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Despite the issues with the g2x

Whether you have any issues or not, (me personally none I love this phone)
Are you keeping your g2x?

smashpunks said:
Whether you have any issues or not, (me personally none I love this phone)
Are you keeping your g2x?
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original pre ordered G2x problems: decent Bleeding/reboot every few days
2nd G2x: HORRIBLE how can i say this better ..... FUGLY BLEEDING
3rd device on its way: possible bleed maybe reboot issue/wifi problem....?
4th G2x:......... maybe if the third one sucks
5th G2x...... i hope not
but yes im keeping it/them even if i have to exchange it for the next two years
alot of support behind the phone and a great community!

bought it with my employee discount
no returns for us
luckily i still have 1 discount left which i'll use on the sensation or the GS2. then my discounts reset in october.

Definately keeping it. I guess I was one of the lucky ones. I have not experienced any of the reported issues. My screen does have a slight bleed, but not highly noticeable . I already rooted and flashed Eagles_blood rom. Its only a matter of time until more roms and custom kernels are realeased, then we will really see what this phone is capable of.
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I bought the phone yesterday knowing that I had 30 days to make my mind up on it. While I've only had the phone for a little over 48 hours, so far all is good. Yes the screen bleeds but its not as bad some peoples. Frankly I dont often watch video on my phone nor do I use dark wallpapers so the only time I ever even think of the bleeding is during boot and when I check this forum (lol). No reboots yet, OS is faster than any phone I've ever used, and contrary to my expectations HSPA+ actually does provide a noticeable boost. What I'm monitoring closest now is battery life. So far it seems to be at least on par with my Vibrant which is something I can live with. Loving stock Android also. If things keep up at this rate I wont be taking it back in 28 days.

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Frankly I dont often watch video on my phone nor do I use dark wallpapers
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Well gingerbread has a black notification bar, so if you have issues with the top corners like i did you might change your mind about the bleeding being ok.

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Well gingerbread has a black notification bar, so if you have issues with the top corners like i did you might change your mind about the bleeding being ok.
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I've checked screenshots with black toolbars and it wont be an issue for me. I keep the tool bar hidden anyway so the only time its even visible is if I have an app open in which case im focused on the content of the app not the notification bar. I'm sure there will be tons of themes with light notification bars anyway.

I have a black notification bar right now and the bleeding isnt noticeable.
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today i returned mine, i miss it already but the battery life was unacceptable, been using it for 10 days and it got slightly better, not to forget the backlight bleeding and the various bugs here and there.
Im going to pick up SGS2 once it's available here, although i despise the touchwiz but thank god we LauncherPro

I unfortunately had to exchange my first one for a new one. My original would randomly think the wired headset was connected when it wasnt. This rendered the phone basically useless. Plus no one else in these forums talked about a similar situation. So I exchanged mine for a new one. So far its good. Fingers crossed!
I wish everyone that decides to pass on the G2X for the sgs2 or sensation the best of luck! Coming from Sammy's first real attempt at trying to run with the big dogs, the VIBRANT, I can honestly say that while its a decent device to get started with in android, it leaves much to be desired. At the time of its release the galaxy s line had the best hardware then too. But that didn't mean sqaut in real world performance. Those things laughed at us everytime we opened the app menu!
Look at all the time people like SUPERCURIO put into voodoo, just to make that thing be half the phone it could be. And dont even get me started on updates! Froyo? Froyo? Did you say Froyo? I had froyo before it was even a wet dream in TMO's eyes here. If it wasnt for some great DEV's pulling together on that thing and making it what it should have been in the first place, I, along with half the people that bought a vibrant probably woulda nailed our genitalia to the floor in a burning building.
So you guys get a super duper AMOLED screen phone that you still cant see in the sun! Talk about how AWESOME that screen is inside the house. Go ahead, take it in, love it, embrace it! Your little injection molded plastic-ey POS may sound like the next best thing, but this guy read the book and bought the t shirt! #SAMSUNGNEVERAGAIN!
Just wait, you'll see. And BTW good luck with that htc boot loader, sensation fans. I'll sit back and watch from the sidelines with my #CYANOGENMOD G2X!

hanged_man said:
today i returned mine, i miss it already but the battery life was unacceptable, been using it for 10 days and it got slightly better, not to forget the backlight bleeding and the various bugs here and there.
Im going to pick up SGS2 once it's available here, although i despise the touchwiz but thank god we LauncherPro
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Your going to love all the mods you're going to have to do to get rid of the iphone lookin, battery hogging, hope you know how to root, because it will still run in the background and control everything. So yes, they dont like to release kernel code either.
Please dont take my ramblings as the spoken word. Sammy might surprise us and throw us a bone. But remember if you get one update thats all you should expect.
And for the record, HELL YEAH! I still have a sour taste in my mouth from that fricken phone!

