Samsung Galaxy S5 or LG G3 ? - G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So today a friend came, and wanted to trade his s5 for my g3, is it worth in your opinion ?, how much faster is the s5?,custom rom support? and all those things.

diegonnc said:
So today a friend came, and wanted to trade his s5 for my g3, is it worth in your opinion ?, how much faster is the s5?,custom rom support? and all those things.
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More like personal preferences. Both have unique pros and cons. S5 is faster due to 1080P display. But G3 is more beautiful and has new generation's features ( QHD display, Laser autofocus, OIS) alongside S5 tops G3 with Waterproof, fingerprint sensor and high contrast LED display.
It's upto you mate. If you feel like you have enough experience with the G3 go for the S5. Then try a new device.

GTRanushka said:
More like personal preferences. Both have unique pros and cons. S5 is faster due to 1080P display. But G3 is more beautiful and has new generation's features ( QHD display, Laser autofocus, OIS) alongside S5 tops G3 with Waterproof, fingerprint sensor and high contrast LED display.
It's upto you mate. If you feel like you have enough experience with the G3 go for the S5. Then try a new device.
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Wow that was actually a good reply (not really used to in this forums),thanks man. I don't know what to do yet,I'm wondering if s5 Will get official marshmallow or not ?

diegonnc said:
Wow that was actually a good reply (not really used to in this forums),thanks man. I don't know what to do yet,I'm wondering if s5 Will get official marshmallow or not ?
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You are welcome! :highfive: Yeah. Surely S5 will get marshmallow update like the G3. In my opinion, G3 is much better than S5. but as i have mentioned above it could be vary with users according to their needs. I have used a G3 nearly for an year and I would love to try another rival phone. :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:

From my experience coming from an S4, the problem with samsung is that you will most likely get pissed off by touchwiz, it is much slower than the stock lg firmware, which is pretty annoying because you will never find a rom like CM or AOSP that has all the same feautures and stability as a stock rom. Which is a problem for me. If you get a device that has a good stock rom, you can bet that you will be happier than a device with a crap stock rom, since AOSP can't fully utilize the cameras ect.

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G3 - slow or not ?

I'm thinking of buying a 32gb G3 but I really don't like slowdowns, lag, stutter or whatever. What is your experience with the G3 updated to Lollipop ? The same laggy experience ? Speaking about frame rate in heavy graphics games, opening/closing/switching apps, scrolling things, in fact the general 'responsiveness' ?
What about a rooted G3, with Cyangonmod. Any difference in performance ?
Or should I better look at the G2(rooted to kill bloatware) / S5 / Xperia Z2 / Oneplus one ?
I wouldn't say it's laggy but no matter what rom i use wether cyanogen or stock it's still not as fast as my friends stock one plus one
With cyanogenmod based roms the g3 is amazing. Not lag
plz update to last version 20i not lag
The stock LG firmware is prone to slight lag and animation stuttering, though it opens, closes and runs tasks quite well. It appears to improve as LG roll the updates, and there is a promise of a fresh new UI coming with the G4, but it's still not good enough for a flagship phone.
Now, the moment you run CM12, RR or any other AOSP based rom the phone performs as it's supposed to. Animations are perfectly fluid, everything just flies. It literally feels like a hardware upgrade.
The phone is really great, I wouldn't consider any other 5.5 screen (or up) because of the size of the devices. LG made something special here, though It's a bit sad that they haven't figured out the software side of things just yet, but we have hopes things are going for the better.
igor_anta said:
The stock LG firmware is prone to slight lag and animation stuttering, though it opens, closes and runs tasks quite well. It appears to improve as LG roll the updates, and there is a promise of a fresh new UI coming with the G4, but it's still not good enough for a flagship phone.
Now, the moment you run CM12, RR or any other AOSP based rom the phone performs as it's supposed to. Animations are perfectly fluid, everything just flies. It literally feels like a hardware upgrade.
The phone is really great, I wouldn't consider any other 5.5 screen (or up) because of the size of the devices. LG made something special here, though It's a bit sad that they haven't figured out the software side of things just yet, but we have hopes things are going for the better.
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I heard you lose all the camera quality and features like laser autofocus when you switch to AOSP, is this true?
oxxshadow said:
I heard you lose all the camera quality and features like laser autofocus when you switch to AOSP, is this true?
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I can't say about the laser focus because last I heard someone confirmed it's working. There is loss in quality for low light photos, but bright photos are as good as stock. Also there is no 4K recording yet.
Camera was never my thing though, so I didn't give it a proper test run.
Thanks for the answers. I'll have to choose between the S5 and the G3. The Xperia Z2 and OPO were also options, but these are just too big. And most likely the OP2 will be bigger. Let's see which of them gets cheaper quicker...

