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Is this phone worth Buying ???

Hi My name is DevilGod and am from India and One of my frnd want to buy a new phone. his budget is 20000Rs(400$) so we are thinking to buy this ...so can anyone tell is it worth buying..nd ur experiences or ideaz about any other fone?? how is the availabilty of custom roms and whats are its Pros and cons??? Please Share...
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Hi My name is DevilGod and am from India and One of my frnd want to buy a new phone. his budget is 20000Rs(400$) so we are thinking to buy this ...so can anyone tell is it worth buying..nd ur experiences or ideaz about any other fone?? how is the availabilty of custom roms and whats are its Pros and cons??? Please Share...
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I bought it one year a ago and at this time it was the best phone out there. Since a lot of people bought it, there are many custom roms. Cyanogenmod 7 runs great and it gets a lot of support by MoDaCo since Paul O'Brian has got a source where he gets leaked updates and stuff. My O2X runs Temaseks Kang#52 and Vadonkas Etana Kernel with 32 MB ram hack.
But if I were to buy a new phone right now I'd wait for the new Models coming out. Because I want a 4,3 - 4,5 inch 1280x720p display without hardware buttons. I think it's worth waiting for it.

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Hi My name is DevilGod and am from India and One of my frnd want to buy a new phone. his budget is 20000Rs(400$) so we are thinking to buy this ...so can anyone tell is it worth buying..nd ur experiences or ideaz about any other fone?? how is the availabilty of custom roms and whats are its Pros and cons??? Please Share...
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Hi
I am also from India ,recently bought this phone and i must say it has been awesome!I don't think there any competition for this phone being priced this low.Its like you are getting a high-end device for the price of mid range device.Near competitors are Galaxy R, Nexus S and Xperia Ray.But the Nexus and Ray are equipped with only single core processor and Galaxy R has similar specs as 2x but lacks gorilla glass,IPS and 8MP.
The main issue with the device is the volume.
Moreover since it was released nearly a year ago developments have flourished hence the device has good support from developers.The sole disadvantage is that the device is from LG and LG support has not been good.
PS-Galaxy S2 is priced at 30k($600) in India while 2x is at 20k($400)...and i don't see a 10k($200) difference.
The above comment is based on the scenario in Indian markets. New devices will always be priced high in Indian market.

Agree with the above.
For the time being I don't see any other device with such a good price/quality ratio as this phone. I've been "abusing" it for almost two weeks now and I think it's great. And I'm still on stock!

same here,
this phone gives a very good value for the money.
it has its issues but again worth every euro spent here in the NL
(220 euro) while SG2 is double the money and has a really bad plastic quality feel (i have them in my company and all the sales rep hate me because of that)
so yeh this phone is great with 2nd generation chips so just dip it into some nice roms / kernel and bon-appetite

The best choice is samsung Galaxy SII for 400$.

How the battery life on 2x???
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How the battery life on 2x???
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With a custom kang kernel and rom you can get around two days with moderate use.

Best phone Optimus 2X and cheap too for this performance.

I wouldn't swap my O2X for any other phone out there at the minute. Stick CM7 / MIUI on it and enjoy the best performance to price ratio...

I would say the O2X is a very sweet phone, but i would save up for the S2.
In terms of performance, both are close if you flash CM7 Temasek Kang + Vadonka's new kernel (3 feb) for the O2X.
Battery life on both is amazing.
But the S2 is slimmer, lighter, better screen (Amo-LED).
Even if you get the O2X, you will not be disappointed My O2X is beating my friends S2 (ICS rom) in benchmarks, browsing and battery life

devilgod18 said:
Hi My name is DevilGod and am from India and One of my frnd want to buy a new phone. his budget is 20000Rs(400$) so we are thinking to buy this ...so can anyone tell is it worth buying..nd ur experiences or ideaz about any other fone?? how is the availabilty of custom roms and whats are its Pros and cons??? Please Share...
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Hey I am also from India and at 20k bucks this phone is worth it , my real sister has a sgs2 and I dont really see the reason to pay 10k more for a better screen,512mb more ram and 8gb more internal memory. Also the build quality of O2x is better than that of sgs2. I say go for it !
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ShunSeb47 said:
Hey I am also from India and at 20k bucks this phone is worth it , my real sister has a sgs2 and I dont really see the reason to pay 10k more for a better screen,512mb more ram and 8gb more internal memory. Also the build quality of O2x is better than that of sgs2. I say go for it !
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I converted rupees to pounds and your right about it in terms of money. I got mine for £200 delivered, but conversions show 20k rupee is about £260. So if its another 10k more (50% more), then it would be about £330. This is abit much for the S2 when compared to the 2X that basically performs the same.
In the UK, the pricing is crazy, but if we had the choice to pay another 50% for the S2, most of us would. Its seen as the top end phone that is also a fashion phone. Build quality on both are good, but the S2 is thinner and lighter.
Screen is subjective to the user since the 2X has an IPS screen which is fantastic compared to normal LCD and all those other screen types. But Amo-LED is very different. To me personally, the colours are more vibrant and contrast is much bigger at lower brightness.
Anyway, it depends on if your willing to spend abit more and if its quick to make that money. Same technology rules apply. There will always be better, and the extras in the S2 would be like future-proofing for next gen crazy software

For best value to performance ratio you can't beat this phone.

