Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4

  • Released 2013, April
    130g, 7.9mm thickness
    Android 4.2.2, up to 5.0; TouchWiz UI
    16GB/32GB/64GB storage, microSD slot
  • 0.5% 13,430,524 hits
  • 991 Become a fan
  • 5.0"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 2GB RAM
    Snapdragon 600
  • 2600mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SGH-i337
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
  LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - SGH-i337
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)
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 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600
CPU Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300
GPU Adreno 320
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 350 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 62 h
Misc Colors White Frost, Black Mist, Aurora Red (AT&T only), Arctic Blue, Purple Mirage, Brown Autumn, Pink Twilight, Black Edition
Models GT-I9505, GT-I9515, SGH-I337, SC-04E
SAR 0.77 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.28 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
Price About 330 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 I9505 Galaxy S4 - User Reviews

  • only problem is battery, it's doesn't compatible with other battery even it's fit on body tried using s3, s4 mini, duos battery but always rejected as yellow exclamation ( can run but can't charge)

  • Still a great little phone in 2019. Perfect for custom ROMs. Works a treat with bare bones Resurrection Remix ROM or GPE ROM. Takes great photos and spectacular videos (with 3rd party camera app or Open Camera). This continues to be my go to phone for playing around with or traveling.

  • 20 or 200?

  • I bought samsung s4 google play edition and its my biggest fault its worst device i had ever bought..i used other simple samsung s4 edition they are good enough but dont ever buy a google play edition s4 its too much freezing lagging dumb stock firmware google put in samsung phones that makes phones almost useless it freezes everytime lagging jamming due to incompatible dumb firmware by google...samsung touchwiz is way fast smooth and clean UI than this google edition software...problm is that no way to port from google play edition to touchwiz firmware

  • I bought this phone for €20 2nd hand because my old phone was broken, so it was a no brainer. And secondly, i put a custom rom on it because i like to tweak my phone and have the latest Android version available for the device, not to mention the updated Android security. Please dont make any assumptions that i don't like this phone just because i flashed a rom the minute i got this device. That is taking conclussions on a subject that's not even implied in my post.

  • if you're planning to play tap games/rhythm games, dont buy this phone.....i recommend 2017 and up phones with atleast octa core and 4gb ram.

  • This phone is OK but I had a huge problem with it I had to replace the lcd thats costs around 80$ then had a hardware problem it won't start or work had it fix after looking everywhere then had it again a year later couldn't fix it

  • why did U need this shit rom?

  • you too!

  • true!

  • Don`t understand why must put immediately rom on it?! If you`re not satisfied, why you buy this phone?

  • Tdlr; i'm running Bootleggers Pie Rom 9.0

  • I've got this phone yesterday and immediatly put rom on it. Its pretty easy.. 1) Make sure you're running latest lolipop firmware. 2). Enable USB Debugging in Developer Options (tap build# 6x at phone info). 3). Download Odin v3.x 4). Download TWRP 3.3.x.tar and .img from official website. 5). Turn off phone and put it in download mode / power+vol down+home button, release when samsung logo appears 6). Run Odin, check box "AP" and click AP and select recovery .tar, and flash. When phone vibrates, remove battery (flash without backcover). 7). Boot twrp with Power+vol up+home button. 8). In TWRP click install > image > and select recovery .img > flash. This is so stock recovery wont reflash upon exiting twrp. 9). Flash any rom from XDA, and root with Magisk. Make sure to backup stock rom with TWRP, and do NOT wipe internal storage.

  • this phone is the best samsung made it of all times

  • this fon is dead.

  • This phone is so good because: it has a headphone jack, TWRP is being still being supported, custom roms are good, fast UI (even 2019 Lollipop) and doing daily tasks like watching YouTube, browsing the web (I am using Opera). This phone has 2gb ram (which is alright for 2019) and it has a large screen so you can view recipes on the Internet. If you want a good phone for a good price get the Samsung Galaxy S4.

  • This is phone is still going strong with excellent form factor and compact size. It's got all the features a good Samsung phone has with headphone jack, support for microSD and so lightweight.

  • in 2013 this handphone is a king of handphone .... but in 2019 this handphone is useless ... suitable for SMS and CALL of ... for another surf and multitasking sure bad bad hang...hangsung...haha

  • Great battery life with DURACELL 2550MAH battery, no bootloops or any other negativity, Super Crystal Display but lagging on some games is unbearable but I think its compatibility issues

  • Can you share the steps to update custom rom

  • does that 6000mah made it better?

  • Hi! it is 2019 and I am still sporting S4 i9505. Installed a custom ROM (Imperium LL ROM v18.2 - credits to slim80 of xda-developers) and using a 6000 mAh PowerBear battery.

  • Great phone but battery life never was good.Now the best battery life is with lineage os 16 android pie but this rom is still under development.On oreo work good but battery is not good.

  • use the following in the phone dial up *#0808# you'll have option and select MTP/PTP

  • right now my s4 has some problem. if i connect usb cable it charges phone but doesnt show in pc and if i connect otg cable it shows notification but doesnt show anything. and when i screenshot something it shows 1080*1920p but still while zooming it it keeps blurring. youtube doesnt show 1080p... can anyone solve them?

  • i also think the same battery doesnt last long in this s4

  • this is a great phone, the only problem is the battery which does not last very long. I am thinking that battery problem is typical for all samsung galaxy s4 phones but the phone is great.

  • Question for the overheating SAMSUNG S4. I ve got an S4 model I-9505 and it is relall overheating when just on web browsing... How much did you pay for the repair of the overheating phone? Does Samsung covers it for warranty? Thanks.

  • No.

  • in us (at&t), 4g was hspa+, not lte.

  • Does anyone know if this Ingress Prime game is working on this phone? Runs well?

  • since I bought this phone, the battery life is very short ( 3 hours, when watching a movie)...... Heating issue GPS is very bad ....... I want to change

  • Even though it's 5 years old it still runs smooth with Android 9.0 custom rom

  • It is a short circuit which makes the phone overheat. I changed my mothers phone part just now and it works brilliant again. It isn't the main board that needs changing it is the part where it has the charging end on (where you put the mini usb charger into). Just past that part inside the phone is a small chip which I guess has a fault and was feeding back into the battery causing numerous errors ( phone overheating, wi-fi not responding, battery drain from 100% to switch off in minutes). to name a few.

  • What about value edition i9515? is it the same phone? didn't saw on their web page the i9515 support, or they can use the same rom as i9505?

  • its a good phone but overheating too much....I think this has to be reviewed... otherwise i will lost hope in all Samsung Galaxy...

  • LineageOS is a bliss because the stock ROM is absolute garbage. Samsung excels on the hardware side, but the amount of bloat they force upon you is staggering.

  • You can upgrade your Samsung galaxy S4 i9505 to Android Nougat 7.1.2 by flashing the latest LineageOS custom rom.

  • One of the best Samsung model

  • 4g is lte.

  • I want change Android version lollipop to Nougat for S4, It's working or not ???

  • The 32gb and 64gb versions are still around? Or neither used ones to be found?

  • And newer and more big Samsungs have the same poor battery even worse!

  • s4 phone is battery life very poor...up to 3hr..only...but all every thing is okay...

  • Yes, it can.

  • can it be hooked up to a 5G wifi?

  • True that! This phone stands the test of time. Only weakness I find of note is the proneness to overheating, or just unnatural heating. It withstood a lot of unintentional gravity tests and also countless episodes of mild splashing. It lasted me a good 5 years, and it still works! Since a week or so ago it's become a backup phone, but it will always have a place in my heart.

  • still working flawlessly for a 5 year old phone....changed battery last year...still lasts for a couple of days...haven't regretted it!

  • I think is still one of the best!

  • Considering changing the battery.

  • my S4 GT-19505 battery is not working even one hour, heating up the device, restart device automatically since battery is about 50% , is there any one can help to me to sort out the above please..

  • My samsung galaxy s4 is 7.1.2 version on android but has a small bug. I does not problem and i like this android and this phone. For your problem I think go to sitting and networks and promote from 3G to 4G.

  • my samsung s4 i9505 have lost 4G connection can someone tell me how can i get back my 4G? did i must downgrade my phone to 4.4?

  • Almost no phone has that nowadays and no one treats it as a deal breaker

  • What phone? You don't make any sense...

  • My samsung 19505 galaxy s4 glass is cracked how many charge s for repair

  • have samsung s4 i9505 android 5.0.1 my phone shows lte wcdma gsm . can i upgrade? if pls helpme .

  • I have to change my screen/display, but I am not sure which one fits with my phone, the one for the gt-i9505 looks slightly different, and actually the one for S4 IV gt-i9505 looks the same and even the one for S4 LTE gt-i9505, how do I come up with the right one to buy? I suppose the motherboard is different, which one fits with mine? mine looks like this: thanks!

  • I have an Aurora Red Galaxy S4 (yes it's the GT-I9505) and it's NOT on AT&T, in fact it IS unlocked (tried multiple sim cards)! GSMArena, please correct this.

  • Use custom rom instead. I've been using my s4 for 2 years using a custom rom and I don't even experience having a heat issue on my device, plus I can play hd games without lags. Also my battery last for a day. The custom rom really helps it a lot. You can find a lot of tutorial on the internet and good luck finding a good one. I could recommend Lineage OS 14. Best custom os I've ever had.

  • Ask your mobile carrier to give you a new sim card - that's how

  • Hello, dude how do you upgrade your sim card? Sorry but this doesnt make any sense to me

  • Remove your case if have. Try to clear the cash and power saving and power management by disabling some unwanted apps running in background. .. mine never got hot.

  • The phone have problems with camera focus. It's very hard to take good pictures when you are really close to the object. (Example:the letters of the book)

  • You need to upgrade your Sim card to the latest version, check if your area is cover by 4G and check with your provider for 4G settings. But settings should have been sent automatically to your phone when you inserted your sim.

  • I have upgraded my phone I have LTE option but I am not able to use jio sim. Can any one help me on this

  • Nice phone but its battery not well and heating problem Upgrade ur phone again and again for jio sim I am using jio sim in my s4 it's only lte not volte For volte u will down loaded jio 4G voice. And enjoy

  • Nope s4 days just began

  • This old phone is the best. This is my last Samsung phone. I9505L :)

  • if i move some of the apps to sd card from device storage ,phones performance would be the same or it will run slow ?has anyone tried that ?

  • RIP Samsung S4 You were a good phone but your days are over It looks like S5's days are almost over as well

  • Replace your battery

  • my s4 heats up when um using it.....i wonder y plz help

  • Use the damn thing like a phone and get a tablet to waste your time playing the damn games and grow up. I get sick and tired of the crying over the heat issue. Buy another phone or carry a laptop for the damn damn GAMES.................!!

  • Bad expensive phone! it has a permanent hardware error sometimes: No Sim detected, restart the phone! You can remain in the air without network for hours if you don`t check it regularly... And there is not any clean answer until now - Samsung is not interested. Except all kind of advices in forums like to press Sim slot with a paper or plastic!Ha-ha, what is this, a toy?!

  • to get rid of heating problem I ones i read in a review you have to use high performance battery. have you tried.

  • The phone was getting hot, everytime, even browsing on net. Nice phone, but expensive and bad results.

  • You can call the operator for mor info, or change your sim card with a new one

  • i have SAMSUNG S4 i9505 android 5.0.1 my phone shows LTE WCDMA GSM . but only gsm working . no 3g nor 4g . pls can anyone help me to solve this problem . i want to use my jio sim in this device . when searching network only 2g network shows.

  • I have a samsung galaxy I9505 for 2 years now but it is loosing network time and again. I took it to MTN and they said it will be fine soon but still continuing. What could be the problem?

  • make a factory reset on ur s4 i9505..

  • Samsung galaxy s4 i9505 heating is normal like any other mobile.I used for two years,it was normal heating , I had no any problem about.

  • I had samsung s4 i9505 for two years, it was a superb phone for with very good hardware technology,the only problem I had was about the battery.I was charging 3 times a day.but still the battery was very efficient after two years of usage.

  • Plz hw can i get it...for My s4 to not cet hot

  • yes, put it in a bucket of ice cold water and put in a freezer for 2-3 weeks - it should cool down the battery for good mate

  • How much screem on time do you get?

  • you need to change your battery to a new one. Mine hold up charge a day with moderate use.

  • My Samsung I9505 phn is so bad,, because this phn is to much Hot after using Internet or watch movie in 5-10 minutes,,, have any solution to fixt this problem?

  • Albe95 Lollirom is the best ROM for i9505, it's very fluid and stable, way better than stock Samsung OS. Many people here complaining about overheat and lags, I don't experience any of these problems on my S4.

  • It's a design flaw, you have to push the microSD/SIM card reader against the motherboard, put a piece of card or some paper on top of the SIM Reader and then put the back cover to apply constant pressure on to it.

  • haha , same here, it heats sooo much when i play battle bay, i cant even navigate my ship.... just behind the camera it heats like boiled water on a steel glass xD

  • This phone is good but one problem my lte missing not show lte

  • very bad.....heating problem....the processor is not good for using internet for a long time

  • the screen is very worst...digitalizer is very sensitive if you fall down one time(1meetr) then the screen will not work. this issue might be this model only.

  • Is anyone else has problem with sim card , my sim card worked fine until recently now it doesn't?

  • Who play Mobile Legends here? You know it lags especially when clashing

  • Yeah...i agree, im using samsung s4 19505 also for 3yrs....the battery wont last even an hour...so power bank always connected...if i use multi tasking, it heats up. So im scared sometimes.

  • it's probably the battery. How long do you have the phone? Maybe you can send it back to the shop, and then they maybe can fix it. if you still have a warranty than u can send it back if the shop can't repair it. But i think it's the battery.

  • I have a S4 i9505...my battery doesnt even last an hour. It gets warm even if its not on charge, while in my pocket it heats up. Could it be the battery or the phone itself? Please assist.

  • How can you get it?

  • Get Nugat 7.1.1. It flyes and you have much better batery life.

  • My S4 is still on Kitkat and my on screen time last around 3 and half hours up to four hours. I haven't even replaced the battery yet since the day I bought it three years ago.

  • I'm still on Kitkat and on average my screen time last around 3 and half hours up to four hours on single charge.

  • How many hour screen on time after lolipop update

  • How many hour screen on time after lolipop update

  • This phone is great only battery issue, anyway what OS is better for S4 Kitkat or Lollipop?

  • Good phone with great specs but the battery is the whole issue it can't​ even last for a day

  • me too

  • My battery on average last around 3 and half hours up to 4 hours on a single charge and I havent replaced it since the day I bought it three years ago.

  • yeah agree to that, got mine 5years ago, and still have till now. not every phone has that infrafred port, it's very useful to me wherever I go. whenever i compare my phone to the new phones today, it didn't get behind. depends on how you use it, but for me. if s4 will last forever so be it. my best phone ever.

  • Android OS, v4.2.2, up to v5.0.1 Fixed .

  • Battery battery battery................useless!!!!!!

  • FEB 2017 - Amazing screen and is capable enough to beat all MID -Range smartphone in the industry.

  • Completely agree...to date still tops and no other phone come close beside Note 3 & Xperia Z3

  • !!!!!!!!!! to all with SIM PROBLEM It's not about your sim card or sim slot. It's about pins that connects sim/microsd slot to mainboard. Samsung failed with these (i think on purpose - how its possible that accidently it's breaks after 3 years since premiere). Solution: demont plastic back cover put something (small square of plastic card) on pins connector mount plastic back together watching thing you put do not flip from place. It should solve your problem. Sory for bad english

  • One of the best phones ever. And an extinct on its class. Comes with a bunch of sensors that any of the new phones lacks. Now with this new trend of taking away every sensor, even the 3.5mm jack, the S4 still at the top of the notch. If you got one, take specially care of him, because they dont build phones like this anymore.

  • Having the same issue, and am noticing that many users having this stupid SIM card disconnection issue.. Disapponted that Samsung didn't pay attention to such problem in one of it's highest series though it's supposed to overcome problems encountered in previous original S4

  • Upgrade to 4g

  • Check with your settings otherwise check with your telephone provider. Perhaps you are not in a 4g area.

  • My mobile showed LTE option when I was in nepal but whrn I came to india it is not showing....My device is samsung galaxy s4 gt 19505

  • try to go and flash it or unlocked it, and dont upgrade it to 5.0 just leave it on 4.45 version it will be ok then

  • You may need a new sim card. Take the phone to your provider and they will supply you with a new sim. Simple.

  • Power off, remove SIM, wipe SIM and replace. If no change then Try SIM in other phone to see if it is working. If working SIM then master reset phone. If still not working then likely SIM slot or physical phone problem which needs repair.

  • My s4 is showing no sim card. It shows sim card removed (mobile network will be unavailable until you restart with a valid sim card)how can I fix this problem

  • very bad reception, why there no test about the reception so i have a good idea which phone have better reception so i dont make the same mistake again.

