Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4

  • Released 2013, April
    130g, 7.9mm thickness
    Android 4.2.2, up to 5.0.1; TouchWiz UI
    16GB/32GB/64GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 5.0"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 2GB RAM
    Exynos 5410 Octa
  • 2600mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE (unspecified)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2013, March
Status Available. Released 2013, April
Body Dimensions 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz)
Build Plastic body
SIM Micro-SIM
Display Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP3
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
Main Camera Single 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3", 1.14�m, AF
Features LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Selfie camera Single 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Features Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Infrared port Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB On-The-Go
Features Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery
Charging Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 62 h
Misc Colors White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition
Models GT-I9500, SGH-I337M, SGH-M919, GT-I9507V, SHV-E330L, SPH-L720T, SHV-E300S, SHV-E300L, SHV-E300K, GT-I9507
SAR 0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)    
Price About 320 EUR
Tests Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.352:1 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB
Audio quality Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB
Battery life

Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 - User Reviews

  • Cool Phone

  • s4 is such a good phone, but has battery problem

  • thi is a nice phone when i was in elementary school bokep gisel

  • yeah it would

  • Yeah

  • Guys i want to install lineage OS for my galaxy S4 Gt-i9500 But I can not find this model on lineage official page....can I install another S4 model package to this

  • Would this make a good mp3 player instead of using one of those cheap Chinese efforts with the awful filmware?

  • thos was one of my favorate phone,i used it frok 2014 to 2016

  • So good ......

  • What a phone it was .........

  • congrats

  • mine is solved by hitting softly the power button with something hard.. if thats not work, try harder, but dont too hard.. hahaha

  • My phone has problem when is on then it go off but is on

  • Bought mine jan2014 and still using till today. Battery still orig not yet replaced and would still last whole day on normal use. After falling for the nth time last month, the lcd crack but display is not affected.only the glass broke.

  • Got my battery on Amazon

  • its on jumia gotvmine last week

  • pretty sure u cant find one anymore try on blackmarket

  • I've a little problem about my S4 battery but I can't find one. Anyone with any clue on how to find one

  • Need help for unlock Sim slot

  • I've got a Samsung Galaxy s4 t19500 8gb which is lost and found one...the sim slot of It was been locked by someone. I am really struggle to unlock it. I am enquiring for any help..

  • I foget the pin to unlock sim service provider, can you supply me the pin number to unlock my sim service provider please?

  • hey...i'm looking for a better phone from my current one...should i go for the samsung S4..?

  • More light on this pls

  • Guess I gotta do that :/

  • Tried the battery thing, no luck

  • most possible dead. buy new one in alliexpres its a good good phone

  • replace the battery with new one, then will work perfectly, 100%

  • I have an S4 that looks to be in perfect condition but it shows no signs of life. It doesn't charge batteries nor will it turn on with a charged battery. Any help?

  • I got one of these on it's release. Absolutely brilliant phone. I had it 3 1/2 years before the battery swelled and had to be replaced. I was still getting most of a day out of the charge at that stage and it was still running very smoothly. I used it for another 6 months after getting a new battery (4 years overall), but unfortunately I smashed the screen when I dropped the phone flat on it's face. It had many falls up until this point but this one was particularly bad. Honestly, can't fault the S4.

  • I've had the S4 for more than 4 years. The screen is awesome. Battery life ok. The plastic sides are losing the paint. That's not so great. But for the rest this phone is very sturdy. It runs all useful Apps to communicate without a problem. I wait till it breaks down to get a new phone

  • Picked mine up about 5 or 6 years ago and shattered it in 3 months and after its abuse from then 14 year old me, I still use it. Last year my cousin got mad at me cussed me out and God smacked it on the ground. I still use it and can turn my data on 4G and it lasts about a work week on 1 charge. The only good phone made after that was the 5. Not GREAT video quality but motion blur helps remove it (which is what the 60fps option on YouTube literally is) and it has been a good phone. Btw it also has tape over the screen holding 97% of the shattered bits in place. So its been to he'll and back but it works fine.

  • Did you try replacing the battery? I

  • Still have mine too. Wish all phones were made with quality

  • Gave my wife the S4 when it first came out. She still has it and it still is like new. In the same time I've been through 5 phones. Longevity is a human factor just as much as a quality factor :)

  • Obviously not

  • I bought it in 2013, and it is now resting in peace since an year..

  • its depend on what you need, if just for daily use, its still worth to buy, if for hunting latest heavy game, i prefer mi series, im not mifan thou, since it has huge ram/internal and have variety of decent "procie"

  • Not worth. The processor is way too old for apps available nowadays. The phone runs slow for latest apps. Also some apps are not available to install which are not compatible with this mobile. You can go with better mobiles after the year 2016 which you can get for same price as this phone.

  • Worth buying in 2018?

  • For good battery usage, please downgrade os from android 5.0.1 to android 4.2.2. Install TWRP 3.1.1, wipe system, data and cache. Install firmware 4.2.2 from external SD Card on TWRP.

  • It's normaly, this old phone and battery degradations of quality. Please buy a new battery of samsung galaxy S4.

  • Hi guys i need help. I have been useing this phone for 4 years. last year it started to turn off in the middle of playing or something. It shows that battery is on 50% and it suddenly stops working. After plugging in battery there is only 1%. I dont know what to do. Any advice?

  • Got this phone the day since it was launched, well almost. NEVER had any trouble. All the vacations from 2013 till 2018 I have the photos of them inside the device. Almost 3200 pictures plus some videos. Got some 8 Giga MP3's bunch of apps and still works smoothly as the day I bought it. Very good phone. I always turn off my phones at night whilst my wife does not. She also has the S4, it turns out that this phone is non-stop turned on and working from June 2013 till today October 2108. So this S4 has been constantly working for over 5 years without being turned off more than twice for one night and still the battery lasts a day.....great quality.

  • Check you connect the network cable properly

  • I am using this mobile since it was launched, good mobile with all useful options in your hand. I suggest Samsung to launch new mobile with high speed, good battery backup, good camera and having all S4 features in it. I can ensure you that I will be the first purchaser 

  • good idea

  • I bought this phone about june 2013 and I'm still using it. Overall, it's been a good phone. Right now I have 4072hrs. uptime and counting since last time it's been restarted. I might end up using it for several more years.

  • Yes the phone still works but the media is hanging and malfunctioning

  • It has been doing that to me for the past 2 years..... I clean my phone with the S4 smart manager daily.... It has no effect on the phone, well not mine. My phone still works well.

  • After upgrading my s4 to lollipop 5.0.1....it started given showing me unfortunately, the process android.process.media has stopped. Somebody help pls

  • I changed my lcd now it dsnt have network wat should I do

  • You have to change your rom reinstall custom room via odin you will find many video in youtube about it

  • It was a perfect phone! I just lost mine and now have to upgrade for the first time in five years. Let us weep together.

  • HEY Thanks for your answer. But the phone doesn't want to get to the boot menu. I've tried it but I get blocked at the "android is downloading" till the battery is discharged. So plz tell me another thing, because I've tried to install the official rom 5.0 but Odin always tell me that it is failed.

  • Hi, I would try to delete the dalvic cache. An error in the cache might cause your problem. How to wipe the cache partition: 1.: shut down your phone 2.: hold volume up + home key + powerbutton about 5 sec 3.: you should have entered the boot menue 4.: sadly I don't know the exact steps, but try to navigate to something like "wipe cache" or so. 5.: delete the cache (this will not delete your personal data) 6.: restart your phone good luck!

  • had mine for 5 years now (really long in the tooth) so I got every bit of value from it.. but it is now quite old and slow- I'm looking for replacement that would be as good and future proof.

  • Hi! Please I have a problem with my Samsung Galaxy s4 i9500. It doesn't want to work, the stays at the logo page "Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500" & doesn't move. What should I do to solve this problem? & how can I reserve all my data on my phone?

  • I agree with u.just change to xiaomi.i bought xiaomi 4a with android 4.2.2.but after several update,it now 7.1.1.great phone with lowest price.im very2 satisfied with Xiaomi.now i about to upgrade to mi note later.

  • You probably have one or more apps that are constantly running and overheating your CPU, that's bad for battery life and makes the phone run slowly... also isn't too good for the battery itself. Easiest, simplest way to deal with it is to get Cooler Master (free) at the play store. It will scan for the bad boys and let you know which apps are the problem. Thereafter it can automatically shut them down when they overuse the CPU (you decide which apps to allow this behavior for) or you can remove the apps that are problematic. I would say look for updated versions that don't do that, but if you're running stock and by the rules they are already updated and that itself may be one of the problems! I will add that my battery life can be as high as two days running cool, but lucky to get an hour sometimes, the phone does NOT handle heavy useage well! Good luck.

  • You can root your phone and then install nougat custom ROM, but I wouldn't yet, go with an earlier build, the Nougat roms are still in beta and missing features. I'm running Lolipop right now because Marshmallow manages the SD card in ways I don't like. But if you don't mind either losing the ability to read your SD card in your PC or being unable to control how the phone formats and uses the SD card, which you probably don't, go with Marshmallow, it's nice. I like the ressurrection remix rom, personally. google it xda resurrection remix 19500... have fun.

  • You can go to settings, storage scroll down to the sd card and eject it, if it is damaged it may not be showing up at all. If it was formatted as external storage or just off the shelf you can try to repair it in windows put it in an sd slot or sd card reader, plug it into the PC and hit: START, in "search programs and files" type: cmd.exe right click on that and click on run as administrator. then type in the window that opens: chkdsk X /f /r [replace the 'X' with the Drive letter of your SD.] if it is formatted as internal phone memory, the windows operating system cannot access it to attempt repair or recovery. You can format it with free software one such (free can be got here: As to that, if the card failed because it was physically damaged, you might be able to recover some data off it, but you should NOT afterward try to use it, it's garbage now. Officially the i9500 supports up to a 64 GB sd card a class 6 will meet your needs since the phone can't use anything faster. I am using a 128 GB SD in my S-4 with no problems but can't swear you won't have problems if you try the same, if you can't read the sd card at all download one of the free programs to attempt recovery, there are several available, One is DiskDigger available free for android or windows: Hope that answers your question and is helpful.

  • how s4 camera quality?

  • good unit, just found the right unit!

  • @Tiara; "sd card is damage need to format or safe to remove or sd card amount..."; what size is your MicroSD card? 32GB? 64GB? 128GB? What disk format does it use? FAT32? ExFAT? Check this on a PC. FYI I use a 32GB card with FAT32 on SGS4, I never had any problem.

  • My problem is sd card..there's always pop-up "sd card is damage need to format or safe to remove or sd card amount...". I love nokia but they are gone ..need to buy one i assume but which...😓

  • Download King Root

  • How to root

  • How you get the lollipop updates on your s4 ?

  • Root it man. You'll not regret it, and it will run Oreo well too

  • Just switched from an s4 to another phone. I really needed a dual-sim. I've been quite happy with the s4.

  • Samsung should release update 5.1.1 at least I have a 512 RAM phone it has android 5.1 & Samsung s4 has 2 GB RAM it will definitely handle it well. 6.0.0 marshmallow . Samsung never listen to their user request . Samsung perhaps doesn't know great power comes with great responsibility that's why going down to level every , Xiaomi given nought update to its 2GB RAM mobile , Samsung is so lazy company Xiaomi will wipe out Samsung in India oneday give update to every mobile unless Samsung became dead like NOKIA

  • why my s4 not working nba games?

  • Still working with this phone just fine, just got a new battery for it,and hoping for another 2 years with it

  • got my update finally...lollipop...

  • I think it's more than worth to look on YouTube, how to install a custom Rom. A custom Rom with Android 7.1 is good enough for WhatsApp, Facebook and abit of surfing the web. If you were not happy with it, you could then buy a new phone. If it is good enough, it saves you abit of money. Simple is that....

  • im also have s4, and i think there will be no update for this phone anymore, lol. and im thinking to buy a new one, you should too. S7 edge will be perfect replacement i guess . . . its pretty cheap now and it has exynos 8890, will be great for gaming.

  • There will be no upcoming update unless it is custom.

  • i am also sauffering same problem

  • We need FM Radio for samsung s4 for next update please

  • 3gb rom?! what?!

  • My old Galaxy s4 got some burn in because of amoled. The screen have uneven colours.At 1/4 from the top it is real white but the rest of the screen is yellowish. Can this problm be solved by replacing the screen?

  • I had this issue a few months ago due to humidity. I use it to track my runs and some sweat got into it. After freaking out on spending money on a new phone, I saw humidity inside, so I just waited to dry with some help of desiccant, and everything worked well.

  • I had this issue until I realize an app was the problem, heavy use of cpu. At the time was facebook messenger, after removing, everything worked fine. Eventually facebook patched the app.

  • Go to settings in the keybord n click reset

  • time to buy the new one, dude (the battery or charger)

  • Agreed, my phone still has it's original battery. Just I don't play vid games or spend all day on the internet. So I can get through the day without charging.

  • Still working fine after 4 years and a half ( purchased may 2013 ) . only changed the battery . Great phone . this was a premium top of the line phone in 2013 , thats why the spec are still decent nearly 5 years later . We the crazy price of smartphones and exonorable price of plans here in Canada discourage me to get a new phone . This one allow me to have a cheap plan since the phone is mine now . I had a Sd card ans sim card problem ... i switched the sim card + sd card reader ( come in one module with both) .. cost 8 $ with screwdrivers etc included in the kit . Took 10 minute .. very easy . I dont know if i would buy this phone in 2017 but if you have one and it still work , keep it . It does the job fine . i hope it will last another year ... 5-6 year with a phone is great lifespan . Greatest purchase i made at the time when cell phone were cheap with 3 years plans . i paid 100 $ for this phone in 2013 .. for 4 years and a half of use . Cant ask better

  • Battery timeing was very bad when i use wifi internet my mobile batteryw was ended in just 1 hr

  • i dont know whats wrong with this phone but it is always very VERY HOT whenever i use it..i mean the only time its not hot is when the display is turned off but as soon as i start using it again "boom" its blazin hot again..wheather im deeply using the device or not its always blazin hot from the moment i pick it up and start using it...it also destroys batteries ...i literaly baught 10 batteries for this device in eleven months..i dont know if its because of the heat but the batteries get bloated up real fast and would instanty stop and refuse to charge... i would really like some help with this thank you

  • Yes, here also same problem. I also have exactly same problem

  • cause of problem is dust i have same issue. i just open and clean the front glass and it fixed.

  • Proximity sensor problem here...when i call a number and take my phone near my ear...light is off but when i take out from my ear then the screen light not open...what the problem it is?but some time it is ok...

  • Proximity sensor problem here...when i call a number and take my phone near my ear...light is off but when i take out from my ear then the screen light not open...what the problem it is?but some time it is ok...

  • No

  • Is not coming on and not chaging, what is the problem

  • Is not coming on and not chaging

  • it is operator oroblem

  • Plzzzz Why massaging is disable in this phone galaxy s4? How can i allow massaging in this phone? I cant send and recive any msg Looking forward to your reply dear.

