Does anyone else wait for the new Optimus L7 II (P710)?
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/lg-optimus-l7-2-1133186/review
Dual-core Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon 1GHz, Adreno 203, 4.3 inches display, 8 MP camera, 2460 mAh battery.
http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_optimus_l7_ii-5275.php
Especially the battery impresses me. Samsung Galaxy S2 got an improved optional power battery 2000mAh
Hopefully the P710 will get Cyanogenmod, because it seems to have standard Qualcomm hardware. And hopefully the price will be similar to the very cheap P700...
http://www.idealo.de/preisvergleich/OffersOfProduct/3185856_-optimus-l7-lg-electronics.html
$205 sim-lock-free, off-contract.
AW: LG Optimus L7 II (Optimus L7 2) P710
Yes, I'm waiting for it. It should replace my old LG Optimus One p500.
The size (4.3") is not to big, the battery sounds good, it has NFC and Sd-Card and Jelly Bean. Does anyone knows the release date in Germany?
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i have got that phone last week... descent battery in standby mode.... but major problem is 4 touch buttons doesnt have backlight....
zeu55 said:
i have got that phone last week... descent battery in standby mode.... but major problem is 4 touch buttons doesnt have backlight....
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I was very interested in getting this phone, but now... im dissapointed.. f***n lg why they must **** up every phone they made... My friend have p880 HD 4x and phone doesnt have LED notifications... unforgivable for almost top LG phone
zeu55 said:
i have got that phone last week... descent battery in standby mode.... but major problem is 4 touch buttons doesnt have backlight....
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I asked on the german amazon website and got an answer.
You can turn the backlight on and off in the settings.
http://www.amazon.de/review/R3OEC1D...d=Tx1027Q7LJO1FGL&store=ce-de#Mx27URUB5LDID25
Another question: Is rooting possible yet.
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Guys, have you tried optimus l7 II DUAL ? ( p715 )
when you talk on one sim, will another one go out of reach for who call to it ? or both sims are always active ... ?!!!
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I asked on the german amazon website and got an answer.
You can turn the backlight on and off in the settings.
http://www.amazon.de/review/R3OEC1D...d=Tx1027Q7LJO1FGL&store=ce-de#Mx27URUB5LDID25
Another question: Is rooting possible yet.
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well in the settings there is nothing to make touch key backlight on. if u can show the procedure will be grateful
zeu55 said:
well in the settings there is nothing to make touch key backlight on. if u can show the procedure will be grateful
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I don't own the phone yet, but you see the backlight at 1:32 in this unboxing video:
The video is from the same person, who told me in the amazon-comments, that it's possible.
You could ask him in the Youtube-comments. He wrote, that he is open to questions and ideas.
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I don't own the phone yet, but you see the backlight at 1:32 in this unboxing video:
The video is from the same person, who told me in the amazon-comments, that it's possible.
You could ask him in the Youtube-comments. He wrote, that he is open to questions and ideas.
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You're goddamn right
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well thats because its l7 p710 . not the l7 p715 dual.. both are slightly different models my friend.
The first poster is talking about the p710. My reply too.
Om thinking about selling my P700 when the LG Optimus 7 II comes out for my country ( netherlands ), but i will atleast wait until root acces is posible
Sent from my LG-P700 running on CM10.
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The first poster is talking about the p710. My reply too.
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both are basically same model with p715 having dual sim. else configuration is same.
I know it's still fresh phone, but are there any news about rooting, unlocking and android development for P710? I couldn't find no information about it yet. Hopefully it will not prove to be dead end. Solid hardware and large battery should provide nice starting point for a great phone.
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I know it's still fresh phone, but are there any news about rooting, unlocking and android development for P710? I couldn't find no information about it yet. Hopefully it will not prove to be dead end. Solid hardware and large battery should provide nice starting point for a great phone.
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I found this in a russian forum:
http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=de&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php%3Fshowtopic%3D449418%26st%3D340&usg=ALkJrhhA3Y4nCn-VHJSkwtrTc3atIuilnA#entry21733927
The rooted kdz-file is for the p713 and I don't know, what is the difference to the p710 (languages, basebands?).
I got this phone last week, but there are some issues, and I'm not alone with them.
Overheating: the display-brightness goes automatically to 61% after some minutes of usage outside in the sun
it often losts the mobile reception, when the usb is plugged in for charging
it losts my legally paid Play Store apps after a reboot (wrong mounting?). this is only for a few users, for me too
So there is some effort, excellent. Thanks for finding this.
As for the problems stated it seems like some software issue to me, even if it is hardware related it is too big of a problem not to be rectified by manufacturer.
L7 P710
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So there is some effort, excellent. Thanks for finding this.
As for the problems stated it seems like some software issue to me, even if it is hardware related it is too big of a problem not to be rectified by manufacturer.
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I got my phone 4 days ago, same day came out update to 10D (europe region hungary) so I was on original 10A just few minutes , none of the issues exists. I have only small problem,
back cover is not good as it was on L7 P700, or on the P715 (the dual sim version) the back is slick so it will probobly collect some scratches soon, but the everything else is much better, screen is more responsive than on 4X, camera is excelent, gps lock is faster, battery backup is better than P700 on ICS , quick translator is nice addon.
Regards,
Pepe
properties: http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_optimus_l7_ii_p710-5275.php
Actual Android for this phone is only JB 4.1.2.
ROOT by Framaroot 1.4.1: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1952450&d=1368232060
KDZ file: http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=21
FLASH Any LG Factory ROM (kdz): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36351786
Service manual (english): http://ulozto.cz/xmshmZKw/lg-p710-svc-eng-130313-rar
Hidden menu - in dialer input: 3845#*710#
Factory hardware reset = button power + volume down + button home.
emergecy mode - remove the battery, push button: volume down + Power + Insert USB cable
Recovery mode - hold volume up + home button + power button, after a while (to see the logo that disappears and flashes the Back button and menu), release Power button and continue to hold the volume up and home button
Can anyone provide?: ClockworkMod (CWM), CyanogenMod (CM10.1 or later) or other ROMs, unlock bootloader, or something useful for this phone???
