The Galaxy S4 is the best selling Android ever with about 80 million units sold, thanks to the gorgeous large display at a time where more and more people were beginning to upgrade to the latest and greatest phones. Fun to look at 8 years later, and I'll make sure to get a Galaxy S3 video done soon! Join the discord! --- discord.io/91tech

@LeafInFlames

3 жыл бұрын

Hi 91tech can you do a OldOS app review?

@hanekawayui5514

3 жыл бұрын

Nice review as always, any interest in doing this type of video on older Xperia's? Would be nice too.

@hanekawayui5514

3 жыл бұрын

@@e.n85784 the first versions had 600 and exynos counter parts, the newer models (LTE-A) korean versions had Sd800.

@castromabetha6021

3 жыл бұрын

Me right here amd it was my last samsung flagship

@castromabetha6021

3 жыл бұрын

The phone was best at the time, i don't what is the big issue about the plastic is about

"It's not 2013 anymore" Me, watching this on my s4: Wait really?

@ChrisnFugo

3 жыл бұрын

Doesn't matter, I still use a Galaxy Note 4 as a secondary device

@jamesstudioanimation9410

3 жыл бұрын

at least y’all get to say “i’m rockin a flagship”

@anonheart

3 жыл бұрын

I inherited my galaxy s4 from my sister

@___rare___

3 жыл бұрын

@Sarp Yılmaz my s5's 3g capability sucks now! Too slow! Yours working fine still?? Its also laggy now,one day I'll try installing a custom rom

@davidbazon

3 жыл бұрын

How's the S4? I just got a new phone, before this I used the S2. It was a pain. Managed to slap Android 7 LineageOS on it, but it ran horribly slow...

Out of all of the Samsung Galaxy Devices that I have owned, the Galaxy S4 was my all-time favorite. I sure wish that I could use it today.

@hisyamyahya8

3 жыл бұрын

Same, i bought the galaxy s4 in 2016

@darryllmcgee

3 жыл бұрын

@@hisyamyahya8 I sure wish that it could still be used today.

@387catcat

3 жыл бұрын

i mean you can put lineageos 13-18 and use it but it is not the same

@AYouTubeChannelwithNoName

3 жыл бұрын

And them Samsung went backwards up with the S5. Thicker bezels than the S4, why? Luckily they fixed that with the S6.

@ptztmm

3 жыл бұрын

@@AKZreadChannelwithNoName i think because of water resistance

This phone used to be the envy, the talk of the town back when I started high school.

@jfyne03

3 жыл бұрын

Yesss

@Aj-me8mo

3 жыл бұрын

no it wasn't. Everyone wanted Iphones

@StarmenRock

2 жыл бұрын

@@Aj-me8mo not in his country. Most of the world isnt really big in iPhones at all

@avillagerplayingminecraft5833

2 жыл бұрын

@@StarmenRock It's mostly UK and USA where you'll find the most Apple fans.

@StarmenRock

2 жыл бұрын

@@avillagerplayingminecraft5833 exactly, and for some reason that is really ironic and hilarious

The S4 was my first Samsung Android smartphone. I had other android phones, and other smartphones. This is also one of the few to have TWO modem radios. So you could use data and call on 3G!

@kanishcktewatia597

3 жыл бұрын

oh yeah. back then you couldnt use data and call together. so wild to think about it now

My uncle still uses a Samsung Galaxy S4 in 2021 and he does not want to upgrade because he likes his Samsung Galaxy S4 so much in 2021 and it still going strong

@22b_gc8

3 жыл бұрын

Well soon enough his carrier or the apps he might use will make him upgrade.

