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Ok, so in the next days i will buy my next smartphone, the problem its i am in the middle of 2 choices. I like the battery life of G2 and the amazing screen :victory: but i dislike the UI from LG. And here i need your help. I love the stock rom from Nexus 5, i really love it, and i want help to find a similar rom to G2 like the Nexus have, with all the features from kitkat (now google when slide to left, the icones, the black defenitions menu) and still have the features from G2 like Knock On, IR Blaster and the great performance.
Thanks in advance for all your help
Cyanogenmod our kk Roms aren't very stable yet but flashing a custom kernel I would go with the nexus 5 because most likely you will get a g2 with kk and it won't be rootable and not only that sensors tend to go bad and knock on/off will mess up and your screen will constantly turn off just root nexus 5 and install greenify or freeze the app with tb I'm getting a nexus 5 or an oppo find 7 whichever I can afford nexus 5 in my oppinion nexus 5 is superior not as much hardware to go bad go with the nexus 5
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.....and not only that sensors tend to go bad and knock on/off will mess up and your screen will constantly turn off....
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What are you talking about? The 'sensor' is the screen.
Thanks Devs. From my VZW G2.
No it uses a sensor just above the screen if you have knock on enabled try rubbing where the sensors are,the screen will turn on on mine one of the sensors on mine the sensor is messed up its sad saying I've had it only a month
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yeah i heard about the sensor problems... And some screen issues like one tap it press 3 times, or making a line it doesnt go straigth...
Is a better (stable OS) option to get a Nexus 5 instend of get a G2 and install a costum rom like Nexus have?
stock theme for ls980 is gorgeus
Yep it is nexus 5 is the better option I'm getting a 32gb red nexus 5 and going to install cm on it the battery issues will be fixed in the next update and I'm sure its fixed with custom kernel's
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It will be better then get the Nexus 5 instead of getting the g2 and install a rom?
Yes the nexus 5 is a better device just because of official Google support if you want out if the ordinary battery life g2 is the way to go I'm getting a nexus 5 because 2 sensors on my g2 are bad making the screen go crazy its really bad on stock better on custom ROMs but still there nexus 5 dissent have as many sensors and frankly lg doesent know how to make a product without at least 10,000000000000000 bugs battery life on the nexus 5 isn't the greatest but Google is working on a fix about time they did
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But with a rom on G2 wont solve some problems like the screen issue?
Im really sad seeing that G2 is a great phone but LG manage to ruin it with that poor UI... If in any chance the G2 had the software like the Nexus have then i never have any questions to choose.
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Made the jump from the Nexus S to Nexus 4 - great upgrade for me. The phone is beautiful, from its screen to design, and to performance. Got 4.3 on it right away and factory reset the phone.
So, I had a couple of questions..
1. In the recent apps drawer, shouldn't there be a 'clear all' button or icon? I have to manually swipe each one out.
2. Is there a way to change the toggle settings in the notification drawer? Also what about the lock screen shortcuts? (on stock)
3. Is daydreaming bad for the screen (if it stays on for 8 hours a night)?
4. Very very minor, but I believe I noticed 1 super tiny dead pixel. I'm quite sure it is. But it's not noticeable, but I know it's there. Should I leave it alone or send it back, or whatever?
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Made the jump from the Nexus S to Nexus 4 - great upgrade for me. The phone is beautiful, from its screen to design, and to performance. Got 4.3 on it right away and factory reset the phone.
So, I had a couple of questions..
1. In the recent apps drawer, shouldn't there be a 'clear all' button or icon? I have to manually swipe each one out.
2. Is there a way to change the toggle settings in the notification drawer? Also what about the lock screen shortcuts? (on stock)
3. Is daydreaming bad for the screen (if it stays on for 8 hours a night)?
4. Very very minor, but I believe I noticed 1 super tiny dead pixel. I'm quite sure it is. But it's not noticeable, but I know it's there. Should I leave it alone or send it back, or whatever?
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1. No there is no such button, but you can flash the JSS15J build in android section it has that button.
2.no way to change the toggle settings, for that you can use power toggles it has everything.
3.yes it for battery life.
4. depends on you. If you are fine with it move on. All the best.
(1 & 2) I think you're too used to aosp and cm builds, stock has minimal customization.
