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Skyrocket HD..taken off AT&T?

Weird !
The Skyrocket HD seems to have been taken off AT&T's device info list????
Any one else knows anything more???
Was going to buy it !! So am desperate for info !!
Thanks.

I would say they are saving that space for the sgs3. They already have an HD phone with similar specs to the skyrocket HD. The one X probably took it's place.

tomtommy306 said:
I would say they are saving that space for the sgs3. They already have an HD phone with similar specs to the skyrocket HD. The one X probably took it's place.
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Which phone is HD and similar to Skyrocket.....I'm looking to buy
You mean at least dual core, LTE and HD ?????
Thanks.
So Skyrocket will their "top" of line? WTF? It's an incomplete phone...!!!!!!

chappatti said:
Which phone is HD and similar to Skyrocket.....I'm looking to buy
You mean at least dual core, LTE and HD ?????
Thanks.
So Skyrocket will their "top" of line? WTF? It's an incomplete phone...!!!!!!
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The top of the line At&t phone right now in terms of performance is the HtC One X.
8960 1.5ghz dual core with andreno 225 graphics. Faster than anything out right now. But it has some major drawbacks.

chappatti said:
Which phone is HD and similar to Skyrocket.....I'm looking to buy
You mean at least dual core, LTE and HD ?????
Thanks.
So Skyrocket will their "top" of line? WTF? It's an incomplete phone...!!!!!!
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Best phone spec wise, even the one x is really only similar. Until the s3 is released. Even in Rogers skyrocket is listed as the most expensive phone, the one x is $20 cheaper

icenight89 said:
Best phone spec wise, even the one x is really only similar. Until the s3 is released. Even in Rogers skyrocket is listed as the most expensive phone, the one x is $20 cheaper
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Arrrrrrrgh....Bummer !!
The One X is a bl**dy "sealed" phone. No Sd card, no removable battery !!!! Where do these guys get their ideas from? The stupid "fruit" people......whose phones are so locked down anyways !!
Ok, Ok, take deep breaths !!
EDIT: MAybe I'm all wrong...... Maybe its a hoax ......... There may be hope.......

chappatti said:
Arrrrrrrgh....Bummer !!
The One X is a bl**dy "sealed" phone. No Sd card, no removable battery !!!! Where do these guys get their ideas from? The stupid "fruit" people......whose phones are so locked down anyways !!
Ok, Ok, take deep breaths !!
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The One X's main goal was to win over apple owners.....Guess what. It worked!
People are buying that phone like crazy regardless of the sealed battery.
It's a great phone and I'm gonna buy one in July as a backup phone.

Haha. I love the HTC One X. I don't care that it's sealed. I don't replace my battery anyways. And I have 16 GB onboard storage with 16 GB microSD. Can't fill it up no matter what I do. And the One X is just... beautiful...
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I know this and Android forum, but the Lumia 900 also looks effing awesome. I mean, it Win-doze and all that......but it is a darn good phone the little I played with it.

chappatti said:
I know this and Android forum, but the Lumia 900 also looks effing awesome. I mean, it Win-doze and all that......but it is a darn good phone the little I played with it.
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Indeed it is. My friend's sister bought one and put it in a case. Ugh. Ruined it.

chappatti said:
The One X is a bl**dy "sealed" phone. No Sd card, no removable battery !!!! Where do these guys get their ideas from? The stupid "fruit" people......
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BBllllahahhahahah!!!!
iandr0idos said:
Haha. I love the HTC One X. I don't care that it's sealed. I don't replace my battery anyways. And I have 16 GB onboard storage with 16 GB microSD. Can't fill it up no matter what I do. And the One X is just... beautiful...
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16 micro sd card???? I thought it doesn't support any micro sd... I know the AT&T version doesn't anyway.

