Live2ride883
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I got mine awhile after they came out when my RAZR Maxx went bouncing down the highway at 80 miles an hour. I am very happy with my S4.
'Nuff Said'
'Nuff Said'
I'm so-so... I wish I could have waited longer and gotten myself a Note 3. I'm unhappy about the internal memory. I now have to prioritize which apps I use because the internal memory is so low... And I've been migrating all pictures (screenshots, for example), all data I can switch over to the microSD card. It is frustrating. I came over from a HTC One X+ and it's frustrating since I didn't have this problem with my previous phone. I might have to factory reset... Maybe it's the dalvik cache or something. Wish Samsung didn't take up more of my inadequate internal memory with that bloody Knox container.
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I just got a S4 after having a HTC evo 4g for over 2 years. I've been less than impressed but wanted to have the opinion of those who have had the phone longer than I have. I'll start with the video quality since it might really be a deal breaker for me. From what I understand, the s4 screen is high resolution but when it tries to play videos that aren't high resolution they look absolutely terrible. I understand why it happens but the fact there is nothing you can do about it is unacceptable to me. Even pictures that aren't high resolution look terrible. The evo was 2 years older and could do a better job playing videos.
The general function of the phone has been frustrating the last couple days. Day 1-2, the video player won't scroll foreward, music apps like jango and pandora take about 40 seconds to play the next song. Day 3 videos completely stopped playing so I did a factory reset. Videos worked but really, 3 days and have to reset the phone? I also tried the music apps and they would only play one song and freeze. Day 4 things seemed to work ok accept for youtube. Youtube played one video just fine but wouldn't do anything else until I restarted the phone. Here it is on day 5 ,about to return the phone, and things mysteriously seem to work fine. Videos, music and chrome all work just fine. Up until today I had been killing all the apps I wasn't using and clearing the cache to free up all the rom I could. Since it is working fine today I turned on everything I can and didn't kill any apps and everything is working fine. So my question is does this phone hold up over time or is it hit and miss on how it functions?
Certain things don't work. Certain app freezes. Wifi turns off/on. But overall, this is not a simple phone like the Iphone. It's more powerful. It has more features. It has more things that can go wrong. BUt most of them are minor things I can correct.
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I slammed my Razr Maxx against the wall after the thing locked up on me one day. I ended up getting a GS4 and have been pretty happy with it ever since. It does have some quirks. Certain things don't work. Certain app freezes. Wifi turns off/on. But overall, this is not a simple phone like the Iphone. It's more powerful. It has more features. It has more things that can go wrong. BUt most of them are minor things I can correct.
I have Liquipeled the phone. I put it into a virtually indestructible case. This thing is going to be my phone for the next 2-3 years.