It has been a great experience having a g2 for a week but the only reason I will have to go back to my m7 is storage. Wish I had been able to get a 32gb one instead of 16gb. But will be on the hunt for one. Not very common in the uk by the looks of it at the moment . Shame as I love the phone especially the screen and camera.
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Wow, that's really disappointing. In the U.S., it appears to be the opposite situation: you'd have to hunt to find the 16 gb version (and why on earth would you want to?). Even still, 32 gb fixed feels a bit limiting sometimes when ~1/3 of that is taken up with system files. I'll have to get into the habit of moving pics and videos off the camera.
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Wow, that's really disappointing. In the U.S., it appears to be the opposite situation: you'd have to hunt to find the 16 gb version (and why on earth would you want to?). Even still, 32 gb fixed feels a bit limiting sometimes when ~1/3 of that is taken up with system files. I'll have to get into the habit of moving pics and videos off the camera.
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Correction :-1/4 of the space
LG G2
Even at 1/4 that's a lot. I was surprised when I first looked and saw how much space was already taken.
Well hopefully I have found one now by the weekend so a bit happier now. Would be better if all of them were the same as the f320 Korean version. I can't fault this battery life and screen size. I just like the phones size and feel.
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Same reason I haven't bought one. 16gb version is the only one available here.
Well couldn't get one, but am going to live with my 16gb one till I can. Just can't buy one in the uk.
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In the G2 Accessories Forum there is a thread about a mini microSD card reader that can plug into the bottom of the G2. It can handle up to 64 GB. You might want to look into that.
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Maybe something like this?
I bought the 32 GB version (coming from a 16 GB S4) and I really can't say I'm lacking space. If you are thinking about getting a G2, go straight for a 32 gig one.
Well hopefully after the 3rd attempt and an ebay dispute I will get my hands on a 32gb g2, so can wave goodbye to my 16gb. All I need to do now is get htc to sort out my htc one which ups has lost. Lol
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Been with it for a couple of weeks and - unfortunately the 16g limitation bites VERY HARD.
So. Migrating elsewhere. Good phone but feels a little half baked, and the Camera is a let down.
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With the camera mods on here the camera is a lot better and does me fine. I think future updates will make this better. I can't fault the rest of the phone. Screen, speed and battery life are a big + for me.
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Call quality beats any other phone I've had hands down also.
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fridaycider said:
It has been a great experience having a g2 for a week but the only reason I will have to go back to my m7 is storage. Wish I had been able to get a 32gb one instead of 16gb. But will be on the hunt for one. Not very common in the uk by the looks of it at the moment . Shame as I love the phone especially the screen and camera.
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am gettin korea version 32gb and i have ready sd card 32/64
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Call quality beats any other phone I've had hands down also.
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yeah but u dont need call quality on firstplace tho ..
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bahrosuz said:
Maybe something like this?
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https://shopmeenova.appspot.com/st/order.html
I need good call quality as work in noisy environment. And you do need good call quality on a phone. As that what it is. A phone.
Did look at the Korea version but didn't want to sacrifice the battery even though it is removable and my phone insurance wouldn't covet it where I am.
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Do you all know that box gives out 50gb to all LG phone owners, free for life?
I did know that cheers, but I do a lot of traveling and carry lots of music, videos and photos, and an admitting flashoholic. Lol
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android404 said:
Do you all know that box gives out 50gb to all LG phone owners, free for life?
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Mega is also free 50gb for every one
But I didn't know LG owners got special treatment from box, thanks man.
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android404 said:
Do you all know that box gives out 50gb to all LG phone owners, free for life?
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Actually, you can technically modify build.prop on any phone to change your phone to look like an LG, sign up for box, get 50gb, then revert the build.prop back. Not that anyone would do that. But you all have LG, so it doesn't matter anyway.
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So, apparently the One X absolutely destroys the Nexus AND the Transformer Prime. Now THAT'S impressive. Looks like the Snapdragon S4 is promising.
www.product-reviews.net/2012/03/27/htc-one-x-benchmarks-on-att-embarrass-galaxy-nexus/
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Why--oh why does it NOT have expandable memory? :'(
What, 32GB ain't enough for ya?
