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Which is Better? Note 2 or LG Optimus G Pro?

the LG Optimus G Pro was released days ago. its got the same screen size as the note 2 but is narrower than the note 2. i wanted to tget the note 2.. but now since the optimus came out, i'm thinking about getting the optimus. which do u guys think is better and why?

I would go with the LG
Newer hardware. Better display. Etc.
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Do you intend to use the spen? If yes, get the note 2 or wait for the note 3.
I do IT work and always used to write notes in a notebook or quick notes on post-its. When I needed the info later I would have to waste time thumbing through a notebook or looking for a sticky note that I'd lost. Now, everything gets stored on my note and is readily available later.
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i would go for the note 2 for sure. all the things that you can do on LG, now you are able to do it with note 2. using Android Paranoid Halo the new version. I bought note 2 because i am in IT business as well and take notes and do many quick things on note 2. Anyway thats my opinion hope it help you.
Good Luck

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haldi15 said:
galaxy s 4
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to the mods...., please delete this post from this user.. Apparently, he doesnt know how to read.

xenine said:
to the mods...., please delete this post from this user.. Apparently, he doesnt know how to read.
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Mods are probably too busy to delete a single post that really has not broken any rules. When I decide on two phones I .... Read. I compare the specs side by side. Go to the store and play with both. Then I think about how I use the phone and then make the decision based on what I read and how the phone worked in person.
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If price is not an issue, then go with the optimus. It has a slightly faster CPU, higher resolution screen, and a better camera

One me variable. If you like to ROM and play with your phone avoid lg. They rarely have much dev support si in sure the Optimus g will be the same
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I would say the LG honestly. Way faster, better display, fits in your hand better. Overall just a better phone honestly. I have had the note 2 and just got the LG and I love the LG a lot more.

I have had nothing but terrible luck with LG.
For me, I would stick with what has worked and had awesome experience with Samsung products.
I know the Nexus 4 has sold well, but is vanilla.
I guess the best bet is to head to store and try each one out.
I don't believe the battery last as long in the Optimus G either.
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LG optimus all the way I sold my note 2 went to the gs4......that thing felt iPhone small after having such a huge display!!! Lol now I'm using the optimus pro and regret my choice.
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rambo8987 said:
LG optimus all the way I sold my note 2 went to the gs4......that thing felt iPhone small after having such a huge display!!! Lol now I'm using the optimus pro and regret my choice.
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So u prefer the optimus pro or not? Cause u said u regret your choice at the end.

I would take the Note 2. Literally everything in my house is Samsung. Didn't have too good of a history with LG. And plus, I'm Korean. Got to support! Lol. Spec wise, LG, but I just prefer the Note 2.

You_got_owned123 said:
I would take the Note 2. Literally everything in my house is Samsung. Didn't have too good of a history with LG. And plus, I'm Korean. Got to support! Lol. Spec wise, LG, but I just prefer the Note 2.
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But LG is Korean....
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ousoonerchase said:
But LG is Korean....
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LOL

ousoonerchase said:
But LG is Korean....
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Dang. I totally forgot. Oh well.. Let me rephrase. I like to support Korean companies.. But just one- Samsung

Galaxy note2 bruh
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beiker44 said:
I would say the LG honestly. Way faster, better display, fits in your hand better. Overall just a better phone honestly. I have had the note 2 and just got the LG and I love the LG a lot more.
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i want the LG but its on at&t. i'm on tmobile prepaid.. i'm willing to switch carriers since i'm on prepaid. but since i'm in nyc, is at&t as good as tmobile in terms of call quality? i dont want to see myself on at&t and go near a window to make calls. i want to be able to make calls from anywhere in my house like i'm doing now on tmobile. do let me know!

After the T-Mobile G2x [LG] I will never buy another LG phone. Terrible device. Terrible CS. Terrible updates. Wait until the there's a little more info on the phone.

Traded my HTC One For This

I traded my htc one for the lg optimus pro. Was that a good deal?

shaqqq said:
I traded my htc one for the lg optimus pro. Was that a good deal?
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Depends on the reason and if custom roms and such are important to you.
If you want custom roms, i would say no.
If you want a bigger screen I would say yes.

I trade my GNoteII and way too much money worth of accessories for the Ogp. Couldn't be happier.

