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I heard it was pretty slow update before for LG, how about now? still that bad?
If LG can update the firmware often, just like Samsung, I will say it's good enough to me.
This is the only reason I haven't decided to get a G2 or Nexus 5.
What exactly are you asking on here?
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I heard it was pretty slow update before for LG, how about now? still that bad?
If LG can update the firmware often, just like Samsung, I will say it's good enough to me.
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I would go LG G2 being that the G2 is essentially a better version of the Nexus 5. Better screen, better battery and better speakers(from my understanding). Also the LG G2 has its own overlay on top of it so you can always mess around with that and see if you like it OR just slap a KitKat ROM on it and have yourself a Nexus experience. The Nexus 5 although I'm sure a great device is only pure android and you can't slap on the G2 like overlay if for whatever reason you wanted to and got bored of Stock Android. All of the Nexus 5 ROMs center around Stock Android and if you ever wanted something flashy as the LG G2s Stock ROM that would be impossible. Hope that helped. Lol
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I'd go with the LG G2 because of the camera and also the bigger screen.
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I heard it was pretty slow update before for LG, how about now? still that bad?
If LG can update the firmware often, just like Samsung, I will say it's good enough to me.
This is the only reason I haven't decided to get a G2 or Nexus 5.
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If updates are your concern then nexus 5 is your best way to go.LG has nothing to do with updates with that phone all from google itself being stock android.
Oh yea and better camera. Lol. Totally forgot
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cly1025 said:
I heard it was pretty slow update before for LG, how about now? still that bad?
If LG can update the firmware often, just like Samsung, I will say it's good enough to me.
This is the only reason I haven't decided to get a G2 or Nexus 5.
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If you want better hardware The G2. If you want faster software updates the Nexus 5. It's hard to get the best of both worlds. Choose the One that's more important to you.
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I had a N5 before my G2, G2 beats it sir
Nexus 5 is the cheap alternative.
My battery life on the G2 is insane. The N5 battery is quite bad i've heard.
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ever asked yourself why Samsung is providing so many updates???
only speaking for myself, but the G2 with 4.2.2 is running pretty smoothly and "LG's Android version" (with LG's UI) is working exceptionally well.
so personally I prefere LG is taking it's time on KK, but the version they realease is as stable as 4.2.2 is now!
Nexus 5
- Better camera software, HDR+ mode takes extremely sharp/colorful pictures that can never be produced on the G2, even with camera mods. This is one of the things I miss most about the Nexus 5. G2 pictures don't have sharp lines and colors are washed out.
- Built in antennas are better, slightly stronger signals, loads webpages/everything much faster.
- Less lag compared to the G2, very zippy and everything runs much faster.
- Better software development, more roms, mods, themes, etcs. Easier to root/flash new roms.
- Stock rom is less bloated, around 285mb vs G2's 2gb rom.
The screen on the Nexus 5 looks really cheap compared to the G2, viewing angles are much worse and you can see the white backlight bleeding all over the screen from an angle. The feel of the nexus is light and overall plasticy and cheap.
The G2 has knock on/off, better battery life by far, and bigger more premium screen.
For me it was important to have battery, better screen and knock on so I went with the G2. Still I'm not entirely satisfied with either phone. LG is also not a very popular phone so resale value and software development is very limited.
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Nexus 5
- Better camera software, HDR+ mode takes extremely sharp/colorful pictures that can never be produced on the G2, even with camera mods. This is one of the things I miss most about the Nexus 5. G2 pictures don't have sharp lines and colors are washed out.
- Built in antennas are better, slightly stronger signals, loads webpages/everything much faster.
- Less lag compared to the G2, very zippy and everything runs much faster.
- Better software development, more roms, mods, themes, etcs. Easier to root/flash new roms.
- Stock rom is less bloated, around 285mb vs G2's 2gb rom.
The screen on the Nexus 5 looks really cheap compared to the G2, viewing angles are much worse and you can see the white backlight bleeding all over the screen from an angle. The feel of the nexus is light and overall plasticy and cheap.
The G2 has knock on/off, better battery life by far, and bigger more premium screen.
For me it was important to have battery, better screen and knock on so I went with the G2. Still I'm not entirely satisfied with either phone. LG is also not a very popular phone so resale value and software development is very limited.
