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guys...i need someone who can guide me to buy a smartphone...i am getting confused...which 1 to buy lg optimus black or samsung galaxy sl gt-i9003??i m spending my hard earned money...so i dont like my phone to become paper weight after few days or months...my preferences are:
1.pretty good gaming xperience
2.good browsing xperience
3.decent audio quality
4.good multimedia features and lastly...
5.regular software updates
i want this question to be answered by a person who has used and has felt both optimus black and galaxy sl...both hav same chipset and processors...so der is a little confusion...it has come down to dis...which is better optimus ui 2.0 or touchwiz 3.0..pls help...
I'd go with the Optimus. It's a very nice phone!
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Have a few Q's b4 i pick up the LG P970
1.Is the nova display as good as it claims? bettr than Amo-led?I need to run in sunlite all the time, as i stay in india?
2.Is there gingerbread coming in Sept?
3.How good is this fone 4 rooters? id like to root, flash custom recoveries and custom roms including CyanogenMod ?
4.I have heard the multimedia capabilities are impressive? Is that really true?
Id really appreciate it if some1 can help all these answers
Current fone- G Nexus 1, rooted, and CM7
1. Display is nice, quite handy in bright sunlight but it chugs battery like hell (even though LG claims is 50% more energy efficient than amoled) and viewing angles are not as good as amoled's.
2. Only LG knows that and so far they didn't give ant solid release date at the moment.
3. It is rootable, either by gingerbreak or by superOneClick (with some additional help for newer ROMs), as for the custom roms, well there is only one ant it's more of a tweaked stock than a standaolone custom, no Cyanogenmod for sure.
4. I wouldn't call it impressive, they are well... normal.
Ehmm IPS vs AMOLED in power consumtion. Definetly amoled wins. IPS still needs led backlight, amoled film, no.
Viewing angle is acceptable because the IPS is not the same as iphone's, I think the class is lower. But still, readable under sunlight.
Multimedia hmmm... for me is a bit below good.
Cyanogen is only a dream... the only LG device that officially supported is P990. Don't worry, we have NOVA
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thanks 4 Discouraging me from buying the fone! looks like there is nothing special apart from da ips/nova display itself and prolly the flash on Camera(which galaxy s does not)
best to stick 2 a tried and tested fone like the S!Good 2 no it can be rooted with super1 Click
Im outta here! thanks 4 all ur help
have a good 1
this is a good phone if you think the monitor is most important. but it is a poor phone for the battery life
Nice phone with high potential, but bad battery life and low updates.
Personaly, I'm waiting for the lumix phone by panasonic. I think about changing my OB for this one or the Xperia Ray. It will depend if ICS will come for our OB.
For the price,yes.
Other one is Galaxy W.
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Between the LG Optimus P970 and P990, Which would be the better phone? The price is almost no difference (around $50) But I actually like the design of the P970 better.
I think if the p970 had had an amoled and dual core pro then it would have been the MOST EPIC AND ULTIMATE PHONE EVER!
.....but it doesn't....
Can't beat the design of the phone though, just love how flat and sleek it is.
Oh well.
I fell in loved with the Design, Weight and Feel. The CPU is not High End but currently it's under utilized. Don't worry because ICS will fully utilize the power it has.
Hi guys, im new to this forum I want to get an optimus black. So plz be patient and answer some of my questions
1. Is the screen good looking? Like clear and no pixels, u know what i mean, a crispy display XD
2. Can i install games like nova2, temple run and many other graphics requiring games from playstore? Any performance or lag issues? <---- This is most important for me.
3. Is the camera good? I mean recording is in HD right?
4. Is the GPU good? cause i never heard of it XP
Anything u think could have made the phone better?
And finally do we have very nice custom ROMS? I bet ICS is still in beta... and we wont get official ICS right?
Edit: OKAY LG Oblack HEREEE I COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMEEE XDDD
Thank you v much guys
Q 1-4 This phone is just awesome.
And When will get officiall ics on the like oktober or something
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RomWiz said:
Q 1-4 This phone is just awesome.