  • i think so he use Lemon Battery pack and everyone knows what that means :p

  • Downgrade to kitkat.

  • Amoled display gets static charge. Dont worry. Its normal.

  • if the phone is heating on screen .I think you should check the battery.because mostly the battery which has probs can affect the heating of the phone.

  • please check your power izing .

  • my galaxy s4 DT-I9500 is heating on screen what are the causes

  • how to convert 4g lte is possible?

  • How do you maintain your battery to last?

  • nice

  • your change buildpropt. if wrong can make ur phone bootloop

  • Vet good phone samsung s4 19515.I am using from 2014 November. Till now no complaints. Battery is also ok. Value for money.

  • nice phone,i have a s4 mini since 2013 still strong working good

  • This phone never innovated during your mention year. Its inception on 2013.

  • since 2012 july i have..still im using original battery .still can handle everything..i guess i will still use it a few years more..

  • You can with Galaxy I9500 Galaxy S4,I am using it from 18 months. It serves at it's best.. Good choice, All the best.

  • just one to buy a new s4 advise me

  • i had it for over 4 years. finally upgrading. it does the job if you aren't rough on it

  • Its shocking do not buy this Phone after a year I hate this

  • I had a Galaxy S4 16G since 2014 and until now it maintains its performances providing that available storage space is higher than 2 Go.

  • galaxy s 4 seems a good phone. but what 'll be the performance after some years. any comment.

  • my phone only 1sim work .so other sim not work .i want change my number .so what i do

  • thanks.. I also suffering from battery issues.. now I will try this. I have changed 4 batteries in 3years. I am charging my mobile for about 3 to 4times a day.

  • I also have the same problem... when the battery became old(about 2-4 months) it became off initially in 20% gradually the it increases and I faced problem in 70% battery also

  • Sounds like you will need to have new software loaded. Lollipop has always worked well on my S4

  • I have a galaxy s4 (i9500) and got it in used condition, a year ago. Never suspected a single problem in it. Today I powered off my mobile for charging then after 25 minutes I took it off. I held the power button then I saw my boot logo(Where there is written Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-i9500). That logo kept showing as usual for 2 seconds and screen went black and again that logo appeared for 2 seconds and screen gone black and again it appeared, so, I'm stuck in kinda loop not a bootlooop exactly(maybe because bootloop refers to being stuck on boot screen while in my case its boot logo). I then removed the battery and inserted it back after an hour and as soon as I inserted it back the mobile itself turned on as if I held power button but this time again I was stuck in that loop. Moreover when I tried going into download mode, I didn't even need to hold the power button along with the volume down and home, it itself proceeded to confirmation screen of odin mode. And after that confirmation screen appeared saying that whether I really want to boot into download mode, disappeared itself after like 3 or 4 seconds even though I didn't press any key. And in case I press vol up key confirming to boot to download mode, then it again takes me to that loop. I'm too much confused . I can't even flash the firmware as it won;t boot to download mode neither am I able to boot into recovery. Now do u really think the problem might be the power button(Which is maybe stuck in the state of pressed). Or else it can be the battery coz my battery is also just average not too good? I also inserted the command( in build.prop file) for enabling nav. bar and the code was correct but I never rebooted after inserting that. this was the first time I rebooted after that.

  • one of the best Android phones i ever had.only minority the weak battery ,but no big deal

  • I have had this before with a samsung galaxy phone. Had to have new software loaded which sorted out the issue.

  • Just flash a new rom, before that test if you can enter recovery if you can delete all caches and factory reset it, if not download a new rom and flash it

  • Yes could you please help me what to do if the phone doesn't turn on just is the logo of Samsung galaxy on the screen

  • Yes could you please help me what to do if the phone doesn't turn on just is the logo of Samsung galaxy on the screen

  • When in Message+ and I try to type a message the keyboard in minimized and displayed over the area you type so you can't see it. How can I get it back to the normal location?? HELP

  • ok thurn on the bluetooth, then press on bottom for menu and it show for how long you wanth to be visible , 2min - 1 hour or ''never time out'' ,, enjoy with your music :) It would be good to say thank you

  • yes, replace with new one.

  • I also faced the same problem. Need to remove the battery & plug back, then only can charge

  • Most of the problems you read on here are mostly to do with fake phones which most people are unaware they have bought at a bargain price. Not saying an original does not have faults, but buy something that is too good to be true ( price wise ) and you will always end up with problems and look for answers on here.

  • I BOUGHT a new s4 ,and beenusing it for nearly 6 months.I connected through bluetooth to a rechargeable bluetooth speaker.I t works for just 2 minutes, I tried reconnect but the bluetooth does not hold.switch off and re tried but bluetooth no longer stays on the "on" position, Can someone advise if there is a remedy thanks

  • I experienced the same problem with my Samsung Galaxy S4 the phone usually went off below 40% but when I changed the battery the problem seized.

  • Just got a London used S4... fone works perfectly fine but goes off when the battery is bellow 25%...but then the screen does not respond after charging.. the fone comes up but does not swipe.. could it be the battery?

  • If your phone get heated up . Just turn off all the features . And do battery replacement . I recommend to find a high capacity batteries . Theres a lot of type of them that suitable the s4 . Im using the 2600mah pisen high qualitiy battery and heating problem completely gone( bought from lazada) . im also using a custom rom that removed alll the useless apps .

  • His there ... Believe me I bought A5 2015 rather than S4 , and I got android 6.0.1 update ... despite A5 is nice phone .. but I am really regret .. Your older S4 is much better phone , it is much faster , better sound quality, and of course better camera. .. more than that , your device still getting updates for its stock apps On my galaxy a5 I can't update music player or video player ... thank God they finally realise an update for Samsung Internet ... so don't upgrade your device .... or you be better if buy one of 2017 midrange models or higher

  • Jellybean is the highest my phone updates to 😬 Some things on the play store are not compatible and can't be installed.. (Eg. Microsoft Word)

  • 3 years... I am still using but of course im not happy with it. Im gonna stil wait for death of my phone.

  • Actually,u can cook an egg while playing game on s4

  • please allow to update on 7.0 (Nougat) because this device is very smart and higher version is best for s4

  • try a new battery

  • please allow to update on 6.0.1 marshmallow because this device is very smart and higher version is best for s4

  • i have had mine since 2013. All ever do is switch out the battery for a new one..

  • Galaxy s4 is the best phone, i've been using it since 2014 but sadly this year my s4 got a problem says 'charging paused. Battery temperature too low' when i try to charge it. Can someone pls tell me what's wrong with it? I love my s4 so much... and i think the lollipop upgrade is one of the reasons.

  • that's why I rejected lolipop update since I first read that everyone complained about the quickly drying battery and problems with the application. although you do lolipop update you should be able to install a new(old) ''OS kit kat'' in each service for mobile phones and it costs about 10 euros. my batteries after 2 years has begun to heat up and I replaced with a new one, do not empty battery below 25% and not to charge more than 95%, I also installed application ''Greenify'' and the battery lasts longer than before, try small applications without adds.

  • Thanks alot for the charging tip,I never let this phone battery dip down more than 20% and usually plug in the charger before it reach 20% but I charge it til 100% every time.I updated this phone to Lollipop 5.0 somewhere on 2014 or 2015 when it's 1st release in Malaysia,it started to lag and overheat far worse than Kit Kat 4.4.Kinda regret update it to Lollipop but I might gonna buy other phone in the nearest time,Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 I guess?The performance might not be an issue at all,Cortex-A53 still perform admireably better Cortex A15 + A7 CPU.Mali T830 should handle the graphic task better than SGX544 I guess,both also come in tri-core.

  • If you did 5.0 update on your phone, then the battery drains very quickly. if you're not then you simply do factory data reset Battery consumption depends on the applications you have installed on the phone and working in the background even if you do not use the phone. such as; facebook, instagram, messenger,snapchat,Netflix,etc, so if you delete these apps and use them through the browser , thus saving up to 40% of the battery (day)life , the display put on minimum brightness and wi - fi, bluetooth,3G use it when you need. li -ion batteries work better when you are not used to the end 0%,but most to 25 % and then put the battery to charge75-90% , ( why?) lithium-ion batteries have a rated lifetime of somewhere between 500 and 1,500 charge cycles. so if it reach 100% or less then 25% then it lose 1 cycle.(the user runs it down all the way to zero before recharging) can degrade to 70 percent of its original capacity in 300-500 cycles With a DoD of 25 percent, where the user plugs it in as soon as it gets to 75 percent remain, that same battery could be charged up to 2,500 times before it starts to seriously degrade. Charge a little bit whenever you can. Lithium-ion batteries don't respond well to being charged all the way up and then run all the way down. They take much better to little bits of charge here and there.What's far more dangerous to a battery's well-being is heat. Lithium-ion batteries despise heat. suggests that calibration – fully discharging then recharging your phone's battery – once every three months helps it maintain its charge capacity.

  • Still using the phone and recently received an update that as big as 360MB something,I kinda forgot what's the description but anyway it kinda fix my phone from being overheat faster(Too much app running in the backgrpund and excessive mobile gaming).Battery still drain quite fast whenever I turn on the music player and streaming Youtube video or gaming(Can't expect an old SoC built on 28nm doing well on 2600Mah battery),my S4 starts to lag even if I just wanna load Whatsapp but that should be done once I do maintenance checkup on my phone.The phone perform admireably to me but if anyone focus on a better battery life,S4 might not the right choice anyway.

  • I suspect your sd card already corrupt. To verify, please borrow someone a sd card & put into the sd card slot at your phone. If can read sd card, confirm your sd card was corrupt.

  • Great device with bad battery. I've been using it for almost 4 years. It's a super mobile phone but the only issue is the battery.

  • Exactly.battery is not good. I've changed 4 batteries.each one a Year.

  • Wow great but didn't accept 4G And battery performance is low

  • Samsung Galaxy s4 is a phone really and awesomely manufactured from the Samsung Co. Ltd.... Its use is excellently splendid,has a soft touch and on top has an excellent performance.

  • Why screen isof for incoming &outgoing call using? Icant see caling no. Icant close whenifinish talking &most of time ireboot why?thankyou for help

  • Jio 4g support or not

  • i like it, galaxy s4 is the better than you think..

  • The Samsung Galaxy S4 is the best phone the world has ever seen, I love this phone because I can play flappy bird all day long without having to charge it, the display was so clear, I was able to beat my previous high score of 2, and I was able to get to level 3. I also love the S4 because you can install Crossy Road (best game ever) and run it at 100000000FPS

  • I've using my S4 since the day it came out and I've had no major issues so far. No heating, no nothing. Only thing that bothered me was the low amount of internal storage that keeps filling up relatively easily, even though I have a 32GB SD in there.

  • Can anyone help me in using s4 but something happenes i can'seem to use the ussd code of my phone it keep running but no response.i have a network can anyone help me.

  • Phone network no

  • s4 is a great phone

  • im use my samsung s4 since 2013 till now and its a awesome phone. . just two problem heating and battery

  • Been using it since June 2013, had three/four battery change and overall still performs well. Samsung really nailed it on this one. Overall I'm very happy with it. Hope it goes on for years to come.

  • I've been with my phone-- the Samsung Galaxy S4-- for only a few months. My mom gave it to me, and when I first used it, I immediatley LOVED it. The only problem was; the easy overheating and battery drainage of the phone. Also, I've encountered a BIG problem just a couple of days ago, and that was the irritating 'Blank SD Card' notification-- along with the problem that currently, my phone is not able to read the memory card in this device. I don't have a PC, and I tried to find ways to solve this problem without means of using a comouter-- since I think will turn out bad because of the countless amount of viruses spreading through out computer and other gadgets... All-in-all, I love my phone. But someone-- ANYONE, please find a way in order for my phone to finally read my memory card because I have a LOT of files stored in there.

  • I got s4 last year. .it is nice good sensors and brilliant HD screen ...good camera and led indicators

  • Who knows the best rom for The Samsung Galaxy S4?

  • I've had it 4 months. It overheats over and over, it constantly locks up then shuts down and restarts itself. I've had an S3 and had to exchange it the times because it did the same thing but actually my s4 is worse. Time for Iphone

  • It's not enough for a whole day. For me in its best it gets me about 4 hours of on screen. As I've already said, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is a great device but it's only problem is the battery.

  • It is true.

  • This is a great phone with strong sensor, S4 could be in the 'beast' list, is the battery enough for 1 day?

  • With the launch of the new flagships, the Samsung Galaxy S4 will have many price cuts. So it's a good thing for those who are interested in buying it.

  • phone is to good camera excellent but major issue phone is heating

  • How can you set-up MMS on s4? step-by-step

  • Never mind brother. Well, the s4 can officially be upgraded to the Android lollipop only, but if you want to install the Nougat version you've to root your phone and install a specific rom that support the Android Nougat. But please be careful when you want to root your Samsung cause it can damage your phone if you don't know what you're doing.

  • Hi there sorry to bother you but I've just purchased a galaxy s4 finally and I'm reading you can upgrade the is (android) from jellybean to nugart how would I go about that? I'm new to the Internet so your advice would be appreciated Thanks

  • The best version for the s4 is the 4.3. But the Nougat is a must have for the people who aren't willing to change their phone soon. Because all the applications will no longer support the old Android versions such as 4 and so on

  • I agree with you

  • best phone, worse battery

  • Wrong. Actually the s4 is not powerful enough and does have sufficient RAM for noughat. Version 5.01 is excellent.

  • If it wouldn't charge then all you had to do was to buy a new battery and your phone would have been like new again. That's why your phone has a removable battery.

  • best phone of my life

  • For 2 years i used a S4 as my daily phone. In a lot of ways it has dissapointed me. It was handed down to me, if i would have bought it new i'd be furious. Here are some of my complaints: -terrible build quality. Looks like s**** after a year because of the cheap plastic that gets damaged quickly -battery was crap, so i carried an extra one wherever i went -android 5.0 ruined it. Android system consumed up to 50% battery doing absolutely NOTHING. -constantly would restart for no good reason -over 700€ for this? really? It wasnt all that bad tho. There are a couple of good things to say about the S4 +brilliant display and colors +it was a flagship so it has some handy features It died in january 2017, when it charged to 48% and would refuse to charge further. RIP S4 2014-2017 Never buying a samsung phone again.

  • Well, first of all the Samsung Galaxy s4 has another variation which is the i9505 , which is a snapdraon version. And by the way , it's a matter of Samsung's policy, who has chose not to upgrade the S4. Because if it upgrade it to the Nougat version , it'll loose many customers that won't buy a new Samsung device and they will stay with the famous Samsung Galaxy s4.

  • Oh definitely kitkat is better. Lollipop and marshmallow for that matter has murdered the battery life on all Android phones in my experience.

