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so rumors of the nexus 2 are circling. i had my money on the g2 being the new dev phone. damn, maybe i should send my g2 back afterall. im impatient i want the new android asap, i hate waiting for carriers to play catch up
I feel you. I love the G2, but after having so many android options on my HD2 I had high hopes for the G2. I guess I was wrong. I've already signed up for several overtime gigs on my days off. I should have enough for a nexus 2 whenever it launches.
The nexus two is still a rumor, Samsung themselves said that it was not true. I would keep the g2, because even if you do not have root(for now), you probably will be one of the first handsets to have gingerbread.
Ill be keeping my g2 because I cant see anything being better then it. Plus I dont like samsung
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I agree. I am actually quite happy with my G2.
The nexus 2 does not exist nor will it ever. Cnet confirmed this in a article about samsung. So end that rumor now lol because its not true! Here is the link
http://www.cnet.com/8301-19736_1-20021338-251.html
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The nexus 2 does not exist nor will it ever. Cnet confirmed this in a article about samsung. So end that rumor now lol because its not true! Here is the link
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i read the article, did u?
"All things considered, though, I think that the Nexus Two exists in some capacity and that it will be announced shortly"
i hope they release that the g2 will be the new dev phone. i wnt my new android asap! i hate waiting
Key words " I think". Samsung confirmed that they are not making it, so the likely hood that its coming from that source is very little. So yes I did read the article, problem is did you interpret it the wrong? Looks like you did....
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"The nexus 2 does not exist nor will it ever." i duno about all that man, an im pretty sure i interpreted the article right.
he means that there will be another dev phone out very soon (maybe a nexus 2 who knows wut they will call it) and that samsung will not be making it. there needs to be one, 2.3 will support FFC and video calls. how can the nexus 1 do that?
also i think that you are not understanding what i am trying to say. the name of this thread is "i wish the g2 was the new dev phone" i had my hopes that the g2 would become the new dev phone. this way we can get the updates asap and not wait on our damn carriers to update.
i am super glad that samsung isnt making it. i hate samsung. but there will be a new dev phone out soon
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"The nexus 2 does not exist nor will it ever." i duno about all that man, an im pretty sure i interpreted the article right.
he means that there will be another dev phone out very soon (maybe a nexus 2 who knows wut they will call it) and that samsung will not be making it. there needs to be one, 2.3 will support FFC and video calls. how can the nexus 1 do that?
also i think that you are not understanding what i am trying to say. the name of this thread is "i wish the g2 was the new dev phone" i had my hopes that the g2 would become the new dev phone. this way we can get the updates asap and not wait on our damn carriers to update.
i am super glad that samsung isnt making it. i hate samsung. but there will be a new dev phone out soon
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At this point I'd pick Samsung over HTC. HTC will most likely not be an XDA's members choice of android phone in the future.
really? samsung over htc? i have to admit samsungs screen looks good, but the phones look cheap and feel cheap. maybe it was jus the demo phones i was messing around with
i really like my g2, i need a real keyboard. swype sucks and i have big fingers. the samsung with a real keyboard was waaay to bulky. then again its all ones opinion
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really? samsung over htc? i have to admit samsungs screen looks good, but the phones look cheap and feel cheap. maybe it was jus the demo phones i was messing around with
i really like my g2, i need a real keyboard. swype sucks and i have big fingers. the samsung with a real keyboard was waaay to bulky. then again its all ones opinion
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I really like the look and feel of the g2 and all HTC phones overall, but hate how it's being locked down. I know most don't care about it being locked, but I would really like to load a different rom onto it. I'm not knocking the build quality of any G2 just the restrictions.
lol regardless of whether or not the phone is a dev phone or made by htc or samsung, the g2 is still gonna get updates faster than most other phones because there is no skin ( sense, motoblur, expresso etc...) on top of it to slow down the development. Second the main reason ( not the only one) the nexus 1 got updates faster than any other phone was because it was a product sold specifically by google. So of course the phone received update faster because it was googles phone. And since google confirmed that they would NOT be making another phone to be sold and would just focus on refining android, there will not a be another so called nexus 2 or true development phone, regardless of the carrier or manufacturer. So either way your argument is pointless. Stop worrying about future updates and whether or not your phone gonna get it first and just enjoy it.
