So I have a Galaxy Exhibit 4G and am thinking of upgrading to the L9 on T-Mobile. I have a couple questions about it however.
1. Is the screen glass? I have a plastic screen now and would like it if it was glass.
2. How fast is it on the stock rom?
3. How do games such as temple run run on it?
4. Would you buy it again?
5. How is the camera?
Thanks for your time.
BrandonCormier said:
So I have a Galaxy Exhibit 4G and am thinking up upgrading to the L9 on T-Mobile. I have a couple questions about it however.
1. Is the screen glass? I have a plastic screen now and would like it if it was glass.
2. How fast is it on the stock rom?
3. How do games such as temple run run on it?
4. Would you buy it again?
5. How is the camera?
Thanks for your time.
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1. It's IPS LCD, but I'm sure it's not Gorilla Glass or anything.
2. It's pretty fast. No complaints from me whatsoever. Maybe it's faster in the jb update. I don't know.
3. Smooth as butter. The big screen is nice. Even GTA 3 works fine, except in case of an explosion or anything, it labs a bit, but adjusting the display settings can make it much less laggier.
4. Can't say. Probably no, because by then much better phones with better specs would have come in the same price range.
5. It's "OK". Not too great, but not amazing either. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I can't find zoom in the ICS stock rom...
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BrandonCormier said:
So I have a Galaxy Exhibit 4G and am thinking of upgrading to the L9 on T-Mobile. I have a couple questions about it however.
1. Is the screen glass? I have a plastic screen now and would like it if it was glass.
2. How fast is it on the stock rom?
3. How do games such as temple run run on it?
4. Would you buy it again?
5. How is the camera?
Thanks for your time.
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The US P769 has gorilla glass. The other variants do not as far as I know.
The stock rom on t-mobile has a ton of bloatware, it does however run great after disabling bloatware.
Games run great, no problems so far.
I'd probably, given the choice again, spend a little more money and get a nexus 4. T-mobile offered me this phone free as an upgrade though.
Camera is alright, not the greatest.
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1. It's IPS LCD, but I'm sure it's not Gorilla Glass or anything.
2. It's pretty fast. No complaints from me whatsoever. Maybe it's faster in the jb update. I don't know.
3. Smooth as butter. The big screen is nice. Even GTA 3 works fine, except in case of an explosion or anything, it labs a bit, but adjusting the display settings can make it much less laggier.
4. Can't say. Probably no, because by then much better phones with better specs would have come in the same price range.
5. It's "OK". Not too great, but not amazing either. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I can't find zoom in the ICS stock rom...
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Tablechair said:
The US P769 has gorilla glass. The other variants do not as far as I know.
The stock rom on t-mobile has a ton of bloatware, it does however run great after disabling bloatware.
Games run great, no problems so far.
I'd probably, given the choice again, spend a little more money and get a nexus 4. T-mobile offered me this phone free as an upgrade though.
Camera is alright, not the greatest.
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Thanks for your feedback! I am leaning towards getting one as I think I can get it pretty close to stock using Nova launcher and other such stock apps. I probably wouldn't root it right away so hopefully there is a way to disable most of the apps. Or I could use Greenify.
The p760 variant have gorilla glass 2
And it work flawles on jb rom, without any lags in gta 3.
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zanakorus33 said:
The p760 variant have gorilla glass 2
And it work flawles on jb rom, without any lags in gta 3.
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So different variants have different screen materials? Does the L9 on T-Mobile USA have a glass screen?
The us T-Mobile L9 (p769)has gorilla glass 2
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International p760 doesnt have gorilla glass,US version(769) does.
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International p760 doesnt have gorilla glass,US version(769) does.
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Tablechair said:
The us T-Mobile L9 (p769)has gorilla glass 2
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Cool thanks!
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Everyone is so honestly spoonfeeding. :laugh: wow
Epic phone....
U can find zoom by pinch to zoom on ics
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I have the P760 , the phone is great , except the camera which is bad.
Do you guys know if it is going to get the Jellybean update? I knows some of the overseas versions already have it.
I love my L9. The screen is very smooth. You will love the gorilla glass 2 display. Rooting the phone was not bad at all. I ran a couple overclock scripts & this thing will fly. It's a steal for the price in my opinion.
