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I got a 16GB Nexus 4 for both myself and my wife from T-Mobile. I love mine, but she is not as happy with it. I think with her she actually liked some of the things she got from the Sense UI, and maybe she would be better served with a different recent model phone that has a heavier overlay.
So, given that, does a 16GB Nexus 4 have a good trade value right now? What would be some good alternative, recent phones to target in a trade?
Considering its 16gb price is 350. You are better off keeping it. What are you looking for?
Just install a nice launcher with sense theme
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Sense is nice...for a day. Been there done that. Stock android in its current jelly bean state is insane.
There is a trade-in value of $200 out of my pocket.
Probably get $350 or a trade for an HTC
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I'll trade you for a brand new S4 HTC one XL S-Off
Edit: its in white btw, chicks love white lol
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Locally $385 , s3 , HTC one s plus $175
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So I could potentially get a slightly different phone and some cash. I think the first thing I have to do is try again to convince her to keep her sweet, sweet phone.
Good luck OP. From my experience in general, if your girl doesn't know or care about anything root related with a phone they will prefer a skinned android experience better than stock ( ala touchwiz or sense.) My gf is a prime example lol. I've given up trying to make her see the light.
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uploder said:
Good luck OP. From my experience in general, if your girl doesn't know or care about anything root related with a phone they will prefer a skinned android experience better than stock ( ala touchwiz or sense.) My gf is a prime example lol. I've given up trying to make her see the light.
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Yeah, that might be where I'm at. I see you're another former G2X owner as well. God I hate that phone now! Nexus 4 is so refreshing in comparison.
Any word on how the TouchWiz skin on the GSIII is? That might be a phone I wouldn't feel too horrible about swapping to for her. I'm not entirely sure what HTC phone I'd want to go with that we could use on T-Mobile easily.
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Yeah, that might be where I'm at. I see you're another former G2X owner as well. God I hate that phone now! Nexus 4 is so refreshing in comparison.
Any word on how the TouchWiz skin on the GSIII is? That might be a phone I wouldn't feel too horrible about swapping to for her. I'm not entirely sure what HTC phone I'd want to go with that we could use on T-Mobile easily.
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TouchWiz is great in terms of features (smart stay, multi window etc.) but is (IMO) unbearably ugly. It's incredibly cartoonish, and the fact that the AMOLED display is oversaturated really doesn't help it much. In terms of speed and performance I've found TouchWiz to be slightly slower than stock but still very fast. The only real issue with it is the appearance, but you can change this with third party apps so it's not too bad.
Anyone considering changing for the Galaxy S4?
I'm a little tempted but dunno if its worth the trade. Like my One but not overly fused on Sense. Anyone in the same boat as me?
Had 4 faulty HTC Ones, s4 replacement coming in 10 days.
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i wasn't a big fan of TouchWiz, but since i started working at Samsung, i've come to love the whole TW experience.. it has a LOT of cool features, which are copied in other custom roms, but that cannot compare to the original apps by Samsung..
i agree that HTC has nice hardware, but i have a S4 now and i wouldn't want any other device, it's simply amazing!
3 faulty ones so getting Samsung s4 next week
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I hate htc phones
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Are you writing about other devices in this forum. Prepare to be punished! Or just your thread closed
Seriously we should be able to make comparisons here without it getting immature.
I was looking at the htc one but seems like build quality issues and some people just dont like blink feed. As pretty as it is, I think I like the samsung form factor better as well as the options for removable battery/sdcard samsung gives you. And that dual shot feature, oh man I got ideas
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I hate htc phones
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You sound like you are one of the 'dirty tricksters' payed by a dirty company.
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Are you writing about other devices in this forum. Prepare to be punished! Or just your thread closed
Seriously we should be able to make comparisons here without it getting immature.
I was looking at the htc one but seems like build quality issues and some people just dont like blink feed. As pretty as it is, I think I like the samsung form factor better as well as the options for removable battery/sdcard samsung gives you. And that dual shot feature, oh man I got ideas
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Its a question aimed at people who own the One like me but are considering the S4, but seems like HTC haters feel the need to comment without using the One. So wrong people answering my question.
