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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$) so we are thinking to buy this ...so can anyone tell is it worth buying..nd ur experiences or ideaz about any other fone?? how is the availabilty of custom roms and whats are its Pros and cons??? Please Share...
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Hi My name is DevilGod and am from India and One of my frnd want to buy a new phone. his budget is 20000Rs(400$) 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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buy samsung galaxy s II , its awesome phone
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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
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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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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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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.
The phones over a year old now. I only picked mine up used almost half a year ago for 200 USD. The phone's price really plummeted in just over half a year didn't it? Even now it hasn't dropped further as it hit its rock bottom way back then. High end phones that are older and with less specs cost the same as this as its really unpopular. An example being the Galaxy S.
So in a way its a pretty unsuccessful phone. Reasons? Software support has been terrible, suffering from radio issues. The stock firmware was appalling for a long time. Then the announcement ICS wasn't coming which soon after you saw the price hitting rock bottom. Leading to LG to counter its previous comment and proceed with ICS. Which it probably had no plans to before the backlash. Since the update was due rather late and has since been delayed a quarter.
Hardware wise its not bad. But still outdone by S2's larger screen, double ram and better camera.
All said i'm extremely happy with my first Android especially considering what I paid. But only with the developer support providing the best solutions. If I were a stock user i'd be sorely disappointed, only feeling better for the price.
In terms of my next phone, I want a larger screen 4.7ish but not pocket busting like the note. A better camera but equal to 2X is fine. More RAM because Opera Mobile keeps shutting down when I multitask out for a second, even with an extra 48mb ram hack. Amoled would be nice but not necessary, mainly for its benefits if its sunlight legibility is good. HD is unnecessary in my opinion.
As it stands I probably won't be upgrading for awhile until the likes of the S3 gets cheap. Except its design looks unprofessional. Optimus 4X anyone? :-D They couldn't make the same mistakes again right? Right?
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I will only be upgrading to nexus devices from now on, because of this phone has made me realise I hate manufacturer skins and that I want the latest updates all the time.
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I have not decided yet what phone I am going to get. But I'm very interested in Asus padfone.
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I have not decided yet what phone I am going to get. But I'm very interested in Asus padfone.
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In order to use the pad, you need to insert your phone into it. So idk....doesn't interest me.
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In order to use the pad, you need to insert your phone into it. So idk....doesn't interest me.
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I know. But I think it's pretty cool.
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i am happy with the phone. the only complaints are the screen outdors and the camera (well not the camera itself but the plastic cover that ruins the quality).
i dont even dare thinking about a new phone but seeing how fast the market moves today's pick will be outdated in 2 weeks.
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i am happy with the phone. the only complaints are the screen outdors and the camera (well not the camera itself but the plastic cover that ruins the quality).
i dont even dare thinking about a new phone but seeing how fast the market moves today's pick will be outdated in 2 weeks.
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You can just remove that plastic cover by pressing it out from the inside
It is glued woth potatoes I think
But my camera quality looks way better now
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I like sony hayabusa, but who knows what will be in a year or so.
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Definitely a Nexus. Best update and mods
Going for a Galaxy S3 in a weeks time.
Would you guys do the same? I had this phone for over a year now
Hayabusa 12mp sounds like potential. If nexus grew a good camera, it'd be killer. The rumour of five nexuses this year is promising
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some people arent that rich to change expensive phones every 12 months.
My next device will be WITH a good battery, a SD card slot (dumb htc with their one series..almost made them perfect), a good camera (likes of SGS3 or more likely htc one x), and an ARM cortex-a15 based cpu (or krait). and quite importantly, a wolfson micro sound chip (also supported by supercurio ) i dont want screens as large as 4,7 inches though
oh, and i hope it will be a nexus...i want good updates... fuuuu LG
this would be a freaking dream phone. but i aint buying anything until the 2x gives up on me, i still really like it
So far i had 2 android phones with the optimus being my second one. I have noticed that all those "specs" do not matter. What matters is a good software. Therefore i would move to a nexus devices when my optimus gets completely destroyed or really useless. No need to keep throwing money on phones if they cannot completely replace my laptop.
I will go for a SGS2 or 3 or a Nexus.