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its a good buy under $200
I just bought a tmobile lg optimus l9 p769 today. I had read this thread before buying.
Anyways here's my impression after some back ground info. I recently sold my google lg nexus 4, one to get my money's worth while it's still a hot ticket. IMO it's a boring phone. I am hoping and waiting for google io and the possible release of the motorola xphone.
So I went and bought a motorola atrix hd to get a feel of what's to come. Good phone, good feel.
Anyways I just picked up the L9. Again it's impressive. Clean, light, the IPS screen has no iqual. It's so bright and clear. The phone is so light. Even stock it's very responsive. Camera seems iffy, im in a dimly lit room annd its all grainy. Front facing seems above average, good for video calls and looking behind your back or at yourself.
Hardly anything posted in accessories. It's bootloader unlockable, rootable and sim unlockable. I'm using it carrier locked stock on straight talk with tmobile byop sim. Works fine. Set apn and get hspa:15 4G.
IMHO it's a decent buy as a used phone and won't disappoint. The guy I bought it from only had it for 2 months in a bodyglove case, no screen protector and it's in mint condition, not even a swirl on the screen.
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[...] Camera seems iffy, im in a dimly lit room annd its all grainy. Front facing seems above average, good for video calls and looking behind your back or at yourself.[...]
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Reading this, I just realized there is a front camera on my phone.
I've had the phone for 5 months... :silly:
I have P760. It's a great phone with one weakness - only 2GB internal flash for installing apps. Of course you can buy microSD card, but you can't install aps there without rooting and installing some scripts switching internal flash with external.
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I have P760. It's a great phone with one weakness - only 2GB internal flash for installing apps. Of course you can buy microSD card, but you can't install aps there without rooting and installing some scripts switching internal flash with external.
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Upgrade to jellybean all problems will b solved
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Does this phone use a standard sim card or a micro sim? If its a micro sim have any of you tried cutting a sim to micro sim? I have a regular sim for my Exhibit so if this uses micro I would have to cut it.
It uses regular mini sim.
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Spent the last couple days doing some research and I am thinking about getting the LGOG...
Is this beast worth it?
It seems the only major issue I have read about is the 8 mp auto focus blurriness vs the 13 mp sprint version.
I come from a long line of the iThings with my first Android phone being my current HTC Inspire 4g.
I've had it rooted since the day I got it and using jellytime R4 at the moment. Been a good phone, but I broke the screen and its upgrade time.
I saw costco has the LOGO for 49 bucks.
Should I go for it or save up for a Nexus 4 or maybe a Note II?
Firstly, this belongs in the Q&A forums.
Secondly. This phone blows the note II away in many ways. Where it doesn't win outright, it ties it. And the Nexus 4 is actually worse than the LGOG in several ways, though if you need new updates...
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Zen-Dragon said:
Spent the last couple days doing some research and I am thinking about getting the LGOG...
Is this beast worth it?
It seems the only major issue I have read about is the 8 mp auto focus blurriness vs the 13 mp sprint version.
I come from a long line of the iThings with my first Android phone being my current HTC Inspire 4g.
I've had it rooted since the day I got it and using jellytime R4 at the moment. Been a good phone, but I broke the screen and its upgrade time.
I saw costco has the LOGO for 49 bucks.
Should I go for it or save up for a Nexus 4 or maybe a Note II?
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I would go for it is far the best phone I have owned its super fast has a SD card slot unlike the nexus 4. I had the note,note 2,galaxy nexus,galaxy s2,captivate,galaxy s3 but lg og is best all of them, but the camera on the s3 and note are better but the pictures are not that bad at all. Plus its only 50 bucks
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Zen-Dragon said:
Spent the last couple days doing some research and I am thinking about getting the LGOG...
Is this beast worth it?
It seems the only major issue I have read about is the 8 mp auto focus blurriness vs the 13 mp sprint version.
I come from a long line of the iThings with my first Android phone being my current HTC Inspire 4g.
I've had it rooted since the day I got it and using jellytime R4 at the moment. Been a good phone, but I broke the screen and its upgrade time.
I saw costco has the LOGO for 49 bucks.
Should I go for it or save up for a Nexus 4 or maybe a Note II?
