Have to say I'm pretty impressed.
Due to a financial bind, I had to sell my galaxy note 2 today and had to get another phone, both through Craigslist, so I picked up the og for 160 cash, then sold my note 2 titanium for 400.
I think I got a BARGAIN on this Optimus, the thing is a beast.
The note 2 was such a powerful device with superb battery life, honestly battery life was incredible on it, I couldn't imagine it would be so good, could go a easy 14 hours with extremely heavy usage, sad to say I can bet some penny's that the battery won't come close to compare on this Optimus, since I bought it at 35%battery and it was dead a hour later lol.
Needless to say I need to get a car charger again, lol
So where do I go from here?
I'm mainly interested in a more stock rom but something fast, stable and good with battery.
I'm willing to go non stockish as well, what everyone's rom and kernel picks?
I never rooted the note 2,it was THAT good lol and I'm usually the type to root ab rom everything
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Dude I feel u man I came from note2, Go phone Fusion 2, Nexus 4, then S4, now LGOG and love it. Been on some crazy phone switch ups these past few months. But there's really no sticky so idk really but was trying to get research on what all the things needed to root unlock flash, things to do and not to do. One thing i can say about coming from sammy threads it got some stickys to read up on to understand your device pull get all the essential things needed to start customizing. So im on the hunt looking around lurking trying to find thing. But if u find out first lmk and vice versa kk. I do remember u tho so howdy welcome and lets be noobs but not noobs lol
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Dude I feel u man I came from note2, Go phone Fusion 2, Nexus 4, then S4, now LGOG and love it. Been on some crazy phone switch ups these past few months. But there's really no sticky so idk really but was trying to get research on what all the things needed to root unlock flash, things to do and not to do. One thing i can say about coming from sammy threads it got some stickys to read up on to understand your device pull get all the essential things needed to start customizing. So im on the hunt looking around lurking trying to find thing. But if u find out first lmk and vice versa kk. I do remember u tho so howdy welcome and lets be noobs but not noobs lol
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Haha awesome, yeah I been here since 2007 I think! Way back in the g1 days!
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Ok found a sticky in general section so we are getting somewhere
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Haha awesome, yeah I been here since 2007 I think! Way back in the g1 days!
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09 for me like sprint mogul days
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On how to root and all that goodness hope this helps us lol
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Ok found a sticky in general section so we are getting somewhere
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09 for me like sprint mogul days
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Haha love being a "noob"
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Have to say I'm pretty impressed.
Due to a financial bind, I had to sell my galaxy note 2 today and had to get another phone, both through Craigslist, so I picked up the og for 160 cash, then sold my note 2 titanium for 400.
since I bought it at 35%battery and it was dead a hour later lol.
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160 for an LGOG? those things are going for 400 on ebay... I'd worry about the legitimacy of the source. Hopefully at&t won't shut you down all of a sudden when the owner calls it in... Here's hoping you just caught an impulse seller in desperate need for cash. I've found a few of those in the past.
yer not likely to get note2 battery life, but with JB, yer idle drain should be in the 1-1.5%/hr range even with LTE. screen-on will drain faster, of course, but the LGOG screen is not nearly as thirsty as the SAMOLED in the note2. With the screen on, I might do 10%/hr, so that 35% in one hour is hopefully an aberration and not an indication of a bad battery. Good luck.
Screw rom's man. Keep it stock, upgrade to JB (over the air through AT&T) and leave it as is. Everything works and works incredibly well. No need to stick a ROM on there and lose a feature like Bluetooth or have buggy SMS like some people are reporting. This phone is PERFECTLY fine stock.
If you want to root your phone and install a custom ROM, I recommend TeenyBin. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230994
This will do all of the work for you. You will need LGNPST, I can help you get it, just send me a message.
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Screw rom's man. Keep it stock, upgrade to JB (over the air through AT&T) and leave it as is. Everything works and works incredibly well. No need to stick a ROM on there and lose a feature like Bluetooth or have buggy SMS like some people are reporting. This phone is PERFECTLY fine stock.
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No offense meant, but how can u say screw ROMs on XDA????I'll agree the phone is awesome stock, but its that much better rooted and unlocked. Been running rootbox and houcha kernel..I've lost no features, only gained performance and battery life. There is awesome development going on here. I can't name everyone, but its a good crowd. Loving my lgog and it's community.
