Has anyone came from the Note 3? I am considering the switch. I barely use the S-Pen and the screen and battery life of the G2 are appealing. How does the camera compare? Also, I love stock android and the Note 3 development is stagnant because of Knox.
Can anyone give insight? Thanks!
DrexelDragon said:
Has anyone came from the Note 3? I am considering the switch. I barely use the S-Pen and the screen and battery life of the G2 are appealing. How does the camera compare? Also, I love stock android and the Note 3 development is stagnant because of Knox.
Can anyone give insight? Thanks!
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I did a forum search. This should help you out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2557970
He came from a Note 3 to the G2.
I came from a note 3....no regrets whatsoever...
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I did a forum search. This should help you out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2557970
He came from a Note 3 to the G2.
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Awesome! Thanks!
mab71 said:
I came from a note 3....no regrets whatsoever...
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Did you get white or black? I can get the black today but I'll have to wait for the white one if I decide on that one.
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Did you get white or black? I can get the black today but I'll have to wait for the white one if I decide on that one.
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I bought the black one.
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DrexelDragon said:
Has anyone came from the Note 3? I am considering the switch. I barely use the S-Pen and the screen and battery life of the G2 are appealing. How does the camera compare? Also, I love stock android and the Note 3 development is stagnant because of Knox.
Can anyone give insight? Thanks!
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I was in your exact same predicament.... Did not use S-Pen and was fed up with the almost non-existent development on t-mobile note 3 because of knox.
I believe the camera is superior. 13MP with OIS <-- Big plus AND.... It has manual focus! I was blown away when I found out the stock LG app had Manual Focus. It works great!
If I were you... and only if.... I would say get it. I was a Samsung fan boy since their Epic 4G and I don't regret jumping ship.
Now using it with this tpu soft case.. Just excellent
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I came from note 3 too
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DrexelDragon said:
Has anyone came from the Note 3? I am considering the switch. I barely use the S-Pen and the screen and battery life of the G2 are appealing. How does the camera compare? Also, I love stock android and the Note 3 development is stagnant because of Knox.
Can anyone give insight? Thanks!
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I had the AT&T Note 3. Complete waste of what could have been an awesome phone. Samsung is finished in the Dev Community because of Knox.
I switched to LG G2, though the screen isn't as big as on the Note 3, G2 has the HD IPS screen and it looks so much better than the PenTile screen on the Note 3.
Both phones are equally fast.
Takes a while to get used to the buttons on rear of G2.
Knock On/Off is a nice feature.
Camera takes awesome pictures and can take them in rapid succession. Multiple face tracking. Color effects.
You won't regret the switch.
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I had the AT&T Note 3. Complete waste of what could have been an awesome phone. Samsung is finished in the Dev Community because of Knox.
I switched to LG G2, though the screen isn't as big as on the Note 3, G2 has the HD IPS screen and it looks so much better than the PenTile screen on the Note 3.
Both phones are equally fast.
Takes a while to get used to the buttons on rear of G2.
Knock On/Off is a nice feature.
Camera takes awesome pictures and can take them in rapid succession. Multiple face tracking. Color effects.
You won't regret the switch.
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Awesome. Now the only thing I am unsure about is if I want the white or black one.
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Awesome. Now the only thing I am unsure about is if I want the white or black one.
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I've seen both and the black one is clearly the winner! On the black one, the display looks bigger because of the black frame. The whole front side looks like a giant screen! The white one is just ugly (personal opinion) and the openings for the front camera and sensors are black and they don't look too good on the white front panel.
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Has anyone came from the Note 3? I am considering the switch. I barely use the S-Pen and the screen and battery life of the G2 are appealing. How does the camera compare? Also, I love stock android and the Note 3 development is stagnant because of Knox.
Can anyone give insight? Thanks!
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I used the Note 3 a lot and used the G2 a lot. The note 3 is the smoother device. Battery life I'll give the edge to the G2. Both are great. But I never used the S pen, not even multiwindow do I went with the device that is more comfortable for me and it's the G2. But note 3 is the better device when it comes to performance and features.
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Food for thought:
I like the black one because the screen blends in more but...
Coming from the Note 3's Amoled screen, the White G2 will offer better contrast for the blacks of the LCD screen.
FWIW though, the G2 does have pretty good black levels. I came from a Galaxy Nexus and aside from the bootup screen (mostly black) I don't notice a difference. The G2 is also SUPER bright, so I typically use 50% brightness levels, which helps keeps the blacks black.
