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HTC One from N4?

Is anyone coming to the One from Nexus 4? If so, why?

I went from Nexus 4 to HTC Droid DNA last Saturday (going back today) to this HTC One.
I like this much better. Sound and responsiveness are better to me.

cliffr39 said:
I went from Nexus 4 to HTC Droid DNA last Saturday (going back today) to this HTC One.
I like this much better. Sound and responsiveness are better to me.
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How do you like the Sense compared to the stock N4?

I prefer stock, but the new version of Sense really isn't bad. It does not slow the device down like their previous versions did.

I just got my HTC One from AT&T,coming from a Nexus 4. I have to say this is the only phone I could have switched from. The build is superior, new sense isn't bad although I prefer stock JB. But the keyboard is alsoa pleasant surprise on the One.
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My Nexus 4 is going on ebay next week. Most overrated phone. I still have my white GNex so I will still get the updates.

Had my HTC one now since became available, moved from N4, still have N4 but so far not been tempted to go back. New sense is pretty good, would like to turn blink feed off but its not intrusive to be an issue. Sound quality is much better through my head phones over the nexus and camera is better. More storage is a bonus too. Over all a much better phone even better if came with untouched android. Main reason I changed is I'm a tech junky and like HTC kit been waiting for them to bring out something of this quality.
Now a Nexus like this... Yes please!
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As someone that can't decide between the two lol. I would really like to know peoples impressions

im gonna get it and then sell it when the n5 comes out this fall

If the site stops acting up, I'll be having both phones
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I have both but am in love with the one in terms of build quality....
I hate the nexus 4 screen responsiveness... So many miss types!!!
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hello00 said:
im gonna get it and then sell it when the n5 comes out this fall
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This will most likely be my plan as well. I actually ordered the 32gb from HTC last night. After selling my N4, I'll be down about $250 which I'll just consider as an upgrade cost. If the N5 follows the same pricing structure as the 4, I should be able to break almost even when selling/buying.

Hi all, I m on N4 right now and I do like it a lot, will probably give KLP a spin then watch if some CM and co are around on the One, then I ll get rid of it.
My question is regarding the battery?
I know, I know, everyone is different, but the personal habits should more or less carry between phones for one individual, right?
So please give me your impressions regarding this?

kipue said:
Hi all, I m on N4 right now and I do like it a lot, will probably give KLP a spin then watch if some CM and co are around on the One, then I ll get rid of it.
My question is regarding the battery?
I know, I know, everyone is different, but the personal habits should more or less carry between phones for one individual, right?
So please give me your impressions regarding this?
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From what I've read, the battery life is similar to the N4. One of the reviews also said the One has a really good standby (screen off) battery life, but someone who actually has it will have a better opinion.

Given sufficient funds, I would strongly advise to get the One over the N4. I really hated screen responsiveness, camera and the weird feeling of the glass back. And the speaker on the N4 can't even be compared to the ONE. And Sense has really made a big step forward. As all the others, I like a stock experience, but can completely work with Sense 5.0 in a satisfying way.

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From what I've read, the battery life is similar to the N4. One of the reviews also said the One has a really good standby (screen off) battery life, but someone who actually has it will have a better opinion.
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Well, N4 is also quite good if I don't use it, but as soon as screen is on, the percentages fly away quite quickly. For example I use my N4 to read a lot, which is not very ressources intensive, but really the battery is going fast!
I m not trying to start an argument, I m simply curious

kipue said:
Well, N4 is also quite good if I don't use it, but as soon as screen is on, the percentages fly away quite quickly. For example I use my N4 to read a lot, which is not very ressources intensive, but really the battery is going fast!
I m not trying to start an argument, I m simply curious
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I feel you, I usually have my N4 plugged in when I'm at my desk, or else the battery will drop pretty fast.

slind said:
Given sufficient funds, I would strongly advise to get the One over the N4. I really hated screen responsiveness, camera and the weird feeling of the glass back. And the speaker on the N4 can't even be compared to the ONE. And Sense has really made a big step forward. As all the others, I like a stock experience, but can completely work with Sense 5.0 in a satisfying way.
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I think the speaker will be my favorite change. If the N4 is in my pocket, I can hardly hear the sound, since the little speaker hole is so easy to get covered up. I'm also willing to get Sense a go, worst case I'll just load a launcher.

