Right after only having my lg g flex for 3 days I have to sell it. Just can't be dealing with the graininess of the screen it's just so bad when you come from a phone such as the nexus it's FHD screen to this one. Its such a shame because the phone is utterly amazing.
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Did you set the screen mode to "Vivid"?
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I hear ya and I would never keep the phone with one of the noisy panels as it's all I could see on the one that had it. Too bad you could not find a good one. Good luck with new phone which ever it will be.
yeah I`m on my third G flex and my first 2 where grainy and screen burn in, my third is perfect no image retention, or the grainy look :victory:
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yeah I`m on my third G flex and my first 2 where grainy and screen burn in, my third is perfect no image retention, or the grainy look :victory:
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I got lucky on my first one. No grain and no image retention, which another one I saw suffered heavily. It looked horrible.
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Haven't got rid of it yet but the screen doesn't burn in like the first one I had did. It is a rev 1.0 as well so it shouldn't have the grain in issue. Is it a Rom issue or is twit the LCD cause if it's the Rom then I will need to flash something else
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I have read some say it can be fixed somewhat with firmware but I believe it is mostly screen hardware issue.
so where or what phone elements are grainy? had my phone for months and cant tell
i am about to say bye to the flex also. the day the nexus x drops, im paying off my phone and buying it. oh how i miss vanilla android and cyanogenmod...... it has nothing to do with the phone,the phone is perfect,but, developement is really slow due to locked down bootloaders,. but whatever. im just about over it. this phone would have been very very awesome with a working cm rom. so if i also dont get the chance to say it, bye flex world.
Said goodbye to my g flex last night. Traded it to a coworker for the Nexus 5.
Went from a phone with barely any development to a great Dev phone. Although I did really like the G flex. The not being able to flash ROMs like a madman was killing it. So good luck to the community here and thanks to the devs that did work and attempt. :beer:
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Looking for a nexus 5 as well. This phone is prefect but without development its basically not worth it for me.
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Said goodbye to my g flex last night. Traded it to a coworker for the Nexus 5.
Went from a phone with barely any development to a great Dev phone. Although I did really like the G flex. The not being able to flash ROMs like a madman was killing it. So good luck to the community here and thanks to the devs that did work and attempt. :beer:
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How do you cope with the significant drop in battery life doesn't that bother you a little bit? You have basically gone from best to worst in that regard =)
I've had a Nexus 5 a while ago. It's an awesome device because of the development. But I have other priorities today like battery life which I hold higher than anything else after a few years with Andriod.
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How do you cope with the significant drop in battery life doesn't that bother you a little bit? You have basically gone from best to worst in that regard =)
I've had a Nexus 5 a while ago. It's an awesome device because of the development. But I have other priorities today like battery life which I hold higher than anything else after a few years with Andriod.
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Haven't had it but 24 hours lol. Battery life isn't that big a deal for me. I'm happy with the Nexus so far. Also it works better for me being able to keep it in my pocket at work and not feel like I'm going to snap it, working in machinery all night.
Having Android L, multirom, newest P.A and any other ROM also make it a much better choice. Looking into getting an extended battery for it also.
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Took mine back 3 days after buying it. Coming from a lg g2 the screen clairity was something i couldn't deal with. When i was setting up the phone the games i redownloaded mostly gameloft games looked like sh÷t and the camera was not as good as the lg g2. Took that phone back and got a note 3 love it. Hopefully lg get the next version right because this phone could have been great. To be a big phone it feels perfect in the hands compared to the note 3. Enjoy the nexus 5 its a good phone.
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Right after only having my lg g flex for 3 days I have to sell it. Just can't be dealing with the graininess of the screen it's just so bad when you come from a phone such as the nexus it's FHD screen to this one. Its such a shame because the phone is utterly amazing.
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I dropped this phone as well, went to the G3, massive upgrade from 720p xD
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Just got it here are couple of pics...
Looks fabulous! I just ordered mine on AT&T today and it should be here this weekend.
First impressions? I'm seriously thinking about going and getting it tomorrow. What do you think? What phone are you coming from?
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First impressions? I'm seriously thinking about going and getting it tomorrow. What do you think? What phone are you coming from?
