The glory of S4

[eggsterino]

I bought S2 just after S3 came out. I thought to myself - who needs these modifications, S2 will do the work and will cost less.

Ow, I was wrong.

Now S4 is the latest cry. I wish I had money for all of Samsung gadgets!

 

[urmel1960]

What I heard so far about the S4 - the specs/advantages are not that big compared with the S3. Most of the announced features are app driven and I wil never go to use the stock roms and the manufacturer apps - I prefer to go with custom roms.

I will not be one of the early adopters ...

 

[FinancialWar]

Except for the bragging right S4 is not much better that the S2.

S2 can do anything s4 can do and is lighter.

 

[1337RYoN]

Point of thread being?

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[Mithrandir007]

Except for the bragging right S4 is not much better that the S2.

S2 can do anything s4 can do and is lighter.

I don't want to bash the S2, but really?

I guess it depends on what you need on a phone, and I do understand you trying to justify keeping the S2 instead of buying a new one, but you cannot deny that the S4 is a lot better than the S2 in almost every single area (things improve quickly in mobile phones hardware, so in about 2 years, a lot has changed).

 

[bonebeatz1234]

My girlfriend has the gs2 and it's not even in the same league as the gs3. The gs4 is better than the gs3, so it might be a bigger upgrade than you think.

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[fernando sor]

Except for the bragging right S4 is not much better that the S2.

S2 can do anything s4 can do and is lighter.

I'm not even a Samsung fan and I have to say that's a crazy statement. The s4 blows the s2 away. Gandalf is right.

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[jkforce]

Except for the bragging right S4 is not much better that the S2.

S2 can do anything s4 can do and is lighter.

You are wrong.

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[primo523]

You are wrong.

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How's that?

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[FinancialWar]

Name 1 thing the s4 or s3 can do that the s2 can not do?

 

[jack_slapped]

Name 1 thing the s4 or s3 can do that the s2 can not do?

Uhhhh full 1080p high def screen with a retina crushing pixel density of 441.

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[FinancialWar]

Doesn't do anything more than the s2... just high resolution.

Given me a feature or function that only the S4 S3 can do that my s2 can not that would have a significant improvement or impact on my life. Not just some spec upgrade...

Can s4 make pizza or something?

 

[mg2195]

Doesn't do anything more than the s2... just high resolution.

Given a function that only the S4 S3 can do that my s2 can not. Not just some spec upgrade...

Can s4 make pizza or something?

S4 can be used as a tv remote via the infared thingy...and most things the s2 can do...well the s4 will be able to do it better/faster/smoother

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[FinancialWar]

I have a thing called Tv remote...

 

[hoola20055]

I can totally see what he is saying. For the average person the LG dare would be MORE than enough phone and doo what they need to do even compared too the sgs3. But I will be UPGRADING from my sgs3 to the s4 on launch day because I want a higher res screen, larger screen, processor, gpu, camera, gimmicky? Features.the ability to say.hey i have an s4 and you have an s2. Sure they can do most the same things. But my s4 it's gonna do it blazing fast and look better while i do it inside that gigantic case I'm going to put it in and hide all the pretty.

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[pewpew345]

Saying S4 is not really different from S2 is like saying a computer based on the 3rd generation Core i7 is not that different from a Pentium D, either plain ignorance or just in denial. Raw specs alone will make many things that require raw processing power possible. A denser display means better experience to the eye, especially for the elderly if they wish to zoom heck in for text. There's just so much you can do with better hardware, just compare how choppy Android even back when S2 was released. S3 and same gen phone is the turning point where Android starts to have a more fulfilling user experience. Now S4, One, Optimus Pro improves it even further and I think this is pretty much a transitional stage where wearable device is going to be the hot item next year instead of a piece of monolithic plastic with giant display slapped onto it.

 

[FinancialWar]

my S2 with Neatrom JB is very smooth already.

 

[pewpew345]

my S2 with Neatrom JB is very smooth already.

Yet you still need to tweak it. For people here, yes it might be an easy feat to do, but for many other normal customers ? Out of the box experience might not give us the true potential of a phone but normal customers will be turned off by choppy stock performance. I really hate it when people here only see it from the view point of people who have the know how to tweak their phones.

If humanity has the mentality like this, I doubt we would even see smartphone which has monster spec rivaling that of a notebook which is many times larger and heavier. I doubt humanity itself will progress for the better. Why should I settle for inferior experience when there is something better in front of me ?

 

[1337RYoN]

So, basically, my 2012 iMac is really no different from the old iMac that used PowerPC processors, just because both can surf the web? Sometimes, these things just need plain raw power. And btw, I would say that the S4 is a good device to upgrade to from a 2011 device.
Sure, my arc s runs fine on Jb 4.2.2 for everyday usage with a couple init.d tweaks and some mods. But the newer phones are just going to be faster and more efficient. You can't argue with that.

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So, basically, my 2012 iMac is really no different from the old iMac that used PowerPC processors, just because both can surf the web? Sometimes, these things just need plain raw power. And btw, I would say that the S4 is a good device to upgrade to from a 2011 device.
Sure, my arc s runs fine on Jb 4.2.2 for everyday usage with a couple init.d tweaks and some mods. But the newer phones are just going to be faster and more efficient. You can't argue with that.

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And I love playing games like Mc4 and Shadowgun but I can't because my phone just can't handle that. Find me a way to run MC4 on my phone without going back to GB and I will not upgrade to the s4.

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[msavic6]

I hate when people bash a new device because they own the previous generation and their's is now obsolete. It doesn't take a scientist to tell you the gs2 is worse then the s4.

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