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welcome aboard
got same upgrade from NS to N4
but just a question, why purchase a pure google and not root and flash roms?
mine stays official for about 20 mins after first boot, as someone says, too accomplished with coocked one to stay on stock
Haha. Not just yet. I want to experience stock first. It's going smooth and the 4.3 update seems to do quite a bit of what the 'Franco' kernel did. It has good battery life from what I've experienced only so far (got 2.5 hours of screen time from 40% to 1%, so should get 4 hrs - but only wifi).
Perhaps down the road.
Run a dead pixel fox app ?
I did that and it fixed mine!
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Run a dead pixel fox app ?
I did that and it fixed mine!
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I don't get it. I downloaded a couple of apps and one flashed the screen to fix it. Did not work. How is it supposed to even fix it?
Apps can't fix dead pixels, they sometimes can fix stuck ones however.
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I don't get it. I downloaded a couple of apps and one flashed the screen to fix it. Did not work. How is it supposed to even fix it?
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When flashing its trying to make the pixel activate and I would return the phone the first nexus 4I got had a bad pixel and after a week or two I got another so I would return but if it doesn't bother you just keep it and just hope it doesn't get fixed
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I got my second one today... I lost the first about 5 months ago after only having it one week... Also have an Atrix HD but missed this phone so much...
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so let's get to the bottom of the nexus battery life issue. How long is your nexus 4 battery life after 4.3 updated get or last , whether it set to default setting of the device itself or with a minimum setting such a display brightness level, silent profile, etc ?
and do you know how long you need to get your phone fully charged from empty using original n4 charger ? any trick or possible way to charge the phone itself faster ?
I'm just wondering and should I get nexus 4 or moto x ? but F***, I hate when that beautiful phone has been locked by carrier and has a bloatware since I'm a heavy multitask user and most of the time spend his time with browser and apps and whatsapp messenger .
sorry for my bad word but really hoping your honest review for the n4 battery life after 4.3 .
did you get 8 hours if you keep playing with it and also keep turn on and turn off your phone every 10-15 minutes while you're walking or hang out with your friends ?
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so let's get to the bottom of the nexus battery life issue. How long is your nexus 4 battery life after 4.3 updated get or last , whether it set to default setting of the device itself or with a minimum setting such a display brightness level, silent profile, etc ?
and do you know how long you need to get your phone fully charged from empty using original n4 charger ? any trick or possible way to charge the phone itself faster ?
I'm just wondering and should I get nexus 4 or moto x ? but F***, I hate when that beautiful phone has been locked by carrier and has a bloatware since I'm a heavy multitask user and most of the time spend his time with browser and apps and whatsapp messenger .
sorry for my bad word but really hoping your honest review for the n4 battery life after 4.3 .
did you get 8 hours if you keep playing with it and also keep turn on and turn off your phone every 10-15 minutes while you're walking or hang out with your friends ?
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Some custom kernels like for instance Franco Kernel support fast charging if you are rooted. If i we`re you and you can i would wait for the Nexus 5 that will come out in a few months. The N4 is very cheap atm and batterylife isn`t bad at all. Also depends on user usage and installed apps/widgets and syncing.
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Some custom kernels like for instance Franco Kernel support fast charging if you are rooted. If i we`re you and you can i would wait for the Nexus 5 that will come out in a few months. The N4 is very cheap atm and batterylife isn`t bad at all. Also depends on user usage and installed apps/widgets and syncing.
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thx Gee for the input, appreciate that, and is that the reason why google cut off nexus 4 price ? I can wait but in my head now nexus 4 or N5 or moto x ? but moto x sucks I hate because it's bundled and belong to carrier. that's really really sucks don't you think,
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thx Gee for the input, appreciate that, and is that the reason why google cut off nexus 4 price ? I can wait but in my head now nexus 4 or N5 or moto x ? but moto x sucks I hate because it's bundled and belong to carrier. that's really really sucks don't you think,
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The Nexus 4 is a great phone, you will not regret buying it. Sold my Galaxy S4 because of the lags and stuttering software. Also the N4 will get KLP Android 5.0 soon also after the release of the Nexus 5.