  • My s4 is showing no sim card. It shows sim card removed (mobile network will be unavailable until you restart with a valid sim card)how can I fix this problem

  • My s4 is showing no sim card. After every 20 minutes it's showing me (the mobile network will be unavailable until you restart with a valid sim card). How can I fix this problem

  • albe 95 lollirom v9 5.0.1 is best custom rom ever

  • hi I have the same problem in my i9505 I tried many solutions at the last the problem was in the battery when I change with new battery the problem disappear for ever I hope you try and you will see the result you wish

  • Hi, You should be able to download 5.0.1 by going into the phone's settings and going to 'about' and 'check for updates'. Another way would be to go to the SamMobile firmware page and search 'Galaxy S4 I9505'. Choose the correct country and carrier and then follow the instructions to download to your computer and transfer to your phone using Odin software. It is possible to install Marshmallow (6.0.1) or even Nougat (7.0) onto an I9505, but that would involve rooting your phone, which can be risky. My I9505 isn't my daily driver (my SM-G900F is), so I could afford to tinker with it. It now has an unofficial CyanogenMod Nougat ROM on it. I'm waiting for an official Lineage OS I9505 Nougat ROM to come out (if ever) and then I'll probably move on to that.

  • How to update my Samsung s4 i9505 to lollipop 5.01

  • Bought the i9515 brand new. After only one year of moderate use it started giving me the "sim card removed,phone will restart" error. I have tried everything: bought a new sim/microsd tray, wedged pieces of paper over the connector, upgraded and downgraded the firmware,bought a new battery; nothing helped. Bought another i9505 main board (it.s a perfect fit on the i9515 btw), after a couple of weeks same issue! After many searches on the web the problem seems to be a bad connection on one of the chips on the main board. Very dissapointed with Samsung,having these issues on a past flagship that was 500 euros when it was launched. I will never again buy a phone that has Samsung written on it!!!

  • Yes, but only via a custom ROM. I have TWRP and CM13 installed on mine (Android Marshmallow version 6.0.1). Samsung stopped at Lollipop 5.0.1, so the CyanogenMod ROM brings things more up to date. Unfortunately, CyanogenMod closed down last month, so I don't know what will happen regarding future updates to the I9505. May have to jump ship to Lineage OS.

  • is marshmallow available for samsung s4 i9505

  • Sounds like the sim holder could be broken, same happened me me. Bought a new sim/micro ad card holder off eBay for £2.50 and watched on YouTube how to change it. Was pretty straight forward.Just be careful when changing SIM cards over.

  • im facing sim card problem in my I9505 even though I have insurted sim it shows insert your sim now what should I do to solve my proble

  • s4 super phone

  • I love this mobile. It’s really nice piece of equipment to have in your hand with almost all options.

  • It is such a superb phone! i agree totally that at this time, at this year of 2016, this still being a powerful phone! very beautiful, with is weight so light and thin design! Some of the most androids that were released till now do not have a quarter of the things that s4 has!! I agree too, that this is more beautiful than s5! Please Samsung release 6.0 to s4! :)

  • I have come across this handset recently. It's something I got it since someone didn't want it. It's in perfect working condition. I am planning to install windows mobile OS on this. I personally have been against such idea of changing OS. But with a 'surplus' device on hand, I am willing to experiment. I have plans for it in next few weeks. I would surely share my experience post changes. But is there any one who has tried doing it and has an experience to share?

  • You may have the s4 19500 which does not support 4g.

  • I have lte but not support 4g

  • my ph is not registering 4g network.....bt in specifications it is mentioned that this phone is a LTE supported. ...How can I use 4g in this phone...Should I update the software....??? or if I update the software.........should I hav to save the gallery pics n videos in my laptop or some where else??...plzzzz help soon....

  • Find in Google... corn android upgrades

  • your Sim card not support LTE , fot that its not shown . or your ISP dose not Support LTE

  • Water effeck.. Send to Phone Service "Water efx servis for motherboard".

  • I have S4 i have taken in saudi arabia, it is not showing LTE option in mobile networks.

  • update

  • will s4 I9505 get official cm 14, s5 already have.

  • You may have s19500 and not the s19505.

  • Anybody else use this with Cricket and at the one year mark it died, but only on the tower near home? Calls just went to voice mail all of a sudden, and I guess I was the only one with a problem. In a different city it worked fine. The phone would move to 4G and off of LTE like it usually would when a call was coming in, but then wouldn't ring. It was a great phone until that happened.

  • Just curious if the motherboard of the 9515 is compatible with the 9505 case?

  • Hello! I just want to ask for good/decent and free of charge software for: 1) backing-up/importing videos/pics/docs into PC/externa drive and 2) to manage my address book. I have installed kies 3 /but I got disappointed/, kies2 doesn't recognise my device correctly. Any helpful advice will be appreciated! Thanks in advance!

  • how to solve heating issue

  • I had some smarthphones over the last years and I think the best I had was S4 I9505. Currently I have a Huawei but the S4 I9505 it is something from other dimension. :)

  • Why the network mode seems absent in i9505 AT&T ? How do I set 2G or 3G upto my wish in this phone ? expecting replies from Tech's........thanks in advance

  • get the s4

  • please i need you guys help and advice.... i want to get a phone which is best: samsung galaxy s4 i9505 or wiko lenny 3 which shuld i go for..... please

  • please i need you guys help and advice.... i want to get a phone which is best: samsung galaxy s4 i9505 or wiko lenny 3 which shuld i go for..... please

  • Dude upgrade it to Android 5.0 Lolipop u will get the 4G LTE feature.

  • please i need you guys help and advice.... i want to get a phone which is best: samsung galaxy s4 i9505 or wiko lenny 3 which shuld i go for..... please

  • MY S4 gets very hot when using it and when charging, the battery is expanding but its still new,only 2months old. what could be the problem.

  • MY S4 gets very hot when using it and when charging, the battery is expanding but its still new,only 2months old. what could be the problem.

  • When will be the update of v6.0 available for this s4? All the later on small phones got the latest update where as this doesn't! Samsung should release Marshmallow for S4.

  • Hi in my samsung galaxy s4GT-19505 ,How to activate Jio card in that?

  • Its very great phone ever with many best sensores🎥 13mp camera 1080p dual video recording at same time wow i like this phone

  • Great phone with ir blast to control tvs as remote

  • My phone does not support 4g lte network

  • same problem

  • pls why is my Samsung galaxy s4gt19505 is not displaying 3g/H+ anymore what do i do...

  • Guys, Does anyone know where I can find the S4 in Bulgaria? I've so wanted to get it from Vivacom(mobile provider in my country) But they said the smartphone was discontinued!

  • You do need the original cable to be able to connect to your PC, I don't know why but a third party cable won't work, but if that don't work you need to enable developer's options and enable USB debugging.

  • I don't know but my S4 is not able to be connected on PC!!What can I do??Please help me!

  • This phone support Android 5.0.1 Lollipop version (normally)

  • Great phone. I recommend this version. I had S5, but i like more S4 I9505

  • Superb quality display and speed phone.rear camera is very clear.

  • s4 wont get offical android 6.0 but you can flash a custom nougat 7.0 rom it is better an newer

  • J serie is better...i have j7...speed is amasing..battery 7h on screen display time..camera great

  • Some of these like to throw error Sim card removed - no way of getting it fixed for good. (Unless you are really lucky). Apart from that it looks great althoug h a bit big for my liking. It is just that dread sim error message - just google it before you buy.

  • Waiting for android 6.0. It's the one great phone.

  • With sammobile.com you find your device's firmware to downgrade your firmware. In my case, I downgraded my S4 after updating it from lollipop back to kitakat.

  • Yes I m with you

  • This phone is still nice for 2016, you can find a decent chunk of s4 for around £100, beautiful display makes him unique

  • May be for you, not for everyone, still using my s4 after 3 years. At least dropped 30 times on floor by accident. still no damage. Only not happy with camera focus. Planning now for S7.

  • my samsung s4i9505 UAE version now being use in Nigeria the network don't work whenever I switches the 3g on

  • Where ?? in my country there is no option for new .....

  • plz give android masmilows

  • not worth 3years used for 120...150-160 is new on internet

  • Hello guys, Can anyone tell me is this phone worth 100-120 Euros? used 8/10 Stars condition.... I want to know is it good? i mean dose it have some kind of hardware problem like dead cameras or something over years... I know im buying used phone and 3 years old but i love the spec.... I just need to know is it good quality made or not ?

  • yes, i certainly agree with you!!

  • your fault , mine still working good as new , 4 years :p

  • Galaxy s4... Still better than ANY J and A series will come.

  • Click expand next to network, all 4G mhz is written out. It's still an old phone and modem isn't integrated to CPU, so battery life isn't good, also this has old buggy Android 5.0

  • i choose photo professional in display and turn power saving on, Same speed same effect as well as none and makes battery a lot healthier. adaptive hurts a lot of on screen time.

  • most stupid phone I've ever had ... after 2 years is dead

  • is This model 4G enabled , LTE is there i just saw !!

  • Will try to make use of launchers i will post if it makes good colors with good battery standby. Using j5.6 and s4i9505. Most apps were moved by shareit.

  • Fresh wipe. Stock launcher 5.0.1. Disabled goo apps and sammy apps. Use shareit for no wallpaper from playstore to make screen black. Display from adaptive to basic. Making good results but screen is pale but battery standby is good.

  • How's that sir? Kindly please explain re: sammobile. Thanks!

  • Yes.

  • does it support 4g lte?

  • my s4 is strangely hot and blacks out or reset , i changed the battery to a new one but still the same , please advise .

  • i am good with lollipop.. observing battery.. love the s4.. dont need to root and never need roms.. just pure tweaking of settings and app manager..

  • Forget the Samsung lollipop and upgrade to CM13 instead. You will get all the benefits of Marshmallow without any bloatware + 6GB free space instantly.

  • Lollipop drains a lot of battery.. touchwiz drains a lot of battery.. to save your battery in lollipop i downloaded c launcher in playstore.. now it has good standbytime and doesnt drain like before.. enjoy..

  • I imagine it one of the best mobiles of samsung.It never disappoint me

  • How to again put kit kat version? ??

  • It's original never doubt

  • After upgrading to lollipop 5.1 my front camera not working. Saying data line of front camera fail. What do I do?

  • Lollipop over the air (OTA), in other words downloading via the phone's settings menu is 100% reliable. If you download it when wifi is available,it will save your data. If you are downloading via mobile data, make sure you have enough data to download the software update. Approximately an update is about 1.2GB in size. And also make sure to have more than 50% of battery power. Do not remove the battery of the phone while downloading and installing the update. You will be unable to use the phone while installation of the update. If you use a PC to get the software update, I recommend you to take your phone to a software expert or to a Samsung service centre. My final words- Lollipop is a big update over the old Kitat update!

  • Hi. I recommend everyone to get the Lollipop update. You will see that your phone is reborn. There is a massive change in Lollipop update in performance, internet speed and a bit improvement in battery life. The UI will replace with a more nicer and smoother one. Welcome Lollipop my friends.

  • yes u can upgrade to lollipop 5.1

  • Head over to samfirmware

  • Can someone plz tell me if this version of the s4 get an update of 5.0

  • Do not upgrade to Lollipop. It will ruin your device; RAM for no reason reaches to almost 1GB, battery drains up quickly, and the device overheats. Thanks to sammobile I switched back to kitkat.

  • I had problems with sim card so I changed sim tray

  • wher can i download it

  • Whats new about it? Throw some light.

  • Anyone else having problems with it connecting to the sim card?

  • My mother's phone is still on 5.0.1, and Samsung ain't upgrading to MM, better to get Cyanogen Mod or Resurection Remix ROMs, they're on 6.0.1_r52 and both work perfectly on my i9505 Black Edition.

  • is it 5.1.1 or still 5.0.1 ?

  • I want to upgrade my S4(4G) from Jellybean to Lollipop. its not getting automated. If i do it manually then is it create any problem? thank in advance.

  • I loves my galaxy S4... Im using resurrection remix rom instead touchwiz and work perfectly but non HDR features but its wont brother me. Another thing is Resurrection remix were Marshmallow! But last month I broke my phone and moved to mid ranger which I found similar performance with older flagship

  • Software issue or battery issue

  • I have some audio issues on my Samsung s4. When I'm going to play music or videos there's no audio. Even when I'm going to plug in the earphones there's no audio. 😢😣

  • Just got my s4 last week and it's not working smoothly. Mine is updated to Lollipop 5.0.1 At first it works properly after a few days I have some issues.

  • Samsung S4 i9505 got a new Update today? OTA file size is 400+mb Kies is 1680mb anyone know about it?

  • My Samsung Galaxy S4 heats up badly when in use. Please any help on resolving it

  • Your gonna have a long wait unless you download and install cm13

  • Yes of course.

  • Waiting for samsung s4 android os marshmallow update

  • S4 is the best phone its still better than J series

  • How can I upgrade my Samsung S4 I9505 to lollipop ?

  • probably S4... J series is quite away from the quality of S series...

  • S4.

  • Waiting 4 android marshmallow :(

  • I have a I9515L (for Latin America but it is like I9505 but with lollipop) and it´s a great phone, even with the new updates, it continues working without problems. Good speed, good screen and great permormance.

  • Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 Does.

  • From TechRadar "The Android 5.0 update for Samsung's Galaxy S4 handset is now live for owners in India, so we should expect S4 smartphones in other parts of the world to get the update soon. You'll be able to download the 1GB update OTA (over the air) or through the Samsung Kies desktop software."

  • Go onto sammonbile.com and type in i9505 then scroll down and look for your country's variant then there should a 5.0.1 update.

  • display has been gone when i take off the battery. It is is getting on after replaceing the battery. How to solve this problem ?

  • How can I upgrade my Samsung S4 I9505 to lollipop? No updates are being flashed when I check for updates. Thanks for the help. :)

  • I'm using one nw it's great

  • I highly doubt it. Samsung updates their devices after 2 year's of release. The latest version for I9505 is 5.0.1 Lollipop.

  • Nope

  • the only way is to reboot

  • Go to settings - about device- download updates automatically - tick it off

  • How can I stop the background update. Like my data gone in a seconds.

  • will it upgradable to 6 android

  • That's hardware issue

  • S4 i9505 inte rnational version is the best in terms of camera sound display and battery. The only samsung I can boost of. 2 years running still like new

  • I have been using this great phone for around a year.. everything is good but till now I have replaced the battery 3 times and now this no sim card detected and sim card is removed, need to restart problem has started showing up.. i have got the sim tray replaced and some connectors and chipsets replaced but still the problem remains.. now this Im only using this phone as a multimedua device.. but its still cool :)

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

  • Amazing phone.Just root your phone , install System app remover and delete all unnececery system apps .Install GLtoSD to move all big games from internal storage to external sd card.You will get a very fast android device.We live in android phones invasion era but for me S4 is perfect as a phone and multimedia device ( I have Value Edition ).Iphone and windows softwares are more stable than android ( linux ) but android is leading by beautiful devices , customisations and apps .

  • fast battery drainage, i can't believe how fast battery is low, i have Korean pack with 2 batteries but still can't trust it.otherwise, it is a great device

  • I need da PX ov s4 and hw can differentiate between the original and fake

  • Whats the price .......galaxy s419505...????plzzzz tell e...

  • If you want to know if your galaxy is original ... turn it off and then press the Vol tecle - the Home key and the Power key at the same time, then release and will get a little information,, oppressed Vol + and will be released android image ,,, if you leave the imgen is originalll as it is a samsung imgen own clones does not leave you this ..... after seeing this remove the battery and placing vuelvesela

  • its sim card is not working..

  • Im running on android 5.0.1 Clean installation of firmware via odin. So far no problem ,battery last for 8-13hrs on normal usage. Still using this phone until now. No plan on upgrading..

  • Assalam O Allaikum everyone! This is an average phone by Samsung as it's style is good, features are brilliant but its main problem is overheating in low CPU usage and fast battery drainage. They say it's battery is mAh 2600 but I think it's poor than mAh 1600.

  • hi everybody my s4 gt-i9505 is running on android os 5.0.1 and main problem of this set are over heating every time even after hard reset..... its barometer does not shows pressure and altitude also there is not any option in test mod. some settings in camera are also disabled such as ISO,anti shake ................... any idea to fix these problems??

  • why no data connection

  • Cant make a cal or send text

  • I use this phone as my mp3/mp4 player and for ,making my YouTube videos and for playing games and I love it it is fast easy to use great feature and well supported and is upgradable to android lollipop which is just great the 2GB of ram really helps I love this phone I would have this phone over an iPhone any day

  • Try another ROM or change the modem

  • overheat in low cpu usage.