Is g2 a big upgrade from gs4

I have a gs4 running cm10.2, would the g2 be a pretty big upgrade or should I sit tight for the next go round of phone?
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kregstrong said:
I have a gs4 running cm10.2, would the g2 be a pretty big upgrade or should I sit tight for the next go round of phone?
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Well it is only one generation up from the G4. The screen is arguably not an upgrade unless you dislike amoled. The phone is faster but doubt you'd notice that much IRL. It is a bare incremental upgrade and definitely not a big one. I would not upgrade unless it cost nothing.

yes!
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I have a gs4 running cm10.2, would the g2 be a pretty big upgrade or should I sit tight for the next go round of phone?
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I came from an s4 and I say yes. But I may be bias because in the 2 months I owned my s4 I grew to utterly hate it and samsung smartphones in general. Honestly though, it's is a much much nicer device in everyway.

I have one for 500 I can buy right now and someone wants to buy my gs4 for 390
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Not a huge upgrade, no. Screen is slightly bigger, camera is about the same, speed is slightly faster. I sold my GS4 to go to a G2, but that was more frustration about the AMOLED screen. I prefer the camera on the GS4 but pretty much prefer everything else on the G2.

Fatila said:
It is a bare incremental upgrade and definitely not a big one. I would not upgrade unless it cost nothing.
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I say its big because the s4 is just so bad, but that's my opinion based off my experience owning one for two months. But the reason I'm responding to your comment is because you reminded me how I made a hundred dollars the day I got my g2 because I was able to sell my s4 for 330 (literally a few hours after getting the g2) and used an upgrade to get the g2 which cost 230 total Was a good day to be done with that phone, get a better one, and have an extra hundred cash in my pocket.
perhaps the OP could do something similar. I'm sure some sucker...I mean samsung fanboy would give you 300 or more for the s4.

Not having to worry about screen burn in is the biggest advantage imo.
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If you own an exynos S4 dont,if its the snapdragon 600,for only 110 go for it.

Do it and yes everything about the g2 is an upgrade the fact that it doesn't have 500 add-ons that you will never use and you need to turn off to save battery life is the biggest thing
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Do it, I couldn't get througvery full day on the S4 but on my G2 it's a breeze even on heavy use. I was astounded at the slight upgrade in screen size which feels like so much bigger but without the bulk of a Note device. I love the edge to edge display and how my fingers roll off the sides (in a good way, like futuristic).

OK u guys talked me into it. Just bought one on swappable for 490 and sold my for 390. I can live with that. And if the battery is as good as u dak says I will be very happy. Today I'm 6 hours in and have 10% battery left, so I will have to swap to my spare in a minute. Thanks yall
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Oh Yea and I forgot to mention, mine is the Verizon one with the s4 CPU. So I bet the 800 will be a large upgrade. And finally get some dang on screen buttons
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kregstrong said:
I have a gs4 running cm10.2, would the g2 be a pretty big upgrade or should I sit tight for the next go round of phone?
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If youre happy now then wait the next round. The G2 is definitely better than the S4 in my opinion but not by an incredible margin.
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Fatila said:
The phone is faster but doubt you'd notice that much IRL. .
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Seriously? I noticed it asap. S4 lags like crazy.
LG G2

imucarmen said:
I came from an s4 and I say yes. But I may be bias because in the 2 months I owned my s4 I grew to utterly hate it and samsung smartphones in general. Honestly though, it's is a much much nicer device in everyway.
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I agree 100% with this statement. I came the G2 from the S4 and this is the best phone that "I" have had. It's also the first phone that I have preferred using a stock based ROM. In the end though, it's all personal opinion.

I came from a S4 as well and my G2 Running CM is blazing fast.
The battery life is allot better as well, even when the screen brightness is 100%.

I'm also coming from s4, no big difference on performance (both running cm 10.2). Moving to g2 mainly due to larger capacity battery