If it comes to sprint I'm definitely getting it. Crushed the asus transformer woe that's one mighty fine dual core
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What, 32GB ain't enough for ya?
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as the product focus mostly on that oversized camera, not having the ability to hot swap memory cards for what you are filming is just fsking stupid...
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So, apparently the One X absolutely destroys the Nexus AND the Transformer Prime. Now THAT'S impressive. Looks like the Snapdragon S4 is promising.
www.product-reviews.net/2012/03/27/htc-one-x-benchmarks-on-att-embarrass-galaxy-nexus/
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looks like that the biggest increases comes from switching between a 266mhz single channel memory interface (s3) to the new 500mhz dual channel one more than from core optimization (which should be still pretty nice as it is cortex-a15-like)
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Why--oh why does it NOT have expandable memory? :'(
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That irks the hell out of me, especially when SDXC cards are going to be cropping up more commonly.
Still going to buy it though.
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Why--oh why does it NOT have expandable memory? :'(
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Yes, my sentiments exactly, but the number one reason that I refuse to buy the x one is the lack of removable battery..... hell no to that.
Thank god for this phone. I love the non removable battery, I hate seeing phones that look like they have car batteries attached to them, no wonder why iPhone users think android people are retarded
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It says that it scored a 4900 on quadrant, but yet blows away the Transformer Prime. I've tested mine and scored an 5088 with Quadrant. Here is my proof. I am not dissing the One X by any means, I am just stating my Prime can pull the same #'s on tests. To me its how well the OS is built for the phone and what kind of developers we have to make what HTC gives us and transform it into a beast.
bloodrain954 said:
Thank god for this phone. I love the non removable battery, I hate seeing phones that look like they have car batteries attached to them, no wonder why iPhone users think android people are retarded
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For me it's more about choice. You don't have to attach those large batteries but you can if you want to. And all my friends who have iPhones say after a year or so they can't hold a charge any longer. But you can't do anything about that on the iPhone. At least you can replace the standard battery on most Android phones.
But yeah two reasons I won't be getting the One is the lack of expandable storage and no removable battery. I have maps and media installed on my phone and that takes up a good portion of the memory. Also, I need to switch out batteries when I cover E3 or CES as that thing gets used a lot for SMS in communicating with the team (talking is horrible with all the noise at these things) and reading emails and appointments.
The performance does look great and I do like the car dock mode for the One. Honestly, if the Sprint variant had LTE, removable battery, and SD Card slot, I'd swap out my EVO 3D for it
I think the phone looks nice but it's not for me. I have the galaxy note which has expandable memory and battery. That's really important for me. Batteries get worn down or are defective. I had an iPhone 4 which came with a defective battery and all I could do is send it back. If it were any other phone I'd just buy a new one and ask to have it reimbursed. Who knows how the battery life will be on a device with that many cores. Hmmm... I'm still not tempted.
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It says that it scored a 4900 on quadrant, but yet blows away the Transformer Prime. I've tested mine and scored an 5088 with Quadrant. Here is my proof. I am not dissing the One X by any means, I am just stating my Prime can pull the same #'s on tests. To me its how well the OS is built for the phone and what kind of developers we have to make what HTC gives us and transform it into a beast.
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Your not comparing apples to apples there...you OC'd nodded the Prime. I'm sure they were comparing it to bone stock on both devices.
The Prime should win out GPU wise from what I've read but rest is at the very least a toss up if not S4 in favor...
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I just enabled the 1.6 that Asus put in there after they gave us ICS. Before ICS, the 1.6 config was not in there, but afterwards it was. So we, Prime owners, just enabled it. I have rooted my Prime, but have not unlocked it or flashed a custom ROM/Kernel yet.
Are there screws somewhere on the phone (like the iPhone) that could be taken off to have access to removing the battery?
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Are there screws somewhere on the phone (like the iPhone) that could be taken off to have access to removing the battery?
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I would assume there has to be, because there has to be a way for them to replace a faulty battery in case it ever happens.
