provider and equipment you use.
<br><br>8. To get the best, out of Netelix features, you have to have a Google TV.
<br><br>9. Peel dependant smart remote and listing apps debut on the HTC One and Galaxy Note 8.0. Thus, its not new.
<br><br>10. At the initial steps of the setting up process, app tunes itself to your TV, cable box and sound system. So process undergoes trial and error.
<br><br>11. Even when tested with a Samsung TV, TV’s inputs get mixed up.
<br><br>12. Can't stream content you buy, wirelessly. Only possible way is, to a TV with a wired connection. Screen mirroring should be enabled.
<br><br>13. HTC One wins in setting up process. Its mightier. Though S4 runs the process smooth, not all the functions are functional at the end of the day. You have to reset the codes.
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</font></font></b></font></font></b></font></font></b></font></font></b>Samila Kosalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822605438370665791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606390403819013438.post-66653627077905225752013-07-02T11:41:00.001-07:002015-10-12T09:13:28.506-07:00Samsung Galaxy S4 Display - Pros & Cons <table bgcolor="purple" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="6">
<th bgcolor="cyan">Display - Pros & Cons</th>
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<br><font color="cyan"><b>Pros</b>
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<font color="cyan">
<br><br>
1. Have you ever heard about a five inches screen that made headlines? With S4, you get one.
<br><br>
2. Its a 1920x1080 pixel, full HD, PenTile RGBG and 441.46 pixels per inch (441ppi) image density, 5-inch Super AMOLED backlit screen.
<br><br>
3. It's the same Super AMOLED technology used in other Galaxy smartphones, but this time it's been extended upto Full HD resolution, which is 1920 x 1080pixels.
<br><br>
4. The S4 features a high-definition
Super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 441 pixels per inch (ppi).
Apple's iPhone 5 Retina display has a resolution of 326 ppi, thus sharper than the iPhone's 326ppi and only very slightly below the HTC One's 468ppi (though at 4.7-inch that's a smaller screen on the One).
<br><br>
5. The most distinguishable difference between it and the S3 is, it promptly makes the Samsung Galaxy S3 look dated and dull.
<br><br>
6. Although not the first phone to have a 1080p display, it is Samsung's first Full HD phone.
<br><br>
7. High contrast ratios on offer.
<br><br>
8. A new type of screen. Samsung has hooked in a mode to make the colours look more natural. This method does lower the brightness a bit. The hitch is that's already lower than the HTC One, but that extra brightness isn't required due to the contrast ratio it offers. [47]
<br><br>
9. It's bright, but wont burn your eyes. With most modern smart phone displays, you have to take care of your eye sight. S4 is not an eye burner or an oven but a smart phone that is selling like Hot Cakes.
<br><br>
10. Poor performance under direct sunlight, but not so timid under indoor light sources.
<br><br>
11. The screen is capable of sensing touches with gloves on. Not available on majority of phones.
<br><br>
12. The Blues look brighter.
<br><br>
13. Jet Blacks!
<br><br>
14. More pixels mean sharper images.
<br><br>
15. Different colour profiles in the settings menu.
<br><br>
16. Color accuracy is improved compared to early Super AMOLEDs.
<br><br>
17. No yellow or greenish discoloration in white areas.
<br><br>
18. A wider screen which means a wider keyboard and more space to type on.
<br><br>
19. A 1080p display and a pixel density of 441 per inch, more than required to get rid of any traits of pixelation.
<br><br>
20. A bigger and grand gaming experience on a smart phone.
<br><br>
21. A mini theater for movies.
<br><br>
22. HD TVs have the same resolution (whopping 5-inch display with Full HD resolution, the same amount of pixels you'd have seen on a TV).
<br><br>
23. The screen is super-sensitive which allows it to track your finger, even when it's hovering above, but not touching it.
<br><br>
24. The thin screen bezel makes it look as if the screen is coming out of the edge of the phone.
<br><br>
25. The air gap that fils the gap between the screen and the touch digitiser is drastically tiny. It makes it feel almost as if you're touching the colourful interface rather than the glass on top of it.
<br><br>
26. It's crisp and sharp. Text is crisp, colors are vibrant and blacks are deep.
<br><br>
27. Not even a single trace of pixelisation when having a closure look on application icons or text (no pixelated edges in the margins of the icons and text). From web pages to video, looks great. Large passages in Web pages are pleasurable to read.
<br><br>
28. 441 pixels per inch, text she sent is crystal clear but not the hell she means.
<br><br>
29. The Gorilla Glass 3 resides millimeters below the edge of the screen. This makes the screen less vulnerable than the GS3 (glass sits slightly above the edge in it). This will make your screen safer when dropped.
<br><br>
30. The Gorilla Glass 3 is based on a new glass composition. The third gen screen coating delivers increased impact and scratch resistance. The Galaxy S4 is actually harder to scratch than its predecessor.
<br><br>
31. Sony Z has same size screen. However, Sony Z's home, menu, and back buttons are part of the screen. It means the screen size is less than 5" while the S4 is realistically a jumbo 5".
<br><br>
32. An impressive contrast and perfect viewing angles make everything on the screen eye candy, regardless of your viewing angle.
<br><br>
33. An advanced capacitive touchscreen powered by Synaptics, also known as ClearPad. The all brand new "Synaptics ClearPad" detects finger from just 2cm away.
<br><br>
34. The ultra sensitivity makes it possible to use AirView without an S Pen, touch the screen while wearing gloves. And the good news is you can manage that extra sensitivity if you've activated the "extra sensitivity mode" in the settings.
<br><br>
35. S Pen doesnt work on S4s. It lacks a Wacom digitizer. But C-Pens and other capacitive styluses would do the trick.
<br><br>
36. The 441-pixels-per-inch resolution compensates for the weaknesses of the PenTile Matrix to a certain extent.
<br><br>
37. Can change the brightness from the very notification bar.
<br><br>
38. You can let the Auto Brightness mode to optimize the brightness for you.
<br><br>
39. The Auto Brightness mode even lets the user to customise the auto level. Salubrious for the battery life.
<br><br>
40. You are well guided through your two centimeters away finger hoverings, a light flickers under your finger.
<br><br>
41. High-definition images are a please to see.
<br><br>
42. Colours are rich and bold.
<br><br>
43. The resolution of the S4 display is comparable to that of the iPhone 5's Retina display.
<br><br>
44. A bigger screen is also better for viewing charts, portfolio list, and company snapshots.
<br><br>
45. Dont have to worry about the tints of the previous version.
<br><br>
46. Samsung making over-saturated screens is a thing of the past.
<br><br>
47. The color saturation is way beyond the reach of any LCD on the market. It makes even the gloomiest image appear majestically vibrant. Besides, if you are not a guy of the oversaturated look of AMOLEDs, Samsung provides you an option to slow down the saturation to more down to earth levels. There's a dedicated Adobe RGB setting that gets this done. So you can relish both of the worlds.
<br><br>
48. The structure of the PenTile matrix has been changed too. Now green sub-pixels are twice as many as blue and red sub-pixels, and
the arrangement is changed as well. Thankfully, the 441 ppi pixel density makes sure you won't be able to spot much the hated cross-hatch pattern.
<br><br>
49. Its whopping 1,920x1,080-pixel resolution. That's Full HD and an impressive boost from the 720p display of the Galaxy S3.
<br><br>
50. The touchscreen controller, a Synaptics S5000B is the chip which is responsible for the S4's super-sensitive touchscreen, which even works with gloves, is hiding behind the screen.
<br><br>
51. The level of color toned down from the GS3. Images match the natural color reproduction of the HTC One.
<br><br>
52. Screen's overall brightness and color quality is as good as on any AMOLED display, including the Galaxy Note 2.
<br><br>
53. It's not as high resolution as the HTC One, because it's larger with the same amount of pixels, but when viewed closely, viewer struggles to find any flaw with it.
<br><br>
54. Where lies the strengths of OLED? When a pixel is displaying a black image, it's completely off, thus consumes less power and looks darker. On contrary, LCD screens have a backlight to light the colours in front which means that the blacks will never be as black as found on an OLED.
<br><br>
55. Truly, the colours look too strong on the device thanks to the OLED technology used.
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</font></font></b></font></font></b></font></font></b></font></font></b>Samila Kosalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822605438370665791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606390403819013438.post-55490715307677958942013-06-25T22:26:00.001-07:002013-06-25T22:26:19.702-07:00Differences between Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 Vs HTC One Vs iPhone 5 Vs Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Vs Samsung Galaxy S III I9300<table bgcolor="red" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="6" width="100%" valign="top">
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<br><br>Differences between Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 Vs HTC One Vs iPhone 5 Vs Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Vs Samsung Galaxy S III I9300</th>
</table>
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<tr><th width="20%" bgcolor="orange"><br>Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500</th>
<th width="20%" bgcolor="orange"><br>HTC One</th>
<th width="20%" bgcolor="orange"><br>iPhone 5</th>
<th width="20%" bgcolor="orange"><br>Samsung Galaxy
Note II N7100
</th>
<th width="20%" bgcolor="orange"><br>Samsung Galaxy S III
</th>
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<font color="cyan">
2G Network
<br><br>
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 /
1900
<br><br>
3G Network
<br><br>
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
<br><br>
4G Network
<br><br>
LTE (market dependent)
<br><br>
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<font color="cyan">
2G Network
<br><br>
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
<br><br>
3G Network
<br><br>
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
<br><br>
4G Network
<br><br>
LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
<br><br>
LTE 1800 / 2600
<br><br>LTE 1900 - for Sprint
<br><br>LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 /
1900 / 2100 - for AT&T
<br><br>
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 - for T-Mobile
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
2G Network
<br><br>
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 /
1900 - GSM A1428
<br><br>
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100
- CDMA A1429
<br><br>
3G Network
<br><br>
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428
<br><br>
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429
<br><br>
4G Network
<br><br>
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - GSM A1428 or LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100
- GSM A1429
<br><br>
LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 /
1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
2G Network
<br><br>
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
<br><br>
3G Network
<br><br>
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
<br><br>
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - N7105
<br><br>
4G Network
<br><br>
LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - N7105
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
2G Network
<br><br>
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
<br><br>
3G Network
<br><br>
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
<tr><td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
Dimensions
<br><br>
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
<br><br>
Weight
<br><br>
130 g (4.59 oz)
<br><br>
DISPLAY
<br><br>
Super AMOLED capacitive
touchscreen
<br><br>
16M colors
<br><br>
1080 x 1920 pixels
<br><br>
5.0 inches (~441 ppi pixel density)
<br><br>
Multitouch
<br><br>
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
<br><br>
TouchWiz UI
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
Dimensions
<br><br>
137.4 x 68.2 x 9.3 mm (5.41 x 2.69 x 0.37 in)
<br><br>
Weight
<br><br>143 g (5.04 oz)
<br><br>
DISPLAY
<br><br>
Super LCD3 capacitive
touchscreen
<br><br>
16M colors
<br><br>
1080 x 1920 pixels
<br><br>4.7 inches (~469 ppi pixel density)
<br><br>
Multitouch
<br><br>
Corning Gorilla Glass 2
<br><br>
HTC Sense UI v5
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
Dimensions
<br><br>
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)
<br><br>
Weight
<br><br>
112 g (3.95 oz)
<br><br>
DISPLAY
<br><br>
LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
<br><br>
16M colors
<br><br>
640 x 1136 pixels
<br><br>4.0 inches (~326 ppi pixel
density)
<br><br>
Multitouch
<br><br>
Corning Gorilla Glass
<br>Oleophobic coating
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
Dimensions
<br><br>
151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm (5.95 x 3.17 x 0.37 in)
<br><br>
Weight <br><br>183 g (6.46 oz)
<br><br>
S Pen stylus
<br><br>
DISPLAY
<br><br>
Super AMOLED capacitive
touchscreen
<br><br>
16M colors
<br><br>
720 x 1280 pixels
<br><br>
5.5 inches (~267 ppi pixel density)
<br><br>
Multitouch
<br><br>
TouchWiz UI
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
Dimensions
<br><br>
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
<br><br>
Weight <br><br>133 g (4.69 oz)
<br><br>
DISPLAY <br><br> Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
<br><br>
16M colors
<br><br>
720 x 1280 pixels
<br><br>
4.8 inches (~306 ppi pixel density)
<br><br>
Multitouch
<br><br>
Corning Gorilla Glass 2
<br><br>
TouchWiz UI
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<font color="cyan">
Memory Card slot
<br><br>
microSD, up to 64 GB
<br><br>
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage
<br><br>
2GB RAM
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
Memory Card slot
<br><br>
No
<br><br>
Internal 32/64 GB
<br><br>
2GB RAM
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
Memory Card slot
<br><br>
No
<br><br>
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage
<br><br>
1GB RAM
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
Memory Card slot
<br><br> microSD up to 64 GB
<br><br>
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage
<br><br>
2GB RAM
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
Memory Card slot
<br><br>
microSD up to 64 GB
<br><br>
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage
<br><br>
1GB RAM
<tr><td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
SIM Micro-SIM
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
SIM Micro-SIM
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
SIM Nano-SIM
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
SIM Micro-SIM
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
SIM Micro-SIM
<tr><td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
DATA
<br><br>
GPRS
<br><br>
EDGE
<br><br>
Speed
<br><br>
HSDPA 42.2 Mbps
<br><br>
HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
<br><br>
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac,dual-band, DLNA
<br><br>
Wi-Fi Direct
<br><br>
Wi-Fi hotspot
<br><br>
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
<br><br>
NFC
<br><br>
Infrared port
<br><br>
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL2)
<br><br>
USB On-the-go
<br><br>
USB Host
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
DATA
<br><br>
GPRS
<br><br>
EDGE
<br><br>
Speed
<br><br>
HSPA+
<br><br>
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
<br><br>
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n
<br><br>
Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
<br><br>
Wi-Fi hotspot
<br><br>
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP
<br><br>
NFC (Market dependent)
<br><br>
Infrared port
<br><br>
USB
<br><br>
microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
DATA
<br><br>
GPRS
<br><br>
EDGE
<br><br>
Speed
<br><br>
DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps
<br><br>
HSDPA 21 Mbps
<br><br>HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
<br><br>
LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
<br><br>
WLAN
<br><br>
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
<br><br>
Wi-Fi hotspot
<br><br>
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP
<br><br>
USB v2.0
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
DATA
<br><br>
GPRS
<br><br>
EDGE
<br><br>
Speed
<br><br>
HSDPA 21 Mbps (N7100),
<br><br>42 Mbps (N7105)
<br><br>
HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
<br><br>
LTE Cat3 (N7105 only) 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
<br><br>
WLAN
<br><br>
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA
<br><br>
Wi-Fi Direct
<br><br>
Wi-Fi hotspot
<br><br>
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
<br><br>
NFC
<br><br>
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
<br><br>
USB Host
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
DATA
<br><br>
GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
<br><br>
EDGE Class 12
<br><br>
Speed
<br><br>
HSDPA 21 Mbps
<br><br>
HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
<br><br>
WLAN
<br><br>
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA
<br><br>
Wi-Fi Direct
<br><br>
Wi-Fi hotspot
<br><br>
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
<br><br>
NFC
<br><br>
USB
<br><br>
microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
<br><br>
USB On-the-go
<tr><td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
Alert types
<br><br>
Vibration MP3, WAV ringtones Loudspeaker
<br><br>
3.5mm jack
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
Alert types
<br><br>
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
<br><br>
Loudspeaker with stereo
speakers, built-in amplifiers
<br><br>
3.5mm jack
<br><br>
Beats Audio sound enhancement
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Alert types
<br><br>
Vibration, proprietary ringtones
<br><br>
Loudspeaker
<br><br>
3.5mm jack
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Alert types
<br><br>
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
<br><br>
Loudspeaker
<br><br>
3.5mm jack
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Alert types
<br><br>
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
<br><br>
Loudspeaker
<br><br>
3.5mm jack
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CAMERA
<br><br>
Primary 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
<br><br>
Autofocus
<br><br>
LEDflash
<br><br>
Dual Shot
<br><br>
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
<br><br>
Geo-tagging
<br><br>
Touch focus
<br><br>
Face and smile detection
<br><br>
Image stabilization
<br><br>
HDR Video 1080p@30fps
<br><br>
Dual-video rec
<br><br>
2 MP front cam, 1080p@30fps
<br><br>
Dual video call
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CAMERA
<br><br>
Primary 4 MP, 2688 x 1520 pixels
<br><br>
Autofocus
<br><br>
LED flash
<br><br>
1/3'' sensor size, 2µm pixel size
<br><br>
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
<br><br>
Geo-tagging
<br><br>
Face and smile detection
<br><br>
Optical image stabilization
<br><br>
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps HDR
<br><br>
Stereo sound rec
<br><br>
Video stabilization
<br><br>
2.1 MP front cam, 1080p@ 30fps, HDR
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CAMERA
<br><br>Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
<br><br>
Auto-Focus
<br><br>
LED flash
<br><br>
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
<br><br>
Touch focus
<br><br>
Geo-tagging
<br><br>
Face detection
<br><br>
Panorama
<br><br>
HDR Video 1080p@30fps
<br><br>
Video stabilization
<br><br>
1.2 MP front cam, 720p@30fps
<br><br>
Face detection
<br><br>
FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
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CAMERA
<br><br>
Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
<br><br>
Autofocus
<br><br>
LED flash
<br><br>
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
<br><br>
Geo-tagging
<br><br>
Touch focus
<br><br>
Face and smile detection
<br><br>
Image stabilization
<br><br>
Video 1080p@30fps
<br><br>
1.9 MP front cam
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CAMERA
<br><br>
Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
<br><br>
Autofocus
<br><br>
LED flash
<br><br>
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
<br><br>
Geo-tagging
<br><br>
Touch focus
<br><br>
Face and smile detection
<br><br>
Image stabilization
<br><br>
Video 1080p@30fps
<br><br>
1.9 MP front cam, 720p@30fps
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OS
<br><br>
Android OS v4.2.2 (JellyBean)
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<font color="cyan">
OS
<br><br>
Android OS v4.1.2 (JellyBean) upgradable to v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
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<font color="cyan">
OS
<br><br>
iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 6.1.4, planned upgrade to iOS 7.0
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<font color="cyan">
OS
<br><br>
Android OS, v4.1.1 (JellyBean) upgradeable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
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<font color="cyan">
OS
<br><br>
Android OS, v4.0.4 (IceCream Sandwich), upgradeable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
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Chipset
<br><br>
Exynos 5 Octa 5410 CPU Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
<br><br>
GPU <br><br>
PowerVR SGX 544MP3
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Chipset
<br><br>
Qualcomm APQ8064T
Snapdragon 600 CPU Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300
<br><br>
GPU <br><br>
Adreno 320
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Chipset <br><br>
Apple A6 CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz
<br><br>
GPU <br><br>
PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)
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<font color="cyan">
Chipset <br><br>
Exynos 4412 Quad CPU Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9
<br><br>
GPU <br><br>
Mali-400MP
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<font color="cyan">
Chipset <br><br>
Exynos 4412 Quad CPU Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
<br><br>
GPU <br><br>
Mali-400MP
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<font color="cyan">
Sensors
<br><br>Accelerometer
<br>Gyro
<br>Proximity
<br>Compass
<br>Barometer
<br>Temperature
<br>Humidity
<br>Gesture
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<font color="cyan">
Sensors
<br><br>
Accelerometer
<br>Gyro
<br>Proximity
<br>Compass
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<font color="cyan">
Sensors
<br><br>
Accelerometer
<br>Gyro
<br>Proximity
<br>Compass
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<font color="cyan">
Sensors
<br><br>
Accelerometer
<br>Gyro
<br>Proximity
<br>Compass
<br>Barometer
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<font color="cyan">
Sensors
<br><br>
Accelerometer
<br>Gyro
<br>Proximity
<br>Compass
<br>Barometer
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<font color="cyan">
Radio No
<br><br>
GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS
<br><br>
Wireless charging (market dependent).
<br><br>
S-Voice
<br><br>
Smart stay, Smart pause, Smart scroll, Air gestures
<br><br>
Dropbox (50 GB storage)
<br><br>
TV-out (via MHL 2 A/V link)
<br><br>
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/ H.264/H.263 player
<br><br>
Document viewer (Word, Excel,PowerPoint, PDF)
<br><br>
Predictive text input (Swype)
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<font color="cyan">
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
<br><br>
GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS
<br><br>
Dropbox (25 GB storage)
<br><br>
TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
<br><br>
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
<br><br>
Document viewer/editor
<br><br> Voice memo/dial/commands
<br><br>
Predictive text input
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<font color="cyan">
Radio No
<br><br>
GPS A-GPS support and GLONASS
<br><br>
Siri
<br><br>
iCloud cloud service
<br><br>
TV-out
<br><br>
iBooks PDF reader
<br><br>
Document viewer
<br><br>
Voice memo/dial/ command
<br><br>
Predictive text input
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<font color="cyan">
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS (N7100 only)
<br><br>
GPS A-GPS support and GLONASS
<br><br>
S-Voice
<br><br>
Smart Stay and Smart Rotate eye tracking
<br><br>
Dropbox (50 GB storage)
<br><br>
TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
<br><br>
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
<br><br>
Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
<br><br>
Voice memo/dial/ commands
<br><br>
Predictive text input (Swype)
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
<br><br>
GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS
<br><br>
S-Voice
<br><br>
Smart Stay eye tracking
<br><br>Dropbox (50 GB storage)
<br><br>
TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
<br><br>
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
<br><br>
Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
<br><br>
Voice memo/dial/commands
<br><br>Predictive text input
(Swype)
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<font color="cyan">
Messaging
<br><br>
SMS(threaded view)
<br>MMS
<br>Email
<br>Push Mail
<br>IM
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<font color="cyan">
Messaging
<br><br>
SMS (threaded view)
<br>MMS
<br>Email
<br>Push Email
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
Messaging
<br><br>
iMessage
<br>SMS (threadedview)
<br>MMS
<br>Email
<br>Push Email
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
Messaging
<br><br>
SMS(threaded view)
<br>MMS <br>Email <br>Push Mail <br>IM
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
Messaging
<br><br>
SMS (threaded view)
<br>MMS <br>Email <br>Push Mail <br>IM
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<font color="cyan">
Colors
<br><br>White Frost
<br>Black Mist
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
Colors
<br><br>Black
<br>Silver
<br>Red
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
Colors
<br><br>
Black/Slate
<br>
White/Silver
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
Colors
<br><br>
Titanium Gray
<br>Marble White
<br>Amber Brown
<br>Ruby Wine
<br>Pink
<br>Blue
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<font color="cyan">
Colors
<br><br>Pebble blue
<br>Marble white
<br>Amber brown
<br>Garnet red
<br>Sapphire black
<br>Titanium grey
<br>LaFleur
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BATTERY
<br><br>
Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery
<br><br>
Stand-by (2G) / Up to 370 h (3G)
<br><br>
Talk time (2G) / Up to 17 h (3G)
<br><br>
Music play Up to 62 h
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<font color="cyan">
BATTERY
<br><br>
Non-removable Li-Po 2300 mAh battery
<br><br>
Stand-by Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 480 h (3G)
<br><br>
Talk time Up to 27 h (2G) / Up to 18 h (3G)
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<font color="cyan">
BATTERY
<br><br>
Non-removable Li-Po 1440 mAh battery (5.45Wh)
<br><br>
Stand-by Up to 225 h (2G) / Up to
225 h (3G)
<br><br>
Talk time Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 8 h
(3G)
<br><br>
Music play Up to 40 h
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<font color="cyan">
BATTERY
<br><br>
Li-Ion 3100 mAh battery
<br><br>
Stand-by Up to 980 h (2G) / Up to
890 h (3G)
<br><br>
Talk time Up to 35 h (2G) / Up to
16 h (3G)
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<font color="cyan">
BATTERY
<br><br>
Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
<br><br>
Stand-by Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to
790 h (3G)
<br><br>
Talk time Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) /
Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)
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Samila Kosalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822605438370665791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606390403819013438.post-4665809145973206032013-06-25T02:51:00.001-07:002015-10-12T09:13:38.363-07:00Samsung Galaxy S4 Secret Short Codes<table bgcolor="purple" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="6">
<th bgcolor="cyan"><br>Samsung Galaxy S4 Secret Short Codes</th>
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<br><font color="cyan"><b>Just open up your keypad and dial these secret codes and enjoy a kind of smart phone customizations that never existed.
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<b><font color="yellow">What the hell these secret codes do?</font></b><br><br>
With these codes you can have a plethora of options to test various hardware aspects of your phone. They open a hidden menu in it and you gain access to functionalities that cannot be found in default Galaxy S4 settings menu otherwise.
They empower you to locate the hardware components which has problems and you can diagnose whether they are working properly or not. Those codes apply to such hardware components as Speaker, Sensor, LCD, Touch Screen, Color, Camera, Speaker, Vibration and all sensors including Accelerometer, Proximity and Magnetic sensor, Sub key etc.
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<b><font color="yellow">Applicable Codes</font></b>
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1. <b>*#0*#</b> - Fetches a screen titled LCD TEST to test Screen, Sensor, Vibration, Touch, Speaker, LED etc. It even gives out raw values for Light, Sensor, Barometer, etc in no time.
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2. <b>*#1234#</b> - To check software version of phone.
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3. <b>*#12580*369#</b> - To check software and hardware information.
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4. <b>*#0228#</b> - Battery status (ADC, RSSI reading)
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5. <b>*#32489#</b> - Service mode.
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6. <b>*#0011# </b> - brings Service Mode or Service Menu and Band info.
<br><br>
7. <b>*#0283# </b> - Loobback Test.
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8. <b>*#03# </b> - NandFlashHeaderRead.
<br><br>
9. <b>*#9090#</b> Service Mode.
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10. <b>*#7284#</b> Factory Keystring.
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11. <b>*#1111# </b> - Service Mode.
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12. <b>*#06#</b> - IMEI.
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13. <b>*#0808# </b> - USB Settings.
<br><br>
14. <b>*#34971539# </b> - Camera Firmware Standard.
<br><br>
15. <b>*#9900#</b> - Sys Dump.
<br><br>
16. <b> *#7353# </b> - Quick Test Menu.
<br><br>
17. <b>*#197328640# </b> - Service Mode, service mode settings.
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18. <b>*#2263 </b> - RF Band Selection, band preference settings.
<br><br>
19. <b> *#66336 </b> - MDM Randump
Mode (defaults to OFF) REP.
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<font color="yellow"><b> RESET - Samsung Galaxy S4 Reset Codes - Factory format, Hard Reset or Reset codes (GT-I9500, GT-I9505)</b></font>
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<font color="pink"><b>
<br>
Note:</b>
<br><br>
1. It takes some time to reset. So better fully charge your battery before going down this path. Symbian resets also had such a pre requirement.
<br><br>
2. All user generated data including contacts, messages will be irrecoverably erased. Copy all your necessary data, Contacts and Messages to SIM, backup to your PC or keep an online backup before a full reset.
<br><br>
3. Take out SIM and SD card.
<br><br>
4. Dont factory reset with SD card encryption setting enabled. The device will not be able to read your encrypted files. Disable this setting before resetting the device.
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<br><font color="yellow"><b>
The Processes</b></font>
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<b>1. Force Reset.</b>
<br><br>Press and hold POWER button for 8-10 seconds. The device reboots on its own. If this does not melt the rigidities such as lags or stuck systems, you can do a factory reset.
<br><br>
<b>2. Factory Format or Hard Reset</b>
<br><br>
Enter *2767*3855#. It will do the Full factory reset. It does not ask you to confirm unless you have a problem.
<br><br>
<b>3. Factory Data Reset</b>
<br><br>
The code is *#7780#. It wont wait for your confirmation either.
<br><br>
<b>4. Hard Reset </b>
<br><br>
<font color="yellow"><b>Steps</b></font>
<br><br>
1. Press and hold "Volume Up" key and Home button.
<br><br>
2. Press Power until the phone vibrate.
<br><br>
3. When the Android logo appears, release all buttons.
<br><br>
4. Choose Wipe data Factory reset with Volume Down.
<br><br>
5. Press Power.
<br><br>
6. Select "Yes" delete all user data with VOLUME DOWN and then press Power
<br><br>
After format, press Power again to reboot phone. (select reboot system now)
<br><br>
<b>5. Factory Data Reset</b>
<br><br>
In Idle mode, open the application list and select Settings -> Back up and reset -> Factory data reset -> Reset device -> Delete all.
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<b><font color="yellow">Better Taken Into Consideration.</font></b>
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[] There is no code to access the adjustments of the sound. The I9505 still misses the function.
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[] Engineering Mode? Doesn't matter even there is no code for it, root and have a terminal installed.
<br><br>
[] To get developer options to further screw it, go to Settings -> About and then on the build number, keep tapping (about 7 times). When you exit, it should open the developer options.
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[] On the Verizon version of the Galaxy S4, these codes do not work because the hidden menus are disabled by default.
<br><br>
[] Even with these sophisticated codes, sometimes, you may find yourself stuck in service mode initial image.
<br><br>
[] The Service Mode Main Menu code *#197328640#, sometimes can be interpreted as an unexpected value.
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Samila Kosalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822605438370665791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606390403819013438.post-83132359369005869182013-06-23T22:48:00.001-07:002013-06-23T22:48:06.949-07:00Differences between Exynos and Snapdragon, Samsung Galaxy GT-I9500 and GT-I9505 and other major versions recently emerged like Galaxy S4 Zoom, Galaxy S4 Mini, Galaxy S4 Korean version, Galaxy S4 Active, and Samsung Galaxy S4 Advanced (LTE-A) etc<table bgcolor="cyan" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="6" width="100%">
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Variation Saga- Differences between Exynos and Snapdragon, Samsung Galaxy GT-I9500 and GT-I9505 and other major versions recently emerged like Galaxy S4 Zoom, Galaxy S4 Mini, Galaxy S4 Korean version, Galaxy S4 Active, and Samsung Galaxy S4 Advanced (LTE-A) etc
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A Cocktail of CPUs - Everything you should know about Exynos 5 Octa (GT I9500) and Snapdragon 600 (GT I9505). Differences between Exynos 5 Octa (GT I9500) and Snapdragon 600 (GT I9505)
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<b>Samsung Galaxy S4 GT I9500 - Exynos 5 Octa - The Architecture </b>
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Eight cores running at the
same time? You must be kidding!
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Samsung GT I9500 version has Samsung's Exynos 5 Octa SoC (eight processing cores and out of eight, four cores will be active during any given time, not all eight cores at once contrary to the popular belief). It brings the first ARM big.LITTLE heterogeneous architecture CPU to life.
<br><br>
The eight core CPU is inclusive of a 1.6 GHz quad-core Cortex-A15 cluster and 1.2 GHz quad-core Cortex-A7 cluster.
<br><br>
The cluster with four swift "big" A15 cores (four high-performing Cortex-A15 cores that are destined to kick in when more processing
power is required) is joined by a cluster of four less speedy (but more power thrifty) "LITTLE" A7 cores (four energy-efficient Cortex-A7 cores for lighter fire works).
<br><br>
For ultimate, speedier execution, the big cluster is activated.
For tasks that require less power cycles, the LITTLE cluster is activated. Any of the two clusters, during any processing time, can be active to emulate a single quad-core processor to the operating system and applications.
<br><br>
Processes that heat the processor up to 1.2GHz, will be taken on by the A7s, and A15s will turn on shutting off the A7 cores when more processing prowess is needed.
<br><br>
Four exclusive cores for running basic executions at lower clock speeds make the device more power efficient (cause high performing tasks will be taken by four dedicated Cortex-A15 cores)
<br><br>
Talking about the GPU citadel, this
new Exynos chip drops the MaliMP and has gone for a three-core Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX 544MP3 clocked at 533MHz (higher than the 450MHz Adreno 320 of the Qualcomm GS4 and the 400MHz of HTC One). But the chip isn't cutting edge technology. Third and fourth gen iPads also use PowerVR stuff for handling graphics.
<br><br>
Hooked with a 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM and 16GB of internal storage, out of which 9GB is usable. The rest is eaten up by the OS.
<br><br>
Though this structure is very similar in implementation to Tegra 3's "4-PLUS-1" Companion Core conceptually, you get four total cores, all of which are capable of operating as low as 200MHz.
<br><br>
The (I9500) CPU is a better option for CPU intensive apps and games. Besides, its the best processor money can buy on a smartphone these days.
<br><br>
Sounds like a DAC (Wolfson) to me, it comes with one.
<br><br>
Features an infrared LED that can serve as a universal remote control.
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<font color="grassgreen"><b>Samsung Galaxy S4 GT I9500 - Exynos 5
Octa - The Network </b>
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A Nation Stranded!
<br><br>
If you can't part with LTE, the I9500 isn't going to be fun.
<br><br>
<b>Samsung Exynos 5 Octa Works on All 20 LTE Bands</b>
<br><br>
The official Samsung Exynos Twitter account confirms that the Exynos 5 Octa actually supports all 20 global LTE bands (the Exynos 5410 has a radio capable of supporting up to 20 different global LTE frequencies, Galaxy Note 2 with an Exynos chipset last year did connect to U.S. LTE networks.). Though US carriers have gone for the Snapdragon version.
<br><br>
<b>You cannot have the cake and eat it! </b>
<br><br>
US users only LTE option will be to choose the Snapdragon 600 powered device used on all seven networks that carry the device. You cannot have an unlocked Exynos work with LTE in State. Only Korean (E300K/L/S) versions (with Exynos) will support LTE (at the moment of writing).
<br><br>
<br>
<b>2G Network </b>
<br><br>
<b>Quad-band GSM / EDGE </b>
<br><br>(850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900)
<br><br>
<b>3G Network </b>
<br><br>
<b>Quad-band HSPA+</b>
<br><br>
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
<br><br>
<b>Data Speed </b>
<br><br>
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps
<br>
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
<br><br><b>4G Network</b>
<br><br>
<b>LTE depends on where you buy it</b>
<br><br>
<br><br>
<font color="grassgreen">
<b>Samsung Galaxy S4 GT I9500 - Exynos 5 Octa - Power Consumption and power efficiency
</b></font>
<br><br>
Besides the wonders that its CPU does, its LTE free! It saves battery too.
<br><br>
During an incessant HD video run, the I9500 lasts for eight hours (HTC One scores six and a half hours). Snapdragon-powered GS4, lasts for nine hours and 15 minutes (both using HSPA+, not LTE of Snapdragon activated). Here, Snapdragon wins.
<br><br>
For normal use, the I9500 lasts
12 hours of use, its counterpart dies after 15. Here Snap wins too.
<br><br>
<b><font color="grassgreen">Samsung Galaxy S4 GT I9500 - Exynos 5 Octa - Performance and Synthetic Benchmarks
</b></font>
<br><br>
In benchmark tests, Samsung’s Exynos 5 Octa kicks Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 600 out of the track. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 600 just kiss the dust.
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<font color="grassgreen">
<b>Samsung Galaxy S4 GT I9505 - Snapdragon 600 - The Architecture
</font></b>
<br><br>
The Snapdragon version packs four Krait 300 cores clocked at 1.9GHz with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 320 GPU.
<br><br>
Of 16GB of internal storage, it only offers around 9GB of usable space.
<br><br>
Features an infrared LED that can serve as a universal remote control.
<br><br>
<br><br>
<font color="grassgreen">
<b>Samsung Galaxy S4 GT I9505 - Snapdragon 600 - The Network
</font></b>
<br><br>
The S4 GT-I9505 includes a multiband LTE transceiver.
<br><br>
<b>3G Network </b>
<br><br>
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
<br><br>
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SGH-i337
<br><br>
<b>4G Network</b>
<br><br>
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
<br><br>
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - SGH-i337
<br><br>
<b>Data Speed </b>
<br><br>
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps
<br><br>
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
<br><br>
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
<br><br>
<br><br>
<font color="grassgreen">
<b>Samsung Galaxy S4 GT I9505 - Snapdragon 600 - The Performance
</font></b>
<br><br>
S4 S600 kicks out the HTC One and LG Optimus G Pro in single-threaded (Benchmark Pi) and multi-threaded (Linpack) performance (both phones use the same chipset but clocked at 1.7GHz.
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<table width="100%" bgcolor="purple" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="6" valign="top">
<th bgcolor="orange" width="100%">General</th>
</table>
<table bgcolor="purple" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="6" width="100%">
<tr><td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="yellow">
<br><br><b>Many models hard to tell apart and one wish to make</b>
</font>
<br><br>
<br><br>
<font color="cyan">
[To check Model Number, go to Settings, click "About" and look for the Model Number]
<br><br>
<br>
Samsung Galaxy S4 comes in two regional variants and several otheriants.
<br><br>
The Samsung Galaxy S4 comes in two major regional versions in regards to his almighty SOC. Basically, the difference between two regional variants lies in the type of CPU and Chipset each use (and the uniqueness of them further relies on several other minor factors). One uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset (1.9GHz) and the other uses Samsung's home grown Exynos 5 Octa (debuts Samsung's power efficient octa-core Exynos 5 chip clocked at 1.6GHz)
<br><br>
Both have 2 gigabytes of RAM, 16 GB of standard storage onboard (32 GB and 64 GB models on the self too)
<br><br>Though both use LTE enabled chips and despite the fact that the Exynos chip offers LTE compatibility in all 20 frequencies, the US carriers have chosen to go after the tail of the Snapdragon.
<br><br>Performance wise, one version is not superior than the other. Octa-core GS4 isn't majestically faster or nor does wonders when compared to its Snapdragon counterpart, but, proximately, an half of the CPU and GPU benchmark tests conducted across the blogosphere enthroned the Exynos 5 as the Master of smarty phone CPUs. It beats out its Snapdragon counterpart in web browsing and HTML5 tests and kicks other S600 based devices in the market right now out of the race, likes of HTC One. Besides coming out with colors in web standard scores and being power efficient, it also is nimble in gaming and performs better with CPU-intensive apps.
<br><br>For an example, the T-Mobile unit powered by Snapdragon, lags and stutters when Samsung's smart features and motion gestures are activated.
But its not in the same fashion or manner on the I9500. It does a better job handling the processor-heavy loads. But mostly you wont notice too much of a performance difference in normal day to day tasks.
<br><br>
Will Exynos 5 Octa make its way into the Galaxy S4 heading to
the U.S. and UK? Its Uncertain!
<br><br>Dual Mode models, such as the Galaxy Mega and dual-SIM Galaxy Core won't even kiss the U.S. Shore.
<br><br>Many are confused this year over this Snapdragon and Exynos drama. Its simply "Messed Up" and demand for S4 is tanking as a result.
<font color="orange">
<br><br>Samsung's shares
lost a $20 billion since June 7 after
analysts cut forecasts for Galaxy S4 sales by as much as 30 per cent
</font>
<br><br>The variation heat ends with everyone asking the same question, why (different versions and) the best for Korea?
</font>
<br><br>
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<font color="green">
<b>CPU Variants</b>
</font>
<br><br>
<br><br>
These are the major Models based on the processor clockwise.
<br><br>
<b>1. Snapdragon clocked at 1.9 </b>
<br><br>
GT-I9505 comes with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 600 (APQ8064T) clocked at 1.9GHz (Qualcomm's Snapdragon
600 SoC containing a quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300 CPU and an Adreno 320 GPU with LTE enabled)
<br><br>
<b>2. Exynos clocked to 1.6 </b>
<br><br>
Galaxy GT-I9500 is equipped with the Samsung's virgin Exynos 5 Octa 5410 chipset clocked at 1.6GHz without LTE
<br><br>
(the dual-SIM I9502 for China offers the same specs)
<br><br>
<b>3.Exynos Clocked to 1.8
<br><br>
</b> SHV-E300K/S/L, the Korean version uses the same Exynos 5 Octa Core chip clocked at 1.8GHz with LTE
<br><br>
[] Both (Exynos) have PowerVR SGX 544MP3 GPU.
<br><br>
[] For some, it will be the same processor (Exynos 1.6 and 1.8). They will overclock it .
<tr><td bgcolor="staleblue"><br><br><b>All (Other) Variants </b>
<br><br>
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<th bgcolor="blue"><br><br><b>Samsung Galaxy S4 USA variants</b> (LTE 4G capable)<br><br>
</th>
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<font color="cyan">
<br>
<br><b>AT&T SGH-I337 </b>for AT&T USA
<br><br><b>T-Mobile SGH-M919 </b> for T-Mobile USA
<br><br><b>Verizon SCH-I545 </b>for Verizon Wireless (VZW) USA
<br><br><b>Sprint SPH-L720 </b> For Sprint USA
<br><br>[] Sprint unit, is equipped with a 5-inch 1920 x 1080-pixel Super AMOLED display, runs Android
4.2.2 Jelly Bean, has a 1.9GHz quad-core processor (in the U.S.), 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, a microSD card slot, a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera, a 2-megapixel
front-facing camera for video chat, NFC, a 2,600mAh battery and even an IR blaster for controlling your TV
<br><br><b>Galaxy S4 SCH-R970</b> for US Cellular, Cricket and MetroPCS </b></b>
<br>
<br><br>[] Note that the AT&T and Verizon variants have a locked bootloader, thus installation of custom ROMS or recovery systems are off topic. What a mess!
<br><br>
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<br><br><b>Galaxy S4 Duos I9502 </b>
<br><br>Dual SIM version of GT-I9500. Dual-SIM Samsung Galaxy S 4 launches in
China with an Exynos 5
Octa inside
<br><br>
<font color="red">
<b>SHV-E300S / SHV-E300K / SHV-E300L - Samsung Galaxy S4s Korean variant.