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Coming from the nexus 5 to the g2 I can also chime in here. For starters, its preference, if ya want the stock vanilla android or skinned. Having the nexus 4 and 5 to the g2 I was initially shocked on the aamount of crap on this g2. Nothing a little disabling could take care of, but once ya go vanilla, its mind blowing how much **** a carrier and company can throw on there. That and the amount of Dev support is crazy good.......but that's where it ends.
The g2 is IMO<--- far superior in every other element. The battery is a beast, and that was first on my checklist. Also for some odd reason, I'm having stronger signal on the g2 then I did with the nexus, both WiFi and data signals. The camera, and features, are much much better.
The screen on my n5 seemed washed out, the g2's color reproduction is much more accurate, plus that little extra 5.2"-4.95" is noticeable to me.
I definitely consider the g2 a winner, and it just suits my needs better then the n5 did......and until I/if get annoyed of this lg skin too much, that's when I'll miss the nexus developer side. And as a matter of fact, I'm already eyeing that PA for 803 to flash my tempting needs....Lol
If your absolute need is the latest & constant software update, then you can go for Nexus 5. Spec wise, it does have difference than G2 & on lower end for some parts. Nevertheless, it's an awesome device for pure android experience.
If you don't mind about the software update (which you don't have to, since the JB 4.2.2 implemention is seriously good here) then go for G2. I own one so, it's definitely spot on so far, moving from Samsung after a few generations with it. It's really snappy & no noticeable lag yet. The battery life is very2 impressive for a device this size.
Ultimately, it's up to you to decide. I was on same predicament as you for a couple of months before deciding on which to choose. Whichever you choose, it will be a worthy choice.
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I bought the D802 version of G2, but today i should go for Nexus 5 instead. The development for the G2 is to slow.
I think you should go for LG G2. Battery is amazing.
Lg G2 + CM11 is your solution.
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Lg G2 + CM11 is your solution.
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Then you havent tried Mahdi, CM 11, to much bugs and unstable and bad battery compared to Mahdi ROM with Houstonn kernel.
I'm going the other way, leaving a lg-g2 after 5 months for the nexus 5. What hit me is the size factor. 5" vs 5.2 (or rather 2.72" vs 2.78" wide). That difference is the difference in my hands between one handed use and needing to adjust the phone and use two hands for basic operations. Basically the N5 is as wide as a phone can be for me before it hits phablet level.
I have a G2 for some months now and I'm happy with it... I have a chance to sd the phone now and put some more and get the g3. Is it worth it? Anyone have used the g3?
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I have a G2 for some months now and I'm happy with it... I have a chance to sd the phone now and put some more and get the g3. Is it worth it? Anyone have used the g3?
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If you are going to buy the 3gb ram version lg g3, then yes
Otherwise NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :fingers-crossed: :fingers-crossed:
The g3 is nice but I'm happy just using cloudy g3... The main difference is the extra gb of ram and the camera is better.. It does have a better screen but honestly my g2's screen is amazing as it is
Thanks for the replies both!! If anyone else has something to propose I'm all ears
Just check the reviews, what does g3 have better than g2? More ram, slightly better cpu(like if you can notice, lol), bigger creen(depends if better or worse), higher resolution..and maybe more. Both devices are good, actually not good they are amazing but it all depends on what you want to call one of them better than the other. Go to a store which displays them if you can, that way you can decide easier.
PS: I'm a recent g2 owner and i think g2 is the best device you can get for the buck you pay :good:
To be honest, I would wait until Q1 2015 when most newer phones are out and when reviews are up.
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Have any of you updated your G2 to the G3 rom? does it make the camera faster, cause that really sucks!:-/
I love this phone, and the features, but getting tired of the shutter time, and all the blurry pictures:-/
thanks!, Max
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Have any of you updated your G2 to the G3 rom? does it make the camera faster, cause that really sucks!:-/
I love this phone, and the features, but getting tired of the shutter time, and all the blurry pictures:-/
thanks!, Max
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I have no issue with shutter time or blurry pics unless i use magic focus
I find the size of the g2 is perfect ,the g3 is a bit to big...
I get blurry pictures as well ,besides the camera i love this phone
The G3 stock rom is cool. I like the additional features that you can get, but there is a CloudyG3 rom available.
My G2 has built in wireless Charging (verizon) where the G3 does not. Looks like they opted to go the Samsung route (AT&T removed the Qi circuit all together) and go with the Qi Compatible replacement backplates that are $40 extra.
I really can't see a reason to upgrade to anything else.
