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Have been using it for 2 weeks and runs it under Mobilicity. Everything works fine with a little bit issues. Generally speaking it's a great phone.
Cons:
1. When I go to somewhere that has no coverage and come back to somewhere that has coverage. The phone keeps stay in roaming. I have to reboot it in order to make phone calls. (i think that has to do with my carrier mobilicity)
2. Too many useless apps built in, mainly t-mobile apps. Forcing me to learn how root phones and delete them... Not a very pleasant experience though.
3. The phone doesn't naturally support tethering because tmobile locks it. You have to root it and freeze or uninstall the ''tethering manager'' for tethering.
4. Poor video qualities (HQ) when watching youtube compares to my iphone 4S. When both of them in full brightness, the Hercules' brightness is dimmer and blurrier. However, this issue doesnt appear in my other video apps such as PPS.
5. Laggy front camera. Maybe it has to do with the cpu, when i try to take pictures using the front camera, it's laggy enough to make you don't want to use it anymore...*
6. No physical home key. It's kinda annoying when you are cutting fruits and always accidentally touch the sensitive home key then have to restart the game again.
7. Too ''round''. I don't get it why tmobile will make a custom designed phone that relatively uglier than many other new galaxy phones such as galaxy infuse or even the original s2. I personally can stand the plastic case, but not really with the round shape.
8. The music app. I don't know if this is because i came from iOS, but I am really having a hard time getting used to the music app of the phone. I can't change the volume as precise as i want. There is certain ''level'' i have to choose(1,2,3..) I don't really enjoy it because sometimes it's either too loud or too quiet. Another thing is that it will be quite laggy when you try to drag the little circle to a specific part of a song you want to listen.
9. Not many languages are supported. Unlike iphone which has most of the languages installed, this phone only comes with 7 or 8 languages. Korean is the only asian language supported.10.
Lastly, why everything is in a BLACK background color???????? Whether in email, music or settings it's ALL BLACK background! It will be much much nicer if we can change the background color. (yeah i kniw it can save some battety, but....)
Oh one more thing.......With it's 1.5GHz processor, why is the benchmark score still lower than Galaxy s2. I got around 2500 in average for 4 times testing. Whereas galaxy s2 can get around 300.
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Have been using it for 2 weeks and runs it under Mobilicity. Everything works fine with a little bit issues. Generally speaking it's a great phone.
Cons:
1. When I go to somewhere that has no coverage and come back to somewhere that has coverage. The phone keeps stay in roaming. I have to reboot it in order to make phone calls. (i think that has to do with my carrier mobilicity)
2. Too many useless apps built in, mainly t-mobile apps. Forcing me to learn how root phones and delete them... Not a very pleasant experience though.
3. The phone doesn't naturally support tethering because tmobile locks it. You have to root it and freeze or uninstall the ''tethering manager'' for tethering.
4. Poor video qualities (HQ) when watching youtube compares to my iphone 4S. When both of them in full brightness, the Hercules' brightness is dimmer and blurrier. However, this issue doesnt appear in my other video apps such as PPS.
5. Laggy front camera. Maybe it has to do with the cpu, when i try to take pictures using the front camera, it's laggy enough to make you don't want to use it anymore...*
6. No physical home key. It's kinda annoying when you are cutting fruits and always accidentally touch the sensitive home key then have to restart the game again.
7. Too ''round''. I don't get it why tmobile will make a custom designed phone that relatively uglier than many other new galaxy phones such as galaxy infuse or even the original s2. I personally can stand the plastic case, but not really with the round shape.
8. The music app. I don't know if this is because i came from iOS, but I am really having a hard time getting used to the music app of the phone. I can't change the volume as precise as i want. There is certain ''level'' i have to choose(1,2,3..) I don't really enjoy it because sometimes it's either too loud or too quiet. Another thing is that it will be quite laggy when you try to drag the little circle to a specific part of a song you want to listen.
9. Not many languages are supported. Unlike iphone which has most of the languages installed, this phone only comes with 7 or 8 languages. Korean is the only asian language supported.10.