[Q] Is the HTC M8 a good upgrade?

Hello,
First of all, I'm sorry if this isn't the part of the forum that I should put this question on.
I want to change my phone, coming from a galaxy s2. I need your help, I can't decide if the LG G3 is enough of an upgrade or should I go for the galaxy S6.
Can you please tell me your experience with this phone? (gaming, battery life, photos, roms development)
I mostly use the phone for games, web browsing, music and some productivity apps.
So is LG G3 a good choice due to its price ? or I should go with an other phone? (HTC M8, Galaxy S6,...)
Thank you for taking the time to help me in my dilemma.
Go for the new M8s,it is the new updated version of the m8
I would not recommend the M8. Battery life for the G3 is decent..depends on the rom,kernel etc .
I am a high end user too. A lot of gaming mostly DH5, Darkness Reborn which are really battery draining games , web browsing etc and i can tell that battery hardly will last more than half a day.
Overall ,i am really satisfied with G3 after my set up (rom,kernel,mods).Amazing pictures with stock roms' cam .
G3 currently has many custom roms to choose from but i think its a little behind in the kernel section. Thanks the devs for all their efforts btw .
I cant say much for the galaxy S6 because i think its too early for anyone to have a whole-view opinion. Benchmarks tests show unbelievably good performance on the other.
Hope i helped you
NOxplode said:
I would not recommend the M8. Battery life for the G3 is decent..depends on the rom,kernel etc .
I am a high end user too. A lot of gaming mostly DH5, Darkness Reborn which are really battery draining games , web browsing etc and i can tell that battery hardly will last more than half a day.
Overall ,i am really satisfied with G3 after my set up (rom,kernel,mods).Amazing pictures with stock roms' cam .
G3 currently has many custom roms to choose from but i think its a little behind in the kernel section. Thanks the devs for all their efforts btw .
I cant say much for the galaxy S6 because i think its too early for anyone to have a whole-view opinion. Benchmarks tests show unbelievably good performance on the other.
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Hello, thank you for answering. I do exactly the same thing with my phone, mainly gaming and web browsing. Why would you not recommend the M8? Is the G3 > M8 ? Can you elaborate on this?
Thank you again.
Hi, both devices are good, but there are big differences which will depend on you.
Screen size. G3>m8
Phone size. G3>m8 (g3 better screen ratio)
Lags. G3>m8 (m8 better).
Price. M8>G3.
I hope it helps.
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Ypsmav
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LG G3 over HTC One (M8) :
-->Larger, sharper screen - 5.5" QHD over 5" 1080p
-->Practically the same size, lighter
-->13MP camera with OIS over 4MP camera; Laser autofocus
-->2160p video capture over 1080p video
-->More powerful chipset, 3GB of RAM over 2GB (32GB model only)
-->Bigger battery - 3,000mAh vs. 2,600mAh; user-accessible to boot
-->The back cover has wireless charging support
HTC One (M8) over LG G3 :
-->Aluminum unibody
-->Front-facing stereo speakers vs. a single 1.5W speaker on the back
-->Dual camera with Zoe
-->5MP front-facing camera over 2.1MP
-->Google PLAY Edition version
And i dont agree with the lag part that G3 has beacuse after the upgrade to lollipop everythings smooth.

Will the G4 have a locked boot loader on T-Mobile?

