hi,
im thinking of buying a optimus 2x, but hear da lot of negative stuff about it, do you regret buying one/ why. i mainly heard the updating/ support wat bad but are there good custom roms to solve this?
pp2241 said:
hi,
im thinking of buying a optimus 2x, but hear da lot of negative stuff about it, do you regret buying one/ why. i mainly heard the updating/ support wat bad but are there good custom roms to solve this?
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Hi there,
I never regretted the decision to buy an O2X. It's a great phone for the price that you have to pay. However, it's true that unrooted the phone really sucks because the stock rom is laggy and slow. It's also true that the LG support sucks because we had to wait a long time for the official GB update.
Nevertheless, when you root the phone and remove the bloatware the phone becomes mush better and there are many customers roms and kernels which will improve your phone even more. You can find them in the dev section.
Don't worry about the dev support for our phone, most of the roms out here are updated daily, and there are many things to choose from.
pp2241 said:
hi,
im thinking of buying a optimus 2x, but hear da lot of negative stuff about it, do you regret buying one/ why. i mainly heard the updating/ support wat bad but are there good custom roms to solve this?
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I fully agree with the previous post by SP1996AC.....i have not regretted buying this phone at all....thanks the magic of our developers...there is always some surprise and some interesting thing added to the ROM for this phone....I am happy and i am sure you will be too....
So many Custom ROMs and so many features with stability and performance....IT ROCKS man...so jump on
Hello!
As always it is about your needs, how much money you want to spend etc.
IMHO the LG O2x is one of the best phones you get for the money.
Just in short - why did I buy a LG Optimus Speed...
1.) I wanted a fast Dual core Smartphone. At the time (end of Aug. 2011) there where others like HTC Sensation, Samsung Galaxy S2)
2.) I wanted a the phone not to be so big (4" was a border I didn't want to cross) - therefore HTC Sensation and Samsung Galaxy S2 didn't do the race...
3.) ...and the LG O2x was 140-150,-€ cheaper...
I knew the LG standard software is crap, but I hoped for the community to fix this and the community fixed it...
With CM7 and custom kernel the phone is blazing fast and everything works as expected.
The only thing not working perfectly is the FM radio - but honestly nothing I really need/use/miss...
So if you feel confident enough to root the phone right away and flash a custom rom, either closely stock(i.e. Guestes ROM or Django Manouche or whatever) or ASOP like CM7 you will get a fast Smartphone for relatively small money...
Even ICS is on the horizon and as CM7 is already working good - I can wait patiently...
IMHO - I wouldn't recommend using pure stock.
Thans, this certainly helped me a lot and i think i will buy one. In a while ( i first have to repair my pc )
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I'm hoping to buy one this weekend
I have one!
Is a good phone for the price.
i just bought it one month ago, agree the first thing you have to do with the phone is to remove the stock lg rom, very slow and sluggish, in the coming future hopefully there will be ics fully functioning, with the required nvidia drivers that was due to be release
Hi pp, so many votes in favor of p990 & my thought about it also same, its not the perfect phone but price performance looks features makes it one of the best phone.
If u buy use custom rom with custom kernel, u will never regret.
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not a bad phone for the price. esp with so many custom roms available.
Congrats to those who liked the phone and bought it..
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Well guys im going to buy my first android on 18 July .! n im really confused by the comments n going through all the treads about the reboot related problems of this phone .! n now im really scared to buy this phone also i want a future proof phone as this will be my last phone from parents n i can buy my next phone after 3-4 yrs only ..! So guys plz help me weather to buy this phone or not .! Even if i get a defective piece will the problem be corrected in future updates or i will have to keep a defective phone for the next 4 years .! Also as in from india does India getting too much defective pieces ? or its just with some people when it comes to India ..
waiting for your suggestion ..!
Based on *my* experience I would not buy this phone again. It's unstable (over 60 recorded reboots since I bought the phone on April 18) and lacks proper support from LG (why does this not surprise me?). In my opinion, LG, again, fails to deliver on it's promises and keeps on spreading lies on whether or not an "update" fixes the reboot problem. I don't see this phone last for more than 2 years of intensive use, let alone 4 years. In that case, go for another brand although I won't start suggesting specific models.
FYI: I'm an experienced Android and used nearly every ROM available to remedy the problems I experienced.
Personally I think this phone is great. I hardly get any reboots or problems.
Install CM7, Paul's Modaco rom or the latest stock release and you'll be fine.