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from what I've heard the note 2 is too big for people with big hands. The lgog also has a better screen and processor
The nexus 4 will have more custom roms but the max storage of 16gb of the n4 was a deal breaker in comparison to the 32gb(16 internal 16 external or the 32gb internal on the korean and sprint version) storage that is expandable on the at&t lg optimus g in my opinion.
The lg optimus g is like the best smartphone I've ever had. The size is perfect , the power is currently unbeatable,games pictures and movies look great. The camera is good for a smartphone (if you want a great quality picture then you need to go buy a real camera .smartphones aren't there yet).
Go get it NOW!!
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Everyone here will say yes so yes
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tdnick said:
Everyone here will say yes so yes
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Except this guy. :silly:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2116304
Got mine last week, was skeptical due to lack of JB ROMs but $50 was too good of a deal to pass up so I jumped in from S2. I'm now a convert, loving it so far, I've it rooted, bootloader and sim unlocked, still on stock ROM as I see no reason to flash a custom ICS ROM when most bloats are easily removed using Tibu.
Camera is decent, phone cameras are just that - snaps, nothing more nothing less, you want good quality pictures, that's what DSLRs are for. My only grip with the OG is human skins can look a bit harsh, wish there's a color calibration app for that, but the screen is still fantastic.
For $50 you can't go wrong with it, so go ahead and make the jump.
This may be interesting. I'm not doing the update, though. Absolutely loving stock rooted ICS and I have no idea what this update has to offer.
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Got mine last week, was skeptical due to lack of JB ROMs but $50 was too good of a deal to pass up so I jumped in from S2. I'm now a convert, loving it so far, I've it rooted, bootloader and sim unlocked, still on stock ROM as I see no reason to flash a custom ICS ROM when most bloats are easily removed using Tibu.
Camera is decent, phone cameras are just that - snaps, nothing more nothing less, you want good quality pictures, that's what DSLRs are for. My only grip with the OG is human skins can look a bit harsh, wish there's a color calibration app for that, but the screen is still fantastic.
For $50 you can't go wrong with it, so go ahead and make the jump.
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Awesome, thanks for the feedback!
I figured I would get a lot of yes votes in here, but I also knew some of you had experiences with the others I was thinking of and would give your opinions.
I agree with the camera comment. I only use it when out and about and don't want to lug around the real camera
Looks like i'll be making a costco run after work tomorrow.
Thanks for the push everyone!
You're coming in at the perfect time. Now that the Korean JB source has dropped we should be getting a ton of great JB ROMs. You won't be sorry.
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I say yes hop on the lgog boat!
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You'll have one of the top four phones on the market right now but not the best one. multitasking on this phone is a joke compared to the note 2. I just happen to get this one first and canceled my note 2 pre-order. Looks on this one are great quality is great finding a case -well I had a problem there?))
Ascend. 2Evo 3d sprint. 2gs3 sprint. 2lgog at&t.
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Made the jump.
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This thing makes my inspire feel like a sluggish heavy little turd!
The LG skin will take some time to get used to, but that's to be expected.
Think i'll play with it stock for a couple days just for the experience, but i can see where root will come in handy, I forgot about all the AT&T bloat. As well as only being able to disable facebook rather than uninstall it...
Thanks for the push guys! Can't wait to put this baby through the paces, but now im off to look for cases.:laugh:
That entire post was poetry, especially that last bit.
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Zen-Dragon said:
Made the jump.
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This thing makes my inspire feel like a sluggish heavy little turd!
The LG skin will take some time to get used to, but that's to be expected.
Think i'll play with it stock for a couple days just for the experience, but i can see where root will come in handy, I forgot about all the AT&T bloat. As well as only being able to disable facebook rather than uninstall it...
Thanks for the push guys! Can't wait to put this baby through the paces, but now im off to look for cases.:laugh:
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Funny, I just jumped from an Inspire 4G also. Been fun, but time for something new and shiny. I just got it this afternoon, but so far, so good.
OK. So I have the chance to get the note 2 at the discount upgrade price (currently $199 on amazon) I currently have the s3 and I like it. My friend got a note 2 and I didn't get to play with it much aside from holding it for a minute. So I want to ask the folks who have made the same switch If you would do it again or if its not worth it. Just to get a few things out of the way. I have huge hands so that's not an issue. I also like to flash ROMs and have root, how is the devolpment compared to the s3? Thanks for any responses.