I'm a long time Samsung user and am considering getting my first LG phone. Does anyone know if the G4 will have a locked bootloader or one that will at least be unlockable? My other question is regarding the camera performance. My S5 hasn't seen an AOSP based ROM in about 6 months because of the huge drop in picture quality and I'm wondering if this is also the case with LG phones?
calvin35 said:
I'm a long time Samsung user and am considering getting my first LG phone. Does anyone know if the G4 will have a locked bootloader or one that will at least be unlockable? My other question is regarding the camera performance. My S5 hasn't seen an AOSP based ROM in about 6 months because of the huge drop in picture quality and I'm wondering if this is also the case with LG phones?
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If you're on T-Mobile, you should know they don't lock their phones and/or they are extremely easy to unlock (compared to Verizon and AT&T). As far as the camera goes, the G4's is the best on the market right now. AOSP gets rid of all the extras that come with the stock camera apps, so you'd either have to sacrifice that or deal with stock features.
Dennisg34 said:
If you're on T-Mobile, you should know they don't lock their phones and/or they are extremely easy to unlock (compared to Verizon and AT&T). As far as the camera goes, the G4's is the best on the market right now. AOSP gets rid of all the extras that come with the stock camera apps, so you'd either have to sacrifice that or deal with stock features.
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I'm aware that I will lose features on the camera but on the S5 aosp camera performance in auto mode is much worse than on the stock ROM and I wasn't too know if that is also the case on LG phones?
calvin35 said:
I'm aware that I will lose features on the camera but on the S5 aosp camera performance in auto mode is much worse than on the stock ROM and I wasn't too know if that is also the case on LG phones?
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We'd have to wait and see. Can always ask people in the G3 forums how it was. I know this camera has a manually focus mode (which I'm super pumped for) so that might make a difference? I just PO'd mine now.

New Rom or jump ship ?

hey guys, my LG g3 was just replaced under waranty and i just got a new unit.
Now i am undecided whether to just sell it and jump straight away to the G5 or s7 or whether it´s smarter to stick with it for a little longer.
Also i am wondering what the best custom Rom with ( 6.x) currently is , i have noticed there are a great many available already !
Interstar said:
hey guys, my LG g3 was just replaced under waranty and i just got a new unit.
Now i am undecided whether to just sell it and jump straight away to the G5 or s7 or whether it´s smarter to stick with it for a little longer.
Also i am wondering what the best custom Rom with ( 6.x) currently is , i have noticed there are a great many available already !
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if you can get the new G5 then why not I still have my G3 because I still find it fast and have a pretty sick set up. Plus, with Fulmics ROM and G3 tweaksbox you can change anything! For it being an "old" phone the G3 still holds its ground. But then again you can't beat the new camera and better specs of the G5,hmmmm......
BTW the S7 sucks in my opinion
like what Still_living714 said, if you can get it then definitely go for it. I just jumped from Fulmics to G Plus 2.4 ROM (you should check it out if you're interested in stock lg rom with aosp look). The devs here at xda keeps me satisfied with my G3 and I'm not jumping ship anytime soon
Still_living714 said:
if you can get the new G5 then why not I still have my G3 because I still find it fast and have a pretty sick set up. Plus, with Fulmics ROM and G3 tweaksbox you can change anything! For it being an "old" phone the G3 still holds its ground. But then again you can't beat the new camera and better specs of the G5,hmmmm......
BTW the S7 sucks in my opinion
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Hmm yeah , i am kind of disapointed in the g5 because they ended the rear mounted audio buttons and i am not 100% convinced of the "modular" nature of the device.
that´s why i was concidering the s7.
but i think i´ll go with the Fulmics rom ^^
Fulmics made my g3 like a new device, really fast and stable. Only reason I switched to a nexus 6p was because the screen was so much brighter, the g3 is awesome in low light situations but poor in any kind of daylight compared to more modern displays.

Worth to buy an S9 to use LOS?