I to am hating the no memory card and no removable battery.
I'm not bothered by the battery at all. If it ends up being faulty, get a new one. I can see why the people who travel a lot might miss an extended battery, but there are car chargers and a lot of other accessories that can make that more bearable.
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What about if your phone bootloops and you need to pull battery?
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What about if your phone bootloops and you need to pull battery?
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There will most likely be a three finger reboot method
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I'm not bothered by the battery at all. If it ends up being faulty, get a new one. I can see why the people who travel a lot might miss an extended battery, but there are car chargers and a lot of other accessories that can make that more bearable.
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What part of "non user-replaceable battery" didn't you understand .
I am looking to upgrade from my Atrix 4g at the end of the month, I am looking at getting either the GS3, Optimus G, or Xperia TL, leaning t'words either the GS3 or Optimus G due to the extra Gig of ram. What are your personal pros and cons about the phone? How is the build quality? I see its rootable yet the boot loader is still locked, which to me isn't that big of a deal since I have only unlocked my Atrix to flash CM a few months ago before the ICS update was canned. If anyone is a previous LG user how are they with updates are they worse than Moto or better. Assuming the bootloader is unlocked and CM is ported to it I will run that but as long as stock isn't too slow I am fine with that.
I am a HUGE Sony fan and am so disappointed at both Sony and AT&T for releasing the TL... it's almost like the hardware was unfished and not a flagship device... Everyone knows the sg3 is a great phone but the screen resolution just doesn't cut it... I want to love this new LGOG and if they can iron out some of these little software glitches this will be an amazing phone for LG if the biased tech writers jump on board.
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I am a HUGE Sony fan and am so disappointed at both Sony and AT&T for releasing the TL... it's almost like the hardware was unfished and not a flagship device... Everyone knows the sg3 is a great phone but the screen resolution just doesn't cut it... I want to love this new LGOG and if they can iron out some of these little software glitches this will be an amazing phone for LG if the biased tech writers jump on board.
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That's why I am looking more at the GSIII and Optimus G, the TL I'm sure is a pretty solid phone but it does seem like it was unfinished, plus I'm not a fan of the AT&T Logo on the front. I figured since the Optimus G is very similar in specs to the new Nexus if we can get an unlocked bootloader we should be fine on the drivers front on getting newer versions of Android working. I do love the look of the Xperia ION and the TL though. The Optimus G is a great looking phone and has an SD Card slot, I'd have to have my 32gb UHS1 Class micro sd card go to waste.
What kind of bugs are you experiencing right now? How is the stock launcher (I will most likely go with Nova Prime right off the bat, which I run on both my Atrix (CM10 w/ 'those' libs) and my TF101 CM10-nightly)
I say its worth I if you don't do a lot of rooting or Roms. I don't see that bing really popular on this phone. Me I don't do that anymore so I'm very satisfied with it, ui and all
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I say its worth I if you don't do a lot of rooting or Roms. I don't see that bing really popular on this phone. Me I don't do that anymore so I'm very satisfied with it, ui and all
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Well the phone has only been out for a couple of days now so I say it's a little to early to say weather the phone picks up. Though you are most likely right. Seeing as the internals are very close to the Nexus 4 though, we might be able to port roms for it with minimal tweaks. I do root and flash roms, but only when I have to, the only device I've regularly flashed to is my TF101 which I flash nightlies every few days.
I can highly recommend this phone. I have only been using it 2 days now, but the battery life is amazing with brightness on at around 63%. From 9:45 am this morning to 6:06 pm now, on high brightness with using the phone like an average user, I have 68% battery left and the is with Eco mode and Power Saving OFF. Very pleased with this phone.
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I can highly recommend this phone. I have only been using it 2 days now, but the battery life is amazing with brightness on at around 63%. From 9:45 am this morning to 6:06 pm now, on high brightness with using the phone like an average user, I have 68% battery left and the is with Eco mode and Power Saving OFF. Very pleased with this phone.
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Is that with running all 4 cores or you switched it to 2? Also is that with lte aswell?
