Finally found one in my local Walmart, Massapequa NY if anyone is interested, but it was a 32gb, not the one I could easily afford right now. Had I not bought the Note 2, this would be a different thread. So damn close. My major concern is that it would be to heavy and/or big to be comfortable. Of course I couldn't open the box to get a better idea either. So frustrating.
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...My major concern is that it would be to heavy and/or big to be comfortable. Of course I couldn't open the box to get a better idea either. So frustrating.
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I had the same concern at first, but then I did:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994836
I remember that thread, did you ever get the 10?
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I remember that thread, did you ever get the 10?
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Finally found one in my local Walmart, Massapequa NY if anyone is interested, but it was a 32gb, not the one I could easily afford right now. Had I not bought the Note 2, this would be a different thread. So damn close. My major concern is that it would be to heavy and/or big to be comfortable. Of course I couldn't open the box to get a better idea either. So frustrating.
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For what it's worth, I find it really comfortable to hold. I have average-sized hands and, admittedly, not the strongest wrists. I don't find it too heavy at all--marginally lighter than the iPad (3rd Gen) that I used to own. Fits in my hand nicely, and the tacky rubber housing helps. This is for both portrait and landscape.
It does look humongous in portrait mode, though, but easy to hold nonetheless.
Thanks, I appreciate the feedback. I probably would have grabbed the 16gb and smooth talked my girl, but $499+ right now... Probably wouldn't have gone over so well. My Big concern is will I use the damn thing? I just want one so damn bad though!!
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I found one at Sam's. It was the display one and it was amazing. Really comfortable to hold and the screen is just amazing. I loved it, too bad it's out of my saved money..
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My Nexus 10 is going to be a while longer now, my laptop broke, since my Macbook doesn't play nice with my android toys, I need to replace that crap now. Sucks.
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it's amazing and useful.
Very useful.
I get more reading done and efficiently on the Nexus 10 than I do with the actual textbooks. Not sure why I still buy the textbooks when I have the digital/ off copies though...
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Finally found one in my local Walmart, Massapequa NY if anyone is interested, but it was a 32gb, not the one I could easily afford right now. Had I not bought the Note 2, this would be a different thread. So damn close. My major concern is that it would be to heavy and/or big to be comfortable. Of course I couldn't open the box to get a better idea either. So frustrating.
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Almost every Staples I've been in that sells tablets has a display model of the nexus 10. Could always go in one of those and poke at it with it in your hand to see if you like it!
I didnt know that, I damn. I have to go check it out. Thanks.
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Got it for about $175, the box is opened but the device is still new. Would you guys consider this a good deal? I already have a Kindle Fire so I don't really need a tablet but the size is really what interests me. I'm excited to finally get my hands on a touchpad though, it's going to be like Christmas all over again.
As long as you put cm7 / cm9 on it, yea totally.
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Got it for about $175, the box is opened but the device is still new. Would you guys consider this a good deal? I already have a Kindle Fire so I don't really need a tablet but the size is really what interests me. I'm excited to finally get my hands on a touchpad though, it's going to be like Christmas all over again.
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Got mines about a month ago for 190 so yes id say you got a good deal. You will love it, I came from a nook color running ICS and i havent touched it since my TP arrived.
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Got mines about a month ago for 190 so yes id say you got a good deal. You will love it, I came from a nook color running ICS and i havent touched it since my TP arrived.
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same as you, coming from a nook color. TBH, I hardly ever used the nook, but I love my touchpad. The screen size is so much better for pretty much everything.
Love mine too. WebOs just works and Android is pretty cool. Drop another couple bucks and score the Touchstone charger.
Did you get the 16GB or the 32GB version? If you got the 32 then $175 is a great deal. If you got the 16GB version then thats about the right price. As far as it being a good Tablet, its awesome. For one, as I'm sure you know, it can dual boot Android and webOS. webOS itself is awesome but the app catalog doesnt compare to the Play Store. You will be happy with it I'm sure.