Great post, it should be sticky.....
I have bought this phone yesterday, and all i can say it is amazing! Speed, display quality, angle of view, camera...
Pictures are great at full dark, flash is very powerfull, colors are so freaking natural.
UI Speed amazing! I couldnt belive it. Jelly Bean and the Butter Project are realy doing their purpose. I have put on Nova Launcher, and it is so smooth. Other, settings scrolling, Phonebook scroling, etc, etc, is also very smooth.
This phone also has Face unlock, smart screen lock ( Like Galaxy S III, it locks itself when you are not watching it), NFC, Android Beam and so on...The only thing it doesnt have is HDMI. But, i dont realy need that, because i have VGA connection monitor But it would be great to watch pictures on HDMI at 1920 x 1080 LED Screen
I was deciding between L7 II and Alcatel OneTouch Idol (I dont know which Idol, there are milion versions, LOL, but it is dual core with 1GB of RAM). And when i was testing them, Alcatels camera is worse than LG's, even though Alcatel supposingly has HDR :/
Further more, Alcatel has 4.7 inch display that is about 11.9 cm compared to LG's 4.3 inch (10.9 cm), and it has bigger resolution (because of the bigger screen DUH), but in fact, Alcatel's display looks a little like your old T-Shirt that was being washed 75 times Colors are not so natural like on LG, even though both have IPS LCD screen. But, dont get me wrong, that Alcatel is an amazing phone for the price of 2500RSD (about 23 euros) a month in VIP Mobile network. The main thing that pushed me away from Alcatel is 1800mAh battery that supplies 4.7 inch screen :/
That's a little low, you will agree with me...But further more, it cant be removed from the phone! i.e. user cant replace the battery if it dies...And maybe that could not be a problem, if Alcatel had a good SUPPORT! But, they dont have it, i had an alcatel OT before...So, if my battery dies, i cant replace it, i have no mobile phone store that can replace the battery instead of me. In either way, it is impossible to change it. It is not like on Iphone, there you have Apple store and, services on any corner and you can do what ever the F*** you want...
So the sum is, people that are thinking to buy this phone, dont think furthermore, go to the store and buy it!
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Hey guys.I'm considering getting a Optimus One, but I do have some questions.
1) How responsive is the user interface (Is it smooth or does it lag)
2) How responsive is the touch screen? How does it compare to an iPhone's?
3) The touch screen is capativive right?
I have a choice between the Optimus One and the HTC Wildfire, but I don't have a clue which one to get. Any adviice would be great.
Mate... if you're wondering between those two... Just go for optimus one! I have some test units for development and I just prefer my own. Those wildfire are worse (in every way)! Lauzy resolution, not smooth, sometimes buttons just aren't rendered correctly and (for me it isn't good) the screen is too sensitive.
1) Smooth (and even smoother if you install laucher pro)
2) Very responsive
3) Capacitive, yes
And again, for your own good, do not buy a wildfire...
1) How responsive is the user interface (Is it smooth or does it lag)
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I didn't noticed any problem. Always is really fast and I haven't any problem even with more application running. Only some time when I my Smart keyboard appear, I noticed small time between 1st touch and responce (about 200ms). On second and next is everything ok (maybe problem is in load of dictionary from SDcard)
2) How responsive is the touch screen? How does it compare to an iPhone's?
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I had't touch screen before, but I think that it works really nice. Some time I noticed casual (I don't know it this is right word) touchs, but I thing that it's caused by me, becouse I'm not "experienced" with touchs By time is going, it works more better with me
3) The touch screen is capativive right?
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Yes, it is.
I have a choice between the Optimus One and the HTC Wildfire, but I don't have a clue which one to get. Any adviice would be great.
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I have same choice, but when I red about battery time, I chose Optimus One. HTC many times have problem keeps 1 day. With my Optimus I attacking 2 days. Also there was some notes about better readability of display on sun (but I can't confirm this).
Thanx alot people. I think I've made up my mind, I will get the optimus one.
Just one more quest, as far as I know the Optimus One does not support 3d gaming and I have made piece with that, but then I found this video on youtube, where a guy is playing Need For Speed Shift on his Optimus One.Just search for "optimus one nfs shift" on youtube (Sorry I cant post links yet). Can someone mabey confirm that it is possible as it just seems just too good to be true.Once again, thanx for the replies.
I am not sure that's correct.... I thought the OPTIMUS 1 had a dedicated GPU Adreno 200? Which supports OPEN GL.... I am pretty sure the Wildfire does not have one.
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I am not sure that's correct.... I thought the OPTIMUS 1 had a dedicated GPU Adreno 200? Which supports OPEN GL.... I am pretty sure the Wildfire does not have one.
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Well, Here is the deal on our phone , link @ goo.gl/2PCYC :
""Quadrant benchmark application measures the overall performance of your phone. Given that the CPU component hardly received any improvement over MSM7200 series, it is natural to conclude that other areas received significant improvements. One area in particular, is the GPU. MSM7227 features a dedicated GPU called, Adreno 200. This is the SAME GPU that is found in the first generation Snapdragon processors!
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And then there's the screen resolution. Typical Snapdragon phones use 800x480 screen resolution, while most of the MSM7227 phones use 320x480. That's less than half the amount of pixels MSM7227 has to process through. The result? Surprisingly snappy performance out of "lowly" 528MHz/600MHz processor!""
& i even tried ExZeus (link: goo.gl/pkA6D ) which run well too.