Hopefully soon. Tired of all the probs with my LGOS
currently, my o2x running temasek kang, it give me what i want to do
still waiting for the stable cm9, then will use it about a year
my next phone maybe the galaxy s4
I think I'm buying a S3 or nexus. And what Arkara said, I agree that specs don't matter as much as the software support.
Seeing as the S2 a friend of my has, still running stock since launch and no factory resets: Smooth as hell, fast and long battery. Galaxy Nexus is also stable.
Maybe my phone has a bad chip or something like that but the FD issues are to much and the battery life is overall the same for me no matter the BB or RIL. No more Tegra for me.
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I think I'm buying a S3 or nexus. And what Arkara said, I agree that specs don't matter as much as the software support.
Seeing as the S2 a friend of my has, still running stock since launch and no factory resets: Smooth as hell, fast and long battery. Galaxy Nexus is also stable.
Maybe my phone has a bad chip or something like that but the FD issues are to much and the battery life is overall the same for me no matter the BB or RIL. No more Tegra for me.
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Nexus seems like the popular choice among us. I think specs matter still otherwise you wouldn't be after a high end phone. I personally have grown accustomed to CM's flexibility and features so i'm not really after software support. Except as we know in our 2X case it lacks drivers for us to update to.
Of course a stable good software release is important, afterall custom ROM users are a minor aspect in comparison to sales. But in the S3's case Samsung are trying to differentiate and add value through the software extras. That's great for most but if your not using it you're paying for nothing.
At least the idea behind the S2 was hardware and just the right software to make it run. This time around Samsung are making moves inspired by their biggest rival in their eyes, Apple. They like to poke fun and criticise Apple but they would prefer nothing more than to be them. The design, the marketing and the software are all in their footsteps.
What do 2X users here think of the iPhone anyway? I think it's like our polar opposite in the high end. The super expensive overrated and over hyped hardware with good closed software popular phone compared to the piss cheap higher spec phone with miserable software and success.
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This time around Samsung are making moves inspired by their biggest rival in their eyes, Apple. They like to poke fun and criticise Apple but they would prefer nothing more than to be them. The design, the marketing and the software are all in their footsteps.
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Well, they sure as hell have a long way to go as far as design goes. Pretty much all android phones do. They are butt ugly. The Optimus 2x is actually one of the prettier ones imo! The Galaxy S2 for instance is a design disaster.
I'm not a fan of the iOS, though. When I use it, on my Ipod Touch, I get the feeling that I am being treated like an idiot.
I will have a close look at the ASUS Padfone.
If it only had a 720p screen, I would have bought it.
When the Rumors about 5 new Nexus devices for Jelly Bean come true I hope ASUS makes one of the phones. I love their build quality and design. They also are the fastest when it comes to updates and patches.
I also think that the Optimus 2X is among the prettiest phones. This was the reason I picked it instead of the Galaxy SII (the price was similar at launch).
With CM7.2 UNOFFICIAL (I also use temaseks build) the phone is very good and I get a good battery life lately since I turn my phone off and back on right aufter I unplug it from the charger in the mornings. The only thing I don't like is the Battery life when I use it a lot for webbrowsing and games.
My next Phone will have a 720p display, a bigger battery and more RAM.
SD Card slot, swappable battery are things I would very much miss if they were not available on my next phone. Optimus 4X maybe, Huawei D Quad maybe, Jelly Bean Nexus possibly or the Padfone?
I´m tired of the 2x....
...because of the politics from LG.
The stects of that phone were really good, but as it was said before: Good software ist more worth than good hardware.
I think my next Phone will be the next SGS or a Nexus.
What i need:
SD-Card
huge RAM
720p Display
LTE
NFC
good Cam
Hey all, i just bought this phone off of Negri Electronics for a sweet 480 bucks New. Question is, did i make the right decision? I just got word this morning that LG is announcing their flagship phone sometime in September...hasn't the 4x only been out for a short time? Make me feel good about this purchase...lol.
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Hey all, i just bought this phone off of Negri Electronics for a sweet 480 bucks New. Question is, did i make the right decision? I just got word this morning that LG is announcing their flagship phone sometime in September...hasn't the 4x only been out for a short time? Make me feel good about this purchase...lol.
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The new Flagship packs a monster Quad-Core Krait, which is much faster than the Cortex A9 of the Tegra 3 in the 4X. Also, gapless display and a long lasting battery.
