Samsung Galaxy S4 GE REMOVES ALL Samsung Features

[JHBThree]

Most likely not, not sure if they removed the sensors or not...also the GE edition has an older processor than the Snapdragon 600

No it doesn't. Its identical to the regular S4.

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[NotJustAPhone]

Subscribed.

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[return_0]

Yeah as expected. Those things are touchwiz features, not Android so pretty much expected. I mean honestly on vanilla Android people are just going to download a bunch of additional apps to do what stock Android apps should do already. The only + is getting rid of all the bloat but I did that on my root S4. Other than that, I really see little benefit to getting device and will see 0 once AT&T's bootloader is unlocked this month.

Nexus-like updates.

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[smooth4lyfe]

No it doesn't. Its identical to the regular S4.

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Oh wait I'm thinking about the S4 Activ...thats the one with the lower processor...got my phones mixed up
Benchmark: Galaxy S4 Active to feature a Snapdragon S4 Pro processor?

 

[JRLasVegas]

I really love how Google took the best hardware capable phone out there in the USA and said lets take all this bull**** out that doesn't work right and give the people what they want. Way to capitalize Google!

HTC One>galaxy>iPhone

 

[elvisgp]

I feel like they picked the s4 to show people that Samsung still has a good relationship with Google and won't be forking android anytime soon. Also, perhaps they asked HTC to do a One GE, but HTC refused.

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[JHBThree]

I feel like they picked the s4 to show people that Samsung still has a good relationship with Google and won't be forking android anytime soon. Also, perhaps they asked HTC to do a One GE, but HTC refused.

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The interesting part is that based on comments by Hugo Barra, this was a last minute project. One nagging thing at the back of my mind is that Motorola was rumored to debut a device at I/O, which obviously didn't materialize. A big part of me thinks they canceled whatever announcement they had, and were scrambling to find something to announce, which ended up being this S4.

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[Raptor007]

Great hardware with a stock OS, what I would like to see is Samsung offer their apps on a stock OS device and ditch the TW UI which we all know is still the culprit of the phantom lag.

 

[JHBThree]

Great hardware with a stock OS, what I would like to see is Samsung offer their apps on a stock OS device and ditch the TW UI which we all know is still the culprit of the phantom lag.

Not phantom lag. The lag is real, and it is caused by the S4's feature bloat.

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[anon5664829]

I really love how Google took the best hardware capable phone out there in the USA and said lets take all this bull**** out that doesn't work right and give the people what they want. Way to capitalize Google!

HTC One>galaxy>iPhone

My order of phones would be like HTC One=iPhone=Galaxy S4

 

[recDNA]

Yeah as expected. Those things are touchwiz features, not Android so pretty much expected. I mean honestly on vanilla Android people are just going to download a bunch of additional apps to do what stock Android apps should do already. The only + is getting rid of all the bloat but I did that on my root S4. Other than that, I really see little benefit to getting device and will see 0 once AT&T's bootloader is unlocked this month.

You don't lose your warranty if you DO want vanilla Android. If vzw offered Google s4 I would pay an extra hundred for it because I wouldn't have to root it to like it.

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[recDNA]

I really love how Google took the best hardware capable phone out there in the USA and said lets take all this bull**** out that doesn't work right and give the people what they want. Way to capitalize Google!

HTC One>galaxy>iPhone

Are the radios the best?

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[JRLasVegas]

Hands On with Engadget: Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy S 4 running stock Android 4.2

You gotta lose something to gain something

Removes Air Gesture, Camera Modes, Multi Window, Smart features, and all that other good stuff

Thank you Captain Obvious!

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[NotJustAPhone]

Let's keep the discussion civil. If you don't care for the thread, just move on. If you believe a post is inappropriate, then feel free to report the post.

Don't post in the thread if you have nothing constructive to add to the discussion.

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[Marcos Capella]

I really don't see how losing touchwiz features is actually a "loss". Ignoring the good stuff like the camera modes the list of usable features is over.
I'm just noting the obvious here, but having stock android on S4 is awesome because people can have the best hardware in the market in two flavours.
And let's face the fact that Samsung has been dealing with some upgrades issues internationally. I think the S4 will get new androids versions for only over one and a half year and then it's done, just like what happened with the S2, which was released in 2011 and can now be considered obsolete.

 

[Suda]

I really don't see how losing touchwiz features is actually a "loss". Ignoring the good stuff like the camera modes the list of usable features is over.
I'm just noting the obvious here, but having stock android on S4 is awesome because people can have the best hardware in the market in two flavours.
And let's face the fact that Samsung has been dealing with some upgrades issues internationally. I think the S4 will get new androids versions for only over one and a half year and then it's done, just like what happened with the S2, which was released in 2011 and can now be considered obsolete.

It can be a loss in the way that you're putting down $650 on this phone for the exact same features of the $300 Nexus 4. The original S4 costs $650 off contract and it has the eye scrolling, hover hand, etc. if this phone doesn't have those features activated then it just shouldn't be the same price as the original S4. Which is why I'm holding out hope that since Google worked with the S4's shell that it also worked with the S4's features/insides. That's the only way this thing would sell imho. Updates straight from Google themselves is nice but not enough to entice people to buy this phone over signing a contract, or even buying one of multiple color S4s that should be coming out soon and flashing the stock image off of this very phone onto it.

 

[smooth4lyfe]

Thank you Captain Obvious!

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Apperentely wasn't obvious to all people

 

[The Hustleman]

Pay more and get less.

GE is a waste UNLESS Samsung adds their own functions individually on the play store.

Samsung makes a lot of great features (some not so great as well) and to pay full price for the device AND lose functionality isn't good.

Let me determine which features I want on my phone and download what I want then we're in business and this would be great.

Get rid of the touchwiz launcher, features I don't like, yet keep features I do like, stock Android, perfection.


As it sits now, stock Android hasn't caught up with skinned Android

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[JHBThree]

Pay more and get less.

GE is a waste UNLESS Samsung adds their own functions individually on the play store.

Samsung makes a lot of great features (some not so great as well) and to pay full price for the device AND lose functionality isn't good.

Let me determine which features I want on my phone and download what I want then we're in business and this would be great.

Get rid of the touchwiz launcher, features I don't like, yet keep features I do like, stock Android, perfection.


As it sits now, stock Android hasn't caught up with skinned Android

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Your last sentence is flat out wrong. The only area touchwiz and sense are better is with the camera features.

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[smooth4lyfe]

Your last sentence is flat out wrong. The only area touchwiz and sense are better is with the camera features.

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Thats subjective, I bet there are some people that prefer Touchwiz over Stock Android
I personally like the look of touchwiz over stock android...either way, I'd get a launcher no matter what device I have