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Hi guys, as you guys all know, those 3 phones I mentioned all have IPS technology for the display.
And as far as I know, the nexus 4 screen sensitivity isn't that great compare to other devices such as my Nexus 10. I could use the back of my finger, which is the nail, to navigate the screen while on the nexus 4, I have to really "touch" the screen. what that means is when I touch it light enough that I can feel the screen, the nexus 4 still won't recognize it until i press it a bit further. :silly:
I've been told this is related to the hardware of the IPS itself? :silly: but i'm not so sure since there's a mod to increase screen responsiveness. I tried it and it works, but the delayed when booting really bugged me .
So anyone with an Optimus G or an iPhone 5? how is the screen sensitive to you guys? can you touch the screen light enough that you can feel the screen but the Nexus won't feel your finger?
If it's more responsive then can we somehow pull the touch driver from the Optimus G to our Nexus 4?
I have Iphone 5 and I never have to put any pressure on the screen for it to work. I barley tap the screen... Even though I havent had a nexus 4, I've had galaxy s3 and I can say iphone 5 screen is more sensitive than s3 screen
None of these phone can recognize the nail finger.
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The xperia sola have something called "Floating touch display" ... is a super sensitive screen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzz9h3jdB-U
Overdose1986 said:
The xperia sola have something called "Floating touch display" ... is a super sensitive screen
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yea but they use a different technology. i believe it's usual LCD. unlike our nexus which has IPS technology.
ross1998 said:
I have Iphone 5 and I never have to put any pressure on the screen for it to work. I barley tap the screen... Even though I havent had a nexus 4, I've had galaxy s3 and I can say iphone 5 screen is more sensitive than s3 screen
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hmm.. well that's even more interesting because s3 uses super-amoled. which I assumed to be more sensitive since my HTC one S is more sensitive than my nexus.. and if iphone 5 screen is really sensitive with IPS how come our nexus 4 sensitivity is so bad? really hope google would fix this..
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yea but they use a different technology. i believe it's usual LCD. unlike our nexus which has IPS technology.
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The display technology doesn't matter here. It's the digitizer that makes the difference.
From my experience, when you just tap the screen on the nexus 4, you have to press quite "hard" to get it to register the touch.
If you start swiping around, even the lightest pressure will be enough. Even the fingernail works if you do it that way.
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The display technology doesn't matter here. It's the digitizer that makes the difference.
From my experience, when you just tap the screen on the nexus 4, you have to press quite "hard" to get it to register the touch.
If you start swiping around, even the lightest pressure will be enough. Even the fingernail works if you do it that way.
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did you try it on yours? mine doesn't respond to my fingernail lol :silly: so is there any differences in sensitivity between Optimus G and Nexus 4? do they use different digitizer then? both are manufactured by LG and very similar in terms of hardware wise Any Optimus G owner out there? or had a hands on experiences with Optimus G?
My nexus 4 is very sensitive to touch, I barely need to touch the screen (just float over it) and can use it with the back of my fingers (fingernails). It's been much more sensitive to touch than my Galaxy Nexus ever was.
My N4 is one of the latest batch, maybe improved? I don't know but it's been faultless so far. Also find the screen has nice rich colours almost on a par with the GN, haven't noticed any washed out effect like some state, same goes to my friend who bought one at the same time (1 month ago).
I'm on unrooted stock btw, tried a few custom roms, but find stock better for me (at the moment).
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My nexus 4 is very sensitive to touch, I barely need to touch the screen (just float over it) and can use it with the back of my fingers (fingernails). It's been much more sensitive to touch than my Galaxy Nexus ever was.
My N4 is one of the latest batch, maybe improved? I don't know but it's been faultless so far. Also find the screen has nice rich colours almost on a par with the GN, haven't noticed any washed out effect like some state, same goes to my friend who bought one at the same time (1 month ago).
I'm on unrooted stock btw, tried a few custom roms, but find stock better for me (at the moment).
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that's great to hear me and my GF bought the nexus 4 right after new year. Both are about 1 month away from each other too. and still the same below par sensitivity. hmm.. maybe google did fixed it hardware wise? if so i really want to sent my phone back lol..
I think custom kernels improves the sensitivity of the screen
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that's great to hear me and my GF bought the nexus 4 right after new year. Both are about 1 month away from each other too. and still the same below par sensitivity. hmm.. maybe google did fixed it hardware wise? if so i really want to sent my phone back lol..
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I highly doubt it. I got one of the newer models (301k) and my screen sensitivity is awful. Yes if you press it normally most of the time it will work but if you a very light it isn't sensitive at all not compared to my one s. That being said I flashed the old touch driver back (e015) and my nexus 4 is as sensitive as an iphone now. Had the driver for about 2 weeks and I would never go back to the current touch driver that comes with 4.2.2 (e027) Hopefully google fix this but I'm doubtful. The people that say they have amazing sensitivity imo are speaking out of their backsides. They haven't made the devices any different, the screen sensitivity is a SOFTWARE issue and not a hardware issue. This is a link to old touch driver thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2163924 It's like a different device!
