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Picking a new Verizon phone

I need some help here. The wife is getting a new phone and I want it to be one that runs great and has plenty of support for me to root it. What would suggest and why? Thanks guys.
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Is your wife a techie? I find that rooting the phone of a non-techie can lead to complications.

Yeah she is not a phone techie but her last 2 phones I put roms on. Motodroid and thunderbolt.
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z33dev33l said:
Is your wife a techie? I find that rooting the phone of a non-techie can lead to complications.
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I would listen to z33, he knows from experience (now he is using wp7...the OS for the technically handicapped). I would get the galaxy nexus. Great phone, and super easy to root, unlock bootloader, and flash.

lowandbehold said:
I would listen to z33, he knows from experience (now he is using wp7...the OS for the technically handicapped). I would get the galaxy nexus. Great phone, and super easy to root, unlock bootloader, and flash.
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Just a $100 bucks more than we want to spend. Gonna be a sweet phone though no doubt. I love samsung. The wife thinks they are too light weight and thus feel cheaply made. :/

snsangston said:
Just a $100 bucks more than we want to spend. Gonna be a sweet phone though no doubt. I love samsung. The wife thinks they are too light weight and thus feel cheaply made. :/
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Hmm, I don't know then. The Rezound isn't really a good phone for a wife, and I am hard pressed to recommend a "Droid" anything...

She is really iffy about htc because her thunderbolt keeps dropping 4g all the time and my charge doesnt
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snsangston said:
I need some help here. The wife is getting a new phone and I want it to be one that runs great and has plenty of support for me to root it. What would suggest and why? Thanks guys.
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The DROID RAZR maxx seems to be a good phone. The battery life appears to be amazing on it which is half the problem with most phones.
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Yeah that is actually what we are leaning towards.
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Waddle said:
The DROID RAZR maxx seems to be a good phone. The battery life appears to be amazing on it which is half the problem with most phones.
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It's not the battery life that is amazing..it is the size of the battery.

The lte dropping isn't the phone. Its Verizon's CDMA and LTE authentication methods in place. My gnex drops data completely at times BC they haven't figured out how to successfully authenticate sim cards 100%yet. Its dumb....I lose data once a day at least. Recently 45minutes ago on my ten minute drive home steaming spotify
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You gotta go with the nexus, everything about it is far superior. Unless you want to print poster size pics from the phone camera, if so apple wins.
The Rezound is terrible, the Razr Maxx is alright but has too much bezel and i'm not a huge fan of motoblur. She'll out the extra $ and get the Nexus, it'll also be first in updates and rooting it is ridiculously easy.

hey everyone, dont buy the galaxy s 3, please read

hey everybody in the lovely i9100 community i just wanted to see how much people
are going to buy the new S3, i just thought this phone we tired so much over, are
we just going to stop development for it and switch to the S3, now the S2 forums
will never be the same, so please everybody don't leave
sincerely: android_isda_****
Why not to buy the S3
1. to large
2. nexus nock off
3. looks faggish
4. micro sim
5. JUST NO!!

android_isda_**** said:
hey everybody in the lovely i9100 community i just wanted to see how much people
are going to buy the new S3, i just thought this phone we tired so much over, are
we just going to stop development for it and switch to the S3, now the S2 forums
will never be the same, so please everybody don't leave
sincerely: android_isda_****
Why not to buy the S3
1. to large
2. nexus nock off
3. looks faggish
4. micro sim
5. JUST NO!!
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Omfg.
This guy made definitely my day!
Sent via my S2 monster

LOL brother its your opinion these points are useless its does not mean that if you dont like the sg3 and other too......
no one listen you every one has his own desire