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Bebob_NL said:
Based on *my* experience I would not buy this phone again. It's unstable (over 60 recorded reboots since I bought the phone on April 18) and lacks proper support from LG (why does this not surprise me?). In my opinion, LG, again, fails to deliver on it's promises and keeps on spreading lies on whether or not an "update" fixes the reboot problem. I don't see this phone last for more than 2 years of intensive use, let alone 4 years. In that case, go for another brand although I won't start suggesting specific models.
FYI: I'm an experienced Android and used nearly every ROM available to remedy the problems I experienced.
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Well ok thnx
Mason. said:
Personally I think this phone is great. I hardly get any reboots or problems.
Install CM7, Paul's Modaco rom or the latest stock release and you'll be fine.
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So mate u haven't got any problem like this before ? i mean the phone is all ok for ya ? rit ?
I'm also a happy owner of the 2x, that is however because I was able to buy it at less than half the retail price from the company I work at. As a lot of people already have mentioned the phones hardware is really good and by flashing custom ROM's like cm7 or Modace the phone becomes "ok" for everyday usage. However for a smartphone valued over 500€ it is way to buggy to stand up among its competitors in the same price range. Seriously; I simple cannot understand why anybody would buy this phone instead of, for example, the SII or the HTC Sensation. The 2x is a nice phone, no doubt about that, but I would seriosly save a couple of bucks and buy one of the other phones I mentioned = better hardware and working software + working customer support. (btw the camera is also lousy compared to the SII and Sensation - even with the HD mods...)
I'm not a LG hater, and I'm really happy with my 2x - seriously most people are still pretty much amazed by my phone when I'm toying aroung with it running cm7 with SPB Shell 3D, [email protected] 1,5ghz, dsp manager etc. but yeah It seriously cannot be compared to a Sensation or SII
I haven'd hat any reboot both with stock rom and custom roms. In my opinion stock rom was quite well usable except the battery drain. But Paul fixed it quite good, which makes it possible to charge the phone every second day with reasonable constant usage
kind regards
I cant compare to a Sensation or a SII since I haven't touched them but for me at this stage the LG is SUPER. Hope you made a good choice and that you are happy with it!
you buy't
I am a new user of this wonderfull phone. i have waiting a lot of time this phone because is like samsung s2 on the performance but on a price much afordable. On this phone you pay only the hardware and software of the amazing android but on the HTC and Samsung a 10% you pay the logo, the brand. good luck and from my experience i recomend't
I´m very satisfied whit my LG and haven´t had any problems whit it
Wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.
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Wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.
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What do u mean .!!
SpikeNansid said:
I cant compare to a Sensation or a SII since I haven't touched them but for me at this stage the LG is SUPER. Hope you made a good choice and that you are happy with it!
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Ohk thnx mate btw how is the gaming on this phone ?
N0r0 said:
I haven'd hat any reboot both with stock rom and custom roms. In my opinion stock rom was quite well usable except the battery drain. But Paul fixed it quite good, which makes it possible to charge the phone every second day with reasonable constant usage
kind regards
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ohh thats nice to hear thnx for replying
vladutz9 said:
I am a new user of this wonderfull phone. i have waiting a lot of time this phone because is like samsung s2 on the performance but on a price much afordable. On this phone you pay only the hardware and software of the amazing android but on the HTC and Samsung a 10% you pay the logo, the brand. good luck and from my experience i recomend't
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ohh thnx man u know the reboot problem always scared me allot
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I´m very satisfied whit my LG and haven´t had any problems whit it
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Wow u seemed to be proud of it lol
also bro have u ever felt like running out of ram ? while gaming browsing or multi tasking ?
u know i was really scred after reading the reboot problems of this phone now im happy that im getting +ve views too
also can u tell me how ti multi quote as im unable to do so
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What do u mean .!!
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http://www.idiomdictionary.com/definition/wouldnt-touch-something-with-a-bargepole.html
zebbe77 said:
I´m very satisfied whit my LG and haven´t had any problems whit it
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same here.. great quality and "open" like a google dev phone haha
I have it from the early begining and used only with MoDaCo ROMs , had no problems. Would buy it again.
Actualy I believe that most of the problems other have is because of basebands version incompatibility with instaled RIL...
I like my LG 2X. To me it has the best spec for the price range and good ROM from Paul and CM7. But if money is not a problem, get galaxy S2.
hi O2X crew. i'm considering buying this phone but upon reading a few forums this phone is pretty unreliable to start with. i've noticed there had been a major software update by LG. so does it mean now the phone people can buy from the stores are a lot better than before?
there has been no major update. you are better off with something thats not from lg.... i would recommend a nexus, maybe wait on the new one
the hardware (at least in most cases) is not the problem, the problem is the utterly bad software and support from lg.
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Run for your life!!!