Everything is an upgrade specially the battery. I notice though that the G2 takes a bit more time launching apps but not really by a big margin. Maybe flashing ROMs like stock would improve the G2 but that's not my cup of tea now due to lack of time. I loved my S4 but I love my G2 even more.
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I have them side by side right now just swapped my stuff over from my Verizon S4 to a Vzw G2 running clean rom on both and I have to say the G2 is quite a bit speedier. I moved over mainly because I was one of the dumb ones who took the first me7 ota and couldn't install any aosp roms which killed it for me.
Love the G2 so far!
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I have both right and still deciding which one to keep.
Have S4 since May and have G2 since yesterday (the new gadget factor is still working in my mind), having 6 days left to return it to the shop.
So far, I think it is a small upgrade and with compromises, and not a few...
Pros - G2
- Slightly bigger screen (only if you root and hide soft keys, otherwise it is actually smaller on real usable space).
- Better Processor.
- Better GPU.
- Much better whites than S4.
- Have a better overall look.
Pros - S4
- Better Amoled screen viewing angles. I'm 4 years on Amoled and just now, looking at a top of line LCD I understood how good its (Amoled) viewing angles are.
- Much better screen blacks than G2.
- SD Card.
- Removable battery.
- Lighter.
- Smaller.
- Slightly Better camera.
- 100% flat screen (great for applying screen protectors).
- Better accessories.
The S4 pros list is longer but for me Screen, CPU and GPU tops anything else and those are better on G2.
The G2 upgrade is that small that in January S5 will be a much bigger upgrade from G2 than G2 is from S4.

[Q] AOSP G2 only?

Is it crazy to buy and use this phone rooted and running AOSP only. I am on Verizon with a Galaxy Nexus and unlimited data. The phone now sells for $450. I love AOSP, but being on Verizon the closet that I can get is continuing with my rooted Galaxy Nexus or buying a Moto X or Razr to get as close to stock as possible. The hardware of the G2 is better than both, yet I do not like LG's version of Android. My thought is buy this phone root and install AOSP immediately. Is that crazy or am I talking to just talking to the other inmates in the asylum?

Why would you need anyone to yell you how you prefer user YOUR phone? I'd you prefer AOSP then load it up and enjoy this beast
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Look at it this way the lg g2 it's basically a nexus 5 with a better camera and larger battery with LGs android skin over it. Since your on Verizon like me you cant get the nexus 5. I got a g2 rooted and am running a 4.4.2 ROM and am loving it. This phones battery seems to last a lot longer then the nexus 5s battery
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The G2 blows every phone I've had out of the water. I love aosp..try it and revert if it isn't for you. Either way, you want this phone.

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The G2 blows every phone I've had out of the water. I love aosp..try it and revert if it isn't for you. Either way, you want this phone.
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What amazed me was the battery life. Going from a s4 with a smaller battery and slower hardware to the g2 with faster hardware and I bigger battery I was expecting similar battery life but the g2 lust even longer . G2 and aosp is basically a better nexus
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cmhphotog said:
The G2 blows every phone I've had out of the water. I love aosp..try it and revert if it isn't for you. Either way, you want this phone.
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clapper66 said:
What amazed me was the battery life. Going from a s4 with a smaller battery and slower hardware to the g2 with faster hardware and I bigger battery I was expecting similar battery life but the g2 lust even longer . G2 and aosp is basically a better nexus
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Glad to hear. With the positive things that it has going for it; battery camera, screen, I do not understand why is has not sold better. Is it the rear keys and/or LG's skin? Maybe so. Maybe that is why I am only considering it because I can root it.

DroidQ said:
Glad to hear. With the positive things that it has going for it; battery camera, screen, I do not understand why is has not sold better. Is it the rear keys and/or LG's skin? Maybe so. Maybe that is why I am only considering it because I can root it.
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I think it did not sell as well because of the buttons and also because every one knew the nexus 5 would be coming soon.
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clapper66 said:
What amazed me was the battery life. Going from a s4 with a smaller battery and slower hardware to the g2 with faster hardware and I bigger battery I was expecting similar battery life but the g2 lust even longer . G2 and aosp is basically a better nexus
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I too came from the s4..well, went to the iPhone 5 from the s4 but once the doctors upped my meds I realized I had an iPhone and immediately got the G2.

Go for it! But with AOSP,the battery life maybe a bit decreased. Just maybe. With the stock rom, I got 7hrs+ screen on time after the 1st full charge. The stock rom ia very efficient in my opinion, so better stick with it.
Reason it didn't sell well is coz LG themself didn't market it properly. If it was done by Samsung, for sure this was the top seller of 2013. Anyhow, we are the lucky ones coz the price is waaaay cheaper than S4 here
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Shall I get a G2?