@dondwane2270

3 жыл бұрын

WOW THAT'S AWESOME HE SAVED LOADS OF MONEY BY NOT HAVING TO BUY NEW PHONES ALL THAT TIME AND I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THAT WISE 👍

@SukhwinderKaur-ty1nf

3 жыл бұрын

@@22b_gc8 my uncle lives in india we dont have no carrier apps in india and he does not mind about the software features on his old phone and new apps in 2021 is still working and he did get the battery replaced and now he is happy with his phone so he doesn't want to upgrade his phone yet I think he will upgrade his phone in 2028

@SukhwinderKaur-ty1nf

3 жыл бұрын

@@dondwane2270 yeah he is only doing it to save some money for our home and car insurance too in india so that's why he does not want a another phone because its expensive but still he still likes it in 2021

@22b_gc8

3 жыл бұрын

@@SukhwinderKaur-ty1nf i assume that his S4 might be running lollipop. And in about 3 years Lollipop will turn 10. I don't think it will be a smooth sailing till then, unless he uses it only for .... Calls.

I remember the S3 being the peak technological device. It blew my mind that it's competitors were able to play gta 3, a game that 10 years before needed a dedicated computing unit. And now I'm playing 3ds games on my s8.

@kingacastus8915

2 жыл бұрын

It's even crazier if you think about the fact that the newest flagship phones are way faster than the PS4 pro! It just blows my mind

@Username-ld7ho

2 жыл бұрын

For real. For me it was the note 2 and the xcover. I would go to tech stores and play on them for hours while my mom was shopping. I wanted one of those so bad. Never got them tho. They were just too expensive for eastern Europe at that time. I could get them now tho. I can’t find a good xcover tho. I want to custom rom it and use it as a work phone.

I had almost every Galaxy S (2,3,4,5,7,9) but my sweet spot as always been the S4. Those 1920x1080 pixels in 2013 were awesome.

@randybobandy9828

Жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree! I have had the s2,s4,s7,S10,s20 and the s4 was always my most favorite. My gf had a S1,s3,s8,s9 so I was able to try all those versions too.

@Silkl4sh

10 ай бұрын

I had S2 S3 S5 S8 S10 and I kinda feel like i missed something magnificent by skipping S4.

@flybobbie1449

8 ай бұрын

My S4 stopped accepting sim card. So i'm buying a new old stock S4.

@regav62

7 ай бұрын

@@flybobbie1449 i had this issue too, use a q-tip and some isopropyl alcohol to fix it.

@flybobbie1449

7 ай бұрын

@@regav62 You know nevber thought to try and clean contacts.

My Dad used it so hard that the motherboard burnt out

@PCJesus0

3 жыл бұрын

@Windows 10X yep

@franccosta69

3 жыл бұрын

same, mine died a few years ago from the same problem, i miss that thing...

@mauriciochacon

3 жыл бұрын

most s4 get mobo burned because of low free storage

@superhs

3 жыл бұрын

same. mine boots up stays on the Samsung logo for less than a minute then just turns off again. i have all my old art on that phone 🥲

@limmyk4943

3 жыл бұрын

same, but for me its the battery too i only switcj when they released the S6

Oh, I remember how I read about Samsung Galaxy S4 in some smartphone magazine and was so obsessed with getting one. I compared it with HTC One by specs in the same magazine and thought Samsung was clearly the winner: it had more Megapixels, more cores, better Antutu score... In the end, I never got one, but memories live till this day.

@MsMRkv

3 жыл бұрын

Though both phones use the same processor, the snapdragon 600, which at the time was a high end processor.

@vladislavzbb

3 жыл бұрын

@@MsMRkv I mean the Exynos version as it was the only one in my region.

@TheAltair033

3 жыл бұрын

I had the htc one back in the day. What an absolutely amazing phone. Build quality was stunning and I still miss those front facing speakers...

@RusticRonnie

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t the same thing but was going to get the HTC one but they didn’t have it in red when I went to the store so I got the S4. Ahhh middle school.

