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Should I get SGII epic 4G Touch or Motorola Photon?

I was very interested in what the Motorola photon till the guy at Sprint HIGHLY reccomended the SGII Epic 4G Touch. Told me about all the features of guild phone which caught my attention. I also watched a 14 min vid from wirefly smackdown on the photon vs epic 4G touch.
One thing I was concerned about was the resolution being lower. Also rather like the kickstand idea from the EVO, but saw there was cases that have kickstands for the epic 4G touch. I'm asking from people who have owned the phone for a while, is it a good choice to get or should I stick to getting the photon?
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kyhassen said:
I was very interested in what the Motorola photon till the guy at Sprint HIGHLY reccomended the SGII Epic 4G Touch. Told me about all the features of guild phone which caught my attention. I also watched a 14 min vid from wirefly smackdown on the photon vs epic 4G touch.
One thing I was concerned about was the resolution being lower. Also rather like the kickstand idea from the EVO, but saw there was cases that have kickstands for the epic 4G touch. I'm asking from people who have owned the phone for a while, is it a good choice to get or should I stick to getting the photon?
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Best phone I've had. The only rant is the LoS every now and then. I prefer the smaller resolution because it's just easier. Bigger icons are better (at least for myself).
I messed with the Photon and it's a nice phone, but something that kept me far away from it was the lack of development.

I came from a Motorola atrix from att and I can say I missed Samsung. Phonton isn't a good the ept4g screen is amazing. Battery is OK better stuff is yet to come. Join us get the Epic 4g touch
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Like you, I considered both and haven't regretted my decision to go with the ET4G. The screen is amazing. The phone is faster than anything I've used. I doubt you'll regret it.
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Had the Photon for a month and have had the Epic 4G Touch for a month. While the Photon is an excellent phone it has serious issues with random rebooting and no audio on calls. It seems for for unexplained reasons the software just goes haywire and you have to do a battery pull. Some Best Buys reported 100% return rate when the phone first came out due to issue with no audio and rebooting. The radio is very strong, much better than the Sammy. The UI is not very good, you will need to switch to LauncherPro to make it acceptable. Thicker and heavier that the Sammy. Neither are great with the battery due to the nature of Android. As for the Epic 4 G Touch the radio is weaker. While people report loss of signal I have never had it. Very slim and lighter. Great all around phone with no issues on the calls. Like everything about it.
My suggestion would be the Epic 4 G Touch.

The SGS2 is a beast! I think you can't go wrong with either phone but I would say Sammy all the way. The screen blows away the qhd display of the EVO 3d I owned so I wouldn't be concerned about the resolution.
I know the a lot of people also like the Photon but I have not used it nor have any intention of even looking at it.

When it comes to tv and computer monitors I am an HD snob. I simply want the highest screen resolutions. Naturally I shopped around for a new phone using the same mindset. That was until I experienced the Super Amoled Plus screen. I finally realized how much of an impact contrast ratio is to the clarity of the screen. Deep blacks make every color on the screen pop. I watch Netflix on my phone in bed and I am blown away at the quality of the picture.
So in my opinion if you are trying to make resolution of the screen your deal breaker, you should go and spend some time with both phones and see for yourself.
Plus our phone simply have the fastest processor on the market. Without hardware acceleration my phone still don't experience any lag. Now with ICS coming out and hardware acceleration on just imagine how much more smoother our phone will be.

I'm an IT Manager for my company, our help desk gets more calls about Motorola Droids then anything else. I will never own a Motorola Android. I will admit the new Razor is tempting. For myself, I like Android but I think it is a little to complicated for the average corporate user. They just want something quick, easy and that works.
FYI, we get the least amount of calls over Iphones. I'm tempted to make the Iphone our officially supported phone. I don't think I want to get into Android or WP7 polices.

gedster314 said:
I'm an IT Manager for my company, our help desk gets more calls about Motorola Droids then anything else. I will never own a Motorola Android. I will admit the new Razor is tempting. For myself, I like Android but I think it is a little to complicated for the average corporate user. They just want something quick, easy and that works.
FYI, we get the least amount of calls over Iphones. I'm tempted to make the Iphone our officially supported phone. I don't think I want to get into Android or WP7 polices.
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What is your company's officially supported phone now?

My answer to the question, plus my Android history for some perspective.
I had the Photon briefly, exchanged for the Epic4GT and would never go back to the Photon.
-First Android was Sprint Hero. Was almost immediately outdated, but I liked it.
-This Aug was time for upgrade, Photon had just come out, didnt like how it looked, got the EVO4G. Really liked it compared to the outdated Hero, but the thing was HUGE, heavy, and battery didn't last long. The camera was 100000x better than the Hero.
-2 weeks later, after reading a couple reviews, (and hating the bulk of the EVO), exchanged it for the Photon. Immediately hated it. Hated the display - "artificial" is the only word I can think to describe it. The camera is horrible - about the same as my original Hero. I also really hated the UI.
Then the GSII was announced for Sprint. I held onto the Photon - hating every second of it - and the very last day of my 30day return policy was the drop day for the E4GT. Got it. LOVE it.
The size is perfect. Biggest screen out there (kinda), but the phone doesn't feel too big. It's not a BRICK like the EVO. It's thin and light. And the display size is great. Odd looking at a tiny iPhone display after this. Display quality is amazing. The camera is at the top - rating about even or better than the best out there. Battery has great life.
Not only is the E4GT the best phone at SPRINT right now, it's hard to beat it anywhere. For now. That all changes quick. But if you need to buy a phone right now, and you want the best from Sprint the Epic4GT is it.
(Sorry for a long first post, but this is a topic I just lived through.)

