Samsung Galaxy S4

Bryn · May 4, 2013

Lord Nikon6 said:
Well, my phone was stolen end of Last year, a galaxy S, and I only got a day out of that. I have, however in my wait for the HTC been using a Samsung Pusha(i think thats what they call it)...since it has absolutely no features, i only had to charge it once every 2 weeks. Eventually got tired of the wait and got the S4

Did you track the thief? I almost want my phone to be stolen. It's insured, and the anti-theft apps on Android are intense. Nothing can undermine them.

mercurial · May 4, 2013

HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4′s cameras go head to head after software updates, check out the samples

tl;dr. Samsung Galaxy S4 camera > HTC One camera.

techead · May 4, 2013

Really wanna see another low light comparison after all these software updates. We all know that the S4 is better in full daylight but that is not really where the One shines. I prefer the S4 personally but I think this is another bias article by gsmarena IMHO

Lord Nikon6 · May 5, 2013

Bryn26 said:
Did you track the thief? I almost want my phone to be stolen. It's insured, and the anti-theft apps on Android are intense. Nothing can undermine them.

I did not track him unfortunately.

Bryn · May 5, 2013

Lord Nikon6 said:
I did not track him unfortunately.

Why not? Even if you didn't install any anti-theft app for some reason, Samsung DIVE is built in and can locate your device.

prodigyX · May 5, 2013

Anybody else heard about the 53.8mb OTA update (I9500XXUAMDK) for the i9500? It's a "stability" update which supposedly fixes lag and other stuff. My phone thinks its up-to-date though, it says nothing available. Same story from KIES.

Anybody know if our updates are network-dependent, or if they come directly from Samsung? I suspect its a region-specific Samsung -direct download, but I'd love to update now. Might even root the phone and do it manually, hehe.

linkinpark · May 5, 2013

It'll probably be a while before we get it here, you'd be better off installing an overseas version. The Nordic versions worked well for me.
Also, you don't need to root to install any rom. But you do need root if you want to backup any apps.

Aharon · May 5, 2013

linkinpark said:
It'll probably be a while before we get it here, you'd be better off installing an overseas version. The Nordic versions worked well for me.
Also, you don't need to root to install any rom. But you do need root if you want to backup any apps.

Just my opinion - if u ain't experiencing stability issues and you weren't planning to root your phone... Hang ten. It's not that critical

linkinpark · May 5, 2013

Aharon said:
Just my opinion - if u ain't experiencing stability issues and you weren't planning to root your phone... Hang ten. It's not that critical

I tend to agree, i generally only update on major revisions.

Aharon · May 5, 2013

linkinpark said:
I tend to agree, i generally only update on major revisions.

No issue using the updates pushed to me even if minor. But to void your warranty for no benefit is ridiculous

linkinpark · May 5, 2013

Aharon said:
No issue using the updates pushed to me even if minor. But to void your warranty for no benefit is ridiculous

Considering Jelly Bean for the S2 is still not available in local versions, it is worth it to upgrade using the overseas rom.
But probably not worth it for this S4's minor update.

Aharon · May 5, 2013

linkinpark said:
Considering Jelly Bean for the S2 is still not available in local versions, it is worth it to upgrade using the overseas rom.
But probably not worth it for this S4's minor update.

That's fair - jelly bean was a major update

d7e7r7 · May 5, 2013

Does rooting the phone void the warranty?

Arthur · May 5, 2013

Sorry if already posted.

Love the new Graduation Pool Party ad.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=mLd9hjl3Kds&desktop_uri=/watch?v=mLd9hjl3Kds

(Sorry for the dof link - posting from my Froyo Samsung tab.)

prodigyX · May 5, 2013

Hmm ok cool thanks for the info. I'm really itching to update though, sounds the the performance increases are rather good, from posts over at XDA:

Originally Posted by avetny
i9500. Located in New Jersey (USA)
May-02 received update:

UBUAMDK/new kernel also.

i9500 much smoother now.
This is new kernel doing this 100% guys.

Same here on international i9500, cept I live in AZ.
3DMark score went up.

linkinpark · May 5, 2013

d7e7r7 said:
Does rooting the phone void the warranty?

Technically it would, but i've heard of people successfully sending in their phones to repair having custom kernels and roms.

Bryn · May 5, 2013

linkinpark said:
Technically it would, but i've heard of people successfully sending in their phones to repair having custom kernels and roms.

For custom ROM's, just use Triangle Away and flash the right stock firmware back on. Don't see how anyone could even detect anything after that.

Park@82 · May 6, 2013

Arthur said:
Sorry if already posted.

Love the new Graduation Pool Party ad.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=mLd9hjl3Kds&desktop_uri=/watch?v=mLd9hjl3Kds

(Sorry for the dof link - posting from my Froyo Samsung tab.)

Here is another link:
[video=youtube;DlXp41WwpOs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlXp41WwpOs[/video]

Noock · May 6, 2013

Keen to pick me up an S4, have they sorted out the "S-Lag" with kernel updates, or shall I wait for i9505?

Soprono · May 6, 2013

We won't be getting the 005 so yeah

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