2x is my first android device and from my short experience with it i beleive that it is best value for money!

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I converted rupees to pounds and your right about it in terms of money. I got mine for £200 delivered, but conversions show 20k rupee is about £260. So if its another 10k more (50% more), then it would be about £330. This is abit much for the S2 when compared to the 2X that basically performs the same.
In the UK, the pricing is crazy, but if we had the choice to pay another 50% for the S2, most of us would. Its seen as the top end phone that is also a fashion phone. Build quality on both are good, but the S2 is thinner and lighter.
Screen is subjective to the user since the 2X has an IPS screen which is fantastic compared to normal LCD and all those other screen types. But Amo-LED is very different. To me personally, the colours are more vibrant and contrast is much bigger at lower brightness.
Anyway, it depends on if your willing to spend abit more and if its quick to make that money. Same technology rules apply. There will always be better, and the extras in the S2 would be like future-proofing for next gen crazy software
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See theres really no need to pay 10k extra for some eye candy and ram, I'd rather save those 10k and a year later sell off my o2x and buy a quad core phone , sgs2 is old now since sgs3 closer, but if o2x would still be selling for 26k like the release price it would have been a better choice to put in 2k more and buy a sgs2
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For the price -lg optimus 2x is the best you can get with its price.
For the quality- lg 2x cost less than some 1 core phones so you should ask yourself why.
Even with kang's, cyanogenmod roms there are some problems that are not just ''eye candy''.
Lg official support sucks- don't ever expect anything from them, they make promises just like in politics.
I can tell you what problems i got with the cyanogenmod roms and kangs:
-camera quality is really really low for a 8mpx camera- sgs2 has way better video/photo quality- videos cannot be called hd videos- that's an insult for hd definition-no autofocus in videos;
-hdmi has some problems in cyanogenmod but is good on stock rom- sometimes i get a few seconds of black screen idk why, it still happens with tamasek's kang 55
-often when i go to sleep and put the phone into charge with an alarm on, in the morning the alarm doesn't start and the phone's screen is just black-can be solved only by removing the battery;
-having 150mb ram free is not only an eye candy problem;
A better screen (amoled is another life-if you have the opportunity try looking at the same photo on the 2 phones and you will see a HUGE difference), a better camera, more ram, more internal memory, ICS- i think those things worth the price difference.
Still, for its price is the best choice , for its quality it is not. I have an o2x but only because i was too stupid to wait 1 more month and get the sgs2 (, think how i feel now when i get less than half of what i paid it if i want to sell it!

Is the O2X a good phone? Just look at how many good devs we've got working with it -that should tell you something!
I've had mine since late last spring and nothing that's come out since has given me a reason to change...
Have flashed a lot of ROMs and am presently running Temasek's CM7 Kang No 53 and the most recent version of Vadonka's ETaNa kernel -fantastic stuff.
Buy one. You won't be sorry.

SGS To SGS3?

The new sgs(iii) is out and i think its totally worth it to upgrading from sgs to sgsiii... i already pre-ordered one....... so what do u guys are doing?
Upgrading or just staying with the sgsi?
Sorry for my bad english

I want upgrade but is a lot of money,I wait until cristhmas and I see
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Sgs3 is nice but no major breakthrough.. i like the notes s pen.. Will wait for galaxy notes 2.
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I like my galaxy s. It has a very simplistic and minimalist design a real classic and perfect sized screen @4".
The gs3 is much of a muchness. I.e. great hardware tech but poor design actually to me it's an evolution of galaxy nexus.

neerajsachdev said:
The new sgs(iii) is out and i think its totally worth it to upgrading from sgs to sgsiii... i already pre-ordered one....... so what do u guys are doing?
Upgrading or just staying with the sgsi?
Sorry for my bad english
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From your name I'd assume you are from/in India! Can you please tell me where did you pre-order it?
I was waiting for a 4.8 inch phone with good sound quality from Samsung(just personal preference) n of course I'll get GS III. In case any of you followed Supercurio on Twitter, it seems GSIII also has a Wolfson 1811 audio chip, which Supercurio reckons is the best for high quality mobile audio. N that is the reason why I was stuck with Galaxy S n not upgraded to S II!!
Size is very much a personal preference, but for my use n hand size the 4.8 inch will be ideal to web browsing n video!!! (How do I know that, well I have tried Note n it was too big for me, n I have also tried my roomies 4.5" GS II Skyrocket n I reckon I can go .3" bigger than that !!

sukant08 said:
From your name I'd assume you are from/in India! Can you please tell me where did you pre-order it?
I was waiting for a 4.8 inch phone with good sound quality from Samsung(just personal preference) n of course I'll get GS III. In case any of you followed Supercurio on Twitter, it seems GSIII also has a Wolfson 1811 audio chip, which Supercurio reckons is the best for high quality mobile audio. N that is the reason why I was stuck with Galaxy S n not upgraded to S II!!
Size is very much a personal preference, but for my use n hand size the 4.8 inch will be ideal to web browsing n video!!! (How do I know that, well I have tried Note n it was too big for me, n I have also tried my roomies 4.5" GS II Skyrocket n I reckon I can go .3" bigger than that !!
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well ur right bro, i'm from india.. but sorry bro i didn't pre-ordered it from india (coz i think its not available in india)... my cousin live in london n he pre-ordered it for me n when he received it, he will sent it to me.
Sorry for my bad english, again
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I think it is a great phone but it lacks RAM so i think it will not last many android updates.

