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Lg optimus g or Note 2

I am thinking of either getting the optimus g or the Samsung Note 2 from Rogers, But my only question is are either of them compatible with Wind mobile. This is the specs from the rogers site.
Connectivity
GSM/EDGE Bands:850/900/1800/1900
HSPA+/HSPA Bands:850/1900/2100
LTE Bands:700/AWS/850/1900
The Note2 has the same specs.
I see it says Aws so I am thinking Yes butr I would like to make sure befor buying.

I have solded note 2 to buy optimus g.
It s more smooth than note 2 because of new screen tech - touch + lcd.
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dantruong460 said:
I have solded note 2 to buy optimus g.
It s more smooth than note 2 because of new screen tech - touch + lcd.
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I have GS3 now, and kind of disappointed with the outdoor screen visibility. How would you compare the Optimus G to Note 2 in that aspect ?

emre1903 said:
I have GS3 now, and kind of disappointed with the outdoor screen visibility. How would you compare the Optimus G to Note 2 in that aspect ?
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sure lg o g is better display when outdoor.
S3 is more smooth than note 2 because of display tech.
NOTE 2 is rgb but when i tested i dont know why but Screen response speed of s3 is better than note 2... => s3 is smooth than note 2. Test this :d
And i dont think note 2's display is better than s3... i like s3 screen than note 2... althought note 2 is less blue/green tint than s3.
S-Pen is very good and new for me. But i think it's not need for me... when i test it about 1 week, i didnt use it more. It only for draw in smartphone but... draw in note 2 is bull sss. :
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The Note II feels exactly like the GSIII, but big. Which is to say good, but the case feels cheap (I've owned the GSIII and a friend has the Note II).
I bought the Optimus G today. The case feels AMAZING. The software is a buggy pile of **** that can't be debloated. I'm returning it tomorrow.

bastardinator said:
The Note II feels exactly like the GSIII, but big. Which is to say good, but the case feels cheap (I've owned the GSIII and a friend has the Note II).
I bought the Optimus G today. The case feels AMAZING. The software is a buggy pile of **** that can't be debloated. I'm returning it tomorrow.
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I'm glad that sprint wont have a ton of bloat lie the att version does.
I played with a note today and the software was extremely slow and unresponsive. Didnt care for it

riceatusc said:
I'm glad that sprint wont have a ton of bloat lie the att version does.
I played with a note today and the software was extremely slow and unresponsive. Didnt care for it
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I think in canada rogers version bis going to be like the att with expandable memory and sprint version is going to be bell and telus. What I was wondering is if either the note 2 or optimus g are pentaband phones that can be used on 1700 aws band4? The nexus 4 is which is based on the optimus g but the internal memory is only 8gb or 16gb with no expandable memory is a pentaband and can be used on 1700 aws such as wind mobile in canada aand t mobile is US.

I'll offer up my two cents worth and see if it helps.
On the software front, TW on the Note 2 is what most will consider superior. It seems to add more functionality to the core experience of the phone than LGs UI. LG seems to go with a very minimal approach to skinning. Personally, i like some features and hate others. The biggest thing i cant stand is how the settings menu works in the Optimus. Also, the integration of the S-pen into the UI and apps really does seem to add a lot of functionality. Although, that being said, i haven't spent a large amount of time with my Optimus...Yet.
Hardware, well, that's just as important to me as software, and LG wins hands down in that category (at least that's my opinion). Before i get flamed, I'm not so much talking about internals as i am external. This phone is slick, elegant. It just feels damn good to hold and look at. Its solid and well built, quite honestly the best phone I've handled. Again, that's all personal preference. It has a good weight to it, but not too heavy. Really, just enough to make you feel like you are holding quality. My only gripe is the fact you cant replace that battery, not that i EVER have in any phone ive owned.
The note is a bigger version of the S3 in terms of hardware, and quite honestly, it felt cheap in my hands.
One last thing, and for me, its probably the thing i like most about this phone. I absolutely love the location of the notification LED. Honestly more so because i think it looks great than i think its a practical placement. I just wish it flashed more frequently and longer when there was a notification.

Goodbye SIII, want to say thank you to all the dev here.

I have gone through the HTC Hero, HTC Evo, HTC Evo Shift, Samsung Galaxy SII, SIII, and as of today I got the S4. I want to say thank you to the devs for the AMAZING work you guys have done here and this is by far the most active thread i have followed. I was fond of the roms from mijjah74 like the "Goodness Reborn" rom & "MSG & Chubbz" rom were my favorites by far but a lot of other great roms for this device.
Hope to see some of you guys change to the S4 and help out their..
anyway have fun and keep up the great work.

kyhassen said:
I have gone through the HTC Hero, HTC Evo, HTC Evo Shift, Samsung Galaxy SII, SIII, and as of today I got the S4. I want to say thank you to the devs for the AMAZING work you guys have done here and this is by far the most active thread i have followed. I was fond of the roms from mijjah74 like the "Goodness Reborn" rom & "MSG & Chubbz" rom were my favorites by far but a lot of other great roms for this device.
Hope to see some of you guys change to the S4 and help out their..
anyway have fun and keep up the great work.
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You shall be missed bud. Stop by here every now and then.
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Whiplashh Rom
Look it up. :trooper:

I usually do to see what im missing lol.
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Bye lol let us know if the switch is worth it I've been debating it with my wallet lol
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BigMan0nCampus said:
Bye lol let us know if the switch is worth it I've been debating it with my wallet lol
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+1 ! Considering selling y S3 on eBay and paying the difference to get the S4.

