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I am due for an upgrade this coming Wednesday and right off the bat I was thinking "I'm getting the new SGS4!"
Well, first off, let me explain that I'm coming from an international imported galaxy nexus gsm. The developer support on this device is amazing!
After seeing the S4 in person the other day I then also wandered off and looked at the HTC One - seems like a nice device, mostly the build quality.
I think the One has great build quality, or at least the materials are nice to the touch for me personally. The SGS4 is great but I hate how it just fits the moniker of "It's made by Fisher Price". Then, lastly I remembered the ol' Optimus G series. Yes, it's plastic like the SGS4 but it does have a nice back glass piece.
I think I am now heavily considering the Optimus G because of price $50 and it seems to have nearly the same chipset/performance as the SGS4/One.
One thing I'm concerned about is the notification LED on this device. How does it work for alerts? Is it multi-colored? Is it just on the side around the power button, or is there a seperate LED on the front plate? With a custom rom like CM or AOKP can you change the behaviour?
Battery life seems to be slightly better than my GNex, but if it outlasts this I'll be happy with that.
The Optimus G has a really nice build quality but you will probably want to get a case for it if you are prone to dropping things. The thing about is the fact that it is somewhat slippery because of its glass body design, but that is what also makes it feel like a substantial and premium device in the hand.
The led light is only located around the power button on the right side of the phone and it is hard to tell if you have a notification based off of that because it is not in your peripheral vision when you are looking at your phone. But even thought the LG OG does not have a removable back and battery the AT&T version still has a micro sd card slot so you are able to increase your storage compared to GSIV which has both.
In the point of feeling in the hand the quality also affects durability. The GS4 has a plastic casing which makes it more durable but cheap feeling. The HTC One feels very nice in the hand with its Aluminium uni-body design but may be prone to denting. But these qualities may be negligible depending on if you decide to use a case or not.
Regardless I like my LG OG because it's a nice device and custom rom development is starting to pickup so that I am not bound to the stock software.
What do use your phone for?
polarzombies said:
The Optimus G has a really nice build quality but you will probably want to get a case for it if you are prone to dropping things. The thing about is the fact that it is somewhat slippery because of its glass body design, but that is what also makes it feel like a substantial and premium device in the hand.
The led light is only located around the power button on the right side of the phone and it is hard to tell if you have a notification based off of that because it is not in your peripheral vision when you are looking at your phone. But even thought the LG OG does not have a removable back and battery the AT&T version still has a micro sd card slot so you are able to increase your storage compared to GSIV which has both.
In the point of feeling in the hand the quality also affects durability. The GS4 has a plastic casing which makes it more durable but cheap feeling. The HTC One feels very nice in the hand with its Aluminium uni-body design but may be prone to denting. But these qualities may be negligible depending on if you decide to use a case or not.
Regardless I like my LG OG because it's a nice device and custom rom development is starting to pickup so that I am not bound to the stock software.
What do use your phone for?
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For what its worth, I just switched back to my Optimus G from Note 2 (same build quality and materials). I missed the Optimus G quality and sturdy feel in the hand. I wont be getting S4 or HTC One, the Optimus G will be fine for me until I see what the Nexus 5 or the next Optimus G 2 looks look.
And what about using a custom ROM like CM or AOKP, can you change the behaviour of the LED light?
For what it's worth you can probably also get the Lgog for like 50$ and the others will most likely be 200$ and it will probably be identical performance.
That's a pretty big factor for me especially since I'll end up on a custom rom no matter what I pick. May as well get the better quality materials cheaper if you aren't losing a lot of performance. (From what I've seen the newer phones aren't a 150$ upgrade anyway)
Regarding LED...
Just think of it as a red light bulb with low brightness.
It is really not noticeable unless you are seeing it from an angle facing the power button directly. There is no color change like GS3.
Honestly LED is kinda useless in OG.
But I hate LED notification on GS3 oh well
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I don't think an OG is worth switching to from a GNex. You have much more active ROM development, and updates to Android as soon as they're available. It took AT&T six months to update the OG to Jelly Bean, and the 4.1.2 version we got is probably the end of that road. And because the dev community is relatively modestly sized, your alternatives are much narrower. On the bright side, LG's stock UI is very nice.
The AT&T OG also has a card slot for up to 64GB, so that might be a factor for you. The Sprint version does not.