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My nexus 4 is very sensitive to touch, I barely need to touch the screen (just float over it) and can use it with the back of my fingers (fingernails). It's been much more sensitive to touch than my Galaxy Nexus ever was.
My N4 is one of the latest batch, maybe improved? I don't know but it's been faultless so far. Also find the screen has nice rich colours almost on a par with the GN, haven't noticed any washed out effect like some state, same goes to my friend who bought one at the same time (1 month ago).
I'm on unrooted stock btw, tried a few custom roms, but find stock better for me (at the moment).
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are you sure its not ur knuckle and just the finger nail? It should, according to design, not register hard things such as finger nails. (unless you have keratin deficiency in which case ur nails might be as soft as skin)
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are you sure its not ur knuckle and just the finger nail? It should, according to design, not register hard things such as finger nails. (unless you have keratin deficiency in which case ur nails might be as soft as skin)
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His nexus probably grows wings and flies when he puts it into airplane mode as well. People exaggerate so much sometimes!
It's just fine on my nexus to be honest. Don't know what everybody is on about
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as far as i know, there isn't a single touchscreen device on the market (past or present) that will register the fingernail itself.
that said, my Nex4 is from the second batch and is quite sensitive to the touch. some of the touch responsiveness issues could be due to a screen protector too.
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as far as i know, there isn't a single touchscreen device on the market (past or present) that will register the fingernail itself.
that said, my Nex4 is from the second batch and is quite sensitive to the touch. some of the touch responsiveness issues could be due to a screen protector too.
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The lumia 920 does.
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what that means is when I touch it light enough that I can feel the screen, the nexus 4 still won't recognize it until i press it a bit further. :silly:
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Mine does!!! Maybe urs is defective.
But also there are ways to improve responsiveness!
if i remember rightly finger nails only work on resisitive screens
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The lumia 920 does.
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are you sure? last time i checked it didn't work with just the fingernail (no skin). that would be like using an old stylus from a windows phone 5.5/6 device (resistive screen) on a capacitive screen. i highly doubt that works.
Funny thing that I was so disturbed about was how badly insensitive the nexus 4 was compared to my i9300 (gs3). I could use my fingernail and the lightest touch to swipe the screen with the s3. So these things are possible.
I also flashed the kernel months ago and it improved things slightly, but nowhere near what I'm used to. Only problem with that is how much longer it takes to boot and be responsive. Same with TWRP...you have to wait a while to use the device.
Well ive owned many high end Android devices like the Gnex, GS3, HOX, Note 2, Optimus G and just last week I had the oportunity to get the Nexus 4 for a trully great price so I went for it. After reading all about it on the web, I was very anxious to get my hands on it and when I finally did... WHAT A DISSAPOINTMENT! let me elaborate...
The device build quality and design is great, I really like the form factor, materials used, overall design. The clean Android OS is superb, and something that other manufacturers should copy instead of giving us all sort of useless bloatware...
Now to the screen.... that GOD-AWFUL-SCREEN.! I cant beleive that a high end device like this has such a poor screen! out of the box the colors are so washed out and dull, the viewing angles are also terrible. I went to google and did a little research and finally installed some roms with calibrated screen settings and the colors definetely improved, but the viewing angles did not, even if you tilt the screen a little bit to the left or to the right the blacks become white (like my cheapo $25- candybar motorola phone). I find this totally unaceptable and going to sell this ASAP. Its really a pitty, because I was so looking forward to getting this phone. But in my case the screen is the most important part of the phone and this screen is just so sub-par. What I dont get is that this is supossed to be the same screen as the Optimus G, but comon, theyre not even close!!
The viewing angles really aren't the best but the screen itself when you look straight at it is pretty good in my opinion.
But thanks for your 2 cents!
You should sell it to me for a good price
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The viewing angles really aren't the best but the screen itself when you look straight at it is pretty good in my opinion.
But thanks for your 2 cents!
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Yes, with the custom rom that I installed the colors improved a lot, but the viewing angles remained terrible! what I really dont get is that this is supossed to be the same screen as the optimus G right? the OG had GREAT viewing angles! how can this be??
On principle I too think the viewing angles are unacceptable....I was shocked when I saw them really. Reviews seemed to gloss over them and some had the nerve to say they were good. lulz No.
With all that being said when I wasn't testing the viewing angles and just used the phone as I normally world, the screen looked good, if not a little washed out.
I only had it for a day then sold it.
So yeah, they suck when you look for them but straight on as I imagine most use thier phone, its all good.
