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Hi there. I have to get a phone this week for next weeks business trip. I'm stuck on Verizon and have narrowed my search down to the G3 and M8. I enjoy a stock Android experience; I had an S3 running CM11 before I dropped it. I like the 5.5" screen on the G3.
What I want to change in the G3 is the nav buttons in this order: back, home, recent apps. I played with the phone for about 10-15 minutes and could not find that or how to edit the buttons. I'm guessing this can be fixed with root.
Also, the quick settings and favorite apps scrollers in the notification area bugs me to no end. Can that be removed with root? I enjoy the quick settings panel in stock Android.
Call me crazy for asking these questions, but I will be living with a locked bootloader phone for 2 years. And I like to know what I'm getting into.
Go to settings - display - Home Touch Buttons to change the order of the nav bar buttons
JMooney5115 said:
Hi there. I have to get a phone this week for next weeks business trip. I'm stuck on Verizon and have narrowed my search down to the G3 and M8. I enjoy a stock Android experience; I had an S3 running CM11 before I dropped it. I like the 5.5" screen on the G3.
What I want to change in the G3 is the nav buttons in this order: back, home, recent apps. I played with the phone for about 10-15 minutes and could not find that or how to edit the buttons. I'm guessing this can be fixed with root.
Also, the quick settings and favorite apps scrollers in the notification area bugs me to no end. Can that be removed with root? I enjoy the quick settings panel in stock Android.
Call me crazy for asking these questions, but I will be living with a locked bootloader phone for 2 years. And I like to know what I'm getting into.
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I believe the M8 can still be bootloader unlocked, at least earlier firmwares could. The G3 should have an unlock pretty soon actually. So I wouldn't consider stock software in your decision too much.
I made the leap and got the G3 today. It turns out I was playing with a G2 demo model the other day, durp. I'm enjoying it so far.
One thing though...when I plugged the micro USB cable I've used for years on my Galaxy S3 I got an 'incompatable charger' error. If this continues with all my chargers (4) at home, this phone is going back. I thought long were gone the days of 'incompatable' chargers.
Edit: Root was super simple.
JMooney5115 said:
I made the leap and got the G3 today. It turns out I was playing with a G2 demo model the other day, durp. I'm enjoying it so far.
One thing though...when I plugged the micro USB cable I've used for years on my Galaxy S3 I got an 'incompatable charger' error. If this continues with all my chargers (4) at home, this phone is going back. I thought long were gone the days of 'incompatable' chargers.
Edit: Root was super simple.
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I have the same thing with the charger on mine too. I think it is because of the difference in power being sent through the adapter.
Various charging cables give varying results at different battery levels. If your charger is rated at 1.8 amps like the charger that ships with the G3 (and G2, same charger), then it's big enough to handle the job.
Something is flakey in the G3 charging logic and gives these "incompatible charger " spurious results. Its really not cable related, most of the time.
I get flawless results though, with the cheap Monoprice 6ft gold-plated cables and any of my charging wall-bumps, including Samsung VGNexus, Apple, LG, and Asus with those cables.
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I want to take advantage of being able to upgrade my DNA at no cost to me, so I need to do that by the end of this year. The company is switching to employee purchase of phones starting next year. I'm on Verizon. Looking for recommendations from those that have switched, or are contemplating a switch soon. I've primarily been looking at the Turbo, LG G3, and One M8. I've been on HTC devices, so am comfortable/familiar with Sense, and currently running a One based ROM on my DNA. I'm also fond of the wireless charging options, but don't know if a lack of it is enough to rule a particular phone out. Being able to root is a plus. Also leaning to a replaceable battery being a plus as well. Wife recently picked up a Note 4. I'll look at it some more, but that seems almost too big.
Is anyone aware of any new devices due out this month? If not, what is your favorite option today and why?
Thanks!
I just got the Note 4 and love it!!
Also came from the DNA and I can tell you, you'll be very pleased with the battery life!!
