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[Incontinentia Buttocks]

The S4's processor is tailor-made for a long battery life. It'll easily be the most battery efficient smartphone when it's out.

I'd like a phone that I can get at least two days full use out of. I can't see that happening with the ridiculous spec race that is happening.

 

[bcl0328]

Now with even less battery life!

do you know how cores work?

 

[Nicktendo86]

I can write a small application for Android that only runs on the Galaxy Sfour and all it does is render a graph with a value of nine billion megapoints.

Surely that proves that the Sfour is the most powerful device in the known universe. It's the phone Galactus would use.

What are you even on about?

 

[Fezan]

Would have preferred 4.7", but 4.9" is better than 5! On a side, I think the S4 is a set for me. S3 has been a fantastic phone. Best I've had in years.

Not if Samsung has physical button again

 

[yogloo]

I think 4 inch is the best for the sake of my pants, yet 7 inch is the best for usage. Which is why I end up with a note, which is in between.

 

[M.D]

What the hell did you do to your Galaxy S3 then? My phones smooth as silk with like a dozen apps running at the same time.

Nothing.

I only have 2 apps installed - WhatsApp and another one to track my work hours.
Other then that, I never did anything on the phone beside using it for browsing, but it began to lag a few weeks ago (not to mention I've had signal issues ever since I got it).

I'm not sure what I expected TBH. I had the first Galaxy and I don't think I've ever hated anything as much as I did that phone.

I didn't want to get close to Android again, especially not to the Galaxy line, but I had a chance to get the S3 for relatively cheap ($508 unlocked), and I went for it.
I don't think this is a bad phone, this has more to do with Android itself...

 

[massoluk]

4.9 inch for real? That's getting dangerously close to a Galaxy Note. S3 is pretty damn close to Note 2 as it is.

 

[KevinRo]

Did anyone else notice in the teaser video the phone turned off on its own and he made a clicking gesture / noise with the phone?

Interesting.

 

[Matll]

4.9 inch for real? That's getting dangerously close to a Galaxy Note. S3 is pretty damn close to Note 2 as it is.

It's not 4,9". It's 4,99"...

I'll definitely be upgrading from my Galaxy S 2. I've been happy that they updated it first to 4.0 and then to 4.1.2. It did take ages for the updates to happen, though.

 

[Darkkn]

My worry about the whole big.LITTLE architecture is that the process scheduler does not work efficiently and smartly enough to utilize that architecture correctly and as a result there could be more random lags as A7's are not up to some tasks, bottle-necking the system.

 

[DietRob]

I've been looking over everything I can find relating to the S4 and for the first time in a really long time I'm OK with not having the new shiny.

The GS3 really is an amazing phone.

 

[Incontinentia Buttocks]

Nothing.

I only have 2 apps installed - WhatsApp and another one to track my work hours.
Other then that, I never did anything on the phone beside using it for browsing, but it began to lag a few weeks ago (not to mention I've had signal issues ever since I got it).

I'm not sure what I expected TBH. I had the first Galaxy and I don't think I've ever hated anything as much as I did that phone.

I didn't want to get close to Android again, especially not to the Galaxy line, but I had a chance to get the S3 for relatively cheap ($508 unlocked), and I went for it.
I don't think this is a bad phone, this has more to do with Android itself...

have you got power saving mode enabled? that totally fucked things up for me.

 

[.GqueB.]

Yea but is it ugly?

 

[BertramCooper]

Not if Samsung has physical button again

Has it been confirmed to have physical buttons again?

I hate the buttons on the GS3 and Note 2, especially on the Note 2 since they don't work with the S-Pen. Just take Google's advice and get rid of them, Samsung.

 

[Jigolo]

It's too bad US version might get Snapdraon 600 chip. Not slow my any means, but not as fast as Exynos Octa. Wishful thinking would be having the Snapdragon 800 in the S4, which most likely is as fast or faster than the Octa.

 

[sun-drop]

it bettter have oled .... else i'm really going to reconsider 'upgrading' from my s3 ...

 

[Bboy AJ]

It can't be an Android thread without Lunchbox acting like a little shit. This is getting out of hand.

As for complaints about bigger phones, it's not a phone. If you spend more time using it as a phone than for other purposes, OK. Look elsewhere. This is the direction the world is headed. Stay behind.

 

[jts]

It can't be an Android thread without Lunchbox acting like a little shit. This is getting out of hand.

As for complaints about bigger phones, it's not a phone. If you spend more time using it as a phone than for other purposes, OK. Look elsewhere. This is the direction the world is headed. Stay behind.