Was gonna get the htc, but i cant live w/o removable battery so i picked Ogp...and its awesome!
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Came from HTC One. Only thing I miss is the amazing speakers.
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Timisone said:
Depends on the reason and if custom roms and such are important to you.
If you want custom roms, i would say no.
If you want a bigger screen I would say yes.
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correction, if you are a flashaholic then no, but cm10.1 is in the works and other custom roms will follow

Yes there will be stable cm some time.

I came from a HTC One. I loved the One but I am a phone whore. Honestly I miss blinkfeed but that's about it. The One is a great phone but I found the screen size too small. I had a note 2 and love it but it was hard to hold and the screen was substandard. The screen on the ogp is gorgeous and their UI is fast and extremely customizable out of the box. And though it is a 5.5 inch screen, the design of the phone and the thinner bezel make it much easier to hold. Battery life was iffy at first but after a few days it hunkered down and I can easily get through a day with 3+ hours of screen time.
I don't think I'll ever buy another Samsung phone again but we will see about HTC. The One Maxx has my interest peaked. But overall the ogp is the best phone nobody knows about.
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I've also sold of my htc one, which I really liked and bought OGP. Awaiting delivery at the moment using Xperia zl which I'm fed up of, it lags crashes.
I'm going to miss htc one speakers, aluminium unibody, browser and LCD 3 screen which is the best and custom roms.
I'm looking forward to bigger screen, ext micro sd, home button notification light, camera, removal bigger battery,

I traded my Optimus G Pro for a Galaxy S4 was that a good deal? By the way I don't root I always keep my phone's Stock
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shaqqq said:
I traded my Optimus G Pro for a Galaxy S4 was that a good deal? By the way I don't root I always keep my phone's Stock
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Bad idea dude. Good luck with the super wasted sensors of doom lagship!!!
Dang, I should trademark that ****!!!^^^^
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shaqqq said:
I traded my Optimus G Pro for a Galaxy S4 was that a good deal? By the way I don't root I always keep my phone's Stock
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Bad idea unless you prefer smaller screen and lag.

shaqqq said:
I traded my Optimus G Pro for a Galaxy S4 was that a good deal? By the way I don't root I always keep my phone's Stock
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Financially you made a better choice. If you plan on keeping one phone for a couple years, the ogp is probably a better choice, but at&t dropping the full retail value so much is absolutely killing us folks who swap phones every month or two.
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Someone wants to trade me a stock rooted LG Optimus G Pro tomorrow. I'm thinking about doing it. Because I see a lot of lag on the S4 but it's still a good phone. What should I do?
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shaqqq said:
Someone wants to trade me a stock rooted LG Optimus G Pro tomorrow. I'm thinking about doing it. Because I see a lot of lag on the S4 but it's still a good phone. What should I do?
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Depends which is worth more if money is not a concern then swap. LG is more appealing, personally I would not buy S4 nor swap OGP with S4. S4 is one of the most overrated phones.

shaqqq said:
Someone wants to trade me a stock rooted LG Optimus G Pro tomorrow. I'm thinking about doing it. Because I see a lot of lag on the S4 but it's still a good phone. What should I do?
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It's up to u but I would do the trade in a heartbeat. You have had Both phones correct? If so than don't worry about what people say and go with what u like the best, I personally love the og pro and am glad I traded my note 2 for it. Best trade I've made in a while.
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adizzle23 said:
It's up to u but I would do the trade in a heartbeat. You have had Both phones correct? If so than don't worry about what people say and go with what u like the best, I personally love the og pro and am glad I traded my note 2 for it. Best trade I've made in a while.
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Agree fully. For me too. OGP was a hidden Diamond.
I would have never bought this if not have got great deal on it.
But now after OGP have decided to keep samsung out of home until they give any great phone to market.

[Q] Is the E980 a good buy?

