Been debating on this for a while, and think I'm going to pick up something new this week if I decide to grab a new phone.
Phone will be on Verizon.
I'll be using this 90% of the time in the PAC NW area of the country. other 10% will be divided up between DC/South US/Hawaii/INTL.
I've been checking spec comparisons between them and a few other phones on multiple sites, but wanted to see if any of you had a first hand opinion between these choices.
Right now I'm looking at the Moto X (32GB) , LG G2, HTC ONE, and Galaxy S4, was thinking about getting the Nexus 5 and jumping carriers, but I really can't see any benefit to it that the other phones don't have aside from vanilla android.
i.e. this link to phonescoop comparing the Rezound, Moto X, HTC One, HTC One Max, and Nexus 5
phonescoop link
and this one on phone arena comparing the Moto X, Rezound, and G2
phone arena link
and another one from phone arena comparing the Moto X, Rezound, and HTC One.
phone arena link 2
one more from phone arena comparing the Moto X, LG G2, and Galaxy S4
yet another phone arena link
and my last comparison, the Rezound vs Moto X, S4, One, G2
last link I swear!
My biggest pros for any of the newer ones are the scratch resistant screen, more LTE bands & more GSM bands for when I travel.
As well as NFC would be fun to mess around with, as well as the faster cpu / gpu / more ram. Granted I can't think of anything the rezound hasn't been able to run aside from GTA-VC which is only second hand to me as I haven't tried it.
moto x specific pros-
S-GPS
EDR for bluetooth
only $100 for 32GB version
moto maker if i want it in crazy colors
lg g2 specific pros-
fastest cpu / fasted gpu
quadcore cpu
biggest battery
biggest screen
faster ram
htc onc specific pros-
love the look, and like the built in stereo speakers
samsung galaxy s4 specific pros-
quadcore cpu
highest PPI on screen
faster ram
My cons are for the most of the newer ones are
non-removable battery
no SD card slot.
What I'm asking after all of that rambling is first hand comparisons between the rezounds and these devices, or these devices compared amongst each other.
aka- Sway me one way or the other.
TL;DR - have rezound, debating on Moto X / LG G2 / HTC ONE / Galaxy S4. Any first hand experiences to compare them?
Thanks!
I have the HTC one and I can tell u it's GREAT. I didn't think any phones were worth upgrading from the rezound this year but when my phone cracked 3 weeks ago I had to get a new one. I went threw the same comparisons but instead of nexus 5 it was note 3. I knew the specs of the note 3 were the best of them all but I really don't like touchwiz so that was out of the question and the s4. Then I saw the moto x but it was still $199 at Verizon and $99 on every other carrier plus no moto maker so that was out of the question. Then it was the one vs g2. I used both at a Verizon store and well the G2 was nice the one and it's metal build were just so much nicer. Also the speakers were a great add on and I wasn't really feeling the button on the back of the G2. Also the one has the highest ppi of all the phones not the s4. Either phone is a great choice but I can tell u I get 3.5-4 hours screen on time easy with auto brightness on the one and about a day and a half usage moderate. Also I have experienced no lag whatsoever on the one
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I'd say Nexus 5 unless you absolutely need to stick with Verizon, in which case the LG G2
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I'd say Nexus 5 unless you absolutely need to stick with Verizon, in which case the LG G2
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^^^ I second this...
Any of them would be step up, you wouldn't be disappointed at all, but the LG G2 is a beast (3000mah battery) if you are stuck with Verizon for whatever reason, but if you can jump ship the Nexus 5 on a pre-paid GSM carrier is the way to go, for an unlimited talk/text plan with 2-3Gb data it will run you $45-$60/month... saving about $40-$55 monthly over a standard VZW plan easily paying for the phone in 6-9 months.
I've been thinking about getting a new phone for the past few months as well...I got myself dead set on the One and went to the store to just mess around with it for a bit and pretend like I owned it. Super smooth/fast, beautiful screen, cool speakers...hate the UI. The more I tried to do basic tasks the less I liked it. The two buttons didn't help either. Basically, I recommend going into a store and just pretending like the phones are yours. Specs and reviews and videos and what everyone else thinks doesn't really matter in the end, the phone has work with you.
