Came across the other day. Seems to work, but might be placebo. Sorry if it's already been posted.
How to Speed Up Your LG G3 in 10 Seconds Flat http://drippler.com/updates/share/how-speed-your-lg-g3-10-seconds-flat Via j.mp/drippler_app
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Came across the other day. Seems to work, but might be placebo. Sorry if it's already been posted.
How to Speed Up Your LG G3 in 10 Seconds Flat http://drippler.com/updates/share/how-speed-your-lg-g3-10-seconds-flat Via j.mp/drippler_app
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I done this as well a bit ago, but it's all just creating the illusion of being "faster". It really doesn't do anything to eliminate the lag and stutters.
Kinda what I thought, just thought I'd throw it out their for anyone to try
I turn off animations on all my devices.
Funny thing is, I've not noticed any lag or stuttering on my 2 week old G3. Wonder what you lag folks installed that makes it noticeable.
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I turn off animations on all my devices.
Funny thing is, I've not noticed any lag or stuttering on my 2 week old G3. Wonder what you lag folks installed that makes it noticeable.
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What phone did you come from previously?
Most people that don't notice the stutters haven't had a recent device. A flaw of always changing phones. Compared to the HTC One M8 and the Galaxy S5, the G3 lags, stutters and is just sluggish feeling overall. Doesn't mean it's a bad phone by any means, just isn't all the polished compared to the other phones released this year.
The lag on mine is predominantly when I open the app drawer and swipe. Other than that it's not bad imo. I came from the m8 and it is more fluid and polished, but I didn't care for sense or the phone in general
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What phone did you come from previously?
Most people that don't notice the stutters haven't had a recent device. A flaw of always changing phones. Compared to the HTC One M8 and the Galaxy S5, the G3 lags, stutters and is just sluggish feeling overall. Doesn't mean it's a bad phone by any means, just isn't all the polished compared to the other phones released this year.
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Droid Maxx has been my daily driver the past 11 months. I've also been using a Nexus 5, HTC One M7, Nexus 7, Galaxy S3 (cyanogenmod) routinely.
I just don't see the stutters and lags so many complain about. Okay, maybe in one area... opening the task switcher, if there's a bunch of stuff running might be called laggy, but apps open fine and run fine.
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Droid Maxx has been my daily driver the past 11 months. I've also been using a Nexus 5, HTC One M7, Nexus 7, Galaxy S3 (cyanogenmod) routinely.
I just don't see the stutters and lags so many complain about. Okay, maybe in one area... opening the task switcher, if there's a bunch of stuff running might be called laggy, but apps open fine and run fine.
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Agree with this, coming from the Note 3. Everything seems smoother except the recent apps/task switcher. I like the layout of it.. but it's just a bit slow. But even that is me nitpicking.
I've got a Note 3 and S4. I don't get any lag or stutter whatsoever on my G3. Loving the G3, selling the Note 3.
The UI stutter seems to be isolated to different devices. Mine is when I open the app drawer and swipe initially. Other than that I have zero lag or stutter. Also, switching the above to .5 does make your device a bit more speedy.
Coming from Z2 I find this device to be much more snappier......
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The UI stutter seems to be isolated to different devices. Mine is when I open the app drawer and swipe initially. Other than that I have zero lag or stutter. Also, switching the above to .5 does make your device a bit more speedy.
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I use Nova Launcher (and have on all my devices since it was first in beta). Absolutely no lag in app drawer, or anywhere else. Fast and smooth. Never used the stock launcher, so perhaps there is some with that app.
Same. I really like stock LG but Im sure I'll switch to nova before long like always
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Same. I really like stock LG but Im sure I'll switch to nova before long like always
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Out of curiosity, I switched to the stock launcher, and when I first opened the app drawer, there was like a one second delay before the app icons appeared. Same when going to widgets. A bit of stutter when flipping thru the drawer, as well. Interesting. Back to Nova, fast, smooth, zero lag / hesitation.
I came from an S4 running a SaberMod ROM and to me my G3 is snappy as hell. Took me a couple weeks to remove all the bloat and get it set up to my liking and now it's even snappier and Battery life is awesome too.
It's a great phone
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There is lag in the messaging app, keyboard. Random delays opening and closing apps, home screen redraws, stutters when closing/switching apps. App drawer takes a second to open and another second to populate.
It's like that for a lot of people, fresh out the box. I understand a lot of people love the g3 and maybe you guys really don't see it, but it's there for most. There are a lot of people who are gonna just argue because they don't want to admit it, but maybe some phones are just better. It isn't as snappy as the s5 or m8 tho
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There is lag in the messaging app, keyboard. Random delays opening and closing apps, home screen redraws, stutters when closing/switching apps. App drawer takes a second to open and another second to populate.
It's like that for a lot of people, fresh out the box. I understand a lot of people love the g3 and maybe you guys really don't see it, but it's there for most. There are a lot of people who are gonna just argue because they don't want to admit it, but maybe some phones are just better. It isn't as snappy as the s5 or m8 tho
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I can't speak to the S5 or the M8, but I've run the G3 side-by-side with my Note 3 and S4, and it is considerably quicker than the S4 (not surprisingly), and marginally quicker than the Note 3. And, zero lag, hesitation, or stutter with any app, any drawer--none anywhere. Not sayin' some don't experience these issues, but I do not.
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There is lag in the messaging app, keyboard. Random delays opening and closing apps, home screen redraws, stutters when closing/switching apps. App drawer takes a second to open and another second to populate.
It's like that for a lot of people, fresh out the box. I understand a lot of people love the g3 and maybe you guys really don't see it, but it's there for most. There are a lot of people who are gonna just argue because they don't want to admit it, but maybe some phones are just better. It isn't as snappy as the s5 or m8 tho
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And it's not like that out of the box for many people...
I've got no axe to grind one way or the other, and I'm not in denial. You don't know what lag is unless you had a Samsung device a few years ago when they are still using RFS file system. I remember having to use symlink hacks pointing system files to the sdcard to prevent it.
I just quick searched YouTube and didn't see any standout videos that actually demonstrate this awful lag. It would be interesting to view a few.
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And it's not like that out of the box for many people...
I've got no axe to grind one way or the other, and I'm not in denial. You don't know what lag is unless you had a Samsung device a few years ago when they are still using RFS file system. I remember having to use symlink hacks pointing system files to the sdcard to prevent it.
I just quick searched YouTube and didn't see any standout videos that actually demonstrate this awful lag. It would be interesting to view a few.