I had evo3d and photon before et4g. Et4g hands down.
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DevonSloan said:
My answer to the question, plus my Android history for some perspective.
I had the Photon briefly, exchanged for the Epic4GT and would never go back to the Photon.
-First Android was Sprint Hero. Was almost immediately outdated, but I liked it.
-This Aug was time for upgrade, Photon had just come out, didnt like how it looked, got the EVO4G. Really liked it compared to the outdated Hero, but the thing was HUGE, heavy, and battery didn't last long. The camera was 100000x better than the Hero.
-2 weeks later, after reading a couple reviews, (and hating the bulk of the EVO), exchanged it for the Photon. Immediately hated it. Hated the display - "artificial" is the only word I can think to describe it. The camera is horrible - about the same as my original Hero. I also really hated the UI.
Then the GSII was announced for Sprint. I held onto the Photon - hating every second of it - and the very last day of my 30day return policy was the drop day for the E4GT. Got it. LOVE it.
The size is perfect. Biggest screen out there (kinda), but the phone doesn't feel too big. It's not a BRICK like the EVO. It's thin and light. And the display size is great. Odd looking at a tiny iPhone display after this. Display quality is amazing. The camera is at the top - rating about even or better than the best out there. Battery has great life.
Not only is the E4GT the best phone at SPRINT right now, it's hard to beat it anywhere. For now. That all changes quick. But if you need to buy a phone right now, and you want the best from Sprint the Epic4GT is it.
(Sorry for a long first post, but this is a topic I just lived through.)
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Wow thank you for all the information you gave, that is def a deal breaker for me
Also to everyone else who posted, thank you all for the replies, I'm def going for the epic 4g touch now. Just need to find a decent case, which, doesn't happen till Nov from what i hear.
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I'm still on the fence about getting the ET4G. I keep reading about LOS this and poor wi-fi signal that. Coming from an OG Epic some here can understand my apprehension, I would like to see if an update by the end of the year will come through. My ultimate plan is to pick one up through Craigslist just to hold on to my upgrade because I'm holding on to hope that Sprint gets the Nexus early next year.

I have an Epic 4G Touch that has not been rooted yet and I am yet to get an los on it. No issues with wifi or anything else for that matter.
Can keep 4G on all day while at work with about 1.5 hours of on screen time after 9 hours and come home with over 50% battery left. Compared to the EVO 4g and 3d, that is pretty damn impressive!

kyhassen said:
Wow thank you for all the information you gave, that is def a deal breaker for me
Also to everyone else who posted, thank you all for the replies, I'm def going for the epic 4g touch now. Just need to find a decent case, which, doesn't happen till Nov from what i hear.
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If you want an awesome case check out the Case-mate tough case. It's available now and it kicks ass.

kyhassen said:
Wow thank you for all the information you gave...
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Just need to find a decent case, which, doesn't happen till Nov from what i hear.
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No prob - hope it helped. As for the case, I have the Carbon Fiber texture Kickstand Cover from Sprint, and I think it's great. I've never liked hard cases before this - always too much bulk. I've always gotten silicone cases, which I have liked a lot for drop protection, but they gather a lot of dust. This case adds minimal bulk and looks great. People cant believe how small/thin the phone is, and that's before they realize it's in a case. Take it out and they are even more amazed. Took pics, will post soon.
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I keep reading about LOS this and poor wi-fi signal that.
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I've read so much about this, but haven't experienced either problem. I was even going to jump on board the Sprint refund/credit bandwagon, just because I'm sure I could get away with it, but I haven't had the problem, so I'm not going to. I had had about 4 random reboots in the month I've had it, but it hasn't been a problem. (I just heard it rebooting in the other room.)

DevonSloan said:
No prob - hope it helped. As for the case, I have the Carbon Fiber texture Kickstand Cover from Sprint, and I think it's great. I've never liked hard cases before this - always too much bulk. I've always gotten silicone cases, which I have liked a lot for drop protection, but they gather a lot of dust. This case adds minimal bulk and looks great. People cant believe how small/thin the phone is, and that's before they realize it's in a case. Take it out and they are even more amazed. Took pics, will post soon.
I've read so much about this, but haven't experienced either problem. I was even going to jump on board the Sprint refund/credit bandwagon, just because I'm sure I could get away with it, but I haven't had the problem, so I'm not going to. I had had about 4 random reboots in the month I've had it, but it hasn't been a problem. (I just heard it rebooting in the other room.)
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The reboot could be caused by an app you are running. Are you running Juicy Defender or something like that? I know that has been an app that causes reboots.

m3ng said:
I had evo3d and photon before et4g. Et4g hands down.
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Same line up with me and I completely agree.

phatmanxxl said:
Same line up with me and I completely agree.
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Lol. I had the 3D. Phatman and Nate can confirm this.
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worldwidepmp said:
I'm still on the fence about getting the ET4G. I keep reading about LOS this and poor wi-fi signal that. Coming from an OG Epic some here can understand my apprehension, I would like to see if an update by the end of the year will come through. My ultimate plan is to pick one up through Craigslist just to hold on to my upgrade because I'm holding on to hope that Sprint gets the Nexus early next year.
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I have rooted mine and previous to rooting and currently I have never had the los issue .. guess its some batches of phones and others are fine.. but my wife has photon and I took evo 3d back and got et4g and its hands down the best!! I've compared my wife's photon and this epic touch many a times ..
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Have EVO 3D, switch to Epic Touch now or wait?