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I came from the SGSIII and I can tell you that the NoteII is better in every single way. I love the size and the s-pen. Needless to say I absolutely love this phone. Best phone I've ever had and the best Verizon currently has to offer. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask. I've used both extensively. NoteII on a TW custom rom FTW!
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I came from the SGSIII and I can tell you that the NoteII is better in every single way. I love the size and the s-pen. Needless to say I absolutely love this phone. Best phone I've ever had and the best Verizon currently has to offer. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask. I've used both extensively. NoteII on a TW custom rom FTW!
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I completely agree. I came from the s3 too.
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That's what I like to hear. On average what kind of battery life are you getting? Currently I get about 12 hours with about 4hours screen on time. That's with 3g lte and WiFi mixed. Mostly browsing the web or on tapa talk. Thanks again
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I came from a gnex, so i probably wont be much help but im gonna post anyways. This phone is amazing! Love the screen size, battery life is incredible i use all day on 4g and i cant kill this thing, customizing this thing is great, touchwiz is fun to fool around with not quite sold on it yet but with all the different launchers out there you cant go wrong. The spen is alot of fun to ive never owened a phone with a stylus before so i like it alot. Overall this phone is a beast i would recommend it to anyone....
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I just thought of another question. How is the screen sensitivity? Is it the same as others? Better? Worse?
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I came from the s3 and thought it was the best phone I've ever had. I was wrong, the n2 is hand down amazing. The battery life is almost double the s3. I can easily go two days with medium to light use. I would go with the n2 just for that. You won't be sorry.
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I just thought of another question. How is the screen sensitivity? Is it the same as others? Better? Worse?
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I think the screen is a little more sensitive. Also I usually get around 7 to 7.5 hours screen time
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Battery life is awesome. Haven't completely drained it yet and I'm a heavy user. Screen sensitivity is perfect. I seriously haven't a complaint yet. The only issue I have is the Verizon branding on the home button. Battery, reception, call quality are fantastic. Actually the visibility in sunlight isn't too great but that is seriously the only thing I can think of.
I got the S3 on release day and then the Note II. I think the Note II blows it out of the water in almost every single way. The only place that the S3 was better at was the audio. The music out of the 3.5 mm headphone jack is not as punchy and seems to have a tighter range in general on the Note 2 compared to the S3, in my opinion. It's a minor disappointment that is by no means a deal breaker though, I listen to music on it all the time and you can tweak the equalizer to compensate somewhat.
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I came from a gnex, so i probably wont be much help but im gonna post anyways. This phone is amazing! Love the screen size, battery life is incredible i use all day on 4g and i cant kill this thing, customizing this thing is great, touchwiz is fun to fool around with not quite sold on it yet but with all the different launchers out there you cant go wrong. The spen is alot of fun to ive never owened a phone with a stylus before so i like it alot. Overall this phone is a beast i would recommend it to anyone....
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I had the Galaxy Nexus for like ten days. I couldn't stand the battery life and the bad reception. Honestly, that phone was a big turn off for me when it came to Samsung. It was one of the reasons why I went back to my iPhone 4S.
Now the Note is a beast. It's perfect in every way except for the branding and the flimsyness of the back cover. I have a Seidio Surface case so I don't even notice the back cover anymore.
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I came from the s3 and thought it was the best phone I've ever had. I was wrong, the n2 is hand down amazing. The battery life is almost double the s3. I can easily go two days with medium to light use. I would go with the n2 just for that. You won't be sorry.
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Same here. The first two statements above mirror my feelings exactly.
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Note 2 all the way! Sold my s3 after I bought this. I tried using my s3 but it just felt so tiny haha
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I went to the N2 because the radio/reception on the S3 was abysmal. Most people in 4g areas had no problem with it, but there are a huge number of complaints by people like myself that had terrible reception in fringe 4g and even solid 3g areas. I was leary about buying the N2 just because of my previous samsung experience. The S3 was litterally great for everything I did, except using it as a phone. In the end I am glad I bought a N2. This thing is deffenitely far superior to the S3. The size does not matter to me at all, you get used to it fast. The reception is easily twice as good. I can now get 4g at my desk at work where I used to get no signal at all on the S3. I love the stylus and started sketching again simply because of the ability. It truly is the best device I have ever had.
