but it looks like it'll also have the 8MP camera instead of the 13MP one: http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=23408&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=35458
It's odd since many sources seem to suggest that neither version has expandable storage.
Seems sprint version will come with the 13MP camera: http://www.androidcentral.com/hands-lg-optimus-g-att-and-sprint
It will. That flap on the left side of the phone holds a sim slot and micro sd card slot within.
Made possible by my sexy LG Optimus 4X HD (P880)
Can anyone confirm whether the Rogers version will have this as well?
Ill take a Sdcard mount, any day over a higher pixel camera but thats just me
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There is a review of both version by mobiletechreview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51FLM6nrsZE
I wonder if the decision of lower megapixel by ATT is on purpose so people will not get it over their iPhone5. GSM and fast LTE and microSD is a no brainer though.
Funny thing is the 8MP version apparently takes better pictures than the 13MP version
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Can anyone confirm whether the Rogers version will have this as well?
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Rogers seems to suggest that it doesn't have a micro sd slot, but has 32GB built in storage only.
Also, like the Galaxy S (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) series, it seems they will be branding at least a couple of different models as the Optimus G; the AT&T version is the E970 (once rumored to be LG Eclipse?) where I believe the Rogers version will be the E973. Like CXENTE, I'd rather have a micro sd slot rather than the 13MP camera.
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There is a review of both version by mobiletechreview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51FLM6nrsZE
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Thanks for the link. It was a very thorough review, and this phone looks fantastic!
The lack of updates for previous LG phones worries me, but they've already promised JB before the end of the year. We'll see.
Going to take some willpower for me to keep from buying this one and waiting to see what else comes up in the next month!
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I definitely agree.
13MP on a PHONE???? That's overkill. If you need that pixels, you also need a real lens system.
No removable storage... almost unforgivable. I've got a 32GB mSD already. I'm coming from an HTC Inc, and almost nothing used the internal storage (/mnt/emmc). So, I would rather have 2-4GB internal and a mSD slot.
I'm concerned about the battery... I've had to do the battery yank quite a few times, so .....?
Give me root. CM10 would be nice. Then I'll be "super" happy.
It's confirmed that the ATT version has expandable memory and Sprint version has the 13mp camera. I believe the Sprint version also has expandable memory as well. I'll report back next week when I get mine.
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It's confirmed that the ATT version has expandable memory and Sprint version has the 13mp camera. I believe the Sprint version also has expandable memory as well. I'll report back next week when I get mine.
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Don't think so. Everywhere I've seen, it has said that AT&T has expandable memory, but Sprint doesn't.
Well I'll find out next week when I get my phone. My att model does have expandable memory though.
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Can't install or move app data into external micro sd card right? At least with ICS, how about on JB?
Nope still only images music etc. Just tried. Its an ICS thing. This LG Optimus G is really nice though, and I don't like GSM LG phones.
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I wonder if JB would allow installing of apps into external micro sd.
Why is the AT&T variant more wider than its counterparts? Heck its wider than the S3. Yuk
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Why is the AT&T variant more wider than its counterparts? Heck its wider than the S3. Yuk
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probably different antennas and what not, for Att and maybe something to do with the micro sd card, that's only one 1mm wider or .040 of inch thats,not that much unless, you have little hands then maybe, I work with .001 of inch everyday and .040 isn`t much.
Just like to say, I have the phone now for the past 6 hours and it fits my hands great, I haven't had any issues yet with the screen size or anything. And yes not only does it come with a micro sd slot but it also had a 16GB sd card in it out of the box. It came with no headset though just the sd card and charger, also it does have a 8mp camera but it sure seems to take nice pictures.
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Hey guys, this is the reason I didn't pick up a One X. I'm waiting for the quad core CPU with LTE compatibility, removable battery and expandable memory.
Do you think the One X+ will fit these criteria? If the battery is over 2200 Mah I don't really care about Removable battery. But an 1800Mah, I mean come on HTC.
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Doubt it will have either unless the design is different or its thicker.
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Hey guys, this is the reason I didn't pick up a One X. I'm waiting for the quad core CPU with LTE compatibility, removable battery and expandable memory.
Do you think the One X+ will fit these criteria? If the battery is over 2200 Mah I don't really care about Removable battery. But an 1800Mah, I mean come on HTC.
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The battery isn't bad now either, only charge it at night, about 3-4 hours onscreen time, unless you are a gamer ofc.