Then why we still got tablets.

 

[The Abominable Snowman]

It's too bad US version might get Snapdraon 600 chip. Not slow my any means, but not as fast as Exynos Octa. Wishful thinking would be having the Snapdragon 800 in the S4, which most likely is as fast or faster than the Octa.

Do the newer Exynos still lack the LTE and other US bands? I thought that was 'fixed'?

I'll try to hold out for the Note 3.... hhhhnnnnnggggggg!

 

[giga]

The "Octo" in Octocore is 4x Cortex A15 (slightly more efficient than Cortex A9 in GS3) plus 4x Cortex A7 (much more efficient than A9), using big.LITTLE set up. It's suppose to use the A7s most of the time until A15s are needed. Should provide better battery life than 4x A9 in GS3 and Note 2.

The A15 is not more efficient than the A9. One of the main reasons ARM had to implement bigLITTLE was because the A15 is just a monster at consuming energy. See anandtech's power analysis. (On my phone.)

 

[qazqaNii]

Crap I suck at timing when to buy my phones!! Just bought my note2 in february..

DarthVaderNOOO.png.

 

[Jigolo]

Do the newer Exynos still lack the LTE and other US bands? I thought that was 'fixed'?

I'll try to hold out for the Note 3.... hhhhnnnnnggggggg!

New Exynos surely has LTE bands. That has been fixed.

There was a rumor that S600 chips would be in the US version because of production issues with the Octa. Although that may be untrue since...

The most interesting thing is that the device supports GSM/WCDMA/LTE networks with an Exynos processor on-board. So that means there will be only a one single variant of the device, the GT-I9500. Previously, Samsung used to release two variants of their high-end devices, for example the GT-I9300 and GT-I9305. One variant used to have GSM connectivity and the other one had LTE connectivity but this is not the case with the Galaxy S IV. The Galaxy S IV will be a world phone.

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/03/03...s-leak-confirm-exynos-octa-powervr-sgx-544mp/

Also according to Sammobile. S4 will be made of plastic like the past 3.

 

[RS4-]

lunchbox just mad it doesn't fit in his hipster pants.

Anyway, holding off from picking up an N4 just to see the price/performance difference of the S4. Not sure if it'll be worth the extra $200+ on a straight purchase.

 

[injurai]

can Li-ion even handle it? How are battery lives holding up these days?

 

[Shogmaster]

The A15 is not more efficient than the A9. One of the main reasons ARM had to implement bigLITTLE was because the A15 is just a monster at consuming energy. See anandtech's power analysis. (On my phone.)

Yes A15 is a monster but I read somewhere that A15 is more efficient than A9 at doing many tasks per clock or something. It might have been a Tegra 4 article. Obviously when it's going full tilt it's going to consume more power than A9.

 

[pestul]

can Li-ion even handle it? How are battery lives holding up these days?

It will have better battery life than its predecessor. I would like to see it get a lot better though. I hope for the day when you could actually utilize these devices to there full potential for more than 48hrs.

 

[Revengeance]

Any chance it comes to Verizon? I ended up with an iPhone 5 (which I'm perfectly happy with) because Verizon didn't have the S3 or Nexus, and I didn't have any confidence in the random-ass, ugly androids the sales guy kept trying to push on me.

 

[JCizzle]

Any chance it comes to Verizon? I ended up with an iPhone 5 (which I'm perfectly happy with) because Verizon didn't have the S3 or Nexus, and I didn't have any confidence in the random-ass, ugly androids the sales guy kept trying to push on me.

Verizon has the s3... they'll almost certainly get this one too.

 

[The Faceless Master]

It's not really 8 cores. There are 4 low power cores (A7) handling light tasks and if more power is required, these are shut off and 4 high power cores (A15) are enabled.

the official ARM specs on big.LITTLE do allow for all 8 cores to be used at once.

Really wish these killer phones would release a 4"ish edition My current GSII is as big as I'd ever want a phone to be.

where would they put the battery?

I would rather pay $350 for a nexus 4 and pay $30 a month for phone service then $300 for a galaxy IV and pay $70 for the same service. But that's just me.

and i'm sure that some people would rather pay $700 for a GS4 and $30 a month for service.

 

[Cromat]

I thought people liked the S3 screen size?

 

[thesoapster]

8 cores?? I wonder if it has any GDDR5 that takes it to the "next level". Screen size dimensions are one thing...have to hold it to know for sure. Bezel, overall length vs width, shape...all make a difference. If it's like the Note phones, it's too big for me. S3 is fine.