</b>
</font>
<br><br>
<font color="yellow">
The fastest device on the planet?
</font>
<br><br>
According to a recent FCC filing by Samsung, a new variant was brough to the light called Samsung SHV-E300S which is now fueling the rumour that its the the Korean Galaxy S4. Interestingly, according to the filing, its going to have a 1.8 GHz processor and the document further reveals that it will be shipped with multi-band LTE support (for bands 1, 5, 3, 7 and 17).
<br><br>
It will feature an Exynos 5 Octa clocked at 1.8GHz. Samsung Galaxy S4 Global Variant, GT-I9500, also contains the Exynos 5 Octa, but its clocked at only 1.6 GHz and the other international version, GT-I505, for US and some parts of Europe will have Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 600 processor clocked at 1.9 GHz. This makes the Korean variant 200MHz faster than the other Two Towers.
<br><br>
If the details of the filing are true, the Korean Galaxy S4 will be more mightier than all the other Galaxy S4 versions. Even the current Exynos 5 Octa clocked at 1.6 has beaten almost every other smartphone and its Snapdragon sibling in Benchmark results. Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) scores a massive 28018 points on Antutu, the Snapdragon Galaxy S4 variety (GT-I9505) scores 23607 points, so how will Korean variant (SHV-E300S) score?
<br><br>
The Korean version at the moment is sold with contract (24 months) by Korean carrier. Doesn't come sim-free
<br><br>
One thing remains unanswered, "Will the Korean Exynos 5 Octa version hit the shores of USA? The land of
smart phones?
<br><br><br>
<b>Samsung Galaxy S4 Nexus - Google Inc's Version.</b><br><br>
Goes on sale on June 26, 2013 to U.S. customers only, through Google Play (now available on ebay for pre orders). It features stock Android 4.2.2 with Google provided updates instead of TouchWiz and carrier provided updates. It has an unlocked bootloader and will support LTE on AT&T and T-Mobile's networks.
<br><br><b>Samsung Galaxy S4 Active Version</b>
<br><br>"Active" variant comes with a water resistant case, shock resistance, and an 8 megapixel camera.
<br><br><b>Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom</b>
<br><br>Zoom reportedly features a 16-megapixel camera, a 4.3-inch qHD display and Android Jelly Bean. Galaxy S4 Zoom marks it as the first time that the company has applied a digital camera-style zoom lens to a smartphone.
<br><br><b>Galaxy S4 Mini</b>
<br><br>The Galaxy S4 mini will feature a 4.3-inch qHD display, an 8-megapixel rear camera
and Android 4.2.2.
<br><br>
<font color="red"><b>Samsung Galaxy S4 4G LTE-A (Advanced) or Samsung Galaxy S IV A</b>
</font><br><br>
The largest technology company by revenue is planning to release a variant of the Galaxy S4 that supports LTE Advanced (LTE-A), the next generation of ultimate mobile data transmission layer. Its a titanic upgrade from commonly used 4G LTE networks. Such networks transmit data at nearly twice the normal 4G network speed.
<br><br>
It will be the "Fast & Furious" version of S4, for an instance, a massive movie download that usually takes 3 minutes with conventional 4G, will only take a minute and few seconds to complete. The phone will use Qualcomm chips.
<br><br>
Advanced will be the "True 4G", the maximum data transfer rates are as follows,
<br><br>
[] 3Gbps download link
<br><br>
[] 1.5Gbps upload link (in paper, real networks will be slower, Yota, the Russian carrier, the first to launch LTE-A, marks its network as 300Mbps and the US's figure will be rated at 150Mbps.)
<br><br>
Now the LTE Advanced is coming to town, but one thing bothers most, are most carriers ready? Many countries have to even upgrade their 3Gs, let alone 4G. The current LTE networks don't meet the original necessities for a next-generation network LTE.
<br><br>
"LTE-A situation in the US is still
a little unclear", Reuters reports.
<br><br>
According to AT&T, "Plans for a US rollout remain unclear". In the second half of this year an AT&T LTE Advanced network will be in effect.
<br><br>
Verizon is planning to add LTE-A to its spectrum of network with a small-cell AWS network and it will roll out soon.
<br><br>
As T-Mobile thinks, it's positioned to upgrade its budding LTE network.
<br><br>
Sprint's schemes for LTE Advanced are clueless at the moment and they are stuck in a bid war.
<br><br>
Most manufacturers have already declared LTE- A radios for smartphones, including Qualcomm, Nvidia, Broadcom, and ST-
Ericsson. Their chips will hit the market this year and they will be compatible with the next-gen networks. This year or the next will be the year of 4G LTE-A
<br><br>
Samsung will be the first to commercially launch an advanced 4G version smartphone. The new S4 will be bit more expensive than the current version and will be sold in South Korea in this month.
<br><br>
Samsung had been in talks with several overseas carriers to take the phone worldwide, according to the Head of Mobile division of Samsung, but where and when remain unanswered.
<br><br>
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<br><br>Where does Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 really differ from Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505? Differences between Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 and Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 spec wise
</th>
</table>
<table bgcolor="purple" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="6" width="100%" valign="top">
<tr><th width="50%" bgcolor="blue"><br>Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 (AKA Samsung SGH-i337 for AT&T)
<th width="50%" bgcolor="blue"><br>Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4</th>
<tr><td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>3G Network</b>
<br><br>
HSDPA 850 / 900 /
1900 / 2100
<br><br>
HSDPA 850 / 1900 /
2100 - SGH-i337
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>3G Network </b>
<br><br>
HSDPA 850 / 900 /
1900 / 2100
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<font color="cyan">
<b>4G Network</b>
<br><br>
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
<br><br>
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - SGH-i337
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>4G Network</b>
LTE (market dependent)
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<font color="cyan">
<b>Speed </b>
<br><br>HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps
<br><br>HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
<br><br>LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
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<font color="cyan">
<b>Speed </b>
<br><br>HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps
<br><br>
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
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<font color="cyan">
<b>WLAN</b>
<br><br>Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac,
dual-band
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<font color="cyan">
<b>WLAN</b>
<br><br>Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac,
dual-band
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<font color="cyan">
<b>DLNA</b>
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>DLNA</b>
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<font color="cyan">
<b>Wi-Fi Direct </b>
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>Wi-Fi Direct </b>
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<font color="cyan">
<b>Wi-Fi hotspot </b>
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>Wi-Fi hotspot </b>
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<font color="cyan">
<b>Bluetooth</b> v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
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<font color="cyan">
<b>Bluetooth</b> v4.0 with A2DP,
EDR, LE
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<font color="cyan">
<b>NFC </b>
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<font color="cyan">
<b>NFC </b>
<tr><td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>Infrared port </b>
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>Infrared port </b>
<tr><td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>USB</b> microUSB v2.0 (MHL2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>USB</b> microUSB v2.0 (MHL2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
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<font color="cyan">
<b>Chipset
<br><br>
Qualcomm APQ8064T
Snapdragon 600 </b>
<br><br>[] Snapdragon is a quad core central processing unit. This model can use the LTE 4G service.
<br><br>[] The 600 is also built
using a 28nm process, just like the S4 Pro, and offers 802.11ac support
(in addition to the standard suite of a/b/g/n).
<br><br>[] Exynos chip offers LTE
compatibility in all 20 frequencies, but the US carriers have elected the Snapdragon model.
<br><br>[] Snapdragon 600 is paired with an Adreno 320 GPU and 2GB RAM.
(the same chip the HTC One and LG Optimus G Pro use. But the GS4's one is clocked at a faster speed than both)
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>Chipset
<br><br>Exynos 5 Octa 5410
</b><br><br>
[] GT-I9500 Exynos 5 Octa, features the first big.LITTLE architecture CPU developed by Samsung.
<br><br>
[] NOT LTE 4G enabled in most countries.
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<font color="cyan">
<b>CPU</b>
<br><br>
Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait
300
<br><br>[] The CPU features Krait
300. Its a bump from the
S4 Pro's Krait 200, which will
result in a 15 percent
improvement in instructions per clock (IPC) and a "speed-
enhanced" Adreno 320
GPU.
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>CPU </b>
<br><br>Quad-core 1.6 GHz
Cortex-A15 and Quad-core
1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 (just two clusters in a single CPU)
<br><br>
[] Basically the CPU have 8 core, 4 of which can be active at one time- like a quad core.
<tr><td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
GPU Adreno 320
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
GPU PowerVR SGX 544MP3
<tr><td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>No Radio</b>
<br><br>
FM Radio is missing in all three major versions. But there is a cure. Just buy Sony MW600 bluetooth headphones. FM is inbuild. The only hitch is you cannot record the radio audio.
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>No Radio </b>
<tr><td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>Colors </b>
<br><br>
White Frost, Black Mist,
Aurora Red (AT&T only)
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<font color="cyan">
<b>Colors</b>
<br><br>White Frost, Black Mist
<tr><td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>Wireless charging</b>
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>Wireless charging</b> (market dependent)
<tr><td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>Dropbox</b> 50 GB storage
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>Dropbox</b> 50 GB
storage
<tr><td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>TV-out</b> (via MHL 2 A/V link)
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<font color="cyan">
<b>TV-out</b> (via MHL 2 A/V link)
<tr><td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>Stand-by</b> (2G) / Up to 350 h
(3G)
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<font color="cyan">
(2G) / Up to 370 h (3G)
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<font color="cyan">
<b>Talk time</b> (2G) / Up to 17 h (3G)
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<font color="cyan">
<b>Talk time</b> (2G) / Up to 17 h (3G)
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<font color="cyan">
<b>Music play Up to 62 h</b>
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<font color="cyan">
<b>Music play Up to 62 h</b>
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<font color="cyan">
<b>SAR</b> GT-I9505 version
<br><br>US 0.77 W/kg (head)
<br><br>1.17 W/kg (body)
<br><br>EU 0.28 W/kg (head)
<br><br>0.40 W/kg (body)
<td bgcolor="darkblue">
<font color="cyan">
<b>SAR</b> GT-I9500 version
<br><br>US 0.85 W/kg (head)
<br><br>1.55 W/kg (body)
<br><br>EU 0.42 W/kg (head)
<br><br>0.54 W/kg (body)
</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font>
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Differences between the Galaxy S4 I9505 Snapdragon 600 and Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 Exynos 5 Octa from a benchmark angle
</th></table>
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<tr><td width="50%" bgcolor="red">
<br><b>GLBenchmark 2.7 Egypt (1080p off-screen) (GPU benchmarks)</b>
<br>(The Higher the better kind)
<br><br>Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) scores 43
<td width="50%" bgcolor="red">Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) scores 41
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<b>CF-Bench</b>
<br><br>GS4 I9500 (Exynos 5) 20,800
<td width="50%" bgcolor="green">GS4 M919 (S600)
28,111
<tr><td bgcolor="yellow"><br>
<b>3DMark</b>
<br><br>GS4 I9500 (Exynos 5)
3DMark Ice Storm 10,179
<br><br>
3DMark Extreme6,383
<td width="50%" bgcolor="yellow">GS4 M919 (S600)
3DMark Ice Storm11,145
<br><br>
3DMark Extreme 6,656
<tr><td bgcolor="green"><br>
<b>Google Octane </b>
<br><br>
GS4 I9500 (Exynos 5) 3,730
<td bgcolor="green"><br>
GS4 M919 (S600) (T-Mobile) 2,265
<tr><td bgcolor="grey"><br>
<b>
Smartbench (productivity/gaming)
</b>
<br><br>
GS4 I9500 (Exynos 5) 6884/3700
<td bgcolor="grey"><br>
GS4 M919 (S600) 7265/2702
<tr><td bgcolor="orange"><br>
<b>AndEbench(native) </b>
<br><br>
GS4 I9500 (Exynos 5) 12,600
<td bgcolor="orange"><br>
GS4 M919 (S600) 14,228
<tr><td bgcolor="purple"><br>
<b>Epic Citadel (GPU benchmarks)</b><br> (Higher the better)
<br><br>Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 59.8
<td bgcolor="purple">Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) 57.1
<tr><td bgcolor="yellow"><b>SunSpider (Javasaript)</b>
<br>(Lower is better)
<br><br>Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 804
<td bgcolor="yellow">Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) 810
<tr><td bgcolor="grey"><b>Vellamo (Javasaript)</b>
<br>(Higher is better)
<br><br>Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) 2060
<td bgcolor="grey">Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 2056
<tr><td bgcolor="purple"><b>Benchmark Pi </b>
<br>(Lower is better)
<br><br>Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 132
<td bgcolor="purple">Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) 132
<tr><td bgcolor="brown"><b>Linpack </b>
<br>(Higher is better)
<br><br>Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 791
<td bgcolor="brown">Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) 788
<tr><td bgcolor="red"><b>Geekbench 2 </b>
<br>(Higher is better)
<br><br>Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 3324
<td bgcolor="red">Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) 3227
<tr><td bgcolor="orange"><b>AnTuTu </b>
<br>(Higher is better)
<br><br>Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 26275
<td bgcolor="orange">Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) 24716
<tr><td bgcolor="magenta"><b>Quadrant</b>
<br>(Higher the better)
<br><br>Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa) 12446
<td bgcolor="magenta">Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 (Snapdragon 600) 12376
</td></tr></table>
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<th align="center" bgcolor="green">Differences between Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini and Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Nexus Versions, spec wise</th>
</tr></td></table>
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<th align="center" bgcolor="blue" width="25%"> Samsung Galaxy S4 Active </th>
<th align="center" bgcolor="blue" width="25%"> Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom </th>
<th align="center" bgcolor="blue" width="25%"> Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini </th>
<th align="center" bgcolor="blue" width="25%"> Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Nexus </th>
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<br><br>Also available as Samsung I537 for AT&T
<br><br><b>2G Network </b>
<br><br>GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
<br><br><b>3G Network</b>
<br><br>HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
<br><br>HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
<br><br><b>4G Network </b>
<br><br>LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
<br><br>LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 /
1900 / 2100 / 2600 - SGH-I537
<br><br><b>Micro-SIM</b>
<br><br><b>Physics</b>
<br><br>139.7 x 71.3 x 9.1 mm (5.5 x 2.81 x 0.36 in)
<br><br><b>Weight</b>
<br><br>153 g (5.40 oz)
<br><br><b>IP67 certified - dust and water resistant - Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes</b>
<br><br><b>Screen</b>
<br><br>TFT capacitive
touchscreen, 16M colors
<br><br><b>Display Size</b><br>
<br>1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.0
inches (~441 ppi pixel density)
<br><br><b>Multitouch </b>
<br><br><b> Corning Gorilla Glass 2</b>
<br><br><b>TouchWiz UI </b>
<br><br><b>MEMORY Card slot</b><br>
<br>microSD, up to 64 GB
<br><br><b>Internal Storage </b><br>
<br>16 GB (11.2 GB user available)
<br><br><b>2 GB RAM</b><br>
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<br><b>Data Speed</b>
<br><br>GPRS Class 33
<br><br>EDGE Class 33
<br><br>Speed
<br><br>
HSDPA, 42 Mbps
<br><br>HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
<br><br>LTE, Cat3, 50
Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
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<br><br><b>WLAN </b>
<br><br>Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
<br><br><b>Wi-Fi Direct</b>
<br><br><b>DLNA</b>
<br><br><b>Wi-Fi hotspot</b>
<br><br><b>Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE </b>
<br><br><b>NFC</b>
<br><br><b>Infrared port</b>
<br><br><b>USB</b><br> <br>
microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2)
<br><br><b>USB On-the-go</b>
<br><br><b>USB Host</b>
<br><br><b>CAMERA<br></b>
<br>8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels back cam
<br><br><b>Autofocus</b>
<br><br><b>LED flash</b>
<br><br><b>Simultaneous HD video and image recording</b>
<br><br><b>Touch focus</b>
<br><br><b>Image stabilization</b>
<br><br><b>HDR</b>
<br><br><b>Aqua mode</b>
<br><br><b>1080p@30fps videocoding</b>
<br><br><b>2 MP, 1080p@30fps front cam</b>
<br><br><b>Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)</b>
<br><br><b>Chipset <br></b>
<br>Qualcomm APQ8064T
Snapdragon 600
<br><br><b>CPU <br></b>
<br>Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait
300
<br><br><b>GPU </b>
<br><br>Adreno 320
<br><br><b>Sensors</b><br><br>
Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer and Gesture
<br><br><b>No Radio</b>
<br><br><b>GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS</b>
<br><br><b>Colors</b>
<br><br>Urban Grey, Dive Blue and Orange Flare
<br><br><b>S-Voice</b>
<br><br><b>Smart stay</b>
<br><br><b>Smart pause</b>
<br><br><b>Smart scroll</b>
<br><br><b>Air gestures</b>
<br><br><b>Dropbox 50 GB
storage</b>
<br><br><b>TV-out (via MHL 2 A/V link)</b>
<br><br><b>Document viewer
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)</b>
<br><br><b>Predictive text input
(Swype)</b>
<br><br><b>BATTERY</b>
<br><br>Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery
<br><br><b>Description<br><br></b>
<br>Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is most suited for outdoor and more rugged environments. Its dustproof and waterproof. Its 8-megapixel camera is equipped with Aqua mode for recording underwater scenes. Active is now available for preorders at AT&T for $ 200 on contract and for $595 off contract
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<br><br>Also known as Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom SM-C1010
<br><br><b>2G Network<br><br></b>
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 /
1900 - all versions
<br><br><b>3G Network <br><br></b>
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions
<br><br><b>4G Network LTE
<br><br></b>
Market dependent
<br><br><b>SIM Micro-SIM</b>
<br><br><b>Physics</b>
<br><br>125.5 x 63.5 x 15.4 mm (4.94 x 2.5 x 0.61 in)
<br><br><b>Weight <br><br></b>
208 g (7.34 oz)
<br><br><b>Display</b>
<br><br>Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
<br><br><b>Display Size</b>
<br><br>540 x 960 pixels, 4.3 inches (~256 ppi pixel
density)
<br><br><b>Multitouch</b>
<br><br><b>Corning Gorilla Glass 3 </b>
<br><br><b>MEMORY Card slot
<br><br></b> microSD, up to 64 GB
<br><br><b>Internal Memory </b>
<br><br>8 GB (5 GB user available)
<br><br><b>1.5 GB RAM </b>
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<br><b>DATA Speed</b>
<br><br>
GPRS
<br><br>
EDGE HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps
<br><br>
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
<br><br>
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100
Mbps DL
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<br><br><b>WLAN </b>
<br><br>Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
<br><br><b>Wi-Fi hotspot </b>
<br><br><b>Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, LE </b>
<br><br><b>NFC </b>
<br><br><b>Infrared port</b>
<br><br><b>USB </b>
<br><br>microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
<br><br><b>USB On-the-go</b>
<br><br><b>16 MP main cam</b>
<br><br><b>Autofocus</b>
<br><br><b>Xenon flash </b>
<br><br><b>Cam features a 1/2.33'' sensor size</b>
<br><br><b> Touch focus</b>
<br><br><b>10x optical zoom (24-240mm) </b>
<br><br><b>Optical image stabilization </b>
<br><br><b>HDR </b>
<br><br><b>Panorama </b>
<br><br><b>1080p@30fps video recording</b>
<br><br><b>1.9 MP front cam</b>
<br><br><b>Android OS, v4.2.2 (JellyBean) </b>
<br><br><b>CPU<br><br></b>
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9
<br><br><b>GPU<br><br></b>
Mali-400
<br><br><b>Sensors </b>
<br><br>Accelerometer, Gyro,
Proximity and Compass
<br><br><b>No FM radio </b>
<br><br><b>GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS </b>
<br><br><b>Colors <br><br></b>
White
<br><br><b> S-Voice</b>
<br><br><b> Dropbox (50 GB
storage) </b>
<br><br><b> TV-out (via MHL A/V
link) </b>
<br><br><b>Document viewer</b>
<br><br><b>Predictive text input
(Swype)</b>
<br><br><b>BATTERY
<br><br></b>Li-Ion 2330 mAh battery
<br><br><b>Description<br><br></b>
With Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, you get more camera. It packs a camera of 16-megapixels and zoom lens into a flat phone. The Zoom's specs are less
aggressive than the original but you get a Larger sensor and 10x zooming capabilities.
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<br><br>Also known as Samsung
I9190 Galaxy S IV mini.
<br><br>Available as <b>Samsung
I9192 Galaxy S4 Mini</b> with
dual SIM card support.
<br><br><b>2G Network
<br><br></b>
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 /
1900 - all versions
<br><br>GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 /
1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 &
SIM 2)
<br><br><b>3G Network <br><br></b>
HSDPA 850 / 900 /
1900 / 2100 - GT-I9190,
GT-I9195
<br><br><b>4G Network <br><br></b>
LTE - GT-I9195
<br><br><b>SIM</b> Optional Dual SIM
<br><br><b>Physics <br><br></b>
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.9 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
<br><br><b>Weight </b>
<br><br>107 g (3.77 oz)
<br><br><b>Screen
<br><br></b>Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors.
<br><br><b>Display Size</b>
<br><br>540 x 960 pixels, 4.3
inches (~256 ppi pixel
density)
<br><br><b>Multitouch</b>
<br><br><b>MEMORY Card slot
<br><br></b>microSD, up to 64 GB
<br><br><b>Internal Capacity
<br><br></b>8 GB (5 GB user available)
<br><br><b>1.5 GB RAM </b>(3G model)
<br><br><b>2 GB RAM </b>(LTE model)
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<br><b>Data Speed</b>
<br><br>GPRS
<br><br>EDGE
<br><br><b>Speed</b>
<br><br>HSDPA 42 Mbps
<br><br>HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
<br><br>LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
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<br><br><b>WLAN </b>
<br><br>Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n,
dual-band, DLNA
<br><br><b>Wi-Fi Direct
</b>
<br><br><b>Wi-Fi hotspot </b>
<br><br><b>Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
</b>
<br><br><b>NFC </b>(GT-I9195 model only)
<br><br><b>Infrared port</b>
<br><br><b>USB </b> microUSB v2.0
<br><br><b>Main Cam </b>8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
<br><br><b>Autofocus</b>
<br><br><b>LED flash</b>
<br><br><b>Touch focus
</b>
<br><br><b>HDR</b>
<br><br><b>Panorama </b>
<br><br><b>1080p@30fps video recording
</b>
<br><br><b>Front Cam</b> 1.9 MP
<br><br><b>Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) </b>
<br><br><b>Chipset</b>
<br><br>Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400
<br><br><b>CPU <br><br></b>
Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait
<br><br><b>GPU
<br><br></b>
Adreno 305
<br><br><b>Sensors</b>
<br><br>Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass
<br><br><b>Radio
<br><br></b>Stereo FM radio with RDS
<br><br><b>GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS
</b>
<br><br><b>Colors</b>
<br><br> White Frost and Black Mist
<br><br><b> Document viewer
</b>
<br><br><b>Predictive text input
(Swype)
</b>
<br><br><b>Battery
<br><br></b>
Li-Ion 1900 mAh battery
<br><br><b>Description<br><br></b>
A bit inexpensive version with minimized specs of the flagship phone for specific markets. In the mean time, Mini's midrange feature set is still quite mightier.
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<br><br>
Vanilla Android
<br><br>
1080p display
<br><br>
Quad-core processor
<br><br>
13MP camera
<br><br>
Won’t be available outside of the US. Only those who have access to the U.S. version of the Google Play Store can buy it.
<br><br>
No TouchWiz interface, you get Android's stock Nexus.
<br><br>
An unlocked bootloader
<br><br>
No bloatware preinstalled. Its a "Pure Google" experience.
<br><br>
Of Samsung Galaxy S4's 16GB versions internal storage, about 45% (7-9GB) is taken by the OS. Worst, the Galaxy S4 microSD card is all but useless cause user cannot transfer apps to it. With Galaxy Nexus S4, it won’t be nearly as drastic cause you get few more free internal storage GBs since it lacks most bloatwares.
<br><br>
Quick updates directly from
Google. You get Android OS updates faster than non-Nexus phones.
<br><br>
If you miss much hyped Samsung apps, the good news is many of Samsung's preinstalled apps are also available from the Google Play store.
<br><br>
It also helps if you don't mind paying the full phone price up front.
<br><br>
Steepy prices. Samsung
Galaxy S4 Nexus and the
HTC One Nexus will not get the same discount that the Google offer for the Nexus 4.
Its unlocked and available on AT&T
and T-Mobile, but they won’t get the same type of discounted price like Nexus 4.
Instead of a $299 or $
350 price tags, the HTC
One Nexus will be available for a $599 price tag and the Samsung Galaxy S4 Nexus will cost a massive $650 a pop.
<br><br>
Won’t work with Sprint and Verizon. You will be stuck with AT&T and T-Mobile both of which have 4G
LTE networks that are
smaller than Verizon’s.
<br><br>
No Dual Camera mode and smart features
<br><br>
No BlinkFeed
<br><br>
Available from June 26 for $649 from AT&T, T-Mobile, and Google's online Play Store
<br><br>
Is it wise to have stock vanilla Android on S4 when Samsung has done fabulous developments into its flagship? Upto you.
<br><br>
T-Mobile offer, the phone for a tiny down payment and monthly installments thereafter.
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<th bgcolor="cyan">Hub - Pros & Cons</th>
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<br><font color="cyan">Pros
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1. Samsung's online media content empire, TheHub lets
you buy (and in some instances sample) Books, games, music, digital magazines and online newspapers etc.
<br><br>2. Samsung has integrated all hubs (Hubs like Music, Game and Book which previously existed in different locations) into one mighty warrior Hub. What triggers your mind? Sorrow, passion, cheating, beating and lying all built into one entity? You can even replace your own Hubby with it.
<br><br>3. Free music samples. You can see a preview of a song which lasts for 30 seconds, before buying any solo titles. A relief when you buy boring "White" labels from YankeeYork. Do they still produce music?
<br><br>4. You can buy individual tracks or whole albums.
<br><br>5. Vested with a "Windows Mobile Tile" like image centered interface. Its the only piece that differs from the rest of the UI.
<br><br>6. You can buy or pre taste Premium games. It lets you try the games before buying them.
<br><br>7. Social games present.
<br><br>8. Some Gameloft and EA titles are exclusively available which are not available on the Google Play Store otherwise.
<br><br>9. WatchON app is built right into the Hub. Nice and Wonderful.
<br><br>10. Swipes present, which will let you get through a hell lot of content in no time.
<br><br>11. The home screen (of the Hub) suggests media for you. After all, you are a buyer, right?
<br><br>12. MusicHub is utilized with search, charts and lists of new releases.
<br><br>13. Some premium and exclusive apps available.
<br><br>14. Buy one and take one home free. <br><br>
With the advent of the Hub, you get under two roofs when it comes to buying entertainment, in a more clear sense, you get two official app stores, two video stores and two music stores. Here comes the "Hubs" and Google Play is staring at the corner.
<br><br>15. Hub is totally redesigned, an impressive work and a look.
<br><br>16. Prices seem not right.
<br><br>17. You can access content you buy on Hub from other Samsung's devices like TVs, tablets or phones.
<br><br>18. A considerably large library of music, TV and movies.
<br><br>19. Hub is integrated. Now you can sign in with one ID and pay with a single payment system for media and content.
<br><br>20. Unlike other regions, U.S. gets a special kind of favour. They get the largest selection of content.
<br><br>21. Samsung is an Innovator . You may see other integrations it will do in the future (in the days to come which will roll in as upgrades maybe) to the Hub in accordance with other products they build in home labs like TVs and Blu-ray players etc.
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<br><font color="cyan">Cons<br><br>
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<br>
1. The Hubs are comparatively less populated than other Dictators like itunes, mighty Google Play, Amazon and Nook (specially when eBooks on Amazon and Nook are taken into consideration). But surely more titles will catch on like fire in the following months.
<br><br>2. After Smartphones, comes the Restrictions!
<br><br>
If you want to watch bought movies on other big screens, a HomeSync device is required (connected via an HDMI cable with HDCP). Neither you can use AnyCast to port movies into Samsung TVs nor stream video connecting to a TV using AllShare. Its a pity. You buy the ticket but you cannot enter the theatre. But "HTC Watch" is an exception here. It lets you do that even for cheaper prices.
<br><br>3. For its hefty high price tags and restrictions, its not the best place yet for buying Entertainment.
<br><br>4. Samsung currently - I think due to wide usage - is having licensing issues with major movie studios.
<br><br>5. Netflix in the VideoHub for streaming? Nah!
<br><br>6. eBooks are more expensive on the Hub than Amazon (and maybe anywhere else).
<br><br>7. "Sociability" is absolutely gone in the Hub. You have to find a way around to socialize the Hub. A pros or con?
<br><br>8. Pretty old stuff are often categorized as “new releases” in some Hub home pages.
<br><br>9. The games dept caters you with only few noteworthy titles. Titles are nearly sparse.
<br><br>
10. Availability of Movie, TV and
music content is country
dependant.
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Samila Kosalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822605438370665791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606390403819013438.post-2587511917208343602013-06-23T22:38:00.001-07:002015-10-12T09:13:53.858-07:00Samsung Galaxy S4 Pros and Cons - Build, Hardware Pros<table bgcolor="purple" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="6">
<th bgcolor="cyan"><br>Samsung Galaxy S4 Build (hardware)- Pros</th>
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<br><font color="cyan"><b>Pros<b>
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<b>Weight and Measures</b>
<br><br>1. 136.6mm tall, the exact height of S3. Width is 69.8mm and density measures at 7.9mm, they are smaller than its older sibling, 0.8mm narrower and 0.7mm thinner.
<br><br>2. Weights at 4.6 ounces (130 grams), three grams (0.11 ounce) lighter than S3. A featherweight champion.
<br><br>3. Plastic makes it light. It weights only at 4.59-ounce. For a comparison, HTC One is 5.04-ounce.
<br><br>4. How weight matters? Its 130g, HTC One is 144g and Xperia Z weights at 145g. Though not a big difference, it will be felt when you watch videos for lengthy sessions or surf for hours.
<br><br>5. Even how slim flat or light it is, it sports, a higher capacity battery.
<br><br>6. Its smaller, lighter and thinner than the previous but the screen is bigger.
<br><br>7. Where it stands against the iPhone 5? 30% larger and 17% heavier.
<br><br><b>Build</b>
<br><br>8. Samsung chose plastic, production cost was cut and doing good at Mass Production. The consumer benefits. It will ultimately felt by the pocket.
<br><br>9. The back cover lies flat on the faux-chrome edge, less curves.
<br><br>10. The Back panel, "Bends it like Becham", easy to peel it off.
<br><br>11. Removable backside, you can hook a flipcover or Sview cover, more importantly, replace the battery.
<br><br>12. Aluminium cases (found in the likes of HTC One,
iPhone 5 etc) can be easily dented and prone to scratches. Thats not the case with Polycarbonate.
<br><br>13. Polycarbonate (or plastic unibody or whatever),
unlike metal bodies, absorbes shock waves. Good for interior components.
<br><br>14. Its not mere plastic, but polycarbonate. Its lightweight and durable. The case wont break or crack when you drop it.
<br><br>15. Wireless charging, coming soon. The company is reportedly planning to sell an
optional back cover with
this capability built-in.
<br><br>16. Verizon's version of the GS4 will be launched with the Wireless Charging option.
<br><br><b>The Bezel</b>
<br><br>17. The Bezel is "0". Just non existant. Instead, you get more screen and it almost fills the front.
<br><br>18. Less bezel but device's size remains the same. and makes the S4 is no bigger than the S3. Interestingly, it adds extra 0.2-inches to the screen.
<br><br><b>Look and Feel</b>
<br><br>19. It doesn't look premium and besides all this cheap plastic, not premium look sighs, it feels comfortable to handle than the HTC One.
<br><br>20. Bigger and manageable.
<br><br>21. Faux-metal trim, a pleasure to see, it adds color.
<br><br>22. Look? Premium? Most premium looks will end in plastic covers.
<br><br>23. Feels durable despite its cheap materials.
<br><br><b>Grip</b>
<br><br>24. A firm trim, slips unlikely.
<br><br>25. A good grip.
<br><br>26. Though its glossy and somewhat slippery, you can wrap a whole hand around it.
<br><br>27. Straight edges, more surface to grip.
<br><br>28. Its slippery (in certain instances) but wont too easily slip through your hands.
<br><br><b>Controls, Buttons and Ports </b>
<br><br>29. While Nexus phones are moving away from
physical buttons for
navigation, Samsung has
opted to include three.
There are capacitive buttons for Menu and Back, and a physical, clickable button for
Home.
<br><br>30. The power button is conveniently mounted at the top right. In whichever way the phone is held, its an easy reach.
<br><br>31. The controls (capacitive Menu, Back buttons and physical Home key) are vested with another executable. With a long press, the Menu
key Googles Now, Home key fetches the task switcher and Back button brings the side bar for the Multi-window piece. Likewise, when the home key is clicked twice, Svoice steps in.
<br><br>32. Wireless charging.
<br><br>33. Home button is raised a bit. Easy to press.
<br><br>34. Two plastic banks, the mono speaker wont be bared when put on a flat surface, screen up.
<br><br>35. The speaker is in the rear (lower left corner). Fingers wont muffle it.
<br><br>36. A physical home button, a capacitive Back and
Menu keys, very handy for a phone of this size.
<br><br>37. Most buttons remain in the same places. The home button is in the home. Seems reluctant to step out of the comfort zone. The power button, Volume Rocker and Headphone Socket haven't changed their positions. Apparently Democratic!
<br><br>38. The microUSB port for both data connections and charging. It supports USB host and MHL 2.0 (3D 1080p TV output).
<br><br>39. To do the MHL 2.0 with microUSB, earlier it was required to plug in your charger in the adapter. Now that drama is no longer required.
<br><br>
40. USB on the go lets the user to connect a USB dongle to Galaxy S4 and transfer files without fiddling with microSD card and peeling off the back plate of the phone. Its a very nifty a feature.
<br><br><b>Sensors</b>
<br><br>41. Sensors getting spot light this year. A bunch of sensors present. Besides more conventional Ambient light and Proximity sensors, you get a mighty IR sensor.
<br><br>42. Temperature,
Humidity and Gesture sensors included.
<br><br>43. Besides usual Sensors, (like Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope, Hygrometer, Magnetometer, Proximity sensor, RGB light sensor), Thermometer is also available.
<br><br>44. Ambient light and proximity sensor collaborate with Air gestures and let the user find a whole new world.
<br><br> <b>Repairability</b>
<br><br>
45. The S4 came through iFixit's teardown with flying colors, receiving an 8 out of 10 repairability score for its replaceable battery and straightforward disassembly. A removable battery ups the S4's repairability factor.
<br><br>
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<font color="black"><th bgcolor="cyan"><br>Build - Cons</th>
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<br><font color="cyan">Cons
<br><br>
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<font color="cyan">
<br>
1. Its still plasticky with just a little flex in its body. It’s made almost entirely of plastic and just a polycarbonate strip runs along the edge of the phone.
<br><br>2. The silvery band around the sides looks like metal, but its still a part of the plan, Plastic!
<br><br>3. The plastic back panel is still fragile. Avoid removing it too often.
<br><br>4. Polycarbonate is rigid and stable but the HTC One wins in the "Design Race". It has a more premium build quality and a look. Its an aluminium unibody.
<br><br>5. Polycarbonate used doesn't impress enough and doesn't feel premium like Nokia Lumia 920's or HTC One X+'s.
<br><br>6. The diamond pattern found in the front and back is an uncomfortable eyesight, specially in the Black model.
<br><br>7. A tiny Bezel, fingers may accidentally slip into the screen and funny things can happen, unless irritating.
<br><br>8. A fingerprints magnet.
<br><br>9. Too glossy and Hyperglazed. Sweat will make it slippery.
<br><br>10. Its a carier's nightmare. Slippery, slimy and smooth and glossy, simply unpleasant in your hand.
<br><br>11. The checkered pattern is not for a better grip.
<br><br>12. The 2,600mAh battery also acts as the NFC antenna. If you replace the battery, you loose NFC.
<br><br>13. Its hard to distinguish where it differs in look from S3.
<br><br>14. Two capacitive buttons and one physical button. Nexus line has done away with those. A waste of space.
<br><br>15. The capacitives wont be lit up unless a touch take place. You will find it difficult to identify which side is which, Menu or Back. When you press Back mistakenly, you loose everything you have done on open apps.
<br><br>16. The volume toggle is bit hard to access when held in right hand.
<br><br>17. The menu key is in left and back key is in right, a total different layout from other Androids.
<br><br>18. The physical button is a definite "Hit" when the surface is fiddled, swiped and when fingers reach the bottom of the screen.
<br><br>19. Samsung has done away with "inspired by nature" model. the pebble look and feel will no longer be available in stores.
<br><br>20. Its big, small hands should worry.
<br><br>21. Consumer electronics warranty provider SquareTrade, tested S4 for Durability and concluded that the device is more fragile than its predecessor and the worse, scored weaker than Apple’s iPhone 5. They considered water resistance, grip, edges and resistance to drops (the S4 faired in water resistance test and front and back panel designs test).
<br><br>22. Where it failed to impress the panel? Slide, drop tests, size and grip. Anyway iPhone 5 won the test.
<br><br>23. Why its breakable than the iPhone 5? The reason is simple, its large or is it just me thinking?
<br><br>24. Wireless charging options currently not available.
<br><br>25. Anyway, its better you buy a silicon cover to protect it.
<br><br>26. Need to force the little plastic clips (back panel) to all sit firm.
<br><br>27. Pressing Back button long enough, your taken into the side bar for the Multi tasking window. But to get it into work, you have to enable it. Otherwise it wont listen.
<br><br>28. The HTC One feels premium (but metal phones are notorious for radio signal issues).
<br><br>29. The white plastic strip between the front and back metal is poorly made and fitted.
<br><br>30. You will have no idea whether the phone is upright or upside down until you hit a Menu, Home or Back button. Its ridiculous, most times you will even plug headphones into the micro USB port.
<br><br>
31. 16GB of internal storage, but on both versions, Exynos or Snapdragon, they only offer around 9GB of usable space (in the case of the HTC One 32GB, the smallest model, about 25GB is available right off the shelf)
<br><br>
32. USB on the go lets the user to connect a USB dongle to Galaxy S4 and transfer files without fiddling with microSD card and peeling off the back plate of the phone. But you need a separate cable, and they are hard to come by, finding one is hard.
<br><br>33. Kind a texture present, interestingly, is actually smooth. Wont disturb fingers but its still there for no use.
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</tr></td></table>Samila Kosalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822605438370665791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606390403819013438.post-57116345686104269912013-02-15T11:26:00.001-08:002013-02-15T11:26:54.038-08:00The best Symbian second edition [S60V2] apps and gamesThe best Symbian second edition [S60V2] apps and games
<br>
<br>
<br>Here is a long due list. The list consists of "The best apps and
<br>games" you can grill and bake on a Symbian second edition phone. This
<br>is a sure fire list that will never amiss or go astray
<br>
<br>Download them all and enjoy your phone in the age of Android. If you
<br>have never used a Symbian phone but stuck to the latest shiny objects,
<br>it will certainly amaze you how much you can do with a 6 to 7 years
<br>old phone. Even a hyphone may have hiccups accomplishing some of the
<br>tasks that is rendered by these apps
<br>
<br>
<br>Listed apps and games can be played on most of these phones
<br>
<br>S60v SymbianOS7.0
<br>
<br>* Nokia 6600
<br>* Panasonic X700
<br>* Panasonic X800
<br>* Samsung SGH-D720
<br>* Samsung SGH-D728
<br>* Samsung SGH-D730
<br>* Samsung SGH-Z600
<br>
<br>S60v FP1 (Feature Pack 1) (v2.1) SymbianOS7.0
<br>
<br>* Nokia 3230
<br>* Nokia 6260
<br>* Nokia 6620
<br>* Nokia 6670
<br>* Nokia 7610
<br>
<br>S60v2 FP 2 (Feature Pack 2) (v2.6) SymbianOS8.0a
<br>
<br>* Lenovo P930
<br>* Nokia 6630
<br>* Nokia 6680
<br>* Nokia 6681
<br>* Nokia 6682
<br>
<br>S60v2 FP 3 (Feature Pack 3) (v2.