Lastly, why everything is in a BLACK background color???????? Whether in email, music or settings it's ALL BLACK background! It will be much much nicer if we can change the background color. (yeah i kniw it can save some battety, but....)
Oh one more thing.......With it's 1.5GHz processor, why is the benchmark score still lower than Galaxy s2. I got around 2500 in average for 4 times testing. Whereas galaxy s2 can get around 300.
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Um you most have the tmobile version if you have to many bloatware apps im assuming the telus version has only 1 bloatware app.
Tethering isn't free on any carrier. Iphone you either need to pay or jailbreak your phone.
Um the sg2 has to be one of the brightest phone i owned. You need to raise the brightness maximum in display settings and uncheck auto adjust screen power. My friend has the iphone4s and his brightness pales in comparison he said. It doesn't look as good because its a lower resolution to the iphone4 but the colors look much better on the samsung galaxy s2
Front camera is not laggy. You may need to get that checked out. Might be defective.
Physical keys are dead with android and capacitive will be to. Only virtual keys on home screen it will be worse for you then in the future with an android device.
Design is preference wont argue with you there.
Music has dsp manager built in. When your in the music app press settings sound effects and equalizer customize how you want. For best sound quality.
That to i like a choice to choose background colors buts that's alright.
You score lower because Qualcomm processor is weaker than the exynos processor. But gets better connectivity to data services also capable of faster speeds. Apparently by anandtech are phone has better browser peformance than
standard exynos sg2.
Wow! ... all of that sounds a bit off, most of what's described seems like software issues that can be easily fixed once rooted
Reception wise this phone is waaaay better than any other phone I've used before
no problem picking up signal on its own on Wind
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This all just sounds like your personal wants aren't satisfied. Almost everything you mentioned is because "you" don't like it. Sounds to me like android was not meant for you my friends. Rooting is super simple on this device. Camera issue may just be your device and quadrant? Really? That's an issue?
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Phone can be used as is with any issues. Personally while you sound like you have complaints it sounds like your quite happy with the phone as you are able to do what you want not what someone else wants.
Reason why Android OS is mostly black for its been proven that darker screens help save battery life.. is there truth to that I don't know.. Run a phone with all white and see.
Personally I love the fact that you can root an Android phone and do as you damn well please!
You are correct this phone SUCKS!
But I can help!!!
I'll buy it!
How much do you want for it?
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LMAO +1
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I agree with you on some things, but if i only look at the negative aspects of this phone, you bet I will start to feel dissatisfied. Minor gripes will be had with any consumer products.
I think I'd rather be pretty stoked that I'm holding the hottest piece of pocket tech available right now.
Dude just checked again my front camera is really laggy... And i cant exchange it because i bought it through craigslist without receipt...
Just want to double check, is your phone's front camera as smooth as he back one? How about compare to iphone/itouch's front camera? Same? Or laggier?
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Dude just checked again my front camera is really laggy... And i cant exchange it because i bought it through craigslist without receipt...
Just want to double check, is your phone's front camera as smooth as he back one? How about compare to iphone/itouch's front camera? Same? Or laggier?
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i dont know about your carrier and if you have phone insurance, but for t-mobile if you have insurance, a problem with the camera would be covered and you could get a replacement..regardless of where you bought it (from a retailer or a 3rd party, ebay/craiglist etc..)...insurance follows the line not the device
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you are entitled to your opinion, however, it seems like a lot of the "cons" you have are nitpicking...not real issues...people are going to find something wrong with every device...but the overwhelming thought is that this phone is awesome and doesn't have any real major flaws
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Dude just checked again my front camera is really laggy... And i cant exchange it because i bought it through craigslist without receipt...
Just want to double check, is your phone's front camera as smooth as he back one? How about compare to iphone/itouch's front camera? Same? Or laggier?