Swiftks said:
BBllllahahhahahah!!!!
16 micro sd card???? I thought it doesn't support any micro sd... I know the AT&T version doesn't anyway.
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it doesnt support SD cards

The built in 16gb of memory, is probably a micro SD card built into it. There have been other phones in the past that have done this.
Edit: I accidentally a word there.
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I saw somewhere the sr hd was going to be exclusive to bell in canada. Might explain why its off atts list.
Sent from low Earth orbit with my Skyrocket.

I played with the One X and it "feels" much better than the skyrocket does in my opinion. I'm probably going to get it next week and let my wife use my skyrocket. Of course this depends on what Samsung announces tomorrow. If the AT&T S3 has the same screen as the galaxy nexus and the same Snapdragon S4 SoC as the One X then i would take the One X over it because the screen on the One X is the best screen i've ever seen on a mobile phone period. I also found that even the demo units in AT&T stores performed much better than my skyrocket tweaked out at it's best. I *hope* the Galaxy S3 comes with a better screen than the galaxy nexus plus expandable memory, etc. I also hope it's as sexy as the One X. but most importantly I hope it comes out relatively soon cause I don't want to wait 4 months for the AT&T version to come out. rather just get the One X.
Either way I upgrade phones every 6-9 months anyway.
edit: Also want to add that the camera on the One X is REALLY nice. it matters to some people but not to others.
I advise anyone who hasn't to check out AnandTech's THOROUGH review of the AT&T One X at http://www.anandtech.com/show/5779/htc-one-x-for-att-review/1

BaconStep said:
it doesnt support SD cards
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Oh I meant I have the microsd in my skyrocket. I was trying to prove that I can't possibly fill up the 16GB space.
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iandr0idos said:
Oh I meant I have the microsd in my skyrocket. I was trying to prove that I can't possibly fill up the 16GB space.
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I wish. I have 16 built in and another 16 SD, and I have maybe 2 gigs left?
As for one x, I'll pass. Lack of certain key features make it a bad fit. As long as s3 has exynos lte ill be jumping ship, if not my skyrocket is just fine

iandr0idos said:
Indeed it is. My friend's sister bought one and put it in a case. Ugh. Ruined it.
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Yeah.....same with my white Skyrocket. BUT I have to have a case....the thought of scratching it...

Maybe I'm just ignorant because I've only had devices with removable batteries, but this seems to be a major problem for me.
I'm a habitual rom flasher, so I know boot loops happen (sometimes quite often). How does one completely turn the phone off if you can't pull the battery? Or what else do you do?
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skrambled said:
Maybe I'm just ignorant because I've only had devices with removable batteries, but this seems to be a major problem for me.
I'm a habitual rom flasher, so I know boot loops happen (sometimes quite often). How does one completely turn the phone off if you can't pull the battery? Or what else do you do?
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Hold the power button for 10 seconds.

S3 custom ROMs are so less.Why？

As a S3 uesr, I am very worried about the numbers of custom ROM.
Yesterday I saw a ROM for S3 which is named BackToBasics.But dropbox is busy.
What is the difference between S3 and S4 ROM? Can we make it by ourselves?
Thanks!

fenxer said:
As a S3 uesr, I am very worried about the numbers of custom ROM.
Yesterday I saw a ROM for S3 which is named BackToBasics.But dropbox is busy.
What is the difference between S3 and S4 ROM? Can we make it by ourselves?
Thanks!
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You have to have development knowledge to make any rom. The S3 One S has a different chipset (duh) than the S4 One S and less users have it. ROMs are not compatible with both.

Just wait a bit s3 one s is being sold more than the s4 version so we should get more support in the future.
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The S3 just got its first custom recovery a week or so ago, ROMs will come. Until HTC releases the Ville C3 with AMD K6-2 CPU in select markets in Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and the Americas that is.