  • Wifi is not working

  • but my galaxy s4 3g is displaying but not (H+) (H)

  • samsung hasnt put fm radio to galaxy s4

  • Sir my phone is not updating to lollipop version

  • i hate samsung because the memory is a fake 16GB - 9,27GB= 6,63GB

  • dong upgrade OS kitkat and lollipop is terrible

  • It is 9.27GB because they have to use the space put in or install the features of TouchWiz such us Air Gesture controls, etc...

  • My Galaxy S4 have no radio

  • Mine also shows 9.27GB of memory full I don't even have any idea whether my phone is original or copy.

  • my Samsung galaxy s4 is not displaying 3g (H+) only E always on edge...

  • my one is perfect . if have problems i think that user my be the cause or may be not geunuine copy .

  • Sir Why iam not getting updates for my phone in India It is still 4.3 jelly bean When iam receiving the update Anbody help me It is possible to update in a samsung service center India tamilnadu

  • Very Good smartphone . I like it

  • when does come android 6.0 to galaxy s4?

  • i had this phone 2 years and then i switched to s6 edge. i was very satisfied , great phone :)

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

  • front and back camera not working i9505 ..i changed but same

  • i have the same problem. have to change the motherbord !!!!

  • I think your phone software is not original.or your mobile is rooted.

  • The draw backs of USA S4 i9500 is the camera is poorer than International version

  • My problem is sim card installation

  • i think it's virus trojan -> play store download ''stubborn trojan killer'' run and kill trojans

  • go to settings >application manager> all> camera> clear cache> its gona wrk :)

  • go to settings >application manager> all> camera> clear cache> its gona wrk :)

  • hii i got 1 problem with my s4 my phone is restarting everytime i tried to update to kit kat as it was jelly bean but after update also its not being on its still restarting any option peeeps?

  • guys hw is that phone samsung s4

  • after the upgrade, my data network wont work, without wifi connection i cant use the internet

  • Send to me...i can solve your phone problem

  • Iam also having same problem when i on the camera it shows me camera failed i should restart the phone then it works

  • You're probably using the Samsung I9502 Galaxy S4

  • Add new version of Android

  • why your version is 5.0.2? is there a newest update?

  • I am using 19505 it is an australian phone and am using it in india. The problem am facig that is upgrade the software. on gsm its mention that we can upgrade this phn to 5.0 but my phn is still at 4.2.2 when check latest updates it shows that latest softwer is already updated .can you tell me that how can I upgrade my softwer .

  • u may use cynogenmod 12.1 custom rom into i9505. im using it for few weeks till today...its pretty better at ui and battery life.

  • how is the batterylife????

  • I use GT-I9505 for few months running Lollipop 5.0.2 and I don't have any problems.It all works perfect.

  • Yesterday? Are you living in 2013?

  • hi guys , i just bought this phone yesterday, i have a problem, the phone is in JELLY BEAN 4.3 and i can not find the 3x4 keyboard type, i dont like qwerty, plus i want to update the phone to lolipop. is it good? because 4.3 jellybean im having battery issues

  • I have about 26 of the rear facing galaxy s4 cameras, and about 12 of the front facing. how can I turn each one into a spy cam. Does anyone have parts list and how to guide for this. Would prefer it to have its own power source with USB down load cap.

  • who downgraded to Jellybean here after Lollipop and Kitkat update i want to know wich is better among them

  • how to remove my existing pass

  • Same problem here.....do you know why?

  • I get "Camera Failed" when I try to use the front camera. It also says I have 9.24gb storage. Is this possible?

  • I had Samsung S4 I9505. recently it had problem with the flickering screen when I tried to tick Auto Brightness. When I tried to do it in manual set brightness , below 30% then the screen start to flickering which is divided into 4 layers. I did hard reset and go to developer option , so far I had no luck to solve this problem. maybe any one of you ever had solution to this problem. thank you in advance.

  • i am using this phone from 5 months but i have no problem its a smooth running smart phone its perfect. i love it.

  • anybody had root their phone ..

  • I have been using this cellphone for 3 years now, no major problems; most of the problems are software ones, especially after updating to lollipop, factory reset after insalling lollipop will end any software problem you have, the earphones performance is pure but not as strong as iphones, battery lasts up to 4 hours with internet surfing, camera is pure and give rich color tones and accurate details, the heating problems occurs only while play games, otherwise the phone performance is smooth and strong, no lags, no hangs, and it works excellent with any game, even games that exceed 2 gigas in space; a great choice, and a great value of cash.

  • Not at all a good phone..plenty of problems like "no sim card found" and "Docking mood" etc....many people have experienced the same problem.....bad phone.

  • i am havng a problem with the phone in which the phone starts to get hot just as it is turned on after 5 min ....

  • Make a hard reset :)

  • this type of all models is so disturbing I have used this type model gt I9505 all is very bad quality of networks

  • Hi friends....my s4 gt-i9505 is now lollipop...after the update the phone sometimes not showing the net work...it says 'NO NET WORK:EMERGENCY CALLS ONLY'....pls friends help me to solw it..i tried the another sim also....still the same reason...

  • i have I9515 and its pretty good

  • i love it

  • Anybody had problems with the LCD screen on the i9505. Bought mine in Oct 2015 and after a couple of months screen started flickering, black line at bottom of screen. Sent back to s/sung under warranty. Surprise surprise S/sung came back with LCD has hairline crack and that i must have done it. S/sung customer service is non exsistant they are of the opinion customer done it they need to pay. Funny because i sent photos to s/sung and spoke to 1st engineer who could not find any crack, s/sung want £110 to replace LCD, theres no evidence impact damage etc but i read abuot swollen batteries might cause lcd problems. Any thought on how best to deal with s/sung

  • i use Kingroot but not successful

  • Better if you use Kingroot .. safer easier

  • Don't root it. Go to sammobile forums, register it and download a new firmware. I have done two in the last couple of days plus a Note 4 and it works fine and is legal. It eeds to be done via a PC or laptop and beware the download is slow. Worth the AIT though!

  • now it is 5.0.1 andro vir.

  • i need to root this phone how

  • i need to root this phone how

  • My Samsung galaxy s4 gt i9505 flash camera don't work It say "cannot use flash in low temperature" What solution?

  • Awesome phone using it since last August, no issue at all. display is very impressive and no heat problem.

  • i had only 2 weeks and it heats then burn processor inside.be careful when choose it.

  • yes

  • WTF, when will u give tha OTA update to I9515

  • Please take your phone to a qualified software solutions professional. That person may do the update for you. I think that's the best way to get the Lollipop update rather than keeping the phone at risk by trying to update by yourself. Even I don't know how to get it done myself.

  • plz hlp me or updet to samsung galaxys4 i dont no to oprating

  • What is the result of your new battery?

  • Same problem here

  • Hi friends.. Today I updated my Galaxy S4 i9515 into Lollipop 5.0.1. After the update the phone performs really well. The battery life was also improved a little bit. It doesn't seem to be draining fast. The phone seems to be smoother and speedier than on Kitkat. I updated my phone with the help of a qualified technician in the town. Go for Lollipop now. Highly recommended...

  • Hi. I updated my Galaxy S4 i9515 into Lollipop 5.0.1 today. I have to say that the phone performs really well after this update. Now it's smooth and a bit speedier too. And the battery life does not seem to be draining out quickly. It's just as it was. I am from Sri Lanka and still this update is not available in Sri Lanka "Over The Air" though samsung has made available this update in some other countries. Therefore I went to a qualified software solutions center in Matara to upgrade it. Now the phone performs really good.... Similarly guys, you need not to wait till it release OTA. Just go and upgrade... One mobile...!!!

  • I9506 is a much better phone..

  • Hi. How did you install Lollipop 5.0.1 ? Is it OTA update? May I know your country?

  • im having the similar problem

  • Sounds like you need a new battery. Don't forget your phone is now a few years old.

  • Guys I bought used yesterday Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4. However the battery life is terrible .The phone came with lollipop 5.01.I did the steps in this tutorial . Helps a little. I read in some forums that it is an issue with lollipop. So I was thinking or to downgrade to 4.4.4 or to change to CyanogenMod 12.1. Any advise? I already bought a new battery and I hope to have better results. Any advise?

  • Can someone help me with my S4 problem?.....this phone started to charge slowly and it is fast to drain the battery. The charger is only a class a, i dont know if this is the cause of the damage. But when i use my galaxy S5 charger, it charges like normal but it drains so fast. When i leave this phone at night at 100%, in the morning, the phone leaves 40%. Sometimes when I power off it and turned it on again the percentage goes up.....maybe the battery is the problem?

  • Hi.I wanna buy s4.Can u give me a suggestion that which model is best...????thnx

  • I also have same problem my S4 9505 work on android 4.2.2 and I cant update it. When I true to update i get infomation that I have latest version of Android.

  • i have just purchased that mobile onlile , updated +5 lollipop

  • update u r phone via pc suite....see if that helps do at u r own risk :P

  • S4 I9505 not getting any upates. Still on 4.2.2 and if i check for update it says latest updates already installed. The phone is Sim unlocked. Plz help

  • is ur mobile gt9500 or 9505 my phone is gt9505 it with me since jan 2014 it good with no heat or hanging after lolipop update the phone is smoother and faster

  • Restart it USB debugging

  • Hey guys my samsung I9505 now at lollipop 5.0.1. But i can not connect my phone to my pc(win 7 ultimate).please help me out. Reply me plz. I tried developer option also

  • My mobile does not catch wifi signal......help me

  • Your mobile is china.

  • so it can read external storage like FlashDisk or Flash Drive?

  • Yes s4 support otg

  • Does support OTG?

  • I have done factory reset and hard reset many times, but it still doest save wifi passwords? is it due to that it is refurbished 1 ? :/

  • Try to eneter in service menu pressing volume up+center+power then release power when the Samsung logo apeear continue pressing vol up+and center button. When you see a menu release buttons, then press volume up. Then navigate with volume keys slecet clear Dalvik cache and confirm action with power button (short push). Then select restart. It should be work with batterry. It worked for me.

  • When you first get it out of the box, it is the phone you always wanted. Unfortunately, as with all Samsung products (and they aren't alone with this), this doesn't last long. First they 'upgraded' it to Lollipop - this phone just doesn't have the grunt to run Lollipop and do any thing that the user wants. The phone was replaced with a KitKat build and all was well as most updates were turned off, but there are updates and changes that it seems can't be turned off, so the gradual updating of things eventually - after just 11 months - has rendered the phone to be little faster than the ancient one it replaced. The only way to return the phone to a good working state is to factory reset it - which then means starting again with all your settings and tweaks.

  • u can compare it by the option given above.

  • Superb phone...have been using for more than 1year now...running smooth ..specially after lollipop update 5.0.1 ...its fast ...good camera...application loading is smooth...even can compete mid range mobiles being prodeced these...only prob is a bit short battery time...

  • simply clean and have more space in your system. ithink you are already choking your s4 with apps. When you do that, the s4 can now save your wifi password.

  • you can get the last update from sammobile.com

  • 5.0.1 last update in uae

  • My Samsung Galaxy S4 does not save wifi password, i had purchased it as 2nd hand phone, on google i have found that 4.4.2 update have that bug, will 5.0.1 update solve this?

  • I upgrade my phone s4 i9505 to lollipop 5.0.1 but wifi and compass and more applications don't work. Why ???? I don't wont to retourn to kitkat.

  • My S4 had heating problems. Suddenly the Wifi went dead. I purchased a new battery but is still not working :( I'm disappointed. I will get a new phone from another company.

  • is this phone can be updated to 5.1 1?

  • is this phone can be updated to 5.1 1?

  • Great phone but after I update to lolipopi cannot hear when I am calling someone. When i use other way to call like Viber,Skype, Messenger it is working but when i directly call I cannot her other people. I restart phone but no result

  • Settings - more (tab) - about device - update now Need a valid wi fi connection on default

  • My Device model is GT I9505 S4. i can't find my software update option in About Device. so i can't update my "OS" can any body help me how to enable or show this option for update.

  • Chipset and LTE...

  • No good battery life for i9505 with 5.0.1......unfortunately i changed 3 days ago the battery and the same durability :-(

  • samsung galaxy s4 did not even last 2 years when stopped working

  • got one 2 days ago. excellent phone only the battery life is a bit too short but i will replace it with a new one since this is a used phone . Its running 5.0.1 and if anyone knows how to fix the battery life problem then i would appreciate it very much. Already tried a factory reset and didnt work

  • its the same.

  • I bought it 2 years ago. the last 4 months I had some problems. first can't find (non-registered network) and as I shaw in youtube that has to do with problems in sim connector. 2 weeks ago refuse to open 2 times but after many hours opened. since last week it is dead.

  • the chipset (Exynos in 9500 - qualcomm in 9505

  • The difference between these two models is that you can use 3G networking on GT-19500 whereas you can use 4G networking on GT-19505.

  • Alon, I recommend you to look at Xiaomi mi 4c. About galaxy s4 - it's really good smartphone too, black edition has very cool design. But all modifications of galaxy s4 have very fragile screen, and as for me, this phone is a little outdated for Q4 of 2015. yurikovic, the difference is in 1) used SoC: I9500 based on CPU Exynos 5 Octa 5410 and I9505 - on CPU Snapdragon 600 2) in supported network technologies: I9505 supports GSM, 3G and 4G(LTE); I9500 - only GSM and 3G.

  • Really good phone to use

  • I need a new cell phone and I looked for the gt-i9515, Black Edition. However, I'm not very sure if it still worthy to buy near 2016. What's your advice?

  • i had a sony xperia z1 it was good phone but with lolipop it get overheating too fast and batery was poor.when i change from xperia z1 to s4 i have been pleased the best phone i ever used

  • hello bro can anyone tells me what is the diffrence between samsung s4 gti9500 & gti9505?

  • How can I upgrade to android 5.0.1

  • well i upgraded mine to 5.0.1. it took about 2hrs for the upgrade.. ma phone was overheating with the kitkat. now its running fine. but the battery is dying re fast.

  • How to upgrade galaxy s4 sgh-i337 Android 4.4.2 to 5.0. Kindly reply.

  • How to fix I9515 wi-fi disconnecting error after upgrading lollipop 5.0.1?

  • Hi just want to know if Lollipop work Good and dis phone

  • some one tryed hard reset on my bmt 19505 china galaxy phone and now it freezez with android guy with gears turning

  • When realised android 6.0 for s4

  • mine is working fine with lollipop 5.0. i updated like a week or 2weeks ago. no problems for now, and it never lags. battery last long enough to finish the day easyly. but i dont play much games, using daily for facebook-twitter-instagram with usually wifi.

  • Ok, i have one request if anyone can help me. If anyone has this phone with KitKat OS, can you please use the apk extractor app that You can find in Play Store and extract the keyboard apk file and send me? I appreciate any help. Thank You.

  • Can some one tell me if Lollipop and this phone work Good

  • I installed cm 12.1 and runs smoothly. Its the best phone

  • Ok sir, thanks much..

  • If doing so, I highly recommend making a system back up incase if anything goes wrong. Also there's two ways of downgrading, one being rooting the device and installing a custom recovery (easiest) or using Odin. There should be lots of YouTube videos on how too.

  • Ok sir i try, i planned to downgrade my android version back to KK 4.4.2, it is not risk to damage the phone?

  • Try updating Facebook. That should help a bit but not a whole lot, lollipop drains devices quickly.

  • Hi there, is it normal in android 5.0.1 that the battery drain so fast? and sometimes when the battery is in 25% or 20% my phone is automatically shutting down. Any suggestion?

  • samsung s4 made in vietnam update to lollipop??? kindly send me your information.....

  • yes

  • Is there a chance for this phone to get android 5.1.1?

  • Hi everyone! Im new with S4 I9505. Its a great phone but i noticed a problem with it. The notifications of several apps comes later respectly with recent phones that i had.... is an net connection problem or is any problem with this phone?!!

  • Not on this phone. Only on s5 and above.

  • Go to Settings - More - Application Manager - All - Camera and click Clear Data

  • Flash the Operating system to Cyanogenmod 11, I do not regret doing this myself.

  • My s4 stock camera will not save photos. They appear then disappear after a few minutes. It works with a play store camera app but it won't take panoramas. Ànyoone have a fix?

  • everyday planned to upgrade

  • Yes, it is still overheating when I play a game, listening online radio or browsing on web.

  • Stock camera will no longer save photos. They disappear after a few minutes. Playstore camera works but stock camera better. Any suggestions?

  • Bro... is s4 still has terrible heating issue ???reply soon thanks

  • My first smartphone since 2013 June. The problems are over heating and poor battery life. After 2 years the screen gone white because of the heat I guess. Planning to buy another android brand or a windows phone since Apple is unnecessary expensive.

  • Superb phone indeed

  • mobile is very good and so fast I am waiting for the android 6.0

  • best phone i ever had. satisfaction guaranteed. you'll never gonna regret it. currently at version lollipop. happy user! :)

  • Can the samsung s4 made in vietnam upgrade to lollipop (5.0) ???