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Give RootBox a try. That has, by far, been my favorite ROM. Not just for the LGOG, but in general. houstonn is a boss when it comes to keeping it updated and it's been rock solid for me. I'm gonna pop a few new scripts on my battery tweaks thread that'll help with CPU scaling on smartmax and dancedance which should definitely help with screen on time. I was a stock freak as well.. Until we got RootBox.
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Give RootBox a try. That has, by far, been my favorite ROM. Not just for the LGOG, but in general. houstonn is a boss when it comes to keeping it updated and it's been rock solid for me. I'm gonna pop a few new scripts on my battery tweaks thread that'll help with CPU scaling on smartmax and dancedance which should definitely help with screen on time. I was a stock freak as well.. Until we got RootBox.
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The call bug and maritime what kills it for me. I'm rocking nocturnal and loving it
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The call bug and maritime what kills it for me. I'm rocking nocturnal and loving it
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Flash the ROM, then the new OG Pro AT&T modem, check to see if GPS is working, then flash the Nexus 4 .33 modem. Everything is flawless.
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160 for an LGOG? those things are going for 400 on ebay... I'd worry about the legitimacy of the source. Hopefully at&t won't shut you down all of a sudden when the owner calls it in... Here's hoping you just caught an impulse seller in desperate need for cash. I've found a few of those in the past.
yer not likely to get note2 battery life, but with JB, yer idle drain should be in the 1-1.5%/hr range even with LTE. screen-on will drain faster, of course, but the LGOG screen is not nearly as thirsty as the SAMOLED in the note2. With the screen on, I might do 10%/hr, so that 35% in one hour is hopefully an aberration and not an indication of a bad battery. Good luck.
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Yeah 160,i basically stole it, and back when this device first came out, I was on sprint, so i played with it in the store and really liked it, but was not sure about LG and it's support, plus the fact it launched with ics was a big turn off . But when I needed to sell the note, I needed something comparable as In quad core and ram, so I searched around almost got the nexus 4 but seen this for 160 and couldn't pass it up, for some reason they aren't that popular here and it had been listed for one for a week at 180. Only three others were in Milwaukee Craigslist, but they were 300+.this phone doesn't seem as well known as others for whatever reason.
Its a really awesome device and I'm impressed with it in every way including battery, surprisingly I don't really miss my note much but the build quality on this device is much better than the note.
I'm running it naked, i need a case badly as I'm starting to see scratching and such on the sides and back any recommendations?
So what's the benefits of running the op g pro radio and nexus 3.3?
I updated it to jelly bean as well, it had 3 updates before it finally got JB.
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Yeah 160,i basically stole it, and back when this device first came out, I was on sprint, so i played with it in the store and really liked it, but was not sure about LG and it's support, plus the fact it launched with ics was a big turn off . But when I needed to sell the note, I needed something comparable as In quad core and ram, so I searched around almost got the nexus 4 but seen this for 160 and couldn't pass it up, for some reason they aren't that popular here and it had been listed for one for a week at 180. Only three others were in Milwaukee Craigslist, but they were 300+.this phone doesn't seem as well known as others for whatever reason.
Its a really awesome device and I'm impressed with it in every way including battery, surprisingly I don't really miss my note much but the build quality on this device is much better than the note.
I'm running it naked, i need a case badly as I'm starting to see scratching and such on the sides and back any recommendations?
So what's the benefits of running the op g pro radio and nexus 3.3?
I updated it to jelly bean as well, it had 3 updates before it finally got JB.
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This is what I ordered there's more colors but I think this is the best
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00AJ...7935441?ref_=pe_175190_21431760_M3T1_ST1_dp_1
And very fast shipping comes out of murfreesboro tn
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Yeah 160,i basically stole it, and back when this device first came out, I was on sprint, so i played with it in the store and really liked it, but was not sure about LG and it's support, plus the fact it launched with ics was a big turn off . But when I needed to sell the note, I needed something comparable as In quad core and ram, so I searched around almost got the nexus 4 but seen this for 160 and couldn't pass it up, for some reason they aren't that popular here and it had been listed for one for a week at 180. Only three others were in Milwaukee Craigslist, but they were 300+.this phone doesn't seem as well known as others for whatever reason.
Its a really awesome device and I'm impressed with it in every way including battery, surprisingly I don't really miss my note much but the build quality on this device is much better than the note.