The Gnex is just suffering from a lot of lag with 4.2.2 now. Doing some minor tasks it's OK.. but try taking a picture, sharing it via Facebook, or SMS, then browsing the web.. etc.. it starts to show it's age quick compared to these other devices with twice the ram about faster CPU's. I will hang on to the GNex I'm sure but the $50 price tag is a huge bonus seeing as how it's nearly identical performance to the One and the SGS4.
I will end up on an AOSP based rom because I'm a vanilla android lover.
If you need a notification light, the LG Optimus G is not the device for you. It's nearly useless on this device. The rest of the phone is great. I'm waiting on a new Nexus phone or similar before even considering an upgrade.
Well if your on T-Mobile goodluck on getting the LTE work as for weeks and weeks. I've been trying to get the LTE to work for this phone. I'm thinking about switching to the Nexus 4 instead.
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I don't think an OG is worth switching to from a GNex. You have much more active ROM development, and updates to Android as soon as they're available. It took AT&T six months to update the OG to Jelly Bean, and the 4.1.2 version we got is probably the end of that road. And because the dev community is relatively modestly sized, your alternatives are much narrower. On the bright side, LG's stock UI is very nice.
The AT&T OG also has a card slot for up to 64GB, so that might be a factor for you. The Sprint version does not.
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The most honest feedback you'll ever get up there ^
I think the media aspect is partly to blame. This phone is powerful, but people don't care about specs. If it doesn’t have a serious advertising campaign then no one cares. Since this didn't get much commercial attention the dev community is smaller than a lot other phones. If that matters to you then yeah stay with your phone. Also we don't really have much accessories (the actually look good) to work with. If you could careless about all of that and performance is your thing then yes get the LGOG. Bottom line, this is a great phone that didn't get proper attention. -PhonePhan
Oh the aesthetics, u will def. want a case for reasons alrdy mentioned so that kind of negates the feel n admiring it's build quality somewhat.
The GS4 u may want a case as well so can cancel out its poor feel.
Point is, so many talk bout looks and feel etc in reviews and in person but wouldn't most people want a case for protection?
Sony Xperia Z appeals to me if I was in the market right now. GS4 may be 150 more now but that is easily canceled out when you consider resale value. What I loved about my iPhones before switching to android
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Hello, if any user have a g pro 2 and g3 can you ckeck if you can swap batteries and see if the lg g pro 2 battery fits in the lg g3? Would be nice to know because i consider myself as a heavy user, even though my G2 last me the whole day, g pro 2 has a 3200 mah and might help a bit if any of the current g3 owner has battery life issues.
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Hello, if any user have a g pro 2 and g3 can you ckeck if you can swap batteries and see if the lg g pro 2 battery fits in the lg g3? Would be nice to know because i consider myself as a heavy user, even though my G2 last me the whole day, g pro 2 has a 3200 mah and might help a bit if any of the current g3 owner has battery life issues.
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Seeing as how the 3000 mah in the G3 was redesigned I doubt it'd be compatiable and if it is I'd say the 3200 from the g2 would last LESS than the 3000 included with the G3
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Seeing as how the 3000 mah in the G3 was redesigned I doubt it'd be compatiable and if it is I'd say the 3200 from the g2 would last LESS than the 3000 included with the G3
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This is more likely to be a false statement as the capacity determines everything in the battery technology with same material.
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This is more likely to be a false statement as the capacity determines everything in the battery technology with same material.
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Its also not the same material... Lg replaced the metal in the battery with graphite.... Totally different type battery but go ahead and try though...it probably won't fit is my guess looks wider.
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Not a chance... I have both phones.
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Not a chance... I have both phones.
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Thank you for the picture and letting us know!
BTW, what is the model of the battery?
Does anyone know if corean and international batteries are the same? I like that charger that comes with the corean model a lot.
This is personally the best phone I've ever owned. When I got my taxes back, I considered picking up the Nexus 6 but when the time came I decided I couldn't abandon this baby. I put all my faith in LG and took the plunge on the G2 and man, I'm glad I did! LG customer for life!
Right there with you, I adore this phone. It does everything I could possibly want with a smartphone, I can hammer away at it all day and the battery holds up, and most importantly it's enjoyable to use. I only realized after I got my G3 how much my old phone annoyed me and how I'd made excuses for all the dumb things it did... night and day aren't different enough to describe the transition!