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Is that with running all 4 cores or you switched it to 2? Also is that with lte aswell?
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I'm sorry I noticed you said eco mode off but are you running lte?
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Is that with running all 4 cores or you switched it to 2? Also is that with lte aswell?
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I'm sorry I noticed you said eco mode off but are you running lte?
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I have Eco mode OFF and LTE is on. Just for a perspective, I woke up at 6:30, and now, 2:37pm, the battery is on 74% which is awesome because with my galaxy s3, the battery life was much worse. Very happy with the phone.
Amazing phone
Super fast slick well built design and great battery life
I also upgraded from the Atrix 4G to the LG Optimus G.. and Wow.. originally i had the SGS3, then i took it back and got the LGOG. Im certainly not looking back. Great build quality and specs all around, only thing i dislike is the camera quality.. its sub-par.
I upgraded from atrix 4g. I love my LGOG. Looks, feel and performance excellent.
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I would recommend it. I switched from the SGS3 to this, and I'm not disappointed. It feels very solid and has nice weight to it. It's fast as hell, too.
Returning my IP5 tomorrow, and I'm torn between this phone and the GN2.
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I would recommend it. I switched from the SGS3 to this, and I'm not disappointed. It feels very solid and has nice weight to it. It's fast as hell, too.
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I did the same thing. Very happy. Screen is amazing.
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05GT said:
Returning my IP5 tomorrow, and I'm torn between this phone and the GN2.
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Add One X+ as well to your considerations, but I would say go with the Optimus. Its stock software has its fare share of bugs, but in my opinion, one of the most important factors is the potential. The Optimus has superior hardware to each. Its A15 processor is more power efficient and faster than the other two.
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Add One X+ as well to your considerations, but I would say go with the Optimus. Its stock software has its fare share of bugs, but in my opinion, one of the most important factors is the potential. The Optimus has superior hardware to each. Its A15 processor is more power efficient and faster than the other two.
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Is there a release date for the One X+ yet?
Atrix 4G CM10 w/ "those" libs
Deaf Mute said:
Is there a release date for the One X+ yet?
Atrix 4G CM10 w/ "those" libs
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Not sure. I can't find anything on a release date.
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next Thursday I believe will be the last time at&t adds any phones to the lineup
one x+
vx
Samsung galaxy express
couple tablets
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Turned out I was up for an upgrade today, not the 22nd as I was lead to believe, so I picked up an Optimus G on my way home from work, I've only had it for about an hour, but I'm liking it so far.
Edit #1: For those of you who already rooted I'm assuming this is the only method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1941699? Any issues with it, did you run it before or after running the OTA update?
Edit #2: I tried it myself, works fine.
I've had it for about 24 hours and, with the exception of the stock LG UI (Already replaced with the new ADW), it seems like quite the rocking phone. When the One X+ gets here at the end of the week I'm going to take a hard look at that and may swap out, but I don't think you can go wrong with this beast!
Just curious if anyone came from a Galaxy S III (AT&T) to the Optimus G (AT&T). Thoughts, regrets, etc. I know development is much more active on the S3, but if given the choice, would it be worth trading up/across from the S3 to the OG?
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I did. My S3 and the sidewalk got in a fight. Sidewalk won.
So I sold the S3, got the OG, and love it. Yeah, I wish development was better but even on ICS, this phone runs smoother than my S3 ever did. And deveopment is getting there so just gotta wait I guess.
Not to mention, battery life is a million times better on the OG. God I hated my S3 in that regard....
Re: Anyone come for a S3?
I did. No regrets.
Not directly but I can tell you I wouldn't trade my LGOG for an S3.
I ha've an S3 on sprint for work and although battery life is better (no LTE) I would never get the att. Version over the lgog. It's a trade up. Screen is better and it performs faster even in eco mode.
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I ha've an S3 on sprint for work and although battery life is better (no LTE) I would never get the att. Version over the lgog. It's a trade up. Screen is better and it performs faster even in eco mode.
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Dual core to quad core. Can't match the performance lol.
