All about Samsung Galaxy S4

[MrX8503]

What's Ah?

BTW, do you guys know s4 mini is coming.
s4 vs s4 mini, which one will you pick?

I don't know the specs of the S4 mini, but considering how gimped the last one was, def get the full size.

 

[s44]

GSM Arena battery test

Of course the screen-on tests are at 50% brightness, but according to their measurements at least, both S4 and One are just over 200 nits at that setting.

 

[ponyo]

GSM Arena battery test

Of course the screen-on tests are at 50% brightness, but according to their measurements at least, both S4 and One are just over 200 nits at that setting.

That's impressive battery life for S4. I was guessing about 7 hours for web browsing looking at Note 2 results. 8:42 is super considering 1080P and smaller battery than Note 2. I'm very encouraged by HTC One and Galaxy S4 battery life results.

 

[ChronoReverse]

The HTC One battery life in particular is a happy note. Exceeding or matching the iPhone 5 (which has good battery life) in every metric is no mean feat especially for an Android.


Anyway, I'll be interested when the Exynos version battery tests come out as well.

 

[s44]

The HTC One battery life in particular is a happy note. Exceeding or matching the iPhone 5 (which has good battery life) in every metric is no mean feat especially for an Android.

Not quite. The One apparently has poor standby battery drain, which is why it falls behind both the i5 and the S4 in overall "endurance rating". Also, Engadget notes that the camera eats battery, particularly in using its special features.

 

[ChronoReverse]

That's weird. The HTC One X had better standby than the GS3 in practice. I wonder what HTC screwed up this time (my theory about HTC always screwing at least one major thing each time gets yet another example).

 

[krumme]

Both are good for a days heavy usage. Thats what matters.
The new amoled is a great step forward also for power. Impressive numbers.

 

[Dari]

That's weird. The HTC One X had better standby than the GS3 in practice. I wonder what HTC screwed up this time (my theory about HTC always screwing at least one major thing each time gets yet another example).

Probably a software issue.

 

[s44]

GSM Arena comparative review: S4 vs One

Most interesting to me: though both are limited by the dynamic range of the Qualcomm chipset, Samsung finally fixed the stereo crosstalk issue that plagued even the Exynos S3. Considering the One doesn't do well on that, it's surprising they gave HTC the category win... but I guess they had to give 'em something, since the S4 even won both photo comparisons (!).

The HTC One is perhaps easier to define - not least because a premium device has a matching premium feel. [...]
The Samsung Galaxy S4 on the other hand seems like it couldn't care less about looks. This is in a way a stronger statement than the exquisite build and finish of its rival. Samsung want to show that it's the essence that matters and overall the Korean flagship certainly has more going for it than its rival.

 

[ponyo]

The HTC One battery life in particular is a happy note. Exceeding or matching the iPhone 5 (which has good battery life) in every metric is no mean feat especially for an Android.


Anyway, I'll be interested when the Exynos version battery tests come out as well.

I was surprised by the HTC One battery life results because I was expecting something similar to Sony Xperia Z. Sony used similar 1080p Super LCD display and 2330 mAh battery on their flagship Z. 6:37h web browsing and 5:39h video playback isn't bad but HTC One gets almost twice that with similar screen and similar battery. Either Sony is incompetent or HTC is using some kind of Voodoo magic.

 

[ChronoReverse]

Probably the difference between Snapdragon Pro and the Snapdragon 600 I'd guess?

 

[annawhite]

I don't know the specs of the S4 mini, but considering how gimped the last one was, def get the full size.

Here is the s4 mini rumour:

• 256ppi display
• dual-core processor
• 3.3 inch screen
• android 4.2.2

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...pi-display-dual-core-processor-android-4-2-2/

 

[annawhite]

Is this supposed to be a serious question?