  • Nope

  • I disagree. The Galaxy S4 holds only a Exynos 5410 Octa Core, which is unable to comprehend with a high end software like the 7.0 Nougat. For further example, iPhone 5s's are already starting to react differently to the newly released IOS 10. Samsung decision to stop further software updates for the Galaxy S4 is solely for the best experience a S4 user can have. Futhermore, the Exynos 5410 Octa tends to disappoint consumers after a couple years of usage. The current top version for Galaxy S4's (GT-I9500) is the 5.0.1 Android Lollipop. And already the battery life is disappointing. Samsung indeed has made a decision to upgrade the S4 form 5.0 to 5.0.1 and see where it takes us? In a nutshell, we already have the best software the S4 can handle so there is no need to ask for a better software version because it will only give us more problems or indefinitely harm your device than it does more good. Peace.

  • My thought

  • Samsung must upgrade the s4 to Nougat, because either the i9500 or the i9505 have the specs that can carry it smoothly.

  • well said

  • A great device. The only problem is the battery

  • S5 or this ?? S5 seems heavier.

  • I9505 is the version with Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor and 4G network capability... and I9500 is exynos version with no 4G network capability.

  • Sorry I meant to s4 19505 and s4 19500. Only s4 19505 has 4g.

  • 19505 has 4g 19500 does not.

  • Who Is Best Model 9505 & 9500. Please Tell Me

  • Is it dual sim mobile??

  • How do l save number on my sim card

  • Sensors

  • kitkat work better

  • what are the dots beside the camera pointed towards the face.. different kinds of cameras? :(

  • Which is better for s4? Lollipop or kitkat?

  • I9500 is only 3G but I9505 is 4G

  • Samsung Galaxy S4 also has 4G :)

  • Blown battery after 2 years of usage (original charger and battery). Battery went on fire during charging and set on fire the bed nearby. No signs of overheating until then. So be careful where and when you put the phone on charge.

  • Well I think you should replace your battery with a new one. Then back up your data & do a factory reset. Your phone will work just fine

  • You must have the s6 19500. Only the s6 19505 has 4g.

  • heating issue? mine too can you help me? its the battery problem or what?

  • Heating issues were juste on the early days of use after that no more heating problems. The battery gives me about 5 hours of on screen with a heavy use.

  • Samsung galaxy i9500 mobile is best mobile for front and back camera also size f 1/3",31mm but today smart phone camera rating was f1/2.2,22 or 28mm maximum rs 30000 range mobiles.battery is fast drying for using data only mostly using wifi and call for good back up. This mobile configuration missing for -duel sim with 4g lte,battery li-po above 3300 mah,fast charging and fingers print sensor another 3gb ram with snapdragon 821, This all configuration available samsung s4 mobile is only one best smart phone today market

  • Choose from a trusted and reliable dealer outlet.

  • the greatest phone ever but not 4g

  • Currently using it now. :) S4 I9500 Exynos version,still perform very well in basic task but performance will start to stutter and laggy once it gets warm and games won't be so smooth to play even though I just play Final Fantasy Brave Exvius(2D game,traditional ol' RPG game from FF series).In terms of battery performance,it doesn't do very well and I change the battery at least 2 times from the very 1st I buy it on mid-2014.Drain really fast and never charge during the screen turn on,example of battery pack problem but proper maintenance n care should make the phone lasting.The camera are still nice,it does struggle shooting in the dark but in daylight it does give you what the other smartphone with 13MP camera didn't have.All hail to the old king S4!

  • Do u have heating issues or battery drain

  • S4 was a king once.

  • Just change with new battery

  • U just need to buy new battery for your s4. N all ur problem will go.

  • yes

  • 2amp the biggest samsung charger

  • A great phone. I've been using it for a nearly 4 years. Great camera.

  • Of course 2 amp! I have one

  • It was launched almost 4 years back....

  • My Samsung s4 show me not registered on network but my simply is working

  • It is not 4G it is very bad

  • No 4g......thats bad

  • yes. you can see the number of steps in S Health

  • 2amp

  • yes

  • I had a same issue before, try to replace your battery. some of battery are fails.

  • Pls my galaxy s4...the Wifi, hotspot and the bluetooth is no more coming on...pls what can i do

  • Does this phone has step detector sensor?

  • My s4 now says camera failed weneva I try to use d cam.Wat could dis be?

  • My s4 now says camera failed weneva I try to use d cam.Wat could dis be?

  • Hi there! do you know if the galaxy s4 originally came wiht a 2 amp charger or a 1 amp charger?

  • Does anybody here knows FOR SURE if the galaxy s4 originally came wiht a 2amp charger or a 1 amp charger? Thank you in advance!

  • I once had that same problem, don't know how I got it work, even tried different chargers and batteries. Just somehow I got it to work again.

  • Please my samsung galaxy s4 is giving me some issue i can no longer charge the phone while it's on i will have to off it before it will charge and i don't know what to do please help...

  • s4 19500 no 4g .. shitt!!!

  • Certainly. It is a great phone.. Never had a problem with mine and have had it for over 3 years.

  • Only on s4 19505.

  • No! Phone is outdated. Battery life sucks!

  • I am looking to buy a used s4..Should I go for it?..plz anyone reply me

  • Install custom rom.... Samsung touchwiz is what eats up your battery...

  • Only if you have I9505 model

  • Use tempered glass protector...

  • Yes... Mine takes 5

  • Only in model I9505

  • too many installed applications is best to do ''factory data reset'' and will work as good as new

  • Is 4g supported in S4?

  • Only the s4 19505 is 4g compatible. You must have the s4 19500.

  • 3 hours for charging...its normal???

  • Only good when new. Now it hangs a lot. Bought mine aug 2013. Too old maybe that's why it keeps lagging all the time.

  • Am surprised. Have been using S4 since 2 weeks ago (my iphone 5 hang). Found S4 battery life superb also cld be 3 or 4x better than my iphone 5. Go for it.

  • samsung s4 has a great camera but the screen is not strong at all

  • I was told that this device is not 4G compatible!

  • How can I update my Samsung s4 and how can I use 4G sims plzz tell me

  • could i use jio sim in this device

  • S4 is great photos but the battery life is so shit Maybe cuz it's 5.0.1

  • There's no fm in original s4

  • Ana only those that experimenting with the phone and do the root, which is very dangerous to have the problems I have it more than two years and the phone is great and works flawlessly heartfelt 3 months ago I replaced the battery and because the battery does not need to be emptied under 25 % and do not charge more than 95% so put on charge whenever you are able, but I'm late get this information, I suggest you go ahead you will not use the wrong, because the camera is one of the best and the screen is like a living picture, and generally does not lagging at all, it's still one of the best android phone.

  • I want to brought a fine mobile for my best use. So kindle tell me about performance of S4.

  • Why? Is it slow? I'm looking for a new phone, I wanted to buy this, but your comment makes me think again...

  • Just got S4 fm my son last week cos my iphone 5 hang after mp10.1.1 To me S4 though temporarily works fine. No issues.

  • s4 gio sim supported? Please help me friends.....

  • This has got to be the worst phone I've ever owned and I've had A LOT of them.

  • I'm using this phone last 3 years it's working very properly. No single problem occur I love s4:)

  • I'm using this phone last 3 years it's working very properly. No single problem occur I love s4:)

  • Hi.. you try this. Go to my settings - my device then activate power saving mode. Best of luck.

  • My s4 always be heated what should I do

  • i agree.mine still working except for the batt

  • samsung s4 good phone

  • Make sure you unlock your phone so the files show up. If the phone is locked they will be invisible.

  • I'm using this phone last 3 years it's working very properly. No single problem occur I love s4:)

  • dial *#0808# and select the first one.

  • My PC cannot read or show pictures and photos and all files from my Mobile Samsung S4 to my PC.

  • got one brand new and 16 days old screen got damaged, started turning screen ooff. impossible o repair for screen costs same than phone

  • first do the password wrong 5 times then turn it off then power it off then hit the volume up home button and the power at the same time then go to data reset then go to reboot then change the language to English if you have to then skip everything and voila!!

  • i need to get s4 mobile brandnew....bt i see many problems has of s4 mobile....how to choise fake or original ? how to battery life ?

  • Mobile Data and Wi-Fi are separate connections. Use the Status Bar at the top of the screen to activate both. If you have previously setup a Wi-Fi connection and it's in range, it will connect and use Wi-Fi instead of Mobile Data. Otherwise, your phone will use Mobile Data. If you cannot use either, check your Wi-Fi setup with whoever is providing it, or check your Mobile Data with your mobile provider. It is more likely a setup issue than a broken phone. I have used this phone around the world on Wi-Fi, 3G and 4G with no problems.

  • factory data reset

  • MY mobile is lost the internet connection and hence the wi-fi is not getting connected. kindly give any solution so that I could get some remedy through the internet. Thanking you.

  • to what is quickly consumes battery could be a few reasons; as well as programs running in the background. facebook, instagram, snapchat, messenger, Netflix, Outlook, etc, another reason to turn off the data connection when you do not need , also to put the display in low light, and delete or disable apps that you do not use it just as well to do the factory data reset to empty the system of unnecessary data, but only if you do not root your phone But there are other tricks that can improve battery performance and that rule is that the battery is not discharged below 25% and not be charged more than 95%, which means hold between these percentages with everyday small Recharging because that hold the battery in good shape and to know in both cases if the battery is below 25% or above 95%, then decreases for one cycle of the battery and knowing that there is 500-1500 cycles (depending on the producers) so every little Recharging extends the life of the battery. But if you notice that your phone is often heated then the number of cycles is spent and need to replace your battery with a new one.

  • your memory card is probably damaged, get a new one or get it fixed. (camera didn't work on my phone, later on I got a new phone. it was working fine till I put the old memory card in and the camera stopped working, so I bought a new memory card and it was all good.)

  • Same thats my prob to in my s4

  • what must I do to overcome Network problem from Galaxy s4 I9500. I need technical advice on what to do please.

  • When i open my samsung s4 front camera only the feed back i get is camera fail,what is the problem or what should i do?

  • what must I do to overcome battery drains off from Galaxy s4 I9500 within short time when the battery is full charged and the charging is even very slow. I need technical advice on what to do please.

  • not that it is not compatible to s4,but it appear minor problems with the battery, camera, and some applications ,so you need to spend the time to resolve these issues in order to improve the operation of the phone. but also lollipop os it take around 5.1GB of internal memory, which is twice more than a kit-kat, and because of this I stayed on the kit-kat and works without a problems

  • I have abandoned the upgrade to marshmallow after being advised not to as the I9500 is not compatable. Any thoughts on this from anyone?

  • after updatijng my s4 i bought in italy, im unable to deactivate my password setting. damn

  • I am going to have the Marshmallow software installed on my I9500, as it works more efficiently than Lollipop. and being a high end phone it is compatible.

  • the stock samsung is filled with so much b......t apps. root the phone, install twrp or whatever recovery u like and flash roms like resurrection remix or one of the many custom roms available. choose a rom that will give u a better battery life. phone has awesome music quality thru speakers n headphones.

  • people want to upgrade their phone but it is best to stay with the factory operating system just to know it's no ordinary update first uninstall KitKat os, and install a completely new android 5.0 lollipop and this process takes 3-6 hours because its size follows; Android 5.0 (ignoring the SD card) consists of the following 4 partitions: 1. mmcblk0p23, for System, 2.9GB 2. mmcblk0p24, for Cache, 1.0GB 3. mmcblk0p26, for Data (userdata, incl Apps), 10.6GB 4. Swap, 1.2GB (equivalent to the Windows "virtual memory" file, for instance) Their sum is 2.9 + 1.0 + 1.2 = 5.1GB Android 5.0 is 5.1GB if you use these "default" partition sizes. some users have encountered a range of issues, including freezes, crashes, stutter and lag. In-place upgrades can be the cause of that. navigating apps can become laggy, probl with Wi-Fi connectivity , battery bug , camera bug , GPS problems , flashlight bug , overheating , performance problems etc. all these problems after installation should be improved so I stayed on kitkat and works perfectly,but for that you can go back to kitkat since you have already upgraded the lollipop, should first back up the phone

  • No iam android lover .. my question had adressed to all who need shitty upgrades..yeah me too i have android 4 and never thought about upgrading cuz i see many s4 with android 5 and they are dead with respect to every thing .. and downgrading isnt guaranteed for all people .. problems will happen

  • If the question is addressed to me, here's the answer, my s4 works flawlessly, I personally I refused lolipop update and is working on a kit-kat operating system and works like a Swiss clock without any problems, are with lollipop or marshmallow will give the phone to get something special nooo only it reduced from the internal memory and nothing special, the phone is excellent for 2.5 years of harmony, but if you have a desire for iphone, my friend has a page for him and join you there

  • Omg are u serious right now ?? S4 is already dead becuz if dump lollipop and u wabt marshmallow and shity android 7 ??!!!! Ur hardeare cant operate the marshnallow netheir lollipop normally ..oh how is your thinking

  • iphone is for those who have excess money that they took him, I did not really someone who defends the samsung but it is a shame to pay 1,000 euros for iphone 7, which is the 4'7 '' no 5 '' display, which is standard for this time but not even FULL HD but only 750X1344 HD, 1960mah battery so please for it to pay 1000 euros to the disgrace. here's to compare Samsung s7 edge with 5'5 '' FULL HD 1440X2560 display and 3600mAh battery and cost less than 700 euros. This means that you get with samsung higher quality and still they remain 300 eur. it means iphone like dumb fon , not samsung but smartphone for smarter.

  • Don't you think that Samsung's top notch products the S and Note range have too many problems. Security updates, firmware take months to over a year to update. After 2 years your phone doesn't receive any security or firmware updates, but if you buy an Apple phone which can be around the same price, 4 years on & your phone will still receive updates? I am thinking of deserting Samsung or android and heading off to Apple. Am really tired of Samsung and the hassles with their software and their belief that you are just a number nothing more.

  • He updated using another method called custom rom thing.although android marshmallow is not supported.

  • NO , 4G is part of hardware, not software.

  • it possible to upgrade s4 to 4g

  • After update lollipop, camera not working

  • Thanks. It looks like this update was intended for the Indian market only. This is the only downfall of an Android Product. Updates are limited and very Slow. But when you have an empty pocket, it's all one can afford or Apple would be at the top if it's software was open to other makes.

  • When u got marshmallow upadte ??? Samsung is not going to relase Andorid 6 for s4

  • Hi Zimq, You're welcome. This was not a security policy update. It was a regular OTA Android OS update. I remember seeing performance and security improvements listed among the features of the update. Don't worry. You might get it sooner or later in Zimbabwe too.

  • Thanks, I am in Zimbabwe, no update has been received via the phones security update.

  • I'm from India. My I9500 running Lollipop 5.0.1 received the OTA update a couple of days ago. The baseband version is now I9500DDUHPE1. Android security patch level is 01 september 2016.

