S4 not as good as an iPhone

[Haalcyon]

I'm not a big gamer and the games I do play would be decidedly boring to a lot of the younger crowd. I will say that I think iOS and the iPhone have more polished content when to comes to games and other apps but that's just my experience. I'd rather live with Android's shortcomings than be confined to the anorexic screens and dictatorship of iPhones.

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[DroidArmy]

I'm not a big gamer and the games I do play would be decidedly boring to a lot of the younger crowd. I will say that I think iOS and the iPhone more polished content when ti comes to games and other apps but that's just my experience. I'd rather live with Android's shortcomings than be confined to the anorexic screens and dictatorship of iPhones.

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Personally, I like the way Apple does things. But yeah, the Damn screen is so small I can't use it for five minutes without begging for my Galaxy.

 

[FishenFool]

I will look into it. The big problem is, there are SO many methods available, and when you do research it get's really confusing. Some are outdated, some don't work for some carriers etc etc. I am not saying it's a ridiculously hard process, but for a newb to the platform, I find it overwhelming. It's something where I wish I knew someone locally to go through it with me.

I can tell you that the Chainfire Auto Root is awesome & easy.

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[neiljay6]

It all comes down to personal Preference. You'd probably be happier with a nexus device. Coming from iPhone (3 years) I'm really enjoying my s4, but I'm in the minority of people who don't have a problem with touchwiz.

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Count me in with having no complains with TW. Everything I need it to do works for me.

 

[macgyver71]

Re: s4 not as good as an iPhone

Not wanting to hijack this but I have been dithering over swapping from my iPhone 5 to the s4 for the last few weeks. Battery life is my main reason (don't like the battery cases for iPhone).
You guys that switched over, how have you found the battery life?
Also, our house is completely in the apple ecosystem, iMac, atv, iPads, MacBooks, AirPort Extreme, airport express, how easy will it be to get the s4 to play nice and hopefully sync email (including an @me account) ?

Thought I would ask as there seems to be a few converts in here that are happy with it

Thanks

I made that very move, and I have zero regrets. Granted, I'm not one who swaps alot, or tries to stay on the cutting edge of tech, so I don't know if my opinion helps. My phones have been the following (up till this S4, I've been getting hand-me-downs, no contract worries and I could fiddle with ROMS without ruining a brand new phone):
Rooted D1, Then a Rooted & overclocked D2. I then had a chance to get an Iphone 4S, then the 5. When they released the S4 and its higher MP camera as well as the removable back to enable battery swaps (among other things, but those were the biggies in my book), I started saving for it. I've had it for 2 months now, and between the speed, larger screen, SD card,and of course the camera & swappable battery, I've been quite happy.

As far as pablohoney46, I disagree, though I respect your opinion. Google Play allows me to keep my entire library on hand (too many to count). Amazon for purchases and/or rip what you have on hand. Kies has worked flawlessly in both wired and wireless (on home wifi) mode, and battery life has been quite good, on par with my 4S when I had it....with the additional advantage of being able to swap out a fully charged battery while on the go.

 

[STARGATE]

Definitely the Galaxy S4 is not as the iPhone, it's Light Years Better!!! :thumbup:

Sent From a Galaxy S4 Away!

 

[qxr]

Me too. No problems so far.

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[Edible Walrus]

I have no problem conceding that Facebook for iOS blows the pants off of Facebook for Android. It's one reason I think the Facebook phone and launcher are so hilarious. Their app is notoriously bad for Android, yet they want me to buy a phone or use a launcher based around their app?

My favorite is when you hit the back button while on your news feed and it takes you back to an outdated feed. If I reload a page in a browser and hit back it doesn't "unload" the page back to the outdated version. Why would the programmers at Facebook think their app should work like that?

All that considered, considering how popular Facebook is, I'd actually say that could be a valid point on why someone should pick an iPhone over an Android phone. It's probably a lot bigger deal than a lot of things we're talking about.

Facebook on iOS is terrible from my experience (NOTE: I'm using it on a iPod touch 4G). It's slow, hangs a lot, crashes, locks up. In fact it has a terrible rating in the App Store. Facebook on the S4 is seriously quick and doesn't lock up. It works.

