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Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 - user opinions and reviews

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Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4
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  • Released 2013, April
    130g, 7.9mm thickness
    Android 4.2.2, up to 5.0.1
    16/32/64GB storage, microSD card slot
  • 9.7% 72,145,237 hits
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  • 5.0"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 2GB RAM
    Exynos 5410 Octa
  • 2600mAh
    Li-Ion
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  • Farul
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  • 16 May 2014

ddaz, 16 May 2014Same here buddy..m frm india n d metal coat around d ear peice area is bit making noise..m thi... moreWhat to do now??
I love my galaxy s4
But it think samsung store will see it as a accidental fall from us. They won't listen to us :-(

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  • 16 May 2014

darkgamer, 16 May 2014Install an app named cpu z. Tell me which processor you see. It should be exynos 5 octa. The n... moreWhich one is good deep black with faux leather or black mist ???

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  • 16 May 2014

darkgamer, 16 May 2014Install an app named cpu z. Tell me which processor you see. It should be exynos 5 octa. The n... moreHi,
I ran Antutu n it says my device is genuine with octa 4+4 cpu as u said..then d 1st 3 points I already did..n as u said I opened d developer option..now as u r saying if I scale down to 0.5x then won't I get prblm in playing games like Hungry shark..subway n temple run..pls confirm? & wat is force gpu rendering..if I turn it on as u said won't it affect my device? As of now I kept developer option off.

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  • asraf
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  • 16 May 2014

My s4 is has heating problem ... the whole screen is heated rapidly. ...my android version is 4.2.2 ...
What should I do....plz hlp me out....

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  • t1$D
  • 16 May 2014

My s4 is has heating problem ...whole screen is heated rapidly. ...my android version is 4.2.2 ...
What should I do....plz hlp me out....

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  • rKq1
  • 16 May 2014

ddaz, 16 May 2014Hi Shubham..tell me how can I check d genuiness of my Black edition S4? Bcoz its getting hot ... moreInstall an app named cpu z. Tell me which processor you see. It should be exynos 5 octa. The no. Of cores must be 4+4. That will prove that it's genuine.

Talking about the heat, purchase the s-view cover. Also do some tweaks that I tell you. You're phone will work like a charm after these:
1. Go to application manager in settings menu. Go to the all apps tab and disable samsung push, Samsung link and other Samsung apps that you don't use. They eat into RAM and easy battery too.

2. If you've enabled power saving mode. Disable it for cpu power saving and screen power saving. They really make phone slow.

3. Go to settings> wifi> advanced and turn off the scanning always visible toggle.

4. Now enable the developer options. This is hidden. To enable it, go to settings> more> about phone and click repeatedly on the build number for 4-5 times. Developer options will be available.

5. Go in developer options, set all the three animation scales to 0.5x and enable 'Force gpu rendering'.

Now your phone will be super smooth and battery life will also increase drastically.

Ask any question or difficulty you faced in following these steps. Please inform me if they helped.

Have a nice day

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  • 16 May 2014

darkgamer, 15 May 2014I am shubham. I just changed alias. I would advice to use a UHS I sd card. Use the 64 gb Sa... moreHi Shubham..tell me how can I check d genuiness of my Black edition S4? Bcoz its getting hot near camera as I discussed wid u earlier n for that wen I called Samsung, pune they said they r not aware of such edition in India

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  • 16 May 2014

Farul, 16 May 2014I bought my galaxy s4 2 months ago..its beast but past few days i have noticing that the meta... moreSame here buddy..m frm india n d metal coat around d ear peice area is bit making noise..m thinking 2 visit Samsung store soon

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  • 16 May 2014

SJ, 16 May 2014Hi Shubham, i just bought this powerhouse couple of days back,it's a great phone,just wanna as... moreI am shubham. I've changed my alias.

Frankly speaking. Don't update to 4.4.2. It's not as bad as people say but whichever way you put it, it's worse than 4.3. The performance is improved and the phone us super smooth now. But the heating has increased and battery life decreased.

If you desperately want to upgrade to kitkat, do it. It's not much worse. But 4.3 was slightly more stable. I would suggest to wait for a good and stable update.

Have a nice day.

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  • PxC2
  • 16 May 2014

Hi Shubham, i just bought this powerhouse couple of days back,it's a great phone,just wanna ask you is it a wise thing to update it to 4.4.2,i mean are there any drawbacks after updating it to kitkat?
Thanks in advance.