Please thank this post, if you want TrickDroid for the S3 (just want to see how many people are interested and if it's worth it)

torxx said:
Please thank this post, if you want TrickDroid for the S3 (just want to see how many people are interested and if it's worth it)
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Be sure that whole people in world will thank you for S3 rom if they knew for this post. I am from Serbia, and whole our country have S3 version.
More and more people are getting S3 version, i think that soon S3 will be much more popular than S4.

thecoby said:
Be sure that whole people in world will thank you for S3 rom if they knew for this post. I am from Serbia, and whole our country have S3 version.
More and more people are getting S3 version, i think that soon S3 will be much more popular than S4.
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S4 will always be more popular...
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No it won't all Asia and middleast and most Europe have s3 version, so wont be as big gap in couple months.
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clewis said:
No it won't all Asia and middleast and most Europe have s3 version, so wont be as big gap in couple months.
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But why would you buy a phone with last generation tech in a next generation world? Unless it is a specialty phone--Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Note--you'd be better off waiting until the newer model is within your grasp.
I might be wrong, but I thought this was how most people thought when it came to technology? I imagine the anguish of people who bought the S4 model only to find out it had been replaced with an older processor when they were sent back to the factory or the anger of people who see their friends with the original model, love it, and rush out to buy it only to find they've, again, gotten the ''New and Improved'' model.
HTC's S3 model will not become more popular. It will be the reason why people leave the phone or the brand.
EDIT: I should bring up that if you have your S4 model replaced by HTC. You can call them and request that they replace the replacement with the model you originally bought.

Tbf it isn't the stock s3 cpu it has been improve with better battery life and performance so isn't as big gap as u think there is. And I have played with an s4 one s and I have the s3 and from when I played with it there was no difference between the two they did a good job with the s3 version off the phone it is the best and fastest and most smooth phone I have had I'm loving my one s s3.
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clewis said:
it isn't the stock s3 cpu it has been improve with better battery life and performance
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I'm quite confused on that. The reason that the S4 is better isn't due to the clock settings. It's due to it being a newer 28mm platform. Improved battery life over other S3 phones doesn't mean much to me when I get 6+ hours of screen time as the average for the S4. [My latest is 9:20 hours of use]
I know this cuts both ways--I'll say this so you don't have too: ''It's the same for you''--but just because you think the S3 is fine doesn't mean other people will. The Questions section is a large showcase of this. People complaining that they got the S3 or wondering how they could tell if it was the S3. The fact--I say quite poshly--is that you're paying the same amount of money for a worse phone. Doesn't matter how big or small the gap is, you're still paying for less.
Sorry if I come off negatively, but this is something I'm quite passionate about. I believe that everyone should be given the phone that was originally released. A phone other people still get to use. For HTC to shaft my brothers of the globe is--in my eyes--a travesty.

The people who don't know the difference between the two models won't be on xda. Therefore it won't become more popular on xda. People on xda or those who do now he difference will buy the s4.
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torxx said:
Please thank this post, if you want TrickDroid for the S3 (just want to see how many people are interested and if it's worth it)
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There are lots of Licensed one S whose CPU is S3 and most of us have less ROMs. If you can make TrickDroid for the S3, We would appreciate you very much!:good:

xxquicksh0txx said:
The people who don't know the difference between the two models won't be on xda. Therefore it won't become more popular on xda. People on xda or those who do now he difference will buy the s4.
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I only want to said when I bought the one s ,I didn't know it is S3 . HTC hadn't announced the one s after June which sold in China interior is all S3! Although I feel very angry , now I only play this mobile anyway...

fenxer said:
I only want to said when I bought the one s ,I didn't know it is S3 . HTC hadn't announced the one s after June which sold in China interior is all S3! Although I feel very angry , now I only play this mobile anyway...
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Yeah, or people didn't know they were being ripped off.
Still a good device, but not as good as it should be for a "flagship"
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Being that S4 is indeed better, but for HTC.. there will not be a lot of S4 produced because there short on parts thus the S3 will come around more. The S4 is like experimental.. S3 tho will be more wide ranged.. I will still stick w the S4 tho... Better chips.
(S4) HTC 1s

I need two more guys who have some free time and can test a S3 ROM, please write me a pm if you are ready

torxx said:
I need two more guys who have some free time and can test a S3 ROM, please write me a pm if you are ready
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Where is the download address? I want to have a try.