 

[Shanicenicolle]

Facebook on iOS is terrible from my experience (NOTE: I'm using it on a iPod touch 4G). It's slow, hangs a lot, crashes, locks up. In fact it has a terrible rating in the App Store. Facebook on the S4 is seriously quick and doesn't lock up. It works.

You're just lucky. The Facebook blows chunks on every platform I've ever used it on. Android is especially infuriating because pictures won't load unless in on wifi. At first I thought it was my service or phone but my friend on att with an s3 has the same issue.

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[Haalcyon]

From what I've read it's starting to sound like facebook is best avoided altogether.

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[torndownunit]

You're just lucky. The Facebook blows chunks on every platform I've ever used it on. Android is especially infuriating because pictures won't load unless in on wifi. At first I thought it was my service or phone but my friend on att with an s3 has the same issue.

Sent from my *PURPLE* Galaxy S4

I hadn't commented on any Facebook apps posts yet, but I was thinking the exact same thing. Coming from an iPhone, the Facebook app sucked on it too. And every update seemed to cause bugs, which would be partially fixed in another update... and then the cycle would start all over again. It's just not a great app in general on any platform.

 

[DroidArmy]

I hadn't commented on any Facebook apps posts yet, but I was thinking the exact same thing. Coming from an iPhone, the Facebook app sucked on it too. And every update seemed to cause bugs, which would be partially fixed in another update... and then the cycle would start all over again. It's just not a great app in general on any platform.

Overall, anything Facebook programs just sucks. Their programmers are probably people they picked up on the side of a home Depot and threw a keyboard in front of. Even if they fix an issue, there's always a brand new one!

 

[STARGATE]

Weird! Facebook works great on my GS4. However, on my last phone; the Motorola Photon, Facebook worked sometimes and other times just sucked! :what::banghead:

Sent From a Galaxy S4 Away!

 

[Aquila]

I keep trying to reinstall the Facebook app, but no matter what, the comments are still stupid.

 

[STARGATE]

Lol! ^

Sent From a Galaxy S4 Away!

 

[mayconvert]

Re: s4 not as good as an iPhone

This is the very reason people root. Don't go bashing android without trying out its true potential by rooting. And lag? Very little on my phone, and it's only in bad apps like Facebook (shame on them for not fixing that yet). In my opinion, Android crushes ios. But hey, this isn't the place for a android and ios fight.

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which OS does Facebook fix it for? 2.3? 3.X?, 4.1? 4.2? 4.3? 4.4? If they fix it for one version, doesn't mean it will fix it in another. Hell, even google releases most stuff for the iPhone before they do their own OS because it's too much work to make it work on all the fragments of android. think 2.3 is still The most used version of android. (since nearly zero of those phones ever got an update)
Fixing facebook for the most used fragment won't help people with a new phone with 4.2.2

 

[Aquila]

Re: s4 not as good as an iPhone

which OS does Facebook fix it for? 2.3? 3.X?, 4.1? 4.2? 4.3? 4.4? If they fix it for one version, doesn't mean it will fix it in another. Hell, even google releases most stuff for the iPhone before they do their own OS because it's too much work to make it work on all the fragments of android. think 2.3 is still The most used version of android. (since nearly zero of those phones ever got an update)
Fixing facebook for the most used fragment won't help people with a new phone with 4.2.2

Devs tend to create apps for API Level 'n and above'. So if you're on API level 18, any app that's made for 15 and above should work great on your device, etc.

 

[Winanto Wins]

Re: s4 not as good as an iPhone

Mine has lasted roughly 20 hours before requesting a recharge

How can you have that 20hrs? Is it heavy use or medium? My S4 lasting for 10 hrs with probably 5 hrs screen on

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[Winanto Wins]

Re: s4 not as good as an iPhone

My phone lasts only about 10 hours, but I'm a heavy user with the screen all the way up. It all comes down to how you use the phone

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Mine -S4- is pretty similar. When screen on, it is about 10% consumed an hour. is it good or bad?

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[DroidArmy]

Re: s4 not as good as an iPhone

Mine -S4- is pretty similar. When screen on, it is about 10% consumed an hour. is it good or bad?

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It's not amazing, but it's not a problem. Mine is about the same so yeah it's fine