I'm sure with some new roms etc I could find a way to be happy with the One...but I need some time to get over my frustrations first good luck!
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I was holding out hope that the Nexus 5 would some how come to VZW. While I was waiting, my wife picked out the G2. I put Scott Scrosler's Clean ROM and she really enjoys this phone. I've been playing with it and waiting for the Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals. I found a way to get the G2 for free. This phone is great and there's a lot of dev support. If you have to stick with VZW and the price of all the phones is the same, I recommend the G2.
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I've been thinking about getting a new phone for the past few months as well...I got myself dead set on the One and went to the store to just mess around with it for a bit and pretend like I owned it. Super smooth/fast, beautiful screen, cool speakers...hate the UI. The more I tried to do basic tasks the less I liked it. The two buttons didn't help either. Basically, I recommend going into a store and just pretending like the phones are yours. Specs and reviews and videos and what everyone else thinks doesn't really matter in the end, the phone has work with you.
I'm sure with some new roms etc I could find a way to be happy with the One...but I need some time to get over my frustrations first good luck!
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Last I checked the UI issue can be fixed..
Has HTC/VZW stopped the s-off process on the One yet?
mjones73 said:
Last I checked the UI issue can be fixed..
Has HTC/VZW stopped the s-off process on the One yet?
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They did for a while, but @beaups got it working... at least until the KK update drops and VZW tries again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473644
I have had the one for a little over a month. Will say its a good phone with good battery life. Sure there is the possible purple tent issue but nor all of them has this problem. Best to check the camera out by covering the lens with your hand and see if you get the purple tent. Rooting is easy and as always some great ROMs already out there. The all aluminium body is a real plus for this phone.
I tried the camera on the moto line of phones and the picture just turned out grainy and bad. Even with the one purple tent in low light settings its still takes a great pic just like the s4 does. Think HTC finally got sense under control as its not laggy and doesn't seem as a battery drain like older versions of sense was. In the end people likes different things and you will never know till you use it. Nice thing Verizon has the 14 day return policies. Good luck in your choice.
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there a big different between Rezound and last phones today
its like PC with SSD now really quick less lags
the internal storage IOP/S is way higher then older phones
joecoolinatl said:
Been debating on this for a while, and think
My cons are for the most of the newer ones are
non-removable battery
no SD card slot.
Thanks!
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go with GPro
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I ended up ordering the LG G2 (staying with verizon) from bestbuy.
last sunday, (the 17th) I noticed that bestbuy had all of the lg g2s marked down to 100$ and had a 50$ gift card, so I checked it out on the best buy website, and saw that you had to bring in a working smartphone to trade in to get it at that price, but if you ordered online, it took the 50$ off instantly.
While looking on the Bestbuy website at the LG G2s, for some reason, even though every other carriers version was $99.99, the verizon one was listed at $49.99.
I ordered it online, thinking they would kick the order out and that it was an errror or something.
I figured $50 for the phone and a $50 bestbuy giftcard, probably an error or an early black friday price mistake.
They sent an email the next day saying there was an urgent problem with the order and call within 48 hrs or it would be cancelled, I called and the rep couldnt figure out why it sent me that email, and after being on hold for about 30 minutes came back and said they called shipping and had them force the order though.
They also said they spoke to verizon and had it activated, I didn't think anything of it at the time and just said thanks.
After the call, i put the phone down and a few minutes later went to call my wife, but when I hit send, it rang and then said "this phone is not registered with verizon" or something to that effect, then I remembered the rep said they activated the new phone. FACEPALM time.
I tried a few other numbers, same error message. tried 611, it rang! went through 3 reps telling them exactly what I thought happened (the bestbuy person got confused and got someone from vzw to activate a new phone on my line w/o a new imei or new sim somehow). 3rd rep i spoke with said that was exactly what happened. took about 10-15 minutes but reset everything back to my original imei/sim (the htc rezound). so now i can make calls again.