Just scored one for 150. I woulda payed 175 tho
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I paid 220 for my 32 gig + a nice poetic leather case and charger.
You got a pretty good deal. Just be sure to put cm9 on it asap!
That's a pretty good deal for a TP.
It was a 16gb tablet. It's going to have to go back though since it was described to be new but turns out it had been used before.
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It was a 16gb tablet. It's going to have to go back though since it was described to be new but turns out it had been used before.
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Is something wrong with it other than just the fact that its used?
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Is something wrong with it other than just the fact that its used?
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Didn't mean to thank you but i can't unthank on mobile so keep it. Not really, theres a small chip on the corner and the mic echoes during Bluetooth calls but it's annoying having bought a product that should be new be actually used. Purple should know better than to falsely advertise something.
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Didn't mean to thank you but i can't unthank on mobile so keep it. Not really, theres a small chip on the corner and the mic echoes during Bluetooth calls but it's annoying having bought a product that should be new be actually used. Purple should know better than to falsely advertise something.
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rather than going thru all that, why not just have him refund you like $30 or something for it being used.
You're going to go thru all the trouble of returning for a refund and getting another one and there's nothing really wrong with it.
Was trying to do get a partial back but they were offering way too low for me. But they just sent another offer after I escalated with Ebay. Well take the amount and keep the touchpad. Can't wait to get Android on this once it's officially been cleared up.
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simulators?
I got mine 16 gig with dr dre head beats for 180.
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Got it for about $175, the box is opened but the device is still new. Would you guys consider this a good deal? I already have a Kindle Fire so I don't really need a tablet but the size is really what interests me. I'm excited to finally get my hands on a touchpad though, it's going to be like Christmas all over again.
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You won't be able to put it down once you get CM9 or AOKP on it. Definitely try out Arch Linux or Ubuntu too.
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I spent £150 on my 16GB touchpad and I have no regrets.
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You won't be able to put it down once you get CM9 or AOKP on it. Definitely try out Arch Linux or Ubuntu too.
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Unless CM9 lets his battery die. Then he will have no choice but to put down the big paperweight it turned it into.
Just bought mine, £155 for 32gb with the touchstone. Im so looking forward to it! Missed out on the fire sale last year, but I had an Asus Transformer at the time. I'm really looking forward to having a play with the HP!!
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Just bought mine, £155 for 32gb with the touchstone. Im so looking forward to it! Missed out on the fire sale last year, but I had an Asus Transformer at the time. I'm really looking forward to having a play with the HP!!
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I got them around the same time, and I believe that I'll be returning the iPad to Best Buy tomorrow. The Note has pretty much made the iPad unecessary. I didn't think it would fill the void of a tablet, but it definitely has.
Anyone else put their tablets to rest after getting the Note?
I actually got my ipad as a gift of my girlfriend, and hardly use it the note wins hands down,I can do whatever I want, watch movies in mkv,flac support,add music without itunes etc.etc
Hardly use it
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I think once i get an extended battery i will say the same. Right now the battery life on the Note just isn't close to a Tablet. If I get that Mugen 5400 I think I will quickly forget about the Tablet ;-)
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I had a Xoom for a while but sold it because I just never used it.
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I think once i get an extended battery i will say the same. Right now the battery life on the Note just isn't close to a Tablet. If I get that Mugen 5400 I think I will quickly forget about the Tablet ;-)
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I solved this with the Samsung charger/battery combo. It's great to be able to swap batteries.
To me, tablets are giant phones that don't make calls. So with the Note, I get near small tablet size while being able to still use it as a phone. I love it. I agree with the OP, I don't need a tablet with the Note.
Not exactly the same but for me I refused to get a tablet, I just don't like the form factor of having a large slate. I knew something smaller and more manageable would come out and the gnote is it.
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I had a Xoom for a while but sold it because I just never used it.