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Some custom kernels like for instance Franco Kernel support fast charging if you are rooted. If i we`re you and you can i would wait for the Nexus 5 that will come out in a few months. The N4 is very cheap atm and batterylife isn`t bad at all. Also depends on user usage and installed apps/widgets and syncing.
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gee2012 said:
The Nexus 4 is a great phone, you will not regret buying it. Sold my Galaxy S4 because of the lags and stuttering software. Also the N4 will get KLP Android 5.0 soon also after the release of the Nexus 5.
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whatttt ? you sold your s4 ? how come? I mean and I thought it's great phone, and the time when you feel lagging is the phone is rooted or factory default ?
thank you for your honest opinion cause I know nexus 4 is not great like high end phone such as like htc one but the reason is I wanna get n4 because it has no bloatware and it's the pure android and I'm so happy the carrier didn't put any their apps into that phone.
anyway, nexus 5 will be using LG again? my friend told me will be similar like LG G2
You might start laughing but I just ordered a Nexus 4 to get a feel. If I like it, it might replace my HTC One and when the 5 comes out, it might replace my Note 2.
I'm a plain vanilla user (plain Android no rooting or nothing) and slowly am getting sick of the Wifi, lag and other problems all other phones have.
I got this idea since I switched to the Nexus 10 and noticed that there's maybe less bells and whistles but the thing works very well.
Let's see...
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whatttt ? you sold your s4 ? how come? I mean and I thought it's great phone, and the time when you feel lagging is the phone is rooted or factory default ?
thank you for your honest opinion cause I know nexus 4 is not great like high end phone such as like htc one but the reason is I wanna get n4 because it has no bloatware and it's the pure android and I'm so happy the carrier didn't put any their apps into that phone.
anyway, nexus 5 will be using LG again? my friend told me will be similar like LG G2
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You say nexus 4 is not high end? Dafuq
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You say nexus 4 is not high end? Dafuq
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aww, sorry about that, but I'm curious , how nexus 5 will be look like ? and bigger screen ?
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You say nexus 4 is not high end? Dafuq
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You might start laughing but I just ordered a Nexus 4 to get a feel. If I like it, it might replace my HTC One and when the 5 comes out, it might replace my Note 2.
I'm a plain vanilla user (plain Android no rooting or nothing) and slowly am getting sick of the Wifi, lag and other problems all other phones have.
I got this idea since I switched to the Nexus 10 and noticed that there's maybe less bells and whistles but the thing works very well.
Let's see...
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you replace your htc one with nexus 4 ? how come ? is your htc one is google play edition ?
If you think about it the Nexus 4 has the same CPU settings as the S4 and HTC One the only category that it loses in is screen resolution.
Of course the other two phones have more better technology but when it comes to software wise the Nexus 4 will be right up there with them
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you replace your htc one with nexus 4 ? how come ? is your htc one is google play edition ?
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I seriously think about it. It's not a Google Edition and I'm fed up with all the little things that just don't work. I have the impression that all these overlays (touchwiz and whatever they're called) only cause malfunctioning. My HTC is my business phone so changing it for the Nexus, I'll quickly know what pure android is worth.
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talking about pure android that coming from nexus , do we have to clean cache or apps cache from the setting itself every once a week ? such a browser cache , and any other apps cache that we can found from settings-apps-(click random apps icon)- clean cache , ?
I'm confuse and I'm sorry to bring this up such an iPhone we don't have to worry about this cache thing or cache that coming from apps and there's no feature in iPhone like clean cache apps that we need to worry about . (and once again sorry comparing this with apple stuff )
so back to the problem since I'm only talking about google product should we be worry about apps cache ? maybe that's also the reason why the phone can be lagging because too many cache from the apps itself that we didn't notice or care enough to clean it up every once a week ? or by the system default is there any feature that the system will clean the cache that coming from 3rd party apps, background apps (all apps that running in the background). Cause I got paranoid and confuse what should I do , that's why I also install advanced task killer and always set them to high priority and every 30 minutes kill all apps to make sure this phone will always have a room for RAM.
but please correct me if I'm wrong , thank you
Using PA 3.99 and faux enhanced stock kernel I still have ~80% battery left after over 8 hours of use (using the phone every 10-15 mins or so). I always use automatic brightness set to medium. Not too sure what "battery life issue" you are trying to get to the bottom of.