I have a Note 2 but still tempted to have stock goodness along side. How much are you selling yours for out of curiosity?
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Yes, with the custom rom that I installed the colors improved a lot, but the viewing angles remained terrible! what I really dont get is that this is supossed to be the same screen as the optimus G right? the OG had GREAT viewing angles! how can this be??
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Well ... All i can say is.
Price will not lie ...
Got 2 release ones here. Lovely screens, best ive ever had with great viewing angles.
Guess LG changed production after losing too much money.
Definitely worse than my mytouch 3g.
In all seriousness, its a $300 phone, so you get what u pay for. viewing angle is not a problem with me if I look at it from straight ahead, and there's utilities to change the color and gamma.
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Well ive owned many high end Android devices like the Gnex, GS3, HOX, Note 2, Optimus G and just last week I had the oportunity to get the Nexus 4 for a trully great price so I went for it. After reading all about it on the web, I was very anxious to get my hands on it and when I finally did... WHAT A DISSAPOINTMENT! let me elaborate...
The device build quality and design is great, I really like the form factor, materials used, overall design. The clean Android OS is superb, and something that other manufacturers should copy instead of giving us all sort of useless bloatware...
Now to the screen.... that GOD-AWFUL-SCREEN.! I cant beleive that a high end device like this has such a poor screen! out of the box the colors are so washed out and dull, the viewing angles are also terrible. I went to google and did a little research and finally installed some roms with calibrated screen settings and the colors definetely improved, but the viewing angles did not, even if you tilt the screen a little bit to the left or to the right the blacks become white (like my cheapo $25- candybar motorola phone). I find this totally unaceptable and going to sell this ASAP. Its really a pitty, because I was so looking forward to getting this phone. But in my case the screen is the most important part of the phone and this screen is just so sub-par. What I dont get is that this is supossed to be the same screen as the Optimus G, but comon, theyre not even close!!
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Sorry to burst bubble but any phone made by samsung is not high end...expensive doesnt mean high end...and I wouldnt consider 5 to be many also..
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On principle I too think the viewing angles are unacceptable....I was shocked when I saw them really. Reviews seemed to gloss over them and some had the nerve to say they were good. lulz No.
With all that being said when I wasn't testing the viewing angles and just used the phone as I normally world, the screen looked good, if not a little washed out.
I only had it for a day then sold it.
So yeah, they suck when you look for them but straight on as I imagine most use thier phone, its all good.
I have a Note 2 but still tempted to have stock goodness along side. How much are you selling yours for out of curiosity?
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Wanna trade?? LOL
pak-stars said:
Sorry to burst bubble but any phone made by samsung is not high end...expensive doesnt mean high end...and I wouldnt consider 5 to be many also..
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Well i have a Droid Dna, i had an iphone 5... Are those high end enough for you? Every one of those destroys the nexus 4 screen. Thats MY opinion.
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Well ive owned many high end Android devices like the Gnex, GS3, HOX, Note 2, Optimus G and just last week I had the oportunity to get the Nexus 4 for a trully great price so I went for it. After reading all about it on the web, I was very anxious to get my hands on it and when I finally did... WHAT A DISSAPOINTMENT! let me elaborate...
The device build quality and design is great, I really like the form factor, materials used, overall design. The clean Android OS is superb, and something that other manufacturers should copy instead of giving us all sort of useless bloatware...
Now to the screen.... that GOD-AWFUL-SCREEN.! I cant beleive that a high end device like this has such a poor screen! out of the box the colors are so washed out and dull, the viewing angles are also terrible. I went to google and did a little research and finally installed some roms with calibrated screen settings and the colors definetely improved, but the viewing angles did not, even if you tilt the screen a little bit to the left or to the right the blacks become white (like my cheapo $25- candybar motorola phone). I find this totally unaceptable and going to sell this ASAP. Its really a pitty, because I was so looking forward to getting this phone. But in my case the screen is the most important part of the phone and this screen is just so sub-par. What I dont get is that this is supossed to be the same screen as the Optimus G, but comon, theyre not even close!!
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Imma mad too about viewing angles I want someone on the elevator to be able to read off the screen and when my boys are over its too hard for eight of us to watch netflix together off my phone.
They better fix this with ota
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weird. my viewing angles are great. the screen is at least on par with iphones after its calibrated. its hard to even look at my gs2 screen after using this, i wonder how i used it for a whole year
What app do you use to calibrate the screen?
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What app do you use to calibrate the screen?
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Well someone recomended I install the PARANOID ANDROID 3.1 Rom along with the contrasty/bright kernels. Colors definetely improved, but viewing angles remained terrible...
Please go post your opinions on your blog or in the comment section of Engadget.
I've also closed your thread in Optimus G General.