I was also considering the new Nexus device but since it isn't on VZW yet and I didn't want to wait with my DNA screen shattered I went with the Note 4 and I'm definitely not disappointed.
The Droid Turbo was released not too long ago, and I'm really leaning towards it for my contract upgrade in a couple of weeks. It's still an internal battery unfortunately, but what caught my attention was it having nearly twice the capacity of the DNA. Since I have to charge my DNA halfway through the day, I'd be more than satisfied with the Turbo's battery life. Plus, it has some beefy specs as well. Camera has been reported to have some trouble with delay, but that might be corrected in a software update.
I did a little more reading last night and am starting to lean towards the LG G3. A little smaller than the Note 4 which is a good thing. Replaceable battery, rootable, and with a $10 hack can be changed to Qi wireless charging. I need to go spend some hands on time with it in the store. I've considered the Turbo as well, but with the reported camera issues, and some reporting earpiece volume issues, I just find myself questioning Motorola's product testing if they send these issues out with a hope to fix them later in a software update.
starscream86 said:
I just got the Note 4 and love it!!
Also came from the DNA and I can tell you, you'll be very pleased with the battery life!!
I was also considering the new Nexus device but since it isn't on VZW yet and I didn't want to wait with my DNA screen shattered I went with the Note 4 and I'm definitely not disappointed.
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Hmm, I'm now thinking about the Note 4 as well due to its camera features and the S-pen. So, when you say pleased with the battery life...how pleased are we talking? I guess getting through the day wouldn't be nearly as much a problem as it is sometimes with the DNA?
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Hmm, I'm now thinking about the Note 4 as well due to its camera features and the S-pen. So, when you say pleased with the battery life...how pleased are we talking? I guess getting through the day wouldn't be nearly as much a problem as it is sometimes with the DNA?
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I don't know about you but toward the end of my 2 years on the DNA I'd have to plug my phone in after about 5-6hrs of moderate use or it was flat dead!
So far with the Note 4 I've actually managed 2 full days on one charge a couple times.. Keeping in mind it's a new phone so I'm playing on it a lot!
Also the fast charge is awesome! I have had it go from 50% to a full charge in about 15 minutes on the charger! (that's only using the included "adaptive fast charger" from Samsung)
The S-pen is cool! I felt like it might be one of those things that lost its "cool factor" once I played with it enough but I keep finding new useful reasons pull it out.. Easily screenshoting and cropping an Instagram post using the Screen Write function for example.
Or more obvious things like quickly jotting down a number or reminder. Which are a lot more useful and easy than I had though they would be.
The chances of getting a fully functional ROOT seem far out if it ever happens.. So that's a bit of a downside. But I can say this is the first phone I've had that I wasn't just dying to root. I honestly have very little reason to root it other than getting Lollipop before VZW and Samsung get it on the update manager.
The phone is big! I will say that.. Probably one of the only things I've had issues with is one handed typing. But I'm getting use to it. It can be very difficult stretching that thumb up to reach things with one hand but I guess that's the price we pay for a large screen. Which is a beautiful display by the way... Both cameras rock too! It's packed with fx, filters and neat camera features that are a lot of fun.
Anyway I hope you are happy with whatever you get! I did talk to a guy over the weekend who has LG G3 and he told me he "hates it" although he couldn't really tell me why.. Haha I haven't played with one but they seem pretty comparable
By the way I thought I'd share that when I got home and started typing this my battery was at 56% (after a full day of pretty heavy use) and in the time it's taken me to type this up (on the phone via tapatalk) while plugged into the fast charger I'm up to 72%
Just thought I'd share an update, in case the op might be still deciding.
I opted for the Note 4. Got it in the mail yesterday, and so far I'm very impressed! It's not as hard to handle as I thought it'd be due to its size. I have yet to give the battery a good test, gotta break it in and actually do a near full run-down, since I had it plugged in most of the day yesterday. But this display is absolutely gorgeous! Don't think I'll be using the s-pen much, but who knows, maybe I'll find more use for it further down the road. I also enjoy using the finger print scanner; I find it quicker to unlock. At times it's frustrating that it doesn't work, but that's because I'm not being precise enough.
