So I have to ask.... Any lag?

[maverick96]

Maybe it's not so much lag as it is stutter. Especially when adding a picture to an SMS. It seems like it takes forever

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[maverick96]

There is also redraw happening on the stock weather widget. Just like it did on the S3. However, this was fixed on the S3 once jellybean hit. But now it's back. I've noticed it multiple times already

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[Eric Kane]

I am sure this will be fixed with an update. Give it a few weeks.

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It can be fixed in dev settings by turning off animation/window/duration scale. Has zero to do with the CPU. Its just Samsung wanting to throw every animation they can at the UI and it conflicts occasionally with everything else. Could be a fix coming officially, but doing that in dev settings fixes it already with no issues.

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[Almeuit]

Seriously considering it. Holding out hope an update rolls out to the ATT model soon.

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HTC One Honest Review
6:11 , 6:58 stutter

Just saying if you take your S4 back, you won't have many options for a SMOOTH and BUTTERY android phone.


You also complain about the S4 a lot. It's odd-- I would return your device as it seems to bother you.

Mave sone posts say your sending from the HTC One and others not . Do you have both? Just curious

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[brnc]

It is indeed much more laggy than the iPhone 5 I replaced. I will probably keep it and hope it gets fixed in an update, or run vanilla Android on it when this option is available. There is a LOT of bloatware, lol.

 

[maverick96]

Mave sone posts say your sending from the HTC One and others not . Do you have both? Just curious

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Yes I have both, as well as the iPhone 5

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[maverick96]

It is indeed much more laggy than the iPhone 5 I replaced. I will probably keep it and hope it gets fixed in an update, or run vanilla Android on it when this option is available. There is a LOT of bloatware, lol.

MUCH more laggy than iPhone 5 for sure.

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[Podunks]

Some of the time stamps you provided -- I didn't see any lag. Like 2nd video .

It mostly seems to be the notification bar, but is the home button supposed to be faster than that?
On my Evo 3D I press home and it takes like a good 1-3 seconds to get back depending on the application.


I don't think you guys know the definition of lag... lol. If you owned a Palm Pre, then maybe you know lag.
This is lag... Please tell me the GS4 doesn't do that, lol.
Palm Pre Review
2:01 - Loading the clock.
2:11 - Stutter when opening another app
2:28 - opening notes... lol.
2:48 - lol browser lag.

Of course, the fourth iteration of the Galaxy series shouldn't lag like that... but the clips I'm seeing are stutters that last a split second. Actual performance doesn't seem to be hindered.

I have videos of the HTC One stuttering coming out of card view (and Sense keyboard) and Iphone going into the search screen -- it stutters as well.

Spot on.

Also, people with animation stuttering issues try this.

Hey BTC and others...

Just go to developer option in the settings and turn down "transition animation scale" to .5 or 0 and say goodbye to any stuttering. Leave window setting at 1 if you want the screen off animation, or 0 if you don't want it.

Don't play with anything else or I'm not reasonable for any problems.

Enjoy

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[snookasnoo]

Anyone who says this phone doesn't lag simply doesn't know what lag is and must have come from an even laggier phone.

 

[snookasnoo]

I've had every iPhone and none have had lag while Android phones have had it for years. Jelly Bean solved that for most current devices but somehow Samsung managed to screw the pooch and introduce a phone with high end specs, jelly bean, and tons of lag. Pretty pathetic Samsung. Then there the 9 GB of available ram because of all the bloat..
I'm not seeing lag on HTC One's but I've only played with them in stores while I have been using an S 4 for a few days now.

MUCH more laggy than iPhone 5 for sure.

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[jmich456]

Haha. Seriously, you people and Iphones. I have had a few Iphones (from 2nd Iphone to Iphone 4) and if you put enough crap on them they stutter. Without a doubt they stutter. I have had my Iphone crash as well. It does not take much. But same with Android on both accounts. So please stop saying Iphone is ZOMG Awesome. They both stutter and crash occasionally. But hey at least I can do what ever I want with my S4 and not have to be stuck in a 2007 interface!

 

[archer75]

It stutters on some of the opening/closing animations. Doesn't seem to affect performance. Just a visual thing.

 

[gollum18]

Lol I could Crash an iphone 5 in under 2 minutes, apple doesn't even know the word multitasking.