They both have the same internals, so I don't know how one can be faster or smoother then the other unless there is some software magic going on. If you run AOSP roms, I bet both perform about the same.
You ended your post well. On aosp it's possible that they perform the same way. Therefore the Note3 sports 3GB of RAM.
But with their genuine ROM of course one can be smoother than the other. The tuning brought by each vendor won't be the same.
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The back cover on the black one has faux carbon fiber look. White is for chicks and iPhones fanboys.
I have had better battery life on the Note 3, but the G2 is the best phone right now imo.
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G2 has the HD IPS screen
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G2 has True RGB Full HD IPS screen
A for the color, you can always combine and get a white nexus5-like bicoloured combination, i plan on trying a white back on my black g2 at some point http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=161165362728
drexel, check your pms.
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Nobody's really posted a real-life usage of Note2 vs S4 so here's my observations for those wondering.
I still have both the Note2 and S4.. and before that I had the S3.
I also currently have the Razr M as my "Spare" phone for when I feel like popping my sim into it on nights or events when I don't want to chance the loss or damage to my nicer more expensive phones. So I can throw out some comparisons against the RazrM since it's still my favorite "small yet powerful" Android phone.
1) Wow factor: Whether it be a ridiculous wow or a wow that's cool goes to the Note2.. The sheer screen size is still noticeable when using smaller phones and then using the Note2.. It's just big and watching videos/gaming is a real treat and joy. Despite having 720p on a larger 5.5, its still crisp and clear and nobody's streaming 1080p (Netflix/Hulu) to phones yet so the Note2 is still viable and current. I know that there's a Youtube apk hack that allows for 1080p but aside from that I haven't seen any apps using 1080p artwork yet.
2) Size: S4 obviously.. Light light light, deceptively light body. Thin thin thin.. Not a whole lot thinner than the Note2 but thinner. And a lot lighter. Since i have the RazrM, the S4 feels about the same in pocket and in hand as far as weight goes. And even if the RazrM is shorter and has a smaller width, the two feel the same in my pocket which is important to guys who like to pocket their phones. The Note2 in pocket has a horrible feel (for me) and just makes everything awkward for me.. Sitting down, driving the car, etc.. the Note2 is just clearly uncomfortable in my pocket and feels out of place. Like cramming something in your pocket that shouldn't go in there in the first place is the feeling I always get.. This is WITHOUT a case even on the Note2.. Cased up my pockets are even more ridiculous. This is why I feel the S4 is probably the biggest screensize/chassis phone I could ever deal with as a daily driver. it's a breeze to pull out of your pocket even while sitting. On the topic of size, it's trickier taking phone calls on the Note2 as you have to use precision to make sure the earpiece is aiming into your ear.. sometimes you end up missing where the earpiece is and not hearing people briefly until you correct it.
Note 2: 6.34oz
S4: 4.59oz
3) Battery life: Editing this in later, too early to tell, but I can tell you right now charging from 0% to 100% is night and day from the Note2 to S4.
4) Reception/Signal/Data speed: future edit..
Please add your experiences from going from the Note2 to the S4!
I've had the s3 s4 and note 2. And I like the s4 is perfect for size. Comfort. Design. Mobility. The note 2 is my second favorite. But that half inch makes the world of difference.
Things you'll lose when you move over to a s
Spen
Battery life
. 5 inch of screen
Is it worth it? Yes.
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Hey have you tried taking pictures continues, I asked because I used my Note 2 take take just over 200 pictures during Mothers Day and my phone started to lag. I even ran photo share. Your opinion?
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I got like a hundred pictures in my galaxy on my s4 if that's what you're asking and have no lag. However I do notice the camera feels more zoomed in on the s4 even when zoomed all the way out? Anyone?
Edit just found out that's because it's 16:9
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I've had the s3 s4 and note 2. And I like the s4 is perfect for size. Comfort. Design. Mobility. The note 2 is my second favorite. But that half inch makes the world of difference.
Things you'll lose when you move over to a s
Spen
Battery life
. 5 inch of screen
Is it worth it? Yes.