Thought I'd share my first impressions. Thanks for the input starscream!
Guess I should've come back to update this. I wound up getting the LG G3 a week ago. Already rooted and installed Skydragon ROM and love it. I also purchased the sticker for the battery door that changes it from NFC only to NFC plus wireless charging. Battery life has been great, and I like the knock knock option for turning on the screen. Transition from my DNA to the G3 has been easy.
Appreciate the suggestions and feedback from everyone!
Hello all,
I am considering doing a phone swap with a friend where I would get an LG G3 in place of my HTC One M8. I went with the M8 because it could be rooted and custom rom'ed. I am a VZW unlimited account, using hotspot.
While I like the M8 well enough, I really wish it had a removable battery, the camera isn't great, and the phone is a little too tall for my taste. The speakers are pretty nice though.
I am looking for opinions about the G3, looks like now I can get root and install custom roms, so hotspot should be do able. Sizewise I know these two phones are very close.
1. How is battery life?
2. How do you like the camera?
3. How is the speaker? I use it some for watching slingbox
4. How is bluetooth? I do a ton of bluetooth headphone use, phone and music/podcast. I run it connected all day
5. I have a job where I have to run a case on the phone, how hard are the buttons to use if you have a case on? I guess this does the knocking on the screen, I don't really adjust headphone volume with buttons on the phone anyway.
6. If you happen to be rooted/rom'ed how is the performance/battery life.
7. After a little time how do you like the screen? What I hear is that these QHD's do drain the battery
Thanks so much for your opinions!
wonderrx said:
Hello all,
I am considering doing a phone swap with a friend where I would get an LG G3 in place of my HTC One M8. I went with the M8 because it could be rooted and custom rom'ed. I am a VZW unlimited account, using hotspot.
While I like the M8 well enough, I really wish it had a removable battery, the camera isn't great, and the phone is a little too tall for my taste. The speakers are pretty nice though.
I am looking for opinions about the G3, looks like now I can get root and install custom roms, so hotspot should be do able. Sizewise I know these two phones are very close.
1. How is battery life?
2. How do you like the camera?
3. How is the speaker? I use it some for watching slingbox
4. How is bluetooth? I do a ton of bluetooth headphone use, phone and music/podcast. I run it connected all day
5. I have a job where I have to run a case on the phone, how hard are the buttons to use if you have a case on? I guess this does the knocking on the screen, I don't really adjust headphone volume with buttons on the phone anyway.
6. If you happen to be rooted/rom'ed how is the performance/battery life.
7. After a little time how do you like the screen? What I hear is that these QHD's do drain the battery
Thanks so much for your opinions!
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1. Battery life is good. I have no problem making it through the day.
2. Camera is excellent. It's one of the reasons I got rid of my M8.
3. Speaker is okay, but not as good as the M8.
4. Bluetooth is fine.
5. Buttons are easy enough to get to, with a case.
6. Running Lollipop, and performance is excellent.
7. Absolutely love this screen.
This phone is an absolute beast, now that it's unlocked. I like it way better than the M8.
Thank you spotmark for a great reply!
I assume you are running a CM based 5.0 rom? Flashing it to my Nexus 10 as we type...
I had the M8 and couldn't wait to get rid of it. I've never hated a phone so much. It was much bigger than needed, I didn't use the speakers enough to warrant the huge size and the rest of the h/w was mediocre at best.
Love everything about the G3. I don't use it much so can easily go 3-4 days on a charge. If you're on it all day long, then you may finish the day on a charge.
Thanks Colchiro, I don't mind the M8 a bunch, but the G3 seems to have more going for it, reading specs online now, looks like they are exactly the same height, with the G3 being wider, with much more screen real estate.
The speakers are good, and I use them about 15 minutes a day, but that's not a great enough reason to keep it.
