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hi guys, im planning on getting either the galaxy 3/galaxy apollo or one of the optimus phones (mainly optimus one) so can anyone share their opinions of the g3?
what i'll use it for:
music player
casual gaming (angry birds etc)
texting/calling
idc abt froyo 2.1 v 2.2 or lg/samsung custom ui.
im wondering about lag/freezing particularily. is 256mb of ram sufficient to play games?
and hows the battery life on the phone?
also does it support multitouch? (i know optimus one doesnt)
thanks
isdfoa said:
hi guys, im planning on getting either the galaxy 3/galaxy apollo or one of the optimus phones (mainly optimus one) so can anyone share their opinions of the g3?
what i'll use it for:
music player
casual gaming (angry birds etc)
texting/calling
idc abt froyo 2.1 v 2.2 or lg/samsung custom ui.
im wondering about lag/freezing particularily. is 256mb of ram sufficient to play games?
and hows the battery life on the phone?
also does it support multitouch? (i know optimus one doesnt)
thanks
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For all those needs, I say galaxy 3. And yes It does support multitouch. Battery life depends on the kernel. And 256 is kinda laggy with angry birds but nothing you can't bear with.
isdfoa said:
hi guys, im planning on getting either the galaxy 3/galaxy apollo or one of the optimus phones (mainly optimus one) so can anyone share their opinions of the g3?
what i'll use it for:
music player
casual gaming (angry birds etc)
texting/calling
idc abt froyo 2.1 v 2.2 or lg/samsung custom ui.
im wondering about lag/freezing particularily. is 256mb of ram sufficient to play games?
and hows the battery life on the phone?
also does it support multitouch? (i know optimus one doesnt)
thanks
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have a look at the samsung Galaxy Ace
optimus one has better resolution..
and cyanogen mod 7 port.. :'(
clarkkov said:
Lg is much better peformace wise, and if you are only interested in the specs lg is a better chioce. It has better res and better chipset, and has a gpu.
However, sg3 looks and feels much better in real life - physicaly. It's built from better plastic and designed to look good.
If you are A hardcore nerd and think playing nfs shift on a 3,2 inch screen is cool, go with lg.
But chicks always ask me: is that the new iphone? It looks very nice! - When I put my sg3 on the table.
Sent from outer space!
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Good One Dude
clarkkov said:
Lg is much better peformace wise, and if you are only interested in the specs lg is a better chioce. It has better res and better chipset, and has a gpu.
However, sg3 looks and feels much better in real life - physicaly. It's built from better plastic and designed to look good.
If you are A hardcore nerd and think playing nfs shift on a 3,2 inch screen is cool, go with lg.
But chicks always ask me: is that the new iphone? It looks very nice! - When I put my sg3 on the table.
Sent from outer space!
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thanks for that reply!
yea, i really dig the sg3 design, and i heard it has the upper hand in audio quality. im not really into playing hardcore mobile games, just the casual ones. does the g3 have a lot of lag?
@galaxy ace:
i wish, but its not here in canada :s
clarkkov said:
Lg is much better peformace wise, and if you are only interested in the specs lg is a better chioce. It has better res and better chipset, and has a gpu.
However, sg3 looks and feels much better in real life - physicaly. It's built from better plastic and designed to look good.
If you are A hardcore nerd and think playing nfs shift on a 3,2 inch screen is cool, go with lg.
But chicks always ask me: is that the new iphone? It looks very nice! - When I put my sg3 on the table.
Sent from outer space!
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I'd stick with SG3... Much better material wise and you have a nice support here at XDA. If not going into hardcore gaming as said, it's a pretty good choice.
My opinion
Optimus one does have multi touch BTW as well as 512 mbps. Of. Ram
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Its most depends on once requirements, g3 work well in all app and Angry birds also work fine. The music and headphone both are good in quality. And 256 ram is more than enouth for texting/calling. Battery work for around 5 hour when I countlessly browse net with downloading files too. I think its good.
But I think music and headphone both are not upto mark in optimus one.
Do not submit an answer if you have already answered in another forum in which i have posted. Just curious about the numbers
The hardware is nice and all but I don't care at all for the 3D features and I haven't even owned my Shift that long.