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My front facing camera is laggier than the back also but it don't bother me.
no lag in my cameras on T989
it's practically instant shoot, non stop, just as advertised in the ICS 4.0 Galaxy Nexus event
back with the old phones i couldn't do non stop shooting, as it takes a while for the camera to react and safe file to storage
but in T989 it's so fast, like instant.
so, for those that says it's lagging, it's definitely a software issue, something other App is slowing down your phone
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no lag in my cameras on T989
it's practically instant shoot, non stop, just as advertised in the ICS 4.0 Galaxy Nexus event
back with the old phones i couldn't do non stop shooting, as it takes a while for the camera to react and safe file to storage
but in T989 it's so fast, like instant.
so, for those that says it's lagging, it's definitely a software issue, something other App is slowing down your phone
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It was like that before i root it. But is there any difference between your front camera and back camera in terms of smoothness??
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haha howd i know this was an iOS user before he stated it
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It was like that before i root it. But is there any difference between your front camera and back camera in terms of smoothness??
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the front camera seems more pixelated, and the auto light condition is not as great as the back camera
otherwise it's smooth natural movements (not jittery), more than adequate for any video conferencing chat
my old Nexus S was jittery (lag) using the front camera
Also i find that the 'HQ' mode in youtube is not really 'HD'. Anybody knows how do you watch really hd stuff??
The only way i know is go to the desktop verison and manally click 720P... 1080P will be laggy though...
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No point in streaming 720p or 1080p unless you have plugged your phone into an HDTV: the phone only has 480 lines of resolution. Waste of bandwidth.
on top of that, our 3G / 4G in Canada is extremely slow compared to other places
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Also i find that the 'HQ' mode in youtube is not really 'HD'. Anybody knows how do you watch really hd stuff??
The only way i know is go to the desktop verison and manally click 720P... 1080P will be laggy though...
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Hq means higher quality not hd... Which most phones only have a 800x480 resolution. So it amps it up to 480p
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Hq means higher quality not hd... Which most phones only have a 800x480 resolution. So it amps it up to 480p
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Yeah but i do find big difference between the hq and 720P!!!
Try it yourself...
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Come on guys, lets give samsung a chance. everytime a new phone comes out, its not going to come out perfect. All this people complaining and flaming about lag and blablablah!! I love phones, I give every phone a chance, once the manufacturer brings out updates, problems go away and so do trolls. Samsung did an outstanding job with this phone, nowehere does it look like the s3. Many people think it does, but when they see it up close, its a totally new model. Lets be patient and it will pay off.
I could of not said it better myself
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I read a lot of crap over here. I sold my N4 just to get S4. I went to the store today just to play with it. This is phone is amazing didn't feel any lag. Screen is amazing and light, I never bought a phone and didn't see ppl crying of anything.
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Come on guys, lets give samsung a chance. everytime a new phone comes out, its not going to come out perfect. All this people complaining and flaming about lag and blablablah!! I love phones, I give every phone a chance, once the manufacturer brings out updates, problems go away and so do trolls. Samsung did an outstanding job with this phone, nowehere does it look like the s3. Many people think it does, but when they see it up close, its a totally new model. Lets be patient and it will pay off.
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the problem is, it IS the 4th generation of Galaxy series already. and no matter how buttery google make their android project, samsung always manage to ruin it (by giving it extra S-Lag feature). even until the latest update, the stuttering and lag are still there. maybe everytime the new Galaxy series ---no matter what android version it has---, we should expect that S-Lag feature will always be there
Sometimes lag is annoying . My gf galaxy s3 is way smoother.but I trust samsung and they will fixe it. Or devs
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If you go into S-voice settings and turn off the double click home key to start S-voice, it will help with the lag.
Ian B
Sometimes it's great and sometimes it just gets bogged down for some reason. I'm hoping this is something they can fix with some software optimizations, because I know the hardware is fine. I was trying to upload a picture to Facebook last night and the gallery app was lagging, had to suffer through a bunch of quips from friends in the vein of, "probably should have gotten an iPhone, hmm?"
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the problem is, it IS the 4th generation of Galaxy series already. and no matter how buttery google make their android project, samsung always manage to ruin it (by giving it extra S-Lag feature). even until the latest update, the stuttering and lag are still there. maybe everytime the new Galaxy series ---no matter what android version it has---, we should expect that S-Lag feature will always be there
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Google is not any better, coming from a Nexus 4. There was lag out the box...