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[maverick96]

Lol I could Crash an iphone 5 in under 2 minutes, apple doesn't even know the word multitasking.

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Not sure I understand this.

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[madlaw1071]

Anyone who says this phone doesn't lag simply doesn't know what lag is and must have come from an even laggier phone.

Or not every S4 lags, so there's that.

 

[shadrap]

It's Touchwiz. I am using Nova Launcher and it has reduced any lag for me by 99.9%.

 

[brnc]

To the folks bashing previous iPhone users (myself included), if you didn't come from an iPhone 5, you have no basis for comparison, and are obviously vainly trying to justify your choice of OS via denial. Android is a great OS; I traded my iPhone 5 for it. However it's not perfect. The fact that Apple can make a stutter free phone with only a dual core 1.2ghz processor and 1g of ram speaks volumes about the merits of their closed door programming, and their in house chip design methodology. Is their OS behind the times? Absolutely. But their hardware/software design and integration, at the design level, is really superior. So don't bash perfectly legitimate technology.

There IS more lag on the S4 than the iPhone 5, and that's a fact. Is the S4 lag particularly bad? No, of course it's not as bad as the horrible Palm Pre. That comparison is, frankly, ridiculous. I know the lag is not Andorid's fault, but Samsung's. Getting lag on such a ridiculously spec'd phone is testament to that.

How is the lag specifically worse? On S4, when opening an app where one can type (notes, internet, etc), it will lag for a brief period before i can start typing. When very rapidly switching between already running apps by pressing home, choosing the new app, and bringing it up, this is fast, but not absolutely flawless like iOS was. On iphone I could switch between apps in this fashion as fast as my finger could move, start typing instantaneously, etc.

Again I'm not bashing Android, or really even Samsung. The S4 brings a lot more to the table than iPhone, to be sure. It's just that when you've become accustomed to instantaneous operation, even the tiniest bit of normally imperceptible lag will be fairly noticeable. It's not bashing to state the facts. It's simple denial, though, to try to discredit them when you don't have first hand experience yourself (and your girlfriend having an iPhone 4 or whatever doesn't count).

I really love the S4 and honeslty will probably keep it. However to get this phone working how I am used to, I think I will have to root it when that's available, and just run stock Android. If you do not notice the lag on the stock Touchwiz, count your blessings and move on, lol.

 

[Almeuit]

To the folks bashing previous iPhone users (myself included), if you didn't come from an iPhone 5, you have no basis for comparison, and are obviously vainly trying to justify your choice of OS via denial. Android is a great OS; I traded my iPhone 5 for it. However it's not perfect. The fact that Apple can make a stutter free phone with only a dual core 1.2ghz processor and 1g of ram speaks volumes about the merits of their closed door programming, and their in house chip design methodology. Is their OS behind the times? Absolutely.

I always say everyone should use what they like and ton of my friends are iPhone users (I used to be) but.. You say it's a credit them to not make a laggy OS which I agree on my friends iPhone 5s I see zero lag.. But as you said it's outdated... And it hasn't changed visually or anything really different in the past few years except extra apps such as passbook and things of that nature.. It's hard for the OS to lag. It should be perfect since the visual aspect hasn't changed.. And only certain things can "multitask".

Just my 2 cents.

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[SugarMouth]

To the folks bashing previous iPhone users (myself included), if you didn't come from an iPhone 5, you have no basis for comparison,

I agree! The iPhone 5 is a ton faster than the 4S. A good example is when swiping left to the search screen. That used to lag all the way up to the 4S but was smooth once the 5 came out. The iPhone is a more consistent experience period. This is coming from someone who switches phones every couple months and who prefers Android to all others.

 

[brnc]

I always say everyone should use what they like and ton of my friends are iPhone users (I used to be) but.. You say it's a credit them to not make a laggy OS which I agree on my friends iPhone 5s I see zero lag.. But as you said it's outdated... And it hasn't changed visually or anything really different in the past few years except extra apps such as passbook and things of that nature.. It's hard for the OS to lag. It should be perfect since the visual aspect hasn't changed.. And only certain things can "multitask".

Just my 2 cents.

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Agree on all points. There are pros and cons to each OS: usability on iOS, functionality on Android.