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Well, it's gonna be hard to capture lag on a youtube video, but there are some. I simply googled LG G3 Lag and had pages of reviews and switched to video and had pages of videos. Granted, some of them say things like "what lag", but there are enough there. As I said, maybe some of you guys don't see it, but more people would just rather not admit it. This phone is nice, but it's not polished. It's gonna happen when you do things first like QHD screens.
Trust me, I know exactly what lag is. I've been with Android a long time and have tried more than a few phones. I still have an old Hero here I like to fire up every so often just to remember what it was like to have bootloader freedom.
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What phone did you come from previously?
Most people that don't notice the stutters haven't had a recent device. A flaw of always changing phones. Compared to the HTC One M8 and the Galaxy S5, the G3 lags, stutters and is just sluggish feeling overall. Doesn't mean it's a bad phone by any means, just isn't all the polished compared to the other phones released this year.
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I change devices every 6 months or less. I had an s5 on launch day (which I returned in my 14 day window because I couldn't take the lag and egonomics), have used my wife's note 3 quite a bit, and had a g2 just before updating to the g3. I don't see the lag. It's not as smooth as an HTC device I will give you that (had the m7 as well) but it's SO much better than any samsung out right now. The lag on the s5 is ridiculous honestly. The note 3 really isn't any better.
I have no blinders on either. Because of how often I can change devices I am honestly looking for a reason. I didn't get lag on the stock launcher, but I have switched to Nova and find it to feel just a bit quicker.
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... and using a custom Kernel makes things better? The phone works well on stock ICS but I feel it's quite sluggish and this is disappointing for a phone with a freaking 1.5Ghz Dual Core processor. It's almost as sluggish as ICS was on my old Xperia Ray (which I downgraded because the slugginess was unbearable). I did a full reset and repair of the phone with SUS but nothing changed at all when it comes to smoothness.
Since I have the yellow tinge (not so bad though, in fact I haven't gotten it replaced yet), I'm holding back in doing any sort of modification because I fear they might complain when I finally decide to get it repaired.
I really hate sluggish choppy interfaces and I'd like to know if there is any way to make this phone smoother. Otherwise I might get it replaced, and then sell it as new/just replaced for maximum profit (bought mine used for a good price but it had some scratches on it).
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... and using a custom Kernel makes things better? The phone works well on stock ICS but I feel it's quite sluggish and this is disappointing for a phone with a freaking 1.5Ghz Dual Core processor. It's almost as sluggish as ICS was on my old Xperia Ray (which I downgraded because the slugginess was unbearable). I did a full reset and repair of the phone with SUS but nothing changed at all when it comes to smoothness.
Since I have the yellow tinge (not so bad though, in fact I haven't gotten it replaced yet), I'm holding back in doing any sort of modification because I fear they might complain when I finally decide to get it repaired.
I really hate sluggish choppy interfaces and I'd like to know if there is any way to make this phone smoother. Otherwise I might get it replaced, and then sell it as new/just replaced for maximum profit (bought mine used for a good price but it had some scratches on it).
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I have the same feeling and I am also wondering is there any help after rooting or unlocking the phone.
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I have the same feeling and I am also wondering is there any help after rooting or unlocking the phone.
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there's nothing yet, even if you rooted your phone you wouldn't be able to get rid of it. You COULD try Nova launcher which is a bit smoother than the stock Xperia Launcher (no root needed)
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there's nothing yet, even if you rooted your phone you wouldn't be able to get rid of it. You COULD try Nova launcher which is a bit smoother than the stock Xperia Launcher (no root needed)
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Problem is that I really like stock launcher (all widgets etc.). So there is no hope for now, shame.
Sell it
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you could purge all sony stuff using Titanium backup or smth like that (root needed) and install this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1557091
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but that's a hell of a job
How disappointing. This phone is very powerful but it's so damn slow it makes me rage. Even the browser is nowhere near as smooth as the one on the Galaxy SII or even the Galaxy S.
I'm starting to get buyer's remorse even though I only paid 300€ for it.
If Sony doesn't get their **** together and make their crappy bloat ridden software more smooth than this (it's seriously utterly slow even compared to the iPhone3GS or even compared to my Ray Gingerbread stock with bloatware removed, I'd say it's almost as bad as Symbian), they are going to lose a ton of customers.
I mean, for ****'s sake, scrolling the app drawer noticeably stutters hard like moving a bunch of icons to the left is too much to handle for this phone. Even scrolling the settings menu is so crappy it's embarassing, it's almost as bad as on those early touchscreen phones like the Corby.
The browser is no more fluid than my Ray on Gingerbread. Both are horribly laggy on complex pages.
I know I'm sounding like a whiny user, but seriously, this is a flagship phone. The software itself is good but it needs some serious optimization, as it stands right now, I can only imagine an iphone user (or any other user who can't stand laggyness in user interfaces) cringing after trying the XS at a store for the first time.
I understand your problems, but i've got a rooted phone with KA09 ics rom, apex launcher, force gpu rendering on, windows animation scale off, transition scale 0,5x, dalvik.vm.heapsize=192m, and the phone is fast, no slugginess etc.
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How disappointing. This phone is very powerful but it's so damn slow it makes me rage. Even the browser is nowhere near as smooth as the one on the Galaxy SII or even the Galaxy S.
I'm starting to get buyer's remorse even though I only paid 300€ for it.
If Sony doesn't get their **** together and make their crappy bloat ridden software more smooth than this (it's seriously utterly slow even compared to the iPhone3GS or even compared to my Ray Gingerbread stock with bloatware removed, I'd say it's almost as bad as Symbian), they are going to lose a ton of customers.
I mean, for ****'s sake, scrolling the app drawer noticeably stutters hard like moving a bunch of icons to the left is too much to handle for this phone. Even scrolling the settings menu is so crappy it's embarassing, it's almost as bad as on those early touchscreen phones like the Corby.
The browser is no more fluid than my Ray on Gingerbread. Both are horribly laggy on complex pages.
I know I'm sounding like a whiny user, but seriously, this is a flagship phone. The software itself is good but it needs some serious optimization, as it stands right now, I can only imagine an iphone user (or any other user who can't stand laggyness in user interfaces) cringing after trying the XS at a store for the first time.
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Remove the bloat and use supercharger v6. CM9 for Xperia S will make a huge difference. My buddy has a galaxy nexus and it is only a bit smoother than my Xperia S even with JB. Not enough to make me complain. Use Chrome or Dolphin Engine Beta. Both of those are superior to the stock browser in ICS anyways.
