Galaxy S4.....BLACK mist or WHITE frost!!

Guyz, as you all know galaxy s4 is coming to india this week..... Love it or hate it, you cant deny its the most popular phone now..... As it comes in 2 colours namely, Black mist and White frost(yeah samsung has done away with the wicked pebble blue :-D

) Was just wondering which colour wud be the obvious choice...!

+1 for the frost btw is this query about which one you should buy, i mean are you gonna buy one

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Is S4 better option than Note 2?

Pancul said:
Is S4 better option than Note 2?

Depends on your budget.

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AndroidFan said:
Depends on your budget.

Budget is around 35k but can be stretched if S4 comes around 40k

Pancul said:
Is S4 better option than Note 2?

Absolute yes if spen is of no use to you

Pancul said:
Budget is around 35k but can be stretched if S4 comes around 40k

Galaxy S4 is very powerful and efficient, octa-core processor, 2 GB RAM, 13 MP camera, 1080p screen... Overall better than an already amazing Note 2. Both phones are very good, but S4 is faster and newer...

Also keep an eye on HTC One... it is a good package...

Pancul said:
Budget is around 35k but can be stretched if S4 comes around 40k

Then better wait s4 could be priced below 45k you can also consider htc one

Take a look at LG Optimus G also. Pretty powerful for a 30k phone, no A9 ****.
Same chipset as Xperia Z, lower res screen (WXGA) - will last longer in terms of gaming and gpu caability.
With Jelly beans, smooth and fast now.

Only possible glitch can be LG's pathetic update history.

I would advise not to jump into S4 bandwagon immediately. Wait to see the CPU switching implementation in octa version of S4. It is tricky and Samsung has not done too good job with s/w earlier.

<Just my opinion>

Yeah i am gonna buy one....but i've already chosen black mist. Just want to know what others think...

Pancul said:
Budget is around 35k but can be stretched if S4 comes around 40k

Well you can wait for s4 or take the htc one. one is absolute beauty but imo 4.7 inch is absolutely useless at full hd resolution.. also depends if you are a power user or just wanna have a phone as a style statement(Hint poweruser=S4,Style=One :))

Also india is one of the few countries getting the octocore version. No more fun than to brag to your friends that ur fone has 8 cores, though onlt 4 are functional at any time...

^^^4.7inch absolutely useless at fhd

why would that be so huh?

nikufellow said:
^^^4.7inch absolutely useless at fhd why would that be so huh?

Because S4 screen is 5 inch. Full HD at anything less or more (as long as note 3 does not come out) is useless

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Hmm...thanks for all the replies....but is buying an HTC in India is a wise decision? I mean I have heard many bad things about HTC like their customer service, software updates and above all build quality of HTC's handsets.

It seems like HTC is alien and Samsung is an Indian company....

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Pancul said:
Hmm...thanks for all the replies....but is buying an HTC in India is a wise decision? I mean I have heard many bad things about HTC like their customer service, software updates and above all build quality of HTC's handsets.

It seems like HTC is alien and Samsung is an Indian company....

Are you sure with the build quality thing?? HTC has the best sturdy build in droids unlike the plasticky (though durable) Samsung build.

BTW, I own a note 2 and an S3. so i am not an HTC fanboy clearly

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rakesh_ic said:
Are you sure with the build quality thing?? HTC has the best sturdy build in droids unlike the plasticky (though durable) Samsung build.

BTW, I own a note 2 and an S3. so i am not an HTC fanboy clearly

I am not sure but I have heard and read on various forums about the build quality issues in HTC's phones. Though, as you are a Note 2 owner, I would like to ask do you suggest Note 2 above S4, Xperia Z and HTC One.

rakesh_ic said:
Are you sure with the build quality thing?? HTC has the best sturdy build in droids unlike the plasticky (though durable) Samsung build.

BTW, I own a note 2 and an S3. so i am not an HTC fanboy clearly

Watch this video

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Pancul said:
I am not sure but I have heard and read on various forums about the build quality issues in HTC's phones. Though, as you are a Note 2 owner, I would like to ask do you suggest Note 2 above S4, Xperia Z and HTC One.

Obviously i wont suggest to go with Note 2 specially coz S4 comes with a similarly (though a tad small) sized screen and a better processor with some more features (software gimmic from Samsung) as an added advantage.

But if on a tighter budget of 30 - 34K ish Note 2 is a great deal.

rakesh_ic said:
Obviously i wont suggest to go with Note 2 specially coz S4 comes with a similarly (though a tad small) sized screen and a better processor with some more features (software gimmic from Samsung) as an added advantage.

But if on a tighter budget of 30 - 34K ish Note 2 is a great deal.

dude i disagree....at that budget streching to 35k and getting xperia z wud be much better(street price)(owning latest flagship has the benifit of getting os updates for a longer time).....and though the screen of s4 is a tad smaller,overall phone is much compact....and what reviews are indicating are that its got a phenomenal screen....

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Xperia Z street price is now 33.5k and not 35k

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dude1 said:
dude i disagree....at that budget streching to 35k and getting xperia z wud be much better(street price)(owning latest flagship has the benifit of getting os updates for a longer time).....and though the screen of s4 is a tad smaller,overall phone is much compact....and what reviews are indicating are that its got a phenomenal screen....

The question posed was S4 vs Note 2 and so the suggestion..

And I never said Note 2 is the only good phone is the range.. nor did i say its the best deal

Hope I am clear.

S4 is better performance wise there is no doubt in that buy I love the S-Pen feature, it is very handy for noting something in urgency so I prefer Note 2.
But as you are thinking of S4, it would be better if you look out for HTC One.

Apart from looking ugly as usual everything else is good about the S4.

Sarath said:
Apart from looking ugly as usual everything else is good about the S4.

Agreed

Get Black Mist.

White will soon start to look yellow and dirty.

ico said:
Get Black Mist.

White will soon start to look yellow and dirty.

+1 for Black

guyz, any idea when the waterproof, rugged s4 comin out?

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July.

Galaxy S4 ACTIVE

lol

thanks...i wud be waiting till july...but i dont think samsung wud launch it in india with same specs as gti9500may be it wud be i9505 twin...how else wud they differentiate?(except being waterproof of course)

get N4

shreymittal said:
get N4

OP got good budget for current Flagships. N4 is boss under 35k

He can save 15K if he go with N4 and can get another tab N7.
He will get 2 androids N7+N4.

shreymittal said:
He can save 15K if he go with N4 and can get another tab N7.
He will get 2 androids N7+N4.

Agreed.
But it's like if somebody got 15k budget(to get L9), advising him to get a med range device (something Like Burst) + a tab (or save that cash).

Only if OP is agree with that.
But Nexus is Nexus if i would have got budget of 40K i would have only bought Nexus.

shreymittal said:
Only if OP is agree with that.
But Nexus is Nexus if i would have got budget of 40K i would have only bought Nexus.

So do I

Btw what about nexus s4, when is it coming to india?

nickaustin said:
Btw what about nexus s4, when is it coming to india?

May I know, what is nexus s4?
Are you talking about galaxy S4 GE ? AFAIK It won't be coming to India any time soon

nickaustin said:
Btw what about nexus s4, when is it coming to india?

Buddy its
Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition
and it won't be launched in India.