Before you are going to perform hard reset Galaxy S4, you just need to backup your system, apps and data that you might need anytime.

Hard reset Galaxy S4 using settings menu

It is fast and simple way to perform hard reset. It will erase all data on your device, but will not affect the data on SIM or SD cards.

Go to menu “Settings“, then click on “Backup and reset” and tap on “Factory Data Reset“. After that your smartphone will reboot and remove all data. You can achieve the same result if you type in the dialer following code:  *2767*3855#.

Hard reset Galaxy S4 using recovery mode

This way to perform hard reset device is mostly identical to the previous, but you use a combination of hardware keys. Also you have additional options for manual removal of memory partitions.

We will consider an example of performing hard reset Galaxy S4 in standard recovery mode.

1. First, you need to enter recovery mode. Turn off your smartphone and press the combination of hardware buttons: “Volume UP”, “Home” and “Power”. Hold buttons until the device vibrates or you see the screen that says Galaxy.
2. Next, release the “Power” button, and two other buttons continue to hold. After a while you will see the recovery mode screen (now those two buttons can be released).
3. Using the volume keys, scroll down to select “Wipe data/Factory Reset” and confirm the selection by pressing “Power” button.
4. Once again select “Delete all user data” and press “Power” button to confirm the selection.
5. Now you can reboot your smartphone.

If you have any problems with the software of your smartphone, or you want to quickly remove all data from internal memory, use hard reset Galaxy S4.

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Feature of new mini flagship from Samsung

What has changed in the machine 2 years ago? To name a prefix added «plus». Even the developers slightly improved the platform. Now the 4.3-inch device is able to boast a 4-core Snapdragon chip 410 with a clock frequency of 1.2 GHz.

How many are asking for an outdated configuration? The price of the new mini flagship from Samsung is not particularly adequate – 239 euros.

Other specifications are consistent with the original. Model GT-I9195I features such as Super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 960 by 540 pixels, 1.5 GB of RAM, support for LTE and SSD 8GB.

What is strange – as the OS acts not Lollipop. Samsung has installed on the device is usually Android 4.4.

In addition to the above, are on board on the front lens 1.9 megapixel, Wi-Fi 802.11a / b / g / n, a slot for MicroSD, port USB 2.0, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, GLONASS, a standard 3.5 mm audio output, navigation module Beidou, as well as the main camera of 8 megapixel (with auto focus and flash).

The weight of new mini flagship from Samsung is 107 grams of product.

Source: Samsung

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Porting and made ​​ready for use for the ROM-based version of Google Android Edition 4.4.2 for Galaxy S4 . The download is available via direct link from a few hours that we present below. You can then turn the Galaxy S4 in a Google Phone Edition with the latest update KitKat also available for the Nexus range.

For more information please see the link to the XDA thread and follow the URL for direct download. To install simply need a modified recovery and wipe all the data that will reset your smartphone.

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At last, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is able to interact with the first smartwatch Samsung, one of the new update to Android 4.3 that Samsung has decided to recall in this promo video together with all the accolades that he has earned through some of the major newspapers.

Air Gesture, Multi Window and WatchON are just some of the software that allowed the Galaxy S4 to be known to appreciate in the world, thanks to its versatility and a new standard for the world of mobile telephony.

With the introduction of compatibility with the latest Galaxy Gear, the first top range of the Korean manufacturer launched this year sets a new level of functionality with the ability to answer calls directly through smartwatch and thus extend the potential at the top of wearable devices producer.

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Resource Which? compared the battery life of new smartphones Apple iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c with some competitive solutions based on alternative platforms.

Amongst the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c took part in the test smartphones Samsung Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S4 Mini, HTC One and One Mini, BlackBerry Z10, Nokia Lumia 1020. The testing determines how long the device can operate from a single battery charge complete the implementation of conversations and web surfing via the 3G.