All the defect and issues treads are making me sad. We bought a phone to enjoy it not sit and complain about it.
I'll start by naming a few things I like. The speakers in my opinion actually sound good. There's plenty of bass and it's not full of tremble. I can actually do homework and play music with out issues.
The screen has nice colors and really pops out at ya. Ya there's bad viewing angle but who looks at there phone from the side. These are a few things I like so far.
All in all I find this an improvement all around. It's a $350 device and I will enjoy it tell the nexus 6.
Thanks.
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right now i'm stoked. however, i may end up getting one of those red cases from the play store, because the ever so slight camera lens protruding out from the back drives me crazy when laying on a completely flat surface, it rocks tops left to bottom right lol
Ya a case is almost needed with the camera sticking out like that. I've been a big fan of diztronic cases, which should be here soon.
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Been an android fan for years, and have always rooted tweaked my phones grew tired of it, used the iphone 5 for the past 7 months and really enjoyed not wanting to tweak the phone or anything. Longest I kept a phone within the past 3-4 years. Typically trade or sell every android phone I've had.
Nexus 5
love the feel & size of the phone, screen is pretty solid. Android kit kat OS is pretty solid very happy with it, not all the apps are working thought, still need updates on some. No complaints on speakers, screen etc... only issue for me is battery, will get a solid 7-9 hours use but I do need to place on the charger at work to be able to use it all day. Typically off the charger at 530 am and not home till about 7-8pm.
Posted on craigslist and have few offers that I'm considering
Galaxy s4 with spigen matte black slim armor view case
moto x plus a nexus 7 32gb
iphone 5 32gb
iphone 5s 16gb
Main concern is battery, need something to last all day for me with medium to heavy use. Root and new kernel?
I ordered two one for me and one for a friend, both are perfect, no rattling power buttons, no dead pixels maybe I'm just lucky but I love my nexus 5.
I'm not sure if I'm lucky, or the people who are satisfied and not having issues are just keeping quiet, but I have none of the issues commonly mentioned in the defects thread
-- Very minimal backlight bleed
-- Vibration motor is fine... maybe a LITTLE soft, certainly not loud.
-- No dead pixels
-- Speaker sounds fine
-- No rattling or loose buttons
I have the black 32GB model. I must say, I'm absolutely LOVING the device. Android 4.4 is beautiful, the device is screaming fast (anyone coming from a Galaxy Nexus must just be thrilled). The screen is gorgeous... everything about it is just great.
Interestingly, my favorite thing of all might be the soft-touch back. Yes, it's a bit of a fingerprint magnet, but wow does it make holding and navigating the device comfortable. It feels wonderful.
No complaints whatsoever.
What was wrong with this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2514166
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Hi guys I'm thinking of buying LG G flex and looking for some opinions. Im an Xperia Z user and a very satisfied user. I didnt even think of changing my phone and its been with me for a year but the G flex caught my eyes and the main reason why i wanna buy it is because its different and curved. Here are some things that Im not so sure about so if you can help me with it using your experience then Id be grateful
1- Screen quality - now to be honest, im not a tech expert or someone that will look at the screen very closely to find pixels. Im a normal user, i like watching some videos and web browsing. the g flex has got a lot of criticism on the 720p display so what do you guys think in general? im coming from a 1080p display but i dont think ill have a lot of problems with the 720p display? some reviews i read were horendous that u cant even look at the screen its so bad. i know its not that bad. i just want to know if its a good screen that can show videos and pictures nicely. nothing extra extra sharp. also, im using hp envy x2 which is a tablet and laptop hybrid featuring a 720p display. i love it and dont have any problems against the screen. but i dont know whether 11 inch tablet screens are difff from phone screens and if tablet screens are even better at 720p?
2-screen ghosting. this is another thing ive heard a lot but havent heard anything about it from regular users. is screen ghosting a major issue and does it happen regularly? i plan on using it at 60% or + brightness because the battery is huge so will screen ghosting still be present? and is there a fix? is it a deal breaker?
3 Screen bumps- ive seen videos where users show bumps on their screens which lg admitted as well i think its because of flexing the screen. is bumps a regular issue for you guys? if i get a bump, it there a way to fix it or will it stay forever ?
4- Back- someone told me that the back of the device looks cheap and is uncomfortable?
5 Breaking - this might sound weird but did anyone break their device is the curved and flexible screen and design sensitive and will it break if it drops?
6 -Usable- i havent used a 6 inch phone before so this is a general question of whether the phone seems fine in usage? my xperia z is 5 inches but i dont consider it as big at all but do u guys feel that 6 inches is manageable? i had a blackberry playbook once and it was very big at 7 inches and NOT AT ALL something i couuld use as a phone. so how is the 6 inch phone? is it TOO big? or does it seem fine??