Well, my contract's up in a few days and my Mako is already earmarked for a new home (a friend who had her S4 stolen only a couple of weeks after getting it and is currently stuck using an HTC Desire running stock 2.2) and that means it's decision time (again.)
I'm fairly settled on a G2 (hence my post here) but I just wanted to see if anybody has any specific advice for/against. It seems like a bad time to be buying a new phone, with a round of new releases having just come up. However, I have zero interest in the S5 (I hate Samsung, although mainly for inflicting Exynos and its buggy drivers/kernels on the world, plus I ideally want a camera with OIS) and I'm very dubious of the Z2, knowing several people with badly scratched/broken Xperia Zs, and the G3 isn't due for a few months yet...
So between the Nexus 5 and the G2, I can't really see any downside in going for the latter. As much as I love my Nexus 4, and I prefer the design of the Nexus 5 to the G2, the effective cost to me is the same so I may as well have the bigger battery and better camera? I might lose fancy LG camera features by running AOSP/CM on it, but I'd be no better off with an N5 in that regard, anyway?

The new HTC one may be worth considering too.

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The new HTC one may be worth considering too.
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It's a possibility. I have been very fond of HTC devices in the past, so I'll forgive them for the POS that was the One X. However, I wouldn't buy one until I knew that S-Off was a certainty after that experience (although that appears to be a given on Qualcomm devices.) From what I've seen so far, the M8 is going to be another phone with a large physical outline, a huge bezel and a small-ish screen. For that reason, the current One really never appealed to me, especially when you put one alongside the G2 and realise it's almost the same size but with a notably smaller screen...

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You're a fan then? :laugh:

+1 G2 is the best for screen size I just wish it's speakers were front facing instead of on the bottom then it's be the perfect phone.
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+1 G2 is the best for screen size I just wish it's speakers were front facing instead of on the bottom then it's be the perfect phone.
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Haha. Well, at least it's not on the back. Of a completely flat-backed phone :silly: That and the camera are really the only thorns in the Nexus 4's side as far as I'm concerned
Actually, it'll be quite strange adapting to the normality of laying my phone on its back, rather than its front when placing it on a flat surface, as you have to with the Nexus 4 if you want to hear it ringing!

I would go with a nexus 5 its basicaly a fully unlocked g2 some people report bad battery life with the nexus 5 but flash a different ROM and it should have better battery life the g2 has good battery life but its stock software is a joke and not only that no recovery for the kk update maybe no root as well but nexus 5 is as easy to root as as it is to turn the phone on
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I would go with a nexus 5 its basicaly a fully unlocked g2 some people report bad battery life with the nexus 5 but flash a different ROM and it should have better battery life the g2 has good battery life but its stock software is a joke and not only that no recovery for the kk update maybe no root as well but nexus 5 is as easy to root as as it is to turn the phone on
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If I was going to keep it stock, I'd get a Nexus 5 no questions (but who here does that?!) But with both running CM/AOSP-derrived ROMs, I can't really see much downside to the G2 aside from the glossy plastic? As I understand it, there is a hack to install TWRP on the G2, and then I'm free as I would be on a 'real' Nexus.
Of course I'm a little bit worried about losing some functionality (e.g. the multi-shot night mode on the camera) but it's not like I'd get any of that with a Nexus 5 anyway...

i came from galaxys s4 and in my opinion the g2 is way better probably the best phone out today you can root kk just check forums its easy and i dont care what anyone says the battery on the nexus 5 is crap no matter what rom

Enough said.
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pnr2020 said:
i came from galaxys s4 and in my opinion the g2 is way better probably the best phone out today you can root kk just check forums its easy and i dont care what anyone says the battery on the nexus 5 is crap no matter what rom
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I think that probably depends on your definition of crap. I've had over 5 hours of screen-on time out of my Nexus 4 and I never felt it's battery was inadequate (in fact, it's the best smartphone I've owned yet in that regard) and everything I've seen suggests the Nexus 5 manages the same or better. The appeal of the G2 for me comes from its extra battery capacity