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Also there was some notes about better readability of display on sun (but I can't confirm this).
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Actually i read the screen on my Optimus one better than i was doing with my desire
U just need to adjust screen backlight
Thanx alot for all the replies guys. I've just signed my contract and decided on the Optimus One.Will receive it later this week. Be good and thanx again
hii buddy m also plannin to buy lg optimus one!!
did u buy it?howz the response?pls share ur feelin
Hello,
I dont know if my topic fits here in the category (General)
But i have a fuw questions about my new smartphone (Xiaomi Mi3 WCDMA version)
Because i have always used a Google phone (android) MIU5 is a hole diffrent OS.
So my question is there a possible way to install Google Play, and that is very stable on it?
Because i know xda-board is a very advanced board if it is something about phones, so if somebody can help me out here.???
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My Xiaomi Mi-3 Review.
New phone:
Since Xiaomi had released the Mi-3, there was an outbreak.
With the specifications and the low price Xiaomi had set an smartphone that is not only in China so populair but abroad the country to.
And you can see it with sales they made everytime the new stock was out.
In serval minutes there was a bunch of them sold out. The biggest one was more than 100.000 units in less than 90 seconds. You can see how populair the phone was. Because the new version with the latest highly clocked Snapdragon800 in it. Xiaomi set up an new variaty of people to there market.
Xiaomi is still out of stock in the most versions, and will be for a fuw moths.
Design:
The design of the Xiaomi Mi-3 is one of the most beuutifull phones ever made. The roundings the buttons the ultra-thin magnesium alluminum alloy gives the phone a very nice look. The roughness of the phone with his big 5 inch screens feels so nice in your hands. You dont have trouble with using one hand (only if you have big hands)
Hardware:
Xiaomi haves two versions of the Mi-3. The tegra4 TD-SCDMA only can be used in China, and the Snapdragon WCDMA an European/American/others parts of the world. Both CPU’s are diffrent clocked. the Tegra4 is clocked to max with 1.8Ghz, and the Snapdragon800 is clocked 2.3Ghz. The driffrence in the speed of the phone is actualy the same. Both versions are smooth tasking. There is no lag or something bothering you. With his 2GB on both version you are for now a happy guy. You can play the latest games on your phone as you want. With the new amazing LG Full-HD resolution IPS screen it makes the so beuatifull. The colors of the phone pop out. The angles on the screen are nice, somebody next to you will not having trouble to not see the screen.
Software:
Mi-3 is running on two diffrent android version. The tegra4 runs at an 4.2.3 android. And Snapdragon800 runs on an 4.3 newer version of the android. When you recieve your phone you can choose if you want to use it in chinese or English. If you choose english you still will see some chinese signs at the screen. This is one thing that the developers dont have chainged. But i cant hurt. You will not recieve Google App store on it, you must download it by your self. Xiaomi is very smart if you wanna use Google services, you must have an Xiaomi account, and trough the account you can download google installer. And from there you can use any google app you want.
Yes, it is possible!
djbosanac said:
Hello,
I dont know if my topic fits here in the category (General)
But i have a fuw questions about my new smartphone (Xiaomi Mi3 WCDMA version)
Because i have always used a Google phone (android) MIU5 is a hole diffrent OS.
So my question is there a possible way to install Google Play, and that is very stable on it?
Because i know xda-board is a very advanced board if it is something about phones, so if somebody can help me out here.???
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I don't know if this is the right category for you question, but I'm not a moderator so I don't need to know that actually.
What I know on the other hand is that you can easily install Google Apps (GApps) on your Xiaomi Mi3. You won't need any experience with flashing gapps from internal storage or SD-card, it is easy as pie!
Once you have your phone open the MIUI Store and search for "Google". The developer Eric Xiang has put together an excellent Google Installer app. The name is in Chinese, but just search for it in English and you will find it. The installer will take care of everything else.
If that doesn't work, you should try rooting your device and flashing Gapps manually.
thank you in advance.
The GAPP store is in english right? Not chinese.
Hope i will can fix it. Uhm are there customroms made for the XIAOMI or not? So i can try that to if it doesent work for me...
How do you like the phone so far?
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check out my review
The playstore runs absolutly perfect!
check out my video review of the mi3 wcdma (snapdragon 800) version:
and let me know if you like it!
top115 said:
The playstore runs absolutly perfect!
check out my video review of the mi3 wcdma (snapdragon 800) version:
and let me know if you like it!
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and yet another one by a friend of mine:
I have the phone for about 3/4 days right now.
And the MIUIV5 launcher, if you using it for the first time. Its a little bit strange.
But after using it for a while, you learn fast and see how powerfull the launcher is.
The 1ste you always do is install gapps on your phone.
I Had to make some questions an supported boards, to get it work. But now i am pleased with the usage of the phone and the powerfull hardware whats in it.
Love the phone for now, will definitly stay at the MIUI community.
One thing: i hope they can fix an Android Stock 4.4 Kitkat OS with multi-lang....
I dont know why Cynogenmod doesent come for Xiaomi Mi-3, or other custom roms for it.
XDA-developers are the moest anticipated people for smartphones, i hope they will be release an Xiaomi mi-3 miuiV5 or later v6 CUSTOM ROM OR SOMETHING.
i tough there will be alot of them because it is Androind but nothing
A nice review. I have a great apetytna this smartphone. Are you able to compare its screen with LG G2 or HTC One? I wonder if it is comparable to, or better or worse.
Motonick said:
A nice review. I have a great apetytna this smartphone. Are you able to compare its screen with LG G2 or HTC One? I wonder if it is comparable to, or better or worse.
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review: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49086774&postcount=1
The phone by it selfs is great, but there are some issues that i must solve before you can use the phone.
