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HTC One vs LG G2

I have a few questions regarding both phones. I have the HTC One right now. Is the difference between the Snapdragon 800 and 600 noticeable? What about the display differences? Which software UI is better and has more features? What about camera software and hardware? Would you recommend upgrading to the G2 or waiting for the next gen of phones?

S800 battery efficient g2 has great standby time screen you could still give to the one ,on software front its no major lag issues ,if you could you can wait for M8☺

shivkan said:
S800 battery efficient g2 has great standby time screen you could still give to the one ,on software front its no major lag issues ,if you could you can wait for M8☺
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Yeah, I can wait for sure. I am in no need for a new phone, but I was just looking to see if the LG G2 is worth the upgrade. The M8 is something that I probably will not buy because HTC is not great with its battery life. I am actually buying an external battery case for it just to cope with the bad battery life.

nviz22 said:
I have a few questions regarding both phones. I have the HTC One right now. Is the difference between the Snapdragon 800 and 600 noticeable? What about the display differences? Which software UI is better and has more features? What about camera software and hardware? Would you recommend upgrading to the G2 or waiting for the next gen of phones?
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I have owned both phones. Currently own the G2. There's no noticeable difference between S800 and 600 in day to day usage but there is in gaming since they use different GPUs. Software UI is a matter of preference. I like the look of sense UI better and love blinkfeed but prefer the features LG offers like knock on, slide aside and the customizability. The G2 has definitely the superior camera. I think the HTC One is more fluid though I must say. At this point I would say wait for the next gen, you have a great phone in your possession.
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barondebxl said:
I have owned both phones. Currently own the G2. There's no noticeable difference between S800 and 600 in day to day usage but there is in gaming since they use different GPUs. Software UI is a matter of preference. I like the look of sense UI better and love blinkfeed but prefer the features LG offers like knock on, slide aside and the customizability. The G2 has definitely the superior camera. I think the HTC One is more fluid though I must say. At this point I would say wait for the next gen, you have a great phone in your possession.
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Okay, for the next gen, here are the phones I would look at: Galaxy S5, HTC M8, iPhone 6, Galaxy Note 4. Which one would you go with based off their track record? And could you see Samsung using their 64 bit chipset with 4GB of RAM on the S5 or more likely on the Note IV based off the news reports yesterday?

IMO wait for the next gen. Lg is a fantastic phone but there is no need to upgrade to LG g2 if you already have the one. I think you are better served with waiting until the next gen of phones.
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nviz22 said:
Okay, for the next gen, here are the phones I would look at: Galaxy S5, HTC M8, iPhone 6, Galaxy Note 4. Which one would you go with based off their track record? And could you see Samsung using their 64 bit chipset with 4GB of RAM on the S5 or more likely on the Note IV based off the news reports yesterday?
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In all honesty, all these 4 devices you mentioned are gonna be insane. I can't wait to see what happens. The Galaxy S5 is gonna be insanely powerful and probably will have that 64bit chipset you're talking about. The HTC M8 is gonna be based off the One but better with better internals. Quality at it's best. The iPhone 6 is expected to have a larger display. I'm really looking forward to that since it's their "major upgrade year". Then the Note 4 which will be the most powerful device of them all but i personally am no longer a fan of HUGE display. You can add on that list the LG G3. I'm currently using the G2 and I love it, eager to see what LG is gonna bring. 2014 is gonna be one heck of a year. If I had to choose a device right now it'll be the Galaxy S5. I think Samsung understand that customers want a phone with a nice design and choice of material. And I think touchwiz is gonna be revamped.
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barondebxl said:
In all honesty, all these 4 devices you mentioned are gonna be insane. I can't wait to see what happens. The Galaxy S5 is gonna be insanely powerful and probably will have that 64bit chipset you're talking about. The HTC M8 is gonna be based off the One but better with better internals. Quality at it's best. The iPhone 6 is expected to have a larger display. I'm really looking forward to that since it's their "major upgrade year". Then the Note 4 which will be the most powerful device of them all but i personally am no longer a fan of HUGE display. You can add on that list the LG G3. I'm currently using the G2 and I love it, eager to see what LG is gonna bring. 2014 is gonna be one heck of a year. If I had to choose a device right now it'll be the Galaxy S5. I think Samsung understand that customers want a phone with a nice design and choice of material. And I think touchwiz is gonna be revamped.
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Yeah, I think I would agree with you on the S5. I was thinking that can be my item I buy for myself around my birthday since I could scrap money together by then to put a downpayment w/ T-Mobile USA or someone else. The iPhone needs more RAM to truly take advantage of its current chipset. The Note is impressive, but the device is going to get blown out in a few months.

