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Bonovox
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It pays to have insurance with an expensive phone yes. Often i would always take it out but have not lately as i have bought phones that have not been all that pricey. Amazingly i have now had my Nokia for 3 months  Opera browser now that i haven't used for ages. Last time i used it on Android the update was buggy it kept crashing and not rendering pages properly. But these days i don't like the way Opera shows pages it looks crap. It was good on feature phones though. I prefer Chrome but it uses alot of ram
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Tsepz_GP
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
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Aaaand we've got Root access for the I9500:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2255652
Personally not going to Root, I'm loving my GS4 as is, just as I did my GS3, I have no reason to do it  . It will be interesting to see what those modders do with the Octa core CPU, they have a WHOLE LOT of hardware to tinker with  exciting times ahead.
Bono
I love using Opera Mini and Mobile, I'm so used to it's UI, I use Opera Mini and built-in browser a lot, both run beautifully.
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Bonovox
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I was in Carphone today(again) looking at the HTC One. Did a video and some shots of the GS4. It was fast but for some reason messaging opened a bit slow. Anyway Carphone said to some Chinese guy behind me that they are still awaiting stock
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Bonovox
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoCVD13voWo
Here's my video taken on Lumia 620 
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Miss UK
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On 2013-04-29 00:43:20, Tsepz_GP wrote:
Opera Mini in need of some HD1080P screen optimization, this just isn't going to cut it:
Miss UK
We don't have 12month contracts here, its 24month and 18months, AFAIK. I'm just lucky that my GS3 broke and insurance paid out so I got the GS4  it pays to have insurance with near zero claims.
Lol, so you've converted him to Apple? Tut  What phone is he using now? If it's an Android then chances are he will love the GS4.
Even if the new iPhone is an anti climax, we still have iOS7 to look forward to.
Lol I don't have any kind of insurance on my phone
I just bought the AppleCare so far I've gone through
A whopping 4x iPhones 4S's due to faults or
A accident where my phone was dropped in a plant pot
By a friends kid resulting it to get clogged with compost
In the headphone jack, apple replaced the phone free
Err he still has a HTC phone android one
I've kept telling him if he insists on getting
A iPhone not to come phoning me up every
Sec to sort his prob out
I'm unsure if he likes the Galaxy one if his
Friends recently acquired the 3rd phone
And he thought it was ok but then dramatically
Changed his mind about it lol
I think it's the material that bothers him
Plus the OS which I'm not to keen on myself
Neither
Btw whatever we go both get I know I'm sticking
With apple it's a world record for me keeping a phone this long
And it doesn't bore me one bit I use everything it offers on it so that's
The whole likeable think for me too
Be careful with ur SG4 not to drop it down the
Toilet ok?! Haha
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Bonovox
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That's the beauty I see with water proof phones  Apparently there maybe a GS4 waterproof model so I read.
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Miss UK
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Lol I don't think anyone is that wise to test
That one out @ bonovox
Are u getting this phone?! We all enjoy ur
Reviews here
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Bonovox
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No,I am not a mad Android head these days more Windows phone 8. Seen a bargain today the once 400 quid Samsung Ativ S Windows 8 phone is now 269 on Expansys. It's not selling well for Sammy due to Nokia's dominance of Windows market. It's a great handset but they are outta stock already As soon as a price falls it's popular. Also,I find phones like the Note 2 or Ativ S better build quality and more weighty feels better in the hands and has nicer designs. I don't hate Samsung I just wish they would change with something new design wise. And I do think also the GS4 is a little over priced but then again so is many other OEM flagships. If I want to buy a top of the range handset I would rather have something which feels a little more substantial build wise. I found the GS4 very very lightweight and way too plasticky 
I go into stores and play with them cos I am a techy person & like to see what's new and see what things are like. But no Miss UK am not buying it
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Bonovox
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Here is a tear down video by LE55ONS
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zm4f2XjQLAM
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rickster2kuk
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It was a tad disappointed that the cloud wallpaper (as seen in the Phonearena review) didn't make it into the final build. I really liked that wallpaper.
Tspez - did you get that wallpaper - I have feeling it was an animated weather wallpaper.
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Tsepz_GP
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Rickster
Nope, unfortunetly no cloud Wallpaper or Live Wallpaper like that one here.
Here's the cloud Wallpaper we do get:
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Bonovox
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Nice balloons wallpaper am sure these will be available in Play Store soon to download.
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Bonovox
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Phonedog have said they experienced some lag on the international version but not the US version
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zOzN_Flj4rY
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Miss UK
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@ Bonovox lol ...
Btw I think for the firstime this Galaxy retails
slightly more then a iPhone
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Tsepz_GP
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More details about the GS4's display:
"Diamond pixels:" here is a close-up of the Samsung Galaxy S4's display
http://www.phonearena.com/new[....]ung-Galaxy-S4s-display_id42483
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