2 days later got a shipment notification email.
of note- I noticed monday morning when I logged into bestbuys website to check the order status (this is before receiving the problem email) to see if it shipped yet, and the price was up to $99.99 for all carriers including verizon, and now had an extra line on the page- it's 150 at the store, and when you bring in a smartphone to trade in, you get a 50$ gift card that you then HAVE to use in the transaction to get the price down to $99.99. online orders still took the price to $99.99 immediately.
Been checking today since it's supposed to arrive today, and it looks like it's back up to 199.99 and they are still doing the gift card, but you have to trade in a smartphone and use the giftcard on the spot to get it down to 150.
tl:dr-
50$ for the G2, free shipping (but slowwwwwww, totally should have paid the 10$ to get it in 2 days if i knew it was going to take 7 days) and 50$ best buy gift card.
and i finally got the email an hour ago for the 50$ bestbuy egiftcard.
of note, they pricematch, so I'm hoping someone lowers it to $.01 for black friday and then I can go get my $50 back and have it for free!
chose the g2 since it was marked down so low and has the faster CPU/GPU, even though i won't be able to change the battery (but it does have the biggest stock battery at 3000ma, which is awesome since my std rezound battery only lasts a few hours and the extended battery doesn't even last a day anymore)
Thanks for the advice everyone!
after a week with the G2, i've got to say it's amazing. I still have the rezound and will start tinkering with it since i finally have another device, but the G2 is insanely fast at everything so far. love it. can't recommend it enough.
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Just looking for some first hand experience, or tips from a T-Mobile employee. I was just told by TMo that if this Vibrant fails me (being my 3rd one), I'll be able to get a completely different phone.
I have every intention of calling them in the next couple of days to kindly let them know that the GPS isn't working as intended, of course. I just did a road trip to the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and my GPS failed me over and over (yes, I've done all of the fixes known to man) while my Garmin Nuvi worked flawlessly, as usual.
So, anyone know what my options will be? Since I paid $199.99 to extend my contract for this POS, I feel that I should be offered any of their smartphones at that price, but really have no idea as to how this works.
Thanks in advance!
You can get alot
As long as you are clear in your point and sound like you know what you are talking about you should be fine.
I went through this right when the sensation came out.
I got one for free and got to keep my vibe by signing a 2 year with customer loyalty. They sent me tbe sensation and it had touchscreen isues so back it went and I went through 2 alltoghether.
It wasnt a bad phone but I missed my im on it again now.
samsung
If you really like not having a heavy phone (sensation was like a weight haha) or the phone with a million issues the g2x.
I'd stick it out just 2 more months tops and we will have the htc ruby/amaze 4g and the tmobile galaxy s2 "hercules" both are rumored to be on tmos 42 mps network which os way more than double our current max of 14.4
Thanks for the response! That's a good point... I'll wait until some better phones are released here soon and then call to get my replacement. No point in doing it now since the selection isn't all that great.
Yea its funny how there are so many levels of "top teir" devices that out can be hard to keep track of. I can say I'll be way happier with a lighter phone with a more visible screen outdoors anf that they won't know my warranties gone because I used the same oems software of who made the phone. I think brand presence aside that the 42mps is worth the wait. i live in the mpls area and tmobile is very sttong here for signal so im excited for that chip.
In the meantime time try using the custom rom toxic crazy 8 with the clean and shiny theme. I put it on a guy I work withs vibrant and now he is wayyy happier with his phone that ever before. He even stopped talking about needing a new phone all the time hah
This is probably the most asked question around, but last night my Note 2 was a victim of a fatal liquid casualty. I was on verizon & well... since I got it on swappa I am SOL.
I have to go T-Mobile, which leaves me with these choices:
$149 contracted GN2 (I can stay the same in the safety zone)
$149 S4 (Possible move up?)
or... the very tempting
$99 HTC One (going back to HTC After a run with the thunderbolt...a scary idea)
or....
