Samsung Galaxy S4 thread - See Mod Warning in Post #1

SpannerMonkey · 09-03-2013 8:03pm

it bloody well better have a better battery , id buy it just for that . i used to slag my old iphone for haveing a crap battery but my galaxy S3 is just a joke , battery barely lasts 10 hours , totally unacceptable :mad: , still love it though

IncognitoMan · 09-03-2013 8:33pm

Are you totally against one of these

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Battery-Capacity-4300mAh-Replacement/dp/B008K1E0DE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362857471&sr=8-1

Ill be looking to pick one of these up if I get an s4. Extra bulk does not bother me

Alpha Dog 1 · 09-03-2013 9:07pm

Or just buy a replacement battery for 3 euro.

As soon as the old one dies just slip in the other battery full power again, happy days!

Alpha Dog 1 · 09-03-2013 9:08pm

Afaik the unveiling is at 11pm Thursday. Anyone know where this is being streamed?

Sonics2k · 09-03-2013 9:44pm

leemaree wrote: »

http://www.preorder.it/en/product/samsung-galaxy-s4

Not a chance in hell should you believe that site.

You should only get that information from a reliable site or company.

Tar.Aldarion · 09-03-2013 9:49pm

Sonics2k wrote: »

Hard to say.

O2 have dropped it from €599 to €529 since the beginning of the month, so I'd guess maybe another €50 at most over the next few months.

I wouldn't expect it to drop by much, as it still an amazing phone.

Much cheaper online. Bout 430 for the last couple months

SpannerMonkey · 10-03-2013 12:54am

IncognitoMan wrote: »

Are you totally against one of these

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Battery-Capacity-4300mAh-Replacement/dp/B008K1E0DE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362857471&sr=8-1

Ill be looking to pick one of these up if I get an s4. Extra bulk does not bother me

Meh they get mixed reviews and it would mean having no case in which case mine would get destroyed in no time . I have 2 spare batteries which are grand except the back of the phone is starting to crack from taking it off to change the battery . And its ruining my case taking it on and off. Overall im just saying they should have thought more about the usability and not just lobbed the same battery from an S2 into a phone that has much higher demands . If rhey do the same for the S4 it will be a disaster

Zillah · 10-03-2013 12:59am

SpannerMonkey wrote: »

it bloody well better have a better battery , id buy it just for that . i used to slag my old iphone for haveing a crap battery but my galaxy S3 is just a joke , battery barely lasts 10 hours , totally unacceptable :mad: , still love it though

You're not managing your power well. My S3 will last from 9AM until the wee hours of the morning unless I've been doing something very battery hungry like watching a movie. Try turning down your brightness, disabling unnecessary vibration and features (wireless/GPS), shutting down apps that might be hogging power.

It's not the phone, you're doing something wrong.

Captain Chaos · 10-03-2013 1:12am

SpannerMonkey wrote: »

it bloody well better have a better battery , id buy it just for that . i used to slag my old iphone for haveing a crap battery but my galaxy S3 is just a joke , battery barely lasts 10 hours , totally unacceptable :mad: , still love it though

I don't know what you are doing but I get close to 48 hrs between charges. Usually the 38-40 hour mark.

Tar.Aldarion · 10-03-2013 1:44am

Found a picture of it

grinder23 · 10-03-2013 2:56am

Captain Chaos wrote: »

I don't know what you are doing but I get close to 48 hrs between charges. Usually the 38-40 hour mark.

Same here and i use quite a bit of internet daily and use music to and from work which is only 40 mins daily, and roughly 20mins of calls and handful of texts and i charge every 2nd night.

SpannerMonkey · 10-03-2013 9:10am

Zillah wrote: »

You're not managing your power well. My S3 will last from 9AM until the wee hours of the morning unless I've been doing something very battery hungry like watching a movie. Try turning down your brightness, disabling unnecessary vibration and features (wireless/GPS), shutting down apps that might be hogging power.

It's not the phone, you're doing something wrong.

mine is a GT-i9305 ( the 4g vesion, not available in ireland ) other than the extra RAM i dont know whats different about it but it eats batteries . i have everything disabled , battery saving activated , shut down apps after using them etc but i still eats them .
having said that , 2 guys i work with have normal S3 and they barely get the day out of them either . so i dont think its that the batteries in them are amazing

natnifnolnacs · 10-03-2013 9:25am

I think battery usage comes down to the apps installed as much as anything else. Some apps are very heavy on the battery I find. For a week I was barely getting a day out of my phone, kept an eye on the battery stats, uninstalled the culprit and it's all good again, nearly 2 days between charges.

