Hi, i sold my Atrix 4g a few days ago not because it was bad but because i wanted a bigger screen, but now im undecided between the 3 phones i mention on the title. I'v been reading a lot about the specs and i see that are pretty much the same but it's always better to ask the ppl that already own the device for an advice, so which one is really the best? or ill get the same speeds from any of them?
I love my Razr but as far as the rest of the phones depends on several things. Speed are you talking about the phone operation? Speed could depend on your area if you have 4G or signal. Are you going to root?
When i talk about speed im refering to phone speed such like games, interface, browsing, etc, also id like a phone with a good signal reception for internet.
As far as root yes, ill root and use most likely custom roms as i usually do on my phones
perviously i used photon its a good phone and now im using Razr. photon its very tuff made feels good in hand very good for playing games and wacthing movies but its screen its very blurry type pic look very bad on phone screen, some time videos look little tilt but when i install beta ics that all screen issue is gone.Razr look good in hand dnt feel tuff made screen is very nice for watching HD videos but cant play HD Games by gamloft its compitible for razr but i think it will very soon availble.
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perviously i used photon its a good phone and now im using Razr. photon its very tuff made feels good in hand very good for playing games and wacthing movies but its screen its very blurry type pic look very bad on phone screen, some time videos look little tilt but when i install beta ics that all screen issue is gone.Razr look good in hand dnt feel tuff made screen is very nice for watching HD videos but cant play HD Games by gamloft its compitible for razr but i think it will very soon availble.
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Im guessing because of the GPU?
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Im guessing because of the GPU?
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Compatibility issues with games due to them not adding that code into their games.
If you fake your phone's ID to another phone model, the games run just fine. The GPU is definitely strong enough to handle them.
You're asking about 3 different phones all on 3 different networks. Do you live in a 4G area? I have the Razr Maxx and love it. The battery lasts for forever. The screen is great. Verizon coverage is awesome. V's 4G LTE is blazing fast for me. And right now you can get 2x the data. And if you order tonight (2/29) you can get $100 off. A buddy of mine at work has the S2 SkyRocket and the battery doesn't last for crap if he is using the phone and for some reason he barely uses the phone and it chews thru the data. The Photon is on Sprint. I liked Sprint. But I like V better.
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You're asking about 3 different phones all on 3 different networks. Do you live in a 4G area? I have the Razr Maxx and love it. The battery lasts for forever. The screen is great. Verizon coverage is awesome. V's 4G LTE is blazing fast for me. And right now you can get 2x the data. And if you order tonight (2/29) you can get $100 off. A buddy of mine at work has the S2 SkyRocket and the battery doesn't last for crap if he is using the phone and for some reason he barely uses the phone and it chews thru the data. The Photon is on Sprint. I liked Sprint. But I like V better.
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Nope, i live in a 3.5g area lol, im actually planing on using the phone in Venezuela not in the states.
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Hi, i sold my Atrix 4g a few days ago not because it was bad but because i wanted a bigger screen, but now im undecided between the 3 phones i mention on the title. I'v been reading a lot about the specs and i see that are pretty much the same but it's always better to ask the ppl that already own the device for an advice, so which one is really the best? or ill get the same speeds from any of them?
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Well, the first thing i should do is ask myself, "what do i need from a smartphone?"
"What are the things i would do with either a RAZR, Photon, or S2 Skyrocket?"
"Am i a gamer? Am i a Music Lover? or simply an average user? Or i am after the looks and build of a phone?"
List them and compare with the 3 different phones you mentioned...
Then if that matches your needs, that is the time to decide if you will have it...
I am an owner of RAZR now, as i also was in a dilemma before betweem Nokia N9, RAZR, and SG Note.. Those were the things i did... And i never regret....
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mujju85 said:
perviously i used photon its a good phone and now im using Razr. photon its very tuff made feels good in hand very good for playing games and wacthing movies but its screen its very blurry type pic look very bad on phone screen, some time videos look little tilt but when i install beta ics that all screen issue is gone.Razr look good in hand dnt feel tuff made screen is very nice for watching HD videos but cant play HD Games by gamloft its compitible for razr but i think it will very soon availble.
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it's no grafics chip issue, cause RAZR is running the same chip like the google Nexus S (PowerVR SGX540). So there's a way to play the Gameloft HD Games:
root your RAZR
install a root browser (e.g. root browser lite)
go to /system
open build.prop
change ro.product.model to "Nexus S"
change ro.product.manufacturer to samsung
reboot
and so you can play gameloft hd games
i'm playing "Order & Chaos online" and "Backstab HD"
S2 skyrocket has extremely poor voice quality microphone so people at the other end have a hard time understanding you, which is never mentioned in reviews. Motorola RAZR and Motorola Defy are the two best modern phones for outgoing voice quality. This may or may not be important to you, but is the most important consideration in a phone for me.
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The atrix I bought with laptop dock is unlocked and running Alien, faux1.3, custom cemetery, and was planing on putting ubuntu for my webtop experience but I was chatting with an att rep. And he wiped out the thrill 3d at first I was like oh a rip off of infuse but he showed me all the 3d goodness and let me play nova 3d I was quit impress.
My question is im still under best buys 30 day with 20 sumthin days left SHOULD I TRADE MY ATRIX AND GET LG THRILL I wont have laptop dock since I bought it with my lovely phone I love my Trix but I loved the demo I has with the thrill...
What do you guys think..