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I did and I don't have anything bad to say about the s3, still have it, not that its in the same league but still was a great phone. I have 3 lines, seems I'm due for another upgrade now on one so decisions... Don't know if I'll go to the pro, s4 or something else but no rush with the og being as nice as it is.
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HTC one is the way to go
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HTC one is the way to go
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If you can get one. HTC has fallen so far that they have major supply chain problems.
And if you want to pay through the nose for a lot of storage, since it doesn't have an sd card...
And if you want to put up with HTC's BS in terms of unlocking bootloaders/s-off...
Tough call in my opinion.
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Thanks for all the feedback so far.
I have an upgrade available this year, but I may have the opportunity to swap my S3 for the OG without using my upgrade, hence my question.
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Thanks for all the feedback so far.
I have an upgrade available this year, but I may have the opportunity to swap my S3 for the OG without using my upgrade, hence my question.
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would I burn an upgrade on this phone today? No. Would I swap hell yes.
With the S4 and the One on the horizon especially.
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And if you want to pay through the nose for a lot of storage, since it doesn't have an sd card...
And if you want to put up with HTC's BS in terms of unlocking bootloaders/s-off...
Tough call in my opinion.
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$650 for unlocked LTE 64 GB storage isn't through the nose though...
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$650 for unlocked LTE 64 GB storage isn't through the nose though...
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Yeah, that isn't as high as I would have guessed. Cool.
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I came from a s3 and iPhone 5 to a Optimus G and My old Motorola Atrix ..Samsung Bloatware is too much and became boring
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Well I'm new here and came from a note 2. yeah, the note 2 was pretty cool but this phone is definitely more powerful. much faster, more fluid, better screen. Oh my gosh, the screen on this thing is amazing. I can see clearly in direct sun light now. this thing has amazing viewing angles and color reproduction. it makes AMOLED look like crap. I sold the note 2 because of dust getting under the lens. I read some more about people even getting dust under the screen. i decided to sell it and buy some cool stuff. Got the LGOG, a roku box, an android tablet, and a router with the money I got from that thing. Best deal ever. Why is this phone's price so low on ebay? This phone is seriously underrated. With this price development should be booming. It's better than the nexus 4 if you ask me (sd card) plus the ability to convert it to a nexus 4 if you really want to. I can't believe i didn't sell the note 2 the day I walked out of the tmobile store knowing this beast was out.
S3 was a great phone but comparison on pure CPU speed the lgog has raw power! I think my switch from S3 to LGOG was worth the gamble being not an LG fanboy. I always said I will only get Samsung or HTC devices... Well I guess LG is on the list now! Lol
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S3 was a great phone but comparison on pure CPU speed the lgog has raw power! I think my switch from S3 to LGOG was worth the gamble being not an LG fanboy. I always said I will only get Samsung or HTC devices... Well I guess LG is on the list now! Lol
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A quad core for $99, uh yeah, I jumped fence. I have had two Samsung Galaxy phones (Captivate I897 & SG2 I777) and between having to constantly kill the tethering app, the eEMC bricking problems, the crappy firmware updates that caused more problems on top of the ones the phone already had.......sharpened my baby teeth learning about Android on Samsung. With the LG I actually have a phone that works without having to mess with it all the time. What a concept, a phone that makes calls, has a battery that doesn't drain like crazy, doesn't have random SOD, etc.
The only thing that REALLY bugs me on the LG is the quality of the sound, well actually lack of sound, when listening to music. Music is flat and lacks depth. I just use my SG2 as glorified mp3 player.
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would I burn an upgrade on this phone today? No. Would I swap hell yes.
With the S4 and the One on the horizon especially.
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$650 for unlocked LTE 64 GB storage isn't through the nose though...
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The Atrix HD is in a similar situation. Locked down but has a developer edition out. Yet no one is doing anything for it. While you may be able to buy an unlocked one, you run the risk of being the only person doing anything for it with no help. Even then, if you lack the skills to make something for it, you'd be stuck hoping for a decent dev to join the scene. By the time someone even gets around to starting something for it, newer and better devices will probably be released and leave the HTC One without anything. Locked devices + the option to spend extra on an unlocked one is pointless IMHO.