I'm running it naked, i need a case badly as I'm starting to see scratching and such on the sides and back any recommendations?
So what's the benefits of running the op g pro radio and nexus 3.3?
I updated it to jelly bean as well, it had 3 updates before it finally got JB.
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I just put an InvisibleShield on mine, which not only protects but Also gives it a slight texture, which makes it stop sliding around so much.
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I just put an InvisibleShield on mine, which not only protects but Also gives it a slight texture, which makes it stop sliding around so much.
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How much did it cost?
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Still going strong with this device, really happy with it, love the fact that during screen off time or basic use like texting or whatever I leave on eco mode, then when I start doing more and see it start to shudder I turn off eco mode and nothing slows it down.
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I am looking to upgrade from my Atrix 4g at the end of the month, I am looking at getting either the GS3, Optimus G, or Xperia TL, leaning t'words either the GS3 or Optimus G due to the extra Gig of ram. What are your personal pros and cons about the phone? How is the build quality? I see its rootable yet the boot loader is still locked, which to me isn't that big of a deal since I have only unlocked my Atrix to flash CM a few months ago before the ICS update was canned. If anyone is a previous LG user how are they with updates are they worse than Moto or better. Assuming the bootloader is unlocked and CM is ported to it I will run that but as long as stock isn't too slow I am fine with that.
I am a HUGE Sony fan and am so disappointed at both Sony and AT&T for releasing the TL... it's almost like the hardware was unfished and not a flagship device... Everyone knows the sg3 is a great phone but the screen resolution just doesn't cut it... I want to love this new LGOG and if they can iron out some of these little software glitches this will be an amazing phone for LG if the biased tech writers jump on board.
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I am a HUGE Sony fan and am so disappointed at both Sony and AT&T for releasing the TL... it's almost like the hardware was unfished and not a flagship device... Everyone knows the sg3 is a great phone but the screen resolution just doesn't cut it... I want to love this new LGOG and if they can iron out some of these little software glitches this will be an amazing phone for LG if the biased tech writers jump on board.
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That's why I am looking more at the GSIII and Optimus G, the TL I'm sure is a pretty solid phone but it does seem like it was unfinished, plus I'm not a fan of the AT&T Logo on the front. I figured since the Optimus G is very similar in specs to the new Nexus if we can get an unlocked bootloader we should be fine on the drivers front on getting newer versions of Android working. I do love the look of the Xperia ION and the TL though. The Optimus G is a great looking phone and has an SD Card slot, I'd have to have my 32gb UHS1 Class micro sd card go to waste.
What kind of bugs are you experiencing right now? How is the stock launcher (I will most likely go with Nova Prime right off the bat, which I run on both my Atrix (CM10 w/ 'those' libs) and my TF101 CM10-nightly)
I say its worth I if you don't do a lot of rooting or Roms. I don't see that bing really popular on this phone. Me I don't do that anymore so I'm very satisfied with it, ui and all
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I say its worth I if you don't do a lot of rooting or Roms. I don't see that bing really popular on this phone. Me I don't do that anymore so I'm very satisfied with it, ui and all
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Well the phone has only been out for a couple of days now so I say it's a little to early to say weather the phone picks up. Though you are most likely right. Seeing as the internals are very close to the Nexus 4 though, we might be able to port roms for it with minimal tweaks. I do root and flash roms, but only when I have to, the only device I've regularly flashed to is my TF101 which I flash nightlies every few days.
I can highly recommend this phone. I have only been using it 2 days now, but the battery life is amazing with brightness on at around 63%. From 9:45 am this morning to 6:06 pm now, on high brightness with using the phone like an average user, I have 68% battery left and the is with Eco mode and Power Saving OFF. Very pleased with this phone.
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I can highly recommend this phone. I have only been using it 2 days now, but the battery life is amazing with brightness on at around 63%. From 9:45 am this morning to 6:06 pm now, on high brightness with using the phone like an average user, I have 68% battery left and the is with Eco mode and Power Saving OFF. Very pleased with this phone.
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Is that with running all 4 cores or you switched it to 2? Also is that with lte aswell?
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Is that with running all 4 cores or you switched it to 2? Also is that with lte aswell?
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I'm sorry I noticed you said eco mode off but are you running lte?
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Is that with running all 4 cores or you switched it to 2? Also is that with lte aswell?