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Herd it sucks.
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Up to you....if its 3D u like then run with it. LG is a downgrade IMO
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The reviews I have read lead me to suspect you are better off with the Atrix.
But those are reviews and I wont know until I get the phone in my hand.
Suspect I am going to stay with the Atrix as it does cover all my needs. The only phone coming up that will tempt me will be the QNX Blackberry.
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The closest I ever gotten to liking "ANY" LG phone was the "CU-500" back in the day. (and that was only because of how desperate I wanted 3G at that time)
IMHO LG is too "mid-lower tier" when it comes to making phones...
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Lol ok ok.. ill wait till it gets a review n play with the phone a bit thanks I was impressed when I saw it the the rep was like toad its only single core then I lost interest. But I looked and it deft has dualcore
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Have Atrix now for about 3 Months. Longer I have it, the more I like it. Tried out Thrill @ AT&T a few times. About 3 hours total. Ran Quadrant & Smartbench on both, Thrill about 10% faster, prob because of Multi-Channel CPU & RAM. Fast & smooth. Also ran Linpack, 44MFLOPS on Atrix & 69MFLOPS on Thrill. Screen brightness & extreme angle visibility about the same. A little heavier & bigger, but not much. So if u want to try out 3D & have a little bigger screen, then Thrill may b for u. FreddieBoy
I think it really depends on what you want. If 3D does it for you, you will want the Thrill. Personally I wouldn't give up my Atrix unless something really special came along. I believe the Atrix is a more "mature" phone if you catch my drift, while most other phones I consider to be "toys". The Atrix isn't full of gimmicky sh*t, and the hardware hasn't really been tapped into yet to show it's full capabilities, so it will only get better.
Keep yo atrix till ice-scream-sand-wich !!!
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Keep yo atrix till ice-scream-sand-wich !!!
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Played with a thrill in a store for a while yesterday. Screens cool and 3D is neat but hurt the **** out of my eyes after a few minutes. 2D regular pics were kinda crappy and 3d stuff isn't viewable right off of phone. (3D pics show as 2 side by side images on a computer). Needless to say I bought an ATRIX instead of waiting till Sunday for a Thrill. Cool idea but it wasn't great. Nice gimmick more than anything.
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I hav had the thrill for a week and im returning it for the atrix. The 3d is kool but not a selling point. it is fast with the dual channel but it tends to run out of memory pretty quick. I have noticed that the lg stock ui is worst then moto blur. When changing the ui to launcher pro did notice the phone was faster. ONce it is rooted and has cm7 running will be a great phone. Once I heard Lg will be releasing a better version at the bigging of the year decided i should go with the atrix. The battery life is really bad. If yuo use the 3d the battery just goes. i get about 3 to 4 hrs with nomal use and 3d. I would stick with the atrix personally but then again it is your hone so your decision. You still have days left so try it out for a week and see if it makes your day. Im getting 2800 on quadrant and 72 on linpack with the thrill
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Played with a thrill in a store for a while yesterday. Screens cool and 3D is neat but hurt the **** out of my eyes after a few minutes. 2D regular pics were kinda crappy and 3d stuff isn't viewable right off of phone. (3D pics show as 2 side by side images on a computer). Needless to say I bought an ATRIX instead of waiting till Sunday for a Thrill. Cool idea but it wasn't great. Nice gimmick more than anything.
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I'm pretty sure the thrill uses the same style 3D as the new Nintendo 3Ds. Case in point the 3Ds is having horrible sales ( that's why the price went from $250 to like $170 so fast) because it's making a lot of people nauseous (I played one at BB and it was not good lol)
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Are we talking about the phone that I have? Because the 3D the Thrill uses is true stereoscopic 3D at 1080p. Which is why you can shoot a video with the thing, DLNA it over to your *insert brand here* 3D TV and look like what those TVs are intended to display 3D in.
The 3Ds is having crappy sales because Nintendo was grasping at straws to try to keep people buying there crap. It is aweful 3D. At launch it already had a warning to parents to not let kids under five use it for the "potential" sight impairments as they got older. LOL! This is not the Thrill's kind of 3D. The 3Ds was a gimmick for that system.
Understand, I am not targeting anyone specifically with my post but with a phone like this you have to spend more than a few hours in a store with the device to get an idea what's up. I was a manager at a Best Buy location as the mobile manager and moved to manage home theatre.
What I am getting at is I was there long enough to see customers reactions to the first 3D TVs. Like you we kept hearing the whole 3D TV is a gimmick I will wait and see what happens. It is not new technology. It is older technology that had great potential that was waiting for the technology of other devices i.e. hardware, to catch up to its capabilities.
So we go from the big screen at the theatre, to the TV in your living room, to now being available on a cell phone. The Optimus 2x and the Thrill are smokin' fast phones the first to have stereoscopic 3D. The EVO 3D, well I was disappointed with that but its still a decent phone. The Thrill and the others coming will be glitchy and have a few downsides because they are the frontrunners. Honestly, I was not expecting LG to put a phone out like this and have a launch as smooth as its been. The phone is very fast that is not a real argument. The battery life does suck but after enough forum trolling and watching threads and posting etc. I am surprised that we got someone like DesignGears out the gate, reluctantly mind you, LOL but still going after it to start some real development on this device. I found after trying a few apps. and such that I had forgotten about the SuperPower app. made by some of the guys here at XDA. After jacking with how to set SuperPower up on the new beta version I think its like v8 or something; I waited until the battery was at less than 20%. Then did a full uninterrupted charge to 100%. Kicked off SuperPower, unplugged the beast to see what's up. Well that was 9 hours ago. I am sitting at 73% battery left. I have been doing 3D gaming, downloads from the market, music downloads, posts here, and some calls and a crap ton of texts. So I think we are good on the battery. Respectable anyway.