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The Atrix HD is in a similar situation. Locked down but has a developer edition out. Yet no one is doing anything for it. While you may be able to buy an unlocked one, you run the risk of being the only person doing anything for it with no help. Even then, if you lack the skills to make something for it, you'd be stuck hoping for a decent dev to join the scene. By the time someone even gets around to starting something for it, newer and better devices will probably be released and leave the HTC One without anything. Locked devices + the option to spend extra on an unlocked one is pointless IMHO.
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The One is identical hardware internationally as far as I know, so an unlocked dev edition would be ok. I could be wrong, but I see your point.
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The One is identical hardware internationally as far as I know, so an unlocked dev edition would be ok. I could be wrong, but I see your point.
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Same thing with the AHD. Yet it's still dead there lol.
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I bought a Venue 8 with android 4.2.2 a week ago. I have been searching the internet and have not found any info on how to root this device.
Can somebody please help?
Thanks
Same here....
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+1. Got mine in the mail this afternoon. Loving it so far and wish we'll have some developers support. :good:
Got one as well. Is V1.39 the latest software version?
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That is what I have on mine.
Transformer TF701t / XDA Premium HD
I've 1.39 too. I've a question, do you guys find there's a line of color on the right side of the screen (when landscape) is not correctly display? Specially when running a rgb test, can clearly see the line comes out green when it should be red. My roommate has one too and he has the same problem on his venue 8. I wonder is it just our units or its also the same with everyone.
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haptic feedback
did any you venue owners noticed if this tab has haptic feedback? im planning on getting one but i need that feature
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did any you venue owners noticed if this tab has haptic feedback? im planning on getting one but i need that feature
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I'm afraid there is not a haptic feedback feature. I just checked and do not see it in any settings.
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I'm afraid there is not a haptic feedback feature. I just checked and do not see it in any settings.
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aww dat sucks, oh well hows the da to day running of the tab? is it efficient, much lag?
I have been using it for reading and browsing mostly and it works really well. One thing I noticed is how accurate the colors are on the screen. I compared it to my Nexus 5 and it seems the colors are more accurate on the Venue. (I compared my favorite teams colors.) I think for daily activities this tablet works good thanks to the speedy 2Ghz processor. I haven't done any gaming though. Overall, I like it.
Oh, camera doesnt have flash and the shutter is slow. But I'm not gonna be taking pictures with this thing
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Sounds good then I'm a student so my number reason for wanting this one is the size and use of using day evernote or super note with it
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chairsz said:
Sounds good then I'm a student so my number reason for wanting this one is the size and use of using day evernote or super note with it
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Not sure if you ordered already but Dell will have this tablet for $129 on Black Friday (per BFAds.net).
Thanks for heads up imma def get this next week once it go on sale and hopefully in the next few weeks we'll have some progress with root or at least dell will maybe give us a unlock procedure for their boot loader
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Thanks for heads up imma def get this next week once it go on sale and hopefully in the next few weeks we'll have some progress with root or at least dell will maybe give us a unlock procedure for their boot loader
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Anyone know about getting 4.4 on this thing?
I'm all for rooting and what not, but I really want the photo editor of KitKat. Im a photographer and that editor looks super cool so 4.4 is important to me.
MoreGone said:
Anyone know about getting 4.4 on this thing?
I'm all for rooting and what not, but I really want the photo editor of KitKat. Im a photographer and that editor looks super cool so 4.4 is important to me.
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Wow, so I got to play with one of these today and while I like the size, my goodness the screen was unusable. Not that it wouldn't take my input its that it would hit somewhere else on the screen. It was a floor model so naturally it was messed around with and in German but I could not for the life of me get the Gallery app to open.
I want to have tablet as a portfolio of sorts for my photography so I wanted to see how images looked. Sure I could get the Nexus 7 with its higher resolution but I like the size of 8" tablets. That 1" really does equate to more screen room. Heck 7" isnt much bigger than my 5.2" phone. The only real other options are the Samsungs Tab/Note which I am not found of and the LG Pad/Tab 8.3 which would be my first choice except the price.