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Its a question aimed at people who own the One like me but are considering the S4, but seems like HTC haters feel the need to comment without using the One. So wrong people answering my question.
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I own one but im not using it here where im at at&t sold a few batch early.
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I hate htc phones
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No it sounds like he had personal experience with htc phones. I too feel the same but with their tablet not the phone. Support is the worst.
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I hate htc phones
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http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22166606
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http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22166606
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Shamesung.
It's messed up.
Very sad but nothing new. Almost all major corporations engage in shifty practices such as this. However, they do not all get caught.
To give a bit of a perspective as to why I am moving from the one to the s4
I am not a HTC hater yes my last couple of phones have been Samsung but I thought of give HTC a go on my next upgrade and boy do I regret it
I don't regret it because it's HTC because in fact before my sammy days I always bought HTC I hate it because HTC sent out a brand new flagship with major issues
My first one had gone button problems and the camera when video recording was awful it had a high pitched hiss on it
My second had proximity sensor problems , the lights on home and back didn't work and worse still the screen wasn't sealed so white could be seen
The third which broke the camels back and made me change to the s4 on launch had once again home / back button problems
The one is a beautiful device but it's full of qa issues
So to Sammy I go again I'm hoping the s4 is perfect and I wish id waited for the s4
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To give a bit of a perspective as to why I am moving from the one to the s4
I am not a HTC hater yes my last couple of phones have been Samsung but I thought of give HTC a go on my next upgrade and boy do I regret it
I don't regret it because it's HTC because in fact before my sammy days I always bought HTC I hate it because HTC sent out a brand new flagship with major issues
My first one had gone button problems and the camera when video recording was awful it had a high pitched hiss on it
My second had proximity sensor problems , the lights on home and back didn't work and worse still the screen wasn't sealed so white could be seen
The third which broke the camels back and made me change to the s4 on launch had once again home / back button problems
The one is a beautiful device but it's full of qa issues
So to Sammy I go again I'm hoping the s4 is perfect and I wish id waited for the s4
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The s4 is ok I review but overall it will kill the htc one in sales.my htc one sits here waiting to be sold worst phone of 2013 so far.
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The s4 is ok I review but overall it will kill the htc one in sales.my htc one sits here waiting to be sold worst phone of 2013 so far.
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Sounds like you're just being payed by samsung. Shame on you.
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Sounds like you're just being payed by samsung. Shame on you.
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No I review phone like it is, htc one is plagueing with problems ,at&t version getting alot of them so be ready.
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HTC is probably a year from getting sold to another company. I loved my One X, but they hosed the deployment by succumbing to AT&T locking the boot loader and then released the One X+ too soon.
They are circling the drain. Their delays on the One will probably kill them this time, that and once again locking the boot loader on the One on AT&T.
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HTC is probably a year from getting sold to another company. I loved my One X, but they hosed the deployment by succumbing to AT&T locking the boot loader and then released the One X+ too soon.
They are circling the drain. Their delays on the One will probably kill them this time, that and once again locking the boot loader on the One on AT&T.
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You are right blackbeery and nokia is looking to buy them out.
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Alright guys,
I'll be due for upgrade in next month. I wanted to discuss it with you.
Which phone are you going for after this adorable phone. Being honest will easily and comfortably serve another year.
I would be enticed to get the s4 but the lack of full sources from Samsung seems going to repeat itself again.
I dropped this thread hear as people will biased towards their phones in the respected forums.
Many thanks
Tell me what u think guys.
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I'd wait for at least the next Nexus it's not really worth "upgrading". Whatever you're gonna "upgrade" to except Nexus or Samsung, you'll wait forever for the next Android version, unlike the S3 users.
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This year ill stick to s3.. Prob will put it on aosp..Best android experience is stock nexus one..
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I'm going the s4 but waiting for the 32 gig one is out in Australia as I normally buy my phone outright ....
i think allot of the gimmicks we find at we first we start to use like smart stay ect on the s3. I like TW (shock horror) and in general enjoy the innovation that Samsung has developed since the original i9000 anyway good luck with your choice . better the devil you know as they say lol
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I'd wait for at least the next Nexus it's not really worth "upgrading". Whatever you're gonna "upgrade" to except Nexus or Samsung, you'll wait forever for the next Android version, unlike the S3 users.