Not to be Captain Obvious but the phone is rooted too. All I am saying is this phone has a tremendous amount of untapped potential that is begging to be unleashed. There is nothing about this phone that says, "gimmick" to me. This phone says I have more power than is necessary in a cell phone but won't be unhappy if you really let me fly.
Get one and really dive into the thing for a week and if you still feel the same about then you can slap me twice and call me Sally. Then go straight to a Best Buy Mobile or where ever you got it and say it was installed with a flux capacitor from the factory by mistake and you want an Atrix instead. Sorry for the wall of text everyone but I don't usually post very often but I had to here. I would hate to see someone miss out on solid technology like the Thrill 4G.
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So I am on an evo shift and about ready to upgrade. Looking back I have to say most of the reviews were bad or inaccurate. So as owners, and what are you reviews or reviews you think are accurate?
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Its a major upgrade, and worth it.
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So I am on an evo shift and about ready to upgrade. Looking back I have to say most of the reviews were bad or inaccurate. So as owners, and what are you reviews or reviews you think are accurate?
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have to totally agree. been loving this phone as is. did install a custom launcher (go Launcher ex) and go sms but that is just because i like those apps alot. the battery life is just great the speed is amazing. and the phone just rocks tegra 2 like no other phone on sprint rocks dual core period. you won't be sorry.
i came from a evo shift too. i loved that little phone but this phone smokes it
I couldnt agree with the above more! This is my first Android and what a phone to have! I work for Sprint in a Service and Repair location and I RARELY see Photons come into my location. There were a few from the last OTA update (some could dl it but it wouldnt install) but other then the occasional setting mis-cue, the phone kicks butt!!! Build quality is solid, external speaker is incredibly loud and crisp sounding, and overall call quality, signal strength, and performance is top notch. You will not miss the Shift at all!!
I had mine for about a month coming from an original evo 4g. I love this phone..
Where do I begin?!! You dont have to take the battery out and turn the phone off just to take the memory card out. and it is very fast. Games on it look amazing. Console quality. HDMI mirror is incredible. You can play Tegra 2 games on an HD display if you dont want to play on just the little phone screen. I make all my friends jealous.
Get the photon you wont be sorry.
Good phone i came from a epic 4g and very excited...
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I came from the shift and this phone is so much better. It is my first non-keyboard phone ever and i have no issues typing. So far today ive gone 6 hours and my battery just dropped to 80 and im still on stock 198_6. My first photon was really buggy: reboot around 12 times a day and had the screen of death issue but my new one is completely bug free. The speakerphone on the back is incredibly loud so i can actually listen to youtube, etc videos unlike the shift. I am just blown away by how nice this phone is.
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GREAT UPGRADE hands down...
Hello, i currently have a Iphone 4s and it is perfect for what i want to use it for. but im getting a bit sick of having to wait for jailbreaks and tweaks. The galaxy s 2 has loads of tweaks and stuff by the looks of it.
i basically want to be able to copy onto the memory card blu-ray rips without having to convert them to any other format.
i also like games and wondered if the galaxy s 2 is as good at playing games as the iphone 4s?
i also really like some of the custom rom's that you guys have made! they look fantastic.
i have some experience with custom roms as i always had XDA phones and HTC too and enjoyed trying out all the new rom's.
whats the battery life like on the galaxy s 2 and which rom would be best for battery and playing bluray rips?
i also want to make themes and easily install them, is this possible?
Thanks guys and keep up the good work!!
Kev.
You're on an android sgsII forum. So the answer is YES.
Dump the iphone and set yourself free!
NO.
I beg to differ
After a colleague saw and played with my SGS2 he bought one and sold his Iphone 4 and is happy. He's a gamer and I haven't heard any complaints from him.
I get more than a day on a charge on the stock battery, as long as a phone gets a complete day I'm happy as it goes on the dock when I go to bed anyways.
Iunno, if its just video watching, then sure, but we have a 2gb video limit plus the iphone has a larger video battery life. If it's gaming then stick with your iphone. Everything else in functionality is more or less the same.
Now imagine you jailbreak to get free apps. The sgs 2 rooting it or otherwise does not mean you get free apps. You have to look elsewhere.
Personally dont waste your money on an sgs 2 when you have an iphone 4s. Im not saying either is better or worse but better you wait for a real improvement like sgs 3 or iphone 5.
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As Kaili mentioned above, it is not worth to change and you can tetheted jailbreak atm so why dont you try?
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I say yes, because i had the iphone 4 and it was a awesome but when i saw my brother with the sgs2, and i tested it out on games and videos the graphics were so amazing i was speechless of the quality and the big 4.3inch screen, the speed is sweet too, but tweaking makes it more fun and it's a lot easier to change roms or anything else if you don't like the same stuff that you use every day please go for the sgs2.
Iphone is really very boring believe me after you use the SGS2.
I've had both, best has gotta be the SGS2 hands down.