@vibervista432

2 жыл бұрын

100, I was just the hdjxjmehxiuf

IDC what others say. Here is my list of stuff I miss and want to see again: - Expandable Storage - IR Blaster - Removable Battery - Compact devices - No Notches or Punch holes - Headphone Jacks

@jsFNTC

3 жыл бұрын

Same, for the removable battery part I truly miss, I always have kept my lucky 2$ bill there for you know luck, now I'm hiding it in my phone case

@Novistador96

3 жыл бұрын

Some Xiaomi phones still have IR 😬

@samuelsciranka8820

3 жыл бұрын

@@Novistador96 ugh who wants to buy a Huawei or Xiaomi…

@tupaiterbang9152

3 жыл бұрын

@@samuelsciranka8820 here in southeast asia Xiaomi is one of the best-selling android smartphone alongside with Realme :)

Maybe I’m just weird, but I still don’t understand this whole obsession with “it feels premium” when it comes to phones in the last 5 years or so. By now, pretty much everyone phone feels ridiculously uncomfortable to hold in the hand due to being huge slabs of metal and glass. I remember phones like the Moto X and Nexus 5 getting praised for their builds because they were actually comfortable to hold and companies/reviewers cared about ergonomics. I’d personally much rather have a phone that’s comfortable to hold and well build even if it isn’t metal. I feel like the conversation has shifted from “feels good in the hand” to “feels expensive” which I personally think is kinda dumb since you’re meant to hold these things , but that’s just me lol I’m probably the only one who feels that way

@91Tech

3 жыл бұрын

That’s honestly an interesting and fair comment. I think it partially comes down to people wanting the phone to feel like the amount of money they paid for it, and plastic for nearly as much as an iPhone back in the day definitely seemed a bit much to some. But I totally understand where you’re coming from here

@1984daydream

3 жыл бұрын

I feel a premium phone should also cater to the ergonomics of it. A person should be enjoying the comfort as well as the premium look; but yes the whole conversation has shifted to looking expensive rather than being comfortable. They forget that there are people with small hands.

@sacredtemmielb

3 жыл бұрын

I try to think of it as both, but honestly even if metal is heavier and in some cases may not feel as comfortable as plastic, I just want my phone to be more durable so I value having a metal phone more. If metal phones could wirelessly charge and do everything else glass back phones can do, I would be very happy.

@sopek1427

3 жыл бұрын

Why would i pay $1000 for plastic?

@22b_gc8

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, i hate this glossy back trend. Not only you are required to baby the phone every time but it is almost impossible to maintain without a case or a skin. I don't care if it's plastic or glass unless I can use it without any worries.

14:10 crazy how they brought that back lol

This phone is so nostalgic this reminds me of my dads phone back in live 2013 📱

The S4 was the first smartphone my grandmother accepted and used until recently (the phone died) and she still tells me how kuch she loved it. It truly was a legend of a device

And it's still one of my favorite phones ever.

Loved this era of smartphones,i still have my S4 in it's original box in like new condition.The only downside to this and the S3 and S5 is that the shiny plastic frame would start to peel without a case and sometimes even with a case if it was a cheaper one

I'm glad you kept the music for 91 Tech intro.

Great phone! Oh and great filming keep up the good work!

I still use mine. The reception is still good, as good as newer phones AFAIK. The camera is not "horrible". The pictures are good enough for casual use. Bloatware is of no consequence, use the useful and ignore the rest. Phone batteries generally don't last long but in my S4 are easily replaced. The rule about upgrades is "Unless an upgrade ENABLES a key function that could not be done before, don't! ". Newer phones, at best, only provide incremental improvements. I'm happy with mine. Cheers.

the air gestures were pretty gimmicky but I ABSOLUTELY LOVED how you could pick up phone calls with them. It was very useful when you were eating and had the phone lying on the table. Someone would call and you'd just do the motion gesture thingy and you could either reject the call or pick it up and it would automatically turn it on speaker. genuinely a cool feature. I also love how you could hover your hand over the device when it was turned off and it would light up and show you the time and notifications for a moment, much like how always-on displays work now. Some of the air gesture features were really cool!

