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Hi all,
I was patiently waiting for this day to see the announcements of both the nexus 4 and windows phone 8. After watching and reading everything about windows phone 8, I am %99.99999 sure I'm not buying a windows phone for now. I just think it still needs a lot of work done so I can buy it with peace of mind and no regrets. So, now I'm back to my main choices, LG Nexus or LG Optimus G. I was mainly planning on buying the optimus g but when I heard the nexus was already an optimus g "with changes", that changed things. Now all I'm asking are some questions I need answered to buy one or the other with no regrets and will help others too decide which one to pick.
Here is what I think of both devices, please tell me what you think and if anything is wrong I will fix it for anyone else to benefit from it.
Feel free to correct me
I will list what I know in points and put MY opinion in " "
So far I know :
1-That the specs are basically the same except the nexus will not have LTE for the moment. "I know that is not a deal breaker for me, Choosing Nexus"
EDIT: Nexus 4 has LTE and can be activated using this trick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh-5erQpwuc&feature=related
2- The software updates from LG is not will maintained. "from experience, yes it is not, but still will choose Optimus G"
3- LG Optimus G comes with several Functions while Nexus 4 will come with stock Android software. "No brainer for me, Optimus G"
ashirviskas said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gpc.myweb.hinet.net.PopupVideo (not exactly what OG has but in future we will have plenty clones )
AND
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.kr.easysoft.baromemo_en_free&feature=search_result
http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/quick-memo_clsvb.html
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Thanks ashirviskas.
"there are actually substitutes for some of the apps provided by LG in google play store you can look for them in there or in the replies by ashirviskas on this thread"
4- LG Optimus G is WAY more expensive than Nexus 4. "16 GB for $349.00 , pretty sweet deal. Nexus 4"
Snow_fox said:
#4 can be incorrect. Nexus 4 is 350$ but, since I have an upgrade the Optimus G will be 200$ cheaper.
And being totally honest, the Optimus G is basically a boot loader away from being the "better deal." Since with an unlocked boot loader it gets 4G + more storage + cheaper on contract.
The problem here is that there is no guarantee on the boot loader. It can go either way and that sucks.
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I didn't mention the upgrade, my bad thanks Snow_fox
2003vstrom said:
funny you guys say something about a white one, I was on the phone with a Att premier rep, I was going to order the Lg optimus G over the phone and have it next day air shipped funny thing is that he asked me if I wanted the White one or the black one, maybe there will be a white one, but he told me it would be 7 days before I would receive my LOG, and it was going to be 299.00 not the 199 online price so i said no thanks, then I find out I guess the Att corp. stores wont be selling the LOG until sunday, they told me they don`t do release of a new device on a friday its always on a sunday :silly:
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Apparently, AT&T will be offering a white version and a black one, yet the web only price is somehow cheaper than calling or picking up from the store. thanks to 2003vstrom
5- LG Optimus G has a model with sd card slot while no sd card slot on Nexus 4. "LG Optimus G for sure"
6- Nexus network is UNLOCKED while LG Optimus G has several providers and will surely be LOCKED. "Nexus all the way"
7- The design of both devices is great."but I would choose Nexus design"
8- LG Optimus G has 2 different models, 1 with 13MP camera and 1 with 8 MP camera. Nexus 4 has 8MP camera "I would choose 13MP to be honest"
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8- LG Optimus G has 2 different models, 1 with 13MP camera and 1 with 8 MP camera. Nexus 4 has 8MP camera "I would choose 13MP to be honest"
I figure you already know this but. The different ones are carrier locked. The 13MP is Spring and 8MP is At&t. This could effect you also depending on your carrier because if At&t then camera will be the same no matter what.
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I didn't mention these differences. Thanks Zackhery
9-LG Optimus G has no unlocked international version so far. In the US it is only provided by sprint and at&t with each having it's unique version."It is annoying thinking about which to pick from them the 2 beat each other in some aspects and lose in others"
10- Nexus has a wireless charging while LG Optimus G doesn't. "Not a big deal for me I would still use normal charger " thanks to ashirviskas for making a note on that
That's all I can come up with for now, Please comment and be reasonable. I don't want any fights about which is better than the other because there clearly isn't one, but others' opinions helps me decide which to pick and helps readers do too.
Thanks to anyone that responds to this threads.