I love LG's UI and the knock knock feature. They've absolutely redeemed themselves.
I love how the screen size is 5.5", yet smaller than phones with even smaller screens thanks to the incredibly small bezels. The only thing I don't really care for is the quality of the display. QHD is just not needed, it kills the battery when using the screen and hurts performance a tad, I'd be perfectly happy with 1080p. The colors are also muted and off, causing most photos to look more depressing than other phones unless you always use 100% brightness.
This is by far the best Android phone I've had yet. Awesome performance, great battery life, just overall, excellent quality. Would purchase it again if I had to do it all over.
Here's what I've owned since going to a smartphone:
LG Vortex
Motorola Droid X2
Motorola Droid RAZR
Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX
Motorola Droid RAZR HD
This is my 6th Android phone and aside from my Droid RAZR HD (which I was able to actually unlock the bootloader before they patched the exploit), this is the best phone yet. Aside from the fact that the bootloader was unlocked (which guaranteed I'd have root forever), the G3's performance and stability out of the box is bar none the best I've seen yet from an Android phone.
Best smartphone for me so far.
Samsung WM Phone, Treo 700w, Blackberry Storm, BB Storm II, DroidX, Droid Bionic, Droid Razr, Droid Razr Maxx, Droid Razr HD, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S4, now LG G3.
HTC hero, LG rumor, Blackberry 8330, Blackberry 9630, Galaxy S2,GS3, iPhone 4S, GS4,1+1, S5, LG G3, and back to a GS4.
G3 is a good phone the feel and exterior look of the phone are awesome. The one thing I didnt like was the stock G3 development. There are plenty of Lollipop AOSP roms.
I had a verizon rep tried to talk me into waiting for the iPhone 6, LOL. I ended up selling my buddy my G2 for $150. It was in perfect condition and he ended up falling in love with LG too. If it weren't for LG, I'd probably be a Note 4 or Nexus 6 user right now. Both of which I'd probably be happy with but the G3 is my baby. And I agree with the guy who made the comment about the screen size being big and the phone being smaller than others with the same screen size. I can one hand this device. Whenever I pick up my mother's Note 2, I feel like I'm holding a brick compared to this phone.
I truly enjoy this phone. I needed somewhere to go when BlackBerry, Motorola & Samsung let me down, & LG gave me the proper route. I love the QHD screen but just wish they didn't rush the technology. I really enjoy the UI. Over the last few years, I felt the need for ROMs & drastic changes. That's not the case with this phone. I only had a few tweaks. Overall, this is one of my favorite devices. I look forward to the Lollipop update & the LG G4 truly being a better version of this phone.
Only had it for a few days, but definitely happy. Wanted the largest possible screen in the smallest for factor. This fits the bill. Was easy enough to roll back to 10b, root and install TWRP...now back on 12b rooted and it's doing everything I want it to thus far. If we can keep root on LP by flashing the stock ROM I'll be doing it.
My history to compare it to:
1. Droid X
2. Galaxy Nexus (worst verizon screw up ever...radios)
3. GS3
4. GS4
5. Droid MAXX
6. One M8 (good phone but subpar camera)
I just picked up the G3 from ebay, lightly used. I love almost everything about it except that I am experiencing touch screen sensitivity issues w/ tempered glass on (which I am getting ready to remove).
I am coming from a G2 and the funny thing is that my G2 runs faster than this G3 does... is this normal? Now I will give you the fact that I am running a custom rom on my G2 and stock on my G3 but still. it's nothing bad, but it does lag slightly. Is a custom ROM needed on my G3 to smooth things up? Note that I did already enable developer mode and turned off the animation time to make it faster. I also am running Solo launcher w/ the ultra fast mode on both phones.
So far I am considering, sadly, to keep my G2 instead... thoughts?
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I just picked up the G3 from ebay, lightly used. I love almost everything about it except that I am experiencing touch screen sensitivity issues w/ tempered glass on (which I am getting ready to remove).
I am coming from a G2 and the funny thing is that my G2 runs faster than this G3 does... is this normal? Now I will give you the fact that I am running a custom rom on my G2 and stock on my G3 but still. it's nothing bad, but it does lag slightly. Is a custom ROM needed on my G3 to smooth things up? Note that I did already enable developer mode and turned off the animation time to make it faster. I also am running Solo launcher w/ the ultra fast mode on both phones.