Wow. First time I see someone complaining so much about performances... I (and all the people who have tried it) have no such problem.
Here are the first things you should try, IMHO :
- going in app settings (or task manager) and see which apps use the most cpu/ram. If you don't use them, close them. I use an auto taskkiller (but well configured ;-))
- in ICS, even without root, if you can't uninstall an app, you can always disable it in the apps settings. I did this to disable Facebook, Google + etc. since I don't use them. = disable all useless apps.
- check your auto-update settings and see which apps update frequently (heavy cpu charge).
Finally, if you did all that, and don't have plenty of widgets, your phone may have a problem. Just for your display issues I'd send it back...
Good luck
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Whew.
I have the yellow tinted screen, so I'm not rooting it just now. I also don't have a micro sim yet so I haven't even started properly using the phone. I uninstalled every uninstallable bloatware and haven't installed anything else when I made my last post about poor performance.
I think such an expensive and not to mention flagship phone should grant top tier performance out of the box without having to mess with it so much.
This phone really doesn't live up to it's specs.
Yesterday I installed a couple of games I like, Wind Up Knight and Let's Golf 3, both start out very fluid, but after a while start running slower and slower. I really couldn't believe it when after playing for 10 minutes Wind Up Knight started running worse than it does on my Gingerbread Xperia Ray.
Not to mention, there is no excuse for the UI to be so freaking choppy. Again, my Gingerbread Ray was silky smooth out of the box and it still is after several months since I last formatted it.
I really like the looks and the UI of sony phones, but I was disappointed by ICS on the Ray, so I expected the flagship phone to run a lot better, but it runs just as bad. Sure, it's ok if you use your phone to do calls and messages, but when the phone has such poor performance in general despite being a freaking flagship dual core 1gb of ram phone, and has a tinted screen to top it all off, disappointment and buyer's remorse are inevitable.
I think I'll just get rid of it after I get the screen fixed, and then get the iPhone 5 when it comes out later this year. If I have to put up with terribly unoptimized software, painfully slow official updates, poor compatibility with apps, slow performance, choppy interface, slow browser that is also losing Flash support, games that don't run well and are just unoptimized iPhone ports for the most part, I'd rather give my money to Apple (which is a company I despise), at least their iPhones are fast, get updated (the freaking 3GS is getting iOS 6! While on the Android front most manufacturers are still scrambling to get ICS on SOME of their devices), have the best app, and don't require you tearing your hair out to get the phone work as it should.
I'm looking more and more into the iPhones lately, and the only downside compared to Android, is a more closed OS which doesn't allow for much personalization, but they seem to be much better in everything else. The price is steep but I think it might be worth it in the long run compared to these droids which drop in price so fast they are worth peanuts after less than a year. Sure, I can't install an alternate OS on the iPhone, but if my droid worked fine out of the box, I wouldn't have to bother with custom roms and kernels in the first place.
I'm sorry but that's just how I feel right now about this whole Android and Sony disappointment. Android is a great idea on paper but so far it didn't work out imo, and it's unfortunate that the only real alternative is Apple. Like I said, I'd gladly sacrifice some personalization options in exchange for smooth, functional, fast, optimized UI and apps.
Ow come on dude... :laugh:
just buy an apple and close this thread, please.
krushhh said:
Ow come on dude... :laugh:
just buy an apple and close this thread, please.
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About the Apple, maybe I will. About closing this thread, I can't because I'm not a mod.
I'm glad you are happy with your XS. Maybe I have higher standars when it comes to quality.
Hopefully grass will be greener on the other side, if I really do get an iPhone.
I know it will be greener, you already sound like a real apple user..
I see the trolls learned some new trolling technique now.
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well I'm not really complaining... but he's kinda right.
I must say my AOSP build on my 3 year old Desire Z is smoother than ICS on the SXS thought.. the DZ cannot handle as much apps as the SXS can, but still it's kinda stupid no?
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I did this and it improved homescreen and menu scrolling. Not it's not 100% fluid but it's definitely a lot better than before. Using a LWP makes it lag again though, which is not cool (I really like the cosmic flow lwp).
I actually heard enabling this would make things worse so I left it disabled:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/updated-adreno-220-ics-gpu-driver-speeds-up-2d-rendering/
Also, I was in a bad mood before, sorry if I sounded extremely unhappy about the XS. I'm just a bit disappointed because I had sky high expectations about this phone.
And finally, does this:
http://www.ptcrb.com/vendor/complete/view_complete_request_guest.cfm?modelid=20799
Mean there is a new update coming?
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And finally, does this:
http://www.ptcrb.com/vendor/complete/view_complete_request_guest.cfm?modelid=20799
Mean there is a new update coming?
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Yes there is. I actually love how smooth it already is and if it improves even more, joy oh joy for me But only if I could show you my device and trust me the last thing you ever wanted would be an iPhone. It's just effing brilliant. And I had the 4S and my dad has S3 and I don't like them over my XS so it is saying something. Regarding updates, Sony is the best and your most faithful servant. I don't have anything to look forward to with an Apple update but with every Android update, there is this wonderful anticipation that can only be felt and not described.
Sent from my wonderful Xperia S
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Also, I was in a bad mood before, sorry if I sounded extremely unhappy about the XS. I'm just a bit disappointed because I had sky high expectations about this phone.
And finally, does this:
http://www.ptcrb.com/vendor/complete/view_complete_request_guest.cfm?modelid=20799
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Everyone has their own opinions so if you feel its not smooth get a sgs3 its so damn smooth. I feel that its smooth cause I came from a x10, I thought that was smooth till I got this phone now I realize how laggy the x10 was
Thanks for posting the link, haven't been checking it so I didn't know there was a new update coming
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Hello guys a question about the performance of the phone
Is there any FRAMEDROP or STUTTERING when moving around the UI especialliy when OPENING and CLOSING APPS if you could can, can you close and open google maps and tell me if it lag or fps drop?
Being extremely OCD about android lag as i have return and sold various device such as the tab 10.1, NOTE 1, and the nexus 10 because the lagginess and stuttering when opening apps drove me CRAZY.
Now pardon me if i sound rude but can your eyes notice the difference between 30 fps and 60fps? I think a lot of people claiming that their device has no LAG simply cannot TELL what LAG even is and their eyes are untrained therefore wrongfully stating that their device is “smooth” all the time.
I do see lag in maps. No device is perfect, even my iphone 5 chugged sometimes.
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I do see lag in maps. No device is perfect, even my iphone 5 chugged sometimes.