Note: If this thread is in the wrong place I would love it if a mod can move it to it's rightful place, thank you.
here I'm gonna add few videos for your easy access to see each device in action Enjoy
Nexus 4, Nexus 10, Android 4.2: an exclusive first look from inside Google HQ by TheVerge channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66-4uMQqerA
LG Optimus G - Product Movie by LGMobileHQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAytOPnfkX8&feature=plcp
Sadly there are no hands on for the Nexus 4 yet, but here are some for the LG Optimus G
EDIT: I found one for the Nexus 4 made by Engadget
Google Nexus 4 hands-on by Engadget
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5OOKh6CGzc
LG Optimus G : Hands on video by LGMobileHQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBMjoZkAg78&feature=plcp
LG Optimus G : Hands on video 2 by LGMobileHQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHv89IRim5o&feature=plcp
LG Optimus G user interface by GSM Arena
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R6Ne_J3xb8&feature=plcp
LG Optimus G Review! by AndroidAuthority
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9bhKDMp9pM&feature=related
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Here I want to post a user opinion of first days of usage made by @dbgeek on this thread thanks dbgeek
dbgeek said:
I'm coming from an Xperia x10, so it's likely that I would be impressed with any new phone. So far I love the device. I played with a note 2 (about 10 min each on 2 different occasions) before making the purchase. The OG is much smother, feels quicker & feels more "substantial" in my hands. Battery life after 1 day hasn't been great but that's mostly due to my email sw for work eating up a huge amount of battery. I changed the settings to only sync with the email server on an hourly basis during no peak time & battery usage rate has been cut in half. I'm still playing with all of the settings, but so far there are some nice options to customize the look, esp considering the fact that its a locked phone.
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Another view by Alpione
Alpione said:
In regards to the original post...
After owning the thing for a couple of days and working with some of the developers trying (with some success already) to open it up, my opinion is that the OG is going to be the equal of the Nexus ... only with LTE and much bigger storage.
I felt like I was taking a chance by getting it on the first day, but I'm feeling very good about that decision now.
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#4 can be incorrect. Nexus 4 is 350$ but, since I have an upgrade the Optimus G will be 200$ cheaper.
And being totally honest, the Optimus G is basically a boot loader away from being the "better deal." Since with an unlocked boot loader it gets 4G + more storage + cheaper on contract.
The problem here is that there is no guarantee on the boot loader. It can go either way and that sucks.
8- LG Optimus G has 2 different models, 1 with 13MP camera and 1 with 8 MP camera. Nexus 4 has 8MP camera "I would choose 13MP to be honest"
I figure you already know this but. The different ones are carrier locked. The 13MP is Sprint and 8MP is At&t. This could effect you also depending on your carrier because if At&t then camera will be the same no matter what.
@Snow_fox Thanks for your input that is helpful to people upgrading their phones. I'm just going for a new one to be honest . I will post your reply to the main thread
@Zackhery Thank you for clearing that out " yes I already know but forgot to mention it" I will post it in the main thread too .
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@Snow_fox Thanks for your input that is helpful to people upgrading their phones. I'm just going for a new one to be honest . I will post your reply to the main thread
@Zackhery Thank you for clearing that out " yes I already know but forgot to mention it" I will post it in the main thread too .
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Np and also At&t model is the one with sd card slot. It has 16gb internal and supports up to 64gb sd. Sprint only has 32gb internal and no sd card slot.
3- What functions ? video zooming while playing ? I think nexus is way better in this point...
(Also not to mention wireless charging )
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3- What functions ? video zooming while playing ? I think nexus is way better in this point...
(Also not to mention wireless charging )
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Quick memo and the video being able to play while you do other stuff are two more things.
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Quick memo and the video being able to play while you do other stuff are two more things.
Sent from my Liberty using xda premium
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gpc.myweb.hinet.net.PopupVideo (not exactly what OG has but in future we will have plenty clones )
AND
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.kr.easysoft.baromemo_en_free&feature=search_result
http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/quick-memo_clsvb.html
Now what ?
ashirviskas said:
3- What functions ? video zooming while playing ? I think nexus is way better in this point...
(Also not to mention wireless charging )
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@ashirviskas I have to disagree with that, the Qnote, video zooming, etc,,,,,,etc. I really would incourage you to watch the videos in LG Mobile page on facebook or lg mobile hq on youtube, unfortunately I'm still unable to post URLs
I will add the wireless charging to the list thanks for that note
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Quick memo and the video being able to play while you do other stuff are two more things.
Sent from my Liberty using xda premium
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@Zackhery pretty much what I have in mind,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, if we can install these apps I'm not even gonna think about buying the OG
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(not exactly what OG has but in future we will have plenty clones )
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Now what ?
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@ashirviskas these are interesting indeed, but .......... *sigh*
I will add them to the list but still I'm not really feeling good about them Thanks for posting them .. sorry I still can't post URLS from your quotes
Will AT&T offer the white version????
slicingtaco said:
Will AT&T offer the white version????
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so far their website only shows a black version and no other colors
Remy D. Marquis said:
so far their website only shows a black version and no other colors
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Hopefully they will release a white version just like Samsung and AT&T with the GNII on the release date.