Doesnt look all that awesome to me. For one thing I dont understand why the Iphone camera takes twice as good of photos as any HTC phone. Also, to me the phone kinda looks ugly. I'm gonna wait and see what other phones come out in the next year or so. I just wish sprint got more of a variety of HTC phones like T-mobile etc.
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Doesnt look all that awesome to me. For one thing I dont understand why the Iphone camera takes twice as good of photos as any HTC phone. Also, to me the phone kinda looks ugly. I'm gonna wait and see what other phones come out in the next year or so. I just wish sprint got more of a variety of HTC phones like T-mobile etc.
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ya i'd definitely prefer the sensation, WAYYYY better camera. I have a really good deal on sprint right now so evo 3d for me
I agree the Evo 3D is an ugly device. The 3D feature, to me, is just a gimmick and doesn't really improve functionality. Hardware sounds nice minus the two ugly cameras on the back.
Samsung has a horrible track record, but the Galaxy S 2 Variants are really tempting.
I am getting mine tomorrow. Sadly my Shift just cant handle some of the intense CPU tasks I need it to handle. It was a good ride though fellas, thanks for all the good times and ROMs.
opted out of the ns4g 30 day window for the gf and got her the 3d. the 3d may be a gimmick, but I guarantee you will play with that feature a ton...its very cool. Other than that the phone is fast, almost as fast as my rooted shift with shiftdeck rom (benchmark of 2650 or so)
I considered the E3D for about 5 seconds, then I remembered how much I love my Shift. E3D has nice hardware, but not a significant increase of performance to warrant trading up.
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Evo SHIFT 3D?
I just played with my coworker's Evo3D - decent device and the 3D is quite a bit cooler than I expected, honestly. Our phone, the Shift, is not exactly small / skinny, but the 3D is downright chunky.
Nice hardware, but I'm totally satisfied with my Shift.
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traded the gf's ns4g in before her 30days were up on the 3d. Its definitely not gimmicky and is pretty damn fast. My rooted oc'd shift barely beats it in the benchmarks i've tried. Its bigger than the shift but not as fat. I bought the shift over the evo4g because I pocket carry and wear dress pants all day. When my 12 months is up(end of the year) the 3d is the front runner for a new phone.
I'm wondering is it actually better than the og Evo?
8mp vs 5 MP camera
1ghz vs 1.2 ghz processeor
Kickstand vs no kickstand (I know not really a big deal)
4.3 in screen vs 4 in screen
Battery...to be continued
Massive dev support vs ??
Domestic radio vs world phone**
(My favorite improvement)
What u think? Is it even better than the 3D? Does the lack of dual core really make much of a difference
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I'll let you know on Monday
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I'll let you know on Monday
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Haha good looking
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for me the absence dual core really makes a difference.
rdia am grateful to for giving me this forum stated he is very good and has lots of variety.
Seems like a decent offering with a solid price point for those not wanting some cutting edge specs. But I don't know if I'd go from a 4G to this, especially locking in for 2 years.
In hindsight I prediro a specification point.
rruss said:
I'm wondering is it actually better than the og Evo?
8mp vs 5 MP camera
1ghz vs 1.2 ghz processeor
Kickstand vs no kickstand (I know not really a big deal)
4.3 in screen vs 4 in screen
Battery...to be continued
Massive dev support vs ??
Domestic radio vs world phone**
(My favorite improvement)
What u think? Is it even better than the 3D? Does the lack of dual core really make much of a difference
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i got my evo 4g on release day, had it for about 9 months and then bought a shift. i then switched to us cellular 3 weeks ago, had a motorola electrify (photon) and swapped it for the hero-s which is the same as the evo design minus the wimax radio and world capabilities. figured i'd post my thoughts on it here since there's no forum for the hero-s.
the camera is absolutely fantastic. i'm assuming the design will have the same one. it's got a f2.2 lens, so it's amazing in low light. i use my camera a LOT and that was a big downside to the electrify for me.