Sorry, there's really no easy way to say it. On the flipside, there's no way you could have known the new flagship is coming out. There's new phones coming out all the time, if you were to wait you will be waiting forever. Perhaps you could try selling your phone now to cut your losses. There's a possibility you could get more than you paid for it: Here in Singapore the HTC One X is available for S$616 online, yet retail outlets sell it for S$828 and people do buy it from these retail outlets.
If the video of LG is telling the truth the new CPU is about 40% stronger than the tegra 3.
But it is possible that this device will never be sold anywhere else than South Korea. (like the Optimus LTE for example)
I bought my 4X only 2 days ago, so I will await the news about the "Optimus G" and if there will be great news about it in the next 30 days (it has too look as awesome as the 4X, the price has to be acceptable, it must be sold in Germany and no stupid "features" like missing SD slot) I will send my 4X back and buy this one.
What I want to say: Wait for more news regarding this device before selling the awesome 4X (I don't think the price of the 4X will drop that much in the next weeks)
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Bought mine 3 days ago and I don't think it was a mistake.
I don't need any faster chipsets to be honest, because I don't play games on my phone. So no real value added with a faster chipset for me.
The supposed Optimus G leak from a few days ago doesn't seem that great. The bezel is a lot larger than on the Optimus 4x, and the backcover is plain ugly.
And of course there is the price point. When the Optimus G finally hits the market in a few months (!), the price will be higher than the Optimus 4x's now. By the time it goes down, there will be rumors of another, faster and better device ... And then what?
We have now leaked photos of Optimus G, i think it'll be a great phone
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Bought mine 3 days ago and I don't think it was a mistake.
I don't need any faster chipsets to be honest, because I don't play games on my phone. So no real value added with a faster chipset for me.
The supposed Optimus G leak from a few days ago doesn't seem that great. The bezel is a lot larger than on the Optimus 4x, and the backcover is plain ugly.
And of course there is the price point. When the Optimus G finally hits the market in a few months (!), the price will be higher than the Optimus 4x's now. By the time it goes down, there will be rumors of another, faster and better device ... And then what?
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I like that viewpoint. I'll probably be getting my 4X in the mail on Wednesday. I'm sure I'll like it, but just in case, has anyone had any experiences returning with Negri? Do they have a monster restocking fee?
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Qualcomm Krait, Qualcomm Krait...**** this chip. I will wait for Quad Cores Cortex-A15 nVidia Tegra 4 Logan chip. According nVidia, it will be 50 times faster than Tegra 2.
Hi!
I just sold my LG P920 and thinking of buying LG 4X HD - is it worth to buy or not
Please for honest answers.
Thank you!
An honest answer = The phone is awesome. The Dev support = almost NIHIL.
I'm also considering this phone for purchase. I sold my HOX, because of the bad battery life, the protruding camera bulge and for the mediocre imgage/video quality. Now I have the possibility of buying this phone new/unopened for 290 euros which is actually a pretty sweet deal. It has its advantages over the HOX, like expendable storage, higher-capacity removable battery, louder speaker, better camera and some other stuff which you can all find at gsmarena's review. I like the square/monolithic design a lot over the more oval design language of both SGIII and HOX and that is a decisive factor for me.
Keep in mind, also, that it shares pretty much the same internals with the HOX and therefore, most of the third party stuff (apps/games) will be compatible with the Optimus 4X also. XDA developper support is kinda low for now, but there are already a handful of improving mods lying around, there is an easy "rooting" method available and most recently, a prominent developper of the Eternity Series of Kernels/mods has pledged his support in unlocking this phone's bootloader, after a bounty was posted with wich he managed to buy an LG Optimus 4X HD. So things might get better in the near future. Plus, there is always the eventuality of LG releasing a Jelly-Bean upgrade for the device, albeit with some delay, like is the case for the ICS upgrade on the LG Optimus 2X.
for the price i paid, its like a super phone. it was the cheapest quad core out there. but i knew what expect from LG; no support. We dont even know until know if we are getting JB, and everyone i getting theres. Anyway i knew this before i purchase it.
Battery is the same as every smartphon out there. 1 day and its over. camera is also bad, ever worse thatn HOX i guess.
