Galaxy S4 vs. iPhone 5?

[jrdnhsnbrg 10+ year member]

Alright guys, it's nuthugging time. Anyone have any experience with the Galaxy S4? How was it? I've had an iPhone for years, but being the open-minded individual that I am I kinda want to try out a Galaxy S4.

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[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

Google s4 vs iphone 5

 

[neo_styles 10+ year member]

Do it. Came from an iPhone 4S to the Galaxy S4. Most rewarding swap I've ever made. I'm much happier with the amount of control I have over my phone, whether it be the UI, entire shell, battery life, or performance tweaks. My wife decided she couldn't leave iPhone yet and got a 5C and it's the little things that drive me crazy about that phone. Smaller screen means smaller keyboard and I can't use swype which makes it a GIANT PITA to type on that thing.

Get the S4 and that's not even a nuthugger's stance on the issue.

 

[myjaja 10+ year member]

Both are nice phones. If you want the bigger screen and extra features, then go for it. I switched from the only iphone 4s to the note 3 and the only thing I don't like about the note 3 is the keyboard. I can text a whole lot faster on my old iphone than my new note 3. But that's the only con I can find about it.

 

[neo_styles 10+ year member]

Both are nice phones. If you want the bigger screen and extra features, then go for it. I switched from the only iphone 4s to the note 3 and the only thing I don't like about the note 3 is the keyboard. I can text a whole lot faster on my old iphone than my new note 3. But that's the only con I can find about it.

Once you learn to master Swype, it's hard not to use it.

 

[crazysp8ts]

I have had every iPhone until the 5S/C. I went with the S4 and haven't looked back since. I really enjoy the versatility, and when rooted there isn't even a comparison.

My home screen is AWESOME!! It has quick dial/text icons, an icon to immediately turn my flashlight on without having to open an app, a couple of countdown timers for important days coming up, a folder with my high usage apps, a widget that shows all my upcoming appointments, and a google search bar at the top.

I say S4 all the way!

 

[Full Tilt 10+ year member]

My question is, is it worth to pay the extra $ to get the S4 instead of the S3?

 

[dragon.breath 10+ year member]

Their are pro's and cons's of both phones.

The s4 has a a bigger screen than the iPhone. +1 for the s4

The s4 is bigger and bulkier than the iPhone. +1 for the iPhone.

The s4's operating system is more adaptable the the iPhones . +1 for the s4

The iPhones operating system is more stable than the s4's. +1 for the iPhone.

The s4 has a little more battery life than the iPhone. +1 for the s4.

The iPhone is compatible with at least 10x more USB devices like car stereos than the s4 is. +1 for iPhone.

I owned three droids before going to a iPhone 5, and would not go back.

 

[bradl79 10+ year member]

Do it. Came from an iPhone 4S to the Galaxy S4. Most rewarding swap I've ever made. I'm much happier with the amount of control I have over my phone, whether it be the UI, entire shell, battery life, or performance tweaks. My wife decided she couldn't leave iPhone yet and got a 5C and it's the little things that drive me crazy about that phone. Smaller screen means smaller keyboard and I can't use swype which makes it a GIANT PITA to type on that thing.
Get the S4 and that's not even a nuthugger's stance on the issue.

agreed 110%

 

[bigaudiofanatic 10+ year member]

Android just hands down is all around better giving you more control and options. So S4 all day.

 

[Freeman]

Once you learn to master Swype, it's hard not to use it.

every time i type **** swype screws me over.

 

[neo_styles 10+ year member]

every time i type **** swype screws me over.

Then turn it off

 

[FamousMassacre 10+ year member]

Both are nice phones. If you want the bigger screen and extra features, then go for it. I switched from the only iphone 4s to the note 3 and the only thing I don't like about the note 3 is the keyboard. I can text a whole lot faster on my old iphone than my new note 3. But that's the only con I can find about it.

might just be because of the large screen upgrade but you'll get used to it.

 

[Freeman]

Then turn it off

no i like it!

 

[naughtyca 10+ year member]

S4, plus are sd card, if you have a samsung tv and blu rays its easily compatible with samsung all share, bigger screen, can easily download movies and music when connected to a PC, i fyou have a tablet that uses mini sdcards you can interchange the cards.

 

[EpicMango 10+ year member]

I can tell you my experience as I owned a iPhone 5 since release to about May and an S4 from May onwards

The long of the short of it: Wouldn't even entertain the idea of going back to an iPhone 5/5S or anything that doesn't rock a 5 inch display..

The S4 is a great piece of phone. People are always complaining that the build quality coming from an iPhone will be diminished, and it is correct since the S4 is polycarbonate. But when I held my S4 in the ATT store as my service was being switched over, I really couldn't complain. I really love the way my S4 feels. The phone itself is brilliant plauged by bloated software. I run a custom rom Called GoldenEye ROM which essentially takes the TouchWiz Software and completely debloats it. I remember the night when I booted up the ROM and it made my phone feel completely brand new. Even stock the phone is great but my GOD does the phone run smoother and considerably longer than stock or my iPhone.