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Hello, i currently have a Iphone 4s and it is perfect for what i want to use it for. but im getting a bit sick of having to wait for jailbreaks and tweaks. The galaxy s 2 has loads of tweaks and stuff by the looks of it.
i basically want to be able to copy onto the memory card blu-ray rips without having to convert them to any other format.
i also like games and wondered if the galaxy s 2 is as good at playing games as the iphone 4s?
i also really like some of the custom rom's that you guys have made! they look fantastic.
i have some experience with custom roms as i always had XDA phones and HTC too and enjoyed trying out all the new rom's.
whats the battery life like on the galaxy s 2 and which rom would be best for battery and playing bluray rips?
i also want to make themes and easily install them, is this possible?
Thanks guys and keep up the good work!!
Kev.
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Well the battery life on the stock ROM is not so bad, I always get through the day as a heavy user.
For me it's acceptable if it can work until i get to bed. On custom ROMs however you probably get a lot better battery life.
I don't know much about making themes, but I know you can install them in matter of seconds.
Galaxy S2 is really a great phone, you won't be sorry.
PS. the gaming on iPhone4S may still be better than on GalaxyS2 even if the SGS2 is a more powerful device.
The reason for that is the devs are making games that are compatible for much more devices with different hardware.
But the future of gaming looks bright , just check out Shadowgun and RiptideGP , they look aWESome! Good luck
hi guys,
Thanks for the reply.
im not that interested in free apps its more tweaks to get the phone how i want it to look and feel.
@ kailkti " if its just video watching, then sure, but we have a 2gb video limit "
most of my blu-ray rips are more than 2GB so could i not play these on the sgs2?
if i was going to change id be getting a 32 or 64GB memory card.
thanks for replying.
Kev.
It depends on what you are expecting from a phone.
If you want a magnum that a bullet in it, yes SGS2 is the right choice.
If you want a giggling phone that you can show off with it, stay with iphone.
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Iunno, if its just video watching, then sure, but we have a 2gb video limit plus the iphone has a larger video battery life. If it's gaming then stick with your iphone. Everything else in functionality is more or less the same.
Now imagine you jailbreak to get free apps. The sgs 2 rooting it or otherwise does not mean you get free apps. You have to look elsewhere.
Personally dont waste your money on an sgs 2 when you have an iphone 4s. Im not saying either is better or worse but better you wait for a real improvement like sgs 3 or iphone 5.
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Totally this.
Galaxy S II forever!!! or untill Galaxy S III !
No seriously, if you've got the cash go for it... but that's not to say the iPhone's bad, it just doesn't give you the freedom of an S2, or any android device for that matter. But if you decide to hold on to your benjamins and wait for the next king of the hill, the I'd say that's a smart choice too. One bad thing about the SGS2 concerning gaming is that some of the best games are Tegra 2 only, and while the Exynos chip inside the phone is definitely powerful enough, it's still not gonna run those games. You can go through chainfire3d to play those games but it's just something you'd need to know, oh and some of the games that use to be Tegra 2 only have been officially given Exynos support, like Shadowgun... So maybe its better to wait untill the games get ported, then when the SGS3 comes out with it's mindblowing specs, it'll already support the best games... If I were you, stick with the iPhone 4S untill a worthy successor to the SGS2 comes out...
See if you can find some place to try it. Then try it, but make sure you try all the things you use the most. Android is a VERY different experience from iOS. I came from an iPhone myself and the first thing I noticed was that the UI isn't quite as smooth as it is on the iPhone. However it is not bad and all the customizations you can do, more than make up for it. Especially the keyboards. But as I said, it's a different experience and it's going to take some time to get used to it.
Another thing, you might want to think about is the release cycle. The SGS 2 is growing a beard, having been out for more than 6 months now in some parts of the world. I got mine in may. I still love it. It's by far the most awesome gadget I have owned, but at this time I would wait for the SGS 3. If you live in the US, you might have to wait a long time though.
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hi guys,
Thanks for the reply.
im not that interested in free apps its more tweaks to get the phone how i want it to look and feel.
@ kailkti " if its just video watching, then sure, but we have a 2gb video limit "
most of my blu-ray rips are more than 2GB so could i not play these on the sgs2?
if i was going to change id be getting a 32 or 64GB memory card.
thanks for replying.
Kev.
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Well since you own an iPhone4Steve and you are considering getting a GalaxyS2 with a 32GB microSD i'd go and say you can spare the cash.
So get them both. Both are really amazing devices , whatever someone else might say. You can never have enough gadgets.
Also you might consider getting a GalaxyNote if you are after movies. The screen is just amazing!
Doooooo it. Sgs2 ftw
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I guess it depends on what you want in a phone. I believe the iPhone is behind in today's technology.
Technology, especially in phones, moves fast. Apple doesn't keep up with the times very well. They release a new phone once a year, with old specs and outdated software / aesthetics.
I love the SGSII. The UK version, because it has a physical button and its white version is beautiful.
It has higher specs and a nicer screen (bigger and brighter) than the iPhone.
But there are better phones to consider upgrading to from it. For example, the HTC Rezound is a beast. Offering true HD display (higher Res and ppi than the iPhone) with a super fast processor and all the up to date things technology today has to offer.
Another reason to switch to Android, not just the SGS, but Android in general; is the complete openness and customizability (word?) It has.
Even if you root an iPhone, you're still limited to what you can do.
Each OS has its pros and cons, but Android has many more pros.