$430 GN2 N7100
Sprint is the same in my area, even if contract prices are the same sprint rom support for GN2 for example seems way poorer then TMO, VZW and ATT/Unlocked so I wont be touching that carrier. ATT is too pricy, even VZW with m employee discount break is $17 more then TMO Monthly... plus phones more pricy.
Whats Important to me:
*Performance
*Battery Life (a MUST! I am gone from 8am to 8~ midnight at work usually it cant die)
All 3 phones obviously have performance, so I was wondering what current owners see as pros & cons of the devices to help me pick my new baby. someone on ebay just bought my dead N2 i605 for $430...so I have that much to play with if I go unlocked.
I'm LOVEING the One right now. My Coworker has sgs4 n my wife has the s3. Imo, the only thing that makes the sg better is the screen type. But the screen is almost immaculate on the One. 1920x1080? Why complain? The speakers are exceeding expectations. Beats does make a difference. And the headphones provided match the power and clarity of the phone. As for speed, far better than s3. I believe better than an s4 as well, And the one is not made out of plastic like the sg's! And no, it is not heavy.
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nxneko said:
This is probably the most asked question around, but last night my Note 2 was a victim of a fatal liquid casualty. I was on verizon & well... since I got it on swappa I am SOL.
I have to go T-Mobile, which leaves me with these choices:
$149 contracted GN2 (I can stay the same in the safety zone)
$149 S4 (Possible move up?)
or... the very tempting
$99 HTC One (going back to HTC After a run with the thunderbolt...a scary idea)
or....
$430 GN2 N7100
Sprint is the same in my area, even if contract prices are the same sprint rom support for GN2 for example seems way poorer then TMO, VZW and ATT/Unlocked so I wont be touching that carrier. ATT is too pricy, even VZW with m employee discount break is $17 more then TMO Monthly... plus phones more pricy.
Whats Important to me:
*Performance
*Battery Life (a MUST! I am gone from 8am to 8~ midnight at work usually it cant die)
All 3 phones obviously have performance, so I was wondering what current owners see as pros & cons of the devices to help me pick my new baby. someone on ebay just bought my dead N2 i605 for $430...so I have that much to play with if I go unlocked.
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imho sense is battery drain rom,i think gn2 is better
Also I think after using the GN2's 5.5in screen it's hard to go back to a smaller one so maybe you should buy another note.
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I tried going down screen size from my note N7000 to sg4 but i ended up returning it! I just couldn't get used to the small screen! I'd say get another Note 2!
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Ok so I had a galaxy s3 that I got halfway through my contract like 9 or 8 months ago. A couple weeks ago it would stop charging at random percents. Like if I put it to charge overnight it would stop charging at 30% or something like that so I was screwed when I woke up and had to go to school (unless I brought my charger with
me). So I bought a galaxy nexus off eBay for $150 after I sold my s3 on amazon. Well the nexus gets a terrible signal from both Verizon and my wifi. I found a dna on craigslist for $200 and am wondering it I should just sell my galaxy and get the dna then upgrade to the s4 in august or just wait till august and get the s4?
I'd first look into your signal issues with your Galaxy Nexus. I'm not familiar with that phone, but I'd make sure it's not an issue that a software patch can fix.
Then I think I would go for the DNA since $200 is an amazing price for an unlocked DNA. (though the unusually low price makes me suspect that the phone might not be in the greatest condition?)
When August rolls around, you can decide whether or not you want to upgrade again and resell the DNA. There's a decent chance that the One/DNA2 will be available by then, so you'll have more options as well.
You also might wind up not wanting to upgrade since the S4/One are a relatively marginal upgrade to the DNA. If not, you'll just be able to upgrade more quickly when the next generation of phones are released.
signal issues with the gnex are the phone. it has the worst radios ever. my gnex would get like - 110dbm in a spot my Rezound got like - 98..god it was awful lol
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I'd first look into your signal issues with your Galaxy Nexus. I'm not familiar with that phone, but I'd make sure it's not an issue that a software patch can fix.