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I have a Xoom too and do not use it nearly as much as I used to. The Note pretty much does everything I need, probably won't sell the Xoom though.
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I got them around the same time, and I believe that I'll be returning the iPad to Best Buy tomorrow. The Note has pretty much made the iPad unecessary. I didn't think it would fill the void of a tablet, but it definitely has.
Anyone else put their tablets to rest after getting the Note?
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Same here man! My iPad is work issue. Yet I find myself using it far less than the Note. The fun factor on the Note is infinitely higher.
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I rarely use my tablet anymore.
Note > iPad
I sold my ipad last week to get some money back for other gadgets. I do miss it a bit like using it lounging on the couch. You can just see more of a web page as i dont use my laptop much anymore. I think i really just miss those 99 cent ios games that me and the little one used to comlete for high scores in like Rat on a skateboard and Rat On A Snow board that the play store does not have. But i agree having both is a bit redundant. Not that i game much on my phone anyway, i mainly due that on Xbox. But i must say i did find myself playing games more than normal while i had my iPad. Perhaps i was just bored lol. It's those dinky little games that seem to get you hooked! Especially the ones where you compete for high scores!
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Without a doubt I use the note the most. I love the size of it
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Without a doubt I use the note the most. I love the size of it
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Good taste in wallpaper. ICS BEAM LIVE WALLPAPER FTW! I use the same all my devices too lol. What Launcher & weather widget is that on the Note?
I, too, sold my galaxy tab 10.1 BUT.....
Im getting the note 10.1!
I need it for school though. Im a nursing student and it will be perfect for school...cant wait to have notes!
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I, too, sold my galaxy tab 10.1 BUT.....
Im getting the note 10.1!
I need it for school though. Im a nursing student and it will be perfect for school...cant wait to have notes!
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I'm getting the note10.1 also. Maybe one for my girlfriend. She's also a nursing student and her laptop recently started smoking...literally
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I never actually purchased a tablet for myself, since I always viewed them as nothing more than expensive 'toys'.
I only borrowed various ones from family and friends, ranging from ipad to transfer to galaxy tabs. Since I figured I would barely use a tablet that I purchased, I figured what's the point of getting 1 then.
But analysts recently have been saying that the avg tablet price may get 50% cheaper by the end of this year...so if that's really the case, then I may re-consider buying one then.
I use both of them daily, but at home I'm on my ipad2 99% of the time. Between the bigger screen and the battery life, not to mention the games its hard to compare the 2.
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Got the Note and put my Touchpad on eBay.
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I watched the LG CES 2013 trailer video thing on youtube, and general speculation is that the G2 will be announced with a 5.5" screen and bumped up specs from our precious G. What are your thoughts? Will it be a Note 2 competitor, or a G replacement? And how do you think it will affect our updates?
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I could never use a phone that big, and I carry a purse.
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This phone is already a note 2 competitor
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Powerwise yes, but the note has a far larger screen. A 5" + screen would make it a closer competitor. See LG intuition for where I'm coming from.
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What does anyone need that massive for a screen for lol. Besides if someone wanted that, wouldn't they just get the note 2 instead of this? I don't understand. :x
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I could never use a phone that big, and I carry a purse.
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Agreed, minus the purse. I have large hands and having tested a Note 2, I think the LGOG, and phones of the same size for that matter, have reached the optimal size for traditional use, IMO.
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What does anyone need that massive for a screen for lol.
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Ask the millions of Note 1&2, or for that matter tablet users. Or ask why anyone needs a screen bigger than the 3.5" one Apple first put out.
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Besides if someone wanted that, wouldn't they just get the note 2 instead of this? I don't understand. :x
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It's called competition. The Note phones have proven there is a market for phablets. I'm going to guess you're not studying economics or business.
I returned my Note 2 in under a week. It is too damn big.
I'll be at CES next week. Hopefully there will be something interesting to comment on.
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I returned my Note 2 in under a week. It is too damn big.
