HTC one or LG G2 - Sprint HTC One (M7)

I got invited to LGs city tour in Seattle where I will be given a G2 for free. But I don't know if I want to give up my HTC one soon. I've only had it a few months. It's been such a great device! Never had a big issue with the low light tint. Everything about the device has always worked flawlessly with me. It's such a beast and I love that it has 2 speakers and they are on the front of the phone. It's came in handy so many times. Basically the HTC one is one of the best handsets out there. In my opinion the best available for sprint.
I'm torn between giving that up next month for the g2. In your opinions what would you do? The specs of the g2 are obviously much better than the one in every way including the battery. But it's also LG. They don't have a great history with high end devices. They released their first one barely over a year ago. It did great. Got rated the highest of it's time. I used to have the device and I loved it. The camera could have been better but with the HTC one having similar specs to the optimus g I clearly chose the HTC one.
Sorry for rambling lol I'm just curious what you guys think.
Additionally: the people over in the optimus g threads are great with getting working leaks way before sprint drops the official OTA. I've noticed with the One it's not as easy as nothing for the sprint version is ever leaked and shared to us here. It's been teased by a few but never shared. LG wins in that area.
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tsdeaton said:
I got invited to LGs city tour in Seattle where I will be given a G2 for free. But I don't know if I want to give up my HTC one soon. I've only had it a few months. It's been such a great device! Never had a big issue with the low light tint. Everything about the device has always worked flawlessly with me. It's such a beast and I love that it has 2 speakers and they are on the front of the phone. It's came in handy so many times. Basically the HTC one is one of the best handsets out there. In my opinion the best available for sprint.
I'm torn between giving that up next month for the g2. In your opinions what would you do? The specs of the g2 are obviously much better than the one in every way including the battery. But it's also LG. They don't have a great history with high end devices. They released their first one barely over a year ago. It did great. Got rated the highest of it's time. I used to have the device and I loved it. The camera could have been better but with the HTC one having similar specs to the optimus g I clearly chose the HTC one.
Sorry for rambling lol I'm just curious what you guys think.
Additionally: the people over in the optimus g threads are great with getting working leaks way before sprint drops the official OTA. I've noticed with the One it's not as easy as nothing for the sprint version is ever leaked and shared to us here. It's been teased by a few but never shared. LG wins in that area.
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I was struggling with this aswell..... i decided to get the one, better build quality, better sound, great devo community. the g2 on the other hand uses triband lte which would be nice while i was working so i could have slightly better lte. however looking at the build quality on the g2 and the back buttons pretty much made my mind up.

I'd go with the G2. The only thing wrong with it is it has a very ugly skin.
I'm an One owner.
g2 has
better camera
faster processor
One has
better build quality (and style for that matter)
better speakers

cant talk and surf interwebs on g2...... on the one you can. unless your on wifi than with the g2 you can

The One does not have SVDO, unless I missed something.

Robisgnarly said:
cant talk and surf interwebs on g2...... on the one you can. unless your on wifi than with the g2 you can
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Can only do this while on LTE... just like all the other phones. Very few sprint phones can use 3G and talk at the same time.

I SAY G2, only because its triband lte. that way you are set for the future when smr 800 mhz lte is live in your area and the band 41 lte goes online as well

if their gonna give it to you for free take it say thank you and sell or give to me if you don't want to use it.

dased14 said:
if their gonna give it to you for free take it say thank you and sell or give to me if you don't want to use it.
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Lol
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LG g2
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LG 2 sell it pocket money and keep your old trusty HTC one
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If can get it free, id take the G2 in an instant. Then keep your HTC one in case you don't like the G2. 13MP w/ OIS and 1080P vids at 60fps is killer.
If the G2 releases before the HTC one gets 4.3, I'm jumping ships. But I'd still keep my One tho.
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Getting my 4X in a couple of days - What should I look out for?

Hey guys, and girls,
I am due to pick up my 4X in a couple of days and I was wondering is there anything I need to check on the phone before leaving the shop.