The G2 pushes my size limitations. If I was to go to a G3, I would opt for just a Note 4 coming out in October with the 64-bit SnapDragon 805 processor and QuadHD screen.
But personally, with Android L just right around the corner, I wouldn't buy anything without first checking out what is available. With Google releasing the dev edition of Android L, I would imagine manufactures would be updating pretty frequently.
G3 is not worth buying. The answer is simple, you have amaizing smartphone, with great specs ans you won't notice any change in performance. G3 in comparison to G2 has the same performance, because of this 2K screen. There isn't noticeable difference, between screen from G2 and G3, all on G2 is really sharp.
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Agreed, G2 > G3
Eu queria um lg g3 :C
The only phone on the market that I would upgrade to is the Samsung Note 4, there's nothing about G3 to make me feel tempted. Most likely I would wait until April - May for the next year flagships.
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Hello guys! I just want to ask you G2 users if this phone is still a good buy? I'm planning to upgrade my phone by next year.
I'm still using my LG Optimus Black and it has been my companion for more than 4yrs if I'm not mistaken. The G2's price here has dropped significantly so I'm thinking of getting one
Feedback will be greatly appreciated. Thank you guys!
I think it is. It's a great piece of hardware with excellent developement, great display and performance is on par with newer phones. There's no wear and tear on the buttons after a year of using it, they still feel solid. It's also getting the G3 UI in an update soon.
I don't know how long LG supports their devices with updates though, maybe you'll be a better judge of that after having one for so long.
Thank you but what about its performance? i also have a friend who owns one but his lags a lot. i dont know if it's because he's just stupid or it's the device itself?
Software updates don't bother me much since I have had good experience with LG's support on the OB. It was launched with 2.2 froyo, got 2.3 gingerbread and they ended support on 4.0.4 which is kinda respectable since it got through 2 major updates and we got a stable kitkat rom and LG's build quality is also commendable.
JB laggs a lot tbh. KK is good but you will see imrovements if you root it and flash a custom rom. Honestly, both battery and performance-wise.
If you get a good price on it, then go for it. Root it right away lol you can always return to stock as it if it was rooted
Good thing you would enter the G2 world just like I did: with stable G3 ROMs ready to go
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If you aren't one of those who demand the latest and greatest, the G2 is pretty much one of the best picks for money right now. The screen and CPU is on par with most newer phones (Nexus 6, G3 and Note 4 aside) and it can be acquired for a very little price. It has been confirmed to get Lollipop and that's most likely the last update this phone will get
But it's super fast, has a good battery and it just WORKS. I still say that if I had to replace my phone, I would still get myself a G2 because there's no other phone out there that is that much better.
This device currently, with maybe Nexus 5, has best price/quality ratio. For not too much money, you will get hardware that is still quite powerful (S800, 2GB of RAM, 3000 Mah battery etc.).
Also, considering that you had LG Optimus Black, the LG G2 will be great leap forward in terms of quality and performance.
Hope this helped a bit OP. :highfive:
Thank you for all your input guys! This will surely help with my decision. But what do you think about the Nexus 5? It's just 5-10 dollars more expensive than the G2 here, which one will you go with?
The Nexus 5 has a brighter screen if that's something that really matters.
Other than that and ROM support, I'd definitely choose the bigger display, better camera and battery, and the other benefits of the G2.
I'd choose the G2 over most, perhaps all phones out atm. Maybe not the Xperia Z3, just because of really similar specs but withthe addition of waterproofing.
Samsung phones have the horrible AMOLED displays, HTC is too big for its screen, and the G3 has worse battery life and barely any performance difference. Not miles better camera and I prefer the G2 display.
The G2 is the best phone to buy
I have a G2 and OPO. OPO is a better choice.... same price almost.
I have had my G2 for just over a year. I would agree with others it is still a top notch phone for the money. But beware i have had to replace the usb/ headphone board. And now my screen has the dead spot towards the top, so it will need replaced soon also. I dont know if i just got a bad phone or if the quality is just sub par.
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Hello XDA.
This is a thing that has puzzled me a bit, so first I'll present my own point of view and then I'd really like to hear what you guys think.
You can see pictures of the G4 here http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-G4-leaks-in-all-of-its-glory_id68166
My G2 has served me really well, and honestly it doesn't have to be replaced. It's still very fast and gets the job done. However, after 1 ½ year it gets old - it has never been the most interesting phone design-wise and with the new phones having a much more attractive design you get tempted. Add to that, that the battery isn't what it used to be either. What made me buy it back then, was it's absolutely fantastic internals at an affordable price. And I don't regret purchasing it.