What are you planning on putting on your sdcard, isn't 32GB enough? I have about 10GB free, multiple movies and episodes of series. About 15 games, and maybe 30 apps on it.
The only reason I see is LTE and upgraded CPU, however with Faux kernel my phone is max 1,5GHz at Quad-Core, and if you are lucky and get a variant 3 it works at 1,6GHz Quad-Core.
And there's no chance that it's gonna have removable battery, maybe a removable sdcard at most. I'm pretty damn sure they are gonna stick with unibody design, it's sexy as hell!
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Hey guys, this is the reason I didn't pick up a One X. I'm waiting for the quad core CPU with LTE compatibility, removable battery and expandable memory.
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There's only three hard facts. Everything else is heresay. Fact 1: There's an Evita (XL) variant with a 1.7GHz Teg3 chip and Nvidia Icera LTE radio running JB that's been seen in benchmarks during its testing. It's going to be an AT&T phone. Fact 2: T-Mobile U.S. is going to launch a new HTC phone with a sales code of Era42 in September. Fact 3: A 5" 1080P HTC phablet has shown up in benchmarks during testing heading to Verizon.
Stuff in the UK has said they've heard from "insiders" that there will a C2 version of the One X (Endeavor HSPA) that will have a 1.7GHz Teg3 chip and an "improved" battery coming in October. If you believe that they also said that it will work with existing accessories so don't expect any physical changes like a removable SD card.
I think it will get the evo 4g battery not removable plus SD card slot.
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Hey guys, this is the reason I didn't pick up a One X. I'm waiting for the quad core CPU with LTE compatibility, removable battery and expandable memory.
Do you think the One X+ will fit these criteria? If the battery is over 2200 Mah I don't really care about Removable battery. But an 1800Mah, I mean come on HTC.
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So far at&t should be getting a 1.7 quad core one x with a lte radio. All other info hasn't been released yet.
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Interesting stuff guys, here's to hope.
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Removeable battery I don't need (in about a year or 2 I buy a new phone anyway and it could be better of course but there's nothing wrong with the battery performance atm).
Micro SD I don't need (plenty of memory atm and same reason as 1, in about a year or 2 I buy a new phone which will have more memory anyway).
A faster processor, cool! :laugh:
more battery more weight
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why not carry on this conversation in the other thread instead of this one? no offense to the OP but less threads regarding the same thing the better
+1, you are right indeed.
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why not carry on this conversation in the other thread instead of this one? no offense to the OP but less threads regarding the same thing the better
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I'm really looking forward to the so rumored 5' HD Quad Krait HTC phablet, but One X+ came out sooner.
Got me with my hand tied, i will try to take it easy and wait for the 5' HD Phablet, but I really need to replace my good old Desire HD.
Still i think that both phones, phablet and X+, won't have removable battery and expansable mSD.
One X has been confirmed withouth removable battery and expansable mSD.
Sad that HTC after 8 years of using their phones forced me to buy Samsung which I hate.
Unfortunately me and as I think many others prefere as much space for data as possible. Top model without mSD slot? Joke.
lulonen said:
Sad that HTC after 8 years of using their phones forced me to buy Samsung which I hate.
Unfortunately me and as I think many others prefere as much space for data as possible. Top model without mSD slot? Joke.
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Yeah, because 64 GB standard is a joke, everyone blows through that just setting up the device.
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Sad that HTC after 8 years of using their phones forced me to buy Samsung which I hate.
Unfortunately me and as I think many others prefere as much space for data as possible. Top model without mSD slot? Joke.
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Apart from crapberry. Android is the only mobile OS that supports micro SD cards. And even then the majority of devices can only use 32GB cards. 64GB is ample space for any device.
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Apart from crapberry. Android is the only mobile OS that supports micro SD cards. And even then the majority of devices can only use 32GB cards. 64GB is ample space for any device.
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Agree! As much as I would prefer a MicroSD slot on the One X, surely 64 gb is more than enough for most people!
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Agreed that 64GB should be plenty for anyones needs, also that the improved battery capacity should make sure a day of medium use is easy.
Anyone complaining about these being "missing features" is just being plain greedy !!!
64gb is a lot compared to the 8gb it looks like the "Nexus 4" is getting!
Nexus 4 will also have the sub par camera optics of the optimus g. Doesn't look like a nice phone at all.