So far I am considering, sadly, to keep my G2 instead... thoughts?
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Changing the Rom has greatly increase the speed of the phone, completely different phone now. If you want to keep a stock based Rom with a little aosp check out eclipse Rom with skydragon kernel.
well i suppose anything is amazing compared to the DINC i was using
honestly though, i was planning on getting the note 3 off of amazon or via best buy. the day before i wanted to get it, it went up in price. I'm sure it was fate, cause i know i wouldn't have been anywhere near as happy with the N3 than i am with the G3 now. its heaven.
fast
smooth
long battery
amazing camera
great screen
'unlockable' BL
and it feels damn good in the hand to boot.
oh yeah, it was free* too :good:
*excluding tax, BS 'upgrade fee', etc. but that's not the phones fault
in_dmand said:
I just picked up the G3 from ebay, lightly used. I love almost everything about it except that I am experiencing touch screen sensitivity issues w/ tempered glass on (which I am getting ready to remove).
I am coming from a G2 and the funny thing is that my G2 runs faster than this G3 does... is this normal? Now I will give you the fact that I am running a custom rom on my G2 and stock on my G3 but still. it's nothing bad, but it does lag slightly. Is a custom ROM needed on my G3 to smooth things up? Note that I did already enable developer mode and turned off the animation time to make it faster. I also am running Solo launcher w/ the ultra fast mode on both phones.
So far I am considering, sadly, to keep my G2 instead... thoughts?
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Yeah the tempered glass screen is a waste. I had it and it got lose and an air bubble got in, and wrecked the whole thing. Put a regular screen protector on; I've knocked my phone against a wall in my room a couple of times (from off the bed) and its been fine.
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Yeah the tempered glass screen is a waste. I had it and it got lose and an air bubble got in, and wrecked the whole thing. Put a regular screen protector on; I've knocked my phone against a wall in my room a couple of times (from off the bed) and its been fine.
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Would a case hold the screen together?
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Number Two Phone
I would consider the G3 my number two compared to the Galaxy S3. I spent two years abusing working with the S3, went to town with different ROMs, took a great number of pictures with it ... and it holds the number one spot for me. It was rock solid for everything I did to it.
The LG G3 gave me trouble within a month with call quality. Months later, the wonky USB port drained my battery from 39% to zero after charging overnight. I seriously thought the phone fried/died and that I would need to replace it with something ASAP (need it for work). Luckily, the phone turned on with a spare battery.
What's great about the G3 is the camera, the gorgeous screen and faster processor. Stock is better on the G3 compared to Galaxy S3's TouchWiz, so I'm happy with it.
I've had no issues with Noot's tempered glass screen protector. It certainly makes the phone's screen look good. I have a thin TPU case and it holds the glass on pretty well. I can also remove the case without disturbing the glass. My only complaint is the serious reflectiveness of it since I came from an anti-glare screen protector. It is virtually impossible to see the screen in daylight when using the phone for navigation in the car.
Yeah the stock Verizon rom definitely lags. But once you install a good custom rom, this baby flies! Especially on Lollipop!
Love my G3 best phone ive had hands down
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I absolutely love my G3 and run nothing but stock. I personally have never noticed any of the lag others have reported, but everyone has different usage patterns and background services running. It runs a lot smoother than my Galaxy S4 (also stock) ever did.
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G3 dropped the ball
In the past calendar year, I've had the G2, M8, and G3. My favorite of those three was the G2. It was a beautiful size with a beautiful screen. The phone had no lag (I was running custom ROMs: Cloudy, Clean Rom, and some AOSP base Roms). I would recommend that phone anyday. The only complaint i had with it was the lack of SD storage. The M8 was a great accidental phone. The camera was disappointing and ending up being the killing factor. I loved how strong development was on that phone. There was little delay from when I got the phone to when i started flashing.