My issues are:
1. 3G not working well <- not solved
2. Ram is filling quikly <- not solved
3. Google account had some problems (was my fault because did not install google contacts.apk) <- solved
If these things are solved, than you have an bad-ass phone..
djbosanac said:
review: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49086774&postcount=1
The phone by it selfs is great, but there are some issues that i must solve before you can use the phone.
My issues are:
1. 3G not working well <- not solved
2. Ram is filling quikly <- not solved
3. Google account had some problems (was my fault because did not install google contacts.apk) <- solved
If these things are solved, than you have an bad-ass phone..
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Have you found the solution,to 3G probelm?
Seems otherwise to be a really good phone.
stone age said:
Have you found the solution,to 3G probelm?
Seems otherwise to be a really good phone.
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I'm using the latest MIUI version: 4.1.24 in Polish and I have no problems from the department in both the 3 and 2G. Everything in my MI 3 WCDMA works perfectly.
I have the CDMA version with miuiV5. It works great. No problems encountered. I just wish I knew how to make a custom ROM. I have a developer rom and the V5 rom. Tried both and they both work fantastic.
Maybe you know how to turn off the meter data. After exceeding the set limit further changes cause complications itelefon off my data transmission. I do not need to set this limit, I enclosed it with curiosity, and I have no problem.
I just wish I knew how to make a custom ROM
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Yes, me too.
It's very sad that there isn't a real development community for this great phones.
In my opinion the mi3 offers the best hardware on the whole market to a fantastic price. I can't understand why there are no developers for roms like AOKP or CM or AOSP.
When it will come to indonesia?
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Quick question - Is this a 4G capable phone?
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When it will come to indonesia?
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Yes it is
chrno1004 said:
Quick question - Is this a 4G capable phone?
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It is not. Perhaps it's successor - the rumoured MI3S - might have this feature.
Btw. I have a 64GB Mi3 and so far I am very happy with this phone; even without LTE-support.
I am very happy with my phone. It is a 64GB Grey Mi3. The 3G on AT&T is fine but slow.
The Data speeds are not that fast but it gets the job done. I get some time out errors from time to time.
I like to be able to get the Temp that displays on the lock screen and home screen(default) to display current location instead of in China. Can't seem to get the default Maps app to work in the US even with it locking in on GPS it displays China. Google Maps works fine but a little show and sometimes has defaulted back to a Chinese location first until a signal lock happens and then it will find my current location.
Starbucks app doesn't work on my phone.
When I click on an autocorrected word that has a red underline on it the app will crash and send me back to home. Bug has been reported.
When saving pictures from the internet it doesn't default to a standard folder. It uses the cloud folder and even with sync to cloud off I have to move it to the main local folder to get the pictures available to send or attach to email.
Speedtest.net doesn't connect to show download speeds. It will show a slow upload speed.
Visual VoiceMail doesn't seem to work on AT&T's network. If I give them my old HTC One IEMI number the visual voicemail works but the DATA does not. I can live with it for now.
Anyone got the Visual Voicemail to work with connecting Data on AT&T? If so what phone did they put in the system to make it work? the HTC One does not work. Confirmed this twice.
If they release an LTE version that would work with AT&T here that would be killer!!! I really do like the phone. The size, the weight, the shape. I would love to see this one in White or Silver 64GB.
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Yes, me too.
It's very sad that there isn't a real development community for this great phones.
In my opinion the mi3 offers the best hardware on the whole market to a fantastic price. I can't understand why there are no developers for roms like AOKP or CM or AOSP.
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There will be very soon, devices squad on snapdragon 800 SoC : xperia z1, zr (?), LG G2, Note 3 and more ... mean we can start poke their code to used as "base" to start write device tree on cm / aosp/ aokp. I have also very limited skill to write android code ... let us learn together. Mine on stock MIUIv5 and I satisfy with the phone performance. Miui serve what we need for basic computed including archiving/extracting files. It's handy i did not need to carry my laptop anymore when travelling
so I currently have an HTC One, and i love it, EXCEPT for one thing... the placement of the power button.
My hands arent that big, and the placement of the power button is horrible, at least for me it is.
So, if anyone has an LG G2 or has used one, Id just like to know from your experiences, is that single button on the back as cool as I think it is? or not. thanks!
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so I currently have an HTC One, and i love it, EXCEPT for one thing... the placement of the power button.
My hands arent that big, and the placement of the power button is horrible, at least for me it is.
So, if anyone has an LG G2 or has used one, Id just like to know from your experiences, is that single button on the back as cool as I think it is? or not. thanks!
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The back buttons are pretty cool I've gotten used to them. But I mostly just use the knock on feature which is amazing! My brother has the HTC one it's a great phone as well. But my g2 is better in just about every way not sure if it's worth upgrading though the next HTC one is about to come out soon
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Right on bro, I appreciate the info.
I still might go with the LG G2. Cuz looking at the specs for the m8 makes me a sad panda.
O ya, forgot to ask in op but, the battery life on the LG is supposed to be awesome, is this true?
Thanks again bud
Battery life is ridiculous. Destroys any other android I've had. Even custom roms designed to save battery aren't as good as this. It's down to the 3000Mah beast inside it can go for ages. Also charges extremely quickly too!
And u can reorganize the menu buttons to your liking! (I prefer home button in the middle, menu on the left, back on the right)
Hope this helps
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I hate HTC one
kine42 said:
so I currently have an HTC One, and i love it, EXCEPT for one thing... the placement of the power button.
My hands arent that big, and the placement of the power button is horrible, at least for me it is.
So, if anyone has an LG G2 or has used one, Id just like to know from your experiences, is that single button on the back as cool as I think it is? or not. thanks!
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Here's a review for you...