Will wait for SGS4 :-D
I will buy some used i9100 after the SGS3 will be on most markets .... I think it will be best buy - really good phone and minimal investment ... and it is way better than sgs1

Just ordered my gs3, which according to o2 UK guarantees its delivery day after release. Won't hold my breath on that though lol.
Handset is free and bought my monthly payments down by £5. Only bugger is its a 2 year contract.
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well for my concern i think i will go for a SGS2 since its allready lowering price where live or a Sony Xperia S since the GS2 has a 480x800 4.3 and the Xperia S has a 720x1280 (that or a GS nexus DOH! ...) or keep my GS till GSIII lower price ... or till i get a carrier action on it ... gahhhh to much to think .. overload ... reboot brain ... pfuuhh i guess i stick with my GS under 4.0.4 (currently switching thru 6 custom ICS roms that are allways on my micro SD ... and devil/semaphore kernel> devs make the GS totaly worth it ... THANKS TO THEM!!!)
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I think it is a great phone but it lacks RAM so i think it will not last many android updates.
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wait ... WHAT? do you know 1gig ram is more than enough .... thanks to Arm ... current mobile app proc are limited to 2gig max (htc did it ! but nope not so much a htc fan) since 32bit instead of 64bit (oh well i've read something about adressing more than 2gig but its a bit ... hum ... weird and not totally sure about it)
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Just bricked my gs2(was upgrading from Sammy, but Odin stopped while flashing bootloader,so jtag or Sammy is my only chance of revive. D...).so i already reordered and paid the gs3.29/5 it's in my hand..

Im considering upgrading as phone contract is due up soon but £612 is cheapest price in uk with a 2 year contract so I may hold off for a while to see if price drops much. Still very much enjoying my i9000 with slimice rom.

Jivel said:
Im considering upgrading as phone contract is due up soon but £612 is cheapest price in uk with a 2 year contract so I may hold off for a while to see if price drops much. Still very much enjoying my i9000 with slimice rom.
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Where did you pull that from? I just pre ordered my upgrade with o2 in the UK. Phone is free and my contract is about £5 cheaper, only problem is its a 2 year contract as you say...
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wait ... WHAT? do you know 1gig ram is more than enough .... thanks to Arm ... current mobile app proc are limited to 2gig max (htc did it ! but nope not so much a htc fan) since 32bit instead of 64bit (oh well i've read something about adressing more than 2gig but its a bit ... hum ... weird and not totally sure about it)
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640K ought to be enough for everybody...

riso123 said:
Where did you pull that from? I just pre ordered my upgrade with o2 in the UK. Phone is free and my contract is about £5 cheaper, only problem is its a 2 year contract as you say...
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I havent ordered one but the cheapest UK deal Ive seen is at buymobilephones, stock expected 30th May. Best mobile comparison site is http://www.comparemobiledeals.com/mobile-phones/Samsung/Galaxy-S3 Im considering waiting until Im in the US soon to see if I can pick one up a bit cheaper. Will need to be unlocked though which will no doubt be a bit more pricey. Havent made my mind up.

Jivel said:
I havent ordered one but the cheapest UK deal Ive seen is at buymobilephones, stock expected 30th May. Best mobile comparison site is http://www.comparemobiledeals.com/mobile-phones/Samsung/Galaxy-S3 Im considering waiting until Im in the US soon to see if I can pick one up a bit cheaper. Will need to be unlocked though which will no doubt be a bit more pricey. Havent made my mind up.
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Check out the carphone warehouse. vodafone give the handset for free on a two year contract... o2 will also match that...
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Jivel said:
I havent ordered one but the cheapest UK deal Ive seen is at buymobilephones, stock expected 30th May. Best mobile comparison site is http://www.comparemobiledeals.com/mobile-phones/Samsung/Galaxy-S3 Im considering waiting until Im in the US soon to see if I can pick one up a bit cheaper. Will need to be unlocked though which will no doubt be a bit more pricey. Havent made my mind up.
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Check out the carphone warehouse. vodafone give the handset for free on a two year contract... o2 will also match that...
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Thanks, I've been keeping an eye on the deals and trying to get my network to match the ones Ive seen. Often the best deals seem to be reserved for new customers (im currently with o2) but Ill try again tomorrow. Mobiles (which I think are owned by cpw) have a tempting deal on talkmobile 300 mins, unlimited texts, 1 gb data works out £30.71 per month but you gotta put a lotta cash upfront to buy the phone.
I may wait it out.

