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Hi Guys and girls,
Before we start I do have E-bay and have 100% Track record so if i were to sell at any time of me being here on Xda.com, You can buy
With knowing i am a honest and reliable trader.
Long story cut short, I have a htc desire hd ( In sig ) And A Samsung galaxy S Being delivered on thursday. ( Phone upgrade )
Now the dilemma i am facing is this;
What phone do i keep, DHD OR SGS?
What Phone is More Future proof?
If i were to sell one ( Which i am debating on doing so as Really low on cash atm ..) What one should i sell.
Thanks for reading guys,
The end result and pro's and con's of the answers will help me decided on what phone to keep and Possibly sell the other one here.
I would keep the DHD. Better phone in my opinion but mostly because HTC have a better track record of after sales care. Both devices have good community support so that's a tick for both.
EDIT: Might be worth adding a poll to guage opinion.
I shall add a poll when I get home.
I'm on neutral ground atm, so opinions are appreciated x
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Go for the Galaxy S
The Desire HD is a GREAT phone, but the Samsung Galaxy S is the fastest phone on the market at the moment. It has a great interface, and may be one of the first phones to update to 2.3, although maybe not in the US, as very few of the Galaxy S phones have Official 2.2, but they each have either custom roms or official leaks.
I use the Samsung Fascinate with 2.2.1 Official Leak and its great. I love it and will buy the next Generation of Galaxy S.
I like keeping my phones (I'm OCD that way, lol) but I had to sell one, I would sell the one I wasn't going to use as my phone.
You might also want to test each phone out to see which phone is better for you. I like phones that are fast and slim, I like Touchwiz, but I love HTC Sense. But I am willing to sacrifice having sense for the toggles on top of the Notification bar (Wifi, GPS, etc.)
If the Galaxy S ever gets an officail update to 2.3 i'll chew off my arm and eat it with ketchup!
I shall be receiving my SGS tomorrow morning Via Rm so ive gotta decide . .
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I shall be receiving my SGS tomorrow morning Via Rm so ive gotta decide . .
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Is screen size a factor for you? The DHD is bigger, but then it doesn't have the best battery life.
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Is screen size a factor for you? The DHD is bigger, but then it doesn't have the best battery life.
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It is quite a large factor for me, as ive got pretty chunky fingers so would be benifitial but its only 3 cm's in int there?
.3" difference. Doesn't sound much but it's more than you think once you have it in your hands. (Ask any woman!)
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.3" difference. Doesn't sound much but it's more than you think once you have it in your hands. (Ask any woman!)
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Lmao!!!
Any more reasons guys, I shall be putting The sgs on the market here tomorrow if
There is any one who wants it.Just need the cash really so any offers considered.
Hi,
I have at the moment a HTC Desire, and I would like to switch to something faster, nicer and better looking
Now I found a few ( cheap ) phones, which were the best ones.
That are the Nexus S and the Galaxy S Plus, what are you recommending?
The Galaxy S Plus has a faster processor. But the battery was better from Nexus S, and nexus s would get ( most of ) all updates.
What are you recommending? Would the Nexus S still worth the buying?
Thanks!
Edit: Or do you have a good review about the differences about them?
I know some1 with the SGS+ and its a fast phone but not even comparable with my SGS2.
Nexus S had a good ICS port and will get it official so i guess its still good enough to buy. Also the nexus s isnt very pricey: only 250 euro in my country (Netherlands).
Hope u make a good and pleased choice
Greetz,
Patrick
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I know some1 with the SGS+ and its a fast phone but not even comparable with my SGS2.
Nexus S had a good ICS port and will get it official so i guess its still good enough to buy. Also the nexus s isnt very pricey: only 250 euro in my country (Netherlands).
Hope u make a good and pleased choice
Greetz,
Patrick
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That's just the reason I don't know what to choose, the Nexus S is 250 euro, and the Galaxy S plus is 270 euro... And the Nexus S would get official ICS... And is it fast enough to run a lot of games? To run for example Riptide GP? ( that water racing game)? And it has multi-touch?