Thanks is advance
1. Screen is good but grainy, but for videos this is one of the best screens I have held, and the battery timings for watching videos is phenomenal. You can watch unto 20 hours of video on this phone not to mention overall battery timings as well.
2. Ghosting is definitely there and can be a problem at start but you get use to it slowly, I am use to it now though it was a bit annoying at start.
3. No bumps so far and I have flexed it quite often.
4. The back of this phone is the most premium thing about this phone, it's great to hold and though it looks slippery but it is quite wonderful to grip and doesn't slip.
5 No certain answer for breaking cus you can break anything you want but the construction of the phone is quite solid.
6. It's a big phone and can be a problem if you have small hands but as you have mentioned that 7 inches tablet is fine for you then this shouldn't be a problem at all.
Bottom line: the best phone if you are a phablet lover and you can't use anything else.
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1. Screen is good but grainy, but for videos this is one of the best screens I have held, and the battery timings for watching videos is phenomenal. You can watch unto 20 hours of video on this phone not to mention overall battery timings as well.
2. Ghosting is definitely there and can be a problem at start but you get use to it slowly, I am use to it now though it was a bit annoying at start.
3. No bumps so far and I have flexed it quite often.
4. The back of this phone is the most premium thing about this phone, it's great to hold and though it looks slippery but it is quite wonderful to grip and doesn't slip.
5 No certain answer for breaking cus you can break anything you want but the construction of the phone is quite solid.
6. It's a big phone and can be a problem if you have small hands but as you have mentioned that 7 inches tablet is fine for you then this shouldn't be a problem at all.
Bottom line: the best phone if you are a phablet lover and you can't use anything else.
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is ghosting there even at high brightness? i think thats pretty bad if ghosting is always there
I've had my flex about a month and I haven't seen any burn in or ghosting. Which from my reading should only happen during the first few weeks of device use if at all. I came from a galaxy s4 and I'll tell ya the screen looks as good as the s4 99% of the time I have noticed the grainy look but only on a few pics. Doesn't always look grainy. I think its just certain colors and maybe pic quality that's my opinion.
As far as breaking. I've dropped mine a couple times and its fine. No cracks the back doesn't feel cheap at all. There's a video of a guy hyper extending the phone probably 15° and it didn't break the screen. The LCD I believe is flexible its the rest of the phone is not. And I think you will only see the bumps in the screen if you try flattening it out or hyper extending it like the guy in the video. Which the bumps appeared from internal parts poking the back of the LCD when bent.
Coming from a very speedy Galaxy S4 to this ....
I'm very pleased. Its faster smoother less lag screen just as good to me but bigger which is a good thing.
I love it. I would recommend and buy another.
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Yes but I hardly even notice the ghosting anymore. I did at first. Really only noticeable for me when using stock sms with dark background in sms and going from white to dark when opening messages.
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is ghosting there even at high brightness? i think thats pretty bad if ghosting is always there
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Just like so many others, I have not been bothered in any way with ghosting, graininess, or any of the other non sense you have been reading on the internet; all that crap comes from Samsung fan bois, so ignore it..
sounds like you are a lot like me; you don't micro stare at every little aspect of your cell phone, so you will absolutely LOVE this phone; there is a slight blue hue/graininess at times, but moving the brightness up a bit gets rid of it, if it bothers you; it doesn't bother me one bit!
bumps? never heard of it from ANY of the users here. Obviously some idiot abused his phone somehow, and caused something unusual to happen.
how the hell does the back of a device "look cheap"? sounds like more fanbois stupidity..
I've dropped it a couple of times, with no issues to it, so its not like a fragile china vase..
And, if you are ok with your xperia at 5 inches, you won't have any issues with this one...
I'm happy with mine so far. I've always used high end Samsung service's. Best performance I've ever had on a phone. Imo there is only one phone in this category that is better and it's. The note 3. But I just wanted to give this a try cause... well I played with it in the store and I really liked it. If somebody talks badly about this they are just super particular.
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This phone has a "cool factor" that no other phone out now can match....
Coming from a long line of Samsung devices that I've enjoyed very much I took a chance on the Flex about a month back because I like to watch a fair amount of video on my phone and thought it might prove superior for this purpose. A month on I'm not disappointed. I love the screen. I keep the brightness up and haven't been disappointed at all with the quality. I don't miss my Note 3's 1080P. I've had no issues with the phone from bending and such and enjoy the feel of the phone in the hand when texting and making calls. The Flex is very fast and the battery lasts forever. Honestly my only complaint and it is a minor one is that the rear of the phone picks up dust and lint easily, I assume due to the coating. This is not a big deal to me. Overall I would easily purchase this phone again.