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my thoughts exactly, but i have smallish hands. i liked the note 2 a lot but it was ultimately just too big for me. Love the S4, but would be fine with a 4.3 or 4.7 Moto X phone with top specs i think my perfect size is somewhere between, maybe 4.5 and 4.7. But 5.0 and 1080p is SHAWEEET
andross77 said:
my thoughts exactly, but i have smallish hands. i liked the note 2 a lot but it was ultimately just too big for me. Love the S4, but would be fine with a 4.3 or 4.7 Moto X phone with top specs i think my perfect size is somewhere between, maybe 4.5 and 4.7. But 5.0 and 1080p is SHAWEEET
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This, and when I need to use my phone one handed the Note 2 was far too difficult to manage.. For me I feel that 5" is the very max I can deal with.. It's too early to tell though and 5" might be even too big for me and I have big hands (i'm a dude).
I keep flipping back and forth between my Note 2 and the S4. I use the Note 2 for work and school (Snotes and the S-Pen). I have large hands and can operate it just fine one handed. I love the battery life, I can go all dat with heavy use and still have 30% when I get home at night.
That being said, I also love the S4 even with it's size difference. The main improvements for me are the screen, IR blaster (yes I am using it a remote) and the OS. I will look at an extended battery when they come out, but I am never far from a charger....and if I know that I will be, I take the Note 2.
Note 2 gallery is waaaaYyyy better than the S4
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I still have my S3, Note 2 and now I am using the S4. Note 2 still is my favorite screen size but I love how easy I can use the S4 with one hand, when driving this is just awesome.
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le0.br4zuc4 said:
I still have my S3, Note 2 and now I am using the S4. Note 2 still is my favorite screen size but I love how easy I can use the S4 with one hand, when driving this is just awesome.
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That's the spirit. The s4 is smaller and inspires me more to text while driving. I feel like I can now do anything! Thanks to the all new galaxy s4
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I just switched over to a S4 from the Note 2. Biggest difference that I keep noticing is screen size. The larger screen on the Note 2 is awesome but as a lot of people have mentioned it's near to impossible to use one handed and for me one handed use is important. If you're on the fence just because of screen size I'd say go with the S4 cause that little difference in screen size won't really be worth it for the loss of ergonomics.
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I've had the s3 s4 and note 2. And I like the s4 is perfect for size. Comfort. Design. Mobility. The note 2 is my second favorite. But that half inch makes the world of difference.
Things you'll lose when you move over to a s
Spen
Battery life
. 5 inch of screen
Is it worth it? Yes.
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You forgot money
Well I sold off my N2 so i'm sticking to the S4.. I am sure the N3 will have me wanting it when that time comes in 6~ months I'm just not sure I will want to deal with a phablet again, the size was just a bit annoying but it was a joy and pleasure to use the N2, I will miss the easy to read, large screen
International, Verizon, T-mobile and AT&T G2 devices.
Now that many of you have the G2. Please provide your review. Keep it simple just so a common user can understand. Dislikes also if any.
. User experience (speed, fluidity, lags)
. Features that you like(including display)
. Battery
. Build quality(Screen, plastic, charger, headphones etc)
Also please mention your carrier (International, Verizon, T-mobile or AT&T)
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International, Verizon, T-mobile and AT&T G2 devices.
Now that many of you have the G2. Please provide your review. Keep it simple just so a common user can understand. Dislikes also if any.
. User experience (speed, fluidity, lags)
. Features that you like(including display)
. Battery
. Build quality(Screen, plastic, charger, headphones etc)
Also please mention your carrier (International, Verizon, T-mobile or AT&T)
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I'm not very picky so here we go:
User Experience has been great. i'm coming from an s3. I like the sleekness of the device. The thin bezels make the s3 seem clunky. Navigating menu's and around the phone has been fantastic. Of course some of this novelty is due to a new toy, but this really is a superb phone imo.
Features I really like the knock knock feature. quickmemo is neat but maybe a novelty.
Battery Battery has been very nice. I have yet to charge my phone and its been 24 hours. Got it at around 77% had it plugged into computers for about 10 minutes trying to get adb to work. It's down to 30% now. Wifi does not drain. I went down 5% in 7 hours.
Build Quality Build quality seems very sturdy. Back plate is a little "Mushy" if you press it. The heft really makes it feel premium. Screen is very nice. No headphones but i have much better headphones than the $22 quadbeats (which aren't bad).
Verizon.
The statusbar toggle in the nav bar might be the best idea I've seen in awhile, knock on is also a nice feature. Only lag I experienced was using swiftkey and going back to home, which other have also noted.
Verizon also
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heffzilla said:
The statusbar toggle in the nav bar might be the best idea I've seen in awhile, knock on is also a nice feature. Only lag I experienced was using swiftkey and going back to home, which other have also noted.
Verizon also
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Just got mine. What do you mean status bar toggle in nav bar?
