The S4 is smaller then the S3 but with a bigger screen. That is something I wish all manufactures would start doing. The iPhone seems especially bad at this. I thought for sure the iPhone 5 would have a bigger screen in a 4/4S size phone. The Razr M is about the same size as the iPhone 5 with a 4.3" screen.
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Underwhelming Samsung Galaxy S 4
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Doesn't matter what processor it's running. Android lags. We won't see any significant improvement until KLP.
I liked it. I think the s3 is great and prefer to see an improvement on something already great rather than a complete redesign
Gizmodo did a hands-on and reported the lag too. They had a HTC One on hand so could do a side by side comparison.
http://gizmodo.com/5990644/samsung-galaxy-s-iv-hands-on-everything-new-is-old-again
It would be awesome. Show us how the thing holds up to every day hectic life. Show us how scratch resistant the screen is, how crack resistant the back is, etc. And what better way to demonstrate that than to compare your gadget with the competition? From start to finish the entire Samsung event the other day was a botch. The features they showed off were cool, but they spent no time on the real specifics.
I think a lot of people decide what to buy based on their past experiences, not just simply a brand name or an OS. Will the batter last all day? If I drop it, will it shatter? Stuff like that.
You might have something there.The front page (News discussions) of MacRumors has a thread with well over a 1000 posts about a Samsung phone, no other thread on that page comes close to the post count. If it was such a crap phone surely it would not be worth a comment.
So true. And all the posters saying how crappy and stale iOS/iPhone is make me think the same thing.
After all that hype, what do you expect? When iPhone 5 came out it was consumer hype. Samsung created so much buzz and we are left feeling indifferent.
That's not to say that the GS4 isn't a great cutting edge device. But most of us were expecting something different.
I'm actually looking forward to this - it was the main 'new' feature of the HTC One that made me consider going back to HTC for the tirst time in years.
A few years ago quite a few phones had IR built in so that you could control your TV/Stereo/Cable box/DVD-player/Aircondition and so on directly from your phone. And still today the vast majority of devices requiring a separate remote control use IR.
I'll never know why they stopped implementing this highly useful feature - I used it all the time and really look forward to doing it again - this time no doubt with a highly programmable remote control app so I can put the 5 remotes in my living room in a box for good.
note 2 does not lag. it seems Samsung has gone backwards if the s4 does indeed lag.
Also we're talking about a device that hasn't even been released to the public yet.
the octa core model doesn't overwhelm me, i hope the s4 800 will be an option but haven't seen what the other processor is exactly, s4 600?
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exactly, give it a month after launch to iron out any problems (or maybe even b4 launch?) then compare.
1.9ghz s4 600. It will only be an option if your buying a US model. International model will have the Exynos 5.
The snapdragon 600 may be a better option overall anyway. (especially the ddr3 version in the s4, over 40 fps in egypt hd 1080p offscreen) Cortex a15 was designed more for tablets and servers which is why the a7 companion cores were needed. The nexus 10 with its dual core was extremely fast with pretty much no lag. It seems that the companion core architecture needs a little tuning before the launch.
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Keep in mind the models that were used for hands on at the press conference likely weren't release models, and may not have release software on them.
Every phone that comes out from this point forward is going to be very marginal compared to the year before. The same thing happens with any technology. Back when HDTV's came out, it was HUGE if they had 1080p. Now it's commonplace and image quality increases are marginal.
When smart phones started to really gather steam, multi core processors, high resolution screens and screen size were the important features. Those have more or less reached a high enough average that anything else is just a little better.
When smart phones started to really gather steam, multi core processors, high resolution screens and screen size were the important features. Those have more or less reached a high enough average that anything else is just a little better.
Yup.
Except I'd add that there is more for Apple to develop and add to their iPhone than there is for Samsung and other competitors. And that's simply because Samsung's already added nearly everything you could add.
But they're still going at it, though. New sensors to the S4, is an example. Sony going full water-proof is another. Kudos to them for still trying despite diminishing returns.
Cannot say the same for Apple. In fact, Apple is playing the slow game, and intentionally so.
Slow and steady wins the race.
There's a reason this:
Still lost to something as simple as this:
Right now, too many variables are in the air. I don't think either Apple or Samsung is losing at this point. On the contrare, every other manufacturer is getting smashed BADLY. At first it was Apple as King and various Android makers picking up pieces of the 55% left over. Now it's Samsung and Apple.
Found this quote on Androidcentral: "Also, the software we used on the Galaxy S4 was very pre-production, less finished than what's on our HTC One."
... Want to use Nintendo as an example today?
Hey my grandma has a Wii. Whatever that means.
lol.
This is not perfectly true. Samsung Sweden has confirmed that we will be getting the "US" model as well - The Snapdragon, the same goes for several other EU countries. This is apparently due to the fact that the Exynos does not support our 4G/LTE frequencies or something along those lines.