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Coming from a long line of Samsung devices that I've enjoyed very much I took a chance on the Flex about a month back because I like to watch a fair amount of video on my phone and thought it might prove superior for this purpose. A month on I'm not disappointed. I love the screen. I keep the brightness up and haven't been disappointed at all with the quality. I don't miss my Note 3's 1080P. I've had no issues with the phone from bending and such and enjoy the feel of the phone in the hand when texting and making calls. The Flex is very fast and the battery lasts forever. Honestly my only complaint and it is a minor one is that the rear of the phone picks up dust and lint easily, I assume due to the coating. This is not a big deal to me. Overall I would easily purchase this phone again.
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did u have ghosting problems?
Someone has offered me 200 and a new galaxy mega 6.3 for my g flex what do you all think...should I make the switch ?
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yasirrfc said:
did u have ghosting problems?
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I haven't experienced any ghosting issues as yet.
Went from a Note 3 to the flex. Don't miss the Note at all. Really loving this phone, just wish development was more active, ..but after rooting and do a few things. I'm pretty happy with it as is. Great phone. Probably never go back to Samsung again. Their phones have gotten "common" and boring.
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juggamonkey said:
Someone has offered me 200 and a new galaxy mega 6.3 for my g flex what do you all think...should I make the switch ?
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Why are you asking us lol? If it was ne i would be asking myself why would i want a phone larger then a 6inch which is the biggest i go s for me heck no i wouldn't trade my flex for no mega, that phone is just over doing it i'm sorry but i don't understand the why over due it as a 6 inch is just the perfect size now you have to ask yourself why do you want the mega not ask us because majority might and will say they wouldn't do it but you have to understand that's us at the end if the day our opinion shouldn't matter if you are interested in the mega so there for if you played with one then you should know what you want to do.
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I owned the G Flex for a week before I traded it back in on a Note 3. There were just several things I didn't like about it (screen quality & ghosting issues being the driving factors) that caused me to return it. I do miss the Flex sometimes because I thought the curved screen was a great design, but I do not regret my decision to go with the Note 3 as it's easily the best device I've ever owned.
That said, if you can get past the graininess of the screen and the fact that it's not as sharp as the 1080p screens that are out now, it's a fantastic phone. The battery life is second to none (since the screen is only 720p, it drains the battery much slower than the higher res 1080p screen would), it's very smooth and the curved design fits well in your hand. It also has a huge 6" display. The hardware buttons on the back are also a nice touch. All in all, it was a great attempt by LG to try something a little different. Though I did come from a Note 2, I am by no means a Samsung fanboy. My favorite phone prior to this was my HTC Evo3D. I wanted really bad to love the Flex but in the end, I just didn't feel like the things I did like about it could make up for it's shortcomings and in such, I just couldn't commit to it as my daily driver for the next year.
yasirrfc said:
Hi guys I'm thinking of buying LG G flex and looking for some opinions. Im an Xperia Z user and a very satisfied user. I didnt even think of changing my phone and its been with me for a year but the G flex caught my eyes and the main reason why i wanna buy it is because its different and curved. Here are some things that Im not so sure about so if you can help me with it using your experience then Id be grateful
1- Screen quality - now to be honest, im not a tech expert or someone that will look at the screen very closely to find pixels. Im a normal user, i like watching some videos and web browsing. the g flex has got a lot of criticism on the 720p display so what do you guys think in general? im coming from a 1080p display but i dont think ill have a lot of problems with the 720p display? some reviews i read were horendous that u cant even look at the screen its so bad. i know its not that bad. i just want to know if its a good screen that can show videos and pictures nicely. nothing extra extra sharp. also, im using hp envy x2 which is a tablet and laptop hybrid featuring a 720p display. i love it and dont have any problems against the screen. but i dont know whether 11 inch tablet screens are difff from phone screens and if tablet screens are even better at 720p?
2-screen ghosting. this is another thing ive heard a lot but havent heard anything about it from regular users. is screen ghosting a major issue and does it happen regularly? i plan on using it at 60% or + brightness because the battery is huge so will screen ghosting still be present? and is there a fix? is it a deal breaker?
3 Screen bumps- ive seen videos where users show bumps on their screens which lg admitted as well i think its because of flexing the screen. is bumps a regular issue for you guys? if i get a bump, it there a way to fix it or will it stay forever ?
4- Back- someone told me that the back of the device looks cheap and is uncomfortable?
5 Breaking - this might sound weird but did anyone break their device is the curved and flexible screen and design sensitive and will it break if it drops?
6 -Usable- i havent used a 6 inch phone before so this is a general question of whether the phone seems fine in usage? my xperia z is 5 inches but i dont consider it as big at all but do u guys feel that 6 inches is manageable? i had a blackberry playbook once and it was very big at 7 inches and NOT AT ALL something i couuld use as a phone. so how is the 6 inch phone? is it TOO big? or does it seem fine??