  • Hi, was the security update for this model? In which country are you in? Samsung should update all their models automatically in all countries and not rely on mobile operators. Does Apple rely on mobile operators to update their phones?

  • you welcome

  • Ok. Thanks i do appreciate

  • It has otg support or not

  • me 2 just security patch update

  • keyboard opens and the position of previous words typed push long that would enable option

  • I just got an update.. 403mb

  • do they have a gold edition fo this one ?

  • When texting, device suddenly cannot remember previous words typed, therefor cannot predict words anymore. What can be done?

  • first try to take out the battery and sim card left briefly, then return them to the phone and starts, if do not work then try with another sim card because it may be that your sim is damaged, and the last option before you go to try the service do factory data reset, but save your data to sd card then remove sd card and reset the phone. I wish you luck

  • when open camera then camera vibrate why ?

  • What could be the fault when s4 indicates 'unable to detect sim card', could it be the sim card slot is damaged or something else? Pls has anybody experienced this with solutions.

  • I have a Samsung S4 which I have downloaded Amazon Prime Music for our boat. Problem is we have a cord that hooks up to the AUX and Charge on the radio and my phone but it will not do both at the same time. I have to disconnect on or the other for them to work. Is there something I am doing wrong? Is there a way to make it play and charge at the same time? Thank you for your help.

  • Ok, thank you.

  • Alright, thanks.

  • Its not good for gaming. I tried it and its terrible.

  • Don´t buy this phone. I did and I hate this Phone

  • Is galaxy s4 good for gaming and stuff or is it slow?

  • Y not supported in jio sim. Then any optn acctvd in jio 4g lite.? Plz help me

  • Works great on android 6.0.1 (OTA update)

  • Why my samsung s4 not supportable for reliance 4G JIO ? Help please

  • one of the best phones made

  • need to be included with the device as a hardware piece, and not just a software upgrade.

  • This phone goes best with Cyanogen mod than touchwiz

  • An update cannot bring LTE to your I9500. Only components can. I would also like LTE on my I9500. I find HSPA+ sufficient and fast enough to have Periscope with HD quality or YouTube 1080P without a glitch.

  • I want 4G technology updatetion in my phone Samsung 19500 Galaxy S4

  • samsung galaxy s4 i 9500 does not support the 4G technology, it means that you do not have this phone or the samsung galaxy s4 9505 is the one that you have, and therefore claim to have 4G technology. read on the original box of phone or here's a link

  • Just upto date the software.thats your problem

  • this is alspo nice set

  • maybe the battery's exhausted i ll change it and see thanks a lot!

  • Agree!!

  • Absolutely wrong! Supports 4G LTE just fine!

  • Takes only 15 minutes to charge 40 % seriously somethings wrong with your phone! Best phone I ever had! IPhone 4 is cap and now useless and lacking. After 2 years of heavy use my galaxy works over the top!

  • the battery takes 3h and half hour to charge! can i use a 1A charger for this phone ?

  • the battery takes 3h and half to charge completely ! can i use 1A charger for this phone ?

  • bro... jio is 4g sim... this phone does not support 4g or LTE technology.. if you want to use 4g internet on this phone ise jio portable hotspot device...

  • bro... jio is 4g sim... this phone does not support 4g or LTE technology.. if you want to use 4g internet on this phone ise jio hotspot device...

  • You are unlucky, probably have a copy (fake) phone instead of original S4. My experience is totally opposite of what you faced.

  • 17 h talktime????? That's VERY VERY optimistic! I can't even make the battery last a day even with moderate use and no talking!

  • i have same problem, do you find any solution

  • Now it's time to come fall with S7 the best phone of 2016 till date.Simply great smartphone from the house of Samsung.

  • Not suopport relience jio.please u suggest me how my samsung galaxy support jio

  • Thanks, I did install CM Security Lite.. Doesn't use much ram or drain my battery much.

  • I agree I have had nothing but trouble with this battery since the first year I got it. Now I can't close apps because the phone freezes up, sometimes I can't even shut it down without taking the battery out. I have been to the store on more occasionso than I can count but they refuse to change the battery, or tell me anything else is wrong, although the last time they had to change the SD card.so aggrevated.

  • exactly the same applies to mine.

  • S4 is the best mobile I have ever used, everything works very perfectly .. I am using it for the last 02 years and I have faced no issues with it .. Now after using it for 2 years I am thinking to get it replaced but I dont find any substitute of it .. Its Camera result either primary or secondary both are awesome.

  • This phone is the absolute worst. I've had it for about 2 Years now, and it has given me nothing but hell. First, none of the Sd cards i put in lasted very long,(the phone eventually started deleting the data on it) so i had to go with a ridicoulously small amout of storage. Second, after about half a year, it has sporadically given me the error message "No sim card found" while I was, say, in the middle of a phone call, and the stupid thing gave me no other option but to restart. Sometimes, it would just crash when i turned on the Internet connection. Sometimes, the mobile data would stop working altogether. I can't seem to stress this enough by posting all of the problems i have had with this phone, but mind, it does not have a scratch on it. This phone is simply not conceived to work longer than a year. Do not buy it, do not use it, do not even accept it as a Gift. It. Is. The. Worst.

  • My s4 gt i9500 is working badly when use internet It give 2 and half hours of internet surfing while i reset my device three times. S4 having lollipop

  • I have done factory reset three timed but it not work to show my other sim but my friends sim are showing in my device

  • Mine did exactly the same the other day. I switched it to safe mode for a while it seems fine again at the moment I also replaced the battery check if your battery is swollen it can also cause problems

  • do factory data reset then will work

  • remove battery from the phone remove memory card, sim card and place the phone in rice container.. soak the phone in rice for 4-5 hours... this problem occurs mostly due to moisture.. good luck..

  • I can not connect to internet because my phone is saying not enough memory but its new phone with memory card

  • My S4s is shutting down and swiching on,it's it's doing this with out stoping please help

  • du battery saver is good one,,play store

  • if phone reboot it self then i think could be infected, so try with stubborn tro jan killer to find and ki ll tro jans if exist in the system, and this work 100% . if not,then try with factory data reset, but first save all personal data to sd card, remove sd card and reset the phone.

  • Hello... I need an urgent reply to my opinion..............please I got a london used S4, everything works perfectly fine but it shows different signs...... 1. Once the 3G is on, they battery can't charge properly rather it will be discharging even when plugged to light, that is why charging the phone it will only be discharging and mine is difficult to charge. 2. The phone offs by itself and starts trying to reboot by itself, until i will power it again and it comes up and does same later. Please i need your opinions to this

  • Which one is Zero Lemon battery and where did you get it from and at what cost?

  • you could try to solve this problem by ''factory data reset'' but first remove sd card and sim card , also copy all data from internal storage cos you will lost them after this procedures

  • Root your phone is bad idea , because it is a program of Chinese hackers who opens the system and becomes a target for dangerous tro jans that will take command of the phone and become worthless brick . samsung in own program has a system against the potential dangers, but if you open it ( root) then later do not complain .

  • 9500 no ! 9505 is LTE

  • I have buy s4 black edition GT I9500 16 June 2015 . I have update my s4 in January 2016 . then I am facing battery issue like only 3 to 4 hour screen time use or Internet uses . really bad I have purchase through Amazon I think battery or the complete mobile is duplicate . because now I have face new problem like other similar is not shown in my s4 than the my regular sim. it's a new problem.

  • Root your phone and downclock it's cpu speeds. I've done that n facing no heating probably and i see an improvement in battery life.

  • Hi, turn on hand gestures. Swipe from the left side to right side with the bottom side of your hand palm.

  • What does HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps under specs mean? Does this phone have LTE speeds?

  • just hold the home and sleep button and it will capture a screen-shot!

  • Press the power button and main front navigationb button at the same time. Hold for a few seconds

  • hold the power button and the middle button

  • Please how can I screen shot with my s4

  • Same thing happened to my old s4 after about 12 months. Proximity sensor was changed under warranty.

  • if you want best protection then install CM Security Block malicious URLs and protect yourself against phishing websites with instant warning notifications. Prevent harm to your device with real-time scanning of new applications and updates. Scan external SD cards thoroughly to detect and delete threats. Scan pre-installed and installed apps and the file system to keep your phone safe from virus, trojan, vulnerability, adware, malware and spyware. The best "FREE" find my phone tool. and more

  • I had battery problems before, but about a year ago I got a zero lemon battery and it last for days now. It's the best out there and the phone is better than new again. Is a great phone.

  • Thanks for the info. I am more concerned about when you download from the web than android play store?

  • My S4s corning glass has cracked at top left corner. Hopefully no flaws in touch. Can anyone help me with the price of it.

  • no, almost no one knows that the Android system can not be infected with the virus , unless if you do root your phone then the system is open and can be attacked by a Tro jan and also there is the possibility of infection from installing games that are very dangerous , so the only solution for this is a stubborn tro jan killer . enjoy.

  • This device has an internal Device Security which has not been updated for over 2 years by Samsung. Is it necessary to have an external anti virus on my phone?

  • I had the same problem, but when I replaced the battery with a new one, heating is stopped, now as good as new.

  • I have a s4. Good in display. But very bad about in life battery. Once I turn on my data connection the part of the phone in back its geeting very hot. Very poor.

  • I have samsung s4 gti9505 and it's proximaty sensor is not working anybody help me plz

  • i am using s4 since 3 years now i am facing battery problem and heat problem alos

  • It won't be.

  • Am using galaxy s4 it's a nice phone but am face with heating issue! Am using android version 5.0.1 plz is there any solution to this heating problem?

  • Do not upgrade, You will regret it and want to go back , so best if you insist, then you first do a back up so it could go back to the old JB

  • if you can not update it normaly.Then try out updating from your pc with a program called smart swich it's a samsung program made to upate and back up samsungs series so is all good

  • Hi, both models are good. If you are looking for LTE technology then go for I9505.

  • how to upgrade my samsung i9500 jelly bean to lollipop

  • I now using s4 and use android 5.0.. Should i downgrade to android kitkat or not?

  • which is better s4 i9500 or i9505 ..... please help

  • When is the S4 I9500 going to be upgraded to marshmallow?

  • Buy a new genuine samsung battery. Or if you cannot afford to. Go to power saving mode, activate and dim your brightness. If you are browsing on the Internet, or on Instagram, facebook or playing games, your battery will always drain fast, even if your battery is new. If you browse the Internet via your mobile connection, your battery will always drain very quickly.

  • Am using s4 but my battery drains quickly so cn anyone tell me a solution and can i know how many hours battery stays in s4 phone

  • Hello guys, my s4 wifi and bluetooth could not turn on. what should i do?

  • S4 upgrade to marshmallow

  • Just wait cause Samsung didnt mention any thing

  • how was the battery performance?it is long lasting?

  • Press the power and low end of the volume button together for a few moments till you see a picture come up in your screen and release your fingers.

  • I want to upgrade my s4 in marshmallow so plz tell me the solution.....

  • really ,, not relly

  • relly s4 not 4g sportd

  • and my s4 was warming up too , but when I replaced the battery with a new one the heating is stopped , it was actually warming of the battery ,but not of the phone and I noticed that he had stopped the sound that is created when you join the phone on the charger, but now with this new battery that sound is back.

  • My s4 phone get heated very often Any remedy please ??

  • of course S4

  • Depends on where do you replace it At the official servis they'd charge you around 160€ But if you find a private shop, the prices are between 100 and 120€ Or you can replace it yourself ;D

  • I would go with the A5 because its newer, but the S4 tends to be the most durable and reliable ;D

  • S4 or A5 2015?

  • Hello, friends i have the samsang galaxy s4, but display was broken, wt is the cost for reparing the display

  • I am having S4 & saw the S7 at the showroom now felt no need for me to upgrade. All these S5, S6, S7 are gimmick. If you want to throw your hard earned money go for it. or else all these upgrades are nothing & just to fill specs sheet. Just like ARM octa 4X A53-A93 double octa core processor with chip technology copper embed...... Its S4 and then everything are saturated one for Samsung mobiles. All these device run every apps, performs call functions, sms functions, multimedia functions. Not sure why many pals are mobile maniac about newly released model and their eagerness to buy it though you already own a good device like S4. Its all about crazy world and rich people.

  • If you pick up 4G then you can only have Model I9505 and not I9500

  • Mine does on Verizon

  • S4 can use 4G not?????

  • slide your hand from the right to the left covering the hole screen

  • need to apply yourself at your operator for theft because each phone has an IMEI code that is shown to them whenever the phone is used so that they can to locate him , but probably first have to apply yourself and the police to create an account that demand for stolen phones

  • with power on and home buttons press them at the same time to take a screenshot

  • I totally loved my S4 to pieces. It got stolen and it broke my heart. I never had a problem with my phone and the Camera was heaven.

  • haw to screenshot?

  • mk, means that you are from Macedonia, ok I got this phone for more than 2 years and I can say that is quality made and with high-performance, the camera is especially good , the pictures are of excellent quality , the only thing that after 2 years , I replaced a battery that cost me 13 eur . if you think of buying this phone then feel free to go

  • in service replace the sd card'' Kingston 16 GB'' for ''VERBATIM 16 GB'', and all the problems are gone , I can not believe that the sd card rules such problems that even the home button has stopped work, but how after replaced the SD card, everything is fine . lessons never use kingston sd card never !!!

  • Camera is just awesome. But it hangs too much.. and it aslo has over heating issue

  • Such a crap device.each app crashes so much that im unable to perform anything.heating problem is so severe .please suggest some solutions to improve its performance

  • Purchased late in 2013 because I like to know bugs on new releases have been fixed. I've never had a problem. This is far superior to the iPhone. It has a blocking mode so no one who is not on your contact list gets through. No solicitors!!!!! We gave up our landline because of solicitors. My husband has huge hands so S-Voice is perfect for him and for me because I hate to type. We will keep this forever because the battery can be replaced by us. This is not true of the S-6. Our only complaint is we don't like the ringtones that come with it. We downloaded different ones from the internet. We're still looking for a loud British bring-bring like we had on our old Motorola flip phone.

  • It's awesome

  • I have samsung S4 more than 3 year's i think it is ok for the prise

  • i just bought a second hand from akoda.com 220$ aud had it for a couple of weeks works really good, no problems.

  • I have a S4 and i have had no problems with it whatsoever. It's a fast phone and it hold a lot of stuff, i would recommend it to anyone. Yes it is an older phone, but the it's great for the price. It's super quick and reliable!!!

  • i have a question about this phone.. does everyone like it? is it a good phone priced at $149, or $179? being that it came out in 2013, is it worth it to buy it now? any issues? i might want to purchase it.. i do see it has a 13mp camera.. can anyone help? thanks!

  • class phone ? After two years , I was very pleased , but first broke battery, and now have begun to break down power and home buttons , I'm disappointed I paid 400eur , at the same time we bought Alcatel pop C7 and works without problems, the battery lasts as a new we paid only 120eur . sadly my samsung has never failed and looks like new, but there are problems started

  • it's phone very good

  • I not for E5 any more. It had a slight drop to the floor with no any crack but the screen sensor failed. It required me to pay about 60% the price of a new phone to repair. It is in my cabinet as an item for museum in future.