As for the task killers/ cache cleaners, there's really no point. All you are really doing is making your phone work harder to do nothing at all. You should be thinking of unused RAM as wasted RAM. If your phone needs more RAM to run something it will free some up as needed. The task killers are really just using more RAM and battery.
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Using PA 3.99 and faux enhanced stock kernel I still have ~80% battery left after over 8 hours of use (using the phone every 10-15 mins or so). I always use automatic brightness set to medium. Not too sure what "battery life issue" you are trying to get to the bottom of.
As for the task killers/ cache cleaners, there's really no point. All you are really doing is making your phone work harder to do nothing at all. You should be thinking of unused RAM as wasted RAM. If your phone needs more RAM to run something it will free some up as needed. The task killers are really just using more RAM and battery.
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thank you for enlighten me .
cameron3200 said:
Using PA 3.99 and faux enhanced stock kernel I still have ~80% battery left after over 8 hours of use (using the phone every 10-15 mins or so). I always use automatic brightness set to medium. Not too sure what "battery life issue" you are trying to get to the bottom of.
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sorry, but what do you mean by PA 3.99 ? and faux ? is it hard to change the kernel for a beginner or a person didn't know how to rooted or modified any kernel ? and also modified kernel or changing the kernel, is that gonna affected to the device to become unstable ? and I believe changing the kernel is coming from unofficial google, am I right ?
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Hi Guys
I got myself a LG G2 (d802 international) yesterday and after playing around with the stock LG software for 10mins before rooting/roming.
During this 10minute play around I was blown away by the G2's screen it was bright/colourful and crisp. I had two Nexus 5's next to it which also looked similar/great.
However since flashing the Roms (2 CM nightlies and Paranoid Android) my screen looks pretty bad. It's dull and dark and now looks really bad when next to the N5's and my old Note 2.
I played around with CM's autobrightness settings and even installed some alternate LUX brightness apps off the store. However it still looks poor.
Has anyone else noticed anything similar? I'm thinking of reflashing the stock ROM tonight to see if I get the brilliant screen back but I'd much rather stay with AOSP in the long run.
Cheers.
LG made a lot of software screen calibrations. These will be lost when not on a stock based rom.
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LG made a lot of software screen calibrations. These will be lost when not on a stock based rom.
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Ahh ok bummer, so looks like it's a bit of a compromised choice to make.
I'm suprised no one else really seemed to phased about it in the development threads as it was the first thing I noticed on the first reboot.
Back on my Note 2 there was custom kernels which included display tweaks, I'm presuming something similar may evolve in G2 land?
I believe there is colour control in wootever kernel.
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Guys Im considiring to sell my Nexus 4 to get a G2. So anyone who changed from a Nexus 4,can help me with Question
What I love about my Nexus 4:
Great Performance and no Lag on Kitkat
Good Display
What I dislike
Battery
Camera
Anyone who changed might post a quick review thanks
You should update to G2.Great battery, great camera,great performance and awesome screen .If you whant to be lag free on G2, just instal custom rom but the phone is snapy even without it.N4 was great but G2 is just awesome!Go for it.
LG P 350=>LG OPTIMUS 3D=>LG NEXUS 4=>LG G2
I do. Battery here on G2 is great i give the n4 to my GF and with kitkat i see an improvement on battery life but the G2 can give me with g.lewarne rom and kernel great battery life and performance no lag at all...
6h SOT on the G2 my GF can touch 4h wich is great also on stock.
Display is great brighter color vibrant very impressive.
So i miss the n4? No i love the battery the display and the look of this phone if you want kitkat soon we have cm11, but with the stock rom and some mod i dont need ART performance increase of kitkat and i can wait a bug free cm11.
For the camera i dont use it so much buf for what I can see is very very good also in the dark.
Thats my opinion obviously and i have to say sorry for my english also XD
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How do u found the display in Comparision with the n4?
Is it brighter? Thanks
Lot brighter but you can try it on a store no?
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In my opinion, especially on aosp the camera is horrible, but battery life and screen are pretty good. Can't say about kitkat as PA still haven't pie and halo (or at least a couple weeks back when I had still working display -_-) so I've only tried it shortly.