4x was announced in brazil 2 weeks ago, so i think the interest on this phone will rise as there are ****ries that just announced this phone.
my 2 cents
Thanks a lot for yours opinion. Probably I will buy this phone, I use to play a lot with custom ROM on my LG P920, but this one has lock bootloader - but as I heard not so much problem because of smoth ICS on this one.
Hopefully LG will relase JB on this one...Not like ICS for P920...
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for the price i paid, its like a super phone. it was the cheapest quad core out there. but i knew what expect from LG; no support. We dont even know until know if we are getting JB, and everyone i getting theres. Anyway i knew this before i purchase it.
Battery is the same as every smartphon out there. 1 day and its over. camera is also bad, ever worse thatn HOX i guess.
4x was announced in brazil 2 weeks ago, so i think the interest on this phone will rise as there are ****ries that just announced this phone.
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GSMARENA did a comparison review, between all quad-core smartphones, and they proclaimed the LG Optimus 4X HD a capable shooter, with good color accuracy, low nose and smooth videos. Overall they awarded it 2nd place in the camera department right after the first, SGIII. For my part and for all the buzz surrounding the imaging capabilities of the HOX, I was mighty dissapointed for the time I owned it. The Optimus 4X HD, for the most part, seems to be doing better in that department.
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for the price i paid, its like a super phone. it was the cheapest quad core out there. but i knew what expect from LG; no support. We dont even know until know if we are getting JB, and everyone i getting theres. Anyway i knew this before i purchase it.
Battery is the same as every smartphon out there. 1 day and its over. camera is also bad, ever worse thatn HOX i guess.
4x was announced in brazil 2 weeks ago, so i think the interest on this phone will rise as there are ****ries that just announced this phone.
my 2 cents
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lol, you meant to write countries and it was filtered out...
Don't forget that the N4 is also waiting for release in many countries. It has even better specs and is a nexus device, so unlocked bootloader from the beginning and no waiting for upgrades from LG. And it's nearly the same price. Because of that I doubt that developer attention will rise a lot. Maybe if we get an unlocked bootloader, some ROMs will be created, but it will surely stay low.
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I'm also considering this phone for purchase. I sold my HOX, because of the bad battery life, the protruding camera bulge and for the mediocre imgage/video quality. Now I have the possibility of buying this phone new/unopened for 290 euros which is actually a pretty sweet deal. It has its advantages over the HOX, like expendable storage, higher-capacity removable battery, louder speaker, better camera and some other stuff which you can all find at gsmarena's review. I like the square/monolithic design a lot over the more oval design language of both SGIII and HOX and that is a decisive factor for me.
Keep in mind, also, that it shares pretty much the same internals with the HOX and therefore, most of the third party stuff (apps/games) will be compatible with the Optimus 4X also. XDA developper support is kinda low for now, but there are already a handful of improving mods lying around, there is an easy "rooting" method available and most recently, a prominent developper of the Eternity Series of Kernels/mods has pledged his support in unlocking this phone's bootloader, after a bounty was posted with wich he managed to buy an LG Optimus 4X HD. So things might get better in the near future. Plus, there is always the eventuality of LG releasing a Jelly-Bean upgrade for the device, albeit with some delay, like is the case for the ICS upgrade on the LG Optimus 2X.
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Best damn reply i have ever read lol. Well said.
In all honesty, the 4X HD is a beast compared to other phones at the same price point. And easily beats the competition in its category. If you don't mind the slow development, this is the phone to get hands down. But, just like what Feregorn said things will get better once the bootloader is unlocked.
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lol, you meant to write countries and it was filtered out...
Don't forget that the N4 is also waiting for release in many countries. It has even better specs and is a nexus device, so unlocked bootloader from the beginning and no waiting for upgrades from LG. And it's nearly the same price. Because of that I doubt that developer attention will rise a lot. Maybe if we get an unlocked bootloader, some ROMs will be created, but it will surely stay low.
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never cared for ROMS, all i want is a rooted and updated android.
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GSMARENA did a comparison review, between all quad-core smartphones, and they proclaimed the LG Optimus 4X HD a capable shooter, with good color accuracy, low nose and smooth videos. Overall they awarded it 2nd place in the camera department right after the first, SGIII. For my part and for all the buzz surrounding the imaging capabilities of the HOX, I was mighty dissapointed for the time I owned it. The Optimus 4X HD, for the most part, seems to be doing better in that department.