[Q] Leaving SGS4G soon :(

I have finally decided that I need to get a better phone, since allot of phones are getting these new hardware such as NFC and all the new bells and whistles. The SGS4G community taught me allot, because they are helpful even though they can be rough on the edges. I might also be planning to sell my phone but not anytime soon but defnitely in a month or two. I'm planning ahead so I don't get all panicked when I pick a new phone. Also if you are interested on buying my phone please contact me, we shall discuss about the price. (Includes Otter box casing for protection, optional but I can give you the unlock code if you have a different carrier, I can pre-install ICS Google AOSP (from Erikmm) or stock Gingerbread with or without root)
Which next Samsung phone should I get?
I could ask on their forums yes but I want the opinion of the people here in my community. I am thinking of either getting the Galaxy Nexus or the Galaxy S III, but I can't decide, each phone has their pro's and con's.
If I get Galaxy Nexus I get direct updates from Google without Samsung/T-Mobile holding firmwares at bay. However if I get GS3 I get ton's of features extending from hardware to exclusive applications.
So please answer it below, you can suggest another brand phone but I highly doubt I'll get it.

The galaxy s 3 is without a doubt the best phone out there right now.
People will argue that the nexus is better because it gets updates faster. Yes, the galaxy nexus will get software updates directly from Google but software can only go so far and the hardware is almost a year old. The s3 has a huge development community so expect to get the latest android version with all the top roms (cm10 aokp miui paranoid android) on it.
If you're willing to wait, get the new nexus or the galaxy note 2.

If you are planning some months ahead then by that time there will be newer phone than the GS3. Which is the best phone now, but just now. That could change easily with the Note or a new Nexus.

chris31jct said:
If you are planning some months ahead then by that time there will be newer phone than the GS3. Which is the best phone now, but just now. That could change easily with the Note or a new Nexus.
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They are already talking about a galaxy s 4.
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/world/...a-5-inch-screen-one-inch-bigger-than-iphone-5

Getting a new phone now is pretty dumb. Waiting til later this year or even the beginning of next year to hop on a quad core s4 or exynos is the ideal thing to do. I'm talking the s4 pro with the new architecture by the way. You'll also get the new adreno gpu or what Sammy offers depending on what device you choose. For instance many signs are pointing to that new LG Optimus G being a nexus device. That would be a gigantic leap from the sgs4g, even more so than the gsiii, by a lot. I'm just advising that you wait it out a couple more months cus it'll be worth it
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galaxy note 2

tvotony said:
galaxy note 2
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Lol well something a little bit smaller

th3controller said:
Lol well something a little bit smaller
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I'd get the s3. I've had it for a little over a month and I love it
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You can always make sgs4g a mp3 player aka Galaxy player 4.0 lol

That's funny. I have the galaxy s3 and I use my sgs4g as a music player because of voodoo sound. Mind you the sound on the US s3 is not bad but could be better like the international one.
Sent from a Galaxy far far away

S4 will have exyones 5450 and t Mali 658 ......12mp camera and full hd screen or higher
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neotoky said:
That's funny. I have the galaxy s3 and I use my sgs4g as a music player because of voodoo sound. Mind you the sound on the US s3 is not bad but could be better like the international one.
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Yea no Wolfson dac. ..
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th3
Take a look at Tmobs website. You can get an S3 16GB for 99 bucks or the 32GB for 149. It's a pretty damn good phone and at that price you can just sell it when the S4 finally hit the US a year from now. If your not under contract and have some cash to throw at it get the international version.