I would totally like to upgrate my SGS to a SGS3 but it's just too expensive!
I'll wait till the prices drop

i think il keep my galaxy s gt i9000 for another year....so long as it gets a good jellybean rom

Not too inclined to upgrade. I'm actually happy samsung didn't discard the home/touch buttons yet, i find this set of buttons perfect (the missing search one is useless anyway and i find it very practical to wake my phone from the frontal button). I'm not too thrilled about pentile but not gonna fuss about that, at least until i see it. I may yet change my mind when i see one but from the pictures i find the phone rather ugly - it's way too stretched/tall and that oval shape isn't working for me the least. That's kind of a dealbreaker if you think there are plenty of options playing in the same league showing up frequently and only more will come.
But what really breaks it for me is the fact my SGS is still plenty for just about anything i throw at it. There is little any other phone can do my SGS can't I'm referring to useful stuff, not talking about NFC no one uses yet and probably won't fly with people either. I also don't NEED my phone looking me in the eyes to not shut screen off, i can manage that much
All in all, the SGS is still a superb phone, battery lasts for the day, phone flies with the latest ICS custom roms (getting beter by the minute), boss-level audio quality, gorgeous screen with perfect size (i love reading, browse a lot and find it perfect), runs just about any game/app i throw at it (although i'm not even a phone-gamer), has a very decent camera (even without flash), brilliant bluetooth interface with my car (media streaming, loudspeaker, etc) is highly customized to my needs, i actually find it good looking AND can even place phone calls and sms's
So no, i will most likely not upgrade anything unless something completely unplanned happens.

Buying a LG 2X, still worth it ?

Hi there.
Atm i'm using an htc desire with cm7, runs really well, but i do notice the phone is getting quite old.
Thought about upgrading to an LG 2X.
Is it worth it ?
Are you happy with your 2X ?
One of the reasons i'm looking a LG is because all the new phones, while fancy, are so freaking big, i mean, 4,7" screen, that's hardly a phone any more, that's a mini tablet. The 2X is one of the only dualcore phones with less than a 4,3" screen.
I don't use my phone for games, i use it as a phone, navigation and some browsing.

fusk said:
Hi there.
Atm i'm using an htc desire with cm7, runs really well, but i do notice the phone is getting quite old.
Thought about upgrading to an LG 2X.
Is it worth it ?
Are you happy with your 2X ?
One of the reasons i'm looking a LG is because all the new phones, while fancy, are so freaking big, i mean, 4,7" screen, that's hardly a phone any more, that's a mini tablet. The 2X is one of the only dualcore phones with less than a 4,3" screen.
I don't use my phone for games, i use it as a phone, navigation and some browsing.
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That's a very nice phone, 1 year old, but...if ICS update comes, it will be very amazing.
After that, the O2x is not even brickable :good:
Lot of custom rom are still available if you're not happy with the stock one...
For a daily use phone...it's a very good choice :good:

JasonBourne.Qc said:
That's a very nice phone, 1 year old, but...if ICS update comes, it will be very amazing.
After that, the O2x is not even brickable :good:
Lot of custom rom are still available if you're not happy with the stock one...
For a daily use phone...it's a very good choice :good:
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I just realised that i've been playing with an "hp liberty bell" for a week, and it's also running the tegra 2 chipset. And it was nice.
So unless there is something else they screwed up on the hardware, this seems to be my next phone of choice.

I am also very satisfied with my O2X. I had the same screen size issues and I didn't want a screen larger than 4.3". And I didn't want to spend that much money on SGS3 so O2x was my natural choice.

O2x is a great phone with affordable price this is a perfect screen size
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It's a nice phone and I learned the hard way that it a pretty tough phone. Jumped in the pool for 10 seconds and it still works. The screen is nice and in all its a nice device.
Just remember, when you buy this device, by it for what it has now. The possibility for ICS is shaky due to LG/Nvidia. So if you like GB go for this phone, If not get a nexus s or galaxy nexus as those are guaranteed updates.
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But it does get ics, right?
I mean, it clearly has the hardware to run it.

According to LG, yes. The 2X will get ICS. The real question is when. LG first announced that the 2X would get ICS in Q2, now it's been delayed to Q3. We're all eagerly awaiting for that.
All in all, as others have said, the 2X is a great device.
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Don't BUY it! I swear you will regret it! LG's never gonna release the ICS update not now, not ever!
SAVE YOURSELF! Do it for us O2x owners ;( *silently dying*

I vote for YES! )
This device is so powerful. The hardware is decent. Only software just not satisfied. But if you love to do something/tweak, then it is fine. But if you just like end-user who only use the phone out of box, you are welcome too but don't complain this and that. ifyouknowwhatimean
With the price so much cheap (in my country,LOL) it is so worth to own it.
About ICS, maybe LG want to focus on 4x HD 1st, then after end promote their 2012 flagship then only they focus on 2x. HOPEFULLY. haha

Don't make the mistake to buy a LG2X or a Terga2 tegra3 device !

its a great phone. but lg are a pain, they took ages to release the official gb, they announce 2x wont get ics, then it will get ics, then it'll get ics in Q2 of 2012. we are now in Q3 and they havent made any comments that i have found to say its been delayed.
LG are rubbish but the phone is good. just keep that in mind, im sure that official ics will arrive but i dont think it'll be any time soon.
again its a great phone, even without the official code the devs here have made a couple of great ICS roms (few bugs obviously) and lots excellent GB rom so think what they;ll be able to do once official ics comes out. - its the only reason im keeping my 2x.