@patpeewee You are the first one who replies xD on AndroidWorld no one did answer my question, it was nearly the same as this one. Thanks for that.
might as well stay with what you have, and wait for next year new phones
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might as well stay with what you have, and wait for next year new phones
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Yeah, but the nice phones are always 500 euro... Thats just the problem, I don't want to give so much money for a phone. Thatś just why this is a great change to get a new one I think.
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A
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Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A
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Sorry, but I made it in the Q&A section...
here's a compiled list of the GN issues http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362556
That link is going to the Galaxy Nexus topic, but that one is really too expensive.
Anybody who has a few good things about both phones?
my bad, i was thinking you were also comparing that one
if that is not the case, then definitely stay with what you got
Nexus S and I9000 plus is the same as Desire
Then why did you have had all of them?
Poll!
Anymore poll voters? Please?
I've been looking at both as a possible replacement for my N1, if it were to die for any reason. Because i prefer a smaller screen those two devices are the only ones on my shortlist.
The SGS+ i ruled out because of lack of dev support and the only NS i can get is SLCD, not SAMOLED which pretty much rules that out too. Because of the low price i'd probably settle for it in a pinch though.
Perhaps you should do what i am and just keep what you have until you have to replace it?
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I've been looking at both as a possible replacement for my N1, if it were to die for any reason. Because i prefer a smaller screen those two devices are the only ones on my shortlist.
The SGS+ i ruled out because of lack of dev support and the only NS i can get is SLCD, not SAMOLED which pretty much rules that out too. Because of the low price i'd probably settle for it in a pinch though.
Perhaps you should do what i am and just keep what you have until you have to replace it?
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I understand why you are saying that. But my parents and brother are having the galaxy s... I am using my phone the most, and it's annoying if they could run multiple games, which are lagging at mine Desire. That's just why I want a new one, which is even good as theirs... Nexus St is having the same processor... So it will be even fast as theirs... Please more voters!
As the topic states, which would you do and why? Keep using a G2x and wait to see if something nicer than the One S releases in the near future, use an available upgrade and get the grey One S when T-Mo releases it/wait for them to release the MAO version, or burn the upgrade on a SGSII.
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The SGSIII is probably right around the corner. That's pretty much the only other phone that will trump the One S at the point. So the question to ask yourself is if you want the One S or the SGSIII.
The last thing you want to do is use your upgrade on an SGSII. If anything sell your G2X and buy an SGSII on eBay.
If only HTC would bring out the One S with 32Gb!
I'm still enjoying my original desire but really don't think I could have any less memory than my 16Gb card. I don't want a phone any bigger than the S. So come on HTC Surely they'd fly out the door, seems a pretty perfect phone in just about every other area.
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The SGSIII is probably right around the corner. That's pretty much the only other phone that will trump the One S at the point. So the question to ask yourself is if you want the One S or the SGSIII.
The last thing you want to do is use your upgrade on an SGSII. If anything sell your G2X and buy an SGSII on eBay.
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Go for the one S, i mean the specs on the S3 would look promising but the design of Samsung phones are blah.
I went for the One S, haven't got it yet but don't think I'll regret the decision.
The Galaxy S3 is probably going to have an even larger screen than the S2 had, making it more of a competition for the One X - and way too large for my taste (in fact, the One S is almost too large with 4,3", too, but there's just nothing smaller out there with decent hardware anymore). I've always preferred Sense to TouchWiz, and never much liked Samsung phones in general, even though the Galaxy S2 seems to have brought massive improvements in quality and buyer satisfaction over their earlier offerings.
i was originally also waiting for the gs3 but after mwc i was obsessed with the one s. after having i for 4 days now i don't regret the decision. the cpu is extremly fast and the build quality and design of the device is just extraordinary. samsung's devices on the otger side always fail to impress me on those two points... i prevoiusly had a galaxy s which is a good device but in contrast to the one s it felt cheap and looked ugly...
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At&t htc one x or Samsung galaxy nexus? And why?
I like that cm9 is out for the sgn and just that it gets updated quick.
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At&t htc one x or Samsung galaxy nexus? And why?
I like that cm9 is out for the sgn and just that it gets updated quick.
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Personally I am switching from the SGN to the H1X.
For me the GNex build quality is really low and I find SAMOLEDS to be inferior to IPS / LCD panels.
Also, the camera on the GNex is painfully bad, like exceptionally bad.