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ratchetjaw said:
Just got mine. What do you mean status bar toggle in nav bar?
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Also sucks seems at&t version doesn't have the browser set up for q slide
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It's a great phone. I wasn't keen on LG phones after using the G Pro and the G but this made me change how I felt. It's on par with every other flagship. I sold my One and will probably sell my S4 and be down to just 1 phone for the first time in a while.
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International, Verizon, T-mobile and AT&T G2 devices.
Now that many of you have the G2. Please provide your review. Keep it simple just so a common user can understand. Dislikes also if any.
. User experience (speed, fluidity, lags)
. Features that you like(including display)
. Battery
. Build quality(Screen, plastic, charger, headphones etc)
Also please mention your carrier (International, Verizon, T-mobile or AT&T)
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Verizon Variant, I previously owned N4, ONE, DNA, and S3, so my comparisons are based off those.
User Experience
This is absolutely the smoothest,lag free phone I've EVER used. Its ridiculous
Features
The display is beautiful, I like it better than my ONE. Having such thin bezels makes it really pop. Hard to really explain. I love the keyboard, I've always preceded Swiftkey, but do not feel the need to switch on this phone. The mms has customization features above any other phone I've had, and the lay out of everything from dialer to settings is absolutely stunning.
Only complaint-The ONE with Boomsound spoiled me. I miss the quality of the external speakers, Verizon removed one of the dual speakers on there G2 to fit in the wireless charging and you can tell. Its not bad, just not amazing like everything else on this phone. Back to Bluetooth speaker for my podcasts. But really no,big deal. The camera is the best I've ever used. Better than ONE and my wife's S4. Picture quality and interface.
Battery
I've had this a full day. I charged it fully overnight and have been using it regularly, browsing internet, since 630 am so that's 7 hours of usage and I'm on 71%. Exact same usage on my ONE and phone would be dead an hour ago and plugged in. Battery is EXCELLENT.
BUILD QUALITY
I am not a,fan of Samsung at all because I hate the feel of there phones. Feel cheap. I was concerned about the G2 feeling the same because it's plastic as well. It doesn't. Maybe it's because of the way they stepped there battery but it feels extremely solid. The weight to it makes it feel really good in your hand, and there is no" hollow" feel to it. The plastic back feels nice and looks beautiful. I wish Verizon hadn't changed the back buttons though, but that's super minor.
As you can tell, I've drunk the cool aid and am going back for seconds. This phone is the best I've ever owned. P E R I O D
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big70tom said:
...Verizon removed one of the dual speakers on there G2 to fit in the wireless charging and you can tell.
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Don't worry all g2 only have one speaker, the two grills on the international/att is just for looks and the microphone.
Damn what do you do for a living lol
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razball said:
Damn what do you do for a living lol
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Me?
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Me?
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Yep
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Has anyone dropped their phone on concrete yet? I've dropped my Thunderbolt a bunch of times...there was barely a dent on it. Do you think the G2 will stand an impact from waist high?
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Yep
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Mortgage business.
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Oh ok makes sense
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I think he means notification pull down
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Good to know bro. I was kind of bummed at that. All the 'reviews I watched said it was dual speaker. My bad. Now I have no complaints. Great phone
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My review of the LG G2 running CM11 Android 4.4.4
Wanted to make this little review here on xda and have others guy with cm11 share. Before I start I am running almost the latest nightly on the D801.
Hardware: Obviously CM can't change the hardware but all the awesomeness about the G2 like the compact design and decent camera, only decent because of the slow focus and poor performance inside buildings and houses but if you're outside the phone will take amazing pics. Speakers have good quality compared to nexus 5 with same volume but if you're a headphone user like me you won't really care much.
CynagonMod Itself: Goodbye LG UI was the first thing I said when I loaded up my phone with cm11 I was happy to let go of the kinda ugly UI which was a bit slow sometimes but was actually much faster compared to touchwiz either way cm brought stutter and lag free performance which should be the standard, because when iPhone users use android its probably a galaxy with touchwiz and its slow, so they think android is slow. Make more phones like the nexus 5 Google but please fix its flaws! So cm11 on the g2 is fast, I'm able to play games also much more smoothly without any lag, on the LG UI I had to turn on force 4x for simple games like tr2 to run well. I'm also very happy with the theme I have going its called slim .. And it ain't 99 cents its a bit more its my favorite theme right now next to flux.
