HTC One or Wait for S4?

[10 Gauge]

Hey matt. Can you post what settings did you enable to get rid of the lag in the developer options?

Sent from my GSIII

Check: Disable Hardware Overlays, Force GPU Rendering, Enable 4x MSAA

I also have all 3 of my animation scales set to .5x just to make the animations not take as long.

I use the standard screen lock instead of the Light or Ripple effect options, and I use Nova Launcher Prime.

All of this in conjunction quite literally gives me a truly lag free experience.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk 4

 

[10 Gauge]

Anyone here regrets getting the 16GB model?

Are you able to store apps on the SD card? I've read people having issues saving apps on the micro SD card which is mostly why I don't want to get the 16GB.

No problems here. I have a 32gb MicroSD that I keep my music and pix on. You can only install apps to the internal memory on the GS4 that's why I make sure to keep all of my other stuff on the MicroSD. For me, 16gb is more than enough room on the device for the apps and games that I use. I have about 8gb free and don't foresee needing any more space as I have everything I need already.

 

[Gazella]

No problems here. I have a 32gb MicroSD that I keep my music and pix on. You can only install apps to the internal memory on the GS4 that's why I make sure to keep all of my other stuff on the MicroSD. For me, 16gb is more than enough room on the device for the apps and games that I use. I have about 8gb free and don't foresee needing any more space as I have everything I need already.

Ohhh I read that apps can only be installed on the internal memory which was why I decided to get the 32GB model but I totally forgot about that. What a bummer.

Do you use any launchers like Apex or Nova? Do they take a lot of space? What about icon packs?

And the 16GB is actually 12GB really, right?

 

[10 Gauge]

Ohhh I read that apps can only be installed on the internal memory which was why I decided to get the 32GB model but I totally forgot about that. What a bummer.

Do you use any launchers like Apex or Nova? Do they take a lot of space? What about icon packs?

And the 16GB is actually 12GB really, right?

You read correctly, that's what I stated above as well. You can only install apps on the internal memory, you cannot install apps on a MicroSD. More space never hurts so getting the 32gb was definitely not a bad decision at all.

I use Nova here and I love it, I've tried a lot of others and I like Nova the best by far. It has a minimal footprint and good code so everything is silky smooth. I don't use any icon packs.

The 16gb is 16gb, but after you factor in the file system type and the OS + built-in apps you only start with about ~9-10gb of usable space (this will also vary depending on what carrier you have as some install a ton of bloatware from the factory like AT&T).

 

[Gazella]

I found this comment posted (it has over 10 thumbs up) on an article I stumbled upon about the top Android smartphones of 2013. Can someone please explain what he meant about the 4MP camera being 12MP??

I own the all new HTC One. First of all the camera of One is not 4MP. Its 4UP(ultrapixels). 1UP=3MP. That means the One is stuffed with 12MP camera. Secondly, it captures great pictures even in low lights without using flashlight. Thirdly, though it has a battery less powerful than that of the S4, it lasts longer than that of S4(due to htc sense 5). Also, HTC One has full metal body. Whereas S4 has a full plastic body. More features of HTC One are: Blinkfeed(Live updating screen), BoomSound(Dual front facing speakers), Beats Audio, HTC Zoe(slow motion video capture, remove unwanted passersby from the picture, etc.), Sequnce Shot(merge upto 5 images into one another to get a unique and dynamic montage). Lastly, One is costlier than S4 which tells you the whole story.

 

[chirag05]

Check: Disable Hardware Overlays, Force GPU Rendering, Enable 4x MSAA

I also have all 3 of my animation scales set to .5x just to make the animations not take as long.

I use the standard screen lock instead of the Light or Ripple effect options, and I use Nova Launcher Prime.

All of this in conjunction quite literally gives me a truly lag free experience.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk 4

I have GSIII. Can these settings still be applied on my phone?



Sent from my GSIII

 

[10 Gauge]

I found this comment posted on an article I stumbled upon about the top Android smartphones of 2013. Can someone please explain what he meant about the 4MP camera being 12MP??

That guy is a complete 'tard. It's a 4mp camera. An "Ultrapixel" (a term created by HTC, it's not a real thing) is just a made up term to describe the pixels as being physically larger than it's competitors. This means a much larger image sensor than in other competing phones. You get the highest quality pictures when the sensor is able to capture the most amount of light, and a larger sensor with a lower pixel count can do exactly that. That's what makes the One's camera so great in low-light situations, it takes clearer, sharper images with less noise. But, it's still only a 4mp camera. What this means is you really won't be able to zoom in or crop photo's taken with the camera without them looking pixelated. It all comes down to what you use the camera for most and how you typically use it. Both phones have great cameras.

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I have GSIII. Can these settings still be applied on my phone?


Sent from my GSIII

That I don't know, I'm sorry.

 

[Cool Jeff]

Anyone tried ''lagfix'' app on S4?? it used to do wonders on OneX

 

[Gazella]

Okay after much research and reading and watching videos on YouTube about the HTC One I decided to take the plunge. I cancelled my S4 order and placed an order for the 64GB HTC One.

My current phone is a 32GB (28GB) iPhone 5; I have 90 videos, over a 1,000 photos, and 109 applications (some I don't even use) on it and I still have 10GB of storage left. So I realized that the additional SD storage which I thought I'd need in the S4 is not necessary after all. As for the camera on the HTC One, I've seen some of the pictures posted here and I thought the camera is actually quite good, not as good as the S4 but it's really not that bad.

 

[Haalcyon]

I heard the HTC One takes a long time to charge compared to the S4 but I do like the way the black model looks. However, I really like my S4. I'm waiting to see the Note 3. Really excited about the Note 3.

Sent from my humble Note 8.0 LTE

 

[Kerti]

Anyone here regrets getting the 16GB model?

Are you able to store apps on the SD card? I've read people having issues saving apps on the micro SD card which is mostly why I don't want to get the 16GB.

I honestly don't see the need for the 32GB model. Use the 16GB's to store all of your apps, then use the SD card to store music, videos, etc.

That's a good offer they are giving you by including a 32GB memory card for free due to the waiting because that'll end up giving you a total of 64GB of memory, however, like you said, give it another week and if nothing then just move on to the HTC One. You said you needed it by September 8, so do what you need to do.

 

[Gazella]

I heard the HTC One takes a long time to charge compared to the S4 but I do like the way the black model looks.

Sent from my humble Note 8.0 LTE

Yes I've read about that. I'll just have to wait and see for myself

however, like you said, give it another week and if nothing then just move on to the HTC One. You said you needed it by September 8, so do what you need to do.

I would've waited for another week but when I emailed them they said that there aren't any updates or progress in regards to finding suppliers that could supply them with S4 units.