Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4
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- xGw
- 24 Aug 2020
Amazing that this was released 7 years ago, and looks and specs-wise, it still manages to hold its own in 2020. They made (and sold) TONS of these, and "new" old stock is still readily available at fairly cheap prices. Bought one four months ago, rooted it, installed a 128GB card, and couldn't be happier. Even an iPhone11-owning friend of mine was (mildly) impressed when I showed it to him. Another huge plus for me is the removable battery (because, yes, li-ion batts DO go bad fairly quickly).
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- xGw
- 24 Aug 2020
holiday mode, 10 Jul 2020bought this phone a year ago. Every thing fine till went on... moreFix may be as simple as cleaning the wifi antenna contacts. Of course, that means taking the phone apart (at least partly).
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- Anonymous
- n67
- 27 Jul 2020
9.6 Megapixel stills during video recording. EPIC!
Not even the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro can do that. Still images during video recording on the Note 8 Pro have the same resolution as the video frame, making the feature redundant.
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- holiday mode
- nEa
- 10 Jul 2020
bought this phone a year ago. Every thing fine till went on holiday Tenerife. Could not get WIFI unless in internet cafe. Bought cheap Alcatel works every where. Samsung sat in box.
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- Daffyd
- 7X9
- 14 May 2020
Can anyone tell me roughly how many years' life one can expect from the battery? Mine is about 6-7 yrs old.
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- Anonymous
- Sgg
- 20 Feb 2020
GalaxyUser, 24 Oct 2019Still a great little phone in 2019. Perfect for custom ROMs... moreSame here, still use it as a main and only phone. My is I9506. I love it.
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- crotman
- Kif
- 12 Nov 2019
only problem is battery, it's doesn't compatible with other battery even it's fit on body
tried using s3, s4 mini, duos battery but always rejected as yellow exclamation ( can run but can't charge)
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- GalaxyUser
- uKh
- 24 Oct 2019
Still a great little phone in 2019. Perfect for custom ROMs. Works a treat with bare bones Resurrection Remix ROM or GPE ROM. Takes great photos and spectacular videos (with 3rd party camera app or Open Camera).
This continues to be my go to phone for playing around with or traveling.
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- MrEagle
- Nue
- 10 Oct 2019
Maluku, 29 Aug 2019I bought this phone for €20 2nd hand because my old phone w... more20 or 200?
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- Pine
- Y}$
- 05 Sep 2019
I bought samsung s4 google play edition and its my biggest fault its worst device i had ever bought..i used other simple samsung s4 edition they are good enough but dont ever buy a google play edition s4 its too much freezing lagging dumb stock firmware google put in samsung phones that makes phones almost useless it freezes everytime lagging jamming due to incompatible dumb firmware by google...samsung touchwiz is way fast smooth and clean UI than this google edition software...problm is that no way to port from google play edition to touchwiz firmware
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- Maluku
- 0rc
- 29 Aug 2019
Anonymous, 10 Aug 2019Don`t understand why must put immediately rom on it?! If yo... moreI bought this phone for €20 2nd hand because my old phone was broken, so it was a no brainer.
And secondly, i put a custom rom on it because i like to tweak my phone and have the latest Android version available for the device, not to mention the updated Android security.
Please dont make any assumptions that i don't like this phone just because i flashed a rom the minute i got this device. That is taking conclussions on a subject that's not even implied in my post.
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- merruru
- t7@
- 26 Aug 2019
if you're planning to play tap games/rhythm games, dont buy this phone.....i recommend 2017 and up phones with atleast octa core and 4gb ram.
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- Sam
- rXI
- 24 Aug 2019
This phone is OK but I had a huge problem with it I had to replace the lcd thats costs around 80$ then had a hardware problem it won't start or work had it fix after looking everywhere then had it again a year later couldn't fix it
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- Anonymous
- n2x
- 10 Aug 2019
ungrateful scholar, 19 Jan 2019Hi! it is 2019 and I am still sporting S4 i9505. Installed... morewhy did U need this shit rom?
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- Anonymous
- n2x
- 10 Aug 2019
altar of samsung, 25 Jun 2019this fon is dead.you too!
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- Anonymous
- n2x
- 10 Aug 2019
karim MOROCCO, 20 Jul 2019this phone is the best samsung made it of all times true!
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- Anonymous
- n2x
- 10 Aug 2019
Maluku, 20 Jul 2019I've got this phone yesterday and immediatly put rom on it.... moreDon`t understand why must put immediately rom on it?! If you`re not satisfied, why you buy this phone?
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- Maluku
- ptU
- 20 Jul 2019
Maluku, 20 Jul 2019I've got this phone yesterday and immediatly put rom on it.... moreTdlr; i'm running Bootleggers Pie Rom 9.0
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- Maluku
- ptU
- 20 Jul 2019
Dine, 19 Feb 2019Can you share the steps to update custom romI've got this phone yesterday and immediatly put rom on it. Its pretty easy..
1) Make sure you're running latest lolipop firmware.
2). Enable USB Debugging in Developer Options (tap build# 6x at phone info).
3). Download Odin v3.x
4). Download TWRP 3.3.x.tar and .img from official website.
5). Turn off phone and put it in download mode / power+vol down+home button, release when samsung logo appears
6). Run Odin, check box "AP" and click AP and select recovery .tar, and flash. When phone vibrates, remove battery (flash without backcover).
7). Boot twrp with Power+vol up+home button.
8). In TWRP click install > image > and select recovery .img > flash.
This is so stock recovery wont reflash upon exiting twrp.
9). Flash any rom from XDA, and root with Magisk.
Make sure to backup stock rom with TWRP, and do NOT wipe internal storage.
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- karim MOROCCO
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- 20 Jul 2019
this phone is the best samsung made it of all times