The few bass of cm11 on g2 (very little): there is not much to dislike about cm11 nightlies to have a few bugs here and there I have so far only found 2 that have to do with the screen and camera.. Let's start with the screen not often but happens sometimes the screen will display white and black lines through the middle of the screen for less than a second this isn't really that annoying since it rarely happens maybe once a week, sometimes twice a day etc right now I tweaked the dev options to force GPU to maybe help it not occur but its totally livable through .. Next up a actual annoyance and its the camera the cm camera just straight up can't take photos inside and in low light its faster than the lg camera which I had but I think the fact it does not give time to take the shot is the reason they are so crappy next is the flash I rarely use the flash but when I do it is like taking a picture with a nexus 5 the flash never remains on to wait for a good lighting its creating it just flashes once and is done taking the shot this will resault in real crappy shots. But outside pictures look how they would normally and that's where photos really matter .
So yeah I would love to make YouTube videos and review phones but I don't have the equipment yet and I'm brainstorming channel names I want Cyan in the name .. I don't wonna use chlcken lmfao.
I am coming from a Galaxy Note 2 and there are definitely both pros and cons about the G2 compared to the SGN2.
Display:I love amoled's blacks .I thought the display of the G2 would be a lot worse than note 2's and the blacks would be too gray,but i was pleasantly surprised with it.It's still not as black as amoled but its fine,not too grayish.About the size-just 0.3 inches difference but in real life its huge difference.Its like i've cut note2's display about 30% .
User experience:it's ok.Its overall fluid and smooth with a little bit of stutter here and there.Touchwiz has been as smooth for me as is G2's UI,but the stylus was incredible ,i loved it and i miss it still.Otherwise G2's UI is satisfactory.As of AOSP roms,i'll get to that in a while.
Battery:When i first got the G2 it made 6 hours of SoT,now it generally makes about 5.At first i thought battery life would be even better with the G2 than the note 2 but eventually my experience got the same.I've had top of about 8 hours of SOT with note 2,i had about 7.40 with the G2,with both phones normal usage gives me 5 hours SOT.
Build quality:The first touch to the G2 was quite good.I was expecting a little less of the build quality,but it appeared better than i thought.I've had the phone for about a month now and I am having controversial experience with the back buttons.At times they seem quite nice but more often side buttons are more comfortable for me.Too good there is the Knock on feature,it it wasn't present in the G2 I am not sure i could get used to the back buttons.On the other hand back buttons make a little hole on the back which makes the phone very comfortable to hold in the hand.
A few extra words: Development for the G2 seems ok generally,not as huge as samsung's phones but still satisfactory.BUT it is really sh*tty imo that each kernel is only compatible with each rom and needs a special version for different roms.All the phones i had before the G2 just had one or two types of kernels.With nexus phones any kernel works with any rom,and with htc and samsung phones any stock kernel works with any stock rom and any aosp kernel works with any aosp rom.G2 disappointed me with that.
Overall i am satisfied with the G2 and like it a lot.I can get used to it despite its negative sides and i enjoy the positives a lot.
What I like on my LG G2:
+ Big display with nice colors
+ Really good camera
+ System with lot of usefull features and customization
+ FullHD 5,2" display, Snapdragon 800 + 2GB RAM and 13MP camera with OIS for great price
+ Great battery life
- Build quality is pretty bad, everything creak. Shiny back cover is terrible.
- Cannot unlock bootloader
- Serious issues in system (lag while updating weather widget info, no support for ART, home screen button delay, launcher redraws, old menu button)
- No support for 4K or 120FPS 720p video recording on stock but hardware and chipset supports it
- Strange update distribution, France is on 20B, almost every country except Italy is on 20D and Italy on 20F. Why not same update for every Europe country?!
Michalko5896 said:
What I like on my LG G2:
+ Big display with nice colors
+ Really good camera
+ System with lot of usefull features and customization
+ FullHD 5,2" display, Snapdragon 800 + 2GB RAM and 13MP camera with OIS for great price
+ Great battery life
- Build quality is pretty bad, everything creak. Shiny back cover is terrible.
- Cannot unlock bootloader
- Serious issues in system (lag while updating weather widget info, no support for ART, home screen button delay, launcher redraws, old menu button)
- No support for 4K or 120FPS 720p video recording on stock but hardware and chipset supports it
- Strange update distribution, France is on 20B, almost every country except Italy is on 20D and Italy on 20F. Why not same update for every Europe country?!
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Build quality well it needed to be light, The creak could be fixed with putting something between maybe idk or buy a hardcase or gelcase then you fixed the creak and the shiny back cover problem.