Well, did the i9000 section get abandoned when the i9100 came out??
No it didn't, and since they won't get official ICS, their forums is on fire! ;-)
Personally, I'll keep my SGSII for some time as i'm still tied to a contract... Luckily I also got got a One X to play around with
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NOMIOMI said:
LOL brother its your opinion these points are useless its does not mean that if you dont like the sg3 and other too......
no one listen you every one has his own desire
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@ram3n
THX, hope to be seeing you here after the release of the SGS3
@NOMIOMI
yeah i know, i just want to give people there needed WAKE UP CALL

spirol said:
Well, did the i9000 section get abandoned when the i9100 came out??
No it didn't, and since they won't get official ICS, their forums is on fire! ;-)
Personally, I'll keep my SGSII for some time as i'm still tied to a contract... Luckily I also got got a One X to play around with
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good point, but then again the ROM development in the i9000 section did decrease by 25%
in the last 4 months

android_isda_**** said:
good point, but then again the ROM development in the i9000 section did decrease by 25%
in the last 4 months
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But idiots posting increased by 8000 percent in that time span .
jje

JJEgan said:
But idiots posting increased by 8000 percent in that time span .
jje
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dont want to seem mean, but they have to be idiots to buy the i9000 (this year) when
the i9100 and many other devices have been released
(not including the SGS3, yes im admitting that it is better then the i9000)

My biggest gripe with the SGS3 is that the increased battery will probs be eaten up (and then some) by the new "niche" functionalities. And I'm having trouble using my sgs2 for more than a day if I use it as a proper smartphone (unlike, and I hate to say this, my work iphone which gives me 3 days of standby on top of 9+hours use time with exchange, wifi and GPS on 24/7).
SGS2 will blow anything out of the water with mindnumbing functionality, but honestly, 95% of my use is calls, sms, mms, mail, facebook and spotify when working out. And even with the official 2000mAh battery I'll struggle to get through 24 hrs if I dont let JuiceDefender strangle everything.
I saw nothing about battery life in that live broadcast, and it bummed me out and really put me off that phone.
I don't want to cross to the Dark side!!!!!!

Sgs3 is verry ugly design....no original and cheep materials
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recon553 said:
My biggest gripe with the SGS3 is that the increased battery will probs be eaten up (and then some) by the new "niche" functionalities. And I'm having trouble using my sgs2 for more than a day if I use it as a proper smartphone (unlike, and I hate to say this, my work iphone which gives me 3 days of standby on top of 9+hours use time with exchange, wifi and GPS on 24/7).
SGS2 will blow anything out of the water with mindnumbing functionality, but honestly, 95% of my use is calls, sms, mms, mail, facebook and spotify when working out. And even with the official 2000mAh battery I'll struggle to get through 24 hrs if I dont let JuiceDefender strangle everything.
I saw nothing about battery life in that live broadcast, and it bummed me out and really put me off that phone.
I don't want to cross to the Dark side!!!!!!
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stay with us brother, we will soon find a solution to this problem together, and many
others to come, and personally, i get a good 2 days out of my SGS2 with gps on 30 min
everyday, and gprs on 1 hour everyday, i use my ipod 4g 64 gb, for games and wifi,
facebook, viber, tango, etc.

Sgs2 can do anything will stay here for another year maybe,looking at wp7 smoothness I'm thinking of a change
Sent from my SGS2 powered by cm9 love

Inappropriate language and derogatory slurs aren't the best way to keep your poll about a phone that isn't the Galaxy S II open.

Farewell, Atrix Community!

Howdy, Guys.
Well, my digitizer broke, started getting really really finnicky, at first I thought it was just CM9 touch drivers. But yesterday, I noticed it had a huge dead spot, and touch test confirmed. I found a deal on a Lumia 900 on Craigslist, and will be using this for the next 5 months until my upgrade.
I've never been a part of such a devoted and active community on XDA. I thank you all for all your help, and I'm glad to have been able to contribute in whatever ways I could. I look forward to working with some of you again, maybe we'll see an Atrix 3 together.
Thanks for everything, and Good Luck
-Peter

Adios buddy.

The 900 is a cool phone. Battery life is sucky, but the UI is the best part about the phone.
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Good luck with WP

EBay the digitizer. I found a "used" one for $30
Worth it when you have a dead spot like I did.
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Farewell and good luck with your new phone !

