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Thats because there are certain apps that cant be moved. Manufacturers are also trying to make their newer phones so you cant move them. Ironic isnt it? I thought Android was supposed to be so free and non restrictive...
That's because people with cheap sd cards complain that their apps are very slow and laggy and then blame the app or the phone.
 
Tried to get the GS4 a week before my upgrade date, but AT&T wouldn't have that. Told me I would have to pay $250 on top of the price for the phone. Um, I think I'll wait the week.


As for the colors, I honestly like the black. I don't think the pattern is chincy at all. But the white does look classy. I'm so torn, I guess I have a week to think about it, lol.
 
Tried to get the GS4 a week before my upgrade date, but AT&T wouldn't have that. Told me I would have to pay $250 on top of the price for the phone. Um, I think I'll wait the week.


As for the colors, I honestly like the black. I don't think the pattern is chincy at all. But the white does look classy. I'm so torn, I guess I have a week to think about it, lol.

I am going to guess you purchased the iPhone 4S at launch. I did the same and my upgrade date is mid may. However, I have heard that AT&T will allow you to upgrade on the 1st of the month of your upgrade month.

However, I think I am going to wait for the 32GB.
 
I am going to guess you purchased the iPhone 4S at launch. I did the same and my upgrade date is mid may. However, I have heard that AT&T will allow you to upgrade on the 1st of the month of your upgrade month.

However, I think I am going to wait for the 32GB.

You are correct, sir. The AT&T rep did mention that I might be able to upgrade on May 1st as well. Wouldn't hurt to try again then.

What is the release date for the 32GB?
 
You are correct, sir. The AT&T rep did mention that I might be able to upgrade on May 1st as well. Wouldn't hurt to try again then.

What is the release date for the 32GB?

I don't think anyone knows. There has yet to be a firm release date. I am coming from a 64GB iPhone. So going down to a 16GB might be tough.
 
I don't think anyone knows. There has yet to be a firm release date. I am coming from a 64GB iPhone. So going down to a 16GB might be tough.


16GB+, don't forget about the microSD. Yeah, I know you probably won't be able to install apps onto it, but music, pictures, videos, etc, won't hinder your onboard storage space. I went from a 32GB iPhone to a 16GB Nexus 4 and I'm nowhere near the storage limit, and I have 85 apps on this thing with 9GB to spare.
 
That's because people with cheap sd cards complain that their apps are very slow and laggy and then blame the app or the phone.

So that gives the manufacturer the right to block that feature? The same way the carriers and manufacturers blocked free tethering and forced Google to remove it from the OS.Guess Android isn't as open and unrestricted as so many like to believe.
 
I'm considering switching to the S4 from the iPhone 5. A quick question: does the S4 (or HTC One) support HD voice calling (not sure what the proper name is)? I know T-Mobile is rolling it out and AT&T following suit later this year, but any other devices besides the iPhone 5 that support it?
 
The same way the carriers and manufacturers blocked free tethering and forced Google to remove it from the OS

This isn't to start an argument, but tethering is available in the UK, here's a screenshot of my Nexus 4.


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Well its been blocked in the US as of ICS on a non Nexus device. You have a Nexus.

All "non-nexus" devices here in Canada allow tethering. Even the cheap ones you get for $100.

Before blaming android, you might as well want to blame your fellow American carriers.
 
Yes the camera is better IMHO than the HTC One's.

For landscapes & seascapes where much of the detail is distance away, there is no escaping the fact 13mp pick up more fine details than 3.8mp.

Thanks MRU for all the really useful observations, and lovely photos! My upgrade date is 5/14 and am on the fence about leaving my ip4S and getting the S4. Have never used Android devices before so this would be quite a leap.

Off topics:). Is the white dog a Bichon Frise?
 
So that gives the manufacturer the right to block that feature? The same way the carriers and manufacturers blocked free tethering and forced Google to remove it from the OS.Guess Android isn't as open and unrestricted as so many like to believe.

I have tethering and it counts towards my data plan.
 
Was thinking of picking up this phone but a lot of ppl at android central say the phone is laggy? Any of you guys experiencing this problem? May just go with the HTC One.
 
Was thinking of picking up this phone but a lot of ppl at android central say the phone is laggy? Any of you guys experiencing this problem? May just go with the HTC One.

Well I disabled a lot of the useless features and animations and installed nova launcher and it feels very fluid now. Occasionally there is a bit of lag, but it's less noticeable and less frequent then it was out of the box.

The more I use this phone the more I like it. Maybe because it's still fresh I dont yet miss my iPhone, but at present in quite happy sticking to Android.

Only problem is my carrier, EE in the UK sucks balls. I might return this S4 and wait for my old carrier to get it in stock. Won't be 4G until the end of the year but at least I'll get signal in my lounge...
 
Well I disabled a lot of the useless features and animations and installed nova launcher and it feels very fluid now. Occasionally there is a bit of lag, but it's less noticeable and less frequent then it was out of the box.

The more I use this phone the more I like it. Maybe because it's still fresh I dont yet miss my iPhone, but at present in quite happy sticking to Android.

Only problem is my carrier, EE in the UK sucks balls. I might return this S4 and wait for my old carrier to get it in stock. Won't be 4G until the end of the year but at least I'll get signal in my lounge...

why would u get the phone if you're going to disable the features? The S4 is all about features. Is the lag that horrible compared to having the features off?
 