I do still remember the time when my dad was getting a new phone for my mom back in 2013, and he asked me which Galaxy device he should get for my mom. The decision was between the Galaxy S2 or Galaxy S4, definitely the S4, the modern design and specs upgrade really sets it apart. But unfortunately the motherboard on the S4 died back in 2019, still loved that phone. 😢

Still rocking my S4 from 2013 as my only phone. This thing has been a boss. The IR blaster has came in handy for old TV's where the remote was lost. I've even controlled heat pumps with it. Have only replaced the battery once this whole time. Screen still mint without any burn in that I can see. Have been through a few screen protectors. More apps are now starting to drop Android 5, but 90% still support it surprisingly. Facebook, all the messaging and banking apps, youtube, netflix google maps and most everything are still supported and working fine. I'll probably install LineageOS when more apps ditch Android 5. Its performance still beats the heck out of the real cheap phones.

@robbiepayne97

2 жыл бұрын

Using Note 4 on Android 6 and feel same way. I don't know why, but I love old Samsung TouchWiz sooooo much.

@samsunga-ub3nm

Жыл бұрын

i am using samsung a5 2014 i use this phone call ,youtube,chrome etc

I remember when I had this phone and then got the 5s a few months later because it had touch ID

@azfnation5286

3 жыл бұрын

Hi leafinflames I like your tech videos

@yoududex3852

3 жыл бұрын

5s is my current phone

@LeafInFlames

3 жыл бұрын

@@azfnation5286 I only made one and it wasnt good

One of the best galaxy S! Beautiful, compact, many features like battery replacement, ir blaster, gestures. I would like companies to make compact phones like this.

@bendermi

Жыл бұрын

Will the infrared work with any television?

It's amazing to see how far phones have come in 8 years

my s4 felt so high tech back then. it was my first samsung phone and i loved how i could do a lot of things with it, including using it as a remote control for the TV, aircon, etc.

My mother still uses hers and when I go back to help with it it's crazy to see how much time has helped technology

The S4 was truly an amazing device when it came around. I remember regretting the purchase of my IPhone 4S when I saw how cool this thing was!

@andrewsrgt4879

3 жыл бұрын

@Windows 10X It was an incredible looking phone, but I and many others had issues with it. My dad had to return his, mine died after barely using it 6 months. On top of that, the battery life was just awful all throughout its lifespan. I was having issues even day one. Upgraded to the 5S after.

@androidoneiu5206

3 жыл бұрын

@Windows 10X Galaxy S2 was better

@YCStudios_greece

2 жыл бұрын

@@androidoneiu5206 your name is wrong its UI not IU

@androidoneiu5206

2 жыл бұрын

@@YCStudios_greece yes I know

Damn i remember back in the day , i wanted this phone so bad , now i have a s8+

@112188Francisco

3 жыл бұрын

The s8s had such a bad burn in problem

It was Flagship Phone back in 2013. And my Phone's Specifications almost identical with Galaxy S4

@jonathanmontes5579

3 жыл бұрын

Damn, that's rough.

@grxgghxrpxr

3 жыл бұрын

maybe your current processor has more cores, is more power efficient and optimised for later versions of Android and the battery is newer

@nerd2544

3 жыл бұрын

@@cabbageroll3 lol i have j3 2018 but they didn't change the specs at all still same as yours 😔

I'd really love to see a Note 9 in 2021 video! I still have mine from launch and it is seriously still a powerhouse that it was when it launched!

@kevinerosa

2 жыл бұрын

Currently watching this video on my note 9. 3/24/2022

Still having this device and still better than most cheap phones!

i played a lot of mobile games on this phone when i was younger, i miss it

@pixeldani3l

3 жыл бұрын

@Weenie Hut Jr's I’m only listing a few, clash Royale, clash of clans, dragon mania legends, zombie catchers, faily brakes, steppy pants, sim city, and sims FreePlay!

My grandma still uses the easy mode of her older Samsung phone. It was super useful for her who just needs it to make calls and take some photos. It's a shame there isn't any similar 1st party option in newer phones, it could be a very appealing selling point

Absolutely loved this phone back in the day. Really wish it could have held up these days, as when I was shopping for my current phone, the nostalgia of the s4 had me seriously looking into the newest Galaxy flagship. In the end, I went with the v60 thinq, and I'm glad I did

my older brother in India still uses a Samsung galaxy s4 in 2021 and he still likes it in and he is enjoying his phone and he use it with lineage os 18.1 and he did get the battery replaced and now its going strong in 2021 no need to upgrade for him :)

@SukhwinderKaur-ty1nf

3 жыл бұрын

Very good

Do you have access to an iphone 2G or galaxy S2? If so I'd love to see a 2021 video about them!