Yes bootloader 4.4.2 isnt yet unlocked by someone but see this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2715496
Lagg maybe because thermal throttling isoff idk or it is on 4.4.2
No support is also i think to maybe save space cause more frames means more space and if you have like 16gb then the storage will go fast full. And i thought that a human cant see more then 60fps so its unnecesary right?
And about the update distribution well its weird a bit but you also got the same with Samsung devices.
yumms said:
Has anyone dropped their phone on concrete yet? I've dropped my Thunderbolt a bunch of times...there was barely a dent on it. Do you think the G2 will stand an impact from waist high?
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I've dropped the phone a couple of times, luckily i had a case. Though it didn't help with a pressure crack the screen developed while phone was in my pocket when I got in the car. Had to shell out $200 for replacement just a few months after getting the phone.
I just got my G2 3 days ago and I do really like it but after looking at the specs of the Note 3, I'm having second thoughts. I'm a specs guy, that's really all I care about. The best of the best. In the end, should I stay or should I go?
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what exactly does note3 have over the g2? 3gb ram and 4k capture?
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what exactly does note3 have over the g2? 3gb ram and 4k capture?
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Wireless charging for non VZN G2s also
5.7" screen
3,200 mAh battery
S Pen
Micro SD
Removable battery
4.3 out of the box
And what you just pointed out, I made a pro and con list.
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I see far too many people comparing these phones and asking which to get, but in all honesty they are in two different categories.
Either you want a phone, or a phablet... You can't compare the two as they will be two different user experiences.
I just wanna hear your guys opinions!
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S1D3winder016 said:
I just wanna hear your guys opinions!
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No one has the Note 3, so all you will be getting is opinions of people who haven't even touched the phone yet.
I don't get threads like this, and it's not even posted in the correct forum.
Actually, I think I just made my decision. As long as T-Mobile lets me keep this G2 until the Note 3 gets at my doorstep. I'll do it! I'll have to call them. You guys can still give me your opinions on this factor.
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I think it is interesting that the G2 screen is only 1/10th inch smaller than Note 1.
Namtaru said:
I see far too many people comparing these phones and asking which to get, but in all honesty they are in two different categories.
Either you want a phone, or a phablet... You can't compare the two as they will be two different user experiences.
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This.
The Note 3 isnt a phone as much as it is a tablet that can make phone calls. The G2 is a phone and no where near a tablet.
And 4.3 isnt a selling point, IMHO, because there are loopholes that were fixed that make third party dev even harder. Just look at the S4 with ME7 or higher.
So far loving the G2. I considered the Note 3 for about 10 minutes, but its just too big and too expensive for my needs (which are, a phone). I can go buy an N7 and have money left over.
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5.7" screen
3,200 mAh battery
S Pen
Micro SD
Removable battery
4.3 out of the box
And what you just pointed out, I made a pro and con list.
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oh yes. forgot about that.
i liked my note2 except it was a bit too big and i have gotten to the point i disliked amoled screens now. lol
but besides those two, i enjoyed it very much
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Actually, I think I just made my decision. As long as T-Mobile lets me keep this G2 until the Note 3 gets at my doorstep. I'll do it! I'll have to call them. You guys can still give me your opinions on this factor.
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In the end its your choice, I'm frankly tired and bored of samsungs design. And I despise that front home button lol. But this phone to me hits the sweet spot, the note 3 otoh, also I see the lg's cpu speed is clocked higher out the box I believe.
Note 3
5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in 168 g (5.93 oz) <- bad
Lg g2
5.45 x 2.79 x 0.35 in 143 g (5.04 oz) <- good
p.s. The screen too, no contest. Lg's display is beautiful even with that annoying auto brightness issue which will def get fixed soon.
And don't forget about the Note 3's best features.... Lag and stutter. I'm completely done with Samsung until they optimize their software. Get the Note 3 at your own risk. The G2 will end up the better choice imo.
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Amoled
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I'm leaning towards returning this and waiting for the bigger screen.
I think it all depends on what you use your phone for. I do lots of web browsing and watching tv shows. Bigger screen wins.
Note 3 will probably have a lot more development.. it seems to overshadow the G2 right now... must resist canceling G2 order
Even though Samsung burned me with the Galaxy S4, I'm willing to give them a second chance.
I'm a bit skeptical after having two lag fest S4's, I really hope they got the S-Lag ironed out with the N3.