  • s4 is one of the best smart phone in the world

  • s4 this is my 1st and last phone of sumsung. bad bad phone

  • My s4 won't switch on completly. I did a reasearch that this is a common issue with galaxy S4's The power button is malfunctioning causing the phone not to completely switch on.

  • i upgraded my i9505 to 5.0.1 and i have a issue with the wi-fi!!! when i turn on wi-fi i must wait 30 seconds until it goes ON! why?????

  • best phone i ever had. i love this phone to bits. i love this more then my HTC one m8. best Screen, small bezel, runs fast good battery life, feels very light and thin easy to fit in my pocket A+++ 10 out of 10 from me.

  • s4 i9505 black edition oficial rom resut great. only wipe to factory, put in download mod, odin 307 in pda charge the new rom and start

  • Perhaps you have the s19500 which is not an LTE phone, only the s19505.

  • My phone heats up when I use it more than 10 min nd 4G is not working when I active to4G the network signals off

  • Can you assist with access to LTE services on this device cause the option is not there

  • Can S4 I9515 upgrade to Lollipop 5.0 in Sri Lanka?

  • i9505 vs i9506

  • I want to know about S4 i9505 is better or i9506... plz give any suggestion

  • It's a great phone, excelent for regular ussers. It got some issues with Android Lollipop (battery drain faster, a lot of bugs, it hang sometimes, some apps don't work properly) but if you root the phone, things will improve. I install the first Lollipop update (the United Kindom version) and it was a desaster. Later I try the one from Spain PHE and it was and improvement, specially if you cut down some apps that comes by default with Lollipop. The battery drain is a lot less.

  • Yes.. Its terrible!

  • good in feature and camera

  • is there any prblm to in kitkat ????????????? help me plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

  • will this phone get android marshmallow

  • Stock lollipop is not good on this phone. Install custuom rom cyanogenmod fast as hell nice and clean no samsung apps. I have installed on mine cm12.1 aka android 5.1.1 and its amazing .

  • Only genuine phone can take lollipop update with no problems, just like mine. yup it's true.

  • Due to the stores knew that the phone you bought from them was not genuine to handle lollipop. that's why they advised not to update : )

  • I did the update and my phone now barely works. * From first thing in the morning where my Alarm makes the Clock App become unresponsive. * I go into Messaging and the keyboard hangs for two minutes * I frequently have to restart as the device becomes unresponsive - embarassing when you're trying to answer a call! I have no special addons but this latest update has made my phone useless. Model GT-I9505 Android 5.0.1 Baseband I9505XXUHOF2 Build LRX22C I am now looking to move to a Custom ROM because my phone has just left guarantee but this update, probably the last Samsung / Vodafone will give me, has made it close to unusable

  • just dont update to lollipop

  • why?

  • do not update to lilipop !!

  • NO !

  • I was adviced by the stores orange and by the other customers cellphone store to not upgrate him to lilipop for many reasons , so, dont do it anymore !!

  • No !

  • Lollipop has to many bugs including fast battery drainage that is why I didn't upgrade to Lollipop.

  • Is it normal when i upgrade android to lolipop..the battery drain faster..in 1 day need to charge 3 times..is it normal or my battery damage?please help me

  • Battery runs out very fast when mobile data is turned it happend after the lolipop update :( i can't use it even a day....is there anything that i can. Do.....????

  • Why is it that a 2013 S4 - GT19505 has no radio?

  • I sense apple fan boy/girl

  • hi all, the stock camera app can set photo size to vga? video size to vga?

  • it wont work in your country cuz it uses different frequencies

  • Android upgrade to 5.0 lollipop works absolutely fine at S4 GT9505 and I'm experiencing very smooth interface.

  • samsung queen need to know that this is really worst phone ever hahahahah i didn't buy it but my bro is in officiall store :D he drop it after few months... that time i uses lg nexus 4 still is in my room on my table and works perfect... im not hater :D s5 is great but i9505 suck it hard :D

  • DON'T BUY THE VALUE EDITION it's a bullshit and doesn't even work like the original I9505 model.

  • Hi .. frnds... My s4 is in kitkat Please tell me is there any problem if i update it in lollipop... Please frnds help me

  • Maybe you bought the fake one hahahahahahaha

  • Maybe the problem is you buy the fake one, clone nor premium copy hahahahahahaha

  • Which chager is best for 2600mah battery ...plzz tell me

  • hi guys i need your help... what is the difference between american s4(i337) and international s4(i9505)????? can i use american s4 without any problem in other countries like Pakistan??? i want to buy it but i am too much confused between i337 and i9505.. in Pakistan american s4 is cheaper then international, why?? thanks

  • I also have this phone for two years and still works perfectly.

  • OMG!

  • Had mine for 1 year(I9505 model). Phone is more then i wanted and expected. Fast and responsive UI. Only downside is low capacity battery and short battery life, but hey what to expect with Super AMOLED screen it totally worth it. Worth buying even tho it's older model. In my personal opinion best phone that Samsung ever made.

  • Hi guys...i have this phone for 2 years...never buy this phone...it sucks...mine is keep freezing,restarting over heating...never had a grose phone before.

  • Let your budget decide on the phone. Simple.

  • my s4 is 4.2.2 and I upgraded it too many times first time it shows about 343mb of update and whem upgraded it then nothing is changed. it alsi asking for small updates like:-42mb,62mb,28mb. frnds please help me how to upgrade it to kitkat?

  • I am Awesome...

  • I have bought samsung galaxy s4 i9505 in kitkat 4.4.2 updated.plz help me i am facing from smearing issue..how can I fix this problem permanently?waiting for reply..

  • this device is awesome i used it since 1 month its perfectly working on 3g 4g battery is also good camera is defiantly perfect its look like professional camera

  • Battery swelling was a known fault with this model and Samsung were replacing them free of charge. I don't know if they are still doing this but if not then simply buy a new battery. Hopefully this will also fix your other problems.

  • Terrible device. Had a lot of issues from the moment I bought it such as, the battery swelling, completely wiped my phone every other my phone, very slow after 4 months and most recently the WIFI button will not turn on anymore or search devices. Has anyone else had previous issues with the WIFI and if so did you resolve the problem.

  • today i purchased s4.... it's really coooooooool phone set...

  • s4 is better phone

  • Hey guys! Pls, can you give your opinion? Galaxy alpha, galaxy s4 or huawei ascend p7?? Yeah they have different prices but I don't know what to do... Please, reply me, I'm running out of time

  • Download the GT-I9505 kit kat or lollipop firmware & flash with odin. (CHATHU CHAN, will not be held responsible for any kind of damage or mishap occurred to your Galaxy S4 LTE (Snapdragon 600) GT-I9505 during or after the installation of Android kit kat or lollipop official firmware via Odin flashing tool. Proceed at your own risk) Odin Link: Firmware link: (You Need free sammobille acc to download the firmware) 1.Download and unzip the firmware file . 2.Open Odin and run (extract first) 3.Put your phone in download mode!. power off your GT-I9505 pressing the power key & next holding Vol Down + Home + Power buttons then press Vol Up to continue. 4. Connect the phone to your computer via USB cable, and wait until you see a sign in ID:COM and Added in message box (message box colour on Blue or yellow) 5.Click the PDA/AP button, and select the extracted kit kat or lollipop firmware file (wait a minute) 6. Warning- NOT TICK RE-PARTITION CHECK BOX 7. Click the Start button in Odin and wait a few minutes until you see PASS! 8. You Done! (sorry for my BAD ENGLISH)

  • Z1 absolutely

  • hai , please tell me what isthe best phone in z1 &s4. replay immediate please?

  • Check your connection settings. You may have set the connection to 2g only by mistake.

  • You shouldn't play with your phone while it is charging.

  • yes

  • Hi friend I think you are wrong it's going well in 3g.I am also using 3g upto 10mb speed is coming this phone is perfect for 3g and 4g

  • battery is very bad heating when you play or use it during charging

  • Plz tell me which phone should i buy sony xperia z1 or samsung galaxy s4 i am little confuse...reply me friends s4 users plz tell me about charging and heating issue..

  • can i downgrade to kit kat it is not risk damage the phone ?

  • KitKat for now... Lolipop spending more battery and overheating more phone...

  • the best one is jellybean 5.o.2

  • I'd reccomend you to check your entrances. perhaps it is not working? also. it's fairly dangerous but a take over may help as well. I flashed my S4 into 5.0.1 using ODIN 3.0.7 and it worked perfectly. though the official samsung roms site.

  • Check your APN. perhaps the provider's files are corrupted?

  • Kit kat. since the 5.0.1 is looking good but has a buggy sim reading file. so it will crash randomly causing restarts.

  • Mine doesn't connect to 3g either..

  • through Odin4 \

  • Which android version is good for this mobile KitKat jellybean or lolypop?? Reply me

  • Hi guys, my galaxy s4 i9505 does not connect with 3g even in 3g area it work on 2g even on 3g pack What i do for this Help pllzzzzzzzzz.....

  • Hi I have Samsung s4 I9505 version 4.3 jellybeans I try many times and evertime appears already updated new version..how I can do to update to KitKat and new version lollipop. any one help.thanks?

  • yup its was in german...i have updated my s4 to 5.0 lolipop and after installation it asked to select the language and i selected english (uk)...now its working perfectly....

  • i have updated it to 5.0 ...yes it was in german...but then it asked for the language to select...then i selected enlish (uk)...and its working perfectly....

  • Android 5.0.1 Lollipop I9505XXUHOA7 official firmware leaks for Galaxy S4 LTE. is that updates in German language if yes then what impact on my device to use English language .

  • Daniel how can I get you online so I can help where you are wrong . Pakistan (ISLAMIC Republic of)

  • Close applications which are not in your use the cellphone will never heatup . Pakistan (ISLAMIC Republic of)

  • So lucky to have new update....lollipop 5.0.1...Thank you samsung 💕

  • It's rare, but you can turn off: wifi, gps, bluetooth, rotation, data off. And close apps than consume battery, i did it, and battery consumed 2% in 4 hours, its ridiculous but it's something that you can do.

  • find me using this nickname on xda and PM me, i will try to help you

  • Guys please help me in a simple way to flash this phone to lolipop! I've been trying everything for the past week. Odin always FAIL after i press Start. I download official frimware from SamMobile then i extract it and run Odin as administrator Put my phone in download mode and I put the File inside APP (Wait for it load) then click start the moment i click start it stops and FAIL So many times i tried many different cables, Frimware, Odin and all that! and I do not have Kies on my PC I have the s4 drivers installed PLEASE SHOW A SOLUTION TO UPDATE

  • Download your firmware's modem, search it to google or in xda forums same as the firmware you trying to flash using odin.. Example: your firmwares trying to flash via odin is i9505xxuhoe4, then download i9505xxuhoe4 modem. After you download, flash it first via odin then after flashing finish, flash the whole firmware.. Thats it!

  • I am trying to update i can't even i try to use odin it always fail... I follow all the instructions as said... but in the start of odin is always fail!!! I can't update through the phone it's self also Please someone help me to get lilipop on my se i9095

  • Hi I've been using 19505 S4 since July 2013 and I Notice that I can't enable the wifi. How can i Fix This?

  • Iam s4 phone is heating can anyone tell me the wt problem is their

  • use this galaxy s6 custom rom. good battery life, lag free, most of bloatware removed. run android lollipop.

  • I upgraded my samsung sprint sph l720 same as i9505 to lolipop 5.0.1. I dont have any issues at all. For the first hour i have over heating issues and battery drain after an hour it became smooth and no more issues. I just hate when you hold the home button for the recent tasks it became slower to show than kitkat thats the only issue in my device. But overall its all smooth the same as kitkat.

  • I updated my samsung s4 sprint the same as i9505 in lolipop. And i got no issues at all. I did not do any factory reset. I dont have any battery or over heating issues. I felt that on the first hour then after an hour it turns smooth. I just dont like the interface i still like the old one pure black and green only.

  • Its real s4 have 1.78gb ram that are acessable by the user.

  • You can't do anything now. The damage is already done. sometimes if you are quick you can open the back of the phone and insert the phone in a bed of rice to try to suck up the moisture but I suspect you have left yours too long.

  • Put in a closed food package with rice, so any air can't come in. Rice takes out the moisture of the cell. Bury the cell in the rice and leave it there about 48 hours. I hope you are lucky as i was with my xperia x8.

  • i have samsung galaxy s4 i9505... it shows 1.78 gb of ram... and have one antena on back... is it orignal or clone? plz help

  • hy sir i am in problem my cell phone is get down in water how i can do sir

  • Hi to all the Samsung mobile phone users, may opion about the lollipop software have no issues 4 me!in fact with the kitkat my hard rive was reading 9.69GB ,and now after the software update is reading a full 16GB ON Lollipop software in the S4 9504 LTE!so really I see no good reason any no one with this phone can update to lollipop 5.01!is gr8 and looks just like almost I would say 89%like the S6 or S6 edge!come on S4 user leave all the negative comments of this phone in peace! If you don't like it!swap it or change it!or put it in the dispun!this is really a good device!hope you all 4 the best!I am happy with my S4 9505 LTE! The lollipop tased nice and can lick it so good it is!lol!

  • Try replacing the sim card with a new sim from your distributor.

  • Yes you can upgrade your AT&T version to latest version of android just go to sammobile.com, there are 3 ways to update first over the air, 2nd thru samsung lies and 3rd thru Odin. If your phone is rooted you can upgrade using thru your cp just download the OS update version and copy to your SD card and flash thru clockwork mod recovery .

  • best phone ever great battery life great performance mine runs on kitkat and runs smoothly with no lags

  • i have the i337m version and i have this phone for about 2 years now. i've had a Galaxy s2 and a Galaxy s3 and i loved those phones so i upgraded to the s4. No problems runs smoothly no heat up problems IR blaster works great as a remote and overall what I really like about this phone is the battery life. with normal usage it lasts about a day and a half and playing games and browsing the internet it lasts a full day. if you have an opportunity to buy this phone then buy it without a doubt. BTW running on KitKat don't want to update to lollipop because of bad comments on lollipop on this phone

  • Revert back to KitKat. Lollipop has a lot of bugs...

  • hi guys um from srilanka .. my galaxy GT 19505 was very good in few month ago.. but now when i switch on the phone it show as NO SIM. um totally upset with this problem coz i cant even use internet.. if i nd ti use internet i have to go to wifi area..camera is working good.. i checked it by technician .. he said that problem isnt with sim connector.. so what i have to do now.um totally upset now... plz help me to solve my problem..thank you...

  • Replace the battery.

  • Awesome phone great display great camera,fast 4G. Samsung's special features like NFC, hot spot makes this phone amazing. Big removable battery. Biggest battery in this phone size as compare to nokia htc and other sets.runs smooth.big ram fast processor.. In short BUY IT TODAY. :)

  • Hey guys i jst bought s4 from amezon before a month .i have updated it to lollipop 5.0 but i am facing the issue of so much of lags and phone get heat up several Times, Tell me what to do??

  • Yes Qasim you can update it to lollipop just tell me your current version . Thank you Lahore Pakistan (ISLAMIC Republic Of)

  • s4 set is really aosome but problem i am facing in battery my andriod version is 4.2.2 battery timing will be only one day i am upgrade tomorro tu kitkat version battery timing is batter on kitkat please any body tell mi when i use internet or playing games the battery will be down in 2 to 3 hours ehich problem

  • fast and smooth and amazing...

  • fast and smooth and amazing...

  • is that Corning Gorilla Glass 3 screen?

  • Salam Asif pls use video compessor software from google play.. it shrink your 450 MB video in 20 MB. I was also faced this issue so its solution is video compressor software..

  • Which is better? lollipop or kitkat for the s4? Lollipop drains my battery very quick, and even at standby mode, the battery still drains, what can I do?

  • Yes the battery is removable.

  • Can you change battery

  • Ya Robert it's i9506 best version of s4 check it on gsm arena.

  • try to use a different charger

  • I have glaxy S4 I9515 last 3 month .... during charging phone is so heatup ... Is it normal or problem??? Plzz reply solution

  • Does anyone know if there is a galaxy s4 version with a CPU higher than quad-core 1.9?

  • Anyone knows if there is a Samsung galaxy s4 version with a CPU higher than quadcore 1.9?

  • I don't know if you know this but Galaxy S4 had been known to be provide one of the worst user available storage for smartphone. I love Samsung but this is Samsung at its worst. If you buy the 16gb version you will get roughly 8gb user available space. The best phone that provide large user availabe space is the iphone 5c(16gb variant) at 12.8gb user available space and Google Nexus 5(16gb variant) at 12.4gb user available storage. That is the main reason newer Samsung phone have gotten rid of their bloatware; but still not good enough.

  • Is anyone here familiar with a screen problem that I am facing with my s4? The problem is, sometimes my screen flickers like old crt screen . Not really a problem as flickering occurs for about 3 seconds but I am worried that it may be an indicator that my screen or display is going to be damaged. Can anyone give me valuable advice? Thanks.