I'll be at CES next week. Hopefully there will be something interesting to comment on.
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lmao..damn right i cant imagine myself putting an almost tablet size phone on my ear when making a call
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lmao..damn right i cant imagine myself putting an almost tablet size phone on my ear when making a call
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Then I guess this will blow your mind: http://t.co/91c3vTNA
I believe with LG's newfound success regarding the G, a direct attack on the Note would be fantastic, as well as possibly a new tablet. The G2 would fulfill the phablet competition that currently hardly exists. The LG Intuition is too wide, but a form factor like our G with the larger screen would be fantastic. Add a pen display, as well as having quickmemo, and the Note has real competition. Considering LG Displays is suing over the Note 10.1 in Asia, this may indeed be their plans in a nutshell. As HTC slowly falls (sad but apparently true), it's time for Samsung to have a true competitor in the Android market. I would love to see Motorola to come out of the blue, but that seems doubtful to happen. LG has an opening, and I think they should take it. I've been a Samsung fan, and still somewhat am (the siii disappointed me), but I think nothing makes products better like competition. The iphone is competition of course, but there needs to be android competition, or devices will get progressively worse.
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If it is actually 5.5 inches then I don't mind even if it is technically the successor to this phone. Only thing id like in this phone that the g2 has is the 1080p screen and the camera if its any better
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Ask the millions of Note 1&2, or for that matter tablet users. Or ask why anyone needs a screen bigger than the 3.5" one Apple first put out.
It's called competition. The Note phones have proven there is a market for phablets. I'm going to guess you're not studying economics or business.
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... I'm not talking about tablets. If I was talking about screens in general, I would be complaining about laptops, desktops, and tv's as well. But I'm not. It's a personal opinion, and a personal opinion of a few others, that a phone doesn't exactly need a huge screen. To each his own if they prefer that size. Apple has a ridiculously tiny screen, so I'm not really sure why they were even brought up lol. Considering I'm a girl, I have naturally smaller hands and have no desire to hold a phone that I need to doublefist. And even some men agree, it's too much.
No reason to be so nasty, Butler. (;
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... I'm not talking about tablets. If I was talking about screens in general, I would be complaining about laptops, desktops, and tv's as well. But I'm not. It's a personal opinion, and a personal opinion of a few others, that a phone doesn't exactly need a huge screen. To each his own if they prefer that size. Apple has a ridiculously tiny screen, so I'm not really sure why they were even brought up lol. Considering I'm a girl, I have naturally smaller hands and have no desire to hold a phone that I need to doublefist. And even some men agree, it's too much.
No reason to be so nasty, Butler. (;
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Sorry, not trying to be nasty. Just trying to point out that just because you (and for that matter, I) have small hands doesn't mean that everyone does, or that there's only one size that the market wants (as Apple seems to believe). Everyone thought Sammy was crazy for putting the Note out there, but since it and its followup have been very successful, it's only natural that other OEMs want a piece of the action. I'd like the big screen (even if I did have to double fist it), but there's no way I'd be comfortable having that thing in my pocket, and I'll be damned if I'm wearing a holster for a phone.
I'll be honest, I can't reach the whole screen of the OG with one hand, but I don't care. I arrange my icons to be close to my thumb, and use two hands when I have to. :shrug:
Didn't mean to offend. :angel:
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Sorry, not trying to be nasty. Just trying to point out that just because you (and for that matter, I) have small hands doesn't mean that everyone does, or that there's only one size that the market wants (as Apple seems to believe). Everyone thought Sammy was crazy for putting the Note out there, but since it and its followup have been very successful, it's only natural that other OEMs want a piece of the action. I'd like the big screen (even if I did have to double fist it), but there's no way I'd be comfortable having that thing in my pocket, and I'll be damned if I'm wearing a holster for a phone.