@SKYZO4

3 жыл бұрын

There's one about the iPhone 2g

@Dwall44

3 жыл бұрын

I have a galaxy S2 that I got from somewhere with a brand new screen but it did not come with a battery.

@hugopereira5640

3 жыл бұрын

S1 and S2 aged like milk. By the time the S4 came out they were already old news pretty much. Compare it to these days where the S8 is still a pretty nice phone.

@SKYZO4

3 жыл бұрын

@@hugopereira5640 i have a galaxy s1. it aged even worse than milk

was waiting for this video

I remember when my mom got her's in 2013! It was a huge upgrade from her HTC Amaze that she had at the time and it was one of the first Android phones I ever personally used! I still have it and it runs decent on Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat!👍

now i want a s4

It’s not 2013 anymore and I’m not in my late teens. Feels strange. Life feels slower after 20 but time passes faster.

Great vid, the S4 was my 1st in the Samsung galaxy series which I 1st got in Nov 2013 and was my phone till March 2015. Tbh for its time it was a great phone def much better then my previous smart phone. It was fast, better battery life(not compared to recent smart phones like galaxy S10 or S20 but for the 2013-2014 era it was pretty good). I remember thinking when I 1st saw S4 and thinking "wow thats the biggest phone ive ever seen", my friends where even commenting about the size of that phone compared to say Iphone 4S for example. Even in the last few months of having the S4 in early 2015 it was still holding up pretty well. I ended up upgrading to a Note 4 just cause i was ready for a change plus due to for an upgrade so figured "why not". I currently use a S20 but it all started for me with the Samsung Galaxy Series almost 8 yrs ago with the S4 .

I had the S5 and remember being amazed at its crazy tech and huge AMOLED screen!

Oh this phone was so much fun to mod, loved the custom ROMs that the big dev community made. Sucks that I got stuck with the Canadian model, where there were alot of incompatible ROMs

@axman3828

3 жыл бұрын

I have like 20 of the Sprint models I got from an auction a couple years ago, depending on what type of ROM it is most of it's pretty compatible and I actually have one S4 for every version of Android both stock and TouchWiz (Android 4-5 for TouchWiz and 4-11 for lineageOS/CyanogenMod)

@indenturedLemon

3 жыл бұрын

there's GPE edition too which is hella dope

I remover my S4 being my second phone ever, and I fucking loved it. I got it used from my dad, and I had it for a few years, until the battery died. I miss that phone…

I remember first seeing the Note 3 release and was dying to get my hands on one of them. Now, I have a note 10 and never regretted purchasing it one bit. I love every aspect about this phone and I'm still learning from it. Edit: If you haven't as yet, please do a video like this on the Galaxy Note 3.

I remember getting the phone in 2013 on AT&T and LTE was just turned on in my area at the time. Phone was fast and ran smoothly

Samsung s3 was my first smart phone then I switched to apple iPhone 📲 both great smart phones!

@pacificseventy2596

3 жыл бұрын

You will switch back to android again

@madoc1

2 жыл бұрын

@@pacificseventy2596 how do u know what he will do? Maybe ios does everything he needs ?

24 seconds ago! Also before watching, my guess is that third party ROM's are mentioned to be used, as they improve the experience a huge amount. I did so on my old s5

@91Tech

3 жыл бұрын

Lineage OS is definitely a huge factor for keeping the S4 modern, although I doubt many would want to try to genuinely use the phone nowadays lol. Pretty cool phone though.

@jjws600

3 жыл бұрын

@@91Tech I certainly wouldn't rather have an S4 over my S9 🤣

What I really like S4 is the air gesture. It is really great when the phone is docked or you have a dirty fingers. I really hope that some phone will implement this feature again....