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wow omg lol
If u haven't buy it, don't. If u bought it, go for cyanogenmod rom.
no i haven't bought it yet. isn't the v10d a big update?
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no i haven't bought it yet. isn't the v10d a big update?
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no its not, though it fixes bugs present on initial release
I'd advice you to just forget o2x, and wait a while for the nexus release, you'll add a few bucks, and you'll get a rock solid phone + with awesome support, unlike the o2x(still has no official gb update)
OMG ppl...
Am I the only satisfied owner?
Dont know whats the fuzz about.
I got the 2x for 300 euros and am more than satisfied.
With Cyanogenmod its stable, super fast and good battery life.
Ok stock rom might not be the best rom out there but whatever device i would gotten, i would install cyanogenmod either way. So....
I recommend it if you are under a bit of a tight budget. If not go for SGSII
lorismarcos: when did u get your o2x?
so with the update, does the phone still reboot, freeze, bad battery life, etc etc etc?
i'm considering o2x cuz its the best phone right now for fido in which i can redeem my fido dollars on. i wish fido has a better lineup.
Repeat!! Do not buy LG phone...
Or you will join us to angry LG poor software service......
alrighty then
LG Optimus 2X!!!!! its a lost cause, just do your best to stay way from it or any other LG phone.
I concur with other people's opinions that the software part really needs improving from LGs end. However, as far as the hardware is concerned you get your bang for your buck. It plays well with other dual core phones so with a custom ROM you can really exploit the capabilities of the phone. Even on the stock ROM (Which I am using at the moment) the phone is running fine, no randon BSODs for me at the moment, and battery life pretty good, actually last a few more more than a day. So, I'd say it's a good phone but LG has reduced the quality of it by not releasing updated software for it.
when did u get yours Soul?
The problem with optimus 2x is in 3 parts
1st it was delivered with a really BAD software (random reboots etc)
2nd They promised gb update at may-june (whick never happened till today they postpone it all the time)
3rd they dont release their propriaty software so no stable aosp roms wet
2.2 IS stable now but if you try 2.3 youll see a speed and battery and api improvment. So eveyone wants 2.3
If lg had said "People I sell this phone but youll get 2.3 in a year noone would qq now.
If lg opened their sources unrooted people would qq now
As things are now all are qqing.
My advice is get this phone. The price / value is very high. That if you can live with 2.2 froyo which doesnt have any problems nowdays but still its not 2.3 gingerbread.
psI was one of the first people that got optimus 2x (snif 500€) and I had numerous of problems with 10b version but it was ok with 10a. after 10d with 725 baseband it was buggless
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OMG ppl...
Am I the only satisfied owner?
Dont know whats the fuzz about.
I got the 2x for 300 euros and am more than satisfied.
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Nope, there are more of us
Never had any problems, really. And our phone is getting better and better, there is no doubt about it. Even if LG sucks - our developers did wonders out of beta leaks
Also beware of the BSOD problem, that hasn't been yet fixed, even in the leaked GB ROMs (it's probably a hardware issue). It occures every 3-4 days and the only way to unblock the phone is to take out the battery.
Do NOT buy this phone until you're sure LG sorted this bug out!
buy it, its a god phone i never had a problem and i gad it the day it come out
I have o2x for me and my wife.
My boss bought o2x 2 weeks before me (they stole it though).
My recommendations for you is better pick another phone.
Reasons:
My wife runs on stock rom 2.2.2
For facebook, phone, sms camera and some silly games is just fine with the stock rom and good phone for its money.
On the other hand my phone runs on custom rom (topogigis) because the battery, customization, stability isnt what i like on the phone and i want more than a few apps like my wife. Stock 2.2 was a nightmare for me. Reboots, bad reaction and generally not stable for my taste.
My boss had 5 times reinstall stock rom etc because he had issues with the phone. He said at last installation that the phone runned smoothly although BSOD was a daily bases (at least once a day).
Conclusion:
If u want a phone with stock roms and never care about anything else look for another phone. LG support sucks, just forget stock rom.
If u want a phone with good hardware and low money but u want to custom everything then buy one but get in mind that u might have to learn how to cook roms because many developers might quit developing on this phone and buy another phone, considering LG support.
Haters gonna hate
Wow, there are so many haters in this thread, lol
I love my 2x. It is the best phone I ever had.
I didn't have any problems with the original stock rom (except for the fact that it was a little sluggish). After the last LG update (10d), everything is nice and smooth.
I am on a gingerbread leak (topogigi) because I am a nerd, but I found the 10d fast and stable.
Also, lol at having to learn how to cook roms to use the phone. I think developer support for our phone is awesome and nothing makes me think that it's going to be changing any time soon.