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lulonen said:
Sad that HTC after 8 years of using their phones forced me to buy Samsung which I hate.
Unfortunately me and as I think many others prefere as much space for data as possible. Top model without mSD slot? Joke.
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Yep, I am almost in the same position as you, so close to buying the LTE Samsung (except I hate the screen colours "The Only Reason") I am a photographer and like to show case some of my photos on the phone.
I need a phone very soon to replace my lost phone, and some things just bug me with HTC, not international LTE in there flagship phone like most other manufacturers. And the lack of SD card, may be I wouldn't care if the device supported USB 3, so I could upload my music collection in 2 hours (card reader) vs a whole day (through phone). I have always taken my class 10 card out of the phone to transfer files with my USB 3 UDMA card reader because it takes far less time and I can continue to use the phone and take it around while I am waiting for the transfer to complete.
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Agreed that 64GB should be plenty for anyones needs, also that the improved battery capacity should make sure a day of medium use is easy.
Anyone complaining about these being "missing features" is just being plain greedy !!!
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Agreed, that is plenty of storage for most, but stupidly slow interface to transfer potentially 64Gb of data
I'm going to be upgrading on AT&T soon and am looking at the phone market closely. I'm in-between the LGOG and the HTC OneX+. I have a couple of questions.
1. How similar is the LGOG to the Nexus 4?
If they are slightly similar, could N4 roms be easily ported?
2. Does it look like dev support is going to be good.
3. Do you feel this phone is future proof? At lease for 2+ years.
My captivate is still kicking thanks to the wonderful devs. It is truly amazing what they have done. If the same will be true for this device it's a
no-brainer.
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I'm going to be upgrading on AT&T soon and am looking at the phone market closely. I'm in-between the LGOG and the HTC OneX+. I have a couple of questions.
1. How similar is the LGOG to the Nexus 4?
If they are slightly similar, could N4 roms be easily ported?
2. Does it look like dev support is going to be good.
3. Do you feel this phone is future proof? At lease for 2+ years.
My captivate is still kicking thanks to the wonderful devs. It is truly amazing what they have done. If the same will be true for this device it's a
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1. Very similar, almost the same phone. According to the guys in chat once the kinks are worked out n4 roms will be easily portable.
2. Rooted and unlocked this fast. N4 ports... Probably.
3. It's basically got everything a new phone could possibly have. Nothing on the market touches it... That said no way of knowing if devs will stay. I just moved from a captivate also. It stayed alive that long because of the i9000 devs. This will probably last even longer being so close to the n4.
All my opinion of coarse..
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1. Very similar, almost the same phone. According to the guys in chat once the kinks are worked out n4 roms will be easily portable.
2. Rooted and unlocked this fast. N4 ports... Probably.
3. It's basically got everything a new phone could possibly have. Nothing on the market touches it... That said no way of knowing if devs will stay. I just moved from a captivate also. It stayed alive that long because of the i9000 devs. This will probably last even longer being so close to the n4.
All my opinion of coarse..
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Thanks I just order it cause I saw ten minutes ago bestbuy raised the price back up to $199. I ordered it on amazon before they too raise the price. For $99 it was too good to pass up. And I'm really hoping this device is as great as the cappy was. However, just stock looks pretty good. LG did a great job of implementing some most wanted features in stock. Fingers-crossed for CM10.1!!
I'm also on the fence between the OG and OneX+. I really thought I wanted a N4, but this phone seems to be better, especially with the sd slot. I've got two more weeks before I can upgrade, but I'm leaning towards the OG over the HTC, it seems more future proof.
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I'm also on the fence between the OG and OneX+. I really thought I wanted a N4, but this phone seems to be better, especially with the sd slot. I've got two more weeks before I can upgrade, but I'm leaning towards the OG over the HTC, it seems more future proof.
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I played with both and the OG had a much nicer screen. Also, the OneX+ doesn't have a menu button and I noticed on some apps there was a really big on-screen menu button that was ugly.
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Definitely better than the one x+, the snapdragon s4 pro on the Optimus G smokes the Tegra 4 in one x+. Everything is buttery smooth on Optimus even with ics. One x+ is having jellybean but sense still lags. The only thing which is awesome on the one x+ is the display and camera. But Optimus is very close on both those department as well. If you are looking future proof for a while like 6 months to 1 year the Optimus G is not a bad option. One X+ SOC is already old.