My One X, which will still be my main phone, had a few issues when released. We had a checklist of things to check just to make sure the handset was in top order before we left the shop. Is there anything like that I should be wary of. I don't want to get home and sudden find out that x or y is a common fault with the handset and a quick check in store before I left could have saved me a headache.
Cheers.
EDIT: I know this is a question and has grounds to have been posted in the Q&A section. I thought since it was more a general question I would post it here. But if the mods wish to move it over to Q&A that is cool
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I had zero problems with mine just remember the phone comes with two smart tags. Some people try to sell them with one or none and take one for themselves.
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I don't know about any problems with the device that could be checked in store (actually I don't know about any problems it could have)
The only thing that you could possibly check is that if you press the border and the center of the back (and also the place where your fingers will be) slightly it should not feel like there is a little gap between the back and the phone (not a big issue but I nearly went mad about this with my 2X)
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just remember the phone comes with two smart tags.
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I still wonder why there isn't a third one for sleeping mode.
colts187 said:
I had zero problems with mine just remember the phone comes with two smart tags. Some people try to sell them with one or none and take one for themselves.
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I don't know about any problems with the device that could be checked in store (actually I don't know about any problems it could have)
The only thing that you could possibly check is that if you press the border and the center of the back (and also the place where your fingers will be) slightly it should not feel like there is a little gap between the back and the phone (not a big issue but I nearly went mad about this with my 2X)
I still wonder why there isn't a third one for sleeping mode.
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Cheers, if all goes well I'm hoping to pick it up tomorrow. I have wanted one of these since they were first announced. I'm a little bit excited to say the least
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Well I personally think LG makes great phones besides their bad software but actually with their 4X they made a pretty decent job out of the box. And they 4X is a great phone. And since LG has so much a bad reputation. Their phones are way cheaper. The LG 4X is better then the One X and in par with the S3 screen wise I would say the one x has the best then just barely a difference the lg 4x then the s3 outside in sunlight I would say 4x one x and s3.
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But this one is a new LG. The Optimus G. Well this is a pretty piece of hardware. http://www.androidcentral.com/lg-optimus-g-officially-official?style_mobile=0
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The 4x is *not *better than the one x or the s3 - please stop the fanboy nonsense. I know because I have both of them and the 4x. and the galaxy nexus, which is the best of the lot.
On the positive, the 4x is very fast. Faster than the one x and the s3 in many operations. Where it falls down is that the software is sometimes flaky, particularly the camera software, which is awful. As is the stock email client. But the rest is actually pretty good and I love the form factor.
Lets not forget that the one x was flaky when it was released too so hopefully lg will fix things very quickly.
I have always loved the look of LG phones. The Prada to me is one of the nicest looking phones and UI's of all time. Just a shame about the Prada name on it.
And I gave never really owned a LG before, the 5 days I had an Optimus P350 does not count as it was just a temporary phone that I gave away after.
As what phone is 'better'. There is no such thing. There is only a better phone for you. What I demand out of a phone and what the person beside me demands are two different things. My good lady for example is still rocking the P350 stock. While it is perfect for her it would drive me up the wall. She won't even let me root it lol
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Dr.Paul said:
The 4x is *not *better than the one x or the s3 - please stop the fanboy nonsense. I know because I have both of them and the 4x. and the galaxy nexus, which is the best of the lot.
On the positive, the 4x is very fast. Faster than the one x and the s3 in many operations. Where it falls down is that the software is sometimes flaky, particularly the camera software, which is awful. As is the stock email client. But the rest is actually pretty good and I love the form factor.
Lets not forget that the one x was flaky when it was released too so hopefully lg will fix things very quickly.
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A bad stock email client is not good for me. Perhaps the one from my One X will work in it.