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Well the S3 is no speed demon with updates(still faster than the rest)
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Sticking with S3 for awhile. I'll upgrade a generation later than S4.
I'd say S3 still got a lot of potential for tweaks.
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I'm going the s4 but waiting for the 32 gig one is out in Australia as I normally buy my phone outright ....
i think allot of the gimmicks we find at we first we start to use like smart stay ect on the s3. I like TW (shock horror) and in general enjoy the innovation that Samsung has developed since the original i9000 anyway good luck with your choice . better the devil you know as they say lol
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Read the S4 forums in detail, there are a couple of dealbreakers for me, at the moment.
Screen seems to have issues, smearing and red pixels not turning completely off on black images. Hopefully they are software related (wouldn't surprise anyone) but they could be defects.
It seems the S4 is a greatly rushed product, what a shame...
Thank you guys for your replies, people seems to mention the s4 only. What about the new handsome HTC ONE guys?
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This year ill stick to s3.. Prob will put it on aosp..Best android experience is stock nexus one..
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My phone functions and behaves with AOSP only , I've been on it for months do I advise to do so
The only down side is the camera !!
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I'm going the s4 but waiting for the 32 gig one is out in Australia as I normally buy my phone outright ....
i think allot of the gimmicks we find at we first we start to use like smart stay ect on the s3. I like TW (shock horror) and in general enjoy the innovation that Samsung has developed since the original i9000 anyway good luck with your choice . better the devil you know as they say lol
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Same here, will wait till the 32gb version, if they release one.. But fear we will never see one..
Didn't Sammy promise a 32gb S3..?
I might just wait otherwise until the S5, the S3 is still a great phone and I'm tied for another year on contract.
Once the ports come for 4.2 and eventually 5.0 this will make my phone seem like a new one anyway..
I don't know what are you talking about, i have 32GB S3 model for almost 8 months... o.0
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Same here, will wait till the 32gb version, if they release one.. But fear we will never see one..
Didn't Sammy promise a 32gb S3..?
I might just wait otherwise until the S5, the S3 is still a great phone and I'm tied for another year on contract.
Once the ports come for 4.2 and eventually 5.0 this will make my phone seem like a new one anyway..
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and why would you want to wait rather buying an sd card on the top of the 16g model?
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and why would you want to wait rather buying an sd card on the top of the 16g model?
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I already have a 64gb mem card thanks.. but all programs get installed to the internal memory and I have some bigs games and i'm getting fed up of making space.. Also you only get to use 11gb, not 16gb
Because I need my mem card to be formatted FAT32 so my laptop can read it I can't save files bigger than 4gb on it, therefore no HD films which i have to download to internal mem, which as that stands I don't have a 4gb spare anyway..
Using directory bind there is absolutely no need for bigger internal space
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Thank you guys for your replies, people seems to mention the s4 only. What about the new handsome HTC ONE guys?
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It looks nice, but the camera isn't great, battery life is hit and miss, I hate the button layout (why put the power button on the top left, yuck) and no room for extra memory.
none of the gpu s out there is enough for 1080p atm so ill stick with s3 better game performance than new phones and really very little difference on browser performance doesnt worth for upgrading atm.
HTC one also has no removable back cover/battery, so there's another negative. I don't like the trend towards 'apple'-fying new phones, having expandable memory & removable battery are very important for me!
I will keep my S3 32GB GT-9300I at least until S5, and who knows maybe untill S6 if i don't have problems with it.
it's perfect for me.
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HTC one also has no removable back cover/battery, so there's another negative. I don't like the trend towards 'apple'-fying new phones, having expandable memory & removable battery are very important for me!
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Hell yes!!! If I wanted an Apple iphone I'd buy one, not an I-clone from a company who's credibilty just went down 1000 points because it jumped on the Apple bandwagon....
Leave us our expandible memory and removable battery...