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Thank you spotmark for a great reply!
I assume you are running a CM based 5.0 rom? Flashing it to my Nexus 10 as we type...
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Yeah, I'm running Validus, great ROM. Lollipop is so sweet, that I don't mind being without my Xposed mods.
Sorry, I was mistaken, it was the 6" One Max that I owned. I returned it within 10 days of receiving it.
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Yeah, I'm running Validus, great ROM. Lollipop is so sweet, that I don't mind being without my Xposed mods.
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Camera and everything works pretty close to stock? Quality of the camera go down any without the stock OS?
Where does the speaker come from on the phone? Is it out of the top where ear piece is? Or is it on the back?
wonderrx said:
Camera and everything works pretty close to stock? Quality of the camera go down any without the stock OS?
Where does the speaker come from on the phone? Is it out of the top where ear piece is? Or is it on the back?
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I use camera FV-5, I think it looks just as good. The speaker is on the back. If I were you, I'd make the trade with your buddy, before he changes his mind.
I don't know what software version the G3 will be on. Am I going to have any difficulty to get it rooted and then push the custom recovery to it depending on which software version it is?
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1. Battery life is good. I have no problem making it through the day.
2. Camera is excellent. It's one of the reasons I got rid of my M8.
3. Speaker is okay, but not as good as the M8.
4. Bluetooth is fine.
5. Buttons are easy enough to get to, with a case.
6. Running Lollipop, and performance is excellent.
7. Absolutely love this screen.
This phone is an absolute beast, now that it's unlocked. I like it way better than the M8.
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I agree with everything said here but battery life I could get much more from both the gs5 and the HTC m8.
The screen doesn't get as bright as others but personally I never run over 75% brightness.
kameleongt said:
I agree with everything said here but battery life I could get much more from both the gs5 and the HTC m8.
The screen doesn't get as bright as others but personally I never run over 75% brightness.
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Thanks for the feedback, not so worried about battery if I can switch the batteries at will.
Looking for more feedback about the screen, brightness, quality, I use it a little in the sun, how the screen has aged. Thanks!
I used lux and it made a huge difference in my screen brightness. Looked way better than using the stock auto brightness setting!!
Stepdaughter has the m8, tmobile one, so she has removable battery. Both phones are good. Let's be honest, nowadays it's hard to put one phone over another as they are so close in specs/year.
I honestly can't see a huge difference in screen from my QHD screen to the htc. Both look phenomenal.
Battery life isn't all that good on the m8, but my stepdaughter has a lot of useless bloat crap on her phone and Facebook messages everyone and I swear it kills her battery life. I get close to 4 hours sot and about 18 hours before plugging in.
Have no issues with a case. I generally use the Unicorn Bettle Supacase which has total coverage and everything works fine.
Sound is okay on g3, but m8 trumps it.
Bluetooth works fine on both.
In the end, it's preference. Both good phones, with this better than the other and vice versa, but small victories really.
Oh, big one for me is the screen size to bezel ratio much better on g3. M8 is a big phone due to speakers.
Good luck
wonderrx said:
Hello all,
I am considering doing a phone swap with a friend where I would get an LG G3 in place of my HTC One M8. I went with the M8 because it could be rooted and custom rom'ed. I am a VZW unlimited account, using hotspot.
While I like the M8 well enough, I really wish it had a removable battery, the camera isn't great, and the phone is a little too tall for my taste. The speakers are pretty nice though.
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Well, I'd say the M8 is taller than the g3, but not by much.
From what I can tell, the G3 looks wider than the M8, but to me, it doesn't feel so wide. The curved back I think helps with giving that feeling that the phone is not too big in your hands.
I've never owned the M8, but I've seen it in stores and just didn't like the looks of it aesthetically. It just looked too industrial for me and almost iPhonish in it's shape.
I fell in love with the G3 as soon as I turned it on at the store and started playing with it. When I got home, I immediately came here to do research on it: can it be rooted, can I flash custom ROMs with custom kernels (not just stock kernels), what is the dev support like, etc.