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slicingtaco said:
Hopefully they will release a white version just like Samsung and AT&T with the GNII on the release date.
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yes I think there will be a white version sometime. I saw it somewhere but can't be sure it's gonna come to at&t
Remy D. Marquis said:
yes I think there will be a white version sometime. I saw it somewhere but can't be sure it's gonna come to at&t
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Korea has white and black version. Only white one I seen on YouTube had a antenna for their tv.
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Korea has white and black version. Only white one I seen on YouTube had a antenna for their tv.
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funny you guys say something about a white one, I was on the phone with a Att premier rep, I was going to order the Lg optimus G over the phone and have it next day air shipped funny thing is that he asked me if I wanted the White one or the black one, maybe there will be a white one, but he told me it would be 7 days before I would receive my LOG, and it was going to be 299.00 not the 199 online price so i said no thanks, then I find out I guess the Att corp. stores wont be selling the LOG until sunday, they told me they don`t do release of a new device on a friday its always on a sunday :silly:
2003vstrom said:
funny you guys say something about a white one, I was on the phone with a Att premier rep, I was going to order the Lg optimus G over the phone and have it next day air shipped funny thing is that he asked me if I wanted the White one or the black one, maybe there will be a white one, but he told me it would be 7 days before I would receive my LOG, and it was going to be 299.00 not the 199 online price so i said no thanks, then I find out I guess the Att corp. stores wont be selling the LOG until sunday, they told me they don`t do release of a new device on a friday its always on a sunday :silly:
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Interesting, thanks for your input
Unfortunately I am still unable to post links but look for this video on youtube by TheVerge about the Nexus new family. it is fascinating
Enjoy
Nexus 4, Nexus 10, Android 4.2: an exclusive first look from inside Google HQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66-4uMQqerA
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Finally I can post links you can check it from here ^
2003vstrom said:
funny you guys say something about a white one, I was on the phone with a Att premier rep, I was going to order the Lg optimus G over the phone and have it next day air shipped funny thing is that he asked me if I wanted the White one or the black one, maybe there will be a white one, but he told me it would be 7 days before I would receive my LOG, and it was going to be 299.00 not the 199 online price so i said no thanks, then I find out I guess the Att corp. stores wont be selling the LOG until sunday, they told me they don`t do release of a new device on a friday its always on a sunday :silly:
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I bought one a an AT&T corp store, at 9:15 this morning.
dbgeek said:
I bought one a an AT&T corp store, at 9:15 this morning.
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Brilliant congrats
I'd love it if you mess a little bit with it and give us your impressions
Remy D. Marquis said:
Brilliant congrats
I'd love it if you mess a little bit with it and give us your impressions
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I'm coming from an Xperia x10, so it's likely that I would be impressed with any new phone. So far I love the device. I played with a note 2 (about 10 min each on 2 different occasions) before making the purchase. The OG is much smother, feels quicker & feels more "substantial" in my hands. Battery life after 1 day hasn't been great but that's mostly due to my email sw for work eating up a huge amount of battery. I changed the settings to only sync with the email server on an hourly basis during no peak time & battery usage rate has been cut in half. I'm still playing with all of the settings, but so far there are some nice options to customize the look, esp considering the fact that its a locked phone.
Is anyone losing interest in the G3 while waiting for release dates to be announced? Its odd how the phone was announced almost a month ago and still no carrier outside of verizon has a release date. The longer LG waits the more we hear about upcoming flag ships that can lure away potential buyers from the G3. I call T-Mobile and nobody knows of anything, I haven't lost interest yet but my patience is running thin!
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Is anyone losing interest in the G3 while waiting for release dates to be announced? Its odd how the phone was announced almost a month ago and still no carrier outside of verizon has a release date. The longer LG waits the more we hear about upcoming flag ships that can lure away potential buyers from the G3. I call T-Mobile and nobody knows of anything, I haven't lost interest yet but my patience is running thin!
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I should get mine delivered july 3rd in the Netherlands through T-Mobile
gee2012 said:
I should get mine delivered july 3rd in the Netherlands through T-Mobile
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? how so?
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? how so?
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Its announced both by T-Mobile http://shop.t-mobile.nl/eca/RAPRD/LG-Electronics-G3-goud/mlgg3agd.html?ab_agid=1011 and LG Netherlands http://www.lg.com/nl that the 16GB model will be available July 3
I'm losing interest in the G3. No reason for them to wait so long for release dates.
LG makes nice phones, yet they make horrible marketing decisions.
20degrees said:
I'm losing interest in the G3. No reason for them to wait so long for release dates.
LG makes nice phones, yet they make horrible marketing decisions.
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They are at least better then OnePlus One
A little bit, for sure. To me, what's worse than taking a while to release a product after announcing it, is not even giving customers a firm idea of when they'll be able to get their hands on the product.