And When will get officiall ics on the like oktober or something
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Thats reassuring man. Thank you. Expecting further encouragements XD
1- This display is one of the best, a friend of mine with SGSII agrees and another with HTC EVO agrees too
2.- I have nova2 and runs very smooth, pes12, fifa12, fieldrunners, osmosHD, asphalt6, minigore... you get the point, as every device it shows a bit of lag at some specific points but mostly when loading new stage or checkpoint
3.- Camera is awesome, you can check out the thread "post your pictures" [or something like that] at general forum
4.- is simply amazing
5.- go buy it already
NOVA is " Excellent High Quality Display" and save energy
Good performance to play game. I played some game you say and feel smooth
Camera is good too. but have litte dark.
GPU ~ Galaxy S ( PowerVR SGX530 vs 540)
We have nice custom ROMs
we will get ICS, but the biggest issue is LG. Yeah. LG is King of delay )
the phone is great, will get ics and as they said run games smooth
but if you'll use it for the coming years, go for a dual or quad core phone
but still, this phone is great
i sold my optimus 3D(had a good offer) but won't sell my Optimus Black
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the phone is great, will get ics and as they said run games smooth
but if you'll use it for the coming years, go for a dual or quad core phone
but still, this phone is great
i sold my optimus 3D(had a good offer) but won't sell my Optimus Black
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I think ICS LG OB finally not get officially, and I think that is not something to look forward from LG just look how badly ICS works with the new model LG Optimus L5...: (
LG OB are yet to be excellent especially display!
It WILL get official ics
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The Phone is full value for money. Very Sleek, Stylish, light weight and an awesome display. Average Sound
LG promised official ICS. This time the delay is from TI who supplied chipset for the device.
But better than all these is the Community support. We have an amazing developer community here
Compared to the l5, this is twice the price and much more powerful
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This phone is really good, and the best for its price.
The screen of OB is excellent, and it's the brightest screen you can find today
The only disadvantage is the hardware, which is nice but not the best (1Ghz single core)
But if you look for the best smartphones nowadays, buy Samsung Galaxy Siii or LG 4X HD.
Just going to buy new mobile in same range or a bit upper range. Any suggestions?
Your thread should be Q&A...
Anyway I would recommend you any Nexus, regardless of brands, all Nexus phones recieve the same treatment, which is, at least 2 future major updates.
Buy the Nexus which match your price tag, specs, and design
Presonally if I had a low budget, I would get Samsung Galaxy Nexus, for me it's the phone with the sexiest design lol xD even if it's dual-core I don't care about cores as long as it's more than one.
Note that the phone is now "old" it might be possible that it doesn't recieve the next update (after J, K)
Or else, the LG Nexus 4 is very good as well!
Or, you could wait for the next Nexus!
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Just going to buy new mobile in same range or a bit upper range. Any suggestions?
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dafu* dude!!!! you are a senior member and dont know you should post questions in Q&A subforum!!!! and this question is a matter of taste, do your homework, research, see differnt mobiles, look for what YOU WANT, not something someone else likes.
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dafu* dude!!!! you are a senior member and dont know you should post questions in Q&A subforum!!!! and this question is a matter of taste, do your homework, research, see differnt mobiles, look for what YOU WANT, not something someone else likes.
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I thought well about your both suggestions and IMO Q&A subforum is for lgp970 related problems and about personal taste, Getting advices doesnt hurt any 1 so wot my intention was.
pkb_always4u said:
I thought well about your both suggestions and IMO Q&A subforum is for lgp970 related problems and about personal taste, Getting advices doesnt hurt any 1 so wot my intention was.
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read this:
reinbeau said:
There is now a Q&A Section for the Optimus Black, post questions there. The general section is NOT for asking questions! This not only helps to keep the forums tidy and easier to navigate, it ensures that users with a problem can get the help they require quickly and easily.
A cluttered forum isn't much use to anyone.
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I hope you know understand my point. btw I'm not trying to flame or something.
Questions should be posted in the relevant subforum. Please keep that in mind next time.
Very good advices...though not useful
Observing your specs, I would recommend you a Samsung Galaxy SII.For the money you spend, you'll have a great phone.
you should give us a price range
look out for new dual cores which are coming out
why not the cheaper nexus btw?