  • class phone

  • Betty issue

  • because you first need to do a back up before you do update

  • I found this solution for you, well try; Go to Wi-Fi settings, Advanced, and disable Auto network switch. if not work then You do a ''factory reset''

  • im havin a prob with my phne i upgraded to 4.3 but the wifi is not starting hw do i solve it

  • s4 not support downgrade ... if u try to downgrade ur sim not working .imei no not available ...

  • s4 not support upgrade version to down grade version.....

  • stay on kitkat lolipop have many bug on s4 bttry problem aplication drop hanging problem haeting issue etc.

  • How many sim of galaxy s4

  • how i can identify original s4

  • Install an App named Phone Info for Samsung and you can find its Original or not in the description. Or just go to settings-more-about device-status-Device status Should be OFFICIAL.

  • Install an App named Phone Info for Samsung and you can find its Original or not in the description. Or just go to settings-more-about device-status-Device status Should be OFFICIAL.

  • CPU / RAM / DEVICE Identifier - Android Apps on Google Play

  • Frnds i am taking 2nd hand i mean used phone of samsung s4 how cam i check this is orignal or not pls suggest

  • oh change lol sorry for the other comment but well if u wanna change the phone u must see whats more comfortable u can check that phone on youtube and check if its more compfortable for you

  • you should check the charger and the battery votage if its equal you can for sure but if its not battery may get damaged

  • should I change my phone from asus zenfone 2 laser ze500kl to samsung galaxy s4???pls give your opinion. TQ

  • I'm.new.to.this.field....just.got.my.first.andro­id..its.a.galaxy.s4.. very.interested.in.learning.more!

  • have a lot of options and the investigation over the Internet yputube etc.

  • replace the battery with a new one , I had the same problem and it was all due to the battery , so I replaced it and now it is excellent

  • My touch screen is not functioning. No response whenever i swipe on screen. Already plug-out & plug-in the battery for restarting but problem remains. Connect the phone to laptop using the USB cable but prompted message 'can't read the file'. Has anyone encountered this problem?

  • My suggestion is to stay in the kit kat version. lollipop version is not factory- installed , so when installed additionally later start problems with the battery as rapidly or empty bit and it takes away 5GB of internal memory because the delete kit kat and install new lollipop and it takes a few hours, but especially do not get the magic but you can only annoy you later regret it and because of the problems that will arise. however if you want then here a link and read

  • Can anyone tell me, should I update to Lollipop? Or I should stay on KitKat? Why?

  • I had the same problem, so I replaced the battery with a new one and now is an excellent means that the phone is warming due to battery

  • To people complaining about the camera and the amount of RAM.... the S4 is a 2013 flagship, not a 2016 flagship.

  • seems disappointed use samsung...

  • Please tel me about update of marshmallow for s4

  • Am try something new today. Going to get rid of all the bloatware in my s4. Will have to flash another ROM today.

  • not too much

  • my problem is I cant use free wifi on this phone that's a disappointing

  • My s4 doing well,,. But my biggest problem was Battrey drainage and Very Heat.. How to fix that ?? Thanks

  • I have Samsung galaxy 4 sorrows phone ever had always messing up wouldn't recommend to my worst enemy

  • i updated to lollypop and it made me only pop, its dead and does not work every 2nd day i am taking to the technician, can anyone tell me how to bring it back to kitkat.

  • i updated to lollypop and it made me only pop, its dead and does not work every 2nd day i am taking to the technician, can anyone tell me how to bring it back to kitkat.

  • have you tried updating your google play services

  • i am unable to use play store,youtube.. when i open the applications i get a notification that this device doesnt support google services which rely on google play service,contact the manufacturing company..... i hope i,ll get my reply soon

  • Hi! I have a Samsung S4 model # GT-I9505... I got this 2 years ago.. Would anyone here happen to have an idea how much this unit costs at present? Thank you!

  • I got lollipop version i9500 s4 iam hard reset my phone after not working some time working multiwindow and air gesture - air functions everything not working please help me w

  • Thank you for your reply.. but it is my first time to put custom rom and my phone is new S4 2016 edition.. do you still recommend me to use ATOM rom? and if yes, please provide me with a link for easy steps to do a successful rom installation.. Thank you

  • My phone gets very hot when playing games and uses lot of airtime when i recharge it plus battery drainage should be biggest problem help guys

  • S4 by Ram and best color o J5 by cameras with flash.

  • It's. Because that s4 is fak

  • 1- Lastly, reboot your phone; it may just be another temporary device problem. 2- Disable filter effects in your camera app 3- Clean the flash and camera lens 4- set the camera mode to auto. 5- Using a third-party camera app that is not compatible with the hardware.

  • I'm using samsung galaxy s4 black edition phone since last seven months. Now when I'm going to open the camera it shows that due to low temperature you cannot use flash. What is that? How can i solve this problem?

  • S4 or J5 ?

  • thats because its a fake s4

  • I think your gt i9500 is fake coz i used to have one lyk that ...to be sure try to do a factory reset and see wt cmes

  • these symptoms; constantly restarting, and turning off, indicate that the phone is infected, .

  • ur s4 19500 is made from were

  • How to go back to jellybean ! All the later updates just downgraded my S4 to a Low end device !! Sigh ! Sad but true !

  • I got a Samsung S4 GT-I9500 Android OS, v4.4.4. It shows total "Internal storage" space of 16GB and as for the SD Card no matter the size (I have personally tried 4GB, 8GB, 16GB AND 32GB) it always shows as 16GB. And total phone storage shows ONLY 12.15MB. After installing WhatsApp, Vlc, Messenger and few other Apps which is about 6-8 depending on the size then am out of space and not able to install anything and all this I install them on the SD Card. I don't install anything above 80mb and I don't install Games. The SD Card is not the problem because their are working well on another phone. Please help!

  • Its calrity is nice but processor is very slow after having 2gb ram.

  • is there any way to set double tap screen off/on setting in s4 :-)

  • Its suports only 1 band of 4g lte. So its batter to say its not aa 4g

  • Camera kind of sucks :(

  • In samsung galaxy s4 sim card was not detect any sim if sim show and i played a game and phone is hit so much and automatic romeved and not detect

  • i believe this i-9500 version of the S4 does NOT support 4G and 4G-LTE...not sure what you mean by dual shoot

  • yes i've had mine since November 2013 and i dropped it in salt water so its done, i did however buy another one for $165 since the technology in this phone is still relevant and not going to pay $700 for the "latest and greatest" when the S4 does the job

  • Galaxy s4 not taken sim signal , what is the problem ?

  • Is s4 supports 4g...any user plz rply...n hw i capture dual shoot

  • no problem with my s4....been using alMost 3 years....

  • nic ahhaha

  • battery drain not an issue due to battery but it's drain because lots of app in android system app active continuously in backround. And one more issue is no add block in rom

  • battery drain fast

  • Why do you think it's a ROM issue, wouldn't the battery be the first thing you try and replace? I replaced mine with a quality Anker brand battery and it lasts just as long as the original Samsung battery did when it was new. Stupid that these new phones you can't easily replace the battery like you can with the Galaxy S4.

  • My S4(I9500) getting over heat & fast battery drain after lollipop update😭

  • Which is your s4 model no.....

  • You have 2 choices. Saving the picture on your phone using the saving button on the top right corner of the picture when you open it big (then you have to look for the picture in your gallery inside the downloads folder). The other option is touch and hold the picture when is small on the text message thread, when doing this you will see some options showing up, pick the FORWARD option then the recipient(s) name(s) and send it out.

  • Yes its important to root first whan you install any rom on your divice

  • i used atom rom but battery drain issue still in S4

  • If i use custom rom atom for my s4 must root first or not? Pls help me. Tq

  • If i use custom rom atom for my s4 must root first or not? Pls help me. Tq

  • Use Atom rom.

  • I have been owning this phone for an year and a half now and since more than an year I've been having problems with it... Drawbacks (as people wanna know): A weak battery (I bought a new one - nope), a really fragile screen and for the past 8-9 months many memory fails (RAM). Since two weeks it has been constantly restarting and turning off. Rating 5/10

  • You dont have to downgrade. The battery drain is due to the default samsung apps. Use Atom rom. It's based on touchwiz (de-bloated), gives a 22 hour standby time and 4.5 hour screen on time (on my 1.5 year old battery, 4 yr old phone). And the phone becomes really snappy, with almost no lag!

  • It's a custom rom based on samsung touchwiz. You need to root your phone and install it like any other rom. Check this post for details on the rom

  • Hi there S4 or galaxy A5 2015 .. please which is faster and better. .

  • does anybody know about the antanes in these phones, someone told me they have 2 for better signal

  • the S4 exceeded my expectations and adding the memory card tops the cake.

  • Hey bro .. we always awared oeoole of upgrading but no one is listening .. i think uts a hard mission to downgrade .. go to sammobile.com.. download the kitkatt rom and try.. i think s4 is the best phone released by samsung . Mine is 3 years old and never thinking to replace .m i have 3 of them

  • Dropped my phone few days ago and screen cracked from inside and the screenvironment went black and that screen never turned on again.

  • Hey bro .. we always awared oeoole of upgrading but no one is listening .. i think uts a hard mission to downgrade .. go to sammobile.com.. download the kitkatt rom and try.. i think s4 is the best phone released by samsung . Mine is 3 years old and never thinking to replace .m i have 3 of them

  • Multitasking is very bad in s4 i9500, i cant shift between 2 apps without having to start from the beginning.. is there any solution for that? Or any rom like nexus stock rom? I want very light android version that is smooth and not lagging at all.. thank you

  • Can someone please tell this old grama how to save a picture I have recvd as a text to Gallery so I can forward it to someone ?

  • Greetings everyone, thanks a lot for your response(s) on my previous post, my s4 i9500 doesn't really heat up anytime I'm browsing mostly on 3G network but the ram isn't helping matters, this lollipop has ruined my s4 I really need help to downgrade back to KitKat someone should please help me by recommending a nice custom or stock rom for me in order to downgrade back to my normal phone thanks. ... Help me guys please

  • It goes off sometimes when the battery is not low yet and refuses to come on unless charged up. I need help!

  • Yup quite nice device

  • very bad battery

  • I think they have not enough information. Don't worry and just get the phone. There is not a single difference between 2014-2016 versions. And if you want to buy to Flipkart then you can go ahead. I'm using iPhone 6s and bought that on Flipkart. So go and grab it 😊

  • decent phone no complaints here. need more updates

  • ofcourse s5 is much better, s4 is good without updating to lollipop

  • What is this atom rom may i know it i am using s4 since 5 past yrs...good phn but no battrey back up

  • #superb phone

  • Use Atom rom. It's based on touchwiz (de-bloated), removes heating issues (both when in use and charging), give a 22 hour standby time and 4.5 hour screen on time (on my 1.5 year old battery). And the phone becomes really snappy, with almost no lag! I recommend touch wiz based roms, as all the others I've used except this have camera issues.

  • Use Atom rom. It's based on touchwiz (de-bloated), removes heating issues (both when in use and charging), give a 22 hour standby time and 4.5 hour screen on time (on my 1.5 year old battery).

  • worst phone ever,....it overheats when charging and the battery life is too short....bored

  • I wana buy a s4 / hwo is better in one in both s4 / s5 becoz s5 have spandragon 801 , i think got more heat then s4 pls suggst me once. i has been used s4 mini before totally wrost mobile getting more heating problem due its processor is set up just side on bettery, so battery heat from processor heat and got dead in a year.

  • I turn off the notification for the update lollipop, because I read that it creates problems so I stayed in the kit - kat version that is great and it takes a little bit of internal memory that I can not tell you for how you can save battery life will be best to erase ; facebook , instagram , Skype , Messenger , and log via search engines so you'll definitely improve battery life. and If you did copy backup system android kit - kat then you can restore

  • Samsung S4 chipset very strongly hot.... in every app.. device is going very very hot.... :( Worst phone.....

  • S4 is excellent phone..I use it since 2 years...cemra,battery means every thing is working good yet

  • Thanks for the reply Bro, but to be honest with you I've done everything in that tutorial except the downgrading of firmware cos what I'm scared is getting the wrong firmware Can you guide me on this once more

  • I don't know how to do that, and besides I'm scared so as not flash the wrong firmware inside my phone

  • I've had the exclusive korean variant SHV-E300L that has both LTE and octa core processor running perfectly for almost 3 years until last May, which got wet and died :(

  • I want to purcahse new s4 from flipkart.. It' s prize on flikart is 15000...is there any diffrence between s4 of 2013-14 or s4 of 2016...someone asks me that new s4 coming now was not orignal as like previous.. .plz help me.. I should buy or not?. ...is there any prblm on s4's coming this year or provided by flikart/amazon etc.. Plzz reply

  • Z2 much better than s4 in all categories. I had both.

  • I believe, but not sure it would last long... In my country it's hard to find good quality phone, especially used one... So I bought J5, I just hope it servers me well as your S4 serves you. Thanks for the opinion, I appreciate it.

  • my s4 i9500 and 2 years of use ,,,just perfect

  • S4 is better in all categories camera sound quality

  • yeah..s4 is best

  • 3 years now with s4 I9505 .. still runs like I bought it yesterday..

  • But in terms of durability, I'm not planning to buy a new one in next 2 or 3 years. What do you think, will S4 last that much (and with good performance)? And I'm talking about i9505, which has better processor. I've posted it here by mistake...

  • S4 is better in all categories but you compare; Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture, infrared for remote controle, screen 1080 x 1920 pixels (~441 ppi pixel density)

  • 19505 is better than 19500

  • Used S4 or new J5 (2015 - 1.5GB RAM)?

  • Most probably never. You can get it, though, by installing custom rom...

  • never

  • when we got Marshmallow in s4

  • I have got this mobile 1 week before. the mobile is good but some lagging and heating issue which is i think due to lolipop 5.0.1 update and plz do not update ur phone bcoz after updating the phone hangs to much the battery life is ridiculous. Otherwise the phone is good camera is best (front not so better in low light )if we down grade the version to kitkat the heating prblm lagging and battery issue will be solved

  • immediately report to the operator because your smart phone can be located after the internet connection or when using GPS , which means it can be located

  • i lost my mobile

  • of course S4

  • Same prob

  • S4 or z1?*

  • S4 or z2?

  • Samsung S4

  • I got S4 from Egypt its new production December 2015 with android 5.01 out of the box for 170$ after 30 hour it got very hot I was considering to return back but it start to cool dowon now using it for a week its working fine Booth camera are excellent best screen you can get battery cover all the day with above average use I recommend it heavily

  • I got S4 from Egypt its new production December 2015 with android 5.01 out of the box for 170$ after 30 hour it got very hot I was considering to return back but it start to cool dowon now using it for a week its working fine Booth camera are excellent best screen you can get battery cover all the day with above average use I recomend it heavly

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  • Buy a s4 it's worth the money

  • s7

  • I don't know weither i sould buy an lg g2 or s4. what do you recommend ?