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none of the gpu s out there is enough for 1080p atm so ill stick with s3 better game performance than new phones and really very little difference on browser performance doesnt worth for upgrading atm.
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Better game performance than other phones? Is this true?
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Hey guys is it worth to upggrade to the GS4 from the HOX for 230€ ?
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I think so the galaxy s4 has a lot of great features and worth the money
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Hey guys is it worth to upggrade to the GS4 from the HOX for 230€ ?
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but for you the HTC one might be better unless you were somehow dissapointed by HTC or Sense
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It's a good offer, it's pretty cheap (that's at least my opinion)
I upgraded from the HOX don't regret it for a second. First thing I noticed was battery life far far better. S4 is faster got a better screen louder. I personally prefer TW to sense. You wont regret the upgrade.
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Hey.. I upgraded from hox to gs4 and i think it was a great upgrade.. I do not regret it one second.. But i was kind of bored of htc sense for some reason so might be why haha i guess if you like htc sense (which i also do.. A great ui but like i said.. Was bored of it..) if you have the chance to test htc sense 5.. Do it and then you decide touchwiz is not very special either but i wanted all those fancy smart functions hehe
And just so i dont forget.. What gs4 are you thinking of?
GT-I9505 OR GT-I9500? I have I9505 snapdragon version which i think have better support on custom roms atleast what i have heard.. Migth be diffrent now i dont know
/ Wrix
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Go with the HTC ONE, much better than the S4 at all aspects.. I had an S4 before and I switch to the ONE. Totally worth the change!!Trust me or see reviews, almost all the experts choose the One over the S4..
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Might be true but i guess thats kind of individual, What you are searching for in a phone and what you want the phone to be specs vice they are pretty much the same and micro sd card and removable battery was great for me but like i said thats individual and only you know what your searching for in a phone
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It's a good offer, it's pretty cheap (that's at least my opinion)
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Yeah im not disapointed with HTC i just hate this tegra sh**,i would go for One but they are over 500€ and i dont have that cind of money :thumbdown: and how about ROM development on the GS4, AOKP and CM because i hate sense and touchwiz altogetger ?
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doesnt the s4 cost around the same?
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Yeah im not disapointed with HTC i just hate this tegra sh**,i would go for One but they are over 500€ and i dont have that cind of money :thumbdown: and how about ROM development on the GS4, AOKP and CM because i hate sense and touchwiz altogetger ?
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I was used both in showroom, in my opinion, S4 was great with the price :good:, HTC One came down with high price.
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Yeah im not disapointed with HTC i just hate this tegra sh**,i would go for One but they are over 500€ and i dont have that cind of money :thumbdown: and how about ROM development on the GS4, AOKP and CM because i hate sense and touchwiz altogetger ?
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As far as I saw the GT-I9505 (Snapdragon version) has good developer support! It even has official CM (http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Jfltexx_Info), I just won't be able to tell you about experience with it because after I flashed the 4.3 Leak I'm happy with it and didn't change , I can tell you that it runs amazingly anyway \m/. I'll just tell you one thing before! I think you should only buy if you're in urge! Because soon is November and that (probably) means new Nexus! Also your device is from the last year, so it's still a nice thing. If you really want to get a new phone now, S4 is good enough !
Anyone know what developers are getting this phone? I'm either getting this or the note 3 for Sprint so just seeing how the development community will be.
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Seeing how there is already a G2 thread on XDA
I have a great confidence for a great dev community
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I wish...
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I can't allow myself to get any phone that has no development.
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I would certainly help developers that will actually own this phone if they wanted me to, but as far as getting this phone myself, the answer is probably not.
At least without me, your device won't have a cheesy code name like r2g2.
Considering the fact that this phone is going to be on pretty much all the carriers, it should be good to go when the time comes to development.
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Hey there, how about CM/AOSP Support on this phone. I dont really see through this whole story with the Qualcomm/AOSP Problems.
The reason why I'm asking this question is that I dont want to make the mistake and buy a phone which will not get a cm stable version like the SGS2 I had so far....