As a result, it was found that autonomy is a leader in the smartphone Samsung Galaxy S4. He demonstrated the best results in both tests 1051 minutes talk time and 405 minutes of web surfing. Moreover, the separation from the nearest competitor in the call duration was 26.6%. The second place in the overall ranking has taken the smartphone HTC One. He was second in the test for the duration of a call (771 min) and fourth in the test for the duration of web surfing (339 minutes). Finally, the bronze medal was the model Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, which was able to work autonomously 746 minutes of talk time (third result) and 394 minutes of web surfing (the second result).

The device iPhone 5s found on the fourth position for the duration of a call (651 min), and the model iPhone 5c – in seventh (564 minutes). Test for battery life when web-surfing was a failure, smartphones Apple took it the last two places: 298 minutes at the iPhone 5s and 252 minutes in iPhone 5c.

The experts Which? note that while smartphones iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c are inferior competitors in terms of battery life, they still show better performance than the previous generation iPhone 5.

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It’s only been six months since the Galaxy S4 was launched on the international market, but it seems that many users are already having problems with the battery of the device. The German portal MobiFlip citing a reliable source who works at a very famous telephone operator, reports that currently are increasing requests for support for the battery of the new Galaxy S4, which in 30% of cases seems to be unable to maintain the charging long time.

That the batteries show reduced performance is normal, but it is a fact that certainly does discuss why we speak of a device used for only 6 months. These types of problems should be at least after a year or more of use.

Fortunately, the GS4 allows users to simply be able to overcome this problem by changing the battery, but you should not need to do anything after just six months of purchase, and more for a smartphone top-gamma paid 700 €.

Currently, the problem seems to be limited to one country, then perhaps it is due to a particularly bad batch of batteries. Of course, Samsung will have to investigate this issue.

You have had the same problem of poor performance of the battery?

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Every year, Apple is launching a flagship smartphone. The South Korean company Samsung is trying to keep up with competitors and offers its customers top-end version of the mobile device. Although the companies producing electronic gadgets in different neighborhoods, they still inevitably are compared. We all know that the two corporations are competing hard, trying to get the upper hand as a conventional (such as technological innovation) and non-conventional (such as litigation) methods.

As you know, this year, the fight is between the iPhone 5s and Samsung Galaxy S4. As commentators argue InoSMI, hard to pick a winner – both of these devices in their own good and for the benefit of each of them are easy to find arguments. One method for differentiating the mobile device – compare the technical characteristics of each of them.

iPhone 5s and Galaxy S4: iron

The first thing that draws the attention of consumers, comparing the two devices, it’s the hardware. According to the formal parameters is difficult to pick a winner. Galaxy S4 has the advantage of a large 5-inch screen with 1080 x 1920 pixels. The smartphone is equipped with 2 gigabytes of RAM and a 4-core processor clocked at 1.9 GHz (or, depending on the region, an eight-core processor, Exynos).

IPhone 5s have four-inch screen with a resolution of 640 x 1136 pixels, 1 GB of RAM, but a powerful 64-bit dual-core Apple A7, outstripping the performance chip competitor. In fact, iPhone 5s became the first mobile device operating under the 64-bit processor and the results of synthetic tests beats all Android-based phones.

Of course, there are rumors that Samsung is already working on its own 64-bit chip, but the current flagship smartphone Apple wins in performance by a wide margin. 

iPhone 5s and Galaxy S4: Software

Although the importance of the “iron” no one disputes, without the right software, it does not mean much. This year, Apple has launched a new platform iOS 7 with a new design and new features, and Samsung, as it usually does, has continued to improve the TouchWiz UI. We have found that the performance in front of iPhone 5s. But what about the functionality of the software?

If you compare iOS and Android 7 from the shell TouchWiz, the main conclusion is as follows: in general, the interface of “seven” looks a lot nicer and more intuitive. TouchWiz UI, in turn, somewhat chaotic, but offers more features.

It can be seen on the lock screen. iOS 7 looks neater, but it is worse with interactivity. TouchWiz lock screen has more controls, as well as an additional menu with 12 selected proposals, which can be configured independently.

The same applies to the Center of notifications and notifications in iOS 7 TouchWiz. In iOS 7 shall look neater and are distributed through the tabs, the Samsung worse than they are organized, but the interface gives you more options – for example, allows you to interact with the notifications directly from the Notification panel (a characteristic feature of the operating system Android).