SpannerMonkey · 10-03-2013 9:40am

natnifnolnacs wrote: »

I think battery usage comes down to the apps installed as much as anything else. Some apps are very heavy on the battery I find. For a week I was barely getting a day out of my phone, kept an eye on the battery stats, uninstalled the culprit and it's all good again, nearly 2 days between charges.

never thought of that must have a look cheers:)

apope8 · 11-03-2013 12:04pm

I really hope this is not the S4

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/03/11/is-this-the-galaxy-s-iv/

Riesen_Meal · 11-03-2013 12:08pm

apope8 wrote: »

I really hope this is not the S4

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/03/11/is-this-the-galaxy-s-iv/

I'd say that's it, or very close to it...

Serious quadrant scores there....

apope8 · 11-03-2013 12:27pm

Fieldog wrote: »

I'd say that's it, or very close to it...

Serious quadrant scores there....

It just looks like a bigger S3, I'm very torn between this and the HTC One

amallon · 11-03-2013 2:50pm

Not long to go now. Early rumors that the phone would come with s-pen have seem to have be downplayed a bit so looking less likely.

My Wishlist

thomasj · 11-03-2013 2:55pm

apope8 wrote: »

It just looks like a bigger S3, I'm very torn between this and the HTC One

Or a smaller galaxy note II (without the stylus) in that case I'm more than happy to hang on to what I've got (galaxy note 2)

leemaree · 11-03-2013 3:24pm

http://www.knowyourmobile.com/samsung/samsung-galaxy-s4/18907/samsung-galaxy-s4-release-date-specs-and-rumours

leemaree · 11-03-2013 3:27pm

floating touch technology

http://desktops.cbronline.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s-iv-could-have-floating-touch-technology-110313

Zonda999 · 11-03-2013 3:28pm

leemaree wrote: »

http://www.knowyourmobile.com/samsung/samsung-galaxy-s4/18907/samsung-galaxy-s4-release-date-specs-and-rumours

I don't think that leaked device is the final s4 to be honest. More likely its a mock up bezel. I'd be pretty sure the final finished product would be better looking than that. Look at the physical buttons at the bottom, no way will they be there on the final version. Those almost certainly are the specifications alright tho, but they've been mooted for a while

leemaree · 11-03-2013 3:33pm

http://www.chron.com/technology/businessinsider/article/These-Four-Innovations-Will-Make-Samsung-s-Galaxy-4339157.php

Banjo String · 11-03-2013 3:38pm

Will it have 'snake' on it though ?

apope8 · 11-03-2013 4:05pm

SamHall wrote: »

Will it have 'snake' on it though ?

:rolleyes:
Easily Got PlayStore Link :cool:

Justin10 · 11-03-2013 6:31pm

Just noticed from the pictures that its dual sim.

Rich11 · 12-03-2013 5:32am

so my galaxy ace is packing in atm, n want to get a s3 maybe today or do you think i should wait for the s4 or would there be a major difference between them?

danniemcq · 12-03-2013 8:53am

Rich11 wrote: »

so my galaxy ace is packing in atm, n want to get a s3 maybe today or do you think i should wait for the s4 or would there be a major difference between them?

I'd say just wait and see, its 2 days till the announcment then maybe a few days before release. just all depends on when Europe gets it

SuprSi · 12-03-2013 12:59pm

First official picture of the S4 - looks like the leaked pictures were pretty much spot on.

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/samsung-galaxy-s4-revealed-in-first-official-image-50010615/

themacdaddy · 12-03-2013 1:04pm

SuprSi wrote: »

First official picture of the S4 - looks like the leaked pictures were pretty much spot on.

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/samsung-galaxy-s4-revealed-in-first-official-image-50010615/

I wasn't overly impressed with the leaked pictures. I have a 4S and I was holding off for this. I hope its not plasticky feeling. If it have the iphone quality build/feel along with everything the S3 offers I would def get it.

SuprSi · 12-03-2013 1:06pm

Yeah I didn't think those leaked photo's were that impressive. I'd hope they would change the appearance a bit to distinguish it, rather than just change the size of it, but it looks like it'll be more or less the same. I reckon it'll still made of plastic though I'd be less concerned about this as I'd put it in a case anyway.

themacdaddy · 12-03-2013 1:10pm

In fairness its hard to judge off leaked pictures.I really hope I am wowed by this. Would love an excuse to get a new savage phone. Looking forward to the release if there is one.

On another note I am off the US on April 4th. Wonder will it be released over there by then? Anyone know if I was able to buy it there would my warranty be covered when I get back to Ireland?

Tar.Aldarion · 12-03-2013 1:11pm

I'm not really a fan of change for the sake of it. Nothing wrong with the s3 design, it's really nice. It's the hardware/software that matters.

