I travel for a living. The removable battery sure comes in handy.
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I hear this a lot, and at times I agree with you. However, what's stopping you from just plugging in an external battery pack every once in a while?
I've been debating getting an extra battery for my s4, and I'm pretty sure I'm just gonna stick with an external battery pack instead, just because it's more versatile in the long run.
Internal memory card is a must. It's why I don't own any ASUS or LG Nexus products. I have an old Samsung Nexus S and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and both have memory card slots, so I'm set there.
That's one thing Samsung did right when they did it.
As for the external battery, when you're transitioning, you just put them back in your bag, unplugged, and call it good. Get on the plane and plug back in if needed. They're pretty fast charge.
Don't be so sure about that....
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/google-taking-aim-at-device-modders-in-android-4-4-kitkat/
Don't be so sure about that....
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/google-taking-aim-at-device-modders-in-android-4-4-kitkat/
I just upgraded two weeks ago to this S4, and am on MF3 So I will never see 4.4 on this phone.
So pissed off at ATT for locking this phone down so tight now. I have owned several other Samsung phones on ATT before, and they were easily rooted and custom recovery installed so fast; Note 2, Galaxy S2, Nexus-S, and original Galaxy S1.
Why ATT doing this now ?
But I am still dreaming we'll get a true unlock on MF3 sooner than later ? This phone is the #1 selling Android phone of 2013, someone will find the exploit eventually ?
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That sucks! I'm so glad I didn't update my device before I rooted it! I'd say you should sell your S4 for $350-$400 and go buy yourself a Nexus 5. At least you'll be getting a pretty damn good phone along with the latest update(s) from Google. I think it is bull crap that you have to deal with having a non modded phone. I wish the carriers didn't have very much control over what goes on to your smartphone. What a bunch of hoes...
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Thing is, I do like this S4, I even returned a new LG G2 for the S4, I couldn't get used to the G2 rear buttons, and it was heavier and wider than I wanted. Plus I was getting crappy battery on the G2 the one week I had it, less than 4h On Screen time, and dead in 12 to 14 hours. Must have had a defective unit.
Went to the S4, getting 5.5h On Screen time, and typically lasts me a full day easily. And this size and weight is just right to me, and I like turning on the phone with bottom thumb button. Plus call me crazy, I like AMOLED, tgr deep blacks and vibrant colors pop and look cool to me.
I am rooted on stock 4.2.2 with apps to help battery; Greenify + DroidWall + AdAway. And then using Nova + Wannam Xposed makes this S4 look like a Nexus, and is super smooth.
Just wudh I could freely install ROM's + Kernels like my older Samsung phones, and not use some crazy Safestrap thing, that can't even do 4.3 yet, let alone 4.4 GPE ROM.
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Yeah that's definitely true.. It sucks that you can't use custom ROMs. But yeah, I LOOOOVE the Galaxy S4 screen. Its absolutely amazing! The vibrant colors are awesome and I love the true black color that makes your phone feel like you have a portable 1080p plasma screen in your pocket. If you really like nova launcher, I'm sure you'd like to use a ROM called FoxHound. It's basically a Touchwiz ROM with an AOSP skin over it. I've used it on 4.2.2 and its surprisingly faster! Anyways, like you said, it'll probably have to be run through SafeStrap for you at least which kinda sucks, but hey! Still a decent phone ROM.
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Internal memory card is a must. It's why I don't own any ASUS or LG Nexus products. I have an old Samsung Nexus S and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and both have memory card slots, so I'm set there.
That's one thing Samsung did right when they did it.
As for the external battery, when you're transitioning, you just put them back in your bag, unplugged, and call it good. Get on the plane and plug back in if needed. They're pretty fast charge.
Yeah seriously! The non removable battery is just a bad design flaw and I can't wait until Paranoid Android releases their newest builds. Too bad CM says they aren't ditching Android 4.3 for 4.4. Obviously they're ruining their own competition and PA is going to be WAAY ahead of them.
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FYI
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/new-runtime-compiler-in-android-4-4/
And CM is already Sourcing it. But, not in a hurry atm
https://plus.google.com/+CyanogenMod/posts/HpXkXU98R7q
We'll get 4.4 aosp builds in a few weeks no doubt, since 4.4 is coming to the Google Play Edition S4.