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yes i readed this gsm article multiple times, i dont know how they got that very focused images, but you will see here that many people complain about camera quality, including me. We have autofocus issues, not bad during daylight , but night photos are just horrible, but you can try using the mod they have developed for better night fotos.
there is some updates coming out with improved picture quality, so this issue might be solved someday too.
I don't know my camera in this phone has been very good actually. Taking a lot of pictures and it is doing a pretty ok job. I actually not regretting in trading for this phone sold my s3 and hox and got this one for an awesome price. And also the screen is pretty good doesn't has that checkerboard problem the Samsung phones have and no burn in. Battery is by far better then the hox. And stock software is pretty ok in this phone too.
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babymatteo said:
Best damn reply i have ever read lol. Well said.
In all honesty, the 4X HD is a beast compared to other phones at the same price point. And easily beats the competition in its category. If you don't mind the slow development, this is the phone to get hands down. But, just like what Feregorn said things will get better once the bootloader is unlocked.
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lol....Thanks mate...I guess my english skills, as a foreigner, aren't too shabby....:fingers-crossed:
People if you are considering to buy a lg optimus 4x hd and came here to read whats bad or good about it please DONT
Yes this is because most people coming here are to complain ( speaking from my experience) so you will get demotivated a lot even though this phone is great ( once again in my opinion)
Even though our camera is not the best nor is out optimus UI despite those small things its a great phone for a very good price
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I agree you cm camera is actually not so bad in good light (low light it sucks as much as the normal). Optimus UI is just a matter of taste I like it. For now it has one of the best performance/price relation I think. Maybe its not the bestto play hardcore games as it gets hotbut with underclocking your cpu and play games its very good.I thinkthe simple mobile games are way better than the FPS. just my opinion
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flash CM 10.1 and your golden. Pretty much a Nexus 4, cept no screen space is wasted for the soft keys.:good:
In Poland u can buy new 4X for 220€, it's cheaper than SGS2!
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In Poland u can buy new 4X for 220€, it's cheaper than SGS2!
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LOL, in at lot of places in UK the S2 actually costs more than the S3!!! Thought this was gonna be another complaining thread but its not! Not sure its necessary though, people can read and make up their own mind
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Have to agree. I've got an HOX but I got my wife the 4x and I must say I am impressed. For its price I do belive it's unbeatable.
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With a proper stable kernel our phones will be truly one of the best phones i beleave
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You finaly can have TV out!
Didnt we already have that with stock
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NightyNight said:
flash CM 10.1 and your golden. Pretty much a Nexus 4, cept no screen space is wasted for the soft keys.:good:
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Dream on...
Arent Nexi budget phones? In all other places where there is no Google Play, they are expensive and when everybody and their mom suggests getting one, it gets annoying really fast.
Here is the thing with Nexus phones. The only good thing about them is Google updates. Stock android experience and so on are all covered by custom roms.
And as for this thread. If you have money, dont bother with the 4X HD. There are better phones out there with better stock roms and quality I believe.
O4X was my first android phone. And i love it.
But i spent to much time waiting on JB on unlock bootloader on rom, everything... so i sell it =(
I changed for SG3 - and those two can not be compared. On SG3 battery for me stands for full 2 days! on OX4 max 12h. Camera is much much better on SG3 - and those are most important things for me on phone.
O4X is cheap nice hardware... but bad support bad battery ( strange wakelocks) is downsides.
And yes... dust under screen... i hated so much LG about that!
Also using this opportunity to say bye to all O4X lovers and community. Se ya i another thread
My Galaxy S3 Battery Life Sucks Please Help! 15% After Only 7 Hours > from sg3 user, so many trolls on the net, Im happy with my o4x and happy I didnt pay twice as much for a phone just to play a couple of games better, now there is unlocked bootloader wonder why such animosity or is it jealousy !
nomaj said:
O4X was my first android phone. And i love it.
But i spent to much time waiting on JB on unlock bootloader on rom, everything... so i sell it =(
I changed for SG3 - and those two can not be compared. On SG3 battery for me stands for full 2 days! on OX4 max 12h. Camera is much much better on SG3 - and those are most important things for me on phone.
O4X is cheap nice hardware... but bad support bad battery ( strange wakelocks) is downsides.
