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| cactus-jack |
Posted on 05-02-2014 22:56
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But what about the battery? I'm annoyed with my old phone because with a pretty decent amount of use I have to charge it every third day or so.
I'm not the type who sits with my phone in my hand all day long, so I wouldn't use it for much more than calling and texting, plus a bit of browsing now and then.
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 05-02-2014 23:01
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When it annoys you to charge it every third day, you'll be annoyed with every "newish" smartphone, I fear  The Samsung S4 is decent in that aspect, I think, it's not a big plus, but it's not like you'd have to charge it every day if you don't use it that much either.
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| cactus-jack |
Posted on 05-02-2014 23:02
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How often do you charge it, then?
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 05-02-2014 23:05
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cactus-jack wrote:
But what about the battery? I'm annoyed with my old phone because with a pretty decent amount of use I have to charge it every third day or so.
I'm not the type who sits with my phone in my hand all day long, so I wouldn't use it for much more than calling and texting, plus a bit of browsing now and then.
The battery usually lasts a day for me (around 10-15% batter left). I simply plug it in right before bed and its ready for another days use in the morning and so on. It becomes a routine and its right next to my bed so I never forget and its hardly a hassle.
That said, if you are only going to buy a phone for texting and calling, the S4 maybe isn't the best option for you, considering its a top of the line smart phone, which is pretty much a mini tablet so its going to cost a lot more than your basic touch screen phone.
I pretty much only texted and called on my previous phone before getting an S3 and it has changed how I use a phone. Now I play games, surf the web, use social media, skype, and everything like that on a daily basis from my phone.
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 05-02-2014 23:10
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cactus-jack wrote:
How often do you charge it, then?
Every two to three days, more often if I, for example, play with it for a few hours on a train ride or something. But if you do it like valv and just charge it in the evening, it easily lasts the next day, no matter what you're doing
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| cio93 |
Posted on 05-02-2014 23:12
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Gosh cunego, stop, Ewan is just too handsome for someone challenging our German sprint domination soon 
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 05-02-2014 23:14
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Yeah. The percentage telling you the amount of battery left is a really great feature! My old phone just had 3 bars so it actually died on me, when I needed to use it, whereas the S3 I know exactly how much I have left, a good idea of how fast it will "naturally" go down, how much quicker it will go down if I connect to wifi or if I play a game for a while. I've never had it die on me while I was out, so I'd say thats good since I've had it almost 9 months now.
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Posted on 05-02-2014 23:17
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I turn the brightness down to the lowest and I've got to say you really get used to it.
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| cactus-jack |
Posted on 05-02-2014 23:21
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Well, chances are I'd use for a bit more than just texting and calling. I'd probably use it for some social media-related things aswell.
I guess I can go along with charging it everyother day, or so. Like I said, it's annoying having to charge my current phone twice a week, but that's just because I'm so used to it lasting a week even with somewhat heavy use.
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| jseadog1 |
Posted on 05-02-2014 23:21
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I have an S4, I would definitely buy it it's great! 
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 05-02-2014 23:27
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I have my S2 for about 2 years now and i am not planning to replace it with any new generation soon (until S5 comes out). Size is perfect (i have normal hand , 4.3inch) and just as valv & cunego are doing, i am charging it every night, but honestly i am using it alot. For texting , for browsing internet , social medias , some HD games etc. , so it would probably last at least 2 days to you (f.e. my mom just switched from an old-fashioned phone to some new mid-range Sony Xperia and is strictly using it for SMS and Calls and battery can even last 4-5 days sometimes).
I know it's somehow "old" now, since it's released in 2011 (and there's phone-changing trend each 6 months now) , but it's way cheaper than other phones and could do pretty much same things, with more practical screensize and nice battery power...
But of course, if you have a bit bigger budget, getting S3 or even S4 won't hurt. My next phone will definitely be S4, after S5 gets released and price gets a bit lower. Xperia Z1 is about same price as S4, but it's way better optimized with 20MP camera + it's waterproof <- Worth checking, definitely.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 05-02-2014 23:39
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Or you could get a messenger phone in 2009 and just not get a new phone, like me. 
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Posted on 06-02-2014 01:27
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I got a Nokia Lumia 820. Older model, but I can play Halo for 13 straight hours and still have 88% battery life. I haven't charged mine in 6 days. Mind you also, it has everything turned on as well, and the brightness is on high.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 06-02-2014 06:48
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I think S4 is too high category for normal usage of the phone, i would rather buy a tablet than this phone.
I will buy this XperiaL baby next month, not so much expensive and still very good smart phone to have. 
https://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/p...a-l/#black
Itz only costs like third of S4 and does everything in similar fashion.
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 07-02-2014 01:26
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Going to try and use my twitter more to post PCM.Daily news involving Story of the Month reminders/updates, behind the scenes notes from The Comeback, promoting other stories on Daily, Fav. Cyclist Competition, CSC-Orbea, etc.
Basically anything I'm involved in around PCMDaily, including upcoming projects.
I know, I know, a cheap advertisment. But, I'm an Admin. I can do that.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 07-02-2014 01:32
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Well I don't have a Twitter so I'm not following you anyway, but I did not know that becoming an admin gives you advertising space. I would have applied if I did.
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 07-02-2014 01:46
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baseballlover312 wrote:
Well I don't have a Twitter so I'm not following you anyway, but I did not know that becoming an admin gives you advertising space. I would have applied if I did.
Well, I'll be advertising future events happening on the site so that's why.
If it was just for personal use I wouldn't have.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 07-02-2014 01:48
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Mresuperstar wrote:
baseballlover312 wrote:
Well I don't have a Twitter so I'm not following you anyway, but I did not know that becoming an admin gives you advertising space. I would have applied if I did.
Well, I'll be advertising future events happening on the site so that's why.
If it was just for personal use I wouldn't have.
I know.
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| jseadog1 |
Posted on 07-02-2014 01:50
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Mresuperstar wrote:
baseballlover312 wrote:
Well I don't have a Twitter so I'm not following you anyway, but I did not know that becoming an admin gives you advertising space. I would have applied if I did.
Well, I'll be advertising future events happening on the site so that's why.
If it was just for personal use I wouldn't have.
Yeah because you wont tell anyone your personal account 
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 07-02-2014 02:02
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Well, you could probably easily find it if you wanted too. I haven't been too cautious in hiding my personal info. I was at first but, I've been here too long and I trust (most) of the people here so it's been leaked out over time.
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