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In my opinion, especially on aosp the camera is horrible, but battery life and screen are pretty good. Can't say about kitkat as PA still haven't pie and halo (or at least a couple weeks back when I had still working display -_-) so I've only tried it shortly.
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Horrible camera?Can you be more specific?Because N4 has a average camera and switching to G2 for me was huge difference.
Don't want to make a argue but you have a lot reviews that are saying the same thing as i so can you be specific about camera thing(picture quality. ..)?
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I did. I really liked the N4...best value in phones IMO. But the G2...It's amazing. My wife is using the N4 now....the screen looks like crap compared to the G2. Also, the speaker on the G2 is way better. Plus battery, camera and game smoothness.
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How do u found the display in Comparision with the n4?
Is it brighter? Thanks
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Well I had the N4....
G2 has a working USB OTG OOTB no power supply needed.
Much better display, no washed out colors, no blue hue..... N4 looks like 10 gens behind. and ofc higher resolution...higher PPI.
Faster proc
Some things you might try out, remote and etc.
Better battery
Much better camera
(But the earpiece bug is there... the static, noise, whilst call or screen off.)
LG G2 is for sure an upgrade. Depends on you though . N4 as it is can be a strong phone for at least 2 more years.
If you are happy with the N4, then its not worth the switch. Wait till the N4 battery starts to die off faster due to usage and then think of an upgrade. Or till google stops updating it officialy.
but if you have the money and you do not know what to do with it. Wait till the Z1S arrives . Might be a killer phone. As of now though. Excluding the bug the LG G2 might be the best whats out there. (I dislike AMOLED strongly, so I am not even considering Samsung) And Oppo slower proc....
Hi all,
I'm thinking to buy a new smartphone and im between nexus 5 and lg g2, i saw many issues about the g2 but i just wanted to ask if there are fixed with the last updates for this phone... i love camera and i saw that the camera was better at g2, can someone help me which one to choose?
Thanks.
Which kind of problems did you read about? Tell me so I can help you.
I'm loving this phone but if you're after the latest and greatest then waiting for the s5 will be better for you.
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Weigh out the pros and cons. In the end, it really comes down to what you want. I suggest playing with both of them in a best buy store since they have the Nexus 5 in the Google section.
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Now i got s4 but i dont like it so much dont know why it doesnt fit me, had nexus 4 before it, now im liking the lg g2, nexus 5 seems to have more issues than the g2.
Some issues that i saw in forum: bad voice call, bad gps, and found this one...: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472319
Those issues are not widespread from the post you provided. I don't have most of those issues. IMO, G2 is a step up from Nexus 5. Nexus 5 definitely can't compete with the battery of the G2, or the camera. Also, stock Android is overrated if you ask me. Not every single feature of the G2 is useful, but most of them are. The Nexus 5 hardly has anything special about it.
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Now i got s4 but i dont like it so much dont know why it doesnt fit me, had nexus 4 before it, now im liking the lg g2, nexus 5 seems to have more issues than the g2.
Some issues that i saw in forum: bad voice call, bad gps, and found this one...: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472319
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I'll let you gain insight into my experience with this device.
Bad voice calls are not an issue. My voice calls are really loud and clear and I use quite some time doing calls. Gps usually locks within a few seconds if I'm about the same position and even when I'm not, it takes no longer than 10 seconds to lock my position.
Regarding that post : well you read how the solution to all those problems was to get a replacement because it's simply not normal for the g2. I do have the stuttering issue with xda-developers app. I don't know why this occured, it wasn't there from the beginning.
That said, do NOT expect upgrades for the G2. If you choose to buy it, you acknowledge to stay on 4.4 (once we receive it) because LG are really bad with updating their phones. If you intend on flashing custom ROM then it shouldn't bother you. Stock is awesome though and has a lot of features.
My two cents
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No, it isn't, yes, it is.
Thanks for the answers and suggestions, still dont know what to do will way a bit...
To me, the LG G2 was worth buying. First phone I chose to go back to stock Rom. After the KitKat update, I'll re-root for sure, but probably stay on stock Rom.
Gosh, I love this phone, it has so many features!
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EsmeWeatherwax said:
To me, the LG G2 was worth buying. First phone I chose to go back to stock Rom. After the KitKat update, I'll re-root for sure, but probably stay on stock Rom.