I currently have the EVO 3D and like it a lot. However, I really want to have ICS stock and no longer care about the HTC widgets. I also feel like ICS is optimized for Samsung phones.
With that, should I use my upgrade now for the Epic Touch or is there another phone that I should be waiting for? I know the Touch has only been out for a few months and when I look online, I don't see anything else coming out. If the Verizon Nexus Prime was coming to Sprint in a few months, I would absolutely wait for that.
I just don't want to use my upgrade and regret it later. I feel like phones with buttons are going to be outdated in 6 months and I hate having relics.
Thoughts?

You have a good phone, just wait for the lte phones mid next year
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Had evo 3d, switched to epic touch, now thinking about buying another evo 3d (keeping this of course)
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I have been sitting on an upgrade for nearly a year. My thing is, after a phones been out for a month or two, you can pretty much get it on craigslist for the same price you would pay for a upgrade, with no contract. I am holding off until ces in january to decide how i will use mine.

I say keep the 3d. You'll have way more rom's to flash and keep you busy till a LTE phone cames around. Not much development for the touch. Things might change once ice cream sandwich drops, but by then LTE will be the phone to get.

ANOTHER THREAD ABOUT THIS???????????????
smh!!

Success100 said:
ANOTHER THREAD ABOUT THIS???????????????
smh!!
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We aren't in the dev threads. In fact, this is the Q&A thread... Meant for this kind of conversation. If you don't want to read "ANOTHER THREAD ABOUT THIS", then don't read the thread.
As for the phone, I love my SGSII. However, if you got your hands on an Evo 3D and managed to hold on to your upgrade, I'd wait. Come October we will see the Galaxy SIII. And who knows what we will see between now and then. The PS VITA comes out in Feb with a quad core processor... I can't imagine it will take very long to see phones coming out with similar chipsets.
Plus, it's easy enough to kill Sense if you want to. With a proper root/recovery, you could do anything with that device you so choose. You may have to kill the 3d to do a whole lot with it, but would that honestly be a travesty, if you are considering getting rid of the phone in the first place?

lickarock said:
We aren't in the dev threads. In fact, this is the Q&A thread... Meant for this kind of conversation. If you don't want to read "ANOTHER THREAD ABOUT THIS", then don't read the thread.
As for the phone, I love my SGSII. However, if you got your hands on an Evo 3D and managed to hold on to your upgrade, I'd wait. Come October we will see the Galaxy SIII. And who knows what we will see between now and then. The PS VITA comes out in Feb with a quad core processor... I can't imagine it will take very long to see phones coming out with similar chipsets.
Plus, it's easy enough to kill Sense if you want to. With a proper root/recovery, you could do anything with that device you so choose. You may have to kill the 3d to do a whole lot with it, but would that honestly be a travesty, if you are considering getting rid of the phone in the first place?
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so what, there are at least 6 other active threads about the EXACT same thing that searching first would have revealed. People get sick of seeing the same threads over and over again.
Cardinal rule on forums, not just XDA...search before posting!!!

Success100 said:
so what, there are at least 6 other active threads about the EXACT same thing that searching first would have revealed. People get sick of seeing the same threads over and over again.
Cardinal rule on forums, not just XDA...search before posting!!!
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virgil1528 said:
I currently have the EVO 3D and like it a lot. However, I really want to have ICS stock and no longer care about the HTC widgets. I also feel like ICS is optimized for Samsung phones.
With that, should I use my upgrade now for the Epic Touch or is there another phone that I should be waiting for? I know the Touch has only been out for a few months and when I look online, I don't see anything else coming out. If the Verizon Nexus Prime was coming to Sprint in a few months, I would absolutely wait for that.
I just don't want to use my upgrade and regret it later. I feel like phones with buttons are going to be outdated in 6 months and I hate having relics.
Thoughts?
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Without knowing what features of a phone are important to you, it is kind of hard to give an intelligent answer. The only thing you mentioned that you want is ICS and this phone doesn't have it.
What matters more to you; screen size, screen quality, build quality, radio strength, devlopment community, etc. Than maybe someone can give you a meaningful answer.

Super AMOLED Plus is reason enough to get the Epic 4G Touch! The screen is beautiful and untouchable. Seriously it's freaking beautiful!! Do you plan on rooting your 3D? I heard there's more roms and development for that phone over the Epic Touch. All I know is that there will be better phones probably by Summer you'll start hearing real stuff about the Galaxy S3. Phones are just getting better and better. I know there will be phones are next year that will blow my phone out the water but I'm happy with what I have until I can upgrade. The Epic 4G Touch is truly a great phone and will totally satisfy your needs (most likely). It also depends on how you like to use your phone. If you depend on having a strong signal, go with the Motorola Photon. My girl has that phone and she gets signal in spots where Verizon phones get dropped calls and signal. If your into multimedia and watching stuff, the Epic Touch is awesome for that.

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There's a major announcement involving sprint Samsung and Intel January so i would wait
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IMO I like the E4GT is better but I don't think there is enough of a reason to warrant a change. Wait for a bigger badder phone.