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Your going to love all the mods you're going to have to do to get rid of the iphone lookin, battery hogging, hope you know how to root, because it will still run in the background and control everything. So yes, they dont like to release kernel code either.
Please dont take my ramblings as the spoken word. Sammy might surprise us and throw us a bone. But remember if you get one update thats all you should expect.
And for the record, HELL YEAH! I still have a sour taste in my mouth from that fricken phone!
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My name's S0NiX, and I approve of this message.

I returned for now and will be getting it again in a few months, regardless of the upcoming Sensation/GS2.

ciscothek said:
I have a black notification bar right now and the bleeding isnt noticeable.
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Eaglesblood rom has black notification, and you barely see it. I see it a little in youtube, cwm and bootup. But only in complete darkness.
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Notification lights

Would it be possible to make the hard keys flash for notifications considering the fact that we don't have a real one?
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It might be possible, but I don't know how useful it would be. Those lights aren't very bright so you can only really see them in a dim environment. Some people have been using NoLED from the Market.
I don't really find myself needing this, and don't see where I'd find it that useful, but I've never had a phone that had notification light, so it may just be a matter of not understanding what I'm missing.

shrike1978 said:
It might be possible, but I don't know how useful it would be. Those lights aren't very bright so you can only really see them in a dim environment. Some people have been using NoLED from the Market.
I don't really find myself needing this, and don't see where I'd find it that useful, but I've never had a phone that had notification light, so it may just be a matter of not understanding what I'm missing.
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My last three star phones have had one. This is the only thing I don't like about the charge. It's not a huge deal. I have good eyesight, so the dimness is a non issue.
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ilovesoad said:
My last three star phones have had one. This is the only thing I don't like about the charge. It's not a huge deal. I have good eyesight, so the dimness is a non issue.
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Full answer is there is nothing as of now, and it would require a dev with the time and the inclination to work on it, if it is indeed possible. For now, NoLED is the only real solution if you really want the notifications.

There is a guy named neldar in the Samsung galaxy forums that has a modded kernel with backlight notification enabled and you download his app from the market to control it. I tried to put him in touch with imnuts about getting his code and mixing it into his kernels. I'm not sure what the status of that is. I don't actually know either of the guys but neldar said he could provide a patch for dev who wanted to build bln into a kernel. I would love to have bln and am also disappointed that Samsung left that basic led notification out of their design.

Will have to check that app out. My wife used to have all phones that used to have a light. That way when at work she can have her phone silent but see when a notice comes in. One of her only complaints about the charge so far. That and the GPS issue.

Glance is another free app - turns on your screen for a few seconds when you get a notification.
Market - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.danvelazco.glance

Downloaded and havent used it much but seems to do What we need it for.

anyone else disappointed with the GB update?

call me weird but i was expecting more. the update release said new widgets and icons and colors and all im seeing is a new color on the notification bar. i have yet to find new widgets or icons or different looking icons or widgets. the phone looks exactly the same except for the notification bar and that little yellow thing that pops up when you reach the bottom of a screen. yes im happy about the speed improvement. the phone is a lot faster then before but other then that its the same old charge

the color scheme is wack. FUGLY!

dennis- said:
call me weird but i was expecting more. the update release said new widgets and icons and colors and all im seeing is a new color on the notification bar. i have yet to find new widgets or icons or different looking icons or widgets. the phone looks exactly the same except for the notification bar and that little yellow thing that pops up when you reach the bottom of a screen. yes im happy about the speed improvement. the phone is a lot faster then before but other then that its the same old charge
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This was a software update, not a device refresh. They fixed bugs, revved the Android version, and improved the radios. I'm not sure why you (or anyone else) was expecting major changes to the look/functionality of the device.

