Anyone convince ATT S3->S4 upgrade cause no 4.1.2? (or other excuse)?

[rong21]

Just curious what rom for 4.2.2 is everyone using?

I have gone from Task 650's AOKP to ParanodKangDroid to Beanstalk to The Collective. Have even tried some of the 4.1.2 TW ROMS

 

[Snake Griffin]

I don't have the time right now to get up to speed on rooting.

Assuming that S4 hardware is much better than S3, I'd be more inclined to whine and complain and try to get the S4.

I posted a separate question on the S4 forum asking if those folks think it's much better than S3.

Mike

If you can set aside 2 hours and just load CM onto your phone then that's all it takes really. Better/more powerful hardware and 1080p requires more power - sucks down the battery more. Also Touchwiz is sort of a bottleneck on how fast the Samsung phones can really be so you probably won't notice the difference unless you want that better screen. I played with a friend's GS4 and it didn't make sense for me to drop more money to move up from my GS3.

EXACTLY! This is why I won't upgrade either. Just isn't that big of a deal. Have no use for quad core as my dual is good enough.

Can anyone really tell the difference anyway?

+1

 

[Archienj7]

I was reading over on the ATT forums that some people complained about not getting firmware upgrades and got ATT to upgrade their phones for $100 with a 1 year contract extension.

Anyone hear of this?

What talking points should be used?

Did ATT get the S3 back or do you get to keep it.

Thoughts?

Thanks,
Mike

I got to keep my s3 as well plus they unlocked it for me. I was the one guy who got one and then they started attacking me for being appreciative of them doing that for me. Same forum name here as there. So I had a little fun with them and took things a little too far but they deserved it. lol I just used it being unsecure and said I really didn't care about the multi-window/ect., just wanted a secure device. It was really up to the guy I talked to and he was a total bro about it all, it ultimately boils down to that really. My contract only went up by 11 months as well. You can try to do the same but people aren't having any luck now as you stated. If you'll notice they did this when the s3 came out and had the bad wifi issues, only a few got replacements from them (office of the president) directly.
#AT&T is love, AT&T is life (couldn't resist)

 

[Archienj7]

If you can set aside 2 hours and just load CM onto your phone then that's all it takes really. Better/more powerful hardware and 1080p requires more power - sucks down the battery more. Also Touchwiz is sort of a bottleneck on how fast the Samsung phones can really be so you probably won't notice the difference unless you want that better screen. I played with a friend's GS4 and it didn't make sense for me to drop more money to move up from my GS3.



+1

It has a 2600 mah battery vs. 2100, it does last a fair bit longer. Far as power hands down the s4 eats the s3 alive. Playing with one isn't the same as spending real time with it tbh. There are multiple areas where the s4 is better, cpu, gpu, camera, sensitivity, gestures, touchwiz functionality, making every call come up private outgoing natively by switching a toggle, app 2 sd included in the newest update, ect. Get him to let you borrow it a day (if you can), you'll see. I didn't think it would be that much of a leap but was surprised honestly going back to the s3 to check it out and feeling like it was bogging down wasn't fun to experience. It's a great phone and I've used the One as well. S4 all day err day.

 

[anon(631531)]

Just curious what rom for 4.2.2 is everyone using?

I'm using ParanoidKangdroid 2.3.2. The kernel version is 3.4.39. It runs smooth, and fast. No problems.

 

[pcguys]

sounds like the s4 is indeed better. sad they wouldn't hook me up, but I was 9 days out of warranty, so I'm glad they gave me a refurb s3 with a 90 day warranty.

mike

 

[thomasv23]

s4 isn't worth extra 100 bucks over s3 but it has some very nice improvements/features.

 

[mty msi]

It has a 2600 mah battery vs. 2100, it does last a fair bit longer. Far as power hands down the s4 eats the s3 alive. Playing with one isn't the same as spending real time with it tbh. There are multiple areas where the s4 is better, cpu, gpu, camera, sensitivity, gestures, touchwiz functionality, making every call come up private outgoing natively by switching a toggle, app 2 sd included in the newest update, ect. Get him to let you borrow it a day (if you can), you'll see. I didn't think it would be that much of a leap but was surprised honestly going back to the s3 to check it out and feeling like it was bogging down wasn't fun to experience. It's a great phone and I've used the One as well. S4 all day err day.

That info is very interesting to read. I had no clue there was actually that much difference between the S3 & S4 in terms of using them. I played with an S4 for a few minutes at Costco and liked it but I'm still about a year away from an early upgrade. That and the fact that I want the upgrade either for free or $29.95 with waived activation means I won't be getting an S4 anytime soon. I got my Captivate for free at Radio Shack on Black Friday & my S3 for $29.95 with waived activation from Costco on Black Friday so I won't pay anymore than that for the next upgrade.

 

[Archienj7]

That info is very interesting to read. I had no clue there was actually that much difference between the S3 & S4 in terms of using them. I played with an S4 for a few minutes at Costco and liked it but I'm still about a year away from an early upgrade. That and the fact that I want the upgrade either for free or $29.95 with waived activation means I won't be getting an S4 anytime soon. I got my Captivate for free at Radio Shack on Black Friday & my S3 for $29.95 with waived activation from Costco on Black Friday so I won't pay anymore than that for the next upgrade.

It's basically an improved S3. They are anyway in this series but the S3 is still a great phone to have and still is selling better than the s4. They tweaked it a bit and most of it is software but the quadcore and bigger battery really helped. A lot of it I don't even use but it's nice to know I have it. I don't blame you on the upgrade issue. My activation was waived on the s3 and s4 as well. I get another upgrade next year but it's getting crazy having the phones be that much better in 6-12 months. They need to slow down IMHO because it's getting hard to keep up.

 

[beh]

The S4 is indeed a quad core. the S3 is a dual core not a single core.