Then I think I would go for the DNA since $200 is an amazing price for an unlocked DNA. (though the unusually low price makes me suspect that the phone might not be in the greatest condition?)
When August rolls around, you can decide whether or not you want to upgrade again and resell the DNA. There's a decent chance that the One/DNA2 will be available by then, so you'll have more options as well.
You also might wind up not wanting to upgrade since the S4/One are a relatively marginal upgrade to the DNA. If not, you'll just be able to upgrade more quickly when the next generation of phones are released.
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yeah its a problem with the phone it cant be patched but they said the dna was in great condition and it was in an otterbox the whole time they had it.
If the deal is legit pick up that dna. $200 is a great price. You could probably sell the gnex for about that if it is good condition.
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OK, I know this question gets old, but I'm going to ask it anyway. I'm currently on a 4G LTE and became upgrade eligible on 8/1. The One seems like the no-brainer choice right now, but I'm reading a lot about upcoming phones like Nexus 5, Moto X, upcoming Sony phone, LG G2, etc. What would you guys do in my shoes?
My wife becomes upgrade eligible on 2/1, so I'm considering swapping my upgrade with her for now so that she can move from her iPhone 4s to the 5 (or 5s in Sept) and finally have 4G while I wait a few months for something else. That said, in the cell phone upgrade game, there's ALWAYS going to be something amazing on the horizon -- that's what makes these decision brutal. I've had every Evo since the OG, and right now I'm basically happy with my 4G LTE: rooted, S-Off, get 4G in my area, use tethering extensively, like the look/feel, and I love the kickstand. That said, some cons are that I'm not crazy about the battery life, I get launcher crashes fairly regularly on stock Sense and most Sense roms, and I don't feel that the radio is the strongest -- particularly at switching from 3G to 4G.
Thoughts?
One Max with bigger screen and faster processor, g2 with all x3 sprint lte band. The red One looks alright too. moto x is just soso with slower processor and lower resolution screen.
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OK, I know this question gets old, but I'm going to ask it anyway. I'm currently on a 4G LTE and became upgrade eligible on 8/1. The One seems like the no-brainer choice right now, but I'm reading a lot about upcoming phones like Nexus 5, Moto X, upcoming Sony phone, LG G2, etc. What would you guys do in my shoes?
My wife becomes upgrade eligible on 2/1, so I'm considering swapping my upgrade with her for now so that she can move from her iPhone 4s to the 5 (or 5s in Sept) and finally have 4G while I wait a few months for something else. That said, in the cell phone upgrade game, there's ALWAYS going to be something amazing on the horizon -- that's what makes these decision brutal. I've had every Evo since the OG, and right now I'm basically happy with my 4G LTE: rooted, S-Off, get 4G in my area, use tethering extensively, like the look/feel, and I love the kickstand. That said, some cons are that I'm not crazy about the battery life, I get launcher crashes fairly regularly on stock Sense and most Sense roms, and I don't feel that the radio is the strongest -- particularly at switching from 3G to 4G.
Thoughts?
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I'm in a similar boat but it's my wife that has the upgrade as of 8/1 and I just upgraded to the One at launch. She doesn't care much about her phone so long as it gets Facebook, has a good camera and can last her the day on one charge. We're waiting until the holiday season to see what devices are announced and what discounts are available. I'd suggest the same if you can wait. I wouldn't be able to and would have a One on 8/1, . I'm impatient. But if you're happy enough with your current device, wait for the 5s for her and get that or the discounted 5 and use your upgrade next year. You'll likely be in a similar situation though because new devices will only be a couple months away and will likely be announced in March.
There are pros and cons to buying any phone; radios, features, updates, etc. That being said, I would wait it out a little bit. Keep in mind that the One has been out for 4 months already. So if you're on a 2 year upgrade plan like most people are, the One will be nearly 2 & 1/2 years old by the time you'll be eligible again.
The next generation of phones is so much better. Have you seen the G2? It's crazy! 3000 mAh battery!