I got my G2 a few days ago and in very satisfied with it. It's an extreme device for its price. It's crazy to see how fast the development is going but I don't regret getting the g2 so late. Anyway I came from an iPhone 4 so it's a huge upgrade anyway.
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Yeah, I think I would agree with you on the S5. I was thinking that can be my item I buy for myself around my birthday since I could scrap money together by then to put a downpayment w/ T-Mobile USA or someone else. The iPhone needs more RAM to truly take advantage of its current chipset. The Note is impressive, but the device is going to get blown out in a few months.
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Yep. But knowing myself I will own them all.
Samsung MUST succeed with this S5 cause HTC is not playing anymore, they are releasing quality devices from now on. And LG is a great choice for people that don't like Samsung phones so there are more and better choices now then ever before. And the S4 didn't do as good as Samsung anticipated. So they are gonna go big with this S5. It's pretty much a given that it won't be plasticky like before and that performance is gonna be stellar.
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barondebxl said:
Yep. But knowing myself I will own them all.
Samsung MUST succeed with this S5 cause HTC is not playing anymore, they are releasing quality devices from now on. And LG is a great choice for people that don't like Samsung phones so there are more and better choices now then ever before. And the S4 didn't do as good as Samsung anticipated. So they are gonna go big with this S5. It's pretty much a given that it won't be plasticky like before and that performance is gonna be stellar.
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My cousin even chose the HTC One over the S4. It just looked like a bigger S3 with a better screen, more bloatware, lag, new software features, etc. I would take a S4 for HTC One trade straight up, but only for resale value, but that's not really something I seek right now since I will probably keep my HTC One regardless of my next phone. I just hope they don't pull the Apple stunt and use the Note III properitary charger and region lock phones. I would also like the S5 to have a good look with metal and still retain the SD card slot. Time will tell in March and then April is the big release month.

Galaxy F is the next big thing it seems.
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vPro97 said:
Galaxy F is the next big thing it seems.
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What is this Galaxy F? F for Five?

My buddy is upgrading his One with a G2. His notification light is very dim, he blew out the speaker on the One without it even being at max volume, and is just tired of all the mistakes HTC keeps making as a company in general.
I feel bad for him, he was a big HTC fan since the days of the EVO 4G, and I know that feeling, coming from an original Droid myself... Having loyalties to Motorola.
But it's the future now and Samsung has a huge advantage in the mobile world at this point, making them the next Apple. Not being a fan of HTC myself, and getting fed up with Motorola time and again... LG was the most logical step to take. And G2 is a beast of a phone. Last time I checked, it even beat out the Note 3 in benchmarks in AnTuTu. And it gets me through an entire day of pretty intense use. All while still having a beautiful display, super thin bezel, awesome features (such as Knock On), and enough third party development to keep my flashing needs satisfied.
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Sold my G2. come back or not ?

hi everyone I sold my G2 to my friend cuz I wanted the white color. I'm thinking now of getting another phone not the white G2 but it seems that G2 is the best out there. I was thinking about the Gflex ? what do you think about this ? even with the new HTC and S5 and the Z2 I think G2 still the best. should I try the G flex or just get the white G2 ?

