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Confused..advice needed for Galaxy R

Hi friends,
I was thinking of buying Galaxy R. But wanted your review..How is this phone? and why very less development in this forum? I heard it will get Official ICS update in mid 2012..but over all would you guys recommend me this phone?
how is the battery life?
Would you guys recommend me this phone over SE neo V or xperia pro?
is it worth going for this phone for its dual core and nvidia GPU?
Any help would be appreciated
Thank You

There are already few similar threads on previous pages of this section.

Thanks but its been many days since anyone asked such question
and also now there r more users hence more view on this phone

Get it as soon as possible..The phone is running out of stock everywhere.
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venkatraman said:
Get it as soon as possible..The phone is running out of stock everywhere.
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Thinking to buy..but has few doubts...any answers would be great..
I hate Samsung's UI..its ugly to be frank...will definitely flash a nice looking ROM the day i will buy it

50+ views and only 2 replies? cmon guys...thinking of buying tomorrow..so have to decide tonite itself

arpith.fbi said:
Thinking to buy..but has few doubts...any answers would be great..
I hate Samsung's UI..its ugly to be frank...will definitely flash a nice looking ROM the day i will buy it
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Ugly? Seriously? It sexy to me. Its a good phone, but if you want more Dev support buy the 2X or wait for the Galaxy Nexus.
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Better than the Sony phones. Battery life depends on hour usage. Generally lasts a day. Worth buying. Less Dev support because it launched quite late and after the S2. So not many people bought it.
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AbShake96 said:
Ugly? Seriously? It sexy to me. Its a good phone, but if you want more Dev support buy the 2X or wait for the Galaxy Nexus.
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I meant its UI is like their non-android phones(cheap phones)..they look alomost same...hence it doesnt feel gud
development is importart for me..i am coming from moto defy...lots of development happens over dere( 2nd rank in CyanogenMod ranking )
Galaxy R has got very good hardware..dunno y dev is so less...

HW is pretty decent! I have never had any single issue with this handset. Aftermarket development is unfortunately an Achilles heel for now, but it can change for better. FW is very good, stable, you can hardly notice any bugs. But yeah I admit touchwizz is really ugly. I came from HTC and I really preferred Sense UI. But sammy's stock roms have this advantage that they are quite easily customizable, and you don't have to be a dev to do that.

arpith.fbi said:
I meant its UI is like their non-android phones(cheap phones)..they look alomost same...hence it doesnt feel gud
development is importart for me..i am coming from moto defy...lots of development happens over dere( 2nd rank in CyanogenMod ranking )
Galaxy R has got very good hardware..dunno y dev is so less...
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I am getting a Defy.....which makes me have 4 phones.....as you can see in my sig XD
Herpderp Adreno + Tegra.

EmoBoiix3 said:
I am getting a Defy.....which makes me have 4 phones.....as you can see in my sig XD
Herpderp Adreno + Tegra.
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Welcome to the club
Moto defy is awesome but i was looking for 2nd phone..looks like Samsung are gonna dump Galaxy R very soon according to General Manager ( Sales) India.
Galaxy S III will be launched soon with the price tag of around 34K INR
Any other samsung device would u guys suggest in place of galaxy R?

arpith.fbi said:
Welcome to the club
Moto defy is awesome but i was looking for 2nd phone..looks like Samsung are gonna dump Galaxy R very soon according to General Manager ( Sales) India.
Galaxy S III will be launched soon with the price tag of around 34K INR
Any other samsung device would u guys suggest in place of galaxy R?
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Perhaps the Sensation.....but I've heard about frequent crashes due to a CPU bug , though a fix is available....
Herpderp Backflip.