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Depends on what phone you have now. I have both the T-Mo one and the T-Mo note 3. The bigger screen is nice on the G-Flex, but the screen on the Note 3 looks better to my eye. I do like the curved screen which is one reason I am willing to give the G-Flex a try. However the S-Pen is really nice on the Note 3. Only you can decide what you want. Go into a store and try out the GFlex and see what you think.
Ok so here are my first impressions, first thing i am coming from a Note 3 and like Prod said i notice the lower screen quality right away. From the wallpaper to the hideous LG icons does are the first to things i disliked right away. I was spoiled with the Note 3 1080p so i can really tell the difference kind of disappointed on flex screen. I played a 1080p Movie and it was ok not as bad as the icons, wallpaper and pictures on websites. On the other hand i like the phone itself the curve, buttons, size and feel pretty much everything so far. Phone feels snappier than Note 3 also. If only the screen was a 1080p this would be a really good phone. I have just played with it briefly so this are my initial thoughts. PS if you guys are debating on this or the Note 3 and if its going to be your long term phone go with Note 3, Like i said in other treads i change phones every 3 months or so and ill probably just have the flex for 2 months. One more pic Flex and Note 3.
I'm coming from note 2 and my plan was to get this phone, get the 6 months of Netflix, use it for 6 or 7 months and then use jump! To get the note 4,which should absolutely be a freaking beast.
Either that or get the s5 but I don't want the s5 then jump to the note 4. Besides I absolutely LOVE the way that the flex looks.
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I'm coming from note 2 and my plan was to get this phone, get the 6 months of Netflix, use it for 6 or 7 months and then use jump! To get the note 4,which should absolutely be a freaking beast.
Either that or get the s5 but I don't want the s5 then jump to the note 4. Besides I absolutely LOVE the way that the flex looks.
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Yea one thing the flex does have is looks for sure and the curve, if coming from note 2 it shouldn't be that bad of a transition. I have been looking at some more 1080p movies on it and its good not as bad and there's something about the curve that give the movies a different feel I wasn't a believer on this but its true.
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Ok so here are my first impressions, first thing i am coming from a Note 3 and like Prod said i notice the lower screen quality right away. From the wallpaper to the hideous LG icons does are the first to things i disliked right away. I was spoiled with the Note 3 1080p so i can really tell the difference kind of disappointed on flex screen. I played a 1080p Movie and it was ok not as bad as the icons, wallpaper and pictures on websites. On the other hand i like the phone itself the curve, buttons, size and feel pretty much everything so far. Phone feels snappier than Note 3 also. If only the screen was a 1080p this would be a really good phone. I have just played with it briefly so this are my initial thoughts. PS if you guys are debating on this or the Note 3 and if its going to be your long term phone go with Note 3, Like i said in other treads i change phones every 3 months or so and ill probably just have the flex for 2 months. One more pic Flex and Note 3.
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Saw it today at att store today, At person greeting at the entrance said the phone was not in yet, lol. but it was, I noticed on the way out as I was checking out the Mega and Note 3. The phone holds great in the hand and the curve looks great. After reading review here about the screen that's the first thing I looked for and noticed it a little. The Icon in the phone look as if stretched a bit. Then in youtube saw a HD 1080 vedio and was not impressed. Apart from that I would be very happy with this phone.
The phone seemed to fit in my front pocket no problem. I just started wearing glasses last year and sometimes I forget and my eyes start to hurt from reading on the phone. since you have both N3 and G Flex does reading a book look better (or even noticeable) on the Note 3 vs g Flex? I would imagine it would look sharper on the N3. thus causing less eye strain for me.
Have you tried installing Nova launcher to see if it gives you a crisper icons.
Enjoy you G Flex and thanks in advance.
Congrats on the new phone. I'm a phone whore like you. I took a look at the Flex today at a AT&T store since T-Mobile didn't have it yet and a snow storm is coming now. lol I liked it but coming from the G2 I'm not sure. I'll have to think about it some more.
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Yea one thing the flex does have is looks for sure and the curve, if coming from note 2 it shouldn't be that bad of a transition. I have been looking at some more 1080p movies on it and its good not as bad and there's something about the curve that give the movies a different feel I wasn't a believer on this but its true.
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Reading books and webpages would definitely be way better on Note 3. Thats the main disadvantage of the flex however on videos its not that bad. Again if ur looking for a long term phone i would suggest Note 3.
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Congrats on the new phone. I'm a phone whore like you. I took a look at the Flex today at a AT&T store since T-Mobile didn't have it yet and a snow storm is coming now. lol I liked it but coming from the G2 I'm not sure. I'll have to think about it some more.