Once I came into these forums and read, within an hour I was hooked and upgraded to get it. Not sad at all that I moved away from my unlocked RAZR HD (XT926). Yeah, it had an unlocked bootloader, but I also wanted a phone that was slated to get Lollipop, and since this phone just came out in July, 2014, I knew it would be slated for Lollipop and hopefully, by the time it came out, LP would be stable for it.
Also, with this phone being relatively new and seeing the amount of dev support it already has, I knew this was a phone to keep for a long time.
Definitely worth getting if you can. Hopefully, it's the 32gb version so that you have 3gb of memory. The 16gb version only gives you 2gb of memory for running your apps.
Thanks for the latest replies and opinions!
What has everyone's experience been with Verizon reception with the phone? I don't think the M8 is a great antenna phone, seems like my wife always has better reception and LTE when I don't on her iphone 5s.
wonderrx said:
Thanks for the latest replies and opinions!
What has everyone's experience been with Verizon reception with the phone? I don't think the M8 is a great antenna phone, seems like my wife always has better reception and LTE when I don't on her iphone 5s.
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I came from a Verizon G2 and have found the G3s radios to be in general superior to it. Insufficient data on the M8 as I've never owned one of those. I have issues with my device, solely based on where I work (interior of a structure with large quantities of rebar, concrete, and steel) so I get mixed 3G/LTE coverage all day. Even having said that, I generally leave the job site with about 60% of my battery left with moderate usage (and BT connection with my Moto 360 on all day)
The G3 is a great phone...I'd have no hesitation in suggesting its superior in most ways that matter to the common user than the M8. Just having the option to hot swap a battery on the fly makes the G3 in my book the clear winner. Plus the white with black screen is dead sexay.
Except, you cannot really hot swap a battery on the fly with an LG G3. If you plug in a charger then remove the low battery to replace it with a fully charged one, the phone immediately alerts that the battery is missing and shuts down.
My old VGNexus phones would work fine while plugged in with no battery, so I could hot-swap, but not the G3.
trent999 said:
Except, you cannot really hot swap a battery on the fly with an LG G3. If you plug in a charger then remove the low battery to replace it with a fully charged one, the phone immediately alerts that the battery is missing and shuts down.
My old VGNexus phones would work fine while plugged in with no battery, so I could hot-swap, but not the G3.
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it takes only like 5 seconds to boot up ...
i swapped a note 3 fo rthis g3
not looking back
It is with a sad and heavy heart that I must state that my G3 died tonight while I was using it. It just shut off unexpectedly while it was charging. This was the first time this has ever happened. I can get it to turn on briefly, and then it shuts off again but there are also times where it just doesn't respond.
If I remove the battery and plug it into the charger, usually the battery with a question mark would show up to state the battery was missing. It won't even do that. That to me signals it has finally died. I'm going to miss this phone. Funny how it died the month that my 2-year-contract was up.
I'm looking at probably the Moto-Z Play Droid. I used to like Motorola products. This one has expandable storage, which is great. Hate that it doesn't have a removable battery though. But, it will bring down my monthly fees by about $3. But it sucks because my bill would have dropped $20 a month since the G3 was off contract.
I want to thank everyone who helped me through the past two years with everything here. That is especially @bweN diorD and @roirraW "edor" ehT.
Farewell fellow G3 users! We might meet up again some day.
Sorry to hear about the catastrophic failure! Take care, good luck, and hope to see you around.
happened to me also but plugging the cable while holding up button after reinserting battery got me into download mode but there was nothing on the screen same like you. after that i flashed 10b tot and it is working again. you can give it a try.
That's horrible to hear, I have been reading your and the road warrior posts as I am new to the LG G3 and your are a helpful person!!
I got my G3 off a friend as it was hard to find a non K model on swappa. I came from the horribly locked down CID 11 GS5.
Thanks for the posts you left and the responses you gave me in my short time getting acquired!
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Farewell fellow G3 users! We might meet up again some day.
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My condolences on your loss :angel:
If you're going to sell it please let us know. If it's not repairable it can parted out
& Good luck with your new gear. Hopefully the dev community is strong for whatever you decide to get :good:
It was a hard decision between the Galaxy S7 and the Moto Z. Moto Z pulled me over because it was pretty close to pure stock Android. But four things pushed me the S7:
Moto Z has USB-C, so that means I have to get all new charging cables for the car, etc.
No headphone jack. Sorry, this is a biggie. Yes, the Moto Z comes with a USB-C adapter to use headphones, but nope. Plus, my car doesn't have Blue Tooth, so I need the headphone jack.
What was a selling point was a negative for me: the add-on. Expensive, limited to the Moto Z, and stuff I really didn't need. Plus, even though they promised it would work with later models, we all know how that goes.
One more was the camera. Comparisons between the S7 and the Moto Z were no contest. The S7 takes WAY better pictures.
Of course, when I got to the store, found out I got a free Samsung VR Gear from Oculus! Awesome! Didn't even know that would happen.
As for my G3, it's toast. It just won't start up at all, so it's definitely a hardware failure. I can't even get it into download mode to try and flash 10b back on it. So, the phone has died.
It was a fun two years that I was here. Learned a lot and will miss a lot of you, but many of you have also moved on as well.
I'll lurk around still and help those who are seeking assistance with their G3s.
harman_preet72 said:
happened to me also but plugging the cable while holding up button after reinserting battery got me into download mode but there was nothing on the screen same like you. after that i flashed 10b tot and it is working again. you can give it a try.
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Yeah, I tried this. It goes into DL mode but after 30 seconds, it shuts down before I can do anything, so there is definitely a hardware failure going on. I've reseated all the connectors on the motherboard and that didn't help.
The phone is toast. Loving my S7 though right now and the free Samsung Gear VR I got with it, along with the $10/month monthly payment with no trade-in option they had over over this past weekend. That came along at the right time! :laugh:
Take care fellow G3 users. May your phone last longer than mine (about 2 years). I loved the G3 and what it offered. I was even happy with it on stock.
I won't be doing anything with my S7 either other than disable some bloat (which there really isn't that much on here like the G3 has). Looks like there is a Nougat beta going on, but I'm going to stay away from that after the nasty experience I had with the 49A OTA. Might be that it didn't cause my G3 to fail, but it sure was quite a coincidence!
Try a new battery. I had a battery go bad. It's a cheap fix.
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Try a new battery. I had a battery go bad. It's a cheap fix.
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Not sure it's the battery and I've already replaced the phone. I might take it into the battery store and see if they'll let me test it with a new battery before I purchase one. Would be interesting to see if it works or not. I did try to flash it back to 10g and it got interrupted in the middle of it, so it's probably in BULK mode and right now, I don't feel like taking it apart to expose the connectors to "short" it out. Did it once, but now that I have an S7, not sure if I want to mess with it right now. But, I'll hold onto it until I'm ready to try a new battery in it.
I had a problem with my phone 8 months back . I went on craigslist and bought another used. I was lucky it had not taken an update. I rooted it without having to go back and tot it. . even better I took the battery out and put it in my old one confirming the battery was bad. now I have a backup and another battery was less then 10 bucks. hope it's your battery. I don't recall the symptoms just it wouldn't boot up full.
My experience (2 phones - mine & wife's) was that a dying batter swells up and can cause collateral damage to the phone. This happened first on my phone after about 18 months; I could see a gap where the screen was pushed up away from the bezel. At the same time a 5mm or so strip at the top of the screen became unresponsive to touch. New batteries are (were?) only $15 from LG. That fixed the bulge problem, but the touch problem remained. I got a used phone off FleaBay (was in excellent condition) for a bit over $100. About 3-4 months later, my wife's phone started to show the same bulge in the screen. New battery solved the problem; fortunately no other damage. Her phone is a bit newer than mine, so the failure was at about the same point in the life. Admittedly we're hard on batteries because we routinely stick the phones on the wireless charging pad overnight, and they tend to stay warm.