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Newest software update fixed the camera issues pretty much. And think about it. The 4X is like a 100 bucks cheaper then the one x and even more cheaper then the S3 and u get a great phone. And removan\ble Battery and memory unlike u do with the HTC ONE X and i had all 3 phone s the S3 the ONE X and the 4X i kept the 4X i mean i was able to sell the S3 for 650 Euro for the 64gb version i Paid 1 Euro on contract lol the ONE X i was able to sell for 400 Euro Paid One Euro. I wouldnt had get that for the LG 4X, so no brainer to sell them and keep a great phone. Didnt like the ONE X the non removable battery is bad. The battery is bad it sucks and not being able to swap it is just bad. Android isnt Apple so what the hell i got rid of it so fast. The 4X has 2100 baTTERY LIKE THE S3 has. and removable if u wanna pop in a different one. And since there is root now on the 4X u can use that LG app that allows to select the 5 core that is made to save battery if not used instead using 4 in idle it is i think a 400 mhz 5 core i get great battery life out of it. On paar with the s3 and even some. The ONE X so bad Battery life just bad.
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Newest software update fixed the camera issues pretty much. And think about it. The 4X is like a 100 bucks cheaper then the one x and even more cheaper then the S3 and u get a great phone. And removan\ble Battery and memory unlike u do with the HTC ONE X and i had all 3 phone s the S3 the ONE X and the 4X i kept the 4X i mean i was able to sell the S3 for 650 Euro for the 64gb version i Paid 1 Euro on contract lol the ONE X i was able to sell for 400 Euro Paid One Euro. I wouldnt had get that for the LG 4X, so no brainer to sell them and keep a great phone. Didnt like the ONE X the non removable battery is bad. The battery is bad it sucks and not being able to swap it is just bad. Android isnt Apple so what the hell i got rid of it so fast. The 4X has 2100 baTTERY LIKE THE S3 has. and removable if u wanna pop in a different one. And since there is root now on the 4X u can use that LG app that allows to select the 5 core that is made to save battery if not used instead using 4 in idle it is i think a 400 mhz 5 core i get great battery life out of it. On paar with the s3 and even some. The ONE X so bad Battery life just bad.
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I can't root it. As much as I would love to I need to keep it as is. At least while I give it a good test and review. Once that is done, then we will see
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In the LG 4X the camera is bad in this aspect, but can change the software with some programing. In the Optimus 3D,2X, and more, the camera is bad,and have a software created by the developers.
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In the LG 4X the camera is bad in this aspect, but can change the software with some programing. In the Optimus 3D,2X, and more, the camera is bad,and have a software created by the developers.
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How is it with 3rd party camera apps like Camera Zoom FX, any idea?
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And I have it. It is very nice. Cannot wait to play with it more
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No More Nexus 4.

I tried to like this phone, but I have come to the realization that I just don't. No bumper, charging mat or screen protector has helped me enjoy it anymore. Getting this device to work correctly on at&t is a nightmare, I'm having connection issues to this day. No apn, imei or change of plan has fixed it. The phone has light bleed, which is frustrating to look at and buzzing which is annoying to hear. Rma is not my thing it takes to long and I've heard to many horror stories.
Stock android is nice though I feel the experience of say the note 2 is better. I'd rather have a skinned version of android and then when I am looking for a vanilla look and feel I can ROM aokp or cm 10 which seems to be the better version of stock android anyway with added utility and customizations.
Think my run with at&t and my nexus is over. Time for a new beginning with Verizon LTE which is available 100% in my area where at&t is not and I think I'm going with a droid DNA.
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Cool story bro. Tell it again..:thumbup:
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Good choice man! this device is not for everyone :good:
As for me AT&T works fine in my area, never had any problems. Had a few friends not getting signal earlier with their sprint iphones and I let them use mine to make a call :silly:
Hey man, it's your choice! Pure capitalistic decision here. You are not satisfied with the device, which you have every right to feel that way. It doesn't fit your needs and you like the Note 2. You don't need some AOSP zealots approval to move on. I hate AT&T personally. They treat you like crap, and though they are the No.2 carrier, with GSM, I wouldn't go back to them for all the tea in China. If I was a high roller, I might consider Verizon as they hands down have the best coverage in the USA. Their 3g is slower than my T-Mobile... and even sometimes their LTE, but good luck getting ANY 3g coverage in upstate NY (aunt lives there) on T-Mobile outside Rochester proper. If you would be served better with a Verizon Note 2, go there brother and be happy with your purchase! I personally don't want to go back to touchwiz (been AOSP too long), but the phone is awesome! Has a beautiful screen, expandable storage, great processor, 2nd best Android battery life (Razr HD Maxx being No.1), S-Pen, multi-window multitasking, etc.