I would go with the nexus 5 its a nice phone i like the g2 but it is to locked down compared to the nexus 5
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spinninbsod said:
I would go with the nexus 5 its a nice phone i like the g2 but it is to locked down compared to the nexus 5
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I tried the nexus 5. the battery life is very bad compering to the G2 also G2 has a bigger screen and much better camera

It's really a matter of size. The flex is bigger...but so it's the battery. I don't want another phone until they give me more in the same form factor.
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I asked about that it does have less battery life but it is a much smaller battery I'm going to get a nexus 5 but get a case that charges the nexus 5
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had G2, swapped for Z1, straight back to G2.
G2 pros:
slim bezels
good camera features
Great ROM support
Back buttons.
Cons:
camera not the best 13 megapixel shooter
plastic
LG slow with updates
You decide if it's worth it

[Q] Is LG G2 good?

I currently own a Samsung Galaxy S4. I'm thinking of bumping it up for a LG G2 32 GB D802 International Edition or a Google Nexus 5 32 GB. Which one do you think I should get? Please tell me about the G2's camera too. I went into one store to try it and it was working flawlessly but in another store, camera app was lagging so much that I couldn't even take a decent picture. Please confirm if there's an issue with the camera.

Not an issue for me and I haven't seen anything about the forums.
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The g2 camera is great especially if you want to Root it and install better even. However th g3 was just announced so I'd look into that
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saurabh_goyal93 said:
I currently own a Samsung Galaxy S4. I'm thinking of bumping it up for a LG G2 32 GB D802 International Edition or a Google Nexus 5 32 GB. Which one do you think I should get? Please tell me about the G2's camera too. I went into one store to try it and it was working flawlessly but in another store, camera app was lagging so much that I couldn't even take a decent picture. Please confirm if there's an issue with the camera.
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I think this is the most posted comparison question ever ... ever ...
This thread exists like 200 times here already...
And bumping S4 with G2 , when there is G3 out? Thats not a real bump...
I would understand if you had S2, or maybe even S3, but this is a small bump for big hassle to G2...
Either go with G3 or wait for something better?

I wanted to root my device without loosing warranty that's why I wanted to ditch the S4. Anyways, I finally bought G2 32gb variant!

Since when do you not loose you're warranty after rooting your Lg G2?
Why should it be any different compared to a Samsung Galaxy S4?

Maritus1 said:
Since when do you not loose you're warranty after rooting your Lg G2?
Why should it be any different compared to a Samsung Galaxy S4?
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The diffence is following:
root s4 = knox warranty bit in bootloader will be setted to 0x1 and you cant set it to 0x0 so they can always proof that you rooted....
root g2 = i dont know on g2 of such security where you can proof that phone was rooted
If i get tomorow the chance to get a brand new g2 32gb for 380€ then i am soon a g2 user too cause i cant wait for OnePlus One invite... waited 1month now.... and after saw the g3 announcement there is no huge difference to g2 so why pay 200bucks more
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Thank you xenix96 for answering that. That's exactly what my reply would have been. Samsung has too many security mechanisms and LG doesn't. So, that's one of the reasons I wanted to switch.

LG G2 is awesome.
Easy to mod, hack, Xposed. This is the first phone I've EVER used where the Stock Rom experience is amazing. Since the Nexus One, I've always ran CM or AOKP. But now I just Root and run Xposed for a few Center Clock, Icon, Battery tweaks.
Honestly out of the S5, M8, and Z2, the G2 is a perfect combination of screen, physical size, battery, features.
That said, the G3 will be out soon that has a slightly bumped up CPU (same CPU just revised [800vs801]) and a slightly larger screen (5.5 vs 5.2) and a higher resolution. Sounds nice on paper but the larger screen and increased resolution and slightly overclocked CPU will only dampen battery life, which is where the G2 is king of the world.
The G2 with a 1080 screen and a pixel DPI of 480, the screen is just fine. I'd rather have the additional battery life.