-my two cents-
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hi guys,
Thanks for the reply.
im not that interested in free apps its more tweaks to get the phone how i want it to look and feel.
@ kailkti " if its just video watching, then sure, but we have a 2gb video limit "
most of my blu-ray rips are more than 2GB so could i not play these on the sgs2?
if i was going to change id be getting a 32 or 64GB memory card.
thanks for replying.
Kev.
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Well since no one has answered his question.
What I mean by 2gb is that because of the file system (dun ask me, i'm not sure on the specifics), android will only play files under 2gb. So any file over 2gb will not play, regardless of your sd card.
I've got both but the S2 is my main phone. The iPhone is just boring as even though it has every app ill ever need. Can't stand the small screen and old style look.
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The answer is definitely YES, man!
How much faster is Nexus 7 compare to HTC Flyer for real world usage.
I've been using Flyer for about a year now and it's seem to be very slow to me, especially when surfing websites.
Can Nexus handle flash better with Quad cores and all?
I want to know if it worth giving away my Flyer and buy Nexus 7. If it's not too much different, then I'll just keep the flyer.
I've had both and TBH with my Flyer being overclocked to 1.84 GHZ I can notice no difference between the two in smoothness when browsing, tweeting, reading..etc
That said though, JB and quad core does make a difference ofcourse, especially when games are concerned.
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How much faster is Nexus 7 compare to HTC Flyer for real world usage.
I've been using Flyer for about a year now and it's seem to be very slow to me, especially when surfing websites.
Can Nexus handle flash better with Quad cores and all?
I want to know if it worth giving away my Flyer and buy Nexus 7. If it's not too much different, then I'll just keep the flyer.
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I don't know about the Nexus 7, but for your Flyer, you may want to try the Puffin Browser off of the Android Market/Google Play before you buy another tablet. It sped my web surfing up tremendously. The company suggests trying the free version of the app first.
Also, u may want to search Nexus 7 + flash. I've read that it doesn't natively support flash (not certain), but hopefully that's nothing that a downloaded app can't fix.
I have great browsing with Boat browser.
Trust me its a huge speed difference. You guys saying its barely noticeable are just lieing to yourselves. Its like comparing choppiness to butter. Yea there similar alright. Cmon now.
Aside from speed the flyer has a full 7 inch screen in complete use (gingerbread only) and a nice pen function going for it.
yeah gotta agree with you. nexus 7 is faster. That feeling when I use my brother's Nexus7 and then i go back using my flyer ><
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yeah gotta agree with you. nexus 7 is faster. That feeling when I use my brother's Nexus7 and then i go back using my flyer ><
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Im in the EXACT situation haha
Flyer good...Nexus incredible!
I've had my Flyer for over a year and have been fighting rom issues since then, it is workable (except GPS...Shame on you HTC for not fixing this!). Side by side -I've had my Nexus for 3 days now, the nexus screen is brighter,better contrast- whites now look slightly yellowed on the Flyer. Nexus speed is much better(expected), BT, GPS, & WiFi all operate flawlessly. I am using a usb adaptor cable from Amazon ($2.00)! to further expand storage and also connects to other devices for file transfer and viewing.Battery life on the Flyer was a solid 4.5 hours with constant video loop running- I expect 2/3 to twice the run time with the Nexus. I have a rooted-32g Nexus...couldn't be happier at this point!
Final note- I side loaded Flash and it works well with Firefox Beta.:fingers-crossed: Update:Boat browser is very fast and stable, I usually have to reboot my Flyer a couple of times a day due to lag or sometimes freezing...not so with the Nexus.
The two aren't even comparable. The N7 blows the flyer/view4g away in every aspect. I have the Veiw4g and the N7, and I don't even use the view anymore. It's so slow and crappy, it's not even worth it. If you are thinking about getting the N7, just do it. The flyer is dated now, and it's not going to get any fast no matter what you do.
Oh, and as far as media consumption goes, the N7 can actually handle everything I throw at it. I can't even watch my vulkano in anything more than low res on the view. But the N7 I can put it to it's highest quality setting and it works great. Same with Hulu, and Netflix. As well as streamed content from my HTPC.
I've played with the N7 at stores and it's pretty nice.
If Someone gave me one for free, I probably would use my flyer drastically less.
However, as much as I want project butter on my flyer I find that it would probably be a waste of money for me to personally upgrade. I'll still do the same stuff with either device.. Browse web, facebook, read books, and avoid pulling out a netbook when I can. So it raises the question why upgrade if I have a perfectly working device?
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The two aren't even comparable. The N7 blows the flyer/view4g away in every aspect. I have the Veiw4g and the N7, and I don't even use the view anymore. It's so slow and crappy, it's not even worth it. If you are thinking about getting the N7, just do it. The flyer is dated now, and it's not going to get any fast no matter what you do.
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You sir are corect N7 blows but not Flyer away but simply BLOWS; with no SD card, no stereo sound, no vibra, no front camera, no pen, no HW buttons; so wjhat extra from cpu and scree is there left at all? No sim?
So that means:
limited to no small amount of space
Cant do videocalls (good luck with mirrors)
No silent alert wheil in classes, meetings ect...
Less screen
ect ect...
For mine usage of device it BLOWS unlike Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 wich is quite nice; more up to date device then Flyer and has that "magic" JB/ICS, wich Flyer doesent; but even with the JB ports we do have for Flyer we have more working hardware then Nexus have. And good luck with rearlly suported tegra games.