the cpu is a 2nd generation snapdragon, so it's more than just a 200mhz speed bump. it's quite a bit faster. it also has an adreno 205 vs. the 200 as the gpu, which is a significant upgrade. i honestly don't notice much of a difference between my hero-s and the electrify i had. i don't play many cpu/ gpu intensive games, but it's run everything i've thrown at it with ease. it's not a top of the line multi-core speed demon, but i really don't need that. it's fast, everything runs smooth, and that's all i need/ want.
no kickstand, but not really needed. the 4" qhd screen is probably 90% of the reason i went with this phone. the screen looks great, i really like the higher resolution, and it's just so much easier for me to hold. i actually have pretty big hands, but the evo 4g and electrify are just awkward for me to hold. i sold my evo 4g and got a shift because of this, and traded my electrify for the hero-s for the same reason. this should be a great choice for people who don't want a bigger screen.
battery life seems decent. i can make it through the day with moderate use. if i'm driving i'll plug it in if i'm using nav/ maps, but overall it's ok. probably a bit better than my shift and it seems better than my evo 4g from what i can remember of it.
as for massive dev support... oh god i hope there's some action with this phone on sprint, there's not much going on with it on the USC side (at least not yet). i'd think it'll get rooted/ s-off somewhat quickly, but who knows. this thing would scream with cm7 on it, and i'm thinking it'll run ICS just fine.
there's no world phone capabilities on my hero-s, so i can't comment on that. it seems like that would be a very nice feature for people who need it though.
overall, i love this thing. it's very thin, i love the aluminium unibody, the button placement is great, it's very zippy, the screen resolution and size are perfect for me, and the camera is fantastic. i never thought i'd say this, but i actually kind of *like* sense 3.0 too. i think it's a great phone if you don't need the latest and greatest, and if you want a screen that's between 3.5" and 4.3", this might be what you're looking for. hope this helps, and if anyone has any questions about the phone i'll answer if i can!
if i could break my evo and get this as a replacement that would be nice...
Rocklee99 said:
if i could break my evo and get this as a replacement that would be nice...
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You may be able to since the evo has been discontinued idk if this means anything but a couple years ago I broke my sidekick and called to get it replaced with T-Mobile but they said it is discontinued so they gave me a g1 of course that was when it first came out but like I said that was tmobile who knows what sprint will do
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if i could break my evo and get this as a replacement that would be nice...
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Yeah, I wouldn't complain.
viva la MIUI
It has the smaller 45nm scorpion core which generates less heat and uses less power, so that's a plus, and I believe clock for clock the Scorpion core is faster than the original Snapdragon 65nm core. Then there's the Adreno 205 as far as visually demanding apps goes.
ralphus4121 said:
i got my evo 4g on release day, had it for about 9 months and then bought a shift. i then switched to us cellular 3 weeks ago, had a motorola electrify (photon) and swapped it for the hero-s which is the same as the evo design minus the wimax radio and world capabilities. figured i'd post my thoughts on it here since there's no forum for the hero-s.
the camera is absolutely fantastic. i'm assuming the design will have the same one. it's got a f2.2 lens, so it's amazing in low light. i use my camera a LOT and that was a big downside to the electrify for me.
the cpu is a 2nd generation snapdragon, so it's more than just a 200mhz speed bump. it's quite a bit faster. it also has an adreno 205 vs. the 200 as the gpu, which is a significant upgrade. i honestly don't notice much of a difference between my hero-s and the electrify i had. i don't play many cpu/ gpu intensive games, but it's run everything i've thrown at it with ease. it's not a top of the line multi-core speed demon, but i really don't need that. it's fast, everything runs smooth, and that's all i need/ want.
no kickstand, but not really needed. the 4" qhd screen is probably 90% of the reason i went with this phone. the screen looks great, i really like the higher resolution, and it's just so much easier for me to hold. i actually have pretty big hands, but the evo 4g and electrify are just awkward for me to hold. i sold my evo 4g and got a shift because of this, and traded my electrify for the hero-s for the same reason. this should be a great choice for people who don't want a bigger screen.
battery life seems decent. i can make it through the day with moderate use. if i'm driving i'll plug it in if i'm using nav/ maps, but overall it's ok. probably a bit better than my shift and it seems better than my evo 4g from what i can remember of it.