Those are the phones I'm thinking about upgrading to from my N1. Which should I go for? I want the phone with the most support here on XDA. Leaning more towards the G2 because of the look, HSPDA+ and seems like it has the most support here out of the three. One drawback about the Nexus S for me is no HSPDA+. MT4G seems like the most powerful. Which should I go for?
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Those are the phones I'm thinking about upgrading to from my N1. Which should I go for? I want the phone with the most support here on XDA. Leaning more towards the G2 because of the look, HSPDA+ and seems like it has the most support here out of the three. One drawback about the Nexus S for me is no HSPDA+. MT4G seems like the most powerful. Which should I go for?
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but my n1 is running hsdpa right now
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but my n1 is running hsdpa right now
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Mine is too. OP is confusing it with HSPA+
G2 is best one of those
This is why I don't upgrade my Nexus One.
All phones are not that great over the Nexus One yet all have their own individial pros/cons.
The MyTouchHD looks hidious but has the hardware, HSPA+, and front facing camera
G2 looks slick, HSPA+, and no front camera
Nexus S will have the same support as the Nexus One but lacks HSPA+, Super Amoled, etc.
I don't like keyboard phones at all. So I'd pick the Nexus One over the G2. I thought about trading in my N1 for a MyTouchHD, but it looks like crap.
If I lost my Nexus One today and my insurance would cover the cost of any one of those phones, I would pick the Nexus S.
If you want a nexus s but want to save money get a vibrant. My wife has one and I've got it running cyanogen 6.1, same as the NS minus NFC & FFC but the bonus of a sdcard slot.
My Nexus One has been doing great all year and I'm not impressed enough with the Nexus S to make the switch. Besides with the OneMoreFace mirror coming out and Gingerbread soon on all our N1's why upgrade at all.
If you really want a N1 with a physical keyboard get a G2. Especially if you're in a 4G market. Otherwise you can save your money and keep the awesome phone in your hand.
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Nexus 1 is still the king for me, competition isn't worth a crack at this time. Waiting for dual core that blows !
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Bronyr said:
Nexus 1 is still the king for me, competition isn't worth a crack at this time. Waiting for dual core that blows !
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If I had the nexus one, id make the same move too. The nexus one has the "old" factor and I feel many people upgrade from their n1 only cause its time for a new toy but that phone was so ahead of its time. Its still on par and even better than most phones out there.
I was comparing these phones and took the plunge on the mytouch 4g and honestly, best phone I've ever had. Looks better than the vibrant, very sleek. Got the black version. I dont know why some people think it's ugly but to each their own. I guess the squigly "my touch" writing isnt all that great.
The G2 looks more professional and business man like. I was really close to getting that but after playing with both for hours, the mytouch 4g's display blew the G2 out of the water. Something, not sure what it is, made the G2's display very dull and lifeless. Almost like a very crisp G1. Also, cant live with the hinge problem, that drove me crazy.
Id keep the n1 and wait a month or two (maybe) for a HUGE leap, not the clump of smartphones that are coming out in waves all at the same time period. If i had a choice, Id have gotten the n1 a while ago, kept it and done that.
Too bad i had the g1, i needed to get rid of that outdated phone.
The Nexus S would be what I would go with if I had to, but there's still none I'd take over the N1.
Remember back when the N1 was first released, and Google was planning on expanding the online store to various Google supported phones for different carriers and from different vendors? Maybe if the NS is a big hit they will go back to that plan, but with the brick and mortar vendors instead of the online store. I know it's not likely, but it sure would be sweet
I'd say go for the g2 since it's running stock android but not vanilla but it doesn't matter anyways cuz you'll be flashing a custom rom as soon as you want to. The g2 was one impossible to root but not anymore though.even when the g2 is clocked at 800 mhz but hell no the processor is just as good as all the 1 ghz phones. And about the hinge problem htc seems to have fixed that with their current in stock right now.our if they give you one that got the problem.ask for another one and choose the one that's good cuz not all of them are infected. G2 is good.