I want to know what is the difference between the S3 and the S4. Its not that more different. The only reason I would get for being wireless charging and the core. My point is that I still have htc evo which is a great phone and the camera is still good. I cant really tell the difference except it is lighter. Also it makes a great back up phone for my S3. phone comes put every year how can ppl afford it and itsba waste of money I rather weight every 2 years after the s3.

No it isn't that different, and the s3 has wireless charging too.
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missmonet said:
I want to know what is the difference between the S3 and the S4. Its not that more different. The only reason I would get for being wireless charging and the core. My point is that I still have htc evo which is a great phone and the camera is still good. I cant really tell the difference except it is lighter. Also it makes a great back up phone for my S3. phone comes put every year how can ppl afford it and itsba waste of money I rather weight every 2 years after the s3.
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I'm going to sell my s3 and get the S4 or HTC One and pay out of pocket pretty much what a upgrade would cost. You just have to time when to sell your old devices so you get a good amount of money to cover the next device if buying off contract. There is quite a difference in the S4 and S3 but the S3 is still a great device, just no longer the latest and greatest. Some worthy key upgrades of the S4 are a 1.9 GHz quad core processor compared to the S3 1.5 dualcore. 1080 screen with 441ppi S3 306ppi S4 13 mp camera S3 8 mp, S4 4.2.2 Android S3 4.1.2 etc. Plus software features updated apps etc. My brother has the S4 its nice.
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I will have my S4 on the 10th and cant wait. My wife got the htc one and it will be here on the 6th both are great devices
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I'm trying to get my wife to give up her iPhone 5, take my S3 so I can sell her iPhone 5 and pay the difference for the S4. I need everyone's prayers. Lol
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budde2 said:
I will have my S4 on the 10th and cant wait. My wife got the htc one and it will be here on the 6th both are great devices
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Lol, both flagships in the same house, tune in later to see who wins

I'm getting the S4 by the end of next week. I will miss the development here too.
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GiantJay said:
I'm getting the S4 by the end of next week. I will miss the development here too.
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You gotta share pics and stuff man (of the device) :thumbup:
They always make it look better in the ads

CNexus said:
You gotta share pics and stuff man (of the device) :thumbup:
They always make it look better in the ads
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My brother got his last Friday, so I've played with it. I was at his house today and I will be there tomorrow. He has kids so there is so much stuff on it its crazy. Mine will be much better. He has a really cheap case to. Its kind of wrong to me. I had to remove a task killer app off of today and explain those are no longer needed. But anyway when I was in Best Buy today the Samsung guy had a S4 in his pocket and he let me play with it for an hour. The camera is amazing I already know that. They had a TV set up so I was looking at pics on a big screen through whatever Samsung calls their mirrorcast. Its a great phone and definitely feels like a upgrade from the S3. And I will appreciate it even more when I get it because on Sunday when my eBay auction ends I will be shipping off my S3 and going back to my S2 until next week when I get the S4. Keeping it all in the family.
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Oh ya and the screen is freaking amazing. I played with my brothers but unless you look at some pics you don't get the full feel of how many pixels there are. At best buy there was a bunch of preloaded pics taken by some ridiculous photographer supposedly with the S4. But those pictures looking absolutely amazing on the screen. I though my Samsung 8000 series TV had a good picture on it.
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I will say so far the device is well worth it. A few minor bugs here and their but can be fixed with updates easily. A few features of the phone are amazing. However the scrolling webpages with your eyes is alright but its more like it reads your eyes and your tilt your head, hard to adjust to but fun to creap people out
So far Sprint is the only one with a unlocked bootloader and no real devolepment has struck. Got a couple of CM 10.1 ASOP and i believe Slim Bean. We have one guy who made a rom with all bloat crap removed which is night. Other than that not too much other than minor mods like hotspot, 4-1 reboot, and something else.

kyhassen said:
I will say so far the device is well worth it. A few minor bugs here and their but can be fixed with updates easily. A few features of the phone are amazing. However the scrolling webpages with your eyes is alright but its more like it reads your eyes and your tilt your head, hard to adjust to but fun to creap people out
So far Sprint is the only one with a unlocked bootloader and no real devolepment has struck. Got a couple of CM 10.1 ASOP and i believe Slim Bean. We have one guy who made a rom with all bloat crap removed which is night. Other than that not too much other than minor mods like hotspot, 4-1 reboot, and something else.
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That's why I'm waiting till July'ish to get my S4. Plus the fact I have to save up like $400 lol.