No need for another thread on same topic...
Well Guys & Gals, it's been fun on the Atrix Forums... been here since March of last year, and saw all the milestones for this device. But the time has come to move on to a newer phone.
My Galaxy S3 will be arriving tomorrow. So while I may not be as involved on a day to day basis as I have in the past, I'll still be around. And I'm still the forum moderator, so don't go thinking your gonna get away with anything.
See ya around,
- SwiftKS :good:

Did you buy the phone straight up or with a discount?
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Deggy said:
Did you buy the phone straight up or with a discount?
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Used my upgrade.
Sent from my Atrix

Well guys, I really only had an atrix for about a month (baught it at amazon for 220 but I sold it for 350) lol. You gotta love XDA and all the devs out there who can make something that is suppose to be fast be fast AKA CM7.
I really was hoping ICS version stable, would have been made while using this phone.
Oh Well, hey you guys and gals, take care and as we say in Germany Tschuess!

Sad to see you guys go. I'm tempted by the GS3 but it's not quite what I want still. I think I'll keep rocking the Atrix for another month and see what happens. And possibly save some green on the upgrade if I decide to go GS3 anyway.

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Used my upgrade.
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Oh my... how I wish I can upgrade my phone right now..

I don't want you to go! so here is a temporary solution =P
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1719653

I'm leaving too, gsm galaxy nexus from the play store
Wife will use my upgrade for whatever she decides on
I'd like to thank all of you who are active here and stayed active through thick and thin
Most especially the leaker of the unlocked boot loader file then the devs who brought us more than enough great roms to make me really love this phone (after blur made me hate it) I'll still keep my Atrix so I can still try out what you all come up with.

Unfortunately, I have upgraded my phone as well to the Galaxy S3. Since money is tight, I am selling my Atrix to pay for the upgrade so Aura is now discontinued officially (I assume most considered it that way already).
It was a fun run and I hope everyone has a wonderful year.

I'm not leaving right away, I'll wait until a next batch of S3's are available before I use my upgrade..
It's been great guys!
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While I am on the SGSII right now, I am still excited about a more stable CM9 on the Atrix.
Too many turn offs with me on upgrade options. SGSIII - Micro SIM (and I don't want to go the SIM adapter route) + too large of a screen.
Nexus - refuse to buy until Nexus finally makes a phone with a MicroSD.
HTC - Needs to prove itself in battery life.
Honestly while I am currrntly enjoying the SGSII, I'm STILL going back and forth with my Atrix on CM7.2. Don't know why but I just really love almost everything about the Atrix, and probably will never sell it...
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ccrows said:
SGSIII - Micro SIM (and I don't want to go the SIM adapter route) + too large of a screen.
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Once you play with it for a few hours it makes the Atrix feel downright tiny and insignificant in screen size, it is crazy. It feels pretty much perfect in size after a short while.
Not to mention that it runs more fluid on the stock rom than any phone I have ever used. Amazing device, I would definitely say go try it out once demo's start showing up in stores. The microSIM isn't so bad, since after using it for a few days I can't use the Atrix anymore. It feels so small and hard to see the screen... which is kinda depressing because I loved the Atrix, only phone I have ever used for my full contract period.

Diviance said:
Once you play with it for a few hours it makes the Atrix feel downright tiny and insignificant in screen size, it is crazy.
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I'm poor, so no S3 for me, but I picked up a refurb skyrocket for $10 as a contract upgrade. My wife's still on an atrix, though, and it does indeed seem small and insignificant after just a few hours w/ the skyrocket. LTE is amazing as well. Faster than my 18mbps uverse. Was a good run.
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Just wanted to thank everyone for all the support in making the atrix a much better experience then Moto did.
TheBill was great giving us awesome roms even when he did not have an atrix.
My atrix died for the 3rd time and rather then go through the warranty process once again I have decided to wait for the Lumina 920.
Ill be using the Iphone 4 as a temp phone (now I know why i didnt go apple) but am excited to give a whole new operating system a try.
Again thank you to a great community.

