Super LCDs have historically had worse brightness than even SAMOLEDs where have you been? Ever look at a Thunderbolt or Rezound screen before? Super LCDs having decent brightness is a new and recent advancement for the technology.
I will as soon as tmobile gets the 32gb one. If verizon had it I would switch out my job provided iphone 5 and get the one. And then get the s4 for my personal phone from tmo.
Can you use the unlocked version on any carrier ?
Any GSM carrier, yes. However, if youre a TMo customer and need their wifi calling, you'll need to get the TMo branded one. Also, the unlocked one doesnt support TMo LTE. The unlocked one LTE bands are 700/850/AWS/1900 MHz, TMo's LTE is 1700/2100 AWS. They use 1900 reframed for HSPA.
Ordered mine yesterday at about 11am PST, today shows backordered.
LOL, you listened to a sprint employee. One >>>> Evo BTW.
Yeah, I know but I don't trust the ATT or Verizon employees either so I decided to ask here to get some info. See what the comparison input was from actual users.
This Corning rep says the exact opposite of you, what is your source?
According to him, GG2 is the product which reduced thickness without sacrificing durability. GG3 is a more for durable product than both GG 1 and 2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvuVzGIf3g8
http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-uses-the-latest-gorilla-glass-3-for-screen-protection/
Yeah, I know but I don't trust the ATT or Verizon employees either so I decided to ask here to get some info. See what the comparison input was from actual users.
Has Sprint built out LTE in your area? I'd consider switching carriers if not.My contract is up in May and I'm thinking of upgrading from the Evo 3D. I'm on my third phone after 2 years of breakdown while wife is still on her original. I'm thinking HTC One, Evo 4G, or the new Samsung when it rolls out.
I wonder if anyone has got one and will try it on Verizon.
Has Sprint built out LTE in your area? I'd consider switching carriers if not.
And yeah, the only phones from last year that should be on your radar are the N4 and the Note 2. The Evo 4G *does* have expandable/swappable storage, but if you want that the S4 is a *much* better way to go...
Last month when I was in my local Sprint store, which by the way is a full service store, the manager there told me that there was indeed big LTE expansion in our area coming 2nd half of the year. His employees were saying the same thing. I assume they would know more about that than I would especially since I dont keep up on the info myself. I live in the Tampa Bay area. Between Tampa and Clearwater, FL.
When I was on Sprint (left a year and a half ago) I heard that line for 3 years about wimax in phoenix, and my buddy who is still on Sprint says he's heard the same thing about LTE in Phoenix...I wouldnt hold your breath lol
LOL Yeah I know. Just repeating what they were saying when I asked them about it.
Well, Sensorly and the Sprint 4G Rollout forum seem to indicate that there is a fair amount of pre-official buildout/coverage already in that peninsula west of Tampa. But since you're on WiMax now I'd definitely research/experiment first (got any friends with Sprint LTE?) before possibly putting yourself at the mercy of EVDO.Last month when I was in my local Sprint store, which by the way is a full service store, the manager there told me that there was indeed big LTE expansion in our area coming 2nd half of the year. His employees were saying the same thing. I assume they would know more about that than I would especially since I dont keep up on the info myself. I live in the Tampa Bay area. Between Tampa and Clearwater, FL.
The HTC website now has the unlocked One for $575. It's the 32GB silver version only from what I can tell.
Played with one as well at an AT&T store for about 15 minutes:
- the 1080p screen is great, viewing tiny text on a non-mobile optimized site was amazingly sharp. The same text on my Note 2 was slightly pixelated, though I could see much more of the site on screen.
- the screen wasn't as bright as I expected it to be. Set at max brightness, it didn't seem very bright in store, and not as bright as the Note 2 screen at less than max brightness. Still more than sufficient however.
- build quality was nice, but didn't get the wow factor I expected. Personally I thought the iPhone 5 felt more premium - the rubbery lines on the back vs. the smooth iPhone aluminum back was markedly different. However, still the class of the field for Android, but not the visceral feeling of wow I expected. My wife (who is stuck on Apple and has the 5), laughed saying this company was copying Apple so hard.
- still not a fan of the viewable screen size to phone size. The actual amount of screen real estate where content appears in a browser was meh - too much wasted space between the bezel, black borders around the screen, and button row. Felt worse than the S3, which is worse than the Note 2, which looks to be worse than the S4 (and I assume the Note 3).
- UI was snappy - though I didn't notice any difference between the Cleanrom I run on my Note 2. Sense wasn't that bad, though ideally I'd still want to run a debloated, clean ROM with the launcher of my choice. Mostly this tells me modern hardware makes Android snappy regardless of device.
So nice phone, will be interesting to compare to the S4 as an overall package, but nothing to make me dump the Note 2. I'll still be waiting for the Note 3.