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Ok if ur coming from G2 i would figure the change would not be so bad since its the same hardware and u are getting way more screen only thing would be the great screen quality on G2. In my situation. I gave up storage, 1080p and just gained a bit of screen, 3gb of ram, usb 3.0 and stylus (even though i never used it).
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Ok if ur coming from G2 i would figure the change would not be so bad since its the same hardware and u are getting way more screen only thing would be the great screen quality on G2. In my situation. I gave up storage, 1080p and just gained a bit of screen, 3gb of ram, usb 3.0 and stylus (even though i never used it).
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I like the Flex design and battery life but other then that it's just a stretched out G2. I'm just thinking after the newness wears off I might regret leaving the G2. I had the Note 2 and S4 before. I went to the G2 because it was different.
*flex*
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Does the T-mobile version have a locked bootloader?
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Well I was thinking of getting the flex coming from a note 2 but so much reviews on it not being 1080p has me worried but I figured well it couldn't be that bad coming from a note 2 so I might give it a try until the note 4 comes out.
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Well I was thinking of getting the flex coming from a note 2 but so much reviews on it not being 1080p has me worried but I figured well it couldn't be that bad coming from a note 2 so I might give it a try until the note 4 comes out.
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Two words to keep me from Samsung: TouchWiz, Knox
I currently have and S4 I can't wait to get rid of. I got a G2 then TMO announced the Flex release. I returned the G2 because I didn't want to spend a JUMP. I'll be stopping by a store to see if they have it in stock. With better things coming, I think this is a good move to get flex now and see how the new (non Samsung) devices shake out in the next few months (G Pro among others).
Man I can't wait for mine to come in Friday...then its time to start working on root and building aospa!!!
Reason i changed to was that i have been using samsung for a while and wanted a change. I was initially going to change when g2 came out but non sd made me go to N3, but i figured i was not using much memory so went to flex for something new.
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First battery cycle with heavy use trying to kill battery. 27 hrs
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I'm kind of surprised with some of the negative G Flex reviews and how some people don't even give the phone a chance. Is Samsung paying them? lol The curved design is not a gimmick. It's pretty damn impressive. IMO The phone just feels right in my hands/face and fits better in my pocket. I was impressed with how LG fit a 3000mAh battery in the compact size of the G2 which is what I had before the Flex. Now after using the Flex for a week LG has impressed me even more with battery life. I know the Flex has a bigger battery by 500mAh compared to the G2 but seems to last twice as long as the G2. Why is that? Probably because of the 720p display right? If so I might be the only one but I think LG was smart doing that. I got annoyed at times having to charge my G2 during the day. I just charge my Flex when I sleep. I think the 720p display is sharp and I have no ghosting. As you can tell I'm very happy with the Flex even coming from a G2.
I ignored all the bad reviews concerning the screen display and I'm happy with my flex coming from a N3... Battery life is superior and I'm only on my 2nd week with this phone.
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I'm coming from a note 3 and the flex is a beast.....
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I'll say this I ran Antu on my buddies Flex and my Note III and the Flex won every time. That is even after over clocking my Note III, fresh restarts on both, I tried everything to beat it but never came out on top.
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No ghosting? Either your eyes are not good or you got lucky. Seen 4 and all have ghosting. Think its normal.
I think this phone is pretty great.
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No ghosting? Either your eyes are not good or you got lucky. Seen 4 and all have ghosting. Think its normal.
I think this phone is pretty great.
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I must of got lucky. I got mine in Columbus Ohio at a tmobile store and no ghosting issue for me. I do have a grainy appearance to the screen. But turn brightness up and your good if it bothers you. I doesn't for me. I tell you this coming from the note 2 to gs4 the screen was the difference maker for me. But took the hit in battery life never again not worth it if you ask me. I rather have a good to mediocre screen. ( which the flex doesn't have a crappy screen at all just a different technology). And just because everybody's using one type of screen doesn't make it a better just differently.
