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Is there gonna be more colors available soon....I'd prefer a black g2. I hope they don't do this like the nexus and keep one color. Non Tech ppl night not get it bcuz of it being so called "ugly"
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There hasn't been information about additional colors as far as I have heard for the G2. T-Mo seems to be saving all the colors for the MyTouch HD (Confirmed that the phone will come in Black, Red, White, and Eggplant Purple).

How is the steel finish ugly lol... Black looks cheaper imo... even after having a Black G1 for so long...
But anyway, I really doubt this will be a phone released in multiple colors, based solely on the steel battery plate.

if you wanna change your phones color just go buy a skin or something, i think this phone is straight.

FWIW, I think the phone looks much better in person than it does in pictures.

I think people that are worried about the phone's color are....
...odd

I swear HTC has this thing for asymmetric and 2-tone color designs, which I don't quite understand and can never seem to appreciate. There are several phones from HTC that I really like but really hate the color of. One example being the Nexus One.

kludgineer said:
FWIW, I think the phone looks much better in person than it does in pictures.
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This.
Honestly I thought I was going to hate looking at this thing, but I bought it because it seemed like the perfect replacement for my trusty yet aging G1.
Once I had it in my hand, I realized that pictures don't do this phone justice. Part of the reason for this, I believe, because the darker color at the bottom of the phone gives the impression of angling in sharply at the trackball, but that's an optical illusion.
Of course taste is relative, but I think the G2 looks great, both front and back.

smasraum said:
I think people that are worried about the phone's color are....
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Not really, in the HTC video there is a white Desire Z, which should be for G2 only
the color of the G2 may seem a bit too 'business' for some
just wonder why they are that conservative this time when there are 5 different colors for the G1

o>c said:
Not really, in the HTC video there is a white Desire Z, which should be for G2 only
the color of the G2 may seem a bit too 'business' for some
just wonder why they are that conservative this time when there are 5 different colors for the G1
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5? More like 3. Black, white, bronze. What are the other 2?

funkeee said:
5? More like 3. Black, white, bronze. What are the other 2?
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The US white is white in front and bronze in back, while the UK white is all white
plus the ADP1

MyTouch 4g screen has yellow tint?

Hi I just put the My4g next to my iPhone 4 and Galaxy tab and on all 3 I went to Google.com and compare the screens all 3 look different My4g has yellow tint iPhone 4 has a pure white and galaxy tab has blue tint. Did anyone compared? Now mytouch broke my heart and I m thinking of selling it. And I bought it yesterday.
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i just compared to my ipad and both are pure white. Yours might be defective. Go exhange it at a tmobile store and make sure you insist that you want an exchange because you only bought it a day ago. If you push and they are dicks (some dont want to exchange because of limited stock), just call and do a warrenty echange

Yup mine is super crisp, it looked great out the box, bit even sweeter with this desire HD Rom...
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Your Mytouch has a defective screen. Because mine is clear as day
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Hm... not sure if it's the screen technology but I compared my screen to the vibrant and iPhone 4's as well. The vibrant has a really blue tint, the iPhone looks white I guess... every so slightly blue tint, and the mt4g has a slightly warmer tint than the iPhone. Not sure if it's that the iPhone screen is a tad blue, or the mt4g is a tad yellow... either way I don't really mind because I won't be holding them next to each other and it looks fine by itself.

you definitely have a problem with yours. call for a replacement.
after reading your post I decided to re-compare my g2 screen to my mt4g, and the whites on the mt4g are way better than on the g2.
the g2 seems to have the yellow tint you are talking about, when comparing to the mt4g.
a lot of it has to do with brightness levels too, so you might wanna take that into considration.
funny thing is I am considering returning the mtg4 and keeping the g2, since images are a lot crispier on it... funny... the colors do look better on the g2 when watching videos or playing games.
wonder if there's a way to manage colors on these phones.

Please post questions in Q&A section.

My MT4G is pretty warm as well. Whites are a tad yellow/amber compared to my wife's Vibrant which looks greenish/blue. See if you can compare yours to another one in the store, you can't really compare the color temp to a different manufacturer or model, I don't think they bother doing any color calibration on these things.

I just sold my mytouch 4g and I'm heappy to be back to my vibrant beautiful screen and speakers.
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There's differen't screens being used in the Mytouch 4G's. One that looks on par in color/contrast ratio as the G2 and another that is very washed out and has terrible viewing angles.
I've had 4 differen't MT4G's
My first one had a great screen, my 2nd one looked washed out. brought it back...got another washed out one. went back a few days later with my friend who has a good one so we could compare and I got another good one. Don't know if it's coincidence, but his good one is a Plum MT4G. I had them open 6 differen't black ones and they were all washed out. I finally said, "Let me try a Plum one" and it had a good screen. But, My original one that had a good screen was black.
The reason I say it's on par with the G2 is I had the G2 right before this phone. (for a week and a half).
Easiest way to tell the difference is, turn the phone off angle a bit...the good screens shouldn't really wash out unless it's at an extreme angle. The bad ones seem to wash out unless you're looking at it DEAD ON. Also you'll notice richer colors and warmer color over all with the good screen. like in "settings" the grey bar at the top should be Grey...the bad screens it looks periwinkle.