And yes... dust under screen... i hated so much LG about that!
Also using this opportunity to say bye to all O4X lovers and community. Se ya i another thread
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I never sell my phones. I have a ton of it (including Nokia 1610 from 1996). I've made mistake with Optimus 4X HD, but it's my fault. In the other hand, we don't have Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie or decent phones with powerful chips (Tegra 4, Snapdragon 800), so I will wait for next flagship. My first Android is still working, HTC Hero from 2009 summer.
Winudert said:
I never sell my phones. I have a ton of it (including Nokia 1610 from 1996). I've made mistake with Optimus 4X HD, but it's my fault. In the other hand, we don't have Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie or decent phones with powerful chips (Tegra 4, Snapdragon 800), so I will wait for next flagship. My first Android is still working, HTC Hero from 2009 summer.
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After nvidias fail with tegra 2&3, you would really risk tegra 4? I accidently left my phone locked to single core only yesterday, and was playing a few heavy games. There was barely any difference. The CPU is insanely powerful, but the GPU is a total POS
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After nvidias fail with tegra 2&3, you would really risk tegra 4? I accidently left my phone locked to single core only yesterday, and was playing a few heavy games. There was barely any difference. The CPU is insanely powerful, but the GPU is a total POS
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nVidias fail with Tegra 2 and 3? The support from manufacturers wasn't exactly massive but they were great chips.
I'd say the Optimus 2x had better performance when it was running a custom ROM, I ran Nova HD ROM it was overclockable and ran really well.
I havent taken the plunge with my 4X rooting and custom ROMs yet, I'm waiting for the warranty to run out first!!
Captain Sisko said:
nVidias fail with Tegra 2 and 3? The support from manufacturers wasn't exactly massive but they were great chips.
I'd say the Optimus 2x had better performance when it was running a custom ROM, I ran Nova HD ROM it was overclockable and ran really well.
I havent taken the plunge with my 4X rooting and custom ROMs yet, I'm waiting for the warranty to run out first!!
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Well in terms of general use and multitasking the quad core is incredible, but considering I just bought a cheap dual core powervr 531 tablet and it runs some games better there's deffo something wrong. I do believe however that game devs are partly to blame, but its enough to make me steer clear
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Hey guys... Just wondering how is the call quality with your phone?... Do you get drop outs?... Is the signal reception good and consistent? Thanks
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I don't make many calls with my phone, but so far the call quality has been fine.
Seriously, I gotta hand it to people who buy quad core phones for games because phones are the worst possible medium where you would want to play a game. If you wanna play games, go get a tablet or a desktop PC with reasonable cooling. A decent PC that can run EVERY phone game costs around 450 euro. Thats cheaper than a Note2 and litterally every 2013 high priced phone.
The reason why this phone cant play games as "Smooth" as you people would want is because of throttling and bad optimization. The heat that is generated while playing a game is ridiculous and the CPU+GPU overheat because there is no cooling happeing there.
The only, and I mean, the only reason why the S3 runs cooler is because of better throttling, not because it has "Efficient" internals.
There are many devices out there that do the "Gamiing" part better but you would be paying 80- 100 Euros more for just getting a "Better" phone for gaming.
When somebody comes around says "Oh, the S3 is so much better"and LG has dust underscreen. May I remind you that the S3 up until January this year had a brickbug +restarting bug and the restarting bug has NOT been fixed. The brickbug was a internal memory error.The restarting bug seems to happen at random with people with the "Insane" chip. I was in a dilemma when I bought this phone. Do I wanna risk buying an S3 and after 6 months it could become useless? I said no.
If you are happy to invest +350 to +400 euro for a phone just because you find the beauty problems of this phone bad then for "Insert your favorite vendor"s sake do so.
I am happy to have a functional phone that when compared with the price of other phones, just blows them out of the water. Phones like the
S2, Sony Xperia S,T,SP, Optimus G, Nexus 4(It costs around 400 euro where I live, compared to 280 euro with this phone.) and so on and so forth.
Hey, I challenge anybody to offer an alternative to this phone with a price range of :
300-350 euro
4.7 Coll HD or FULL HD IPS screen
Removable battery
MicroSD slot
16GB internal storage
The only alternative is the Huawei G615 but that thing is 4.5 coll, has only 8 GB internal storage and does not seem to have CM support.