I'll still probably buy it, just because there isn't another phone that offers such a large screen in a relatively small form factor. But this process has definitely sullied my anticipation, for sure.
Shouldn't be that long now right? I mean the UK release is on thursday & Europe isn't much long after that
This thread is a joke.
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This thread is a joke.
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You just became part of it
Gqsanders said:
Is anyone losing interest in the G3 while waiting for release dates to be announced? Its odd how the phone was announced almost a month ago and still no carrier outside of verizon has a release date. The longer LG waits the more we hear about upcoming flag ships that can lure away potential buyers from the G3. I call T-Mobile and nobody knows of anything, I haven't lost interest yet but my patience is running thin!
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You know, I was thinking the same thing this weekend. I was really looking forward to the phone, but since the announcement, nothing. And the longer they delay the release, or the longer there is silence, I am thinking I may as well wait a couple months for the galaxy prime/F, galaxy note 4, Motorola X +1, any other phone coming out. LG had my undivided attention in late May. Now, not so much.
alouden said:
You know, I was thinking the same thing this weekend. I was really looking forward to the phone, but since the announcement, nothing. And the longer they delay the release, or the longer there is silence, I am thinking I may as well wait a couple months for the galaxy prime/F, galaxy note 4, Motorola X +1, any other phone coming out. LG had my undivided attention in late May. Now, not so much.
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I agree I'm growing tired of waiting, the Note 4 sounds nice but I'm not sure about touchwiz anymore so I'm nonchalant with phones as of right now
Count me in, if LG wanted to be a real competitor this go round they should have planned a global release. Getting bored with my Note 3 and TouchWiz looking forward to Sony's upcoming Z phone.
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Very much so.
I had 100% expected to pre-order this phone, however since it was announced I've been getting less and less interested in it. A few reasons why:
Shipping with snapdragon 801 rather than the 805
Poor screen in terms of contrast, brightness, over sharpening. While offering only a debatable increase in sharpness
Very, very poor battery life in some aspects (compared with equivalent flagships)
Overheating issues with the screen, and SoC to a lesser extent, but still more than other phones
Each one is only a minor issue, but overall they add up.
Dan1909 said:
Very much so.
I had 100% expected to pre-order this phone, however since it was announced I've been getting less and less interested in it. A few reasons why:
Shipping with snapdragon 801 rather than the 805
Poor screen in terms of contrast, brightness, over sharpening. While offering only a debatable increase in sharpness
Very, very poor battery life in some aspects (compared with equivalent flagships)
Overheating issues with the screen, and SoC to a lesser extent, but still more than other phones
Each one is only a minor issue, but overall they add up.
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The battery life is not poor. I am using one right now and I have to say that its one of the best in terms of battery life.
papaketchup said:
The battery life is not poor. I am using one right now and I have to say that it has been the best in terms of battery life.
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On its own, it's not that poor. But when you compare it (specifically the screen on time, which is important to me) to the M8/S5/etc then it's far from good.
Take a read through these pages to see what I mean:
http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_g3_vs_htc_one_m8-review-1094p4.php
http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_g3_vs_samsung_galaxy_s5-review-1092p4.php
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On its own, it's not that poor. But when you compare it (specifically the screen on time, which is important to me) to the M8/S5/etc then it's far from good.
Take a read through these pages to see what I mean:
http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_g3_vs_htc_one_m8-review-1094p4.php
http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_g3_vs_samsung_galaxy_s5-review-1092p4.php
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Still dont believe it though. Got an S5 and an LG G3. S5 needs a lot more recharging. :/
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Still dont believe it though. Got an S5 and an LG G3. S5 needs a lot more recharging. :/
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That's reassuring to hear.
I really want to like the phone. I've got the upgrade itch from my N5, and the G3 sounded great with the larger screen, but not quite being Galaxy Note sized.
I guess I need to wait until they're around and have a play with one, then see if it's something I can justify overall.
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That's reassuring to hear.
I really want to like the phone. I've got the upgrade itch from my N5, and the G3 sounded great with the larger screen, but not quite being Galaxy Note sized.
I guess I need to wait until they're around and have a play with one, then see if it's something I can justify overall.
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The G3 feels weird on my hand though. I feel like the screen is too wide for me.
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The G3 feels weird on my hand though. I feel like the screen is too wide for me.
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Or maybe you just have small hands
The phone itself is looking to be the best flagship of the year so far, but HTC should have taken a page from Apple's page book and made it available sooner. I say this because many buyers want immediate satisfaction. Not shipping until early May is a mistake. The next flagship coming down the line will be the Galaxy Note 6 which is supposed to release as early as July. You can bet there will numerous leaks about the Note 6 between now and the time the HTC starts shipping. This will make many decide to wait and see what the Note 6 has to offer.