btbuck1 said:
There's differen't screens being used in the Mytouch 4G's. One that looks on par in color/contrast ratio as the G2 and another that is very washed out and has terrible viewing angles.
I've had 4 differen't MT4G's
My first one had a great screen, my 2nd one looked washed out. brought it back...got another washed out one. went back a few days later with my friend who has a good one so we could compare and I got another good one. Don't know if it's coincidence, but his good one is a Plum MT4G. I had them open 6 differen't black ones and they were all washed out. I finally said, "Let me try a Plum one" and it had a good screen. But, My original one that had a good screen was black.
The reason I say it's on par with the G2 is I had the G2 right before this phone. (for a week and a half).
Easiest way to tell the difference is, turn the phone off angle a bit...the good screens shouldn't really wash out unless it's at an extreme angle. The bad ones seem to wash out unless you're looking at it DEAD ON. Also you'll notice richer colors and warmer color over all with the good screen. like in "settings" the grey bar at the top should be Grey...the bad screens it looks periwinkle.
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easier way to tell if you have the higher contrast screen vs. the washed out screen.
Under settings, there is a Grey bar at the top that says "settings" in white.
That Grey bar should be grey, not periwinkle.
Click the Images below to compare with your phone. If yours is looking more Grey congrats you have the good screen.
If yours is looking more periwinkle...too bad, so sad.
I'd like to add that the Grey is nearly identicle to my phones when i held it up. The periwinkle swatch is a tad darker than the bad screens. But you should have no hint of periwinkle what-so-ever. Also this is tested using the "auto" brightness setting.

Under settings, there is a Grey bar at the top that says "settings" in white.
That Grey bar should be grey, not periwinkle.
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This is it:

Woo hoo, I got a good one!

bchen03 said:
Woo hoo, I got a good one!
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Follow this thread for more details on the screen debacle.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838379

Lg g2 white or black?

ordered the white version but still debating which one looks best.

I'm gonna get black because verizon tells me which color to like.
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Black is best IMO, so sleek

If you hate fingerprints on your phone, then the white one is best. But I think the white ones look cheaper and more "plastic" in appearance. The black ones look better to me.

vegasdavek said:
If you hate fingerprints on your phone, then the white one is best. But I think the white ones look cheaper and more "plastic" in appearance. The black ones look better to me.
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Verizon says I can have any color I want as long as it happens to be black....

I'm getting a black phone, of course. I'm a man after all.

I like white phones but I rely on the LED notification a lot!
I notice that on black phones the notification led seems more pronounced with the darker surrounding background, on my white S4 I sometimes miss it when I glance at the phone from a distance.
Stupid reason from some but it's a real good reason to choose black for me.

eduardmc said:
ordered the white version but still debating which one looks best.
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Are you on T-Mobile ? If AT&T where did you order it from ?

I pre ordered the white one from T-Mobile. Waiting.... Lol
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akong702 said:
I pre ordered the white one from T-Mobile. Waiting.... Lol
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I'm thinking white, my Iphone 5 is white and has the same black bezel around the screen, making it look smaller, but I don't really mind.
White looks a bit more trendy and different. I've only had grey/black phones so up until now and I'm in love with the iphone's white looks. The G2 looks really nice in white too - grabs more attention.
Only one thing - do you think the silver paint on the back buttons might wear out faster?

I own a white G2, I have bought this case for it.
The white looks great, but beware! If you plan to get the same case (which is awesome btw) or any other white rubber case, it will slowly turn into any color it touches the most. Eg. mine is slowly turning into blue, because of my blue jeans! I keep it in my pocket.
Doesn't look that bad, but maybe some will hate it!

I have a white G2 with a black Diztronic tpu case and I love it. The white looks really nice and doesn't show fingerprints without the case.

errikosd said:
I own a white G2, I have bought this case for it.
The white looks great, but beware! If you plan to get the same case (which is awesome btw) or any other white rubber case, it will slowly turn into any color it touches the most. Eg. mine is slowly turning into blue, because of my blue jeans! I keep it in my pocket.
Doesn't look that bad, but maybe some will hate it!
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I also have this case, but in black with my white G2. IMO the white looks more premium and different, but it doesn't really matter once you throw a case on it lol
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Coming from a white galaxy s2 I wished to get the white g2 also but it wasnt available at the moment so I went for the black one. Don't regred it tho. Wouldn't change it for the white one now.
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I have white in all honestly I love the phone in white it makes the screen and everything pop out more for me. Granted notification led doesn't look the best compared to the black model but I would definitely go for the white. Most people have black anyways and with most cases being black now it just doesn't look good with the phone being black. I have the otter box case and black on white looks amazing with this phone.
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I was gonna buy the white one because the black version didn't look good in videos and photos, but when i saw it close up i was convinced to get the black one.

