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 Samsung GALAXY S4 OFFICIAL THREAD Ver.1, MALAYSIA OFFICIAL LAUNCH AT 27 Apr!

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lordskarn
post Apr 26 2013, 04:52 AM

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I see lots of discussion on the web on i9500 octa-core vs i9505 lte..
Interestingly, gfxbench (previously known as glbench) shows that i9505's GPU seems a little bit faster than i9500.. might be worth waiting for the lte version.. but i'm so itching to buy i9500 now.. will end up buying both versions like s2 (i9100 and i9100G) just to compare yawn.gif

https://gfxbench.com/compare.jsp?D1=Apple+i...iPhone+5&cols=4
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post Apr 27 2013, 11:03 AM

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QUOTE(UpCar @ Apr 27 2013, 10:22 AM)
ok as promised here are some pictures that were taken last night.

purchased @ satu gadget dot com @ menara pgrm around 10.45pm last night. SUPER THE FKING JAM. JALAN CHERAS or whatever shit road that's called is just a shit road with massive construction going on.
A little i have to say about satu gadget dot com. Service is friendly and reasonably speedy. Seller i met was a nice young chinese chap who handled my sales and was up for every word he mentioned to me in his sales thread here in the forums. So, yeah, that kind of makes him a reliable seller. Kept every promise he made.
Am satisfied and happy with their service. thumbs up and would recommend.
And now the pics....
if you comment about my lousy pic taking and lousy looking pics, remember its almost 11pm. i just wanted to get things done and go home to my bed.
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the phone with accesories

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the phone itself

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in comparison with n7000. smart people would be able to differentiate.....period !

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and finally the benchmark scores

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so no more pics. phone was handed to my daughter. i doubt i will ever get to see it again.
First impressions - smoother than note 2. slightly more vibrant colors. reason could also be due to it being late at night and my eyes were playing tricks on me. Quite uncertain but it did felt like it was way smoother than the n7100 with omega+perseus combo.

Lightweight. yeah i could definitely feel that. Bloody lightweight. Its been quite some time since i held a 5" and below. The body is really slim. i could feel it as opposed to what i normally carry out. tested and ran a few 1080p clips. no stutters.

i wish i could tell more about the battery life and the usability and what's different inside. unfortunately for those, you will have to find someone else who actually buys it and use it. my job was just to buy it for someone to use it.

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Thank you sir! Very useful information to decide whether to get i9500 or i9505..

GPU-wise, it appears i9505 with Adreno 320 is faster :
https://gfxbench.com/compare.jsp?D1=Samsung...alaxy+S4&cols=2

However CPU-wise, from your score vs gsmarena's AnTuTu benchmark of i9505, it appears i9500 is much faster..

i9500 27844
i9505 24716

Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4-review-914p6.php

Both got pro and con there.. so the deciding factor for me will be how long we have to wait to get LTE S4 in Malaysia.. LTE is important because all major providers in Malaysia are starting to offer it or moving to LTE :
Digi - speed not specified - http://www.digi.com.my/tomorrownetwork/
Celcom - 50mbps - http://www.celcom.com.my/first/data/celcom-4g-lte.php
Maxis - avg 10-30mbps, max 75mbps http://www.maxis.com.my/4GLTE/main.asp

If S4 LTE will come soon, can wait for it for future compatibility.. but if in June.. too long to wait
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lordskarn
post Apr 27 2013, 02:43 PM

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QUOTE(nicholas86 @ Apr 27 2013, 02:14 PM)
Got my black S4 from maxis Garden...at 12pm..
Maxis giving free gift for first 50 customer for s4..im first 30 =.="
Looks like no ppl buying.
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What is the free gift if I may ask? The usual screen protector & stuff?
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post Apr 27 2013, 03:41 PM

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I heard early reviews saying the device gets hot after using for a while.. is it true?
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post Apr 27 2013, 08:21 PM

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Just bought a black i9500.. Paid RM1836 with RM100 rebate and 2 years of RM58 contract..

Surprisingly, the RM100 rebate is for 200 first customers, and apparently I'm customer number 170 or so.. not many ppl interested in S4? How come other countries say pre-order also sold out.. yawn.gif


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post Apr 27 2013, 09:09 PM

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QUOTE(panafone @ Apr 27 2013, 08:24 PM)
Where did you get it from?
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Yup Berjaya Times Square.. tomorrow 4PM got lucky draw for Samsung Nexus.. gonna check it out.. who knows buy 1 smartphone win 1 phone.. rclxms.gif rclxms.gif
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post Apr 29 2013, 12:03 AM

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QUOTE(WintersuN @ Apr 28 2013, 10:11 PM)
Due to the awesome battery life compared to other current flagships im seirously consider getting s4 hmm.gif
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Normal use indoors only for 1 day, just ran 3-4 benchmark software and left it idle most of the time.. after 24 hours left 47% battery. Not exactly the best battery life I think, esp since it's brand new and doesnt have any whatsap etc running alive in the background receiving messages.

If I leave my Ipad3 idle normally the battery just dips down to 80% or so after 24 hours, and thats with MS Exchange ActiveSync receiving office emails..

Hmm.. A lot of juice (2600mah) but a lot of samsung bloatware as well maybe?

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