Don't think you have to have a Nexus or the acceptance of the Nexus crowd. Vote with your bucks and your feet. Wish you well with the Note 2.
Are you going to sell the Nexus?
I personally have had zero issues on AT&T via Straight Talk and love this device. I would highly recommend sticking with a GSM provider though, if you have service in your area, T-Mobile perhaps? As GSM unlocked devices gives one much more freedom to move carriers, plus, I suffered hell with Verizon, they are by far one of the worst companies I have ever had the displeasure of dealing with; never again.
Either way, good luck.
It's called T mobile?
I honestly never see the purpose of these threads. The forum isn't your personal blog. And I don't think any body necessarily has any care what you're saying (as mentioned previously by the person who said cool story bro). If you don't like the phone that's fine, just be on your way. Not being mean or anything but the general forum isn't ones blog
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We don't need a thread to be made just because someone is either new to the device or if they're selling it. Just move along quietly and it will be better for everyone.
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how much for the n4???
munchy_cool said:
how much for the n4???
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Buying a device on xda is against the rules
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Guys, we should band together and hold a candlelight vigil in an attempt to convince the OP to stick with the Nexus. That's what a good community does, right?
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The beauty of android is, there are tons of devices out there and great choices. Ill suggest the note 2.
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thegregulator said:
Guys, we should band together and hold a candlelight vigil in an attempt to convince the OP to stick with the Nexus. That's what a good community does, right?
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Nah, we'll just tie him up to a log and send him off in a viking funeral.......except that he is still breathing when we light the first torch.
inseconds99 said:
I tried to like this phone, but I have come to the realization that I just don't. No bumper, charging mat or screen protector has helped me enjoy it anymore. Getting this device to work correctly on at&t is a nightmare, I'm having connection issues to this day. No apn, imei or change of plan has fixed it. The phone has light bleed, which is frustrating to look at and buzzing which is annoying to hear. Rma is not my thing it takes to long and I've heard to many horror stories.
Stock android is nice though I feel the experience of say the note 2 is better. I'd rather have a skinned version of android and then when I am looking for a vanilla look and feel I can ROM aokp or cm 10 which seems to be the better version of stock android anyway with added utility and customizations.
Think my run with at&t and my nexus is over. Time for a new beginning with Verizon LTE which is available 100% in my area where at&t is not and I think I'm going with a droid DNA.
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Feel sorry for you, love mine N4!
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Damn, how much is that Verizon plan going to cost a month?
Enjoy your new phone though Droid DNA looks like a great phone too.
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We don't need a thread to be made just because someone is either new to the device or if they're selling it. Just move along quietly and it will be better for everyone.
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This.
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Anyone else jumping to the M8?

Too good to resist. April Fools!
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um, actually, yes.
Heck no. Less customization, more bezel..garbage pail kid camera. Naw
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Not a chance. Love the aluminum body and that's about it
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um, actually, yes.
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Really heff? Have you had a chance to check it out in person? The rep at the vzw store had just gotten his the morning I was in and when I looked at it it already had scuffs on the back and the ir remote lens from being in his pocket. Better get a case
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Thought about it, in a perfect world where I am a billionaire then yes (I'd have every phone so it prob wouldn't matter) but unfortunately that is not a reality and going from S800 to S800 doesn't make sense when I would prob have to pay about $150-200 difference or use an upgrade.
