Hi Guys!
I am planning on buying this when it becomes available in my area (KSA). I need a feedback esp. on those who already have this. What are your thoughts on this as a Music Player? I really enjoyed Galaxy S3, the quality of it's audio chip is superb, and with MegaBeats Mod + SiyahKernel, it even beats my Sony Music Player!
Your responses is highly appreciated.
Thank you very much!
Try to search the Q&A section OP many people have discussed about it there. Just some little info, SGS4 got the current highest end of Wolfson DAC.
pewpew345 said:
Try to search the Q&A section OP many people have discussed about it there. Just some little info, SGS4 got the current highest end of Wolfson DAC.
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I thought that was only the i9500?
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pewpew345 said:
Try to search the Q&A section OP many people have discussed about it there. Just some little info, SGS4 got the current highest end of Wolfson DAC.
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The Octa version does, not the 600 version.
beaver2233 said:
I thought that was only the i9500?
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NZtechfreak said:
The Octa version does, not the 600 version.
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Ahh I forgot about that, but the updated GSM arena article shows some great promise and some are speculating whether the S600 version also have Wolfson in it.
Will the 600 sound be awful then?
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Will the 600 sound be awful then?
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No it doesn't, i tried the phone the other day in store, and i was blown away by the sound quality, i own a Note 2 with superb sound quality, the Galaxy S4 S600 is much louder and i couldn't tell the difference in clearity.
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Will the 600 sound be awful then?
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I covered this before, it has the same qualcomm chip like HTC One.
Though One has beats audio and extra amplifier.
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Ahh I forgot about that, but the updated GSM arena article shows some great promise and some are speculating whether the S600 version also have Wolfson in it.
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Nope, it doesn't. This is already confirmed by Supercurio via Voodoo Analysis on the 600 model. The GSMArena results have nothing whatsoever to do with Wolfson, the One with the same bundled Qualcomm DAC performs much the same.
Honestly this speaker isnt too great for music. I wasnt blown away. Loudness doesnt mean better. Its similar to the Note 2. Same placement as well. Very loud but kind of loud microphonish
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I had no idea the NS4G had a Wolfson DAC....
This phone has literally just surpassed all my expectations....
...and now with Spotify in the US, this phone is IT !!
A what?
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Digital to analog converter
bricky23 said:
A what?
Sent from me!
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pierre1321 said:
Digital to analog converter
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And one of the best as well. It was in one of the original ipods. I think the 4th Gen, and it is an amazing DAC. Google it. Lots of love for it.
With voodoo control, the sound is stunning from this phone with good headphones.
I can vouch for this on my epic. Even the stock earbuds sound great. I'm using a pair of high end Sony buds and the sound is amazing. Also, the recorder is top notch too. With hi-q mp3 recorder and the recording setting set to loud environment, I went to a live show and the sound from the video was pretty decent l. I was right next to the guant speakers.
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And one of the best as well. It was in one of the original ipods. I think the 4th Gen, and it is an amazing DAC. Google it. Lots of love for it.
With voodoo control, the sound is stunning from this phone with good headphones.
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I guess you are still talking about the Wolfson DAC present on the sgs1 and the previous samsung nexus...
But what about the sound quality on this Nexus??
Seems to be, it doesnt have neither the Wolfson nor the Yamaha DAC...
Anyone?
betoNL said:
I guess you are still talking about the Wolfson DAC present on the sgs1 and the previous samsung nexus...
But what about the sound quality on this Nexus??
Seems to be, it doesnt have neither the Wolfson nor the Yamaha DAC...
Anyone?
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Previous Samsung Nexus?????? The nexus S is the first Samsung made nexus.
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Rem3Dy said:
Previous Samsung Nexus?????? The nexus S is the first Samsung made nexus.
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So this thread is is about the older nexus and not the
Samsung Galaxy Nexus i9250 aka Nexus Prime:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_google_galaxy_nexus_i9250-4219.php
I see I am in the wrong sub-forum...my guess is that XDA still doesnt havea sub-forum for the new Nexus yet .....my bad
betoNL said:
my guess is that XDA still doesnt havea sub-forum for the new Nexus yet .....my bad
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It's right here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1336
And here is the DAC discussion on the Galaxy Nexus:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311786
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It's right here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1336
And here is the DAC discussion on the Galaxy Nexus:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311786
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Man..... I have to cut down the juice and weed....
I was already subscribed to that thread
betoNL said:
Man..... I have to cut down the juice and weed....