The LG G4 looks great - especially in leather - and the fact that it has MicroSD support and a removable battery means that I won't run short of storage (especially when flashing and keeping backups on the phone) and wiping internal storage is no longer a headache. The camera is supposed to be brilliant, but we'll have to see how it works out in real life. The screen looks promising - rumors say it's using 'Quantum Dot' display which results in better color accuracy and is more battery efficient. All good so far!
But according to the latest rumors, this thing comes with a Snapdragon 808. And mildly put, it doesn't look too well. Sure LG didn't have many options - either go with the overheating 810 or put in a worse 808. Not only is the 808 worse than the 810, it's also worse than the 805 in terms of GPU capabilities and power. It's not much but last year most people considered a Snapdragon 805 the absolute minimum requirement for a phone with a QHD display. We all saw how the LG G3 performed with its QHD display - it wasn't bad, but by no means impressive.
I think that LG should've sticked to the 810 and disable two of the four A57 cores on a kernel level. I'm sure a 4+2 setup is plenty processing power, but the Adreno 430 GPU outperforms the Adreno 418 (found in the Snapdragon 808) by a huge margin. In addition to that, Snapdragon 810 supports DDR4 RAM.
I'm torn, and thinking to wait for the Samsung Note 5 and hope it won't come with a UHD display. What are your thoughts?
The Lg g2 had been my best ✆ for three years. It was gorgeous, it was very fast, it lasted all day.
I wasn't impressed with the G3 but I think the G4 has my name written on it. They've had some time to play with the configuration, I'm sure it will be excellent.
They're going to have to crank up the design next year though. Just saying.
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I don't think I'll buy a G4, but I'm pretty sure that my G2 will dress the G4 rom...
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eh i will skip G4 becouse i bought my G2 one year ago and i still need to stay with it for 12 months, but i will probably buy G5 or other 2016 flagship phone
As lg phones are locked down, I'm not gonna buy it. The g2 is great and is still the greatest phone they made. But as a flashaholic and someone who likes modding their phone, an unlocked bootloader is very important to me. I only bought the g2 because it was such great value. It turned out to be such a powerful and fun little beast though with a great community as well. It was lightening in a bottle. But my criteria is a bit more strict now. I'll be sticking with the 1+ for a while
No need. I see no advantage to upgrading because my G2 can do everything I need it to. When I get another phone it'll be a nexus or the Asus Zenphone 2, whichever has the larger community.
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Either this or I just may break down and grab a Note 5 or S6 Edge after they iron the initial kinks out.
We'll see... G3 is a good phone and would rank higher if the G2 didn't exist but wasn't great enough to make me sell My G2.
With that said...let the games begin
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With the G2 being a beast phone there's really not enough to convince me why I should upgrade to the G4 besides the Camera, Removable Battery and Expandable Storage. I live perfectly fine without a Removable Battery and Expandable Storage and the G2 has 32GB of Internal Memory and a 3000mAh battery.. so why bother? There's more chance of me getting a 1+ if I was going to upgrade. I have yet to experience a world with an unlocked bootloader.
Yay for capitalism!
Any like @siggey said,
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This will more than likely happen.
G2 is great with me, but looking for better camera with G4.
FullHD is enough, 2k is not really necessary. More important thing is the battery life - which many people said that 2k display on G3 made the battery worse.
I think like the OP. I have a vs980 but I'm seriously thinking about jumping to T-Mobile. I thought I read last year that LG was going to allow unlocked bootloaders going forward with the G3. Given the fact that the G4 has a Snapdragon processor, an external SD card slot and removable batteries I'm thinking there is a lot of potential for a large dev community (especially since the S6 doesn't offer these things). We'll see.
No. I went back to the g2 from the g3 because I didn't like the size. I would get a g4 mini iff it was 5-5.2 and had a high end processor. As it stands now, the s6 and s6 edge look like more suitable replacements
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I'm not going to use LG anymore, LG does not satisfy me.