as for massive dev support... oh god i hope there's some action with this phone on sprint, there's not much going on with it on the USC side (at least not yet). i'd think it'll get rooted/ s-off somewhat quickly, but who knows. this thing would scream with cm7 on it, and i'm thinking it'll run ICS just fine.
there's no world phone capabilities on my hero-s, so i can't comment on that. it seems like that would be a very nice feature for people who need it though.
overall, i love this thing. it's very thin, i love the aluminium unibody, the button placement is great, it's very zippy, the screen resolution and size are perfect for me, and the camera is fantastic. i never thought i'd say this, but i actually kind of *like* sense 3.0 too. i think it's a great phone if you don't need the latest and greatest, and if you want a screen that's between 3.5" and 4.3", this might be what you're looking for. hope this helps, and if anyone has any questions about the phone i'll answer if i can!
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After reading that, I'm even more excited for Sunday!
pretty sure you'll love it- it's a damned nice little phone. my wife's swapping out her HTC merge (USCC's version of the evo shift) for a hero-s today since she liked mine so much and kept stealing it from me!
i made a mistake in my previous post, the hero-s *does* have GSM/ global roaming capabilities, so it really is very close to the evo design 4g then. it just doesn't have the wimax radio... so i'm hoping hoping hoping that any roms and root methods for the design will also work on the hero-s (like the photon stuff works on the electrify on USCC).
HTC Evo Design longer than Hero S??
Just read dimensions on Evo design 4g - and it seems it is longer (4.8 vs 4.5 inches) than the Hero S? Anyone have idea why as it looks like the same phone?
Is this phone worth a 2-year contract or would I be better off adding $50 or so dollars and buying a used Evo while I wait for the Prime?
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Is this phone worth a 2-year contract or would I be better off adding $50 or so dollars and buying a used Evo while I wait for the Prime?
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USed evo OR just wait for the prime
bilner said:
Just read dimensions on Evo design 4g - and it seems it is longer (4.8 vs 4.5 inches) than the Hero S? Anyone have idea why as it looks like the same phone?
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Its the qhd screen I'm sure. The evo 3d is longer but less wide then the evo
Having trouble with AOSP? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1295702
both evo design 4g and hero s have qhd screens. so why different reported dimensions?
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both evo design 4g and hero s have qhd screens. so why different reported dimensions?
I dunno, but I got it this afternoon and love it.. now I'll patiently wait for root...
All ima say is that I love me evo aka evie... The wide screen is just great for my fingers and the quality of the screen is awesome while I watch scrubs on netflix... Its a great phone but my only problem is that its old and im gonna want some dual-core lovin...
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LG just launched its monstrously-spec'd Optimus G in its home market and it set a new performance benchmark for smartphones. The Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset that powers the beast features four Krait cores, which are all but guaranteed to wipe the floor with existing CPUs.
The LG Optimus G also impresses with its spectacular 4.7" WXGA (1280 x 768 pixels) True HD IPS Plus screen, which offers a full RGB matrix and a pixel density of about 318ppi.
LG Optimus G at a glance:
General: 2G/3G/LTE
Form factor: Touchscreen bar phablet
Dimensions: 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.45mm, 145 g
Display: 4.7-inch WXGA True HD IPS Plus (1280 x 768 pixels) capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass
Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU: Quad-core Krait 1.5 GHz processor
GPU: Adreno 320
RAM: 2GB
OS: Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Memory: 32GB storage
Still camera: 8/13 megapixel auto-focus camera with Time catch shot, smart shutter and cheese shutter; 1.3MP front facing camera
Video camera: Full HD (1080p) video recording at 30fps, LED flash,
Connectivity: Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0, standard microUSB port with MHL support (TV Out, USB host), A-GPS receiver, 3.5mm audio jack, NFC
Battery: 2100 mAh
Misc: Optimus U, built-in accelerometer, multi-touch input, proximity sensor, gyroscope sensor, QSlide Function
Check this out - http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_optimus_g-review-814p4.php
Problem is its an LG, it will be supported for 6 months after release and no more.
That's if you're lucky.
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And even after that - it lags (only a few times but QUAD S4! - unforgivable), no removable battery and fugliest interface ever. It'll definitely wipe other phones... so they can look shiny and new.