The One totally pales in comparison.
Plus, the One is riddled with defects and there's a very very high chance that you will get a defective device. Most of the people here (including me) have defects and just live with it because chances are we'll get a worse device back. Hopefully for the next generation, HTC will tighten their QC.
I would wait for a really high end Moto to arrive.
I don't recommend either Sprint or HTC, because I've had horrible experiences with both. Did you know that the one has no thermal safety system? That's caused several bricks and as far as we know, is still causing them.
Also, ask around for how good sprint is in your area. Some people got nice data with Wi-max but terrible LTE. HSPA+ is actually way faster than Sprint's LTE, and it's more developed. Of course, you would have to switch carriers to get HSPA. Sprint's 3G is usually unusable.
I really appreciate the feedback, everyone -- it's been really helpful. I've pretty much decided to hold off and see what's available in Sept/Oct, which is around the time the new iPhone would come out anyway. I'm pretty intrigued by the G2, but I think I'll regret missing out on the One's front-facing speakers, 32gb storage, and high quality body design. I've also had Sense for many generations, so I think I'll miss that, but I've got other Android devices as well and won't have a problem adjusting.
Feel free to chime in if you have an opinion on this...like someone else said earlier in the thread, it's easy to get impatient when it comes to phone upgrades -- I need a lot of convincing to hold off, lol!
My wife became eligible and I upgraded her to the One for similar reasons. Thing is I got a great deal at Target, believe it or not. They had the One for 100 upgrade, a $25discount when giving in your old phone, plus what the phone was worth. She had a blackberry and after everything the new phone was about $40. She's happy makes me happy.
Point is keep your eyes open for deals cause even though new phones are coming, some deals are hard to pass up.
My wife did the same with her BB Curve. Even after 3 years it had a $100 trade-in value and in the end, we ended up getting a gift card back from Best Buy with $22 on it! She got used to the HTC EVO Design after a week or so and won't look back to BB
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if you primarily use the camera for social network stuff i'd say upgrade. it is a pretty good phone!
It seems that of all the VZW Android phones for sale new today, that the G3 is about the most modifiable unit available.
I'm seriously thinking about switching to VZW and buying a new G3 like today or tomorrow but have some questions about the firmware version the new units are currently shipping with...
Anybody know what the currently shipping firmware version is on brand new units?
And is it still rootable / able to have custom ROMS installed on it? Or have all the exploits that allowed this been discovered and plugged up?
I am not a complete stranger to rooting and custom ROMs, having done this to my HTC Desire, but that was nearly 3 years ago and I've been running the same CM7 build on it taken from a June 2012 nightly build that was an exceptionally good one. And yes, I'm still running a 4 year old US Cellular android 2.x phone :laugh: because it's been a rock-solid juggernaut that's always been dependable and I've gotten every penny's worth out of it. It's time to move on to a more modern phone plus I need the better network coverage of VZW's network and nation-wide data that USCC simply doesn't have.
I've read thru a couple hundred pages here on XDA about the VS985 and understand that the G3 can generally be downgraded to an older version of the firmware to facilitate these things, but there seem to be some caveats on getting into download mode on later versions and just want to be comfortable that I'm not going to get a phone that has been finally locked down into a dead-end street of running only official software.
unless something changed in the last day that i missed, your all gud with any current version.
however, the Nexus 6 is a much better option. development is through the roof, and will stay that way for a long time.
plus, it completely annihilates the g3 in almost every aspect except for maybe stock cam, but there are 2 aosp compatible cams that are very good.
I looked at the N6, but there's a couple things I really don't like about it.
It's too big. The G3 is pushing my limits for a phone size, I would actually like it to be a bit smaller.
No SD card is a real showstopper for me. Google is retarded for doing that.
Non-removable battery isn't quite a showstopper, but still a big turn-off.
The G3 being a 2014 year model, is still quite a capable device but is now also becoming very affordable now that the 2015 phones like the HTC M9 and the Sammy GS6 are hitting the market and capturing the attention.