I had evo 4g and evo3d,i even bought a 3dtv.dev is bad ass.I cross over to the dark side to match my Samsung galaxy 10.1 tablet,but after having sg2 for a month I haven't look back senses.I love the lightweight,allshare app to my leds tvs,tablets.The bigger,beautiful screen,plus all my evo3d friends admire,and the camera alot better.I have a newborn so its important. Touchwiz has grown on me lol.
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A lot more developer support on the E3D. Don't get me wrong, we have a number of amazing and dedicated devs for this phone, but you have a lot of options with the Evo

I heard the 3d pictures sucked... I had the regular Evo & I was in love with it...it had a cracked screen tho... Only reason I upgraded was because I lost my phone.
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But glad I did I love this phone... When the new photos come out next year I'll just get a2nd line

I got rid of an evo 3d for the epic touch. Its a great upgrade but I did it when it first came out. I'd wait because your phone still holds its own. Remember, the GS2 is from may.
And aosp is no more optimized for Samsung as it is HTC. The gs2 may be faster due to the faster processor and GPU, also lower resolution.
Success100 said:
so what, there are at least 6 other active threads about the EXACT same thing that searching first would have revealed. People get sick of seeing the same threads over and over again.
Cardinal rule on forums, not just XDA...search before posting!!!
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Really, does it really bother you that much?
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Htc evo lte

So, my mom is getting her upgrade in 2 weeks and I was thinking of giving her my gs3 and getting an evo. I like the build quality, screen, and camera, and its something new. I just wanted to know if anyone that owns an evo has any input on whether I should do this. Also, it'd be cool if you guys knew anything that makes this phone significantly superior to the evo (other than dev support)

Why dont you just post in the lte forums then...?
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CNexus said:
Why dont you just post in the lte forums then...?
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Exactly.
Though I've seen and played with the LTE, and basically an evo 4g on 'roids. I've seen more people leave the LTE to come to the G S III. Also, seen people have signal issue due to the aluminum chassis and backing.

CNexus said:
Why dont you just post in the lte forums then...?
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Because I don't want people just saying that the evo is God's gift to mankind when they can't compare it to a gs3

Lolanerd said:
Because I don't want people just saying that the evo is God's gift to mankind when they can't compare it to a gs3
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Well they would be able to give you specifics more than anyone here haha
And I'm pretty sure that not everyone is satisfied with it, seeing all the phones that are coming soon
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i came from the evoLTE to the GS3 and if I were you I would stick with the GS3 or get the note2.. or.. get the note2 and let me buy it from you and ill give you my GS3 plus cash .. Anyways the reason I stayed with the GS3 is because my EvoLTE had the bend problem. Like so many others have had. Also the kickstand always wanted to come unscrewed. Plus the GS3 is just so much smoother, and the EvoLTE external speaker sucks compared to the GS3.
Of course I did like the phyical camera button on the EvoLTE. Plus the screen was beautiful. But like I said before.. The build quality might look better in person. But if you put the two against each other head to head the GS3 will come out on top because plastic is always more giving.

I actually just came from the lte, great phone but doesnt compare to the GSIII, which really surprised me. I loved HTC devices after the original evo served me well, I moved onto the Epic touch and it was a terrible experience for me, gps and location services were soooooo bad with that phone, it made me swear off ever owning another Samsung device. I ended up getting the evo lte in August, which I promptly rooted (biggest pain in the a$$) well the screen starting going whack few weeks ago, returned it to Best Buy and because they didnt have any evos they replaced it with a GSIII, I was and still am blown away by this device, Samsung has a beast on their hands with this thing!! imo the GSIII is a better device, and I was team HTC all the way until the day I got the GSIII

dont : i personally like evo lte more than s3 ( yeah i know : shoot me )
but evo lte always gave me great data speed and 0 signal loss .
but memory is low on that phone and htc is messing with users since jb update , making it freakin hard foe S-On folks.
my advise wait another month and see whats s4 is gonna be , or get a note 2 : ace phone

teh roxxorz said:
Exactly.
Though I've seen and played with the LTE, and basically an evo 4g on 'roids. I've seen more people leave the LTE to come to the G S III. Also, seen people have signal issue due to the aluminum chassis and backing.
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That's what I did. This phone has way better support and updates from Samsung. HTC is totally not caring about the development community. There kernel source for jelly bean isn't even out yet and the phone had had it for over a month
Anthraxed FreeGS3 @ 1.51 Ghz
Faster then your 2.1

Alright, I guess I have been convinced, thanks everyone.

Lolanerd said:
So, my mom is getting her upgrade in 2 weeks and I was thinking of giving her my gs3 and getting an evo. I like the build quality, screen, and camera, and its something new. I just wanted to know if anyone that owns an evo has any input on whether I should do this. Also, it'd be cool if you guys knew anything that makes this phone significantly superior to the evo (other than dev support)
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I can tell you the gs3 camera with ma6 kills the lte. Our screen is less sharp but colors are truer. Battery life on the Samsung's are better.
I've owned both and definitely prefer the lte
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I've owned both, I liked the lte camera more than the gs3's, but other than that I'm happy I switched to samsung.

Thought this was interesting

LGOG ranked second only to a phone which hasn't been announced yet.
http://www.ibtimes.com/samsung-gala...no-1-browsermark-20-browser-benchmark-1107407
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I'm actually surprised the LGOG doesn't get more love in the android community, it's always S3 this and HTC One that, LGOG is crazy powerful and awesome
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I'm actually surprised the LGOG doesn't get more love in the android community, it's always S3 this and HTC One that, LGOG is crazy powerful and awesome
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I know. I thought this phone will be picked up by alot of people, especially when it was going for $100 at best buy with these specs. But alot of people stay away from LG phones. I almost did the same thing.