I'm not sure why they didn't at least take the Stratosphere's interface design/colors (which is more uniform), as that is essentially the same phone with a smaller screen and physical keyboard.

PeterDLai said:
I'm not sure why they didn't at least take the Stratosphere's interface design/colors (which is more uniform), as that is essentially the same phone with a smaller screen and physical keyboard.
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+1 My wife just got a Stratosphere and the color scheme is what the Charge's should've been. Everything that's poopy and orange on our phones is green on hers. Jealous...
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bluevolume said:
This was a software update, not a device refresh. They fixed bugs, revved the Android version, and improved the radios. I'm not sure why you (or anyone else) was expecting major changes to the look/functionality of the device.
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The Verizon PDF said so, that's why.
I see this as a major rip off. It's the biggest case of false advertisement since the Marvel Comic "The New Fantastic Four" which stated on the cover that the Punisher makes a cameo appearance and the only place you can find him is in an ad for subscriptions.
I don't really care seeing as I'm running the ICS theme....but F-U Verisung.

Rominucka said:
The Verizon PDF said so, that's why.
I see this as a major rip off. It's the biggest case of false advertisement since the Marvel Comic "The New Fantastic Four" which stated on the cover that the Punisher makes a cameo appearance and the only place you can find him is in an ad for subscriptions.
I don't really care seeing as I'm running the ICS theme....but F-U Verisung.
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B*tch b*tch nag nag, if you don't like it, go learn how to theme.
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One legitimate complaint that I have is they borked the built in screen capture function. You can no longer capture some screens (notification shade for example) because the phone lags while trying to produce a stupid animation before capturing the screen.
Yes, it would be possible to use an app from the market but I should not need to. They essentially removed a useful feature.
Also I find that the orange page limit glow gets in the way or certain things. It sometimes covers up what I am trying to look at. If I want to drag a photo to be able to see the edge in the gallery app for example when zoomed in. The stupid orange glow covers up the picture; having the glow cover up a web page is one thing but covering up the edge I am trying to look at is wrong. Essentially they removed the functionality of being able to drag a web page, image, etc., to the center of the screen and view it.
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ilovesoad said:
B*tch b*tch nag nag, if you don't like it, go learn how to theme.
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Some people don't have time to theme... Some people also don't root their device...
If you don't like their comment, ignore it. Don't insult other members.
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Camera Issue
I was pleased with the update, and color scheme doesn't matter to me near as much as a more stable radio, and more responsive interface. Here is the reason I wish I would not have updated. CAMERA! I have a 2 year old and a 2 month old. Before, you could press and hold the shutter button to focus, and when you released it instantly snapped the shot. Now, that's a no go! A second + lag...... Hard to get the "good" shot that is hard to get. Bummer!

i love the speed improvements thats for sure. the phone is 100 times faster then it was but i think if verizon is going to publish documents claiming new icons and new widgets they should probably deliver on that.

I get FFC so I'm happy.
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I'm not happy. They took away and broke crap while in the process.

Well I just got my Charge from FedEx man 20 minutes ago, and after turning on phone and it "activating" the GSB update was the first screen to pop up, no user setup, Google account, etc. So i can't say how well the old version worked :/ But The update downloaded off 4G FAST...first app off market was Speed Test, and it got blazing 23069kbps down and 14094kbps up!

neobigd said:
Well I just got my Charge from FedEx man 20 minutes ago, and after turning on phone and it "activating" the GSB update was the first screen to pop up, no user setup, Google account, etc. So i can't say how well the old version worked :/ But The update downloaded off 4G FAST...first app off market was Speed Test, and it got blazing 23069kbps down and 14094kbps up!
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nice!! welcome to the Charge and LTE lol... now root that biotch and debloat/rom it
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Root bear?
anoninja118 said:
nice!! welcome to the Charge and LTE lol... now root that biotch and debloat/rom it
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Well heck ya I want to root. Looking at my options for ROMs...thinking mybe need to roll my own. Man we need move Devs