Lol, if you think so. :whiste:

 

[ponyo]

Not quite. The One apparently has poor standby battery drain, which is why it falls behind both the i5 and the S4 in overall "endurance rating". Also, Engadget notes that the camera eats battery, particularly in using its special features.

I just read the part about the standby battery drain on HTC One. For my use S4 would get better battery life anyway since I use black wallpaper and mostly browse the forums with Tapatalk in dark mode. Add the removable spare battery and it's no contest. S4 wins by a mile. But it's interesting that techs have advanced far enough where we're getting iPad/Nexus 7 tablet like battery life with smartphones. Battery anxiety days seemed numbered even for Android phones.

 

[miadavies]

GSM Arena battery test

Of course the screen-on tests are at 50% brightness, but according to their measurements at least, both S4 and One are just over 200 nits at that setting.

HTC One is actually an excellent phone, and S4 spec is also powerful, but which one do you prefer?

 

[poofyhairguy]

I just read the part about the standby battery drain on HTC One. For my use S4 would get better battery life anyway since I use black wallpaper and mostly browse the forums with Tapatalk in dark mode. Add the removable spare battery and it's no contest. S4 wins by a mile. But it's interesting that techs have advanced far enough where we're getting iPad/Nexus 7 tablet like battery life with smartphones. Battery anxiety days seemed numbered even for Android phones.

Large screens and the battery space they provide fixed that problem in hardware before Google could fix the software.

 

[lothar]

Large screens and the battery space they provide fixed that problem in hardware before Google could fix the software.

Larger screens also eat up more battery.
The GS4 is the same size as the GS3, if not smaller. And yet the battery life difference between both is immense.

 

[WelshBloke]

HTC One is actually an excellent phone, and S4 spec is also powerful, but which one do you prefer?

I think that you can't go wrong with either myself.
It's quite a good time to be an android user in need of a new phone.

 

[PowerYoga]

Does the ONE have a locked bootloader? Ease of customization and developer friendliness is very important.

 

[ChronoReverse]

The developer's edition is has an unlocked bootloader but is still S-ON

 

[Skurge]

Larger screens also eat up more battery.
The GS4 is the same size as the GS3, if not smaller. And yet the battery life difference between both is immense.

A couple of reasons.

Snapdragon 600 is more effiecient than S4. TSMCs 28nm has improved quite a bit over the past year.

The AMOLED display on the SGS4 is new design that is a lot more power efficient than the one in the S3. They are using a new process I believe.

The SGS4 also has a larger battery than the SGS3.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

The developer's edition is has an unlocked bootloader but is still S-ON

Dev editions don't count for jack.

 

[ChronoReverse]

Dev editions don't count for jack.

In this case, you can buy one straight from HTC?

Ever since last year, HTC phones were unlockable if you got one that wasn't from the USA. The One XL from Rogers (Canada) could be unlocked from HTCdev for instance but the same phone from ATT cannot.

 

[ponyo]

In this case, you can buy one straight from HTC?

Ever since last year, HTC phones were unlockable if you got one that wasn't from the USA. The One XL from Rogers (Canada) could be unlocked from HTCdev for instance but the same phone from ATT cannot.

The reason developer version of any phone sucks is that no one will develop when they know the masses can't use it. Why waste the time when only few people with developer phone can benefit? So until all phones are unlocked, developer version is no better than regular locked carrier version.

 

[ponyo]

A couple of reasons.

Snapdragon 600 is more effiecient than S4. TSMCs 28nm has improved quite a bit over the past year.

The AMOLED display on the SGS4 is new design that is a lot more power efficient than the one in the S3. They are using a new process I believe.

The SGS4 also has a larger battery than the SGS3.

Maybe so but the screen is bigger and almost double the resolution of the old. As we saw with iPad 3, it takes quite a bit more battery power to drive high resolution screen. Snapdragon 600 might be slightly more power efficient than S4 but 600 is running at relatively high 1.9 GHz. But I don't care. I like the early battery life report for Galaxy S4.