Its because LG has always been really bad with their stuff. like the LG optimus S for example and the LG Viper was the biggest fail ever. People chose samsung and HTC because they are reliable phones and have been for the last few years. As for me im still a Samsung guy Just simply Because Samsung phones have treated me really nicely. I like the LGOG though because it is blazing fast. even a little faster than my note 2. but when it comes to multimedia etc. the note 2 kills the LG in almost every way. and LG did kind of copy samsung in some ways too. the UI and gestures etc. but i like them all! lol. i only bought the optimus G cause the nexus 4 didnt come to sprint and the LGOG is the Nexus 4 minus the Jellybean and Pure aosp. but overall The LGOG is a Top of the line phone hands down for sure.. and does need more love from devs lol

What's so crazy is that this is hands down the best phone out there next to the nexus 4 (same phone) the thing is, no one knows about it. People automatically think LG is crap because they don't know about it. They know all about the Samsung Galaxy phones because TV tells you that its the best thing out and you have to have it. I guarantee you that there are only a few Galaxy users who can actually tell you why they have that phone let alone what's under the hood. This phone will kill any phone out right now and people just don't get it because its not marketed correctly. I mean you even if it was how many people would get excited because it had quad core processor? People ( stupid people) would be like 13MP camera hells yea! . When I first got this thing all the guys at work talked so much crap about it being LG. They all have iPhone 5's (phones for noobs) and all I did was turn on all 4 of my cores. They have yet to say anything again about my OG!
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sirswag87 said:
What's so crazy is that this is hands down the best phone out there next to the nexus 4 (same phone) the thing is, no one knows about it. People automatically think LG is crap because they don't know about it. They know all about the Samsung Galaxy phones because TV tells you that its the best thing out and you have to have it. I guarantee you that there are only a few Galaxy users who can actually tell you why they have that phone let alone what's under the hood. This phone will kill any phone out right now and people just don't get it because its not marketed correctly. I mean you even if it was how many people would get excited because it had quad core processor? People ( stupid people) would be like 13MP camera hells yea! . When I first got this thing all the guys at work talked so much crap about it being LG. They all have iPhone 5's (phones for noobs) and all I did was turn on all 4 of my cores. They have yet to say anything again about my OG!
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Yep, market-ing = market share. I personally just think that LG doesn't care too much about their mobile division, especially when they're battling up hill against Samsung and Apple. They're probably OK with making a small profit off of mobile while making their real money off of TVs and appliances.

Not to hate on the LGOG, but when I owned the phone for a few weeks I felt the phone had some shortcomings. Hated the LTE connectivity or lack there of. The speaker is by far the worst speaker I've ever heard on a smart phone. The 13 megapixel camera is lacking. LG's iOS or what ever its called lacks features and widgets.
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sirswag87 said:
What's so crazy is that this is hands down the best phone out there next to the nexus 4 (same phone) the thing is, no one knows about it. People automatically think LG is crap because they don't know about it. They know all about the Samsung Galaxy phones because TV tells you that its the best thing out and you have to have it. I guarantee you that there are only a few Galaxy users who can actually tell you why they have that phone let alone what's under the hood. This phone will kill any phone out right now and people just don't get it because its not marketed correctly. I mean you even if it was how many people would get excited because it had quad core processor? People ( stupid people) would be like 13MP camera hells yea! . When I first got this thing all the guys at work talked so much crap about it being LG. They all have iPhone 5's (phones for noobs) and all I did was turn on all 4 of my cores. They have yet to say anything again about my OG!
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The lgog is a good android phone. But it's not the best. This phone still needs a lot of work on the ui and bloat. The only thing actually good about this is the res and the s4pro backed up with 2gigs of ram. If it had a dual core like the s3 I wouldn't even bother with it lol. It'll just be like the LG viper.... That phone was a waste of my cash. But at least LG made this phone to cover their epic fail on the viper.
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One thing I don't like this phone is touch screen acts like crazy while charging. It seems like it is hardware related issue....
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One thing I don't like this phone is touch screen acts like crazy while charging. It seems like it is hardware related issue....
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Seen that hundreds of time on many phones. Try a different charger, or two. A defective/cheap charger will tend to have a lot of "noise" and cause touchscreen issues. I have two chargers right now that make the touchscreen unusable but have five or six that give me no issue.

Hardwares only as good as its software and unfortunately LG has sh!t software. I have an OG for work and forwarded everything on it to my personal line(note 2) the OG sits on the desk collecting dust cuz its just unimpressive and a pain to try and use the little screen. After having my note 2 every other phone I pick up feels like my palm just swallowed it and typing is so awkward I get frustrated and give up. Small phone + big hands = :banghead: especially after having a phone that actually feels comfortable in them. The Optimus G came blazing out of the gate, then tripped on its lackluster software and crap support to land right on its pretty face and stay there for the rest of the race. By the time (if) lg ever gets ths software up to par with the rest of the Android world the OG will be headed for an EOL and its replacement will already be en queue.
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Hardwares only as good as its software and unfortunately LG has sh!t software. I have an OG for work and forwarded everything on it to my personal line(note 2) the OG sits on the desk collecting dust cuz its just unimpressive and a pain to try and use the little screen. After having my note 2 every other phone I pick up feels like my palm just swallowed it and typing is so awkward I get frustrated and give up. Small phone + big hands = :banghead: especially after having a phone that actually feels comfortable in them. The Optimus G came blazing out of the gate, then tripped on its lackluster software and crap support to land right on its pretty face and stay there for the rest of the race. By the time (if) lg ever gets ths software up to par with the rest of the Android world the OG will be headed for an EOL and its replacement will already be en queue.
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If I'm hearing you right, you're saying the OG has a small screen?