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You sir are corect N7 blows but not Flyer away but simply BLOWS; with no SD card, no stereo sound, no vibra, no front camera, no pen, no HW buttons; so wjhat extra from cpu and scree is there left at all? No sim?
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Umm, they are coming out with a 3g N7, you realize that, right? The sound between the two is comparable, as I HAVE both. Is having vibrate really necessary on a tablet? And it has a front camera, just no rear camera? I'm beginning to wonder if you have even used the device. It has a front camera specifically for video calls. HW buttons are a matter of preference, but not a necessity. The pen I will give you, but when you can't even get HTC to FIX the crap they broke with the update, IT"S NOT WORTH DEALING WITH IT. I will never own another HTC device after HTC screwed us over on the tablets. (not to mention the year wait on getting ICS on my old Tbolt, or 8 months for the rezound I bought) The SD card missing is a downer, but there are many workarounds that it's not a total loss. There is WIFI storage sharing (so I can use the 80GB I have on my phone between it's 64GB sd and 16 internal) Then there is USB OTG.
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limited to no small amount of spaceYou are not limited, just not as easy to add storage as with the flyer/View
Cant do videocalls (good luck with mirrors)This is just flat wrong
No silent alert wheil in classes, meetings ect... Really? It doesn't have a LED, but it does still "alert", just on screen. How many alerts do you have set up on your tab? I have almost none. Mostly calendar appt's and such.
Less screenHow? If there is a difference(16:9 vs 16:10) its a matter of a .1 inch or so.
ect ect...
For mine usage of device it BLOWS unlike Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 wich is quite nice; more up to date device then Flyer and has that "magic" JB/ICS, wich Flyer doesent; but even with the JB ports we do have for Flyer we have more working hardware then Nexus have. And good luck with rearlly suported tegra games.
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I don't play games, but I haven't seen anything it can't do yet. I would like to know how you figure there is more working hardware on the JB ports to the flyer/view than the N7? You have a rear camera/SD card. that's it. I have both. (actually, I have all three. View/Flyer/N7. The flyer is my Fiancees. and I have the View/N7.
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I've played with the N7 at stores and it's pretty nice.
If Someone gave me one for free, I probably would use my flyer drastically less.
However, as much as I want project butter on my flyer I find that it would probably be a waste of money for me to personally upgrade. I'll still do the same stuff with either device.. Browse web, facebook, read books, and avoid pulling out a netbook when I can. So it raises the question why upgrade if I have a perfectly working device?
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i am in the same exact situation. i have a device that serves my needs (well i could benefit from bluetooth on the JB rom) and i keep looking for reasons to justify upgrading
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Umm, they are coming out with a 3g N7, you realize that, right?
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cool but there is still non so it even lacks on 3g wich i didnt listed...
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The sound between the two is comparable, as I HAVE both.
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is comperable ofc but when u cant hear diference between stereo and mono i would recomend some examination of hearing
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Is having vibrate really necessary on a tablet?
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yes i need it badlly as i use mine 7'' tab for phone functionalities as well
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And it has a front camera, just no rear camera? I'm beginning to wonder if you have even used the device. It has a front camera specifically for video calls.
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I dont owe device i used it once when i was deciding wich second tab to buy and i decided for Samsung Galaxy 2 7''. Sorry since i forgot wich camera it does not have; but point stays - lacks on camera. Now ask me if we need it.. Do we need a tab?
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HW buttons are a matter of preference, but not a necessity.
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As nothing is NECESSERY - i simply love them and missing them on SGTAB 2. Hiting HOME when u in full scree app helps a lot with time and pressing.
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The pen I will give you, but when you can't even get HTC to FIX the crap they broke with the update, IT"S NOT WORTH DEALING WITH IT. I will never own another HTC device after HTC screwed us over on the tablets. (not to mention the year wait on getting ICS on my old Tbolt, or 8 months for the rezound I bought)
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U think i am happy with that?
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The SD card missing is a downer, but there are many workarounds that it's not a total loss. There is WIFI storage sharing (so I can use the 80GB I have on my phone between it's 64GB sd and 16 internal) Then there is USB OTG.
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Workaraund - i have superfast internet wire and PC to browse fast... What has that to do with mine Flyer or N7?
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I don't play games, but I haven't seen anything it can't do yet.
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I cant give u sdcard to share u mine documents with is prity common on all mobiel devices. U cant film your gf or take pic of her, u cant draw or handwrite, no way to listen to quality music since onlly suporting 1 chanel insted of minimum 2 for stereo.
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I would like to know how you figure there is more working hardware on the JB ports to the flyer/view than the N7? You have a rear camera/SD card. that's it. I have both. (actually, I have all three. View/Flyer/N7. The flyer is my Fiancees. and I have the View/N7.
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CORECTOMUNDO - u did figure it already with rear camera working SD slot but u forgot the pen and hw buttons we have stereo sound as well on JB and vibra working. All this is working on Flyer loaded with JB and is something N7 wont EVER have. Never Ever.
All i am saying is for what i need tab N7 sucks. Now if your onlly use of tab is a bit faster browsing i guess N7 is a winer buy. I unfortunally expect more. And there is much N7 does simplly not offer. Its not cheap for no reason I wont go into ghosting and cracking screens...
Fix your English before you try to argue with a whole essay.
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Fix your English before you try to argue with a whole essay.
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Right under his name it says "Location: Velenje"
I'm guessing his main language isn't english.