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I'm sorry I noticed you said eco mode off but are you running lte?
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I have Eco mode OFF and LTE is on. Just for a perspective, I woke up at 6:30, and now, 2:37pm, the battery is on 74% which is awesome because with my galaxy s3, the battery life was much worse. Very happy with the phone.
Amazing phone
Super fast slick well built design and great battery life
I also upgraded from the Atrix 4G to the LG Optimus G.. and Wow.. originally i had the SGS3, then i took it back and got the LGOG. Im certainly not looking back. Great build quality and specs all around, only thing i dislike is the camera quality.. its sub-par.
I upgraded from atrix 4g. I love my LGOG. Looks, feel and performance excellent.
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I would recommend it. I switched from the SGS3 to this, and I'm not disappointed. It feels very solid and has nice weight to it. It's fast as hell, too.
Returning my IP5 tomorrow, and I'm torn between this phone and the GN2.
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I would recommend it. I switched from the SGS3 to this, and I'm not disappointed. It feels very solid and has nice weight to it. It's fast as hell, too.
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I did the same thing. Very happy. Screen is amazing.
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Returning my IP5 tomorrow, and I'm torn between this phone and the GN2.
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Add One X+ as well to your considerations, but I would say go with the Optimus. Its stock software has its fare share of bugs, but in my opinion, one of the most important factors is the potential. The Optimus has superior hardware to each. Its A15 processor is more power efficient and faster than the other two.
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Add One X+ as well to your considerations, but I would say go with the Optimus. Its stock software has its fare share of bugs, but in my opinion, one of the most important factors is the potential. The Optimus has superior hardware to each. Its A15 processor is more power efficient and faster than the other two.
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Is there a release date for the One X+ yet?
Atrix 4G CM10 w/ "those" libs
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Is there a release date for the One X+ yet?
Atrix 4G CM10 w/ "those" libs
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Not sure. I can't find anything on a release date.
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next Thursday I believe will be the last time at&t adds any phones to the lineup
one x+
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Samsung galaxy express
couple tablets
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Turned out I was up for an upgrade today, not the 22nd as I was lead to believe, so I picked up an Optimus G on my way home from work, I've only had it for about an hour, but I'm liking it so far.
Edit #1: For those of you who already rooted I'm assuming this is the only method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1941699? Any issues with it, did you run it before or after running the OTA update?
Edit #2: I tried it myself, works fine.
I've had it for about 24 hours and, with the exception of the stock LG UI (Already replaced with the new ADW), it seems like quite the rocking phone. When the One X+ gets here at the end of the week I'm going to take a hard look at that and may swap out, but I don't think you can go wrong with this beast!
Ok starting off I'm very indecisive, I mean extremely indecisive... that being said i need help picking. I have the LGO, I traded my note 2 for it, I can go back anytime I want... so it's tempting to go back... but I really like the screen,so much better than the Samsung. I also love the speed.. even with LG all over this is thing, but I miss jelly and I don't know how I really feel about this thing.. so that being said what should I do.. if you could have not buy but have one or the other... which would it by and why?
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There a lot of threads just like this that should help you reach your decision.
The Note 2's screen is too big for my tastes.
S4 Pro > Exynos 4412.
The Note 2 has way better battery life and the battery is also removable.
These are just off the top of my head.
I'm stickin' with my OG and I would have had I been in your position.
JB has nothing to add speed wise. Maybe some gestures but you won't feel significant difference speed wise.
Hardware is as close as it can be with Nexus 4 so soon will have a Nexus 4 with microSD support.
Patience my young padawan
Battery life is also noticeably better on ICS. I actually prefer it over JB. Especially since you can easily get all of the JB features on ICS when rooted.
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I considered, and did a lot of research on, all the top phones for AT&T and chose the OG. Nothing I've seen so far has made me regret my decision even a little bit. Thanks to the devs on here, it does everything I want it to do, and has nearly all the JB features of my Nexus 7. Couldn't be much happier.
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There a lot of threads just like this that should help you reach your decision.
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Welcome back, Murasakii. I thought we'd lost you. :good:
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Battery life is also noticeably better on ICS. I actually prefer it over JB. Especially since you can easily get all of the JB features on ICS when rooted.
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I tend to get much better battery life on jb. No proof on it at the moment, but I'll post screenshots later if I remember. Also Google now works much better than the hacked ICS version, and the expanded notifications are very nice to have.