Joe0113 said:
That's why I'm waiting till July'ish to get my S4. Plus the fact I have to save up like $400 lol.
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Its still really good and the quadrent scores are in the ballpark of 12000. so when its fully OC and UC it will be an awesome device. Battery life is incredible even with a lot of use. But the major bugs are to much bloatware running in background (my opinion on that part) causing a lot of lags but clears up easy but when it hits its noticeable. Other bug is or could be a defect is some devices have a red, blue, or purple tint on solid black screens which i haven't seen.

kyhassen said:
Its still really good and the quadrent scores are in the ballpark of 12000. so when its fully OC and UC it will be an awesome device. Battery life is incredible even with a lot of use. But the major bugs are to much bloatware running in background (my opinion on that part) causing a lot of lags but clears up easy but when it hits its noticeable. Other bug is or could be a defect is some devices have a red, blue, or purple tint on solid black screens which i haven't seen.
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Quadrant scores mean zero/zilch/nada to me. It's all BS to me honestly lol.

Well I understand to some it is just BS. But to others it means a lot. You take something like the htc hero it cant even touch 600 in quadrent as the thing was slow as dirt and now with like the s4 its over 12000 which at that point it really doesn't matter because no game or anything is going to crack that down. It may have hiccups and lag once in a while (due to bug) but either way it is fast and thats thats counts
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Returned to my Optimus G Pro from Galaxy S4

Just a note after my Galaxy S4 disaster (s4 screen broke in my pocket)
I went back to my Optimus G Pro. And what a difference. I fell for the hype and benchmarks of the i9500 8 core. Ok so my OGP gets 19k in antutu and my S4 got 29k. 10k more. Thing is in the real word. My optimus g pro is sooo much quicker and snapper in everything it does. Typing is faster and easier I could go on and on. Benchmarks don't mean jack and I finally learnt that the hard way. Real life usage is what counts.
The launcher and S_Bloat make the S4 stutter and lag. If an s4 owner says that not true either they are immune to it and use to it. Or pure blinded fanboys.
If you know someone with an S4 put the phones side by side and do phone tasks. You'll see stutters and lag on the S4 but smoothness on the OGP.
I wasted a lot of money since my S4 broke, but glad I have the best phone out there for me. The Optimus G Pro. King of phablets.
My F240K next to my weak S4 that could not live in my jeans pocket without cracking an amloed screen.

Hendrickson said:
Just a note after my Galaxy S4 disaster (s4 screen broke in my pocket)
I went back to my Optimus G Pro. And what a difference. I fell for the hype and benchmarks of the i9500 8 core. Ok so my OGP gets 19k in antutu and my S4 got 29k. 10k more. Thing is in the real word. My optimus g pro is sooo much quicker and snapper in everything it does. Typing is faster and easier I could go on and on. Benchmarks don't mean jake and I finally learnt that the hard way. Real life usage is what counts.
The launcher and S_Bloat make the S4 stutter and lag. If an s4 owner says that not true either they are immune to it and use to it. Or pure blinded fanboys.
If you know someone with an S4 put the phones side by side and do phone tasks. You'll see stutters and lag on the S4 but smoothness on the OGP.
I wasted a lot of money since my S4 broke, but glad I have the best phone out there for me. The Optimus G Pro. King of phablets.
My F240K next to my weak S4 that could not live in my jeans pocket without cracking an amloed screen.
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Could not agree with you more. I have a galaxy s4 and it lags and sucks. The LG Optimus G Pro is a much faster device. I agree most folks claiming galaxy s4 is the best are pure fanbois. It's funny these same fanbois make fun of apple fanbois and they are not better. They take whatever Samsung feeds them and they love it. Galaxy s4 battery also sucks it's just not a wow phone and sub par even thought specs are similar to LG.
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Yep its over rated. I've found everything my Optimus G Pro does, is much faster and better than the S4. I forgot to mention. The camera is faster and better indoors. My S4 suffered horrible shutter lag. Music quality is better. Battery much better. I could go on and on.
I was blinded into thinking the S4 was better. Good marketing in Samsung part I must admit. They are more like Apple more as each new device is released.
The i8910 Omnia was good, the S2 was good. S3 onwards = made for the masses. And I fell for it.
LG It seems have stuck to there plan, if they just improve there updates to new android versions they could be selling much more as their hardware is top notch.