Until ofc. it gets proper CM10 - THEN it'll kill.
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Problem is its an LG, it will be supported for 6 months after release and no more.
That's if you're lucky.
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Yeah earlier it was the case but now they have learnt the lesson and still XDA solves this problem for us.
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And even after that - it lags (only a few times but QUAD S4! - unforgivable), no removable battery and fugliest interface ever. It'll definitely wipe other phones... so they can look shiny and new.
Until ofc. it gets proper CM10 - THEN it'll kill.
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Sorry didn't get completely what you meant to say my bad
Maybe now the s4 pro owners will be able to use emulators at full speed xD on dual crait the SoC sucked totally at this point^^ personally I dont care about this^^ my s3 int. is still better imo the only thing my phone lacks is LTE, but at the time I got it it wasnt available at europe.
I'm sorry to say this but this beat the hell out of our S3 in general...
But i'm happy for two reasons...
1)Lg's ui sucks...
And
2)When we'll have android 4.2,5.0 or whatever they'll still be stuck in the previous version as always!
As this thread is off topic and will probably be locked soon, i just wanna say i personally would forget about anything LG releases. Take a look at their 'flagship' optimus 2x and the fact that it was released when gingerbread was the latest and despite ics and jellybean's release, it is still on gingerbread today! I have absolutely zero confidence in LG in terms of android upgrades and would never recommend anyone to buy an lg android phone.
My apologies for the off topic rant.. Just felt the need to put the warning out..
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Maybe now the s4 pro owners will be able to use emulators at full speed xD on dual crait the SoC sucked totally at this point^^ personally I dont care about this^^ my s3 int. is still better imo the only thing my phone lacks is LTE, but at the time I got it it wasnt available at europe.
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True but at least LG is setting up new benchmark for newer smartphones
@bullyfrog- same
nfsmw_gr said:
I'm sorry to say this but this beat the hell out of our S3 in general...
But i'm happy for two reasons...
1)Lg's ui sucks...
And
2)When we'll have android 4.2,5.0 or whatever they'll still be stuck in the previous version as always!
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Nikhil'Da Devil said:
True but at least LG is setting up new benchmark for newer smartphones
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Just have some patience guys. This new qualcomm chipset will start popping up in new HTC and Samsung phones. Once that happens it will be time to upgrade from the S3. For now I wouldn't even touch the LG phone.
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As this thread is off topic and will probably be locked soon, i just wanna say i personally would forget about anything LG releases. Take a look at their 'flagship' optimus 2x and the fact that it was released when gingerbread was the latest and despite ics and jellybean's release, it is still on gingerbread today! I have absolutely zero confidence in LG in terms of android upgrades and would never recommend anyone to buy an lg android phone.
My apologies for the off topic rant.. Just felt the need to put the warning out..
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racerex said:
Just have some patience guys. This new qualcomm chipset will start popping up in new HTC and Samsung phones. Once that happens it will be time to upgrade from the S3. For now I wouldn't even touch the LG phone.
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Yup all true but if you are on XDA I don't care about official rom upgrade/support. I will personally go for best hardware there is.
Launched with Ice Cream Sandwich? Seriously?
This thing has nice specs but software and device support is also just as important.
It's running an OS that was launched October of LAST YEAR, on top of it it will have LG's nasty UI overlay.
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Launched with Ice Cream Sandwich? Seriously?
This thing has nice specs but software and device support is also just as important.
It's running an OS that was launched October of LAST YEAR, on top of it it will have LG's nasty UI overlay.
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Check out the video on gsmarena you will see the new UI
Pointless thread....if you like LG so much what're doing on SGS3!! Madness!
No home button: Check
No wake up lag: Check (not tested yet, but no Exynos SOC means no wake up lag)
2 GB RAM: Check
Doesn't look like a plastic toy: Check
I'm torn between this LG or the new Sony Experia T, but I'll definitely get rid of this stupid piece of plastic soon.
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Pointless thread....if you like LG so much what're doing on SGS3!! Madness!