I'll be honest, I can't reach the whole screen of the OG with one hand, but I don't care. I arrange my icons to be close to my thumb, and use two hands when I have to. :shrug:
Didn't mean to offend. :angel:
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I'd rock a holster like a fanny pack. :B
Except not, haha. I guess I'm in luck with the whole small hands + long fingers thing (my grandma has always told me I have piano fingers). My only fears of extending my fingers is that it slips out of my hand and falls on the ground. I have a case, but I still use at least one hand to balance it. Can't get too ballsy with this phone.
No new smartphones from LG announced. The tease was a smart remote. Nothing more.
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It's so cheap on att and only $50 on wireless amazon currently. It comes with all the top specs you can find today, excluding the upcoming 1080p devices. However, I'm getting mixed reviews from websites such as amazon and phonearena.
Any xda feedback i can get?
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Highly underrated phone...... it beats almost all phones on any benchmark. The screen is amazing good feel in ur hand dont feel cheap like all the sammy crap. Only downfall is the camera but one of the devs fixed that with a camera mod here in the forum.
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It's so cheap on att and only $50 on wireless amazon currently. It comes with all the top specs you can find today, excluding the upcoming 1080p devices. However, I'm getting mixed reviews from websites such as amazon and phonearena.
Any xda feedback i can get?
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Pros: screen, best processor, micro SD slot, everything else I don't list as a con
Con: ..... I don't really consider these things bad at all but they are not the best. Battery is good for me. Camera takes good pictures for a smartphone. Its overheated like three times not really a big deal and I've had it since the beginning of December when I bought it for 200$
The combination of the amazing processor, plentiful ram, display( quality and size) , and the inclusion of a micro sd are its main points.
Yes this phone is highly underated and cheaper and still the phone i would go out and purchase today
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Well in my opinion it's the most underrated phone on the market. Fast, well designed very mild LG skin(I use Nova so that takes care of that for me) and a nice sleek design even though I have it cased up due to work.
This is the third LG phone I've owned and the best device by them by far. Although I liked the other two I owned. Coming from the HTC One X and I don't miss that phone at all, nice device but dev unfriendly and HTC just isn't my thimg with their horrible Sense junk.
Buy it for the price you won't regret it imo. The dev community is a nice solid group as well.
Highly underrated.
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Well in my opinion it's the most underrated phone on the market. Fast, well designed very mild LG skin(I use Nova so that takes care of that for me) and a nice sleek design even though I have it cased up due to work.
This is the third LG phone I've owned and the best device by them by far. Although I liked the other two I owned. Coming from the HTC One X and I don't miss that phone at all, nice device but dev unfriendly and HTC just isn't my thimg with their horrible Sense junk.
Buy it for the price you won't regret it imo. The dev community is a nice solid group as well.
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Hah we're very alike there! I'm also coming from the HTC One X(L). I liked it for sure, and h8rift/rohan32/etc are fantastic devs. The only thing I miss at the moment is Cyanogenmod 10.1. :highfive:
Yeah. About that overheating issue. How bad is it? This phone seems to fill in the qualifications for a great phone, but yet its gone months unnoticed.
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ive never had mine over heat, had it for just over a month now. i love this phone, it has a nice solid weight, its one of the fastest phones out right now. the only bad things are the lack of JB, and its kind of slippery to hold without a case
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Yeah. About that overheating issue. How bad is it? This phone seems to fill in the qualifications for a great phone, but yet its gone months unnoticed.
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Well I personally haven't had the overheating issue and like I said I rock a case because of work. Then again even though I have overclocked ever other phone I've owned, I just don't see a need to with this phone. I've also noticed very few people with the issue. If it was an epidemic I'm sure I would have noticed more since I seem to practically live on XDA, lol. Between here and the Note 10.1, One X and Atrix HD forums.
What's annoying about the phone is that sometimes you cannot put the brightness all the way up. Also camera is not so hot. Great phone overall and happy i have it (first android phone). With decent use my phone lasts about 10-12 hours.