Hendrickson said:
Yep its over rated. I've found everything my Optimus G Pro does, is much faster and better than the S4. I forgot to mention. The camera is faster and better indoors. My S4 suffered horrible shutter lag. Music quality is better. Battery much better. I could go on and on.
I was blinded into thinking the S4 was better. Good marketing in Samsung part I must admit. They are more like Apple more as each new device is released.
The i8910 Omnia was good, the S2 was good. S3 onwards = made for the masses. And I fell for it.
LG It seems have stuck to there plan, if they just improve there updates to new android versions they could be selling much more as their hardware is top notch.
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Also it seems the sg4. And the HTC one are having some strange build issues. I was reading about camera lens problems on the one and screen breaking in the sg4. The sad part is how rude and nasty those forum are becoming. Glad I pick up this phone and the people here are more helpful and appears to have a better sense of community. Thanks guys for being great people.
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Yes I know what you mean. I post about my screen breaking on my S4 in the s4 forums and was accused of lying and making it all up. Got some nasty replies. That I must have dropped the phone. Many users there are now completely blind and cant hear anything bad about their beloved s4.
Good thing was a few other users on aged accounts also posted the same issue with the screen (amoled) cracking in their pockets. The lag too from the poor software launcher goes mostly unnoticed apart from comments like root and uninstall the bloat, issue fixed.
Shouldn't be like that in the first place. Well OGP will be my phone for a while till the OG2P is out. Well done LG.

Agreed
I also felt that s4 has no any thing which is perfectly crafted...everything is half baked....octa core to air view to heating to low memory to screen smearing etc...only gimmic is perfect
But ..bitter truth THAT LG Optimus G Pro has everything better except Dev Support...
If this device gets dev support like note devices...it will be great for long run

ipsuvedi said:
Agreed
If this device gets dev support like note devices...it will be great for long run
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amen to that !

Hendrickson said:
Just a note after my Galaxy S4 disaster (s4 screen broke in my pocket)
I went back to my Optimus G Pro. And what a difference. I fell for the hype and benchmarks of the i9500 8 core. Ok so my OGP gets 19k in antutu and my S4 got 29k. 10k more
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It is the throttling capping going in play, if you disable throttling GPro goes as high as 24200 in Antutu, pretty comparable to S4 as i9505 has [email protected] and GPro has [email protected] only

Billy Madison said:
It is the throttling capping going in play, if you disable throttling GPro goes as high as 24200 in Antutu, pretty comparable to S4 as i9505 has [email protected] and GPro has [email protected] only
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Yes but that can't be disabled or can it? Well I'm sure its there as a safe guard anyway

Hendrickson said:
Yes but that can't be disabled or can it?
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Yes, it can be, I'll create a thread with simple instruction cause seems like it is not widely known here for unknown reasons
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Well I'm sure its there as a safe guard anyway
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No, I'm pretty sure it is not safeguard but mere care of consumers' comfort. Look how hot could G Pro go on early ROMs, I assume before they've created new updated thermal.conf

Billy Madison said:
Yes, it can be, I'll create a thread with simple instruction cause seems like it is not widely known here for unknown reasons
No, I'm pretty sure it is not safeguard but mere care of consumers' comfort. Look how hot could G Pro go on early ROMs, I assume before they've created new updated thermal.conf
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So there's a way to bump the cpu from 1700 to 1900?
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wiser212 said:
So there's a way to bump the cpu from 1700 to 1900?
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Honestly itll probably go higher than that once roms start coming out.
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Billy Madison said:
Yes, it can be, I'll create a thread with simple instruction cause seems like it is not widely known here for unknown reasons
No, I'm pretty sure it is not safeguard but mere care of consumers' comfort. Look how hot could G Pro go on early ROMs, I assume before they've created new updated thermal.conf
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I would really love to know how. I get lag when using any live wallpaper on my home screen. Hoping this might be my savior.
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Billy Madison said:
It is the throttling capping going in play, if you disable throttling GPro goes as high as 24200 in Antutu, pretty comparable to S4 as i9505 has [email protected] and GPro has [email protected] only
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Please do share how to so this, increase the throttling temp range
I have done some editing in system/etc/thermald.conf
Warning messing with values here could cause heat damage to your OGP
Run adb logcat | grep Thermal
You can see when it throttles
LG have various temp sensor alarms that clock down the CPU when it gets to 57 degrees if I reading it right.

lessthanzach said:
I would really love to know how. I get lag when using any live wallpaper on my home screen. Hoping this might be my savior.
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No, I don't think it'll help with lags but anyhow, this is it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2296447
I think lags are from incorrect idle activities implementation either on Qualcomm side on LG side, the overheating is not to blame here

give it time
They are brand new devices, so give it a few months before you seriously judge them.
For example, scrolling in Chrome is smooth as butter on my GSII and yet I get lots of stutters scrolling Chrome on my Optimus G Pro, even though it is has faster everything [cpu/gpu/ram]. That being said, I am not going to call the Optimus G Pro junk, just because it isn't perfect.

Thats down to software. I use the Internet browser and its fast and smooth. Chrome isn't. And typing about:debug then hitting settings button allows you debug setting like making the user agent desktop.