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On thing I'm thinking of when I use this device is how amazing fast it is.. but same thing with all LG devices will we get support.
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Welcome back, Murasakii. I thought we'd lost you. :good:
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I ain't goin' nowhere. (;
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On thing I'm thinking of when I use this device is how amazing fast it is.. but same thing with all LG devices will we get support.
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It's just a risk you'll have to either stray from or deal with. We have devs accomplishing great things but who knows what they'll be given access to. Could take time.
I'd you aren't planning on rooting your phone and installing custom ROMs and care about having updates in a moderately-timed manner, switch.
Otherwise, stick with the LG Original Gangsta. This is the smoothest phone I've ever owned and battery life is great. Screen is absolutely beautiful. I don't need to to the specs because I assume you've read them.
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I thought about going to the note 2 coming from a S3 to LGOG but I can't let it go ..I'm bored of touch wiz and its roms and honestly q slide is better then pop up video player..The heating of the LGOG still gets me thinking though but I know its smoother then the S3 in my opinion
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I have both the LGOG and the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and I like both of them very much. I used the LGOG for about a month and have used the SGN2 for 1 week, so here are some of my observations:
The LGOG seems slightly faster, but it has a non-removable battery. The battery life is good with the LGOG, I can typically get 15-16 hours between charges and still have about 35% battery left. Not sure how LG is going to support the OG, wished that it had been released with JB on it.
The SGN2 has a removable battery, which is a BIG plus to me. The battery life on the SGN2 is better than the LGOG, after about 15-16 hours the battery is usually at about 50%. I actually like the bigger screen and the S-pen is a nice feature, but I don't know how much I will be using the S-pen. The 8mp camera on the SGN2 is markedly better than the one the LGOG, hands down. We have had several Samsung phones and I think Samsung will support the Note 2 and the S3 a lot better than LG will support the OG, meaning that Samsung will release updates quicker than LG.
Another area of concern is accessories, while you can find Cases for the AT&T LGOG, the selection can be a little slim and you have to be careful because the Sprint Cases will not fit on the AT&T version. Cases and accessories for the SGN2 are abundant.
Again, this is just my 2 cents. In the end you have to figure out what is important to you and figure out which phone best meets your needs. Once you make your decision, stick with it and be happy about it (don't look back.)
Good points, imarek3. The Note 2 is a great phone by all accounts. It definitely appeals to a certain market. That's why I love Android. It's so versatile in what manufacturers can do with it. Very democratic, as opposed to Apple's dictatorship. "You want choices? Alright, your phone can come in black or white."
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37711462
Asked in another thread, got this... amazing.. ps your guys answers we great, can see still rocking the lgog!!!
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I would get the optimus g best phone I ever had just wish there was a aosp ROM or cm10.1 or aokp. I know there are building a aosp right now but not sure how far they have gotten, it seems every one is so busy with work lately which is a good thing its just makes this phone ROM development a little slower. Thanks again for all the devs hard work
Own Galaxy S3, Galaxy Nexus
Owned note 1, note 2, HTC one x+, galaxy s2, captivate, nexus
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Just curious if anyone came from a Galaxy S III (AT&T) to the Optimus G (AT&T). Thoughts, regrets, etc. I know development is much more active on the S3, but if given the choice, would it be worth trading up/across from the S3 to the OG?
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I did. My S3 and the sidewalk got in a fight. Sidewalk won.
So I sold the S3, got the OG, and love it. Yeah, I wish development was better but even on ICS, this phone runs smoother than my S3 ever did. And deveopment is getting there so just gotta wait I guess.
Not to mention, battery life is a million times better on the OG. God I hated my S3 in that regard....
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I did. No regrets.
Not directly but I can tell you I wouldn't trade my LGOG for an S3.
I ha've an S3 on sprint for work and although battery life is better (no LTE) I would never get the att. Version over the lgog. It's a trade up. Screen is better and it performs faster even in eco mode.
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I ha've an S3 on sprint for work and although battery life is better (no LTE) I would never get the att. Version over the lgog. It's a trade up. Screen is better and it performs faster even in eco mode.
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Dual core to quad core. Can't match the performance lol.
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I did and I don't have anything bad to say about the s3, still have it, not that its in the same league but still was a great phone. I have 3 lines, seems I'm due for another upgrade now on one so decisions... Don't know if I'll go to the pro, s4 or something else but no rush with the og being as nice as it is.