I had an S4 and it was one of the best phones I ever owned. Absolutely fell in love with it back in 2013. I had an iPhone 4 before upgrading to my S4.

A classic. Unfortunately you can’t get Lineage if you have a locked bootloader

@blazeehd6164

3 жыл бұрын

I think i rooted my Samsung galaxy s4 and installed TWRP then I changed the stock ROM to lineageos android 10 that's how OP Samsung Galaxy s4 is lol

@tjr.2648

3 жыл бұрын

@@blazeehd6164 Unfortunately i cant because AT&T locked my bootloader

@LuisHernandez-yo3ih

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly the same is happening with my galaxy S8

@taeromann5929

2 жыл бұрын

You don't need it. You could use it normally to male basically everything in Android 4.3 or 4.4.

this was the best samsung phone i have EVER owned, and i've had the s, s2, s4, s6, s7, s9, and s20+ i do adore my s20+ but i sorely miss my headphone jack... ;; the only real issue i had with my s4 was the charging port got fucked up after a long time

I remember my coworker had one and I played with it for a bit. The thing that stuck out was the Oled screen.. maybe first time I took notice.

Man I remember when and where I was when I first saw the Samsung galaxy s4 active.. still have it till now.. I was working at Olive Garden at the time. Good times.. remember all the memories associated with that year.. man.. time does fly..

Ik it's an Android video, but Man o man the slate black 5 still looks gorgeous.

@Dec4AllTimeAlways

3 жыл бұрын

Yup yup. Only knock was the scuffgate. But if had no scuffs and looked brand new, then it looked amazing. Best iPhone design ever.

I said it last year, and I'll say it again. This phone is fantastic. Slap a custom ROM on it, and I'd even say that it's 100% usable if you need to, especially up to Android 9. Android 10 made it a little slower but it's still usable.

I used this phone in the lates 2016's and it was awesome, back in the day it wasn't that bad, I remembered getting it back in 2014 and it was a beast along with the LG G2.

Josh’s thumbnails make any old device look tempting to buy 🤣

Will you ever test the longevity of these ebay batteries? Would love to see how well they do a not a lot of video exist in testing

@91Tech

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly it depends so much on each individual seller it’s really impossible to test properly. I’d recommend finding one with a very good seller rating, or potentially an OEM battery if possible as they’re typically best

@gvi341984

3 жыл бұрын

@@91Tech That's the biggest problem with eBay batteries but usually the model numbers are identical in performance. How long does the new battery last on that S4 running KZread all day?

@Aj-me8mo

3 жыл бұрын

@@gvi341984 don't do it. I've bought many "new" batteries for my Galaxy Note 4 and they're bad if not worse than the battery I swapped out. The battery still drains very fast and I barely noticed a difference. I mean Im pretty sure these "new" batteries were also made the same year that these smartphones came out which was a long time ago and they have degraded as well.

I used this phone on and off up to maybe 2016 but it was in a kinda rough place by then 😂 fantastic phone though. I remember once the Note 3 came out though I upgraded right away lol.

@ciphergalm1174

2 жыл бұрын

gave mine to my mom and it was used until late 2018 it still works but not in use since its so out of date but i miss the days when i never had to charge my phone and i had 3 batteries that could charge faster than i could use them and swap in 2 seconds

Still holds up well. Damn good job.

I love this channel! Please do the htc one X! And the M8 those were iconic phones in terms of the amazing DUAL FRONT FACING SPEAKERS and their premium build for android phones (being plastic) at the time

The s4 is still the most worth it samsung phone I have ever bought, great screen at that time, removable batt, sd car, lots of accessories available, not made out of glass, ROMS etc. It also had a Thermometer which I never thought Id use and would miss on my future phones.

@hugopereira5640

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah no, the UI was absolute Trash even at the time, it looks ugly af, Snapdragon 600 + 16GB of internal storage + 2GB of RAM is absolutely pathetic for 2021 standards, hell even for 2016 standards its essentially crap lmao. Get your head out of your ass smartphones have come a long way since then.