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They are brand new devices, so give it a few months before you seriously judge them.
For example, scrolling in Chrome is smooth as butter on my GSII and yet I get lots of stutters scrolling Chrome on my Optimus G Pro, even though it is has faster everything [cpu/gpu/ram]. That being said, I am not going to call the Optimus G Pro junk, just because it isn't perfect.
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It's definitely not junk. I swapped from my gs4 to a HTC one to this and I like it a lot. I just never experienced lag like this from using any live wallpaper before.
Billy Madison said:
No, I don't think it'll help with lags but anyhow, this is it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2296447
I think lags are from incorrect idle activities implementation either on Qualcomm side on LG side, the overheating is not to blame here
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Thanks, I'll check it out and see if it helps.
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I just picked up one after having the HTC One for a bit. It is nice, but the DPI is killing me, everything is HUGE!

designgears said:
I just picked up one after having the HTC One for a bit. It is nice, but the DPI is killing me, everything is HUGE!
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Oh nice. Glad you are here. This phone has a lot of potential

Which Do I Buy? Note 3 or OGP?

i was thinking abt getting the OGP.. but seeing how the note 3 has unique features and more power, i'm thinking abt getting the note 3.. wat do u guys think?

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i was thinking abt getting the OGP.. but seeing how the note 3 has unique features and more power, i'm thinking abt getting the note 3.. wat do u guys think?
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Well note 3 has more power slightly bigger screen some more features. And is also roughly 300 more dollars. So it is ur call. The OGP is a great phone u won't be dissapointed specially for the money u can buy it. I won't switch to Samsung any time soon. Since the screen is much better on the OGP. And the OGP doesn't feel so big and wide like the Note 2 or Note 3. So it is ur call. Just try them both and decide.
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Get the Note 3...no brainer.
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And the OGP doesn't feel so big and wide like the Note 2 or Note 3. So it is ur call. Just try them both and decide.
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i dont think the note 3 is wider than the OGP.. from wat i read and seen, the OGP is wider.

Took out my Lg Optimus G Pro and did a side by side webpage load this Friday at the att store around my house. To my surprise my phone was loading faster than the note 3. Did more test on different pages. Did WiFi and LTE and the same results. Huuuum! The only thing the Note 3 had was a better looking screen. As for games I don't play them. So the Note 3 might be better in this aspect. Pen is a plus. It is thinner to. Better screen. So I decided to keep my phone. As for you, your call!

Screen is preference. Because actually the lg screen is more accurate to colors and not so unreal in colors. Better in direct sunlight is the LG G Pro too. Direct sunlight isn't the friend of amoload screens and Samsung did already better on the note 3 screen but amoload screens are also known from image burnin and shatter box display of blacks when we watching movies. But it got a lot better on the note 3 screen. Also touch wix is pretty laggy. That's why the note 3 seems so laggy.
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polx said:
i was thinking abt getting the OGP.. but seeing how the note 3 has unique features and more power, i'm thinking abt getting the note 3.. wat do u guys think?
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If you care about development, you should wait before jumping onto Note3. I'm getting one but I'm keeping my OGP. The note3 already has a giant wall infront of development unless you get the International unlocked model. It's called KNOX.

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If you care about development, you should wait before jumping onto Note3. I'm getting one but I'm keeping my OGP. The note3 already has a giant wall infront of development unless you get the International unlocked model. It's called KNOX.
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There's a huge difference in price. The OGP at AT&T is $439, $99 on upgrade. The Note 2 is $574, $199 on upgrade. The Note 3 is $724, $299 on upgrade. I really can't see anything in the Note 2 or 3 that warrants spending that much more money on it.

You also have to consider Samsung's support compared to LG. And we all know that here on XDA, Samsung devices are well supported by devs. It's the happiest place to be in.

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You also have to consider Samsung's support compared to LG. And we all know that here on XDA, Samsung devices are well supported by devs. It's the happiest place to be in.
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Aside from the fact that Jammol stated the obvious.. KNOX. Buzz kill to development.
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emosley7 said:
Took out my Lg Optimus G Pro and did a side by side webpage load this Friday at the att store around my house. To my surprise my phone was loading faster than the note 3.
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i hugely doubt that.. the specs of the note 3 are higher than those of the OGP.. aint no way that pages load faster on the OGP.. somethings wrong with ur assessment.
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Because actually the lg screen is more accurate to colors and not so unreal in colors. Better in direct sunlight is the LG G Pro too.
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the diff in accuracy betweeen the 2 screens is slight.. i checked out the note 3 alomg side the OGP.. the screens looked crisp and identical. and the note 3 looks better on direct sumlight according to a few reviewers.

Sorry i did the comparison at least 10 times with wifi and LTE with a representative of AT&T standing right there. My phone loaded faster than the note 3. Was kind of like "what". I did take the thermal coupling off of my phone. Wondering if that made it faster?

emosley7 said:
Sorry i did the comparison at least 10 times with wifi and LTE with a representative of AT&T standing right there. My phone loaded faster than the note 3. Was kind of like "what". I did take the thermal coupling off of my phone. Wondering if that made it faster?
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even tho i appreciate ur feedback, i seriously cannot believe u.