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I went to the N2 because the radio/reception on the S3 was abysmal. Most people in 4g areas had no problem with it, but there are a huge number of complaints by people like myself that had terrible reception in fringe 4g and even solid 3g areas. I was leary about buying the N2 just because of my previous samsung experience. The S3 was litterally great for everything I did, except using it as a phone. In the end I am glad I bought a N2. This thing is deffenitely far superior to the S3. The size does not matter to me at all, you get used to it fast. The reception is easily twice as good. I can now get 4g at my desk at work where I used to get no signal at all on the S3. I love the stylus and started sketching again simply because of the ability. It truly is the best device I have ever had.
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Jason
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clear cut answer ? Same phone ... one is bigger and has stylus functionality
Detailed answer ?
http://versusio.com/en/samsung-galaxy-s3-vs-samsung-galaxy-note-2
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clear cut answer ? Same phone ... one is bigger and has stylus functionality
Detailed answer ?
http://versusio.com/en/samsung-galaxy-s3-vs-samsung-galaxy-note-2
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Except the note has 4 cores and different hardware. And that comparison you posted is the International versions. The international s3 is different then Verizon version (quad core but with 1bg RAM)
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Except the note has 4 cores and different hardware. And that comparison you posted is the International versions. The international s3 is different then Verizon version (quad core but with 1bg RAM)
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yea, there are a number of things wrong in the comparison.
quad core vs dual care to begin with.
then, it states for camera settings:
Has manual iso Yes vs No This allows to manually set the ISO level.
Has manual white balance Yes vs No This allows to manually set the white balance.
Both these statements are wrong. I own both phones and BOTH allow manual ISO and WB settings
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I came from the SGSIII and I can tell you that the NoteII is better in every single way. I love the size and the s-pen. Needless to say I absolutely love this phone. Best phone I've ever had and the best Verizon currently has to offer. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask. I've used both extensively. NoteII on a TW custom rom FTW!
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I completely agree. I came from the s3 too.
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Endorsed. Battery life is amazing.
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Still have my S3. Awesome phone but doesn't hold a candle to the Note 2. Battery easily lasts a full day with heavy use, probably 2+ days with lighter use. 6-7 hours screen on time is typical. The screen is obviously bigger on the Note, but it's also way brighter. No issues seeing the screen even in full daylight. This phone is a beast.
Also check out flygrip.com. The single most valuable accessory I've bought for this phone. I can comfortably and conveniently touch every corner of the screen with one hand, without having to balance the phone, maneuver around, or even really "hold" the phone for that matter. It just hangs from your finger tips. The flygrip also doubles as a kick stand, which I use all the time in landscape if I'm watching videos and reverse portrait if it's sitting on my desk-firmly propped up and I can use my S Pen with it.
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Note 2 > everything else.
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So I'm trying to decide between the G2 , the One , and the S4. I was about to order the One until I saw the G2 on sale , so I kind of want the G2 now. But I'm worried about 2 things. One is I've read up on a lot of people who have dropped the G2 from a low height and the screen cracked. And on top of that most of the stories I've read the digitizer doesn't function properly or the phone just wont turn on. Is this a big problem with the G2? I don't mind the screen cracking , but if it cracks AND doesn't work that worries me. Also , will development pick up for this device? I know it came out not too long ago , but will there be more Roms ported from the Nexus 5 since its the same hardware ( Mostly ) ? Also what are the advantages over the S4 and the One? I know the G2 has better specs but is it really that noticeable ? And since I root my phones and install just stock CM etc will there really be a noticeable difference in speed for me ?
And if I root the device as soon as I get it , and install a custom Rom , theres a way to flash it back to stock to where they'll take it back right? ( The Verizon version )
Yes it is noticeable and the phone has amazing battery comparable to the note 2 which was amazing btw I came from the s4 and the camera is much better less chance of blurring
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Here is another tid bit even on a wind mobile version of s4 which comes with no carrier bloatware and lone behold Samsung put it's on bloatware apps on it...then you have to remember to turn off their 50 useless features that you will never use and kill your battery quicker then quick.