My first android Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700 died a last week as my son peed on it ...so I am looking out for a new phone....
I am having a tough time selecting between LG Optimus 2X and Samsung Galaxy R which both have a similar hardware with pros and cons for both...
After the price drop on Galaxy R, the price difference is not much so that is not a deciding factor.
I know that the stock ROM of LG sucks and my head says that I should stick to the stock ROM till the phone is within warranty, but I my heart says that I should install custom ROMs as I did play a lot on my old Spica with the custom ROMs available on Samdroid Forum and the community is pretty strong on XDA for LG O2X...
On the other hand the Galaxy R has a good usable ROM out of box that I can use till my phone is in warranty and then I can experiment with custom ROMs. The community is just evolving and is not as strong as O2X....
I am really confused...looking forward to an honest suggestion from the experts...
Thanks in advance and a very Happy New Year to all.
Cheers,
Parag
i am using LG O2X and i am very satisfied. (i think) if you'll use full feature of android phone, you must root your phone and use custom rom. both phones have the same CPU, but there is much difference between the screens. i prefer IPS.
i do not use Galaxy R but i definitely recommend o2x.
I'd take the O2X, too.
The update to ICS will come and the new roms are really good.
the galaxy R has double ram memory which is a huge advantage.. but with cyanogenmod 7.2 for now and cyanogenmod 9 in a few days/weeks, the optimus is really great and its power is widely extended ... battery life could be better tho.. have a happy new year with a powerful new phone
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ICS won't be there in a few days or weeks
We need some binaries from nvidia and maybe even a leak from LG..
Thanks for the replies so far. I just saw this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=997705 related to the reboot problem with O2X. Haven't gone through all the 150+ pages but it surely is concerning.
This just might convince me to go for Galaxy R.
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Thanks for the replies so far. I just saw this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=997705 related to the reboot problem with O2X. Haven't gone through all the 150+ pages but it surely is concerning.
This just might convince me to go for Galaxy R.
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That problem doesn't exist anymore. And if you'll flash CM7 you'll have a very smooth and responsive phone. Remember that o2x is supported by CM and MIUI teams.
If it costs the same i'll get Galaxy R
1. Samsung has better support than LG
2. You can add a cellphone strap to Galaxy R (i think, but you can't on O2X)
3. Louder speakers (O2X is softer than spica and i have a spica)
4. Screen looks better and it is larger (depends on person, i prefer larger screen than pixel density to some extend)
5. higher RAM and ROM capacities (Puts you on the safe side for future upgrades)
6. Hopefully more stable radio than O2X (O2X's radio is too irregular)
7. BT 3.0
8. Battery Life
Some advantages for O2X
1. Design (O2X looks nicer with the curved glass [personal preference])
2. Gorilla glass (thou i'm quite sure Galaxy R is quite tough as well)
3. Well established dev community
4. Search button (if you ever use it)
Since my brothers both use Galaxy S and i used to have a spica and now an O2X, if they costs the same i'll get Galaxy R.
I got O2X purely because it is the cheapest dual core phone in the market and the huge amounts of software issues made it even cheaper.
Anyone do post any arguments if i stated anything wrongly.
i have a OX2 for some days now and i flashed it right away at CM7.1.0 stable. and i got some shutdowns and freezes ad fc as well... Since i did that so earlish i cant surely tell if its rom/software problem or its a phone hardware issue... im still very noobie on mods and stuff like that... maybe i did something wrong..i will try soon to wipe all and re flash.. other than these problems is awesome phone..and the mod community huge!
If you aren't comfortable flashing roms I wouldn't recommend the O2X.
I love mine and would never trade it for the Galaxy but that's cause I love the unlimited tweaks, mods, and dev support.
But again if you are too worried to mod it stick with the Samsung they will have more support and corporate updates that wont void your warranty.
Good luck and they are both excellent phones.
Happy new years!
Making bad decision's one at a time.
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i have a OX2 for some days now and i flashed it right away at CM7.1.0 stable. and i got some shutdowns and freezes ad fc as well... Since i did that so earlish i cant surely tell if its rom/software problem or its a phone hardware issue... im still very noobie on mods and stuff like that... maybe i did something wrong..i will try soon to wipe all and re flash.. other than these problems is awesome phone..and the mod community huge!
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Flash one of the KANGs compiled by Temasek.
You will find it here - www.mediafire.com/temasek
That "stable" version you flashed is not the most "stable" one anymore.
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The latest KANGs are really stable.
I'm using the ones compiled by temasek without any problems.
LG Optimus 2X, a lot of ROMs.