Plus, LTE support if they roll it out near you soon.
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Personally I am switching from the SGN to the H1X.
For me the GNex build quality is really low and I find SAMOLEDS to be inferior to IPS / LCD panels.
Also, the camera on the GNex is painfully bad, like exceptionally bad.
Plus, LTE support if they roll it out near you soon.
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Here's the facts:
GN = First gen h/w, new OS
HOX = Next gen h/w, new OS
OS' change; h/w is forever.
Other than consistently getting OS updates first from Google I'm hard pressed to see one advantage that the GN holds over the HOX (or upcoming SGS3). And assuming the dev support is good it'll be days after a new OS version is released before you'll be able to flash it in some form.
id say get the one x..
from my point of view, htc is ahead in software updates for ice cream sandwhich??? not sure but its my guess..
Soo, when the next os comes next, most likely htc will pump out the next update a month or more sooner than samsung?
Krait is nice.
Omap4? nah
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At&t htc one x or Samsung galaxy nexus? And why?
I like that cm9 is out for the sgn and just that it gets updated quick.
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You come in the the One X forums and expect us to NOT be biased? Pfft...
One X dude.
SysAdmNj said:
At&t htc one x or Samsung galaxy nexus? And why?
I like that cm9 is out for the sgn and just that it gets updated quick.
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Depends on where you live. Luckily I own a nexus and will be owning this device
pretty soon. When it comes to design and specs, the one x has the edge. Software
is the nexus strong point. Stock ICS is terrific and will always get the updates first.
(if your build is yakju).
But you already know people in this forum will tell you to pick up the one x =P.
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Other than consistently getting OS updates first from Google I'm hard pressed to see one advantage that the GN holds over the HOX (or upcoming SGS3). And assuming the dev support is good it'll be days after a new OS version is released before you'll be able to flash it in some form.
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Provided the HOX gets a proper S-Off..
Now hold on. The Samsung galaxy nexus is being sold by Google in the play store for $400. I was goin to buy the hox off contract anyways. Now I can save some money and go the Google way,unlocked. What do you guys think now?
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Here's the facts:
GN = First gen h/w, new OS
HOX = Next gen h/w, new OS
OS' change; h/w is forever.
Other than consistently getting OS updates first from Google I'm hard pressed to see one advantage that the GN holds over the HOX (or upcoming SGS3). And assuming the dev support is good it'll be days after a new OS version is released before you'll be able to flash it in some form.
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Actually, even the updates aren't that quick anymore... I'm still on 4.0.2 (Unlocked GSM) and Google is completely mum on the subject...
i have no other reason to suggest the HOX other than the fact that I like it lol, go check it out in a store
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Now hold on. The Samsung galaxy nexus is being sold by Google in the play store for $400. I was goin to buy the hox off contract anyways. Now I can save some money and go the Google way,unlocked. What do you guys think now?
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If price is important, then that's a good deal. Other than h/w that's kind of stale compared to S4, Teg3, and the 4214, you can count on the s/w of a Nexus device being kept current forever (by Google and the dev community). If you plan on keeping the phone for two years I'd pay the extra to get the One X. A year or less get the GN.
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If price is important, then that's a good deal. Other than h/w that's kind of stale compared to S4, Teg3, and the 4214, you can count on the s/w of a Nexus device being kept current forever (by Google and the dev community). If you plan on keeping the phone for two years I'd pay the extra to get the One X. A year or less get the GN.
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Nevermind I passed by a verizon store to play with the sgn and didnt feel any faster than my htc inspire(desire hd). I still have to go to the at&t store and play with the htc one x. Not sure how I'll do with an sd card. Also, hopefully all the bugs the international version has we wont get.
Just speaking from recent experience, One X without question. I find the GNex screen to be yellow tinted and not that impressive. Points go to the build quality of the One X too. The only advantage of course to the GNex is the updates (and storage if you get a 32 GB model).
I don't think anyone in here will argue that the SGN is a great device, I even ordered one for my brother-in-law today bc $399 is a great deal! However, I myself preordered the One X bc it has superior hardware and design.
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I don't think anyone in here will argue that the SGN is a great device, I even ordered one for my brother-in-law today bc $399 is a great deal! However, I myself preordered the One X bc it has superior hardware and design.