hechoen said:
th3
Take a look at Tmobs website. You can get an S3 16GB for 99 bucks or the 32GB for 149. It's a pretty damn good phone and at that price you can just sell it when the S4 finally hit the US a year from now. If your not under contract and have some cash to throw at it get the international version.
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Yeah I'm not under a contract :\ I might as well get it on a contract cause I definitely don't have 589.98 dollars lying around LOL. I might get the 16 GB version since I don't really put stuff in my phone, everything is in the cloud except for my music. I also have my old 16 GB card that came along with my SGS4G. So I might get a contract to get a lowered price.
This is what I found
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-GT-I9300-Factory-Unlocked/dp/B00812YWXU

th3controller said:
Yeah I'm not under a contract :\ I might as well get it on a contract cause I definitely don't have 589.98 dollars lying around LOL. I might get the 16 GB version since I don't really put stuff in my phone, everything is in the cloud except for my music. I also have my old 16 GB card that came along with my SGS4G. So I might get a contract to get a lowered price.
This is what I found
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-GT-I9300-Factory-Unlocked/dp/B00812YWXU
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Well I did say if you have some cash. lol Not being under contract opens up your options quite a bit though. I switched over to ATT about a year ago cause TMOB where I live sucks. I just unlocked my 4G and used it for a few months. When the Skyrocket came out I was able to score a refurbished one for 10 bucks with a new 2 year plan. The thing is if your a good costumer you can get that same deal again in about a year. You'll have to talk to upper level CS but they always will do it. Not sure if the same thing works with TMOB or Verizon.

i9100g user said:
Yea no Wolfson dac. ..
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The audio on my s3 sounds better then my sgs4g but I do have awesome beats on my s3
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falcons2 said:
The audio on my s3 sounds better then my sgs4g but I do have awesome beats on my s3
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Sgs4g? What do you mean to say?
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N70>n79>5800xpress music>*cough*iphone4+hd2>sgs2>sgs3 =)

i9100g user said:
Sgs4g? What do you mean to say?
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Samsung Galaxy S 4G (SGH-T959V)
Hence... This forum.

You should wait a month or so to see is Sony, LG, and HTC have in the pipe in the way in a nexus. Then decide between those the s3, note 2, and incredible x...
If you are planning to keep a phone for 2 years then you should have the best roster possible... I know you asked only about Samsung... and I love Samsung but I am growing ever tired of their plastic builds and home button...

i9100g user said:
The
Sgs4g? What do you mean to say?
sent from my Galaxy s3 GT i9300 using xda premium HD @ jelly bean official build from poland
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bhundven said:
Samsung Galaxy S 4G (SGH-T959V)
Hence... This forum.
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You did see that he's Polish right?

[POLL] Which version do you have, S4 or S3?

Just a bit of research I thought may be interesting... Enter the poll and add any comments if you feel necessary :good:
How can I tell?
If you don't already know the S4 model usually clocks around 1.5ghz and the S3 clocks at 1.7ghz which you can check with several apps on the market. Another way to check is the model number on the box, Z560e is S3 and Z520e is S4.
Prediction:
I recon there is going to be more S4 people around due to this forum being used by a lot of people in the regions that only sell them. Although saying that, I bought my One S in the UK which should have been an S4 model but turned out to be a S3 and I can't refund it
Results so far:
Interesting, 2 days in (23/10/2012) and the results are as follows.
S3 - 13 Votes - 30.23%
S4 - 30 Votes - 69.77%
Don't Know - 0 Votes - 0%
Did I not say there would be more S4 users? ;D .. No brainer really..
25/10/2012:
S3 - 25 Votes - 35%
S4 - 53 Votes -74.65%
Don't Know - 0 Votes - 0%
S3 percentage is slowly decreasing..
And who knows, if there is enough S3 users dev's/chefs may consider whipping up a few more S3 Roms.. ;D
Also, Tell me if this is the wrong section for this poll, but I felt general should be fine for most things including polls

S3 here. I also didn't know what I was buying it is not a bad phone, but it is not the best either
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S4 us tmobile
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saculetz said:
S3 here. I also didn't know what I was buying it is not a bad phone, but it is not the best either
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I know your pain.. I presumed coming from the UK mine would be an S4.. Never presume people, never presume!