<br>SymbianOS8.1a
<br>
<br>* Nokia N70
<br>* Nokia N72
<br>* Nokia N90
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>The epic list
<br>
<br>1. Python 1.45 Final.sis for Symbian S60v2
<br>
<br>2. HTMLEditor 4.0.sis [Python]
<br>
<br>3. PyBattery.sis [Pythan app]
<br>
<br>4. Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary.jar [the best dictionary
<br>application you can install in a phone. A Java application]
<br>
<br>5. AppOff.sis [Python]
<br>
<br>6. TotalRecall.sis
<br>
<br>7. BLZinstaapp.sis [N-gage game installer]
<br>
<br>8. HoverZone.sis [game]
<br>
<br>9. Volleyball.sis
<br>
<br>10. TaskSpy.sis
<br>
<br>11. PGR.sis [a car racing game with grand 3D effects]
<br>
<br>12. Asphalt2.sis [the best game except Brothers in Arms you can play
<br>on a Symbian peabod edition phone]
<br>
<br>13. DSS.sis [a mshell 3D text animator]
<br>
<br>14. Antijoystick.sis
<br>
<br>15. Appman.sis
<br>
<br>16. AnotherWorld.sis
<br>
<br>17. About.sis
<br>
<br>18. 3DZapman.sis
<br>
<br>19. DEdit.sis [the best text editor. A Python app]
<br>
<br>20. SaliOS.sis [a Windows emulator. Python and Flash required]
<br>
<br>21. SaveMenu.sis [a must for your S60V2 phone if you frequently drag
<br>and drop a memory card. A Python app]
<br>
<br>22. SuperGoboy.sis [a hand emulator]
<br>
<br>23. TTPod.sis [the best looking MP3 player]
<br>
<br>24. SmartFileMan.sis
<br>
<br>25. ShutDown.sis [Python]
<br>
<br>26. X-SnowBoarding,sis [Demo]
<br>
<br>27. SisBoom.sis [one of the sexiest apps. Python required]
<br>
<br>28. Carmageddon 3D.sis
<br>
<br>29. Disco.sis
<br>
<br>30. DevMan.sis
<br>
<br>31. MosaicWallpaperComposer.sis
<br>
<br>32. Explorer SP.sis
<br>
<br>33. MidtownMadmess.sis [also available on X-box. Thus a mini X-box game]
<br>
<br>34. CityTime 2.1.sis
<br>
<br>35. TuninFM DigitalRadio.sis
<br>
<br>36. PhotoZoz
<br>
<br>37. ScreenShot.sis
<br>
<br>38. BIA Earned in Blood.sis [the second best S60V2 game]
<br>
<br>39. Fexplorer.sis [a secondary level file browser]
<br>
<br>40. VisualRadio.sis
<br>
<br>41. WowScreens.sis
<br>
<br>42. JavaTools.sis
<br>
<br>43. DaVinciCode 3D.sis
<br>
<br>44. PrinceofPersia HD.sis
<br>
<br>45. ChessGenius.sis
<br>
<br>46. PhotoBook.sis [LonelyCat Games. Once a premium now a freemiium]
<br>
<br>47. NotePad.sis. [a must if you want to copy large text files from the
<br>phone. It lets to "Select All"]
<br>
<br>48. ETI Cam Coder.sis
<br>
<br>49. PointWorld.sis
<br>
<br>50. DivX Player.sis
<br>
<br>51. Resizer.sis
<br>
<br>52. Multiclipboard.sis
<br>
<br>53. Jbak Taskman.sis
<br>
<br>54. Griffon.sis
<br>
<br>55. RescoPhotoViewer. 4.31.0.sis
<br>
<br>56. Zplus.sis
<br>
<br>57. Taskman.sis
<br>
<br>58. Asphalt 3.sis
<br>
<br>59. ExeMaker.sis [Python]
<br>
<br>60. LightControll.sis
<br>
<br>61. BubleShooter.sis
<br>
<br>62. HandyZip.sis
<br>
<br>63. Winamp.sis
<br>
<br>64. iDesigner image designer [the best image designer. A Python app]
<br>
<br>65. Resistance.sis
<br>
<br>66. Spider Man-Toxic City.sis
<br>
<br>67. N70 Style.sis [Python]
<br>
<br>68. Sticker.sis [Python]
<br>
<br>69. Vboy.sis
<br>
<br>70. Vbag.sis
<br>
<br>71. SmartViewer.sis
<br>
<br>72. DVDPlayer.sis
<br>
<br>73. RamSaver.sis
<br>
<br>74. ExplodeArena.sis
<br>
<br>75. SmartVision.sis
<br>
<br>76. MobileSearch.sis
<br>
<br>77. AlbriteReader.jar [the best mobile ebook reader]
<br>
<br>78. WorldMate.sis
<br>
<br>79. PhotoPlus.sis
<br>
<br>80. AutoExec.sis [some may find this usefull, but I hate this]
<br>
<br>81. Rubik's Cube.sis
<br>
<br>82. mShell.sis [an app platform. Popular apps include Cube, dblock,
<br>Puzzle, Resizer etc]
<br>
<br>83. Wapalta.jar
<br>
<br>84. HellStriker.sis
<br>
<br>85. PhotoAcute.sis
<br>
<br>86. SpaceImpact.sis
<br>
<br>87. VirtualPool.sis
<br>
<br>88. PanoMan
<br>
<br>89. TombRaider.sis
<br>
<br>90. RollBoat.sis
<br>
<br>91. Vnes.sis
<br>
<br>92. Vsun.sis
<br>
<br>93. Camera FXpro.sis
<br>
<br>94. CameraMagica.sis
<br>
<br>95. IQ.sis
<br>
<br>96. FontViewer.sis
<br>
<br>97. PhotoOptimizer.sis
<br>
<br>98. Ultra MP3.sis
<br>
<br>99. CrysalPond.sis
<br>
<br>100. Animated SMS 2.0.sis
<br>
<br>101. MediaSafe.sis
<br>
<br>102. QuickWrite.sis
<br>
<br>103. Nokia Photo Editor.sis
<br>
<br>104. WowPix.sis
<br>
<br>105. Zfont Remover.sis
<br>
<br>106. Guardian.sis
<br>
<br>107. MSpeak [the SIRI of symbian second edition]
<br>
<br>108. UnrealDeviceManager.sis
<br>
<br>109. X-plore.sis [the undisputed best file manager]
<br>
<br>110. Flash Player.sis
<br>
<br>112. Adobe PDF Reader.sis
<br>
<br>113. CorePlayer.sis [3gp, MP4 and .AVI supported]
<br>
<br>114. SmartMovie.sis
<br>
<br>115. ADNota Album.sis
<br>
<br>116. UCBrowser.sis
<br>
<br>117. Worms Worldparty.sis
<br>
<br>118. Opera 6.1.sis [not 7.1]
<br>
<br>119. Defter.sis [Python]
<br>
<br>120. JBenchmark 2.jar
<br>
<br>121. Symot Draw SMS.sis
<br>
<br>122. Office Suite 4.0.sis [will make your phone a mini PC]
<br>
<br>123. Theme Editor.sis [Python]
<br>
<br>124. Renamer.sis [Python]
<br>
<br>125. Lenses.sis
<br>
<br>126. Mobile Yoga 3.jar
<br>
<br>127. Internet Time.sis
<br>
<br>128. Reqligo.sis
<br>
<br>129. Matrix Fire.sis
<br>
<br>130. Image Glue.sis
<br>
<br>131. Jelly
<br>
<br>132. Advanced Brain Trainer.sis
<br>
<br>133. Robo.sis
<br>
<br>134. FS Clock.sis
<br>
<br>135. Trivia Machine.sis
<br>
<br>136. Quick Point.sis
<br>
<br>137. Pico Drive.sis
<br>
<br>138. Netfront.sis
<br>
<br>139. Handy Clock.sis
<br>
<br>140. StatMonitor.sis
<br>
<br>141. GifTailor.sis
<br>
<br>142. ThemeBuilder.sis
<br>
<br>143. SevensEditor.sis
<br>
<br>144. Assasins Creed HD.sis
<br>
<br>145. Fireball.sis
<br>
<br>146. FortiCleanup Beselo v1.1.sis
<br>
<br>147. Print_Boy_1.0.sis
<br>
<br>148. Screensaverparadise.sis
<br>
<br>149. Stuntplane.sis
<br>
<br>150. HandyTaskman.v1.06.sis
<br>
<br>151. LiveTone VideoPlayer.sis
<br>
<br>
<br>Besides, in Z:, there are 67 built in System apps in my 6630Samila Kosalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822605438370665791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606390403819013438.post-45930158415951059152013-01-14T06:34:00.000-08:002013-01-14T07:01:04.685-08:00Difference between, Compare, Samsung Galaxy Note 2 vs iphone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<table bgcolor="lightred" width="100%"><tr><th>Samsung Galaxy Note 2<th>iphone 5<th>Galaxy S3</th><tr><td valign="top" width="33%">"The most feature-rich, most customizable mobile gadget yet"
<br>
<br>-GSMarena
<br>
<br>Quad-band GSM
<br>
<br>Quad-band 3G with 21 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
<br>
<br>LTE connectivity (carrier dependent)
<br>
<br>5.5" 16M-color Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen of HD (720 x 1280
<br>pixel) resolution
<br>
<br>Corning Gorilla Glass 2
<br>
<br>Android OS v4.1 with TouchWiz launcher
<br>
<br>1.6 GHz quad-core Cortex-A9 CPU
<br>
<br>Mali-400MP GPU
<br>
<br>2GB of RAM
<br>
<br>Exynos 4412 Quad chipset
<br>
<br>S Pen active stylus
<br>
<br>8 MP wide-angle lens
<br>
<br>Autofocus
<br>
<br>LED flash
<br>
<br>Face, smile and blink detection
<br>
<br>1080p HD video recording at 30fps
<br>
<br>16/32GB internal storage
<br>
<br>microSD slot
<br>
<br>Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n support
<br>
<br>GPS with A-GPS connectivity
<br>
<br>GLONASS
<br>
<br>Digital compass
<br>
<br>NFC support
<br>
<br>Stereo Bluetooth v4.0
<br>
<br>microUSB port with USB host and TV-out (1080p) support, MHL, charging
<br>
<br>Accelerometer
<br>
<br>Gyroscope
<br>
<br>Proximity sensor
<br>
<br>Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
<br>
<br>Great audio quality
<br>
<br>Slim only at 9.4mm
<br>
<br>1.9MP secondary video-call camera
<br>
<br>Doc editor
<br>
<br>File manager
<br>
<br>Rich video and audio codec support
<br>
<br>Huge 3100 mAh battery
<br>
<br>Large size makes single-hand operation uncomfortable
<br>
<br>No dedicated camera key
<br>
<br>All plastic
<br>
<br>No FM radio (the N7100 has one)
<br>
<br>Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on board
<br>
<br>Google Voice Actions is capable of handling SMSs, email, voice call,
<br>directions, taking a note or opening a site
<br>
<br>Google Voice Actions can't toggle Wi-Fi or control the camera (but S
<br>Voice can do them)
<br>
<br>In the contacts department, there are two tabs. One is About and it
<br>shows contacts photo and the other shows social updates of the
<br>particular contact including Google Talk's
<br>
<br>When the phone book detects duplicate entries it offers the option to merge them
<br>
<br>Stand alone call history of relevant contacts
<br>
<br>A built in Black Caller list
<br>
<br>A contextual page that pops up automatically at the very instance you
<br>pull out the legendary S Pen
<br>
<br>Touch focus
<br>
<br>HDR mode
<br>
<br>Panorama
<br>
<br>Burst shot with Best photo
<br>
<br>Share shot
<br>
<br>Face and smile detection with Best faces
<br>
<br>Low-light mode
<br>
<br>Digital image stabilization
<br>
<br>Scenes and effects
<br>
<br>Noise in vieos present, though its a second generation Note video
<br>capture machine
<br>
<br>Colors in vidz are a bit oversaturated
<br>
<br>FullHD videos recorded as MP4 files
<br>
<br>FullHD videos with a massive bitrate that ranges from 17Mbps to 19Mbps
<br>
<br>The framerate of HD videos is an amazing 30fps
<br>
<br>The audio of videos is in stereo at 48kHz rate and a bitrate of about 130Kbps
<br>
<br>The print option, can print out photos directly through a Samsung printer
<br>
<br>Wi-Fi Direct and DLNA
<br>
<br>Bluetooth 4.0 LE (incorporated with Bluetooth 3.0 and the efficient
<br>Low Energy mode is included
<br>
<br>Supports the high-quality Apt-X audio codec
<br>
<br>It weighs less than the Nokia Lumia 920
<br>
<br>No dedicated camera key
<br>
<br>A mighty 3100mAh battery
<br>
<br>A non-PenTile screen
<br>
<br>Front camera takes 1.9MP pictures and 720p video
<br>
<br>Can add weather tags to a photo (in courtesy of AccuWeather)
<br>
<br>Video player supports .WMV, .AVI (DivX and XviD), .MP4 and .MKV (H.264)
<br>
<br>For the video player, Resolution doesnt matter. It plays FullHD files
<br>and large files
<br>
<br>Photos with people's faces; Galaxy Note II recognises faces
<br>automatically or you can manually highligt them
<br>
<br>When a face is recognized in a photo, Social tag brings their status
<br>message and you can call or message the identified person in person
<br>
<br>An option to OCR a photo and copy the text. This is smart if you are a
<br>docholic but lacks a scanner and a computer in the range of approach
<br>
<br>DLNA-enabled. You can play songs and videos (nearby devices) on
<br>devices connected to your Wi-Fi network
<br>
<br>An updated version of the TouchWiz music player
<br>
<br>Equalizer presets (a custom one present)
<br>
<br>Sound-enhancing
<br>
<br>SoundAlive (features 7.1 channel virtualization)
<br>
<br>Fits in a pocket
<br>
<br>A 1.9MP front-facing cam
<br>
<br>Proximity sensor
<br>
<br>MHL adapter required for HD TV-out and the USB adapter that enables
<br>the USB host functionality aren't inclusive in the box
<br>
<br>Taller but narrower and slimmer than its predecessor
<br>
<br>The original Note was 178g, the Note II weights at 180g
<br>
<br>The grid view of the video player; all eight video thumbnails are
<br>actually self playing entities
<br>
<br>Pop Up (video) play which plays videos in a small moveable window.
<br>These frames can be played with other active apps on the phone and
<br>using pinch zoom you can adjust the size of these frames
<br>
<br>SoundAlive audio enhancing in the video player
<br>
<br>Can adjust video brightness, color tone and enable outdoor visibility
<br>
<br>When connected to an active external amplifier, volume levels are average
<br>
<br>Stereo crosstalk begins to have business in when a pair of headphones
<br>is plugged in
<br>
<br>If your more concerned about audio output, iphone 5 will be a better option
<br>
<br>The video player scans for all subtitles and offers a list full of
<br>subtitle packs to pick from. Thus the subtitle file doesn't have to
<br>have the same name as the video file
<br>
<br>Office document editor
<br>
<br>All apps from the Google play store is not optimised to work with Jelly Bean yet
<br>
<br>Screen recording which is activated by pressing and holding the Home
<br>and Volume up buttons records virtual activities that is happening on
<br>the screen in the real time including your S pen drawings and audio
<br>commentary
<br>
<br>With Paper Artist you can run color filters over photos and color
<br>certain areas with the S pen further
<br>
<br>There is a record button in the S note app to record what you draw
<br>
<br>A floating window version of the S note app
<br>
<br>S Cloud syncs contacts, calendar, S notes, back up logs, SMS, MMS and wallpaper
<br>
<br>There's a limit to the size of the area you can cache in the Maps app
<br>
<br>Vector maps of Google Maps are inherent in data efficiency
<br>
<br>Samsung's Instant messaging service ChatOn
<br>
<br>S Planner can sync with multiple calendars. It you feel like its
<br>cluttered when synced them all, turn off the unnecessary
<br>
<br>S Cloud can be incorporated with Dropbox (photos and videos)
<br>
<br>You can even do that S cloud Dropbox merge over Wi-Fi to save data
<br>
<br>No address searches in the cached maps
<br>
<br>With S cloud you can choose not to back up some of things that it usually sync
<br>
<br>Automated S cloud backups can be set with time periods
<br>
<br>You cannot cache map data all around the world
<br>
<br>Voice-guided navigation in certain countries
<br>
<br>GPS receiver takes about a minute to get a satellite lock
<br>
<br>A-GPS present which is brisk catching prompt satelite locks
<br>
<br>Network positioning, which is a gross scale for an estimation of your location
<br>
<br>3D buildings available for bigger cities
<br>
<br>Two-finger camera tilt and rotate to get a better view in the 3D maps
<br>
<br>A very sophisticated "Make available offline (cashing)" option in Maps app
<br>
<br>An indicator that shows how much storage caching an area will take
<br>
<br>Cached areas in the maps can be perused later or deleted if unnecessary
<br>
<br>You cannot cashe a whole country but a city maybe. If the selected
<br>area for cashing is bigger than what the Maps app can handle Maps tels
<br>the area is too big
<br>
<br>No folders in the messaging department
<br>
<br>Tap to compose box is roomy to type
<br>
<br>The default email app supports multiple Gmail accounts, but lacks a
<br>unified inbox
<br>
<br>The messaging section bears the same traits as phonebook when it comes
<br>to "Swiping". A left swipe on a message header launches a new message
<br>and swiping to the right starts a call to the sender
<br>
<br>The titanic texting bed fits on the screen and carries 13 straight rows
<br>
<br>Gmail app supports batch operations. It means you can archive, label
<br>or delet multiple emails
<br>
<br>A generic email app (beside Gmail app) for managing all other email
<br>accounts and it handles multiple POP or IMAP inboxes. There messages
<br>are displayed in the original folders that they are created online
<br>
<br>A combined inbox, all your mails are centralized in a single folder.
<br>Enables user to easily identify new mails
<br>
<br>Handwriting recognition is amazingly accurate
<br>
<br>A clipboard for both text and images
<br>
<br>Smart enough text predictions. it scrutinises your emails, Facebook
<br>posts, Twitter posts and teach itself whats your writing behaviour is
<br>ie mostly used words etc
<br>
<br>Google Talk too handles the Instant Messaging department
<br>
<br>"Continuous input" lets feed words by swiping over the keyboard just like Swype
<br>
<br>The landscape QWERTY eats lot of the screen. Better go for portrait
<br>
<br>The S note app is equipped with an on-screen keyboard for both
<br>handwriting recognition or Keyboard input
<br>
<br>Can schedule messages to be sent automatically at given times
<br>
<br>From the list of all scheduled messages, you can cancel or send a
<br>message regardless of the set time
<br>
<br>When you finger to text, it brings the QWERTY and when tapped with
<br>the S Pen it launches the handwriting recognition
<br>
<br>Music square
<br>
<br>The browser supports double tap, pinch zooming, two-finger tilt zoom,
<br>text reflow, find on page, save for offline viewing, request desktop
<br>site, Incognito mode and pinch zoom which opens up the tabs view
<br>
<br>Two finger typing is cushioned in portrait mode, but horrid in landscape
<br>
<br>An extra row just for the numbers
<br>
<br>The big screen makes portrait typing comfortable
<br>
<br>Print option in the browser lets you print out web pages directly from
<br>your phone but the option is limited to Samsung printers
<br>
<br>Its quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and quad-band 3G but AWS is missing
<br>
<br>Available with all major carriers
<br>
<br>The S Note app accomodates handwritten notes, texts, mathematical
<br>formulae along with images and voice notes
<br>
<br>Slow-motion (1/2x) and fast motion (2x) modes
<br>
<br>Colors of photos slightly oversaturated
<br>
<br>As you already know, Adobe is officially not supported. But you can
<br>still load it and 1080p YouTube videos are played fine
<br>
<br>The MHL-to-HDMI dongle that you bought for your first Note or S II,
<br>isnt compatible with the Note II
<br>
<br>When you hover over a text field with the S Pen, a cursor pops. You
<br>can easily tap to position it there
<br>
<br>The G-Talk works with the likes of Pidgin, Kopete, iChat and Ovi Contacts
<br>
<br>An application specific message search that can find any given SMS or
<br>MMS search criteria within the message dept among all stored once
<br>
<br>The MHL also enables USB On-The-Go though the adapter required for
<br>that is missing in the box. How it goes? You just plug it into the
<br>Note and plug a standard USB cable on the other end and thats it.
<br>There goes USB thumb drives, card readers, connecting other phones,
<br>USB keyboards, mice and even printers. Actually Samsung-made printers
<br>only
<br>
<br>Ambient light sensor
<br>
<br>Notification LED
<br>
<br>The SIM card is not hot-swappable, but the memory card is
<br>
<br>Strong battery life
<br>
<br>Can replace the battery without losing NFC because the NFC antenna is
<br>on the back cover
<br>
<br>The diagonal metrics grown to 5.5" up from 5.3"
<br>
<br>Aspect ratio has jumped to 16:9 from 16:10. A taller but narrower screen
<br>
<br>The Note II's screen is a 720p and 1280x720 pixels one but the
<br>dilapidated used to be a WXGA or 1280x800 pixels one. Overall 80
<br>pixels lost on the way back home
<br>
<br>You can access Quick Command pad pressing S Pen button and swiping up.
<br>Whats the usability of it? You can use "@" sign to launch email, "?"
<br>sign to launch a search, "#" sign to dial a number or "~" sign to send
<br>a text there.. New commands can be added picking a new function like
<br>Bluetooth by selecting from a long list to choose from and assigning
<br>the symbol you want. Its that simple but its the Command Prompt of the
<br>Daisy Town
<br>
<br>The S Pen lets catch a part of the screen and that can be used in apps
<br>like email and S Note etc
<br>
<br>S Voice even accepts hand-written queries
<br>
<br>What S Voice can do? It does search web, make calls, send texts,
<br>notification area toggles, answer or reject incoming calls, start the
<br>camera and take a photo, control the music player and FM radio and
<br>stop or snooze alarms
<br>
<br>Google Now can answer factual questions
<br>
<br>Direct Call
<br>
<br>Smart alert
<br>
<br>S Pen also practicable in the browser
<br>
<br>S Voice is on board along with Google's excellent voice commands
<br>
<br>Talking about GPU (Mali-400) performance (GLBenchmark) it beats the
<br>Galaxy S III (Mali-400 and the GeForce- packing Tegra 3) but looses to
<br>Adreno 320 of Optimus G and PowerVR SGX 543MP3 in the iPhone 5
<br>
<br>In regard of the web performance it falls short behind Apple's iPhone
<br>5 (SunSpider, BrowserMark) but beats all other Androids
<br>
<br>In Benchmark Pi, the Note II is defeated by the quad-core Krait packed
<br>LG Optimus G. The 1.7GHz Tegra 3-based phones like the HTC One X+
<br>would do the same in the due time
<br>
<br>Geekbench 2 prefer Exynos chipsets than Snapdragon S4 Pro and Apple A6
<br>
<br>Quadrant score is lower than the HTC One X
<br>
<br>The LG Optimus G out performs Samsung Galaxy Note's I[ processing
<br>entity. But runs Android Ice Cream Sandwich, lacks S Pen, a jumbo
<br>screen, outfits a poor camera. Priced at $199.99
<br>
<br>All type of media files can be shared via NFC. The only hitch is you
<br>need two S Beam-enabled devices
<br>
<br>Android Beam's NFC functionality is limited compared to S Beam
<br>
<br>Chapter preview in the video player which voluntarily detects chapters
<br>in the video. It shows a rectangular grid with live thumbnails
<br>
<br>Three crop modes in the video player to choose from for how the video
<br>fits for your likeness in the screen theatre
<br>
<br>Using contacts' profiles, Buddy photo share distinguishes who they are
<br>
<br>My Files app with a split-screen interface
<br>
<br>My files app is launched instantly when you plug in a USB mass storage
<br>device, a USB drive, another phone or an SD card etc
<br>
<br>Smart rotation keeps its screen in effect with your eyes angle
<br>neglecting what the accelerometer force it. If practically spoken,
<br>when you're lying but holding the phone in the vertical direction it
<br>still keeps the screen in landscape orientation
<br>
<br>Records HD (1080p or 720p) videos and capable of taking high def (6MP)
<br>pictures at the same time
<br>
<br>Pause and re-record in the same video file is available
<br>
<br>Touch focus during recording is present. There is an AF button to jump
<br>back to regular continuous autofocus mode
<br>
<br>The LG Intuition for Verizon Wireless is the closest rival. Has a 4:3
<br>screen, sub par stylus, a decent dual-core chipset and a lower
<br>resolution screen. Priced at $149.99
<br>
<br>S Voice can also be used as a calculator
<br>
<br>Smart Dial
<br>
<br>You get S Voice and as a bonus Google's which does differ in
<br>functionality than its sibling
<br>
<br>You have to get used to the Home key, its too responsive
<br>
<br>Flash is missing. Better keep an eye for HTML5 versions of your web
<br>sites of preference
<br>
<br>YouTube works
<br>
<br>HTML5 games
<br>
<br>HTC's soon to be released One X+ for AT&T is another quad-core. Ships
<br>Android 4.1 Jelly Bean but its Tegra 3 chipset cannot keep pace with
<br>the processing power of the Samsung Note II Exynos. But you can still
<br>save $100
<br>
<br>Security options like encrypting outgoing email and signing it with a
<br>private key, are given for each email account you sync
<br>
<br>Best faces takes 5 photos in burst mode and stores traits of each face
<br>in photos. You can pick any of the 5 photos for each person's face
<br>clarity at a later period
<br>
<br>Can import and export contacts to or from the SIM. But they arent
<br>displayed alongside the phone's entries
<br>
<br>Version for United States use the same chip specs as of the global version
<br>
<br>A headset with few spare earbuds for free
<br>
<br>A single-LED flash, not dual
<br>
<br>Deep system and interface integration with S pen
<br>
<br>A lower pixel density, 267ppi in the Note || vs. 285ppi of the Note |
<br>
<br>The crosshatch pattern is gone with the PenTile matrix
<br>
<br>Voice typing is available offline (relevent language packs required)
<br>
<br>No Android keys on-screen though Google suggests it. Samsung has
<br>replaced the hardware buttons with on-screen controls
<br>
<br>During a call you can take a note, use the keypad, mute, hold the call
<br>or add another call to the ongoing conversation
<br>
<br>After syncing with social networks, the phonebook will automatically
<br>merge contacts. You can manually do the same for each contact
<br>
<br>Using AllShare Play you can transfer or share data and multimedia
<br>files to your notebook or PC
<br>
<br>With AllShare Cast you can stream content to and from a variety of
<br>devices including TV or computer over DLNA
<br>
<br>The battery performance of the US Galaxy Note II varies in accordance
<br>with the carrier version
<br>
<br>The S Pen of the first Note was 10.4cm tall and 5mm thick in dense,
<br>the new one measures 11.3cm in length and 7mm in thickness. Its just
<br>like a real pen than a typical slim stylus
<br>
<br>Ripples, water-drop sounds are rife as is the case with most recent
<br>Samsung flagships
<br>
<br>Five customizable shortcuts at the bottom of the screen
<br>
<br>Three view modes in the app drawer, Customizable grid, Alphabetical
<br>grid, Alphabetical list with shortcuts easy to hit
<br>
<br>Alphabetical list in the app drawer isn't very efficient handling space
<br>
<br>The Bad News: The dock at the bottom now accommodates five icons but
<br>the homescreen fits only four on a row
<br>
<br>The Good News: The app drawer is a 5 x 5 grid
<br>
<br>Notifications now display more information and have more advanced controls
<br>
<br>The Quick contacts; just tap on a contact picture, a pop up menu with
<br>shortcuts to call, text, email or Google Talk will appear
<br>
<br>Can search for nearby POI in the Maps app
<br>
<br>While in the mail app, turn the tablet landscape wise, the split view
<br>is accessible. It sports a list of emails in the left and shows the
<br>relevant message in the right
<br>
<br>S Voice can be maneuvered for looking up factual items in courtsy of
<br>Wolfram Alpha. Its the same mechanism behind Siri's answers
<br>
<br>Even without going online, the maps app will reroute you if you plan
<br>routes and divert yourself off the course or detour
<br>
<br>The RGB sensor is capable of detecting the full spectrum of the
<br>ambient light. It can elude artificial light sources cleverly
<br>
<br>An internet connection is not required to do voice typing. You can
<br>enter text by speaking wherever an on-screen keyboard appear
<br>
<br>Can choose which types of events trigger the LED
<br>
<br>When you put the tablet (back) on a flat surface, its actualy the
<br>camera lens that touch the plain. But the glass is not easily dentable
<br>
<br>Both 2.4GHz and 5GHz band compatible Wi-Fi support which covers a/b/g/n
<br>
<br>You can tap and drag in any way to unlock the lockscreen
<br>
<br>Whats up with the MHL enabled microUSB? It handles charging, data
<br>connections, HD video output through an HDMI adapter or USB Host
<br>
<br>Voice dialing; Just utter "Hi Galaxy" and give your command
<br>
<br>Not comfortable for one handed use
<br>
<br>For easy one handed usability, few tweaks are added like QWERTY
<br>keyboard, phone keypad and in-call buttons, calculator and unlock
<br>pattern moved to one side of the screen. Just let it be left or right
<br>
<br>Build in Live wallpapers, News wall put up a glamorous slideshow of
<br>headlines, Stock wall does the quotes, and Photo wall pull out photos
<br>from the Gallery
<br>
<br>The Galaxy Note II senses when the S Pen is pulled out. It fetches a
<br>contextual page with shortcuts to preview thumbnails of your recently
<br>ventured S Notes
<br>
<br>Swipes in the phonebook lets you do a quick dial with a right swipe
<br>and send a text message literally with a left swipe
<br>
<br>Cannot have more than seven home screen panes
<br>
<br>Full-screen widgets
<br>
<br>The stylus is not as comfortable as the S Pen on the Galaxy Note 10.1
<br>
<br>Can put a news ticker at the bottom of the lockscreen and stay up to minute
<br>
<br>The news ticker is expandedbale
<br>
<br>Face unlock, Face and voice unlock
<br>
<br>There is a tab in the app drawer which enables you to easily pull out
<br>widgets to the homescreen panes
<br>
<br>The camera can be started from the lockscreen by touching the screen
<br>and rotating the phone horizontally
<br>
<br>Widgets are resizable but only some widgets are resizable, not all
<br>
<br>The dock at the bottom of the home screen houses five shortcuts or
<br>folders. Four of them except the shortcut at the far right in the dock
<br>(that opens the app drawer) are customizable
<br>
<br>The Music Hub doesnt recognise album art of the music den of the phone
<br>
<br>Note || carries a more sensitive digitizer in comparison to the Note
<br>|. It distinguishes 1024 different levels of pressure. Its 4 times
<br>powerful than its older relative. In the drawing app its clearly felt
<br>
<br>With Android 4.1 aboard, the widgets will pave the way for the widgets
<br>you put there lately. This way, keeping the homescreen tidy, becomes
<br>easier
<br>
<br>When the S pen is pulled out, icons at the bottom of the home deck
<br>diverse into a different but relevent set. It also gives you another
<br>set of shortcuts in the notification area if you enter the area with
<br>the S pen
<br>
<br>In the browser you get an option to manipulate brightness and colors
<br>with four different presets including Automatic brightness. Music to
<br>eyes
<br>
<br>A download shortcut in the app drawer which put up a screen loaded
<br>with only the downloaded apps
<br>
<br>The default task manager boasts a button that brings the Mayan
<br>calender to all active apps at once and a shortcut to Google Now
<br>
<br>Quick Controls menu pops out when you place finger near the left or
<br>right edge of the display and its an effective alternative to the
<br>buttons on the top Alter. This becomes handy when you use the tablet
<br>single handed
<br>
<br>Can controll brightness without disabling automatic mode
<br>
<br>Regular homescreen panes distinguishable with dots
<br>
<br>Dedicated pages are assigned custom icons ie a pen for the S Pen,
<br>headphones for the Earphone page etc
<br>
<br>Pinch to zoom out and easily manage homescreen panes. You can add,
<br>delete or reorder them easily
<br>
<br>Quick glance; when phone is locked, cover top of Note. The screen will
<br>be lit and the status bar will be thrown in
<br>
<br>Quick glance is also triggered when the phone put face down. Thus a
<br>battery sucker
<br>
<br>Default widgets of Dedicated Pages (S Pen page's S Note widget,
<br>Earphone page's music and video player control widgets etc) cannot be
<br>tweaked to your preferences or some one else's
<br>
<br>Page Buddy; each Dedicated functional pane can be enabled or disabled seperate
<br>
<br>Air View; Hovering the S Pen over S Planner events, it can be
<br>expanded. Hovering S pen over emails you can preview emails. Hovering
<br>S pen over text you can view a preview of the text file. In the same
<br>way preview videos. Its a Magic Wand
<br>
<br>Even specific vibration patterns can be set as incoming call alerts
<br>(like you would do a ringtone) choosing from predefined patterns
<br>available or making your own
<br>
<br>MHL port works as a charger port, enables video output (using a
<br>MHL-to-HDMI dongle which is not inclusive in the retail box
<br>
<br>Using accelerometer it even alerts you (beeping) if the stylus is
<br>displaced, not put back into the hole where it belongs or your not
<br>present near with its beloved stylus
<br>
<br>Note II's screen can detect the S Pen from a near distance. Walk, Talk and Note
<br>
<br>Note II is sharper than the previous though its been allocated fewer pixels
<br>
<br>Mode Change offers two separate homescreen setting patterns that can
<br>be accelerated at the same time, namely Standard and Easy. With Easy
<br>mode you can do both, place big, easy to handle widgets that cover the
<br>functionality in whole and eats the space drasticaly and add regular
<br>widgets in the same breath. Thus the Mode change module works as a
<br>toggle between playful and work widget environments. Extremely useful
<br>when your home panes are filled with single big bad wolf work oriented
<br>widgets but you want to taste nasty cluttered Widget panes as well
<br>
<br>Cannot rename the modes and maximum number of Modes you can have is two
<br>
<br>You can assign a "Peak Schedule Time" in the email app selecting the
<br>days of the week and start and end time points so that it can check
<br>out new mails more often during the given peak time period <td valign="top" width="33%"> 2G Network - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
<br>GSM A1428
<br>CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
<br>CDMA A1429
<br>
<br>3G Network - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
<br>GSM A1428
<br>CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429
<br>
<br>4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - GSM A1428 or LTE 850 /
<br>1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429
<br>LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
<br>
<br>LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
<br>
<br>16M colors
<br>
<br>Multitouch
<br>
<br>Corning Gorilla Glass
<br>
<br>oleophobic coating
<br>
<br>No memory card slot
<br>
<br>I16/32/64 GB internal storage variants
<br>
<br>1 GB RAM
<br>
<br>WLAN - Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi Plus
<br>
<br>Bluetooth v4.0 A2DP
<br>
<br>USB v2.0
<br>
<br>Autofocus
<br>
<br>LED flash
<br>
<br>Simultaneous HD video and image capturing
<br>
<br>Touch focus
<br>
<br>HDR 1080p videos @30fps
<br>
<br>LED video light
<br>
<br>Video stabilization
<br>
<br>A 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps videocalling over Wi-Fi and 3G/4G
<br>
<br>Accelerometer
<br>
<br>Gyro Proximity
<br>
<br>No Radio
<br>
<br>GPS with A-GPS support
<br>
<br>GLONASS
<br>
<br>Nano-SIM card support only
<br>
<br>Active noise cancellation with dedicated dual mics
<br>
<br>Siri
<br>
<br>iCloud cloud service
<br>
<br>TV-out
<br>
<br>iBooks PDF reader
<br>
<br>The price is the same as its predecessor, $199, $299 and $399 for 16,
<br>32 and 64 GB versions respectively
<br>(operator-locked, US)
<br>
<br>7.66mm thick, means 18% thinner
<br>
<br>Weights 112 gram, means 20% lighter than 4S
<br>
<br>A quad-core Cortex A6 processor, processing graffics, photo and video
<br>is twice as fast as its predecessor
<br>
<br>An 8MP rear camera. Most disappointed
<br>
<br>Panorama mode
<br>
<br>Backside illumination
<br>
<br>An Hybrid IR filter
<br>
<br>Five element lens
<br>
<br>f/24 aperture
<br>
<br>Dynamic low light mode
<br>
<br>Sapphire crystal
<br>
<br>Precision lens alignment
<br>
<br>The front camera now supports HD videos at 720p and features an
<br>aluminium rear sensor
<br>
<br>A 4-inch 326ppi
<br>
<br>Retina display
<br>
<br>A resolution of 1,136 by 640 pixels
<br>
<br>A 16 x 9 aspect ratio
<br>
<br>iSight camera for panorama
<br>
<br>4G LTE connectivity. For most, it will be the first time with an iphone
<br>
<br>Its a 4-inch screen, with more icons and stuff, navigation will be
<br>easier. Your big thumbs will be happy
<br>
<br>No black bar "letterbox" effect in HD movies any longer
<br>
<br>4G LTE will suck battery heavily
<br>
<br>Apple folks promise a better battery life. To improve battery life,
<br>Apple has dropped few features
<br>
<br>With the iPhone 5, you get just one glass pane. What a relief!
<br>
<br>IOS 6 will roll into 4S soon (Sept. 19)
<br>
<br>Features like turn-by-turn navigation, 3-D maps, Passbook ticket and
<br>gift card system, sports-score-spouting Siri will be freely available
<br>with scheduled iOS upgrade. Whats your moto? Jump to the latest wagon
<br>while its still running?
<br>
<br>The design wont set industry level standards like previous ones did.
<br>Guess who is coming to dinner. Its not "Design", its "Patents"
<br>
<br>Home screen customization? You must be daydreaming or talking about
<br>Android or Windows
<br>
<br>Regarding notifications, data management and voice recognition,
<br>Android still is the king
<br>
<br>A fifth row of icons on the home screen
<br>
<br>Your favourite apps will appear letterboxed until they are resized to
<br>fit to the new screen size
<br>
<br>Panoramas that count for 28MP per image.
<br>
<br>Can take pictures while shooting a video
<br>
<br>The YouTube icon is missing
<br>
<br>Smart reminders
<br>
<br>Now you can reject a call sending a message if you're busy. It also
<br>reminds you to call someone back when you leave your office, home
<br>(current location) etc
<br>
<br>A "Do Not Disturb" mode when new messages arrive, they wont either
<br>notify you or light up screen. But you can spare calls from your
<br>beloved once (can make a list) or cut off repeat calls from same
<br>person
<br>
<br>An Instapaper-style offline reading mode
<br>
<br>A VIP feature in iOS 6 Mail. VIPs messages will appear on lock screen
<br>and will be accumulated in a specific mailbox
<br>
<br>Pull to refresh (mail app)
<br>
<br>Its made of aluminum and glass. Not of plastic cans (an anodised
<br>aluminium body with diamond cut edges and glass inlays)
<br>
<br>A better image processor (a 3,264 x 2,448 BSi sensor)
<br>
<br>Three microphones, including a new beam-forming directional microphone
<br>(higher quality of sound)
<br>
<br>Support for cellular wideband audio for enhanced audio clarity and
<br>natural like speech (wideband audio will be supported by over 20
<br>carriers worldwide at the launch)
<br>
<br>EarPods for better sound quality
<br>
<br>iCloud tab syncing and photo sharing website integration
<br>
<br>Smart App Banners (websites will show you their IOS apps when you visit them)
<br>
<br>Siri will understand better. Likes of sports scores, statistics and
<br>trivia, booking restaurants, cinema scenario etc
<br>
<br>UK is an exception. Its not confirmed whether which Sat Nav features
<br>will roll into UK
<br>
<br>Local search will be available worldwide and more languages will be supported
<br>
<br>Siri's Eyes Free feature will be featured on steering wheels (Jaguars,
<br>Land Rovers, BMWs, Mercs, Toyotas, Chryslers, Hondas, Audis and GM
<br>cars, within next 12 months)
<br>
<br>Fear, you shall not, Guided Access feature lets you disable parts of
<br>the screen. Children wont be able to accidentally hit the wrong
<br>buttons and amass a pile of bills
<br>
<br>Traffic information, alongside turn-by-turn navigation (Siri enabled)
<br>
<br>Sat nav is worthless outside major metropolitan areas in the UK
<br>
<br>Flyover 3D views of major cities (Yelp will be integrated soon into maps)
<br>
<br>iOS 6 beta 2 already Jailbroke
<br>
<br>Passbook, a native new e-tickets app. (lets user carry electronic
<br>tickets and it also accomodates tickets update)
<br>
<br>A strong and native social integration
<br>
<br>Sharing photos or videos from within Mail available
<br>
<br>A dedicated Podcast app With iOS 6
<br>
<br>Its now not necessary to enter passwords each time you download free
<br>apps. Once you link iTunes account your done Passwords also wont be
<br>necessary when re-downloading a previously purchased app
<br>
<br>An in-app purchase protection to curb that iOS 5.1 vulnerability
<br>
<br>iOS is operator independent when it comes to updates (80% of Apple
<br>users use the latest firmware. Only 7% Androids use the latest)
<br>
<br>Bluetooth 4.0 bridge
<br>
<br>iPhone 5 is the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever
<br>
<br>225 hours of standby time 8 hours of 3G and 4G LTE browsing 8 hours of
<br>3G talk time 10 hours of Wi-Fi browsing, 10 hours of video playback 40
<br>hours of music play
<br>
<br>It will switch between antennae to catch the network
<br>
<br>No NFC support (NFC is not only for sending out payments, but also for
<br>sharing photos, contacts, videos and many more). Ice Cream Sandwich
<br>has built-in NFC capabilities and the app Android Beam
<br>
<br>No elegant Custom widgets on your home screen
<br>
<br>No micro USB, Apple rules!
<br>
<br>No third-party software keyboards. They called him "The King" and he
<br>used to "Rock & Roll". But both short lived
<br>
<br>iOS6 mail app let you attach images or videos only. No Docs no
<br>presentations or anything else
<br>
<br>Not so transparent file hierarchy. Cannot brows (or blow) like an
<br>Android With a PC plugged in, you can only access the digital camera
<br>(DCIM) folder
<br>
<br>No Haptic feedbacks
<br>
<br>Share isnt mighty. With Android you can share with a plethora of
<br>services and functions. But with i5 the list is limited.