I was already subscribed to that thread
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I wasn't going to point that out, but I did notice that when I caught up on the progress of that conversation that you had already been there...
its finally revealed to the public!!
4'8 inch 720p Super Amoled HD display
1.4ghz Quad-Core
8mp Camera with LED Flash. 1080p Video Recording.
theres more but ill update later.
here is a link: http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/3/2996780/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-specs-software-pricing
HTC One X or S3? lemme know ur guys thoughts on this!!
Sounds like the US model will be lte.. probably getting the dual core kraits like the One S/X Att model. I have the One S, the only advantage to me would be removable storage of the S3. I prefer smaller screens and the One S form factor is awesome. I think this year's releases from both HTC and Samsung look promising.
I guess the last point or question would be Touchwiz or Sense? I have always prefered Sense if It's not vanilla aosp.
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What an ugly device...I'll pass.
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Dual core for the USA? Really? Sad. I was prepared to make the jump. Oh well. Better luck next time Samsung.
Its quad core for USA isn't it? It'll just use 21 mbps
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g1user101 said:
Its quad core for USA isn't it? It'll just use 21 mbps
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For tmo it might use the exynos, LTE versions might use the S4 because of qualcomm still not working with some manufacturers the do LTE on other SoC.
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Who's going to jump ship?
I'll jump ship when they release a S4 Version if ever.
4.8 on the screen!! hell no!
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Its quad core for USA isn't it? It'll just use 21 mbps
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That would make me jump ship, but I have seen multiple reports stating it will be dual core for T-mo because t-mo is more concerned with the high speed data.
I guess it is wait and see at this point. We can hope.
The tegra is the only cpu that has issues with LTE from what I've seen. Every other chip should be fine.
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jcbofkc said:
That would make me jump ship, but I have seen multiple reports stating it will be dual core for T-mo because t-mo is more concerned with the high speed data.
I guess it is wait and see at this point. We can hope.
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What does the processor have to do with internet data?
buru898 said:
What does the processor have to do with internet data?
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Take the T-Mobile Galaxy S II for example. The original Exynos processor found in the international Galaxy S II wasn't compatible with the full speed 42mbps HSPA+ that T-Mobile has, so T-Mobile opted for a Snapdragon S3 instead.
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HTC One X or S3? lemme know ur guys thoughts on this!!
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G2X
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this a hilarious video I must say, but good at the same time...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KPdmaEsRYg
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this a hilarious video I must say, but goon at the same time...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KPdmaEsRYg
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I didn't realize a phone could have much nature in it. o.o shows what I know.
Pin it to Win it.
I.R.Chevy said:
I didn't realize a phone could have much nature in it. o.o shows what I know.
Pin it to Win it.
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I watched the video the first time with no audio and didn't realize all the nature in it until I listened to the dude talk... after that I thought it was hilarious.
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mt3g said:
I watched the video the first time with no audio and didn't realize all the nature in it until I listened to the dude talk... after that I thought it was hilarious.
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Yeah that Guy is something else lol....
Pin it to Win it.
"Designed for humans"
Who else is it designed for? My Car?
nitrogen618 said:
"Designed for humans"
Who else is it designed for? My Car?
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Transformers phone. XD
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I coulda swore that HSPA+ was receiving 1.4 Quad core and LTE was receiving 1.5 Dual.
Hello everyone
Keeping in mind the excellent dev support for NS , i wanted to ask if someone has managed to enable 720p video recording on it ? if it is possible ...
thanks for any info in advance
Not possible.
i too was curious about this a while ago... got a similar "plain" answer with no explanation... which obviously didn't satisfy the original urge to discover the answer... the more drawn out answer is:
the Nexus S doesn't have the hardware to allow for HD recording... we can thank the NFC chip that was added in place of where the extra bit for HD recording hardware would've gone...
btw, search is your friend... ibtl
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we can thank the NFC chip that was added in place of where the extra bit for HD recording hardware would've gone...
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Please keep in mind that Nexus S is primarily a developer phone. For a developer it is better to have every bit of hardware the Android SDK supports than having extra functions which are useless for a developer.
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Please keep in mind that Nexus S is primarily a developer phone. For a developer it is better to have every bit of hardware the Android SDK supports than having extra functions which are useless for a developer.
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good point... because i bought it b/c it was a phone... maybe this is why google hasn't gained as much ground as they could've?? NFC is only NOW useful since Google Wallets latest update allowing for adding other cards like Visa, etc... before that, NFC was totally useless for me and pretty much everyone else!
but you're point does make a lot of sense from that perspective!!