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Oh yea INSIDE of maps is fine idc about that im talking about when OPENING and CLOSING the map app.
There is pretty significant lag throughout the UI. The Nexus 4 w/ the same specs, minus Sense UI and the 1080p screen, is much smoother. The biggest issue for me in day to day use is scrolling left and right through GTalk sessions. It lags BAD. But that's the only thing that really bothers me at this point in my day to day use.
But the screen makes up for it.
Opening and closing apps is pretty darn smooth, especially once the apps are cached in the ram.
I dont notice any lag. But I use Nova Launcher prime and not Sense.
Very fast launcher.
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There is pretty significant lag throughout the UI. The Nexus 4 w/ the same specs, minus Sense UI and the 1080p screen, is much smoother. The biggest issue for me in day to day use is scrolling left and right through GTalk sessions. It lags BAD. But that's the only thing that really bothers me at this point in my day to day use.
But the screen makes up for it.
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Honestly I haven't seen this at all. Might be a device per device issue. I have no lag that I can tell. It's really smooth and responsive. Then again I've never used a Nexus 4 so maybe it's smoother. I still wouldn't use the word lag.
This topic would be again subjective just like "Hows the battery"
However, I have been an owner of these devices in past 3 months -
iPhone 5, iPad Mini, Xperia V, One X+, Galaxy S3, Note 2, Butterfly
A lag will almost always be present in all devices at some time or the other. However, I see where you are coming from. So to answer your question, NO, there is no lag.
I am using Virtuous ROM (even Stock ROM for the matter) with Power Saving On (for CPU) and the only times I have seen lag -
1. After reboot when you go one homescreen to another the widget needs to reload data atleast once.
2. When entering app tray after reboot or app install, it refreshes the app list.
In normal use and opening/closing apps, there is no lag and YES, I can differentiate between 30/60 fps. Example at hand, try scrolling contacts/tones in Whatsapp on a S3 and Butterfly/DNA
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This topic would be again subjective just like "Hows the battery"
However, I have been an owner of these devices in past 3 months -
iPhone 5, iPad Mini, Xperia V, One X+, Galaxy S3, Note 2, Butterfly
A lag will almost always be present in all devices at some time or the other. However, I see where you are coming from. So to answer your question, NO, there is no lag.
I am using Virtuous ROM (even Stock ROM for the matter) with Power Saving On (for CPU) and the only times I have seen lag -
1. After reboot when you go one homescreen to another the widget needs to reload data atleast once.
2. When entering app tray after reboot or app install, it refreshes the app list.
In normal use and opening/closing apps, there is no lag and YES, I can differentiate between 30/60 fps. Example at hand, try scrolling contacts/tones in Whatsapp on a S3 and Butterfly/DNA
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Thank you for this man really appreciate it, People on the nexus 10 forum was like NO NO LAG AT ALL!!! Lo and behold i bought it and about to return it after a week So you think the xperia z would be a pretty good bet for a lagless experience? Considering the hardware is similar.
Sense 4+ does have lag regardless what people say. It is there throughout phone UI. Be it settings, desktop or whatever.
However there is no unusual delay in opening or closing apps. And general performance is great in apps.
But if you are coming from Nexus 4, or Note 2, yeah this phone lacks that buttery smooth feel by default.
However with De-sensed Viper with LK kernel and Nova Launcher prime with fast animation = as close as it gets to Nexus 4 UI experience. It is significantly smoother to use. AOSP contacts is blazing fast as it should be.
Note 2 is buttery smooth ? ... Simple test ... Scroll a long list of items like ringtones on both Samsung phones and HTC side by side ... Let me know how it goes (actually don't since I have already played with them and know the answer)
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Not on my end. Once again its probably a perception thing. Speaking for everyone isn't a good idea
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Nope .. not perception ... Samsung has there own interpretation of project butter since there exynos code is not open source which is no where near what it should be ... I am not saying HTC is perfect, but its better butter .. lol
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Woops... I meant to respond to a different post. I meant no lag on the DNA lol
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You can take my opinion with a grain of salt if you want to, but I am probably in the top tier of ocd people when it comes to ui lag or slowness. I simply won't put up with it.
I owned the DNA and now the Note 2. Don't let anyone here fool you, the DNA is quite sluggish in homescreen scrolling. To the point that it was one of the main reasons that I got rid of the phone.
There isn't really a ton of lag, although there is a little bit. But HTC for some reason chose to slow down the animations so the scrolling feels heavy. I absolutely hated it.
My personal opinion and conclusion is that they did it to mask how heavy Sense is. Because I had a Rezound and the animations on that phone were much faster but it was a complete lag and stutter fest.
And I always laugh at the people who brush it under the rug and just say to run Nova and you will be fine. If you are going to do that, why not buy a phone with better battery life and expandable storage? Because Nova will make any current gen android device run like butter. I personally buy a phone for the stock launcher and software that it has.
Either way, good luck with your decision!
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For some reason unknown to me and I think many devs Samsung doesnt utilize hardware rendering to the fullest and ends up with jerkiness in all apps ... Htc does and its very much apparent when scrolling in even 3rd party apps ... I think in the end you need to play with both phones for few minutes to see the difference and make a decision
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croppz said:
I dont notice any lag. But I use Nova Launcher prime and not Sense.
Very fast launcher.
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Ditto for any Android device of the current gen or even last gen for that matter. What does Nova have to do with this phone specifically or the question that the OP is asking??
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Ditto for any Android device of the current gen or even last gen for that matter. What does Nova have to do with this phone specifically or the question that the OP is asking??
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Once a hater always a hater.
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
Ditto for any Android device of the current gen or even last gen for that matter. What does Nova have to do with this phone specifically or the question that the OP is asking??
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Sigh.
It's weird how the S4 has a stronger processor but is having lag and screen tear issues.
I had to remove my screen protector. This matters.
After that the phone is butter. All the time. I mean I cannot get this bad boy to lag.
I was in the fence being a Samsung owner for years. Most recently the note2.
I am pleased with my choice. Also I have seen 3 s4's already. I have yet to see another person with my phone in Lakewood CO. Sure it's out there. But it's not everywhere you look. I like that.
Anyone got both? What's up with the S4 lag?
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The S4 lag is due to touchwiz and all of the whiz bang stuff going on with it's sensors. Samsung really knows how to muck up a good thing. You don't have to look farther than their own keynotes to see that. Seems like HTC focused on the user experience while Samsung was busy trying to include the kitchen sink.
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I don't own a One but do have an S4 (which I will probably be returning) and I've found the phone to be laggy at times both with Samsung apps as well as with 3rd party apps. That said, it seems every phone has its own set of issues and occasional lag seems to be one that S4 owners are experiencing. Maybe a software update will smooth things out?
Idk. But I just don't expect to see lag at this point in the age of android. Not bashing the S4. Samsung has not done me wrong.
I just didn't realize what I was missing. Butter.
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Samsung most likely just needs to optimize their software. Remember how laggy the S3 was at launch? Samsung rushed the release, packed it with the latest hardware possible (even the Snapdragon 600 is a revised chip that nobody had seen before) and shoved it out the door.
I'm on the fence with the two right now. And the One would be all over Denver, Lakewood, and Aurora if stores actually had them to sell. Based on visual aesthetics, most average consumers will go right for the One unless they want the large gorgeous screen on the S4. You just can't compare the two on that front.
Considering how much I use SD cards, its a really hard pill to swallow having roughly 27GB on my phone and no option to expand.
Both of them have build quality issues right now and my S3 serves me just fine but when I make up my mind, I've got the down payment saved for either and two MAXXs and my S3 I can sell.
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I work for a tmo store in Lakewood. You Dont see many people with one because none of our stores have them. Give it a few weeks and you will see them pop up. I know I have mine on order and it will be here in 5 daya
My GS3 lagged the entire time I had it. It was only really smooth with Cyanogenmod running. It did become a little smoother when touchwiz went from ICS to JB but it was never close to aosp. I had to stop using the stock TW launcher as it hurt my head to see lag just by flipping homescreens. I really liked my GS3 but Samsung has a lot of work to do for the S5. Hopefully the beauty of the One and Sense5 light a fire under their butts.
Yo Lakewood, the store in rosemead has them.
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I work for a tmo store in Lakewood. You Dont see many people with one because none of our stores have them. Give it a few weeks and you will see them pop up. I know I have mine on order and it will be here in 5 daya
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I got my one on wads. In Lakewood. The guy was like I don't see the need to rush and buy it. We had no lines for iPhone. Lol. Now it can't be found easily.
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I hope HTC is able to keep up with the demand of this phone, its a great one and I want to see it succeed.
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I got my one on wads. In Lakewood. The guy was like I don't see the need to rush and buy it. We had no lines for iPhone. Lol. Now it can't be found easily.
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That's where I got my One. The hoopla seemed like no big deal to the employees. Must have had good stock!
Can't all the S4 Touchwiz stuff be disabled? I am happy with my Nexus 4 but I'm also a phone junkie and want to get a new one. I keep finding downsides to the One, and to the S4, but the biggest gripe I have with the One is it launched with 4.1.2, and if I remember correctly, Samsung is much better with updates than HTC.
Does the S4 require Kies for upgrading or can these now finally do OTA?
I had an Evo when it first came out and loved it, I have never owned a Samsung smartphone and I like Sense a little more than Touchwiz, but I hate not having an expansion card (and this is my biggest gripe on the Nexus 4. 16 GB are not enough for backups, ROMs and pictures, and I stream all my music).
I wish we got the Chinese HTC One here, or that AT&T didn't have an exclusivity on the 64 GB (I really dislike AT&T exclusivities)
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Can't all the S4 Touchwiz stuff be disabled? I am happy with my Nexus 4 but I'm also a phone junkie and want to get a new one. I keep finding downsides to the One, and to the S4, but the biggest gripe I have with the One is it launched with 4.1.2, and if I remember correctly, Samsung is much better with updates than HTC.
Does the S4 require Kies for upgrading or can these now finally do OTA?
I had an Evo when it first came out and loved it, I have never owned a Samsung smartphone and I like Sense a little more than Touchwiz, but I hate not having an expansion card (and this is my biggest gripe on the Nexus 4. 16 GB are not enough for backups, ROMs and pictures, and I stream all my music).
I wish we got the Chinese HTC One here, or that AT&T didn't have an exclusivity on the 64 GB (I really dislike AT&T exclusivities)
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Touchwiz is a shell. You should be able to install Apex or one of the other launchers on the play store. Hit the home key and it will ask you which launcher to use.
I have a galaxy note 2 and it's butter smooth for me. Are you sure it's laggy? what exactly are you doing?
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I have a galaxy note 2 and it's butter smooth for me. Are you sure it's laggy? what exactly are you doing?
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I came from the note 2 and my wife still has hers. Compared to the one the note 2 is not butter. In fact it feels like an s3. Even the S4 eithsmall lag is better.
I'm just being very honest. Bad ass phone. But it is not butter.
When I say butter I mean iPhone smooth. In everything it does. Only the ONE has ever given me this level of smooth. Butter.
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I came from the note 2 and my wife still has hers. Compared to the one the note 2 is not butter. In fact it feels like an s3. Even the S4 eithsmall lag is better.
I'm just being very honest. Bad ass phone. But it is not butter.
When I say butter I mean iPhone smooth. In everything it does. Only the ONE has ever given me this level of smooth. Butter.
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that doesn't answer my question. What exactly are you doing that's consider "laggy".
The reason i ask is because I have the note 2 right in front of me, and everything is butter smooth from flipping the page to opening apps.
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What totally scared me away from the One was it's camera. I understand, screw the megapixel war and whatever, but the camera isn't that great in most scenarios and yeah, it's pretty ok in dark situations which are 20% of the time I take pictures. I've seen full resolution pictures of the S4 and they're pretty crisp even at it's 60-70% meaining 8 effective Megapixels since most pics are crap at it's 100%.
I think HTC can't afford to shoot itself in the foot with Interesting camera experiments.
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You don't know what your talking about. The one has the best camera I have ever used on a phone. Better than the note 2 I have.
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What totally scared me away from the One was it's camera. I understand, screw the megapixel war and whatever, but the camera isn't that great in most scenarios and yeah, it's pretty ok in dark situations which are 20% of the time I take pictures. I've seen full resolution pictures of the S4 and they're pretty crisp even at it's 60-70% meaining 8 effective Megapixels since most pics are crap at it's 100%.
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I was afraid too until I asked myself when the last time was that I printed out a picture I took with my phone. 4MP is good enough for 95% of the planets population since most of these throw away pictures just end up on a social network somewhere. The other 5% of people have real cameras. When you look at it like that, the ability to shoot in low light is the icing on the cake. Not only do I have a camera that can still print nice 5x7 pictures (if you're into that), but I can also take pictures in low light without a flash. Lets face it, using the flash really kills a lot of these pictures.
The camera on my GS3 was nicer than my Sensation, and they both used an 8MP sensor. The both look ugly when viewed at 100%. My GS3 camera wasn't all that better than the camera on my GS1, and the both stunk in darker locations. Sure the pictures were bigger but it's not like I needed that. Pictures on both still looked pretty great on any monitor, plus they all shrunk down to size on FB anyway. This 4MP camera captures pictures close in size to my GS1, with the added bonus of hardware image stabilization, an F2.0 lens, and larger pixels. For everything else, I use my real camera.
I've been pleased with the way my pictures have been coming out. Low light doesn't mean shooting in the dark, it means taking a picture when you're not in the sun. It means it will take better pictures of the family when everyone is gathered in the living room.
Like the ability to zoom into your pictures, but feel limited with only 4MP? Easy fix. Stand closer to the thing you're taking a picture of.
Either way you can't go wrong. In this case I chose the feature that I thought would benefit me more.
A good picture is the picture you didn't miss.
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that doesn't answer my question. What exactly are you doing that's consider "laggy".
The reason i ask is because I have the note 2 right in front of me, and everything is butter smooth from flipping the page to opening apps.
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That's a loaded question.
I always noticed lag on the launcher, so I always went running back to Nova. Things on my GS3 were smooth until they weren't. Like there was always something out of nowhere when navigating through menus or contacts. Once I was inside a program things always ran pretty darn smooth although the GS3 was begining to feel l little long in the tooth when you were using the browser. My BB Z10 used the same CPU and that thing scrolled like butter.
The One fees iphone smooth. No joke. I know HTC licensed something from Apple around 6 months ago, and part of me wonders if it had something to do with the fluidity of everything. The browser feels silky smooth, contacts, menus, homescreen, app switching. The thing just flies ever so gracefully.
I haven't had my hands on the S4, but from watching a lot of the videos it looked like it was janky in some of the areas where my S3 was. A phone shouldn't be sluggish while it's sitting at it's home screen. Sammy can fix their issues with software updates, but HTC seemed to have nailed it right out of the box.
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I really want to buy this phone but I see just a little input lag throughout the UI when I watch videos. I'm not telling about choppy FPS, I'm talking about the time it takes for the screen to react to your touch. I wanted to know if there is any screen input lag when it comes to gaming on the phone. I currently have the galaxy note II and the input lag is absurd, so I definitely do not want to get another phone like that. I'd be grateful for any response you guys could give me, thanks.
Got my phone today and installed a few games including some fps games. No input lag noticed. Funny the only lag I have seen are in the UI like setting or LG's own apps. Even then it is so fast the lag doesn't feel as much as lag as a rendering bug. Something that will probably be fixed soon..
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I really want to buy this phone but I see just a little input lag throughout the UI when I watch videos. I'm not telling about choppy FPS, I'm talking about the time it takes for the screen to react to your touch. I wanted to know if there is any screen input lag when it comes to gaming on the phone. I currently have the galaxy note II and the input lag is absurd, so I definitely do not want to get another phone like that. I'd be grateful for any response you guys could give me, thanks.
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Any answer you get is going to depend on the person's prior device. I haven't tried any games, but just navigating around the phone it feels like it has slight input lag when compared to the M8 and Droid Maxx, and even the S5. It's not bad, but it feels like it's there to me (and yes I have all of those right now :/)
There's definitely some input lag..unfortunately
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is that input lag limited to the LG launcher/UI, or does it persist when using lighter third-party launchers? Thanks for any info. Coming from a Droid Razr Maxx I'm sure it'll be a huge step up no matter what, but I have dreams of a perfectly responsive phone that I find hard to let go of.
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is that input lag limited to the LG launcher/UI, or does it persist when using lighter third-party launchers? Thanks for any info. Coming from a Droid Razr Maxx I'm sure it'll be a huge step up no matter what, but I have dreams of a perfectly responsive phone that I find hard to let go of.
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Something like Nova helps overall responsiveness, but it's hard to say if it helps the input lag or not.
Facebook is really bad... However the FB app has always sucked
I am coming from a Note 3. Like I said before not a lot of lag. Funny I was thinking of this thread when the last reply came I. I disabled all the Amazon crap except kindle (good off reader). Now it runs smooth as my note. Feels like it should now. Helps with battery also. I have been using the phone intensely for the last three hours switching between apps and all playing music, videos, internet browsing and even running a intensive music visualizer and it has become buttery smooth.
Funny one thing over looked in most reviews is the sound quality. Even with one speaker on the back the sound is very good. LG really put a lot of work into the phone.
I think it was Verizon's push to put that Amazon crap on all their phones that hurts it. First thing I would do after getting any phone from Verizon is disable it.
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I really want to buy this phone but I see just a little input lag throughout the UI when I watch videos. I'm not telling about choppy FPS, I'm talking about the time it takes for the screen to react to your touch. I wanted to know if there is any screen input lag when it comes to gaming on the phone. I currently have the galaxy note II and the input lag is absurd, so I definitely do not want to get another phone like that. I'd be grateful for any response you guys could give me, thanks.
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I definitely noticed input lags when playing Bejeweled Blitz. No rhyme or reason.
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Got rid of the lag by freezing a bunch of bloatware apps.
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I have to press harder on the screen in order for the game to respond sometimes. Not the light touch, but really press and slide in order for the gems to move in the correct direction. It seems to happen more often on the middle left and slightly above that area of the phone.
I have noticed that some games on 1080p devices seem to have a harder time registering where the touch is. Using a stylist I have no issues on any of the devices. Seems to be that the software can not decide where you touch and just ignores it. Happens in Chrome when not zoomed in sometimes also. On all those devices. Not just the G3.
Note 3, Asus TF701t, LG G3 all had this issue. It also happens only on the more poorly written programs. Very few higher end games had any problems.
Hope this helps.
I don't have any input lag really on my G3. I've uninstalled everything I can think of using TiBu after I ran the phone with them frozen for a few days... Plus I turned Animation Scales down to 0 In Dev Options.. .5 I didn't notice any lag either though.
I use Nova and I Swype with a themed Android L keyboard. Smooth!!!
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I really want to buy this phone but I see just a little input lag throughout the UI when I watch videos. I'm not telling about choppy FPS, I'm talking about the time it takes for the screen to react to your touch. I wanted to know if there is any screen input lag when it comes to gaming on the phone. I currently have the galaxy note II and the input lag is absurd, so I definitely do not want to get another phone like that. I'd be grateful for any response you guys could give me, thanks.
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I've had my Verizon G3 a week now, and I've not had any noticeable lag on anything; I'm using Nova, turned down animations to 0.5x, and am stock and rooted. I use the Android L slide animations in Nova as well, and everything is quick and snappy. My G2 was great, but with a custom ROM, Xposed module, and a few other tweaks, I noticed that I would get some input lag, especially when hitting the "recents" key - it would literally pause for 2-3 seconds and then bring up my list of open apps. And I didn't have like 22 open running apps either. I would get SystemUI force closes periodically; think it was just Xposed not playing nice with my ROM (for some inexplicable reason)
Anywho, my G3 is by far and away the snappiest most responsive device I've had. The only thing that gave me input lag was putting the tempered glass screenie on...for the first few days I had to mash everything to get it to work. Now that its settled on things are back to normal.
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Any answer you get is going to depend on the person's prior device. I haven't tried any games, but just navigating around the phone it feels like it has slight input lag when compared to the M8 and Droid Maxx, and even the S5. It's not bad, but it feels like it's there to me (and yes I have all of those right now :/)
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Rippley05 said:
There's definitely some input lag..unfortunately
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giri0n said:
I've had my Verizon G3 a week now, and I've not had any noticeable lag on anything; I'm using Nova, turned down animations to 0.5x, and am stock and rooted. I use the Android L slide animations in Nova as well, and everything is quick and snappy. My G2 was great, but with a custom ROM, Xposed module, and a few other tweaks, I noticed that I would get some input lag, especially when hitting the "recents" key - it would literally pause for 2-3 seconds and then bring up my list of open apps. And I didn't have like 22 open running apps either. I would get SystemUI force closes periodically; think it was just Xposed not playing nice with my ROM (for some inexplicable reason)
Anywho, my G3 is by far and away the snappiest most responsive device I've had. The only thing that gave me input lag was putting the tempered glass screenie on...for the first few days I had to mash everything to get it to work. Now that its settled on things are back to normal.
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after searching, and reading numerous threads, i found @jntdroid almost sums up my question in a statement.
any perceived lag is relevant to your previous devices.
my current/previous DD is my G2, running slim rom (for many months, so i dont have reference to kk stock).
my G3 (got today new from swappa) seems (no doubt) way less responsive than the G2.
can anyone provide any more exact reference to help me decide if i should call this a lemon or accept it as common.
thanks for any input!!
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after searching, and reading numerous threads, i found @jntdroid almost sums up my question in a statement.
any perceived lag is relevant to your previous devices.
my current/previous DD is my G2, running slim rom (for many months, so i dont have reference to kk stock).
my G3 (got today new from swappa) seems (no doubt) way less responsive than the G2.
can anyone provide any more exact reference to help me decide if i should call this a lemon or accept it as common.
thanks for any input!!
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It's common from every bit of my experiences around the g3, my own or the few around me that other people own. Granted there are a few who say they don't experience lag at all ans blast me for mentioning it (I call b.s.).
Couple that with the lack features, removal of features/options..and it's disappointing. LG kind of choked IMO. I'll be moving on to the Note 4.
I'm coming from a stock g2 and it is noticeable. It just lags throughout the launcher. I haven't tried another because I actually like the features on the stock one. Just hoping they come up with an update to fix.
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Any S6 edge owners feel dissappointed with the overall phone?
I don't currently own the phone but the thought has crossed my mind. I've been impressed with the reviews on YouTube but wasn't as impressed when I saw the phone at my local cpw. In fact I was slight dissappointed, mind you this was the White version. Even with the bloatware removed I realised I still hate TW with a passion! I didn't experience any lag in the short time I played with the phone. The speakers still sounded tiny but improved from the previous S5.
The back is a finger magnet but not really an issue for me as the pros of having a premium built phone outweighs the cons. i didn't get a chance to try the camera but from past experience I expect it to be top notch.
So overall I felt the phone was not worth the price tag and I still hate TW and because it's edge not sure if there will be many roms for this phone either.
Having said that I would like to add its the best samsung phone so far for sure.
Incredible phone if only it weren't scratched!
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Any S6 edge owners feel dissappointed with the overall phone?
I don't currently own the phone but the thought has crossed my mind. I've been impressed with the reviews on YouTube but wasn't as impressed when I saw the phone at my local cpw. In fact I was slight dissappointed, mind you this was the White version. Even with the bloatware removed I realised I still hate TW with a passion! I didn't experience any lag in the short time I played with the phone. The speakers still sounded tiny but improved from the previous S5.
The back is a finger magnet but not really an issue for me as the pros of having a premium built phone outweighs the cons. i didn't get a chance to try the camera but from past experience I expect it to be top notch.
So overall I felt the phone was not worth the price tag and I still hate TW and because it's edge not sure if there will be many roms for this phone either.
Having said that I would like to add its the best samsung phone so far for sure.
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It's funny because your post sounds like you list all these pros and then say ur disappointed. Not sure if ur being sarcastic.
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It's funny because your post sounds like you list all these pros and then say ur disappointed. Not sure if ur being sarcastic.
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Lol
I'm being real definetly best Samsung phone but not as good as thought it was going to be. It seemed much better on YouTube then seeing it live. Plus tw is completely off putting. I thought I could live with tw but it's pants.
Honestly, the only thing I can find to complain about is the app draw not being alphabetically sortable. Other than that, I think this Is their best phone since the S2.
Just get nova. What I did first thing. Liking it more each day
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Just get nova. What I did first thing. Liking it more each day
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I also find that I get no redraws with Nova.
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Honestly, the only thing I can find to complain about is the app draw not being alphabetically sortable. Other than that, I think this Is their best phone since the S2.
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There is button that says A-Z right above apps in app drawer. Press it and they will be sorted in alphabetical order.
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There is button that says A-Z right above apps in app drawer. Press it and they will be sorted in alphabetical order.
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That option appears to have been removed in some firmwares (or specially added in some). I have no idea why Samsung would do this.
Ive noticed that the phone seems quicker with Nova and as others have said there are no redraws. I had quite a few using TWLauncher but everything is fine with Nova.
I also installed the google keyboard because I hate Samsung's keyboard
Not really disappointed, got the Edge since yesterday, rooted it upon receiving. From the reviews I felt the edge was pretty useless, but I find it pretty ok at this point and hope to develop some nice feeds for it. The general feeling when using it is pretty good (for me), coming from the Nexus 5 and Nexus 6.