I usually only see lag in very specific places, with very specific causes:
Home button - this is caused by s-voice waiting for you to press it again. Disable the double-tap for s-voice and this goes away.
Camera shutter - not sure what's causing this; but early reviewers did not report on it. So there may be a software issue.
Gallery - no idea what's causing it to start slow. Though slow is relative and I wish my laptop's image viewer started as quickly...
Rotating the screen - if you have smart rotation on, the device takes about twice as long to rotate the screen, as it tries to identify your eye position. Turn it off and this goes away.
Using web-based apps like Facebook and Calorie Counter - it's internet lag, duh. The phone can't make facebook or your ISP faster
Unfortunately, there are some tradeoffs. Short of adding a dedicated svoice button (please don't do this Samsung) there's not a cure for the first - though I'd love to see smart rotation, gallery, and camera sped up. Although, to be fair, all but the camera are still pretty fast.
Outside of these situations it's impressively responsive, at least for me.
Coming from the n4,this phone is a sloth in comparison. Rooting and optimizing makes the phone perform a little better but there are still some hiccups here and there. I hope development kicks up and fixes the problems of hangups and lag.
Otherwise it's goodbye to all these new features and hello pure android (when it's released in june, that is)
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LAG? where?
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I feel same way
I don't see any obvious lag
Few minor ones like other post described, but no lag in system
Plenty of RAM left, and I have a lot of apps running in background
Plus I've never seemed such fast GPS locks.
And believe ne I've used a lot if high end phones before I've bought this
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Coming from the n4,this phone is a sloth in comparison. Rooting and optimizing makes the phone perform a little better but there are still some hiccups here and there. I hope development kicks up and fixes the problems of hangups and lag.
Otherwise it's goodbye to all these new features and hello pure android (when it's released in june, that is)
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The lags are annoying - especially coming from s3 and Note 2.
Until Samsung gets them worked out, are there any of the development ROMs that leave the major features intact but eliminate the lags?
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The lags are annoying - especially coming from s3 and Note 2.
Until Samsung gets them worked out, are there any of the development ROMs that leave the major features intact but eliminate the lags?
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I hear ya buddy. Wicked rom is a major improvement from stock tw as it removes all the bloat that comes with the phone. Its a great start to check out, definitely if you haven't already.
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I hear ya buddy. Wicked rom is a major improvement from stock tw as it removes all the bloat that comes with the phone. Its a great start to check out, definitely if you haven't already.
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I was going to - but many seemed to have various issues with it currently, so was wondering about any others.
nightfox11 said:
LAG? where?
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Gallery lag, home screen lag. Get it?
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nightfox11 said:
LAG? where?
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actually, it depends on the user... if you never use ios or htc one, you will never notice anything, as many people out there that saying S4 is lag free... you'll never miss something you've never had
For 640+ a phone better work great. I felt a lot of ppl on here over look that there problems. Screen getting reddish tint is not acceptable! Phone that powerful having lag isn't either. I'm glad I returned it hopefully in a few months this will be fixed.
I never notice any lag on the nexus 4 and its almost 400 less.
My Gs4 is very smooth Im so glad I didnt buy the htc one.
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I have a galaxy nexus and I am looking to upgrade to note 2 mainly for the big screen and faster core.I would like to ask some questions from those who have upgraded to this phone from gnex which I have been wondering for some time:
- Is it an upgrade or not?
- How has been your experience so far with the gNote?
- Is the huge screen size a hassle or was it easy to adapt.Do you miss the GNex because this was way too big or not.
- How is touchwiz.I really really like the smoothness and look of stock android,so does touchwiz deliver,is it fast like stock?
- I already use my both hands to type in gnex,but I surf the net one handed in portrait mode.So can I one hand browse on note 2 as well?
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I have a galaxy nexus and I am looking to upgrade to note 2 mainly for the big screen and faster core.I would like to ask some questions from those who have upgraded to this phone from gnex which I have been wondering for some time:
- Is it an upgrade or not?
- How has been your experience so far with the gNote?