Was thinking of picking up this phone but a lot of ppl at android central say the phone is laggy? Any of you guys experiencing this problem? May just go with the HTC One.

Ok my experience. When I got the phone this morning and was going through the initial setup and a restore from google it began downloading my apps. During this process there was a heck of a lot of lag.

After it finished installing everything it was just the occasional hiccup / stutter.

I looked at the ram / apps running in the background and there was a ton of services running that I most certainly had not initiated.

I also noticed with air gesture / air view / smart stay / smart scroll features enabled the phone would be more susceptible to stuttering.

I turned them all off. Likewise I turned off S-Voice activation through the home button. This made HUGE difference to the home button response.

Finally the thing I found OTT on Touchwiz is the animations. Folder animation in particular is just plain silly. A full folder will take 2-3 seconds for the silly animation to finish. So I went into developer options and turned off animations.

After a power down and power back on the phone has been fast and responsive and my memory usage has dropped from 1.3-1.5 gb of 1.78gb to just 900mb of 1.78gb. That's a huge difference, and the only thing I've changed is turned off some of the Samsung features that you'll use once and never again.

The phone now seems as fast and responsive as the HTC One.


But out of the box the HTC One is a lot better at speed, general UI optimisation and memory management. Samsung has packed the phone full of software features all of which actually are to the detriment of the user experience in my oppinon than enhance it.

With them turned off it's very nippy indeed.

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why would u get the phone if you're going to disable the features? The S4 is all about features.

Because those features come at a very high price to the user experience. The benefits of being able to occasionally wipe your hand across the screen in an exaggerated manner to scroll (when if your hand is that near anyway a finger swipe is faster and mire natural) or start scroll where you have to pretty much creak your neck up and down again in a more exaggerated manner than normal, is contrary to the 'natural' UI Samsung are aiming for.

They are features that in all honesty do not add to a user experience, but may serve as 'ooo look what my phone can do' rather than actually serve a genuine purpose of improving user experience.

Likewise because these use up resources / memory and battery they actually cause more harm to the general user experience than benefit it. They are indeed a detriment to it.

Since disabling those features the S4 is blazingly fast and far more able to manage its system memory.

With them enabled i get stuttering, delays in app response / opening, and it feels like the phone just isn't keeping up with me.

The S4 has mighty hardware, but these software features samsung has packed into the phone and I'm not talking about S-Apps as some of those are grand, but the ones baked into system level are hindering it.

HTC decided ok will keep things simple. We'll improve speakers and sound. EVERYONE benefits and it comes at no penalty to the OS.

Samsung decided we'll make you able to wave your hand over the screen two or three times to get it to scroll photos or creak your neck back and forth to get it to scroll a page. Features that are not natural, do not enhance the way we already interact, and are minority features that after initial play I suspect a very small minority will use. The cost of them of performance, then in my eyes further negates them to the land of useless features.
 
why would u get the phone if you're going to disable the features? The S4 is all about features. Is the lag that horrible compared to having the features off?

It's not horrible per se but after playing with the features for about half a day I decided they were of little use to me. I'd rather disable them and get that minimal bump in performance.

IMO, the s4 is all about the gorgeous 5" screen anyway :)
 
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A software glitch in the one affecting some users that a fix is already rolling out for is now considered a selling point in favor of the s4?

That's silly. I'm sure if I nit picked I could find a myriad of s4 issues such as the fact the device only comes with 9gb usable space, that out of the box it consume far much more memory meaning its OS is not as optimised.....

But I won't...... ;)

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They look great Lindsford.

Thanks, more to come!

Mine has just arrived.

Just setting up. Initial impression, doesn't feel cheap at all, but isn't as nice as the One.

Though this is from my carrier, surprised to find NO carrier branding at all and more surprisingly totally sim free / unlocked.

Basically this is a factory unlocked unbranded device. That's quite cool.

Setting up and despite what everyone who says to the contrary. THERE IS LAG/STUTTER!

Camera takes 2-3 seconds to launch, enough time to make you think its not recognised your button press so you press the icon again.

Maybe those who think there isn't have never experienced a handset without lag, but there certainly is with the S4.

I do see stutter many times when going from Browser to Home or from an App to home it seems to take a moment for it to catch up with itself, would turning off S Voice help you think?

Also what music player do you use/prefer? Browser?

I thought he looked a bit bigger than my Bichon, but he is awesome and I LOVE his name!

Back on topic!

Speaking of Bichons I will have to post a picture of Copter the Bichon. :D


Also has anyone had any luck using Bluetooth and having the correct information from Pandora display? Everything else seems to be in order for me but it just does not want to display Pandoras music info at all, and has stopped all together on occasion. My iPhone has never done this :(
 
Thanks, more to come!



I do see stutter many times when going from Browser to Home or from an App to home it seems to take a moment for it to catch up with itself, would turning off S Voice help you think?

Also what music player do you use/prefer? Browser?



Speaking of Bichons I will have to post a picture of Copter the Bichon. :D


Also has anyone had any luck using Bluetooth and having the correct information from Pandora display? Everything else seems to be in order for me but it just does not want to display Pandoras music info at all, and has stopped all together on occasion. My iPhone has never done this :(



Yep give disabling s-voice a try. Actually all your disabling is the home button launch of s-voice (you can still use the app if you want to) but it certainly made home button far more responsive.

Look forward to seeing Copter :)

Don't have Pandora, its not available here to try.
 
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