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even tho i appreciate ur feedback, i seriously cannot believe u.
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Well it seems u already made up ur mind. Then go with the note 3. No matter what we say from out personal experience u need to make it own choice. Others and I think that the OGP is a great device and there is no need to pay so much more for only a few improvements or some extras that u basically get with software as well. And actually not to worry on how long I have a picture on the screen to not get imagine burn in like u get on a amoled screen is nice too. But u decide for urself. Go with whatever males u happy.
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For me personally, I prefer an LCD screen to samoled. True colors and ability to see the screen in the daylight. But to each their own.
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dante501 said:
Well it seems u already made up ur mind. Then go with the note 3. No matter what we say from out personal experience u need to make it own choice. Others and I think that the OGP is a great device and there is no need to pay so much more for only a few improvements
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well it seems u would go to great lengths to fabricate the performance of the OGP simpky cuz u own it. no matter if the specs of the note 3 exceed those of the OGP, u got ur mind made up. i came here for an unbiased opinion of the diffs btwn the 2 phones. yet, all i see is fanboyism here..
but something u said made no sense.. why? CUZ THE NOTE 3 COMES OUT OCT 1 FOR AT&T.. OCT 2 FOR TMOBILE.. THERES NO POSS WAY U COULDVE COMPARED UR PHONE TO THE NOTE 3 WHEN ITS NOT EVEN OUT YET.. DUHH... NICE TRY BUDDY.
theres WAY too much idiotic fanboyism here that it stinks!

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well it seems u would go to great lengths to fabricate the performance of the OGP simpky cuz u own it. no matter if the specs of the note 3 exceed those of the OGP, u got ur mind made up. i came here for an unbiased opinion of the diffs btwn the 2 phones. yet, all i see is fanboyism here..
but something u said made no sense.. why? CUZ THE NOTE 3 COMES OUT OCT 1 FOR AT&T.. OCT 2 FOR TMOBILE.. THERES NO POSS WAY U COULDVE COMPARED UR PHONE TO THE NOTE 3 WHEN ITS NOT EVEN OUT YET.. DUHH... NICE TRY BUDDY.
theres WAY too much idiotic fanboyism here that it stinks!
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I didn't compare it but already sites like android authority and other did. And they I just stated what they said. And ppl already compared the g2 with the note 3 and again the lg g2 seemed faster. It is just a known fact that touch wiz is somewhat buggy and laggy. It just is what it is. And that amolad screens have not as good direct sunlight visibility and also burnin is a known fact too. Other then that u really just have to see what u like more but also test said that the screen on the g pro and g2 are the best on the market as of now and since the note 3 is based on the s4 the screen won't beat the one of the g pro or g2. But I think u can't go wrong with either of the phones. Just u get more for a small amount of money on the G Pro compared to the note 3. That is double as much on money and only offers a few more things. If really any because both have there advantages and shortcomings.
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I just compared my LGOG Pro to a Note 3 in shop......it felt really light to me i don't know maybe the weight distribution......screen is really clear and I had GS3 before so 1080p loked nice...i don't have problem with the colors......the back felt really nice and soft in hand...although the side chrome didn't look very nice to me
also the stylus felt really nice and writing was very accurate and smooth..........i really want to buy it but its too expensive at the moment and i hope it comes down soon also by then we have some really nice support...
also im in South Korea so I did actually use it

Yeah the real thing is that the price differential makes it a deal breaker. If it had been only $150 of difference you could have been suggested to go ahead. $300 is too much you can get 2 brand new nexus 7 2012 models for that or the one New 3g 2013 model $300.

polx said:
well it seems u would go to great lengths to fabricate the performance of the OGP simpky cuz u own it. no matter if the specs of the note 3 exceed those of the OGP, u got ur mind made up. i came here for an unbiased opinion of the diffs btwn the 2 phones. yet, all i see is fanboyism here..
but something u said made no sense.. why? CUZ THE NOTE 3 COMES OUT OCT 1 FOR AT&T.. OCT 2 FOR TMOBILE.. THERES NO POSS WAY U COULDVE COMPARED UR PHONE TO THE NOTE 3 WHEN ITS NOT EVEN OUT YET.. DUHH... NICE TRY BUDDY.
theres WAY too much idiotic fanboyism here that it stinks!
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OGP is better because of the price and that is the fact for most people. There is a reason why this thread was created and named LG OG Pro not Samsung Note 3. This is not a place to ask which device is better, people will say OGP is better in this forum because we choose this device over other phone. If you want to find out about comparison you can try website like gsmarena or android authority, in fact there are a lot of youtube videos that does that, simple as that unless you want to start a flame war.
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Jumping to LG G2

yes yes i know its not a nexus, it wont get the latest updates and that some say lg sucks. but the phone is pretty darn good , what do you guys think ? worthy upgrade ? im getting it tomorrow evening.