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Another question: Does the phone come with 16GBs internal or 32GBs internal?
There is a lot of mixed answers. Att had the phone listed as 32 but expandable to 80Gb (with a 64gb SD card). Amazon list it as 16 but comes with a 16 micro SD card.
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Another question: Does the phone come with 16GBs internal or 32GBs internal?
There is a lot of mixed answers. Att had the phone listed as 32 but expandable to 80Gb (with a 64gb SD card). Amazon list it as 16 but comes with a 16 micro SD card.
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The AT&T version comes with 16 GB of on-board storage and a 16 GB micro SD card so it Does comes with 32 GB out of the box. But, you can replace the micro SD card with one up to 64 GB and increase your storage. Now the Sprint and International versions both have 32 GB of built in storage, but no micro SD slot to expand it.
Hope that helps.
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The AT&T version comes with 16 GB of on-board storage and a 16 GB micro SD card so it Does comes with 32 GB out of the box. But, you can replace the micro SD card with one up to 64 GB and increase your storage. Now the Sprint and International versions both have 32 GB of built in storage, but no micro SD slot to expand it.
Hope that helps.
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Thanks. Still so worth it just for the expandable option. I have a 64 GB sdcard just waiting. I have a gnex right now, love the fast updates, hate being held back by storage.
One of the devs should look into a storage swap script. On my tab, I use a SD swap script that make the internal the external and the external the internal. Works great for all those large games that get installed on the internal memory.
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I broke down and called AT&T this morning about upgrading me a couple weeks early. "You've been a loyal customer...blah, blah, blah...., no problem, we'll get it send out tomorrow." So with the overnight shipping option, I should have my LGOG by Tuesday...can't wait. I did miss the $99 deal, so I had to shell out the full $199, but since a couple weeks ago I tried my hardest to get google to take $349 from me for a 16GB N4, I guess I still saved a good bit.
Thanks for everyone's input...looking forward to seeing what we can make this thing do.
Saw this on my blinkfeed. If the camera is more than 4mp, I will have to get it.
@stuff
HTC T6 to take on Samsung Galaxy Note 3
http://www.stuff.tv/news/phone/rumour-mill/htc-t6-to-take-on-samsung-galaxy-note-3
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Saw this on my blinkfeed. If the camera is more than 4mp, I will have to get it.
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HTC T6 to take on Samsung Galaxy Note 3
http://www.stuff.tv/news/phone/rumour-mill/htc-t6-to-take-on-samsung-galaxy-note-3
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Damn, 2.3ghz. That's faster than my computer lol. Only 16gb of storage tho.. Ugh, I thought the HTC making the One 32 and 64 gb's that it was done with 16gb phones from now on. Someone needs to tell them that 16gb with no microsd card slot is NOT enough storage. People are embracing the cloud as much as these manufacturers would like.
HTC wants to figure out why they are in an economic hole? It's the little things like that, which Samsung does right, that are keeping them from climbing out.
P.S. How can it arrive in summer with Key Lime Pie when it hasn't been announced by Google yet?
Rumors...
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Damn, 2.3ghz. That's faster than my computer lol. Only 16gb of storage tho.. Ugh, I thought the HTC making the One 32 and 64 gb's that it was done with 16gb phones from now on. Someone needs to tell them that 16gb with no microsd card slot is NOT enough storage. People are embracing the cloud as much as these manufacturers would like.
HTC wants to figure out why they are in an economic hole? It's the little things like that, which Samsung does right, that are keeping them from climbing out.
P.S. How can it arrive in summer with Key Lime Pie when it hasn't been announced by Google yet?
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It's actually rumored to have an sd card slot. I didn't read this particular article but one I read on engadget said it.
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It's actually rumored to have an sd card slot. I didn't read this particular article but one I read on engadget said it.
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I HIGHLY doubt that it will.
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I HIGHLY doubt that it will.
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Well think of it this way the Chinese HTC one has an sd card slot because they had extra room due to a smaller radio chip. So it's not that HTC doesn't like sd cards they just try to make the phones as compact as possible and sd cards are the first to go if they need space... Now with a bigger screen they have more to play with. All just rumors anyway but it seems possible either way.
Only 16gb of memory? Not believable yet to make something like the One then make another flagship with less memory.
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I've given up on the 32GB White Frost ever seeing the light of day at AT&T.