Im happy with my O2X.. Im using ICS rom, as I dont mind its bugs and it's nearly perfect. Everything runs well and I wouldnt change the phone as it fulfills my needs. Give it a try.
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I have now had my O2X for more than a year. It is sturdy and reliable and yes, the size is good!!
It is the phone I have had most fun out of and I have been on the mobile phone wave since mobile phones were portable, only with a wheel barrel.
I am rather convinced LG will provide the update to ICS and thus give the drivers to our developers, so we can enjoy fully functioning ICS roms eventually.
For trying new ROMs on, it is just a breeze and there are so many to try, you will be addicted to this sport.
I am a gadget freak as any other man, maybe even a little more, but this device has kept me happy now more than a year and I think it will last a year more!
So, nuff said; I recommend it as a good buy.:good:
BR
Mike.

I don't mind tweaking, the first thing i do after unbox is root.
With my desire i tried many roms, but after a while i figured that CM7 was the best option, nearly no bugs, and good support & development community. But none the less it is getting old, even tho my setup runs butter smooth. CM7 with launcherpro & s2e.
Atm i've got my eyes on one for about 120€, seems like a good deal.
Well, my experience with LG is that most of their products are crap (except TV's maybe), but once in a while they make something good, you just gotta know to steer clear of everything else.

Wondering why some people don't recommend buying tegra 2 or 3 chipsets, they are pretty powerfull. Is the development bad for nvidia chipsets ?

fusk said:
One of the reasons i'm looking a LG is because all the new phones, while fancy, are so freaking big, i mean, 4,7" screen, that's hardly a phone any more, that's a mini tablet. The 2X is one of the only dualcore phones with less than a 4,3" screen.
I don't use my phone for games, i use it as a phone, navigation and some browsing.
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Hi fusk!
I am really happy about my O2X, but I'm a bit surprised at the reasons you are giving for choosing an O2X.
Actually, it is precisely when I'm browsing that I think a bigger screen would come in handy.
If that's what you use it the most for, I would consider looking into the galaxy S2, if I were you. It has a bigger 4.3" screen BUT the phone is practically the same size as an O2X (I have had both in my hand and was able to compare them myself). The S2 has much better screen/phone size ratio, as the O2X wastes a lot of space at the bottom.
Of course, the O2X is still 25% cheaper than an S2... but if your only criteria is size, the S2 is more or less the same size of the O2X with a bigger screen.
EDIT: Just saw your post where you said you were "eyeing" one for 120 EUR... I would be careful about buying older O2X's... there were a lot of people reporting BSOD (black screen of death) while charging and random restarts. I bought mine early this year and I've had none of that even in stock ROM, so I would say the more recent batches are better.

LarsPT said:
Hi fusk!
I am really happy about my O2X, but I'm a bit surprised at the reasons you are giving for choosing an O2X.
Actually, it is precisely when I'm browsing that I think a bigger screen would come in handy.
If that's what you use it the most for, I would consider looking into the galaxy S2, if I were you. It has a bigger 4.3" screen BUT the phone is practically the same size as an O2X (I have had both in my hand and was able to compare them myself). The S2 has much better screen/phone size ratio, as the O2X wastes a lot of space at the bottom.
Of course, the O2X is still 25% cheaper than an S2... but if your only criteria is size, the S2 is more or less the same size of the O2X with a bigger screen.
EDIT: Just saw your post where you said you were "eyeing" one for 120 EUR... I would be careful about buying older O2X's... there were a lot of people reporting BSOD (black screen of death) while charging and random restarts. I bought mine early this year and I've had none of that even in stock ROM, so I would say the more recent batches are better.
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I've had my desire for 1½ years, and used it for all those things, never thought my screen was small, it had a perfect size.
I have played with the S2 and i don't like the size, But you are right that sizewise they are pretty close. But so are many phones. Going from 3.7 to 4.7 is a huge difference, but from 3.7 to 4, and from 4 to 4.3 are small diffrences.
But as i think the HTC desire which weirdly enough is the same size as an iphone is the perfect size. I am trying to stay as close to HTC desire size as possible while bumping the hardware specs. Instead of looking at the S2 i found the S1 to be more interesting.
Actually i think this is very interesting. Android and W8 phones are getting bigger and bigger, but the iphone stays the same, while getting 5mm longer it keeps the formfactor. And i'm quite sure all of them have done extensive research on what people want, but clearly two very different results. I'm one of those who wants to keep the desire formfactor with new specs.

Wondering why some people don't recommend buying tegra 2 or 3 chipsets, they are pretty powerfull. Is the development bad for nvidia chipsets ?
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Yes, that's exactly the point.

theevilworm said:
Yes, that's exactly the point.
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I see, have to take that into consideration.

[Q] Which phone to buy??