Pro-tip: Don't ask him to fix his english.
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i am in the same exact situation. i have a device that serves my needs (well i could benefit from bluetooth on the JB rom) and i keep looking for reasons to justify upgrading
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Yeah, I still honestly love the build quality on the flyer and it still has a relatively nice screen.
Since you are on the JB rom, I need to ask did they get the screen to turn off properly yet? That was the only thing holding me back personally. As long as it has good battery life I am really considering using it.
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Fix your English before you try to argue with a whole essay.
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Not arguing just saying mine points about flyer and n7 since some overrating and only a few good points about n7 beeing presented wheil only bad ones about flyer beeing pointed out. Looking forward to hear from you and where i posted any missleads or lies or non valid points.
As for mine english : yes i could put more time into what i am posting but hey looks like u understand right. Hows your Slovenian? I did something in mine life to understand u, what u did to understand me?
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Yeah, I still honestly love the build quality on the flyer and it still has a relatively nice screen.
Since you are on the JB rom, I need to ask did they get the screen to turn off properly yet? That was the only thing holding me back personally. As long as it has good battery life I am really considering using it.
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if you are referring to the backlight remaining on after locking the screen - it still occurs quite often. however, if i turn it on and off a few times it eventually completely turns off (can be quite annoying) i am really not sure of the battery life as i basically keep the flyer charged.
P.S. I recently had a few random reboots ( but only once while I was actually using it ) and it won't play HD YouTube - not that big o f a deal to me
Nah
Just a quick question:
T-Mobile has a pretty nice deal going on, where you can purchase a combination of two smartphones (LG Optimus L90 or Samsung Galaxy Light) for a total of $100 + tax!
After hearing this sweet deal, I had to go out and purchase one of those phones, and so I went with the Samsung Galaxy Light, as my brother who will be entering his senior year of high school never had a smartphone in his life. I have heard great things about the Samsung Galaxy Light, but never looked into the LG L90 until I got home, and it looks like it is a 4.7 inch phone vs. the Samsung Galaxy Light's 4 inch screen.
My question is, after looking at the details, which phone is superior then the other? One phone would serve for my brother (he is going to download games and what not, so I figured the 1.4GHz would be superior to LG's 1.2GHz?) and the other phone would serve as a backup (always good to have one laying around!)
Would love to hear your insight on which phone you would chose and why, my brother doesn't care about what phone he gets, just wants an Android that has something he can take pictures with and download tons of apps/games. At the moment, he really is happy with the Light, but I can always switch the other phone to the LG L90, if it is worth the trip to the T-Mobile trip, of course.
BTW: Before someone suggests another phone, I really am looking for something CHEAP, and having an external MicroSD card slot really is a big deal!
Thanks!
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Just a quick question:
T-Mobile has a pretty nice deal going on, where you can purchase a combination of two smartphones (LG Optimus L90 or Samsung Galaxy Light) for a total of $100 + tax!
After hearing this sweet deal, I had to go out and purchase one of those phones, and so I went with the Samsung Galaxy Light, as my brother who will be entering his senior year of high school never had a smartphone in his life. I have heard great things about the Samsung Galaxy Light, but never looked into the LG L90 until I got home, and it looks like it is a 4.7 inch phone vs. the Samsung Galaxy Light's 4 inch screen.
My question is, after looking at the details, which phone is superior then the other? One phone would serve for my brother (he is going to download games and what not, so I figured the 1.4GHz would be superior to LG's 1.2GHz?) and the other phone would serve as a backup (always good to have one laying around!)
Would love to hear your insight on which phone you would chose and why, my brother doesn't care about what phone he gets, just wants an Android that has something he can take pictures with and download tons of apps/games. At the moment, he really is happy with the Light, but I can always switch the other phone to the LG L90, if it is worth the trip to the T-Mobile trip, of course.
BTW: Before someone suggests another phone, I really am looking for something CHEAP, and having an external MicroSD card slot really is a big deal!
Thanks!
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I have no issues with my L90. Quad core 1.2 ghz BTW , 4 GB internal storage ( user data ), 2 GB system storage. I think 1 GB RAM is advertised by in actuality it's a little over 800 MB. Device is pretty quick. There is a CM11 ( 4.4.4 ) ROM that's fairly stable and with most things working already available for the L90 as well. For most, myself included, the L90 is much much faster running CM11 than stock. Just my opinion tho I paid $150 for mine so if you can get one for $100 I'd climb all over it. LMAO...
Decisions decisions...
Thanks for your response!
I currently have the two Samsung Galaxy Lights... I was wondering if it is worth the extra trip to switch it for the L90's? Just curious since I didn't even look into the phone before buying it...
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Bump? Would love to get more insight on this!
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My question is, after looking at the details, which phone is superior then the other? One phone would serve for my brother (he is going to download games and what not, so I figured the 1.4GHz would be superior to LG's 1.2GHz?) and the other phone would serve as a backup (always good to have one laying around!)
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Between these 2 phones, the main choice is bigger screen vs faster data. The 4.0" screen on the Light is pretty small. The status bar is cramped, the notification menu takes up a ton of space, typing is a bit iffy, and it's obviously not the best choice for watching videos or playing games. But it has LTE data.
