There are several with scores from 37-44, but like I said, on paper it really looks good. The only variable should be stability and battery life since feature-wise I admit it is top rated.

Nice post about the pros and cons of the "Nexus" S4

http://lifehacker.com/is-the-stock-android...nexus-507575112

Good read.

It's less than 1 pack of ciggies right? And gives you an endless high for as long as you desire to mod.

Fun/Cost ratio is priceless isn't it?

Some toys that Google has removed from PlayStore:

http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-forbidd...d42978#2-AdAway

You may already know and have some.

because of the colors.....

Ok must be a Special Mention awardee....

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This post has been edited by joytest: May 17 2013, 01:43 PM

Interesting perspective article on why 4.3 was not announced:

http://phandroid.com/2013/05/16/google-io-keynote-opinion/

Excerpt:

Google addressed the one issue that has been played up by the tech world since the beginning of the platform’s inception — that’s right, I’m talking about fragmentation. There was never an easy way to tackle this problem. Google tried to do it by getting OEMs and carriers to commit to updates for their products at least 18 months after launch.

Unfortunately, that was more of a loose pledge than a requirement — Google can’t force OEMs and carriers to support their products any more or less than they want them to. And it’s not just because these folks don’t want to, but because their hands are being tied by many other factors. Software testing cycles are sporadic and unpredictable, and what may seem like an easy task is actually a very complicated one. Different OEMs have different skins, and said skins are impacted by updates to the OS in different ways. Carriers have to worry about their network, and are forced to add more time to an already timely process.

While it may not be immediately obvious, this is probably the best way Google could tackle fragmentation (even if it wasn’t intentional). By not announcing and releasing a new version of Android, and instead opting to update apps in order to add new features, Google has found a way to slow down the Android development software cycle and allow OEMs to catch up.

This post has been edited by joytest: May 17 2013, 01:52 PM

Without explicit confirmation, it is difficult to determine if a gender tag is genuine hahahahaha. The FBI likes to use nicks and profiles depicting young teen girls to snare paedos and other undesirables.



This post has been edited by joytest: May 17 2013, 02:28 PM

BTW do add yourself to the Owners' List via the form in post 4. If you are a flashoholic, please add your submissions to the Survey in my sig.

Swap out for the cracked screen one and turn on your charm in the SC for a free screen replacement ........

Try it out yourself lor ..... you have 48+ hours for the rest of the weekend beginning from now....

So are you assigned in China? Any really good accessories there?

Or when it drops in another pail of water ....

I think you'd better get to the Liquipel treatment quickly and tell us whether they have a World Class receptionist team or not.

This means they have to be LARGER SIZED than you to "kepung" you !!!!! OMG......

I think that's still a worthy update due to expected FHD and larger screen. New CPU+GPU will also be nice to drive the increased pixel count. I like the square slab with rounded edges

Agree, I prefer a flat behind (for my devices) instead of an unstable wobbly bulge. And you never shared any of the New Model benefits/design cues from the Samsung event yesterday. Selfish

There already is that iphone-ish casing right? Baronic is using it, and I think so is crazyissac

No news or pics in the S4 thread ..... all just serious talk, rather uptight IMHO

Some device related phallic banter always spices things up.

Confession of some guy who swapped to a HTC One, then promptly swapped back:

He got 62 +1's
https://plus.google.com/u/0/105412162104261...sts/QxN5kMHdKTi

His post:
Shawn H
7:01 AM (edited)
My goodness that phone is so overrated. I mean the build is magnificent but I had to sacrifice so much.

Chris Saunders
7:02 AM
I'd love to hear more about why you switched back - I really dig the industrial design, I've been thinking once some decent ROMs pop up I might make the switch... what about the device made you want to come back to the GN2?

Shawn H
7:08 AM
The battery sucked on stock. Flashed cm10 the battery sucked on that. Flashed aokp the battery sucked on there too. Went back to sense based Viper Rom, battery was better but still sucked. I lived by the wall on my charger.
Sense is boring other than that feed thing. I missed multi window and spen features. I also like to swap sd cards between my devices (tablet, android mini pc, laptop, etc).
I'm good.


Shawn H
7:56 AM
Yea I was gonna get the S4 for my girl but she loves the Note 2 I got her. She's still amazed at the battery life. Keep in mind that we had Nexus 4's and we hated the battery life on those too. Im saying no to internal batteries from now on unless they are 3300 mah or better like the razr maxx.

Chris Saunders
8:18 AM
I literally bought the note 2 on a whim when my contact was up for renewal. I had no idea what I was getting into. I'm not sure I could ever go back to regular battery life again after pulling 14h of my crazy life on this thing.

Did you not ask for removal of the casing to feel its naked beauty? Those aesthetes all espouse naked beauty, like Michaelangelo's sculptures ....

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BUT FOR ALL THEMERS:

Assassin's new THEME Kitchen 1!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41478792



This post has been edited by joytest: May 17 2013, 04:43 PM

Never mind. We know you wear tight jeans that's why you need textured durex for the monster in your pants.

Do note that medical evidence indicates that overly tight pants or underpants are undesirable for fertility and hygiene reasons. But of couse please don't wash your Note 2 unless you've done Liquipel

Yes, please state your Note 2 version as well, since there are different ROMs for N7100 and N7105.

Ah, the \asec location.... likely due to the encrypted key files which only activate after the boot process.



It was hot a few months ago when the phone launched. Don't know if anyone has ex-stock.

You could try seller sakurazz (can't recall the exact spelling).

This post has been edited by joytest: May 17 2013, 05:27 PM