So yeah, the title pretty much says it. Basically, I could get any phone on the market (except iPhone, it's too expensive and I don't like it). I thought about Galaxy S II, but I have heard it overheats and they don't sell the G model in my country. I also thought about the HTC EVO 3D, but I've heard it has bad cameras and a bad CPU (old architecture). So are there any other good choices? If you do think there are, please choose from here: http://elisa.ee/et/Eraklient/Pood
Thanks for the answers!
just get the galaxy s 2.
thats what i would have done if i knew that there would be such huge problems with nvidia and their damned source code.
I personally like my P990, but if NVIDIA/LG doesn't release something soon it might be not very interesting...
the galaxy II seems like a very good phone, I would go with that one
otherwise maybe the Xperia arc S?
I think the freexperia team is doing a pretty good job
So guys, I still decided to buy the 2X. The Galaxy S2 was 500 euros and I just thought that I could put that 200 euros that was left over into building a bad-ass gaming PC in the future. I'm satisfied with it right now, the stock ROM doesn't lag nearly as bad as I thought although the newest available in my country is 2.2.2 FroYo. Of course, I will root it and slap a custom ROM on it later.
Well, welcome to the family then, and I will see you around .
If you think the stock rom works fine, you should immediately root and install the lastest CM7 nightly and see how it blows your mind =D
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So guys, I still decided to buy the 2X. The Galaxy S2 was 500 euros and I just thought that I could put that 200 euros that was left over into building a bad-ass gaming PC in the future. I'm satisfied with it right now, the stock ROM doesn't lag nearly as bad as I thought although the newest available in my country is 2.2.2 FroYo. Of course, I will root it and slap a custom ROM on it later.
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root and put CM7 nightly on it, you won't be disappointed
(do a back-up so you can easily restore stock, just in case)
I would avoid this stutter lag piece of hardware the worst phone that I used in my 17 years of phones...
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I would avoid this stutter lag piece of hardware the worst phone that I used in my 17 years of phones...
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If you don't know how to use a smartphone better shut up.
@Topic starter:If you can get a S2 then go for it.It's a little bit better.Even so, 2 of my friends had overheating problems.
I still recommend O2X and I don't regret that i bought it.With a custom rom it runs very smooth and gaming is a pleasure.LG/Nvidia support could be better.
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are you hurry with the smartphone??, because there will be LG 4x quad core with tegra 3 and ofcourse exynos chipset with quad core but not released yet. you should see gsmarena.com there are HTC, ZTE, huawei(if not mistaken) will get tegra 3. so the question are you really hurry in buying smartphone?? if you're in hurry yes take o2x, it's good price, and it will come CM9 based on ICS(4.0.3). but CM7 is good with KANG and etana kernel or ironkernel
I would advise you reading a bit more... there are far too many "comparison" thread floating around.
Cheers!
Hey, im about to buy an optimus 2x but i heard there were ****loads of problems with it
is this all fixed in custom roms? and how is the battery in the rom?
2x user
this phone is great you should buy one specially if you're a gamer type this is the phone i will recommend to you
the battery in gb is slightly worse but i cant compare it to other rom i never try another rom
i had to choose between SGS i9000 and this phone but im not sure if lg is stabil enough with custom roms and such
From what I've gathered around the forum it seems to me that the ones who bought it back when it came out they had some problems with SoD's and random reboots and shut downs. The ones who bought one of the most recent batches (like me) are very happy with it. So if you're buying a new one you should have a good experience.
could the old ones be fixed with a custom rom?
Personal opinion on the LG O2x:
If you use only Stock ROMs, I wouldn't buy this phone.
Support on this device from LG and Nvidia aren't the best.
If you use custom ROMS, there's for me no big reason to switch my device. No bigger problems here. Community on O2x is quite nice, better than LG
If you like games that requires good hardware, buy one.
If you like to play around with ROM:s/Kernels, buy one.
If you like to have good support and many updates, don´t buy one.
+ This phone is almost unbrickable
+ Good performance
+ Good camera
- Bad support
- Don´t expect help from LG
- Not so good stock UI/Feeling
shiyou said:
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Flashing custom ROMs help because using the hardware more efficiently will lead to less overheating, etc, but the hardware will still be better (I've heard they've done some hardware revisions on some components) if you buy a new one.
So if you're aiming to buy a second hand phone maybe you should go for samsung if you want to be sure you don't have any problems, as you won't even be able to return your phone under warranty.
The original galaxy is nothing compared with this phone. Even when on stock. But yes, even in the latest updates of stock gingerbread 20Q, there are no more problems at all, you could say its almost bug less
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