@hanekawayui5514

3 жыл бұрын

@@hugopereira5640 looks like you are the one who's head is in someones ass. And yea I already had upgraded 7 times since the s4 if thats what bothers you. Also sorry but the one that I had was not the base model s4.

@hugopereira5640

3 жыл бұрын

@@hanekawayui5514 Okay, so what's your point? Smartphones really don't need SD card these days since internet plans keep getting better + even budget phones have 128GB and something like the Galaxy A32/A52 have FAR superior plastic builds compared to the S4 or even the S5. it was a great phone for it's time but smartphones really weren't very good at that point.

@hanekawayui5514

3 жыл бұрын

@@hugopereira5640 "at that time", sorry I have no time arguing about old phones vs latest budget phones. Have a nice day.

@hugopereira5640

3 жыл бұрын

@@hanekawayui5514 😂😂😂

Nice B-roll!

I remember the other day tinkering on an old smartphone called the ZTE warp n860 which was released in November of 2011 and has Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread to see how it holds up nearly 10 years later and it seems very limited compared to today's phones, but it can still play KZread in the old Firefox browser.

This was my first ever phone to use way back in 2015 my father bought this as my graduation gift and still one of the best gift i’ve ever had now my phone is nowhere to find and I hope I can bring back those times.

You forgot to mention the special black edition which came with that sort of leather back panel and deeper black bezels

@Moerfel

3 жыл бұрын

I remember that! I had the regular version but I actually found the Black edition back cover on Amazon and used it on my phone. I even still have it and boot it up for some nostalgia

@_Digitalguy

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! That was what I had, so much nicer than the regular S4, much more similar to the Note 3… Also the black wallpapers and sound were great, I even carried them on to the S7…

I legit held on to my s4 since launch, I eventually upgraded to an s21 later. I was MORE than due for an upgrade.

@grxgghxrpxr

2 жыл бұрын

Do you like your S21?

@dbxvhero9006

2 жыл бұрын

@@grxgghxrpxr Of course! I'd be lying if I said I didn't.

Great work, Josh 👍🏿

Man I remember that phone I was working at T mobile for that launch and I was off when my personal phone came in I got a ticket that day speeding to go get it in white what a time.

my dads friend has an s3 and still uses it. He works for a telecom company. He has about 3 different battery banks that he carries around with him. His wife and children all have the latest iphones, but his phone is the most interesting by far.

@ChemicalCorpse91

3 жыл бұрын

must be painful to use in 2021 lol

I'm watching this on a S5 which is still my everyday phone!

@just-fun-stuff6753

3 жыл бұрын

With lineageOS it is still very good to use, got one too as „side-phone“

@courageux430

3 жыл бұрын

I want too

The thing i loved with these galaxy phones was the LED-notifications with different colors depending on what app sends a notification!

Damn your videos are the only ones which almost full-fills my whole screen. :D Which phone do you use as your daily driver?

It's always been strange to me how much better the s4 looks compared to the s5. Really want to know what happened there.

@MsMRkv

3 жыл бұрын

Ip67 happened

@SEMIA123

3 жыл бұрын

@@MsMRkv adding rubberized rings doesn't explain why they made it square and gave it a bandaid texture.

The phone that got me off the apple. Been Samsung ever since. Miss the IR blaster and the Group play app that allowed you to play the same song over multiple samsung phones.

@mrhomegrow

3 жыл бұрын

Group video too

I love these videos, you should make some on older androids like the droid pro and droid x, btw no offense but the pictures from the s4 look better than some 2021 android budget phones, still looks good to me

Feels like yesterday when I got this phone. Time just flies by

The best thing is that if you would compare S4 display to one fitted in the iPhone 11, Galaxy S4's one would be a winner

@AlexLaslau

3 жыл бұрын

How can you say it if you say if you would?

@mikehawk6175

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlexLaslau what

@jeja6801

3 жыл бұрын

but in what factors?

@rwbmal

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeja6801 Resolution, contrast, colour reproduction.