<br>
<br>Can use iTunes to transfer media files back and forth
<br>
<br>No Pen support
<br>
<br>Can use a third-party capacitive styluses to do what a stylus could
<br>do. But capabilities are limited and its not deeply rooted to the
<br>system
<br>
<br>iOS 6 will carry over 200 new features
<br>
<br>Now Siri knows a lot of new languages (Italian, Mandarin, Cantonese, and more)
<br>
<br>OpenTable, Yelp, Rotten Tomatoes and few others are now Siri's dates
<br>
<br>Siri will also tweet for you
<br>
<br>Now its possible to launch apps using
<br>
<br>Siri A "tap to post" option and a "tap to tweet" buttonin in the
<br>Notification Center
<br>
<br>Facebook is deeply integrated into the Calendar (Facebook events ,
<br>birthdays will be featured on calendar)
<br>
<br>FaceTime now over 3G, not just over Wi-Fi
<br>
<br>Phone numbers and Apple IDs are now knotted. FaceTime calling without worries
<br>
<br>iCloud tabs in Safari. Now you can sync browsing sessions across your idevices
<br>
<br>An offline reading list in the browser
<br>
<br>Can upload photos directly from Safari to any websites of favour
<br>
<br>Thanks to few recent integrations Siri now knows more about sports,
<br>restaurants, movies etc
<br>
<br>Siri can make restaurant reservations
<br>
<br>Siri now delivers movie reviews (bit rotten though)
<br>
<br>Real-time crowd-sourced traffic data. (automatically re-adjusting routes)
<br>
<br>"Flyover", gives the whole world a 3D look
<br>
<br>Turn-by-turn directions. Siri will also guide you to and from places
<br>
<br>When it comes to public transportation, Siri is directionless
<br>
<br>The Lost mode (Find My iPhone feature) now carries a "lost mode." This
<br>will let you to send a phone number to a lost device (if someone pick
<br>it up fortunately@Õ%*#=##) to contact you back
<br>
<br>A smaller and an improved speaker
<br>
<br>Three microphones, one on the front, one on the back, and another on the bottom
<br>
<br>LTE support with 2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11n Wi-Fi combined onto a single
<br>"ultra fast" chip
<br>
<br>Apple mistakenly offered the legendary Lighting dock for free on its
<br>UK site and pulled back the deal when it erupted
<br>
<br>iPhone 5 won't be able to do calls and data at same time on Sprint and
<br>Verizon (but AT&T is an exception). Those carriers dont do voice over
<br>its 4G LTE. When a call is placed on a 4G LTE of those two, it recedes
<br>to CDMA which cannot handle both data and voice like AT&T does with
<br>its 3G (keep reading)
<br>
<br>Game console quality
<br>graphics
<br>
<br>Game Center, a new Time Shifted
<br>Multiplayer mod which enables players to race with
<br> a friend asynchronously
<br>
<br>No street view
<br>
<br>Connector is 80 percent
<br>smaller than that of the iPhone
<br>4S
<br>
<br>Adapter doesn't work with
<br>speaker docks? Wrong!, here is the Apples official statement
<br>"The Lightning to 30 Pin
<br>adapter supports analog
<br>audio output, USB audio, as
<br>well as syncing and
<br>charging. Lightning to VGA
<br>and Lightning to HDMI cables will be available in
<br>the coming months"
<br>
<br>Video and iPod Out not
<br>supported by the adapteri (just iPod
<br>Out, not Audio Out)
<br>
<br>700,000 apps
<br>
<br>The micro USB is a 5-pin connector, the lightening is 8-pin
<br>
<br>The old Map chap used Google's massive keyword search. But apple's new
<br>venture uses Yelp's database. They say it isnt that good
<br>
<br>No public transit directions in map
<br>
<br>Maps has 100 million business listings (80 million business listings
<br>for Google Maps)
<br>
<br>Business listings in Maps are out-sourced from Acxiom Factual and Localeze
<br>
<br>Business reviews are sourced from Yelp
<br>
<br>New Dock, faster data connection to computers
<br>
<br>The ease of
<br>connectivity between different iOS
<br>products, ceases
<br>
<br>Cannot use your 4S's Micro-SIM card
<br>
<br>With iPhone 4, Apple's first retina display, they
<br>laminated the display to the
<br>glass surface. In i5
<br>Touch sensors are
<br>integrated into the screen (
<br>earlier the display and touch sensors were
<br>two separate things)
<br>
<br>
<br>Thus a thinner screen.
<br>
<br>
<br>New displays will be cheaper to replace than previous ones
<br>
<br>Apple acquired C3
<br>3D, Placebase and Poly9
<br>
<br>light, only 3.95 ounces. Even an ounce lighter than the iPhone 4S (4.9 ounces)
<br>
<br>The camera launches itself fast
<br>
<br>One-finger typing
<br>
<br>The earphone connector is on the
<br>bottom
<br>
<br>You can flyover (the world) with a two-finger swipe down
<br>
<br>No burst mode shooting or a Best Shot mode
<br>
<br>The Rumor was that i5 will have a unibody construction similar to the
<br>Macbook Pros and Macbook Airs. Now you got your answer
<br>
<br>Be an Android faniac. Androids are released almost weekly. Be an
<br>iphone maniac, you can sigh and wait for 4 to 5 months (in betwixt)
<br>till the new eyephone is released
<br>
<br>i5 breed was supposed to be the post-PC era?
<br>
<br>Where Android sucks? Lot of lags, frequent reboot and most times
<br>requires resets
<br>
<br>Battery is not user replasable
<br>
<br>If you want more memory, just buy the most expensive version. Buying a
<br>low memory version and hooking up a memory card must be the most
<br>wisest and logical way I guess. Prove me wrong
<br>
<br>Multitasking?
<br>
<br>Android lets you set "defaults" for apps you want to use instead of
<br>stocks like browser
<br>
<br>System-wide Facebook integration
<br>
<br>If you have an iphone 4S, you can get (through update) every feature
<br>iphone going to have such as Dedicated signatures for all email
<br>accounts, face time over cellular, flyover, offline reading list,
<br>panorama, passbook, turn by turn navigation, shared photo stream and
<br>VIP inbox etc. So whats the rush?
<br>
<br>10-face detection on the rear and single face detection on the front camera
<br>
<br>Thinnest smartphone in the world (Who said that? Apple said that mom)
<br>
<br>Just hoist the phone aloft and pan across the panoramic view. You get
<br>a seamless panoramic image, suitable for framing
<br>
<br>"More development went into the plug than did the phone," one user
<br>comment caught my eyes
<br>
<br>4G LTE networks does not do voice and it only does data. Then how
<br>Verizon's Samsung Galaxy S III, a 4G LTE phone, managed to do calls
<br>and data simultaneously ? Samsung has an extra antenna. It fetched
<br>data from the 4G LTE network at the same time when it used another
<br>antenna to do voice
<br>
<br>You cant swap SIM cards between i4S and i5. The iPhone 5 uses a
<br>nano-SIM, and the older iPhones utilize a micro- SIM (large)
<br>
<br>(Heart) Breaking News! Pricing for unlocked iPhone 5s touch sky, $700/$800/$ 900
<br>
<br>Another brilliant comment I found online, "Apple patents the
<br>connector, and then licenses the right to make chargers, docks, etc.
<br>This way, Apple even gets a cut of the sale of third party
<br>accessories. They're cornering a whole extra revenue stream at the
<br>expense of the waste and cost to consumers from needing duplicate
<br>cables and chargers and so on"
<br>
<br>Siri still doesnt cater configuration requests, such as "Turn
<br>Bluetooth on," or "Turn ringer off" etc, but does book a restaurant
<br>through OpenTable etc. She doesnt tweak core settings yet
<br>
<br>Pictures taken simultaneously while video recording aren't 8
<br>megarpixel shots. They are screen captures of the video itself (aspect
<br>ratio is different and the image quality is weak)
<br>
<br>Flyovers only available for large cities, and again not for all of them
<br>
<br>Apps do load quicker
<br>
<br>It gets warm, when using 4G LTE for flyover in the Maps, calls and Facetime etc
<br>
<br>Considering JavaScript performance and 3D graffics rendering, its
<br>twice as fast as the iPhone 4S
<br>
<br>Its "Facetime", and its posh presentator AT&T; your required to have a
<br>specific plan to enable FaceTime over cellular
<br>
<br>A smartphone is not always about its specs. Its the power of its eco
<br>system and the finest components that will never fail you. Iphone's
<br>platform was the first of its kind which nearly hammered platforms
<br>with (Cr)apps and still stand out of the rest as the best
<br>
<br>The 9-pin can be plugged in either way. Its reversible
<br>
<br>Every part of the software is rewritten or retouched
<br>
<br>The A6 processor is custom-designed to be smaller and more power efficient
<br>
<br>Sturdy iCloud integration for music playback via iTunes Match
<br>
<br>No option to open web pages in multiple different browsers
<br>
<br>Wile iOS 6 is available for any of 3GS, 4, 4S, Siri and Panorama will
<br>ride only on iPhone 5 and 4S
<br>
<br>Autobrightness adjustments performance or Ambient Sensor enhanced. It
<br>will find the right brightness balance effectively than an i4
<br>
<br>A good update to the iphone 4 and marginal for the 4S
<br>
<br>Web and iCloud-connected apps loads up faster
<br>
<br>Restaurants and local stores; Yelp ratings and reviews are briskly
<br>shown (not available on Google's Maps app for iphone)
<br>
<br>Google's built-in Maps search is more posh than the new Yelp one
<br>
<br>The third microphone takes care of audio improvement, enhancing voice
<br>quality, speakerphone quality and adding improved noise cancellation
<br>
<br>Wideband Audio; none of the U.S. carriers of the iPhone 5 will support it
<br>
<br>Slow motions are smooth than before
<br>
<br>A layer is removed from the screen but no harm yet. Its still as crisp
<br>and fast-responding as before
<br>
<br>With new mail app you cannot sync your GMail contacts (use Exchange to sync)
<br>
<br>Some movies still have letterboxing (shot in the superwide CinemaScope
<br>aspect ratio; 21:9)
<br>
<br>Video zoom ins with a tap on the screen
<br>
<br>Strict iCloud restrictions
<br>
<br>Web pages load quickly
<br>
<br>Shared Photo Streams; you can share photos with friends or make your
<br>sisters photos public and take revenge
<br>
<br>You remember Symbian second edition phones which vomited all apps
<br>located inside folders when the memory card was removed and
<br>reinserted? (though there was a Python app to cure that) A similar
<br>issue exists in the iOS6 which can be observed when sync through
<br>itunes to replicate your i4
<br>
<br>Ergonomics are not that great
<br>
<br>The cable looks fragile
<br>
<br>Connector is not sturdy
<br>
<br>In the Maps app, traffic stats may go missing
<br>
<br>Cannot set a limit on data usage (like in Android). LTE can be a pitfall
<br>
<br>Safari sometimes loads the cached page instead of refreshing it
<br>
<br>No Viruses or Malwares
<br>
<br>No fakes that pull user data unbeknown to user
<br>
<br>Heavily depends on iTunes
<br>
<br>Custom Vibration alerts
<br>
<br>It isnt a global LTE phone. LTE roaming is still not possible
<br>
<br>44 percent extra color saturation
<br>
<br>A boyfriend took his girlfriend to a football game. On the way back
<br>home, the boy asked how was the game from the girl.
<br>
<br>"All I heard was quarter back! Quarter back", she replied, "Hello, its
<br>only 25 cents!"
<br>
<br>All folks talk fanatically about how app developers will take the
<br>advantage of the added space. Hello! its just 0.5 inches!
<br>
<br>There are some camera apps that provide Panorama modes but Apple's
<br>move is the most fine tuned of all
<br>
<br>Geekbench score of 1,628, SunSpider scoring an average of 924ms
<br>(<a href="http://guardian.com">guardian.com</a>), its the king of benchmarks
<br>
<br>A Passbook API for custom apps to fork into
<br>
<br>Maps does show traffic
<br>
<br>Wifi doesnt keep pace with LTE. Switching to it instead of Wifi will
<br>be your first concern (when you discover it) even at an expensive
<br>rate. Excessive usage, expensive rates!. A data cap or a bottle neck?
<br>
<br>Regarding the battery, still Droid Razr Maxx is the king
<br>
<br>Bookmarks arent visual thumbnails like Android offers. In Safari its
<br>just a flat list
<br>
<br>iPhone 5 as an hot spot, it gives as strong results as an iPad. Now
<br>tethering charges and data usage fees
<br>
<br>Photos added to the Photo Stream appear within 30 seconds
<br>
<br>Photo Stream isn't as perfect as Google+ Events and furthermore bit dry
<br>
<br>The very top and bottom of the rear is still glass
<br>
<br>When compared to other platforms, iOS 6 lacks aesthetics
<br>
<br>Lens are guarded with a sapphire crystal glass
<br>
<br>The colors are now more saturated but not too oversaturated like most
<br>AMOLEDs. The most interesting fact is, its not so accurate either
<br>
<br>A nice readability under sun light
<br>
<br>Superb viewing angles
<br>
<br>There's distortion with voices when use the speakerphone (keep reading)
<br>
<br>A slightly weaker signal strength on Sprint when compared to other
<br>Sprint devices
<br>
<br>No continuous focus, only touch focus
<br>
<br>Support for the videos playback out of the box is limited to videos
<br>encoded in MPEG-4
<br>
<br>Earpods headphones, feels loose in the ear
<br>
<br>Videos recorded in low light conditions easily gather noise
<br>
<br>A capture rate of 24 frames per second though its 29 on paper
<br>
<br>The black surface may gather up fingerprints and skin oil easily that
<br>are difficult to clean
<br>
<br>Click options in the camera view and select Panorama, iPhone will
<br>guide you through the rest and will even warn you if you move too fast
<br>headlong
<br>
<br>The notifications panel lets user post messages to Facebook or Twitter
<br>and thats it. Nothing new other than that in the notification area
<br>
<br>Three microphones and beamforming, the reciever hears a hell out from
<br>the calling party
<br>
<br>World thought Iphone 5 will shake the world or tear it down into two
<br>pieces, send a cold shockwave through spines of every man, cure
<br>cancer, boil pancakes without real pans, bring back Steve Jobs into
<br>life, pay the national debt of Greece, float itself on air without
<br>human intervene and finally bring world peace and put an end to all
<br>civil wars. Worse, I know few who had plans to set a nuke on fire with
<br>it and throw off there inherited worn out grandpa lighters away. As it
<br>turns out, all rendered futile
<br>
<br>The "passes" of Passbook are location-sensitive and shown directly on
<br>your lock screen
<br>
<br>New dock doesnt support iPod Out. Sell your BMW that came with that
<br>expensive dock
<br>
<br>Its "Lightning" but really based on USB 2.0
<br>
<br>Wifi a/b/g/n compatible and dual-band. You can drop jammed 2.4GHz to
<br>get more from 5GHz
<br>
<br>The Siri-driven restaurant reservation system is only available in the
<br>US, Canada and Mexico
<br>
<br>No live tiles and widgets. Boring. Now with most smart phones the case
<br>is most functions are happening in the lock screen. But with iphone
<br>you have to dig deep into apps and folders to have a look into live
<br>things
<br>
<br>NFC would have made the Passbook much better
<br>
<br>The tactile king is still Nokia's Lumia 800
<br>
<br>A friction to the edges and the metal back. Its less likely to slip
<br>
<br>One layer laid off from the screen. It can be confusing at first
<br>
<br>The "Panorama" cannot go beyond 28MBs a scene
<br>
<br>One layer is off and its just like your touching a very sexy Pixelized
<br>version of Kate winslet itself with your dumb ass thumbs, only a layer
<br>of pixels deep. A screen intervene is null (no, not that saucy still
<br>from the ship that sunk leaving her ashore)
<br>
<br>Its Hanuman! No its Ravan! No its Rama! No actually its iphone's
<br>Panorama! Samsung Panoramas forces user to stay focussed! Just
<br>kidding. Samsung Panoramas force user to stay in one place and move
<br>the camera around. With iphone you can even move yourself. After all
<br>its made in states where the freedome is the most talked about thing.
<br>With that levels of shooting freedom, they have built the true
<br>"Democratic Shot".
<br>
<br>Siri wont serve cricket
<br>
<br>In the offline mode of Safari, links remain as links unlike Androids
<br>dead links in lethargic PDF like offline docs
<br>
<br>Web pages are served swiftly
<br>
<br>You cannot flyover most residential areas and less significant or less
<br>storied arenas
<br>
<br>No traffic warnings
<br>
<br>Maps lack the infografic layers of Google Maps that can be applied for
<br>individual uses
<br>
<br>Map's loading is swift unlike Google's. Zooming is smooth and image
<br>processing is brisk
<br>
<br>Siri can now easily pick up your words even when the atmosphere is
<br>crowded or noisy
<br>
<br>Siri still dates Google as its still not outdated in the area of
<br>search. Siri does Google things if the queries are too stupid and
<br>cannot be interpreted herself. Love or hate?
<br>
<br>The new handset is not for "Lets try it again" attitude. If you
<br>disliked the way iphone behaved in the past, you wont like it this
<br>time either
<br>
<br>The greenish hue issue of the display of 4S is fixed
<br>
<br>Panoramas wont be always perfect. Be prepared to have few freaked out ones
<br>
<br>Eight Reminders on one screen (it was five on the iPhone 4S)
<br>
<br>In the Mail app, you can preview 6 mails with one line text of each
<br>
<br>The extra length spaces for more text above the virtual keys
<br>
<br>The extra screen height; pop ups will be bearable
<br>
<br>Apple took 5 years to give that extra 0.5 inches of screen
<br>
<br>Fits in the pants
<br>
<br>The extra pixels cover a bit more of faces on phone calls
<br>
<br>An easier grip
<br>
<br>The screen is tall but not wide
<br>
<br>UI still hasn't changed. Looks like a first gen Ipod touch
<br>
<br>For most, iphone was way ahead of the competition when it was first
<br>launched. Now its just catching up
<br>
<br>What matters most beside its design gimmic is how well it will perform when it
<br>comes to cellular and GPS signal strength with all that aluminium trunkage
<br>
<br>IOS 6 on i4S? On an 800MHz and a
<br>512MB RAM set? It will be bit sluggish
<br>
<br>Docs will be furnished with more space beside the virtual keyboard
<br>
<br>Landscape-oriented video playback (larger size and less letterboxing)
<br>
<br>Samsung's S Beam transfers data between NFC devices
<br>
<br>Improved call-management tools
<br>
<br>App and iTunes Stores redesigned
<br>
<br>Video out isn't supported by that new adapter (a Lightning-to-VGA or
<br>Lightning-to-HDMI cable will be required)
<br>
<br>"An entire city is in the ocean, a farm has been labeled as an
<br>airport, highways end in the middle of
<br>nowhere and a hospital now covers the entire center of British city
<br>Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's home" Yahoo reports on Maps app
<br>
<br>Apps that uses Google Maps/data, will be redirected to Apple's new map venture
<br>
<br>Free turn-by-turn navigation
<br>
<br>Name your home with a pseudo (any name other than "Home") as a
<br>security measure. Otherwise it will be easier for thieves to track you
<br>down to your dining room or somewhere more inconvenient
<br>
<br>Siri isnt AI-the-perfect, you dont have to bother about the context of
<br>what you command
<br>
<br>Siri's dictation isn't perfect (Now I've got two shes that everytime
<br>get the opposite of what I command. Wow! They say Steve Jobs is a
<br>visionary. For whats sake? They say he had a passion for electronics
<br>and used to screw things since he was a child)
<br>
<br>Details such as road names seems greater
<br>
<br>Data transmission speeds are reportedly at or above comparable Android
<br>LTE devices
<br>
<br>Switching between 3G and 4G connectivity, the iPhone 5 does an
<br>excellent job at finding and keeping signals
<br>
<br>The Maps app does public transportation directions, but in a different
<br>way. When you click on that bus-shaped icon, it directs you to do a
<br>search for "Routing Apps" in the App Store and you'll be redirected to
<br>a list of apps that offer you public transit information (though non
<br>exists at the time)
<br>
<br>Maps will list some important POIs, mostly gas stations and
<br>convenience shops etc
<br>
<br>You can send texts or emails, or make phone calls with her without
<br>unlocking the phone
<br>
<br>She does weather forecasts and stock prices too
<br>
<br>Reportedly, AT&T is still honoring grandfathered unlimited plans for
<br>those who bought the original iPhone. Better stick with AT&T
<br>
<br>If it is wires that matters most to you such as Lightning, go wireless
<br>
<br>"If iphone doesnt do what I want, there is still one option, "Early
<br>Termination," when I convinced my wife, she demanded two tickets for
<br>the new flick (from Sylvester with Arnold)
<br>
<br>New Lightning is nearly 20 percent
<br>faster than previous solutions. But whether its purely a cable miracle
<br>or internal hardware marvel is unknown
<br>
<br>Video capturing seems to gather more noise than before
<br>
<br>Public transports dismissed but you can get directions for driving or
<br>walking (if you were just confused over all this public transportation
<br>missing link)
<br>
<br>3D flyover, just a two-finger swipe away
<br>
<br>Apple executives say the smaller "Lightning" connector allowed it to
<br>make the iPhone 5 and new iPod Touch thinner. Now I get it!
<br>
<br>AT&T has said you'll be able to keep using your existing plan if you
<br>upgrade to the iPhone 5
<br>
<br>Will Strauss, an analyst at Forward Concepts, which studies chips,
<br>says the iPhone 5's all glass and aluminum body precludes it from
<br>using NFC
<br>
<br>Even if your contract is up on AT&T and you have an unlimited plan,
<br>you can still get an iPhone 5 and keep the unlimited plan
<br>
<br>Google slashed the price of its Maps API by 88 per cent
<br>
<br>The Panorama stitches a 360-degree wide image together. Next time you
<br>can send a 360-degree image of your new invention to the
<br><a href="http://kickstarter.com">kickstarter.com</a> easily
<br>
<br>Just utter "give me directions to'" to Siri, she will transform
<br>herself into a GPS
<br>
<br>When you purchase the iPhone 5 through AT&T or Apple, it includes a
<br>SIM, and you activate it with your number through iTunes. You won't
<br>have to swap cards or go to a store either
<br>
<br>The Apple's Facebook app API is
<br>public, so non-Apple apps can share to Facebook too
<br>
<br>Verizon has a larger 4G LTE coverage than AT&T and Sprint
<br>
<br>New customers of Verizon can choose only a shared data plan (costs
<br>more eventually. If your after Verizon, share a plan with the family
<br>members or room mates or you can use multiple devices)
<br>
<br>AT&T offers customers to choose a shared data plan or an individual
<br>"tiered" plan. Better if you're on a budget
<br>
<br>Your Facebook friends' App Store recommendations will be visible. No
<br>need to waste time on forums asking for best apps
<br>
<br>Older apps run letterboxed (tiny black bars on the top and bottom)
<br>
<br>Non optimized Apps still work perfectly fine even letterboxed
<br>,especially in portrait mode
<br>
<br>New 16:9 aspect ratio reduces or removes letterboxing across the
<br>screen in landscape mode
<br>
<br>YouTube videos looks great
<br>
<br>LTE comes with expensive rates and data caps
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<br>The landscape 16:9 aspect ratio closes to the dimensions of a standard
<br>HDTV screen and most game console screens. Game developers will be
<br>happier
<br>
<br>The bottom is freshly filled with new shiny stuff, the headphone jack,
<br>the larger, redesigned speakers, a new type of perforated grille and a
<br>tiny Lightning connector port
<br>
<br>Airplay Mirroring
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<br>$649 for the 16GB with no contract
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<br>Maps replaces the lock screen image when the phone's lying idle and
<br>when required (for turn by turn nav etc)
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<br>Snaps are lightning-fast, faster than an i4
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<br>You can capture multiple shots with quick tapping. Though its not a
<br>multiburst, a triple-tap can shoot three photos. Something that wasnt
<br>available in i4
<br>
<br>Forget about LTE, international roaming is possible between 2G and 3G
<br>
<br>Low-light pictures, grainier and lower resolution than images taken in
<br>bright-light
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<br>Slide two fingers up or down on either end of the screen, you can flyover 3Dly
<br>
<br>Rotate the maps with two fingers
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<br>Go straight to the north by tapping a compass
<br>
<br>The virtual keyboard in landscape mode provides more space to t[humb+t]ype
<br>
<br>The anodized aluminum is the same as that on its MacBook laptop counterpart
<br>
<br>Lightning port-speaker dock incompatibility
<br>
<br>Its interesting to see that an updated HDMI adapter will be coming
<br>soon, along with a VGA one for projectors and other displays
<br>
<br>Analog and USB audio will flow scot free. But its a speaker dock, an
<br>adapter and your iphone on top of them. How it will look like?
<br>
<br>Works with USB 2.0, won't work with USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt or even Micro-USB
<br>
<br>In landscape mode, text gets bigger and thus better because page width
<br>stretches out. More words fit on a single line
<br>
<br>If you go astray up or down, Panorama will tell you to keep in line
<br>
<br>Ultimate goal of Passbook is about taking consumer activity paperless
<br>
<br>Three variants to comply with the various 4G LTE networks around. One
<br>for AT&T, another for Sprint and Verizon and a third to handle the LTE
<br>networks in Europe and Asia
<br>
<br>When you reach callers via speaker phone, they recieve a clearer call than i4
<br>
<br>It's odd. Pages of e-books could feel more stretched
<br>
<br>In portrait mode, document text may not seem larger
<br>
<br>iPhone 5 doesn't look entirely different with the screen turned off
<br>
<br>iCloud Tabs, just like Android's live synchronisation to the Chrome
<br>Browser, which will be available with iOS 6's and Mountain Lion's
<br>Safari. A simple synchronised list of opened tabs between the devices
<br>
<br>Will icloud Tabs be available for users of Safari on other non-Apple
<br>devices? Still no words
<br>
<br>When you activate a new iPhone with your existing iCloud account, you
<br>can still have your old gold, including photos, apps, settings and
<br>passwords for email, calendars, Wi-Fi,and alarm times etc
<br>
<br>Android or Windows will download your apps but you have to fill in the
<br>settings and recreate your alarms and app settings
<br>
<br>Turning off notifications with iOS 5 notification center was tricky.
<br>Do Not Disturb seems to fix that. It allows to easily schedule time
<br>
<br>From the browser to the photo gallery, there is a share button. Its an
<br>universal list which grows, depending on what software and services
<br>you have installed (from Facebook to your SMS messenger to Bluetooth
<br>transfers and even Pinterest if you install it)
<br>
<br>On carriers without LTE, the iPhone 5 will run on dual-band 3.5G HDPA+.
<br>
<br>"I was in NYC at a Wall Street dinner and everyone put their BB's on
<br>the table; not a single Iphone. I asked the bankers why and they said,
<br>they are in the business of business and not the toy business" one
<br>reader of a leading web portal commented <td valign="top" width="33%">GSM (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900) <br /><br />3G (HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100) <br /><br />4G LTE <br /><br />Touch-sensitive controls<br /><br />Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen <br /><br />16M colors <br /><br />720 x 1280 pixels <br /><br />4.8 inches Mumbo Jumbo display<br /><br />Multitouch <br /><br />Corning Gorilla Glass 2 <br /><br />TouchWiz UI v4.0, fine tuned<br /><br />1 GB RAM <br /><br />WLAN, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and DLNA<br /><br />Wi-Fi Direct <br /><br />Wi-Fi hotspot <br /><br />NFC <br /><br />microUSB v2.0 (MHL)<br /><br />USB On-the-go <br /><br />8 MP cam<br /><br />Autofocus<br /><br />LED flash <br /><br />Simultaneous HD video and image recording<br /><br />Touch focus<br /><br />Image stabilization <br /><br />1080p video recording @30fps<br /><br />Secondary 1.9 MP cam which captures 720p videos @30fps <br /><br />Android v4.0.4 <br /><br />Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 CPU<br /><br />Mali-400MP GPU<br /><br />Accelerometer<br /><br />Gyro<br /><br />RGB sensor<br /><br />Proximity Sensor<br /><br />Compass<br /><br />Barometer <br /><br />Threaded view <br /><br />Adobe Flash <br /><br />Stereo FM radio with RDS <br /><br />GPS with A-GPS support <br /><br />MicroSIM card support only <br /><br />TV-out (via MHL A/V link) <br /><br />SNS integration <br /><br />MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV<br /><br />Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) <br /><br />Swype Predictive text input<br /><br />Stand-by Up to 590 hours on 2G and up to 790 hours on 3G <br /><br />Talk time Up to 21 hours and 40 minutes on 2G and Up to 11 hours and 40 minutes on 3G <br /><br />The whole the concept is 'inspired by nature', Samsung claims. Wanna proof? touch the lock screen and you'll see a little water ripple and a little water drop sound can be heard too. Natural isnt it?<br /><br />All plastic. Feels cheap<br /><br />Lightweight<br /><br />It has an HD screen. But there are few other options at the market at the moment too, like Nexus, Note and One X<br /><br />309ppi pixel density<br /><br />Good contrast ratio<br /><br />Large display<br /><br />Excellent colour reproduction <br /><br />Colours balanced. The thing doesnt seem so saturated or harsh like previous Super AMOLEDs<br /><br />Bulky for small hands. Not for your dirty reckless sister<br /><br />A more interactive lock screen<br /><br />Touchwiz re-touched<br /><br />The dock at the bottom of the display now houses five favourite items including the app menu<br /><br />S voice needs training to be sharp tuned<br /><br />Notification light<br /><br />The video player supports almost every codec<br /><br />Pop Up Play. You can watch a video with it while doing some other tasks by pressing icons at the corner of the video. A video playing Multi tasker<br /><br />The music player as it is in the predecessor, UI not enhanced<br /><br />AllShare Cast<br /><br />Available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB internal memory versions. Upto 64GB supported through microSD card. 50GB out of Dropbox and SugarSync also present, a Memorysaur!<br /><br />A larger than before display. Typing served well<br /><br />Three photos manually per second<br /><br />20 photos in a row (at six per second) in burst mode<br /><br />HDR, panorama, Smile Shot, Beauty Mode and few others present<br /><br />"PlayMovies" from Google present<br /><br />Music Hub<br /><br />Gamer Hub<br /><br />S Beam allows you to send content between phones over NFC at 300Mbps <br /><br />Only Samsung I9300 handsets are capable of handling S Beam<br /><br />S Beam-enabled smartphones are sparse on the market <br /><br />2100mAh battery<br /><br />LTE, HSPA+, Wi-Fi, a GPS, GLONASS, Bluetooth 4.0, and NFC, all inclusive <br /><br />Samsung's own quad-core Exynos processor, though each core clocked at 1.4GHz, isnt as power efficient as other chips, such as Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4<br /><br />The polycarbonate smartphone chassis material, the standard nowadays, isnt what you get with this <br /><br />Samsung Galaxy S3 is no exception!. None of the Android devices natively Sync with Outlook's PST file. The only two software bundles which have succeeded in doing so, and correctly, are Microsoft's ActiveSync and the Blackberry Desktop so far<br /><br />Zero shutter lag<br /><br />Backside illuminated sensor<br /><br />Its TouchWiz, updates wont roll in so fast<br /><br />Video-calls<br /><br />Non-PenTile screen, heart broken?<br /><br />The subpixel density is still on par with what you got from the S II <br /><br />A whole new sensor for the camera<br /><br />Build up from glossy plastic, Samsung Hyperglaze coating doesnt improve the feel and the handling of the device. Finger prints not curbed well<br /><br />The design is far from perfect<br /><br />The display settings menu offers four different modes to choose from. Namely, Livelier dynamic, Standard, Natural and Movie. What a flexibility!. Does your ******* offer that?<br /><br />Sunlight legibility is a splendour. However HD Super AMOLED isn't the brightest display around. You get a meager reflectivity which is surprisingly manageable<br /><br />Wide viewing angles (Colors are lost when one reaches the extreme angles though)<br /><br />Icons and text are perfectly clear, when one reaches the extreme angles though colors get a bit distortion<br /><br />Ambient light Sensor<br /><br />No dedicated camera key again<br /><br />microUSB port can be used for both, data connections and charging. <br /><br />USB host <br /><br />MHL, HD TV-out connectivity <br /><br />Have to purchase an adapter to use HD TV-out connectivity<br /><br />You can enable a news ticker at the bottom of the lockscreen<br /><br />The homescreen and the app drawer host only four icons on a row <br /><br />The app drawer houses upto five icon rows <br /><br />Some widgets are resizable<br /><br />Can pinch to zoom out and easily manage, add, delete or rearrange homescreen panes<br /><br />Can't have more than seven homescreen panes. Isnt it enough?<br /><br />The performance of the camera is improved<br /><br />An F/2.6 aperture unlike what we saw in the S2, F/2.65 and a focal length of 3.7 mm against the 3.97 mm of the Galaxy S II. This means bit wider viewing angles and more from your photos<br /><br />Noise is well controlled<br /><br />Higher resolution inclines towards a more unearthly color saturation and the "Result?", images may seem unrealistic<br /><br /><b>Q: What did the big candle said to the small candle on its birthday?<br />A: Your too young to go out!</b><br />Phone's backlit displays usually go out according to the time you set it to be that way. With Smart Stay, light remains as long as your eyes are glued to the screen. Next time you do something the display wont dim or cut it out in the middle of the _______<br /><br />When you're fiddling with contacts, reading or writing a message to a contact, and suddenly decide calling is the better option than mere texting, do a "Direct call". Just take the phone close to your ear at the very instance and your done <br /><br />New cool gesture controls, <br /><br />(A) Shake it! It will detect nearby Bluetooth devices, update emails, news or weather apps. <br /><br />(B) Double-tap on the top of the device, you will be taken to the top of a scrollable list. <br /><br />(C) Turn the phone over! It mutes calls, kill media and radio playback <br /><br />(D) A hand sweep across the screen will capture Screenshots <br /><br />(E) Hold the palm against the screen, it will pause the media playback. Yikes!, it will plast a big ugly palm print on the screen though<br /><br />(F) Hold finger against the display and rotate the phone to landscape mode. The camera is accessed from the lock screen <br /><br />At times the responsiveness of the S voice is bit laggy<br /><br />Can grab 720p videos using the front-facing cam<br /><br />S Voice - the voice commando of the Galaxy S3 and the arch nemesis of the Siri. You can voice command it to accept or reject calls, take pictures, set alarms and search the big G etc<br /><br />Pop up play is a thing to consider. It plays videos in separate windows, which is draggable around and resizable. While sinking the Titanic, it will text or surf too<br /><br />An innovative eye-tracking method, "Smart Stay". It will track your eyes when looking at the display, and dim it when you're not<br /><br />When you have missed calls and messages, the "Smart alert" will notify it, vibrating exactly when you pick it up without knowing what was going on while you were fishing away from the phone<br /><br />The average bitrate of the 720p videos that you take with the front cam is 12Mpbs and even they are accompanied with stereo sound too<br /><br />Images even taken in the burst mode, are of full 8 MP resolution<br /><br />S Beam allows you to share all sorts of media via NFC. But it actually uses WiFi to transfer data swiftly<br /><br />Take near full- resolution pictures (these are cropped to an aspect ratio of 16:9)<br /><br />The S voice is reluctant of too much detailed or lengthy demands<br /><br />The Pop up player is brisk enough to handle both videos in a seperate window and other tasks at the other hand<br /><br />With S Beam you can even transfer webpages and contacts<br /><br />S Beam provides only the stock "Android Beam" functionality<br /><br />Truth speaking, S III's actual capturing capabilities are capped at a maximum of 20 consecutive shots. Its said to be capable of capturing full resolution shots at 3.3fps for much longer than what it delivers now<br /><br />HD video recording delivered without any delay<br /><br />During video recording you can also shoot full- res 16:9 snaps <br /><br />The Buddy photo feature automatically recognises people from your contact profiles and enables the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III to tag pictures accordingly<br /><br />Easier to hold and less likely to slip even when your taking snaps<br /><br />Heavier than the S2<br /><br />The Smart Stay will drain your battery life<br /><br />The S voice even works when music is playing<br /><br />The S voice wont answer you back <br /><br />Pop up player's seperate video window is very tiny<br /><br />The Pop Up Player is the best bet for video conferencing while doing some essential tiny tasks<br /><br />An optical zoom is absent<br /><br />You wont notice even a slight lag when switching between home screens and launching apps<br /><br />You can pre-configure photos to be automatically sorted out and placed in ideal groups based on such criteria as faces, contacts or location<br /><br />All Share PLay, wireless transfer to all other connected devices <br /><br />The camea app will deliberately choose the best shot from a bunch of photos taken with the Burst Mode, analysing smile detection, blink detection, contrast and blurring<br /><br />Face Zoom, tap on a face when shooting a crowd shot and the camera will zoom in automaticlly.<br /><br />The Social Tag instinctly figure out faces from any pics and automatically offer to text the image to the people featured in the image. But be careful, it wont fix Moods<br /><br />'Buddy Photo Share', displays social media profiles directly on a photograph when those faces are recognised<br /><br />Flipboard<br /><br />No black version<br /><br />Outdated design<br /><br />Wireless charging<br /><br />Allshare Cast which lets you put whatever is on your screen on a larger display like a TV <br /><br />The Best Shot mode only takes eight photos to choose the best one from<br /><br />The 4G doesn't work with the Exynos. In States they will be selling it with the 4G compatible snapdragon CPU. US snapdragon version is only a Dual Core<br /><br />Wide-angle lens<br /><br />Blink detection<br /><br />Majestic audio quality <br /><br />Really slim<br /> <br />Full Flash compatible web browser<br /><br />File manager preinstalled<br /><br />The best JavaScript performance by a phone browser, beats HTC One S, New Apple iPad and HTC One X <br /><br />The Mali-400MP inside the Galaxy S III beats both the iPhone 4S and iPad 2's SGX 543MP2 <br /><br />The Galaxy S III shows the best 3D performance by an Android<br /><br />Future-proof<br /><br />S-Beam doesn't require any setup like Bluetooth<br /><br />The device is already rooted. Custom ROMs will overflow<br /><br />The HTC One X is sugar coated in polycarbonate unibody, screen is brighter, has a non-PenTile LCD and comes as a dual-core Krait processor version as well as a 4G LTE one for AT&T<br /><br />Smart Stay, Direct call, S Beam, Burst shot and S Voice have already set trends<br /><br />The HTC One S has a metalic unibody<br /><br />Announced Optimus LTE2 will be equipped with 2GB RAM and a 4.7" 720p TrueHD screen<br /><br />Huawei's Ascend D quad will bring a Dolby Mobile 3.0 Plus<br /><br />The D Quad XL comes with a gigantic 2500mAh battery<br /><br />Bluetooth transfer rate is 21Mbps<br /><br />WiFi is compatible with both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands<br /><br />Twin AllShare functions, AllShare Play (to transfer data and multimedia files to your notebook or PC) and AllShare Cast (to stream things to and from different type of gadgets with monitors like TV or computer over DLNA<br /><br />Double tap, pinch zooming, two-finger tilt zoom, all still awaiting your fiddlings in the browser<br /><br />Browser is empowered with Multiple tabs, text reflow, find on page and tabs view<br /><br />The stock Galaxy S III browser plays 1080p Flash videos<br /><br />With the Incognito mode, you can surf the web in rose. It doesnt log history or store cookies <br /><br />Social hub centralizes email accounts, social networking backgrounds and IM accounts <br /><br />SocialHub shows all incoming messages as one list <br /><br />In the SocialHub, messages can be filtered by message source <br /><br />US music dominance is over and King of Pop is officially declared dead. But still you can try dry Yankee Chanks on "Music Hub". You can have 30 seconds long previews of any song before buying any junks which are flavoured with dazzling dumb jackass visuals<br /><br />Readers Hub is gone and here comes the Google's Play Books store<br /><br />Game Hub lets you try-before-you-buy<br /><br />The GameHub houses titles by Gameloft and EA (not available on the Google Play Store)<br /><br />The almighty Polaris Office preinstalled <br /><br />The Polaris comes with a PDF viewer, act as a file manager and also can be integrated with Google Docs or Box.net<br /><br />Polaris editables include, text style, justification, paragraph formatting, bullets and for the first time creating tables <br /><br />Excel file editor includes a formula wizard, option to resize rows/columns, border style, merge cells and few more<br /><br />The advent of S Memo from the Galaxy Note;<br />The Memo app is fully equipped with a rich set of tools and let you do drawings <br /><br />You can buy a specially designed display-friendly ball pen sold by Samsung exclusively for the delightful Memo app<br /><br />S Diary lets attach pictures to the text <br /><br />The built in YouTube app doesnt keep pace with the resolution the stock browser's flash player provide<br /><br />With A-GPS turned off, GPS receiver takes few minutes to get a satellite lock<br /><br />Voice-guided navigation<br /><br />When you plan a route to stride on with the GPS app, Navigation caches the needed maps beforehand and keeps them in stock. So a data connection is only required when you initiate the planning of the path. The Reroute option enables you to detour off the pre determined course without connecting to the Net<br /><br />Can send and fetch contacts to the SIM and from the SIM <br /><br />The imported contacts from the SIM arent displayed along with the phone memory entries<br /><br />Lag in boot<br /><br />The phone book finds and joins duplicate contact entries<br /><br />A kiss from Russia; <br />You can translate just composed message into a totally different language or translate a message you recieved that is natively in Greek to a language your more convenient at<br /><br />During a call, you can take a note, use the keypad, mute, hold the call or add another call to the ongoing conversation if necessary<br /><br />The built in email app handles multiple POP or IMAP inboxes and comes with a combined inbox, which centers all mail in a single directory<br /><br />The native Gmail app supports multiple Gmail accounts, but lacks a single inbox<br /><br />The QWERTY keyboard offers very handy keys that are big enough to strike with fury when your cheated <br /><br />In landscape mode, the keyboard fills up a huge chunk of the display. Compromised!<br /><br />The incoming calls can be assigned a specific vibration pattern from available onces or custom made onces<br /><br />Chapter preview enables user of previewing chapters in videos with lively playing thumbnails <br /><br />All eight video thumbnails in the video player will be playing at the moment your staring at them dumbfounded<br /><br />When Buddy Share fails, you can manually highlight faces and guide it to do the job<br /><br />SoundAlive audio- enhancing also resides in the video player<br /><br />Video player supports .WMV, .AVI, DivX, XviD, .MP4 .MKV <br /><br />Can record radio broadcasts<br /><br />The Radio app lets you save 8 stations as favorites<br /><br />In the Radio mode, you cannot turn on the loudspeaker without the headset hitched. It works as the antenna. You know what it means?, its Mono <br /><br />Smart Dial Voice dialing is powered by S Voice<br /><br />My files file manager reads the memory card and the internal storage but doesnt favour the system drive<br /><br />Volume levels, when hooked to an external amplifier are not that good<br /><br />The music player is accompanied by the sound-enhancing SoundAlive techo, which houses the 7.1 channel virtualization<br /><br />High Resolution, FullHD files, how large or small they are, Galaxy S3 plays them all<br /><br />HDR mode for high-contrast scenes<br /><br />When the Social tag identify a face in a photo, their social status can be seen on screen. You can call or message the person in person too<br /><br />Photos are bit greeny <br /><br />Finds the right white balance even indoors under artificial light circumstances<br /><br />The split view in the message department and the email app, allocates the left side of the screen to a list of emails and messages and the right side to the corresponding message. But still reading from a half of the screen is still a mess<br /><br />Equalizer presets and a custom one<br /><br />Both video player and music player feature DLNA. You can play tracks on your own player and tracks reside on nearby devices through WiFi<br /><br />There is a limit to resizing of widgets. Most widgets are pre defined a minimum and a maximum resizable size<br /><br />The bitrate of recorded HD videos is about 17-18Mbps. There will be no traces of compression<br /><br />Swipes in the phonebook; right swipe for quick dialing or simply left swipe for messaging<br /><br />Click the home key twice, the voice control will be in action<br /><br />Volume rocker<br /><br />Stereo crosstalk will be having business in when you plug in a pair of headphones. But a remarkable overall performance<br /><br />Live Wallpapers; The News wall brings a slideshow of headlines, Stock wall does the stock quotes while Photo wall will fetch photos from the Gallery<br /><br />A smart search option in messages area. It finds the saucy message that your ______ just sent you, if you do the search with the right or exact keywords that your wife may use. It wont get lost in the wild forest of other messages and get caught by wrong hands, audience or draw unhealthy attention<br /><br />A big tap to compose box.<br /><br />Either S Voice or Google's native voice recognition app can be used for texting instead of typing<br /><br />Music square; the new mood fixer<br /><br />The camera uses the same field of view either you're recording 1080p or 720p videos<br /><br />The video subtitle files are well catered. Each time you play a subtitled video you dont have to name the relevant subtitle file so that it bear the same name as the video file. It shows a list of subtitle files that available and let you pick the right one<br /><br />With the Menu key, you can conduct a Google search. But it needs a long press<br /><br />Hold the Home key down for a while, the task switcher will pop up <br /><br />The app drawer features a tab that lets you drop widgets to the homescreen with an ease<br /><br />The zoomed-out view in the app drawer enables the user rearrange pages easily<br /><br />A "Remove all" button in the Task Manager<br /><br />A second clock on the lockscreen, will show off while roaming<br /><br />You can hide apps<br /><br />S Voice is capable of understanding English, French, Spanish, Korean, Italian and German dishes. But better dont go too far. Its still premature<br /><br />When adding recipients to messages, as soon as you type names or numbers, a list of matching contacts names or numbers are displayed<br /><br />Tap on a contact, all the available details are displayed<br /><br />The second tab in the Phonebook shows the accumulated social data of contacts including updates etc<br /><br />S Voice does the work of a calculator too<br /><br />The S voice can be activated by voice. Just try "Hi Galaxy" or "Hi Buddy" (it supports custom made onces too, but put your stinky custom tailored trousers away from it)<br /><br />The S voice can solely depend on voice commands from the very activating. But it severely drains the battery<br /><br />You can S voice and drive but dont drink meanwhile<br /><br />S Voice does search the net, make calls, send texts, do notification area toggles, control the music player, look up weather and traffic , set timers and alarms, snooze them, launch apps, take pictures (just say "Cheese!" when your in the cam app), update social status and look up facts<br /><br />While dictating S voice to write things down, dont overload it with all the fancy command stuff in your head. It will crash on your palm<br /><br />The speech to text transcription doesnt come close to Siri<br /><br />The fact machine; the Wolfram Alpha which empowers Siri's answers, is in charge of handling S voice's factology. In case your curious, it only pulls out the relevant databits out of Alpha and will show you more details only if you have the necessity to have a look at more. It totally differs from Siri which pulls all the information once<br /><br />With the built in Gmail app you can archive, label and delete emails in batch. In inbox, swiping left or right makes it easy to move between messages <br /><br />Can do voice commands right on the lockscreen <br /><br />The video player has three crop modes. Tune in until one fits your taste and the screen most <br /><br />Full fledged PowerPoint presentations are served (and editable too) <br /><br />Task switcher provides a screen shot for each running app<br /><br />No dedicated search button<br /><br />To kill an app in the Task Switcher, all you have to do is swipe the app left or right<br /><br />Can view newly downloaded apps seperate in App Drawer<br /><br />From now on, your editing on a 4.8-inches large HD Super AMOLED display. It will be easier than with any other tiny display to do that<br /><br />Vector maps are lighter. Wont eat much data<br /><br />Kies Air; it connects to Wi-Fi or will create a Wi-Fi hotspot if necessary and hand over you an URL generously. Type it in the address bar of your PC web browser and then onwards, you can manage contacts, messages, compose messages, view images, videos, brows files from your very desktop browser <br /> <br />In the app drawer, you can rearrange icons or list them alphabetically<br /><br />No one click access to the task switcher, have to press and hold the home button <br /><br />The Google Play Store is easy to navigate than ever before with easy to scrollable tabs and categories like featured, top paid, top free, top grossing, top new paid, top new free and trending etc<br /><br />Some of the Apps in the Google Play Store has demo videos too<br /><br />You can also figure out how dominant or capable of apps are by checking out comments, ratings and the number of downloads in the Store<br /><br /><b><a href="http://galaxiess2.blogspot.com/2012/06/few-samsung-galaxy-s3-facts.html">More Samsung Galaxy S3 pros and cons</a></b><br /><br /><b><table cellpadding="11" bgcolor="cyan"><tr><td>More<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://galaxiess2.blogspot.com/2012/07/samsung-galaxy-s3-facts-and-q-sheet.html">Samsung Galaxy S3 Facts, FAQ and Q&A sheet - Most frequently asked questions</a><br /><br /><a href="http://galaxiess2.blogspot.com/2012/07/samsung-galaxy-s3-what-users-have-to.html">Samsung Galaxy S3, what<br />users have to say</a></td></tr></table></b></td></tr></table>Samila Kosalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822605438370665791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606390403819013438.post-81922881307290302982012-12-29T05:19:00.001-08:002012-12-29T05:19:58.630-08:00250 things you should know about Samsung Galaxy Note 2 US version - Pros and cons of Samsung Galaxy Note 2 US version"The most feature-rich, most customizable mobile gadget yet"
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<br>Quad-band GSM
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<br>Quad-band 3G with 21 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
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<br>LTE connectivity (carrier dependent)
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<br>5.5" 16M-color Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen of HD (720 x 1280
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<br>Corning Gorilla Glass 2
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<br>Android OS v4.1 with TouchWiz launcher
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<br>1.6 GHz quad-core Cortex-A9 CPU
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<br>Mali-400MP GPU
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<br>2GB of RAM
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<br>Exynos 4412 Quad chipset
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<br>S Pen active stylus
<br>
<br>8 MP wide-angle lens
<br>
<br>Autofocus
<br>
<br>LED flash
<br>
<br>Face, smile and blink detection
<br>
<br>1080p HD video recording at 30fps
<br>
<br>16/32GB internal storage
<br>
<br>microSD slot
<br>
<br>Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n support
<br>
<br>GPS with A-GPS connectivity
<br>
<br>GLONASS
<br>
<br>Digital compass
<br>
<br>NFC support
<br>
<br>Stereo Bluetooth v4.0
<br>
<br>microUSB port with USB host and TV-out (1080p) support, MHL, charging
<br>
<br>Accelerometer
<br>
<br>Gyroscope
<br>
<br>Proximity sensor
<br>
<br>Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
<br>
<br>Great audio quality
<br>
<br>Slim only at 9.4mm
<br>
<br>1.9MP secondary video-call camera
<br>
<br>Doc editor
<br>
<br>File manager
<br>
<br>Rich video and audio codec support
<br>
<br>Huge 3100 mAh battery
<br>
<br>Large size makes single-hand operation uncomfortable
<br>
<br>No dedicated camera key
<br>
<br>All plastic
<br>
<br>No FM radio (the N7100 has one)
<br>
<br>Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on board
<br>
<br>Google Voice Actions is capable of handling SMSs, email, voice call,
<br>directions, taking a note or opening a site
<br>
<br>Google Voice Actions can't toggle Wi-Fi or control the camera (but S
<br>Voice can do them)
<br>
<br>In the contacts department, there are two tabs. One is About and it
<br>shows contacts photo and the other shows social updates of the
<br>particular contact including Google Talk's
<br>
<br>When the phone book detects duplicate entries it offers the option to merge them
<br>
<br>Stand alone call history of relevant contacts
<br>
<br>A built in Black Caller list
<br>
<br>A contextual page that pops up automatically at the very instance you
<br>pull out the legendary S Pen
<br>
<br>Touch focus
<br>
<br>HDR mode
<br>
<br>Panorama
<br>
<br>Burst shot with Best photo
<br>
<br>Share shot
<br>
<br>Face and smile detection with Best faces
<br>
<br>Low-light mode
<br>
<br>Digital image stabilization
<br>
<br>Scenes and effects
<br>
<br>Noise in vieos present, though its a second generation Note video
<br>capture machine
<br>
<br>Colors in vidz are a bit oversaturated
<br>
<br>FullHD videos recorded as MP4 files
<br>
<br>FullHD videos with a massive bitrate that ranges from 17Mbps to 19Mbps
<br>
<br>The framerate of HD videos is an amazing 30fps
<br>
<br>The audio of videos is in stereo at 48kHz rate and a bitrate of about 130Kbps
<br>
<br>The print option, can print out photos directly through a Samsung printer
<br>
<br>Wi-Fi Direct and DLNA
<br>
<br>Bluetooth 4.0 LE (incorporated with Bluetooth 3.0 and the efficient
<br>Low Energy mode is included
<br>
<br>Supports the high-quality Apt-X audio codec
<br>
<br>It weighs less than the Nokia Lumia 920
<br>
<br>No dedicated camera key
<br>
<br>A mighty 3100mAh battery
<br>
<br>A non-PenTile screen
<br>
<br>Front camera takes 1.9MP pictures and 720p video
<br>
<br>Can add weather tags to a photo (in courtesy of AccuWeather)
<br>
<br>Video player supports .WMV, .AVI (DivX and XviD), .MP4 and .MKV (H.264)
<br>
<br>For the video player, Resolution doesnt matter. It plays FullHD files
<br>and large files
<br>
<br>Photos with people's faces; Galaxy Note II recognises faces
<br>automatically or you can manually highligt them
<br>
<br>When a face is recognized in a photo, Social tag brings their status
<br>message and you can call or message the identified person in person
<br>
<br>An option to OCR a photo and copy the text. This is smart if you are a
<br>docholic but lacks a scanner and a computer in the range of approach
<br>
<br>DLNA-enabled. You can play songs and videos (nearby devices) on
<br>devices connected to your Wi-Fi network
<br>
<br>An updated version of the TouchWiz music player
<br>
<br>Equalizer presets (a custom one present)
<br>
<br>Sound-enhancing
<br>
<br>SoundAlive (features 7.1 channel virtualization)
<br>
<br>Fits in a pocket
<br>
<br>A 1.9MP front-facing cam
<br>
<br>Proximity sensor
<br>
<br>MHL adapter required for HD TV-out and the USB adapter that enables
<br>the USB host functionality aren't inclusive in the box
<br>
<br>Taller but narrower and slimmer than its predecessor
<br>
<br>The original Note was 178g, the Note II weights at 180g
<br>
<br>The grid view of the video player; all eight video thumbnails are
<br>actually self playing entities
<br>
<br>Pop Up (video) play which plays videos in a small moveable window.