  • @ hsm.87 The Mute option is there. Pull down the notification bar and tap the Sound icon. The first option is Vibrate, a second tap is Mute, and a third tap takes you back to Sound.

  • I6gb and 4gb sd card I'm just 45mints making video ask him no spece in glarry plz solve the problem

  • 16gb memory and 4gb sd card I'm just 45mints making video ask him no spece in glarry plz solve the problem

  • Hi, I have upgraded my S4(9505) to Android Lollipop 5.0.1 but after up-gradation, I am facing an issue with sound. In Kitkat 4.4.4, there were 3 options of sound profile. i.e., Sound, Vibrate and Mute but after upgrading only 2 options are available. i.e., Sound and Vibrate.Third option Mute is not available. Can anyone help me, how can I fix this issue?

  • change your sim card (128kb 4G sim card)

  • i cant connect to internet data after upgrading to lollipop plss help

  • I also suffer from wifi problem

  • updated mine to lollipop, great interface, but at the cost of battery consumption. Turned off all battery consuming programs and apps, decreased screen brightness, and everything I possibly can, still even when the screen is idle, the battery drains, the android OS alone consumes 65% of the battery T_T

  • brother change your screen protecter

  • Plz someone help me. I m facing back camera as. "camera failed" error and wifi not working. Is any other person facing ilthis issue. Plz reply and help me.

  • Yellow screen happens with time.Nothing to worry about @syed

  • no its not normal. if its recent get it to the service center asap

  • Any s4 users help me out pls. I have this s4 gifted to me by my friend. The problem is I noticed the screen is not completely white.. It displays somewhat yellowish kind of white even in max brightness.. is it normal? And when watching videos in low brightness the black get smeared like someone rubbed charcoal over there ( in high brightness ita alright). Guys please respond.

  • but sir offical firmwares cant be intalled without offical flasher which is not availble on samsungs website

  • Try SamMobile for official firmwares.

  • sir is that proper downgrade or root method?

  • ­ Working to me..done downgrade

  • how to downgrade to 4.4 version from lolipop its worst os I have ever had.what da hell those colurful themes seems like china's flop os

  • guyz i have a galaxy s4 at&t version i live in pakistan can i update it to lolipop? plz helps me thamks in advance..

  • and now i have no heating issue :D

  • follow this step its works for me run a factory reset completely discharge your phone battery remove the battery for several hour insert the battery do not turn it on until the phone battery fully charged :)

  • This phone always heating after upgrade lolipop..should i downgrade to kitkat?

  • I have had this almost 2 years and updated ROM to Lollipop. The Antutu scores are over 35,000. Still amazing phone. Using the Spigen Neo Hybrid case it looks like iphone.

  • S4, duuh! I have this phone since 2013 and it worth every penny.

  • benchmark test showing this device performs lower than exynos I9500 version

  • I'm about to choose this or a5. Any opinions?

  • yes agreed

  • how its possible yr how to downgrade

  • Only s4 is the best

  • Check again it's available here in Sweden

  • fakkkk helyah I play nova 3 and modern combat 4 in my S4 was very smooth no lag but I was very confused because I checked on youtube a lot to play but laggy weird but I really like the S4 I say pass the iphone 5 is almost equivalent to the iPhone 5s perhaps because 5s have a 64 bit processor I really liked GALAXY S4

  • i had this phone for 7 months now and is a really good phone i has heating issue but actually is not a big deal is normal for me. also the battery doenst have a lot of power but the is enought the phone rock actually...

  • How Can I update my Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 to lollipop guys directly from the phone its self? When I click update software says its updated to the latest version...While its kit kat only.... Please help

  • Anytime S4 is the best

  • s4 man is good phone

  • which one to buy s4 or mi 4i

  • what about the gaming in s4?

  • Hey guys Should i buy s4 or sony z1???

  • Go for i9506 It has a better cpu and gpu. Performance is very close to the s5. Aaaand it has lollipop without issues :D

  • It's an ozm mobile...

  • you should change you battery n confirmed problam solved

  • do you have a case on your phone or not?

  • my phone is rebooting 3 to 5 times/day. what's going on guys? any idea?!

  • take 9505 or 9515. 9500 is 3G but the others are 4G

  • the operator who delivered your did not yet release its phone to update android software. i've the same probleme. so i am waiting for movistar operator. other ways you can flash your phone and get lollipop

  • I installed the lollipop update and it's very nice, everything is white and clean, i like the animations and colors, the notification panel is very nice i like it half and half transparent than make my whole screen black, i haven't have any lag/crash/hang or battery issues. Sorry for bad english.

  • Root your cell and search the net. I got both tethering and hotspot on my set

  • i9505xxugng8

  • @ ali Settings/More networks/Tethering and Mobile hotspot

  • there is no option of wifi hotspot and tethering usb anywhere in my phone what should i do?? please help me guys........

  • Thats because its AT&T....They usually restrict direct uae of hotspot unless its with their sim card.....browse morw through google, you will get solutions...there are ways you can manipulate it to work

  • Hy . I have one problum about my galaxy s4 At&T sgh i337. my tethring wifi hotspot not werking yet. Becz,when I switch on wifi hotspot then I massage show on the phone .mobile data not available or invalid sim. so.i use already 3g net at s4 . plz help me I m worried about this...

  • there is any deffirent between S4 I9505 And S4 I9515 ?

  • exynos has a problem ???

  • lookon sammobile.com for unbranded firmware and flash with odin

  • you can go to this website, all firmware of any carrier they have it, choose the right carrier firmware and flash it, then after flashing it perform wipe cache and factory reset so that there will be no problem in booting it in new firmware, and also before you flash it backup all your file.

  • I would go for the i9505 because it has LTE and snapdragon 600. The i9500 has exynos processor

  • I feel so helpless with my S4 I9505. The branded version is i9505vjufnc1 and still on KITKAT. Even websites can't give me any firmware so I can upgrade it to LOLLIPOP. I hope you can give me some advise or clues. I received it from a friend. He bought it from GUAM but I'm living in Philippines. Thank you in advance for favorable response.

  • I have this Samsung galaxy s4 i9505, and I updated it to Lollipop which turns out so good to me because I myself flashed the firmware, I download the firmware update from sammobile, and the battery is so good I charged it and it gives me 2-3 days using only text and calls, I never had any issue with the update, Im loving this phone since Im an iphone user for 4 years but then I switched to android.

  • I have s4 I950.its ofiicial 5.0.1. My phone heated bit much.is there any software prob or battery prob.Plz any body and me??????

  • Which Is Better Guys S4 I9505 Or S4 I9515 Or S4 I9500 Please Advice

  • Yes I told you NFC is on and highlighted. But when I bring any other mobile back to back with it then nothing happens. Which means no application including gallery, internet, etc detects NFC of the other phone. I am worried.

  • Why is that my samsung gt-i9505 can't open the playstore after i install the lollipop? My facebook is gone also. Can you help me? Thanks.

  • @ Moeed Pull the notification bar down using two fingers about 1cm apart. NFC is on the 3rd row. If it is highlighted (showing green) then NFC must be on.

  • Yes it has original samsung battery and near field communication is written on it. Sent form i9505

  • Don't understand what you are trying to say but the 19505 has 4g. Perhaps you bought the wrong model.

  • You are so right, the Lollipop colours are dreadful, and I don't know why Samsung settled on that garish orange colour for the messaging app, it makes your eyes water. In the end I installed Nova launcher to go back to eye pleasing colours, and Chomp SMS to give my eyes a rest.

  • The original samsung I9500 has not 4G has not has not.f**k.

  • I have i9505 on kitkat and the battery is not good 3 hours 3g internet and when play gta san andreas 10% in 4 minutes.i think i will downgrade to 4.3.my i9070 is better than s4 i play gta for 3hours and 14 min.i bought s3 mini android 4.2.2 and it has hardware probleme when play games hold buttoms and the phone block.i think samsung make her death by her hand.

  • I stayed with KitKat because I read a lot of comments that Lollipop has a lot of bugs and I really don't like the colorful theme of TouchWiz, it's TouchWiz carnival. I wish they stayed with the dark theme.

  • @ Moeed Do you have an official Samsung battery in your phone? It should say 'Near Field Communication' underneath the Samsung logo.

  • My i9505 NFC is not working with any phone. But it shows that hardware is ok and turned on. Is it may be due to the encoding format which we can choose from?? I have tried them all but no luck. Any suggestions??

  • Lollipop os the best option to android smart mobile..because is that a best colour full operating system in the world....

  • why not good resioun

  • I want to buy S4 i9515 for browing is it good choice for me tell me about battery and hanging issue is it there....???

  • No

  • a complete disapointment...owful sound owful build quality ,,,,even a ten years phone with no android had a better sound quality (some) this phone is not made for listening music and without rooting and custom rom with a sound mod wich makes the sound quality acceptable with stock rom is a disaster(i hada few years ago a samsung mp3 player with 40 $ and the sound was ten times better with dts and so on) ...and build quality...omg this phone is bending and craking and bending noises like hell ...feels like is made by some amateurs in a garage with amateur equipment...without a strong case i'm afraid every time to crackit ...and about stock android? is has space for improvement ...to much battery draining to mach useless samsung blootware and to much lag...final word ...this phone doesn't worth the money not when was released and not even now when is cheaper ...this is my last samsung phone...and you you consider buying it please dont ...not worthit

  • I have Lollipop on my i9505, official... Its not too good..

  • I have Lollipop on my i9505, official...

  • my phone has been updated with kitkat 4.4.2 & i tried to update lolipop 5.0.1 but i couldn't. pls anyone can help on this???????

  • Does anyone know when is android 5.0.2 coming for galaxy s4 i9515.

  • This is a great phone. After lollipop update its much faster and I dont have any battery problem. Go for S4, you wouldnt misstake.

  • use odin to install a lollipop firmware

  • go for sony z2 much better than s4

  • People, please tell me, the battery life in Galaxy S4 is better than S3? And about lags? There are other mobile phones with the same price and better about lags and battery?

  • HI. i had installed lolipop 5.0.1 in my samsung galaxy s4 than i wanted to install its origional firmware kitkat 4.4.2 when it reboot after downloding complete. it did not go after samsung logo appearance. now it does not start. what should i do. if any one wanted to help me my email is ([email protected]) tnx.

  • This phone has actually 2gb ram but you will always found it 0.75% this is all nonsense by the Samsung.

  • Should I buy samsung s4 or sony experi becoz some people tell me that s4 has battery drain problem should I buy or go 4 sony

  • I have recently bought an S4 but I cant get the 3g to work can you tell me the Stock ROM Version on your device mine is I9505XXUHOD7

  • Yes sir but still its not working smart stay that is also done by the eye sensor and is working fine although by dialing *#0*# and then the sensors test up down etc is working fine I mean sensor is working but air view and air gesture is not working

  • Did you make sure the features are toggled on?

  • Here in brazil, already has been released lollipop 5.0.2

  • I meant, did you have it manually updated by a technician? Where is this technician?

  • Dear Sir I have s4 9505 model and its air gestures and eye scroll function is not working do not know what happend to it although sensors are working properly in sensores test ?? Any solution ???

  • Yes, I've updated and I have no regrets.

  • Guys im using galaxy s4 i9515. And i can update to 5.0.1. But the question is should i update to 5.0.1. Thanks!

  • im using s4.. but i don't know... how to make a video calling.. plz reply fast. ..

  • MHL on lollipop dont work!!!

  • MHL on lollipop dont work!!!

  • Dear Sir I have s4 9505 model and its air gestures and eye scroll function is not working do not know what happend to it although sensors are working properly in sensores test ?? Any solution ???

  • just make volume zero.. thats the only option

  • i want to update it to kiktak is it realy faster with kitkat or not ?

  • There is no option to off the shutter sound of camera in S4 I9505. Only one way is that when you want silent picture shoots than you can turn profile to silent so there will not be any shutter sound Thank you Aysha Lahore Pakistan(ISLAMIC Republic Of)

  • y U R NOT ALLOWING FOR LOLLIPOP. All models has been changed in lollipop. we need lollipop version as soon as.

  • You will get the notification when the update will come for your region. If you want to do forcefully, you can get the latest firmware from the site www.sammobile.com. Dont worry that your phone will get rooted after doing this. Based on my experience, in Lollypop OS battery get drained comparing to Kitkat. I downgraded to Kitkat from Lollipop.

  • Dear friends...... I'm using a Galaxy S4 4g phone and I want to know "how to remove the camera shutter sound...." If you know please tell me...... Thank You!

  • Yes it is normal because its processor is quad core and also 3G & 4G signals are heavy data carriers Thank you Aysha Lahore Pakistan(ISLAMIC Republic Of)

  • the specifications looks very good after i upgrade to lollipop..the specs becomes more beautiful and you all must upgrade it..

  • I think jellybean is tha best android OS. Believe me.

  • There is no lag for i9515 unlike S5, where I saw lag for simple things like youtube

  • Best phone in this price Heated fast only one disadvantage

  • can i upgrade this phon to android5?

  • My question is that can some body tell me about s4 lagging??

  • My Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 still it's not going to notice me about Lollipop update itself, what should I do for updating it to Lollipop??

  • I have i9505 two years and 6 months w/o complains. Heres how to get the best out of your Android phones : 1. Root the Phone 2. Install Titanium Backup 3. Go to Settings - Apps - Running Apps 4. On Titanium - Freeze those running & unnecessary Apps. 5. Finish. & Enjoy your Fast Android Phone. Heating & Battery drain problem? You're using a quad core processor w/o fans. What do you expect? Buy a spare battery & just remove & swap.

  • I've upgraded my S4 to 5.0 last week, after the update my phone seemed to have battery issues. What i did was factory reset my phone and now it works fine. :)

  • i have Samsung galaxy black edi gt-i9515 how to update lollipop version already i have 4.4.2 version

  • the ota lollipop upgrade was rolled out in the philippines a few days ago. imho, the said upgrade was more like a downgrade for the s4. battery longevity is down atleast 25% and the phone now have lags. aesthetically, lollipop looks nice but its far from great performance wise.

  • in your phone go to settings >software updates >update now mine is updated now to lollipop.

  • my samsung galaxy s4 i9505 was updated last month to android lollipop 5.0.1 here in the philippines..its very nice and vivid like a new phone!!:))

  • Where did you get your phone updated in the Philippines, Sir/Ma'am?

  • m frm india I have Samsung galaxy s4 i9505 this is working on android kitkat there is no update for android lollipop ?????/? guys plz help plz

  • I bought my phone from UAE and it still on Android Kit Kat. Any one knows if I can upgrade my S4 I9515 to Lollipop? I am not getting an option to do it on the phone (over the air).

  • im from the philippines too....but i actually got my firmware updated and got it upgrading to a computer not the phone.....and you should really get that phone to lollipop,because it changed my whole settings...its actually great by the way ......and if your having troubles ,ask a technician or google it on how to update it ......i actually got mine updated by a technician , had to spend money but it was worth it??

  • got it running on 5.0.1 lollipop..... pretty great phone by the way.......

  • go to store and take lots of lollipop u baby :D

  • I have this phone.. but after small useage say 2 3 mins.. upper part of screen and of back get heated .. is it normal

  • my galaxy s4 is great and works very fine. it satisfied all I needed in a device for now and I have lollipop running in it.

  • why my unit can't update to lollipop. im from philippines

  • Well i have s4 having problem of auto rotation. It rotates 360 degree but not at 180 degree. How can i solve this problem?

  • i love this phone itz beter than my 5s but it will get heat on long time use

  • config>more networks>mobile networks>network mode>disable LTE

  • I bought my device with the kitkat version but I am finding it difficult to change the network type from 4g to 3g... Please can anyone help with that pls

  • why the design of i9505 rating 6.8.that is not fear.it is the best galaxy looking i give it 9.

  • i want to downgrade from kitkat to jellybean because the issue of ext sdcard.and there are many issues in lollipop so i cant upgrade.sorry samsung very bad lollipop.maybe when lollipop whith touchwiz i will update my i9505.

  • you have 9.57 gb from 16 gb

  • I got lollypop 5.0.1 last week on my galaxy s4 19505, I just got another update 385 my. With built number 19505XXUHOD5 any idea what it was phone still running 5.0.1

  • when Galaxy S4 19505 will get Lollipop update in UAE?

  • S6 is also a worthy successor but s6 edge has a better design and looks more attractive... Got my S6 edge on Friday...it's just awesome...this is the next generation level...

  • loving the new update on my s4 Lolipop rocks

  • got it figured out. need to change settings to see notifications and music control whike locked. go to Settings>MyDevice>Sounds&Notifications­>WhileLocked

  • No.

  • cant see notifications on status bar when phone is locked after the update.