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Personally, I've decided not to purchase the G2 since they made it so difficult to root.. get the Nexus S
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Personally, I've decided not to purchase the G2 since they made it so difficult to root.. get the Nexus S
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But it is still not clear how easy it will be to root nexus S. Sure there will be an option to unlock the boot loader and loose the warranty. But no one know about any reversible root procedure on nexus S.
I would stick with N1 because of rooting and HTC seems not to care if you root you phone. I had 2 swapped out and both were rooted running different roms. Samsung might not be that cool about unlocking boot loader and rooting.
Hang onto the Nexus One a while longer. I got mine in January, its still going. If I had to choose one of the phones you list, I would probably get the MyTouch, I need a actual touchpad/ball
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Hang onto the Nexus One a while longer. I got mine in January, its still going. If I had to choose one of the phones you list, I would probably get the MyTouch, I need a actual touchpad/ball
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Yea the MyTouch has some good specs. Its just ugly. Perhaps you can replace the case on that thing and get rid of that bright green button.
If your going to trade or sell your N1 to get one of the three. I say get the G2.
1.Incredible hardware/ clearly superior to the N1.
2.Awesome dev community. (This is where I'd say it beats the MT4G)
3.Plus, HTC has released the source code for the G2, so it won't hit a brickwall in development.
4.The going rate for a N1 is between $3-400.00 you could get a used G2 for about that price and not have to spend a dime on your upgrade.
If your just going to outright purchase one of the three phones, I'd say wait for something more groundbreaking early next year.
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Personally, I've decided not to purchase the G2 since they made it so difficult to root.. get the Nexus S
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Developers already successfully rooted the g2 permanently though.
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But it is still not clear how easy it will be to root nexus S. Sure there will be an option to unlock the boot loader and loose the warranty. But no one know about any reversible root procedure on nexus S.
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Developers already successfully rooted the g2 permanently though.
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I wasn't clear.. I'm aware of the state of G2's root, my point being that it was a drawn out process to achieve root with lots of complaining and from this point on I intend on voting with my $$$ and purchasing only phones that support "fastboot oem unlock".. My personal opinion is that carriers hear these votes more than angry tweets/emails, and if people didn't purchase the G2 and instead went with the truly open Nexus S, Android hardware as a whole would benefit
Alright guys, I've had my G2 since November 2, and now I am realizing that I really don't need a hard keyboard since I'm coming from an iPhone and haven't used a Hard keyboard since I've sold my G1 in January 09.
What I'm going to do is, sell this phone and go out and get a MyTouch.
I love the G2 but the keyboard and bulky feeling gets to me. It's quick and love the keyboard once in a while writing fast texts.
Now I'm stuck in the middle, should I do it?
With the G2, CyanogenMod works and is supported by Cyanogen himself.
And also, the G2 is stock, and feels like there is more devs making roms for it.
What do you guys think I should do? THanks
I switched for the same reason and haven't looked back. You'll enjoy the better camera, better video recording, extra ram, ffc, hard touch buttons, and thinner design.
IMO by reading your post I can tell your curious about the mt4g and I sense as though you may have already made up your mind lol you are correct on all accounts as far as dev support (so far), I say if you are in a position to try it out why not? I don't think you will be disappointed just make sure you get the "good" display.
there's a lot more Dev support for the G2
I was worried about Dev support coming from the Vibrant, which has a pretty good community.
Funny thing is....the MT4G is fast as lightning stock...and really all I'm worried about is rooting to remove some bloatware and some theming.
I might run Cyanogenmod (which looks like it's pretty easily ported) eventually, but this is my first sense (ish) phone and it's not too bad. Plus I like a lot of the things that they packed in (in particular the browser enhancements).
The Vibrant: There were tons of roms and speed hacks and dev work because the phone was garbage without it.
The MT4G: Pretty damn sweet and fast as lightning stock.