And finally comes the G3. This phone felt rushed. I felt like it should have been released in October of last year instead of summer. The battery took a hit from the G2, the processing speed seemed to be worse, the screen wasn't as amazing. The camera was nice, but the front (selfie) camera was less than stellar (considering I was coming from the M8). I appreciated the removable battery and the external SD card. The last phone that had both of those features was the atrix 4g. The G3 cut too many corners and rushed too many things. I would recommend the G2 over it. It's cheaper and has very few flaws imo
I'm starting to think more and more about selling my G3 and getting a 2nd Gen moto X. After watching Droid Lifes video tour of lollipop on the G3, it looks like they didn't change anything. The biggest thing I was waiting for was the new notification feature. Sounds like LG decided to not fully integrate that in. It looks like I could sell my Verizon G3 for around $300 and buy a Moto X for $400 to $500. Can anyone talk me out of it?
The bootloader will probably go locked forever. idk whether that matters to you or not and who cares about what stock does. Our awesome devs are capable of a lot!
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I've got both, as it seems you do, too.
Three G3 has an infinitely better camera, and for many uses, a much better display.
I personally would keep the two different phones for the ability to use whichever one best meets my needs as circumstances dictate.
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distortedloop said:
I've got both, as it seems you do, too.
Three G3 has an infinitely better camera, and for many uses, a much better display.
I personally would keep the two different phones for the ability to use whichever one best meets my needs as circumstances dictate.
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I only have the G3 right now. I know the camera and screen are better but I rarely use the camera where I need a really good picture. The other thing I would wonder about is battery life. Maybe I'll just stick with the G3 for another year.
Krusej23 said:
I only have the G3 right now. I know the camera and screen are better but I rarely use the camera where I need a really good picture. The other thing I would wonder about is battery life. Maybe I'll just stick with the G3 for another year.
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Not being able to put a microSD card in is the deal killer for me. I wouldn't buy any phone with less than 64GB of internal storage if it didn't have a microSD port.
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Not being able to put a microSD card in is the deal killer for me. I wouldn't buy any phone with less than 64GB of internal storage if it didn't have a microSD port.
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I didn't realize the Moto x didn't have an sd card slot. That is very disappointing.
Krusej23 said:
I didn't realize the Moto x didn't have an sd card slot. That is very disappointing.
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I looked at a lot of phones before I picked up the G3. I was tempted to get a Moto but that was the thing I had a problem with. I considered the Moto Droid Turbo that you can get in 64GB, but ONLY the "Ballistic Nylon" style, which is affected by heat if left inside a hot car. Along with the phone being physically bigger than what I wanted, and I think the Turbo doesn't have optical stabilization on the camera like the X does, overall the G3 had the least amount of turn-offs especially when it became cheap or free.
I also wasn't sure how MUCH I would like such a stock Android experience on the Moto. I would have to play with one to see what bells and whistles Motorola does add since I'm not positive what things that used to have to be added to Android are now stock. Like being able to pull the status bar down on fullscreen apps. Other little things potentially.
The only questionable thing about the G3 before I got it was how the battery life is affected by the screen resolution. Well, the battery life in my G3 is better than any Android phone I've previously owned. It's helped by the fact I picked up a tablet at the same time, so I do all my in-car music and GPSing on the tablet, and any quick browsing on the couch, too, so I really don't have the screen on very much and my wife and I are anti-social so we're on the phone only once or twice a week.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
I looked at a lot of phones before I picked up the G3. I was tempted to get a Moto but that was the thing I had a problem with. I considered the Moto Droid Turbo that you can get in 64GB, but ONLY the "Ballistic Nylon" style, which is affected by heat if left inside a hot car. Along with the phone being physically bigger than what I wanted, and I think the Turbo doesn't have optical stabilization on the camera like the X does, overall the G3 had the least amount of turn-offs especially when it became cheap or free.
I also wasn't sure how MUCH I would like such a stock Android experience on the Moto. I would have to play with one to see what bells and whistles Motorola does add since I'm not positive what things that used to have to be added to Android are now stock. Like being able to pull the status bar down on fullscreen apps. Other little things potentially.
The only questionable thing about the G3 before I got it was how the battery life is affected by the screen resolution. Well, the battery life in my G3 is better than any Android phone I've previously owned. It's helped by the fact I picked up a tablet at the same time, so I do all my in-car music and GPSing on the tablet, and any quick browsing on the couch, too, so I really don't have the screen on very much and my wife and I are anti-social so we're on the phone only once or twice a week.
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I'd say the best thing about the G3 is the battery. I've never had a phone last all day with my normal use. I am a high school basketball and track coach so I could have my phone on without charging from 8am to 10 pm. It usually lasts that whole time as long as I'm not in a small town with no service and metal box for a gym. The second best thing is the screen.