Gosh, I love this phone, it has so many features!
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I have had this device for 2 days coming from an HTC one which died
The htc one is a beautiful device with build quality second to none however, my new G2 has excellent build quality too IMO despite many opinions to the contrary. I intended not to root my device (skygo requires an un-rooted device) but yesterday I went ahead and did so for one reason and one reason only - so that I could use GMD auto hide soft keys pro - an app which enables you to utilise the whole of the screen all of the time.
Now I have a beautiful 5.2 inch screen in a device that is the same size as my previous HTC one which only had 4.7 inches of screen estate. I am very, very happy with my new device in comparison to my previous one which, incidently, cleaned up in the best mobile device awards.
Its down to you lol. I was in the same boat as you but went for the G2. Better battery and bigger screen. Hopefully the 4.4 update will bring a better camera. I think nexus 5 camera is better mainly because it focuses much much quicker. Got my G2 for the same price as a nexus 5
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G2 is definitly worth of buying.
i had the N5 before my G2, and the G2 is far better. The battery life is about double that of the N5, i get on average 6 hrs screen time per day. Also the rear buttons are amazing!:good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good:
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I have had this device for 2 days coming from an HTC one which died
The htc one is a beautiful device with build quality second to none however, my new G2 has excellent build quality too IMO despite many opinions to the contrary. I intended not to root my device (skygo requires an un-rooted device) but yesterday I went ahead and did so for one reason and one reason only - so that I could use GMD auto hide soft keys pro - an app which enables you to utilise the whole of the screen all of the time.
Now I have a beautiful 5.2 inch screen in a device that is the same size as my previous HTC one which only had 4.7 inches of screen estate. I am very, very happy with my new device in comparison to my previous one which, incidently, cleaned up in the best mobile device awards.
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I had my G2 rooted too (even flashed Hellfire Rom). But first step was to restore stock Rom and finally I flashed stock software to unroot and reset my device to be prepared for the official OTA update. After the KitKat update, I'll root again to optimize this awesome phone with Xposed modules and Romtoolbox Pro.
But this is just for fun. Basically, the LG G2 is so full of features out of the box together with great hardware that rooting let alone flashing is nothing you have to do to make the G2 awesome. Because it's awesome by nature...
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My brother has the 5 and i have the g2. the funny thing - we both love our phones but we do like each others a little more.
Nexus 5 - P/C's: google created and always up to date, no bloatware, feels a bit better in my hand, [IMO] takes better pictures but the UI leaves many things to be desired, lower battery life. If I had the nexus 5, I'd feel like i would no reason to use a custom ROM, just root and xposed
G2 - P/C's: dat screen size, buttons on the back [if you like that], good battery life, stock bloatware isnt that bad, and the UI as a whole isnt bad, you can get ALMOST the exact feel of the n5 with a kit kat rom [but all the rom related issues ]. I like my g2 but just wish we could get kit kat out officially so I can just root and xposed and i like the blinking button on the top rather than bottom
G2... I love this phone. I have yet to root this thing and I have no complaints. Call quality is great, wifi and 4G perform wonderfully, I noticed that the phone switches between the various modes (4g, 2g, etc) really quickly and I rarely have issues surfing the web. The camera is awesome, the speakerphone is adequate, no buttons on the sides of the phone is awesome, and I prefer the G2 location of the headphone jack at the bottom of the phone. Battery life is insane! I've gone two full days with moderate use (down to 2% before I plugged the phone in), and with heavy use I get at least 28 hours before I see the battery get into the 10-20% range. Finally I can hand my daughter my phone so she can keep herself busy for an hour or so and not worry about having enough juice to make it through the rest of the day.
All of the included apps have added useful features and it seems that they have pulled some of the best/favorite tweaks and made them part of their default app suite. For the first time in quite sometime, I have not felt the need to root or modify the phone, save for that Android soft key bar at the bottom of the screen, I hate that thing. I might root just to run an app that removes it.
I'm not a person that likes to root, i will use it as it is, with stock rom, it's enough to have good call quality, to feel productive with it and have no lag, feeling good in hand, and battery life of course , i'm a designer and i need good camera, and i think it has a great one. thanks all for the comments, i'm going with G2.