Cienciano · 12-03-2013 1:20pm

I was really hoping samsung would stop this poxy idea of going bigger and bigger. Bigger screen doesn't mean better. It's the one thing putting me off getting this phone mini tablet

natnifnolnacs wrote: »

I think battery usage comes down to the apps installed as much as anything else. Some apps are very heavy on the battery I find. For a week I was barely getting a day out of my phone, kept an eye on the battery stats, uninstalled the culprit and it's all good again, nearly 2 days between charges.

What app was the culprit?

themacdaddy · 12-03-2013 1:30pm

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

I'm not really a fan of change for the sake of it. Nothing wrong with the s3 design, it's really nice. It's the hardware/software that matters.

Ye I agree, but at the same time, if you can improve on something, I think they should go for it. Anyway all will be revealed soon enough. The S3 is one amazing phone

Alpha Dog 1 · 12-03-2013 1:38pm

I heard that it might ship with 2 batteries.
Definitely going to have a plastic back , easy to slot in a new battery!
How do ya change the battery on an iPhone or nexus?

Plastic is more practical than glass on a phone imo, no scratches or cracking!

My white galaxy s3 is nicer looking than me friends iPhone 5 most definitely imo.

damul · 12-03-2013 2:10pm

Alpha Dog 1 wrote: »

I heard that it might ship with 2 batteries.
Definitely going to have a plastic back , easy to slot in a new battery!
How do ya change the battery on an iPhone or nexus?

Plastic is more practical than glass on a phone imo, no scratches or cracking!

My white galaxy s3 is nicer looking than me friends iPhone 5 most definitely imo.

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has a removable battery, I wish all phones did

thomasj · 12-03-2013 2:15pm

damul wrote: »

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has a removable battery, I wish all phones did

I think alpha was referring to the nexus 4

thomasj · 12-03-2013 2:19pm

Alpha Dog 1 wrote: »

I heard that it might ship with 2 batteries.

It would be amazing if it did, the best thing about Samsung phones are the fact that they have removable batteries so you can carry around spares. Their new phone stands that double up as spare battery chargers help alot.

god's toy · 12-03-2013 2:22pm

I remember being disappointed with the S3 when the pics came out but being completely blown away when I seen it in person... Then going back to "its looks are OK I guess" shortly after.

Zero-Cool · 12-03-2013 2:52pm

Looks way too big. Hopefully this brings down the price of the S II as that's the size screen I want.

12-03-2013 4:21pm

Think I'd be happy with the screen size moving up from my s2. But not certain of getting the s4. Lumia and htc will be looked at a lot before splashing out. I shouldn't be bored with the s2 but I've had it so long and I dropped it recently so I've a nice smashed screen.

leemaree · 12-03-2013 10:59pm

Looks like u can pre-order the phone from 28 March in UK

http://www.itproportal.com/2013/03/12/exclusive-ee-sell-samsung-galaxy-s4-28-march/

Banjo String · 13-03-2013 12:07am

leemaree wrote: »

Looks like u can pre-order the phone from 28 March in UK

http://www.itproportal.com/2013/03/12/exclusive-ee-sell-samsung-galaxy-s4-28-march/

Wait.

Its gonna be smaller than the s3, screen-wise?

That's a surprise.

ShaneU · 14-03-2013 4:49am

Phone is leaked, 5 inch display, 13 mp camera, 19 photos here http://mobile.it168.com/tu/1461878_1.shtml#1

AlmightyCushion · 14-03-2013 5:26am

ShaneU wrote: »

Phone is leaked, 5 inch display, 13 mp camera, 19 photos here http://mobile.it168.com/tu/1461878_1.shtml#1

I don't think that is it. Samsung officially leaked this the other day.

The official picture doesn't have that speaker grill above the logo and it doesn't seem to have that mesh like effect either. The different coloured back plate seems odd too.

Edit: Also, the S4 picture Samsung released looks like it's still going with the curved front while the other leaked pictures show it's flat.

ShaneU · 14-03-2013 5:33am

http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/3/13/4102174/samsung-galaxy-s-iv-revealed-in-detailed-images

AlmightyCushion · 14-03-2013 5:46am

ShaneU wrote: »

http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/3/13/4102174/samsung-galaxy-s-iv-revealed-in-detailed-images

Yeah I seen it on another couple of tech sites too but it still looks different to the official picture Samsung released hence why I don't think it's legit.

Alpha Dog 1 · 14-03-2013 10:26am

Tonight 11PM lads

evolutionqy7 · 14-03-2013 10:40am

Alpha Dog 1 wrote: »

Tonight 11PM lads

If it looks anything like the S3 as leaked I'll be extremely dial pointed. I liked it when they used to look "like" iPhone

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