Normally, I'd just pay retail and do a month-2-month plan, but by signing up for Verizon Edge 24 month 0% finance plan to buy the phone, the extra $15/month discount on the data plan almost pays for the phone... it's actually cheaper for the whole 24 month period to do it this way than to pay full retail or do the $99 2 year subsidized purchase. I'll be paying nearly the same exact monthly bill by switching to VZW and getting this new phone as I'm currently handing over each month to USCC and getting crappy data, no data roaming, no tethering, and operating a 4 yr old phone.
Being able to root&rom the G3 even with a locked bootloader is also a definite plus as well. I'm not a constant tinkerer with my phones, but I do want the option to have root, debloat the apps and/or run a custom rom if I so desire.
yea, the n6 seemed big for the first week or so i had it, but i love it now, and the development is bar none.
yes there is development for g3 but its limited to a handful of roms.
not trying to put the g3 down, i have one, just if you can get used to the n6, its a no brainer if you like to mod your phone.
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btw, with the speed charger, battery is of little concern, and i bought a 64g otg for like $30 from amazon to fix any storage needs.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RBGYGPG/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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I looked at the N6, but there's a couple things I really don't like about it.
It's too big. The G3 is pushing my limits for a phone size, I would actually like it to be a bit smaller.
No SD card is a real showstopper for me. Google is retarded for doing that.
Non-removable battery isn't quite a showstopper, but still a big turn-off.
The G3 being a 2014 year model, is still quite a capable device but is now also becoming very affordable now that the 2015 phones like the HTC M9 and the Sammy GS6 are hitting the market and capturing the attention.
Normally, I'd just pay retail and do a month-2-month plan, but by signing up for Verizon Edge 24 month 0% finance plan to buy the phone, the extra $15/month discount on the data plan almost pays for the phone... it's actually cheaper for the whole 24 month period to do it this way than to pay full retail or do the $99 2 year subsidized purchase. I'll be paying nearly the same exact monthly bill by switching to VZW and getting this new phone as I'm currently handing over each month to USCC and getting crappy data, no data roaming, no tethering, and operating a 4 yr old phone.
Being able to root&rom the G3 even with a locked bootloader is also a definite plus as well. I'm not a constant tinkerer with my phones, but I do want the option to have root, debloat the apps and/or run a custom rom if I so desire.
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No external SD, and no removable battery on the n6 right? Why not just buy an iPhone and get it over with?
Just playin...
You won't be mad at yourself if you grab a g3 though, especially if you're saving $ & upgrading your service. It is big, not as big as others, but you'll get used to it and probably actually prefer it after watching some videos on your qhd screen and taking some pics with the excellent g3 camera. You may have to roll back to get root depending on your version, but that's not a difficult thing to do at all. Once you're rolled back you can have root and custom recovery in @ 10-15min...super easy.
Another option is you can always take a phone for a test drive depending on where you buy it, so if you're undecided maybe that would be best so you have no regrets. Amazon has a 2 week return policy & they ship really fast, so if you get a phone and don't like it just return it and get something else for no charge :good:
Yeah... not gonna support Apple by buying any of their products lol
Looks like the G3 is going to be good to go for my needs and desires. I'm a tightwad and the G3 seems to be a great bang for the buck value right now so Im going to pull the trigger either tomorrow or Thursday and get one. Even though the Bumped roms available for it might be a bit limited for a hardcore modder, I think they'll be perfectly suited for me. All I want is mainly root and de-bloat the apps I'll never use. I do want a good camera and lots of storage so this will likely be a good handset for me.... just hope it lasts for 2 years :fingers-crossed:
bweN diorD said:
unless something changed in the last day that i missed, your all gud with any current version.
however, the Nexus 6 is a much better option. development is through the roof, and will stay that way for a long time.
plus, it completely annihilates the g3 in almost every aspect except for maybe stock cam, but there are 2 aosp compatible cams that are very good.
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N6 would be no go for me. No removable battery and do SD Slot....
Got my G3, posting this from it now.
So far, Life's Good! :good: