Reply With QuoteFound these reviews and again a case of "6 of one, half a dozen of the other"
HTC One Review - Smartphones & PDA Phones
Samsung Galaxy S4 Review - Smartphones & PDA Phones
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SubscriberChilly - The active is not available on a Telstra Plan and, the T store tells me, is not likely to be any time soon.
It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".
gone
1993 Defender 110 ute "Doris"
1994 Range Rover Vogue LSE "The Luxo-Barge"
1994 Defender 130 HCPU "Rolly"
1996 Discovery 1
current
1995 Defender 130 HCPU and Suzuki GSX1400
Major Part of the Heart and Soul of AULRO
SubscriberFound these reviews and again a case of "6 of one, half a dozen of the other"
HTC One Review - Smartphones & PDA Phones
Samsung Galaxy S4 Review - Smartphones & PDA Phones
It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".
gone
1993 Defender 110 ute "Doris"
1994 Range Rover Vogue LSE "The Luxo-Barge"
1994 Defender 130 HCPU "Rolly"
1996 Discovery 1
current
1995 Defender 130 HCPU and Suzuki GSX1400
Swaggie
SubscriberHi Vlad - I went from an iPhone4 to a Galaxy S4. Couldn't be happier!
Covered mine with a tough case called an Otter "Defender" case (which I got from my local Testra shop):
Samsung Galaxy S4 Cases | OtterBox
GPS uses the battery much faster than with it off. I'd say the phone would run for 2 days without GPS, but only 1 day with the GPS on. Unscientific, but once or twice I've forgotten to switch the GPS off and the next morning it is completely flat.
The S4 talks nicely to Windows, if that is important to you. Syncs easily with Outlook. No need for iTunes in my life any longer (yay!).
Cheers
David
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SubscriberThanks spudboy - those are compelling arguments in favour of the S4.
Has the supposedlack of brightness in the sunlight been an issue for you using the GPS ?
Does the phone / smart case allow for a car charger to be connected, so as to nopt run the battery down when in use for GPS / audo streaming etc?
It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".
gone
1993 Defender 110 ute "Doris"
1994 Range Rover Vogue LSE "The Luxo-Barge"
1994 Defender 130 HCPU "Rolly"
1996 Discovery 1
current
1995 Defender 130 HCPU and Suzuki GSX1400
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the only problem with the S3 and 4 is screen brightness in direct sunlight.. bloody woeful compared to an iphone IMHO
that and they aren't as intuitive but the cursor control leaves the apple for dead...
otter boxes are very good but i find they interfere with ending phone calls as they seem to slow the whole hangup process up.... and it makes it very hard to hang up if you initiate the call. the armour does it more often than the defender ime
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SubscriberAlso are there any in car kits (brackets) which can bve used with the otterbox Defender?
It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".
gone
1993 Defender 110 ute "Doris"
1994 Range Rover Vogue LSE "The Luxo-Barge"
1994 Defender 130 HCPU "Rolly"
1996 Discovery 1
current
1995 Defender 130 HCPU and Suzuki GSX1400
Swaggie
SubscriberI use a RAM Mount X-Grip in the car
Works well. Got it from Johnny Appleseed online for about $35-ish.
Sunlight is definitely an environment where the screen is not bright enough. You have to have it in shadow to see the screen details.
Otter case is OK for attaching power cables and speaker plugs. I can plug the phone into a USB socket in the vehicle no worries.
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SubscriberThats a PITA as there is plenty of sunlight out there. The iphone I have I would describe as "pretty crap" in sunlight so I'm not sure how this could be worse !
Obviously you deal with it though as does the bloke sitting next to me I just asked !
It does, however, haveme rethinkign teh ideaof using it in an appriate mount on teh bike as a GPS - motorbikes tend to have a lot of sun on them......
It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".
gone
1993 Defender 110 ute "Doris"
1994 Range Rover Vogue LSE "The Luxo-Barge"
1994 Defender 130 HCPU "Rolly"
1996 Discovery 1
current
1995 Defender 130 HCPU and Suzuki GSX1400
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I have my s4 set to the brightest setting but yes in direct sun you cant see the screen but is that any worse than any other phone my son has a mount and uses his s4 on the bike as you were thinking he has no problems
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SubscriberCool - I am 95% on the Samsung I think. Maybe I ought to just go and buy it before I change my mind again !
spudboy how do you have a USB socket in the vehicle? Is it just one that fits into a 12V cig lighter socket or something else ?
It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".
gone
1993 Defender 110 ute "Doris"
1994 Range Rover Vogue LSE "The Luxo-Barge"
1994 Defender 130 HCPU "Rolly"
1996 Discovery 1
current
1995 Defender 130 HCPU and Suzuki GSX1400
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