If you have a decent phone right now I would just be patient and see if you like any of the 5 inch 1080p phones coming out (and possibly Galaxy S4). The screen "should" be superior, we won't know until we see it in hand comparing but another thing would be that the new phones will have a bigger battery (optimus pro g if in the USA will have a 3300 battery). If you are fine rooting etc than this phone will be fine but if not maybe the newer phones would be best as it would come with Jelly Bean and more than likely come out with 1-2 more updates (just pure speculation on my part)...whereas this phone will prob get Jelly Bean and that is it- however JB or not this phone runs very smooth and quick on ICS.
If you decide on this phone you will definitely be happy with it, especially at 50 bucks! Hell the Optimus G for Sprint is buy one get one free!
I think one of the reasons this phone is so far under the radar is due to the Nexus 4 stealing it's thunder. The OG and N4 have all the same "guts" but the N4 gets all the press due to having "pure android" and being first in line for all OS updates. That is all well and good, but I couldn't stomach being restricted to 16GB (11 usable) of storage. Not when I can buy a 64GB microSD card for only $40 and store all my media that I like to have on hand. Don't trust the cloud...
The OG also has LTE. That's not important to me since I'm on a Straight Talk plan, but it is a nice bonus feature for most people.
So as long as you're comfortable waiting for the devs here to keep you on the latest and greatest software, this phone IMHO is better than the Nexus 4, which most reviewers are in love with.
Thanks for the great feedback everyone. I was indeed comparing this to the Nexus 4, but this has LTE and N4 does not. However, i was also debating whether or not i wanted to wait for the 5 inch 1080ps instead because well, I like a big screen.
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Thanks for the great feedback everyone. I was indeed comparing this to the Nexus 4, but this has LTE and N4 does not. However, i was also debating whether or not i wanted to wait for the 5 inch 1080ps instead because well, I like a big screen.
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My personal opinion is that the phones are getting too big. I played around with the Note and Note 2 to get a feel for the size, and I just didn't care for it. I need a phone. Not a phablet and that's what I see it turning into at that size.
I agree. Phones are getting way too large, the Note and Note 2 are way too large for my taste and hands for that matter. I have a Note 10.1 tablet and love it so why do I need a bigger phone? Just my opinion as I know phablet users who love it.
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Thanks for the great feedback everyone. I was indeed comparing this to the Nexus 4, but this has LTE and N4 does not. However, i was also debating whether or not i wanted to wait for the 5 inch 1080ps instead because well, I like a big screen.
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If you like big screens and your current phone is fine, I would wait on Galaxy SIV and G Pro news.
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Only real complaints I have are the speaker volume (fixed with the Sony enhancement) and the camera isn't that great (which doesn't bother me too much).
Also, the lack of updates. It doesn't effect me since I'm a flashoholic and will flash ROMs anyway, but still... It's more the principle of the matter. LG sucks so much with the updating and this phone should have had JB upon release.
What ever, I want AOKP and CM anyway!
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If you like big screens and your current phone is fine, I would wait on Galaxy SIV and G Pro news.
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Yeah I do like larger phones. My brother has a Note 2, and upon playing with it I already know its the perfect size. However, I have yet to get the Note 2 because of its price and me being a fairly smaller guy, I'm afraid the Note 2 will be indeed too large for my skinny pockets. So I may take your (xda) word on this phone and purchase the Optimus G within the next week or so.
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PATRICKismyHERO said:
Yeah I do like larger phones. My brother has a Note 2, and upon playing with it I already know its the perfect size. However, I have yet to get the Note 2 because of its price and me being a fairly smaller guy, I'm afraid the Note 2 will be indeed too large for my skinny pockets. So I may take your (xda) word on this phone and purchase the Optimus G within the next week or so.
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If it's the perfect size, yet could be too big for your pockets, you might want to get away from wearing skinny jeans...