  • link doesn't work

  • heating issues and battery back up not good

  • Today I saw it coming top at the daily hit chart by gsmarena . Not only that, all time most hit phones came here😲.why ?

  • this link is explained how to do downgrade ,Read to the end

  • And how can I downgrade it? Im facing the same

  • samsung S4

  • How to Fix Bad Galaxy S4 Battery Life

  • Hi, Only solution is to downgrade (to let's say 4.4.2)... Otherwise your battery will drain fast, there is no solution for that.

  • Can you suggest me to buy either sony xperia z or samsung s4?

  • fast

  • Greetings guys, please I'm using a Samsung galaxy s4 i9500 and I must confess ever since I updated the firmware to 5.0.1 my battery doesn't last, I've done several flashing so as to fix it but none worked. Please guys help me on this cos I'm tired of charging my phone every 30mins

  • hello guys what you think about getting update of marsmallow for s4 can it get ????? s5 is now updateable to marsmallow

  • Upgrade to lollipop and upgrade all apps and restart ur device ur phne will stop heating further

  • then remove your opinion to your new brand

  • Used this phone foran year:( trust me the battery is worst in this :( Nd the phone heats up like he'll.... Good thing is just it's display.... Not recommending this phone to anyone.... I've already changed the phone

  • My phone started doing that too (when it does turn on)! It also is overheating.

  • i have an s4 with lollipop version 5.0.1 then i saw that there is a software update for it,i gave the permission to update software,then when the phone powered on,my back and menu touchkeys became unresponsive,what should i do?

  • My Samsung S4 is always hot, even when there is no application running. And the battery power runs down within 30 minutes of full charging. It is no longer recognized by my Samsung laptop computer and I cannot upgrade my Whatsapp. What the hell is going on.

  • he said right.... s4 is far better than moto g.. in everything it is better... there is no talk further..

  • My S4 has had to have major surgery twice from falling. It still works as if brand new. Like any gadget over use it and it will over heat.... You would also over heat if you didn't look after yourself!

  • Hey, plz guide me, i updated my s4 to 5.0.1 from 4.4.2... now face some problem.., half off the application automatically stopped like MUSIC PLAYER, FB MESSENGER And others, battery darining very fast, its take more time to load TOUCHWIZ HOME

  • What do you call "far better" when the S4 has a worse selfie camera and it's not water resistant, and the only 2 advantage over the moto g3 is a slightly better battery and slight better CPU? Check your English words before using them in order to make sense with your ideas.

  • bad router ,but you can improve signal by yourself like a tin cut from a soda or beer in half from top to bottom , and half the part of lay behind the antenna in the desired direction and the signal will be doubled

  • If you did not do root your phone then press the power button and volume down button at the same time and then select factory data reset, also has the option to push power + volume + camera key at the same time

  • my galaxy s4 is showing only boot screen continuously and nothing is happen after this . what should i do ?

  • so u may also be having heating problem.. And overheating has caused your wifi ic work improperly.. chgange the wifi ic..it will be fixed

  • You can try with Kies application installed in PC. I made even a backup but i did not have pin on it.

  • me too. but only on 2g ..not on 3g or wifi..

  • i have s4 i9500 since 1.4 year with 5.0.1 lollypop update .. problem is , my phone was verry warm(hot) in only 10 minites. plz.. frnd sugest me any thing solution...

  • if your screen is broken and you have a lock screen, you need to buy a OTG (on the go) device it's a device that plugs into the phone with a set of usb plugs on the box, you can then plug a mouse into the usb port and wallah you can access behind the screen and do all the things you normally do with you fingers.

  • My S4 has broken screen - it felt on the floor. Is it posible to transfer pictures from phone to PC - phone is locked with PIN, but screen is black.

  • Mine too only on data not on wifi

  • its play store does not display

  • Hello, do you have this problem with all wifi connections or just with this router? Make sure that Passpoint is ticked in your wifi settings.

  • I have this mobile but problem of wifi. Wifi connection very week. When Router is near that time only connect Wifi. Other wise no connect. What the Problem?

  • When u got update because i have't

  • What can we do for these options any speed increase step here

  • i I have been using this device since it's relased . my best ever smartphone of all time powerful processor and that's what caused heating issue any way not efficient with any thing after long times . superior amoled screen with high density. 2 gb of ram to good experience with multi tasking. it's good phone even if u concern that's it's 3 years old. my best phone ever

  • dont use it for a long time on social apps

  • Just buy a new battery..

  • Hello Kirisaa . I've had the same concerns about my S4 phone but I found an app at Google play store called " Genuine Galaxy " and installed it on my phone and ran it and found out that my phone was indeed genuine Samsung . Try to install the same app and you would know if your phone was genuine or not . Good luck .

  • my s4 screen flashes/lines appear on it while using mobile data..otherwise it works fine....what to do?

  • My Samsung GT-I9500 Galaxy S4 has battery problem, every one to two hours I have to get it charged. Is there any solution for this? and if there is no solution then I have buy another brand instead of Samsung Glaxy. Please response fast because I am tied of this problem I could not work smothly in my office because I have to get the mobile un evenlly. Thanks for asking opinion of the Galaxy s4.

  • Dial ×#9090#, original s4 brings config service menu, clones say not supported

  • Also it has heating issue near to the rear camera. It goes higher wen browsing, watching videos especially gaming. Also AMOLED screen also gets heated in long usage.

  • It may software problem visit your service provider

  • When you check with ES task manager hardware info it shows only quad core 1600 MHz cpu. Then how octa core. Has anyone checked with it? What about battery backup with a healthy battery. The one I am having with battery bulged mostly gone. But it gives 3 hrs of watching movies from 95% to 10%. Browsing with 2g for 3hrs from 98% to 10%. Stand by(2G) upto 2 days with 50% to 10% with no use. Voice calls upto 5 to hrs with 80% to 10%.

  • How can i detect original s4 among clones. Are there any easy steps .. Please help me. There are lots of fake 4ns in my country.

  • don't buy...after 1 year it may problems with different ic chips.finally you should change your phone's board.I am troubled.....

  • It's no good then

  • Is it good for gaming

  • It wont get it

  • there is an update for that. I use that. You need to go to setting and will need to check for any software update

  • Does anyone know when will we get android 5.1.1

  • single

  • Just clean your charging port with needle.

  • Yes they were one of the frist to have 4g

  • it does not have 4g lte

  • @silent Let me check..

  • Yes, Galaxy S4 has 4G

  • Single micro sim

  • my samsung s4 was restored to factory settings and now screen is stuck on voice command what shall i do desperate

  • My s4 is showing charging mode all the time after removing charger plug...what to do?

  • S4 have 4G or not. tell fast

  • s4 is singal sim or dual sim

  • The best phone i have ever had... i use to change my secondary phones after every week on olx.com.pk but the other side i have Samsung Galaxy S4 that is a superb phone, it has everything you need, best camera quality, video, talk time, fast processing, i bought it 2 years back as new and it is still running as it was for first use. superb samsung

  • S4 is far better than Motorola Moto G... buy S4

  • Which is a better buy a motorola g 3rd gen or s4 at 11000 and 12000 respectively?

  • update ur phone to 5.0.1. This will solve all ur problems.

  • True, the phone is brilliant in functionalities for a smartphone techy like me. I have done lot of customization on this playing with ROMs and its much above now on iphone 6 and other phones specially in camera still photos, videos and sound quality optimization.

  • Not valid comparison, you should ask yourself Android or iOS...

  • is there any budget android phones with amazing performance out there? I need recommendation.

  • samsung s4 is high buget but good phone due to sports 1080p video 2gb ram and 16 gb internal memory which itself mendatory i love it due to its customization

  • this is a really good phone i have used it since 1 year it works correctly and battery timing is also good

  • Samsung fr has confirmed that galaxy s4 will be update to 5.1.1

  • Look for xiaomi phones.

  • is there any budget android phones with amazing performance out there? I need recommendation.

  • Not valid comparison, you should ask yourself Android or iOS...

  • Just wanna ask iPhone SE or Galaxy S4?

  • True, the phone is brilliant in functionalities for a smartphone techy like me. I have done lot of customization on this playing with ROMs and its much above now on iphone 6 and other phones specially in camera still photos, videos and sound quality optimization.

  • update ur phone to 5.0.1. This will solve all ur problems.

  • Trust me. .This isn't good phone. I've been using it from 2 years. .battery is worst and it heats like hell....go to Samsung galaxy s5 it's comparitively better

  • Am aso thinking to buy s4or a5, and plz tell me how i can know that ma phone is orignal nd tell me which 1 shod i buy A5 or s4

  • The Best Phone ever I used...Never disappointed with this phone...

  • using since last two year black edition phone no complain.

  • s4 is worst phone it is over heat while capture video by camera or browsing internet by wi fi don't buy s4 phone

  • it's not good phone because don't have updated android 5.1.1.or.6.0.1

  • Stop copy pasting the same sh*t again and again 😒 Check your phone you must have bought a cheap one 😛 ! Now cry !😜😂 Peace ✌

  • Cellular phones are part of daily life, so when choosing one it is best to get a phone with excellent technology. Many would presume that this title would belong to the Samsung Galaxy S4; however is it true? The company advertises the phone as a device that will revolutionize and change the way smartphones are made. As advertised, the smartphone features a 16GB built in memory allowing it to contain only a decent amount of space, compared to the 32GB other phones offer. It contains a rear camera resolution of 13 megapixels as well as a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080. Along with everything comes a quad-core processor. All of this added together creates a stunning phone that begins to let its handler down after a mere 2-3 years. Being a previous owner, it is safe to say that the line of galaxies begin to malfunction after only quite some time, 1 year at the latest. The phone begins to have a mind of its own, including shutting down and changing battery percentages. If you would like to have a smartphone that is a ticking time bomb, the Galaxy S4 is the phone for you.

  • always gets heated and my battery drain faster it takes 2 hours...

  • downgrade your phone to previous Software

  • Enjoy this phone over 3 years :D only error at google apps payment and download

  • you probably bought a clone. i have had my phone for a year and half..it works perfectly....

  • snapchat doesnt work well

  • i am enjoying with this phone

  • Best phone ever...coming for s6

  • when to use it for a long time then it is normal to warm up + temperature warmed by your hand

  • my phone always gets heated why

  • Try to remove your micro sd card. Fomat with pc to NTSC file system then insert again to your s4. I did it and solved my problem.

  • Try to remove your micro sd card. Fomat with pc to NTSC file system then insert again to your s4. I did it and solved my problem.

  • UMAR ; all android phones are 3g, including samsung s4 maybe you want to know whether the 4g - no.

  • you have a fake samsung s4 bad copy

  • if your phone is out of memory install startup manager app. this makes phone like new. trust me.

  • Is galaxy s4 is compatible with 3G or Not????

  • try by disableing flip lock in accessories

  • Samsung S4 I9500 is one of the worst cell phone ever launched by samsung and is still being sold in the market online.The phone irritates and disturbs the user by the way it functions .Within minutes of use the instrument gets heated.The apps don"t function properly.The Camera is unable to process the shot and add it to the gallery. Getting information on google is also a cumbersome task as the keypad goes off the screen after typing two three alphabets. My Advice to the future buyers - NEVER EVER THINK OF BUYING THIS SAMSUNG CELLPHONE.

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  • Having had nothing but problems with this phone it is a pile that is for sure SD card says has been unexpectedly removed over and over and over again it is never been removed.

  • Nothing but glitches!!! Calls wont go through speaker is weak or not working..Hot spot errors phone freezes headaches for a price

  • awesome fone...galaxys4 my fav fone.................

  • my phone screen is closing and reopening within 1.5 sec. it's annoying! I've seen when it's closing, ther is showing clock and something more that I can't catch with this short time.. now what should I do? give me solution please! >___

  • hi gys,,, after i finished instailation of 5.0.1 to s4 I9500 , the buttom of menu and back stopped . what is the solution? plz

  • *Madam... What site are you downloading from?

  • Never buy this phone is a heater , and bakwas battery backup, take 4 hours to charge and battery drain in 5 hours of usage :-(

  • good phone

  • its the os and bloatware

  • dear sir when i take 1 gb movie in samsung i9500 it shows in phone memory 27 gb ? my phone memory suddenly gee full ( 32 gb inbuild memory ) please suggest how i overcome from this problem

  • i dont use a samsung s4 but a friend of mine recently had same issue and solution was to turn of guest mode in the phone which disables messages and call logs. Try and see if it help.

  • I am not phone savy and while waiting for an appointment I played with some settings. Now I can't remember what I did! But I can get all messages only now and I want to get ALL messages and Logs (phonecalls) showing up. Can anyone help me please? Cheers Di

  • how you can disable these notifications in Android lollipop. Open from the home screen of the Samsung Galaxy S4 the menu and then the "Messages" app. If you are in the overview, then tap once on the options button (left soft key). It now appears a small menu where you now can select "Settings". Now tap in the next sub-menu on "Notifications". Then you will see different notification options for your Samsung Galaxy S4. One of them is: "pop-up display". Remove the check mark in the check box to disable the pop-up notification for new SMS messages . Finished!

  • Probably because you have Automatic Updating (for any and all installed apps, not just the phone OS). turned off. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes better to be able to CHOOSE when the updating happens.

  • My s4 keeps asking me to update every week..Why?

  • battery life is too low when we update itno a lollipop...so how i can solve it....

  • Rooting your phone and make a brick so several phone and you can build your house ... you do not root your phone because after going to feel remorse

  • Rooting your phone and remove all unwanted apps and bloatware so this hope can save your battery

  • How to Fix Bad Galaxy S4 Battery Life After Lollipop ; or How to Downgrade Android 5.0 to Android 4.4

  • update your rom or change your rom

  • hi folks... i've got gt i9505 s4 4g. after lollipop update battery draining too fast.so do not update to lollipop. and give me an idea for long lasting battery usage.........plz

  • wifi and blooth suddenly stop working? that's the end.. no solution you can do yourself because a chip is dead and has to be replaced.. the solution is take it to service center..

  • phone specification is good nd performance also but when i upgrade it in lollipop from kitkat so much problems are coming in my phone like hanging,auto switch on,applications auto delete

  • my mobile problem is the wifi and blooth suddenly stop working , i did reset but couldn't work ,if any one has a solution plrease

  • its really nice same operating syastem comparw to s6 edge

  • cpu z and other app showing sgx544mp gpu on my i9500. not 544mp3. everybody have same issue ?

  • Press power and home key on same time... Or swipe ur hand on scree.