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Dude read the whole thread properly and I am an android fanboy not samsung's so I will always go for the best hardware I can get and any version of android can be ported or compiled for most of the devices so yeah madnessssss android madness.............:victory::angel::victory:
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No home button: Check
No wake up lag: Check (not tested yet, but no Exynos SOC means no wake up lag)
2 GB RAM: Check
Doesn't look like a plastic toy: Check
I'm torn between this LG or the new Sony Experia T, but I'll definitely get rid of this stupid piece of plastic soon.
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But this piece of plastic is still unbeaten except in looks for which one wise man said "looks don't matter"
optimus g competitor for s3? lol not really
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxEweAV1V-E&feature=g-u-u
http://blog.gsmarena.com/we-run-gee...mpare-it-to-the-iphone-5-and-high-end-droids/
Hardware specifications looks better but LG is in their style=killing best hardware with their software magic as always
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...but I'll definitely get rid of this stupid piece of plastic soon.
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Lol.. I hope your not talking about the SGS3..? If you are, it doesn't make you look very intelligent. "Stupid piece of plastic.." One might ask why you carry around a stupid piece of plastic or why you paid what you paid for nothing more than a stupid piece of plastic. Even if you are talking about a phone, you have a little more sense than that mate.. is that what you tell people you make phone calls on, a stupid piece of plastic?
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so i am curious what my fellow g2 users think about the gs5 unveiling today? will you keep your g2 since honestly the gs5 didnt bring much of anything that is better than what our g2 already has, or will you be trying out the gs5 anyway to make sure you like or dont like it?
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so i am curious what my fellow g2 users think about the gs5 unveiling today? will you keep your g2 since honestly the gs5 didnt bring much of anything that is better than what our g2 already has, or will you be trying out the gs5 anyway to make sure you like or dont like it?
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Only thing I'd say is that the S5 seems likely to have a better dev community than the G2. Since having the phone, I've been really disappointed in how poorly the XDA G2 forums are run and organized (all variants under one forum; poor responsiveness from the community for questions). From sheer volume of S5 sales, I'd say it's more likely that you'll get a better dev community with that phone.
i'm gonna keep g2 since s5 is not a game changer for me
im keeping my g2...only phones i would upgrade to would be either the g3 or the htc m8 (htc one two)
I'm waiting on the next LG phone,next G2 or G3, or whatever they call it, have had Samsung phones and as long as they insist on using hardware buttons I will avoid them
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I'm waiting on the next LG phone,next G2 or G3, or whatever they call it, have had Samsung phones and as long as they insist on using hardware buttons I will avoid them
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+1 that. Samsung has been acting like Apple. Once they have the market share they become complacent. I will always support an underdog as long as they are innovative and take chances. The G3 will be mine...although the M8 by hTc looks interesting.
Neither the s5 or the g2. Go with the upcoming htc one m8, its got some serious development. If the htc m8 comes with 1080p screen that means the oppo find 7 will be the only phone on the.market that has a 2k screen which is going to impressive.
Keeping g2. Samsung is preloaded with too much bloat/excess i do not care about or want in my phone. Yes i can remove that stuff but its just the point. Reminiscent of old moto blur
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I wouldn't want the s5 to locked down the HTC m8 looks cool but I will probably stick with the g2 its amazingly fast and does everything I need it to
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G2 only because Galaxy S5 has a smaller screen with a larger body size ... And Samoled. And Touchwiz. ...Maybe Xperia Z2?
I personally owned the original Note, the Galaxy S3, and the S4.....Samsung/ATT really pissed me off with the recent updates to the S4 and locking it down pretty good. (I know its ATT, but there is still knox) but still I switched from Apple to Android because IF I wanted to test the new firmware or CM or AOKP's I could...the S4 stopped me from doing that. I have been able to with the G2. I don't think I will ever buy another Samsung phone again. I love the G2, plus the S5 has the same processor as the G2. It seems more like a side-grade VS. an actual upgrade. My next phone will be the G3 or the HTC....but so far...LG has my money. Also I like the UI of the G2 much better than touchwiz. Just my 2 cents.