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Actually have a friend who did the same, preordered the HOX for himself and the $399 GNex for his wife.
I have a GNex now and its by far the best phone I have owned to date, but for me I really favor the IPS Super LCD panels, and I am a sucker for HTC's industrial design.
It doesn't hurt that its nice and white too.
Hello people I am an owner of HTC Desire S and time has come to retire my phone and upgrade.
I am seriously considering getting the ONE S so I have a couple of question that you proud owners of it can probably answer.
1.Should I buy it even if I cant get the version with the S4 chip?
2.What are the major problems you have with the device?
Thanks in advance for you help
I just got my One S like about a week ago and I love the phone.
I have the S4 version and have not tested the S3 version. I would say even the S3 version, it should definitely be faster than the Desire S. While S3 is a little bit old, It maybe hard to tell unless you are extreme power user. I think in day to day use like browser, main interface, etc. the performance should not be much difference. I used to have rezound with the S3 chip and I cannot tell much difference. If you got one of the custom rom, then you would sure get hte best performance.
There is no major problem as far as I can tell. The form factor is really nice, so slim, yep hard to image after seeing so many htc phones are so bulky.
Don't get it if you can't get the s4 IMO. There are barely any devs for s3. You are paying the same price as s4 owner and getting an inferior product. I know s3 is fast but its still not an s4. If you are not planing on rooting your phone and running custom ROMs on it,then I think its OK to get s3.
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Hello people I am an owner of HTC Desire S and time has come to retire my phone and upgrade.
I am seriously considering getting the ONE S so I have a couple of question that you proud owners of it can probably answer.
1.Should I buy it even if I cant get the version with the S4 chip?
2.What are the major problems you have with the device?
Thanks in advance for you help
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You should definitely get the s4 model it is faster and you will notice the difference if you go hard on the processor.:laugh:
Also as the lad said, there aren't that many devs for the s3 model. Meaning that you might not get some of the roms/tweaks availiable for the s4 version.
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You should definitely get the s4 model it is faster and you will notice the difference if you go hard on the processor.:laugh:
Also as the lad said, there aren't that many devs for the s3 model. Meaning that you might not get some of the roms/tweaks availiable for the s4 version.
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As another person looking at getting this One S, how can I tell if it has the S4 when I'm in the T-mobile store with it in my hand? What other useful information can you more experienced One S users provide to help me make the best phone choice?
I have read some reviews stating there is a problem with maintaining signal or the phones drains the battery rapidly. What say you?
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As another person looking at getting this One S, how can I tell if it has the S4 when I'm in the T-mobile store with it in my hand? What other useful information can you more experienced One S users provide to help me make the best phone choice?
I have read some reviews stating there is a problem with maintaining signal or the phones drains the battery rapidly. What say you?
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Are you in the u.s.? If so, all one s are s4 version.
No battery drain or signal problems here, except to the extent that tmobile has less coverage than att generally.
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I love my One S.
Yes, buy it. Fast, smooth, looks great. Had it for only a couple weeks but no problems. Running CM10 and it works great on this phone.
Do try at all costs to get the S4 though as it's the best processor out right now.
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tasos12 said:
Hello people I am an owner of HTC Desire S and time has come to retire my phone and upgrade.
I am seriously considering getting the ONE S so I have a couple of question that you proud owners of it can probably answer.
1.Should I buy it even if I cant get the version with the S4 chip?
2.What are the major problems you have with the device?
Thanks in advance for you help
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Speaking as someone who's just come directly from the Desire S I think you'll love it. The screen is so much brighter than the DS, bigger than the DS and it's so fast. The camera is fantastic in out door conditions especially. Some of the photos it takes you would honestly think were taken with a 12mp dedicated camera instead of a phone! Battery life is very good for a dual core phone as well. Lasts me on medium use about 1day 14 hours and 2days if I barely use it. My biggest problem with the device would be the pentile arrangement on the screen. You can see the pixels and the screen is very blueish. That being said after a couple weeks of using it you don't notice that at all and the screen becomes fantastic it's because your coming from a 3.7 inch s-lcd phone to with a very high resolution to a 4.3 inch super amoled display with a fairly good resolution so it takes a while to get used to. Go for it though, you won't be disappointed.