  • If i update my phone s4 I9505 is it possible to downgrade back to kitkat

  • I update my I9505 on Lollipop, 2 issues i have notice 1st is battery drain very fast in Lollipop (however its nexus 5 or s4 result is same) 2nd issue is after upgrading i am facing problem in continous connectivity with wifi many time it disconnect automatically i am facing problem during downloading huge files overall Lollipop is nice version. However s4 not lags so much on Lollipop it little bit lags. Is anyone facing this problems? If anyone know how it can solve then kindly also tell me. Advance thanks..

  • so far there's only one issue with the upgrade (at least on what i encountered) music control on lockscreen is not present. need to unlock the phone and access the music control through notification panel or by opening the music app.

  • what is better lolipop or kitkat? for those who have instaled lolipop i want to ask does phone have lags.someone says in lolipop batery life is worse and takes more ram.

  • I'm upgrade my phone to lollipop 5.0.1 in Sudan he is samsung galaxy s4i9505 last month

  • Please any guide how to unhide Network mode option & developer option in S4 At&T. i bought this software unlocked model in Pakistan and there is problem in connecting 3 G. Can any one help pl.

  • You have to root the cellphone than you can run this application How to root? First enable USB debugging option in developer options Go here and download these files and extract these 1. After that run Odin 2. Power off the handset and put it in Download mode by pressing and holding down the Volume Down, Home and Power buttons together. After a warning screen appears, press the Volume Up button to enter Download mode 3. Run Odin3 v3.09.exe as an Administrator while the phone is Download mode, and connect the Galaxy S4 to the PC via USB cable. If connected successfully, a message showing �Added!!� will appear in Odin�s message box 4. Now, click on the AP button, and select the CF-Auto-Root file which you extracted 5. In Odin, check the �Auto Reboot� and �F. Reset Time� options 6. Click on the Start button in Odin to begin the flashing process 7. Once the process is complete, the Galaxy S4 will restart and a PASS message with green background will appear in the left-most box at the top of Odin After that you will install this application "Advance Signal Status". When you will run this Super SU will ask permission. You will allow permission and after that you may use this application Thank you Aysha Lahore Pakistan(ISLAMIC Republic Of)

  • when did u grt ur update

  • the update is 1063Mb in size and need to have atleast 1.5Gb to 2Gb free memory to download and install it.

  • I bought s4 at&t software unlocked version to use it on other network. I have problems as frequently a security alert appears saying unauthorized actions have detected...... how can I disabled that application moreover when I try to use YouTube an error message appear network problem.. Pl anyone know how to remove these bugs....

  • the Lollipop (5.0.1) ota-update has been released earlier 04/22/2015 here in the Philippines.

  • 9.27 gb

  • I downloaded it but cannot access additional settings of this application and problem persists.

  • Can any body tell me about how many user space is availble of 16 gb ?? thanks in Advance

  • i just got the 5.0.1 Lolipop for the (Galaxy s4 i337M (Fido Rogers)) april 15 but you have to use Kies3 to get it

  • You install any application of Signal Status and than you may select your selected network 2.5G 3G or 4G Thank you Aysha Lahore Pakistan (ISLAMIC Republic Of)

  • go for a sony z2 . it is better than s4

  • the phone is the best it can compet with iphone 4 alose and win all those who cometed are jelious because they dont have it the are using stupid and unsuscful phones like lumia and other

  • You can install application "Advanced Signal Status". . Run it than select Additional Info than select Device Information and than select network mood so you may use 2G GSM 3G WCDMA or 4G LTE whichever you want . Thank you  Aysha Lahore Pakistan (ISLAMIC Republic Of)

  • Why is the S6 Edge the only successor - why not the standard S6 as well, they share the same hardware. Please explain.

  • I asked it between Lumia 830. not 820. how is the 830 ????

  • Been a loyal S4 user since it was released... I've just pre-ordered S6 edge 64GB. Until now only the S6 edge is a worthy successor to the S4.

  • I own Samsung Galaxy S4- GT I9515 and using it in Pakistan (Ufone network). Recently i am having an issue on the firmware 4.4.2 and recently updated 5.0.1, that my 3g network is not working at all. I can connect only via EDGE, even when 3g coverage is present. All options in the cell are checked are they are perfectly fine, Is there anyone who is facing such situation with GT-I9515 LTE set. Support will be appreciated.

  • when will get the lollpop for i9505 uae version

  • hii iam using galaxy s4 I9505.. best mobile i ever seen.. awesome camera and performance. recently iam upgraded to lolipop OS 5.0. Stylish changes.(Notification bar, dialer ,settings,on and off logo,charging etc.) i really liked. AMOLED display very sharp and natural color. awesome video playback clarity.

  • how i update lollipop on my samsung galaxy s4

  • samsung galaxy s4 is better than lumia 820 ,

  • Counfuced between lumia 830 & Samsung S4.. Which is best ?????

  • he stupid Samsung decision not to put the radio in the last models, s4, s5, s6.

  • I feel the same way with Kit Kat. How can I switch back from Lolipop?

  • why cant I update the lollipop software in uk on my s41905 it just says your software is up to date.. but only showing kittkatt

  • I've installed imperium rom v2 and the touchwiz lollipop is at least 30% faster than the stock black edition version so i would recommend installing it.

  • i can't lollipop my phone, it's coming from Movistar telecommunication on spain, do you have an idea please??

  • did u reset the phone after update? i get more battery life with lollipop than kitkat

  • Take it i9515 best

  • S4 i9515 awsome phone go for it

  • set heated in cll.. and lcd light blinking......

  • Yes you may use SGH-I337 at 2100MHz in in Pakistan on all cellular networks Thank you Aysha Lahore Pakistan (ISLAMIC Republic Of)

  • CAN i use s4 i337 on 3g network in Pakistan , does it support 2100 mhz frequency in Pakistan plz answer me

  • Dear Friends: I live in kabul and wanna buy a phone, plz anyone tell me Samsung s4 of Z2?

  • i have the s4 black edition and i just updated to lollipop 5 days back and the phone got worse because it uses more bettery then 4.4.2 kit-kat did and it uses more ram then kit kat ! i'am gonne switch back to kit kat because it uses very less ram and battery life is way way better !

  • You must buy a new battery

  • I had S4 I337 working fine but experiencing some issue of battery... cell got off eventime battery icon indicates 20-25%. some one help

  • I bought S4 i337. though working awesome but it got shutdown even battery icon indicates 20-25%. Is that the threshold set by the manufacture or battery issue??

  • through out the s4 and buy sony z2 its very good

  • What are the differences from i9505 and i9515 ? I heard wifi bluetooth and touchscreen are completly different hardware. It is newer version and should be engineered better but i have doubt about VALUE EDITION brand...Hope are not cheaper internal components to low the price?

  • Nice phone i9515.i am using thes phone.4.4.2 kitkat.i try to lolipop thes phone

  • change GRP from high to power saving

  • Is just the same thing.

  • I'm using I9515. And its battery life is very bad. What can I do for this?

  • Am using I9515. And its battery life is very bad. What can I do for this?

  • Can anyone help me here? I upgraded to kitkat or whatever version and now I cannot see my SMS if i open them?

  • I have Lollipop on my S4 Black Edition.

  • I have 19505. I have jellybean installed. Phone status is custom. When ever i go through custom recovery using CWM. During recovery a message appears e-signature failed & i couldn't update to kitkat. Please help in detail, step by step process

  • Which one is betar i9505 or i9515. I9515 awsome phone

  • Hello. I still didnt get OTA Lollipop update,so i will install it via odin and wanted to ask if someone can recommend me which ROM to install, i mean from which region to choose,if some if better than other? Thanks

  • What you suggest between i9505 and i9515 if you should buy a new one with italian warranty? I heard i9515 is newer but with some hardware change like wifi bt and touchscreen digitizer.Do you think is better or worst compared with i9505?

  • The price of Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 is very affordable. It has a good set of specifications, including its camera, processor and battery. A 4-star rating for this phone.

  • I today upgraded for Android 5.0.1 Lollipop. Its out 5.0.2 and 5.1 for Nexus, but 5.0.1 its ok..

  • just download the firmware from sammobile if dont have it then threw it into odin and dont forget factory reseat from boot menu ..

  • Dude hw did u downgrade?? Could you pls let me know the procedure?

  • Yes. It should improve your battery life as it did with mine.

  • i downgraded from lollipop after using it for almost 2-3 weeks or so. as much as i loved the performance, the phone was just getting too hot and the battery life was worst. also ram usage was through the roof, 700-900mb free on 4.4.2 compared to 300-500mb free on 5.0.1.

  • @ Rby Thanks for the tip. I'll try that and see if it makes any difference.

  • Go to Setting > Call > Uncheck increase volume in pocket. set your desired volume level. it's done.

  • Finally updated my S4 to lolopop on the 1.03.2015 looks awesome. UK

  • saa3d , el firmware : UK Black Eddition 5.0.1

  • send me loolypop firmware link and precedure plz

  • Then should I update to Lollipop? Currently on 4.4.2 KitKat. The battery drain is really annoying. Everything was ok when it's running 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.

  • Mine, when idle for 3-4 hrs, just drains 0-1% and i'm rinning on Lollipop.

  • Any one using this cell phone in lahore pakistan and using 4G LTE service? Is 4Glte working with this cell phone here in lahore pakistan?

  • Guys !! I've Downgrade to kitkat 4.4.2 , because Lollipop consume Much Much battery usage , i know he's Running smooth and Fast but ..... i need my phone awake i don't need it smoother and faster for 6 hours and dies ,,, lol . Guys for me kitkat much better for me ;)

  • Anyone experience fast battery drain on their S4? Mine drop %10 battery when idle for 2-3 hours with no mobile data, WiFi or any apps on.. At first I thought it was the battery problem, bought a new battery but result still the same. Did factory reset and everything, still same. Please help.

  • Either wait for the OTA update or just download the flash file from Sam mobile.

  • Does anyone know the lollipop real update time for this smartphone ?

  • great phone .yesterday i got 5.0.1. Lollipop. Runs very smooth and fast.

  • whenever i call someone 1st time i could hear any voice then i call again and voice becomes hearable.kindly help

  • recently i bought samsung s4 but cpu heating problem is coming so give me suggestions what i have to do to avoid this problem.

  • Do the HARD reset. usually volup+home+power it goes into special boot mode. select wipe/factory reset with volup/dn homebut =ok.... go down list of no no no to yes, with volup/dn select with homebut=ok, select reboot now with homebut. Now the phone resets COMPLETELY to factory/unboxing status.

  • Install CyanogenMod 11. My s4 booted itself time to time so i installed CM11 and it solve all my problems, even battery time is doubled and most of Samsung own software was gone so it is smoother to use. I recommend 5/5

  • wht is difference between i9505 and i9500? which one is more older?

  • Does anyone know where you can get a I9505 (vietnam made) repaired? Mine came with a defective motherboard so it can't scan for wifi and only gets intermittent network. Bought in US through Amazon, taken to Kenya to use, and only got it set up a month later just after the Amazon 30-day warranty ended. Samsung USA and Kenya tell 'tuff luck fellow, not our problem' and their services can't repair this model. Not sure whether to trash it and join iphone, or try to find a way to repair it. Any ideas?

  • I m using Samsung S$ GT1905, some problem occurring as it was Auto Update Software, its hands too much, Both Camera comes Failed, and stuck.. please help me to get rid of this problem... i love my phone S4... plzzz reply

  • Report your concern to your agent for warranty

  • to everyone: write your messages correctly! It's a mess!

  • What about black clock appearing .. flashing.. autorotating when rotation is kept off!! Tried using copper screw tried autobrighness off tried auto tone off.. everything. Still when 2g or 3g mobile internet is on these issues persist.. only 15 days old phone with new lolipop update. Factory reset still not proper. Selling it off :-( anybody interested? Lol.

  • I faced some problems, My phone is s4 (i9515) i can't get the 4G connectivity and during 2g net connection screen is flickering.

  • There is no need of complaint for this as it will only show 9.XXGB of memory space because the remaining space is being used by the android system. . It is similar to S3 where total space is shown 16GB but user available is only 11.XXGB so here in S4 total user available memory is only 9.XXGB shown as total memory. . Also you think if total space is 9.XXGB than on which space Android is running ??? :) Obviously the remaining 6GB out of 16GB Thank you Aysha Lahore Pakistan(ISLAMIC Republic Of)

  • @ Alex That's why I recommend flushing out the cache partition before you flash your phone. I've been running the UK Lollipop ROM since it was available for flashing, (nearly three weeks ago), and apart from one tiny hiccup, (which was a rouge app and not Lollipop, has been running fault free ever since. Try explaining your problems(s) here.

  • I honestly don't recommand to you to flash with Odin from Samsung official site the nu update lollipop. I just do it and it is just extremly unstable. I search to downgrade to kitkat and wait for the lollipop to appear at my phone normally ( I mean about device》software update) Don't het that rush for new. It foesn't worth ... honestly DON'T DO THIS.

  • Galaxy s4 i9515 4.4.2 kit kat and it is awesme phone

  • Galaxy s4 i9515 awsme

  • Just bought it a day ago ( from amazon ), got lolipop udadate too ! ... but.. when i use 3g/2g i am unable to play games as the screen autorotates into half and then back to normal. ( auto rotation set to NO ) and while browsing in uc browser or using the phone to make calls, screen flickers for a second ( black ) and back to normal. Didnt expect this from samsung. i have stopped using my phone except for important calls only :-(

  • Download it from the internet. There are a lot of forums out there.

  • How can i get lollipop on i9505 glb philipines..

  • Are this spec for i9500?

  • @ The S4 Savy ­ I would draw your attention to section 12 of the instructions!

  • And i know the difference between a Factory reset and Flashing a firmware. So shut up and get out of here. You're the one who's wrong.

  • Odin will reset the data partition and the internal memory, so photos, videos, apps and other stuff will be deleted. Contacs will not be deleted if you have saved em on the sim card or on the Google account. I have flashed different firmwares and this always happens, that's why i always make a backup on my computer. Odin (I believe)gives the option to not reset the those partitions but it isnot recommended because your phone will experience a lot of bugs (that's called 'Dirty flash'). If you don't want that to happen, you better do a Clean flash.

  • Yes it is planned to upgrade to lollipop but when???

  • @ habo 'The S4 savy' (who isn't very "savvy" at all) is wrong. What he is describing is a Factory Reset, which returns your phone to the condition it was when it came out of the box; which is entirely different to flashing Firmware using Odin. I have flashed a lot of Galaxy phones. beginning with my Galaxy S (2x), my S3 (4x), and now my S4 with Lollipop; and also other peoples Galaxy series; and I have NEVER lost any data. Flashing your phone only changes the Android version; all your contacts, apps, photos etc. remain untouched.

  • When will the i9515 variant get updated to 5.0.1 ???

  • YES! it will delete EVERYTHING on your phone so make a backup to a computer or cloud prior to fash the firmware.

  • @ habo No, Firmware is different to Software, flashing the ROM with Odin won't affect any of your files.

  • @ Zain Baig It's okay, I found the problem. It was a rogue app that didn't like Lollipop.

  • how can i get lolipop my s4 gt i9505 in bangladesh.please anyone answer me

  • did you upgraded your lollipop by odine ????? dose your data on phone memory deleted aftre you upgraded your lollipop????

  • plz guys i need your help if i do flash the UK official lollipop to my phone by odine is it will delete my files in phone memory? ??? or just it will upgrade the software and my fils nothing will happen to it. *i don't have enough memory space to backup my files. ?????????????

  • Hello Its with only you, I just checked this thing with my phone and its working great, I installed Lolipop 5.0.1 On my S4 GT-I9505 its working great, Samsung keep doing good job :)

  • I have discovered a nasty bug in the Lollipop update. I work in a noisy environment and keep the Ringtone volume at 100%. I was getting complaints from people that I wasn't answering my phone. I discovered that every time I accepted a call the Ringtone volume went down by about 50% on it's own. After two calls the phone was almost silent. Now I have to increase the volume back up to 100% after EVERY call. I have checked every setting regarding the sound on the phone but it is still doing it. I also have a Nexus 5 running Lollipop 5.0.1 and that phone doesn't have the problem, so it must be a problem with the Samsung ROM. I would be interested in finding out if anyone else is suffering the same problem.

  • Yesterday i received an update of lollipop i installed it on my i9505 BTU firmware and it works correctly in Pakistan. even the LTE option is also appear which was disabled in previous android kitkat version.

  • after one year using...... I'm very happy with using s4, specially I like some features nobody pointed out. 1, smart alarm- it is pretty cool feature. its nice melody in the morning to wake up with fresh. I never blamed to alarm. coz I like to hear it. 2- cool camera features.- drama mode, not only me, my friends also like this mode.everyone ask how it may take. 3- physical home button and capacitive keys - it is easy to use. no need to touch to screen to find keys. 4- nice design - easy to one hand use. good screen to body ratio. 5- easy operation- I like touchwiz. every thing easy. 6- not boring - someone got mobile.... but nothing 2 do... but s4 is my one of the best friend. then I honestly dislike..... 1- peel fake metal paint when phone drop. but gap gate protect the screen. 2- pop up camera - still protected. but.... it will be?????????? 3- battery- pretty good. not awesome. plzzzz post your opinion.