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HTC one is the way to go
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HTC one is the way to go
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If you can get one. HTC has fallen so far that they have major supply chain problems.
And if you want to pay through the nose for a lot of storage, since it doesn't have an sd card...
And if you want to put up with HTC's BS in terms of unlocking bootloaders/s-off...
Tough call in my opinion.
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Thanks for all the feedback so far.
I have an upgrade available this year, but I may have the opportunity to swap my S3 for the OG without using my upgrade, hence my question.
chp said:
Thanks for all the feedback so far.
I have an upgrade available this year, but I may have the opportunity to swap my S3 for the OG without using my upgrade, hence my question.
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would I burn an upgrade on this phone today? No. Would I swap hell yes.
With the S4 and the One on the horizon especially.
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JasonJoel said:
And if you want to pay through the nose for a lot of storage, since it doesn't have an sd card...
And if you want to put up with HTC's BS in terms of unlocking bootloaders/s-off...
Tough call in my opinion.
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$650 for unlocked LTE 64 GB storage isn't through the nose though...
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$650 for unlocked LTE 64 GB storage isn't through the nose though...
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Yeah, that isn't as high as I would have guessed. Cool.
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I came from a s3 and iPhone 5 to a Optimus G and My old Motorola Atrix ..Samsung Bloatware is too much and became boring
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came from a tmobile note 2
Well I'm new here and came from a note 2. yeah, the note 2 was pretty cool but this phone is definitely more powerful. much faster, more fluid, better screen. Oh my gosh, the screen on this thing is amazing. I can see clearly in direct sun light now. this thing has amazing viewing angles and color reproduction. it makes AMOLED look like crap. I sold the note 2 because of dust getting under the lens. I read some more about people even getting dust under the screen. i decided to sell it and buy some cool stuff. Got the LGOG, a roku box, an android tablet, and a router with the money I got from that thing. Best deal ever. Why is this phone's price so low on ebay? This phone is seriously underrated. With this price development should be booming. It's better than the nexus 4 if you ask me (sd card) plus the ability to convert it to a nexus 4 if you really want to. I can't believe i didn't sell the note 2 the day I walked out of the tmobile store knowing this beast was out.
S3 was a great phone but comparison on pure CPU speed the lgog has raw power! I think my switch from S3 to LGOG was worth the gamble being not an LG fanboy. I always said I will only get Samsung or HTC devices... Well I guess LG is on the list now! Lol
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S3 was a great phone but comparison on pure CPU speed the lgog has raw power! I think my switch from S3 to LGOG was worth the gamble being not an LG fanboy. I always said I will only get Samsung or HTC devices... Well I guess LG is on the list now! Lol
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A quad core for $99, uh yeah, I jumped fence. I have had two Samsung Galaxy phones (Captivate I897 & SG2 I777) and between having to constantly kill the tethering app, the eEMC bricking problems, the crappy firmware updates that caused more problems on top of the ones the phone already had.......sharpened my baby teeth learning about Android on Samsung. With the LG I actually have a phone that works without having to mess with it all the time. What a concept, a phone that makes calls, has a battery that doesn't drain like crazy, doesn't have random SOD, etc.
The only thing that REALLY bugs me on the LG is the quality of the sound, well actually lack of sound, when listening to music. Music is flat and lacks depth. I just use my SG2 as glorified mp3 player.
gunnyman said:
would I burn an upgrade on this phone today? No. Would I swap hell yes.
With the S4 and the One on the horizon especially.
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$650 for unlocked LTE 64 GB storage isn't through the nose though...
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The Atrix HD is in a similar situation. Locked down but has a developer edition out. Yet no one is doing anything for it. While you may be able to buy an unlocked one, you run the risk of being the only person doing anything for it with no help. Even then, if you lack the skills to make something for it, you'd be stuck hoping for a decent dev to join the scene. By the time someone even gets around to starting something for it, newer and better devices will probably be released and leave the HTC One without anything. Locked devices + the option to spend extra on an unlocked one is pointless IMHO.
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Neroga said:
The Atrix HD is in a similar situation. Locked down but has a developer edition out. Yet no one is doing anything for it. While you may be able to buy an unlocked one, you run the risk of being the only person doing anything for it with no help. Even then, if you lack the skills to make something for it, you'd be stuck hoping for a decent dev to join the scene. By the time someone even gets around to starting something for it, newer and better devices will probably be released and leave the HTC One without anything. Locked devices + the option to spend extra on an unlocked one is pointless IMHO.