Thinking of buying N4

Hi guys, I'm thinking of buying a N4 in a month or so, and just wanted to ask for your opinions and thoughts about this phone. Thanks

DarkLP said:
Hi guys, I'm thinking of buying a N4 in a month or so, and just wanted to ask for your opinions and thoughts about this phone. Thanks
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Worth the $350 I paid for it. Nice screen. Feels solid in hand. Performs well. Oh and its a nexus.
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i personally own a htc one s and thought about buying a nexus 4 as well. i think its a great phone with great hardware and a nice design. especially the white one looks fantastic in my opinion. the only thing i dont like that much is the backside of it.. i dont like the glass there, thats why i will wait for the hopefully soon releasibg nexus 5
cheers
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robin216 said:
i personally own a htc one s and thought about buying a nexus 4 as well. i think its a great phone with great hardware and a nice design. especially the white one looks fantastic in my opinion. the only thing i dont like that much is the backside of it.. i dont like the glass there, thats why i will wait for the hopefully soon releasibg nexus 5
cheers
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Define "soon" . you may be waiting until around November or so. I think the back glass itself is sleek as all hell. I'm just afraid of breaking it. So I put it in a case where I don't get to enjoy its beauty.
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i am praying every evening that google release it the next day
yes, i would also use a case, but the back of the n4 is too nice :/
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Here's what I said in a thread of someone asking if it's worth it. Basically: you should buy it.
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The main pros of the Nexus 4 that I keep listing anytime I tell people about it are the following:
1. Price. $350 is pretty much half the price of any other competitor to the Nexus 4
2. Pure Android, updated directly from Google. As soon as a new version of Android is released, it's on the Nexus. Google develops Android FOR this device.
3. Design. Glass front and back, it's a solid phone. Looks sleek.
Now, newly-released phones do have slightly better hardware. But we're getting to the point of diminishing returns. We're packing so much hardware into these devices, you'll hard-pressed to find software that actually makes use of it. I think the only debate you should be having is buy the Nexus 4 now, or wait until the next Nexus comes out, possible during the holidays. That isn't to say this phone won't still be a solid phone then, but I can understand if some people wait to buy updated versions.
To answer your question: yes. It is definitely worth it. At $350, it's fiscally irresponsible NOT to buy a Nexus 4. Right now I'm paying $30/mo for a tablet plan on AT&T with 3gb of data. Having weird and crazy options like that don't seem to happen with other phones. I feel like the Nexus 4 is YOUR phone, not 80% your phone, 20% the manufacturer's.
Spoiler alert: I might be a little biased, but c'mon. It's a sweet phone.
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Ringke fusion has a transparent back, nice case also.
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Do it. Don't ask questions. Do it. You will NOT regret it. I've had mine for about 5 days. It's fantastic.
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You're falling further behind, get it asap and let the good times roll!

Thanks everyone for replies, especially @Johmama . How's the battery life and speaker sound? I wish I could buy it now, but I have tickets to pay so I have to wait a month

Not to mention the strong development support, if you're the adventurous type it's nearly impossible to hard-brick a Nexus.
Pure Android (AOSP) is rather nice by itself and I could live with that, but I like to go custom a bit .

DarkLP said:
Thanks everyone for replies, especially @Johmama . How's the battery life and speaker sound? I wish I could buy it now, but I have tickets to pay so I have to wait a month
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Well battery isn't as long as say a Galaxy S3 with a 7000mAh extended battery on it. The N4 uses a 2100mAh battery and depending on your usage, it could last maybe 4 hours of constant screen usage at full brightness (screen takes most the battery), or it can last over 21 with the occasional checking of facbook, emails, etc once every couple of hours.
Here's a screenshot when I finally got it down to zero percent. (it stayed idle overnight as I slept, and then I used it here and there during the day.)

AIDAKU said:
This is nexus forum...What do you expect nexus owners to tell you...
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LoL, true we may be bias, but I'll at least tell you quirks I've noticed. Even so I'd still pick an N4 unless all the other brands want to ship full AOSP at the same price and include extras like maybe a micro-SD card slot or replaceable battery . I kind of wish you could use USB-OTG without a 5V adapter, but I don't use my phone the same way I use my Tablet.