Thanks is advance
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Being the phone junkie I am one of the things I like most about buying new phones is something different and that's why I got the Flex.
Screen - I look at the 720p Flex screen as a pro because that's why the battery life is so great. It's really nice not having to worry about charging your phone for 24 hrs even with heavy use. I had a G2 before my Flex and I don't miss the 1080 screen. I never watch reviews because most of them the people don't even use the phone for that long plus I like to see for myself. The good thing is you get 14 days.
Screen ghosting - I'm not sure if this is that but when I play QuizUp I see the image for a second or two after it goes away sometimes. It doesn't bother me. That's even when the brightness is maxed. I only turn down the brightness when in bed and the Flex battery makes it around 24 hrs on one charge with heavy use.
Screen Bumps - I'm pretty sure this only happens when you Flex the Flex. Just don't do that any you should be fine. I think it's another thing the LG haters like to talk about.
Back of the phone looks cheap - Ummm nothing looks cheap with the Flex. It's a solid phone. The phone is thin and the back is slippery plus the phone tends to pick up lint more then others. I put on a Otter Box 360 skin to keep the phone thin. Phone isn't slippery and less lint/ fingerprints.
Breaking - Ummm just take care of the phone and you'll be fine.
Size - The Flex is so thin it fits fine in my front jeans pocket but I don't wear skinny jeans. lol The phone doesn't feel big. IMO That's another thing that is subjective.
Here's my 2 cents, this phone is great the screen is a bit grainy, but with brightness turned up you won't notice it. Ghosting does happen but only when switching between apps and only for like 2 seconds then it's fine. My only complaint about this phone is the camera, it takes amazing pictures when out in the sun or in a room with ample lighting, but I went to a concert the other night and took pictures and I had to really play with the settings to get the pictures to be decent. For me I'm disappointed at that and hope that this issue will be addressed with kit Kat update, but seeing as I go to only a few concerts a year it's by no means a deal breaker. Like someone said earlier, you have 14 days to play with it. If it doesn't fit with what you want in a phone then just take it back, but I have a feeling that you won't because this phone is a beast!
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hmm i think i really like the g flex now. considering im not someone who will try to compare the phone with 1080p displays, i think it should be a good fit. I use my hp envy x2 tablet/laptop all the time and its also 720p so the sharpness doesn't bother me. For the grainy party, i think i can turn the brightness way up coz of the long battery life someone i know has Note 2 and ive had it in my hands a couple of times and i dont find it bulky or uncomfortable but the g flex is still at 6 inches. do u think if im comfortable with note 2, then g flex shouldn't also be a problem, in terms of handling it etc? as u guys mentioned, ghosting isnt a deal breaker for any of you and it happpens for 1 seconds only so i think i can live with it?
I have had mine for two weeks now.
1. Screen Quality - Its 720 display, if you are coming from an older phone, you won't notice a "lack" of 1080p. Further, the curved screen does work out better for viewing angles. The "grainyness" is not a problem. As noted in many reviews, if you hold the Note 3 and the Flex side by side, you will see a difference, but the quality is not necessarily better.
2. Ghosting not an issue for me. Is it there? Sometimes, is it a problem... no.
3. Screen bumps - As another poster stated, don't do bending tricks with your phone and you won't see these bumps. I haven't seen any yet.
4. Back - Really? Who with a 600 dollar phone doesn't put it immediately in a $50 dollar case? You can't even see the back. That being said, if you carry it bare, it really is very thin with a very well designed back material. It fits very well in your front pocket.
5. Breaking is only an issue if you have an issue breaking phones.
6. Usability is really dependent on the size of your hand. I have smaller hands, so I find myself using it two handed (I bought it for data rather than phone calls), and for phone calls I use bluetooth. The one time I held it to my head, it did feel odd, but not any more odd then a 4.7" phone. I really hate hot glass on my face. You really have to just try it out, I think people can get used to anything if they want to.
any more opinions? or experiences?
I'm coming from an older HTC One X, and I've vowed to get a phone with better battery life.
I've narrowed things down to either the LG G Flex, or the G2.
I'd no doubt go for the Flex, but I use my phone as my main shooter, and the lack of IPS is kind of blah.
Anyone here owned both phones?
How does the stock battery life compare on the two for you? Is the Flex head and shoulders above it?
Do you notice lack of IPS on the flex vs your G2 shots?
hydrogenman said:
I'm coming from an older HTC One X, and I've vowed to get a phone with better battery life.
I've narrowed things down to either the LG G Flex, or the G2.
I'd no doubt go for the Flex, but I use my phone as my main shooter, and the lack of IPS is kind of blah.
Anyone here owned both phones?
How does the stock battery life compare on the two for you? Is the Flex head and shoulders above it?