player911 said:
LG G2 is awesome.
Easy to mod, hack, Xposed. This is the first phone I've EVER used where the Stock Rom experience is amazing. Since the Nexus One, I've always ran CM or AOKP. But now I just Root and run Xposed for a few Center Clock, Icon, Battery tweaks.
Honestly out of the S5, M8, and Z2, the G2 is a perfect combination of screen, physical size, battery, features.
That said, the G3 will be out soon that has a slightly bumped up CPU (same CPU just revised [800vs801]) and a slightly larger screen (5.5 vs 5.2) and a higher resolution. Sounds nice on paper but the larger screen and increased resolution and slightly overclocked CPU will only dampen battery life, which is where the G2 is king of the world.
The G2 with a 1080 screen and a pixel DPI of 480, the screen is just fine. I'd rather have the additional battery life.
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You sir, have just convinced me to upgrade my s3 to the G2. Thanks!

The g2 I can honestly say is awesome I got mine 2 weeks ago and I came from the z1s I love this compared to z1s the screen feel in the hand and speed the camera is also awesome and for the price you can't go wrong I love the back buttons. I didn't like the s5 the m8 was to tall and camera was poor to me the z2 well let's just say I had the z1s and didn't like all the bezzles nor the fact there still on 4.3 on the z1s. Go for the g2 it's awesome
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thehaman said:
You sir, have just convinced me to upgrade my s3 to the G2. Thanks!
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I'm upgrading to a g2 from a s3 tomorrow!
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lyte805 said:
I'm upgrading to a g2 from a s3 tomorrow!
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Yes!! We can be g2 buddies! Mines coming in on Monday =)

Never be so happy as b4 when I ditched my Samsung Galaxy note 1 for LG G2 LS980 2 week ago. No more lagging and love the battery life and the built in FAST Charging(Not from the kernel). Simply love it!

player911 said:
The G2 with a 1080 screen and a pixel DPI of 480, the screen is just fine.
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Correction: LG G2 has 423 dpi.
Anyways, I totally agree, anything beyond 1080p is not required. Even the difference between 720p and 1080p isn't noticeable during normal/daily usage. Battery life is something which is much more important.

rogconnect said:
Never be so happy as b4 when I ditched my Samsung Galaxy note 1 for LG G2 LS980 2 week ago. No more lagging and love the battery life and the built in FAST Charging(Not from the kernel). Simply love it!
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I know, right? Battery life is simply superb. Around 4 hours of screen on time, with 1 hour of voice calls and still 50% battery remaining. My previous phone, Samsung Galaxy S4, would have completely drained out by now.
thehaman said:
Yes!! We can be g2 buddies! Mines coming in on Monday =)
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lyte805 said:
I'm upgrading to a g2 from a s3 tomorrow!
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Awesome, I got mine yesterday!! And I'm just loving it.

saurabh_goyal93 said:
I know, right? Battery life is simply superb. Around 4 hours of screen on time, with 1 hour of voice calls and still 50% battery remaining. My previous phone, Samsung Galaxy S4, would have completely drained out by now.
Awesome, I got mine yesterday!! And I'm just loving it.
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Which one did you get 16gb or 32gb? And for how much?
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shubh_007 said:
Which one did you get 16gb or 32gb? And for how much?
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Currently you pay around online for 16gb = 330€ and for 32gb = 399€.
i will get my lg g2 32gb for 380€ from local store here.
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xenix96 said:
Currently you pay around online for 16gb = 330€ and for 32gb = 399€.
i will get my lg g2 32gb for 380€ from local store here.
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Thanks for the reply. But I quoted him because he is Indian. So I'll get the exact price. It's pretty cheap in your region though.
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xenix96 said:
root g2 = i dont know on g2 of such security where you can proof that phone was rooted
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That doesn't mean there is no rootchecker at the bootloader. There is, but it's not as persistent as Samsung's KNOX and it can be reset by flashing a stock ROM.

is it still worth buyng?

i have a note 3 that i can sell to my sister ( her s3 doesn't work anymore), and with something like 50€ i could buy an lg g2 32gb...should i go for it or just keep my note 3 and let my sister buy a note 3 neo (yeah she likes very much my note 3)? thanks