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I personally owned the original Note, the Galaxy S3, and the S4.....Samsung/ATT really pissed me off with the recent updates to the S4 and locking it down pretty good. (I know its ATT, but there is still knox) but still I switched from Apple to Android because IF I wanted to test the new firmware or CM or AOKP's I could...the S4 stopped me from doing that. I have been able to with the G2. I don't think I will ever buy another Samsung phone again. I love the G2, plus the S5 has the same processor as the G2. It seems more like a side-grade VS. an actual upgrade. My next phone will be the G3 or the HTC....but so far...LG has my money. Also I like the UI of the G2 much better than touchwiz. Just my 2 cents.
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while i understand what you are saying, i just wanted to clear up that the gs5 has the snapdragon 801 which is just a higher clocked snapdragon800 with a bit better gpu.
freebee269 said:
while i understand what you are saying, i just wanted to clear up that the gs5 has the snapdragon 801 which is just a higher clocked snapdragon800 with a bit better gpu.
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and whats the point in having that?samsung battery are crap my girlfriend charge it 2 times a day on s4 really crappy,no gram. touchwiz is bad too.
all the games on g2 runs smooth.
the only feature that is missing is the sd card slot thats all.
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freebee269 said:
while i understand what you are saying, i just wanted to clear up that the gs5 has the snapdragon 801 which is just a higher clocked snapdragon800 with a bit better gpu.
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If i'm not mistaken i've read Snapdragon 800 and i've seen 801....so not sure which one it actually is. But yes Im pretty sure 801 is just a higher clocked 800. Also i've seen Krait 400 and Adreno 330 on both CPUs which should be the same GPU power. Llike I said...the S5 is basically catching up to the power of the LG G2 which was released long before S5...
masteril said:
and whats the point in having that?samsung battery are crap my girlfriend charge it 2 times a day on s4 really crappy,no gram. touchwiz is bad too.
all the games on g2 runs smooth.
the only feature that is missing is the sd card slot thats all.
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You don't know what the point of having a better processor is??
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Tremulant1 said:
If i'm not mistaken i've read Snapdragon 800 and i've seen 801....so not sure which one it actually is. But yes Im pretty sure 801 is just a higher clocked 800. Also i've seen Krait 400 and Adreno 330 on both CPUs which should be the same GPU power. Llike I said...the S5 is basically catching up to the power of the LG G2 which was released long before S5...
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You've read 800 because the places you read it from didn't know at the time what it would have. Now that it's announced and people have looked at its about phone info, it says 801. And I agree with you. In not trading in my g2 for a phone that basically just caught up to it in terms of hardware. I may be intrigued if it had a camera with ois but it doesn't.
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I was really disappointed in the s5. I read and was expecting a much more drastic change to design, which I think is greatly needed. None of the specs really seem to beat the G2 either. I do not really see any reason to switch except the removable battery and the guarantee of a great large dev community.
Surprisingly, the only phone I would consider vs the G2 I'd Song's new Z2. It has great specs, an amazing camera, and a beautiful design. I have never had any experience with a Sony smartphone though. But the same could have been said for LG and I love the g2.
The days of extreme yearly improvements are understandably over I think.
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I was really disappointed in the s5. I read and was expecting a much more drastic change to design, which I think is greatly needed. None of the specs really seem to beat the G2 either. I do not really see any reason to switch except the removable battery and the guarantee of a great large dev community.
Surprisingly, the only phone I would consider vs the G2 I'd Song's new Z2. It has great specs, an amazing camera, and a beautiful design. I have never had any experience with a Sony smartphone though. But the same could have been said for LG and I love the g2.
The days of extreme yearly improvements are understandably over I think.
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i agree. i would add the g3 to the mix of my interest also. i am betting it will have a 1440p display with a larger battery. while 1440p on a phone is not needed, it is evolution. the one thing i keep hearing about sony phones when on xda is that they are very easy to dev with. sony is supposedly great for the dev community. that only adds to their device appeal.
I love the G2 as well. I just wish LG would unlock the bootloader for the international version to make it easier for the devs.
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I think this will answer all questions of whether we should keep G2 or go for S5:
If after getting used to the bezels of the G2 we can even stomach the S5, then you can. I am sticking to the G2, and will eventually look for a G4/S6.