What's really amazing is the phone's general speed as well as the camera, fatest ever I've seen so far.
However, I found out the device never goes in deep-sleep! So it drains about 1.5%/h, which in itself is not too bad. I previously had a Nexus 6 and that's what the stock kernel drained in standby going in deep sleep. But using Faux123 kernel on the Nexus 6 dropped the drain to 0.2%/h ! At this point I'm not sure if it's just bugged or if it's rooting that's causing this as there's no wakelock to be seen anywhere.
For that reason, I'm still left wondering if I should return it or wait for a fix. Didn't find a thread about this yet though the deep-sleep issue has already been mentioned in this CF-Auto-Root thread.
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Not really disappointed, got the Edge since yesterday, rooted it upon receiving. From the reviews I felt the edge was pretty useless, but I find it pretty ok at this point and hope to develop some nice feeds for it. The general feeling when using it is pretty good (for me), coming from the Nexus 5 and Nexus 6.
What's really amazing is the phone's general speed as well as the camera, fatest ever I've seen so far.
However, I found out the device never goes in deep-sleep! So it drains about 1.5%/h, which in itself is not too bad. I previously had a Nexus 6 and that's what the stock kernel drained in standby going in deep sleep. But using Faux123 kernel on the Nexus 6 dropped the drain to 0.2%/h ! At this point I'm not sure if it's just bugged or if it's rooting that's causing this as there's no wakelock to be seen anywhere.
For that reason, I'm still left wondering if I should return it or wait for a fix. Didn't find a thread about this yet though the deep-sleep issue has already been mentioned in this CF-Auto-Root thread.
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I'm trading in the n6 for the edge find n6 to big but do you find the edge to small I've not seen one yet just ordered it online
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I'm trading in the n6 for the edge find n6 to big but do you find the edge to small I've not seen one yet just ordered it online
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LOL, yes at first it feels quite small, but it's that I got used to the big size after a few months. However I can tell you it felt much better in my hand the moment I held it!
Had the same feeling when I switched from a Note 2 or 3 to the Nexus 5, and it's the exact opposite feeling when switching from the Nexus 5 to the Nexus 6, feels too big at first.
Actually I prefered the Nexus 5 to the Nexus 6 by far, the LG N5 feeling was just awesome. And I'm finding some of this feeling in the edge now, it just fits right in my hand and it feels good. The all both sides glass/metal design is pretty good actually. And the edge, while I believed at first would be useless is a pretty good replacement to the N6 black lockscreen when you pick it up. Definitely help avoids turning it on to see the time or notifications. But I must say the N6 black/white lockscreen was really awesome and I'm missing it already because I had some nice graphs showing in black/white there (see screenshot, though it's colored you can imagine how neat it was in black/white) ! LOL
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LOL, yes at first it feels quite small, but it's that I got used to the big size after a few months. However I can tell you it felt much better in my hand the moment I held it!
Had the same feeling when I switched from a Note 2 or 3 to the Nexus 5, and it's the exact opposite feeling when switching from the Nexus 5 to the Nexus 6, feels too big at first.
Actually I prefered the Nexus 5 to the Nexus 6 by far, the LG N5 feeling was just awesome. And I'm finding some of this feeling in the edge now, it just fits right in my hand and it feels good. The all both sides glass/metal design is pretty good actually. And the edge, while I believed at first would be useless is a pretty good replacement to the N6 black lockscreen when you pick it up. Definitely help avoids turning it on to see the time or notifications. But I must say the N6 black/white lockscreen was really awesome and I'm missing it already because I had some nice graphs showing in black/white there (see screenshot, though it's colored you can imagine how neat it was in black/white) ! LOL
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Thanks for the info bud
The only thing that is disappointing is the battery life. This thing just crushes the battery (so far). Samsung won't be coming out with a wall hugger commercial with this phone..
madpete said:
Honestly, the only thing I can find to complain about is the app draw not being alphabetically sortable. Other than that, I think this Is their best phone since the S2.
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I totally agree with you, also the auto rotation bug which I'm facing at present.
But since both these issues are software related, I'm sure these will be fixed in the upcoming updates soon enough.
CHeers!
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Are you getting re-draw with TW?
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Are you getting re-draw with TW?
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Hell ya. Started a thread about it in Q&A.
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Are you getting re-draw with TW?
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Redraws are often caused by the launcher being killed, eg not persisting in memory. If using stock launcher and rooted, you can set a build.prop to fix this. Just did it and rebooted, no more redraws, as far as I can tell , but I only rebooted an hour ago.
The prop setting is ro.HOME_APP_ADJ = 1, some app can do that for you, including System Tuner or 3C Toolbox, but there are others I'm sure.
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Honestly, the only thing I can find to complain about is the app draw not being alphabetically sortable. Other than that, I think this Is their best phone since the S2.
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On ATT version, you can sort alphabetically. It's a one time sort. So it sorts the apps, then you can re-arrange it again and any new apps will be added at the end.
I love my edge. There are some quirks, but I am trying to figure that out in the forums now.
No scratches, no dead pixels, good battery life (so far), no over heating issues. Fast charging works. Wireless charging works (Qi).
No wi-fi issues. Pictures are great, no noise when shaking it.
For utility of the edge. Well, I knew to begin with it was mostly an aesthetic thing for me. It does make some content look nice or pop-out. The fleshy part of your thumb on your wrist may touch the screen inadvertently. However that is just something I need to get use to. Meaning I just need to adjust how I hold my phone. I had a s4 before with an otterbox so I never had accidental touches.
I Have the S6 Edge and its quite boring!
I had the iPhone 6 Plus and i switched to the S6 Edge thinking about the specs and all it was the best samsung smartphone ive ever seen, im actually dissapointed in the phone! i have a light scratch on the metal bezel already and i always take care of my phones. If you select edit in the app drawer, it will only uninstall apps but you can actually drag apps around, try it! i dont know if thats help! lol
Anyway, ive experienced a bit of lag and stuttering in the touchwiz launcher, i know they have improved it but its still a little laggy with 3GB of RAM!!!, the screen when viewed in sunlight gets really bright, im not sure if thats normal but it looks terrible. The Play Store really is lacking in apps, coming from an iPhone you really notice the difference. i do miss IOS being so smooth and almost lag free. Im not on any sides when it comes to Android and IOS but im finding it hard to move to Android!
Maybe ill wait for the iPhone 6s Plus, i really dont think specs matter anymore!! Its all about software these days!