 

[-COOLIO-]

Anything over 4" is just completely useless for a telephone. With tablets existing, why would you need a 5" mobile device? It just gets in the way, takes up too much of your pocket and is a chore to hold and operate.

I get that the current fad is "big, bigger, biggest," but personally I can't wait for that to blow over and top end phones having normal sized screens again.

I love 4.8. It's great for the GPS, browsing, reading, movies and typing without taking your tablet with you.

 

[Talon]

You know what, I wonder what Samsung will call this thing in South Korea. 4's sort of the 13 in South Korea because the chinese character can be conflated with the sign for death.

So Hyundai numbers their cars (so the Sonata's gone from I through at least VIII, I think), and there was chatter that Hyundai would skip IV like hospitals tend to.

 

[The Faceless Master]

This hate towards big phones reminds me of that butthurt (I know you hate this word guys, sorry) guy that wrote the sour article in which he was basically calling Galaxy Note buyers idiots. Such a glorious tearfest lol. Anyone got a link?

this?

What the hell did you do to your Galaxy S3 then? My phones smooth as silk with like a dozen apps running at the same time.

from here no doubt

 

[-COOLIO-]

4.8 is also such a good e reader size. Perfect fit for 1 hand operation and big enough to read text at a distance.

 

[sikma42]

About to pick up the S3 for 50 bucks at Bestbuy. I don't really feel like dropping 200-300 on a phone and I doubt it much more than a spec bump. Only way of be disappointed is if the the S4 is a much sexier looking phone.

 

[Gr1mLock]

Yea but is it ugly?

Yea this. I actually opted for the S2 over 3 going from the original galaxy s just becuase i hated how it looked..and i knew the s3 was considerably better. Give me back my 4 capacitive buttons and make one of the colors black. k thnx.

 

[Jburton]

What's the point of this?

People talk about diminishing returns in other fields but the mobile space reached that point along time ago, almost all this processing power goes to waste, it's crazy.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

We're into major feature creep with phones. We need the next iPhone tier of device to come along to really push the market forward. A big breakthrough change from someone.

 

[malyce]

I'd like a phone that I can get at least two days full use out of. I can't see that happening with the ridiculous spec race that is happening.

Do you use your phone in your sleep? Do you go two days between rest/sleep?

 

[StrangeADT]

Tell that to my Galaxy S3.

Looks like you got a lemon. My iPhone 4 is a lemon. My brother and father have iPhone 4's and I can immediately feel the difference compared to mine if I use theirs. In other words, your post is full of anecdotal just like mine would be if I claimed iPhone 4s were laggy all the time.

 

[Radec]

Great Tech Inside, Plastic Outside.

 

[mrklaw]

We're into major feature creep with phones. We need the next iPhone tier of device to come along to really push the market forward. A big breakthrough change from someone.

at some point there will need to be a period of calm, of consolidation. You can't push forward that fast with something so disruptive all the time.

we could go 5-10 years with no major changes from 'piece of glass you touch to do stuff'

 

[lolmoose]

Wow, looks interesting. When does this come out? I was going to purchase a Note 2 sometime this week but I might hold out for this. I have a Nexus 4, but would like a bigger screen lolz.

 

[Cipherr]

Where would the iPhone 5 be in that benchmark?

Was just typing that, but I was too slow.

Lord have mercy. If the first page of this thread is any indication, the S4 announcement thread is going to be a hot mess.

Wow, looks interesting. When does this come out? I was going to purchase a Note 2 sometime this week but I might hold out for this. I have a Nexus 4, but would like a bigger screen lolz.

Probably within a months time depending on your location.

 

[dankir]

So does this mean that the Note 3 is coming soon too? I want to upgrade to a Note 2 from a Galaxy Nexus but goddamn the S4 sounds fantastic.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Great Tech Inside, Plastic Outside.

what an amazing material, so durable and lasting. no worries about chipping and denting...

So does this mean that the Note 3 is coming soon too? I want to upgrade to a Note 2 from a Galaxy Nexus but goddamn the S4 sounds fantastic.

depends, is fall 2013 soon?

 

[justjohn]

Think I'll get the note 3 as my phone and the ipad mini with retina as my tablet. These two should serve me good for at least 3yrs. Getting tired of trying to catch to all these yearly releases.

 

[Rubbish King]

Great Tech Inside, Plastic Outside.

That's not yet confirmed.

I do hope this release has a bit more weight to it

 

[KoukiFC]

Are they going with an LCD this time?