- Is the huge screen size a hassle or was it easy to adapt.Do you miss the GNex because this was way too big or not.
- How is touchwiz.I really really like the smoothness and look of stock android,so does touchwiz deliver,is it fast like stock?
- I already use my both hands to type in gnex,but I surf the net one handed in portrait mode.So can I one hand browse on note 2 as well?
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Definitely an upgrade in every aspect. .....
Touchwiz is smooth....my ph never lags....yes....for a tiny bit here and there.....and thats normal with every ph...even s4 or OG pro.....
Note is awsm.....very practical ph but not made for single hand use...ive already dropped it once.....
Verdict: if possible get a note 3 .....or else buy note 2 with your eyes closed if single handed use does not bothers you
The note2 is amazingly fast and if you install Nova launcher, you get rid of the Touchwiz user experience, but all the extra "note goodies" remain. There are tons of ways to enhance your note2, just like any other Android phone *and* the Nexus series... If you have the money though, go for the Note3.
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Well money is an issue so I cant get the note 3.I understand its an upgrade to note2 but i cant buy.
I intend to get it in the next week or so.
Gnex doesnt lag even for a little bit,but then again i dont use many apps on it.So I guess the Gnote will be the same
I just got my note 2 and its friggin awesome!!
I m still checking out all the features and loving the screen
There is just a small problem of extreme slow playstore downloads
Experience over time shown quite some variation in download speeds of the play store. I should not worry too much. Maybe your Wifi connection is a bit weak or the frequency band it's configured on is rather crowded there? You can try Wifi Manager to find out and that can help you with more Wifi related stuff too. ..
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Experience over time shown quite some variation in download speeds of the play store. I should not worry too much. Maybe your Wifi connection is a bit weak or the frequency band it's configured on is rather crowded there? You can try Wifi Manager to find out and that can help you with more Wifi related stuff too. ..
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Thanks for the reply.I just downloaded and installed updated play store apk which fixed it
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I just got my note 2 and its friggin awesome!!
I m still checking out all the features and loving the screen
There is just a small problem of extreme slow playstore downloads
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Welcome to the club mate. Make sure you use the S-pen to the fullest so you get the REAL NOTE EXPERIENCE:good:
And I'd also suggest Nova Launcher coz it has more options in terms of customization even though you'd lose Page Buddy.
Buy this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/White-PU-Le...d=100033&prg=1011&rk=1&rkt=4&sd=121001283707&
And you dont have to be worried for dropping it so easy... The back cover on the Note 2 (and all the others in this series) is so incredible slippery...
I had a galaxy nexus for two years and a couple months ago i upgraded to the Galaxy note 2 and let me tell you, It is SO MUCH BETTER in every possible way. Screen is better, touchwiz is snappy ( i was skeptical about the touchwiz), and the spen has changed the way I use my phone. Also has an sdcard slot which is a huge bonus. Battery life is night and day. I had to charge my nex twice a day every day, with this phone, I could make it go 48 hours if I reeeeeaaally wanted to, it's crazy. Def an upgrade! Do it.
Since most has been said. Im going to tell you something quick.
The biggest improvements that made me 'wow' are:
-app switching (almost always doesn't kill apps in the bg for faster multi-tasking)
-battery life is god-like. 6 hours of screen on time with 20 hours unplugged on hsdpa+ all day. And it also charges quickly.
- I switched to nova launcher and it's so much cleaner.
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Got the opportunity to swap my Iphone 5 for a galaxy Note 2, have owned a note 2 briefly before, but been using iphones for so long I thought id pop into PCworld and have a play on a note 2 again...alas it was terribly laggy, love the screen, a bit lower res than some of the new beasts out there, but still looks fine, quite fancy doing the trade, only the lag on the tester device was awful, could there have been something wrong with it, im not compare Ios with android, so lets not start that game, just would like to know if the device suffers like some of the older android devices
No man note 2 is ligtning fast its not old device lol.
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Shouldn't be laggy at all. Do a factory reset and see if that helps. I am over 90% sure that t will.
the Note 2 is lightning fast in my experience IF the software is up-to-date (the original firmware was a bit laggy for me but that lag disappeared with 4.1.2.
