So i was torn between 2 phones, GALAXY S4 and Xperia Z 4G
so i found a used Galaxy S4 " i live in KSA for the time being - Work " and i decided to buy it since its cheaper than brand new phone and this one looked new to me. everything was still in the box.
i picked the phone. 2 days. i returned it back. for many reasons:
1- the Screen. while its colorful. i am very OCD when it comes to screen. if my screen isnt perfect. i will pass on the whole phone. and i went through Amoled screens. since GS2. and i am either stuck with weird grid that is visible on dark gray colors. or un even colors on the screen. top pinkish lower blue or whatever vise versa. . its really horrible .
2- the user interface. OMG i am holding a GS3. its the same thing. nothing changed !!!!. they say the screen is Full HD. but the icons are about the same size " big " and i felt like i am still with GS3.
3- the phone it self. is almost the same as GS3 / Note 2. in fact when i carried the phone to my work. i had an idea to put it on top of my table and just check if people will notice it. no one did. till my friends came over and i said i have the S4 and they were like really ? then they started checking it out.
now ofcourse you do not buy the phone to impress your friends, but still its kinda sad to see it like this.
4- the phone is powerful. at least on tests. its powerful. but i didnt notice it in games to be honest but one. which is real racing. and i have been told there are kernals that fix the performance.
so. i returned it back and hunted for a different phone. so i found this one phone. an LTE Xperia Z where the official release of Xperia is 3G only in this country. i took the phone, checked the screen from dead pixels, light leakage etc. nothing. smooth perfect. colors are natural.
the phone it self imo is sexy as hell. i like the design of the phone more than HTC ONE and GS4. in reminded me of Iphone 4 but sexier.
very impressive. super fast. i took the GS4 during sunlight . even in highest brightness, i couldnt see much. while on xperia Z even @ 50% brightness, its very readable.
only thing that bugged me alittle was the colors of the screen was more of yellowish. when i like them blue, i downloaded this program "screen adjuster" and it fixed my colors without even rooting needed.. " if there is a better program even with rooting, please let me know. "
oh. and i saved my ass 200$ between the GS4. to be honest. the GS4 is overpriced and not really worth the upgrade if you are an Xperia Z owner.
specially when phone with Tegra 4 processor coming soon. even the HTC ONE "which is the same power as GS4 "wont hold a candle compared to Tegra 4 phones.
so i found a used Galaxy S4 " i live in KSA for the time being - Work " and i decided to buy it since its cheaper than brand new phone and this one looked new to me. everything was still in the box.
i picked the phone. 2 days. i returned it back. for many reasons:
1- the Screen. while its colorful. i am very OCD when it comes to screen. if my screen isnt perfect. i will pass on the whole phone. and i went through Amoled screens. since GS2. and i am either stuck with weird grid that is visible on dark gray colors. or un even colors on the screen. top pinkish lower blue or whatever vise versa. . its really horrible .
2- the user interface. OMG i am holding a GS3. its the same thing. nothing changed !!!!. they say the screen is Full HD. but the icons are about the same size " big " and i felt like i am still with GS3.
3- the phone it self. is almost the same as GS3 / Note 2. in fact when i carried the phone to my work. i had an idea to put it on top of my table and just check if people will notice it. no one did. till my friends came over and i said i have the S4 and they were like really ? then they started checking it out.
now ofcourse you do not buy the phone to impress your friends, but still its kinda sad to see it like this.
4- the phone is powerful. at least on tests. its powerful. but i didnt notice it in games to be honest but one. which is real racing. and i have been told there are kernals that fix the performance.
so. i returned it back and hunted for a different phone. so i found this one phone. an LTE Xperia Z where the official release of Xperia is 3G only in this country. i took the phone, checked the screen from dead pixels, light leakage etc. nothing. smooth perfect. colors are natural.
the phone it self imo is sexy as hell. i like the design of the phone more than HTC ONE and GS4. in reminded me of Iphone 4 but sexier.
very impressive. super fast. i took the GS4 during sunlight . even in highest brightness, i couldnt see much. while on xperia Z even @ 50% brightness, its very readable.
only thing that bugged me alittle was the colors of the screen was more of yellowish. when i like them blue, i downloaded this program "screen adjuster" and it fixed my colors without even rooting needed.. " if there is a better program even with rooting, please let me know. "
oh. and i saved my ass 200$ between the GS4. to be honest. the GS4 is overpriced and not really worth the upgrade if you are an Xperia Z owner.
specially when phone with Tegra 4 processor coming soon. even the HTC ONE "which is the same power as GS4 "wont hold a candle compared to Tegra 4 phones.