Go with Infinity.
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Got my Charge in May. I run stock because I don't care what the interface looks like. I need it to work, no time for bricks, make phone calls, txt, Google Docs etc. I was about done with Froyo because it was getting so slow, it seemed almost like it was being emulated on my phone. Was about to make a stink with Verizon.
Got the update. It fixed every single bug/complaint I ever had with the phone, and/or it enhanced every feature by fine tuning it.
Here is a short list of complaints fixed immediately:
GUI now hauls butt with little or no lag
bluetooth works perfectly and connects to my headset and stays connected
programs close on their own - don't have to constantly free memory
GPS works and is accurate
Yahoo Mail in email actually WORKS
The call quality is the clearest of any phone I've ever had (I do have great coverage here). 4G LTE hauls butt. With GB This phone makes my old iPhone looks like a piece of garbage.
Just my opinion.

i found the fancy new icons they were boasting about. the update available and download complete icons are new. ooohhhh aahhhhh.

dennis- said:
i found the fancy new icons they were boasting about. the update available and download complete icons are new. ooohhhh aahhhhh.
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My phone doesn't show an available update yet, not sure why, perhaps it's because I'm running Humble 5.0 and not stock . . . Anyway, when I do get the new OTA, how do I get the new icons/widgets? Is it a separate download or something? Thanks!

Verizon "FIRST IMPRESSION“

I'm looking for two things starting this thread:
1. What device did you come from.
2. After loading up your apps, what do you think?
Very simple. Please stay on topic.
Thanks.

Droid incredible running CM7.
The messaging app is..... different. I'm also having a hard time getting used to the predictive keyboard. It's pissing me off that delivery notifications are triggering the vibrator. Also can't find a way to turn off the screen powering on once I get a text.
As far as other things I can't get notifications working properly or change led colors. I guess cm7 spoiled me.
The good thing Ian that this screen is AMAZING! Downside though is that different app sucking with its brightness...
Contact management is easy and painless. Facebook seems to work faster then normAl too. The camera is great as well.
However the phone feels way too light then what I'm used to and power button placement is making me rage. Also the volume rocker rocks like it's about to fall off.
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arogon said:
Droid incredible running CM7.
The messaging app is..... different. I'm also having a hard time getting used to the predictive keyboard. It's pissing me off that delivery notifications are triggering the vibrator. Also can't find a way to turn off the screen powering on once I get a text.
As far as other things I can't get notifications working properly or change led colors. I guess cm7 spoiled me.
The good thing Ian that this screen is AMAZING! Downside though is that different app sucking with its brightness...
Contact management is easy and painless. Facebook seems to work faster then normAl too. The camera is great as well.
However the phone feels way too light then what I'm used to and power button placement is making me rage. Also the volume rocker rocks like it's about to fall off.
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Thanks for the thoughts, I am coming from a Droid Incredible myself...
It really feels lighter though?

GoldenTiger said:
Thanks for the thoughts, I am coming from a Droid Incredible myself...
It really feels lighter though?
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Oh ya! Also flimsier DInc is a ****ing brick. Seriously though your going to rage hard about the power button placement XD

subbed to give my impression once it gets here, been using Samsung Fascinate and Samsung Charge for the last two years so my impression will be likely different than you guys

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subbed to give my impression once it gets here, been using Samsung Fascinate and Samsung Charge for the last two years so my impression will be likely different than you guys
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Ditto I'm on the fascinatr
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Any impression on kernel and 2 gig of RAM?

I'll make sure to post when I get mine. Coming from a Droid X2.

Does it have Bing or Google?

nufan said:
Does it have Bing or Google?
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Lolz, you MUST own a fascinate

Unfortunately, yes I do.

nufan said:
Unfortunately, yes I do.
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Knew it, so do I so its all good.

tonu42 said:
Knew it, so do I so its all good.
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Lol that was funny, didn't the DROID charger came with Bing too?
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Coming from an LG Revolution. It had Bing lol. Will post again once I get my S3
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Coming from OG Droid and Droid 2 (I say both because the OG just couldn't hold its own anymore, so I had to get the Droid 2 on ebay back in April to hold me until the S3).
Coming from those devices, this thing is amazing. I will probably do a full review video today or tomorrow, but I am not disappointed thus far.
One thing I do hate, and it will take some getting used to, is the power button on the side. I keep pressing the volume keys with it!

arogon said:
Seriously though your going to rage hard about the power button placement XD
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I don't have mine yet, but I'm also coming from an Incredible (god I will miss that phone). I think it will obviously take some getting used to, but ultimately, the side placement is better...
First, given the size of the phone, the button on the side may be much easier to reach when holding the phone with one hand. (I say "may" because, like i said, I don't have mine yet)
Second, sometimes with my Incredible, I'd accidentally hit the power button when putting the phone into my pocket. It seems a power button on the side would prevent that.