I think it really comes down to screen size. As you are coming from Samsung you are used to bloat so no issues with the g2 from that perspective.
If you are used to a huge screen, wouldn't the g3 be a more natural choice?

that's another story...i really like my note 3, but sometimes it's just to difficult to handle with one hand, so i decided my next phone would have been smaller, something like nexus 5, z3 compact, iphone 6...the lg g2 could be on the larger side but i think it should work just fine, and with the similar hardware and battery life i shouldn't notice a difference in everyday life...so the question, should i go for it, or just wait and see if i can buy newer phones? thanks in advance

If you can get the G2 at a good price its a no brainer. As the internals were very good when it was released, it doesnt feel like an old phone or backwards to me.
The design of the G2 is slightly better than the Nexus 5 so it doesnt feel any bigger but the screen feels bigger. :highfive:

Jager23 said:
that's another story...i really like my note 3, but sometimes it's just to difficult to handle with one hand, so i decided my next phone would have been smaller, something like nexus 5, z3 compact, iphone 6...the lg g2 could be on the larger side but i think it should work just fine, and with the similar hardware and battery life i shouldn't notice a difference in everyday life...so the question, should i go for it, or just wait and see if i can buy newer phones? thanks in advance
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Actually the G2 isn't that big at all. Just because it has a 5.2" screen, the physical size is relatively small... about the size of my Galaxy Nexus that had a 5" screen. The screen is edge to edge, which not only makes for a smaller physical size, but also looks freaking sweet. The G2 is probably one of the best phones I have ever had (coming from a long line of Nexus lines).
Talking about the G2 vs G3... well... the size isn't that different in hand either. My CoWorker has a G3 and I've been playing on it. I have smaller hands but I could manipulate the G3 with little problems. I don't know if there are any hardware issues with the G3 and we have plenty of G3 Roms for the G2 (essentially making the G2 into a G3), which is what I have done with mine.
The Verizon model also has Wireless Charging and Unlocked GSM bands. Wireless Charging is a must in a mobile phone. I don't think the G3 even has Wireless Charging options unless they went the Samsung route and have special backplates.

Samsung Galaxy 5 vs One Plus Two vs LG G4 Speed Test - Who is the winner?

Well this was definitely surprising.
Enjoy the results.. Something to show to anyone that doubts the 808.
https://youtu.be/JV8LlTxcIvY
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Note 5
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HIshan Pavidu said:
Note 5
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1 Second slower than the Note 5 on lap 2.
Samsung with its 'top of the line' processor should be way faster for the price difference.
Therefore the LG G4 is the true winner.
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Also the extremely poor Ram management on the Note 5 and S6. Google it, it's a known issue.
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legend221 said:
1 Second slower than the Note 5 on lap 2.
Samsung with its 'top of the line' processor should be way faster for the price difference.
Therefore the LG G4 is the true winner.
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The Note 5 finished before the LG G4. That's the objective result. You stating the LG G4 is the true winner is subjective.

Oneplus set an aggressive throttle because of the rumors, change that throttle file and you will see op2 winning g4. Proved by me. In the latest update they change it a little bit so it won't throttle that fast. Should win g4 easily with that
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Also the extremely poor Ram management on the Note 5 and S6. Google it, it's a known issue..
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6 months later its improved. There is more free ram available.
You still will get apps being closed but not as bad as at launch.

There will always be a benchmark which fits your needs.
Samsung has excellent cpus, the exynos ones are smoking the snapdragons for breakfast.
Too bad the note 5 is manufactured by Samsung and has no sdcard slot and removeable battery.
Also amoled is something I will never buy again. Looks amazing at full brightness but white turns yellow if lower.
As seen on my S4. After 18 months even on max brightness white is shown as yellow. Looks like the wall from a smoker that smokes a lot at home.
Disgusting.
Not to mention the N4 costs at the cheapest online store more than 50% more than the G4.
Also its being shipped with 5.1.1. so according to Samsungs update politics it should get MM Q4 2016
If they do not encounter some strange critical bugs which could delay the release to provide best user experience lol.