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I'd say the best thing about the G3 is the battery. I've never had a phone last all day with my normal use. I am a high school basketball and track coach so I could have my phone on without charging from 8am to 10 pm. It usually lasts that whole time as long as I'm not in a small town with no service and metal box for a gym. The second best thing is the screen.
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I agree. What do you think of the speaker? I love it. It's loud and clear.
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I agree. What do you think of the speaker? I love it. It's loud and clear.
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It's a decent speaker. I don't buy my phone for the speaker though. I usually have headphones or Bluetooth speaker.
LG G 5 just went way left. That is one ugly phone. LG, on the next V, please just update the processor and keep the buttons just the way they are. Please!
I don't mind the G5 design personally, I think it's innovative and I'm glad there's a major smartphone company willing to take those risks. I do think it's unpolished, but I imagine their next attempt will look better as they refine their ideas. I do prefer the build on the V10, but if the V11 (or whatever it's called) went all-metal and retained the removable battery and microSD I'd be fine. My main concern is the overall cost increasing with features like the DAC/Amp being off-loaded to a separate module. I don't think they've announced module pricing for the G5, but the B&O branding makes me wary that they'll overprice it. That I don't want.
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LG G 5 just went way left. That is one ugly phone. LG, on the next V, please just update the processor and keep the buttons just the way they are. Please!
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After watching both the g5, and s7 unveils this weekend, I may go back to Sammy for the note 7 if the V?? Goes to far that direction... Sammy bringing back expandable storage is huge, that was were they lost me, and I'm sure a ton of others... I love this phone, but we shall see, also interested to see what the next rendering of the moto x pure has to offer...
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Yea they lost me at that too but also battery replacement is a big factor too. The only reason I switched to LG was because of the battery and memory.
The battery on the S 7s got bigger though...so maybe that will work for me. Gotta be a larger phone so the edge. I may just miss the HI-Fi DAC. So maybe just stay with the V 10 for now.
I'm waiting for the Note 6. Will keep my V10 as my backup/secondary phone.
I wasn't positive if the 200gb sdcard would work in other devices, but it does seem to work in my Galaxy Tab S, so maybe the Note 6 if it follows suit with the S7 return of the sdcard slot. But I may wait and see what LG does to lure us away from the Note 6..
I'm not feeling the G5 at all.. I really hope they don't do this to the next V whatever.. I've owned every G phone and now the first V, normally I would get the 5 and then probably trade for the second V... I'm gonna skip the 5 this time.. I just don't need all those extras.. Plus the design is kinda ugly to me.. The sofware is more of what I'm looking at here as it will definitely be on the second V model.. Also the damn rear volume keys are gone, for me I love the rear volume keys.
I hope they keep the rear buttons as is, and keep the dac/amp INTERNAL. I really don't want a swappable system like on the G5.
I would prefer a the home, back, and menu buttons be located somehow in that big black area on the bottom of the phone where the LG moniker is.
they also would make sure the latest processor is in the new device. No need to upgrade to 820, is the 830 is coming out two months later.
improve the bluetooth (mine sucks), improve the speaker output (bring it to the front somehow), and remove the side metal bars, that are only cosmetic and make the device a tad too wide.
The LG G5 took away way too much, much more than it gives back.
They take away:
Reduced screen size.
Removed option for Qi charging.
Removed the audio DAC that was so popular in the V10.
Removed the manual camera controls they added in the V10.
Reduced the battery size.
It gives back....
Metal. (except the chin)
Audio DAC (if you want to give them more money.)
Camera controls (if you want to give them more money.)
Bigger chin (even bigger if you add a module)
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I hope they keep the rear buttons as is, and keep the dac/amp INTERNAL. I really don't want a swappable system like on the G5.
I would prefer a the home, back, and menu buttons be located somehow in that big black area on the bottom of the phone where the LG moniker is.
they also would make sure the latest processor is in the new device. No need to upgrade to 820, is the 830 is coming out two months later.
improve the bluetooth (mine sucks), improve the speaker output (bring it to the front somehow), and remove the side metal bars, that are only cosmetic and make the device a tad too wide.
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side bars help with drops so they are more than just for looks
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The LG G5 took away way too much, much more than it gives back.
They take away:
Reduced screen size.