Am also thinking of buying it... Infact, am between 2 phones (htc sensation xe Or the one S)..
I watched a lot of videos for the one s, it looks great but am afraid only from the battery that can't be removed.. & was wandering if rooting the device is easy... One last thing also which is missing with my brain is the menu button.. i don't know how i will do in my life without it... i wonder if u guys get used to it or if it's not a big deal...
sorry for the posting big reply..
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Am also thinking of buying it... Infact, am between 2 phones (htc sensation xe Or the one S)..
I watched a lot of videos for the one s, it looks great but am afraid only from the battery that can't be removed.. & was wandering if rooting the device is easy... One last thing also which is missing with my brain is the menu button.. i don't know how i will do in my life without it... i wonder if u guys get used to it or if it's not a big deal...
sorry for the posting big reply..
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One S is better.
1. You won't need to do a battery pull. Ever.
2. Rooting is easy, look at some tutorials in the developer section (DO NOT ASK QUESTIONS IN THAT SECTION!! EVER!)
3. Menu button in built into the software. If you root you can remap any keyto be the menu button.
Hope I helped.
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You help a lot bro, thank u... that cleared many things.
I'am going to buy it today.. but one last thing made me freak out a little.. which is the home screen seizure that happens to some of the users... just found it while roaming in a thread..
& since the phone am going to buy is black (international).. & it happens a lot for black ones... :/
That issue looks scary
Any ideas??
shaadd0w said:
You help a lot bro, thank u... that cleared many things.
I'am going to buy it today.. but one last thing made me freak out a little.. which is the home screen seizure that happens to some of the users...but just found it while roaming... & since the phone am going to buy is black (international).. That issue looks scary
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Well I have the T-Mobile version and it does not have it. I can't answer your question, sorry.
Also, press thanks if I helped
One S is only better if you get the S4 version.
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One S is only better if you get the S4 version.
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Eh?
It is still far better than a desire S even with the S3/adreno 220 and better than the XE (apart from storage options and you have removable batteries with them), excluding the GPU/CPU:
- far better camera overall, absolutely no contest between them
- way better build/perceived quality and IMO design/looks (subjective this)
- better screen overall (although some might prefer LCD on the XE and DS)
- battery life will still be better anyway
- more RAM
- much better audio
- newer device and will be getting jelly bean officially before the end of the year
- also another wee plus is that you will get more money when you sell the one S rather than the desire S and XE in a few months time or a year in order to fund for a new phone
Only reason to get the DS or XE is for a removable battery and SD slot and perhaps a better developing community (no idea what it is like for them)
Buy it, you won't regret it
shaadd0w said:
Am also thinking of buying it... Infact, am between 2 phones (htc sensation xe Or the one S)..
I watched a lot of videos for the one s, it looks great but am afraid only from the battery that can't be removed.. & was wandering if rooting the device is easy... One last thing also which is missing with my brain is the menu button.. i don't know how i will do in my life without it... i wonder if u guys get used to it or if it's not a big deal...
sorry for the posting big reply..
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Hey man you don't need to worry about the battery. It's fairly simple to root you just need to unlock your boatloader with HTC dev and its easy from there. The recent apps Button can actually be mapped as a menu button! It's an actual stock feature and that's how I have my phone. You press recent apps for menu and hold for recent apps
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I went to the store today.. & i saw it again ( the one S ) i was drooling on it there & about to buy it... but i didn't know how to know if it has s4 or s3 chip...i read about it that u can know it from the benchmarks.. but the shopkeeper don't allow to turn on the phone :/
i searched the whole white box there looking for a clue but the processor written on the box was (Dual core) only..
is there another way to know if it's s4 without turning the phone on..(e.g : maybe the color of the box of s4 or if there something specific..).
the one in the store is black international version... & thanks in advance for all of u guys..
am really looking forward to use this phone with my hands since am going to evolve from wildfire o:
Yes, the store you went have the s3.
s4 you will see duel core 1.5ghz.
Another way is the model name - z520e for the s4 and z560e for the s3.
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Yes, the store you went have the s3.
s4 you will see duel core 1.5ghz.
Another way is the model name - z520e for the s4 and z560e for the s3.
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sorry but where is the model name?