Maybe someone can exlain this stuff to me. Thanks for your replies
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Hey there, how about CM/AOSP Support on this phone. I dont really see through this whole story with the Qualcomm/AOSP Problems.
The reason why I'm asking this question is that I dont want to make the mistake and buy a phone which will not get a cm stable version like the SGS2 I had so far....
Maybe someone can exlain this stuff to me. Thanks for your replies
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Qualcomm is awful with distributing binaries but awesome at giving sources. You'll be good to go.
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This phone will suffer from bad timing like the optimus g. This phone should have been released earlier this year. Most people that love specs and raw power plus big screens are already set on the note 3, I like this phone but to buy it over the note 3 I can't see happening. Hope lg put in a good or decent camera because I love there phones but the optimus g camera was horrendous.
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This phone will suffer from bad timing like the optimus g. This phone should have been released earlier this year. Most people that love specs and raw power plus big screens are already set on the note 3, I like this phone but to buy it over the note 3 I can't see happening. Hope lg put in a good or decent camera because I love there phones but the optimus g camera was horrendous.
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Totally agree with you on this. This phone will definitely suffer due to the note 3 being announced on September 4th. They will have the same specs but the note 3 has the stylus and more options to it.
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Like a removable battery and sdcard slot. That to me means a lot. I hate having a battery I can't remove and/or upgrade. I rather buy a cheaper phone memory wise and be able to put a sdcard in it. $100 for an upgrade from a 32gb to a 64gb is just crazy. I can buy 2 64gb cards for $100 bucks and have 5 times the memory on hand. I am waiting to find out when the Note 3 is coming out and what it really has to offer to make up my mind.
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Totally agree with you on this. This phone will definitely suffer due to the note 3 being announced on September 4th. They will have the same specs but the note 3 has the stylus and more options to it.
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The Note is much larger though, which will turn some folks off.
it is, but only by .4 inches. Its not like they are comparing the S3/S4 size against the Note 3. Some people will be turned off, but some people might like a bigger screen that has styus. I get turned off by smaller sized screens. Every phone that I have had has been bigger than the last except when I upgraded from the Evo to Evo 3D.
This phone will be fine. LG is quickly becoming Samsung chief competitor. They too make the Smart Tv's which integrate with the phones, and are basically able to match Samsung step for step. There are people who cannot stand Samsung for whatever reason and will be all over this phone. HTC has always been my preference but I'm gonna give this phone a thorough once over and may jump on board the LG wagon.
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The launch time could be a blessing or a curse. The pro is that there aren't many flagship phones (read: not phablets) being launched right now and thus this will be ahead of most things on the market, unlike in Spring, when HTC and Samsung both release products with nearly identical specs. Unfortunately for LG though, this could mean people will wait for the next "Galaxy" or next HTC device (HTC 2? HTC One Jr.?) or maybe next Xperia.
Came here cuz I'm wondering about development too. The OG actually has a lot of development and development is just getting started in the GPro. Based on latest Note 3 rumors (take this with a grain of salt) the G Pro can hang with it and it is significantly cheaper. Being on all carriers will help the attraction. Just my 2 cents.
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Would get, but I don't have enough money for this :/ If someone donated one that would be awesome
personally, i'm sick of the lag that samsung had in the gs4 and I don't really expect the note 3 to be any better. besides, I've got too many damn samsung devices hahaha time to move on. never had an LG though!
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They will have the same specs but the note 3 has the stylus and more options to it.
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What options you mean? And stylus, why you may need stylus simultaneously with CM/AOSP, there's no wacom drivers for stylus AFAIK so flashing CM makes NoteIII stylusless. Am I wrong?
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it is, but only by .4 inches
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Yes. Don't forget that G2 is bigger than SGS4 only by .2" and Note III bigger than G2 only by .4" So no big deal in reality. BUT Note III will have lot heavier bezels and therefor will be more bulky and not ergonomic and less gripfriendly
Well we don't fully know what the note 3 will look like exactly, we only speculations so far. The G2 will be good for me though. But honestly I wouldn't mind a note 3 because my next upgrade is November. That's the only reason. But I would really like the G2 because I am in love with my GPro.
Lol, I sound like a kid up there.
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