I went with black.
Black and red tech devices makes my heart glow.
Thus, black G2 with a dark red matte case makes me happy.

White with a white case works for me
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The black one has has slightly faster CPU and better battery.

frskies said:
The black one has has slightly faster CPU and better battery.
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Never heard this...proof??
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orbitman000 said:
I also have this case, but in black with my white G2. IMO the white looks more premium and different, but it doesn't really matter once you throw a case on it lol
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Couldn't have said it better myself!!

[Q] Whites Not As Vibrant?

I received my replacement G2 today and while holding it side-by-side with my original G2, I noticed the whites on the new one aren't quite as vibrant. I then met up with a friend who also has a G2 and put all three phones side-by-side. Her phone has the same less vibrant whites as mine did. Neither new device nor my new one had the bright, vibrant whites of my original G2. Is something wrong with the two displays that aren't quite as vibrant, or perhaps my original G2 had something up with its display? It would be helpful if someone could shed some light onto the issue! You can see my old device and new device in the photo below. Unfortunately the photograph doesn't convey the difference as strongly as seeing the devices in person. Yes, both phones have identical display/brightness settings.

I'm curious why the left one looks smaller and has no lg logo?

fr8cture said:
I'm curious why the left one looks smaller and has no lg logo?
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Wow, I didn't even notice the logo on the left one wasn't visible in the photo! It's there, I swear, lol.
The right one might look bigger because it's in a case.

I also had the same issue. I prefer the whiter white display but the new replacement I got also was not as white. I think I'll be returning both. Not sure if I should try another replacement or just give up.

vince2398 said:
I also had the same issue. I prefer the whiter white display but the new replacement I got also was not as white. I think I'll be returning both. Not sure if I should try another replacement or just give up.
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At this point I'm debating keeping the one with the whiter whites... This is really frustrating.

RJS5689 said:
At this point I'm debating keeping the one with the whiter whites... This is really frustrating.
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Just curious what was the issue with that one?

What's wrong with the original? I've gotten replacements that I sent back.
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The original I had squeaks with little pressure on the sides and back. Very much annoying. Does that happen to you guys too?

vince2398 said:
The original I had squeaks with little pressure on the sides and back. Very much annoying. Does that happen to you guys too?
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No, mine is very solid.

player911 said:
What's wrong with the original? I've gotten replacements that I sent back.
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vince2398 said:
The original I had squeaks with little pressure on the sides and back. Very much annoying. Does that happen to you guys too?
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No squeaks at all with mine. The original was starting to show color bleed/slight yellow screen discoloration on the left edge. It is very, very minor. I've decided to keep my original phone and send the replacement back.

I have exactly same problem my fathers g2 to is much more brighter then mine. And whites are more clear. Is there anyway to fix it?

Black variant VS White variant LED Intensity

Just noticed this on a local store, black Versions of G2 seems to have a brighter LED front side. Just fancying about the comparison between the two. Anyone noticed this? my white definitely has a weaker LED intensity on stock both as compared to a black LG G2.

In my opinion, I think the LG G2 (Black) LED looks brighter because it is illuminating from a darker background (the black) whilst the White LG G2 looks less intensive as it is illuminating from a lighter background. So no, I don't think the LED's are different from each other, it just our eyes deceiving us. ^_^

Mine is black and my wife's is white, the front leds are exactly the same.

My buddy's girlfriend has the white LS980 for Sprint and I have the black VS980 for Verizon. My LED is definitely way brighter than hers, but we chalked it up to being slightly different phones for different carriers.
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ZhenWan said:
In my opinion, I think the LG G2 (Black) LED looks brighter because it is illuminating from a darker background (the black) whilst the White LG G2 looks less intensive as it is illuminating from a lighter background. So no, I don't think the LED's are different from each other, it just our eyes deceiving us. ^_^
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Well sir maybe, thank you for your insight. Damn eyes My mind is telling me sometimes that black variant LED is really brighter but maybe the black cover in which the LED is embedded is making it look brighter but heh, Just wanted the white one to be the same.
Kroutnuk said:
Mine is black and my wife's is white, the front leds are exactly the same.
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Thanks for this information Sir, by the way, I compared both D802 international versions, if you could post a vid with the two phones emitting some LED light patterns, it would be awesome , just wanted to see,
Vepaot said:
My buddy's girlfriend has the white LS980 for Sprint and I have the black VS980 for Verizon. My LED is definitely way brighter than hers, but we chalked it up to being slightly different phones for different carriers.
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Same result for me, Im noticing that blacks have definitely brighter LEDs, especially whites, but they somehow equal on cyans and turqoise...

Eye playing tricks on you
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Kroutnuk said:
Mine is black and my wife's is white, the front leds are exactly the same.
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Same here
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ZhenWan said:
The LG G2 (Black) LED looks brighter because it is illuminating from a darker background (the black) whilst the White LG G2 looks less intensive as it is illuminating from a lighter background. So no, I don't think the LED's are different from each other, it just our eyes deceiving us. ^_^
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Winner winner chicken dinner!