Are u sure Samsung have stopped manufacturing galaxy r...Have Samsung confirmed it..
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venkatraman said:
Are u sure Samsung have stopped manufacturing galaxy r...Have Samsung confirmed it..
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dunno if they have stopped manufacturing as of now but heard that they will be stopping it very soon..

arpith.fbi said:
dunno if they have stopped manufacturing as of now but heard that they will be stopping it very soon..
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Yes they have already stopped manufacturing i guess. Yesterday sulekha tech shared the specs on their facebook page for galaxy s advance and on asking if this is a replacement for Galaxy R, they said that Galaxy R has been stopped by samsung.No more would be availaible. I think the people who got it on time are lucky.

madhurdhiman said:
Yes they have already stopped manufacturing i guess. Yesterday sulekha tech shared the specs on their facebook page for galaxy s advance and on asking if this is a replacement for Galaxy R, they said that Galaxy R has been stopped by samsung.No more would be availaible. I think the people who got it on time are lucky.
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Its a gud thing and a bad thing..
Good thing coz they got very nice hardware for gud price
Bad thing coz as there are less galaxy R hence less development
One more good thing is that it will get official ICS update

arpith.fbi said:
Its a gud thing and a bad thing..
Good thing coz they got very nice hardware for gud price
Bad thing coz as there are less galaxy R hence less development
One more good thing is that it will get official ICS update
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I agree with you. It was a very nice price for such hardware and regarding the rumours about the manufacturing defects. i think as long as they have manufacturers warranty there is nothing to get worried about.
another strange thing which i noticed is that people started buying more and more R from the time it started getting out of stock. Hope development doesn't stop.
ICS is really the best thing about it and truly speaking i am not much impressed by the Galaxy S advance whcih i think would be around 25-26k indian rupees. so S2 or even the Note would be better option for buyers.

which phone should i purchase after galaxy sl

hi everyone i need ur valueable suggestions. which phone should i purchase after selling my galaxy sl i've short listed 4 phones
1) samsung galaxy note
2) htc sensation xe
3) samsung galaxy s 2
4) sony xperia s
plz give me ur feedback
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for work and video i suggest Galaxy Note
for comfortable carrying i suggest sii
I've never used HTC becorz i heard of the battery's life too short and it comes soooooooo hot for long time of usage
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i am a animator and love to click pics and do some sketching so my first preference is galaxy note but i want good customer support and dev support too so which one should i buy
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I still suggest u upgrade to Galaxy Note
u are an animator and Note is a great choice for you as the available of the s-pen is really good for drawing , better than using your finger
second here xda have a particular page for Note
and the customer service of samsung is good also
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Check out all the development for all the devices you've selected in xda. S2 should have the most, I personally like sensation XE as I like awesome bass and stuff, but since you like sketching and stuff I guess galaxy note would be the most suitable.
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Go for the Galaxy Note! It has quite a pretty big user base in XDA. It probably isn't as big as the S2's but it's sizable enough, so nothing to worry about there.

I would advice you to wait until Galaxy S 3 cames out (May 3th). If you can't afford one then the prices of both (Galaxy S 2 and maybe Note too) will drop (they would became cheapier). Now it's time to wait for a few days.
If you are in hurry and you MUST buy one, then i surely recomend you Galaxy Note (if you find that the screen size doesn't bother you)

okay thnx for the suggestion will be buying on 5 th may and surely w8 for the prices to drop
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The next galasy s3

The S3 is coming out on the 3rd of May.. Take a look at that and decide.. I would do that if I were in ur place.. It might take some time to get to ur place (depends), but it should be definitely worth the wait..

It's better to wait for the Samsung Galaxy S3
It will come out on this May..

In OP's last post, it's clear he doesn't intend to buy the S3, in fact, he's waiting to buy after the release of the S3 so the prices of the current models will drop.

Sony xperia s or sgs3 or htc one x

offgrey said:
In OP's last post, it's clear he doesn't intend to buy the S3, in fact, he's waiting to buy after the release of the S3 so the prices of the current models will drop.
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exactly what i wanted to say s 3 would be totally out of my budget i am waiting for the prices to drop a couple of thousand in india so i can buy any of the above listed phones
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Maybe the xperia ion? Haven't taken a look at it but seems good
Cheers
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bscraze said:
Maybe the xperia ion? Haven't taken a look at it but seems good
Cheers
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thanx for the suggestion but ion is just for U.S markets it seems
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if you are on a tight budget
i would suggest galaxy s2
but also ... have you heard the news that samsung galaxy nexus unlocked/unbranded also dropped their price in the US for $399 USD ? if you know someone from there, have them buy for you ASAP.