The price of $699 is too high unless HTC throws in some value in the way of package deals like LG has done with the G5 and Samsung has done with the G7.
The price is in line with other flagships. Although they're nice, I don't need extras.
The nice thing about the freebies from the other carriers is they have some resale value if you don't want them. It lowers the price overall for just the phone.
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The phone itself is looking to be the best flagship of the year so far, but HTC should have taken a page from Apple's page book and made it available sooner. I say this because many buyers want immediate satisfaction. Not shipping until early May is a mistake. The next flagship coming down the line will be the Galaxy Note 6 which is supposed to release as early as July. You can bet there will numerous leaks about the Note 6 between now and the time the HTC starts shipping. This will make many decide to wait and see what the Note 6 has to offer.
The price of $699 is too high unless HTC throws in some value in the way of package deals like LG has done with the G5 and Samsung has done with the G7.
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wouldnt say its the best of the year it looks horrible and that finger print scanner looks weird not even central if you have ocd you pretty ****ed lol and dont get me wrong not here bashing it because i have a samsung s7 edge now as my last 3 htcs have been m7 m8 and m9 so i am a bit of a htc fan boy just i think it doesnt have the premium looks of its predecessors and sadly will be giving it a miss this year
They are including high-res earphones and a QC 3.0 charger, I think they have a pretty well priced package imo.
I think the package and price are fine. Don't forget you're getting free accident insurance with it too - and that the bootloader is unlockable thru HTCdev.
Both the HTC and Exynos S7s have some tradeoffs to make on US carriers (such as LTE band 30 support missing on the 930/935F), so it's a matter of figuring out what works best for you.
I too have the S7E, and the 10 will have a hard time beating out the Edge IMO. I've been keeping my eye on the 10, but once they replaced front facing speakers with fingerprint scanner...I was like I already own a Galaxy phone since both the A9 & 10 resemble it from the front. If they had kept front facing speakers and put scanner on the back, I would've considered returning my S7E
Front facing scanner is the right way to do it. I don't want to lift the phone from my desk if I want to quickly peek. I am so glad they went this way.
And I am fine with dual speaker setup on HTC 10. Its not the best way for stereo sound but it works way better than mono on the S7 and G5.
Unlocked bootloader is the reason I will buy this phone though!! Bravo HTC! This time its officially supported. No voiding the warranty!
Looking like the best of all so far. S7 and G5 -> can't unlock bootloader -> No sale.
If you signed up for HTC's "exclusive for HTC owners" prior to the unveiling, they promised to send a special incentive.
The email just showed up and it was for $100 off a pre-order thru HTC.
It just keeps getting better.
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If you signed up for HTC's "exclusive for HTC owners" prior to the unveiling, they promised to send a special incentive.
The email just showed up and it was for $100 off a pre-order thru HTC.
It just keeps getting better.
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Thanks, I was wondering when we were going to get that email. Thought maybe they forgot
The price for the unlocked version in Canada is 999$ + 10$ shipping = 1009$
Well its to expensive, lets buy a carrier branded version with a 2 years agreement... What? Bell mobility is the exclusive carrier? With a 85$/month plan? LOL
Well I guess I'll have to wait a few months before buying.
I think the price is on point with other flagships.
1) Bootloader unlocking with out voiding warranty.
2) UH OH Protection (purchased through HTC.com).
3) Quick charger and high end ear buds.
Also there WILL be discounts here and there (i.e. the current $100 off with email coupon).
Superguy said:
If you signed up for HTC's "exclusive for HTC owners" prior to the unveiling, they promised to send a special incentive.
The email just showed up and it was for $100 off a pre-order thru HTC.
It just keeps getting better.
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DAMMMMMMMM, wish I had known about it, I just signed up maybe I'll get lucky but doubt it.
52vincent said:
DAMMMMMMMM, wish I had known about it, I just signed up maybe I'll get lucky but doubt it.
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Did this work? Link please
Apparently I can share it via email. PM me your email and I'll send it.
The only thing I'm not sure about is if it's a unique promo code or not, which is why I haven't shared it publicly. If it ends up being the same, I'll gladly share it out.
NM - just saw it on Android Central and it's not unique, so here it is.
HTC1008
Superguy said:
Apparently I can share it via email. PM me your email and I'll send it.
The only thing I'm not sure about is if it's a unique promo code or not, which is why I haven't shared it publicly. If it ends up being the same, I'll gladly share it out.
NM - just saw it on Android Central and it's not unique, so here it is.
HTC1008
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WTF!!! I F'ING LOVE YOU!!!
I haven't even posted here in a long time, maybe years and I just logged in right now to tell you how awesome you are! I was in the checkout page with an $817 bill decided to fish around for some coupons and luckily stumbled back here and ended up paying $707. Big difference IMO.