Hey guys:fingers-crossed:
Last summer I found this forum and had alot of fun with my Xperia Pro
Now I am looking for new phone, its been 4 months and still spending too much energy to find my perfect phone..
So, which from these phones u think is best to buy?
s2, s3 mini, s advance, optimus black, one S, xperia sola, arc S
It also need much-very much development
Thanks!

i suggest you a glaxy s2 , if u cant afford it then wait ,, otherwise you wont have a great device in that range of price

rrgrrg said:
i suggest you a glaxy s2 , if u cant afford it then wait ,, otherwise you wont have a great device in that range of price
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ok thanks!!
My budget is €300.. Oh and I considering 2nd hand, so I can also buy High end for that price range
But is lg optimus black camera good? is it fast in ur opinion and should I still buy it??

xperiap said:
ok thanks!!
My budget is €300.. Oh and I considering 2nd hand, so I can also buy High end for that price range
But is lg optimus black camera good? is it fast in ur opinion and should I still buy it??
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Camera is good with official ROM, not so good with CM based ROMS.
Rather see if you can get Nexus 4. It's in your price range (actually depends on where you are, availability and price differs from country to country) and much better than all your options your considering.
http://www.google.co.za/nexus/4/
Most of those phones you are considering have been on the market a while and the older the device the smaller the community and slower the development gets as people get newer phones. If I had to choose one of them I'd choose the One S, no questions asked. Much faster than the competition,has official JB and is still fairly new.

F*ck Samsung .
Buy Acer cloudmobile s500.
Low-price and high performance... just perfect .

HTC One S no doubt
best dual core, i mean..... cortex a15...maaannn.....that was fast........

xonar_ said:
Rather see if you can get Nexus 4. It's in your price range (actually depends on where you are, availability and price differs from country to country) and much better than all your options your considering.
Most of those phones you are considering have been on the market a while and the older the device the smaller the community and slower the development gets as people get newer phones. If I had to choose one of them I'd choose the One S, no questions asked. Much faster than the competition,has official JB and is still fairly new.
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Hey there! 1st, thanks for reply:cyclops:
Unfornatuely the Nexus 4 costs €600 here thats far above my budget, also I am looking for smaller sized phones.
I just came across the Desire X. It fits all my requirements only thing is that currently almost no development
Thats why I asked u guys u have experience and optimus black was my 1st choice. But how bout the camera, is it good? and speed? I also see theres alot of development on the Optimus black, the white one also looks sexy:good:
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F*ck Samsung .
Buy Acer cloudmobile s500.
Low-price and high performance... just perfect .
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Why should I buy an unkown brand in the smartphone community? And I thoguht Sasmung is known for his good wuality cameras / phones

It has been a very good phone for me you know. It has been with me for about one and a half years and it has come over a car crash, fallen into a pool, dropped a lot of times and in one of those it fell from a 1st floor directly to the ground. I had to change the gorilla glass screen which was about 30 us dollars. It has been an adventure and it continues. Camera is not the best but as any other bad mobile camera, it takes very good full light photos. There is still a hell of a development going on. It is just as fast as 80% of optimus 2x stock if you are running zeus rom with cpu at 1350Mhz. Screen has enough brightness, everything is big and legible and we are having official stock ICS modded in some days, actually now. What else can i say? I am not marketing this phone but it is a good buy. If you are looking for a fond working phone this might be your choice, believe me. If you are looking for a fast like hell phone just dont look for LG OB. Hope Ive helped.
PS: getting a GS2 wont hurt...
Sent from my LG-P970 using ICS br rrgrrg through xda app-developers app

Gs2 or one S

stefan2012 said:
F*ck Samsung .
Buy Acer cloudmobile s500.
Low-price and high performance... just perfect .
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Wait! I take my words back, Hd screen, krait processor and many more, for just €300?!! Ok im sold:good:
But how about development? Cuz thats also one big thing I want
Thanks guys for ur suggestions!

Go for s2 it is the best phone which i have ever used but i lost it !!!!!
Sent from my LG-P970 using xda app-developers app

xperiap said:
Hey there! 1st, thanks for reply:cyclops:
Unfornatuely the Nexus 4 costs €600 here thats far above my budget, also I am looking for smaller sized phones.
I just came across the Desire X. It fits all my requirements only thing is that currently almost no development
Thats why I asked u guys u have experience and optimus black was my 1st choice. But how bout the camera, is it good? and speed? I also see theres alot of development on the Optimus black, the white one also looks sexy:good:
Why should I buy an unkown brand in the smartphone community? And I thoguht Sasmung is known for his good wuality cameras / phones
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Sorry to hear that. It went for alot cheaper in some countries.
Desire X is a good choice HW wise. Not as good as the One S, but cheaper and doesn't have as big a screen. (The One S's graphics Chipset will run circles around all the other phones even the SGS2).
If you want a good community, look at previous flagship phones or really good for it's price phones of well known brands (Unknown brands tend to have much smaller communities).
This phone actually has a large Chinese community that doesn't interact with this forum much. I think I'm missing our sometimes since Google Translate can only do so much.
If you can afford it I would go for the One S.
Your Xperia Pro is on par with most of the other phones and I wouldn't pay money to get another similar phone. I don't think a upgrade is necessary actually.