<br>These frames can be played with other active apps on the phone and
<br>using pinch zoom you can adjust the size of these frames
<br>
<br>SoundAlive audio enhancing in the video player
<br>
<br>Can adjust video brightness, color tone and enable outdoor visibility
<br>
<br>When connected to an active external amplifier, volume levels are average
<br>
<br>Stereo crosstalk begins to have business in when a pair of headphones
<br>is plugged in
<br>
<br>If your more concerned about audio output, iphone 5 will be a better option
<br>
<br>The video player scans for all subtitles and offers a list full of
<br>subtitle packs to pick from. Thus the subtitle file doesn't have to
<br>have the same name as the video file
<br>
<br>Office document editor
<br>
<br>All apps from the Google play store is not optimised to work with Jelly Bean yet
<br>
<br>Screen recording which is activated by pressing and holding the Home
<br>and Volume up buttons records virtual activities that is happening on
<br>the screen in the real time including your S pen drawings and audio
<br>commentary
<br>
<br>With Paper Artist you can run color filters over photos and color
<br>certain areas with the S pen further
<br>
<br>There is a record button in the S note app to record what you draw
<br>
<br>A floating window version of the S note app
<br>
<br>S Cloud syncs contacts, calendar, S notes, back up logs, SMS, MMS and wallpaper
<br>
<br>There's a limit to the size of the area you can cache in the Maps app
<br>
<br>Vector maps of Google Maps are inherent in data efficiency
<br>
<br>Samsung's Instant messaging service ChatOn
<br>
<br>S Planner can sync with multiple calendars. It you feel like its
<br>cluttered when synced them all, turn off the unnecessary
<br>
<br>S Cloud can be incorporated with Dropbox (photos and videos)
<br>
<br>You can even do that S cloud Dropbox merge over Wi-Fi to save data
<br>
<br>No address searches in the cached maps
<br>
<br>With S cloud you can choose not to back up some of things that it usually sync
<br>
<br>Automated S cloud backups can be set with time periods
<br>
<br>You cannot cache map data all around the world
<br>
<br>Voice-guided navigation in certain countries
<br>
<br>GPS receiver takes about a minute to get a satellite lock
<br>
<br>A-GPS present which is brisk catching prompt satelite locks
<br>
<br>Network positioning, which is a gross scale for an estimation of your location
<br>
<br>3D buildings available for bigger cities
<br>
<br>Two-finger camera tilt and rotate to get a better view in the 3D maps
<br>
<br>A very sophisticated "Make available offline (cashing)" option in Maps app
<br>
<br>An indicator that shows how much storage caching an area will take
<br>
<br>Cached areas in the maps can be perused later or deleted if unnecessary
<br>
<br>You cannot cashe a whole country but a city maybe. If the selected
<br>area for cashing is bigger than what the Maps app can handle Maps tels
<br>the area is too big
<br>
<br>No folders in the messaging department
<br>
<br>Tap to compose box is roomy to type
<br>
<br>The default email app supports multiple Gmail accounts, but lacks a
<br>unified inbox
<br>
<br>The messaging section bears the same traits as phonebook when it comes
<br>to "Swiping". A left swipe on a message header launches a new message
<br>and swiping to the right starts a call to the sender
<br>
<br>The titanic texting bed fits on the screen and carries 13 straight rows
<br>
<br>Gmail app supports batch operations. It means you can archive, label
<br>or delet multiple emails
<br>
<br>A generic email app (beside Gmail app) for managing all other email
<br>accounts and it handles multiple POP or IMAP inboxes. There messages
<br>are displayed in the original folders that they are created online
<br>
<br>A combined inbox, all your mails are centralized in a single folder.
<br>Enables user to easily identify new mails
<br>
<br>Handwriting recognition is amazingly accurate
<br>
<br>A clipboard for both text and images
<br>
<br>Smart enough text predictions. it scrutinises your emails, Facebook
<br>posts, Twitter posts and teach itself whats your writing behaviour is
<br>ie mostly used words etc
<br>
<br>Google Talk too handles the Instant Messaging department
<br>
<br>"Continuous input" lets feed words by swiping over the keyboard just like Swype
<br>
<br>The landscape QWERTY eats lot of the screen. Better go for portrait
<br>
<br>The S note app is equipped with an on-screen keyboard for both
<br>handwriting recognition or Keyboard input
<br>
<br>Can schedule messages to be sent automatically at given times
<br>
<br>From the list of all scheduled messages, you can cancel or send a
<br>message regardless of the set time
<br>
<br>When you finger to text, it brings the QWERTY and when tapped with
<br>the S Pen it launches the handwriting recognition
<br>
<br>Music square
<br>
<br>The browser supports double tap, pinch zooming, two-finger tilt zoom,
<br>text reflow, find on page, save for offline viewing, request desktop
<br>site, Incognito mode and pinch zoom which opens up the tabs view
<br>
<br>Two finger typing is cushioned in portrait mode, but horrid in landscape
<br>
<br>An extra row just for the numbers
<br>
<br>The big screen makes portrait typing comfortable
<br>
<br>Print option in the browser lets you print out web pages directly from
<br>your phone but the option is limited to Samsung printers
<br>
<br>Its quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and quad-band 3G but AWS is missing
<br>
<br>Available with all major carriers
<br>
<br>The S Note app accomodates handwritten notes, texts, mathematical
<br>formulae along with images and voice notes
<br>
<br>Slow-motion (1/2x) and fast motion (2x) modes
<br>
<br>Colors of photos slightly oversaturated
<br>
<br>As you already know, Adobe is officially not supported. But you can
<br>still load it and 1080p YouTube videos are played fine
<br>
<br>The MHL-to-HDMI dongle that you bought for your first Note or S II,
<br>isnt compatible with the Note II
<br>
<br>When you hover over a text field with the S Pen, a cursor pops. You
<br>can easily tap to position it there
<br>
<br>The G-Talk works with the likes of Pidgin, Kopete, iChat and Ovi Contacts
<br>
<br>An application specific message search that can find any given SMS or
<br>MMS search criteria within the message dept among all stored once
<br>
<br>The MHL also enables USB On-The-Go though the adapter required for
<br>that is missing in the box. How it goes? You just plug it into the
<br>Note and plug a standard USB cable on the other end and thats it.
<br>There goes USB thumb drives, card readers, connecting other phones,
<br>USB keyboards, mice and even printers. Actually Samsung-made printers
<br>only
<br>
<br>Ambient light sensor
<br>
<br>Notification LED
<br>
<br>The SIM card is not hot-swappable, but the memory card is
<br>
<br>Strong battery life
<br>
<br>Can replace the battery without losing NFC because the NFC antenna is
<br>on the back cover
<br>
<br>The diagonal metrics grown to 5.5" up from 5.3"
<br>
<br>Aspect ratio has jumped to 16:9 from 16:10. A taller but narrower screen
<br>
<br>The Note II's screen is a 720p and 1280x720 pixels one but the
<br>dilapidated used to be a WXGA or 1280x800 pixels one. Overall 80
<br>pixels lost on the way back home
<br>
<br>You can access Quick Command pad pressing S Pen button and swiping up.
<br>Whats the usability of it? You can use "@" sign to launch email, "?"
<br>sign to launch a search, "#" sign to dial a number or "~" sign to send
<br>a text there.. New commands can be added picking a new function like
<br>Bluetooth by selecting from a long list to choose from and assigning
<br>the symbol you want. Its that simple but its the Command Prompt of the
<br>Daisy Town
<br>
<br>The S Pen lets catch a part of the screen and that can be used in apps
<br>like email and S Note etc
<br>
<br>S Voice even accepts hand-written queries
<br>
<br>What S Voice can do? It does search web, make calls, send texts,
<br>notification area toggles, answer or reject incoming calls, start the
<br>camera and take a photo, control the music player and FM radio and
<br>stop or snooze alarms
<br>
<br>Google Now can answer factual questions
<br>
<br>Direct Call
<br>
<br>Smart alert
<br>
<br>S Pen also practicable in the browser
<br>
<br>S Voice is on board along with Google's excellent voice commands
<br>
<br>Talking about GPU (Mali-400) performance (GLBenchmark) it beats the
<br>Galaxy S III (Mali-400 and the GeForce- packing Tegra 3) but looses to
<br>Adreno 320 of Optimus G and PowerVR SGX 543MP3 in the iPhone 5
<br>
<br>In regard of the web performance it falls short behind Apple's iPhone
<br>5 (SunSpider, BrowserMark) but beats all other Androids
<br>
<br>In Benchmark Pi, the Note II is defeated by the quad-core Krait packed
<br>LG Optimus G. The 1.7GHz Tegra 3-based phones like the HTC One X+
<br>would do the same in the due time
<br>
<br>Geekbench 2 prefer Exynos chipsets than Snapdragon S4 Pro and Apple A6
<br>
<br>Quadrant score is lower than the HTC One X
<br>
<br>The LG Optimus G out performs Samsung Galaxy Note's I[ processing
<br>entity. But runs Android Ice Cream Sandwich, lacks S Pen, a jumbo
<br>screen, outfits a poor camera. Priced at $199.99
<br>
<br>All type of media files can be shared via NFC. The only hitch is you
<br>need two S Beam-enabled devices
<br>
<br>Android Beam's NFC functionality is limited compared to S Beam
<br>
<br>Chapter preview in the video player which voluntarily detects chapters
<br>in the video. It shows a rectangular grid with live thumbnails
<br>
<br>Three crop modes in the video player to choose from for how the video
<br>fits for your likeness in the screen theatre
<br>
<br>Using contacts' profiles, Buddy photo share distinguishes who they are
<br>
<br>My Files app with a split-screen interface
<br>
<br>My files app is launched instantly when you plug in a USB mass storage
<br>device, a USB drive, another phone or an SD card etc
<br>
<br>Smart rotation keeps its screen in effect with your eyes angle
<br>neglecting what the accelerometer force it. If practically spoken,
<br>when you're lying but holding the phone in the vertical direction it
<br>still keeps the screen in landscape orientation
<br>
<br>Records HD (1080p or 720p) videos and capable of taking high def (6MP)
<br>pictures at the same time
<br>
<br>Pause and re-record in the same video file is available
<br>
<br>Touch focus during recording is present. There is an AF button to jump
<br>back to regular continuous autofocus mode
<br>
<br>The LG Intuition for Verizon Wireless is the closest rival. Has a 4:3
<br>screen, sub par stylus, a decent dual-core chipset and a lower
<br>resolution screen. Priced at $149.99
<br>
<br>S Voice can also be used as a calculator
<br>
<br>Smart Dial
<br>
<br>You get S Voice and as a bonus Google's which does differ in
<br>functionality than its sibling
<br>
<br>You have to get used to the Home key, its too responsive
<br>
<br>Flash is missing. Better keep an eye for HTML5 versions of your web
<br>sites of preference
<br>
<br>YouTube works
<br>
<br>HTML5 games
<br>
<br>HTC's soon to be released One X+ for AT&T is another quad-core. Ships
<br>Android 4.1 Jelly Bean but its Tegra 3 chipset cannot keep pace with
<br>the processing power of the Samsung Note II Exynos. But you can still
<br>save $100
<br>
<br>Security options like encrypting outgoing email and signing it with a
<br>private key, are given for each email account you sync
<br>
<br>Best faces takes 5 photos in burst mode and stores traits of each face
<br>in photos. You can pick any of the 5 photos for each person's face
<br>clarity at a later period
<br>
<br>Can import and export contacts to or from the SIM. But they arent
<br>displayed alongside the phone's entries
<br>
<br>Version for United States use the same chip specs as of the global version
<br>
<br>A headset with few spare earbuds for free
<br>
<br>A single-LED flash, not dual
<br>
<br>Deep system and interface integration with S pen
<br>
<br>A lower pixel density, 267ppi in the Note || vs. 285ppi of the Note |
<br>
<br>The crosshatch pattern is gone with the PenTile matrix
<br>
<br>Voice typing is available offline (relevent language packs required)
<br>
<br>No Android keys on-screen though Google suggests it. Samsung has
<br>replaced the hardware buttons with on-screen controls
<br>
<br>During a call you can take a note, use the keypad, mute, hold the call
<br>or add another call to the ongoing conversation
<br>
<br>After syncing with social networks, the phonebook will automatically
<br>merge contacts. You can manually do the same for each contact
<br>
<br>Using AllShare Play you can transfer or share data and multimedia
<br>files to your notebook or PC
<br>
<br>With AllShare Cast you can stream content to and from a variety of
<br>devices including TV or computer over DLNA
<br>
<br>The battery performance of the US Galaxy Note II varies in accordance
<br>with the carrier version
<br>
<br>The S Pen of the first Note was 10.4cm tall and 5mm thick in dense,
<br>the new one measures 11.3cm in length and 7mm in thickness. Its just
<br>like a real pen than a typical slim stylus
<br>
<br>Ripples, water-drop sounds are rife as is the case with most recent
<br>Samsung flagships
<br>
<br>Five customizable shortcuts at the bottom of the screen
<br>
<br>Three view modes in the app drawer, Customizable grid, Alphabetical
<br>grid, Alphabetical list with shortcuts easy to hit
<br>
<br>Alphabetical list in the app drawer isn't very efficient handling space
<br>
<br>The Bad News: The dock at the bottom now accommodates five icons but
<br>the homescreen fits only four on a row
<br>
<br>The Good News: The app drawer is a 5 x 5 grid
<br>
<br>Notifications now display more information and have more advanced controls
<br>
<br>The Quick contacts; just tap on a contact picture, a pop up menu with
<br>shortcuts to call, text, email or Google Talk will appear
<br>
<br>Can search for nearby POI in the Maps app
<br>
<br>While in the mail app, turn the tablet landscape wise, the split view
<br>is accessible. It sports a list of emails in the left and shows the
<br>relevant message in the right
<br>
<br>S Voice can be maneuvered for looking up factual items in courtsy of
<br>Wolfram Alpha. Its the same mechanism behind Siri's answers
<br>
<br>Even without going online, the maps app will reroute you if you plan
<br>routes and divert yourself off the course or detour
<br>
<br>The RGB sensor is capable of detecting the full spectrum of the
<br>ambient light. It can elude artificial light sources cleverly
<br>
<br>An internet connection is not required to do voice typing. You can
<br>enter text by speaking wherever an on-screen keyboard appear
<br>
<br>Can choose which types of events trigger the LED
<br>
<br>When you put the tablet (back) on a flat surface, its actualy the
<br>camera lens that touch the plain. But the glass is not easily dentable
<br>
<br>Both 2.4GHz and 5GHz band compatible Wi-Fi support which covers a/b/g/n
<br>
<br>You can tap and drag in any way to unlock the lockscreen
<br>
<br>Whats up with the MHL enabled microUSB? It handles charging, data
<br>connections, HD video output through an HDMI adapter or USB Host
<br>
<br>Voice dialing; Just utter "Hi Galaxy" and give your command
<br>
<br>Not comfortable for one handed use
<br>
<br>For easy one handed usability, few tweaks are added like QWERTY
<br>keyboard, phone keypad and in-call buttons, calculator and unlock
<br>pattern moved to one side of the screen. Just let it be left or right
<br>
<br>Build in Live wallpapers, News wall put up a glamorous slideshow of
<br>headlines, Stock wall does the quotes, and Photo wall pull out photos
<br>from the Gallery
<br>
<br>The Galaxy Note II senses when the S Pen is pulled out. It fetches a
<br>contextual page with shortcuts to preview thumbnails of your recently
<br>ventured S Notes
<br>
<br>Swipes in the phonebook lets you do a quick dial with a right swipe
<br>and send a text message literally with a left swipe
<br>
<br>Cannot have more than seven home screen panes
<br>
<br>Full-screen widgets
<br>
<br>The stylus is not as comfortable as the S Pen on the Galaxy Note 10.1
<br>
<br>Can put a news ticker at the bottom of the lockscreen and stay up to minute
<br>
<br>The news ticker is expandedbale
<br>
<br>Face unlock, Face and voice unlock
<br>
<br>There is a tab in the app drawer which enables you to easily pull out
<br>widgets to the homescreen panes
<br>
<br>The camera can be started from the lockscreen by touching the screen
<br>and rotating the phone horizontally
<br>
<br>Widgets are resizable but only some widgets are resizable, not all
<br>
<br>The dock at the bottom of the home screen houses five shortcuts or
<br>folders. Four of them except the shortcut at the far right in the dock
<br>(that opens the app drawer) are customizable
<br>
<br>The Music Hub doesnt recognise album art of the music den of the phone
<br>
<br>Note || carries a more sensitive digitizer in comparison to the Note
<br>|. It distinguishes 1024 different levels of pressure. Its 4 times
<br>powerful than its older relative. In the drawing app its clearly felt
<br>
<br>With Android 4.1 aboard, the widgets will pave the way for the widgets
<br>you put there lately. This way, keeping the homescreen tidy, becomes
<br>easier
<br>
<br>When the S pen is pulled out, icons at the bottom of the home deck
<br>diverse into a different but relevent set. It also gives you another
<br>set of shortcuts in the notification area if you enter the area with
<br>the S pen
<br>
<br>In the browser you get an option to manipulate brightness and colors
<br>with four different presets including Automatic brightness. Music to
<br>eyes
<br>
<br>A download shortcut in the app drawer which put up a screen loaded
<br>with only the downloaded apps
<br>
<br>The default task manager boasts a button that brings the Mayan
<br>calender to all active apps at once and a shortcut to Google Now
<br>
<br>Quick Controls menu pops out when you place finger near the left or
<br>right edge of the display and its an effective alternative to the
<br>buttons on the top Alter. This becomes handy when you use the tablet
<br>single handed
<br>
<br>Can controll brightness without disabling automatic mode
<br>
<br>Regular homescreen panes distinguishable with dots
<br>
<br>Dedicated pages are assigned custom icons ie a pen for the S Pen,
<br>headphones for the Earphone page etc
<br>
<br>Pinch to zoom out and easily manage homescreen panes. You can add,
<br>delete or reorder them easily
<br>
<br>Quick glance; when phone is locked, cover top of Note. The screen will
<br>be lit and the status bar will be thrown in
<br>
<br>Quick glance is also triggered when the phone put face down. Thus a
<br>battery sucker
<br>
<br>Default widgets of Dedicated Pages (S Pen page's S Note widget,
<br>Earphone page's music and video player control widgets etc) cannot be
<br>tweaked to your preferences or some one else's
<br>
<br>Page Buddy; each Dedicated functional pane can be enabled or disabled seperate
<br>
<br>Air View; Hovering the S Pen over S Planner events, it can be
<br>expanded. Hovering S pen over emails you can preview emails. Hovering
<br>S pen over text you can view a preview of the text file. In the same
<br>way preview videos. Its a Magic Wand
<br>
<br>Even specific vibration patterns can be set as incoming call alerts
<br>(like you would do a ringtone) choosing from predefined patterns
<br>available or making your own
<br>
<br>MHL port works as a charger port, enables video output (using a
<br>MHL-to-HDMI dongle which is not inclusive in the retail box
<br>
<br>Using accelerometer it even alerts you (beeping) if the stylus is
<br>displaced, not put back into the hole where it belongs or your not
<br>present near with its beloved stylus
<br>
<br>Note II's screen can detect the S Pen from a near distance. Walk, Talk and Note
<br>
<br>Note II is sharper than the previous though its been allocated fewer pixels
<br>
<br>Mode Change offers two separate homescreen setting patterns that can
<br>be accelerated at the same time, namely Standard and Easy. With Easy
<br>mode you can do both, place big, easy to handle widgets that cover the
<br>functionality in whole and eats the space drasticaly and add regular
<br>widgets in the same breath. Thus the Mode change module works as a
<br>toggle between playful and work widget environments. Extremely useful
<br>when your home panes are filled with single big bad wolf work oriented
<br>widgets but you want to taste nasty cluttered Widget panes as well
<br>
<br>Cannot rename the modes and maximum number of Modes you can have is two
<br>
<br>You can assign a "Peak Schedule Time" in the email app selecting the
<br>days of the week and start and end time points so that it can check
<br>out new mails more often during the given peak time periodSamila Kosalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822605438370665791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606390403819013438.post-70073390449478301172012-11-10T00:06:00.001-08:002012-11-10T00:06:55.276-08:00Samsung Galaxy S3 - the status quoHere are some hand picked user reviews, comments on Galaxy S3 that
<br>suggest where the flagship is heading or already headed
<br>
<br>
<br>[Sources: GSMarena, XDAdevelopsers and several others ]
<br>
<br>
<br>"Do ALL S3s have Gorilla Glass? I'm Brazilian and people here say that
<br>the Brazilian S3 doesn't have it. Is this true? Just the Brazilian
<br>ones? So unfair"
<br>
<br>"Does anyone know when Sapphire Black version will hit Europe (Netherlands)...?"
<br>
<br>"If the phone takes more time to get fully charged than it used to be,
<br>it could be because of your charger. For example; Dc 5v~1A or 1000mA
<br>will charge quicker than 5v~0.5A or 500mA"
<br>
<br>"Guys try MOTOROLA RAZR MAXX WITH 3300 mAh battery and an all day long
<br>phone. Its the longest battery life in the market now"
<br>
<br>"Personally, I don't recommend Juice Defender or kinda apps. Cos the
<br>app itself will keep running in the background & that will consume
<br>battery. Try out different settings first before using those apps"
<br>
<br>"Charging time can increase depending on the USB cable being used. If
<br>charging on a PC, it is also affected by the output voltage of the
<br>port (USB1,2,3,4)"
<br>
<br>"I really miss BB blinking light. I know S3 has notification light.
<br>Does it work like BB? I mean is it reliable & bright as BB? I don't
<br>know why manufacturer ignore such a useful feature in smart phone. I
<br>miss blonking LED since S/E p800 days but found one again on BB, Nokia
<br>had its breathing light as well..I too wish Samsung would use
<br>notification LED"
<br>
<br>"I am considering extended battery but you loose NFC cause its built
<br>into battery"
<br>
<br>"Everytime I start Kies, there's a little notification in the lower
<br>right corner stating that new firmware has been downloaded for the
<br>phone. But... in kies it always says that I have the latest firmware
<br>installed. I've heard that JB is supposed to be out in Sweden, where I
<br>live! Is there a problem with my S3 or Kies (latest update) ?"
<br>
<br>"Android is full of crapware, bloatware and spyware that consumes
<br>power and data unknowingly. Had both the Lumia 900 (bloatware free,
<br>and Windows Marketplace has only few crapwares ) and GS3. Performance
<br>wise, S3 wins. But it drains the battery alarmingly faster and
<br>consumes data larger than my 900. And when I do multitasking (like 3-4
<br>open apps) it gets very laggy.,I can't wait to upgrade my l900 to
<br>Nokia Lumia 920 and compare it to S3. But I think the L920 already
<br>won"
<br>
<br>"If you are talking about Adobe flash player, I'm using flash in the
<br>web browser and I'm on jelly bean. You just have to download it from
<br>XDA developers and install it. Version 11.1.115.20 works"
<br>
<br>"What is different in jelly bean? Well here is my list after using JB
<br>for some weeks.
<br>
<br>1. JB has smoother scrolling and flicking (makes ICS feel very laggy)
<br>2. Faster home page refresh when you tap the home key and you're in an app
<br>3. A block mode from that task bar that after set-up, allows you to
<br>quickly block incoming calls, notifications alarm, timer led. You pick
<br>what to block or what contacts to allow pass the block. And even time
<br>a start and stop time to the block.
<br>4. Some widgets were added, some were updated.
<br>5. Load full email soft key has been moved from the bottom of the
<br>email to the top.
<br>6. The floating video box can be resized.
<br>7. You get a multi line email and SMS preview in the notifications area
<br>8. There is a clock/date in the notifications area
<br>9. Drive mode has been removed.
<br>10. Home screen has 2 independent modes you can set-up. Basic mode
<br>(the one you know) and Easy mode (which is new)
<br>11. The layout of settings has changed.
<br>12. The voice to text library can be downloaded for off line use.
<br>13. The built in Google search was updated to a flash cards format. I
<br>think I got it all, the rest of the interface is the same"
<br>
<br>"ICS is better as JB doesn't support JavaScript anymore and not
<br>everything had been converted to HTML 5 yet."
<br>
<br>"I have just found out something today that baffled me for years.
<br>Samsung smartfones has 5.1 surround effect but I have never noticed
<br>any real effect of surround sound.. On tech radar they say that the
<br>effect only works with Higher Bitrate Encoding and since all my MP3's
<br>are at 128Kb/s thats why its never worked"
<br>
<br>"I always encode at 128Kb/s obviously to get more songs the card.
<br>However with bigger cards on the way I may start encoding at 320Kb/s
<br>and re-rip some of my CD'S to this bit rate. Just thought I would
<br>share that info"
<br>
<br>"I have a small black-on-black dot (about half the size of a pencil
<br>eraser) on my screen. It realy bothered me until I googled "Black Ink
<br>spots on GS3 Screen" and found some pictures that were much, much
<br>worse. Apparently it is a common problem with the Amoled screens and
<br>your chances of getting one that is any better are slim"
<br>
<br>"Does anyone notice the screen of the Samsung Galaxy S3 having black
<br>dots and lines (2 lines at right down side of screen) on the screen
<br>when you are in a very dark room and your screen is pitch black?"
<br>
<br>"Love this Samsung S3. 100 times better than my lousy LG P880. I made
<br>a big mistake purchasing the LG 4X HD"
<br>
<br>"When I use wifi the part down the battery gets hot"
<br>
<br>"It is not 1GB RAM. It is 779MB RAM memory. It is not 16GB. It is 11
<br>GB phone memory"
<br>
<br>"In Philippines, there's only Jolli Bean"
<br>
<br>"On a full battery charge you can get one of the following on a GS3
<br>
<br>19 hours of music or
<br>8.5h internet on wifi or
<br>5h internet mobile or
<br>11h video or
<br>12h 2G talk or
<br>6.5h 3G talk or
<br>3.5 2d games or
<br>2h 3D games or
<br>1.5h GPS nav or
<br>8h VOIP wifi or
<br>7h VOIP or
<br>2.5h video chat or
<br>5.5h of photo shooting or
<br>3.5h record video or
<br>15h wifi online radio or
<br>10h mobile online radio or
<br>17h recording voice
<br>
<br>"Go to an iPhone forum and ask a user to do the same, what will be the
<br>result? If you want mix use times figure it out your self"
<br>
<br>"It has the led notification light at the top left corner"
<br>
<br>"Get the white one then u can buy red or brown back cover later, it
<br>will be great"
<br>
<br>"The charger got replaced 3 times only in 4 months but still has
<br>problems, poor Service by Samsung"
<br>
<br>"I tried an appkiller and it shows that, too many apps that I didn't
<br>even remember running, are playing in the background consuming a lot
<br>of memory, like poweramp, maps, socialhub and the list goes on.
<br>Solution was to freeze them. Eventually my Android died when I had
<br>root installed and stupid cousin clicked OTA update, voila, my L7 went
<br>deadboot. Now I am happy with lumia 900, buying the lumia 920 pretty
<br>soon"
<br>
<br>"I can not get into the Google play store. I live in Myanmar. Some
<br>people said can not get in Google play store if you live in Myanmar,
<br>so I can't download anything in play store"
<br>
<br>"I really miss BB blinking light. I know S3 has notification light.
<br>Does it work like BB? I mean is it reliable & bright as BB? I don't
<br>know why manufacturers ignore such a useful feature in smart phones"
<br>
<br>"ODIN Is a program for you PC that will let you flash ROMs you
<br>downloaded even if it was not intended for your region/phone. Kies
<br>will only flash a ROM versions depending on what version/region ROM
<br>you already have on your phone and it does the download for you"
<br>
<br>"I have restarted my phone several times, even tried factory reset. I
<br>have no problem over GSM internet. I can do everything over GSM
<br>internet. My problem is over wifi. Over wifi I can brows internet but
<br>I can not download anything from google play store via wifi, but can
<br>download via GSM internet"
<br>
<br>"I updated my S3 software. After updating has finished, in top left
<br>corner, a warning symbol is shown. Could anybody know wats that
<br>warning symbol means?"
<br>
<br>"To update follow these steps: Menu -> Settings -> About Device ->
<br>Software update -> Update"
<br>
<br>"Privacy? Using Twitter & and Facebook private? Is cloud base service
<br>private? Are web cookies private? Are GPS logs private? Are SMSs
<br>private? Is using a public WiFi private?Only phones come close to
<br>being private is the blackberry. That has to go through there
<br>encrypted server and even that I would question. You gave away privacy
<br>the day you went online with any device"
<br>
<br>"Does anyone notice the screen of the Samsung Galaxy S3 having black
<br>dots and lines (2 lines at right downe side of screen) on the screen
<br>when you are in a very dark room and your screen is pitch black?"
<br>
<br>"I own an iphone 4s, the best apple product ever and I recently got a
<br>S3. I have to say I'm proud to have the best of both worlds! To be
<br>honest, I was sort of blown away by the "freeness" feel of the s3, the
<br>power of multi-tasking and the breath-taking super-amoled screen! To
<br>new s3 owners, here are some of the tweaks and free downloads I
<br>recommend:
<br>
<br>#Launcher
<br>Go Launcher - even the free version rocks! allows you to change your
<br>home and drawer interface, resize icons, change icon row and column
<br>settings, screen transitions and animations etc.