The things that intrigued me with the N3 is the new faux leather plastic back cover, 5.7" screen while being roughly the size of the 5.5" Note 2. It's also rumored to use the AB S800 binned SOC. Higher CPU(2.3GHz) and GPU frequency(550MHz). 4.3 out of the box, most likely better sounding speaker, S-Pen (which I used a lot on my Note 2). Expandable memory and removable battery is also a plus.
The things that I am not too thrilled about is the new pentile matrix display, I guess it wouldn't be so bad at such high pixel density, it didn't bother me too much on my S4 but would prefer a good traditional IPS LCD over any AMOLED. I'm also disappointed it lacks hardware optical image stabilization, I always thought my S4's camera would be amazing if it had included OIS. I also wished Samsung would tone down their gimmicky air gesture ect. bloat crap or better yet not include it at all on their more premium Note line.
I always thought my Note 2 was almost the perfect phone (probably the phone I held onto the longest), just wished it had a higher resolution screen, more ram, capacitive touch buttons that work with the s-pen and a higher resolution camera with OIS. Looked like the N3 addressed *most* of my wishlist, but then again a lot of baggage came along for the ride. I just have my fingers crossed that it doesn't lag down, but then again I don't have high hopes much after using the S4. I swear if it lags I'm going to use an iPhone 5S as my daily.
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Even though Samsung burned me with the Galaxy S4, I'm willing to give them a second chance.
I'm a bit skeptical after having two lag fest S4's, I really hope they got the S-Lag ironed out with the N3.
The things that intrigued me with the N3 is the new faux leather plastic back cover, 5.7" screen while being roughly the size of the 5.5" Note 2. It's also rumored to use the AB S800 binned SOC. Higher CPU(2.3GHz) and GPU frequency(550MHz). 4.3 out of the box, most likely better sounding speaker, S-Pen (which I used a lot on my Note 2). Expandable memory and removable battery is also a plus.
The things that I am not too thrilled about is the new pentile matrix display, I guess it wouldn't be so bad at such high pixel density, it didn't bother me too much on my S4 but would prefer a good traditional IPS LCD over any AMOLED. I'm also disappointed it lacks hardware optical image stabilization, I always thought my S4's camera would be amazing if it had included OIS. I also wished Samsung would tone down their gimmicky air gesture ect. bloat crap or better yet not include it at all on their more premium Note line.
I always thought my Note 2 was almost the perfect phone (probably the phone I held onto the longest), just wished it had a higher resolution screen, more ram, capacitive touch buttons that work with the s-pen and a higher resolution camera with OIS. Looked like the N3 addressed *most* of my wishlist, but then again a lot of baggage came along for the ride. I just have my fingers crossed that it doesn't lag down, but then again I don't have high hopes much after using the S4. I swear if it lags I'm going to use an iPhone 5S as my daily.
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damn.. sounds like u change phones as much as you change underwear (just a little jelly lol)
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damn.. sounds like u change phones as much as you change underwear (just a little jelly lol)
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I'm bad like that too, def agree that Note 2 was the best phone I've had.. if it had 1080p and IR blaster then i would have never got rid of probably
As far as Note 3, i cannot stand the home button any more
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I see far too many people comparing these phones and asking which to get, but in all honesty they are in two different categories.
Either you want a phone, or a phablet... You can't compare the two as they will be two different user experiences.
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That's what I'm saying!
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Hey, I just got a Nexus 5 and I'm fairly happy with it, except for two small defects: contrast and viewing angles. If you turn your phone even a few degrees, the colours will begin to wash out and go to white. I've attached a photo of the nexus 5 at almost 180 degrees, and I know that it's unusual to actually use it at the angle - but it's hard to show what happens without showing the extreme.
In the picture, the Nexus 5 has a black menu shown - notice how it's almost white.
I was wondering if anyone has encountered the same issue with their LG G2. It will help me decide which phone I'd rather have.
From what I've seen the LG2 does not have that issue. Great viewing angles! This is the reason I canceled my Nexus 5 order and purchased an LG2
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From what I've seen the LG2 does not have that issue. Great viewing angles! This is the reason I canceled my Nexus 5 order and purchased an LG2
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I also don't have any issues with my ATT LG2.
NRGZ28, are you going to make a rom for this phone? I used to run your winMo roms way way back in the day.
It's an LCD display so it's unfair to expect AMOLED-like viewing angles.
But with that said, this is one epic screen. And this is coming from a guy who had the Xperia Z (not comparable with the G2's display, not by a long shot) and made the switch to this phone from the Galaxy S4 (better viewing angles and way lower color reproduction fidelity).