THANKS AGAIN!!!
You're welcome! Glad it worked out for you!
Very big difference indeed. Did you get some accessories with it to get the price up there?
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You're welcome! Glad it worked out for you!
Very big difference indeed. Did you get some accessories with it to get the price up there?
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Yeah I got that ice case. Funny when I looked this morning the $100 deal wasn't posted on the tech blogs yet and after I saw your post I saw it on all of the blogs haha. Sucks for those that were drooling and pulled the trigger immediately!
Again no freebies but what comes in the box is better than the others so I guess it was a good deal. Thanks again!
If you put the phone in your cart and go thru the point where you have to log in with your email and then abandon your cart, I'm pretty sure they will email you a "free shipping" offer within 24 hours as well.
Of course, if you're the type that is most concerned about being at the front of the line, you might not care
$699 out the gate is steep, but it's inline with Apple and Samsung. This phone will probably be $500 by September.
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According to GSM arena the price is the V30 may be $750 USD. See link:
https://www.google.com/amp/m.gsmare.../lg_v30_will_probably_cost_749-news-27084.php
If so this is good. LG isn't going the Apple Samsung route and asking crazy money for their flagship. A few month down the road you may be able to pick one up for something in the high 500 to mid 600 dollar range.
I will likely pick up V30 in the near future if the price turns out to be reasonable and sooner if there is some kind of deal/offer.
I'm hoping it's around that price. I avoided the 5 and 6 for lg, but still like their phones. I will be getting this and setting the 8+ aside for a while.
I'm also hoping they do some sort of pre-order deal too. Still using the 200gb card from the v20 pre-order.
I had the G6 and fell for the S8 hype and really regret it. I cant have any samsung phones, they always suck for me. Im waiting on the apple event (dont flame me) to make my decision on what i wanna get to replace the S8. But the V30 is a very strong contender.
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I had the G6 and fell for the S8 hype and really regret it. I cant have any samsung phones, they always suck for me. Im waiting on the apple event (dont flame me) to make my decision on what i wanna get to replace the S8. But the V30 is a very strong contender.
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Same here. Bought the G6, sold it to get the GS8. I have no idea why I keep trying Samsung. Great phones, yeah, but they never work for me (Note 5 is the lone exception). Bixby was a royal pain in the rear. Anyway, after flirting with the OnePlus 3T, I am back to and enjoying the G6. I am seriously considering the V30.
I have just been in heaven with these releases. First the Galaxy Note8, then the V30, with the Iphones, pixels and Mate 10 launches to follow. All fantastic phones. I have no intention of buying the Note, Iphone or pixels, but I love watching and reading about these phones when they are announced.
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Same here. Bought the G6, sold it to get the GS8. I have no idea why I keep trying Samsung. Great phones, yeah, but they never work for me (Note 5 is the lone exception). Bixby was a royal pain in the rear. Anyway, after flirting with the OnePlus 3T, I am back to and enjoying the G6. I am seriously considering the V30.
I have just been in heaven with these releases. First the Galaxy Note8, then the V30, with the Iphones, pixels and Mate 10 launches to follow. All fantastic phones. I have no intention of buying the Note, Iphone or pixels, but I love watching and reading about these phones when they are announced.
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Up until the last two or three years I always had Samsung starting with the original Galaxy S to the notes 2 - 4. Then the LG G5 to Axon 7 to Nexus 6P and this year a V20.
I do sometimes miss the S pen and the Samsung camera have always been good for me. I traded in my G5, that wasn't being used, for a Note 8 preorder. I will also be getting the V30 as I carry two phone (work & personal). We will see which one become my go to device.
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Up until the last two or three years I always had Samsung starting with the original Galaxy S to the notes 2 - 4. Then the LG G5 to Axon 7 to Nexus 6P and this year a V20.
I do sometimes miss the S pen and the Samsung camera have always been good for me. I traded in my G5, that wasn't being used, for a Note 8 preorder. I will also be getting the V30 as I carry two phone (work & personal). We will see which one become my go to device.
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I am waiting on the V30. I have had much better luck with LG devices (G2, G3, G4 and the G6) than Samsung. However, the Note5 and GS3 were devices I loved. If I don't hear much from LG regarding release date for the V30, I may just jump to the Note8 or or give the GS8 Plus a go (now that I know how to inactivate Bixby).
I wish that they would announce the release date for US carriers already
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I wish that they would announce the release date for US carriers already
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What is there not to know? South Korea gets it September 21. The rest of the world gets it after that. Assume early October for U.S.
The U.S. carrier unlocked will be after that. Currently rumored for "mid-October", but I'm skeptical because normally they give a month or so for carriers to fleece suckers on "contract" before they unveil the good stuff. [emoji14]
Actually I wouldn't mind if LG delayed the V30 another week or two IF it means improving the few quirks that was noticed in the pre-release devices.