<br>#Live Wallpapers
<br>Just go to Playstore and type live wallpapers and download to your
<br>hearts content! Recommended samples: koipond, fire free, icecream
<br>sandwich WP, Jellybean WP, Fireworks, etc.
<br>#Fingerprint Scan to Unlock
<br>
<br>#Games
<br>Temple Run
<br>Nova 3
<br>Need for speed
<br>Ashphalt
<br>YouNinja
<br>Fruit Ninja
<br>Tetris
<br>Sims 3
<br>#Apps
<br>Fat Booth
<br>Zombie Booth
<br>Ghost Booth
<br>Flaslight
<br>Dictionary
<br>Thesaurus
<br>Adobe Viewer
<br>Flipboard"
<br>
<br>"Still not getting my Google services to work; local, places,
<br>navigation, play store, maps and also not able to set-up my Google
<br>account as it takes forever to sign in but doesn't. Plus, now my
<br>Samsung Account is also not setting up and no matter how many times a
<br>day I try to set-up my Samsung account, it keeps on saying a "Samsung
<br>account update" available. I do that as well but no progress"
<br>
<br>"If you can handle size of NoteII, then its the best most advanced
<br>gadgetry (smartfone) available. They have thrown everything at it"
<br>
<br>"Although I find nothing wrong with the photos taken, I can clearly
<br>see a scratch across the back transparent round "lid" of the camera"
<br>
<br>"Had to do a full reset today, could not get any network connection.
<br>Anyhow got home and tried SIM in another fone but for no avail. So it
<br>wasn't SGS3. Cleaned copper SIM contacts and all working again.
<br>Sometimes we dont think of the simpler things and jump straight"
<br>
<br>"SGS3 Marble White version is a "Real Beuty" in term of design"
<br>
<br>"User has to understand that the glass is scratch resistant but not
<br>scratch proof. So its really up to you to use a screen protector"
<br>
<br>"Poor speaker and sunlight legibility. Battery; about 7 hrs of medium
<br>usage. Does look pretty miserable from the back. Not too impressed,
<br>still has some stutters and couple of force closes. Mine's chipped off
<br>top left. Expensive for what it is. S2 is a better choice"
<br>
<br>"Im using the Galaxy S3 since 3 months now and its a really amazing
<br>phone and stands out above all, but occasionally, I have some lags and
<br>the apps force closes. This mostly happens when playing high graphic
<br>games such as FIFA 12 and GTA3 etc. And the RAM is empty most of the
<br>times"
<br>
<br>"My S3 camera fails to function on demand. Seems to be a production
<br>error. All camera functions including keys dont respond. I have gone
<br>to Samsung center and the bill to fix it was half the cost price"
<br>
<br>"I have done everything. Even right now I have plugged it in and it
<br>has charged only 2% in half an hour"
<br>
<br>"Got a 64GB memory card, formatted it on the phone, then tested the
<br>memory card on my PC. At first it couldn't read the card. Installed
<br>the Exfat file system update for Windows and after a reboot, Windows
<br>can read the card. So it must be that Galaxy S3 now supports Exfat
<br>from Microsoft
<br>
<br>"Galaxy S users are still waiting for a working navigation. That would
<br>not be acceptable for most other brands, only Samsung and HTC could
<br>leave a flaw for that long without getting fried by the buyers.
<br>Funniest thing is the original Corby, it still doesnt work, the users
<br>stopped waiting for updates two years ago. Galaxy S will beat it soon.
<br>And now many S owners will tell me that their S had ok navigation, and
<br>I will laugh as much as usual by their fanboy delusions"
<br>
<br>"I dropped my phone from one meter high and the front glass is
<br>completely broken. I was looking for a replacement part and dropped my
<br>phone again and the screen doesnt work anymore. Now I have to replace
<br>the LCD screen, digitizer and the front glass. I have used a lot of
<br>smartphones and this never happened to me. Phone is very very fragile,
<br>I DONT RECOMMEND IT"
<br>
<br>"OneX has the best screen on the market. But I think, overall it's not
<br>better than GS3. It has a inferior camera, weaker battery (and
<br>non-removable too), less-feature UI, better looking interface,
<br>arguably less capable graphics (but better games) and at least on ICS
<br>it's not as smooth as GS3"
<br>
<br>"I have had this phone for over 3 months and never looked back. The
<br>battery has only ever given up on me once and that cause I forgot to
<br>charge at night. The phone is superb, you WILL NOT be disappointed
<br>with the phone or additional SD card slot! Im open to all things but I
<br>have never had NOR WILL EVER have an Iphone. Underpowered, limited
<br>devices by small minded individuals! If u want simple get an iphone,
<br>if u want boring get an iphone if u want FREEDOM get Android!"
<br>
<br>"Rocking Official JB on my White S3 for few days, its simply EPIC! The
<br>changes though not that huge (coz S3 on ICS itself was awesome!) are
<br>still noticeable. I esp. love the pinch- zoom feature for
<br>notifications on the Notification window. All in all, the Beast"
<br>
<br>"For me, screen brightness usually stays below 20%. I find it glaring
<br>anything above that. It's really a personal preference. I'm using
<br>Standard for screen mode. It's cool to see those little thumbnails
<br>moving at the same time. U can try to switch off Screen Rotation if
<br>not needed"
<br>
<br>"Mine is running 15hrs 25min with 37% left. I mainly use it browsing
<br>net through WiFi. Screen brightness at about 10%"
<br>
<br>"Actually, I was pretty sure buying SIM free would get me Jelly Bean
<br>straight off, obviously not. I am Uk by the way so thought it would be
<br>here now.."
<br>
<br>"Use a battery extender thats embedded to a cover, a phone case with a
<br>built-in battery and kick stand. You do not remove the original
<br>battery or its cover"
<br>
<br>"Baseband version' just denotes which region e.g. Europe, Asia, US
<br>etc. you live in"
<br>
<br>"Flashing any of the Galaxy range of phones with Odin is quick and
<br>painless. I've done it so many times, now I can flash a phone in less
<br>than 10 minutes. That's not boasting, I'm just pointing out how quick
<br>and easy it is. I have successfully flashed at least a dozen phones"
<br>
<br>"If you have flashed your phone correctly to the Official Samsung
<br>Firmware on your phone, it is always upgradable"
<br>
<br>"This is going to cause some arguments but its not as fast as iphone
<br>and browser is slow. So had to download Opera mini. Over next week
<br>going to get rid of any apps I never use and tweak settings and
<br>disable email / twitter background refresh"
<br>
<br>"My battery stats are 63% screen, 14% cell standby, Haunted mansion
<br>game 10%, mediaserver 3%, Android system 3%, Android OS 3%, Flashlight
<br>2%, Operamini 2%. Battery today lasted 8hrs and 12 minutes with 2%
<br>left, so decided to kill screen brightness or get big battery"
<br>
<br>"I dont see why I cant enjoy my screen at full blast with its glorious
<br>colours. Oh well cant have it all"
<br>
<br>"Both HTC One X & GS3 are good phones, depends on which one you
<br>prefer. Just don't bother with the LG P880, it's the worst of the 3
<br>quad core phones mentioned here! I've all three of these quad core
<br>phones, the build quality of the One X is best. Call quality & signal
<br>strength so so only. WiFi & Bluetooth connection have some issue with
<br>mine. GS3 very strong reception, overall experience very good, Amoled
<br>screen is very comfortable to the eyes (some people may say IPS HD
<br>screen color more accurate, but who cares? ... when looking at the
<br>screen of a smartphone for a long time, it's most important that your
<br>own eyes feel comfortable; not how bright or accurate the color of the
<br>screen is. Bright screen also hurt your eyes). A phone that you
<br>purchase may come with a lot of issues, while others who purchase the
<br>same model may have no problem at all, so this really depends on your
<br>luck! You should try out both the GS3 & HTC One X before deciding
<br>which one to choose. There's going to be a HTC One X+ coming. BTW, GS3
<br>holds it's value better, not as good as iPhones; but definitely better
<br>than any other phones out there. I'll suggest for you to go for the
<br>GS3"
<br>
<br>"See the micro scratches with all that finger grease on the screen?
<br>Plus the thin plastic screen protector scratches a lot worse than if
<br>the phone had a normal pain of glass for a screen (which it does not).
<br>It also adds additional friction to the touch surface, so your fingers
<br>no longer glide across the screen. Over time they get a tint because
<br>of the UV breakdown of the plastic or maybe it's the adhesive. On some
<br>model phones that tinting messes with the behaviour of the proximity
<br>sensor. What do you think about how it will look like in sunlight?
<br>
<br>"I got rid of this phone after a month. This will be my first and the
<br>last time I buy a Samsung phone. I got myself an iphone 5 and I'm
<br>loving it"
<br>
<br>"The New Rivals HTC One X+ AND HTC J Butterfly just pay some visit and
<br>tell me what do you think. We generally don't admire or idolize a
<br>phone on paper performance but on actual performance, so HTC has
<br>proven to be the best in the last decade and so. HTC remains to be the
<br>King of Smartphones AND Iphone the queen of Smartphone AND Samsung the
<br>personal assistant for both the KING & the QUEEN. Lastly, Nokia is the
<br>security man in the Royal House/Palace. Who can beat HTC? let's be
<br>honest once in our lives"
<br>
<br>"I have used both phones, Galaxy S3 and HTC One X. Personally, I
<br>prefer One X to Galaxy S3 regarding battery performance. However,
<br>according to their used phone market price, Galaxy S3 is far more
<br>expensive than HTC One even though One X released just 2 months
<br>earlier"
<br>
<br>"When I installed my first Rom and the camera stopped working, I put
<br>back on an unlocked ISC. They did say it would be needed if you were
<br>planning to upgrade to JB. I SEE now that it is true. Before you
<br>start, make sure that your S3 is in 'debug mode'. Goto:
<br>Settings/Developer options/USB debugging and tick the box ON"
<br>
<br>"I know you've flashed your phone before so you shouldn't have any
<br>problems doing it, but remember to flush the Cache out after flashing.
<br>1)Power off your SGS3 I9300 completely. (I always remove the battery,
<br>wait 30 seconds, and reinsert).
<br>2)Press 'Home' + 'Volume Up' + 'Power' buttons and when the screen
<br>switches ON release the buttons.
<br>3)When the main Recovery menu appears, you should select 'wipe data /
<br>factory reset' with the Volume up/down keys and confirm with the Power
<br>or Home button.
<br>4)Now select 'reboot system now' and wait for the phone to boot normally"
<br>
<br>"Download Easytether app fromgoogle play and install it. Connect ur
<br>phone with datacable with lappi or PC and you get GPRS in ur PC or
<br>lappi through your S3 or any andriod device"
<br>
<br>"I have never used an Android device before, I'm using a blackberry
<br>curve 9300 and I can't wait to change my phone. I want to get an
<br>Android phone. Tried Nokia, its boring. BB is just too slow and its a
<br>pain in the ass with all its hanging and crashing etc. I need
<br>something more complicated and 'fun to have'-I need Andro:D. I have
<br>read almost all the user reviews of SGS3 and I must say of course
<br>there would be haters, but SGS3 is the way to go"
<br>
<br>"Screen went on black. I have pebble blue S3 GT-I9300. Closes when
<br>unlocking the screen, answering an incoming call or attempting to turn
<br>off an alarm"
<br>
<br>"The Sprint versions of S3 dont work in India. Only the AT&T version will work"
<br>
<br>"Mine blacks out after unlocking the screen, then it goes black and
<br>screen becomes unresponsive. It happens intermittently and even after
<br>3 times of reprogramming done by the head technic"
<br>
<br>"I've flashed the International ROM back onto my phone for now. My
<br>poor phone is getting a different ROM on it every other day. It's
<br>wondering what's going on!"
<br>
<br>"Jelly Beans update now in Europe"
<br>
<br>"I have updated my S3 to JB but the problem is I could not find the
<br>voice command control. Before it was on language and input, now its
<br>gone. Does anyone know where I could find it. I love to take picture
<br>using this voice command"
<br>
<br>"You wont get carrier ROM updates if you no longer have the carrier
<br>ROM. But if you have a ROM that can be updated by Kies you will get
<br>updates, but it will be for what ever region ROM you have on which is
<br>better than no updates at all"
<br>
<br>"You have to charge it till the LED turn from orange to green when the
<br>screen is off. Charging from a USB port on a PC could take up to
<br>4hours for a dead battery on a low powered port"
<br>
<br>"Use Odin3 and put on jelly bean. When it officially comes out for
<br>your phone, use kies to restore your phone"
<br>
<br>"I always go for Mugen batteries, they are very well finished and good
<br>quality. However the 4600mAh one is 55 GBP and so sought after its
<br>still out of stock. Still its not bad price for its gauranteed quality
<br>and new back door. My last 7 Mugens shipped direct from Hong Kong"
<br>
<br>"I have been using iPhone 4S for 10 months. What I have learnt from my
<br>experience is that iPhone is not just about what things you can do
<br>with it, but how you do it. Other phones might have 100s of features
<br>which are not there in iPhone. Some might be useful of them but most
<br>are implemented just for the sake of differentiating from iPhone. They
<br>are seldom useful. On the other hand loads of features that iPhone
<br>have are much much better implemented on it. Just a bigger screen does
<br>not makes a phone hugely advanced than a smaller screen phone"
<br>
<br>"Price of iphone 5, its not an issue, not many iphone 5 buyers pay
<br>their phone straight up, its by far most sold on contract. A lot of
<br>iphone users have below average personal economy, meaning they cant
<br>afford a high end phone but they want it for bragging rights, so they
<br>commit themselves to 24 months contracts with the service provider.
<br>Yes also other phones are sold on contract but for iphone5 the numbers
<br>are remarkably high"
<br>
<br>"If you face WiFi issues try this:
<br>1. Open up the Galaxy S3 phone dialer
<br>2. Then dial *#0011#
<br>3. Look for the "ServiceMode" screen and press the left menu button
<br>4. Select "WiFi"
<br>5. You should see that the "WiFi Power Save Mode" button is "ON" - now
<br>put it on "OFF"
<br>6. Your done! Just exit the menu, switch off your WiFi, then switch it
<br>back on again. If your router details are saved and automatically
<br>connects, get your Galaxy S3 to forget or delete the network
<br>information. Then reconnect, putting in all the required information"
<br>
<br>"It's not that simple. If you 'clear all application' after boot
<br>(restart or anything like that) you'll get around 430-510mb. But like
<br>other Android phones, it's getting larger from time to time, after a
<br>day the total available memory that you can access is probably only
<br>180MB or below, which is very very meager. As a result, it kills it's
<br>launcher even when you do a very basic task like messaging for about
<br>1-2 minutes, open fb, etc"
<br>
<br>"I got my Red SGS3 on 18/10. Flashed it with the International ROM
<br>(I9300XXDLIB) on the first day. Then found I9300XXDLJ1 UK ROM
<br>yesterday and flashed that onto it, but found out that the UK ROM is
<br>the 3 network ROM with their software on it (and it shows the 3 logo
<br>when you boot it), so I flashed it a 3rd time back to the
<br>International ROM. Poor old phone's had 3 flashes for three days"
<br>
<br>"LTE availability depends on your operators allocated frequency band.
<br>If they use the frequency band that is not compatible with your phone
<br>(not limited to Samsung S3) it would render your phone useless. The
<br>frequency band range in Asia would be 1800MHz to 2600MHz. Some phone
<br>could operate in 1800MHz band for LTE (a.k.a LTE1800) and some operate
<br>on 2100MHz band and so on, thus called regional. Some phones have TRI
<br>or QUAD band, meaning they could operate on most bands. So, you need
<br>to check if your operator operate in the same band as your phone"
<br>
<br>"Login to Dropbox. Click on "Get free space!" link. I think as soon as
<br>you're logged in to your Dropbox account, there are some steps to
<br>follow to claim the remaining 48GB of Dropbox storage size. Complete
<br>the steps as required and you'll get your free space after. I have
<br>tried it myself"
<br>
<br>"Task Killer maybe the last app u wanna install. Android is smart
<br>enough to manage its memory for apps. Check what apps are hogging the
<br>memory first, if u don't need, uninstall it"
<br>
<br>"Damn, such a shame, I spent 650O on a phone and its lagging like
<br>shit, WTF? And I am not the first one, once I got back to the shop,
<br>they told me I was the 450 person who had the same problem and worst I
<br>have to wait 3-6 weeks before I have my phone back! Thnx samsung,
<br>b*********"
<br>
<br>"When I flashed my first Galaxy, a i9000, I set up Odin, loaded the
<br>files, connected my phone and had my mouse pointer over 'Start' for
<br>about 5 minutes before I had the courage to begin the flashing. Now
<br>I've done that so many times that I can do it even my eyes closed"
<br>
<br>"I have just listened to an hour of drum and bass using my Soundmagic
<br>E10's. The SGS2 cant cope with low bass without crippling the volume
<br>and sounding muddy. The SGS3 just plays it full whack no problems. My
<br>ears are numb now. My Senheiser CX300 was good but CX300 II's bass was
<br>light so went on Amazon and upgrading from CX300. Going for Soundmagic
<br>E10...The DR DRE's are bit expensive for me"
<br>
<br>"I found out how to restore your service provider's ROM using Kies if
<br>you were trying the JB ROMs and wanna go back
<br>
<br>1. Disconnect your phone from the PC and remove the battery
<br>2. Start Kies
<br>3. Go to tools> firmware upgrade and Initialisation
<br>4. Put in your model name (see sticker in battery compartment). It is
<br>case sensitive
<br>5. When ask put in your s/n (see sticker in battery compartment), it
<br>is case sensitive. Then you should see the ROM info
<br>6. Return the battery to the phone and start it in restore mode.
<br>7. Connect it to your PC and follow PC instructions. Good luck"
<br>
<br>"Using kies in my desktop Windows Vista. One hour before it was
<br>running smoothly until a new version arrived, of course I updated my
<br>kies into version 2.5.0.129427. The problem is when I start running
<br>the application an error occures saying kiesPDLR has stopped
<br>responding. Now I dont know what to do and until now I am waiting for
<br>this jellybean update. I have a baseband version I9300XXLE8 and a
<br>build number IMM76D.I9300XXALE9"
<br>
<br>"I am a vista user that got the latest Kies update and its
<br>problematic. It's being caused by the program wanting administrative
<br>rights and having it blocked. The fix is easy
<br>
<br>1.Go to the start menu and un- install kies from "all programs"
<br>2.Download the new windows version from the Samsung web site and do a
<br>clean install. Problem's solved"
<br>
<br>"The black lines apparently have something to do with auto brightness.
<br>Turn it off and see if it makes a diff"
<br>
<br>"I flashed my phone with I9300XXDLI8 two days ago. I did it in 3m 40s,
<br>see if you can beat it"
<br>
<br>"To do a HTML5 test, from the built in browser go to
<br><a href="http://www.html5test.com">www.html5test.com</a>. It should be around 412 in S3"
<br>
<br>"Does anyone notice the screen of the Samsung Galaxy S3 having black
<br>dots and lines (2 lines at right down side of screen) on the screen
<br>when you are in a very dark room and your screen is pitch black? Got a
<br>replacement but the replaceement also had the same problem"
<br>
<br>"Android does not have more malware than iOS or WP8! Having the same
<br>kernel as Windows 8 could be a big virus and malware-problem for Lumia
<br>920! Lumia 920 is a bulky plastic brick, 185 g is more than Note II
<br>and even more than HTC Desire Z that is made of metal and has a full
<br>slide-out keyboard! Lumia 920 does not have a FM- radio and can not
<br>play Adobe Flash 11 in the browser and Metro-UI is really ugly (but if
<br>you like the Metro-UI you can install a launcher on any Android to
<br>make it look and feel as WP8, but you can not install any different
<br>launcher on WP8)! I can have more than 30 apps and games open on my S3
<br>with no lag at all!"
<br>
<br>"To prevent the browser from opening last viewed page when opening it
<br>again, clear cache, press Menu -> Press on top right of the browser ->
<br>Press (-) to close current page"
<br>
<br>"Here in Shanghai iPhone sells for 7,500.00 RMB and Galaxy for
<br>3,300.00 RMB. And screen size is incomparable; I can actually watch
<br>videos on that thing. You may argue that I can do the same on iPhone,
<br>but I would have to use big magnifying glass. In expert comparison
<br>they are about the same, what have swayed me was the quality and
<br>screen size."
<br>
<br>"My Polaris Office 4.0 no longer works now that I have updated to
<br>jellybean. What app should I use now to edit Microsoft Office files?
<br>.docx in particular"
<br>
<br>"In the first 10 days of charging the battery gonna feel discharging
<br>fast, mine after 10 days or 12 got better and better. I use ipad2 and
<br>the S3. The S3 browser is way faster. Another thing is its a big
<br>display, 4.8". If you gonna use it at 100% full brightness, sure it
<br>will consume more battery. From my extensive experience with Androids,
<br>I can say, what kills the battery most is the high brightness and
<br>mobile data kept constantly on. I solved it by using a car charger and
<br>while in work connecting via USB to charge to my laptop. Thats how I
<br>always have good battery backup. Also I tried html5test from the
<br>browser and it was about 412, exceeds even the desktop browsers. The
<br>bad thing is in gaming. Playing the new Need for Speed Asphalt7, it
<br>lasts only 6hours"
<br>
<br>"Pebble Blue is a beauty, but I really like the Garnet Red. It's a
<br>shame that it is a CPW exclusive. It costs e519+ e10 top up.
<br>Ridiculous price when Asda are selling the Blue and White at e399"
<br>
<br>"I bought my Galaxy S3 from Dubai shop, model; GT9300, base band
<br>model; I9300XXLFB, Build number; IMM76D.I9300XXBLFB. Can someone
<br>please tell me which country it was destinate for and if locked or
<br>unlocked?"
<br>
<br>"I am using my nokia 808 pureview charger, its 1.4A faster than the 1A
<br>charger that comes with the S3"
<br>
<br>"16GB GN II Indian version directly comes up with jelly bean on. So,
<br>need not worry about JB, if you re purchasing it from India"
<br>
<br>"You might get more money back when you sell iPhone but the S3 is
<br>still cheaper and a 64gb iPhone costs over e200 more than a 16gb S3
<br>with 64gb memory card"
<br>
<br>"You paying a Hell of a lot more for Apps and features on iPhone, so
<br>overall it could easily cost more than three times as much to run an
<br>iPhone than an S3"
<br>
<br>"I am from Romania. I had Galaxy S. That was limited to Gingerbread. I
<br>rooted it and put on it a custom Jelly Bean because Samsung thought
<br>that their 2 years old former star couldn't handle ICS or JB. That
<br>didn't bother me that much. Altough there were a lot of other similar
<br>phones from other brands that got ICS update. Even that tiny Xperia
<br>x10 mini. I felt terribly sick. So I sold the S1 last week and the
<br>next day I bought the S3 on subscription from Orange. Now, I am in the
<br>same situation as you are. Last weekend Vodafone Romania was the first
<br>operator in my country to get JB update for S3. Today it was released
<br>for S3 from Cosmote operator. Orange will be the last operator here in
<br>Romania to receive the JB update sometime next week. Now, should I say
<br>that Samsung is not being loyal to me though I paid a lot for my S3?
<br>Should I buy a shitty iphone instead? As someone said before, Apple
<br>has 4 models to update, while the Galaxy family ishuge...I will be
<br>patient, I love my phone even if I have my own frustrations"
<br>
<br>"I reached the decision today that I can no longer remain loyal to
<br>Samsung. Regular readers here will know that I have always loved
<br>everything Samsung but that is no longer the case. Why? Because
<br>Samsung has not been loyal to me. I am talking about the Jelly Bean
<br>update. Here in the Uk, O2 has had the update for 2 days now, Vodafone
<br>is getting it now, but T-Mobile and Orange haven't got it. Some of you
<br>will comment that it is because different carriers insist on their own
<br>version of the Firmware, but what irks me is that users with unbranded
<br>phones won't be getting the update until November, despite the fact
<br>that the International version was released weeks ago. I know that
<br>because I flashed myphone as soon as the ROM appeared on the Internet;
<br>it has the English UK language on it, and it works perfectly. That
<br>being the case, then it should have been released in the UK at the
<br>same time. Well, in that case I will be looking elsewhere in the
<br>future for my next phone. If that is what Samsung thinks of it's loyal
<br>customers then they don't deserve my loyalty to them"
<br>
<br>"I think screen protectors are a rip off. But the rest of the phone is
<br>"gorilla nothing". So invest in a gel case. Protect against shock
<br>damage that can damage internal parts. Battery covers scratch easy as
<br>well Screen protectors are really for brush scratching not really
<br>going to help for the damage that could be caused by dropping"
<br>
<br>"This is fake, he is a fraudster, will ask you to pay via Western
<br>Union to someone in Istanbull/ Nigeria and you will never receive your
<br>phone. So dont go for any deals with this and never pay via Western
<br>Union to any unknown dealer. Its a fake site"
<br>
<br>"OCS is better as JB doesn't support JavaScript anymore and not
<br>everything had been converted to HTML5 yet"
<br>
<br>"I have bought S3 yesterday. I made Dropbox account from that but its
<br>only 2GB. How can I upgrade it to 50? It is mentioned in specification
<br>as 50GB Dropbox for 2 years"
<br>
<br>"Why worry about battery when we can buy as many batteries as we want?
<br>Hey, we are not talking about iphone here"
<br>
<br>"Working on a docx today on pc tapped on "save as" to save it to my
<br>phone which was connected. And it was not in the list. Things like
<br>that I miss. This phone has a media mode, camera mode but no true
<br>flash drive mode. So I can't save from within programs or my web
<br>browser on the pc, straight to the phone. Little things like that
<br>suck. I'm not going to say don't buy this phone because it doesnt have
<br>it. It just sucks that it is missing"
<br>
<br>"It's impossible to move Apps to external SD because Samsung changed
<br>the way external memory gets mounted. So it is now recognised as
<br>separate memory and not as just a partition of the internal memory
<br>like every other Android does. So the only way is to install App
<br>called Directory Bind and that lets you move any folder to external"
<br>
<br>"Normally how much does this fone takes to get fully charged if the
<br>battery is at 10%? My S3 is taking 5 hours to get fully charged. I
<br>dont know what has happened now. Earlier it used to get fully charged
<br>in less time"
<br>
<br>"The area where battery and SIM card are placed gets heated very fast
<br>during playing games"
<br>
<br>"I can't get into the Google Play store. I even tried with my friend's
<br>Huawei8825, but it was also fruitless. I don't know why, maybe they
<br>block the store especially for Myanmar? Most of the people here cannot
<br>get in too"
<br>
<br>"Phone was working just fine, till yesterday. The WiFi stopped working
<br>and says obtaining IP address and nothing happens. I've tried every
<br>possible solution I found on the internet, still not fixed! I dont
<br>know what to do!! Restarting the wifi router always worked before but
<br>not now"
<br>
<br>"The competition today on smartphones is not about the physical look
<br>or design and not also the hardware, size of the RAM or Memory your
<br>phone has. It's all about the manufacturer/maker of this smartphone on
<br>how they can sustain and support the software. Upgrading of software
<br>and updating the device with bug or else to improve each smartphone we
<br>have"
<br>
<br>"Jellybean ups UI framerate to 60FPS. FPS is important for smoothness
<br>and smoothness means no lag"
<br>
<br>"My S3 is showing some bugs and lags. I do not know why this happens.
<br>It suddenly comes to home screen when I touch or enter into any
<br>application. I also had Avast anti virus protector. The mobile does
<br>not have the fluidity. Why does it occur?"
<br>
<br>"Where is the jelly bean update? I bought this phone for jelly bean
<br>and I dont like ice cream, makes my brain freeze"
<br>
<br>"Screen protector is - for sure - useful, the only drawback I noticed
<br>is the less sensitive response of the screen with the screen protector
<br>(referring to the GS3 only - it's not the same case with all other
<br>touch screen phones)"
<br>
<br>"Had my S3 for two weeks. Battery needs charging twice a day. The
<br>seller told that phone lasts a day. Mine lasts 12 with virtually
<br>everyting turned off. WORST phone I've ever had"
<br>
<br>"I've just bought myself a white GS3 and recently noticed that if I
<br>play sounds from any source (YouTube, Video Player, Music Player,
<br>ringtone etc), on near maximum volume, the sound on the loudspeaker
<br>becomes a bit distorted, muffled. It plays fine on low volumes. I
<br>wonder if it was the way the metal plate grill on the loudspeaker was
<br>designed. How it has a lot of small holes on it and perhaps these
<br>limit the amount of noise coming out from it"
<br>
<br>"Still not getting my Google services to work (local, places,
<br>navigation, play store, maps and also not able to set-up my Google
<br>account as it takes forever to sign in but doesn't. Plus, now my
<br>Samsung Account is also not setting up and nomatter how many times a
<br>day I try to set-up my Samsung account, it keeps on saying a "Samsung
<br>account update" available. I do that as well but no progress"
<br>
<br>"One of my favourite features of the Galaxy S3 is the new and improved
<br>lock screen. With the latest version of TouchWiz, Samsung has not only
<br>included some key shortcut spots on the lock screen, they have also
<br>given you the ability to customize them and add your own selection of
<br>app shortcuts"
<br>
<br>"I previously had HTC SENSATION XE, so my Gmail ID was registered with
<br>it. Now I bought a S3. So how can I change Phone from my Gmail ID
<br>settings? When I go to <a href="http://play.google.com">play.google.com</a> it says I have HTC SENSATION XE
<br>(actually free 48GB Dropbox is also activated in the same ID. So I
<br>want to use same for S3"
<br>
<br>"S3 is great, the only complain from me is the 1GB RAM. Its
<br>insufficient. And that could be the same case with One X+. However,
<br>One X+ is using a DDR3 RAM clocked at 1.6ghz which is superior than
<br>the One on the S3, but the amount of memory is still the same. Lumia
<br>920 is a great smartphone as well but it's likely to be released with
<br>a higher price point than the One X+, and just remind you that the
<br>apps on WMP isn't as great as on the Play Store or App Store, both in
<br>quantity and quality (or at least until now, but I believe it's
<br>growing very rapidly). You might want to check out Galaxy Note 2 as
<br>well as an alternative"
<br>
<br>"I was so excited after much research and the commercials to get this
<br>phone. But after I got it, I was extremely unsatisfied. Almost
<br>instantly, in less then 12 hrs the so called "gorilla glass had cracks
<br>all over it and I never dropped it, just had it either on the counter
<br>or in my pocket. The promises of being about to share data is nothing
<br>more then sharing on google+ and anyone with or without this phone can
<br>do that. The volume on this phone and the vibration are so light that
<br>I missed all my calls and texts for the day. Matter of fact, if I
<br>didn't have my old phone I wouldn't have even known that I had text
<br>messages. Sadden by this cheap phone, very disposible. I will be
<br>returning it after less then 30 hrs with it. I am actually excited to
<br>go back to my old old phone"
<br>
<br>"Gorilla glass-2 is 20 times stronger than former gorilla glass.
<br>Resistant to all forces either scratches, bending, explosive shocks or
<br>liner force apply at 20,000+ mt/s. Yet, it's not resistant against
<br>strong direct compression force and is still brittles as glass"
<br>
<br>"You obviously installed a beta JB off a website and now the camera
<br>isn't working. Just wait a couple weeks for the official jellybean
<br>update. Pretty sure the Cam will still be working just fine"
<br>
<br>"My friend just got the contract iphone5 and tried to show off to
<br>me...lesser than a minute holding iphone5 in my hand, I have to give
<br>back to my friend and I'm glade that I have SGS3!"
<br>
<br>"On my rooted S3 I use "GLtoSd" to move gamedata and appdata to my
<br>external 64GB sd-card! But only version 1.9.3 of "GLtoSD" can do this,
<br>no later/newer releases of that app can do this, and the external
<br>sd-card must be FAT32, not EXFAT"
<br>
<br>"Whenever I open security in settings and tap on the owner
<br>information, after few seconds the screen will display "Unfortunately,
<br>settings has stopped". I started noticing this of late. Pls has anyone
<br>noticed this?"
<br>
<br>"My neighbour purchased a Garnet Red S3 a couple of days ago (lovely
<br>colour, I might dump my blue one and get the same colour). I flashed
<br>JB on it for him. Because I already have the file on my PC, it only
<br>took 5 minutes. He was amazed at how easy it was (and was delighted at
<br>how fast it is now). Just keep waiting, it's well worth it. JB is
<br>amazing"
<br>
<br>"I got S3 two weeks ago and since then I have returned two phones and
<br>waiting for a third one. The camera was not functioning well"
<br>
<br>"Each LTE mobile operator (or service provider) has their own
<br>frequency band to operate. For example Frequency band range in Asia
<br>would be 1800MHz, 2100MHz, 2600MHz. Altho' Japan use JP2500 (TDD)
<br>,1700MHz, 2100MHz for unexplainable reason. Frequency band range in
<br>Europe would be 800MHz,1800MHz, 2100MHz, 2600MHz. In N.America they
<br>use US700, AWS, 850MHz,1900MHz and so on and on.... Thus the LTE
<br>(regional)"
<br>
<br>"All samsung Amoled has done badly in their tests, plus that even S3
<br>owners admit now that S3 is poor in sunlight. Note II vs original Note
<br>has proven that Pentile is far more inferior on HD displays than we
<br>previously thought. So my suggestion is... ..Samsung can have their
<br>flagships available in both AMOLED for the cartoon color lovers, and
<br>then provide S-LCD or IPS for the rest of us"
<br>
<br>"I just got the Samsung GS3 and its simply an awesome phone. The
<br>pictures are stunning clear. There is so much ease of connectivity
<br>with everything including Bluetooth keyboard, synchronisation and
<br>putting music in the phone"
<br>
<br>"I think I should still go for theiphone 5 that is more consistant
<br>with its unbiased roll out of updates. With each IOS update, the older
<br>iphone's performance seem to be noticeably slower. Anyway. A good
<br>phone with great features like SGS3 do not really need OS updates
<br>anymore especially to me since I change new phone every 21 months when
<br>my contract ends"
<br>
<br>"It was a big downer to find out that the LG Optimus G doesnt have a
<br>card slot, the S3 now stands out as the far more COMPLETE phone. IF we
<br>accept the darker pentile displays. I am aware that Galaxy S4 will
<br>likely not have pentile, rather it will use the new matrix from Note
<br>II, but that doesnt solve the brightness and color calibration
<br>shortcomings. So 2 flagships is what I hope for"
<br>
<br>"Phone was working just fine, till yesterday. WiFi stopped working and
<br>says obtaining IP address and nothing happens. I've tried every
<br>possible solution found on the internet, still not fixed! idk what to
<br>do!"
<br>
<br>"I have gone through the trouble of downloading Kies (77.4 Mb). Just
<br>to connect my phone to a PC. That's disgraceful. No wonder, real power
<br>users avoid it. Onto an old laptop I don't use anymore. (I'm not
<br>ruining my PC with that Bloatware). Anyway, when I connected my phone
<br>to Kies I get the following.... This is the latest firmware and
<br>underneath it shows: Current firmware version
<br>PDA:LIB/PHONE:LIB/CSC:LI1 (XEO) Latest firmware edition PDA:LIB/
<br>PHONE:LIB/CSC:LI1 (XEO) It doesn't say anything about 'no longer able
<br>to update using kies"
<br>
<br>"Flashing any of the Galaxy range of phones with Odin is quick and
<br>painless. I've done it so many times now I can flash a phone in less
<br>than 10 minutes. That's not boasting, I'm just pointing out how quick
<br>and easy it is. I have successfully flashed at least a dozen phones,
<br>(i9000 and i9300), without any problems"
<br>
<br>"A friend got this phone from a carrier (they're raping us here, $500
<br>US difference for a $ 50 a month plan!). I have small hands (my hands
<br>from middle finger to wrist fit in a computer keyboard) and yet I am
<br>able to hold it perfectly and reach all buttons and one handed use
<br>felt fine. This phone looks smaller than it is. It fits in my pocket
<br>too! No bulge either (thin). Screen is great, no probs there. Felt
<br>lighter than it looks. Feels good, like a wide slab and weight all
<br>distibuted nicely. Great audio output on my solo beats headphones and
<br>fast web browsing, He didnt have any HD games so I didnt try that. I
<br>highly reccomend this phone! Im buying an unlocked white 32GB off ebay
<br>and a spare battery to go with it. By the way, N8 user Audio is top
<br>dog using Wolfson DAC"
<br>
<br>"Quadrant with power save on, maximum FPS 40 but with it turned off,
<br>it hits 70 FPS. Almost a double performance"
<br>
<br>"I think my brain is not engaged and still cant keep pace with the
<br>speed of Android. Guess what? If you go to settings and scroll to
<br>power saving, well I have had that switched ON. If you actually tap on
<br>the setting it brings up a list of the power saver settings, I did not
<br>know you could tap on these settings. It just looks like you switcH it
<br>ON/OFF. This should be made more clearer.. I switched it off and ran
<br>Quadrant and got up to 70 FPS. If you want your device at full power
<br>stuff that setting cripples your device. Thats more like it back up to
<br>speed now. The thing is fair enough it saves battery but no need to
<br>cripple the device that defeats the object of a powerfull smartfone in
<br>the first place"Samila Kosalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822605438370665791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606390403819013438.post-48474350127843841702012-10-17T11:16:00.001-07:002012-10-17T19:44:05.085-07:00Samsung Galaxy S3 vs iphone 5 - What users say"The remote wipe flaw found in Samsung devices apparently can wipe out
<br>any Android device and also black out the SIM card. On WP8 or iOS this
<br>would be solved by an update. However on Android, it goes to
<br>manufacturers. Samsung have sent an update, but others have not,
<br>leaving a very long lag between vulnerabilities and the software patch
<br>coming in time"
<br>
<br>"Any body got iphone scratched edition lol I have one"
<br>
<br>"Played with the actual phone at the Apple training. Looks just like
<br>the iphone 4/4s but slightly taller. With IOS6 on the older phones. I
<br>dont see how this phone is so amazing.....! I really dont. How ever it
<br>is a money maker for our business due to all the apple fans. But if
<br>people ask me for my recommendation, it is going to be the S3. Hands
<br>down"
<br>
<br>"This phone is NOT winter resistant. Nor it's water, dust or shock
<br>proof. I bet using iPhone in extreme winter temperature where the
<br>needle drops to -30 degrees, will be awful since it is made of
<br>aluminum. You may not even hold it unless you wrap it in rubberized
<br>housing. Aluminum absorbs the cold and it shrinks. I wonder what will
<br>happen if it gets frozen. Putting it back to warmer environment
<br>produces condensation because humidity sticks to metal and might
<br>affect internal parts. Polycarbonate and kevlar phones are still
<br>better"
<br>
<br>"$200 for the 16GB Black or White, but you have to sign a two year
<br>contract with a carrier. Its the same price for most new smartphones"
<br>
<br>"In the US we pay a lot just for cellular service, around $80 a month
<br>for voice/limited data /text/email etc"
<br>
<br>"iPhone 5 is already outdated. Making an iPhone5 costs only $ 260, so
<br>why the hell should it be sold at $1200? I have purchased/used 3
<br>Iphones (3g/3gs/iph4) and thrashed after switching to Android like HTC
<br>Amaze, SGS2 and now SGS3. Apple has nothing to convince people to buy
<br>iphone 5, increasing length and using nano SIM is simply not enough to
<br>attract, in reality apple offers same user experience ,
<br>indistinguishable menu's and icons from 3g to iphnoe5, non expandable
<br>memory, total reliance on itunes, no mass storage as always, I can
<br>afford this master piece of apple but don't have single rational
<br>reason to buy it."
<br>
<br>"Very disappointed after updated to ios6. Any way to downgrade IOS5?"
<br>
<br>"Why my iphone5 got so many problems? Weak signal ,drop call and worst
<br>battery life - surf internet only 4-5 hrs the most. Is my set faulty?
<br>I barely got it a week ago"
<br>
<br>"Some love Apples and some love Oranges"
<br>
<br>"You gotta admit that the Note 2 and even the S3 has a greater
<br>processing power than the iphone 5 and it also supports Flashplayer
<br>which will greatly increase your web browsing experience and further
<br>enhance the versitility of your phone which the iphone 5 does'nt
<br>support. So why buy an iphone 5? For me iphone 5 is just a piece of
<br>crap"
<br>
<br>"Whatever iPhones are made of, they must be doing some things right.