noypi_ako said:
if you are on a tight budget
i would suggest galaxy s2
but also ... have you heard the news that samsung galaxy nexus unlocked/unbranded also dropped their price in the US for $399 USD ? if you know someone from there, have them buy for you ASAP.
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no one there my bad luck
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Dude no matter which phone u buy make sure it's launched globally (maybe a flagship) and has a large user base.. These things are directly proportional to the Dev u'll get.. Development is what keeps the excitement alive, no matter if it's a s1, s2 or s3..
s1 after so f**kin long is still up in the Dev race.. All the i9003 users had pushed their budgets a little higher, we would be in a different world.. Hope u understand what I'm trying to say.. Cheers..

ivAnash said:
Dude no matter which phone u buy make sure it's launched globally (maybe a flagship) and has a large user base.. These things are directly proportional to the Dev u'll get.. Development is what keeps the excitement alive, no matter if it's a s1, s2 or s3..
s1 after so f**kin long is still up in the Dev race.. All the i9003 users had pushed their budgets a little higher, we would be in a different world.. Hope u understand what I'm trying to say.. Cheers..
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totally understand what u mentioned and thats the reason i am changing my phone was thinking abt galaxy note
Cheers
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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.

Indian Galaxy S4 Owners Thread -Discussion, Reviews and more

Hi all,
Starting this thread to discuss all about GS4 and its availability in India!! One stop shop for all the info.
As samsung has already informed S4 will have a global launch, so we can expect it very soon in our Indian market from the date of launch..
The device is expected to ship in coming month, April. So many street retailers will ship the device at launch time. Officially, the date is not given for India.
So guys chip your thoughts about the Galaxy S4.
This post will be updated with all useful info related to s4.

I knew it you'd be here xD, planning on getting one? Or permanent nexus fan?

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Buying sgs4 on my bday 8th may should be available by 5th may according to androidos

Likely to be <40k.. right? considering the S3 is now 29k.. surely over 40 would be too big a leap

AayushDhuria said:
I knew it you'd be here xD, planning on getting one? Or permanent nexus fan?
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*may* buy one . What about you? You wanna make the quick switch from WP?
rkial said:
Likely to be <40k.. right? considering the S3 is now 29k.. surely over 40 would be too big a leap
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Yes, under the 40k bracket, but you never know street prices for unofficial launched units.
S3 is 25k here in Mumbai.

oops you already started! great , created new one before seeing this..

Damn....
i will have to wait for 1.5 months
i was waiting for it from the last 2 months

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Disappointed. But still want to see this in person before coming to any conclusion.
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Oh... There are two Indian threads. Which is the official one?
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oops you already started! great , created new one before seeing this..
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PM'ed
nageshv24 said:
Disappointed. But still want to see this in person before coming to any conclusion.
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Oh... There are two Indian threads. Which is the official one?
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I called dibs on this. So this is the official one.
Bala, again, no offence
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Alright. I'll be moving from an iPhone 4 (yep.. that old). I have no preference between this and the HTC One.
I've been using the 16gb for a while and I know I'll be fine with the 32gb on both phones. The micro SD isnt important. Both have OTG.
I like the design on the HTC a lot more.
The battery life is important for me though. I dont see myself carrying an extra battery though.. unless the one in the phone wears out.
On my current phone, an hour of gaming uses up ~20% of the battery.. An hour of video playback on medium brightness uses up a bit over 10%.
The One X did really poorly on gaming.. The S3 did alright..
Could you guys give me an idea how the S4's battery is likely to perform.
That'll probably be the deciding factor for me.

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rkial said:
Alright. I'll be moving from an iPhone 4 (yep.. that old). I have no preference between this and the HTC One.
I've been using the 16gb for a while and I know I'll be fine with the 32gb on both phones. The micro SD isnt important. Both have OTG.
I like the design on the HTC a lot more.
The battery life is important for me though. I dont see myself carrying an extra battery though.. unless the one in the phone wears out.
On my current phone, an hour of gaming uses up ~20% of the battery.. An hour of video playback on medium brightness uses up a bit over 10%.
The One X did really poorly on gaming.. The S3 did alright..
Could you guys give me an idea how the S4's battery is likely to perform.
That'll probably be the deciding factor for me.
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Reading the octa core big.LITTLE concept and the massive 2600 mAh battery it will ship with, the S4 will keep you pretty happy in terms of battery.
S4 again will ouput raw power while the HTC One will take some hit due to heavily embedded Sense framework.
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Most reviews seem to suggest Sense 5 is heavily toned down.. But I agree.. the bigger battery is a bonus. and the 4+4 should, in theory, be more efficient..
If Samsung hadnt gone for the hyper glazed back, it wouldve been an easy decison.. Probably the same if HTC had gone with a 2600 mah battery.
As it is, I'm confused. Battery life takes precedence though..