I personally got tired of Samsung and touchwiz. So I switch will I have the flex for ever? No I won't I will jump in six to eight months from now and into something else that give excellent battery life with killer specs. I don't regret getting the flex we already know what coming down the pipeline anyways. Oh wait let me guess.... HTC flagship, Samsung flagship, LG flagship, new nexus and also ios. It never changes people the flex got me because it's different and I personally didn't want to have compositive keys or hardware buttons such as home and back. Grow tired on rooted to gain this feature. That left me 4 choices nexus, Sony, and lg g2 or the lg g flex I went with the flex because it was the newest device that they had available and don't regret it. Yeah the note 3 is a nice device but my last 3 phones were all Samsung and like I mentioned before I grow tired and was wanting other features that Samsung couldn't offer. Just my 2 cents.
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no ghosting for me either, and with the brightness turned up to 60%-70%, completely grainy free..
I had the same issue with the stupid reviewers on my htc one max; that too was a great phone, but, every doosh bag reviewer found something bad to say about it. Fortunately, I have my own brain, and dont give a rats arse what any "reviewer" has to say about any electronic item I buy.
Sprint network still sucks, and because of that, I had to sell my one max, and our 2 htc one's. We all changed to T-Mobile, and are thrilled with the network coverage and speed outside of Chicago now!
4 Samsung phones in a row was enough for me, and especially with the Knox security Krap they are forcing on every one now..Lg phones are really nice, and my wife and son really like their G2's. We'll see whats out there 6 months from now, but if dev picks up for the flex, I doubt I will want to get rid of it for longer than that; the best battery I have ever seen in a phone. Now, if they would just come up with stereo front facing speakers for this beast!!
Crazy I'm in Columbus, Ohio but I got my Flex online from T-Mobile. Maybe if people don't put a magnifying glass over the phone they might enjoy it. LoL. My only issue if you call it a issue is that I want to carry the Flex naked but it's not easy to do plus risky business.
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Love the display, only ghosting I've ever seen was in injustice, and was so short a time, l almost missed it. And i too wish i had the scruples to carry it around without a case.
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Just come with that custom recovery and I'll be happy when i can see cm11 on this boy other than that the g flex is a really solid phone i put this phone thru more than i did any other phone and i can honestly say the battery in this phone is great a whole shift at work streaming tune in watching movies and still have more than 50% when i get off
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I just got the Flex, my reason was the negative reviews. I have a Note 3, while I'm not convinced yet that it's better. I'm open to giving it a chance. I like my stylus. Lol.
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I've only read one review that gave it a thumbs up. It was a woman who reviewed it after having it for a week or so. She gave it 8/10 and I tip my hat off to her. She has small hands and looked past the size of the phone, and just reviewed it straight up.
I don't like reviewers who say the phone is comically large, and the curve of the device is a novelty. That's an opinion. Although reviews should have your opinion, it shouldn't blind you from fact. What's large for you isn't large for me. What fits in your purse, fits in my pocket. Blah blah blah. Anyway I like the Flex, not for what it is, but I like it because its just a better device than its competitors.
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Im coming from a note 3 and im liking it so far. Then again i loved the G2. Awesome phones. Good. Job LG
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Picked up the flex the other day to replace my Xperia z ultra. Basically same specs slightly smaller. Screen has some issues but the only thing I hate about the phone is 4.2 and the locked boot loader preventing me from getting kitkat. Btw the LG keyboard auto corrected kitkat to diktat. Lol this phone needs to be loved by all its owners ?
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Picked up the flex the other day to replace my Xperia z ultra. Basically same specs slightly smaller. Screen has some issues but the only thing I hate about the phone is 4.2 and the locked boot loader preventing me from getting kitkat. Btw the LG keyboard auto corrected kitkat to diktat. Lol this phone needs to be loved by all its owners ��
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lol...diktat...
I'm happy with the G Flex. I was going to get the nexus 5, but the battery inside of the G Flex was appealing. The only downside I see about this beast of a phone is that there isn't expandable storage and that it's running 4.2. I do notice some of the screen issues, but I can live with it. I can't wait for development for this phone to really start.
KitKat should be coming out soon. Maybe some of the developers are just waiting on that. I love my Flex and that's all that matters to me. LoL
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It's a great phone! I miss it sometimes and wish I could carry 2 phones so I could use the N3 as my daily driver and the Flex as my multimedia toy. Can't wait for the Flex 2 to eventually come out with some good upgrades so I can make the switch back.
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It's a great phone! I miss it sometimes and wish I could carry 2 phones so I could use the N3 as my daily driver and the Flex as my multimedia toy. Can't wait for the Flex 2 to eventually come out with some good upgrades so I can make the switch back.