It does look hot and mSD slot would be nice
Dear God I would have so many phones if I was rich lol
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Really heff? Have you had a chance to check it out in person? The rep at the vzw store had just gotten his the morning I was in and when I looked at it it already had scuffs on the back and the ir remote lens from being in his pocket. Better get a case
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Yeah, i've checked it out. My buddy has one. I love the G2 but i can't get over the God awful call quality for people on the other end, no one can hear me. Our local Verizon store actually doesn't carry the G2 anymore because of so many complaints/returns(yes, I've returned mine). The SD slot is also a huge plus for me, and i have to have a case, my 2 year old that thinks my phone is a football
and I never said I was getting rid of the G2
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Yeah, i've checked it out. My buddy has one. I love the G2 but i can't get over the God awful call quality for people on the other end, no one can hear me. Our local Verizon store actually doesn't carry the G2 anymore because of so many complaints/returns(yes, I've returned mine). The SD slot is also a huge plus for me, and i have to have a case, my 2 year old that thinks my phone is a football
and I never said I was getting rid of the G2
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I hear ya, call quality seems fine for me and coming from the og razr the battery life is stellar. That's a big deal for me. But I gotta say, I was considering burning an update for the m8 after seeing it. Especially with the digital dots flip case and kitkat out of the chute. There's even a root exploit now and a bounty for s-off. Performance-wise though it seems like a lateral move.
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I hear ya, call quality seems fine for me and coming from the og razr the battery life is stellar. That's a big deal for me. But I gotta say, I was considering burning an update for the m8 after seeing it. Especially with the digital dots flip case and kitkat out of the chute. There's even a root exploit now and a bounty for s-off. Performance-wise though it seems like a lateral move.
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Yeah, it'll be a minor bump if any performance wise. Root is all I need, if that (you can tell I'm gettin old), build quality, battery, and storage are what have me interested. Plus it seems as if HTC is really stepping up their game on keeping devices updated. I'll pm you my thoughts after I have it a day or two.
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I'm either going M8 or S5. Need to hold the S5 first.
Nothing against the G2, I'm just a phone whore.
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I'll stay with the G2 until something with a huge bump comes along.
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I love the G2, but the fact that is is the best kept secret phone makes me think that the phone will receive updates infrequently, especially on Verizon. I do not think that there will be any huge bump in what a phone can do for 2013. It looks like the only think that will separate phones are the chip and the camera. The M8 has the best chip in the the Snapdragon 801. It also offers the knock on from the Lg G2. That is a feature that I have grown to love. I burned an update to replace my wife's m7.
I can not wait for it to come tomorrow in the mail. I hope the official kit kat version will be released by Verizon. I want to try the manual update but I do not want to damage my phone.
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I love the G2, but the fact that is is the best kept secret phone makes me think that the phone will receive updates infrequently, especially on Verizon. I do not think that there will be any huge bump in what a phone can do for 2013. It looks like the only think that will separate phones are the chip and the camera. The M8 has the best chip in the the Snapdragon 801. It also offers the knock on from the Lg G2. That is a feature that I have grown to love. I burned an update to replace my wife's m7.
I can not wait for it to come tomorrow in the mail. I hope the official kit kat version will be released by Verizon. I want to try the manual update but I do not want to damage my phone.
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Meh, the 801 is the same exact chip as the 800 just a little more refined. The S5 and Z2 also have 801s. On paper they're a smidge faster but not worth the smaller screen and smaller battery and worse camera.
Plus the metal body sounds and feels good but my Leveno has an aluminum body and whenever it hits something, it's permanent.
Even the S5 has a smaller screen and larger housing. Tap on isn't new, but LG was the first to implement it as a stock feature.
Even Paul O'Brien says he misses his G2 compared to the M8. There are also some serious issues with the phone too if you research it. They're trying to fix the bugs but your mileage may vary on a carrier locked model. Plus with kit Kat out of the box, you'll not have Root. They haven't been able to root Kit Kat yet from my understanding.
I'm not saying the M8 or S5 is a bad phone, just a downgrade from the G2.
LG has shown us some pretty speedy updates. Even on Verizon we've ready gotten 10A, 11B, 12A, and 24A since November. LG is really pushing updates. Plus the dev community is crazy on the G2.