Hi all! It's time to change my old Nexus 5 and I'm looking to buy an OP6 or a S9 due to its smaller dimensions.
Thing is I don't like Samsung's personalizations as I heard it slows down very quickly.
Here in Italy I could get an used S9 for 400€. Is it worth to get it with the specific intent of using it only with LineageOS? How does it perform and what am I going to miss from stock android?
Thank you!
Jeeza said:
Hi all! It's time to change my old Nexus 5 and I'm looking to buy an OP6 or a S9 due to its smaller dimensions.
Thing is I don't like Samsung's personalizations as I heard it slows down very quickly.
Here in Italy I could get an used S9 for 400€. Is it worth to get it with the specific intent of using it only with LineageOS? How does it perform and what am I going to miss from stock android?
Thank you!
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Performance wise, S9 performs really well upto this point. I got it since launch and there were only minor drawbacks in the launcher, which were easily removed by installing pixel launcher, and now everything feels smooth. I dont think there is a need for using LOS rom just for speed because you'll lose the great features of samsung.
kyooohei08 said:
Performance wise, S9 performs really well upto this point. I got it since launch and there were only minor drawbacks in the launcher, which were easily removed by installing pixel launcher, and now everything feels smooth. I dont think there is a need for using LOS rom just for speed because you'll lose the great features of samsung.
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Which features you think I would miss the most?
Jeeza said:
Which features you think I would miss the most?
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The features from your camera, I dont think gcam camera is any better than samsung stock. You would also lose any Knox related apps such as secure folder, samsung pass, etc. For me, I dont think there is a need to root now, atleast when it is still receiving software updates .
kyooohei08 said:
The features from your camera, I dont think gcam camera is any better than samsung stock. You would also lose any Knox related apps such as secure folder, samsung pass, etc. For me, I dont think there is a need to root now, atleast when it is still receiving software updates .
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are u kidding? GCam is way better than samsung stock , i have s9 and Gcam installed..i know what i am talking about
Simion Catalin said:
are u kidding? GCam is way better than samsung stock , i have s9 and Gcam installed..i know what i am talking about
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No you don't. Samsung's proprietary image libraries and enhancements are better than any gcam port will achieve.
Not saying gcam is bad but stock is quite a bit better on Samsung Experience compared to gcam.
also to OP: Note you probably won't be able to use the variable apeture OR the iris scanner to unlock your phone. Also as much of a meme as it is VoLTE also isn't supported on LOS.
iiyn said:
No you don't. Samsung's proprietary image libraries and enhancements are better than any gcam port will achieve.
Not saying gcam is bad but stock is quite a bit better on Samsung Experience compared to gcam.
also to OP: Note you probably won't be able to use the variable apeture OR the iris scanner to unlock your phone. Also as much of a meme as it is VoLTE also isn't supported on LOS.
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so..u are saying that my eyes are ****ed up if i see that photos taken with Gcam are better in every way ..and the eyes of many others see the same results...i don`t know man...maybe is something wrong with your eyes....just saying
Simion Catalin said:
so..u are saying that my eyes are ****ed up if i see that photos taken with Gcam are better in every way ..and the eyes of many others see the same results...i don`t know man...maybe is something wrong with your eyes....just saying
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Yeah, pretty much. Even inside the GCam thread for the s9 there are plenty of people saying it's not as good as stock. It's one of the reasons why I haven't jumped ship from Samsung Experience yet.
Also, more vibrant color != better photos. They might LOOK better but what I look for in a smartphone camera is color accuracy. If you like saturated hdr+ overblown shots so be it, to each their own.
When i bought the S8, I was hoping that the dev comunity could after some month port an AOSP rom on it but nothing stable really happend. It's a shame because I always prefered stock roms. Then the s9 came with de Treble project and this was for me the best feature that could ever been done.
You have everything that you could wish :
- Sweet design of the galaxy serie with the infinit display and for me the most beautifull overall body design (without the f*****g notch)
- Very great battery life (it easily last the day without have to charge during the day)
- The best performances, smoothness.
- No bugs at all
I always said that the galaxy series had the most complete phones in the market. But TouchWizz was the point where i always been frustrated about. With LOS, i'm ready to say that the S9 is probably the best phone you can get on the market.
Btw, don't worry about the camera's quality. It's still good even whitout samsung's camera framework.
Peace !
Simion Catalin said:
are u kidding? GCam is way better than samsung stock , i have s9 and Gcam installed..i know what i am talking about
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The GCam Im talking about is the one from gapps, not the gcam ported from pixel 2 which has HDR+ capability. I agree GCam with hdr+ is superior when it comes to contrast and details, but you dont get it when you are in LOS. That's what Im referring to.

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