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I will still go with my note2 over s4 .....eagerly waiting for note 3 ...lolz
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@orr.penn
Its k buddy . The final thing is we need a thread to discuss and here it is
Did samsung spilled any news regarding the octa version of s4 and what about the availability here in India? Any official words?
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How much will you guys be willing to shell out for S4?given what has happened to S3 price in 10 months?

Planning to buy Note 2...
can't wait much now... 45 days are really long ...
and s4's software features will be updated on note 2 too ...
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How much will you guys be willing to shell out for S4?given what has happened to S3 price in 10 months?
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not more than 35k now...
but its gonna take too long to come...
s3 was launched at a time when dollar was sky high
i don't think s4 will cost that much...

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chainfire working on rooting S4.
https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z12zy3vphzesdvjql04cjl1aoor5ezninhc
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Planning to buy Note 2...
can't wait much now... 45 days are really long ...
and s4's software features will be updated on note 2 too ...
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not more than 35k now...
but its gonna take too long to come...
s3 was launched at a time when dollar was sky high
i don't think s4 will cost that much...
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now custom duty is increased by 5% so dont worry be ready to buy @38-39k.... though street price can range from 35-37k
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I wait for deal in online shopping website
Lastyear Indiantimes s3 sold for 33k in July
Market price last year in July 37k
I wait for deal then I strick it
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hapticc said:
now custom duty is increased by 5% so dont worry be ready to buy @38-39k.... though street price can range from 35-37k
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i have decided to wait... :laugh:
let the s4 come...
one thing i kno is ... there will be atleast 4 - 5k price difference between the mrp and street price :highfive:

Australian Galaxy S4 owners thread - [Discussions, News, Help, Tips & More]

There will be two variants of Galaxy S4.
I9500 with Exynos 5 Octa 5410 at 1.6Ghz and I9505 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 at 1.9Ghz. Read more here
Which version is best for you ? Have a read this post by AndreiLux regarding 8 core CPU
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191850
News :fingers-crossed:
Telstra is taking details from customers who are eager for the S4 via a web form, pricing and availability will be confirmed closer to launch.
Vodafone users can register your interest in the new Galaxy phone online, with pricing to be determined at a later date.
Optus users can register for "the latest updates on pricing and availability for the Samsung Galaxy S4" from here.
I will do my best to keep updating this thread for all Australian users for help & tips for rooting etc..

Guides
I9505 Rooting -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219803
I9500 Rooting -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292615

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But the question is, are we getting the exynos or s600? I think it should be safe to assume we'll get this in 4g anyway...
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Telstra and Optus received the S600 soc version for testing.
Release is 30th April on all three carriers from what ive heard so far.
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Telstra and Optus received the S600 soc version for testing.
Release is 30th April on all three carriers from what ive heard so far.
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Very disappointing..not that there's anything wrong with the s600, bit was thinking the octa might have awesome battery life....I'll get out from Kogan anyway, but assume it'll be the s600 too..
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archheretic said:
Very disappointing..not that there's anything wrong with the s600, bit was thinking the octa might have awesome battery life....I'll get out from Kogan anyway, but assume it'll be the s600 too..
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Im actually happy about this. Because we'll have better support with AOSP based ROMs... And I don't think there will be a noticable difference between those two battery wise and performance unless you did a benchmark. But when it comes to real worl performance apps arent even using benifit of a quad core cpu at the moment. So octa core just an over kill.. If you gonna get it from Kogan im pretty sure that they will sell 3G only international version as well..
What im wishing for not to have a whole different device for Australia like S2 4G model from telstra with no developer support and lack of updates..
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Re: Official Australian Galaxy S4 owners thread - [Discussions, News, Help, Tips & Mo
kamalmawa said:
Im actually happy about this. Because we'll have better support with AOSP based ROMs... And I don't think there will be a noticable difference between those two battery wise and performance unless you did a benchmark. But when it comes to real worl performance apps arent even using benifit of a quad core cpu at the moment. So octa core just an over kill.. If you gonna get it from Kogan im pretty sure that they will sell 3G only international version as well..
What im wishing for not to have a whole different device for Australia like S2 4G model from telstra with no developer support and lack of updates..
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Yeah there is that side to it as well. I'd really think that we should be able to get the 4g version from Kogan, they have both versions of the s3. They tend to be pretty cheap, and I don't like carrier locked phones and contracts...
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Im ordering mine from the UK upon release.
http://www.handtec.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s4.html
Sources ive been reading suggest Australia isnt going to be getting them in the first 5 countries, so expect longer than 30th April delays previously stated above. However i could be wrong.
Why wait for them to appear in local stores, when you can order online.... Its cheaper overseas and you will get one far quicker. They also have far less bloatware on them from the UK than the local Optus, Telstra or Vodafone stores... (not that bloatware is much of an issue once you've got it rooted, but there will be a week or 2 without root access where this will be annoying lol)
Just a thought.