I'm intrigued by the new Mega 6.3 though it only has 16GB internal memory.
Am I comparing apples to oranges when looking at these two phones?
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I've given up on the 32GB White Frost ever seeing the light of day at AT&T.
I'm intrigued by the new Mega 6.3 though it only has 16GB internal memory.
Am I comparing apples to oranges when looking at these two phones?
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In my opinion, actual daily performance won't be much different except for the Mega having a much bigger screen. Samsung was even caught calling the Mega 6.3 as Samsung Galaxy S4 Mega in one of their app updates that ties in with the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini which also has different specs to the original S4.
* Screen - the Mega might have lower resolution but the SC LCD is brighter and has more accurate colors than S4's AMOLED. You might be like most people who never want to go back to smaller screens after experiencing bigger ones because it will feel like a downgrade.
* CPU/GPU/RAM - the S4 will be faster in benchmarks as the specs is better but the Mega is not far behind in terms of actual daily use. It's difficult to find an app that won't run on the Mega the same way it will on the S4.
* Features - the features taken away from the Mega to make it look inferior to the S4 are not very important (S Health, photo modes, eye scrolling, etc) and the features left are better (IR blaster, Adapt Sound, NFC, works with gloves, etc)
* Price - the Mega is a mid-range phone which tends to give more value than high end phones which get high specs with less real life advantage. This includes more megapixels, more PPI, more Ghz, more GBs, etc. Most people pay for the extra power which they don't need/use.
In short, it's a great phone if it suits your needs.
Greatest phone with affordable price compare to sony experia z ultra
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In my opinion, actual daily performance won't be much different except for the Mega having a much bigger screen. Samsung was even caught calling the Mega 6.3 as Samsung Galaxy S4 Mega in one of their app updates that ties in with the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini which also has different specs to the original S4.
* Screen - the Mega might have lower resolution but the SC LCD is brighter and has more accurate colors than S4's AMOLED. You might be like most people who never want to go back to smaller screens after experiencing bigger ones because it will feel like a downgrade.
* CPU/GPU/RAM - the S4 will be faster in benchmarks as the specs is better but the Mega is not far behind in terms of actual daily use. It's difficult to find an app that won't run on the Mega the same way it will on the S4.
* Features - the features taken away from the Mega to make it look inferior to the S4 are not very important (S Health, photo modes, eye scrolling, etc) and the features left are better (IR blaster, Adapt Sound, NFC, works with gloves, etc)
* Price - the Mega is a mid-range phone which tends to give more value than high end phones which get high specs with less real life advantage. This includes more megapixels, more PPI, more Ghz, more GBs, etc. Most people pay for the extra power which they don't need/use.
In short, it's a great phone if it suits your needs.
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Thanks for the very informative reply. It was very helpful.
One final question. I kept holding out for AT&T to get the S4 32GB in the color I wanted but that's not going to happen. Do you feel that I'm going to be faced with the same drawbacks going with a 16GB Mega as I would with an S4?
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Thanks for the very informative reply. It was very helpful.
One final question. I kept holding out for AT&T to get the S4 32GB in the color I wanted but that's not going to happen. Do you feel that I'm going to be faced with the same drawbacks going with a 16GB Mega as I would with an S4?
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I'm using an 8GB version with a 64GB micro SD card if you meant storage problems. I just use Foldermount app to move big apps to the SD card.
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I'm using an 8GB version with a 64GB micro SD card if you meant storage problems. I just use Foldermount app to move big apps to the SD card.
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Yes, I was referring to storage problem.
Are you rooted? I've never heard of Foldermount & definitely don't want to root my phone.
I've been happy with my 16GB S III with 32GB micro SD. Only occasional problems.
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Yes, I was referring to storage problem.
Are you rooted? I've never heard of Foldermount & definitely don't want to root my phone.
I've been happy with my 16GB S III with 32GB micro SD. Only occasional problems.
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If you were fine with 16gb then there's no need to root for extra storage. What occasional problems do you get?
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If you were fine with 16gb then there's no need to root for extra storage. What occasional problems do you get?
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Got it. Ran into 'out of memory' problems at times due to so much bloatware hogging internal memory.
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If you don't want to root you're pretty well stuck with the internal memory for apps, there's no way to move apps to sd currently without root.
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If you don't want to root you're pretty well stuck with the internal memory for apps, there's no way to move apps to sd currently without root.