I have both the N5 and G2 and I must say while the N5 looks pretty, the G2 does everything else better.
I'm talking battery life ,cool little features (if you like those) and the back buttons are actually awesome.
One thing about the N5 is it is a gamble when you get one. The screen may have very yellowish tint and the vibration motors suck really bad.
Imagine two swords making clashing sounds in a movie. That's how my Red 32GB N5 sounds. So I gave it to my wife...
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Jooosty said:
I have both the N5 and G2 and I must say while the N5 looks pretty, the G2 does everything else better.
I'm talking battery life ,cool little features (if you like those) and the back buttons are actually awesome.
One thing about the N5 is it is a gamble when you get one. The screen may have very yellowish tint and the vibration motors suck really bad.
Imagine two swords making clashing sounds in a movie. That's how my Red 32GB N5 sounds. So I gave it to my wife...
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Have to admit LG have gone beyond to make it so you don't need to use the buttons that much other than to adjust volume which they are in the perfect place, it's nice not having buttons you can press by mistake when putting it in your pocket something that happened a lot with my one x.
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I had the same dilemma, whether to get a G2 or a Nexus 5. Got the G2, it was my best decision ever made. Seriously, the G2 is the better choice here. It has bigger battery, better camera, better screen-to-size ratio, name it. The Nexus 5 isn't bad, but the LG G2 is the clear winner, at least for me. If you get it, you won't regret.

Geeee twooooooo

I also have a question that will help me decide if I'll become a G2 owner. Basically I've narrowed my choices to the G2 and Note 3 out of the options out there. Both have their drawbacks and strong sides but this one topic is difficult to find info about - headphone sound quality while playing music.
One of the main purposes of my smartphones are to replace other portable music players and I like quality. I listen to Flacs or minimum 320 mp3s and this might be the decision maker for me. I've heard good things about the headphone sound quality in the Note 3 so how is the G2? Does anyone have experience of both to compare?

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I also have a question that will help me decide if I'll become a G2 owner. Basically I've narrowed my choices to the G2 and Note 3 out of the options out there. Both have their drawbacks and strong sides but this one topic is difficult to find info about - headphone sound quality while playing music.
One of the main purposes of my smartphones are to replace other portable music players and I like quality. I listen to Flacs or minimum 320 mp3s and this might be the decision maker for me. I've heard good things about the headphone sound quality in the Note 3 so how is the G2? Does anyone have experience of both to compare?
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The G2 comes with average earphones, but it offers software audio enhancements, including an equalizer with built-in presets. If you are really into music and want the best of quality, you should get third-party quality headphones, since those that come with the G2 won't blow your mind.

Azurael said:
If I was going to keep it stock, I'd get a Nexus 5 no questions (but who here does that?!) But with both running CM/AOSP-derrived ROMs, I can't really see much downside to the G2 aside from the glossy plastic? As I understand it, there is a hack to install TWRP on the G2, and then I'm free as I would be on a 'real' Nexus.
Of course I'm a little bit worried about losing some functionality (e.g. the multi-shot night mode on the camera) but it's not like I'd get any of that with a Nexus 5 anyway...
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CM/AOSP derived roms on the G2 are buggy. It's a fantastic device on stock based roms but if you prefare the 'google' look then I would say it's a no no.....IMHO
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akselic said:
I also have a question that will help me decide if I'll become a G2 owner. Basically I've narrowed my choices to the G2 and Note 3 out of the options out there. Both have their drawbacks and strong sides but this one topic is difficult to find info about - headphone sound quality while playing music.
One of the main purposes of my smartphones are to replace other portable music players and I like quality. I listen to Flacs or minimum 320 mp3s and this might be the decision maker for me. I've heard good things about the headphone sound quality in the Note 3 so how is the G2? Does anyone have experience of both to compare?
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I would suggest you look at the new HTC one. If it's anything like (or better than) the original HTC one, the native flac playback is awesome (with beats enhancements turned off of course )

Azurael said:
Well, my contract's up in a few days and my Mako is already earmarked for a new home (a friend who had her S4 stolen only a couple of weeks after getting it and is currently stuck using an HTC Desire running stock 2.2) and that means it's decision time (again.)
I'm fairly settled on a G2 (hence my post here) but I just wanted to see if anybody has any specific advice for/against. It seems like a bad time to be buying a new phone, with a round of new releases having just come up. However, I have zero interest in the S5 (I hate Samsung, although mainly for inflicting Exynos and its buggy drivers/kernels on the world, plus I ideally want a camera with OIS) and I'm very dubious of the Z2, knowing several people with badly scratched/broken Xperia Zs, and the G3 isn't due for a few months yet...
So between the Nexus 5 and the G2, I can't really see any downside in going for the latter. As much as I love my Nexus 4, and I prefer the design of the Nexus 5 to the G2, the effective cost to me is the same so I may as well have the bigger battery and better camera? I might lose fancy LG camera features by running AOSP/CM on it, but I'd be no better off with an N5 in that regard, anyway?
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I just got my G2 earlier today and so far I'm loving it. I too have a Nexus 4 and love the Google experience. I was looking into the N5 but the battery life really turned me off. The screen on the G2 is gorgeous and while I only have half a day under my belt, it already far surpasses the battery of my N4.
I was thinking of waiting for either the new HTC One or possibly the Xperia Z2, but with the G2 being really cheap at T-Mobile right now I didn't feel like waiting for the new devices and then paying north of $600 off contract. Also, the G2 is just as, or close to, as powerful as the new phones that are coming out this year so I feel very future proofed.
Just my two cents, good luck!