I'm looking for an upgrade from Optimus 2X P990. I've a shortlisted a few phone that are in my budget, they are the N4, Optimus G, Optimus G Pro, and the Xperia SP.
There are a few questions I have.
Firstly, I'll buy an E980 AT&T version if I am to get an Optimus G Pro, but will it work with the Indian Service providers flawlessly?
Secondly, why isn't there as many ROMs as there has to be for a terrific phone as this? Is it because of the Locked Bootloader?
Thirdly, does the FreeGee support mean that a Pandora's box of ROMs and Kernels have been opened?
Thank you all.
Regards,
Ron
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ron_gangte said:
I'm looking for an upgrade from Optimus 2X P990. I've a shortlisted a few phone that are in my budget, they are the N4, Optimus G, Optimus G Pro, and the Xperia SP.
There are a few questions I have.
Firstly, I'll buy an E980 AT&T version if I am to get an Optimus G Pro, but will it work with the Indian Service providers flawlessly?
Secondly, why isn't there as many ROMs as there has to be for a terrific phone as this? Is it because of the Locked Bootloader?
Thirdly, does the FreeGee support mean that a Pandora's box of ROMs and Kernels have been opened?
Thank you all.
Regards,
Ron
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It all depends what you're looking for. True, the OGP lacks dev support, but the few ROMs we work nicely and the hardware is fantastic.
I wouldn't bother with an N4. The AT&T LG Optimus G (LG-E970) has almost the same exact hardware as the N4 but a bigger and better screen with cap keys and an external SD slot. But, since everything else is 97% the same as the N4, the OG gets updated custom ROMs just as fast as the N4 since the sources for the N4 can be use for the e970 with very minor changes.
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Thanks for the reply.
Yes, I did consider the AT&T E970 for the reasons you mentioned. But then again, the hardware and design of the E980 is too tempting to let go. Wondering if the development for the phone will grow in future. If so, this will be my next phone, hopefully. Also, since it has official CM support too, doesn't that secure the development of ROMs for at least 2-3 years? :/
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ron_gangte said:
Thanks for the reply.
Yes, I did consider the AT&T E970 for the reasons you mentioned. But then again, the hardware and design of the E980 is too tempting to let go. Wondering if the development for the phone will grow in future. If so, this will be my next phone, hopefully. Also, since it has official CM support too, doesn't that secure the development of ROMs for at least 2-3 years? :/
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Not necessarily. With 4.4 now out, the CM team would still need to add the device. However, personally, I do think this will get the 4.4 update one way or the other and I won't be jumping to a new phone anytime soon.
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I just traded my galaxy s4 for this phone and couldn't be happier. installed cwm and flashed carbonrom.. loving it! :good:

This phone is a great phone and the developers that we do have are great. We will continue to get updates because the hardware is too good to just leave on jellybean. This is my opinion of course, so I am clearly happy with the e-980 and don't plan on getting another phone anytime soon.
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deadenz said:
I just traded my galaxy s4 for this phone and couldn't be happier. installed cwm and flashed carbonrom.. loving it! :good:
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I did the same. I love the e980.

Definitely a big YES. Hehe.
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Do it! I left my HTC One for this puppy and altho we have less dev support the device itself is flawless. Only complain i have is i cant get it to fit in my pocket lol
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Yeah it's a good buy! At first time i had some thoughts may regret it but now it's ok!

Short answer. Yes.
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I was looking for an upgrade from my aging galaxy note and this thing is absolutely wonderful. Top tier specs and much cheaper to pick up unlocked then top range samsung stuff. The only downside I've found has been that the custom rom support isn't as good as most Samsungs I've owned so just check out what is available for the optimus G pro and see if it's enough for you.

thenellt said:
I was looking for an upgrade from my aging galaxy note and this thing is absolutely wonderful. Top tier specs and much cheaper to pick up unlocked then top range samsung stuff. The only downside I've found has been that the custom rom support isn't as good as most Samsungs I've owned so just check out what is available for the optimus G pro and see if it's enough for you.
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this phone is capable of way more than the samsung galaxy s4 that has the mf3 update. mine did so I traded for this phone :good:

I'm seriously thinking of getting the OGPro now. But it's only the lack of development that worries me a little, hope it gets better with time.
Thank you all for your valuable suggestions.
PS: Probably gonna place an order in an hour or two.
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i also bought from ebay 2 weeks ago
unlocked it too im using for 2 days its gr8 phone
the best value for the money
i just got problem with the camera is seems awful can make to picture better