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  • 16 May 2014

Fazi.hhh, 16 May 2014I am planning to buy a phone. I am confused between Z1 Compact and Galaxy S4. Which is better?... moreGo for S4,it's a great phone to use,Z1 compact just looks good on papers.

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  • Farul
  • 2ZYq
  • 16 May 2014

I bought my galaxy s4 2 months ago..its beast but past few days i have noticing that the metal coated trim around my s4 is making sound after pressing it under power button..
Its making me mad and i have started worrying abt it

Is everything all right??

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  • 16 May 2014

Fazi.hhh, 16 May 2014I am planning to buy a phone. I am confused between Z1 Compact and Galaxy S4. Which is better?... moreS4..just go ahead wid d beautiful black leather faux edition

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  • tesf
  • 16 May 2014

I am planning to buy a phone. I am confused between Z1 Compact and Galaxy S4. Which is better? Please suggest me guys...

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  • rJ$b
  • 16 May 2014

Zeeshan, 15 May 2014Can someone please explain me how is S4? How is battery life? Features? Does S4 comes in O... moreI have used it for an year and I'm yet happy with it. The phone works the way you want it. And after 4.4 update, the phone is really flying. The performance has only increased with time. The display is gorgeous and is the second best display in the market, first being the s5. The battery life is really good and gets better if you optimise it. My phone is an year old and I still get 5-6 hours of on screen time and 1 day of super heavy use.

Yes the s4 comes in octa core and octa core version is much better than quad core version in camera, music and performance. I own the octa core variant. The octa core version doesn't mean that it runs 8 cores. It can only run 4 cores at a time. The phone has 8 cores. 4 are cortex a7 cores which are very power efficient and save battery when using low power tasks like listening to music and 4 are cortex a15 cores which are very powerful and run when you trigger a game or any intensive task. So its more like a dual quad core rather than octa core but it's really good processor.

Have a nice day

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  • Paul
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  • 15 May 2014

do any body know when its going to be avaible the Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) for central america?

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  • Jet Lee
  • XMcY
  • 15 May 2014

Nice phone to have :)

Have a nice day...

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  • GTh6
  • 15 May 2014

Avez kasmani, 15 May 2014plz suggest me better phone between sony xperia z vs galaxy s4... plz suggest in detail.. thnx... moreXperia z is one of the crappiest mobile before buying s4 I tried it out in a store & it was horrible if you don't trust me go & try it out yourself, it's no where near to s4 apart from looks.

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  • rKke
  • 15 May 2014

ddaz, 15 May 2014Hi Shubham. .can U advice me if I can use a UHD 64GB Scan disk card or shall stick wid my curr... moreI am shubham. I just changed alias.

I would advice to use a UHS I sd card. Use the 64 gb SanDisk one. It's much better in handling full hd videos. Even I use a Samsung 64 gb UHS I card.

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  • rKke
  • 15 May 2014

Avez kasmani, 15 May 2014plz suggest me better phone between sony xperia z vs galaxy s4... plz suggest in detail.. thnx... moreYou want the comparison in detail. The xperia z doesn't stand a chance against s4. Xperia z was a failure by Sony. They really messed up.

Lets start:
Looks and Ergonomics: xperia z looks beautiful and better than s4 to be frank. It is even wafted and dust resistant. But s4 is much smaller and easier to handle. It also has capacitive buttons below the screen, which make full screen to be used. On screen buttons on xperia z make only about 4.7 inch of screen usable. This round I'll call a tie. Both have their advantages.

Screen: xperia z had the worst screen I've seen in my life. It's lifeless with pathetic viewing angles. Really the screen is a bummer on xperia z. The s4 has a class leading screen and xperia z's screen really pales in comparison.

Battery life: s4 clearly wins with almost double on screen time.

Chipset or performance: s4 has cortex a15 cpu which is almost 1.5 times more powerful.

Camera: both have identical sensors. But s4 has a better camera app and Also much more better image processing. So s4 has clearly better photos. Xperia z compresses photos too much.

UI: this is a personal preference. Both ui are very good. Touchwiz is more functional whereas Sony's ui looks better.

So now you see, xperia z really pales in front of s4.

Have a nice day

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