  • @ saadakmal @ taj Be warned that that ROM is destined for UK S4 models. It may not function correctly in your country.

  • Download the firmware from here and flash it through Odin. You have to sign-up to download latest FWs.

  • How to upgrade lollipop on galaxy s4 gt-I9505 .

  • i have a big prblm frnz plz help me my Samsung galaxy s4 I9505 btry prblm m charged my phone 100% all applications are clean & screen is off but still btry prblm m chk my phone 15 ltr the btry is 86% plz frnz tell me what can i do ?

  • hello .. bro i need ur help

  • "planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop)" Upgradable ! Updated mine today in the UK.

  • @ AurelDorel WOW! That was some post. Let's try and help you. Go over to: There you will find the Firmware on Samsung's own servers. On the left hand pane you will the heading 'Devices' and a drop down menu. Find the phone you have and select the Firmware for your country. Download the Firmware. Then reflash your phone again, but flush the cache partition before you begin to prevent any conflicts. Good Luck. I hope it works for you.

  • LOLLYPOP 501 hit s4 i9505 ota - 991mb - is 5.1 lollypop due soon ? nexus 6 seems to have got 5.1 series

  • I had 4.4.2 previosly with CSC from austria. It worked. Before I had one with Italy cause it appeared before to my provider. Not custom, all taken from sammobile. I didn't make you stupid. If there is a problem people should ask before said loud. By the way, before Lollipop my Knox didn't worked sad my device is not compatible. Stupid thing to say. But my google play sad that. I wrote to Knox support they replied that my device is supported by Knox. That's all. so I google it and after 2 hours I founded on a site the answer, after trying all "opinions". That something that was causing the problem it was enable by me after "reading" on Google that would do my phone fast. Fixed the problem anyway.

  • Google should hire you, such an expert. Why thing other people didn't done that. I read your "flush" did a better thing with your phone but with mine I don't think so. I changed 4.4.2 for 5.0.1, like you change a old machine with a new one. Why is not working? I tell you why. BECAUSE= they like to control us, they like to hear us complaining of this-of that. And what is the result of this : making a sistem with erorr or bugs. They made 5.0 why on my phone is 5.0.1 ???? Because of me of you who are finding that on Google are stupid people who made such lausy program and afer releasing on market they discovered THAT IS NOT WORKING. Why this don't applied to vehicle? I ownn an 2000 Audi A4 if i buy an 2010 Audi A4 will i discover that it should made an update to the engine? No, of course. SO MY FRINED SEE BEYOND THIS MINOR BUG AND FIND THAT : WE LIKE THINGS -WE PAY FOT THEM - DON'T LIKE CHANGE WITH SOMETHING ELSE. I WILL SEND THE PHONE TO SERVICE, HOPE THEY FIND A WAY TO ENABLE MY INTERNET CONNECTION.

  • @ AurelDorel Remember that the ROM you used is meant for the UK (BTU). If it doesn't work in your country then you have the wrong CSC (customer service code). Calling people stupid won't help.

  • After updat with Lollipop 5.0.1 data mobile don't work. All experts. Did that, done that. Reset my phone to fabric settings. Then reset cache. I put Lollipop 5.0.1, reboot phone done another cache cleaning. My battery is drawning verry fast anyway. I RECENTLY DISCOVER THAT I DON'T HAVE INTERNET ON MOBILE DATA. YES, FOR STUPID PEOPLE I HAVE AN INTERNET PLAN, UNLIMITED... DON'T BELIEVE CALL ME. I had S3, best phone ever, shame on people who makes this kind of mistakes.

  • @ AurelDorel I charged my phone last night to test the battery. Took the charger off at 00:00. At 06:00 this morning that battery showed 97% charge. I checked my Twitter, Emails, & Bank balance. Battery dropped to 96%. Been making calls & texts all day. Now 16:55 and the battery shows 73%. That's why I always flush the cache partition before I flash a ROM, it saves lots of problems afterwards.

  • I updated to Lollipop 5.0.1.First thing:the phone run ok. Negative:Drain battery very quickly. Made a full charge, then phone in standby mode about 15 minutes: battery 92% (wifi, internet off; wcmda/gsm mode; no backround apps). Some are lucky after update, but not me. I like the phone, but Android updates are made to improve a few things. They know about battery issues and that's all. Me personally I have an external battery. Have fun.

  • @ Anonymous The Lollipop ROM is available for download on Sammobile. Because the ROM is an official Samsung release the binary count doesn't increase when you flash it, so the phone will still get updates.

  • i9505 s4 -lollypop NOT issued officially yet wordwide due to 4G version . samsung may issue 5.1 lollypop with bugs fixes-- worth waiting for -due out in next 8weeks ..if u flash ROM then official 5.1 would NOT be available for ur handset..

  • freefaller- official lollypop for gt-19505 s4 has NOT been issued by samsung yet ..how come you got lollypop ?

  • I've been playing with the settings on my S4 running Lollipop. First of all, you lose the option of shortcuts on your Lockscreen. This is the fault of Google, not Samsung. Lollipop uses about 300Mb more of your free RAM, (approx 1.3Gb now), and it shows. The phone now suffers from lag when opening some apps. I managed to improve that by opening 'Developers Options' and altering some of the settings - I turned Windows animation scale\Transition animator scale\Animator duration scale down to 0.5x and enabled 'Do not keep activities'. I also set 'Limit background processes' to At most 4 processes. Doing all that improved the free RAM slightly. The messaging app is awful now! The header is a gaudy ORANGE colour that you can't change and it looks horrible. Samsung should have given us a choice of colours. There is also a setting within the app to turn Notifications OFF, but even when that option is enabled the Notifications still appear. I don't like message notifications on the Lockscreen because other people can read them while I'm away. You can disable ALL Notifications but that isn't what I want, only messaging. When you get a message Notification on the Lockscreen and you tap it you still get that horrible Grey box appear that you have to swipe. Why Samsung. Why not a double tap on the Notification to open the messaging app or a slide to the right? Maybe it is me but the camera doesn't seem to be as good as it was with KitKat. I'll play more with the settings to see if I can improve it. Battery life suffers under Lollipop as well. It seems to diminish a lot faster than it did with KitKat.

  • S4 much better. The other new features like Ultra Power Saving Mode will arrive for S4 with lollipop update. My opinion.

  • Everything is running okay under Lollipop so far. It uses more RAM than KitKat, approximately 1.30Gb, whereas KK used around 1.0Gb There are several new apps in the drawer - Foodarena, Parku, & Phone Book (local), which I haven't investigated yet. It's true that you don't get an icon for USB or headphones in the status bar but then who needs them? Surely the user knows when he has a Flash Drive or Headphones connected, he doesn't need telling. Anyway, you can always flick the Notification bar down to see the notification if you need it. The new Gallery app is an improvement on the KK version. Contacts is a bit strange at first. You can slide left/right on a contact to choose either call or message, but also press down on a contact for a second to bring up a menu with options. I can't comment on Touchwiz because I have never used it since finding Nova Launcher. Other users will have to comment on that. One good thing that I have noticed is that Samsung have included the Mute option in sound settings on the notification bar. Moto G, Nexus 5 etc. users have been complaining bitterly about that option being missing. I'll use my S4 as usual today and report about the battery life when I've had a chance to test it.

  • Its nice look for samsung galaxy s4 lollipop version 5.0.1. Only few are invisible like usb notification and headset are not shown. But it is nice looking. Looks like Its a brand new phone. Thanks

  • I have just flashed the Lollipop (UK) ROM onto my S4. Everything seems to work okay so far, although you do have to Upgrade Google Play Services yourself. A word to the wise to anyone contemplating this path to the Upgrade - Go into Recovery mode before you begin and flush the cache partition first. It will prevent any conflicts with any KK files left behind.

  • Just flashed the official update and got 32000 on Antutu

  • i just update on lollipop google service error normal ram consume 1.3 less internal memory ui is good heat up alot

  • Just installed the offical firmware and its snappy

  • Official Lollipop 5.0.1 firmware from UK

  • How is the RAM usage of stock lollipop???

  • Im using leaked lollipop 5.0.1 right now. Leaked firmware from germany with baseband I9505XXUHOA7, credit to XDA. No issue found til right now, I think small issue only. The USB icon when connected to a computer or in USB OTG is not shown in notification bar but visible in notification panel & the earphone/headphone icon is invisible when the recommended apps options is turn off. But over all, I love this update. :)

  • Lollipop update!!! (GSMarena, pliz publish it!) Official Lollipop Update (Firmware) for i9505. You will need to flash it via Odin. Link: For others S4 LTE carrier variants, you can try this custom ROM (I'm currently using it): And also flash the updated kernel via recovery: The latest comes with S5, S6 and Note 4 features such as Ultra power saving mode, Private Mode, Launcher Themes, MultiWindow with Pop-up Windows (like I the Note 4) and many more! No bugs, this is just perfect!

  • @ sammygeek Read this and then tell me you still want Lollipop. You upgrade junkies make me laugh. It doesn't matter that the upgrade is bug ridden and in some cases actually brick the phone (which is why it has been pulled); you still want it.

  • Which one is best to buy...samsung galaxy S4 or samsung galaxy a5 A5000F???

  • I have my Galaxy S4 i9515 with 4.4.2 KK. Still waiting for Android 5.0

  • @ Special No it isn't! Look on the pane to the left of these comments and click on 'Specifications' and then look at 'Network' The i9500 is listed as GSM/HSPA; the i9505 is listed as GSM/HSPA/LTE. The i9500 is NOT LTE (4G) compatable.

  • Dear 9500 is also LT please check settings.

  • Probably he has i9505 but It won't show LTE option unless you insert LTE sim which is different from GSM/CDMA Sims.

  • Perhaps you have the gt19500 which is not LTE. Only the gt19505 is LTE.

  • well im using it quite a while now and it's really great phone for me. SURE that battery drains fast if you have all those GPS, WI-FI, data network and others turned on. But hey, i've turn all those down, also WI-FI or network data, and set display light to minimum. I watch a few videos a day, do some calls and texts and maybe some web browsing do some pictures or just fooling around swithing pages where the apps are if im borred. Well my average battery last time is 2 days. However you can purchase better battery for s4, last time i checked it was 2900mAh which is 300mAh better than original but im sure there is better one also. the camera performance is great, awesome picture quality, but that quality is lost in low light conditions mainly indoors, outside on cloudy weather it's great.

  • i have both model gt-i9500 and gt-i9505 shit is that gt-i9500 usable ram is 1.88 gb and 1.77 gb

  • Dear my s4 is not showing LTE option, its only show GSM/WCDMA option, i this is software problem not hardware

  • Yes i tried it and it works fine I have noo issues at all. Just the mute option is missing but this is a common issue in lollipop. However you can turn on the muute in the interuptions mode. I followed this tutorial for flashing

  • Anybody can tell me..how come my phone s4 lte when i on line for a while, i feel that touch screen going heat..what can i do to settle up this problem? Anybody can guide me....

  • Anybody can tell me..how come my phone s4 lte when i on line for a while, i feel that touch screen going heat..what can i do to settle up this problem? Anybody can guide me....

  • Whether it's 2G or 3G, all drain battery fast. Didn't see any change in battery timings using either of them. 2G just takes longer time to load pages that's why we use it for more time and its the reason behind it's battery drain

  • That problem of hardware related. This odd reason Samsung released Newer manufactured models like Black edition or i9515 which don't have these issues.

  • i have the s4i9505 ,its an excellent phone but it heats up wch am uncomfortable with.culd the battery be the problem? running on 4.4.2

  • Freefaller don't feel too dejected. I for one read all posts with great interest (although too many squealers give me the sh.ts and I can't stand people claiming their phone is better than a rival brand) and I admire people - like you and Shubham Yadav who have both the knowledge and patience to help others. Sometimes you guys blow my mind with your tech know how and all too frequently it is too technical for me to absorb but I read it with interest nonetheless. So PLEASE do not despair and leave this site. You are very much appreciated.

  • @ Brynn I've only been visiting the GSMArena Forums since 2010, when I purchased my i9000 (was it really 5 years ago?). Then, things were different. If you managed to help someone solve their particular problem then 99 times out of 100 you would receive a 'Thank You' from that person. Not so now; I've tried to help many users, and seldom get any thanks. It's reached the point now where I wonder if I should bother. Thanks for your post though, it's comforting to know that I'm not alone.

  • I have been explaining stuff to folk about smartphoness on GSMArena since 2003/4 and said back then they should not be selling smartphones to some people. I have had to explain RAM and MB and pixels over and over again. Some of my favourites are over the years are: >It has 32GB of RAM memory and 4MB ROM, >It has a 64MB camera resolution, >It says "1GB=1020MB" that it wrong and stupid, >It has 4 mp ultrapixels which equals a 12MP camera. I have heard so many ill informed people and people asking the same question when it has just been answered a few posts below or several times before. I understand your pain.

  • Thanx man ! It is stable with no porblems or bugs ?

  • how to upgarde lolipop??? any idea??

  • Hi folks, we inaly got our official 5.0.1. lollipop .. anybody installed already ? inpresions ?

  • Im using this one..

  • Other memory is used by android opareing system Then the user memory is 9.7gb...

  • Hi.i bought a sumsung galaxy s4 19505.....my set suddenly doing pblm..his main camera do the flash auto he not take the picture but ,then off the flash he take the piture just this pblm.....otherwise my set is good ....plzzzzz tell me wht i do...??? i m not interest move to other handset.... plzzz guide me...

  • @ Hamza Scroll down the page and read my last post. I'm not going to bother typing out the answer again..... and again.... and AGAIN!

  • The total memory is never available. The os (Android)has a huge demand as well as the pre-installed applications. None of the OEM's lets U use the full memory.

  • My samsung glaxy s4 shows his memory as Total space 9.27GB Available : something Why it is showing 9.27 GB as full memory(internal) while minimum space of S4 should be 16GB as per Specs ... can anyone plz guide me why it is showing 9.27GB ?? is there anyfault in the phone or something else .. ?? should i contact to seller or complain to samsung ?? My Email : [email protected]

  • The Best s4

  • When i will get my lolipop Update in Galaxy S4 I9505 NZ Vodafone. ?

  • s4 i9515 value edition uk launch

  • please buddy tell me about the refresh galaxy s4 how it works and when its life time is finish replay me now if anyone know about that

  • s19505 is 4g, s19500 is not. I have s19505 and it is an excellent phone.

  • I9505 has LTE and 1.9 snapdragon processer. I9500 has no LTE and a 1.6 processes.

  • s4 i9500 or s4 i9505????? which is better??? S4 i9500 have heatup problem???? tell me please..

  • how to update lolipop version for this phone

  • I installed cm12 last month. Couldn't be bothered waiting for official

  • Thanks for your reply.I bought S4 I9515 value addition from Dubai Mobile Shops.You say that i might have bought carrier mobile with manual unlock. If it is the case,then is my S4 mobile original one? and the problem of not sending even short SMS untiit mobile date is enabled, can be resolved at Samsung Service Centre ?. Your suggestion to use "Hangouts" for SMS will need internet access but i use prepaid SIM and use scratch card balance for sending SMS that cost economical because i do not have net access all time. Request you and all users to advise. Thanks & Regards-A.W

  • if you use 2g on i9505 s4. the battery will drain fastly. its better to use atleast 3g for good battery life. if you have 4g then it will give you arroung 8 hours of battery backup...

  • Got phone from Ebay seller (Hong Kong)Have tested it for a few days and find it awesome. Its the international edition and I guess its the one sold in United Arab Emirates.It has an app with compass, times and muslim cryer, also showing the direction of Mecca wherever you are in the world. This may come handy if I am travelling and get captured by IS. Apart the blasfemi, when connected to broadband internet it downloads movies in minutes.The 2 gig memory Ram gives it Zip power.

  • whats the problem with you guys! you can install the Lolipop 5.0 right now from cyanogenmod!!

  • Still no lollipop. What's going on.

  • S4 i9505 is awsome.. I have questions... Is It not better that plug charger more and more time while using or not? Will the s4 s view cover damage my phone's display or magnet sensor or else?

  • whenever samsung launch the 5.0 lollipop for galaxy s4 LTE???? plz ans....

  • @ maro This question comes up time and time again. The TOTAL memory is 16Gb. Do you want to make calls? Send texts? Take photos? All those things are handled by the Operating System (OS) which is pre-installed in the phones memory. The remaining memory is available for the user (around 10Gb). I don't understand why people don't understand the basics of mobile phones. They are called Smartphones, but they aren't always bough by Smart people!