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I came from an S4 and don't miss the 1080P. Love everything else about it especially when upgraded to the Lenovo camera. I love the flex except when you try to add a case then it just becomes way to large otherwise perfect for me!
My only issue is the screen. It is ugly. But i love thr curve.
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Hi, I have the G Flex for almost 2 weeks, and have been using it as my daily. After watching and reading the reviews online all the reviewers bashing it, already thinking its not a good phone I was skeptical about it before buying. Now after using this phone all i can say all the reviewers are getting paid by Samsung really well.
This phone is buy far the best and the most comfortable phone with biggest screen by far.
Faster and smoother then any phone in the market right now.
The screen is beautiful with HD screen all the apps are easier to use with one hand with this resolution compairing to full HD screens.
The UI on the G Flex is buy far the best and most castomisable with no hiccups.
Battery is the longest lasting of any phone.
Sound and speakers are very good.
Camera is also very good.
Does not get warm or hot when using it.
It has so many useful features like dubble tap to sleep or wake.
Swipe the navigation left and right to make it one hand use easier.
I have the Galaxy s4 now and when I try to use it. Its slow and in hand it feels like flat and dull.
The G Flexes Curve is so beautiful and comfortable after cuple of weeks that i cant never go back to any other phone.
I had all the top phones last year Galaxy Note 3, Nexus 5, Lg G 2, Htc One, Moto X and still have the Galazy s4 .
This is the best ,biggest, smoothest, fastest phone with a beautiful screen on the market right now. Don't trust the reviews, go buy it and use it, you will love it.
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I've been saying this all along...if you buy a phone based on what reviewers have to say about it, you will miss out on alot of good things..
I came from a htc one max, another phone the reviewers hated, but that too was a fantastic phone, that everyone who had one agreed on.
Unfortunately it was on Sprint, and their network was just horrible in our area, so we went T-Mobile and couldnt be happier; I have a flex, and my wife/son have G2's, and we are all happy again..
Imagine if Samsung and Apple made this same exact phone what would have happened. Everyone would be all over this and screaming that this is innovation. Thank you Lg that you made this beautiful LG G Flex.
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Hi, I have the G Flex for almost 2 weeks, and have been using it as my daily. After watching and reading the reviews online all the reviewers bashing it, already thinking its not a good phone I was skeptical about it before buying. Now after using this phone all i can say all the reviewers are getting paid by Samsung really well.
This phone is buy far the best and the most comfortable phone with biggest screen by far.
Faster and smoother then any phone in the market right now.
The screen is beautiful with HD screen all the apps are easier to use with one hand with this resolution compairing to full HD screens.
The UI on the G Flex is buy far the best and most castomisable with no hiccups.
Battery is the longest lasting of any phone.
Sound and speakers are very good.
Camera is also very good.
Does not get warm or hot when using it.
It has so many useful features like dubble tap to sleep or wake.
Swipe the navigation left and right to make it one hand use easier.
I have the Galaxy s4 now and when I try to use it. Its slow and in hand it feels like flat and dull.
The G Flexes Curve is so beautiful and comfortable after cuple of weeks that i cant never go back to any other phone.
I had all the top phones last year Galaxy Note 3, Nexus 5, Lg G 2, Htc One, Moto X and still have the Galazy s4 .
This is the best ,biggest, smoothest, fastest phone with a beautiful screen on the market right now. Don't trust the reviews, go buy it and use it, you will love it.
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The G flex is my favorite phone at the moment, had the Korean version a few weeks and getting the AT&T version today. It's a beast. However...
- I don't think Samsung paid reviewers to bash it
- It isn't the smoothest and fastest android phone on the market, that title belongs to the nexus 5 hands down.
Other than that it has the best battery life ever, I love the UI customizability (just like the G2), it is the most comfortable big phone thanks to the curve, call quality is excellent, the display is better than most think (not the best obviously but definitely usable).
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I love my G Flex in its current form. I just hope LG can push out the Kit Kat update sooner than later to make an already awesome phone even better
Well the G Flex has so many features that we dont need kitkat. I had the Nexus 5 on kitkat noting special. The proccessor is so fast that it handles anything.
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Well the G Flex has so many features that we dont need kitkat. I had the Nexus 5 on kitkat noting special. The proccessor is so fast that it handles anything.