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I had the G6 and fell for the S8 hype and really regret it. I cant have any samsung phones, they always suck for me. Im waiting on the apple event (dont flame me) to make my decision on what i wanna get to replace the S8. But the V30 is a very strong contender.
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You have a right to your opinion, just as anyone else does. I've got the S6/G920A and now that LG has finally gotten away from putting the power and volume controls on the rear of the phone, I'll grab the V30 next week and probably never look at Samsung again for a flagship phone.
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What is there not to know? South Korea gets it September 21. The rest of the world gets it after that. Assume early October for U.S.
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I just wish lg would give a ballpark for us when they announce, or at least release shortly after. A month is a ways out when other companies are right around the corner.
Either way, I made up my mind - I'm getting the 30. I miss lg. I wouldn't have left, but the 5 and 6 were failures though. Still miss my g4.
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I just wish lg would give a ballpark for us when they announce, or at least release shortly after. A month is a ways out when other companies are right around the corner.
Either way, I made up my mind - I'm getting the 30. I miss lg. I wouldn't have left, but the 5 and 6 were failures though. Still miss my g4.
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I loved my old G4 But I also hated that it always overheated and throtlled the phone . Hopefully the v30 is good overall
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You have a right to your opinion, just as anyone else does. I've got the S6/G920A and now that LG has finally gotten away from putting the power and volume controls on the rear of the phone, I'll grab the V30 next week and probably never look at Samsung again for a flagship phone.
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The Power button/finger print scanner is still on the back. Has been that way since G5, as well as the volume buttons on the side. G4 had both on the back. That was a while ago.
I've heard one person mention that the camera in auto mode isn't that impressive again. If true I'll be very sad, it's what bothers me most about the my V20.
I know manual mode can be very good, but I don't always have the time or inclination to fiddle with it to get the shot.
Bodily at least it's improved over the V20 or it's just the pre-release software.
I just read release date is Sept 15 and the phone is priced at $1000 CDN....
http://XXX.gsmarena.com/lg_v30_undercuts_the_price_of_galaxy_note8-news-27219.php
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I just read release date is Sept 15 and the phone is priced at $1000 CDN....
http://XXX.gsmarena.com/lg_v30_undercuts_the_price_of_galaxy_note8-news-27219.php
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I can't open the link, maybe it just my smartphone.
That would be equivalent to 822. 60 to US dollars. I was expecting less, that's still to expensive for me to consider.
Hopefully actual price is less than that. If not I'll just wait, LG prices drop pretty quick usually.
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I can't open the link, maybe it just my smartphone.
That would be equivalent to 822. 60 to US dollars. I was expecting less, that's still to expensive for me to consider.
Hopefully actual price is less than that. If not I'll just wait, LG prices drop pretty quick usually.
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milan187 said:
The Power button/finger print scanner is still on the back. Has been that way since G5, as well as the volume buttons on the side. G4 had both on the back. That was a while ago.
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Thank you Milan, I can still live with that configuration. Its the volume controls I really had a problem with on the G4, as well as switching over from Samsung devices.
Just read the price will be 899€ in Europe. Yeah...no, won't buy. WTF are they thinking?!
Now I don't know which one to buy, the LG G6 is stripped down in Europe. I don't want Samsung (bad experience), sony's are shaped like bricks. Will look into huawei.
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Just read the price will be 899€ in Europe. Yeah...no, won't buy. WTF are they thinking?!
Now I don't know which one to buy, the LG G6 is stripped down in Europe. I don't want Samsung (bad experience), sony's are shaped like bricks. Will look into huawei.
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Yeah if they are going to fallow the Samsung, Apple model in pricing that will really diminish the appeal of this phone.
BUT if you a little patient LG's prices tend to drop fast. I'm ok waiting a few months for prices to become reasonable. My V20 gets the job done and sounds great worth my good portable headphones/ in-ears. I'm not in a hurry.
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Yeah if they are going to fallow the Samsung, Apple model in pricing that will really diminish the appeal of this phone.
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Especially if you know that the V30 is finally on par with the Samsung S8 in hardware, but that one came out months ago and is now 200€ less + 128gb free sd card.
So @LG, it is not because you bring competitive hardware to the market 6 months after the compention did, that you can price it as the price 6 months ago.
This is a bit of a rant but I just can't stop myself
LG has got to be one of the worst companies when it comes to launching a phone. We saw basically a complete phone in August then had to wait a month before it even came to North America. Then, they handicap the phone in Canada by ONLY RELEASING IT IN ONE COLOR. I will never get this, the V30 is an amazing phone but I probably won't be getting it just because of how much LG has messed this launch up. If I can't get an unlocked bootloader on contract, then the least I'd want as a Canadian is to get the phone in black. But apparently that's not even possible.