Oh ok ... Thanks for the info
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Not possible.
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The htc one v has got this function. The htc one v has got a 1GH processor and the benchmarks points are only 2100. The nexus s has got 2900 without overclocking.
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The htc one v has got this function. The htc one v has got a 1GH processor and the benchmarks points are only 2100. The nexus s has got 2900 without overclocking.
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And the one v is a year and a half younger with a different processor. Comparing apples with oranges
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good point... because i bought it b/c it was a phone... maybe this is why google hasn't gained as much ground as they could've?? NFC is only NOW useful since Google Wallets latest update allowing for adding other cards like Visa, etc... before that, NFC was totally useless for me and pretty much everyone else!
but you're point does make a lot of sense from that perspective!!
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Still useless for me! I cant get google wallet to work in Canada..
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The htc one v has got this function. The htc one v has got a 1GH processor and the benchmarks points are only 2100. The nexus s has got 2900 without overclocking.
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And what does any of that have to do with taking 720p video? Absolutely nothing.
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And what does any of that have to do with taking 720p video? Absolutely nothing.
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The nexus s supports it because a less powerful device supports it.
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Spidergio said:
The nexus s supports it because a less powerful device supports it.
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That doesn't make sense though. :S
That just might the dumbest post of the year
Albundy2010 is right. This whole thread was a waste of my life... useless.
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So, we all know that the HOXL has a great DAC. I am however considering getting a Note 2 though (sorry guys, I'm still keeping my HOXL though!).
Can anyone testify on the audio quality comparison between these two devices? Currently, I have Aznrice's VooDoo Mode installed on top of ViperXL. Sounds great.
I have read the audio quality analysis of both devices on GSMArena, the numbers show quite a difference, but I'd like a first-hand opinion.
Thanks!
This belongs in Q&A
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superchilpil said:
This belongs in Q&A
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Oh sorry, I thought I was in that forum. Can a mod move this?
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Oh sorry, I thought I was in that forum. Can a mod move this?
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As far as audio quality I know someone at work who has one. I'll see if we can compare.
What's your choice in music?
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superchilpil said:
As far as audio quality I know someone at work who has one. I'll see if we can compare.
What's your choice in music?
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I'm pretty flexible. I listen to everything, but lately it's been a lot of dubstep, psytrance, and classic rock. I use Audio Technica ATH-M50 cans, love them so far.
Hi,
For those who are interested in knowing precisely the difference between the i9500 and the i9505, GSM arena made a very complete review of the differences:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4_i9500_vs_i9505-review-930p3.php
As it turns out... not very different only a few performance differences and the i9505 has a slightly better battery performance, and primarily required due to lack of production capacity of the Octa chip...
Enjoy !
That's old news buddy.
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The oldest news thread in XDA till date...lol
Fail.
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What they miss to mention, and which is probably the most important point is that i9500 Octacore is unusable. I had it replaced 3 times and it still crashes on a regular basis. The 9505 is a completely different phone in comparison.
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What they miss to mention, and which is probably the most important point is that i9500 Octacore is unusable. I had it replaced 3 times and it still crashes on a regular basis. The 9505 is a completely different phone in comparison.
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I never had mine replaced and it works perfectly, and never crashes.
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Mithrandir007 said:
I never had mine replaced and it works perfectly, and never crashes.
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+1 here
+1 here as well
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According to one review i read, the 9505 quad gets 18hrs talk-time and the 9500 octo gets 11hrs take-time, that is quite a difference.
John.
Tinderbox (UK) said:
According to one review i read, the 9505 quad gets 18hrs talk-time and the 9500 octo gets 11hrs take-time, that is quite a difference.
John.
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Only because it uses the lower powered CPU during talk times.
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Guys I have a question regarding the last line of OP. It said the snapdragon variant was required due to production shortage of S4 Exynos. My question does that mean with the increase in Exynos version production the snapdragon variants will be produced less?
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Guys I have a question regarding the last line of OP. It said the snapdragon variant was required due to production shortage of S4 Exynos. My question does that mean with the increase in Exynos version production the snapdragon variants will be produced less?
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Since you are in XDA, the point is not,which of the 2 versions are more famous but which has better support.And so far we know,that Samsung doesnt help developers to its processors.Also, the ge is for snapdragon edition!
We already have a dedicated thread for Comparison -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2334012
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We already have a dedicated thread for Comparison -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2334012
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Please use the thread in the quote above
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