Google to start selling the Galaxy S4 running stock Android
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- Abid
- Ldy
- 15 May 2013
What about the physical home button? Or touch ?
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- yan
- j8w
- 15 May 2013
stock android is great, but basically all the features Samsung fanboys brag about all the time are gone... like:
touchwiz
Air gestures
Smart gestures: Smart stay, Smart pause, Smart scroll
group play
s voice
s translator
WatchON
s health
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- mvu
- 15 May 2013
I don't know... Is it really in Samsung's best interest to show the general public how much faster the phone is without TW? Or much storage space is actually available without all the bloat?
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- y3E
- 15 May 2013
what about fm radio? will this version os sgs4 have fm radio actiavated?
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- AnonD-134497
- bJ9
- 15 May 2013
Default/optimum/stock is always better and stable than customs so Google did a great job here. Wish the price tag would be between 600$-650$. That is a bit expensive and without contract, I doubt the sales would effect.
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- vbJ
- 15 May 2013
Great news .... but again Samsung :S ... At least give other manufactures a chance too or may be all. A Htc One with AOSP would have been great too.
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- Anonymous
- Im4
- 15 May 2013
AnonD-78939, 15 May 2013This will be a big hit among tech enthusiasts only if they ... moreVerizon with their CDMA network is constantly or of the pure Google experience, this blows. In another note at $650 if is steep, but will sell.
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- AnonD-129766
- PqT
- 15 May 2013
Yeaaaa !
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- Android Man
- mqM
- 15 May 2013
no disrepect to Samsung, but i think all carriers and shops should sell a stock android and branded version. so it gives people a choice.
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- sSW
- 15 May 2013
should be the snapdragon one as it's released in the USA, plus it has LTE :P
cmiiw
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- utn
- 15 May 2013
thumbs down....sorry google...if u wanna treat it like a nexus...the price should be justified too.....
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- AnonD-41271
- tt1
- 15 May 2013
Happy with this. The updates will come much more faster, but I hope they release it for more countries in more number and do it with more manufacturers.
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- Ya2
- 15 May 2013
AnonD-49204, 15 May 2013Bloatware and gimmicks gone! Now this will be a interest... moreI thought its a pretty well established fact that there is no difference in user experience between the 2 processors. Considering that it has built in LTE bands for US carriers AT&T and T Mobile its practically guaranteed to be a Snapdragon.
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- Ya2
- 15 May 2013
AnonD-117148, 15 May 2013Will it recieve urgent updates Yes. Stock and version updates Nexus style direct from Google.
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- habusho
- BiY
- 15 May 2013
the first step of making updates directly from google avoiding product makers to manage the updates
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- Anonymous
- sXw
- 15 May 2013
This is the best decision that Samsung has made all year. No Touchwiz and bloat = win.
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- AnonD-73252
- Ya2
- 15 May 2013
There are going to be some depressed early adopters out there.
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- KIE
- 15 May 2013
Will it recieve urgent updates
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- AnonD-49204
- TRE
- 15 May 2013
Bloatware and gimmicks gone!
Now this will be a interesting one.
But exynos or snapdragon?
Yeah for the latter and nahhh for the former.
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- mick
- pJn
- 15 May 2013
So how do the buttons work? GS4 has a physical home button, a options button and a back button. Vanilla android requires a recent apps button and menus are built into the interface.