Like usual, I'll be getting the international version - cheaper, quicker, and know the exact version. It alone usually has enough bloat without the carrier stuff

Thanks for info, i registered my interest with Telstra.
Sunny

It's a bit sad, contacting Optus via twitter to query upgrading to the S4.
Find out that it will cost more to upgrade early than to buy the phone outright..
It's not like made of money or anything..
Seriously hate mobile contracts that last 24 months..

archheretic said:
Very disappointing..not that there's anything wrong with the s600, bit was thinking the octa might have awesome battery life....I'll get out from Kogan anyway, but assume it'll be the s600 too..
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Geez, be careful if you get one from Kogan. Apart from ****ty customer service, ALL of the Samsungs (and we assume other brands too) are international models which means you have to trust Kogan to handle the warranty as Samsung Australia will not touch them under any circumstances.
I have had this discussion at length with the Management of Samsung and the ACCC and while Kogan aren't necessarily doing anything wrong (unless you could grey/parallel importing), you could be up **** creek if it breaks.
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Had my SGS3 Motherboard replaced today and was chatting to one of the Senior Telstra staff for a while about the SGS4.
For what it's worth, the rumor (and I stress ONLY a rumor) is that we'll be getting a quad-core SGS4, not the octa-core.
Given that we got the quad core SGS3 and the US got the dual core, I can't see it myself.
The other possibility was a quad-core 3G but an octa-core 4G.
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i'll wait till someone roots it and ports CM to it before i get this phone.

Just order it from else where
. My mate has 4 on order from his importer... Will be the Octa core with 4G he told me.. I bagged one of them

btemtd said:
Just order it from else where
. My mate has 4 on order from his importer... Will be the Octa core with 4G he told me.. I bagged one of them
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Some of us don't have that option sadly.

Re: Official Australian Galaxy S4 owners thread - [Discussions, News, Help, Tips & Mo
thegh0sts said:
i'll wait till someone roots it and ports CM to it before i get this phone.
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Too bad there will be no CM support for S4... CM abandonin future samsung devices
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which one should I get? snapdragon or octo version??

Re: Official Australian Galaxy S4 owners thread - [Discussions, News, Help, Tips & Mo
So if I have this right, we will be getting the snapdragon version which will be 3g only? To be honest not fussed about 4g as I work remotely a fair amount of the time. Plus I figure the snapdragon will still be lightning fast..
Super keen for the decent dev support too, whether that is CM or not remains to be seen I guess!
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Re: Official Australian Galaxy S4 owners thread - [Discussions, News, Help, Tips & Mo
98kellrs said:
So if I have this right, we will be getting the snapdragon version which will be 3g only? To be honest not fussed about 4g as I work remotely a fair amount of the time. Plus I figure the snapdragon will still be lightning fast..
Super keen for the decent dev support too, whether that is CM or not remains to be seen I guess!
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I believe it's the other way around. The snapdragon will be 4g capable while the Octa will be 3g.
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I got 2 questions. 1.If I upgrade from the GTi9100 from Vodafone - 3g will I have the option to choose from E5O or SD600. And If I buy unlocked will I get the choice between the two. I want the Octa even though the SD will have better support Thanks.