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If I'm hearing you right, you're saying the OG has a small screen?
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Compared to my note 2 yes all other phones feel tiny now, especially since im much larger than average at 6'7" my gs3, optimus g, og evo, mopho all feel small, don't even get me started on iphone I cant even hold the 4s unless its in landscape. When I try to use smaller screen phones now I get serious hand cramps trying to type 2 handed, it was never like that til I got used to the note2 now it's awkward as hell. It would take me weeks to get used to using a "normal" sized phone again. It's not so much the size in numerical value as it is the dimensions are narrow and tall. When I put my OG next to my note the note screen is about as wide as 3/4 of the height of the OG screen and the OG is about half as wide as my note in portrait, maybe a 5/8s as wide. Trust me when I tell you its awkward going from 5.5" to >5". It doesn't seem like it would be a huge difference on paper but IRL it seems like feet instead of inches in my big ass hands. It just seems like a kids toy now. I guess I'm just spoiled now.
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I would like to add that for the entire month of February I can honestly say the optimus G was the only phone I was selling. If that's not enough then out of the entire district I placed 7th in sales out of 200ish. If a customer was willing to through down 200 on a phone then I made sure they got the optimus G! I sold 1 iPhone 5 but it doesn't count because they later exchanged for the optimus G. I have talked to other store employees about pushing this phone as much as they could and I'm happy/sad to announce that the optimus G is now on back order "due to recent unexpected high sales"
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Compared to my note 2 yes all other phones feel tiny now, especially since im much larger than average at 6'7" my gs3, optimus g, og evo, mopho all feel small, don't even get me started on iphone I cant even hold the 4s unless its in landscape. When I try to use smaller screen phones now I get serious hand cramps trying to type 2 handed, it was never like that til I got used to the note2 now it's awkward as hell. It would take me weeks to get used to using a "normal" sized phone again. It's not so much the size in numerical value as it is the dimensions are narrow and tall. When I put my OG next to my note the note screen is about as wide as 3/4 of the height of the OG screen and the OG is about half as wide as my note in portrait, maybe a 5/8s as wide. Trust me when I tell you its awkward going from 5.5" to >5". It doesn't seem like it would be a huge difference on paper but IRL it seems like feet instead of inches in my big ass hands. It just seems like a kids toy now. I guess I'm just spoiled now.
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Please don't diss a phone just because your hands are larger than the average human.. Its a great phone. Newer hardware than the note 2 and stock software doesn't count. Of course you know that or you wouldn't be here on xda.
Please if your going complain about a phone don't bring your unusually large hands into this. It doesn't make for a valid argument. Its a personal defect. You knew this before buying the optimus g. Don't understand why you would waste money on a phone that you KNEW you couldn't use...
Anyway.. On a positive note.. Good kush. Anyone else want to join I'm in Washington
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I would like to add that for the entire month of February I can honestly say the optimus G was the only phone I was selling. If that's not enough then out of the entire district I placed 7th in sales out of 200ish. If a customer was willing to through down 200 on a phone then I made sure they got the optimus G! I sold 1 iPhone 5 but it doesn't count because they later exchanged for the optimus G. I have talked to other store employees about pushing this phone as much as they could and I'm happy/sad to announce that the optimus G is now on back order "due to recent unexpected high sales"
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Please don't diss a phone just because your hands are larger than the average human.. Its a great phone. Newer hardware than the note 2 and stock software doesn't count. Of course you know that or you wouldn't be here on xda.
Please if your going complain about a phone don't bring your unusually large hands into this. It doesn't make for a valid argument. Its a personal defect. You knew this before buying the optimus g. Don't understand why you would waste money on a phone that you KNEW you couldn't use...
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I didn't buy the optimus g I was pawned off on me by my boss. I wouldn't waste my money on any LG device, not after every single mobile phone I've had from thek was complete crap due to their shotty software. Never understood why a company would put crap software on a highend phone, since the hardware can't perform to its potential. Go play with a nexus 4 and and optimus g at the same time, you'll hate lg for putting that crapware on the OG. It's pretty funny you think having big hands is a personal defect, you must be a hobbit with small man syndrome. It wouldn't matter if the OG was as big as my note anyways I still wouldn't waste my money on it. Hell I got it free and I dont even use it I just forwarded all my calls and emails to my note. And you would have never sold me an OG even at gunpoint, I would have laughed in your face. It's not my fault LG has their priorities backasswards and can't build decent software to save their life. Like I said what good is the best hardware if the software doesn't work right? It's like buying a ferrari and putting a prius engine in it, pointless. Now go back to your LG loving and leave the realists to reality, LG dropped the ball yet again by putting busted software and crap support on what could have been a great device.
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
I didn't buy the optimus g I was pawned off on me by my boss. I wouldn't waste my money on any LG device, not after every single mobile phone I've had from thek was complete crap due to their shotty software. Never understood why a company would put crap software on a highend phone, since the hardware can't perform to its potential. Go play with a nexus 4 and and optimus g at the same time, you'll hate lg for putting that crapware on the OG. It's pretty funny you think having big hands is a personal defect, you must be a hobbit with small man syndrome. It wouldn't matter if the OG was as big as my note anyways I still wouldn't waste my money on it. Hell I got it free and I dont even use it I just forwarded all my calls and emails to my note. And you would have never sold me an OG even at gunpoint, I would have laughed in your face. It's not my fault LG has their priorities backasswards and can't build decent software to save their life. Like I said what good is the best hardware if the software doesn't work right? It's like buying a ferrari and putting a prius engine in it, pointless. Now go back to your LG loving and leave the realists to reality, LG dropped the ball yet again by putting busted software and crap support on what could have been a great device.
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The software has worked great more me and several others who have used it. Besides the ICS messenger. They fixed that issue with the jellybean update. I've had and have seen more issued with the s3 and note 2 software than I have with the OG.. But then again I work at a repair center. So I see the worst out of every phone on a daily basis. And believe me.. Samsung is just as bad. Its the UI thing. Of course the nexus 4 will perform better. Its pure android. None of the bloat to bog it down. Lg had it rough with there past devices but the OG is a big step. With each update getting better and better. Most are still running ICS. do you remember how the s3 ran on ICS? Or even worse the s2.. It was so difficult to sell the phone because of how ****ty the touchwiz worked on ICS. I'm assuming its the same with the OG. Wait for jellybean to finish rolling out then update your argument.
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Only issue ive ever had with samsung was that crappy intercept. My s2, s3 and note 2 have never had any issues with the software. At least not like the OG biggest issue I have with that stupid thing is it dialing the contact instead of sending the text, drives me nuts especially when im trying to avoid calling someone via text only to have the stupid phone call em for me. LG never updates their devices on time, I mean seriously their flagship device is still on 4.0.4 for the most part, entirely til this week. They will do What they always do push out halfassed unfinished updates then after a year or 18 months drop support and EOL the device. HTC and LG have serious support issues and issues with allowing the end user control through locked bootloaders and threats of legal action for hosting or modifying their stock crapware. Not to mention they take forever to release source, which is what im waiting for now so I can compile my rom for the OG and get it the hell off of LGs teat. Then maybe I'll actually do something with it besides stuff it in a corner of my desk to hold my paperwork down while it basically works as my secretary and forwards me my calls.
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nothing i must say haha
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One thing I don't like this phone is touch screen acts like crazy while charging. It seems like it is hardware related issue....
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Havent seen that since V9
What is Optimus Prime's full name?
Optimus G. Prime

