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Tsepz_GP
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Yeah, the Arctic Blue is quite a looker, the GS4 in general is quite a great looking device. I personally wanted it knowing that it would be the best Android of 2013 in terms of performance, features, update support and ergonomics all in one, but the icing on the cake was when I got to the Samsung shop and was blown away but how good it really looks, especially in the darker colors as they bring a nice contrast to the chrome accents and rim.
Can't wait see the Arctic Blue one in real life. 
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Tsepz_GP
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Guys, is the Galaxy S4 the only Android capable of using its Volume Buttons as a Camera Key? PhoneArena seem to believe this is a feature coming in Android4.3, lol, we've had this feature built-in like many others since day one.
http://www.phonearena.com/new[....]ith-the-volume-buttons_id44609
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rikken
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This function is also on the Note II
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Tsepz_GP
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Awesome
How is it that Samsung are the only ones this ahead of the curve even more than Google??? I remember even Samsung's Nature UX in the GS3 on 4.1.2 had some features that the rest only got in 4.2.2.
I'm waiting for the day when Google brings multi view and clipboards to the rest, maybe that will happen in 4.3 as well, or 5.0?
Makes one realise how spoilt we are by ol' Sammy, I honestly thought the customisable Volume Key in camera was standard in Android4.2.2.
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Away
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Calm down, there were many things in 2.3 Sony firmware which were released in 4.0, and the same again for 4.1. And the tablets too.
Every manufacturer should be ahead of Google if that's what you want to call it. They have to improve on it.
And I've never seen a guy so excited about a clipboard... Ever.
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Tsepz_GP
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Sony 2.3 FW?  Had that in my X10, FB Integration was probably the only thing worth talking about, was a battery guzzler though. But I'd love to know all these things they brought? Please do share?
Excited about a clipboard? Appreciative of it, yep, excited? Not so much hey. It's a very important feature for me when taking notes, writing texts/IMs, emails, copy/pasting info etc... That helps me work faster and back-up what I've written without having to worry about overwriting anything. It's a feature that took me by surprise on my GS2 on Android2.3.4, and I'm shocked no other OEM has managed to do it considering how much more smartphones are being used especially in enterprise.
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Tsepz_GP
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CONFIRMED: Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition will soon be updated to Android 4.3
http://www.sammobile.com/2013[....]oon-be-updated-to-android-4-3/
Apple won’t be allowed to target Galaxy S4 in Samsung patent lawsuit
A judge with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California this week denied Apple’s request to add Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone to the list of products it claims infringe its patents. U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal made the decision as part of a second patent lawsuit between the two companies that concerns newer devices such as the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III. The judge noted, according to Bloomberg, that adding another product is a “tax on the court’s resources.” He explained that Apple and Samsung already “consume considerable amounts of the court’s time and energy, which takes time way from other parties who also require and are entitled to the court’s attention.” An attorney for Apple argued that by excluding the Galaxy S4, the company would be required to “file a new lawsuit” because many of the products in the case will be outdated by the time the trial takes place next year.
http://bgr.com/2013/06/27/app[....]ng-patent-dispute-galaxy-s4-2/
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Tsepz_GP
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GS4 I9505 Users, get your taste of Android 4.3 even before the Nexus range  great work by SamMobile!
Install Android 4.3 on your Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505), ported from Google Play Edition (GT-I9505 G)
We have obtained the first Android 4.3 test build firmware for the Google Play Edition Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505G). We wanted to test out Android 4.3 but didn’t had the Google variant of the Galaxy S4 with us, so we ported it to our standard Snapdragon-powered Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) and got some outstanding results.
Android 4.3 port from the Google Play Edition Galaxy S4 is fully functional on the standard Snapdragon-powered Galaxy S4 (GT- I9505), there is not even a single thing which isn’t working. We haven’t made any changes to the port, so it’s 100% original with zero changes.
http://www.sammobile.com/2013[....]google-play-edition-gt-i9505g/
I may just be tempted to try this if they do a I9500 port, 4.2.2 is getting cluttered with all these other OEMs updating their phones only now 
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randomuser
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Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Too bad you won't get it, as you have the out of the world Exynos |
Tsepz_GP
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the funny part is either way ill probably get 4.3 on it before any device created by that tier 2 manufacturer you love so much
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Well well well, this shouldn't take that long to come to the I9500 as SamMobile made a custom firmware of it for Developers whether I'll bother to flash is another story
EXCLUSIVE: SamMobile’s gift to all developers, Android 4.3 firmware of the Google Play Edition Galaxy S4
http://www.sammobile.com/2013[....]google-play-edition-galaxy-s4/
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randomuser
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You do realize that it was possibly only because S4 GE and S4 I9505 use same Qualcomm chip ???
Anyway, it's nice that Samsung S4 Qualcomm version is getting 4.3 thanks to the open source chip used. Great news for I9505 owners.
I9505 is the only Samsung I'd recommend to anyone currently 
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Tsepz_GP
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On 2013-06-28 14:17:26, randomuser wrote:
You do realize that it was possibly only because S4 GE and S4 I9505 use same Qualcomm chip ???
Anyway, it's nice that Samsung S4 Qualcomm version is getting 4.3 thanks to the open source chip used. Great news for I9505 owners.
I9505 is the only Samsung I'd recommend to anyone currently
[ This Message was edited by: randomuser on 2013-06-28 13:19 ]
NOOOO, you don't say? That was obvious, the GE and normal S4 are identical in terms of hardware.
Yes I'm sure you do not even you can deny its a great device.
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randomuser
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It's only a good device, not a GREAT device
The Galaxy S and SII probably were GREAT devices but certainly not the S4
[ This Message was edited by: randomuser on 2013-06-28 13:39 ] |
Tsepz_GP
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always entertaining when you're around randomuser.
Samsung looking to bring the Note experience to the mid end, possibly?:
RUMOR : Is this the Galaxy Memo?
http://www.sammobile.com/2013[....]rumor-is-this-the-galaxy-memo/
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randomuser
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It's fake. Read the source
And you're entertaining too, I really am amazed by your Love for Samsung  . I mean that in a good way 
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