I should receive mine in the next few days! Hope that a dev will also get one and start looking at it
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Wow, so I got to play with one of these today and while I like the size, my goodness the screen was unusable. Not that it wouldn't take my input its that it would hit somewhere else on the screen. It was a floor model so naturally it was messed around with and in German but I could not for the life of me get the Gallery app to open.
I want to have tablet as a portfolio of sorts for my photography so I wanted to see how images looked. Sure I could get the Nexus 7 with its higher resolution but I like the size of 8" tablets. That 1" really does equate to more screen room. Heck 7" isnt much bigger than my 5.2" phone. The only real other options are the Samsungs Tab/Note which I am not found of and the LG Pad/Tab 8.3 which would be my first choice except the price.
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May have been a bad unit or may be it was lacking the firmware updates (there were 2 since launch). The gallery app works as it is suppose too. While the resolution isn't the best compared to a 1080p screen the colors look very good. Not in "saturated" good but in "natural" good. You're right about the extra inch: 8 incher feels more like tablet than the 7 incher does.
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Anyone know about getting 4.4 on this thing?
I'm all for rooting and what not, but I really want the photo editor of KitKat. Im a photographer and that editor looks super cool so 4.4 is important to me.
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I've read somewhere that it will get it in the future. Ah, found it: http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/02...-7-and-venue-8-android-tablets-prices-set-a/
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Good find. But seems like thin info and unless I don't know about them, I don't believe there are any models with 4G as noted.
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Good find. But seems like thin info and unless I don't know about them, I don't believe there are any models with 4G as noted.
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I think 4G models will be available later.
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Good find. But seems like thin info and unless I don't know about them, I don't believe there are any models with 4G as noted.
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as with all newer phones and tablets, remember tech companies like samsung, dell acer, etc like to push out updates for their newest devices first then going backwards to slightly older and continuing till they want to cut em loose with the updates. so that means 4.4 will be released to the venue 8 is thats only inevitable, the question just remains when? maybe not till holiday season is over though simply because im assuming dell is gonna have a goood ole time keeping up with production once tomorrow and the weekend hits.
who knows? just enjoy it till then.
so excited for toorrow to order
btw how long does shipping usually take? (if anyone ordered in in canada yet)
Hey OG users, I'm currently an HTC Sensation 4G / T-Mobile user looking for a good low-cost used phone to upgrade to.
Is the Optimus G a good phone right now?
I like the idea of the OG because:
T-Mobile LTE and HSPA+ is supposedly supported
It's a sister phone with the Nexus 4 so all Google's hardware driver updates should be able to be ported
It HAS AN SD CARD SLOT
It's got all the specs I want (HD screen, Quad Core, 2GB RAM, 16GB ROM)
It has OFFICIAL CM11. (How is that? Stable? Works well? I'm running an unofficial build on my senni and it's fantastic.)
Battery is fairly easily user-replaceable for when it degrades after a while.
IT'S BETTER THAN MY INCREDIBLY LOW RAM/ROM SENSATION.
I would probably use it for 18 - 30 Months and I don't want to spend more than $200 on an upgrade so this would be perfect. (I think)
Any advice you can give me? Would you would recommend this phone?
Thanks!
The vast majority of people have failed to get tmo lte. Other than that it works like a charm.
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Official cm 11 for this device runs well..but I speak only of experience running official builds on the e970 (geeb) ...currently there's a M4 build, and a RC3 if I'm not mistaken. Nightlies are maintained by shelnutt2 ( I think)...I haven't heard anything about replacing the battery. That's a first for me,but I've only had the LGOG for a month. I came from the note i717 forums
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[ROM][CM11.0] OFFICIAL CM11.0 for E970
I've included a link to shelnutt2's Official cm11 ROM
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Official cm 11 for this device runs well..but I speak only of experience running official builds on the e970 (geeb) ...currently there's a M4 build, and a RC3 if I'm not mistaken. Nightlies are maintained by shelnutt2 ( I think)...I haven't heard anything about replacing the battery. That's a first for me,but I've only had the LGOG for a month. I came from the note i717 forums
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2571625
[ROM][CM11.0] OFFICIAL CM11.0 for E970
I've included a link to shelnutt2's Official cm11 ROM
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Yeah that's the one I was talking about, the I found by going to Cyanogenmod.com
So it does run well? That's good to hear.