Do you notice lack of IPS on the flex vs your G2 shots?
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i own 2 LG G2 phones and i just got me the G-Flex today.
g flex in my opinion is way smoother so far than the g2. about a month or 2 after i had my g2 i was over it. the screen just seems to shrink on you. i need bigger screens for my big fingers. doing a test of battery at 80% screen brightness right now right out of the box. will run at 80% also after the first charge. i will take screenshots after the first charge and post here.
the g2 on 60% sb i got around 4-4.50 hours. not too bad with 41hrs uptime.
gflex is supposed to be near the 6-8hr mark at full brightness but we'll see about that.
if you go for one of the 2 and dont care of screen size get the flex.
hydrogenman said:
I'm coming from an older HTC One X, and I've vowed to get a phone with better battery life.
I've narrowed things down to either the LG G Flex, or the G2.
I'd no doubt go for the Flex, but I use my phone as my main shooter, and the lack of IPS is kind of blah.
Anyone here owned both phones?
How does the stock battery life compare on the two for you? Is the Flex head and shoulders above it?
Do you notice lack of IPS on the flex vs your G2 shots?
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I have owned both, I had the G2 for a few months then switched to the G Flex, I can say that the battery life is a lot better on the G Flex, but for some reason surfing the web kills the batter way quicker than anything else. But I did just get the new kit kat update for it today so I'll have to see if that changed, they did say there was a battery boost as well as a performance boost, so that will have to be checked out.
Honestly I like the full RGB screen on the G Flex, the colors just pop, and pictures are a bit warmer because of the full size red sub-pixel but I like that, makes things more vibrant.
And because the screen is so large I tend to hold it a little further from my face, with the G2 I held it about 6-7 inches from my face, and the G Flex I hold it about a foot or more just because of the screen size, so things blend more.
Also the G Flex seems a bit snappier than the G2, probably because of the screen resolution, you need less processing power to run a lower resolution screen so it really does help.
But in the end they are 2 really great phones and I don't think you will be unhappy with either of them, so happy hunting!
in the end I just wanted the bigger screen of the flex
not regretting it so far thanks for the help guys
Wife and one stepdaughter have the G2's and are great phones, good battery life, awesome screen and the perfect size for a phone.
I went with the Flex due to the size as I am a media Monger and loved the curved aspect. Also wasn't that put off by the 720 screen, which can help attest for the stellar battery life in the Flex. It Truely is amazing!
I will say after a couple months, the size is getting to me. It's barely pocketable as I have a case on all my phones. Also the curve wore off real quick, hardly notice it anymore.
Going to seriously check out the G3 as I really like LG'S software. I am sure it will get good enough battery life and should be much more pocket friendly.
Don't get me wrong, I really like the Flex, just wish it was a little smaller. I say this coming from a N2 as well and makes that phone feel small, lol!
If battery is your main reason and can deal with the size and lower resolution screen, the Flex is for you.
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JesseMT4G said:
Wife and one stepdaughter have the G2's and are great phones, good battery life, awesome screen and the perfect size for a phone.
I went with the Flex due to the size as I am a media Monger and loved the curved aspect. Also wasn't that put off by the 720 screen, which can help attest for the stellar battery life in the Flex. It Truely is amazing!
I will say after a couple months, the size is getting to me. It's barely pocketable as I have a case on all my phones. Also the curve wore off real quick, hardly notice it anymore.
Going to seriously check out the G3 as I really like LG'S software. I am sure it will get good enough battery life and should be much more pocket friendly.
Don't get me wrong, I really like the Flex, just wish it was a little smaller. I say this coming from a N2 as well and makes that phone feel small, lol!
If battery is your main reason and can deal with the size and lower resolution screen, the Flex is for you.
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I have never put phones in my pocket if it doesnt have an otterbox or ballistic holster case i usually wont purchase it. I love the g flex way more than my g2. Battery life screen size snappiness,curve, everything about this phone is awesome. If you are selling for te g3 please pm me i am interested
Well, not everyone rocks a belt holster from the 90's
Not selling it, I am on the jump program and would have to sell the phone at basically wholesale, so not worth it for you I am sure. Only had the phone a couple months, heck haven't even made a jump payment on it yet, haha!
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JesseMT4G said:
Well, not everyone rocks a belt holster from the 90's
Not selling it, I am on the jump program and would have to sell the phone at basically wholesale, so not worth it for you I am sure. Only had the phone a couple months, heck haven't even made a jump payment on it yet, haha!
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Thats true....
Holster clips,even though from my nokia 3390 days, are still more convenient for me than in my pocket. Especially with this phones size.
All i gotta say about this phone is that its friggin awesome. The 720p res. DOes not bother me at all.
A guy was gonna buy my g2 today but flaked out. Its a shame cause its only 4 months old.