I told ya.. best performance at that price :good: .
It`s released in September 2012, I guess that`s why there`s no developing topic in this community.
I guess they`ll add it to XDA soon, cause it`s a cool phone .
And it`s f*cking better than S2 .

xperiap said:
Wait! I take my words back, Hd screen, krait processor and many more, for just €300?!! Ok im sold:good:
But how about development? Cuz thats also one big thing I want
Thanks guys for ur suggestions!
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Awesome phone, but doesn't have XDA page and probably very little community development atm. A little bit better than One S.
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4542&idPhone2=4574

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Sorry to hear that. It went for alot cheaper in some countries.
Desire X is a good choice HW wise. Not as good as the One S, but cheaper and doesn't have as big a screen. (The One S's graphics Chipset will run circles around all the other phones even the SGS2).
If you want a good community, look at previous flagship phones or really good for it's price phones of well known brands (Unknown brands tend to have much smaller communities).
This phone actually has a large Chinese community that doesn't interact with this forum much. I think I'm missing our sometimes since Google Translate can only do so much.
If you can afford it I would go for the One S.
Your Xperia Pro is on par with most of the other phones and I wouldn't pay money to get another similar phone. I don't think a upgrade is necessary actually.
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true, actually I regret of selling my xperia pro However, I dont need hw keyboard and I want a thinner phone:laugh:
Im going for the one s then, but do you consider it as mid-range or high-end? Cuz im only 16, I dont need that great specs. Dual core 1ghz is also good ^^
Thanks alot bro:laugh::good:
What a pity acer cloud mobile has no development, else it will defenitely be my next phone :S

xperiap said:
true, actually I regret of selling my xperia pro However, I dont need hw keyboard and I want a thinner phone:laugh:
Im going for the one s then, but do you consider it as mid-range or high-end? Cuz im only 16, I dont need that great specs. Dual core 1ghz is also good ^^
Thanks alot bro:laugh::good:
What a pity acer cloud mobile has no development, else it will defenitely be my next phone :S
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High-end.If you don't mind waiting you could see if the Acer's development picks up before making your final choice.
When buying a phone second hand make sure it hasn't been tinkered and OC'ed and with HTC make sure it's still S-ON that way you know it hasn't been tinkered with.

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High-end.If you don't mind waiting you could see if the Acer's development picks up before making your final choice.
When buying a phone second hand make sure it hasn't been tinkered and OC'ed and with HTC make sure it's still S-ON that way you know it hasn't been tinkered with.
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hmm thanks alot dude:laugh: I will make sure I test it before I buy..
But you, you have optimus black? It looks like a great mid-ranger..

xperiap said:
hmm thanks alot dude:laugh: I will make sure I test it before I buy..
But you, you have optimus black? It looks like a great mid-ranger..
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Yes. I'm not sorry about it, but it's getting old. Quite a few great devs moved on already. Theres still plenty of skill and commitment here though and we might be getting official CM10.1 soon (G+ pictures from official dev has already been posted, but no nightlies appeared yet).

Lol....
No guys, its not the Htc one S.
I went back to Xperia P, again.Yes, first time I got it on summer but traded it for Xperia Pro. Now 4 months without smartphone and of research.. I REALLY regret I was so stupid! [at that time there wasnt any development]
I mean 8mp camera, dual core and handsome: the perfect phone!
Only thing is battery, isnt it replaceble with a 1750 li-on??

If you want long lasting battery, go witg Motorola Razr MAXX lol dunno if its in your price range though. But yeah One S looks superb. Hmm..
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[Q] Is it still worth it to buy this device in 2013?

Hello Guys i want a new high end budget device. And i want to ask you guys if it is worth it to buy this device in 2013?
Is the battery life oke? Can this phone hold this phone a whole day on light usage? i don't have much money left and my old HTC desire s broke yesterday. So do you recommend this phone guys

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Hello Guys i want a new high end budget device. And i want to ask you guys if it is worth it to buy this device in 2013?
Is the battery life oke? Can this phone hold this phone a whole day on light usage? i don't have much money left and my old HTC desire s broke yesterday. So do you recommend this phone guys
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Yes, if the price is right. I brought this phone about 5 months ago when it was about $100 (nzd) less than the s3. If you could get an s3 for the same price, id probably go for the s3, yet id have this device over the htc one x even if they were the same price.
Battery is acceptable, people complain about it alot but if it was 20% better people would still complain about it. If you find the right rom (or) stock it can run around 4 hrs screen on time. Which again is acceptable. Development has got suprizingly strong on this device if that is an influential factor for you (it is for me)
Conclusion: If the price is right

It's still one of the cheapest quad-core devices around. Personally I bought a second one because of that, for you can't get higher performance for the same price atm. Nexus 4 still costs 100€ more. But if you're not in a hurry you might as well save some money and wait for the next Nexus device (if you like phone with screen size >5").

JoinTheRealms said:
Yes, if the price is right. I brought this phone about 5 months ago when it was about $100 (nzd) less than the s3. If you could get an s3 for the same price, id probably go for the s3, yet id have this device over the htc one x even if they were the same price.
Battery is acceptable, people complain about it alot but if it was 20% better people would still complain about it. If you find the right rom (or) stock it can run around 4 hrs screen on time. Which again is acceptable. Development has got suprizingly strong on this device if that is an influential factor for you (it is for me)
Conclusion: If the price is right
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the s3 is in my country about €400,- euros still expensive
I saw this phone in a store nearby for €250,- euros. i only have exact that much of money right now. and i really need it bad.. Because nobody can call me right now XD. thank you for the quick reply

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the s3 is in my country about €400,- euros still expensive
I saw this phone in a store nearby for €250,- euros. i only have exact that much of money right now. and i really need it bad.. Because nobody can call me right now XD. thank you for the quick reply
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In that case buy it, you wont regret it. Its a great phone. We have lots of customs roms etc, but i find the stock one fantastic, which is rare in the android world.