  • Press the power button and the volume button at the same time and hold them down for 3 seconds

  • Can someone help in informing as to how a screenshot is taken on a Samsung S4

  • If the phone is working, go to Settings and tap Backup and reset. If you want to do a Hard reset(wipe phone and start over) Turn off the phone. Press and hold at the same time Volume UP,Home and Power keys. When you see Galaxy logo release the Power key but continue to hold the Volume Up key and the Home key. From there follow instructions on screen. Hope that helps.

  • how do i reboot my samsung s4

  • Kitkat

  • Flashing firmware with Odin Firmware for GT-I9500 GALAXY S4

  • I would go to sound settings.

  • root the phone and will become subject to the viruses that corrupting the phone after being problems I suggest you do not root so as not to become a brick . for a battery that can extend the duration ,,, delete -'facebook 'and 'messenger' so after log via a browser so you save 30-40% of the battery , they work constantly in the background , so battery went quickly .

  • which android is better in samsung s4 lollipop or kitkat plz tell me

  • I am using my s4 just 2 months old but my phone is very very hot and vastly draining whatt2do now tell me pls

  • is there any risk if i root my s4 (lollipop) nd what i do to stop the battry drainage.

  • Try restart your phone.

  • Check keypad settings

  • I've had the same problem,you require a new battery. Check out eBay for prices. Mine works fine now good as new.

  • I am using Samsung galaxy s4 too since it was launched minemail is i9505 version so it is 4G capable if your s4 is i9500 then it is not 4G capable

  • Do factory reset

  • My galaxy S4 drain battery fast when idle, it seem cannot deep sleep after update to lollipop... How to fix this...

  • How do I silence the pad wen txing

  • Have you done an upgrade on your phone?

  • My phone is always hot and battery drains very fast am using the 19505 model..I need help

  • Is it 4G phone

  • waiting 4 marshmallow update plz samsung update my s4 in marshmallow 6.0 or 5.1.1

  • As per in the specs. mentioned, how to gert 50gb dropbox activated in s4. Can anybody clarify!!!

  • my front camera jams the fon. what could be the cause.?

  • It's just for the moment after one month then you will see the real results it is okay

  • even i have the same problem . what i knw is because of the sim lock is not working properly and sliding of from slote. use a masking tape to block the sliding, it works for me.

  • sir .don't you know most of phone with lollipop 5°0 version have problem? not just Samsung .sony phone also face same issue .its not the phone problem its os .my xperia Boost form 5.0 to 5.1.1 then the issue gone. sorry for the broken english correct it for me please .

  • Get an app such as Clean Sweep. It will help kill any background apps that are draining your battery and overheating your processor. I had the same problem. My battery wouldn't even last a day. Now it's OK.

  • My s4 keep saying sim card removed..restart..please help me

  • only the s19505

  • How can i sort out these issues-overheating while data is on and bettery draining quick while data is on. No blootooth and no Wifi. Phone is at lollipop 5.0.1

  • I just downgraded my phone!!! Kitakat is awesome......watch YouTube video for that

  • this is very important to solve the battery issue ... if you almost use WIFI for your internet , so you do not need a speedy data connection. i suggest to go to connection settings\More networks\mobile networks\network mode. now you can chose from modes, according to my experience i am a wifi user for most times for internet, so i switched to ( GSM only ) from network modes. My point from that is the phone have antenna always searches for the networks types that are configured to normally connected. So if it is configured to (LTE/WCDMA/GSM) the phone's antenna searches for the higher mode to connect (if it is not available or week , switching to a downgrade mode such as 4g to 3g to 2g). The fact is Automatic switching from network modes uses much power more than you can imagine . I am hoping to make my point useful for all S4 users.

  • Samsung care service center is very not providing any service, I goes to service center 5 time for multiple problem, but I come back without any solution. Samsung service center is very bakwas service center.

  • Using since its launch, felt no problem except fast battery consumption. Want to know whether it is 4G compatible? Pl do advise.

  • dear kindly tell me method of down grading the s4 ,,, me updated it on air but now itz two touch buttons are not working kindly tell me

  • black is the beauty of Amoled.. i am happy at seeing my black beauty after downgrading Lollypop to Kitkat..

  • Is the s4 lte connected

  • Xperia Z3 is better than Galaxy S6...

  • Guys Iam facing network problem, it connects call only when signal strength is full while other phone connects call in very low signal ..what could I do please guys suggest me.

  • After 5.0.1 update performance is superb like butter on hot iron plate but one thing I would like to say that battery life is somewhat decreases. So guys if ur phone is slow & performance is weak then update ur phone . I updated my phone after reading all previous posts. Before updating phone I was also afraid (after reading lots of -ve comments) but after update my phone is like it was never before.

  • The best phone one can buy today under 15k....:)

  • Xperia z3 >>>>> galaxy s4.

  • thnx bro.... after this update my wifi isn't working :(

  • Best build in amoled touch...but i have not received last update in mumbai..5.0.1 have few bugs

  • battery performance is really bad

  • When i get the lollipop 5.1 for galaxy s4 i9500 because 5.0 has pour battery life.what can i do now bro

  • and no can beat with hanging problem of galaxy s4

  • True:) amoled displays are the best!!! But had short life :'( anyone please share your latest build number...please

  • No bro no improvement in performance it reamins same but battery life decrease after this update..... As i am telling u my experience. ..

  • Sorry bro.... No iphone even 6s couldn't beat s4 in display quality. ...

  • Bro cant update it..... 5.0.1 is tha last update 4 s4.... I have updated my s4 no improvement in performance battery life decrease after lolipop upgrades....

  • i suggest to all s4 user to udate there phone witn new lolipop 5.1 update which comin dec 2015 its a nice update by samsung for s4 now the bettry backup incresse and perfomance too so guys as soon as possible update your s4 with new update to enjoy your phone fully problem free

  • My phone slipt slowly in my hand and fall for about 1foot, now i won't be able to use it, slide isn't working I dunno why. anyone can help me how?

  • you should look for an extended battery, there are some good ones out there that give you between 2 to 3 times the battery life

  • I need help accessing my hotmail account.

  • Can anyone please share your latest build number? Thanks

  • I am very satisfied with my Galaxy S4 it is still alive and kickin' since July 2014. I still recommend Android phone coz' its user friendly. :)

  • I am using this phone since almost 14 Months without any single problem... the resolution and camera quality is far far better than other flagships except iPhone.. Battery is little low but it is okay to charge it two times a day and it is no problem... never faced hanging/ freezing problem.. overall it is a great and complete phone still in 2016 and i will give 4.5 out of 5...

  • is it better to update to lollipop 5.0.1 from kitkat 4.4.2 after its last update in december 2015 ? does it makes any battery improvement ??

  • for all those who r facing problems regarding sluggishness and hanging i recommend them to update their device from authorised service centre ... Iam enjoying my s4 never like before

  • No further updates for S4. It is more than 2 years old model.

  • My s4 is geeting very hot while using internet, other wise its ok, guys please provide an solution for that.

  • Is thr any news about lollipop 5.1 or marshmallow update ?

  • Why samsung not giving any update for Galaxy S4. Some other devices like xperia z, z1 has already updated to 5.1 lollipop..

  • S4 19500 does not have Radio facility? since it is latte from the previous Samsung I did not expect this

  • Hllooo I'm using the phne 6 months ago. Nice phne bttry is n prblm

  • My s4 has no hotspot any help guys

  • Try downloading this (to be able to use the back button again, on-screen)

  • I don't know why the phone drains battery so quickly it makes me sick

  • How long can the battery use in 100%?

  • Back button is not working in my phone:'( anyone had the same problem?? It works sometimes ....

  • i think beatry timing is so big prablm

  • Factory reset your phone and don't install any useless apps. Especially those that promise better battery life/performance. They make your device worse.

  • no update to fix quick battery drain problm

  • what do u mean

  • which update?

  • How is the battery now? Does app crashes still?

  • Run

  • Samsung made another update which fix the problem with battery drain, you should check. I made it by my side.

  • if you want to buy one dont make it 5.0.1 its so bad

  • single sim.

  • You can make your galaxy S4 camera good by going to this site--

  • You are wrong.... It also support 2 Sims in model no. I9502

  • Guys anyone help me plz that now i m gng to buy s4 from online it wil be good or not

  • I love the phone pretty much but the battery is my problem... May be someone can tell me what to uninstall or do about it.

  • i also have the same prob. 😕

  • can anyone help me in suggesting some tools/apps for improving battery timing in S4. Its the only issue i am having in otherwise very good looking and fast S4.

  • Now...i have 2 pairs samsung galaxy s4 and s4 lte.....best of luck using this handphone..

  • it support just one micro sim

  • Please don't upgrade to lollipop, your battery will drain quickly

  • try to restore yo phone and see for your self

  • s4 camera very poor on flash i used it pictures sharpness very bad

  • Yes it support..

  • i wanted to buy a s4. but finally purchased a LG G3. S4,G2,G3 have same price range. S4 is everywhere. also thousands of chines replica. so common. i recommend to buy a LG G2 or G3.It's better than S4. just compare and buy.

  • s4 updated in korea yesterday its about 300mb after updated it's incredibly FAST thank samsung

  • Sir i am using my samsung s4 from last 3 years and trust me i didnt faced a single problem.its just awesome phone.

  • What ARE you talking about? ? I've been using galaxy s4 for nearly years with no problem whatsoever. absolutely fantastic device

  • no

  • Guys,the super Amoled displays fade over time and become yellowish...loses brightness...hmm

  • Go to any samsung shop and buy a new battery. Your battery is damaged.

  • Never Buy a samsung phone as they are a brand and Brands have a reputation to boast about until the matter gets out of hand. So they will proudly market to their customers that our phones body and rims will peel off because we have designed it like that. YOu should always feel ashamed to carry our samsung phones. Because this time we have again designed it in such a manner that you would not realise you are fooled buy all our marketing gimmiks.And the best part is we have designed a replacement for it also which will last u through another 4months for 2200/- bucks only. You just have to buy our product and we will show you magic. Your pockets will be holed before you can even imagine. And we have fallen so low that even the pure chinese counterparts will look better then our phones.Sigh , we still exist in India because of such generous people in India who are not able to still make out between the good and the bad.I have approached all the corners of samsung existing in India . But believe me they are a true model of team work. No one feels the importance of the Customer. Signing out. A long time user of samsung but its recent phones Galaxy s4 , S5 and S6 are the worst nightmare I have had with my smartphones history. Some people learn from others mistakes and some by making themselves. Depends on how much surplus money you have.

  • I get this phone for 100$ n malaysia,refurbished set

  • Dude, 2.5 year old is too much, the ports start wearing out, if you haven't mishandled it than it would be a wear and tear component... Secondly, fools are those people who say that once a phone visits service centre it is bad... But my advice is that when the phone returns from the service centre do check it throughly because these people sometimes steal the parts of the phone like speaker etc and then pretend that it was already not there/ not working.... No, using other company's cable, adapters can not damage things unless you are gentle with it, the ports might get loose but cannot be damaged, however they may effect your battery... But I recommend to mostly use your genuine cables/adapters because they can never causeyou any problem ( be gentle with the accessories) Also, its just an advice, I think a 2.5 year phone is very old, make your mind for changing it because after such long time many phone start having motherboard problems or various other problems... Have a good day

  • this phone is single sim or dual?

  • Is there anyone disposing his Samsung s4 with a low price? please I need iy

  • It will never damage the port

  • I have Samsung galaxy s4 and my laptop doesn't recognize it when I connect with USB cable but the device get charge, I made basic troubleshooting and also download kies on my computer, the OS that I have is 4.3 jellybean and I need update my phone because I am no able to receive any notification for update the phone

  • i have s4 with lollipop my problem is battery drains so fast. is there any way to this problem?

  • I leave my samsung s4 phone in big cold freezer at -25 degree for 17 hours , after discover put in room temperature for 2 hours it working as normal, great phone

  • Refurbished and true copy are 2 separate things buddy

  • Install app "info samsung" from play store check refurbishment

  • No more major updates for s4 :'( lollipop is the last major update said by Samsung

  • I went to buy galaxy samsung S4 haw I can check Orginal and High copy?

  • Is this phone supports wireless charging dock.......

  • y my s4 giving only 2 hour battery bckup

  • U r a fake phone

  • I bought a phone that was working perfectly good nothing wrong with it at all off a personal friend on Christmas and I only dropped once yesterday and now it does not want to stay turned on...

  • I have the Galaxy S4 and have having difficulty connecting via bluetooth to my Fitbit Tracker. What can I do?

  • I doubt if any of the two would be available in the stores

  • Check the moto X play... it supports the quick charging 2.0 and can reach upto 90%-100% within 1 hour 30 minutes... Which both the S4 and note 2 won't be able to do

  • plz optimise your apps which r not in used always, by inbuilt app of samsung "smart maneger provider"

  • Anyone received an update of 376mb or wt in india for black edition. ..

  • i want a phone which complete its charginh within 1.5 hours ??? plz recommend me either s4 i9500 is better or i9505 ?? or Note 2 i7100 ??

  • is it better to update s4 from kitkat to lollipop?

  • this is the best phone 4 ever :3 i love it

  • Samsung Galaxy S4 is a great and wonderful phone!Good camera quality,16gb internal and 2gb ram.Very slim and thin phone plus the battery can last for a day for social used such as whatsapp and facebook.I recommend this phone for those who want to try out high end smartphone for the first time.

  • until now im using this smartphone, and its works very good.

  • Hi there try as I have last few hours...I don't know how to access SD card..I have no Icon so I'm stuck!! I've read instructions on hand phone..but theres nothing (or at least I didn't see anything ) on accessing SD card. Samsung GT-19500 also same on my Samsung Galaxy Tab. Thanks if anyone can help me

  • current bild number is LRX22C.I9500XXUHOK2

  • LRX22C.19500DDUHOA1 it's latest build number right??? Waiting for updates :'( badly

  • Please someone tell me battery backup of S4 ....I really want to buy this... Please (immediately)

  • Mine just upgraded last month to Lollipop and it drains my battery quickly.

  • Dear satyam Anand , Shhzd amar , Haridas Pal and other Anonymous guy... Thanks all for advising me to identify a fake s4. i ordered it from ebay seller. i felt that is a fake or used s4. so i canceled the order after 16 days since ordering. even at the moment that seller had not shipped the phone. never by phones online again. going to buy a white s4 or LG G2 from nearby town. both same price. 275$. :)

  • News for all Samsung galaxy s4 users that Galaxy s4, galaxy s5 and galaxy s6 update of marshmallow android 6.0 will available next year 2016...S5 and S6 update available first....then s4 update in late Dec 2016 and Jan 2017 will available officially...

  • The sim card slot is located at the top of the battery

  • where's the sim card slot located? thanks

  • My s4 has no hotspot

  • Open the back cover of phone and battery check the inner portion of phone you see the country name like made in...if it is Chinese replace it.

  • No it has 13 MP camera. In more websites I found this and I have also this phone front camera is 2 MP only...