Having owned a few Android devices, I am getting a feeling that the best way to get android experience is to buy a Nexus device. The hardware and the price are only a part of the equation, although we know Nexus devices normally have a great price-performance relation. What makes Nexus so cool is having less pre-installed bloat or custumizations and it's pretty much guaranteed that for the next three years or so you will be the first in the line to get the android updates. Case in point is the stock ROM situation with the current G2. It gives you a glimpse of what it will be like to use the G4 18 months from now. Even though Lollipop 5.1 has come and gone, and the Nexus devices are now running the latest revision of Android 6.0.x, the G2 is still on 5.0.x. Another great example is my Samsung Galaxy Tab S tablet that I bought only a year ago. (This was Samsung's flagship tablet in 2014). Same story here. Still using 5.0, and I imagine Marshmallow is something like six months away and it will be the final update from Samsung. On the other hand, the ancient Nexus 7 is still getting Marshmallow updates.
Hi,
Since i broke my old G2 i was thinking about buying G3. Looking thru forum reviews I've noticed that G2 is much better (in general) device than G3. Is it just me or? Battery lasts longer, pictures look much better also performance overall seems to be much better and faster on G2 than on G3. So what's your experience about that? Should I get G3 over g2?
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Since i broke my old G2 i was thinking about buying G3. Looking thru forum reviews I've noticed that G2 is much better (in general) device than G3. Is it just me or? Battery lasts longer, pictures look much better also performance overall seems to be much better and faster on G2 than on G3. So what's your experience about that? Should I get G3 over g2?
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In my case - G3 with 3GB RAM (G2 is still in the house - wife use it):
*G3 has better performance (GUI, games, multitasking)
*same camera
*same battery life
*G3 has bigger screen, but G2 has nicer colors
*G3 has removable battery and SD card slot
So, not big update, but update still!
Thanks for the answer. I would like to hear few more feedbacks from other people.
Btw. Hvala:d vajda će bit dobar, žao mi je poslije razbijene g2 kupit istog moba, mada je bio dobar.
I think you should go for the G4. Price is not much higher, phone is better in many ways. Also, since it's a newer model you'll have better software support in xda and stock roms. And yes, G4 is what I meant to write.
G4 is in my country around $130 more expensive than G3, which doesn't suit me. I will rather stay on G3 or some price similar phone. Any recommendation is acceptable.
As someone with both, I can say the G2 was slightly faster until Marshmellow came along.
Now the G3 is faster and smoother ( MM was a major update) with built in micro sd support and removable battery ( much easier vs G2)
G3 also has better speakers and a sharper clearer screen vs. G2. Battery life is better on G2 running LP. (not sure about G2 running MM yet)
Both are cheaper now so a G3 would be a decent upgrade choice to consider
G3 is better choice but beware of refurbished phones which can give u a headache especially if its a international model which are converted ...i recently bought d851 which tmobile version of g3 ...enjoying it running smooth 100% original not repaired so buy tmobile version of g3 only
Thanks everyone, I will take then G3
i use G3 F400L and my wife use G2 F320L.. both are korean variant and ofcourse G3 is better because we got MM update while G2 stuck with LP..
ofcourse both of us using custom ROM.. i have Fulmics 5.3 and she have some kind of Cloudy ROM with UX4.. im not sure what's it..
CAMERA.. i can say the rear might be the same but G3 have additional weapon that is Laser Autofocus and Dual Tone LED Flash.. The G3 front camera look more better than G2 front camera.. G2 front camera produce way too soft image while G3 produce a more detailed image..
BATTERY, i can say both equally same.. my wife G2 have only 2600mah and its removable ( korean variant only have it tho ).. while my G3 have 3000mah and removable ( everyone know this ).. but our phone last about 12 hours max with normal usage.. sometimes my G3 ran out of battery earlier than my wife G2..
probably because G3 have 2k display and G2 have FHD which less eating battery i think..
that's my review..
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My G2 was replaced with a G3 by Sprint this past spring. Other than battery life, the G3 is better in every way.
I will chime in having used both for awhile.
G3 to me had worse battery life, and the screen is much less vibrant as a tradeoff for the higher resolution.
G3 was my upgrade choice because of removable battery and microSD card slot - which I take advantage of thoroughly (64gb microSD card slot and a 6000mah extended battery from MPJ).
Camera honestly is identical to the G2 (same sensor if i recall), the difference being the laser autofocus on the G3.
Go for G4
G3 on screen time is worse And battery wont last longer
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G3 on screen time is worse And battery wont last longer
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I we thinking that until I read about the G4s dreaded boot loop issues across their headsets.
Wish LG didn't have those problems with the G4
I owned 2 lg g2s. and imho g3 is way better in performance with marshmallow. screen on g3 is little less bright compared to g2 but overall g3 is has the better screen after getting rid of its over sharpening.