I'm stopping but you get my point.
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I'd have to agree the only thing I'd take to replace my vs980 would be a new not refurbed vs980. Do I wish the g2 had better speakers and aluminum sure but honestly I love the quick case so it wouldn't really matter I wouldn't carry it naked anyway.
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Will wait and compare the M8 with the LG G3. One or the other, probably. Definitely NOT the GS5.
I've been so impressed with the G2, think I'll be staying with LG unless they somehow screw up the next iteration.
The battery alone is worth me staying with the G2. I go the whole day and conserving battery or plugging in never crosses my mind. Once 4.4 is OTA and source is released, there will be a bunch of stable KK ROMS that will receive support for some time. This will carry me at least until the next gen flagships, which the S5 and M8 are not.
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/03/31/one-click-root-method-released-for-htc-one-m8-on-verizon/
As you can see the m8 can be rooted and is running 4.4.2.
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http://www.droid-life.com/2014/03/31/one-click-root-method-released-for-htc-one-m8-on-verizon/
As you can see the m8 can be rooted and is running 4.4.2.
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Yea looks like the M8 is rootable now with HTC Weak sauce. Looks like HTC is unlocking the bootloaders per request and allowing TWRP custom recoveries too. Carriers who have locked the bootloaders will be unable to flash recoveries at this time.
Good news for M8 users.
Hardware is still too much of a downgrade for me though.
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Just left Verizon... without the m8. I wasn't impressed. I wanted to be, but it's not a big enough upgrade. I'll just deal with the call quality issues on the g2. (our great dev community may have played a role in me not picking up the m8 also)
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OG One or One M8

For those of you that have come from the original One, are you happy with the M8? Is it a worthy upgrade? I know that there are no roms out yet but I'm wondering to use my upgrade yet or wait?
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For those of you that have come from the original One, are you happy with the M8? Is it a worthy upgrade? I know that there are no roms out yet but I'm wondering to use my upgrade yet or wait?
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well the sd card was upgrade enough for me alone, but i love the battery life, it's beast and the camera look good to me too
I'm coming from the og one, but I haven't got the phone yet
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Had the OG One, switched to the Nexus 5 and now have the M8. I am extremely happy with the M8 and will probably end up keeping this longer than either of those.
This phone is beautiful, smoking fast, the screen is large and vivid; it's the best I've seen. I say go for it. [emoji106]
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M7? whats that?? lol I have been on the M8 now for 2 days and have forgotten all about the M7. This upgrade was well worth it. Love getting the SD card back and like everyone else has said...its fast....super fast, beautiful screen, solid build and the camera is fun.
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M7? whats that?? lol I have been on the M8 now for 2 days and have forgotten all about the M7. This upgrade was well worth it. Love getting the SD card back and like everyone else has said...its fast....super fast, beautiful screen, solid build and the camera is fun.
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I agree with you 100 %. If your area is blessed with spark, even more so.
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This is exactly the quandary I find myself in. Saw the m8 at Verizon and messed with it. Must say i was underwhelmed. Trying to decide now between N5 and M7, mostly.
Spark is wicked fast, but I don't know if my market will get it (just north of Seattle).
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Well I love them both... My only complaint is lack of vlte. I was looking forward to canceling my mifi... I got it bc my area didn't have lte and I had become spoiled by phones that allow me to surf and talk on Sprint... Sigh
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Keeping my SIM unlocked M7 on T-Mobile because I get great LTE everywhere around Brea, Yorba Linda, Anaheim at $70 unlimited everything.
Using an upgrade for the M8 (Best Buy has Gold and Gunmetal Black for Sprint at $199) in about a week. The same area has great Spark coverage. My M7 is customized exactly how I want it with all of the possible extras but the M7 feels like an American muscle car (powerful sturdy with straight lines) and the M8 is like a Ferrari with blazing speed and great curves. I was using the store salesman model and I got a pop up to swipe up with 5 fingers I believe and I was instantly connected with 7 TV's across the store. I just hope Spark is somewhere near these pics I have seen ...the map says I am in the center of a big area of coverage
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I'm happy
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scottspa74 said:
This is exactly the quandary I find myself in. Saw the m8 at Verizon and messed with it. Must say i was underwhelmed. Trying to decide now between N5 and M7, mostly.