If you ordered it already it's useless for us to tell you if it's a good deal or not. You'll answer that yourself in a matter of days/weeks.
It would be nice if you'd share with us your findings, though.
Enjoy your new phone!

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If you ordered it already it's useless for us to tell you if it's a good deal or not. You'll answer that yourself in a matter of days/weeks.
It would be nice if you'd share with us your findings, though.
Enjoy your new phone!
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i considered the nexus 5 but the g2's features just killed the nexus 5 !

shriom_manerker said:
yes yes i know its not a nexus, it wont get the latest updates and that some say lg sucks. but the phone is pretty darn good , what do you guys think ? worthy upgrade ? im getting it tomorrow evening.
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Worthy upgrade? Any flagship from this year is an upgrade from the GNex. On stock, it may not feel as smooth as a stock Nexus 4/5 though. Personally I don't like how the back looks like. Looks like extremely cheap frail plastic, but hey that's just looks in my eye.
I would say both Samsung and LG sucks in their own ways. LG makes horrible power buttons on the Nexus 4, Samsung for our phone has terrible everything, crappy screen, fault NAND for some, battery that goes to **** (random shut downs).
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shriom_manerker said:
i considered the nexus 5 but the g2's features just killed the nexus 5 !
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Just curious, what features do you like about the G2 that the Nexus 5 can't do?
I never liked the design of the G2. Like someone else said, the back looks ugly. And I never liked company branding on the front of the device. Verizon always does that. And I dont like custom company Android skins. I switched to T-Mobile and got myself a Nexus 5 and I love the crap out of it. lol

shriom_manerker said:
yes yes i know its not a nexus, it wont get the latest updates and that some say lg sucks. but the phone is pretty darn good , what do you guys think ? worthy upgrade ? im getting it tomorrow evening.
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I'm considering the same upgrade. I was going to get a Nexus 5 until I saw the reviews of issues with it and a few YouTube comparisons of the two. Plus I'd have to switch carriers. Let us know of any issues with the G2 if you end up having any.

The g2 kills it over the nexus 5, if your worried about updates just flash cyanogenmod 11 on it.

I don't want to rely on CM11 to do a better job than LG. I'd stay with flagship nexus because it's a safe assurance that Ota will come unlike the abandoned Optimus series that was tragically killed by LG
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akash3656 said:
Worthy upgrade? Any flagship from this year is an upgrade from the GNex. On stock, it may not feel as smooth as a stock Nexus 4/5 though. Personally I don't like how the back looks like. Looks like extremely cheap frail plastic, but hey that's just looks in my eye.
i dont mind the plastic feel to a device, performannnnnce is what i love and its pretty darn good
I would say both Samsung and LG sucks in their own ways. LG makes horrible power buttons on the Nexus 4, Samsung for our phone has terrible everything, crappy screen, fault NAND for some, battery that goes to **** (random shut downs).
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since this phone already has touch to wake in it, i wont have any issues with the power button
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Just curious, what features do you like about the G2 that the Nexus 5 can't do?
"""manual focus for the camera""" <<one of the main reasons, 60 fps video recording,8+ hrs screen on time (battery life basically),13 mp camera,touch to wake (on stock),remote control ,dual camera recording-photos, etc
I never liked the design of the G2. Like someone else said, the back looks ugly. And I never liked company branding on the front of the device. Verizon always does that. And I dont like custom company Android skins. I switched to T-Mobile and got myself a Nexus 5 and I love the crap out of it. lol
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i love the companys finishing touches . i hate touchwhiz and the way it makes the note 3 slow compared the g2. but lg has actually worked on this device a lot i can say.
bpyazel said:
I'm considering the same upgrade. I was going to get a Nexus 5 until I saw the reviews of issues with it and a few YouTube comparisons of the two. Plus I'd have to switch carriers. Let us know of any issues with the G2 if you end up having any.
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all the issues i know about the g2
1)camera is bad at night- it uses advanced noise reduction causing your photos to look like paintings (this was only at 1400 iso and above) , im a photpgraphy fan so i can jus tmanually set the iso lower than that and get excellent images ! i will post images once i get the device, ill help you don worry, this is a community and ill share almost everything i know about it
Misledz said:
I don't want to rely on CM11 to do a better job than LG. I'd stay with flagship nexus because it's a safe assurance that Ota will come unlike the abandoned Optimus series that was tragically killed by LG
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true, but soon ill be getting a job and i might not get this amount of time to do all these stuff, so i need a phone which fills my needs perfectly and for now thats the g2 battery backup of 60 hrs with 3.5 hours of screen on time ! thats HUGE ! if used continiously about 9 hours of screen on time fuking amazing

