s S4 Octa v. S4 snapdragon

[Bilal Almuhandis]

I need help in which version should i purchase the s4. Which model has the better battery life and faster? And will i be able to unlock the att version from att itself...and how much will i have to pay to get it unlocked by att.

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[Marck527]

I need help in which version should i purchase the s4. Which model has the better battery life and faster? And will i be able to unlock the att version from att itself...and how much will i have to pay to get it unlocked by att.

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Hey, I just recently ordered the Exynos version, I chose this over the Qualcolm because I like to play high end games on my phone and the Exynos seem's to be getting higher score in most benchmark scores. I'm not sure about the battery though, but the Exynos is supposed to have a better battery because it has 2 clusters of quad core processors an a7 and a15. It's suppose to use the lower processors for less demanding tasks and the more powerful 15's for more demanding tasks. So in reality it should last a bit more.

 

[haillyl]

Most of the reviews suggested Qualcomm for better web browsing experience, better battery endurance, Exynos for heavy gaming. I believe that's true, seems the Qualcomm got higher scores on those internet browsing speed benchmarks while lower scores on those CPU speed benchmarks.

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[velijana]

Here is full info you need

http://m.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4_i9500_vs_i9505-review-930.php
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[Aquila]

Here is full info you need

Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 vs Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4: Double or nothing - GSMArena.com
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Seems to indicate battery is better on the Snapdragon and performance on benchmark related tasks is almost universally better on the Octa.

 

[velijana]

Octa version beats snapdragon with performance, but difference is too little, while snapdragon beats octa with battery performance and difference is quite big. Maybe software updates can increase octas battery performance in the future. Anyway, depending on my country market I have octa version and I'm quite surprised and pleased with its battery performance

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[Aquila]

.and how much will i have to pay to get it unlocked by att.

There is usually not a charge for carrier unlocking a device with AT&T (I'm not saying it's impossible, but I've not heard of them charging a fee for it).

 

[Farish]

I need help in which version should i purchase the s4. Which model has the better battery life and faster? And will i be able to unlock the att version from att itself...and how much will i have to pay to get it unlocked by att.

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ATT will unlock as long as there is no contractual obligation with the device. Sometimes they will unlock for you regardless, especially if you explain the unlocking is for overseas use.

 

[Bilal Almuhandis]

Octa version beats snapdragon with performance, but difference is too little, while snapdragon beats octa with battery performance and difference is quite big. Maybe software updates can increase octas battery performance in the future. Anyway, depending on my country market I have octa version and I'm quite surprised and pleased with its battery performance

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In my country i also get the octa version..i did see it and it lags in air view/gesture and quite slow in a few apps

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[Bilal Almuhandis]

ATT will unlock as long as there is no contractual obligation with the device. Sometimes they will unlock for you regardless, especially if you explain the unlocking is for overseas use.

Yes it is for international purpose i mainly do travel..so i do require suggestions..thank you alot guys for your great opinions

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[smooth4lyfe]

Octa version beats snapdragon with performance, but difference is too little, while snapdragon beats octa with battery performance and difference is quite big. Maybe software updates can increase octas battery performance in the future. Anyway, depending on my country market I have octa version and I'm quite surprised and pleased with its battery performance

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I also have the Exynos version and I hardly have any lag at all...I feel like it performs better than the Snapdragon in cases people complain about.
The battery however is not that much better than the Snapdragon one...unless its something in my settings
Overall I am very satisfied with this one. I am glad I chose this over the carrier version

 

[BoomBoomPAP]

Samsung Galaxy S 4 with Exynos Octa-core: what's different?

 

[bigmike09890]

Note that with the Exynos you will not have compatible LTE on att.

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[shoii]

I need help in which version should i purchase the s4. Which model has the better battery life and faster? And will i be able to unlock the att version from att itself...and how much will i have to pay to get it unlocked by att.

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Wow wow wow nobody is telling our big guy here that Exynos has no 4G/LTE. That is a big dealbreaker for many people like me that use 4G.

GS4 Love

 

[shoii]

Wow wow wow nobody is telling our big guy here that Exynos has no 4G/LTE. That is a big dealbreaker for many people like me that use 4G/LTE.

GS4 Love

The hell

 

[Bilal Almuhandis]

ATT will unlock as long as there is no contractual obligation with the device. Sometimes they will unlock for you regardless, especially if you explain the unlocking is for overseas use.

So if i tell them if its for travelling purpose they will unlock it for me..and will they take a fee for this

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[smooth4lyfe]

So if i tell them if its for travelling purpose they will unlock it for me..and will they take a fee for this

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Yes they will, but note that ATT's version of the unlocked phone is not the Octa one... It's still Snapdragon

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[Bilal Almuhandis]

Yes they will, but note that ATT's version of the unlocked phone is not the Octa one... It's still Snapdragon

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Any idea how much will they charge. I actually want the snapdragon because i require good battery life.

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[Farish]

So if i tell them if its for travelling purpose they will unlock it for me..and will they take a fee for this

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They never charged me a fee for unlocking my phone.