Thanks for the impressions, guys.
My phone arrives tomorrow, but I'm out of town, so I will not have it until either Saturday or Monday.
Maybe I can write up a little something after I get it. Honestly though, I'm sure I will immediately ditch the TouchWiz launcher and some of the stock apps in favor of third-party alternatives.
Just for reference, my device history has been:
iPhone 3G -> OG Droid -> Nexus One -> Droid 2 Global
So, I'm coming straight from the D2G (which occasionally gets rotated out with the OG Droid). So I'm used to stock Android for the most part, so we'll see how this goes.

demarcmj said:
I don't have mine yet, but I'm also coming from an Incredible (god I will miss that phone). I think it will obviously take some getting used to, but ultimately, the side placement is better...
First, given the size of the phone, the button on the side may be much easier to reach when holding the phone with one hand. (I say "may" because, like i said, I don't have mine yet)
Second, sometimes with my Incredible, I'd accidentally hit the power button when putting the phone into my pocket. It seems a power button on the side would prevent that.
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Agreed. I know I don't have mine yet but after having an OG Inc and Rezound the side placed power button is a welcomed change. It's much easier to handle just like it is on the Gnex.
I played with one at the local T-Mo and man the GSIII is super light and very thin. I like that as well :laugh:

demarcmj said:
I don't have mine yet, but I'm also coming from an Incredible (god I will miss that phone). I think it will obviously take some getting used to, but ultimately, the side placement is better...
First, given the size of the phone, the button on the side may be much easier to reach when holding the phone with one hand. (I say "may" because, like i said, I don't have mine yet)
Second, sometimes with my Incredible, I'd accidentally hit the power button when putting the phone into my pocket. It seems a power button on the side would prevent that.
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I agree. I held the S3 in a store and the side placement is a much better idea. Does anyone know If there's a way to disable the predictive text on the keyboard? Its absolutely useless
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NightxFall said:
I agree. I held the S3 in a store and the side placement is a much better idea. Does anyone know If there's a way to disable the predictive text on the keyboard? Its absolutely useless
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Just get ics keyboard on the play store or but SwiftKey 3(well worth it) and they are much better
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all the talk about lag?

When I see this i guess either mine is fine or I dont know what they are looking at . Some one could let me know what the lag is so I can check mine.

I get no lag at all
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Yay!!!! Another lag/no lag thread!!!!!!!!!!!
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Bigtjmc said:
When I see this i guess either mine is fine or I dont know what they are looking at . Some one could let me know what the lag is so I can check mine.
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Its everywhere.... Where do I start? there is a delay unlocking the phone once your finger swipes, opening apps is slow, pressing home button to return to home screen is delayed (after disabling the home button in svoice), pulling the notification window down randomly stutters. Most of these are random and inconsistant, but 1 that I have found is ALWAYS an issue is in the Samsung Browser. Do this to see the lag. at the top there is the window notification in the broswer that shows how many open windows there are. Press it and see how long it takes to display the other windows.
The lag is everywhere... Had I not returned my HTC One to get this I would return it in a second, but they wont accept a second return now, so im stuck with a crap phone....

Im sorry that everyone is having these issues but mine seems fine and if it is lagging then maybe im not a super user and to me it dont seem to be a problem , my only issue is the keypad I keep hitting the numbers when typing and letters when spacing . And the windows tab opens pretty quick to me bout .9 of a second and it opens.

Bigtjmc said:
Im sorry that everyone is having these issues but mine seems fine and if it is lagging then maybe im not a super user and to me it dont seem to be a problem , my only issue is the keypad I keep hitting the numbers when typing and letters when spacing . And the windows tab opens pretty quick to me bout .9 of a second and it opens.
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use a different browser and see how fast it is. Thats the problem .9 seconds is lag, I guess were use to different speeds. If you are coming from a craptastic phone that had alot of lag you wont notice it as much as someone who is use to a fast phone like a Nexus 4 or HTC One. Those phones are blazing, and honestly my old Note 2 was faster than this S4.