Kingdomds said:
Hello Guys i want a new high end budget device. And i want to ask you guys if it is worth it to buy this device in 2013?
Is the battery life oke? Can this phone hold this phone a whole day on light usage? i don't have much money left and my old HTC desire s broke yesterday. So do you recommend this phone guys
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I recognise you from the Desire S forum
I haven't regretted once that I got this phone (it's on contract, but is costing me £10.50 less per month than the other quad-core phones would have done.
Upgrade to JB - easy
Root - easy
Unlock bootloader - easy if you read
Install recovery - easy
Install custom ROM - easy
I've still got my old DS running Reaper v4 as I use that for lending out to people, but the 4X looks good, feels good and runs just fine.

SimonTS said:
I recognise you from the Desire S forum
I haven't regretted once that I got this phone (it's on contract, but is costing me £10.50 less per month than the other quad-core phones would have done.
Upgrade to JB - easy
Root - easy
Unlock bootloader - easy if you read
Install recovery - easy
Install custom ROM - easy
I've still got my old DS running Reaper v4 as I use that for lending out to people, but the 4X looks good, feels good and runs just fine.
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haha nice! I am going to get mine optimus 4x next week. A good friend of my lend me his old samsung galaxy s for this weekend. i've just looked in every website and compared all the cheapest high/mid end phones. 4x was my best solution for now.

Definitely get it. I love my 4X and would recommend it to anyone, so long as you don't need OTG. I found out the hard way that my phone doesn't support it, but it's no deal breaker for me. I installed a custom ROM, and it's actually quite easy to do.
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dsub1994 said:
Definitely get it. I love my 4X and would recommend it to anyone, so long as you don't need OTG. I found out the hard way that my phone doesn't support it, but it's no deal breaker for me. I installed a custom ROM, and it's actually quite easy to do.
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Well thanks to kholk usb otg works(on his 3.4 kernel). To be honest ive never used or had a use for it but still good to know its there.

SimonTS said:
I recognise you from the Desire S forum
I haven't regretted once that I got this phone (it's on contract, but is costing me £10.50 less per month than the other quad-core phones would have done.
Upgrade to JB - easy
Root - easy
Unlock bootloader - easy if you read
Install recovery - easy
Install custom ROM - easy
I've still got my old DS running Reaper v4 as I use that for lending out to people, but the 4X looks good, feels good and runs just fine.
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I too hail from desire s
Sent from my smart frying pan (Tegra 3)

It's totally worth the money, however when my upgrade was due i could choose between this and the Samsung Galaxy S3, but the S3 was an 18month Contract and the 4x HD only 12months, so i can refresh my device after a year, and at £20 a month, 3000minutes, unlim texts and unlim data, this phone is definitely cost effecive, It hasn't depreciated at all, i got this phone about 2weeks ago and i love it so far, stock Rom is great, however multiRom allows me to have both Stock and AOSP! I'd choose this over the HTC One X, and the S3, i think my next device will be the Ubuntu Edge if it's applicable!
My device History: HTC Hero>Samsung Galaxy Mini>HTC Desire C, Samsung Galaxy W> Now i have Desire C, SGW, and 4x HD Tab: Nexus7

I would have bought the nexus 4 or optimus g instead...

It's definitely worth buying. I got mine 2 months ago and am very satisfied. I was first a bit annoyed about the battery and heating, but with a custom rom it's a way better. Development is now going with lightspeed, it's probably the cheapest quad-core phone at the moment and it gives a great performance thanks to Tegra 3.

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It's definitely worth buying. I got mine 2 months ago and am very satisfied. I was first a bit annoyed about the battery and heating, but with a custom rom it's a way better. Development is now going with lightspeed, it's probably the cheapest quad-core phone at the moment and it gives a great performance thanks to Tegra 3.
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Unless you like Gameloft. They have fixed most of their games but they gave up on the rest. Don't buy spiderman unless you're a fan of the matrix, super slow mo gameplay
Sent from my smart frying pan (Tegra 3)

Compare the price between 4x HD and Nexus 4. If Nexus 4 doesn't cost more than 20% than 4x HD. I prefer to have Nexus 4 instead.
I am owning 4X HD and my sister has Nexus 4.
Nexus 4 has a better build on everything. It has much better hand feeling, better CPU, it has 2G of RAM, less heat, seems better battery life + you will always get the latest Android version from google. The only thing I don't like is it's onscreen button that actually make your viewable screen size smaller on most of the apps.
To be honest, 4x HD is not outdated yet, but 2G of RAM + Snapdragon s4 CPU really beats 4x HD up a lot. If it is possible, try it with your own hand, open up some web pages with chrome, you will know the differences.
Please dun get it wrong. I still love my 4x HD, it is still the best price/performance phone now. Just if your money is not that tight get a Nexus 4 will be better.
Thanks
Mike