Could also be a device on display with people playing around and no reboot in weeks of course....
Depends on when you experience lag. In general, there shouldn't be any. There is however a slight input lag, and some of the touchwiz apps aren't well optimised at all, ie s note.
Actions like opening the dialer, gallery or contacts might not be instant (about the only thing that was actually better with gingerbread...), these also depend on the size of your database, meaning amount of contacts and pictures for instance.
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No lag on mine either, just got it back from Samsung after a screen repair.
Of course, if you go back to your iphone and update to iOS 7 it'll feel a lot more android-y than ever before. My wife has an iPhone 5, I have a Note 2. I can't even read her screen it's so tiny but my phone is certainly not slow or laggy compared to hers.
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Got the opportunity to swap my Iphone 5 for a galaxy Note 2, have owned a note 2 briefly before, but been using iphones for so long I thought id pop into PCworld and have a play on a note 2 again...alas it was terribly laggy, love the screen, a bit lower res than some of the new beasts out there, but still looks fine, quite fancy doing the trade, only the lag on the tester device was awful, could there have been something wrong with it, im not compare Ios with android, so lets not start that game, just would like to know if the device suffers like some of the older android devices
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well if u are stock get a factory reset, or wipe data ,cache and dalvik see if it solves .
Fear that if u have a original one and not 100% clone
Theres a small lag pressing home due to a wait period to see if you are double tapping to get svoice up. I think this can be disabled though.
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Theres a small lag pressing home due to a wait period to see if you are double tapping to get svoice up. I think this can be disabled though.
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Correct and yes it can.
There should be no lag on a note 2.
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Did anyone actually bother to read the OP?
He tried a Note 2 in PC World - that's the store demo unit. Mauled by hundreds of people each day.
That it lags is not surprising, it's amazing that it runs at all.
OP - store demo units tend to get interfered with by all the potential customers who start all the programs and then walk off. You cannot judge a unit based on an in-store one.
Agreed and lije the op asked.
No this device is not like other older Android devices it doesn't suffer from lag.
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Coming from the note 3 I'd say overall this phone is better, but there's some problems with the software. At least that's what I'm guessing. When I switch to app alternatives it runs great.
For instance the keyboard feels ungodly awful. Spacebar recognizes only half my taps, and the auto correct feels poorly utilized. I have to manually select dictionary suggestions. Going to SwiftKey and there's no problems. I'd love to actually test the g3 keyboard features but It's almost unusable.
Window transitions also seem to lag a bit and I see redraws. But I also notice it sometimes too navigating settings menu.
So what do you guys think, how's the software? Should I simply flash another rom ?
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Honestly the only thing I agree with you on is the keyboard but I upgraded from a gs3.
I love the phone so far. I switched from the S5. This phone feels allot like the s5 but it runs better in my opinion. I have a problem plugging things in the headphone jack. Sometimes the phone recognizes it and sometimes it doesn't.
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Are we not able to use Google keyboard?
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Are we not able to use Google keyboard?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin
Not sure why people post this, if you don't like it take it back. Problem solved..
The keyboard turns off auto correct out of box but leaves suggestions. When typing the two word on the left and right are suggested spellings if they are misspelled and you just swipe up on the left or right side to auto fix the word.
Coming from the note 3 I don't agree your phone is faulty keyboard is far better than the note 3. Go to your keyword setting and look around I will suggest. Only agree with window transition but it's far less laggier than the note 3
I say it's OK because I will install Google Cantonese Keyboard anyway (unfortunately, Samsung keyboards does not support ChangJei - one of the reasons I drop Samsung phones).
I came from a Note 3 as well. On it I miss the AMOLED, USB 3.0, and the S-Pen. On the G3i like the smaller form factor while keeping the larger screen and the resolution. The G3 does have some bugs I don't like though, such as my keyboard would keep reverting to the LG one until I froze it. I don't think either is better, just slightly different.