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It's truly an awesome phone. I'm also coming from Note 2 and yeah this thing blows that out of the water. Honestly the G2 launcher is pretty incredible. As someone else mentioned, it's like LG mimicked CM a bit. So many options and customizations and features. I sometimes help a coworker out with his Note 3 and after getting the G2 it really shows how stale/outdated TouchWiz feels these days.
I've mostly had Samsung devices (Epic Touch, Epic Touch 4G, Note 2 and GS3 a bit (wife's), now on G2 and couldn't be happier. Really a beautiful phone with amazing battery life.
For the first time in a long time I am not running a home launcher. LG did a fine job putting this OS together for the G2. There are so many small things LG has done right with this phone that I am not regretting the switch from Samsung. As others have mentioned the battery life is just amazing!
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This phone is great, it looks good and has a beautiful 5.2" screen. I bought one, but unfortunately I returned it and kept my S4 (octocore) for a few reasons.
G2 PROS:
- Big and bright screen.
- Good looking phone.
- Excelent battery life.
- SnapDragon 800.
G2 CONS:
- Underperforming GPU. Adreno 330 on G2 perform as much as Adreno 320. Z1, Z Ultra and N3 Adreno 330 are much better.
- Screen can't keep constant 60 FPS on games, probably has some synch issues. Even when the GPU is capable. It just fluctuates all the sime between 55 and 60 FPS.
- Some color banding.
- Some physical vertical lines on screen, once you notice it is a little annoying.
- No SDCARD, the 32GB model is mandatory.
Since I mostly use my phones for gaming, the GPU problems is what make me hold my S4 and ditch my G2, otherwise I would have keep it.
PS. If LG fixes GPU problems with update, I would happily take this phone again
But has anybody dropped their phone a few times without it breaking ?
I haven't heard of any screen cracking when dropped, but I would assume whoever didn't have a case look their phone. It's easy to crack a phone when our has no case. I have a Tech21 case and was throwing the phone around the mobile store and nothing broke on the phone so I'm happy. As far as development is concerned, I hope it does pick up, but the stock is ok for me right now because I'm rooted and I don't need to tether. I actually sold my S4 for this. It had too much lag with tw for me. And last, yeah you can flash it back to stock. Imo this is one of the nicest phones on the market
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But has anybody dropped their phone a few times without it breaking ?
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My brother in law pretty well threw mine and it didn't break so it's durable
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But has anybody dropped their phone a few times without it breaking ?
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If you're an idiot who keeps dropping your phone and don't have a case on it, I suggest you get a dummy phone
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If you're worried about durability then cross out the S4. I haven't dropped the G2 but my old S4 easily got its screen cracked when I dropped it while it had a case on. Overall, I prefer the G2 over the S4. Can't speak for the One though since I never used it but supposedly the One's successor is going to be released in Q1 of next year so you may want to take that into consideration.
Just pulled trigger & upgraded from the og razr to the g2 while their free on vzw.
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I say just go for it. You have a 14 day period to swap it for a different phone.
Since i picked up my G2 i havent even looked at any of my other devices if that tells you anything...awesome device.
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I wrote this in a different thread. I bought a g2 to compare it to my Droid Maxx. The nicer bigger screen is all that I am liking more as of now. Everything else especially the operating system and battery life are better on the Maxx, by alot. I got the soak test update on the Maxx before that the pictures were better on my G2. Now they are about the same. IMHO the maxx is a better phone.
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gfropr said:
I wrote this in a different thread. I bought a g2 to compare it to my Droid Maxx. The nicer bigger screen is all that I am liking more as of now. Everything else especially the operating system and battery life are better on the Maxx, by alot. I got the soak test update on the Maxx before that the pictures were better on my G2. Now they are about the same. IMHO the maxx is a better phone.
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Why would you compare a 30 mhz battery to a 35 mhz?
Because its part of the phone. A feature.... Something that makes it better
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If LG were smart they would ditch they're lame OS and go AOSP their next phone. The notification bar is beyond cluttered at least Samsung hides their clutter. Not liking LG one bit. Love the phone, hate the features (except knock on)
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Crazies...
I don't care about the LG skin since I install Custom Roms ....And also the only 2 things I'm worried about is will it last long term physically and will development pick up
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I in the same boat. I'm about to switch carriers (Sprint) And the only phones i'm interested is the G2 and the HTC ONE. I have a S4 as we speak...