Came from the same thing you are im good with the mytouch better faster and ffc go for it you wont regret it
someone at my job has the g2 when she sees my mytouch running evil-hd Rom she regrets buying her phone, keyboard on that thing is useless in comparison to voice to text swipe, gingerbread keyboard (cm only) etc.. Our dev support isn't so bad these days, we even have a miui Rom so I say take the plunge no regrets
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Alright, I've made up my mind. I want the MyTouch. But now the problem is getting rid of the G2 and getting a MyTouch. The G2 cost $50 more retail than the MyTouch but already the value is **** on craigslist. I can't get $400 for it. I've tired emailing and calling a couple people to see if they'd like to trade, no one wants too.
Once I get rid of this G2, I am in for the MyTouch. I don't care about the color anymore, lol, white or black, other than the red and purple.
Anyone here know where else I can sell it? eBay? I don't want too cause paypal and eBay take big chunk of the money... Ughhhhhh, If I can't I'm going to stick it with this phone. I like it but the MyTouch is better but whatever.
But the thing is, I really use the keyboard on this thing though. I hate using the swype or any other soft KB for long text messages, the hard KB is just easy to type on.
Last Friday I sold a G2 for 300 on C/L.
Saturday bought a Nexus S on a contract upgrade.
Returned the Nexus S this morning, canceled contract.
(I could not deal with the phone having no way to move the curser)
Tonight bought a MyTouch 4G brand new for 350 on C/L.
Impressions... the MT4G is a faster better phone then the G2
but the bloat ware is horrible.
I'm too used to the stock android on my Nexus One.
I have a G2 and I wind up with a free mytouch 4g due to some contact shifting. I didn't care for it at first, and went back to my G2. Then I gave it another chance, and used it over last weekend. I was bummed about what I perceived to be poor battery life compared to my wife's G2. When I went back to the G2 I realized what bugged me about it: the keyboard is a little too stiff for me, and I went back to the mytouch. It's my fifth Android phone, and the best I've used.
Well buddy I am in the same boat as you are and like you I also wanted G2 but later switched to MT4G, thank god I didn't buy G2 or I would have regretted it by now as MT4G is superior. Now I come from HD2 community and we all know the advancement we achieved in past few months which is unbeatable at this point by any device when it comes to total custom control. Only reason I am even considering MT4G is due to my beloved HD2 being stolen. Other than that I wouldn't even think about upgrading until there was viable dual core mobile processor based device in the market.
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TMobile
(WON) MT4G vs G2
(WON) MT4G vs Vibrant
(WON) MT4G vs HD7
Sprint
(WON) MT4G vs Evo 4G
(WON) MT4G vs Epic 4G
AT&T
(WON) MT4G vs iPhone 4
Other
(WON) MT4G vs Nexus S
MT4G vs Desire HD (WON)
Well, after comparing many phones to MT4G in many areas like spec, benchmark, IRL usability (browser, map, cam, ect). This is the overall result I got in my opinion so I am not trying to be biased here as I myself voted for HD2. But the only device that did beat MT4G in my opinion was Desire HD which is what I wanted only if they supported 3G in USA, hell IDK why HTC make stupid decisions. I know ill be super pissed of if they realse DHD in USA with US model just like they did with HD2.
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Thanks for the replies. I got myself a white one today, even trade with the G2. Haven't got to play with it much yet but I'm living the form factor of the phone. For done reason the screen feels brighter and bigger, hence only being one inch bigger. Can't wait until I root it and get this baby going wanted the black one cause it looks slick but this will do until someone wanted to trade their black one for a white one, anyone?
Edit, you can probably tell in using swype, just have to let go of that urge to whoop out the physical keyboard when I get frustrated with swype or the soft keyboard.
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one inch bigger? that would be huge
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one inch bigger? that would be huge
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I'm sorry. 0.1 inch bigger. Alright this isn't like the G2 at all. I rooted and got S-off but the Rom isn't rooted. What do I do to have root stick?
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Since I'm on my phone I can't get you the link but go in the android development section and look for how to root noob version that's the way I rooted mine
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Thanks. I got it. Now there's a couple things I need to fix or get it to work. Just the lack of roms, coming from the G2 annoys me. There's no good rom out there.