Tbh I think the lg keyboard is the worst I've ever used. I uninstalled it and I'm on the android l keyboard now
There was an update today for the keyboard.. Seems to make it much smoother and word suggestions appear as you swype and not after.. Looks to be big improvements. Also added emoji's into word suggestions . Give it a try!
I am trying this keyboard instead of using Google's and it seems to be okay.
mgbotoe said:
Coming from the note 3 I don't agree your phone is faulty keyboard is far better than the note 3. Go to your keyword setting and look around I will suggest. Only agree with window transition but it's far less laggier than the note 3
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I agree. I absolutely love the keyboard once I went into settings and set things the way I wanted them.
Eckono said:
I love the phone so far. I switched from the S5. This phone feels allot like the s5 but it runs better in my opinion. I have a problem plugging things in the headphone jack. Sometimes the phone recognizes it and sometimes it doesn't.
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I heard about that issue and LG is denying that its a hardware issue.. I think it may be a software bug but who knows i havent had the problem so i wouldnt know but try going back to your tmobile store if that is where you got it from if not then... you're screwed :silly:
I don't focus on stock things like keyboards which can be easily swapped for something else. I'm used to the Google Keyboard and just use it with any device, problem solved.
Personally I like my devices as close to stock Android, and with Root + Xposed you can pretty much get there. The only thing I really use that's LG's is the camera app, and it's quite good. People complain about the camera app too -- well guess what, you can load other cameras too - either the stock Google Camera or FV-5, A Better Camera, etc.
I'm coming from an HTC M8. I loved the M8 but I dropped it in a pool and TMobile gave me the option of either getting a refurb replacement via the insurance I pay for or getting a different phone. As much as I loved the M8, I took a new phone. Mostly because I wanted a larger screen again, but other than the size of the screen and maybe the camera (camera isn't a real big issue though) I loved the M8.
I will agree that I don't like the stock keyboard. But being on Android, we can change that. I've put my trusted and true Swype on and i'm back in business.
I've seen people complain about lag in the UI and there is a non root fix for that using a service phone number and changing a setting. I did notice a pinch of that lag and applied the change and it seems to have cleared up. http://www.droidviews.com/how-to-fix-lag-on-lg-g3-without-root/ if anyone is interested.
The 4K screen is more than a phone needs but isn't the reason why I chose the phone. Its pretty, plenty bright for me and yes, I was using it outside during the day and it was bring and clear enough for me. The battery is good too. I notice that when the screen is on, the battery is faster ( /duh) but when the screen is off, the battery practically doesn't go down. I have a 10,000MaH battery to recharge my devices on the go so if I it dies I can use that or guy a 2nd battery to swap. But I have an office IT job so I am never far away from a plug.
I am quite impressed with the camera though. I will always use my DSLR for important shots but this phone has a good camera and the autofocus is stupid fast.
I'm quite happy with the G3 and won't be taking it anywhere near a pool. I've had at least 7 smart phones and the M8 was the first I broke. Cost me $175 for my clumsiness.
johnomaz said:
I've seen people complain about lag in the UI and there is a non root fix for that using a service phone number and changing a setting. I did notice a pinch of that lag and applied the change and it seems to have cleared up. http://www.droidviews.com/how-to-fix-lag-on-lg-g3-without-root/ if anyone is interested.
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I'll be damned...these changed settings did kill the lag issue on mine..it took a few seconds after the second boot, maybe 15-20, but suddenly it was like I was running Nova or Apex with 0 Animations. Good catch, thanks, and welcome to G3! Cheers!
Why do people miss samoled screens? Sorry but that black can suck it with the dark banding while scrolling crap. The absolute best keyboard is the Xperia one hands down. It literally took the best features from each keyboard and packed it into one. Just wish they had a theme option besides the only 3 stock ones.
I should be getting a G3 next month and can't wait. Size wise it's a downgrade from a Z Ultra but I'll be keeping it around as a tablet so to speak.
The keyboard out of the box is terrible.
However, after customizing it to my liking, it's honestly one of the better keyboards I've ever used. The update happened a day or two after I bought it as well, so perhaps that had something to do with it.
I came from the Note 3 as well, and I couldn't stand the keyboard on that (though I liked the device overall).