I'm tired of TW since I used to have it in S2 days. And it is no different than the S3.. Comes to find out my S3 takes better pictures than my S4 weird.. In any case I have had bad experience with LG when I had the G2X (OPTIMUS 2X) LG completely forgot about that phone and was not giving support for it neither releasing source code.. And that phone had an NVIDIA Tegra processor witch they wont release their source code either.... So I've seen before the Optimus G after a while of it being released and still had a lock bootloader. What I care much is development support.. Because if the manufacture not supporting it we will be the only ones that do and for that to happen this phone have to have support of maufactoring for releasing source code and enabling unlocking bootloader. I see that the G2 is doing pretty good and that Is why I would like to give it another chance. I know they said that they want to turn things around the company when they released this device and I hope they do for the best. The HTC one is the other phone i'm interested in but the lack of the camera comparation between this phone and the One I seen online Makes me want to slap HTC.
It wont be long before i make the switch to sprint and till then I will be looking more into the G2 to see if development picks up... Another cool thing is if I could flash International roms on the Sprint G2. That should be good more developers working together.
All I can say is wow. Had this phone for a few days now and it really is the best I've had...
I've had Samsung S3, HTC Sensation, Google Nexus 4 amongst about 20 others.
Here is where I think the LG excels.
Screen. Obviously my first full HD screened phone but just wow. Looks great and just feels right. Decent brightness and viewing angle. Using it at 35 percent brightness suits my usage.
Software. Some of you may have strongly differing opinions here but here goes. Im waiting for official KitKat for UK g2 but I've installed the German Vodafone KitKat. Runs so smooth, nowhere near as bloated as sense or touchwiz. I like the white tabbed menus, I like the few customisation options like icons and the soft buttons. Knock on and off is fantastic less buttons equals less bezel.
Battery. Max screen on time I've come near in my usage on any other phone was maybe 5 hours tops with really light usage. With this phone I'm hitting 8 hours.
Camera. Not a huge user of the cam but compared to other phones I've had I'm getting fantastic results in general day to day. I'm sure low light is where some of you would dispute.
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Yea LG G2 is a awesome phone indeed.
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Yup really is.
Good thing is that it seems it will hold its own for a while. There aren't many new chipsets coming out. The SD800 is pretty much it. Even the next gen Galaxy phone is based on it. So we're right at the top as far as performance and compatibility.
i just got my LG G2 (T-MO) a few days ago and i love it even on stock which is rare for me. from what i can tell 4.4 has just rolled out recently which would explain the lack of root methods that do not involve reverting the OTAs and custom T-MO specific roms which is just more for me to look forward to. I even have my work cell forwarding calls to my G2 because of the handset love!
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i just got my LG G2 (T-MO) a few days ago and i love it even on stock which is rare for me. from what i can tell 4.4 has just rolled out recently which would explain the lack of root methods that do not involve reverting the OTAs and custom T-MO specific roms which is just more for me to look forward to. I even have my work cell forwarding calls to my G2 because of the handset love!
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I am still on 4.2.2 not rooted and I absolutely love this device. The only thing I really miss is manual focus in HDR mode.
I do want to wait for Xposed to catch up for 4.4
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I do want to wait for Xposed to catch up for 4.4
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I recently acquired an LG G2 coming from a nearly 4 year old HTC Desire HD via HTC One Mini (exchanged it for the G2 after a week)
Awesome, awesome, awesome phone.
I'm running stock ROM with a few modifications. I did try PA 4.1 and whilst being more aesthetic it lacked important features for me.
I like the LG overlay a lot.
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The thread is closed the new version of Xposed is unofficial.
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nowhere near as bloated as sense or touchwiz.
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At LG you can remove the bloatware. At least on KitKat froms for F320. I'm not sure it's the same for other variants.
LG is the next to rise IMO, the G2 is just the beginning. There needed to be a new leader anyways. HTC had their time and Samsung is done.
Do you think you will upgrade to the galaxy s5 or is it worth it. i dont think i will be but unsure right now
I just read that the HTC next one will have double tap to turn on the screen. I guess lg is doing something right.