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Its everywhere.... Where do I start? there is a delay unlocking the phone once your finger swipes, opening apps is slow, pressing home button to return to home screen is delayed (after disabling the home button in svoice), pulling the notification window down randomly stutters. Most of these are random and inconsistant, but 1 that I have found is ALWAYS an issue is in the Samsung Browser. Do this to see the lag. at the top there is the window notification in the broswer that shows how many open windows there are. Press it and see how long it takes to display the other windows.
The lag is everywhere... Had I not returned my HTC One to get this I would return it in a second, but they wont accept a second return now, so im stuck with a crap phone....
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After playing a bit with the one I do agree that it is quite a bit snappier however something about it just seemed boring. As for the lock screen I do agree and I was able to help the issue a bit by switching to the ripple effect apposed to light under lockscreen effect. Also switching to thumb keyboard greatly improved speed there. However after using it for a few days the little bit of lag either gotten better or I just notice less.

Might be just that , ive been on a htc vivid since November 2011 and it got to be a pain in the arse to use. Hopefully they will have something that will fix it soon.

No lag here, but I've said that already.
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I just came from an iPhone 5 and the GS4 is already back in the box. I used it for one day and it was pretty bad. I guess if I had used it longer I might have gotten used to the slowness of it but the fact that SVoice and Google Voice search didn't work over bluetooth in my car like Siri and Google do on my iPhone made me return it.

bothfly said:
I just came from an iPhone 5 and the GS4 is already back in the box. I used it for one day and it was pretty bad. I guess if I had used it longer I might have gotten used to the slowness of it but the fact that SVoice and Google Voice search didn't work over bluetooth in my car like Siri and Google do on my iPhone made me return it.
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Blue tooth voice search works for me flawlessly
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All this talk about lag is kinda chasing me away, of my dream of getting gs4, you guys think I'd be better off with the note 2?
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jrollercoasters said:
All this talk about lag is kinda chasing me away, of my dream of getting gs4, you guys think I'd be better off with the note 2?
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Yes the Note 2 is MUCH and I mean MUCH smoother right out of the box...
I am seriously considering trading my S4 for a Nexus 4 or a Note 2...
This phone may get better in time but that time is NOT now..

Give Samsung time to address it....geez, guys!

EVOme said:
Give Samsung time to address it....geez, guys!
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Samsung and AT&T have a long track record of taking months upon months to address issues via a software fix..

Its just the trolls with the "lag". Guess they need something to post about.

raqball said:
Samsung and AT&T have a long track record of taking months upon months to address issues via a software fix..
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Root it in the mean time, install tibackup and start removing crap. Clearly the phone is loaded with only 8 or 9gb free on a 16gb device.

raqball said:
Yes the Note 2 is MUCH and I mean MUCH smoother right out of the box...
I am seriously considering trading my S4 for a Nexus 4 or a Note 2...
This phone may get better in time but that time is NOT now..
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with already having root, and the bootloader unlock already verified to be coming soon, i think you would be doing yourself wrong to get rid of your gs4. since we now know that custom roms will be on their way. and since we know that custom roms do perform better than stock roms.

Anyone who says their S 4 doesn't lag is either lying, blind, or seriously has never used a lag free phone. I don't see how its going to be fixed either since its mostly due the the extraordinary amount of bloat in this version of Touchwiz with a tone of useless "features" that are also responsible for taking up so much memory space. I have an iPhone 5 which is lag free like all iPhones ever and a Note 2 which has a minor amount of lag in a few places. The shoddy cheap plastic construction, bloat, and minimal memory space is an insult to Samsung customers. At least the buttons are better but Samsung is out of control everywhere else. Ugh. They msut really think their customers will put up with anything they deign to slop down to them.

I did notice a tad bit of lag here and there and to me the 3 main contributions to lag in any s4 are this
1- stock browser ie. Keyboard lag
2-stock launcher, I use go ex
3-att crap bloat, I've deleted not disabled it all
My s4 is f'in fast as hell with no lag after addressing those three items
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