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The One is identical hardware internationally as far as I know, so an unlocked dev edition would be ok. I could be wrong, but I see your point.
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The One is identical hardware internationally as far as I know, so an unlocked dev edition would be ok. I could be wrong, but I see your point.
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Same thing with the AHD. Yet it's still dead there lol.
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I am currently using a gnex and I love the development on this phone. However it's really getting under my skin with all the dropped calls and constantly reboot. Should I get the dna with the free promo?
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Yes its worth it. YOu can try it for 15 days. Just go for it!
Yes, but be aware that at this p pint in time there is not a software solution for rooting, you have to send it off to get jtagged.
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The DNA is worlds beyond the gnex man. The screen is gorgeous! And the battery will last a full day no charging! So glad when I put my gnex down for the dna. When u get it send it to be jtagged before you even turn it on.
No way. I wish I could go back to the Nexus, but the S4 comes out next week. Not having a replaceable battery or SD expansion is awful when you can only get a 16GB phone. Plus, it's impossible to replace the screen of this phone if it cracks, which is terrible. I won't even get into the absolute lack of development.
Suggestion: wait for the S4 next week.
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No way. I wish I could go back to the Nexus, but the S4 comes out next week. Not having a replaceable battery or SD expansion is awful when you can only get a 16GB phone. Plus, it's impossible to replace the screen of this phone if it cracks, which is terrible. I won't even get into the absolute lack of development.
Suggestion: wait for the S4 next week.
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Not finding a different exploit to unlock the bootloader doesn't equal lack of development. There is quite a bit of development here.
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No way. I wish I could go back to the Nexus, but the S4 comes out next week. Not having a replaceable battery or SD expansion is awful when you can only get a 16GB phone. Plus, it's impossible to replace the screen of this phone if it cracks, which is terrible. I won't even get into the absolute lack of development.
Suggestion: wait for the S4 next week.
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Wow. I had my screen replaced just fine.
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Not finding a different exploit to unlock the bootloader doesn't equal lack of development. There is quite a bit of development here.
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Compared to the Nexus, there might as well not be any development. I'm not impressed with the 5 or so Sense ROMs that are almost never updated and the partially working CM.
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Wow. I had my screen replaced just fine.
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Did you do it yourself?
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Compared to the Nexus, there might as well not be any development. I'm not impressed with the 5 or so Sense ROMs that are almost never updated and the partially working CM.
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Yea, your right. It would be so much better if we had 100 iterations of the same ROM like the gnex.
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Yea, your right. It would be so much better if we had 100 iterations of the same ROM like the gnex.
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Instead we have 5 iterations of the same ROM, and they never get updated. We're so spoiled!
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Compared to the Nexus, there might as well not be any development. I'm not impressed with the 5 or so Sense ROMs that are almost never updated and the partially working CM.
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Did you do it yourself?
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What's the difference? Still not "impossible", as you so matter of factly stated.
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trickster2369 said:
What's the difference? Still not "impossible", as you so matter of factly stated.
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It's pretty much impossible to do yourself. There's a massive difference.
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It's pretty much impossible to do yourself. There's a massive difference.
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Really. When did you do it? Or is that just what you've heard?
I had mine done by a local shop because it broke, and I had to leave town. They had the screen/digitizer together, in stock, so they got my money. 4 hours later, I had my phone back.
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Compared to the Nexus, there might as well not be any development. I'm not impressed with the 5 or so Sense ROMs that are almost never updated and the partially working CM.
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CM is pretty much fully functional now, and we've had at least three ROMs pop up in the past day or two. Expect more with CM up and running.
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I'm pretty happy with the development here... This is coming from a crackflasher with 5 or 6 roms plus Ubuntu on my nexus 7. It's picking up very quickly. Also, I think it's fair to say that the ROMs that haven't been updated recently don't really need updates.
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Really. When did you do it? Or is that just what you've heard?
I had mine done by a local shop because it broke, and I had to leave town. They had the screen/digitizer together, in stock, so they got my money. 4 hours later, I had my phone back.
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Watch any disassembly video of the phone. You have to fully disassemble it just to change the screen.