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Guys is the mini worth it over say a gs2 or n5
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Well better late than never! Welcome to the G2 boat mate!
The phone is superb except for the camera which struggles to focus in low light condition. Bit even that can be rectified using manual focus, so yeah, it's a superb phone afterall!
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the screen also doesnt seem to colorize like samoled with age, old samoled turns yellow. lol. Should hold longer life then samoled.
Only some people reported burn in of colours.
I have bought a g2 16Gb version 1 month ago and still feel very happy about my choice
Was about to get a nexus 5 but the battery and camera of G2 had me going in that direction..
A very good phone, it's worth buying the LG official quickwindow case as well
Im running stock LG unrooted rom and havent felt the need to tweak anything yet, which is weird since my previous phone was a galaxy nexus and during the last months I was used to trying a new ROM every afternoon
FYI 4 colleagues of mine also got a G2 after seeing mine during the last month
Specifically for the 16Gb version, you need to carry an OTG cable and a usb stick if you go on vacation (which may mean limited or no LTE coverage) and want to use the phone to get pictures and video, as video will get the available storage get full rather easy
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I changed from a Galxy S4 since one week.
VEEERY Happy so far. Its much faster, battery life is great, and it feels very good in my hands.
Oh and it looks awesome in white
Hi guys I'm thinking of buying a Song Ultra Z and just wanted to get you guy's input if there are some downfalls that I don't know of/commonly known.
Im upgrading from a galaxy note one which has been a nightmare: calls breaking up, power button, overheating.
Also if you have any recomended accessories.
Much Thanks!
I came from a Note1 myself and have only one advice for you: Buy it blindly [emoji16]
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I too, came from the Note and i'm still happy with it (bought mine last september). It's pretty big (but very thin) and the camera isn't the greatest, and that's about it really.
I came from a note also. Its really nice phone. Although battery is not that good compared to note2. Also it has no camera flash but im still okay with it
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#Note3 all the way. Love mine. Not a big fan of the Sony phones.. That one in particular.. Read some poor reviews, guess it's a lot of opinions. Good luck
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Came from note, note 2, played a lot with note 3 but at the end of the day still happy with my choice and that is zu (****ty camera)
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I've never been as happy with a device as I am with the ultra. And I had a lot of them. You need to like the size though.
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Its great. I personally like the google edition software better but once I got used to the size it is awesome.
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Its great. I personally like the google edition software better but once I got used to the size it is awesome.
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Buy the Sony phone and run the ported GPe ROM on it !
Think of buying this phone as it is relatively cheap compared to other phones im my region.
Should I get this or the G2, the prices are the same...
I like this thing primarily for its size and display.
I just want one thing to know, can I flash cm11 android 4.4 here? I dont care about warranty. My current phone, lg optimus 4x never fell from my hand ever, so I am careful with my devices.
I would be going for a 5.5 inch phone but this thing is the cheapest larger than 5 inch phone.
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Think of buying this phone as it is relatively cheap compared to other phones im my region.
Should I get this or the G2, the prices are the same...
I like this thing primarily for its size and display.
I just want one thing to know, can I flash cm11 android 4.4 here? I dont care about warranty. My current phone, lg optimus 4x never fell from my hand ever, so I am careful with my devices.
I would be going for a 5.5 inch phone but this thing is the cheapest larger than 5 inch phone.
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Yes, CM11, and others are available, so that's not an issue. You've probably seen the preview of Android "L" today, so just imagine that on 6.44 inches. It'll be sweet.
The G2 isn't a bad device though, but you can't compare those two since they are two different types of devices (phone vs phablet), but I can easily recommend the Ultra.
I've had every high end phone and this by far is the best if you can deal with no flash and mediocre camera performance. I never need a tablet this thing is actually my main computer. I torrent the hell out of it fixed the ext sd card write permission and download like crazy on unlimited data.
bak3donh1gh said:
Hi guys I'm thinking of buying a Song Ultra Z and just wanted to get you guy's input if there are some downfalls that I don't know of/commonly known.
Im upgrading from a galaxy note one which has been a nightmare: calls breaking up, power button, overheating.
Also if you have any recomended accessories.
Much Thanks!
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You can also try save your device, but this needs root. Try LagFix (fstrim) from the Play Store ^^.