S4
T-Mobile USA hTc One S

th3ant said:
I know your pain.. I presumed coming from the UK mine would be an S4.. Never presume people, never presume!
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Did you get it on T-Mobile UK contract? Is it branded?

th3ant said:
Just a bit of research I thought may be interesting... E
And who knows, if there is enough S3 users dev's/chefs may consider whipping up a few more S3 Roms.. ;D
Also, Tell me if this is the wrong section for this poll, but I felt general should be fine for most things including polls
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just to know,I think that devs have s4 version,so they didn't get any s3 phone on which they could work,that's my thought
but despite that I hope there will be somebody,that good soul that will do the job :laugh:

torxx does not have a HOS with S3 processor but he still cooked a great rom for us!
L.E.
And tweaks!

usaff22 said:
Did you get it on T-Mobile UK contract? Is it branded?
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I got my phone off Amazon.co.uk unlocked and unbranded. I did however talk to the seller before getting it and he said it was from the UK (Carphone Warehouse to be precise) I have a feeling he may have lied as the CPWH website says it sells the S4 model :C Oh well, live and learn eh?
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just to know,I think that devs have s4 version,so they didn't get any s3 phone on which they could work,that's my thought
but despite that I hope there will be somebody,that good soul that will do the job
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Yeah I have a feeling your right apart from torxx who has done a great job! Why can't more people be like that.. or should I say why can't I make roms :')

th3ant said:
I got my phone off Amazon.co.uk unlocked and unbranded. I did however talk to the seller before getting it and he said it was from the UK (Carphone Warehouse to be precise) I have a feeling he may have lied as the CPWH website says it sells the S4 model :C Oh well, live and learn eh?
Yeah I have a feeling your right apart from torxx who has done a great job! Why can't more people be like that.. or should I say why can't I make roms :')
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I'm trying to learn, but will start off with the S4 and maybe make one for the S3 if It's good.
You have an S3?
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usaff22 said:
I'm trying to learn, but will start off with the S4 and maybe make one for the S3 if It's good.
You have an S3?
Sent from my locked, tampered ville
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Yeah, I have an S3, completely stock at the moment, haven't bothered Rooting/Flashing a ROM on yet.

S3
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S4
Bell Canada
Didn't know about the difference when buying either but I think Bell only sells S4s also got lucky with the hboot, also was unaware of the differences when I bought the phone.
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have an s4, being in australia, only model available is s3 im pretty sure, had to import and s4 version ^^"

S4 here, from Orange France, but bought second hand, I was looking for a S4

S4
July 11 Sold to Holland
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S4
Bought in June from telefon.de where I also made a contract with O2 Germany.

I got an S4, sim lock free, from Holland. Bought the phone august 2012.
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I bought my S4 at the end of May this year without any branding. Im very glad i bought this phone in Austria. I heard the S4 is out of stock there now.

S4 bought in Germany begin of July
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better sell your i9506 and look for alternative

i guess we wont be able to customize our s4 i9506 .nothing is happening in i9506 thread till date.and i dont wnt to get stuck with original firmware forever.so i just sold my i9506 and got new htc one.:highfive:

If you wanted a community of modders
Then buy a phone other people have

If you are in the UK, you should have got the 9505.

You should buy a second hand one

theunderling said:
If you are in the UK, you should have got the 9505.
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even the i9505 has a lack of mods/modders, especially kernels, dunno why...?

ICECOLDKILLAH said:
even the i9505 has a lack of mods/modders, especially kernels, dunno why...?
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I noticed this when upgrading from sgs3 to sgs4 last month.