And I've never actually run official nightlies before, I've always used unofficial builds (since they're for newer versions of CM than the official versions are) that are more like weeklies and I do a full wipe about every 4th update since they say we shouldn't Dirty Flash. I can't imagine not dirty flashing on a ROM updated every night!
How do they deal with dirty flashing on nightlies? Don't residual problem arise? Or when they do, do they ask to do a full wipe before reporting it to make sure it's really there?
I'm not sure If I'd prefer to do the M builds only or Nightlies.
Thanks for your reply!
DeathmonkeyGTX said:
The vast majority of people have failed to get tmo lte. Other than that it works like a charm.
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Sweet, that's my least cared about desire for the phone.
Do it man. I had the g pro for a few days. Now returning it and coming back to this. ( the one I had was beat up which ruined the experience a little bit ) this may sound weird but the 5.5 inch screen somehow didnt seem as cozy .. I may buy a better condition g pro but this really isn't bad at all
The sensation was an awful phone, got it when it released, then went back to my my touch 4g. Any phone released in 2012 is better than it, even the SGSII.
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Ace42 said:
The sensation was an awful phone, got it when it released, then went back to my my touch 4g. Any phone released in 2012 is better than it, even the SGSII.
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Some more than others, my sensation has been pretty fun over the last 18 months. but I think its time for a new adventure! Haha.
I just bought a phone with a "clean esn, cracked back, fuzzy camera, everything else works fine" OG for $71 on eBay, and ordered a new back for $24. If the back clears up the camera as well then I got a $95 upgrade!
If I don't like it I can always resell.
We'll see what happens in a few days when it arrives.
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Do it man. I had the g pro for a few days. Now returning it and coming back to this. ( the one I had was beat up which ruined the experience a little bit ) this may sound weird but the 5.5 inch screen somehow didnt seem as cozy .. I may buy a better condition g pro but this really isn't bad at all
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Yeah, I can't see myself using a phone larger than 5", MAYBE the G2, but 5.5"+ is way to big.
Though I'm probably going to upgrade my mom in a few months to the note 2 since it has a pen. We'll see.
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S-pen is pretty neat stuff
I had the galaxy note i717, I rarely even used the S-pen...I pretty much stay on cm ROMs though, don't really go back to stock to often.
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I guess people just like what they don't have
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I guess people just like what they don't have
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Depends on the person/device.
I have no interest in the Galaxy line with the burn in prone AMOLED; no interest in the HTC One 2013, do to a terrible button layout, and impossible to replace battery; no interest in phablets, too big.
If someone gifted one to me I may use it, but I'd likely sell it for another cheaper phone and pocket the difference
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I had the galaxy note i717, I rarely even used the S-pen...I pretty much stay on cm ROMs though, don't really go back to stock to often.
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That would be my case as well, but my Mom's had a phone with a stylus in the past and I'm fairly certain she'd use it.
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I told myself I'd never get a phablet but I ended up doing so. When I purchased the SGN i717...the size has its pros/cons...I wouldn't of gone any ****** than the 5.5 inch screen though. The Galaxy Mega is way to big, AFAIK there isn't another phone bigger right now other than the Mega...Most phones seem to be going for the 4.7-5.5 inch sizes...
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I told myself I'd never get a phablet but I ended up doing so. When I purchased the SGN i717...the size has its pros/cons...I wouldn't of gone any ****** than the 5.5 inch screen though. The Galaxy Mega is way to big, AFAIK there isn't another phone bigger right now other than the Mega...Most phones seem to be going for the 4.7-5.5 inch sizes...
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The g pro 2 is gonna be 5.7 ? I'm looking forward to trying it out in att stores
The real estate is nice...the display looks great and playing games feels great with a larger screen...LGOG suits my screen size though. I'm not a huge gamer type anyhow...
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