HTC one - It's a very stable device that has some time behind its belt and still has a big community of active devs and alot of users using the device in a STOCK FORM and ROOTED form and both love the device overall, and only flaws are things like you said, the button placement and the only other bad review i've seen about the HTC one is about the new way phone manufacturers are creating them, with a built-in battery and unable to add a external micro SD card.
My personal review of the two devices (as I have both).
HTC One M7 (AT&T Default Carrier)
If you might search around you would notice a thread by me where I messed my HTC one up and needed assistance to fix and get my device back to normal, and now it's running smooth and it is a great device to have, and has tons of options, customizations, and is a very good overall device via hardware, and software.
I am currently running Android 4.4.2 (KITKAT) on my HTC One (Stock Google Play Edition)...
My HTC One Device setup is...
DEVICE: HTC One M7 AT&T (Unlocked, Rooted, Bootloader Unlocked, S-OFF)
ROM: Android Revolution HD 61.0 by Mike1986 Google Play Edition.
MODS: Gravity Box [KK],
RECOVERY: TWRP v. 2.6.3.3
My overall thoughts of the device is, with the setup I'm running, I don't need any other phone... It's very fast, stable, and functional. Over any other devices I've been with or had none compare to the HTC One M7 that I'm currently running... I've had plenty of variety of devices from the Samsung galaxy S (2,3, and 4) devices, all of them rooted and non-rooted. I love the samsung S devices, but they don't even compare to the overall performance and comparison of the HTC One in my eyes, besides the fact that the S4 has a few things HTC dont with things such as Knox, and other different add-ons and features but then the Galaxy S devices dont have things the HTC one does like Beats Audio, and the speed hardware wise is much better with the HTC one then let's say the Samsung Galaxy S3 and S4.
Overall Rating:
Stock AT&T HTC One - 7.5/10.
(Not rooted, unlocked, Just brand new out the box coming from AT&T).
Rooted, Unlocked, S-OFF (mysetup): 9.2/10.
I rate the device out of 10 sections from software, performance, exterior, internals, speed, and build overall of the device, etc.
Now for my T-Mobile LG G2 (LG-D801) :
I purchased the T-Mobile LG G2 directly from T-Mobile about a month after it came out... When I first got the device, I knew it being brand new there was going to be some glitches and kinks in the device and software being that it was brand new and any new device that comes out, the first month or so always has some issues and has a updating coming shortly after, and I did receive some issues with the phone which I'll list and explain how to fix/and what temp fixes if your carrier hasnt sent out the fix yet.
LG G2 Issues I've faced.
- Screen Jump/Glitching:
My screen would jump around/glitch when I opened the app drawer with the home screen having the default background and the app drawer having mode set to Transparent background, when this is set the screen will jump and glitch around when you move to Page 2 of the App Drawer with these two settings set, LG already knows of the issue and it is suppose to be fixed in the next software update (which TMobile just got the update to 4.3 which did resolve some of the issues). But a fix for this issue to prevent it from happening is by changing the setting of the App Drawer background to a custom one or one of the default ones they provide and get it off of transparent, it seems that causes the glitch and it fixed after I did do this temp fix after goofing around with the device.
- Camera Lens:
The camera lens on the back of the LG G2, is very thin and not strong. A medium power flick with your finger will crack the glass. Be very careful with using the device to not drop or allow a pressure to be placed against the camera lens or the actual screen. It is not strong at all.
- Bloatware Apps (by Carrier & LG):
The bloatware that LG alone loaded this device up with is unreal. There is plenty pointless apps and features LG added with this device that I can promise you, you will never use it, unless your just looking around with the phone and want to learn about some of the things that it can do. LG did a good one with loading this device up to compete with other provide providers like Samsung coming out with Knox and Samsung Apps Center, etc... LG doesn't allow you to remove it either, but only Disable it, but even with disabling it, some still run due to other features require it. Then the carrier also loads up their known apps they include with devices as every carrier does (Besides if you purchased yours directly from Google Play Store).
- Knock On
There's been plenty of complaints that the knock on feature which is a feature I LOVE of the phone, is touchy where it doesn't want to work as they say it should with 2 knocks to turn on, and 2 knocks to turn back off, sometimes it takes alot more then two, and the pressure isnt always good that you need to use to turn it on.
- Sound Quality;
With headphones it sounds good but the playback speakers on the device are not that good. It isn't very loud at all even turned all the way up.
Now remember all this above is running a T-Mobile LG G2 (LG-D801) stock, out of the box device (Non-rooted, modified, etc).
My overall rating of the device...
Now because I said all this doesn't mean it's not a good phone... The phone is a EXCELLENT and a new device in the market that competes with the big guy's now like Galaxy S devices and iPhone.... The rear-key buttons, is a LOVE of mine when I thought I would hate it, but I LOVED IT, but it is actually amazing. Also some really cool features is the Multi-background feature, 3-Finger Slideaway, Multi-Window Tasking (best one I seen on a stock-device so far), etc.
The performance is a 7.5 because of the BLOATWARE and Pointless features installed that are not needed or even useful/helpful, You be better off without half the stuff. I say this because it sucks down the memory of the phone with all this crap, maybe leaving you 980MB of Memory left from the moment you power the device on the first time stock. If you disable all the features and uninstall the updates for them, it improves for about a additional +256MB of more Memory.
The camera on the device is very good, one of the best I've seen, Very Clear, with plenty of features to take the best shot of you doing anything you want, or need a photo of, and some cool little tweak features you can use to maake a badass photo shot, or others. Same goes for the Front Facing Camera, one of the best I've seen on a mobile device for clarity and overall status it's a good camera.