  • Hi.i bought a sumsung galaxy s4 today. Shopkeeper told me that it is has 16gb memory. Now I am seeing it is 10 9.8. What is the problem. Isnt it original. ?

  • that's fake!

  • When will release 5.0?

  • When I9505 S4 users will receive lollypop updates?

  • Hi, I have my S4 since 02.04.2014 and yesterday it shutted down. Today I went to Samsung Service Center and they told me that the phone has a problem at the base plate and it can not be repaired on warranty because there are some changes at the base plate. They also said that I went to another service and the phone was opened there and that is the reason why my phone is not working any more. I also have an S3 NEO and a lot of other electronics from SAMSUNG at home, but now at moment I am sorry for buying all that stuff. I thought that SAMSUNG is a serios company. I don't recomand SAMSUNG any more.

  • son u must have bought a carrier mobile with manual unlock...use hangouts to send sms now

  • @ Abdul Wahid SMS is restricted to 160 characters. If you go above that limit the message is converted into MMS, which needs 3G or wifi to send. You can get round it by using a program like Chomp SMS which breaks it into several messages.

  • I have a Android Samsung Galaxy S4 Value addition i9515 and I cannot send a simple sms text to anyone. When I try to send just a plain text with no pictures to just one person, I get " Mobile data is disabled.This message will be sent when mobile data is turned on" or mobile data must first be turned on to send message. Why? I have never had to do this before and shouldn't have to now and wants to send text message via my SIM prepaid card balance. Any suggestions? would be thankfull to your expert advice.

  • samsung s4 i9505 is a good average cell phone.

  • we have a place here in mi city i live in colombia the do whatever you want with your phone jejej this is a batery from china i guess and i make the purchases in this place... actualy the most great thing is that is just a battery without put another thing in the back of your phone but you can get one on amazon or ebay even with more capacity jejeje believe me is awesone when you have a s4 with great battery back up!!!

  • higher capasity batteries for s4 -are made by thirdparties -not samsung - also would need a 3rd party back cover to accomodate bulkier ?4000/3900 battery .. simpler solution may be to buy a 3rd party power pack and recharge s4 on the go when battery leves drop especially if using camera or s4 is straining struggling to keep connected to network 3g4g in poor reception areas .. switch off all sound notifications ..switch off/disable unwanted apps ..4000 battery is only 1/3 longer life than standard samsung s4 2600 battery .. try major online internationally known merchandiser ..

  • Hi, can you send me a link where did you buy this battery? Thanks! [email protected]

  • go for s4. you won't be disappointed.

  • samsung s4 is awesome

  • Lousy standby time. I'm disappointed about gsmarena endurance rating of 69 hours when in fact the standby time is 39 hours without using the phone at all and with full mobile network coverage. Probably, in the gsmarena test conditions, it will last at most 24 hours. S2+ standby time is much longer although its endurance rating is only 50 hours.

  • samsung s4 i9505 very good phone. I am using this phone for last 2 year. no any broblem still yet. I love this phone ever.

  • i purchases a 4000 mAh battery for my samgung now battery life has been improve i have around 2 days with regular user with harder uses i have around 10 hour of screen playing game i doing alot of thing since this phone has a great ram capasity i love my samsung phone now is perfect

  • not yet. is that phone get heat?

  • Nice mobile Galaxy S4 19505 2 years ago i am using he is very nice!

  • i am using gt-i9505 great mobile but when lollipop update release for gt-i9505

  • Will the Samsung galaxy value edition i9515 recieve the lollipop update??

  • nice mobile glaxy s4 19505 2 month ago i am using he is very nice ....

  • here in greece makedonia ,when the lolipop will come for s4 9505?

  • which mobile is good galaxy s4 or A5???

  • samsung s4 i9505 is a great cell phone.

  • well my battery is old now cause the phone that i recived is not new it have around 1 year of used but yesterday i get around 4 hour of continuos used with this phone with wifi,gps,and transferring data all the time with the blootoh maybe with a new battery you can get around 7 or six hours with continous used or maybe more note i dont have any feature active like smart stay o smart scroll or thoses thing that is just a ridicolous thing that this phone has so deactivate all and you can get a lot of battery with a new phone!!!!!!!

  • i got the samsung sgh-i337 but the camara has a lot of noise it is normal\\ how can i set up the camara to get a best resolution!!!!! please reply!!!!!!!

  • probably in early march

  • i just recived my phone it is a secondhand phone but i notice something on the model it says sgh-i337m so my questions for everybody here is there any different bettewn the samsung sgh-i337 and the samsung sgh-i337m theres any big different please reply!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • It is real i have same modle u have to put 4g sim in order to see the option of lte . Simple . 😉

  • How many hours did your battery lasts even in continous use?

  • Dear friend's can you give me one information on wich date come to macedonia the lollipop platform for my cell samsung s4 i9505 black edition please tel me anyone thanxx

  • when is the 4.4.4 update due and when the 5.0 updata ... we've been waiting for months ?!!!

  • My problem phone's problem is wifi doesnt turn on and off... its looks like on but it doesnt work at all.....

  • On which date will be ready for Macedonia lollipop android for samsung s4 black edition i9505 will be coming soon for weeks or months or please tell me anyone...thankss

  • i got a problems with the wifi the phone is runing the 4.4.2 android version but i have a issue with the wifi it never turn on it just keep turning on but it doesnt do it so what should i do maybe i need to return this phone ____

  • Go to settings /more networks /mobile networks /network mode and select LTE/wcdma/gsm mode, if it don't work try going settings /more networks /mobile networks /network operators /search network, if it still not working I suggest you calling your carrier support service and asking for guidance

  • You must buy a sim card with ready for lte or 4g and your location must be covered up by 4gnetwork

  • i get this phone yesterday and well the phone is amazin everything works fine on it the sound quality when I listen music is poor for me however is not bad at all the screen is great the phone is really fluid the only promblem that i face now is maybe the battery it drain fast well i used to have a moto g and the battery was great comparete wiht this phone well i heard that it is a kitkat 4.4.2 issue so i want to khow how is the expirence wiht other version of android like 4.4.3 or 4.4.4 or maybe with lollypop please reply

  • mine dosent hv were i could change my carrier mobile network unless i dial dis code *#*#4636#*#* before i can select my prefer 2g or 3g

  • On which date will be ready for Macedonia lollipop android for samsung s4 black edition i9505 will be coming soon for weeks or months or please tell me anyone...thankss

  • Did you bought a LTE SIM card to use with it? People that migrate from 3g phones to LTE ones usually need to get a new SIM card that works with LTE, at least here in Brasil is like that

  • am using samsung galaxy s4 i337 AT&T but its dosent hv were i can change my mobile network carrier to anyone i prefer maybe to 3g or 4g its just automatic on Edge network am confuse i just bought ystdy 7-2-2015 pls helllp me

  • i have done it as u instructed but the carriers dosent add to my mobile network were i can change them easily...pls or are u having another steps that can add them to my mobile network automatically instead of redialling those code to change to my preffer 2g or 3g

  • I have this phone (I9505). But it has't lte. What is the reason? Please help me...

  • The i9500 have 2 quad cores samsung exynos but is only 3G the I9505 have 1 quad core Snapdragon clocked higher and have LTE.

  • Bro this not Working , Can uh plz guide me correctly ..

  • Solution For those people who don't have 4G/LTE Option in the Network settings menu. Enter code. *#*#4636#*#* then open Device Infirmation Then set preffered netwok type to "LTE/GSM auto (apl)" NOTE:in phone's network setting menu select setting as WCDMA/GSM. ALL DONE

  • Stable Official Rom Available in xda for i9505

  • On which date will be ready for Macedonia lollipop android for samsung s4 black edition will be coming soon for weeks or months or please tell me...thankss

  • hi it takes all sorts ..world is full of them .. you hit direct -bulls eye ..cheers

  • @ sokol4e That was extremely rude! How many languages can you speak fluently?

  • samsung s4 i9505 is a great cell ever.

  • System takes 7-8 gig for itself. User Avail is about 8-9 gig

  • my friend have samsung s4 gt-i9505 and its have 9.27gb in the total space in the storage but in the box said it is 16gb?

  • Of course Yes.

  • were to be in macedonia the llollipop android version for samsung galaxy s4 please tel me

  • I had the same problem. So I download the app Battery Docter.Great app.

  • I had the same problem. So I download the app Battery Doctor.

  • @ Ash the s4 lover It is in the GSMArena specs. Click on Specifications in the pane to the left of these posts. Then look at Platform/CPU. It states Quad core 1.9Ghz Krait300 processor.

  • Is this phone does really have 2 quad core processor? ?? Coz it's not mentioned in the gym arena specification. ....and even in flipkart.....though it's mentioned in top of the box

  • Root your device to get lte option

  • does s4 gti9515 will get lolipop update?

  • Can you play injustice smoothly on this mobile?

  • @ hellozaib The LTE/WCDMA/GSM option appears if 4G is available in your area. Obviously it is not where you live.

  • i have the same problem with my set 9505 as its not showing LTE in its settings where as i have seen its mentioned on its box packing. i dont knnow how can it be run on 4G LTE. can any one help regarding this issue?

  • I am using Samsung I9505 but it have no option of 4G it have option only GSM/WCDMA anyone facing this problem? Is this real phone or refurbished model?

  • smart scrol doesnt works after updating ... also air gestures only works n gallery not n web browsing any solution? and can any one tel me how can i go back to jelly bean without rooting...? plz

  • Hi, Can any one tell me is firmare 5.0 available for south asia?

  • Because made in vietnam samsung use me

  • @ Eman 1) Find out if 4G is available where you live. 2) Find out if you have 4G on your tariff. 3) Goto Settings\More networks\mobile networks\Network mode and choose LTE/WCDMA/GSM setting for 4G

  • How long does it take to get an update to lollipop 5.0? (S4 Gt-i9505)i have been waiting for a long time now.

  • I bought a GT I9505 it is showing 3g only is it compatible to 4G the shopkeeper told me it is 4G I am confused

  • Yes, all Samsung phones are made in Vietnam or China now... many of them at least.

  • Im asking if use phone samsung galaxy s4 made in vietnam is original.

  • you mean Greece?

  • When any update of the Android will be ready for Macedonia (Eastern Europe)

  • when will the lollipop os available in the phillipines?

  • Go to recovery option and select "wipe data/factory reset", then "wipe cache partition" and then "reboot system now." Your device should be working now. Or you can flash the official firmware from sammobile.com

  • I have been using this device for 30 days now since upgrading from my galaxy s2 (GT-i9100p) and I have to say that the s4 is a beast of a smartphone. There are only a couple of extras I would like for example Ultra Power Saving Mode. Im currently on 4.4.2, does anyone know when we will get the update to 5.0 Lollipop.

  • my wi fi button is not at all working/oning is there any solution for this???.... i can use only mobile data... i cannot update without wi-fi... please find a solution

  • hi guys. I have a new samsung s4 ... there may be factory installed android 4.4.2?

  • hi guys. I have a new samsung s4 ... there may be factory installed android 4.4.2?

  • @ Todd See the pane on the left of these posts? Click on the one marked 'Specifications'. On the sub menu Display\Protection it clearly states 'Corning Gorilla Glass 3'. Easy, wasn't it? Less than 10 seconds to find without scouring the Internet!

  • Was anyone told when they purchased the S4 that if you had metal around your house you would have lots and lots of dropped calls. I have a metal roof and they say this is why it does not work. However it works well in my car which is obviously all metal.

  • yes u can get lillipop right away go to wall mart

  • Hey guys, does anyone knows if the Samsung Galaxy S4 Value Edition with the black faux leather back has a gorilla glass 3 (or any type)? I can't find anything in the internet for that, but it's really important for me since I'm thinking to but his phone. Please help. Best regards

  • Does anyone know when will s4 get 5.0 Lollipop update

  • Does anyone know when will s4 get 5.0 Lollipop update

  • kalivac. the original sets or you can say reliable sets are international or US sets. While the Vietnam sets are rarely seen. The best option is to go for an international one or a US set. Vietnam sets are not good

  • One samsung galaxy S4 is original if it made in Vietnam or no, because I know that a samsung original made only in south Korea

  • A definite all round great performance mobile. Fast processor, great camera, fantastic display.Best phone I've ever had!

  • I have samusung s4 9505.when i used on 3g it give me just 4 hour on 3g.is that ok owr some issue?

  • you need to change your battery. cuz the batteries times up. if i were you i would buy a custom 3000mah samsung battery that is compataible with you current s4 version it would last for about 5 days of constant use. check ebay for it!!!

  • if youd want you can change your country version using odin. if you can flash the brazilian version you will get the 4.4 update.

  • Yes. The system take the rest of the memory space for its operations

  • ur phone is original but,u should check there is 16 gb meory and 2 gb ram.,if any douts,msg me [email protected]

  • my phone says available memory is 9.24 gig instead of 16 gig is it original

  • my phone says available memory is 9.24 gig instead of 16 gig is it original

  • Guys..help me out. I'm buying a phone tomorrow but am still undecided o n whether to buy S4 or HTC 820. How is the battery in s4 and how is the camera in HTC 820??

  • Yeah it is available with dual sim check this out

  • Does anyone know when will s4 get 5.0 Lollipop update

  • o no my bro

  • Yes it comes in dual sim with model num i9502

  • Hii friends is s4 available in dual SIM plzz rply thanks :-)

  • when will this phone get lollipop update in india

  • I bougt this phone-but I9515. Will he get a lollipop. I can not find this information nowhere. Phone is great,but battery life is horrible. With normal use hardly endure the whole day. (10-11 hours). But if I use internet for 3 haour,a few calls and messages my battery last 6-7 only hours. Is this normal (i turned off all aplications i do not use,screen brihhtness is on 40%,only wi-fi is always turned on).

  • I bought s view cover of s4 but it doesnt fit in my s4 I9515 value edition. Does the back cover of s4 9500 and s4 9515 are different???

  • I bought s view cover of s4 but it doesnt fit in my s4 I9515 value edition. Does the back cover of s4 9500 and s4 9515 are different???

  • Samsung galaxy i9505 is very nice cell phone ever.

  • @ ghie Go to Settings/My device/Motions and gestures and Settings/My device/Smart screen and turn all the options OFF

  • LOL Great prank, though evil. Please do not belive him, the phone is not at all waterproof.

  • I have a Samasung Galaxy S4 I9505 which is running on Android 4.3 Jellybeans. It was purchased in Australia. Kindly advise how can I update it to 4.4 Kitkat? when I check software update, it says "Your devise has been modified. Software updates are not available."

  • how do you remove the auto click of the camera. it's like the face detector, when the camera detects the face it captures it. in my case, the camera is pointed towards an item (not a person's face)but it still captures the image automatically. same goes with the video cam, it automatically starts by itself.

  • actualy this phone is waterproff up to 1meter for about 30 mins, so you can take underwater pictures and videos with it

  • No!!!please S4 users the lollipop software will only be available from mid January! Till than! Happy New year!

  • dear admin; did anyone update the your phone s4 running of kikat to lollipop. Pls. let us know thanks

  • Its normal system storage

  • Hi! My i9505's battery drains fast and i charging this twice a day. Pls tell me what should i do. my mail address: [email protected]

  • Hi Ajoy. This is why I previously suggested to visit the nearest authorized Samsung service center. Maybe it would involve a bit more of cash, but certainly it would eliminate the need for guess working. You see, smartphones are rather delicate when it comes to modifying their nature, of curse unless one has a good idea of what they're doing. In my case my phone had its original CSC (Country Sales Code)as XEF for France. Because I live in Lebanon, I downloaded Kit Kat Android version 4.4.2 but this time opting for the XSG CSC variant for UAE. Using Odin, I flashed my phone and till now it's working like a charm. Please see your nearest service center, they can get you out of this problem.

  • Been using Android 5.0 lollipop GPE and it's just fantastic,smooth, very fast, this is just another level... No problems, glitches, everything just works... Only requirement is to install updated apps and games from the play store...which is fair enough Lollipop is the best... makes other phone look like toys when you compare them side by side I wonder where are all the iboys that used to say Android lags...lags,freezing,slowing down does not exist in Lollipop 5.0 GPE Even full HD games run butter smooth... I play FIFA 15 Ultimate Team, Asphalt 8 Airborne, Need for Speed-Most Wanted, Call of Duty...etc

  • I bought the phone in less than a week ago but the strange thing is that, the internal space is 9.25GB instead of 16GB. Is this normal or should I take it back because with the applications included is still doesn't amount to 16GB.

  • @ ajoy You can download an official ROM from: or (sign up first) and either flash the phone yourself or get someone who knows how to to do it for you.

  • if my phn is flashed with a non samsung rom what is your suggestions for me now.... please... it's not fake at all....

  • thank you umer khan.... i will try your process..

  • @ ajoy Either: 1) Your phone has been flashed with a non Samsung ROM or 2) Your phone is a fake