Samsung has terrible build quality and awful viewing angles and color reproduction. Depending on your angle, white can look blue, yellow, pink, or greenish.
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Would you buy another Optimus

LG Optimus G2
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/05/07/lg-optimus-g2-sprint-snapdragon-800/

Really?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2267155
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2264621
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Really?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2267155
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2264621
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Brush up on your reading skills.
I'm asking current owners IF they'd buy another Optimus.
And why or why not.

I wouldn't buy the G2, because it'll be way too soon for me to buy a new phone, but when my upgrade rolls around I'll certainly consider another Optimus phone. So far I've had the Optimus S and the Optimus G, two fantastic phones. The S can actually run jellybean fairly smoothly, it's amazing.

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Brush up on your reading skills.
I'm asking current owners IF they'd buy another Optimus.
And why or why not.
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I would buy another optimus and this is a fairly decent upgrade, however, I will still wait a year. Right now, my two favorite companies are HTC and LG. They make high quality, innovative stuff.
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I just sold my optimus G to get the HTC One and I'm very happy with my decision but that being said I would still buy another optimus. I was so happy with my purchase of the optimus G and wouldnt have given it up if it werent for me getting such a great deal on the HTC one. $30.
LG came from dirt phone after dirt phone and surprised us all with the optimus G. Surprised everyone and did it with style. All anyone could talk about was galaxy s3 this evo lte that, razr, one x, ect. Then this phone came out. Sh!t all over the compition and even mocked samsung with their "4" billboard. The ONLY thing keeping this device from being any more popular is the fact that they have fail so many times before with previous devices.
Now coming out with a device to compete with the note series and another G to keep up with the one and s4 even though they don't have to. The optimus G is still just as good as the high end phones coming out today. They are doing this to keep their name fresh and to hopefully one day soon give people more of a choice when going to upgrade rather than depending on the reps to push their stuff.
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I just sold my optimus G to get the HTC One and I'm very happy with my decision but that being said I would still buy another optimus. I was so happy with my purchase of the optimus G and wouldnt have given it up if it werent for me getting such a great deal on the HTC one. $30.
LG came from dirt phone after dirt phone and surprised us all with the optimus G. Surprised everyone and did it with style. All anyone could talk about was galaxy s3 this evo lte that, razr, one x, ect. Then this phone came out. Sh!t all over the compition and even mocked samsung with their "4" billboard. The ONLY thing keeping this device from being any more popular is the fact that they have fail so many times before with previous devices.
Now coming out with a device to compete with the note series and another G to keep up with the one and s4 even though they don't have to. The optimus G is still just as good as the high end phones coming out today. They are doing this to keep their name fresh and to hopefully one day soon give people more of a choice when going to upgrade rather than depending on the reps to push their stuff.
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LG could be the next Samsung. Before the s1, they made crap devices, such as the moment. The s1 and s2 were good, but not a household name. Then comes the s3 and its incessant advertising and people think that just because they advertise that it's the best phone, so since HTC is a smaller company, and has a lower budget, they are getting screwed despite having higher quality products. Oh how the tables have turned since the evo. No one had heard of a galaxy, it wasn't even offered as that on carriers. The only phones sprint advertised were the evo line, until the s3.
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No. The camera on this phone is not very good. Also there is not enough devs working on this phone. The Galaxy phones have awesome devs working on every tiny thing.