LGHome which is the G2's "home setup", as where Samsung Galaxy S device's have TouchWiz, The G2 has LGHome which is cool for people who don't want to root their phone but want to customize their device from the style of the phone, icons, app drawer, fonts, keyboards, messaging display and all. It comes with a Default Theme, and 2 other additional themes preinstalled. Which is very easy to manage and use and don't need no skills to know how, it's right under the phone settings options under Theme; You can download the Theme's directly from Google Play Store, or LG's Store (A Copy-Cat (not a very good one) version of LG's own Google Play Store and Samsung's "Samsung App Center" app) called LG Store which has a small-app store but just LG apps, includes sections: Keyboard, LG Home Themes, FontPacks, Messaging Themes, and more... (But you actually have to download this LGStore App from LG's website, It isn't available on Playstore and doesn't come with the LG G2).
The battery life is great, It lasts me all day long from 9AM-12MIDNIGHT for me is when and how long I use the phone for from disconnecting it from charger to plugging it back up when going to bed. I haven't noticed any issues but for those that don't know this, The battery life will BLOW, unless you do the correct way when first getting your LG G2 Device. Once you open your device and power it on for the first time (if brand new, out of the box) should come with about 50% battery, let it RUN and use the device until it completely DIES, 100% dead and powers off on it's own, do not turn the device back on, just plug the device onto your charger, and leave the device powered off and allow it to charge to 100% (I suggest a full 8 hours), once done, unplug the device and then power the device on again, and use it. I also suggest doing it one more time after the first initial charge, after you unplug it and power it back on after letting it charge for the first time for 8 hours (100%) let it completely die out again and power off on it's own, then do it one more time. This ensures the safety of your battery and the life of it. I know a friend of mine purchased the same exact device as I did, and his battery wouldnt last longer then 5 hours (4.5 hours to be exact) before hitting under 5% battery charge, because when he first got his device and instead of doing what I said, he powered it up, used it, once died, plugged it up, turned device back on, and left it on and used it while on charger instead of letting it actually powerup and charge 100% your battery, and overall his battery sucked ass. Where my battery last around 10-12 hours on a full-charge.
The HD Screen is Awesome also, Great GFX setup on the device... Photos are beautiful, Games are amazing, and overall is just good.
Overall Rating: 7.5-8 (STOCK OUT OF THE BOX EDITION)
Now if you ROOT your LG G2 and load it up with a Stock Google Play Edition ROM, or a Stock LG G2 Rom (4.3 or 4.4) LG/Carrier which there is plenty of options to choose, so that basically, your phone is a STOCK LG G2 without the bloatware and crappy apps provided by them, itll just have the features needed and overall (My recommendation, I rooted mine and ran a stock G2 ROM (without the extra LG apps, and Carrier Bloatware) to where it succeed well, and performance was AMAZING, much more RAM, less CPU usage, etc.
Rating: 9.5
I hope this helps.
djay1127 said:
Here's a review for you...
Overall Rating:
Stock AT&T HTC One - 7.5/10.
(Not rooted, unlocked, Just brand new out the box coming from AT&T).
Rooted, Unlocked, S-OFF (mysetup): 9.2/10.
Overall Rating: 7.5-8 (STOCK OUT OF THE BOX EDITION)
Now if you ROOT your LG G2 and load it up with a Stock Google Play Edition ROM, or a Stock LG G2 Rom (4.3 or 4.4) LG/Carrier which there is plenty of options to choose, so that basically, your phone is a STOCK LG G2 without the bloatware and crappy apps provided by them, itll just have the features needed and overall (My recommendation, I rooted mine and ran a stock G2 ROM (without the extra LG apps, and Carrier Bloatware) to where it succeed well, and performance was AMAZING, much more RAM, less CPU usage, etc.
Rating: 9.5
I hope this helps.
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wow, yes, that was some GREAT information, thank you very much!
other than the camera lens being kinda iffy, I dont really even take many photos at all to begin with, I think Im going to wait for the g3, or the G Pro 2.
thanks again for the very informative reply though, much appreciated!
kine42 said:
wow, yes, that was some GREAT information, thank you very much!
other than the camera lens being kinda iffy, I dont really even take many photos at all to begin with, I think Im going to wait for the g3, or the G Pro 2.
thanks again for the very informative reply though, much appreciated!
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I sugest taking a look at the LG G Flex ( I Currently Have One w/ T-Mobile ) stock, non-rooted, out of the box brand new. I currently love it too, my top fav phones are:
1st. LG G2
2nd. LG G Flex -- tied with first, i just received it yesterday in the mail.
3rd. Samsung Galaxy S4
4th. HTC One.
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Here's a review for you...
Overall Rating: 7.5-8 (STOCK OUT OF THE BOX EDITION)
Now if you ROOT your LG G2 and load it up with a Stock Google Play Edition ROM, or a Stock LG G2 Rom (4.3 or 4.4) LG/Carrier which there is plenty of options to choose, so that basically, your phone is a STOCK LG G2 without the bloatware and crappy apps provided by them, itll just have the features needed and overall (My recommendation, I rooted mine and ran a stock G2 ROM (without the extra LG apps, and Carrier Bloatware) to where it succeed well, and performance was AMAZING, much more RAM, less CPU usage, etc.
Rating: 9.5
I hope this helps.
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Is there GPE rom for G2?
I loved my Nexus 5 but my power button was starting to be erratic and I had the US version that was lacking 4G as I live in the UK. Vodafone were selling the G2 at only £150 ($230) on black Friday so I decided to take the plunge.
I was hoping the G2 would be like a Nexus 5 with a bigger battery and better camera but feared the bloat. I’m into my second week of usage now and I’m pleasantly surprised for the following reasons:-
-Getting double the battery, (double standby, double SOT, all with much higher brightness.)
-Some of the bloat is actually useful like Quick Remote and Wireless Storage.
-The UI doesn’t feel that much slower.
-Vibration feels nicer.
A few things I’d wish they would sort out:-
-No recents button, (WTF where they thinking?)
-Some bloat can’t be disabled or uninstalled.
-No ART.
-Firmware has to be updated by Google, then LG, then Vodafone.
I know that many of my wishes would be solved by rooting but I’m unable to find a download for the Vodafone UK 20e firmware. (If i need to go back.)
Has anyone else come from the Nexus 5? Do you regard it an upgrade or downgrade? What are your thoughts? Are you a G2 owner thinking of going the other way?
I created this Thread for discussion and not a, “mine is better than yours,” etc. :angel:
Thanks.
Masteryates said:
I loved my Nexus 5 but my power button was starting to be erratic and I had the US version that was lacking 4G as I live in the UK. Vodafone were selling the G2 at only £150 ($230) on black Friday so I decided to take the plunge.
I was hoping the G2 would be like a Nexus 5 with a bigger battery and better camera but feared the bloat. I’m into my second week of usage now and I’m pleasantly surprised for the following reasons:-
-Getting double the battery, (double standby, double SOT, all with much higher brightness.)
-Some of the bloat is actually useful like Quick Remote and Wireless Storage.
-The UI doesn’t feel that much slower.
-Vibration feels nicer.
A few things I’d wish they would sort out:-
-No recents button, (WTF where they thinking?)
-Some bloat can’t be disabled or uninstalled.
-No ART.
-Firmware has to be updated by Google, then LG, then Vodafone.
I know that many of my wishes would be solved by rooting but I’m unable to find a download for the Vodafone UK 20e firmware. (If i need to go back.)
Has anyone else come from the Nexus 5? Do you regard it an upgrade or downgrade? What are your thoughts? Are you a G2 owner thinking of going the other way?
I created this Thread for discussion and not a, “mine is better than yours,” etc. :angel:
Thanks.
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Actually I had the Nexus 5 since the release and then went for a G2. Gotta say its a nice upgrade from Nexus 5 but you will have to be patient for Android updates as LG is being late on firmware updates. Then when the Android L was released, i got impatient and sold the G2 just to get Nexus 5 and use new android version .....but i regret this, I miss the G2 and I'm looking to get one soon.
ps. I watched a leaked video of official Lollipop on G2 and they have added the recent button instead of the Menu button(which i didn't liked it either).
Best regards.
Of course G2 is an upgrade. LoL, OMG, what question....
PS recents buttons will be present on Lollipop official instead of menu button. Well have G3 UI.
Its funny that when choosing a phone after the Nexus 5, I only thought of phones that came out in the Kit Kat era due to not liking Lollipop.
I tried it on the Nexus 5 and it only lasted about a day before I went back to KK. There are too many bugs, too many bad decisions and the memory leak that make Lollipop dreadful as a daily driver. When they sort things out I'd like to use Lollipop but the good thing about the G2 is that I can always go back to KK if I chose. The Nexus 6 for instance doesn't give you this option. :crying:
And yes, overall I do think the G2 is an upgrade. :highfive:
as soon as you root install xposed and then g2 tweakbox and you can unleash its powers
and i wanted to get a n5 but the battery life scares me on that phone
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-No recents button, (WTF where they thinking?)
-Some bloat can’t be disabled or uninstalled.
-No ART.
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Number 1 and 3 will come when LG pushes Lollipop. We'll get G3 UI and with that comes recents button.
Only question to that is, will KitKat which we have now be better than future and possibly buggy Lollipop.
2 can be fixed by root but I think you already know that
And also, you can flash ROMs with [All Variants] on the thread title. So you can have G3 ROMs now. And yes, they are stable
For the 20E Vodafone firmware go here: http://lg-phone-firmware.com/firmware-Lg+G2-Tutti-36.html
Now you are all set. Enjoy!
I've made this move too
G2 over N5
Double or more battery life
More megapixel on câmera
5% more screen
option to have an 'stock' and 'pure' ROM
video 1080p60Hz and 2160p30Hz
32GB (some)
N5 over G2
little bit faster
camera with PkmX/lcamera alow to have full control and much better low light photos
Here in Brazil, N5 is more expensive to resell
For the 20E Vodafone firmware go here: http://lg-phone-firmware.com/firmware-Lg+G2-Tutti-36.html
Thanks, thanks and thanks again!
Yea Root is mandatory for the G2 IMO. I've stayed on the stock experience because I really love the perks and features of the LG rom.
I personally use a G3 Rom Port. Works beautifully and has options for changing the nav buttons to include Recent built into the rom.
OR just install Xposed and G2 Tweakbox or G3 Tweakbox (depending on what you are using).
AND CHANGE THE DPI to 400! So much better at 400 (or 380).
The NavBar keys do not require root. Just download the APK and install:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2795853
The G3 rom ports DO have ART support... but XPOSED doesn't support ART... so half dozen 6 in the other. Xposed > Art so I stick with DALIK
Thanks for the post. Trying to decide between N5 and G2.
npiper05 said:
Thanks for the post. Trying to decide between N5 and G2.
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I also had to make that decision I suggest the G2 since its actually in almost every way better and it costs now around the same pruce but you get better hardware and software. If you want the nexus feeling just flash a aosp rom on it.
wulsic said:
I also had to make that decision I suggest the G2 since its actually in almost every way better and it costs now around the same pruce but you get better hardware and software. If you want the nexus feeling just flash a aosp rom on it.
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Thanks. I keep going back and forth. The specs on the G2 do seem superior. I guess I just need to see how hard it is to unlock bootloader and flash roms on G2. I'm pretty comfortable using Fastboot.
Do the buttons on the back of the device bother you? I just don't know anyone with a G2 and I know several with a Nexus 5.
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Thanks. I keep going back and forth. The specs on the G2 do seem superior. I guess I just need to see how hard it is to unlock bootloader and flash roms on G2. I'm pretty comfortable using Fastboot.
Do the buttons on the back of the device bother you? I just don't know anyone with a G2 and I know several with a Nexus 5.
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They don't at all. Only issue i have with them is that when my phones on a table, i cant change the volume. Otherwise, they work much better than standard buttons. The first few days are awkward though, specially when you keep pressing the camera lens instead of the power button
I also LOVE the fact that they allow for the amazingly thin bezels. Truly makes this phone look and feel amazing.
npiper05 said:
Thanks. I keep going back and forth. The specs on the G2 do seem superior. I guess I just need to see how hard it is to unlock bootloader and flash roms on G2. I'm pretty comfortable using Fastboot.
Do the buttons on the back of the device bother you? I just don't know anyone with a G2 and I know several with a Nexus 5.
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Well you can't unlock bootloader yet this isn't only the fault from LG because Providers also want the bootloader to stay locked but we can flash normally roms now using loki/bump so it's not the biggest issue anymore but it will be alot easier if it will get unlocked. Well you could use fastboot but then you need a mod from savoca to acces it like that. I was also used to fastboot on my nexus4 but I will tell you once you have the G2 you wouldn't care much anymore. I was a big flashaholic and now I am mostly staying on the CloudyG3 rom because of it's great features and camera app which aren't fully working on AOSP roms. But once we will get multiboot fully working on the G2 we will feature lollipop and G3 stock rom :good:
It doesn't bother me at all, first I thought that it was going to be a big obstacle but I really like them at the back, easy to control for me and with knockon and knockoff it's perfect, although like alb3rtt said before, volume changing when the phone is on the table is sometimes annoying but it's not a big deal since you got the volume slider in the status bar when you are on stock atleast.
again like alb3rtt said, the first days were indeed awkward because I also touched the whole time the camera when trying to press the buttons but you get used to it fast :good: You gotta decide, much development but kinda boring (nexus5) or the LG G2 just a awesome device with enough development which is even increasing. I was thinking about which phone for 6 months so I suggest you the G2 since some bugs from the Nexus5 and the bad battery life isn't worth it.
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Thanks. I keep going back and forth. The specs on the G2 do seem superior. I guess I just need to see how hard it is to unlock bootloader and flash roms on G2. I'm pretty comfortable using Fastboot.
Do the buttons on the back of the device bother you? I just don't know anyone with a G2 and I know several with a Nexus 5.
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I used to be flashaholic when I had the Galaxy Nexus, but this changed when I moved on to the Optimus G and now the G2.
I find LG ROMs amazing and have everything one needs.
The increased screen size over basically the same phone size is a great plus.
Personally I, as well as people around me, think that the back button arrangement should be on every phone. They really help keep the footprint down.
I didn't have problems hitting the keys as they perfectly placed for my hand(which is average in size).
For me, I don't change my volume while it's on a table or something so it's not a problem, and it's more useful as I can easily change the volume while my phone is in my G2.
CloudyG3 + Dorimanx kernel = best combination I have ever used on any phone.
npiper05 said:
Thanks. I keep going back and forth. The specs on the G2 do seem superior. I guess I just need to see how hard it is to unlock bootloader and flash roms on G2. I'm pretty comfortable using Fastboot.
Do the buttons on the back of the device bother you? I just don't know anyone with a G2 and I know several with a Nexus 5.
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I'm actually starting to prefer the back buttons on the G2 :silly: When I'm trying to take a photo on holiday, I can fire up the camera whilst the phone is still in my pocket and not attract attention to myself. Knock on and knock off rule also.
I'm now using the most upto date LG stock rom (20H) and dont believe a stock rom will ever be as smooth as the Nexus 5. Just ask yourself this, which is better, A smooth phone with a joke of a battery or a 10% slower phone with a 100% better battery. Its an easy choice in my book. :angel:
Hello Folks.
I have tried adding my various devices to my profile here - but it just does not work EXCEPT for the poor, tired Nexus 7 tablet which I barely even use & keep powered off, mostly.
My 'daily drivers', sitting right before me, in cradles are:
- An LG Optimus Dynamic II (LG L38C) running v 2.3.6;
- An LG Optimus Fuel (LG L34C) running v 4.4.
Lastly=>
Just sitting here, powered off (patiently awaiting a de-lobotomy) is an Alcatel One Touch Pixi Pulsar (A460G, TCL, mt6582) running 4.4.2 .
I wish I could somehow add these devices into my profile info here ?!?
Best Wishes to All.
poor
poor nexus 7, why you don't use anymore?
santee90 said:
poor nexus 7, why you don't use anymore?
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My main uses for my devices are VOIP over Wifi, and SMS vis textPlus.
I haven't quite decided what I'll use the Nexus 7 for yet...
It was a gift from a friend with a broken screen which has been repaired - but its case is touchy so it has to stay in the cradle or it does some odd stuff (like not powering up).
Also - it has downloaded the latest OS update and I am very hesitant to allow it to install as I've seen too much that I do not like about v5.x - whereas this tablet is already rooted v4.4.x .
I may just set it up to get weather updates and such so that it gets some use - it is just not a priority right now.
Thanks for replying !!
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What are the things u don't like about lollipop? I upgraded my n7505 yesterday.... I feel it very responsive and clear... In my case Samsung added a lot of new stuffs
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What are the things u don't like about lollipop? I upgraded my n7505 yesterday.... I feel it very responsive and clear... In my case Samsung added a lot of new stuffs
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Frankly - I tend not to trust 'updated' s/w - and after reading how many apps were not ready and/or not compatible with it, my thought was centered upon what I may need it for anyhow - and my answer was...AFAIK, nothing.
So I let it stay as-is, for now.
My bigger priority is getting my Alcatel phone rooted somehow so that it can be useful to me.