DarkLP said:
Thanks everyone for replies, especially @Johmama . How's the battery life and speaker sound? I wish I could buy it now, but I have tickets to pay so I have to wait a month
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It usually lasts me the whole day until late. I'm not constantly using it, however. I'm on all stock so you'd get much better battery running a different kernel and rom

AIDAKU said:
This is nexus forum...What do you expect nexus owners to tell you...
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Well I'm not buying a phone of any of you, so it's not like someone has to advertise it so I'd buy it. That's why I asked in N4 forum, because all of you have N4.

Basic stuff like Wifi and 3G data have hardware or driver problems. I sometimes wish I'd paid $100 more for a phone that has had more testing/QA. (Not sure there is a better phone for only $100 more, though.) I still prefer this phone to the SGS3, which has fundamentally bad OS design and poor compatibility with third party Android builds.

[Q] How good is the LG G2? I want to know you're experiences before buying

Hi Guys,
I currently have a Xperia Z1 and am thinking of getting a G2. I know it's won a lot of awards but I want to know your experiences before buying it. How is the usual screen time and that's my main question? Also how do you deal with the 16gb storage? That is my main concern while getting it.
Thanks
Sean473
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Sean473 said:
Hi Guys,
I currently have a Xperia Z1 and am thinking of getting a G2. I know it's won a lot of awards but I want to know your experiences before buying it. How is the usual screen time and that's my main question? Also how do you deal with the 16gb storage? That is my main concern while getting it.
Thanks
Sean473
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I have it and love it..... what do you use your storage for? mine came with 24 GIGs

Symbian_Black said:
I have it and love it..... what do you use your storage for? mine came with 24 GIGs
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I will be getting the 16GB version which has 11 free.. Can u just give some details about how your daily use is and how much screen time u get?
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I have my screen on 60% and get 5-6h screen time
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get an iphone,
no more android lagg,
no half baked features (art,selinux)
no weird batterydrains or wakelocks
no more flashaddiction or switching tediously roms to only find out its android you loathe
statistics show apple owners have more sex
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Hi,
And all your questions have been answered in different threads, you just need a little search...
Battery life (or screen on time if you prefer), it depends mainly (only) of your use (games, browsing, just calls, etc...) and your settings (like screen brightness, synchro, wifi/data, etc...), how we can tell you what will be your average battery life depending to your use...?
Same thing for the storage, how we can know what you put in your phone and if it will be enough It's just you who know this... In any case something nice exists: USB OTG cable or at least cloud storage.

bachera said:
get an iphone,
no more android lagg,
no half baked features (art,selinux)
no weird batterydrains or wakelocks
no more flashaddiction or switching tediously roms to only find out its android you loathe
statistics show apple owners have more sex
Sent from my LG-D802
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Please dont troll here
Sean473 said:
I will be getting the 16GB version which has 11 free.. Can u just give some details about how your daily use is and how much screen time u get?
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No battery drain. I use my storage for music when I hit the gym and my photos. I also use google drive which is an additional 15 gigs of cloud storage for free. I'm a heavy web and app user (I use anywhere from 12-15 apps) with my screen cranked to about 60% also and I get 16 hours of straight usage which includes talk time. If you're a power user you'd love the phone. If you do light usage you'd love it even more. People complain about the GPS. You let it lock in the first time (it takes about 30 sec) after that its an instant lock. This is a great phone

I love it! I use it normally full time college student and get the most about 18hours on battery sometimes more
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Ok I've decided to get a G2 and have paid for it. Should be getting it on Tuesday. Any tips? I only managed to get the 16GB version as I can't afford the 32GB one.