All in all, I am pretty satisfied so far. ?
I was playing Dead Trigger last night, and I was playing with the viewing angle on my G2 and I love it, full color deep blacks no white outs; for a lcd screen this phone rocks :good:
I have some blue color distortion when just tilting the phone a little bit, is my phone bad? Should I get a new one?
Angles for me seem fine
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I have some blue color distortion when just tilting the phone a little bit, is my phone bad? Should I get a new one?
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Same issue, seen it on multiple G2's
This is just how the lcd works on these phones
LCD viewing angles are poor compared to AMOLED. So I'm sure that you won't find it any different from the Nexus 5. Although, I found the HTC One more pleasant view but such a small screen.
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From some angles mine turns a yellow tint pretty bad and a slight blue tint from other angles.
The G2 has much better viewing angles than Nexus 5. I've compared them side-by-side as a friend of mine owns the Nexus 5. G2 is the clear winner in that regard. I have never seen an phone LCD screen with better viewing angles than G2. It's no Amoled in that regard but it's not that far off.
Just get the G2 you gain more than what you lose with N5. G2 has: Better battery time, better camera, larger screen, fm radio, and software updates 4.4 and maybe even 5 but maybe by that time you will be considering buying a new phone. G2 all the way, never look back.
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From some angles mine turns a yellow tint pretty bad and a slight blue tint from other angles.
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This is true,but does it really matter?No one can use a phone from these angles anyway.
woof123 said:
This is true,but does it really matter?No one can use a phone from these angles anyway.
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Debatable. I can.
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Debatable. I can.
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And why you will need to use it from a low diagonal weird angle?And to use it for what...
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And why you will need to use it from a low diagonal weird angle?And to use it for what...
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When it's sitting on my desk...
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When it's sitting on my desk...
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Nothing can be done about it then lol Only amoled will cure this problem.But sadly it has more problems than the ones it cures...
I'll take compromised off axis viewing over image burn any day.
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I'll take compromised off axis viewing over image burn any day.
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That is literally the only reason why I revile AMOLED at this point. Looking forward to taking a gander at my G2 screen when it comes in today. If I can resurrect my DNA, I can give a viewing comparison between the two as well.
If you want to feel better about viewing angles of the G2 or N5, go look at any newer Sony Xperia phones, then you will never worry about the viewing angles of any new phone ever again.
Just curious if this is a worthy upgrade at this point. Thanks.
I did. It was worth it for me, but I desire the larger screen and fingerprint scanner.
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Yeah I also came from the G4. It's definitely a bit larger, but I am in love with the more premium materials (steel and rubber back - and I had the leather back on my G4), the flat back vs curved on the g4, second screen, fingerprint scanner. Definitely was worth it for me. Oh also the dual front facing cameras are surprisingly useful.
Yep, when I moved from Sprint to T-Mobile in December I also switched from the G4 to the V10. No way I could go back either. FPS, larger display, solid build, the weight, added camera software make it a worthy upgrade.
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Yep, when I moved from Sprint to T-Mobile in December I also switched from the G4 to the V10. No way I could go back either. FPS, larger display, solid build, the weight, added camera software make it a worthy upgrade.
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Same here for all the same reasons. Premium device vs G4. Very impressed thus far and seems much faster. Also has no touch screen issues
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Thanks, guys. Is the second screen a part of the 5.7" specs they claim? Was it awkward at first?
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Thanks, guys. Is the second screen a part of the 5.7" specs they claim? Was it awkward at first?
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No, 5.7 is the main screen... And no, it's not really awkward at all, I really love looking at it and knowing what my notifications are, instead of a blinking light. Also love the phone controls show up there if you are using the phone for something else, instead of blocking out the screen.
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Went from 2 dead LG G4s to the V10
I went from 2 dead LG G4's with nothing but problems to the V10. Best cell phone I have ever had.
Lots of memory, lots of flash, great display, nice camera.
The two front cameras are cute.
The only drawback is you can't move the status line to the 2nd display when the phone is on. I can't believe LG missed that one.
Now if only LG didn't want $100 for the official wireless charging back.
Prior to the G4 I had the Galaxy S3, S4 and S5.
Every single switch I've made, starting with N4 has been an upgrade. Same goes for G4 to V10. G4 felt like a toy after holding the 10 lol I despise the speaker but the larger screen makes up for that. Overall satisfied. I got a good deal on it as well, so wouldn't have made the jump if I had to shell out the full price.