I've noticed it as well. I miss the days of the S2 and siyah kernel. KT is the closest kernel were going to get to that kind of features. With the S5 due out soon a lot if devs are going to move on. This will be my last samsung. I'm tired of Sammy's ugly and bloated FWs
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Jrhoop said:
I noticed this when upgrading from sgs3 to sgs4 last month.
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yeah me too m8, when i upgraded from the s2 to the s3 i was happy afterwards, but now after the upgrade from the s3 to the s4...
symondo12 said:
I've noticed it as well. I miss the days of the S2 and siyah kernel. KT is the closest kernel were going to get to that kind of features. With the S5 due out soon a lot if devs are going to move on. This will be my last samsung. I'm tired of Sammy's ugly and bloated FWs
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yeah i remember the old s2 days with the siyah kernel too
actually i am also thinking about switching to anything else than samsung...

well I just bought the Xperia Z1, but still keeping the i9506 as second phone in case something happens, or if I don't like the Z1...

I too miss the sgs2 and sgs3 days. This will also be my last galaxy phone... All this knox-bulls* and bloated firmwares. But which manufacturer should I go to? HTC? Where's most developer activity?
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sackynuts said:
Where's most developer activity?
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Nexus devices.

oldblue910 said:
Nexus devices.
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Hmm.. the biggest advantage, from my point of view, of nexus devices are, they'll rather have support for upcoming OSs such as Ubuntu, Mozilla etc. because of AOSP(drivers etc.). Samsung/HTC/Sony on the other side have always their customized Android OS, which is also a good thing because they have to be absolutely stable.

My SHV-E330S(same as I9506) has not less mods than my old S2. I would say, it has much more mods than S2.
The only difference - you wait when someone will do this for you, while i do it by myself.
Actually, i don't see what is interesting in using already made custom ROM which has be made in someone's specific taste.
Today, there are much more devices than before. Thus, concentration of developers for particular device is less and less. If you want to get something interesting for particular device, you have to become one of such developers.
Otherwise, just get Nexus - it already has naked Android which most people here is looking for.

The only thing i miss for my I9506 is the kernel developement.But if you think better why would you OC the Krait 400?Isn`t the fastest CPU avalaible on the market?A kernel with udervoltage feature enabled would be perfect.For the rest...if you have root you can make it all by yourself.There are a lot of tutorials on the market explaining how you can port a custom ROM and a lot of mods and themes ar compatible for this phone from I9505 thread and Note 3.For short...i`m very satisfied with my I9506.Way faster and less battery draining than I9505.I have them both!

If no-one is porting a rom from either the Xperia Z1, or from the Note 3 wich at least have the same CPU, i will probably look into how to do this myself.. I bought the i9506 yesterday and thought there would be a custom rom allready, but no.. My old Optimus 4X HD is still in use, cause i really hate the Samsung menu system!

I9506
I am from India. My friend is getting me a I9506 from US for 490 dollars. is it a good deal? Will I get OTA updates on it?

toxicneo said:
I am from India. My friend is getting me a I9506 from US for 490 dollars. is it a good deal? Will I get OTA updates on it?
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Think no.. New samsung devices have a region lock by default..
If its a new device and is unlocked maybe, but u need to activate in your region for first use..
Dont know if device only run in US if ur friend activate the phone there..
If not, you'll need to unlock it and pray..
Other thing will be flash ur own firmwares but this will flag a 1 on knox void warranty efuse and cant receive OTAs..
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faiyo said:
If you wanted a community of modders
Then buy a phone other people have
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Yeah i just sold my s4i9506 and got htc one.which is much better than so called s4 with 800 snapdragon processer.it is weird that samsung having much more powerful processer than htc one is laggy;and the knox thing is pissing everyone off!!
I have been using htc one for last one week and i havent seen any lag yet.
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Sadly the data plan network on our country have no HTC One supplies, i would to get hands on it really. Also I am shock by the mods and also CM, i though Galaxy Line are the modfest.

Yes, I agree on this also.
I had an S3 before and I have to say that Devs were going crazy making new Roms/Tweaks and kernels almost every day!
I thought the GS4 would be even more crazier but turns out that it isn't. Should've got that Nexus 5 :|
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