@jeja6801

3 жыл бұрын

@@rwbmal yikes bestie the way you’ve never seen either screen in person 💀💀💀

oh, my S4 has Lineage OS 18

One of the features that I’d actually find use out of is smart rotation. I always have my phone on rotation lock because my phone keeps changing rotation when I’m laying in bed for example.

I still have mine. It used to be an I9515 but ultimately it got "transformed" sort of to an I9505, due to the old motherboard dying and having to replace it. Currently the phone is rocking LineageOS 14 with Android 7.1.2, not my main phone though. A great one for rooting experiments.

S3, s8 and s10 has the best design till this day.

@trillmixin6999

3 жыл бұрын

gold s6 edge+

@ToTheHellfire024

3 жыл бұрын

@@trillmixin6999 yes i forgot about s6 edge +. The first implementation of double edge screen and yes it's beautiful phone.

@ToTheHellfire024

3 жыл бұрын

@@trillmixin6999 yes i forgot about s6 edge +. The first implementation of double edge screen and yes it's beautiful phone.

everyone has one of these in their drawer or cupboard

loved this kind of content please revisit more phones.

Mine is still working! The charging port had to be replaced a couple of times, and it needs a new battery but the amoled screen is still gorgeous! I use it to play music / KZread in the background.

🙂 back when Samsung phones had a physical home button

All fun and games til your phones falls and the battery slides across the room

@danimayb

3 жыл бұрын

I've dropped my removable battery Samsung phones multiple times in the past and never have had that happen.

I had my s4 as my main phone from 2013 to 2020.. I replaced it with the Note 20 ultra.. It's absolutely a monster upgrade to what I'm used to, but the S4 I still use as a aux mp3 player with Spotify to play music to jam with on my drums... Solid phone for the time, and lasted YEARS

I got the S4 Black Edition! Better build with leathery and awesome selection of black theme wallpaper! But still wishing its a google play edition with stock android! Got awesome feature like able to measuring surrounding temperature and humidity. Sadly it get hot for no reason when using. Broke it after a year of use. Still an awesome phone!

I'd rather prefer a lighter plastic phone tbh... But the frame should be real metal.

@MsMRkv

3 жыл бұрын

Like the Galaxy note 4.

@user-bp8yg3ko1r

3 жыл бұрын

@@-ThatGuy- Yeah!

@baoquoc3710

3 жыл бұрын

@@-ThatGuy-if you hold on the hands of the s20 fe, note 20 or s21, i'm sure you will change your mind.

ill never missing this phone :D

Custom rom and it's a great compact phone.I love the original IPhone se,but I miss the drag and drop file system

Looking forward to your video about using the Sony Ericsson K750 in 2021.

Ah, the good old days of smartphones, when every new one was exciting. Now they're all exactly the same and I just can't get excited for them, especially since they're all just giant phablets now.

@Dave-jj3fk

3 жыл бұрын

Yea I have to keep reminding myself my phones perfectly fine and I’m not missing out on anything because phones are all the same. I say this because I used to really love tech as a hobby until the later years

@timfagan816

3 жыл бұрын

I brought a new phone few days ago, for the 1st time in maybe 7-8 years, i don't have a boring black phone!

@gpjeeprockz7840

3 жыл бұрын

Nowadays you just need to depend on specs that you need

I'm still using the Samsung galaxy S4 in 2021 with lineage os 18.1 android 11 on my Samsung Galaxy S4 in 2021 so I don't need to upgrade

@carlsouthern

3 жыл бұрын

Just out of curiosity, is it your primary device? If so what do you do with it?

@Rendjfueiz2

3 жыл бұрын

@@carlsouthern I use it for calling texting playing among us and do other basics too on my phone and watch videos and take photos also Web browsing on lineage os on my Samsung galaxy s4 that's what I use on my primary phone

@baoquoc3710

3 жыл бұрын

You use the exynos variant right?

@Rendjfueiz2

3 жыл бұрын

@@baoquoc3710 yes I do I have an exynos model of the Samsung galaxy S4

I had the s4 mini & loved it back then still using s9+ & still love it👍

This is my second phone I have ever had loved it to Death back when I got it crazy how much time has passed