<br>Some guy dropped his iPhone in a lake, found it 6 moths later and it
<br>still works! I'm guessing iPhones are either made of Amazinginium or
<br>Polyfantasticarbonate"
<br>
<br>"Actually its made of that rare Apple patented metal called
<br>Jobzniakium which has a special property of absorbing all money it
<br>comes into contact with"
<br>
<br>"All they've really done is keep smoothing the edges of a 6 year old
<br>operating system"
<br>
<br>"A perfect phone"
<br>
<br>"Everyone wants iPhone for simplicity and these NFC tags do exactly
<br>that. I just put the tag on the car holder and I have it setup so as
<br>soon as you put it in, it automatically starts up Google Maps and I
<br>have another on my car keys to start up Bluetooth so it connects to my
<br>headset with nothing more than waving my phone past it. So I'd
<br>seriously start bugging Apple to get this included in the next iPhone"
<br>
<br>"I bought Sony Xperia P last week (30,000PKR i.e appx 320USD), its a
<br>very good phone, but I would still say that iphone is the best. I
<br>hated iphone last year, but now think its spotless. I dont need a map
<br>to find my way round UK for gods sake its well signposted. In seconds
<br>I can be watching TV then putting in calender entry then setting alarm
<br>with NO stress lag or crash or force close over and over again with 64
<br>apps open. Try and crash an iphone, push it over and over again and it
<br>just keeps doing it with no lag or crash"
<br>
<br>"Every iOS device I've worked with and the ones I own, have completely
<br>frozen on me, because of an app crash. The only thing that makes iOS a
<br>better experience when it does completely lock up, is that it reboots
<br>way faster; at least faster than my Android devices"
<br>
<br>"With my Android devices, none of them have been disabled by an OS
<br>update. My iPad was thrown into recovery mode and nothing I tried -
<br>I've been an Apple developer since 2005 and happy Mac guy since the
<br>System 7 days - on my Macs here, could get it out of it. It wasn't
<br>until Apple's next update that I was able to get it working again"
<br>
<br>"The iphone is an object of lust and the IOS just backs that up with
<br>flawless operation. Thats what so good about iPhone"
<br>
<br>"Wait for the 128GB version"
<br>
<br>"Fact is, when an app crashes, if its Android, it wouldn't crash the
<br>phone. The OS prompts you that the app crashes and asks you to force
<br>close it or send a report"
<br>
<br>"iphone 5 sucks in storage. It is going to become something like Nokia
<br>because it relies on its logo, not its technology"
<br>
<br>"In Android, the app doesnt have access to the lower level of the OS,
<br>it is executed from a VM called Dalvik VM. Though there will be little
<br>chance that might crash the whole phone together, its probably 5% of
<br>the time or even less"
<br>
<br>"It's not the app that crashes. Close running apps, it automatically
<br>frees resources. Then launch your app and it will be stable"
<br>
<br>"OH wow! Face call over 3G? Wake up! We are in 2012 not in 2000 when
<br>video calls were already old. What is next MMS?"
<br>
<br>"I am going to spend $1800 for a remote control looking phone. By the
<br>way, do I get a TV with it? for that price I should"
<br>
<br>"I thought about apple the same before I got my hands on HTC one X, my
<br>friend had one of those. All I had was an Ipad 3 that time. I tried so
<br>hard to win the comparison we did between these 2 items. He was able
<br>to beat me easily. Believe me apple is a great brand for easy use
<br>(elders and old people) but 4 us (young generations) Android items are
<br>the best"
<br>
<br>"My son is well pleased with his iphone5. Fast, great graphics, some
<br>of the apps have updated to IOS6 already and camera is better than 4s,
<br>SIM smaller as now its a namo sim but free from service provider,
<br>overall so far so good"
<br>
<br>"Apple maps auto-cache actually saves double the data of Google maps
<br>offline mode"
<br>
<br>"The app approval process is easier for Android. Developers issue more
<br>updates (with bug fixes) more quickly on the Android platform"
<br>
<br>"When I used Android and it crashed, it CRASHED - the phone froze on
<br>whatever screen and became a ligthed paperweight until I pulled the
<br>battery and started over. When my iPhone crashes, the only thing that
<br>happens is that the app I was using closes suddenly, and that's it. I
<br>won't argue that iOS crashes more often, but with iOS its much less
<br>tiresome and annoying, because while an occasional app may crash, the
<br>phone never does, while android does that quite often"
<br>
<br>"My Nexus One and Asus Transformer (Android tablets) are more stable
<br>on average than my iPod Touch and iPad, or any model of iPhone I'v
<br>used for development for that matter. But having said that, there are
<br>some really bad Android phones out there that will make all iOS
<br>devices look like good; but all consumers should do their research
<br>before buying"
<br>
<br>"Once you go with Apple, it's hard to turn back"
<br>
<br>"Converted from Windows XP to Mac OS X 2 years ago. Now I am reluctant
<br>to switch back to windows. Why? OS X is simpler and easier to use
<br>(after you know how to use OS X) But that does not mean that OS X is
<br>the best OS. I think windows is still the best"
<br>
<br>"This reminds me the antenna issue with iPhone 4. Apple executives
<br>holding different Samsung / Nokia phones in different ways and were
<br>telling people, 'see all phones drop signals, its normal', hahaha...
<br>if it was normal, why did they add dual antenna in 4S?"
<br>
<br>"Two of my friends bought iPhone 5 and both had to visit the iStore
<br>twice to replace their handsets"
<br>
<br>"I bought an OPPO finder last week in China (black color), and found
<br>that the phone is not bad (for half the price of my iPhone 5). Comes
<br>with Android 4.0 and amazingly thin. Build quality on par with iPhone
<br>5 (both made in China). OPPO finder feel real nice in the hand and the
<br>size is about perfect, my iPhone 5 screen size is still a little too
<br>small in real life usage"
<br>
<br>"How can dual core with a very high price compete a quad core for half
<br>the price? Apple is so expensive. You can even buy an hectare of
<br>property in our province for that price"
<br>
<br>"Got my eyes on Lumia 920 now"
<br>
<br>"If its scratched then WHY are you not just returning it to Apple? you
<br>have 14 days to return for full refund"
<br>
<br>"What I like the most about this is, it's velocity, it is very fast.
<br>IOS6, it's sublime. Thanks Apple for this masterpiece"
<br>
<br>"Been using iphone5 for 2 days. Cool phone and very user friendly. BUT
<br>always have to keep it boxed cause scratches easily"
<br>
<br>"Iphone 5 feels like a slim remote control. I'm very disapointed with
<br>Apple. I have been an apple user since 2010 but now it makes me sad to
<br>see that a mobile that costs that much has scratches and feels stupid
<br>in my hands"
<br>
<br>"Both platforms have their pros and cons. Android for superphone/
<br>computer like functionality and iphone for simplicity of use and it's
<br>responsiveness"
<br>
<br>"As for os updates are concerned, the rest is assured that the iphone
<br>you invested money with will have upto date updates as long as it's
<br>supported, thats not the case with Android phones, unless you use a
<br>custom ROM"
<br>
<br>"I bought the phone yesterday. Butterly smooth. But I'm getting purple
<br>haze while taking photos"
<br>
<br>"I specifically hate how Androids save contracts. When you save a
<br>contact it goes straight to phone mem. now you loose them if you
<br>accidentally factory reset ur phone"
<br>
<br>"Comparing Apple to Android phones these days is problematic since
<br>Apple have decided to go thinner and lighter when everyone else has
<br>decided to go bigger and heavier to accommodate all the tech that
<br>iPhone users don't get. If you compare a S3 to an i5, the S3 is like a
<br>top-flight Corvette and the i5 is like an NSX Type-R. The Corvette
<br>would blitz it in a straight line, the NSX would kill it in
<br>manoeuvrability. Unfortunately the NSX, for all its brilliance, never
<br>took the same evolutionary path as other cars in its class, so like
<br>the iPhone it just doesn't offer the same things others do"
<br>
<br>"Maybe I had made the wrong decision to go for the iPhone5, thinking
<br>that it's an upgrade to my 4S! To me, it feels more like a downgrade
<br>in a way. Maybe I should have waited for the Samsung Galaxy Note2"
<br>
<br>"And now I notice there is a WiFi connection issue - my friend told me
<br>it's a problem with iOS6, and one of the things I can do to make WiFi
<br>work better is to turn off security, which is crazy!!!"
<br>
<br>"What's wrong with Apple? My brand new black iPhone 5 came with a
<br>scratch along the side, the touch screen is not as responsive as my 4S
<br>- sometimes have to press a few times before it react"
<br>
<br>"Mono recording is better for mobiles. I had Sensation and N8 and
<br>stereo video audio on mobile devices is crap"
<br>
<br>"You can run a lot of apps or almost all Android apps with jb'ing your iphone"
<br>
<br>"I completely disagree with the speed test against S3. A rooted S3
<br>with JB and also an active ad killer app, S3 is the fastest, totally
<br>lag free. I also saw the speed test in youtube. I wonder that s3 had
<br>updated or not. Trust me, Android can be very best, unless you follow
<br>some rule, for an example, if you don't clear your ram and kill
<br>applications on every 10 minutes, you will find at least 20 to 30
<br>applications constantly running in the back which is awesome and
<br>ridiculous at the same time. To me, I love both of my phones, they r
<br>good and efficient, because I run them efficiently"
<br>
<br>"Apple only allows the things on iStore to be leased under license, it
<br>still does not belong to them, same like music on iStore"
<br>
<br>"Apple going after Android however, is quite straightforward, Eric
<br>Schmidt was on the board, he saw IOS, Android for phones suddenly
<br>magically transformed from Blackberry clone to iOS clone. Steve
<br>blocked Eric from iPad, and Android suddenly magically slowed on
<br>tablets unlike in smartphone case"
<br>
<br>"It's important to note that other phones have serious issues but they
<br>don't get covered by the media"
<br>
<br>"The screen doesn't fit for HD games"
<br>
<br>"I've had the iPhone 5 for about a week and a half, and I'm still
<br>annoyed about the dock connector thing. But it's a small problem, and
<br>in retrospect I was wrong to allow myself to become overwhelmed by
<br>dock-based frustration. That's because, in all other ways, the iPhone
<br>5 is the best phone ever to grace the earth. It beats every single
<br>rival on just about every metric you can think of, including speed,
<br>battery life, and especially beauty and workmanship"
<br>
<br>"I have the Galaxy Nexus and have had Jellybean running on it for
<br>about a month. I think most of your problems stem from the horrible
<br>Providers in the US (Verizon, AT&T)"
<br>
<br>"International version only has bands 1,3,7 of LTE which means you get
<br>no 4G service from most operators and no 4G service at all in many
<br>countries. No matter how fast the processor is, you are getting no
<br>real improvement"
<br>
<br>"Unlocked 16 GB version reached Egypt. But it costs about $1400
<br>without the protecting case. With this price I can buy 2 SGS3s with
<br>their acessories. Disappointed"
<br>
<br>"If you want to buy a Smartphone with a whole package, the Samsung
<br>Galaxy S3 is for you"
<br>
<br>"The only thing that came out of apple this year was from samsung's pocket"
<br>
<br>"As far as I know, phones running on Jelly Bean are working great with
<br>no lag at all"
<br>
<br>"Well yes, Android has malware, but if you are smart enough, you will
<br>not have problems. You don't need to use 100 applications. And it's
<br>safe if you don't use the stock browser. Google Android is attacked
<br>because it's very famous. I think in the near future other OS'es will
<br>be attacked as well"
<br>
<br>"I finally convinced myself to drop Blackberry and give the latest
<br>iPhone a try and Im severely disappointed. I cant get more than 4
<br>hours battery life, the phone scratches easily and looks 2 years old
<br>after just one week! As dated as the Blackberry is, its so much more
<br>functional than this piece of crap"
<br>
<br>"Once you pay for an app, it is recorded in the server so you do not
<br>have to pay again, even if you lose all your apps you can just
<br>reinstall them for free on an iphone"
<br>
<br>"To my shock, I found few scratches below the phone. I thought this is
<br>only 1 in a million but went through sites and found this problem is
<br>worldwide. Went back to the shop the next day and had a replacement.
<br>But when I got back home, guess what! scratches and a dent. Whats goin
<br>on? Returned and refunded. I will be using my reliable 4s for now and
<br>may check other phones. Will be avoiding apple for sure"
<br>
<br>"Its your iTunes account and your credit card or itunes voucher is
<br>linked to that account. All your purchases stay on your account. You
<br>can change your iphone everyday but when you sync it to your itunes
<br>account, all copied back to your new fone. Once you bought an app, its
<br>yours forever. Two things, you only copy across what you wish. If an
<br>app you dont like but bought, you can untick it and it wont sync, plus
<br>if you buy an iphone 3 or 3g some later, apps may not work on that
<br>lower spec hardware"
<br>
<br>"So impressed with ip5, no stress with it but not saying 4s is a slow
<br>device. This is even faster. Android phones have always been a
<br>terminal for advertising since day one"
<br>
<br>"Most free games have Ads? All you have to do is pull down the
<br>notification bar and turn data off. Then they are truly free. But
<br>Apple doesn't want to allow free games because it's impossible to get
<br>a cut from a free game"
<br>
<br>"So far, over past week had 42 updates. Most are to fit into 4inch screen"
<br>
<br>"HD 720p display. The best display is provided by Sony and Htc
<br>Example: Sony Xperia S, Htc Rezound etc"
<br>
<br>"Gaming on ip5 is better than s3 because the SGX543MP3 is stronger
<br>than MALI-400MP"
<br>
<br>"Mono audio recording in videos"
<br>
<br>"Its too tall. I've had S3 and eye tracking does not work when you
<br>want it. Its too at bedtime"
<br>
<br>"NFC is non existent in UK"
<br>
<br>"Only Siri makes Iphone look cooler. Samsung for example has phones
<br>that range from phones with better battery capacity to phones with
<br>built in projectors to waterproof ones"
<br>
<br>"Apple is too rich to die but if they don't change, they'll end up
<br>like they were in the early 90s"
<br>
<br>"I've the Black iPhone 5, it does scratch easily, the white one is
<br>much better for casual user; not for businessmen"
<br>
<br>"I live in Indonesia and there are no phone discounts here by the
<br>provider (telkomsel). I pay full price for each device I own and it
<br>comes completely unlocked and open. With that said, I have always
<br>enjoyed the latest Android update within days or weeks of its US
<br>release"
<br>
<br>"Many blindly buying iphone 5 just for showmenship without even
<br>knowing its software applications suitability to geographical
<br>locations. eg: Apple maps is not reliable and not accurate outside the
<br>State. NANO sim wouldn't be available in most developing countries
<br>before later part of 2013. likewise full LTE network services wouldn't
<br>be available in India before another 3 to 5 years time"
<br>
<br>"4G Services being launched in India (Airtel & Reliance) is the half
<br>evolved TDD-LTE where as all major manufacturers including Apple and
<br>Samsung have better evolved FDD-LTE. Hence 4G capability of these
<br>devises is useless in India"
<br>
<br>"1,440 mAh non-replaceable Lithium Polymer battery? Galaxy NoteII has
<br>got a 3,100 mAh user replaceable Lithium Ion battery. What a great
<br>dump to all ip5 admirers"
<br>
<br>"I bought one on monday and sold it by wednesday. Its terrible, feels
<br>cheap and games have black boarders because they dont fit in the
<br>stupid skinny screen. Later bought One X which is better in every way"
<br>
<br>"You will find some difficulty in faster text typing on iphone 5,
<br>while others will enjoy freedom of finger movement on GNII"
<br>
<br>"Have been an iPhone user for years but totally disappointed with
<br>iPhone 5, especially with iOS 6"
<br>
<br>"Smaller screen can also help to save more battery life"
<br>
<br>"After calling it's maps as the most beautiful and powerful EVER,
<br>Apple now adds new section for alternative mapping software in the App
<br>Store. How pathetic"
<br>
<br>"In my country it is sold at 1000euros. thats 1200$ and people are
<br>buying them like crazy. I will wait for iphone5s"
<br>
<br>"Recently I visited several Apple Stores in UK and found all the
<br>iPhone 5s had gotten scratches on their edges after 3/4 days of use in
<br>the shop. Whether it's black or white, every iPhone 5 had scratches. I
<br>am really shocked"
<br>
<br>"From my experience, in terms of Anodized Aluminium unibody, HTC is
<br>the best. They've made the standard of Anodized Aluminium unibody by
<br>making legendary HTC Legend, Desire HD, Desire S, 7 Mozart, One S and
<br>so on. Apple should have learned from them"
<br>
<br>"The iPhone 5 is a real disaster, I already own an iPhone 4S and the
<br>construction quality is not comparable, the 4S wins in every aspect, I
<br>saved more than $1000 on a separate bank acc just to buy the iphone 5
<br>but I won't and I'll wait till a fixed version is out"
<br>
<br>"Amazing how seamless it is. Really have not used anything like this
<br>before. No stutter, not even a hint of it. Perfect speed. Maybe in the
<br>future new apps and redesigned (fancy) UI stuff will slow this down..
<br>maybe not? Its very snappy. I can open a game so much faster than
<br>before"
<br>
<br>"Warning to all users who want to downgrade their IOS 6 to IOS 5. Do
<br>not try to do so as IOS 6 is still a Beta version. What's shown on the
<br>YouTube for IOS 6 downgrading are proof to be untrue. It will only
<br>give u errors & kill ur device. Keep what u have now and wait for
<br>Apple to resolve the problem. Wait for Apple's official announcement"
<br>
<br>"Its a happy shopper product built in a cheap chinese factory, sold at
<br>Rolls Royce prices"
<br>
<br>"A massive bug in the system where the operating system uses cellular
<br>data instead of connecting to wi-fi. Across the country, people are
<br>getting hit with big monthly bills from their cellular provider for
<br>unsuspected data usage. One user burned 1.8 gigabytes of data over
<br>five days on his iPhone 5 despite being connected to wi-fi 75 percent
<br>of the day"
<br>
<br>"It's amazing how something very normal is a disaster when it happens
<br>on an iPhone"
<br>
<br>"Benchmark data suggests that the A6 can dynamically overclock itself
<br>to up to 1.3GHz and downclock to just 500MHz, depending on workload"
<br>
<br>"I have a Samsung tab which I like, but I hate that region by region.
<br>Firmware upgrade & in Australia we are most of the time last. At least
<br>with Apple you don't have that stupidity. Also with Apple care my
<br>iPhone has been replaced on its 23rd month as the home button became
<br>not as quick as before. So I would say the customer service is good"
<br>
<br>"With Android, that blue cursor when typing is not user friendly at all"
<br>
<br>"Apple 'added authentication chip' to iPhone 5 cable to stop
<br>third-parties making cheaper versions. Then charges you $30 for its
<br>own adapter"
<br>
<br>"iPhone 5 introduced in-cell display, merging two layers into one,
<br>improved speed incredibly and stretched battery life yet in a body
<br>that's thinner. They changed material so that in three drop tests, by
<br>ANDROID users, it beated SGS3 in each one. The iPhone 5 is one hell of
<br>an advancement over the iPhone 4S"
<br>
<br>"Iphone 5 is the recycle of Iphone 4s. Specs are like the specs of old
<br>model Samsung GS2. I was expecting Iphone 5 would be 4.3 to 4.6in in
<br>display and a Quad Core since it is too expensive than Samsung GS3"
<br>
<br>"The new iPhone, which is capable of connecting to 4G LTE networks,
<br>will increase security risks. For example, Rob Enderle, an analyst at
<br>Enderle Group, said the ease of sharing photos with the new device
<br>could lead to pictures of unannounced products "[finding] their way
<br>out of the company more frequently"
<br>
<br>"The iphone 5 camera edges seems more distorted and I hate the bottom
<br>position of the headphone socket"
<br>
<br>"Cracked my screen already just from the table. Its not very sturdy at
<br>all. Apple store said it will cost e170 to fix, I've made a huge
<br>mistake"
<br>
<br>"The iPhone 5 unerwhelmed me; it's time for a new phone, but it just
<br>doesn't feel like one"
<br>
<br>"iPhone 5 is not bad, but not the best for the price"
<br>
<br>"Almost every iPhone owner who's honest does realise the UI on ICS and
<br>Jellybean is much nicer and more modern than the flat old UI on IOS.
<br>20 reasons not to buy iphone 5
<br>
<br>1. Poor maps
<br>2. Small screen
<br>3. Wifi problem
<br>4. Too prone to scratches
<br>5. Unusual lines while trying to type a message
<br>6. Camera with an unusual purple color on the pics taken
<br>7. No more access to youtube
<br>8. No more access to google accounts
<br>9. No more google search engine
<br>10. Have to use a silly case to protect its very fragile body
<br>11. Same old boring UI
<br>12. Nothing new but a silly thing called lightning for charging the
<br>phone and a panorama for pics
<br>13. No turn by turn
<br>14. No eexpandable memory
<br>15. No video calls over cellular
<br>16. No flash for streaming videos
<br>17. Escaping light from the phone
<br>18. Too light , seems like a toy when hold
<br>19. No xvid/divx
<br>20. Too expensive for a half baked Os"
<br>
<br>"The benchmarks were only done on the US S3 with dual core Snapdragon,
<br>obviously the iPhone 5 gonna thrash it. But the S3 that's been on top
<br>of the tables is the Quad Core Exynos international version which
<br>benchmarks have shown on the Jellybean that it will be about 20%
<br>higher than ICS. The S3 still has a Hell of a lot more potential
<br>performance under it's hood when it gets more optimised. So don't
<br>expect to be bragging for much longer when it gets Jellybean very
<br>soon, and the Note2 will make it look like even more of a little kids
<br>plaything when it's released"
<br>
<br>"I have the iphone 5 and the galaxy S3 now. The S3 is a bit big, not
<br>too easy to use but a super smart phone. The more you use it, the more
<br>you will get to know what u like and make it more easy to use. I have
<br>never seen this on any mobile phone or computer or laptop. The back
<br>cover is a cheep plastic but with $10 you can get a new one"
<br>
<br>"I will use the iphone 5 for a dinner or a meeting, look cool but I
<br>want to use a real mobile phone for other things, I will go for the
<br>Galaxy S3"
<br>
<br>"Android has the chance to beat Apple and get NFC into mainstream like Japan"
<br>
<br>"I just slide lock down on side of iphone and it mutes all sounds
<br>except in emergency if someone needs to contact you, then go to bed
<br>with podcast playing"
<br>
<br>"Most people are on two year upgrade cycles because of the contract
<br>process anyway. So what in the world is the incentive for a carrier to
<br>update a phone? Smartphones are full blown computers that just
<br>happen to be able to make phone calls. That means they have all the
<br>issues that regular computers have, including bugs and security holes.
<br>I personally am not interested in seeing my phone get hijacked to be
<br>part of some botnet. And if there is a software bug, I expect it to be
<br>fixed"
<br>
<br>"After reading all the scratch issues, I was very worried. I ordered a
<br>black one so it should have been even worse than the white one. I can
<br>confirm that my phone is sparkling black, not a single scratch or a
<br>dent anywhere at all. My partners one is white and hers was also
<br>perfect. Body is perfect and black looks amazing in person"
<br>
<br>"Its now a perfect weight. Doesnt feel too heavy anymore like the 4S
<br>was. I didnt mind the weight of the 4S, but now I have seen and felt
<br>the lightness, its unbelievable"
<br>
<br>"The general speed, my goodness this phone is fast. Just when you
<br>thought the speed of the UI and apps were already as fast as possible,
<br>Apple proves me wrong. Flicking about the apps, is just butter smooth
<br>now. I can close it faster than before. Awesome"
<br>
<br>"Display; it really is nicer now. I am not an expert by any means, but
<br>I have looked at a lot of screens in my time with phones, (all
<br>iPhones, HTC Desire/ONE X, SGS 2, Nokia E6) but this is very nice"
<br>
<br>I've had the black iPhone5 for two weeks but after 3-4 days the edges
<br>started to rub off with a silver colour coming through"
<br>
<br>"UK, TMobile customer and only getting 3.45Mb/s downlink but hell fire
<br>ip5 browser is fast. Its displaying wiki pages instantly"
<br>
<br>"My classmate also gets that kind of haze in his Cybershot Camera when
<br>he faces the lens in the sun, He said it's normal and he also has this
<br>in his DSLR. But I never have such issue. I also have Sony cybershot
<br>camera. I have taken pictures from several gadgets like Galaxy Note,
<br>ipod touch and Galaxy Tab 7+., did take pictures against bright light,
<br>but never had such an issue"
<br>
<br>""I quite like the Motorola and Nokia phones due to come out, but it's
<br>the OS that holds me back. I'm waiting to see how WP8 runs"
<br>
<br>"I have a Galaxy S3 with a custom ROM and the camera module from a
<br>GNote2. I also get a slight purplish hue with a strong light source
<br>which is barely noticeable. I have tried to reproduce my co-workers
<br>iphone5 results but could not even come close. I don't remember seeing
<br>this on my stock firmware though. Apple will not be able to keep up
<br>with LG, Sony, or Samsung. It is hard to keep prices down when you
<br>don't actually build/manufacture your own parts"
<br>
<br>"You like BT filetransfer? first jailbreak your iphone, second get
<br>your BT file transfer apps on Cydia and transfer your files (idevices
<br>to idevices) so simple"
<br>
<br>"Bluetooth used in iphones is not that same ordinary bluetooth that is
<br>used in other phones. It is used only for calling and listening to
<br>music via car stereo etc. Other than that u cant transfer any file
<br>like picture, video or music"
<br>
<br>"Too much control over what you can do. They don't want people
<br>transferring files over Bluetooth because if one send a music track to
<br>another iPhone over BT, then there wont be any necessary for that
<br>person to go after buying that same track paying for it"
<br>
<br>"If you dont like to jb your iphone, you can buy Shake2u apps for file sharing"
<br>
<br>"If you want a basic feature like Bluetooth file transfer, you risk
<br>losing your warranty if Apple find out you Jailbroke your phone"
<br>
<br>"We were lucky that the US courts didn't side with Apple, because if
<br>Apple had their own way it would be illegal to Jailbreak"
<br>
<br>"In South Africa, IPhone 5 works perfect"
<br>
<br>"Well, from the specs it seems that the Note2 has more power horse. I
<br>put my hand on Note One and have a note 10.1 and both are fast (like
<br>there is no lagging at all). You can get the advance of the S-pen,
<br>google market, the Quad-core CPU with 2GB of ram and that beautiful
<br>5.5' screen and great USB connections as well as the SD-card slot"
<br>
<br>"Android users even dont know why they need Quadcore CPU on their
<br>phones. My old Nokia N9 has a single core CPU and I bet it can beat
<br>Galaxy S3 (2gb ram & quad core cpu) on multitasking and web browsing.
<br>Android is laggy and always will be because Android is linux OS that
<br>runs Java. Android 5 will need Intel core i7 to run and still will be
<br>laggy"
<br>
<br>"My current usage of constant messaging and news reading lasts me 2
<br>full days. Turning LTE on (where it's unavailable) drains battery
<br>unnecessarily, so I'm testing with it OFF"
<br>
<br>"In UK we want NFC to pay for small items like newspapers and snacks"
<br>
<br>"If folk really want NFC, they would ask at point of sale and reject
<br>iphone for Android or Nokia"
<br>
<br>"Blacks look blacker. Colours look more rich. Very happy with new
<br>screen. Videos fit perfectly. Earphones, they are now very nice. Sound
<br>richer and bass is not tinny anymore, still stays clear when you turn
<br>it up"
<br>
<br>"I never liked their business model anyway. Another drawback of ifail
<br>5, I shall now blame the sun for the faults of Apple. But "never"
<br>should I blame Apple"
<br>
<br>"Iphone5 build quality, it feels like a piece of Jewelery in your hand"
<br>
<br>"I think most of your problems are with Verizon, not with Android"
<br>
<br>"WiFi speed, it now connects to WiFi at greater distance which for me
<br>now means the whole of my house. and its speeds are quick like its
<br>hooked up via ethernet"
<br>
<br>"No spin about it! When taking shots, never point the lens into the
<br>sun! It's basic photography knowledge. You will get Lens Flare and
<br>Chromatic Aberrations when you point ANY lens at the sun"
<br>
<br>"Apple files for a Purple lens flare patent. They will be working hard
<br>to ensure that white, black, green, red and yellow lens flares are
<br>available soon, innovation takes time"
<br>
<br>"Personally I love my Nexus tablet (my SGS11 can go rust on ebay) and
<br>I've been looking quite openly at hardware for my personal phone
<br>replacement (work phone can't be iOS due to lack of linux/bsd itunes)"
<br>
<br>"With my business device being Blackberry, until about 18 months ago
<br>when I went Droid. It's like the old days of Nokia firmware updates -
<br>oh you can't have that feature because your carrier hasn't worked on
<br>it yet?"
<br>
<br>"I do have one follower who had Nexus S about a year ago and he did
<br>NFC stuff with tags. I always remember him telling folks to buy 2 tags
<br>for each operation. You enter bedroom at night and bedside clock
<br>activates and ringer shuts off. But you need another tag so that when
<br>you leave bedroom it returns to the state it was before you entered
<br>the bedroom in"
<br>
<br>"I don't understand why people think that iPhone is the only hightech
<br>gadget in the planet. Obviously there are many brands / models to
<br>choose from. Only mobile cameras that are getting up there with DSLR
<br>are, Nokia 808, Lumia 920 and Pureview"
<br>
<br>"I also have an Iphone 4S and use both phones. I also wanted to say
<br>that my service for 2 phones is cheaper than I paid for one phone on
<br>AT&T about 2 years ago"
<br>
<br>"Not all the apps fit perfectly yet, and a lot of people would mention
<br>MAPS as an issue, but I have used it, it was accurate, and the 3D
<br>thing is off the hook"
<br>
<br>"I decided to jump for Android a few days after playing with the i5.
<br>The galaxy S3 is a great piece of device, though I'm still struggling
<br>with the UI after a couple days of usage. I would say if you are like
<br>me, a long time iPhone user who wants something more refreshing than a
<br>longer screen, switch to Android for a year. Samsung did a fantastic
<br>job with the S3. Give it a try, if you don't like it, switch back to
<br>iPhone next year. You do not miss much from the i5"
<br>
<br>"Had the 3GS, 4 and 4S. The 5 was quite a letdown - very little
<br>innovation, very minor upgrade from the 4S. The build quality was
<br>superb at first glance, but the phone is too light - yes, lighter is
<br>not always better. Soon you will realize the 5 is much more prone to
<br>scratches than the 4/4S. The anodized aluminum chipping issue is very
<br>real and your new 5 will look older than my 4S in no time. I'm fine
<br>with the iOS6, I even like the new map - the 3D view is just
<br>spectacular"
<br>
<br>"My goodness, this is the most important feature of the phone to me.
<br>Some tests I did on my iPhone 4S using <a href="http://speedtest.net">speedtest.net</a>'s app, got a
<br>speed of around 3-8Mbps DL and around 0.65 Mbps UL. From the same spot
<br>with my new iPhone 5, I ran the test again. Brace yourself! DL - 52.74
<br>Mbps UL - 27.48 Mbps. I dont know if this is great, good bad
<br>whatever.. but for me, this is amazing. It smashes my broadband ADSL
<br>2+, which is hard to comprehend"
<br>
<br>"I have run speed tests, and in general been using the crap out of it
<br>with many things running at the same time (syncing dropbox, screen
<br>on), and even downloaded heaps of apps. It is now 1AM and came off
<br>charge at around 7:00pm (so about 5h 45 minutes so far). Battery has
<br>69% left. This leads me to believe that at almost maximum discharge
<br>(bar playing a hardcore game) it wil last at least 15-20 hours. When I
<br>start using the phone normally after the excitement calms down, I
<br>expect easy 24-36 hours"Samila Kosalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822605438370665791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606390403819013438.post-79355053309896464262012-10-09T03:42:00.001-07:002012-10-09T03:42:11.571-07:00iphone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 - what real users are saying - Part 1Here are a hundred and a few more things that users have uttered for
<br>the past few weeks since that shiny gadget was launched, on there
<br>selected platform against its arch rival
<br>
<br>
<br>Sources: XDA developers, phonearena, androidforum, GSMarena and few others
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>"Observed the display model of iphone 5 is getting visible scratches
<br>in showroom and iPhone 4s still looks much better even after
<br>undergoing longer torture as display piece. Read that they are having
<br>same issue with iPad mini. So waiting now to see if the quality gets
<br>better. I hate covers"
<br>
<br>"ip5 screen keypads too small for normal fingers to do faster text typing"
<br>
<br>"Actually I opened 43 apps in my Nokia 808 pureview"
<br>
<br>"I already sold out my I5 yesterday due to screwed up design and IO6.
<br>If you already have I4S, better wait I5s, because nothing much
<br>different for this i5 and i4s. I'm planning to see note 2"
<br>
<br>"Looks like I must go for nokia lumia 920"
<br>
<br>"I once found out my phone was running over 60 apps at a time. I
<br>realized when I sensed a periodical lag while playing Need for Speed
<br>Shift, I exited the game and went to advance task killer and saw 32
<br>apps running, Killed most of them, Then I went to Android assistant
<br>app and saw another 16 or so still running and killed them, went to
<br>task manager and closed another 6 running apps, Then I cleared the
<br>ram, went to runing app option in settings and I was like what the
<br>f***? Over 12 apps was running which I had to force close, I did face
<br>this kind of multitasking crisis 4 times, don't know why this occurs"
<br>
<br>"The only reason IOS runs faster is because it's so flat and basic"
<br>
<br>"An iPhone is a good investiment, For me is the best! The iphone 4
<br>still gets updates and it was released 2 years ago! With iPhone 5 I
<br>have a super smartphone for 2 years at least! And allways updated! And
<br>android phones? You buy one top android phone and after a couple of
<br>months some company release one wich is better and with a new version
<br>of android that your mobile doesnt support or supports but cant use
<br>all the bells and whistles"
<br>
<br>"Think their creativity peaked in iOS 4 and the iPhone 4"
<br>
<br>"Looked at a white unit, no scratch marks. Decided to give it a good
<br>scratching. No scratch marks appear"
<br>
<br>"I was on a call with my friend who just got a s3. Dropped call"
<br>
<br>"Dropped calls, random phone reboots, random crashing, random page
<br>reloads, waiting for updates, waiting other updaters to fix another
<br>problem"
<br>
<br>"Was on a website, I needed the wide view, to look at the page, So I
<br>turned the phone sideways, to see sideways view, bloody thing reloaded
<br>the entire site!! So I lost my search! WTH. Is the S3 really that
<br>good?"
<br>
<br>"2012 is quadcore era. this is only dualcore"
<br>
<br>"The Samsung Galaxy S III was good phone but I eventually got pissed
<br>by it occasionally freezing and some apps crashing"
<br>
<br>"I've purchased a new iPhone 5. It's all so different from and better
<br>than Samsung Galaxy S III. It's so fast, and buttery smooth, never
<br>encountered a single crash on my apps"
<br>
<br>"Worse part is playing HD games on iphone 5"
<br>
<br>"Really surprised, first of all the the phone feels cheaper in quality
<br>than the iphone 4, yet its more expensive"
<br>
<br>"I expected them to add 4mm to the width. It makes it
<br>dis-proportionally longer. My car does not recognize ios 6"
<br>
<br>"Now Apple's strategy of delivering on time shows a standard rushed
<br>product, that does not fit with the apple culture"
<br>
<br>"No major apps are prepared to launch with this phone. How different
<br>it was when Steve launched the iphone 4"
<br>
<br>"Apple have also go wrong with its new operating systems. I never want
<br>my MAC BOOK PRO into an IPAD type Gadget!! Most people have standard
<br>professional applications they want to use on there PC. Many people
<br>are not interested in cluttering their PC with semi professional
<br>applications which end up being used a few times as they would on an
<br>iphone. What hurts even more is the core programs that distinguished a
<br>mac have not been well updated to function smoothly. In the past Apple
<br>used the motto 'everything Works with a MAC' Apple lived to that
<br>Motto. Now before Apple keeps launching a new OS every year I think
<br>they should make the software companies have their software updated in
<br>time so that 'EVERYTHING WORKS' AS things stand now"
<br>
<br>"Real Iphone gone with steve jobs...we dont care about Iphone
<br>now..very pathetic n outdated features..lame"
<br>
<br>"Do u know what is nokia s40 os? d same as IOS"
<br>
<br>"Mine lasts for a whole day as I call for 3 hours and do a little
<br>gaming and web browsing"
<br>
<br>"Nano SIM locally not available now"
<br>
<br>"I try to buy from Uk but they show me a waiting list of 2500 people,
<br>and finaly I buy it from Bulgaria @ 1050euro"
<br>
<br>"It has got Purple Lens Flare Problem during photos ...so bad"
<br>
<br>"If these folk want to play games its stupid to buy a phone with tiny
<br>screens and more expensive"
<br>
<br>"iSwipe to enable swype text input"
<br>
<br>"No USB Mass Storage mode
<br>No FM radio
<br>No stereo speakers
<br>No microSD card slot
<br>No NFC connectivity (though that may be nitpicking)
<br>Stuck with iTunes for loading content
<br>Mono audio recording in videos"
<br>
<br>"kind of boring, is the same as iphone4"
<br>
<br>"This is the worst innovation of the year. Nothing new. Same old grand
<br>daddy story"
<br>
<br>"Only those cannot see logic will say this is a good phone. Yes better
<br>IOS but not fantastic as compared to competitors like SIII or Optimus
<br>4X. I think Lumia 920 will beat iphone 5 with one eyes close"
<br>
<br>"iphone 5; every one in Cambodia doesnt like it"
<br>
<br>"No wireless charging"
<br>
<br>"Still no Swype text input"
<br>
<br>"I've been using a panoramic camera on Symbian since before iPhone ever existed"
<br>
<br>"Apple Help Centres not available in the near by cities"
<br>
<br>"Samsung is like that little kid who likes to steal cookies from the
<br>jar, but becomes very angry when caught"
<br>
<br>"If you want to listen to music and browse web at the same time you
<br>should carry around an iPod as well as an iPhone and also an iPad if
<br>you want a bigger screen"
<br>
<br>"Its same old wine in new bottle"
<br>
<br>"Unless I'm mistaken, smart still means clever. And iPhone can't do
<br>much compared to it's competition. So as a Smartphone it seems quite
<br>dumb"
<br>
<br>"Instead of trying to fairly compete like Samsung does, Apple just
<br>tries to destroy their competition"
<br>
<br>"ios is very simple to use, which I kinda hate. I mean smart phone
<br>should be complicated like Androids"
<br>
<br>"I usually get 38 hours battery backup. I use JuiceDefender ultimate,
<br>Ad kilter Pro, Advance CPU tuner, Lookout Security Premium, Battery
<br>Percentage. Jb updated and rooted. My friends ip5 has browsing time
<br>around 7 hours where Im browsing for nearly 15 hours, twice as much
<br>than ip5 and yet this metal junk costs twice as more than s3,,,
<br>lolzzzz"
<br>
<br>"Samsung S3 now; I got 612 applications in my phone, My phone runs
<br>nearly 35 to 42 application at a time without any lag, can the mighty
<br>iphone can perform this"
<br>
<br>"I bought it two days ago and accidentally fell out of my pocket but
<br>fell on soft carpet and now it has a cracked screen. I don't even
<br>believe it"
<br>
<br>"Still no Flash"
<br>
<br>"ip5 is fast bcos there is no true multitask. Thats simple, they dont
<br>even dare to make true multitasking for ios bcos they know their
<br>hardware is limited. Otherwise more lagging than android"
<br>
<br>"Problems; black out screen, SIRI giving worng weather updates, freeze
<br>up screen, maps is hell worng, most of the app are not full screen,
<br>battery dies within 6 hours full used. ios6 is dump on 4inch device
<br>apps are too small you have black bars"
<br>
<br>"Main problem is no attachments with Bluetooth to other mobiles. Only
<br>used with apple to apple. A big disadvantage"
<br>
<br>"Apple maps is so data efficient, it's automatic caching saves more
<br>than Google maps offline mode"
<br>
<br>"Unbelievable! Apple bought 1GB memory at US $ 0.42 rate and selling
<br>to customers for US $ 6.25 each, making a clean profit of 93% margin
<br>per GB sold"
<br>
<br>"Majority of Android phones are still at risk of the data wipeout
<br>malware and helpless to do anything unless they root their phones"
<br>
<br>"Ever wondered why WP8 philosophy is closer to iOS even though Android
<br>has the larger market share? iPhone is a proven success, while Android
<br>is grappling with unsolvable systemic issues. Malware, fragmentation,
<br>and this crippled because of an agonizing slow upgrade path, making
<br>solutions impossible"
<br>
<br>"When u install 64gb things in it, it will surely hang! or become a
<br>turtle! but for s3. it can support maximun 128gb memory card! but
<br>still no hang"
<br>
<br>"It was engineered by APPLE with 1000 engineers on the job perfecting it"
<br>
<br>"90% of singaporeans use iphone"
<br>
<br>"In S3, graphics are very detailed, I played Dead Trigger, Counter
<br>Strike Mobile etc. It runs so smooth, while in the 4S, it sometimes
<br>lag in 3d games. But when it comes to handling, I prefer 4s coz I can
<br>text smoothly unlike S3 which is much bigger"
<br>
<br>"Very impressed but the fact that I cant connect to a lot of other
<br>bluetoothed phones mean I cant swap photos ect with friends and
<br>family"
<br>
<br>"IOS is faster because it has no homescreens, no widgets"
<br>
<br>"I think LG Optimus G will be best"
<br>
<br>"If someone manages to port iOS to the s3 and then benchmark it, it
<br>will be a disaster for Apple"
<br>
<br>"You can't even call iphones smart phones"
<br>
<br>"Try anrdoid for just one day"
<br>
<br>"iPhone beats S3! What happened? Thats engineering, apple proved
<br>itself yet again, its easy to build a higger device with more specs,
<br>but to build a device even more compact then its predecessor and yet
<br>better then it in every aspect is called INOVATION!"
<br>
<br>"iPhone 5 price is more expensive than Galaxy S iii, but the
<br>specifications are almost same with Galaxy S ii"
<br>
<br>"Each Android OS version upgrade is much advanced than iOS. And more
<br>app developers begin to focus on Android because Android user market
<br>share is 67% compared to iOS's 18%. Apple can't win with competiton"
<br>
<br>"I wish Steve Jobs still alive"
<br>
<br>"If you want innovation, go with Nokia Lumina 920 and Windows Phone 8.