Moreover, Samsung brings the notifications panel with toggle switches and dimmer functions into a single menu. In contrast, iOS 7 separates the Notification Center from the so-called control points containing tumblers for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, brightness control, play music, etc. That is, TouchWiz, again, a total of more features and functions, but organized they are not as convenient as in iOS 7 with its simple and intuitive interface.

In general, and this is different from each other two user interfaces – even in regard to the operation. For example, iOS 7 is better at switching from one application to another, and to the work and update applications in the background, while the TouchWiz offers a unique opportunity to work simultaneously with two applications in the “split screen”. Simply put, a TouchWiz on the screen will be many different things, but it will look good and will be less clear intuitive than iOS 7.

Both smartphones make a serious impression. Both have their aces up their sleeves. Both companies have tried to improve the user interface, but as usual chosen for this different way. iOS 7 – easier, neater and more intuitive, but provides fewer features and less able to configure the system “for themselves” rather than TouchWiz and Android platform as a whole. 

In fact, Samsung and Apple continue to follow the same route as last year, but this time Apple has acted in a big way, and tried to promote iOS further than the Samsung shell TouchWiz. Does that make iOS 7 is better TouchWiz? Users to decide – it all depends on personal preference.

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Resource AnandTech one of the first shared benchmarks smartphone iPhone 5s, equipped with 64-bit processor. The publication has conducted a series of tests, which confirmed the significant advantage of the new phone over the competition on the part of computing power.

Apple during the presentation of iPhone 5s announced that the seventh-generation smartphone is built on a processor A7. Following the tradition, some specific details about the characteristics of the crystal was not disclosed. The company only said that overall computing performance, and video graphics have doubled compared to the A6 processor in the iPhone 5.

First benchmarks iPhone 5s showed that the smartphone:

• 75% faster in the test SunSpider Javascript benchmark 1.0.
• 2.3 times faster in the test Mozilla Kraken benchmark 1.1.
• 92% faster in test Google Octane benchmark v1.
• 25% faster in the test Browsermark 2.0.
• 2.6 times faster in the test GLBenchmark 2.7 T-Rex HD.
• 1.3 times faster in the test GLBenchmark 2.7 Egypt HD.

According to AnandTech, in the benchmark Google Octane Benchmark Geekbench and 3 new device Apple is almost twice as fast as the performance flagship phone of Samsung – Galaxy S4. A test SunSpider 1.0, which determines the speed of the engine standard browser in handling JavaScript, showed that the new Apple phone is an absolute record among all the mobile gadgets in the industry. IPhone 5s result was a record 416 milliseconds.

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PocketBook company has developed a prototype of a very unusual accessory CoverReader, which also protects the smartphone and thus acts as a reader with E Ink screen. The model focuses on the use together with Samsung Galaxy S4 . The announcement was made at IFA 2013 in Berlin.

CoverReader is a thin and light notebook, cover, and it allows you to not only read books without too much eye strain, even in bright sunlight. Accessory easily connects to your phone and allows you to preview documents, e-mails or web article. In addition, E Ink displays informational messages about missed calls and received SMS-messages. It should also be noted that the use of CoverReader saves battery power your smartphone. After all, his own AMOLED-display is a major consumer of energy, while electronic paper orders of magnitude more cost effective in this regard.

In the near future PocketBook plans to launch commercial model CoverReader for Galaxy S4, as well as for other popular smartphones, including solutions from HTC and Sony.

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Chinese can not only copy, but to create new and interesting gadgets and accessories.

So the company Shenzhen Migoal Technology introduced a number of gadgets that can turn the flagship smartphone Samsung Galaxy S4 in a tablet PC or laptop.

The choice of the model developed 2 – TR10 and TR11, only differing in the diagonal of the display – 10 and 11.6 inches.

Accessory equipped with a battery capacity of 6000 mAh.

Price is not yet known, but it is known that the gadgets will be demonstrated at IFA 2013 conference in Germany.

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