jsgraphicart said:
Just curious, what features do you like about the G2 that the Nexus 5 can't do?
I never liked the design of the G2. Like someone else said, the back looks ugly. And I never liked company branding on the front of the device. Verizon always does that. And I dont like custom company Android skins. I switched to T-Mobile and got myself a Nexus 5 and I love the crap out of it. lol
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Branding isn't that bad though. At least on certain devices they look and feel almost identical when u hold it up the wrong or right way up (especially the Nexus 5) With branding, you can at least "see" your holding the phone upside down. After a while, you'll probably get used to the device after a while.
Not that I'm a fan of branding, but it at least has a purpose. US carrier branding usually looks bad though.
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shriom_manerker said:
since this phone already has touch to wake in it, i wont have any issues with the power button
i love the companys finishing touches . i hate touchwhiz and the way it makes the note 3 slow compared the g2. but lg has actually worked on this device a lot i can say.
all the issues i know about the g2
1)camera is bad at night- it uses advanced noise reduction causing your photos to look like paintings (this was only at 1400 iso and above) , im a photpgraphy fan so i can jus tmanually set the iso lower than that and get excellent images ! i will post images once i get the device, ill help you don worry, this is a community and ill share almost everything i know about it
true, but soon ill be getting a job and i might not get this amount of time to do all these stuff, so i need a phone which fills my needs perfectly and for now thats the g2 battery backup of 60 hrs with 3.5 hours of screen on time ! thats HUGE ! if used continiously about 9 hours of screen on time fuking amazing
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Go for it bro and do give a feed back on how you like the phone so far best of luck buddy!
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shriom_manerker said:
since this phone already has touch to wake in it, i wont have any issues with the power button
i love the companys finishing touches . i hate touchwhiz and the way it makes the note 3 slow compared the g2. but lg has actually worked on this device a lot i can say.
all the issues i know about the g2
1)camera is bad at night- it uses advanced noise reduction causing your photos to look like paintings (this was only at 1400 iso and above) , im a photpgraphy fan so i can jus tmanually set the iso lower than that and get excellent images ! i will post images once i get the device, ill help you don worry, this is a community and ill share almost everything i know about it
true, but soon ill be getting a job and i might not get this amount of time to do all these stuff, so i need a phone which fills my needs perfectly and for now thats the g2 battery backup of 60 hrs with 3.5 hours of screen on time ! thats HUGE ! if used continiously about 9 hours of screen on time fuking amazing
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As for power button and touch to wake, the G2 is superior to the N5. N5 faces heavy battery drain (a few % an hour with it enabled). Seems like the panel used in the N5 is way different than the G2. If you need battery life, then the G2 is the right device for you haha. We all have different needs and preferences, this is the beauty of Android as we have choices.

enjoy your new phone dude! Nice choice :good:
PS: About Nexus 5... I had the chance to play with it for a while on a nearby shop...it felt so plastic and cheap, more like a toy than a real phone. For a sec I thought it was some kinda dummy phone but that wouldn't be possible since I was interacting with it. Gnex on my other hand seemed more like the real deal...even nexus 4... I don't know if you're getting me. Since I am a nexus fan, I would buy the damn thing (probably soon) but it is so light and plastic that it seems unreal

i got the g2 this afternoon <3 is so amazing ! lets see how it does after some usage

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enjoy your new phone dude! Nice choice :good:
PS: About Nexus 5... I had the chance to play with it for a while on a nearby shop...it felt so plastic and cheap, more like a toy than a real phone. For a sec I thought it was some kinda dummy phone but that wouldn't be possible since I was interacting with it. Gnex on my other hand seemed more like the real deal...even nexus 4... I don't know if you're getting me. Since I am a nexus fan, I would buy the damn thing (probably soon) but it is so light and plastic that it seems unreal
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Yeap it feels extremely light to hold. But I have a 3.4k mAh battery replacement on my GNex, so yea haha. Any phone will feel super thin and light after using my fat and heavy phone for months.
As for plastic feel, the longer I held my friend's Nexus 5, I felt the build wasn't too bad and quite nice. Either way I'll use a case on the N5 if I get one. I never used any protection on the GNex but the N5 feels too dangerous to hold naked lul. And newer screens are worse at preventing cracks than older screens so I'll also probably get a screen protector on the N5 (but I hate screen protectors!)
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shriom_manerker said:
i got the g2 this afternoon <3 is so amazing ! lets see how it does after some usage
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Keep us updated, but don't worry it should do just fine!
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shriom_manerker said:
yes yes i know its not a nexus, it wont get the latest updates and that some say lg sucks. but the phone is pretty darn good , what do you guys think ? worthy upgrade ? im getting it tomorrow evening.
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No no no no no
Only Nexus 5!

itasoulas said:
enjoy your new phone dude! Nice choice :good:
PS: About Nexus 5... I had the chance to play with it for a while on a nearby shop...it felt so plastic and cheap, more like a toy than a real phone. For a sec I thought it was some kinda dummy phone but that wouldn't be possible since I was interacting with it. Gnex on my other hand seemed more like the real deal...even nexus 4... I don't know if you're getting me. Since I am a nexus fan, I would buy the damn thing (probably soon) but it is so light and plastic that it seems unreal
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true ! i agree on that note gnex and nexus 4 are still more premium feeling devices