  • Yes it has nice camera with 13 MP rear and front camera with 2 MP... I did not like the front camera of S4 that it has 2 MP Only...

  • camera resolution is 13 mp, its original cam galaxy s4

  • Refurbished phones mostly come with 6 months warranty, so if yours one among it, it will have only 6 months of warranty... The original S4 will its flash slightly yellow... Check the IR sensor if it works... Some just have holes instead of the sensor...

  • How can I do that please reply

  • How to upgrade The Android Version of Samsung S4 ..... from 4.2.2 to 5.0

  • Is this cellphone has a camera resolution of 13mp or 8MP? I'm asking because in some places they say one thing and others another thing. So... could someone please tell me exactly? Because I want to buy one and I want to be sure first before doing it :)

  • Problaly it is a setting problem. Chk network setting >accept all open network instead of secure network.

  • Try to re-instal software.

  • Try to re-instal software.

  • Hi, Galaxy S4 is the best phone I ever got. But surely U may face a prob of Replica. To get read it's originality , chk the photo quality of camera & press *#0*# to look the in-built sensers activity. If it is a replica, U will not get the sensors active & photo quality degraded.

  • You can see the quality of the camera, if it is good then congrats. also if the phone has stock android, hard luck.

  • My otg cable is not working in my s4.any help?

  • It is a very good phone, it has a very good durability but it's battery is'nt good anyway.

  • need a help from a s4 friend.............. i ordered new s4 in ebay at 260$. now im waiting for arrival. im so afraid about it. most s4 phones are chines replica or refurbished ones. i dont know how to identify a genuine s4 exactly. helpppp.

  • My samsang does not have "file management" button

  • my galaxy s4 does not connect to wifi it says (saved and (secure) any solution please

  • After 2.5 years of usage any issue can crop up. It's a very long period. If one charges his/her S4 twice a day(has average battery life) that would mean you have charged it around 1800-1900 times till now. It's nothing but normal wear and tear. My S4 is 1.5 yrs+ old and has visited service centre twice. Once the issue was of Display. But official samsung service centres do a very good job, so no problem. Similarly my friend's Note 4 had charging port replaced after 1yr of use. These are technical devices and issues keep coming up. As for usage, i think you have used it quite long and buy a new one. S4 no longer holds to newer devices. Especially after Lollipop S4 has become redundant. I will soon switch to Note 4(dont like note 5, no sd card or removable battery) or wait a bit more for Xperia Z6

  • Thanks for your honest opinion friend, I want to clarify that I have only occasionally used car chargers, (mainly while navigating using the GPS) and rest of the time, I am using the original Samsung charger, however, I have got a good quality (Capdase) cable as a replacement, as the original was damaged eventually, do you think this may also be a problem?

  • Yes my friend using third party chargers causes problem to your phone because its having different volt every charger comes according to the battery capacity and stuff like that.showing in samsung service center may not be a problem but if you had serviced you phone in local service center they will take all the orginal parts and replace it with some old ones don't worry s4 is still a pretty good deal if you are having problems with that replace it with another My openion is that s4 is a pretty well phone now also it offers wide range of feature . Buy a new one when its no more good for use don't waste money

  • My 2.5 year old S4 gave me first trouble this week, and I had to take it to the Service Center. It stopped charging suddenly on Monday, Dec 14, 2015, all of sudden, there was no response while plugging in the charger. I took this to the service center and they replaced the charging port, which costed me nearly INR 1700. However, the service was pretty quick and I got the update that the phone was repaired before the end of day Monday itself. I asked those guys what could have caused this problem, the guy sitting at the computer who collects and submits the devices for repairs, did not seemed to be technically literate, however, it seemed that he was giving some standard reply, he pointed out below possibilities: - Water/ Moisture exposure to the port - Use of third party charger / cable He told me to use the original charger, (which I am already using). This has left me ponder with few questions which I wanted to ask on this forum: - Shall I continue with this phone, as I am not having any other issues apart from this which was also fixed pretty quickly by the Samsung Service people? I am asking this because, my friends keep telling me that once a phone visits a service center, we can't rely on that anymore.. I personally love this phone and do not want to spend more on a new phone, as it is meeting all my needs.. Pls suggest. Another Question is.. Does using a not Samsung charger / cable (for example charging using a Car Charger, etc, and using another USB cable) can damage the charging port? Any thoughts? Thanks for your time!

  • You can try, but you will have to be very carefull, one wrong step will brick your phone... To revert back to touchwiz you can anytime download and flash thr official firmware..!!

  • My s4 is still rocking.

  • phone is awesome but battery backup is worst.......

  • What build u r on...

  • Hi, How have you done to update your S4 OS? Where can I find Andro 5.0.1 rom?

  • Looks of s5 is really bad.... It looks like Samsung Galaxy prime:D s4 is beautiful

  • Hey guys, I upgraded my s4 to android lollypop. Now my fone got slow. What should I do to get the original speed? Pls comment.........

  • It's not normal... May be you have to change battery. It costs around 1000rs

  • Same problem with me :'( now slightly better after 336mb update

  • I haven't used kitkat for many days.... If u ask me lolipop is not yet stable in this phone. But the apps looks older in kitkat and looks like outdated one. Better wait for 5.1 (not sure if it's going to come or not)

  • I'm thinking of rooting my phone and getting a custom rom....does that effect phone? Is there any option later to get back to touchviz if I didn't like custom room? Is rooting worth doing?? please help me.......thanks :)

  • now..my Galaxy S4 has Lolypop 5.0.1

  • Battry drain fast - heat up - auto restart .. And now my s4 wont turn on .. :-(

  • Battery issue

  • Please can any one suggest me Andriod Lollipop 5.0 is good one for Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4...? Now I have Kit kat , can i update for Lollipop 5.0..?

  • Suggest me S4, S5, Note 3 which one is better in these cell phones

  • I have problem with my samsung s4. If.i charged my phone it takes 8hours to fully charged.Also drain faster and heating. My4 is now lollipop5.0.1. Can somebody help me. Pls!

  • Hello u can find mobile hotspot in setting, more networks u will find tethering and mobile hotspot there.

  • get S5 its worth extra money. It will most likely get 6.0 and its much faster. I have both

  • Much better if you are going to avail S4 than S5. :)

  • Cnt find wifi hotspot after upgrading it to lollipop Android version 5.0...Pls anyone wid help

  • How about sgs4 in these days? Is it still good? How about the lollipop? Does it make lag?

  • Kindly Please anybody help me out in choosing between S4 or S5...is s4 better than S5 if I buy?

  • I update it to. Lolipop

  • yesterday recieved 363.22 MB update.

  • j7

  • J7

  • Yes it still is a viable option for you in 2015-2016 These phones are made to last a few generations then fade out unlike Apple's iphones

  • for those wondering wich phone to buy ..get a lg G2 .... it has good price and is betetr than s4 and new midrangers even still can match the s5 performnce of cure the s5 is betetr in that aspect and few others ..but if u dont want to spend a lot of money and u dont want to regret about ur purchase then lg G2 is ur choice beats most of the device u talk s4,a3,j7 ,a5,......... but if u still prefer amoled looks but less power and battery the s4 is the ebst of the rest in that range.

  • Yes you can. My gf has this phone with lollipop

  • s4

  • Several bug fixes & performance improvements.

  • Should I buy one? Can u get emojis on the new lollipop 5.1 update on the S4?

  • Hey guys....is the s4 is still a great buy in 2015?

  • Agreed

  • which one is better s4 or j7.??

  • htc D820s or samsung s4 which one is best??

  • How much MB update available bro I updated my s4 black to lollipop and received 337 mb update ... this is the update or somthing different

  • Do the animation still stutter in this update...

  • also there is new " SMART MANAGER PROVIDER " app which shows info about battery, storage, ram and device security and optimize them. Device security is new feature .

  • After this new update the UI becomes little faster , apps load faster and there is more free RAM available .

  • If you want phone with best and advance feature then go for s4 but some problems are like old samsung design and it is not available in market currently if you buy then go with online and if you want a5 it's design is awesome but it's processor is very very slow I suggest to go with s4

  • j 7 better bcz upgraded phone

  • Can I play analog tv in S4 with out Internet

  • Better phone between s4 and galaxy j7 galaxy a5 plz sugg...

  • Try charging it.

  • It was nyz but only 1 problem it was heat fastly

  • hey bro use PranjalTomar tweak. then tell me do you still heating problem.. Use any kernel tuner application and set the maximum frequency of cpu to 1200mhz or 1.2ghz, it will not heat up as it used to be, there will be no lag in the performance. i have been using this phone for a about 6-7 months and dint faced any problem except heating which was solved was kernel tuner...

  • Are you seeing any benefits from this update ? For me battery life is still poor as earlier. No improvent as claimed in changelog

  • What is the difference in this new update

  • What is there in the update? This update resolves the issues or just an knox update??

  • Yes, I did. And had updated it also.

  • my sgh-i337 just shut down..who can help me plz..thankz!

  • hi!my phone juz suddenly shut down and when i try to open it juz that show off the logo ang turn off again..can you pls help me..thank you!

  • Hi, I got 373MB update today i.e. 2nd dec 2015.Anyone got this update? What is there in this update??

  • Mine works perfectly fine.

  • Use any kernel tuner application and set the maximum frequency of cpu to 1200mhz or 1.2ghz, it will not heat up as it used to be, there will be no lag in the performance. i have been using this phone for a about 6-7 months and dint faced any problem except heating which was solved was kernel tuner...

  • Using wifi also it is heating?

  • Worst phone heating a lot.

  • What is the hidden settings for internet connection for my phone model SHV-300L to LTE?????

  • will its heating&any problem?

  • will its heating&any problem?

  • hi why my wifi and bluetooth cant active, please answer

  • It is highly recommended to format phone after every major update to experience flawless and fluidness.

  • Will its heating too much!!!

  • Wrong - the 9500 has LTE - the 9505 has LTE+

  • You're incorrect, I have the I9505 and LTE is nto an issue.

  • No Radio, no RDs Transmetter ,poor front Camera

  • Snapdragon does not support LTE. If you want LTE then you will need s4 19505 Eqinox otherwise you can get s4 19500 snapdragon.

  • hi samsung galaxy s4 is the best, but since i upgraded the o.s to lolipop 5.0.1 my phone is not functioning proper. what do i do pls.

  • s4 is the best

  • Approx 7.5gb is available

  • Hi i think u are using lots of apps on internal memory just try to leave the 3gb internal storage and use sdcard

  • Yes it comes with lolipop last updated 5.0.1

  • my s4 is getting hanging problem.... why????

  • Who is better Galaxy s4 _snapgatron or exenyos ?

  • moto g3..

  • call Proximity Sensor issue running OS Lollipop 5.0.1. the screen just goes off before you put the phone close to the ear

  • Galaxy s4 is one of the best smartphone under this 15k-16k range.So friends go for it.

  • S4. note 2 is very old one

  • can you please suggest that which phone i buy under 200$

  • galaxy Note 2 or Galaxy s4

  • Very good package

  • Very good package

  • Very good package

  • Did Samsung s4 have lollipop update ?

  • Roughly 7-8GB left out of 16. System already taken 7.06GB on its own. Adding in bloatware that you won't be using approx 1GB, that's 8GB left for you.

  • Lol

  • I had this phone and possibly less than 10GB is available for me. Most of them are being used for default Samsung and Google apps.

  • motox play is nice i m using it best mobile battery is nice 1.4 days fast not hang at all 32 gb 2 gb ram water repelent best go and buy

  • NO

  • probably 8.5 GB

  • i hv use this phone for more than one year,,,i face many probs such battery draining,heat up,not hv a quality body,it,s paint peel out easily and hang easily.Go fo other phone bro..but it have a nice display and clear camera

  • how many internal memory available for user. out of 16GB?? pls tell me....

  • pls can Samsung do something about there phone body rots most phone I use normally have naturally body scratch the body get peal of after sometimes of usage

  • i am using this phone more than 2 years i like this phone because its awesome but heating problem is there battery power is not much here its not long lasting phone before s4 i used s2 now i like to buy s6 edge+ but in that there is no sd card i think sony z5 is good

  • It's best phone but one probmen is battery problem. I think it's wrong that it's battery is 2600mah. Why it's battery is soon empty. Plz give me reply

  • It's best phone but one probmen is battery problem. I think it's wrong that it's battery is 2600mah. Why it's battery is soon empty. Plz give me reply

  • the best mobile foe ever.

  • the s4 best mobile for ever.i am using 1 year.any problem about the mobile please ask to samsung care.

  • gt I 9300by iti gulshan

  • It is high price compared to 4G phones, it does not support fm radio and its front camera is not clear only 2mp

  • Hi - this may be obvious - but have you made sure the phone is unlocked when you connect?

  • Are you sure lollipop is the last update?

  • Is Galaxy S4 going to have a Marshmallow update?

  • Bro, I'm also running android 5.0.1 and I haven't been able to connect my phone to my PC via USB. Have you experienced this?

  • Bro, I'm also running android 5.0.1 and I haven't been able to connect my phone to my PC via USB. Have you experienced this?

  • I want to buy Samsung Galaxy s4 i9500 ithink is good,what you think?

  • Its a phone worth buying man

  • I'm using samsung galaxy s4 black edition. It has heating problem. When i download something on internet phone gets heated so much.What is the solution?

  • Pin code for what exactly?

  • galaxy s4

  • I've been using s4 for 2 years without any problems ...

  • Which build are u on... is it the of3 build or newer build

  • galaxy S4 htc one M7, htc one E8 , LG G2 , asus zenfone 2 (4GB ram) which would be the best for long time uses..? plz suggest me.

  • can u tell the build number .. is it the of3 build or a newer one..

  • ive just updated my s4 today. but no changes in version still 5.0.1 maybe just improvements update

  • What to do if I forgot my pincode of Samsung galaxy s4

  • Just go to setting> about phone>software update and then installation will start

  • It's not bad. I've had it for two years. Don't spend a lot of money on it. Other phones in its tier include the original Moto X. I think the Moto X is better.

  • Will S4 I9500 get lollipop 5.1.1 or Marshmallow 6.0?

  • this phone is to good

  • hey,,,guys this s shashank ...i want buy galaxy s4 ....it is available very cheap now...i just want to know about performance , baatery , heating issue....is this phone good to buy pls help ,,,genuine review will be appreciated,, thanks guys ,,,pls help

  • sadly, this is the last update for the S4

  • my s4 heats very much

  • i dont know when the update

  • yeah i agree.. this phone overall performance is very good exept the battery 👎

  • Any Update on marshmallow

  • S4 is vry gud smartphone . S4 Issue is only battery backup.

  • dont work

  • plz tell me how can i update my s4 as lollipop.....plz i need ur support.......

  • How about the battery life?

  • Guys!, how to turn off camera shutter sound?

  • The best of the best

  • try to disable useless apps....and don't run so many apps background at a time just do this and feel the difference

  • oh yes... it good performance and battery life