<br>It's the year of Microsoft! Apple is on it's way out"
<br>
<br>"Looks like Samsung won the presidential seat with hundred varieties
<br>of phones to choose, daily millions of customers from rich to poor"
<br>
<br>"More than 100 types of Samsung phones, a 25% share. 5 types of
<br>phones, a 17% share.. OBVIOUSLY APPLE RULES"
<br>
<br>"I am a programmer and an expert game developer. Apple policy is "we
<br>will sell you a car but you can not attach any device to it and you
<br>can not drive it over 30 m/h. The car wont broke. Any car wont broke
<br>if you don't drive it over 30". Apple is basically sealing a brand.
<br>The worst telephone on market from view of any non Apple developer."
<br>
<br>"Still no FM radio huh?"
<br>
<br>"Played with it for an hour. Same, borring stuff. Sells like hot
<br>cakes, but dont't know why. It's like iphone 4S long"
<br>
<br>"As I tried the computer out I couldn't help but notice an Apple Store
<br>employee taking a key to a black iPhone 5, just as you've seen in the
<br>videos . The customer he was helping had a coupon for an
<br>InvisibleSHEILD in her hand, and was asking about how the iPhone 5 is
<br>reportedly prone to scratches. After the employee finished scratching
<br>the iPhone (without leaving a mark, may I add) he handed it back to
<br>the customer. The customer then threw the coupon in her purse,
<br>responding with "I guess I won't be needing this after all."
<br>
<br>"How can dual core with a very high price compete a quad core for half
<br>the price?"
<br>
<br>"Where is true multitasking and files grab/drop facilities on this phone?"
<br>
<br>"I returned the opened set for resale at a 500$ loss"
<br>
<br>"I have an Iphone on my hand and battery back up is horrible"
<br>
<br>"Aluminum is the cheapest material to use, but some people consider as
<br>premium. Imagine, your phone has the same material as your home screen
<br>door or sliding door, boat, window frame, power lines, etc. It's cheap
<br>because it is abundant. Aluminum is categorized as POOR metal in the
<br>periodic table. When aluminum corrodes, it produces white powdery
<br>oxides leaving the surface scarred. Aluminum is particularly extremely
<br>sensitive to acids and leaving it exposed for few minutes produces
<br>oxidation leaving the surface damaged. Aluminum is a soft metal that
<br>falls on the same category with Lead in the periodic table"
<br>
<br>"I'm using Iphone 4 and excited that I'm given 500 bucks voucher so
<br>that I can upgrade without cost to Galaxy Note II. But, my voucher
<br>expiry can only
<br>allow me to get Iphone 5 before
<br>expiry, and the Starhub Telco
<br>called that they can deliver
<br>Iphone 5 right to my door steps,
<br>the 64Gb version and at no cost. Out of convenience, I agreed, as
<br>Samsung Note II is not launched in Singapore yet, and my voucher can't
<br>wait. I merely "upgrade" at no cost to me based on Convenience, as I
<br>do not have burning desire to get the iphone 5. Well, after receiving
<br>it, physically, yes, slightly longer and lighter. Software wise, I
<br>think I'm not impressed nor excited at all, as what I'm getting is
<br>some minor software tweaks, just like 4.0 to 4.2 kind of upgrade.
<br>Let's not state the obvious, as there are tonnes of reviews out there.
<br>However, my experience had not been very pleasant.
<br>
<br>1. It got overheated and show me a message like "overheated, please
<br>let it cool before use" can't remember the exact phrase though. This
<br>is NEW to Iphone 5, I never see this message in my Iphone 4.
<br>
<br>2. Battery life is extremely bad. I thought my Iphone 4 is bad, but
<br>I'm left with 30% at 1400hrs, I'm full 100% charge at 0930hrs. I
<br>didn't answer call, but having 8 miss calls and some sms. that's all.
<br>Well, perhaps I got a lemon with defective battery. As far as I'm
<br>concerned, I'll be selling it away and getting Note II, will never
<br>return to Apply until real innovation comes in their future phones,
<br>and not 6 rows for Iphone 6"
<br>
<br>"I'm sick of companies such as HTC, Motorola and Samsung releasing
<br>several variants of the the same phone every year. What's worse is
<br>that those who buy into the hype and purchase a so-called "flagship",
<br>device that's outclassed only months later, run the risk of getting
<br>delayed software updates or no updates at all. Even though HTC said
<br>the One X will get Jelly Bean this month, who knows how long it'll
<br>take for carriers to push that update through. By the way, remember
<br>that remote wipe hack that was discovered recently? It has been proven
<br>that exploit can be used against a number of phones that aren't made
<br>by Samsung. My personal phone, the HTC Sensation is at risk, but do
<br>you think I'll ever get a security update? I don't."
<br>
<br>"Iphone 5 is cool and easy to use. It is for busy people who have no
<br>time to learn new things"
<br>
<br>"The one and only thing I like about the iPhone 5 is the display. sRGB
<br>and "almost" properly calibrated. It would be awesome if it was 100%
<br>properly calibrated"
<br>
<br>"Absolute rubbish"
<br>
<br>"Absolute rubbish phone. Waited 4 hours and it was pretty much same as
<br>4S. Returned it to Apple and staff looked at me as if it can't be
<br>because its 'so good'. Apple maps is rubbish, I travel a lot on
<br>business and use google maps to find places but can't find anywhere
<br>now. People will start switching to competitors because Apple isn't
<br>the 'only' phone on the market"
<br>
<br>"I'm an iphone 5 user and the wifi connectivity just sucks so much
<br>compared to my 4s, I think they focused so much on LTE connectivity"
<br>
<br>"I had iphone 5, but its already back into the box it came and being
<br>shipped back to AT&T. Why? Cuz that phone is garbage. No I dont own a
<br>S3. I went back to my old Galaxy Nexus. I will wait till Galaxy Note 2
<br>LTE comes out or the Xperia V, both phones eat iphone 5 for breakfast"
<br>
<br>"Paint on Aluminium is fading off... LED light leak.. Apple EXEC say
<br>its NORMAL... Home button making very loud sound.. (same sound as
<br>clicking on the lock button).. threw the iPhone 5 away, picked up my
<br>4s"
<br>
<br>"Ios 6 a piece of shit, coz I have installed the ios 6 to my iphone
<br>4s. After I installed, my wi-fi has greyed out, its nearly 2 weeks. I
<br>spoke to Apple customer care. They said still working on it. I have
<br>tried all the options to get rid of the wi-fi issues but no luck.
<br>Wasting my hard earned money on internet data"
<br>
<br>"Apple maps is up to five times more data efficient than Google maps.
<br>Apple now has to work hard to improve the map data set , and only then
<br>will the actual map app shine"Samila Kosalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822605438370665791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606390403819013438.post-47403693332351373642012-10-05T03:28:00.001-07:002012-10-05T03:28:43.773-07:00iphone 5 pros and cons. The most comprehensive article online2G Network - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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<br>
<br>LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
<br>
<br>16M colors
<br>
<br>Multitouch
<br>
<br>Corning Gorilla Glass
<br>
<br>oleophobic coating
<br>
<br>No memory card slot
<br>
<br>I16/32/64 GB internal storage variants
<br>
<br>1 GB RAM
<br>
<br>WLAN - Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi Plus
<br>
<br>Bluetooth v4.0 A2DP
<br>
<br>USB v2.0
<br>
<br>Autofocus
<br>
<br>LED flash
<br>
<br>Simultaneous HD video and image capturing
<br>
<br>Touch focus
<br>
<br>HDR 1080p videos @30fps
<br>
<br>LED video light
<br>
<br>Video stabilization
<br>
<br>A 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps videocalling over Wi-Fi and 3G/4G
<br>
<br>Accelerometer
<br>
<br>Gyro Proximity
<br>
<br>No Radio
<br>
<br>GPS with A-GPS support
<br>
<br>GLONASS
<br>
<br>Nano-SIM card support only
<br>
<br>Active noise cancellation with dedicated dual mics
<br>
<br>Siri
<br>
<br>iCloud cloud service
<br>
<br>TV-out
<br>
<br>iBooks PDF reader
<br>
<br>The price is the same as its predecessor, $199, $299 and $399 for 16,
<br>32 and 64 GB versions respectively
<br>(operator-locked, US)
<br>
<br>7.66mm thick, means 18% thinner
<br>
<br>Weights 112 gram, means 20% lighter than 4S
<br>
<br>A quad-core Cortex A6 processor, processing graffics, photo and video
<br>is twice as fast as its predecessor
<br>
<br>An 8MP rear camera. Most disappointed
<br>
<br>Panorama mode
<br>
<br>Backside illumination
<br>
<br>An Hybrid IR filter
<br>
<br>Five element lens
<br>
<br>f/24 aperture
<br>
<br>Dynamic low light mode
<br>
<br>Sapphire crystal
<br>
<br>Precision lens alignment
<br>
<br>The front camera now supports HD videos at 720p and features an
<br>aluminium rear sensor
<br>
<br>A 4-inch 326ppi
<br>
<br>Retina display
<br>
<br>A resolution of 1,136 by 640 pixels
<br>
<br>A 16 x 9 aspect ratio
<br>
<br>iSight camera for panorama
<br>
<br>4G LTE connectivity. For most, it will be the first time with an iphone
<br>
<br>Its a 4-inch screen, with more icons and stuff, navigation will be
<br>easier. Your big thumbs will be happy
<br>
<br>No black bar "letterbox" effect in HD movies any longer
<br>
<br>4G LTE will suck battery heavily
<br>
<br>Apple folks promise a better battery life. To improve battery life,
<br>Apple has dropped few features
<br>
<br>With the iPhone 5, you get just one glass pane. What a relief!
<br>
<br>IOS 6 will roll into 4S soon (Sept. 19)
<br>
<br>Features like turn-by-turn navigation, 3-D maps, Passbook ticket and
<br>gift card system, sports-score-spouting Siri will be freely available
<br>with scheduled iOS upgrade. Whats your moto? Jump to the latest wagon
<br>while its still running?
<br>
<br>The design wont set industry level standards like previous ones did.
<br>Guess who is coming to dinner. Its not "Design", its "Patents"
<br>
<br>Home screen customization? You must be daydreaming or talking about
<br>Android or Windows
<br>
<br>Regarding notifications, data management and voice recognition,
<br>Android still is the king
<br>
<br>A fifth row of icons on the home screen
<br>
<br>Your favourite apps will appear letterboxed until they are resized to
<br>fit to the new screen size
<br>
<br>Panoramas that count for 28MP per image.
<br>
<br>Can take pictures while shooting a video
<br>
<br>The YouTube icon is missing
<br>
<br>Smart reminders
<br>
<br>Now you can reject a call sending a message if you're busy. It also
<br>reminds you to call someone back when you leave your office, home
<br>(current location) etc
<br>
<br>A "Do Not Disturb" mode when new messages arrive, they wont either
<br>notify you or light up screen. But you can spare calls from your
<br>beloved once (can make a list) or cut off repeat calls from same
<br>person
<br>
<br>An Instapaper-style offline reading mode
<br>
<br>A VIP feature in iOS 6 Mail. VIPs messages will appear on lock screen
<br>and will be accumulated in a specific mailbox
<br>
<br>Pull to refresh (mail app)
<br>
<br>Its made of aluminum and glass. Not of plastic cans (an anodised
<br>aluminium body with diamond cut edges and glass inlays)
<br>
<br>A better image processor (a 3,264 x 2,448 BSi sensor)
<br>
<br>Three microphones, including a new beam-forming directional microphone
<br>(higher quality of sound)
<br>
<br>Support for cellular wideband audio for enhanced audio clarity and
<br>natural like speech (wideband audio will be supported by over 20
<br>carriers worldwide at the launch)
<br>
<br>EarPods for better sound quality
<br>
<br>iCloud tab syncing and photo sharing website integration
<br>
<br>Smart App Banners (websites will show you their IOS apps when you visit them)
<br>
<br>Siri will understand better. Likes of sports scores, statistics and
<br>trivia, booking restaurants, cinema scenario etc
<br>
<br>UK is an exception. Its not confirmed whether which Sat Nav features
<br>will roll into UK
<br>
<br>Local search will be available worldwide and more languages will be supported
<br>
<br>Siri's Eyes Free feature will be featured on steering wheels (Jaguars,
<br>Land Rovers, BMWs, Mercs, Toyotas, Chryslers, Hondas, Audis and GM
<br>cars, within next 12 months)
<br>
<br>Fear, you shall not, Guided Access feature lets you disable parts of
<br>the screen. Children wont be able to accidentally hit the wrong
<br>buttons and amass a pile of bills
<br>
<br>Traffic information, alongside turn-by-turn navigation (Siri enabled)
<br>
<br>Sat nav is worthless outside major metropolitan areas in the UK
<br>
<br>Flyover 3D views of major cities (Yelp will be integrated soon into maps)
<br>
<br>iOS 6 beta 2 already Jailbroke
<br>
<br>Passbook, a native new e-tickets app. (lets user carry electronic
<br>tickets and it also accomodates tickets update)
<br>
<br>A strong and native social integration
<br>
<br>Sharing photos or videos from within Mail available
<br>
<br>A dedicated Podcast app With iOS 6
<br>
<br>Its now not necessary to enter passwords each time you download free
<br>apps. Once you link iTunes account your done Passwords also wont be
<br>necessary when re-downloading a previously purchased app
<br>
<br>An in-app purchase protection to curb that iOS 5.1 vulnerability
<br>
<br>iOS is operator independent when it comes to updates (80% of Apple
<br>users use the latest firmware. Only 7% Androids use the latest)
<br>
<br>Bluetooth 4.0 bridge
<br>
<br>iPhone 5 is the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever
<br>
<br>225 hours of standby time 8 hours of 3G and 4G LTE browsing 8 hours of
<br>3G talk time 10 hours of Wi-Fi browsing, 10 hours of video playback 40
<br>hours of music play
<br>
<br>It will switch between antennae to catch the network
<br>
<br>No NFC support (NFC is not only for sending out payments, but also for
<br>sharing photos, contacts, videos and many more). Ice Cream Sandwich
<br>has built-in NFC capabilities and the app Android Beam
<br>
<br>No elegant Custom widgets on your home screen
<br>
<br>No micro USB, Apple rules!
<br>
<br>No third-party software keyboards. They called him "The King" and he
<br>used to "Rock & Roll". But both short lived
<br>
<br>iOS6 mail app let you attach images or videos only. No Docs no
<br>presentations or anything else
<br>
<br>Not so transparent file hierarchy. Cannot brows (or blow) like an
<br>Android With a PC plugged in, you can only access the digital camera
<br>(DCIM) folder
<br>
<br>No Haptic feedbacks
<br>
<br>Share isnt mighty. With Android you can share with a plethora of
<br>services and functions. But with i5 the list is limited.
<br>
<br>Can use iTunes to transfer media files back and forth
<br>
<br>No Pen support
<br>
<br>Can use a third-party capacitive styluses to do what a stylus could
<br>do. But capabilities are limited and its not deeply rooted to the
<br>system
<br>
<br>iOS 6 will carry over 200 new features
<br>
<br>Now Siri knows a lot of new languages (Italian, Mandarin, Cantonese, and more)
<br>
<br>OpenTable, Yelp, Rotten Tomatoes and few others are now Siri's dates
<br>
<br>Siri will also tweet for you
<br>
<br>Now its possible to launch apps using
<br>
<br>Siri A "tap to post" option and a "tap to tweet" buttonin in the
<br>Notification Center
<br>
<br>Facebook is deeply integrated into the Calendar (Facebook events ,
<br>birthdays will be featured on calendar)
<br>
<br>FaceTime now over 3G, not just over Wi-Fi
<br>
<br>Phone numbers and Apple IDs are now knotted. FaceTime calling without worries
<br>
<br>iCloud tabs in Safari. Now you can sync browsing sessions across your idevices
<br>
<br>An offline reading list in the browser
<br>
<br>Can upload photos directly from Safari to any websites of favour
<br>
<br>Thanks to few recent integrations Siri now knows more about sports,
<br>restaurants, movies etc
<br>
<br>Siri can make restaurant reservations
<br>
<br>Siri now delivers movie reviews (bit rotten though)
<br>
<br>Real-time crowd-sourced traffic data. (automatically re-adjusting routes)
<br>
<br>"Flyover", gives the whole world a 3D look
<br>
<br>Turn-by-turn directions. Siri will also guide you to and from places
<br>
<br>When it comes to public transportation, Siri is directionless
<br>
<br>The Lost mode (Find My iPhone feature) now carries a "lost mode." This
<br>will let you to send a phone number to a lost device (if someone pick
<br>it up fortunately@Õ%*#=##) to contact you back
<br>
<br>A smaller and an improved speaker
<br>
<br>Three microphones, one on the front, one on the back, and another on the bottom
<br>
<br>LTE support with 2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11n Wi-Fi combined onto a single
<br>"ultra fast" chip
<br>
<br>Apple mistakenly offered the legendary Lighting dock for free on its
<br>UK site and pulled back the deal when it erupted
<br>
<br>iPhone 5 won't be able to do calls and data at same time on Sprint and
<br>Verizon (but AT&T is an exception). Those carriers dont do voice over
<br>its 4G LTE. When a call is placed on a 4G LTE of those two, it recedes
<br>to CDMA which cannot handle both data and voice like AT&T does with
<br>its 3G (keep reading)
<br>
<br>Game console quality
<br>graphics
<br>
<br>Game Center, a new Time Shifted
<br>Multiplayer mod which enables players to race with
<br> a friend asynchronously
<br>
<br>No street view
<br>
<br>Connector is 80 percent
<br>smaller than that of the iPhone
<br>4S
<br>
<br>Adapter doesn't work with
<br>speaker docks? Wrong!, here is the Apples official statement
<br>"The Lightning to 30 Pin
<br>adapter supports analog
<br>audio output, USB audio, as
<br>well as syncing and
<br>charging. Lightning to VGA
<br>and Lightning to HDMI cables will be available in
<br>the coming months"
<br>
<br>Video and iPod Out not
<br>supported by the adapteri (just iPod
<br>Out, not Audio Out)
<br>
<br>700,000 apps
<br>
<br>The micro USB is a 5-pin connector, the lightening is 8-pin
<br>
<br>The old Map chap used Google's massive keyword search. But apple's new
<br>venture uses Yelp's database. They say it isnt that good
<br>
<br>No public transit directions in map
<br>
<br>Maps has 100 million business listings (80 million business listings
<br>for Google Maps)
<br>
<br>Business listings in Maps are out-sourced from Acxiom Factual and Localeze
<br>
<br>Business reviews are sourced from Yelp
<br>
<br>New Dock, faster data connection to computers
<br>
<br>The ease of
<br>connectivity between different iOS
<br>products, ceases
<br>
<br>Cannot use your 4S's Micro-SIM card
<br>
<br>With iPhone 4, Apple's first retina display, they
<br>laminated the display to the
<br>glass surface. In i5
<br>Touch sensors are
<br>integrated into the screen (
<br>earlier the display and touch sensors were
<br>two separate things)
<br>
<br>
<br>Thus a thinner screen.
<br>
<br>
<br>New displays will be cheaper to replace than previous ones
<br>
<br>Apple acquired C3
<br>3D, Placebase and Poly9
<br>
<br>light, only 3.95 ounces. Even an ounce lighter than the iPhone 4S (4.9 ounces)
<br>
<br>The camera launches itself fast
<br>
<br>One-finger typing
<br>
<br>The earphone connector is on the
<br>bottom
<br>
<br>You can flyover (the world) with a two-finger swipe down
<br>
<br>No burst mode shooting or a Best Shot mode
<br>
<br>The Rumor was that i5 will have a unibody construction similar to the
<br>Macbook Pros and Macbook Airs. Now you got your answer
<br>
<br>Be an Android faniac. Androids are released almost weekly. Be an
<br>iphone maniac, you can sigh and wait for 4 to 5 months (in betwixt)
<br>till the new eyephone is released
<br>
<br>i5 breed was supposed to be the post-PC era?
<br>
<br>Where Android sucks? Lot of lags, frequent reboot and most times
<br>requires resets
<br>
<br>Battery is not user replasable
<br>
<br>If you want more memory, just buy the most expensive version. Buying a
<br>low memory version and hooking up a memory card must be the most
<br>wisest and logical way I guess. Prove me wrong
<br>
<br>Multitasking?
<br>
<br>Android lets you set "defaults" for apps you want to use instead of
<br>stocks like browser
<br>
<br>System-wide Facebook integration
<br>
<br>If you have an iphone 4S, you can get (through update) every feature
<br>iphone going to have such as Dedicated signatures for all email
<br>accounts, face time over cellular, flyover, offline reading list,
<br>panorama, passbook, turn by turn navigation, shared photo stream and
<br>VIP inbox etc. So whats the rush?
<br>
<br>10-face detection on the rear and single face detection on the front camera
<br>
<br>Thinnest smartphone in the world (Who said that? Apple said that mom)
<br>
<br>Just hoist the phone aloft and pan across the panoramic view. You get
<br>a seamless panoramic image, suitable for framing
<br>
<br>"More development went into the plug than did the phone," one user
<br>comment caught my eyes
<br>
<br>4G LTE networks does not do voice and it only does data. Then how
<br>Verizon's Samsung Galaxy S III, a 4G LTE phone, managed to do calls
<br>and data simultaneously ? Samsung has an extra antenna. It fetched
<br>data from the 4G LTE network at the same time when it used another
<br>antenna to do voice
<br>
<br>You cant swap SIM cards between i4S and i5. The iPhone 5 uses a
<br>nano-SIM, and the older iPhones utilize a micro- SIM (large)
<br>
<br>(Heart) Breaking News! Pricing for unlocked iPhone 5s touch sky, $700/$800/$ 900
<br>
<br>Another brilliant comment I found online, "Apple patents the
<br>connector, and then licenses the right to make chargers, docks, etc.
<br>This way, Apple even gets a cut of the sale of third party
<br>accessories. They're cornering a whole extra revenue stream at the
<br>expense of the waste and cost to consumers from needing duplicate
<br>cables and chargers and so on"
<br>
<br>Siri still doesnt cater configuration requests, such as "Turn
<br>Bluetooth on," or "Turn ringer off" etc, but does book a restaurant
<br>through OpenTable etc. She doesnt tweak core settings yet
<br>
<br>Pictures taken simultaneously while video recording aren't 8
<br>megarpixel shots. They are screen captures of the video itself (aspect
<br>ratio is different and the image quality is weak)
<br>
<br>Flyovers only available for large cities, and again not for all of them
<br>
<br>Apps do load quicker
<br>
<br>It gets warm, when using 4G LTE for flyover in the Maps, calls and Facetime etc
<br>
<br>Considering JavaScript performance and 3D graffics rendering, its
<br>twice as fast as the iPhone 4S
<br>
<br>Its "Facetime", and its posh presentator AT&T; your required to have a
<br>specific plan to enable FaceTime over cellular
<br>
<br>A smartphone is not always about its specs. Its the power of its eco
<br>system and the finest components that will never fail you. Iphone's
<br>platform was the first of its kind which nearly hammered platforms
<br>with (Cr)apps and still stand out of the rest as the best
<br>
<br>The 9-pin can be plugged in either way. Its reversible
<br>
<br>Every part of the software is rewritten or retouched
<br>
<br>The A6 processor is custom-designed to be smaller and more power efficient
<br>
<br>Sturdy iCloud integration for music playback via iTunes Match
<br>
<br>No option to open web pages in multiple different browsers
<br>
<br>Wile iOS 6 is available for any of 3GS, 4, 4S, Siri and Panorama will
<br>ride only on iPhone 5 and 4S
<br>
<br>Autobrightness adjustments performance or Ambient Sensor enhanced. It
<br>will find the right brightness balance effectively than an i4
<br>
<br>A good update to the iphone 4 and marginal for the 4S
<br>
<br>Web and iCloud-connected apps loads up faster
<br>
<br>Restaurants and local stores; Yelp ratings and reviews are briskly
<br>shown (not available on Google's Maps app for iphone)
<br>
<br>Google's built-in Maps search is more posh than the new Yelp one
<br>
<br>The third microphone takes care of audio improvement, enhancing voice
<br>quality, speakerphone quality and adding improved noise cancellation
<br>
<br>Wideband Audio; none of the U.S. carriers of the iPhone 5 will support it
<br>
<br>Slow motions are smooth than before
<br>
<br>A layer is removed from the screen but no harm yet. Its still as crisp
<br>and fast-responding as before
<br>
<br>With new mail app you cannot sync your GMail contacts (use Exchange to sync)
<br>
<br>Some movies still have letterboxing (shot in the superwide CinemaScope
<br>aspect ratio; 21:9)
<br>
<br>Video zoom ins with a tap on the screen
<br>
<br>Strict iCloud restrictions
<br>
<br>Web pages load quickly
<br>
<br>Shared Photo Streams; you can share photos with friends or make your
<br>sisters photos public and take revenge
<br>
<br>You remember Symbian second edition phones which vomited all apps
<br>located inside folders when the memory card was removed and
<br>reinserted? (though there was a Python app to cure that) A similar
<br>issue exists in the iOS6 which can be observed when sync through
<br>itunes to replicate your i4
<br>
<br>Ergonomics are not that great
<br>
<br>The cable looks fragile
<br>
<br>Connector is not sturdy
<br>
<br>In the Maps app, traffic stats may go missing
<br>
<br>Cannot set a limit on data usage (like in Android). LTE can be a pitfall
<br>
<br>Safari sometimes loads the cached page instead of refreshing it
<br>
<br>No Viruses or Malwares
<br>
<br>No fakes that pull user data unbeknown to user
<br>
<br>Heavily depends on iTunes
<br>
<br>Custom Vibration alerts
<br>
<br>It isnt a global LTE phone. LTE roaming is still not possible
<br>
<br>44 percent extra color saturation
<br>
<br>A boyfriend took his girlfriend to a football game. On the way back
<br>home, the boy asked how was the game from the girl.
<br>
<br>"All I heard was quarter back! Quarter back", she replied, "Hello, its
<br>only 25 cents!"
<br>
<br>All folks talk fanatically about how app developers will take the
<br>advantage of the added space. Hello! its just 0.5 inches!
<br>
<br>There are some camera apps that provide Panorama modes but Apple's
<br>move is the most fine tuned of all
<br>
<br>Geekbench score of 1,628, SunSpider scoring an average of 924ms
<br>(<a href="http://guardian.com">guardian.com</a>), its the king of benchmarks
<br>
<br>A Passbook API for custom apps to fork into
<br>
<br>Maps does show traffic
<br>
<br>Wifi doesnt keep pace with LTE. Switching to it instead of Wifi will
<br>be your first concern (when you discover it) even at an expensive
<br>rate. Excessive usage, expensive rates!. A data cap or a bottle neck?
<br>
<br>Regarding the battery, still Droid Razr Maxx is the king
<br>
<br>Bookmarks arent visual thumbnails like Android offers. In Safari its
<br>just a flat list
<br>
<br>iPhone 5 as an hot spot, it gives as strong results as an iPad. Now
<br>tethering charges and data usage fees
<br>
<br>Photos added to the Photo Stream appear within 30 seconds
<br>
<br>Photo Stream isn't as perfect as Google+ Events and furthermore bit dry
<br>
<br>The very top and bottom of the rear is still glass
<br>
<br>When compared to other platforms, iOS 6 lacks aesthetics
<br>
<br>Lens are guarded with a sapphire crystal glass
<br>
<br>The colors are now more saturated but not too oversaturated like most
<br>AMOLEDs. The most interesting fact is, its not so accurate either
<br>
<br>A nice readability under sun light
<br>
<br>Superb viewing angles
<br>
<br>There's distortion with voices when use the speakerphone (keep reading)
<br>
<br>A slightly weaker signal strength on Sprint when compared to other
<br>Sprint devices
<br>
<br>No continuous focus, only touch focus
<br>
<br>Support for the videos playback out of the box is limited to videos
<br>encoded in MPEG-4
<br>
<br>Earpods headphones, feels loose in the ear
<br>
<br>Videos recorded in low light conditions easily gather noise
<br>
<br>A capture rate of 24 frames per second though its 29 on paper
<br>
<br>The black surface may gather up fingerprints and skin oil easily that
<br>are difficult to clean
<br>
<br>Click options in the camera view and select Panorama, iPhone will
<br>guide you through the rest and will even warn you if you move too fast
<br>headlong
<br>
<br>The notifications panel lets user post messages to Facebook or Twitter
<br>and thats it. Nothing new other than that in the notification area
<br>
<br>Three microphones and beamforming, the reciever hears a hell out from
<br>the calling party
<br>
<br>World thought Iphone 5 will shake the world or tear it down into two
<br>pieces, send a cold shockwave through spines of every man, cure
<br>cancer, boil pancakes without real pans, bring back Steve Jobs into
<br>life, pay the national debt of Greece, float itself on air without
<br>human intervene and finally bring world peace and put an end to all
<br>civil wars. Worse, I know few who had plans to set a nuke on fire with
<br>it and throw off there inherited worn out grandpa lighters away. As it
<br>turns out, all rendered futile
<br>
<br>The "passes" of Passbook are location-sensitive and shown directly on
<br>your lock screen
<br>
<br>New dock doesnt support iPod Out. Sell your BMW that came with that
<br>expensive dock
<br>
<br>Its "Lightning" but really based on USB 2.0
<br>
<br>Wifi a/b/g/n compatible and dual-band. You can drop jammed 2.4GHz to
<br>get more from 5GHz
<br>
<br>The Siri-driven restaurant reservation system is only available in the
<br>US, Canada and Mexico
<br>
<br>No live tiles and widgets. Boring. Now with most smart phones the case
<br>is most functions are happening in the lock screen. But with iphone
<br>you have to dig deep into apps and folders to have a look into live
<br>things
<br>
<br>NFC would have made the Passbook much better
<br>
<br>The tactile king is still Nokia's Lumia 800
<br>
<br>A friction to the edges and the metal back. Its less likely to slip
<br>
<br>One layer laid off from the screen. It can be confusing at first
<br>
<br>The "Panorama" cannot go beyond 28MBs a scene
<br>
<br>One layer is off and its just like your touching a very sexy Pixelized
<br>version of Kate winslet itself with your dumb ass thumbs, only a layer
<br>of pixels deep. A screen intervene is null (no, not that saucy still
<br>from the ship that sunk leaving her ashore)
<br>
<br>Its Hanuman! No its Ravan! No its Rama! No actually its iphone's
<br>Panorama! Samsung Panoramas forces user to stay focussed! Just
<br>kidding. Samsung Panoramas force user to stay in one place and move
<br>the camera around. With iphone you can even move yourself. After all
<br>its made in states where the freedome is the most talked about thing.
<br>With that levels of shooting freedom, they have built the true
<br>"Democratic Shot".
<br>
<br>Siri wont serve cricket
<br>
<br>In the offline mode of Safari, links remain as links unlike Androids
<br>dead links in lethargic PDF like offline docs
<br>
<br>Web pages are served swiftly
<br>
<br>You cannot flyover most residential areas and less significant or less
<br>storied arenas
<br>
<br>No traffic warnings
<br>
<br>Maps lack the infografic layers of Google Maps that can be applied for
<br>individual uses
<br>
<br>Map's loading is swift unlike Google's. Zooming is smooth and image
<br>processing is brisk
<br>
<br>Siri can now easily pick up your words even when the atmosphere is
<br>crowded or noisy
<br>
<br>Siri still dates Google as its still not outdated in the area of
<br>search. Siri does Google things if the queries are too stupid and
<br>cannot be interpreted herself. Love or hate?
<br>
<br>The new handset is not for "Lets try it again" attitude. If you
<br>disliked the way iphone behaved in the past, you wont like it this
<br>time either
<br>
<br>The greenish hue issue of the display of 4S is fixed
<br>
<br>Panoramas wont be always perfect. Be prepared to have few freaked out ones
<br>
<br>Eight Reminders on one screen (it was five on the iPhone 4S)
<br>
<br>In the Mail app, you can preview 6 mails with one line text of each
<br>
<br>The extra length spaces for more text above the virtual keys
<br>
<br>The extra screen height; pop ups will be bearable
<br>
<br>Apple took 5 years to give that extra 0.5 inches of screen
<br>
<br>Fits in the pants
<br>
<br>The extra pixels cover a bit more of faces on phone calls
<br>
<br>An easier grip
<br>
<br>The screen is tall but not wide
<br>
<br>UI still hasn't changed. Looks like a first gen Ipod touch
<br>
<br>For most, iphone was way ahead of the competition when it was first
<br>launched. Now its just catching up
<br>
<br>What matters most beside its design gimmic is how well it will perform when it
<br>comes to cellular and GPS signal strength with all that aluminium trunkage
<br>
<br>IOS 6 on i4S? On an 800MHz and a
<br>512MB RAM set? It will be bit sluggish
<br>
<br>Docs will be furnished with more space beside the virtual keyboard
<br>
<br>Landscape-oriented video playback (larger size and less letterboxing)
<br>
<br>Samsung's S Beam transfers data between NFC devices
<br>
<br>Improved call-management tools
<br>
<br>App and iTunes Stores redesigned
<br>
<br>Video out isn't supported by that new adapter (a Lightning-to-VGA or
<br>Lightning-to-HDMI cable will be required)
<br>
<br>"An entire city is in the ocean, a farm has been labeled as an
<br>airport, highways end in the middle of
<br>nowhere and a hospital now covers the entire center of British city
<br>Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's home" Yahoo reports on Maps app
<br>
<br>Apps that uses Google Maps/data, will be redirected to Apple's new map venture
<br>
<br>Free turn-by-turn navigation
<br>
<br>Name your home with a pseudo (any name other than "Home") as a
<br>security measure. Otherwise it will be easier for thieves to track you
<br>down to your dining room or somewhere more inconvenient
<br>
<br>Siri isnt AI-the-perfect, you dont have to bother about the context of
<br>what you command
<br>
<br>Siri's dictation isn't perfect (Now I've got two shes that everytime
<br>get the opposite of what I command. Wow! They say Steve Jobs is a
<br>visionary. For whats sake? They say he had a passion for electronics
<br>and used to screw things since he was a child)
<br>
<br>Details such as road names seems greater
<br>
<br>Data transmission speeds are reportedly at or above comparable Android
<br>LTE devices
<br>
<br>Switching between 3G and 4G connectivity, the iPhone 5 does an
<br>excellent job at finding and keeping signals
<br>
<br>The Maps app does public transportation directions, but in a different
<br>way. When you click on that bus-shaped icon, it directs you to do a
<br>search for "Routing Apps" in the App Store and you'll be redirected to
<br>a list of apps that offer you public transit information (though non
<br>exists at the time)
<br>
<br>Maps will list some important POIs, mostly gas stations and
<br>convenience shops etc
<br>
<br>You can send texts or emails, or make phone calls with her without
<br>unlocking the phone
<br>
<br>She does weather forecasts and stock prices too
<br>
<br>Reportedly, AT&T is still honoring grandfathered unlimited plans for
<br>those who bought the original iPhone. Better stick with AT&T
<br>
<br>If it is wires that matters most to you such as Lightning, go wireless
<br>
<br>"If iphone doesnt do what I want, there is still one option, "Early
<br>Termination," when I convinced my wife, she demanded two tickets for
<br>the new flick (from Sylvester with Arnold)
<br>
<br>New Lightning is nearly 20 percent
<br>faster than previous solutions. But whether its purely a cable miracle
<br>or internal hardware marvel is unknown
<br>
<br>Video capturing seems to gather more noise than before
<br>
<br>Public transports dismissed but you can get directions for driving or
<br>walking (if you were just confused over all this public transportation
<br>missing link)
<br>
<br>3D flyover, just a two-finger swipe away
<br>
<br>Apple executives say the smaller "Lightning" connector allowed it to
<br>make the iPhone 5 and new iPod Touch thinner. Now I get it!
<br>
<br>AT&T has said you'll be able to keep using your existing plan if you
<br>upgrade to the iPhone 5
<br>
<br>Will Strauss, an analyst at Forward Concepts, which studies chips,
<br>says the iPhone 5's all glass and aluminum body precludes it from
<br>using NFC
<br>
<br>Even if your contract is up on AT&T and you have an unlimited plan,
<br>you can still get an iPhone 5 and keep the unlimited plan
<br>
<br>Google slashed the price of its Maps API by 88 per cent
<br>
<br>The Panorama stitches a 360-degree wide image together. Next time you
<br>can send a 360-degree image of your new invention to the
<br><a href="http://kickstarter.com">kickstarter.com</a> easily
<br>
<br>Just utter "give me directions to'" to Siri, she will transform
<br>herself into a GPS
<br>
<br>When you purchase the iPhone 5 through AT&T or Apple, it includes a
<br>SIM, and you activate it with your number through iTunes. You won't
<br>have to swap cards or go to a store either
<br>
<br>The Apple's Facebook app API is
<br>public, so non-Apple apps can share to Facebook too
<br>
<br>Verizon has a larger 4G LTE coverage than AT&T and Sprint
<br>
<br>New customers of Verizon can choose only a shared data plan (costs
<br>more eventually. If your after Verizon, share a plan with the family
<br>members or room mates or you can use multiple devices)
<br>
<br>AT&T offers customers to choose a shared data plan or an individual
<br>"tiered" plan. Better if you're on a budget
<br>
<br>Your Facebook friends' App Store recommendations will be visible. No
<br>need to waste time on forums asking for best apps
<br>
<br>Older apps run letterboxed (tiny black bars on the top and bottom)
<br>
<br>Non optimized Apps still work perfectly fine even letterboxed
<br>,especially in portrait mode
<br>
<br>New 16:9 aspect ratio reduces or removes letterboxing across the
<br>screen in landscape mode
<br>
<br>YouTube videos looks great
<br>
<br>LTE comes with expensive rates and data caps
<br>
<br>The landscape 16:9 aspect ratio closes to the dimensions of a standard
<br>HDTV screen and most game console screens. Game developers will be
<br>happier
<br>
<br>The bottom is freshly filled with new shiny stuff, the headphone jack,
<br>the larger, redesigned speakers, a new type of perforated grille and a
<br>tiny Lightning connector port
<br>
<br>Airplay Mirroring
<br>
<br>$649 for the 16GB with no contract
<br>
<br>Maps replaces the lock screen image when the phone's lying idle and
<br>when required (for turn by turn nav etc)
<br>
<br>Snaps are lightning-fast, faster than an i4
<br>
<br>You can capture multiple shots with quick tapping. Though its not a
<br>multiburst, a triple-tap can shoot three photos. Something that wasnt
<br>available in i4
<br>
<br>Forget about LTE, international roaming is possible between 2G and 3G
<br>
<br>Low-light pictures, grainier and lower resolution than images taken in
<br>bright-light
<br>
<br>Slide two fingers up or down on either end of the screen, you can flyover 3Dly
<br>
<br>Rotate the maps with two fingers
<br>
<br>Go straight to the north by tapping a compass
<br>
<br>The virtual keyboard in landscape mode provides more space to t[humb+t]ype
<br>
<br>The anodized aluminum is the same as that on its MacBook laptop counterpart
<br>
<br>Lightning port-speaker dock incompatibility
<br>
<br>Its interesting to see that an updated HDMI adapter will be coming
<br>soon, along with a VGA one for projectors and other displays
<br>
<br>Analog and USB audio will flow scot free. But its a speaker dock, an
<br>adapter and your iphone on top of them. How it will look like?
<br>
<br>Works with USB 2.0, won't work with USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt or even Micro-USB
<br>
<br>In landscape mode, text gets bigger and thus better because page width
<br>stretches out. More words fit on a single line
<br>
<br>If you go astray up or down, Panorama will tell you to keep in line
<br>
<br>Ultimate goal of Passbook is about taking consumer activity paperless
<br>
<br>Three variants to comply with the various 4G LTE networks around. One
<br>for AT&T, another for Sprint and Verizon and a third to handle the LTE
<br>networks in Europe and Asia
<br>
<br>When you reach callers via speaker phone, they recieve a clearer call than i4
<br>
<br>It's odd. Pages of e-books could feel more stretched
<br>
<br>In portrait mode, document text may not seem larger
<br>
<br>iPhone 5 doesn't look entirely different with the screen turned off
<br>
<br>iCloud Tabs, just like Android's live synchronisation to the Chrome
<br>Browser, which will be available with iOS 6's and Mountain Lion's
<br>Safari. A simple synchronised list of opened tabs between the devices
<br>
<br>Will icloud Tabs be available for users of Safari on other non-Apple
<br>devices? Still no words
<br>
<br>When you activate a new iPhone with your existing iCloud account, you
<br>can still have your old gold, including photos, apps, settings and
<br>passwords for email, calendars, Wi-Fi,and alarm times etc
<br>
<br>Android or Windows will download your apps but you have to fill in the
<br>settings and recreate your alarms and app settings
<br>
<br>Turning off notifications with iOS 5 notification center was tricky.
<br>Do Not Disturb seems to fix that. It allows to easily schedule time
<br>
<br>From the browser to the photo gallery, there is a share button. Its an
<br>universal list which grows, depending on what software and services
<br>you have installed (from Facebook to your SMS messenger to Bluetooth
<br>transfers and even Pinterest if you install it)
<br>
<br>On carriers without LTE, the iPhone 5 will run on dual-band 3.5G HDPA+.
<br>
<br>"I was in NYC at a Wall Street dinner and everyone put their BB's on
<br>the table; not a single Iphone. I asked the bankers why and they said,
<br>they are in the business of business and not the toy business" one
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