Spark is wicked fast, but I don't know if my market will get it (just north of Seattle).
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Sprint will be deploying B41 (2500Mhz) LTE all throughout West Washington. It isn't widespread yet, but count on it being fast
I have Spark at work in Tukwila on my Nexus 5 and it hovers between 40 and 50 Mb/s
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If it only cost you around an "upgrade cost" it's worth upgrading. If you had to pay no contract price no it's not worth it.
My HTC One M7 has the original wide dynamic range dual mics. It's a very overlooked feature that just rocks.
Could care less about camera gimmicks.
Camera seems about the same. And it's fine.
I do like the SD card.
I still prefer the size of the M7, it was perfect. And it's weight.
Sound wise it sounds the same. And that's with beats off on the HTC One M7. With beats on I suspect M7 sounds better.
I prefer headphone jack on top.
Sense 6 is no biggy, but it is a tad nicer.
My wife has the HTC One M7 now. The clarity on phone calls between them is extremely good.
M8 does seem to pull LTE better and maybe transition better between 3G and LTE better (maybe). Does some funky things (Spark things I guess).
It's not a huge upgrade for sure.

G3 thoughts

I was converted to lg with Nexus 4, and have stuck with them. I was a long time HTC fan, but the g2 is the best phone I've ever owned.
I'm a little disappointed in the news on g3. It seems the screen will be bigger and a higher resolution, but the battery is staying the same? Isn't this going to severely change the battery life?
The processor isn't going to be the LG octa core we had hoped for, I am just really not too excited. Anyone have any good news?
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The good news is that the LG G2 is a great phone, and there is no reason to spend the extra money on the G3.
Thanks Devs, from my LG G2
Yeah I find it a bit ridiculous that they are going 2k screen yet many companies can't make a 1080p screen last more than 15hrs.
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Well I'm a phone junky. I've had the g2 longer than any phone ever. I just hope there is more to g3 than been released so far.
Also wish you could buy one of the new phones from One or OPPO and use them on Verizon
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G2 is still good I'll wait for G4, I think they are aiming too high on G3 with bigger screen and same battery size
I just don't get it sometimes. People are killing the HTC M8 and even more so the Galaxy S5 for being "more of the same", so LG works on a totally revamped UI, a (industry first) 2k screen and more that's yet to be seen and people are now complaining because they're "reaching too high"?
I understand the battery concerns, but that's speculation at this point. I am not a huge fan of the UI, but I also hated the original UI on my G2, it's grown on me with the help of LGs built in themes. I, for one, am glad they are trying to make their phones drastically different.
I have an upgrade I'm thinking of going to htc one m8. But was gonna give lg a chance to impress. How are the speakers on g2 I know will not compare to htc one m8.
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whishey said:
I have an upgrade I'm thinking of going to htc one m8. But was gonna give lg a chance to impress. How are the speakers on g2 I know will not compare to htc one m8.
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Honestly, with viper4android installed, along with a few sound increasing options ticked on it, my phone speaker is rediculously loud, stock its pretty quiet, but the potential for it to be loud is there.
I think HTC will inevitably be gone. Everytime one of the people does something that is of really high quality, such as their recent design guy, they leave. LG is one company that has the resources to go toe to toe with Samsung and Apple. I'm not complaining, I just don't want them to lose the momentum they gained. As for LG ui? I loved it from jump... Much better than Sense or TW
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Rippley05 said:
I just don't get it sometimes. People are killing the HTC M8 and even more so the Galaxy S5 for being "more of the same", so LG works on a totally revamped UI, a (industry first) 2k screen and more that's yet to be seen and people are now complaining because they're "reaching too high"?