LG G2 vs Nexus 5 vs Galaxy S3?

Hello i know there are many topics made on this question, but i want to ask you guys whitch one would suit my needs the best:
I am still considering S3 because i like how it looks, dual screen, cases and because it is the cheapest option.
I am considering nexus 5 because of custom roms (i LOVE to theme! I am not really intrested in tech stuff, just in themes and fun tweaks, i would be completely happy with cm11 or something like p.a.).
LG G2 because of camera, better battery life, like how it looks.
I need a phone that would make listening to music experience the best, a good camera and sharp screen.
I am not a gamer.
So, if you were me, whitch phone you'd choose?

Personally for me camera differences don't mean a lot... It just comes down to battery ... That's why I love the G2 it has amazing battery (significantly better than N5)
Nexus 5 I would choose if you were a hardcore flashaholic...
S3 I wouldn't even suggest that option as its 2 gens older than the hardware you are comparing it to ... As an alternative I would suggest HTC One which should be around as cheap as that

Well dual window is also possible on the G2 if you flash a custom Rom! I think the g2 is the proper choice for you
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you are searching for the answer in g2 forum. of course the answer will be g2.
I just want to give advice, stay away from nexus5, for me it is a worst phone I've had.
G2 is a beast comparing to n5, and you have enough roms to flash dont be afraid, mahdi rom which is pure aosp with best audio drivers... my advice.
But if you preffer cheapest option, the s3 is actualy good phone, why not, for me camera is better than on g2 low light scenes on g2 and n5 are crap you can keep that in mind
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djoni_gitara said:
you are searching for the answer in g2 forum. of course the answer will be g2.
I just want to give advice, stay away from nexus5, for me it is a worst phone I've had.
G2 is a beast comparing to n5, and you have enough roms to flash dont be afraid, mahdi rom which is pure aosp with best audio drivers... my advice.
But if you preffer cheapest option, the s3 is actualy good phone, why not, for me camera is better than on g2 low light scenes on g2 and n5 are crap you can keep that in mind
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first battery which is so miserable, poor signal reception and everyone was complaining on my voice call quality. This was enough beacuse I need my phone all day and I do a lot of phone calls. And realy I didnt ask to much.
These two problems was not solved with any custom rom or tweak or anything, stock, custom, hard reseting nothing. And I was not alone with same problem.
other thing which made it crap is cheap plastic look, ****y speaker, poor camera (not that g2 have a so much better speaker and camera but it is a better a little)
better screen on g2, extremely thin bezel, and g2 look like a premium device compared to n5 and in my country they cost the same. So n5 for me is a crap
I had note1 and note2 before and can say that these are good devices, with very good camera, screen, speakers, and battery. I guess the s3 is pretty much the same. I left samsung because I wanted something else and that was the only reason...
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S3 is outdated due to its So Exynos, and S4 krait in the US version. Samsung phones also suffer from the random IMEI loss when rooting and flashing, you can search this to see what I'm referring to. Also the build quality of the S3 is not as nice as the other two, which ia why I don't buy Sammy anymore. Also the G2 would have the best battery out of the 3 devices.
A Nexus 5 is a G2 but a "lesser" version, its battery is smaller & the screen is also smaller.
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The choice was easy for me.
I love holding the G2 in my hand and looking at its bazel(less) size and screen ratio. 1st of all the battery. I used my phone for the gym daily playing videos and streaming pandora to and from work, and it gets me two days worth before a charge and I still have some juice left to spare.
The only negative is the lack of SD card, yes I have unlimited data, but at my gym its a deadzone for t-mobile for some reason, so then I'm force to put contents in my phone, but those 1080p videos really eat up space.
Cannot wait for the G4 LOL