Love mine. 12 of use and I still have 42% battery left.
-sent from my LG G2 using XDA Premium 4

Sean473 said:
Hi Guys,
I currently have a Xperia Z1 and am thinking of getting a G2. I know it's won a lot of awards but I want to know your experiences before buying it. How is the usual screen time and that's my main question? Also how do you deal with the 16gb storage? That is my main concern while getting it.
Thanks
Sean473
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Alright mate, Imma try to give you a quick though solid, personal opinion of mine:
*I WANTED THE NEXUS 5 b4 THE 1st WHIFF OF RUMORS STARTED .... BUT ~>
*I have been on VZW forever + have unlimited data, recently on the GNEX running 4.4 quite well
*After WEEEEEKS of hemming-hawing about: stay on VZW w/ unl. data, supior. ntwrk. BUT w/ a new contract -OR- get a N5 and go with much more inferior services, Play Store wait time > I had one on order within an hour of release buuut I just kept debating if I wanted to deal with a switch, etc (FYI, NO I CAN'T STAND VZW "Customer Service" & MASSIVE GREED & LACK OF A SOLID RANGE OF HIGH-END DEVICES ?& POOR OTA's .... and on and on)
>>>I knew I couldn't simply reply to your question quickly .... I was down to the Moto X (older tech eliminated it 4me BUT it IS a badass) ... so it was down to the NEXUS 5 & dealing with a switch, losing my unlimited data & gettting crappy other carrier OR get the N5's closest KIN .... THE LG G2.
I am a very content (yet still tentative) owner of a G2 for 36 hrs so far .... got 13 more days to return to Best Buy w/o ANY restocking fee -IF- I do not like IT .... I got mine for $49.00 (yeah, yeah on contract) ..... rooted it last night and have been messing with it for hours on end (need to go to sleep. gotta work in a little bit !) ..... anyways, I just flashed AOSPA 4.0+/4.4 w/ Custom G2 kernel ..... coming from a completely TWEAKED/OPTMZD VanirAOSP GNEX, the G2 is VERY IMPRESSIVE ....significantly better camera than N5, SAME SNAP 800, a little better build quality, a little more 'refined' & 'polished' BUT the dammm buttons on the back take A LOT of getting used to, esp when trying to do combos to get recovery, etc
SOOOOO, It is MY HONEST OPINION, THAT YES, THE G2 (ROOTED & LIGHTLY TWEAKED) IS WELL-WORTH YOUR TIME & MONEY ..... if only we could get 1/10th of the DEV Support that the N5 gets lmmfao !
Hope that helped ... a little anyways ..... I will add .... the G2 is EASILY the BEST DAMM SMARTPHONE I HAVE PERSONALLY OWNED - no doubt !!!

Sean473 said:
Ok I've decided to get a G2 and have paid for it. Should be getting it on Tuesday. Any tips? I only managed to get the 16GB version as I can't afford the 32GB one.
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Lol if you can't afford the 32GB G2 then how did you manage to get the Z1 which is way more expensive?
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Haseeb123 said:
Lol if you can't afford the 32GB G2 then how did you manage to get the Z1 which is way more expensive?
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Got it on contract... I'm going to sell it? Interested are u?
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C.Hatfield said:
Alright mate, Imma try to give you a quick though solid, personal opinion of mine:
*I WANTED THE NEXUS 5 b4 THE 1st WHIFF OF RUMORS STARTED .... BUT ~>
*I have been on VZW forever + have unlimited data, recently on the GNEX running 4.4 quite well
*After WEEEEEKS of hemming-hawing about: stay on VZW w/ unl. data, supior. ntwrk. BUT w/ a new contract -OR- get a N5 and go with much more inferior services, Play Store wait time > I had one on order within an hour of release buuut I just kept debating if I wanted to deal with a switch, etc (FYI, NO I CAN'T STAND VZW "Customer Service" & MASSIVE GREED & LACK OF A SOLID RANGE OF HIGH-END DEVICES ?& POOR OTA's .... and on and on)
>>>I knew I couldn't simply reply to your question quickly .... I was down to the Moto X (older tech eliminated it 4me BUT it IS a badass) ... so it was down to the NEXUS 5 & dealing with a switch, losing my unlimited data & gettting crappy other carrier OR get the N5's closest KIN .... THE LG G2.
I am a very content (yet still tentative) owner of a G2 for 36 hrs so far .... got 13 more days to return to Best Buy w/o ANY restocking fee -IF- I do not like IT .... I got mine for $49.00 (yeah, yeah on contract) ..... rooted it last night and have been messing with it for hours on end (need to go to sleep. gotta work in a little bit !) ..... anyways, I just flashed AOSPA 4.0+/4.4 w/ Custom G2 kernel ..... coming from a completely TWEAKED/OPTMZD VanirAOSP GNEX, the G2 is VERY IMPRESSIVE ....significantly better camera than N5, SAME SNAP 800, a little better build quality, a little more 'refined' & 'polished' BUT the dammm buttons on the back take A LOT of getting used to, esp when trying to do combos to get recovery, etc
SOOOOO, It is MY HONEST OPINION, THAT YES, THE G2 (ROOTED & LIGHTLY TWEAKED) IS WELL-WORTH YOUR TIME & MONEY ..... if only we could get 1/10th of the DEV Support that the N5 gets lmmfao !
Hope that helped ... a little anyways ..... I will add .... the G2 is EASILY the BEST DAMM SMARTPHONE I HAVE PERSONALLY OWNED - no doubt !!!
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Aside from your Verizon Experience I agree about the LG G2.