[Q] Deciding on Tab3 8.0 or not

Hey guys,
I've been thinking about the 8 inch version of this tablet for about a month. Bought one in Australia for my Mum and she loves the pants off it (her first tablet).
There's a special on at the moment in NL which brings it down to 200 euros which is a fairly decent price, but I also have the option of picking up a 2012 Nexus 7 new for 170. I've read some really terrible things about the 2013 nexus 7 and a fair few complaints about build quality on the 2012 version. I'm a student and if I buy something, it needs to genuinely last for a good two years (preferably more) to be worth the cost. Have you guys been happy with the quality of your devices?
I have noticed that there isn't much development for this device. Is this just because root has only recently been found? Or is there not much interest because of the Nexus family? I've always focused on development in buying devices and it's helped me squeeze four years out of my HTC Desire bravo and three years out of a friend's Galaxy S i9000.
So essentially what I'm asking is, does it seem like development might pick up in the future, and if not, is the quality of the device high enough that it would be worth trading off development potential? Sorry to ask such a general question, but I'm tearing my hair out trying to make a decision while the nexus 7 2012 is still in stock.
Thanks in advance!

I'm looking for a 8inch tablet too trying to decide between the LG g pad or the tab 8.0 the LG has much better hd screen and a quad core processor
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craigels said:
I'm looking for a 8inch tablet too trying to decide between the LG g pad or the tab 8.0 the LG has much better hd screen and a quad core processor
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same here. I got the Tab 3 8.0 and I love it. But now I want the LG 8.3. I already have a plan to give my tab to my daughter since she plays with ti and get the LG. But I'll wait for a sale on it.

ROMs Available
Are there ANY roms other than AOSP? I can't even find a Cyanogenmod or AOKP for this device :/

I see that some customers are complain about screen brightness on the LG is dull. Compare to Samsung
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I had the Nexus 7 2012 and currently have the GTab 3 8.0. I had no problems whatsoever with the Nexus. It was a good tablet. I just found the screen dark and cramped. I love the GTab 3 8.0. So it's not "retina". Big deal. The screen is crisp and bright and looks great to me. The tablet runs smooth and fast.
Honestly between those two models it's between screen size and whether having an SD slot is important to you. They are both great tablets.

Would you change your tab 3 8.0 for a LG pad?
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TimjTech said:
Are there ANY roms other than AOSP? I can't even find a Cyanogenmod or AOKP for this device :/
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You know why? Because we can't just bring up a new ROM for every device that comes out we need to build that if You cant wait do it by yourself otherwise just wait!!!
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Words With Friends

Can someone with the LG Gpad 8.3 tell me if the Words With Friends app displays in portrait mode on the Gpad? On the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 it dispays only in Landscape and it's hard to play. Would there be a difference between the Gpad 8.3 and the Google Play Edition? Thanks.
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Guess nobody plays Words.
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Just installed it to test it. It only works in portrait mode.
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muiriddin said:
Just installed it to test it. It only works in portrait mode.
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Thanks for testing it for me. On 7 and 8 inch tablets I think it works best in portrait.
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muiriddin said:
Just installed it to test it. It only works in portrait mode.
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Do you have the regular Gpad or the Google Play edition? I can't decide which one to get.
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I have the regular one. It is cheaper than the GPE one and if coast is a factor in your decision that would be something to look at. It is a nice tablet and does what I expect a tablet to do.
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muiriddin said:
I have the regular one. It is cheaper than the GPE one and if coast is a factor in your decision that would be something to look at. It is a nice tablet and does what I expect a tablet to do.
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Thanks for getting back to me. The regular LG Gpad seems to be getting all the development too. I ordered one from Best Buy today. It will be joining my two Nexus 7's and Asus TF300 tablets.

ncguy68 said:
Thanks for getting back to me. The regular LG Gpad seems to be getting all the development too. I ordered one from Best Buy today. It will be joining my two Nexus 7's and Asus TF300 tablets.
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Enjoy your new device!

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Enjoy your new device!
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My LG Gpad 8.3 arrived this afternoon. Several hours later I had it rooted, and flashed TWRP and Slimkat. Coming from the Nexus 7 the extra screen space is much welcomed. I have noticed the screen colors are much warmer than the Nexus 7...whites are especially noticeable compared to the Nexus 7.