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Is Galaxy S4 still even better than the I6?

fmradiotuner1fmradiotuner1 Posts: 20,500
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Is Galaxy S4 still even better than the I6?
From looking here is seems so
http://www.versusos.com/apple-iphone-6-plus-vs-samsung-galaxy-s4-comparison/
I have no plans to change mine yet.
Edit Seems I have linked to the I6+ which maybe is more like the Note.
The S4 seems to have better CPU?

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    Dan SetteDan Sette Posts: 5,816
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    The answer, as always, is it depends on what you use it for.

    I can't use Android, so for my uses anything Android is useless, which by definition makes the Samsung useless for MY purposes.
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    BKMBKM Posts: 6,912
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    fmradiotuner1 wrote: »
    The S4 seems to have better CPU?
    On what dubious basis have you worked this out!
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    roadshow2006roadshow2006 Posts: 1,768
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    I'm considering going from an S4 to iPhone 6+. I've had no end of problems with my S4 recently including batteries going flat considerably quickly with minimum usage. I get the feeling I'd get a superior product with the iPhone but is this just a psychological thing?
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    BKMBKM Posts: 6,912
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    roadshow2006 wrote: »
    I'm considering going from an S4 to iPhone 6+. I've had no end of problems with my S4 recently including batteries going flat considerably quickly with minimum usage. I get the feeling I'd get a superior product with the iPhone but is this just a psychological thing?
    That was my experience!
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    roadshow2006roadshow2006 Posts: 1,768
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    Also found iPhone users take better photographs on their phone than my S4 which has more megapixels. Again just psychological?!
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    BKMBKM Posts: 6,912
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    roadshow2006 wrote: »
    Also found iPhone users take better photographs on their phone than my S4 which has more megapixels. Again just psychological?!
    No! The iPhone camera is well known for being extremely good. I often use mine when I don't have my 14Mpixel compact with me.
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    swordmanswordman Posts: 6,679
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    OP you could even get the s5 for less than the i6 which is far superior.
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    ASIFZEDASIFZED Posts: 1,388
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    S4 specs are incorrect in that piece. No FM radio on board.
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    clonmultclonmult Posts: 3,366
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    BKM wrote: »
    No! The iPhone camera is well known for being extremely good. I often use mine when I don't have my 14Mpixel compact with me.

    Hahahahaha. Sorry, but no - it isn't. It is known for being okay at best. Catch yourself at night without your compact and you'll get a picture of nothing. In low light if you have someone moving rapidly you'd just get a blur (it doesn't have a real flash, just a camera light).

    The iPhone, regardless of version, is generally a pretty good all round device. Same goes for the various Samsungs, Sony, HTC, etc. At the end of the day the choice is down to personal preference. One platform isn't inherently "better" than the other.
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    BKMBKM Posts: 6,912
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    clonmult wrote: »
    Hahahahaha. Sorry, but no - it isn't.
    I disagree! Or rather - it does have all the problems inherent in a phone camera - but it can produce excellent photos in good light.

    Other phones (some with - on paper - higher pixel cameras!) don't do as well.
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    Ultraman1966Ultraman1966 Posts: 271
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    The new iPhone is a solid product, there's no denying that.
    As we've digressed, the iPhone 5S camera isn't generally superior to other flagships.
    http://www.gsmarena.com/camera_shootout-review-1104p8.php
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    Anika HansonAnika Hanson Posts: 15,629
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    BKM wrote: »
    I disagree! Or rather - it does have all the problems inherent in a phone camera - but it can produce excellent photos in good light.

    Other phones (some with - on paper - higher pixel cameras!) don't do as well.

    The S5 on good lighting takes better pictures than the iPhone 5S. In poor lighting they are both Sub par but in good lighting the S5 wins.
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    BKMBKM Posts: 6,912
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    Anika Hanson wrote: »
    The S5 on good lighting takes better pictures than the iPhone 5S. In poor lighting they are both Sub par but in good lighting the S5 wins.
    If you say so! Not my experience.
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    Anika HansonAnika Hanson Posts: 15,629
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    BKM wrote: »
    If you say so! Not my experience.

    Well even most of the reviews would disagree with you but we are all entitled to our own opinions and our own opinions are all that matter at the end of the day.
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    wavejockglwwavejockglw Posts: 10,596
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    By a mile in terms of display, memory, processor etc.

    Apple 6 buyers are being handed a handset with a 2 year old spec and they will be paying far more than what a 2014 handset costs. They get an Apple logo though!
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    Anika HansonAnika Hanson Posts: 15,629
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    wavejockglw wrote: »
    By a mile in terms of display, memory, processor etc.

    Apple 6 buyers are being handed a handset with a 2 year old spec and they will be paying far more than what a 2014 handset costs. They get an Apple logo though!

    The processor will probably be optimised for the iPhone 6 so it will probably run well and will be smooth. However iPhones don't really do much. You can't do true multitasking on them. Everything else will be better on the S4. Regardless of the CPU, the S4 is the better all round device in terms of features.
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    BKMBKM Posts: 6,912
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    Anika Hanson wrote: »
    Well even most of the reviews would disagree with you but we are all entitled to our own opinions and our own opinions are all that matter at the end of the day.
    Reading some reviews from the 5/5S does indicate that, while both are very good cameras, the S4 has a slight edge. People I have been with do seem to have taken longer to get to a quick photo with them - but that might be them.

    Apple do claim to have made significant changes to the iPhone 6 camera and no one yet knows how they will now compare!
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