And the battery issue, it won't update or show the correct values of the battery
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Talking about lack of roms and development. As im already semi-migrating from HD2 to MT4G, didn't buy MT4G yet until few of the bull**** is fixed by HTC (washed out display, off center ffc, creaky buttons, ect) makes you think how it even passed QC in first place. I mean if I am welling to pay and will pay the full device price of $450 then I expect it to work. Most importantly I hope this phone can live up to my HD2 standard when it comes specially to customizability, I mean we all know how versatile HD2 is hell folks down there want me to forget about MT4G and buy another HD2 lol. I hope as time goes on MT4G community also grows along with development.
Try using team silences' Iced glacier Rom, its the stock mytouch Rom so its super stable, but it doesnt have all the bloatware. As far as your battery goes download setup(free) from the market, that along with some other phone weeks should help your battery life substantially. Also titanium backup is another app to download (free) that can help you further remove bloatware.
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Setcpu* is the first app I mentioned, caught the typo after sending, sorry
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Please post questions in Q&A section.
So I have a Nexus 4 at the moment and I'm waiting for the nexus 5. I've been looking at the G2 and i must say it looks amazing, I'm just wondering what the G2 is actually like, is it really worth it? (I know you will be biased as its a g2 forum) I'm not fussed that the Nexus 5 will be cheaper blah blah. I want to know how the G2 is on a daily basis.
Also how's the development side of things for the international? Plenty of support and progress?
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Tons of people around here are gonna say it rocks. I'm one of them. Development it good everything else is great
I can only speak to the verizon version, but it is great. I have not had a N4, but it is much much better than the Galaxy nexus. The only thing I have done s fix wi-fi tethering, and participate in the camera mod thread. I do not know what the Nexus 5 camera will be like, but the G2 is pretty close to the top like you said the luminas and the experia Z1 May do better. There is definitely room in the software for some improvements(like 4K recording), I think the hardware is there to support a little better photos, but still great stock.
As I have been saying in other threads I also have solid evidence that the G2 has USB 3.0, but with a funky non standard micro-USB 3.0 connector(backwards compatible to standard micro-USB 2.0). From teardown photos I have seen from nexus 5 it does not have a standard or funky USB 3.0 connector. (Sketch of connector attached) I have not found a funky plug to reach the extra pins and enable USB 3.0.
Like a lot of people I like a lot if the standard features of this phone.
Check the other forums comparing the G2 and Nexus 5, and the things we owners like about the phone as well.
According to rumors the release of the N5 is within a week, so you can just wait and see the confirmed specs.
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Nice detail there! I'll wait to see if the N5 will be like!! :good:
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So I have a Nexus 4 at the moment and I'm waiting for the nexus 5. I've been looking at the G2 and i must say it looks amazing, I'm just wondering what the G2 is actually like, is it really worth it? (I know you will be biased as its a g2 forum) I'm not fussed that the Nexus 5 will be cheaper blah blah. I want to know how the G2 is on a daily basis.
Also how's the development side of things for the international? Plenty of support and progress?
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coming from an s3....i have one thing to say....im,never buying another samsung phone.....at last there is a phone with almost zero,lag.....nd i thnik its the closest u can get to stock android performance....i even tend to admire the software gimmicks inside...sound is the only field that i thnk was overlooked....
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coming from an s3....i have one thing to say....im,never buying another samsung phone.....at last there is a phone with almost zero,lag.....nd i thnik its the closest u can get to stock android performance....i even tend to admire the software gimmicks inside...sound is the only field that i thnk was overlooked....
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This and Viper solves the sound issues. O.P, search the is the G2 worth it threads from a month ago. There's tons of good stuff there and reasons why we all love our phone
If you get the G2, you won't be disappointed. It's the best phone available
for me, this is way way better than my previous iPhone 4S! lol...
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for me, this is way way better than my previous iPhone 4S! lol...
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So was my HTC Incredible.
Thanks Devs. From my VZW G2.
I sold my nexus 4 for this phone as well.
I used the nexus for a few months and tried various roms, but I've never found "it".
"It" is the feeling I get when I buy something that suits me, LG g2, car, wife.
This phone is a keeper, I don't even want or need to flash a custom kernel/rom.
Edit: I was looking for the nexus 5 as well, but the camera/battery is not good enough for me and how I use my phone.