Right about Nexus but in KSA, people have very less coice as shop stick with iphone or samsung 2/3 or few HTC. I am also considering 3D max just to experience sth new.
well i had an optimus 3D and sold it
software support was bad (not 3D max though) you will need time to adjust to the less attractive screen when not in 3D but the 3D effects are awesome
especially in movies!
for the Same range, you can get some good cells. I would suggest you to look at the following:
1. GALAXY NEXUS -- sits in this range and is the BIGGEST BANG FOR BUCK. SAMOLED 720p curved glass display and a nexus pedigree kills all competition. as a GREAT dev support here
2. OPTIMUS L9 - it is one looker of a cell. has 1GB RAM qHD 4.7" display and 1080p encoding. I have seen the cell in person. it's awesome.
3. GALAXY S II - The Display resolution is low. :\ though the DEV support is awesome. for the specs, we all know that. lolz
4. GALAXY S ADVANCE/ S3 MINI - Advance is my current cell. both of these are fairly good and balanced device, but not really a "good upgrade" over the Optimus Black. also, the RAM of S3 mini is 1 GB whereas of SGS Advance is 768 MB
5. NONE OF THE XPERIAs ARE GOOD (EXCEPT THE XPERIA S - still out of the mid range tag)
6. NEXUS 4 - being in India, I cannot say about it. here it costs as much as the S3 or the Optimus G or the One X.
7. HTC ONE S - i LOVE this device. but no card clot is a letdown.
hope this helps you a bit.
regards,
achyut.
P.S. -- if I were you, I would have seen the GALAXY NEXUS first and then taken my turn on the Optimus L9.
achyut said:
for the Same range, you can get some good cells. I would suggest you to look at the following:
1. GALAXY NEXUS -- sits in this range and is the BIGGEST BANG FOR BUCK. SAMOLED 720p curved glass display and a nexus pedigree kills all competition. as a GREAT dev support here
2. OPTIMUS L9 - it is one looker of a cell. has 1GB RAM qHD 4.7" display and 1080p encoding. I have seen the cell in person. it's awesome.
3. GALAXY S II - The Display resolution is low. :\ though the DEV support is awesome. for the specs, we all know that. lolz
4. GALAXY S ADVANCE/ S3 MINI - Advance is my current cell. both of these are fairly good and balanced device, but not really a "good upgrade" over the Optimus Black. also, the RAM of S3 mini is 1 GB whereas of SGS Advance is 768 MB
5. NONE OF THE XPERIAs ARE GOOD (EXCEPT THE XPERIA S - still out of the mid range tag)
6. NEXUS 4 - being in India, I cannot say about it. here it costs as much as the S3 or the Optimus G or the One X.
7. HTC ONE S - i LOVE this device. but no card clot is a letdown.
hope this helps you a bit.
regards,
achyut.
P.S. -- if I were you, I would have seen the GALAXY NEXUS first and then taken my turn on the Optimus L9.
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I saw ur ROM for advance n myself looking for mini/advance/l9 but matter is I am now at KSA and all 3 models are not available here, nexus costs too much here rather than actual price.
I have the possibility to exchange the Optimus black with Galaxy S i9000. What do you think,should I make the deal?
hhmmm....let me seee....
OB...............................................SGS
5MP + Flash.................................Just 5MP without flash
430 MB of RAM.............................380MB of RAM
SGX 530 GPU...............................SGX 540 GPU
Official ICS....................................No Official ICS
inly FEW active development..........Strong develoment and community
total score : 3 total score : 2
i know there is other factor to choose one of them....but actually, I like OB, camera and flash is my main priority(I have galaxy ace before OB, and I buy OB because of 720p videos), and plain offocial ICS with my own tweaks is enough for me.....
but ultra stable CM 9 & 10 and SGX 540 sound very appelaing to me....but 380MB RAM???? come on??!!!......actually, I am as confuse as you......
I'm considering the exchange because 3d games(GTA,Asphalt 7 etc) on OB don't work to smooth.I guess on Galaxy S I won't have problems ,because of the better gpu sgx540.
Lol... Samsung Galaxy S1 is a piece of sh*t.. I remember that I sent an app to my friend and his phone locked .. he had to remove the battery.. on my OB this never happened.
And OB has flash, S1 doesnt` have.
I just say NO .
Marius The Boss said:
I'm considering the exchange because 3d games(GTA,Asphalt 7 etc) on OB don't work to smooth.I guess on Galaxy S I won't have problems ,because of the better gpu sgx540.
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the RAM, will not enough to play most HD games, just like OB
if you don't need camera flash, go for it
Ob is better...
But not in the development way...
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