*** The Official Samsung Galaxy S4 Thread ***
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So what do we think the S5 will be like as that'll be the phone of the moment when it's time for me to upgrade
We could be seeing flexible displays by then!!
Anandtech's look at the one S display:
It isn't so much the brightness though, more that it just looks pure white and doesn't have a warm yellow tint to it (GS 2 was horrendous for this)
Side by side with my calibrated dell U2311H, you would be hard pressed to notice the difference as that is how good I find the whites on the one S, maybe I have a poor U2311h when it comes to whites though....
Trying to find the photos I took of my S when white was displayed and came across this:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=21639371&postcount=22
There is also a video comparing it to the GS 3, trying to find it now.
And many many other people on xda who had both gs 3/gs 2 and one s have said the same.
Perhaps I was just one of the lucky ones and the gs 3 I seen was a bad one as this sort of stuff varies a lot, no display panel is exactly the same as every expert in the display tech. world will tell you, in fact ask PCM 2 in the monitor thread.
Don't exaggerate anything, after all if I did, then why are there many other user opinions and some review sites saying the same then?
The whites aren't that bad on the GS 3 that it makes you want to change your phone for a better one but I found that it was noticeable even when not side by side with the one S etc.
I am not blinded by brand loyalty unlike a lot of people, if something is crap, I will say it, if something is good/better I will admit regardless of the brand and generally why I think is backed up by "hard evidence" (most of the time )
Not quite that, but this:
CM developers are ****ed of with samsung due to that and iirc were at the point were they no longer wanted to support galaxy devices.
Yeah, I think if I did get a GS 4, I would root and flash a touchwiz based themed stock android ROM/JBD theme as that is the only thing I really hate about touchwiz these days.
It isn't so much the brightness though, more that it just looks pure white and doesn't have a warm yellow tint to it (GS 2 was horrendous for this)
Side by side with my calibrated dell U2311H, you would be hard pressed to notice the difference as that is how good I find the whites on the one S, maybe I have a poor U2311h when it comes to whites though....
Trying to find the photos I took of my S when white was displayed and came across this:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=21639371&postcount=22
Here are just a couple of photos of the mobile displaying a white screen in the dark, one at 50% brightness and 100% brightness, photos were taken by the desire. Doesn't look quite the same as what it does with your own eyes but that is the best I could do, sorry
There is also a video comparing it to the GS 3, trying to find it now.
And many many other people on xda who had both gs 3/gs 2 and one s have said the same.
Perhaps I was just one of the lucky ones and the gs 3 I seen was a bad one as this sort of stuff varies a lot, no display panel is exactly the same as every expert in the display tech. world will tell you, in fact ask PCM 2 in the monitor thread.
Don't exaggerate anything, after all if I did, then why are there many other user opinions and some review sites saying the same then?
The whites aren't that bad on the GS 3 that it makes you want to change your phone for a better one but I found that it was noticeable even when not side by side with the one S etc.
I am not blinded by brand loyalty unlike a lot of people, if something is crap, I will say it, if something is good/better I will admit regardless of the brand and generally why I think is backed up by "hard evidence"
(most of the time )Not quite that, but this:
CM developers are ****ed of with samsung due to that and iirc were at the point were they no longer wanted to support galaxy devices.
Yeah, I think if I did get a GS 4, I would root and flash a touchwiz based themed stock android ROM/JBD theme as that is the only thing I really hate about touchwiz these days.
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IIRC the head developer left due to the fact he couldn't be arsed with it any more.
Maybe... but unfortunately I very much doubt it.
I've thought the same as you when there were leaks before but they always turn out to be pretty accurate.
I think if Samsung release the device we've seen so far, it's going to be pretty damn good.
So 6 hours and 40 minutes of gaming to be done 
Yeah something big happened, didn't think that he had left though? I thought he/they just decided to not support any other exynos based phones apart from the galaxy flagship/note devices?
For anyone interested, brief look/explanation about it here:
http://blog.gsmarena.com/want-to-install-custom-roms-dont-buy-exynos-phones/
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Posted on XDa by a CM developer:
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I don't think there'll be anything spectacular we'll probably see a thinner version of the chinese phone that has been leaked already with possibly squarer edges.
We'll see how it goes but I'll probably sit this one out and see what the Note 3 or the S5 will have to offer. I just want something different as I've owned every Galaxy from the original S to the S3.
We'll see how it goes but I'll probably sit this one out and see what the Note 3 or the S5 will have to offer. I just want something different as I've owned every Galaxy from the original S to the S3.
Heh well eitherway, I think the S4 will be a huge success, and probably even more than the S3.
Do you guys think people just learn to like the new products regardless of it's "flaws" or what other people may deem inappropriate? I kind of got that feeling with the S3 with some people, at first it wasn't that appealing, but after some time everybody was in love with it!
Do you guys think people just learn to like the new products regardless of it's "flaws" or what other people may deem inappropriate? I kind of got that feeling with the S3 with some people, at first it wasn't that appealing, but after some time everybody was in love with it!
You've got to look at it from their point of view why would they want to drastically change the look of one of the best selling phones on the planet and take the risk it flopped when they can just pump out something pretty similar looking but with better specs.
Display comparison between the Galaxy S IV, Galaxy S III & XPERIA Z:
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/03/14/screen-test-galaxy-s-iv-galaxy-s-iii-xperia-z/
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/03/14/screen-test-galaxy-s-iv-galaxy-s-iii-xperia-z/