I personally am losing so much respect for LG as they continue to make dumb decisions about some fantastic hardware. What are your thoughts?
I think they are pretty good compared to Google..
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This is a bit of a rant but I just can't stop myself
LG has got to be one of the worst companies when it comes to launching a phone. We saw basically a complete phone in August then had to wait a month before it even came to North America. Then, they handicap the phone in Canada by ONLY RELEASING IT IN ONE COLOR. I will never get this, the V30 is an amazing phone but I probably won't be getting it just because of how much LG has messed this launch up. If I can't get an unlocked bootloader on contract, then the least I'd want as a Canadian is to get the phone in black. But apparently that's not even possible.
I personally am losing so much respect for LG as they continue to make dumb decisions about some fantastic hardware. What are your thoughts?
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Lol, and you are complaining about this? In Europe, UK escluded, is not yet available, and we don't even know the price
Killua96 said:
Lol, and you are complaining about this? In Europe, UK escluded, is not yet available, and we don't even know the price
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This is my point exactly. I was using Canada as an example simply because it's where I live and I've been stuck trying to find my next phone since mid-August, only to be teased by LG for oh so long. The fact that they are launching phones 1+ months earlier in one place and giving no notice as to when it's launching in others is just insane in my eyes. Hope that Europe gets an announcement soon, only today did we finally get one for us igloo people in Canada.
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I think they are pretty good compared to Google..
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At least google was able to announce it and give us the option to pre-order and a release date, all at the time that they showed off the phone.
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This is my point exactly. I was using Canada as an example simply because it's where I live and I've been stuck trying to find my next phone since mid-August, only to be teased by LG for oh so long. The fact that they are launching phones 1+ months earlier in one place and giving no notice as to when it's launching in others is just insane in my eyes. Hope that Europe gets an announcement soon, only today did we finally get one for us igloo people in Canada.
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Just wanted to say one that regarding this...
It appears the T-Mobile devices don't have the display banding issue, maybe they wait for the launch in Europe to fix the issue, yeah, I know, it will never be like this, but hope is the last to die ahahahah
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Just wanted to say one that regarding this...
It appears the T-Mobile devices don't have the display banding issue, maybe they wait for the launch in Europe to fix the issue, yeah, I know, it will never be like this, but hope is the last to die ahahahah
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I'm really curious to see if the Pixel 2 XL is going to have similar issues at launch, seeming how LG is likely using the exact same panels. Maybe they will have fixed the majority of issues by then for both phones, idk like you said hope is the last to die lmao
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I'm really curious to see if the Pixel 2 XL is going to have similar issues at launch, seeming how LG is likely using the exact same panels. Maybe they will have fixed the majority of issues by then for both phones, idk like you said hope is the last to die lmao
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There is thread on Reddit where the pixel doesn't have the problem, but the same brightness seems brighter on the pixel so they could have raised the minum brightness.
https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/75yiv4/pixel_xl2_display_vs_v30_on_right/
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There is thread on Reddit where the pixel doesn't have the problem, but the same brightness seems brighter on the pixel so they could have raised the minum brightness.
https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/75yiv4/pixel_xl2_display_vs_v30_on_right/
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Definitely does look brighter, but I'd trade that for not having the screen look as horrible as the v30 he has for comparison any day lol
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Definitely does look brighter, but I'd trade that for not having the screen look as horrible as the v30 he has for comparison any day lol
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Well, if LG doesn't do a software update you can use lux from the play store or any other app that modify brightness parameters xD
This launch is ridiculous. Not one store in a 50 Mike radius had this phone in stock. And all have given me dates other than today when it's sale. Have heard it's on sale the 15th from one store, the 17th from another and the 21st from another. Why can't I get this phone today. I'm in Utah by the way.
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This launch is ridiculous. Not one store in a 50 Mike radius had this phone in stock. And all have given me dates other than today when it's sale. Have heard it's on sale the 15th from one store, the 17th from another and the 21st from another. Why can't I get this phone today. I'm in Utah by the way.
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Same story in Ohio. Got told on Wednesday the stores would for sure have it today for the launch, now not a single store got any stock. It's not as if they are selling out, they are just not receiving them. LG should be embarrassed, they apparently were overflowing with these damn things to send to every minor YouTuber since August.
And to top it off, T-MOBILE was supposed to launch the phone today and exactly 0 stores anywhere within driving distance have one and they don't know when they are getting them. Talk about an epic fail. Looks like I'm back on the phone hunt. I was pretty pumped about the V30 but LG may have just lost my money, simply because they can't properly launch a phone. No wonder they can't keep up with Samsung.