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Right. Know that. One day maybe phone manufacturers & carriers might become a bit more customer-centric!
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Right. Know that. One day maybe phone manufacturers & carriers might become a bit more customer-centric!
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That would be something to see. I just don't understand why Samsung would let you stick a huge sd card in but cripple the device by not letting you make proper use of it. I paid for it, they have my money already, why should they care how I set it up for use?
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That would be something to see. I just don't understand why Samsung would let you stick a huge sd card in but cripple the device by not letting you make proper use of it. I paid for it, they have my money already, why should they care how I set it up for use?
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I think it's Google who prevented the moving off the app to the SD card on Android 4.2 and up. Samsung even released an update on the S4 to bypass this but it won't move large data of apps. Hopefully Google will change this on the next version of Android and/or Samsung will put 32GB as minimum internal storage after complaints about Touchwiz eating too much of it.
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I think it's Google who prevented the moving off the app to the SD card on Android 4.2 and up. Samsung even released an update on the S4 to bypass this but it won't move large data of apps. Hopefully Google will change this on the next version of Android and/or Samsung will put 32GB as minimum internal storage after complaints about Touchwiz eating too much of it.
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Think you're right. If the analysts are right Samsung will be moving away from Google soon. That will certainly turn the phone market upside down! I see no reason for any smartphone to have less than 32GB internal memory period.
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Think you're right. If the analysts are right Samsung will be moving away from Google soon. That will certainly turn the phone market upside down! I see no reason for any smartphone to have less than 32GB internal memory period.
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I think minimum should be 32GB internal memory as Full HD movies and 13MP photos need more space to store. They make phones with 1080p screens and high megapixel cameras, then put 8GB/16GB memory to play with which doesn't make sense.
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I think minimum should be 32GB internal memory as Full HD movies and 13MP photos need more space to store. They make phones with 1080p screens and high megapixel cameras, then put 8GB/16GB memory to play with which doesn't make sense.
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Spot on! I've been looking at a bunch of reviews of the Mega & I'm leaning to sucking it up & updating to the 32GB Black Mist variant of the S4. Maybe I can paint it while.
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Except screen size S4 is better then Mega in every aspect : http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Samsung-Galaxy-Mega-6.3,Samsung-Galaxy-S4/phones/7805,7597
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Except screen size S4 is better then Mega in every aspect : http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Samsung-Galaxy-Mega-6.3,Samsung-Galaxy-S4/phones/7805,7597
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Except for the price.
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Except for the price.
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True but I've got a $50 credit towards the purchase. Much better phone as well.
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dparrothead1 said:
Except for the price.
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Price just $50 more for S4 but how much more you will get for $50..
Here in the UK the price difference of the Mega and the S4 is around $200 unlocked so it's a much easier choice.
For video can it go direct to SD card bypassing this limited 16 GB storage? Or does it have to go to internal storage first?
Yes, the default camera app can set the preferred location for video and pictures to go directly on the sdcard. It doesn't have to go to internal memory first. Also works with 3rd party camera apps.
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arcadesdude said:
Yes, the default camera app can set the preferred location for video and pictures to go directly on the sdcard. It doesn't have to go to internal memory first. Also works with 3rd party camera apps.
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Thanks!
I am debating on this or the one plus one as I sold my nexus 5. I like the battery but I also like features of the later software versions. 128gb card would make a huge difference as the one is limited to 64gb. However, wish this mate was 32 GB internal; which should be minimum in 2014.
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I am debating on this or the one plus one as I sold my nexus 5. I like the battery but I also like features of the later software versions. 128gb card would make a huge difference as the one is limited to 64gb. However, wish this mate was 32 GB internal; which should be minimum in 2014.
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People have tried 64gb cards and reported them working. No one has reported on the 128gb though so we don't know if that would work (it might require reformatting the fs). There's another thread with much talk about fake ebay 128gb cards which aren't really 128gb but no one has actually said it works or doesn't work one way or the other. We're waiting on a brave soul to test it and report back
The battery is absolutely the best feature on this phone. I barely see it go below 80 in a days' use and I use it all the time. If I were to use it only as a phone from a full charge in the morning I get to 95% by the end of the day...yeah it's that good. The 720p screen is good enough for me and contributes to increased performance, smoother operations without stutters or lag and better battery life. The software updates aren't as important for me but this is the first phone I've owned which has actually received an update at all (even though it was a minor one).