I just ordered this phone today from Amazon. They put it on sale last night for 1 cent and they don't charge sales tax here. Couldn't pass that up and if I decide that I want the N5 I'll have two new phones for the cost of the N5. :good:

I had then choice between the Nexus 5 and the G2, but because the two in Denmark cost the same. This is why I chose the G2:
Amazing battery. I only charge 2 time a day when i'm flashing roms constantly
Big screen to footprint ratio (Also bright colors, and nice contrast)
Great camera (As long as you stay on the stock rom, it really slow on aosp based roms)
Personally i have come to like the back mounted buttons and knock-on
Currently i'm running a AOSPA 4.0 rom (KitKat), so basically right now my G2 is a "better-than-nexus" for the same price.
I'll give it 8/10. Loses two because of the ugly LG software, and the plasticy body. Both if which i have fixed with the KitKat rom, and a soft touch case.

If your take photos of toddlers or pets you'll want to kill the phone dead. With fire.
Sent from my LG-G2 using Tapatalk

Check out the the thread that addresses the screen issues before you purchase the G2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521663
It's been an awesome device for me for almost 2 months for me. I'm a heavy user and I can easilly get through the entire day on the battery. Its fast fluid and smooth and LG's factory UI is amazing. But the sceen issues have pretty much crippled the device. knock knock doesnt work any more and there's a strip across the upper portion of the screen that doesnt register touches anymore. With the screen issues happening so often to users, I can't recomend this device to anyone.

fr4nk1yn said:
If your take photos of toddlers or pets you'll want to kill the phone dead. With fire.
Sent from my LG-G2 using Tapatalk
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Supposedly the below fix helps to reduce lag and even camera lagg... Give it a shot..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2479892
Also has anyone used USB OTG ? Can I use a micro-USB to SD card adapter while using USB OTG protocol? I guess it should work...
The one I have the idea of using is this. Its just easier for me as I already have a micro SD card and its less bulky then lets say as flash drive...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/USB2-0-MICRO...+micro+sd+card
Please really need this info as I need to order this ASAP ...

After contemplating for a whole while, choosing from an unlocked Xperia Z1 or Ultra, LG G2 (even the F320 expandable versions) international editions and the 32GB Nexus 5 (of which Google Play ended up shipping out last Wed, in spite of "shipping from warehouse by Dec 3") for weeks.
Well, after weighing the pros vs cons on the Nexus 5 vs G2 for Straight Talk use...I ended up with a locked T-Mobile LG G2 from Swappa. Took delivery of it last Black Fri. It is now running sweetly on my old microSIM trimmed Straight Talk/T-Mob service.
Coming from an old Gingerbread 2.3 Acer Liquid MT (data at 3-4Mbps tops) holdout...this LG is effing pretty fast on all fronts (data hitting 13-14+Mbps consistently).
I'm still in the process of tinkering my new LG toy though..
My LG G2 love affair has just begun.
P.S. All I need now..getting to have my Moto Xoom internet to work tethering from my LG..and to refuse UPS delivery of the black N5 by tomorrow.