My old phone has been relegated to Pandora player duty. I don't see any thing in a newer phone that I need, and few have wireless charging and/or replaceable batteries. I'll probably keep swapping in new batteries every 12-18 months and keep them going as long as possible.
I have been very happy with my G3 over the past two years. My GF and I each have one, so we are compatible for batteries and charging, etc.
I have recently been wanting something newer and different, but without a lot of justification.
I was looking at the G6 from Verizon, $480 on plan, which is nice. But, that would have forced me off my OG Unlimited plan, which would then cost me at least $20 more a month.
I decided to try the HTC U11, since it is bootloader unlockable and they swear that the Unlocked version also works on Verizon CDMA. F'n better work.
G6 might have better screen. U11 has better camera and 2x storage @ 64GB. Hope I don't miss swappable batteries.
BoulderGeek said:
I have been very happy with my G3 over the past two years. My GF and I each have one, so we are compatible for batteries and charging, etc.
I have recently been wanting something newer and different, but without a lot of justification.
I was looking at the G6 from Verizon, $480 on plan, which is nice. But, that would have forced me off my OG Unlimited plan, which would then cost me at least $20 more a month.
I decided to try the HTC U11, since it is bootloader unlockable and they swear that the Unlocked version also works on Verizon CDMA. F'n better work.
G6 might have better screen. U11 has better camera and 2x storage @ 64GB. Hope I don't miss swappable batteries.
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I'm waiting until October for Pixel 2 most likely. It would be nice to have an unlocked phone that gets support from the manufacturer in a timely manner. Plus, no Alexa and possibly a headphone jack.
I'm actually pretty sold on Alexa. I have two Echo Dots and a ton of WeMo devices, thermostat, security, etc.
I wanted the Alexa integration, to be honest.
Just wanted to give an update. S7 is still going strong on Nougat with no issues. Battery life is good for me (except when I play games which is most of the time ) and performance is great. Definitely better than the G3, but I really had no issues with the G3 performance-wise, but I can tell a difference in response on certain apps/games.
Still miss the G3 and wish I could have made it work, but it has since been retired to the recycle bin. :crying:
Now in my family, my oldest daughter and my wife have S7s as well. My daughter was the first to get it. Then me. Then my wife. Our other daughter has an iPhone 7s. Tried to get her to switch to Android, but she does have a lot wrapped up in her phone as far as music, apps, etc. Plus, she as an Apple Notebook, so in many respects, it all works for her. I just hate when she has issues with it not backing up photos and such correctly. And same with her music and trying to get it off the phone. One of the major reasons why I never went to an iPhone after seeing all the issues my daughters had with their iPods so many years back. That pretty much told me to stay away if I can't easily backup up music and files from my phone.
Battery (current and new ones) last minutes to an hour. Phone turns off or reboots with 50-100% charge. Phone no longer powers on with fully charged batteries.
So, just looking for any suggestion on a sub $50 phone that uses it's Mini-sim, has great battery life and performs normal features (phone/text/browsing) without lag. Not looking to custom rom/modify this one xD. Appreciate any replies! Also I'm using AT&T prepaid service (it's way cheaper than their contracts).
EDIT: Ended up getting LG Phoenix 3. Weird shape and power button, couldn't tell from box. Just needed a cheap android. Hope it doesn't suck.
I would've gone with another Samsung, like the s4 or s5. LG phones are pretty good though.
I went with a $50 LG Phoenix 3 from walmart... performs adequately but haven't found how to root it yet :"( $30/mo +tax unlimited everything (haven't noticed network slowdown after data cap from 4g)
Some phones that come from Wal-Mart aren't rootable like the Samsung galaxy J3 luna pro. Yours might be one of the unrootable ones.