Removed option for Qi charging.
Removed the audio DAC that was so popular in the V10.
Removed the manual camera controls they added in the V10.
Reduced the battery size.
It gives back....
Metal. (except the chin)
Audio DAC (if you want to give them more money.)
Camera controls (if you want to give them more money.)
Bigger chin (even bigger if you add a module)
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The G5 was never meant to succeed the V10. I could sort of understand why people compare the two, but they need to understand the G5 is succeeding the G4, which it most certainly improves upon.
LG didn't go for the G4 crowd with the V10. They went for a specific crowd. They went for the power users. The G series is mainly for the average consumer.
Compared to the G4, the G5 adds:
- Fingerprint reader
- Dual back cameras
- Better CPU/GPU/RAM
- Better build quality
- Option for DAC
- Modules
Sure, the screen is 0.2" smaller and the battery is of a slightly smaller capacity, but with more efficient hardware and Android M, it should be fine.
So, compared to the G4, it didn't really remove anything, and that's how this phone should be seen.
By the way, the G4 didn't have built in Qi wireless charging, did it? Didn't you have to add it yourself?
DirgeExtinction said:
The G5 was never meant to succeed the V10. I could sort of understand why people compare the two, but they need to understand the G5 is succeeding the G4, which it most certainly improves upon.
LG didn't go for the G4 crowd with the V10. They went for a specific crowd. They went for the power users. The G series is mainly for the average consumer.
Compared to the G4, the G5 adds:
- Fingerprint reader
- Dual back cameras
- Better CPU/GPU/RAM
- Better build quality
- Option for DAC
- Modules
Sure, the screen is 0.2" smaller and the battery is of a slightly smaller capacity, but with more efficient hardware and Android M, it should be fine.
So, compared to the G4, it didn't really remove anything, and that's how this phone should be seen.
By the way, the G4 didn't have built in Qi wireless charging, did it? Didn't you have to add it yourself?
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I will admit I was comparing the V10 to it, however to me this is not an upgrade from the G4 either.
The entire phone has changed, it is almost like its own new line of device.
I did add Qi to my G4, you dont even have the option on the G5.
I do not think the build quality is any better, plastic separable portion does not make me think quality, it makes me think point of failure.
Either way, I am going back to Samsung for this year, it has been 2 years now I was away and I am going to see how the new S7 and Edge are.
Maybe next year LG will have something that interests me again, I hope so.
I think it's funny people want to dump the V10 and go to Samsung just because the G5 changed.
V10 is a totally different phone marketed towards power users. Now if you are an average user than maybe the S7/Edge is perfect for you.
The question here is what if anything can they do to the next V series phone to improve upon things? If they half ass it like HTC did with the M9, releasing a followup just to do it......it will fail. I do hope they take it slow, and don't rush out V phones every year just because....the series needs to present itself to power users, with much more than just an upgraded SoC.
I honestly have no idea as of now what could be done to make the "V20" or whatever it will be, a true sincere sequel. Modular should be exclusive to the G series IMHO. Well see about that I guess.
People don't like change. That is their problem. And further more comparing oranges to grapes make no sense. V10 G5 Note 5. No no no. There is nothing wrong with the G5. But I love my V10. The only issue i have is I'm used the vivid colors on Samsung's super Amoled screens. The V10 doesn't show like that. The color temp is too cool but I've learned to adapt. But speaking of the G5 they did go wrong with the 32gb. Unless the 64gb is only for the V series. Now as for Samsung's S7 ghat is a super sexy phone. But its samsung and all its bloat and that stupid home button on front. They get rid of that and ill go back to them .
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I think all that needs to be done is maybe dual speakers even if they stay on bottom. And address the screen color temp I assume they cant or wont switch to super amoled.
Everyone has their own opinion, personally I think LG went the wrong direction at nearly every possible turn... The g5 is a step backwards. It's a smaller screen, yet the overall size and weight didn't. Who the hell makes a flagship phone that doesn't come with flagship features unless you buy them separately? Plus to my knowledge they still haven't even announced a release date... The g5 and s7 had their previews the same day, and people already have the Galaxies in hand... Another thing, LG users have come to love the control buttons on the back, which is gone now. I guess will see how the next in the Vseries goes, but I may be going back to the note 6. I love my V10, and I'll be here till the note comes along...
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