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But this phone is pretty underground if that's your pleasure
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Nastybutler said:
I think one of the reasons this phone is so far under the radar is due to the Nexus 4 stealing it's thunder. The OG and N4 have all the same "guts" but the N4 gets all the press due to having "pure android" and being first in line for all OS updates. That is all well and good, but I couldn't stomach being restricted to 16GB (11 usable) of storage. Not when I can buy a 64GB microSD card for only $40 and store all my media that I like to have on hand. Don't trust the cloud...
The OG also has LTE. That's not important to me since I'm on a Straight Talk plan, but it is a nice bonus feature for most people.
So as long as you're comfortable waiting for the devs here to keep you on the latest and greatest software, this phone IMHO is better than the Nexus 4, which most reviewers are in love with.
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Its definitely underrated. There isnt any major marketing of this phone, and to be honest people dont really trust LG because of the lack of support and updates. But they did a terrific job with the optimus g, every review that i read/watch praises this phone, how crazy fast it is. Now lg needs to support it and build some momentum to carry it over the optimus g pro.
I love how fast and fluid this phone is but after all these months I can't get used to the width and weight of this phone. It just always feels uncomfortable. Actually the sprint version feels much lighter and better. I hold my phone probably 10 hrs a day for doing work on so I may have much more of an issue than most people. But I abhor how at&t asked lg to make this phone this wide. Just ranting.
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Maknora said:
I love how fast and fluid this phone is but after all these months I can't get used to the width and weight of this phone. It just always feels uncomfortable. Actually the sprint version feels much lighter and better. I hold my phone probably 10 hrs a day for doing work on so I may have much more of an issue than most people. But I abhor how at&t asked lg to make this phone this wide. Just ranting.
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Get the LG Bluetooth headset. It's really comfortable and will keep your phone out of your hands and in your pocket or on the desk. I'm on my computer all the time so it really allows me to type and talk at the same time during presentations and such. I personally like the weight of the phone. Oh well.
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Jank4AU said:
I personally like the weight of the phone. Oh well.
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To quote Boris from Snatch, "Weight is a sign of reliability."
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Nastybutler said:
To quote Boris from Snatch, "Weight is a sign of reliability."
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Great movie!
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I've had mine only a week. I like the feel of it but it's still awkward because of the width -- more in the area of pulling it out of my pocket than talking on it, which I don't spend a lot of time doing. If I talked on it a lot I'd probably prefer to use a headset. I'm getting used to the size and in fact my old phone (Samsung Eternity) now looks puny. I've resigned myself to the fact that these big screens are the trend. Where I once looked for the smallest phone I could find, that is too limiting nowadays.
I have to stand up to get the OG out of my front pants pocket, and I wear loose-fit jeans. So when I'm at work, I just lay it on my desk.
The phone is also pretty slippery on both sides. I would probably drop it once a day if not for my rubberized case.
My dad's iPhone 4 has a 3.5-inch screen, and I think it fits better in the hand. The 640×960 res is pretty respectable too. But I just can't get into iOS, waiting for jailbreaks, proprietary connectors, etc.
The size is still something I'm getting use to. For me, the SGS3 felt way better to hold than the Optimus G does, but the specs and promise of development for the LGOG is whats making me keep the phone.
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The size is still something I'm getting use to. For me, the SGS3 felt way better to hold than the Optimus G does, but the specs and promise of development for the LGOG is whats making me keep the phone.
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Crossing my fingers on the development, whether it be by the community or LG themselves. Thinking about picking this up over a Note II for myself and a GS3 for the lady in March for my upgrade.
It's a very powerful phone with a GREAT price, just depends on how the dev community makes use of it
Yes to me the s3 is the best when it comes to holding comfort. If the s3 had Optimus G specs it would be the long time keeper
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I'm on the same boat as you guys. The LG OG (especially with my Otterbox-like case) is a pretty damn big phone. But considering the fact it's a Nexus 4 with a legit LTE modem and microSD slot, it's definitely future-proofed for a good, good while...