The bigger screen on the L90 is definitely better for easier use and viewing. Pixel density is practically identical to the Light, so text won't be any clearer, but there'll be more of it. However, the L90 doesn't have LTE. Heck, it doesn't even have 42.2Mb/s HSDPA+, only 21.1Mb/s. Thankfully T-Mobile has a very good 3G network wherever they have LTE, so speeds are still pretty decent (for example, in Tucson, T-Mo's 3G speeds are better than Sprint's LTE - although that's not saying much). You could see speeds as slow as 1/3 or 1/4 those of LTE.
If you use wi-fi at home and maybe even at work, I'd go with the L90. If you want to stream music or use it as a mp3 player, and don't care as much about games/video or browsing, go with the Galaxy Light since it's smaller and has LTE.
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I think 1 GB RAM is advertised by in actuality it's a little over 800 MB.
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Some RAM on every device is set aside for the GPU.
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Between these 2 phones, the main choice is bigger screen vs faster data. The 4.0" screen on the Light is pretty small. The status bar is cramped, the notification menu takes up a ton of space, typing is a bit iffy, and it's obviously not the best choice for watching videos or playing games. But it has LTE data.
The bigger screen on the L90 is definitely better for easier use and viewing. Pixel density is practically identical to the Light, so text won't be any clearer, but there'll be more of it. However, the L90 doesn't have LTE. Heck, it doesn't even have 42.2Mb/s HSDPA+, only 21.1Mb/s. Thankfully T-Mobile has a very good 3G network wherever they have LTE, so speeds are still pretty decent (for example, in Tucson, T-Mo's 3G speeds are better than Sprint's LTE - although that's not saying much). You could see speeds as slow as 1/3 or 1/4 those of LTE.
If you use wi-fi at home and maybe even at work, I'd go with the L90. If you want to stream music or use it as a mp3 player, and don't care as much about games/video or browsing, go with the Galaxy Light since it's smaller and has LTE.
Some RAM on every device is set aside for the GPU.
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Thanks for your detailed response! Yes you are right, I am majority of the times on WiFi, and so would be my brother (whether at home, or at work). That being said, I goes the LTE doesn't make that much of a difference, or at least for me.
My brother essentially would just download multiple apps and just watch videos on YouTube and various other online sources. He also wants to game, a lot.
With all that being said, so you feel getting the L90 would be a better idea for the long run?
Thanks once again!
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Thanks for your detailed response! Yes you are right, I am majority of the times on WiFi, and so would be my brother (whether at home, or at work). That being said, I goes the LTE doesn't make that much of a difference, or at least for me.
My brother essentially would just download multiple apps and just watch videos on YouTube and various other online sources. He also wants to game, a lot.
With all that being said, so you feel getting the L90 would be a better idea for the long run?
Thanks once again!
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Yeah, the L90 would probably be the better choice in this case. Bigger battery and better camera than the GL too. And the IPS-LCD screen on the L90, although not having higher pixel density, should be of better quality than the TFT screen of the GL.
A co-worker of mine was faced with the same dilemma, and is going with the L90 as well, since he'll use wi-fi at home, and the 3G speeds in Tucson are plenty for streaming music while he takes the bus across town.
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Yeah, the L90 would probably be the better choice in this case. Bigger battery and better camera than the GL too. And the IPS-LCD screen on the L90, although not having higher pixel density, should be of better quality than the TFT screen of the GL.
A co-worker of mine was faced with the same dilemma, and is going with the L90 as well, since he'll use wi-fi at home, and the 3G speeds in Tucson are plenty for streaming music while he takes the bus across town.
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Glad to hear! My original assumption was the 1.4GHz was the way to go, as I assumed it would be faster performance wise (as I was just looking for the fastest phone), but I guess the fact that the processor is not that heard of in the community may be a bit of a risk (in terms of compatiablity) versus the L90 which seems to be popular within the Android community, especially with XDA.
Thanks for your insight! Going to swap both phones first thing tomorrow!
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Glad to hear! My original assumption was the 1.4GHz was the way to go, as I assumed it would be faster performance wise (as I was just looking for the fastest phone), but I guess the fact that the processor is not that heard of in the community may be a bit of a risk (in terms of compatiablity) versus the L90 which seems to be popular within the Android community, especially with XDA.
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Honestly, the extra 200MHz of the Galaxy Light's Exynos is wasted (and probably more) running the heavy TouchWiz interface. The L90 has a Snapdragon 400, which means an Adreno 305 GPU, which is superior to the Mali-400 the GL has.
I vote for L90, bigger screen, better battery and "self-healing" coating. You may choose samsung if you need performance but i think 1.2gz vs 1.4gz wont gain you any benefit except playing heavy 3d game
So it turns out that all the LG L90's are now backtracked, and there is some sort of "Restocking Fee" of $50 if I were to return both phones.
I told the sales representative that the the person never mentioned of the L90's, but she really kept on complaining that its not her fault (she was the manager). I personally have worked sales jobs as a teenager, but boy, the service at the store was complete crap.
She later goes on claiming the phones are pretty identical, with the screen size being bigger on the LG, but the processor is faster on the Samsung Galaxy Light, making it a far superior phone to the LG L90.
Apparently, if the phone is broken, unusable (OS is slow) then they can return the phone, but I dunno if using that excuse would get me any farther, to be honest.
Do you guys think its worth the hassle at this point?
Sorry but there are 3 threads devoted to discussions about devices, please repost your question in one of these three threads: The what should I buy thread or the The Device Suggestion Thread or the The Device Comparison Thread.
Thanks!
Hi Mike!