pdelacr2 said:
No. The camera on this phone is not very good. Also there is not enough devs working on this phone. The Galaxy phones have awesome devs working on every tiny thing.
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I knew we would see this answer...
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No. The camera on this phone is not very good. Also there is not enough devs working on this phone. The Galaxy phones have awesome devs working on every tiny thing.
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yeah 100 roms based on the same stock deodexed rom is real development :good:

Well..I've only had this phone since this Friday but... judging from how zippy this one feels compared to most every thing out now...I'd say yes. Granted I'm coming from a GS2 but so far I really like this one.
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bumsock said:
Well..I've only had this phone since this Friday but... judging from how zippy this one feels compared to most every thing out now...I'd say yes. Granted I'm coming from a GS2 but so far I really like this one.
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Just curious, what made you decide on this rather than the One or S4?

Well unforeseen circumstances forced me to buy a phone outright off contract . So at first I asked about the galaxy s4 and the Sprint rep said that they could not sell it off contract... something about because it has a SIM card :what: BUT...I still have an upgrade coming a little later, probably around the time the Galaxy Note 3 is out and what ever else comes out by then.
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I think there is only a 50 dollar difference between the phones (One S4 and This one) but I was pushing it money wise getting this lol
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No. The camera on this phone is not very good. Also there is not enough devs working on this phone. The Galaxy phones have awesome devs working on every tiny thing.
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I agree not as much development but how much do we really need we have the main AOSP ROMs with a few minor bugs, we have tweaked stock all we really need is sense 5 which is coming soon. The camera is garbage in low light situations but in good lighting it is nice.
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bumsock said:
Well unforeseen circumstances forced me to buy a phone outright off contract . So at first I asked about the galaxy s4 and the Sprint rep said that they could not sell it off contract... something about because it has a SIM card :what: BUT...I still have an upgrade coming a little later, probably around the time the Galaxy Note 3 is out and what ever else comes out by then.
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I think there is only a 50 dollar difference between the phones (One S4 and This one) but I was pushing it money wise getting this lol
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When is your upgrade? If it's within 6 months then it would have been a lot cheaper to pay the early upgrade fee and got an s4 or one than to pay outright
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I definitely would, but I would like to see one with 64GB internal or better yet, a microSD slot. I find myself constantly moving stuff off from my phone to computer to make space (photos, videos, backups).

Nope. I'm in fact in the process of getting rid every phone I've been on since the Photon (LGOG included) and going back to the Photon or the Atrix. Every one of them has been a downgrade and a waste of silicon in my eyes.
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No. The camera on this phone is not very good. Also there is not enough devs working on this phone. The Galaxy phones have awesome devs working on every tiny thing.
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And most of those "ROMs" are themes and copycat tweaks distributed as ROMs. So the Galaxy phones have a couple true ROMs and a ton of themes pretending to be ROMs.

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No. The camera on this phone is not very good. Also there is not enough devs working on this phone. The Galaxy phones have awesome devs working on every tiny thing.
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I agree not as much development but how much do we really need we have the main AOSP ROMs with a few minor bugs, we have tweaked stock all we really need is sense 5 which is coming soon. The camera is garbage in low light situations but in good lighting it is nice.
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By all means you guys are more then welcome to set up to the plate. Sorry there is a lack of dev support for this phone, but the people have worked on this phone have worked very hard. You have no idea. We put in 3 months or so into getting you guys working Aosp. Getting everything working was a total pain in the ass. LGs implementation of EFS was a night mare to get passed, but we came up with a good solution. We probably lost 10 phones or so before we figured it out. I know I personally had two replacements. So be happy for what you have. I know for a fact all of the roms in the original dev section are working and stable. I was actually thinking to myself yesterday that I am actually starting to like this this phone (even though it has been a total ***** to me through the entire process).
If you get a chance. Thank Shelnutt2, thecubed, Autoprime, dvxher and Synergy when you get a chance. Also, Mike_77, Redmk, chachin, Interloper, ilkinansr92 and last but not least my favorite tester Theo2889. Without these guys none of this would ever of happened.

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By all means you guys are more then welcome to set up to the plate. Sorry there is a lack of dev support for this phone, but the people have worked on it have worked very hard. We put in 3 months or so into getting you guys working Aosp. Getting everything working was not as easy as you think. So be happy for what you have. I know for a fact all of the roms in the original dev section are working and stable. I was actually thinking to myself yesterday that I am actually starting to like this this phone (even though it has been a total ***** to me through the entire process).
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Guys like this are a big reason I WOULD buy another Optimus.
We may not have a million ROMs like the SIII, but I have maintained from day one that this is a good thing for us. Our ROMs are stable, functional, and well supported. The Quality v Quantity theory.The devs that we have are committed and really produce some great work. Even builds that have been labeled as "unstable", in my experience, have been pretty danged stable.
Additionally, I think that LG really knocked it out of the park with the hardware on this phone. I would love to see an SD card slot, but haven't really had need for one thanks to cloud services, I would just like the option. I would like to see a better sensor on the camera, but let's be honest, if you want glamour shots you should buy a camera, not a phone. Other than that, I literally have no complaints about this Optimus G and I go so far as to say that it is the best phone I have owned to date. I cannot wait to see what it does when they finally deploy LTE in Denver, but that's sprints problem.