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Meh, I could careless how the screen comes off. A person like me who takes stuff apart and puts it back together wouldn't mind either. Besides, its not like we are taking apart something that has a million wires inside of it. Most phones that I have had, required to be fully disassembled to get the screen out. This phone is most definitely not the first, or the last. Luckily, I have only had to replace one screen out of my collection of phones.
However, given the price of phones, I would think that people would want to take better care of their phones. Sure accidents happen, but I've seen people break screen, after screen, after screen. Like really? If you are worried about disassembling an entire phone to get the screen out, my advice is don't do anything that would crack your phone screen.
I don't buy phones based on screen durability and screen removal. I buy phones based on what it can do for me.
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Good for you. I'm not buying another phone that screws you in the off chance it does break and doesn't even let you replace the battery. I felt like I was using a damn iPhone the whole time I have had the DNA, and I am eagerly flocking back to Samsung with my 64GB MicroSD and spare battery in hand.
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OP sent you a PM. This thread is about as useless as it gets, I apologize for that.
We generally are a great community as a whole, except for the general section sometimes.
I'll throw my 3ยข in.
Whether it's worth it is up to you. The development of the gnex is awesome BUT it's an almost 2 year old phone running software which didn't exist when it was thought up. No amount of devs are going to be able to make it just that some second faster.
The DNA has that split second. Even unrooted with sense, which is a learning curve it's a great device.
There's some Sense stuff that's annoying but it's a good upgrade for the most part. I'm surprised I'm enjoying it actually.
My bride is a killer of cellphones and she has just about terminated her ailing SGS4G ...
We are dependent on T-mo wifi calling and for that the SGS4G works, has worked, pretty well. For everything else, since she does not debloat, its got lots of issues.
anyway: I'm wondering if the L9 would feel like an "upgrade" to her? I've had positive experience with LG so I differ with some about how well their things are baked before letting loose on the market.
It is not likely that we will every put a Custom ROM on the L9 since we have to have WIFI calling working with zero issues.
Considering what you like/dislike about the phone, is this a good move, or should I pony up the extra USD's and get the S3 ???
I have the Note 1 and she doesn't seem overly impressed with it [I like it fine for my purposes... slightly debloated/rooted]
thanks for your opines.
L9 is pretty good if you dont care about storage. But you should rather get s3 since the price has fallen beginning of june 12-13th. Including the s4 and note 2. Read here: http://androidcommunity.com/t-mobile-galaxy-s-4-gets-a-summertime-price-drop-20130612/
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While I really like the l9 since the upgrade to jb I've have very bad battery life. Fully charged in the morning and about 75% by noon. Everyday I have to charge the phone and until they fix it the problem remains.
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No worries he can purchase the L9 with ICS stock rom. Im guessin lol. And Lelus told us that new jb update will arrive soon. So its all good my brotha's.
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yes I had read some post-JB comments from L9 pilots and there are things to dislike, one being worse battery life.
I use a Note 1 and the JB is coming sometime for it, and frankly I'm not sure its all so rosy... i had issues with my Nexus 7 [not batt life... mine was great] - lots of niggling things that were rom related. my note 1 will go 2 days on battery, but I'm a taskmaster so keep everything that can be OFF is OFF. i turn it off when I sleep also.
i'll go with the s3... we'll see if she can kill it
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No worries he can purchase the L9 with ICS stock rom. Im guessin lol. And Lelus told us that new jb update will arrive soon. So its all good my brotha's.
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yes I had read some post-JB comments from L9 pilots and there are things to dislike, one being worse battery life.
I use a Note 1 and the JB is coming sometime for it, and frankly I'm not sure its all so rosy... i had issues with my Nexus 7 [not batt life... mine was great] - lots of niggling things that were rom related. my note 1 will go 2 days on battery, but I'm a taskmaster so keep everything that can be OFF is OFF. i turn it off when I sleep also.
i'll go with the s3... we'll see if she can kill it
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You know you dont have to get the s3! Lol i was just recommending you to buy it since their having a discount. Its your money bro.
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You know you dont have to get the s3! Lol i was just recommending you to buy it since their having a discount. Its your money bro.
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well, truth be told, I don't buy anything retail and don't go for carrier leasing schemes
i go to ebay and find clean devices from reputable ebayers [yes, they do exist, and I'm one of 'em!]
the good price for a s3 right now is somewhere around 330 usd...