I understand the battery concerns, but that's speculation at this point. I am not a huge fan of the UI, but I also hated the original UI on my G2, it's grown on me with the help of LGs built in themes. I, for one, am glad they are trying to make their phones drastically different.
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The new UI will surely be ported to the G2 at some point, as for the hardware, I don't think they shot high enough. The hardware changes between the G2 and G3 just are not enough to warrant the cost in my opinion. I am with others, I will wait for the G4 or 5 before I make any changes. The larger screen higher res but same battery is going to be an issue. I guess we will see.
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The new UI will surely be ported to the G2 at some point, as for the hardware, I don't think they shot high enough. The hardware changes between the G2 and G3 just are not enough to warrant the cost in my opinion. I am with others, I will wait for the G4 or 5 before I make any changes. The larger screen higher res but same battery is going to be an issue. I guess we will see.
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It comes down to what's available. None of the new phones this year were massively better than last year. And battery technology has become lateral. 1080p is already as good as it can get..2k? Will or can anyone tell? The cameras are the only real place for drastic improvements and both HTC and Samsung failed to deliver. These companies keep pushing out phones because they have too now. Annual flagships are almost required to stay relative even when the technology doesn't support the need to upgrade. I'm excited to see what Motorola will do next. They're the only phone manufacturer last year that didn't use the latest and greatest and still hit the mark. Better camera, better battery life and better screen. all fairly easy to obtain. And they have a homerun
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I'm also curious if Verizon will pick up the Sony phone. That could be interesting
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big70tom said:
I'm also curious if Verizon will pick up the Sony phone. That could be interesting
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Forgot which site it was but they reported on a rumor stating it would be coming to Verizon. Seeing as how Sony is facing manufacturing delays though in other markets who knows when it will finally come to the US.
As for the G3 I'm just hoping Verizon doesn't push LG around in order to have a unique variant like they did with the G2. It results in a very limited amount of cases to choose from when compared to the standard model.
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I'm also curious if Verizon will pick up the Sony phone. That could be interesting
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I dunno if you guys have heard of Flowly (App that has several sources for Android news like Phandroid, AH, AC, etc) but I read a few articles on there that said the Sony Xperia Z2 will not be coming to any US carriers, not even T-Mobile. They'll sell unlocked phones in the US but that's it. I don't know why, but it seems like something on Sonys end is causing issue since not a single carrier will be selling it. It's lame IMO, but things like that are why Sony doesn't matter when it comes to anything Android.
*edit* http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony...rrier-available-only-on-Sonys-website_id55546
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As for the G3 I'm just hoping Verizon doesn't push LG around in order to have a unique variant like they did with the G2. It results in a very limited amount of cases to choose from when compared to the standard model.
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I have grown very fond of the wireless charging though.
Yeah its cool, but I'm tired of being the bastard model too. Cases are hard to find. I'm anti iPhone but if iPhone 6 looks cool, I'm tempted to get it just so I can play with cases for a bit
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big70tom said:
Yeah its cool, but I'm tired of being the bastard model too. Cases are hard to find. I'm anti iPhone but if iPhone 6 looks cool, I'm tempted to get it just so I can play with cases for a bit
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You should be kicked out of your own thread for saying that. Lol
We don't need a 100 cases. I'll gladly take Qi charging over standard back design. I only wish Verizon hadn't changed the back buttons.
Worry about locked bootloaders, not cases.
ECrispy said:
We don't need a 100 cases. I'll gladly take Qi charging over standard back design. I only wish Verizon hadn't changed the back buttons.
Worry about locked bootloaders, not cases.
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That bootloader is what worries me. Since they blocked Loki with KK, the G3 is going to be in the same boat. But this time with no way to push a loki'd aboot since there won't be one.
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We don't need a 100 cases. I'll gladly take Qi charging over standard back design. I only wish Verizon hadn't changed the back buttons.
Worry about locked bootloaders, not cases.
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You mean You don't need cases and prefer wireless charging. You don't speak for everyone tho. I care less about wireless charging but enjoy a variety of cases to mix it up.
I agree on the boot loader. Its gonna suck
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