I personally don't see a reason to wait for the Nexus 5 (although I'm kinda waiting too just to see the official announcement before I pull the trigger on getting the G2) considering the G2 is so similar and even has better specs in a few key areas. I fail to see the fascination with Nexus devices considering this is Android and Android lets you do what you want, there are already plenty of closer to Aosp ROMs if you don't like the Lg skin and I'm sure the great developers will work as quickly as possible to get 4.4 onto the G2 once it is released. I could understand being confused about whether to get the G2 or some totally different device from a different manufacturer, but if the Nexus 5 is the main thing you're comparing to, the G2 is a nearly identical LG device with a better battery and camera so why make yourself hold out for the release of a lower spec'd device.
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I personally don't see a reason to wait for the Nexus 5 (although I'm kinda waiting too just to see the official announcement before I pull the trigger on getting the G2) considering the G2 is so similar and even has better specs in a few key areas. I fail to see the fascination with Nexus devices considering this is Android and Android lets you do what you want, there are already plenty of closer to Aosp ROMs if you don't like the Lg skin and I'm sure the great developers will work as quickly as possible to get 4.4 onto the G2 once it is released. I could understand being confused about whether to get the G2 or some totally different device from a different manufacturer, but if the Nexus 5 is the main thing you're comparing to, the G2 is a nearly identical LG device with a better battery and camera so why make yourself hold out for the release of a lower spec'd device.
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one thing for sure the G2 will be much more comfortable to hold. The shape of the N5 is not very comfortable to hold. My Optimus G was same shape and not comfortable to hold mind you it still is an amazing phone. Also battery on N5 does not look promising.
Oh and can i add that its now 12 am nd i still have 50% battery with normal use.....same use nd apps as my old s3 which i used to charge twice daily.....
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I came from the nexus 4. So glad I gave this a try as it's such a nice phone and great experience of lg rom.
My favorite phone to date.
LG G2
Holding off on G2 as well
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I personally don't see a reason to wait for the Nexus 5 (although I'm kinda waiting too just to see the official announcement before I pull the trigger on getting the G2) considering the G2 is so similar and even has better specs in a few key areas. I fail to see the fascination with Nexus devices considering this is Android and Android lets you do what you want, there are already plenty of closer to Aosp ROMs if you don't like the Lg skin and I'm sure the great developers will work as quickly as possible to get 4.4 onto the G2 once it is released. I could understand being confused about whether to get the G2 or some totally different device from a different manufacturer, but if the Nexus 5 is the main thing you're comparing to, the G2 is a nearly identical LG device with a better battery and camera so why make yourself hold out for the release of a lower spec'd device.
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I am also holding off on the G2 just to see what the Nexus 5 is offering for the following reasons.
1. No one knows if the leaks are 100% accurate, Google could surprise us.
2. I just moved to a new area where my current phone service BLOWS (Sprint). When I get the Nex5 or G2 I want to try both TMO & ATT, the Nex5 will work on both fully but from what I understand the TMO G2 is missing some LTE band (no idea if I need it)
3a. Can't hide the friggin soft keys on the G2 unless you root.
3b. Rooting trips some flag that gives LG an excuse not to fix your phone.
3c. No way to un-trip that flag that I've seen.
If any of my above reasons are wrong forgive me. I'm just going off of info I get in this forum and on Youtube.
Dear All,
Greetings
I've been doing a market research since two weeks now and I'm still very confused about what to buy till this moment. In my country, the three phones are of almost at the same price, so having a price premium for Nexus 5 is not available, Nexus 5 32GB is at 544$, LG G2 32GB is at 505$, and HTC ONE is at 518$. So you see, its not that big difference between them, and I'm really lost on deciding what to get as a new .
I'd appreciate your help, so thank you so much
We don't allow such threads on XDA, mainly because all you're going to get is opinions which leads to arguing and abuse and eventually thread closure.
Opinions are like butts... everyone has one.
If you cannot get enough info from existing threads here, my suggestion is go to your local store and handle the device.. have a play.. make up your own mind.
Alternatively, you can visit a site like THIS and do a direct comparison.
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