Regarding the battery life, the stock S4 does indeed have more battery life and it shows in real world usage. I can say my ROM'd S4 gets almost 40-50% better battery life than my iPhone 5 at max brightness and power saving off with 4G. Stock S4 is still looking at a healthy 20-30% The reason is although the S4 rocks a much bigger screen, it uses a much more efficient AMOLED display, and if you pit an iPhone 5 against the S4, the iPhone 5's screen is considerably brighter HOWEVER that doesn't mean that the S4s screen lacks. Its size more than makes up for the brightness, and trust me on this, its still more than enough. Regarding the screen, samsung gets its awesome critiques from its screen due to the fact that it is designed to oversaturate colors making them more vibrant and such. Coming from an iPhone 5 you could easily tell. The first couple days, pictures on Facebook looked competely fake. colors were too bright, the darks were too dark, it just wasn't realistic. I have now gotten used to it and I can't even tell but I will warn you that the screen is NOT mean't to be accurate, its mean't to accentuate colors. The screen is still absolutely gorgous, and even today I still sometimes stare at it admiring my HD wallpaper because it looks so **** good.

Regarding speed vs the iPhone 5. The S4 might rock more than twice the cores than an iPhone but I still noticed that on stock the S4 was a tad bit slower than my iPhone 5 starting up apps. Is it a dealbreaker? NOT BY ANY MEANS. The phone itself is so good that you will notice it, but quickly dismiss it. Now if you run a custom debloated ROM, then the story is much different. The phone will either be THE SMALLLLLLLLLLLLLLEST increment slower than an iPhone but will 90% be just as fast and in some instances faster.

Music wise, the S4 is a mile behind the iPhone 5 in terms of SQ. If you have gotten used to your iPhone 5's musical SQ, you're going to hate the S4. Unless you get it rooted and install Viper4Audio. Then.....then you will hear things in your music that you never heard on your iPhone 5. If you DEPEND on SQ from your S4, then I would either go with an HTC One, or stay with the iPhone 5. If you want to root your phone, then BY GOD PLEASE get an S4. Once this phone is ROM'd and ViperAudio'd, there is not a SINGLE thing you would want from your iPhone 5. Literally the only thing you could want is the fluidity of iOS, but even ROM's make this problem go 95% away.

The camera. Best camera I have ever used on a smartphone. Hell, its not saying much, but its the best camera I've ever used. The detail is astonishing and the colors pop (on your phone. good for when you want to impress friends) but once you upload it onto a computer and see the actual colors, its a little less astonishing, but still good none the less

I love my S4. I don't even THINK about iPhones anymore. What I would do is go to your local wireless provider and try the phone out as well as other phones

Some phones I would be on the lookout for

LG G2

Google Nexus 5

HTC One

Hope this answered some of your questions //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Their are pro's and cons's of both phones.The s4 has a a bigger screen than the iPhone. +1 for the s4

The s4 is bigger and bulkier than the iPhone. +1 for the iPhone.

The s4's operating system is more adaptable the the iPhones . +1 for the s4

The iPhones operating system is more stable than the s4's. +1 for the iPhone.

The s4 has a little more battery life than the iPhone. +1 for the s4.

The iPhone is compatible with at least 10x more USB devices like car stereos than the s4 is. +1 for iPhone.

I owned three droids before going to a iPhone 5, and would not go back.

Both bold statements arent 100% accurate. The Android OS is perfectly stable if your not a fucktard and dont try to mod it without knowing what your doing. Second there are tons of USB devices car audio or otherwise that recognize MTP or PTP devices as mass storage devices.

I went from a rooted and custom ROM/Kernel HTC Incredible to an iPhone 4S. My wife broke her iPhone 4 so I gave her my 4S and got the Galaxy S4. I provide tech support for accounts with over 80 iPhones ranging from 4 to the 5S and even the 5S doesnt compare. Battery life is worse, its smaller, you cant do **** on it. Literally the only thing Apple has is the App Store and developers.

 

[Keith H 10+ year member]

Note 3.

 

[jrdnhsnbrg 10+ year member]

Thank you all for the help and tips. And I do rely on my phone for music in my car so that would be a bit of an issue, but I'm fairly tech savvy so I could probably figure it out. Or keep my old iPhone as an iPod, one or the other //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I really do think I'm gonna go with a non-Apple product for my next phone, it's time for a change.

 

[timhof13 10+ year member]

I have a 5s and wouldn't trade it for anything! I am an apple nut hugger though. I have 2 iPhones, 2 iPod touches, five iPads, a MacBook Pro , MacBook Air , IMac 21.5 and multiple iPods in my house. Soon to be buying a ipad air. I like things simple, if I wanted to mess with phones I would try android but I am very happy just using.