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Agreed; "newer" doesn't mean "better"
Sorry but I disagree.
My roommate just went and got one against my recommendation and I'm playing with it to see what I'm going to have to teach him how to use (he's used to TouchWiz).
Its single hallmark feature (the curved display) is the WORST I've ever seen on a mobile device! Its 720p, its not saturated, you can easily see the pixels on the screen without even having to put it close to your eyes, and it has a blue hue to it that is the worst that I've ever seen. It actually hurts my eyes to look at the screen. Big fail.
With that said, the talk about it being flimsy and such is exaggerated. It feels like you could break it, yes. But not any more so than a Note 3 feels and maybe slightly less.
The performance is absolutely stellar. I have to give it to LG on that one. I've never seen such a smooth device.
It really is a shame that they made such poor choices with the display. I was considering getting one myself until looking at that screen for 10 minutes. That was enough to seal it for me that this device is not for me, even with its incredible speed.
did you turn the brightness up to 70+?
makes a BIG difference..
I used the note 3, nexus 5 and the Galaxy s4 and the screen on Lg Flex is beautiful. I put it side by side with the s4 right now the G Flex looks better.
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I used the note 3, nexus 5 and the Galaxy s4 and the screen on Lg Flex is beautiful. I put it side by side with the s4 right now the G Flex looks better.
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I traded in my S4 for the Flex. Nothing wrong with the display on it. Take it off the Auto setting and crank it up to at least 80%. Got lots of battery so no worries there like with the S4. Sure, 720p... big woop. Who else makes a curved 6 inch display that looks this good? I don't know what the bashers are looking at! Pretty harsh words from some of them. This device offers very adequate visuals with this display. Not by any means the best visuals but certainly not worthy of some of the trash talk that has been thrown at it. In 2 weeks of use, this has become my most favorite device ever overall. The size isn't a problem, the Jelly Bean 4.2 works really well, Battery is amazing! It really has to be a personal experience for everyone. It is a unique device after all.
lots of people feel the same way..
Not every one will like every device, and, that's the beauty of CHOICE, especially Android!
If you don't like this phone, that's ok, there are plenty of others to choose from.
Personally, I think this phone is super sweet, has a beautiful screen, is fast as hell, with super battery life. Lots of unique features, IMO, and once we get custom recovery and a rom or 2, this thing will become super popular...but even if it doesn't, who cares, this isnt a popularity contest, and no matter what, its really unique and fun just the way it is right now.
Everyone I've shown my phone were impressed by the large & rich display. Even one one friend tried to bend it
I will never bend my Flex. Guess the screen could get bubbles that go away. I used my G2 today and just picked up my Flex again. I loved my G2 but the Flex just feels a lot better to me. Not to mention just looking at the curve gets me excited. Ok TMI. Lol
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Just give us a custom recovery and I'd love this forever phone until someone makes a 6 inch 1080 display that'll get me 19 plus hours of use. Coming from an s3 720 doesn't bother one bit
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I'm going to post this again in another thread but hey. Best battery out right now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if_gXxnaZsY&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Im learning to like this g flex coming from a note 2 i dont think im missing out anytbing from a note 3 . Jump program made me try this out and so far im not totally satisfied but im.not regreting it either .
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The screen isnt bad enough as to me not buying this phone. I really really like the screen. Smooth and bright without the super amoled saturation levels
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It's us the techy ppl that are more picky about the display but the general consumers don't notice the difference. At my job everyone is praising my G flex display, they have no idea it is 720p.
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Just got my flex, so far I'm loving it. I've been comparing it with my note 3 and it's all good. Super fast
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Hey Everyone,
The month has come for my upgrade on ATT. Basically its down to the Nexus 6, Flex 2 or just keep my Flex. Anyone made the switch yet? Thoughts?
Thanks
Waiting for Lollipop..
Satisfied with this solid set
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I right there with you...
Good luck finding a phone with the same size screen, insane battery life, knock to wake (yeah I am addicted) and durability and then there is the curve... There is none unfortunately. My wife has a G3 and honestly her screen looks washed out despite the higher resolution.. the Flex has such beautiful colors.
In a way I am upset I got the Flex because I have zero options for upgrade
I am keeping my Flex for awhile seems like haha
bgsitizen said:
I right there with you...
Good luck finding a phone with the same size screen, insane battery life, knock to wake (yeah I am addicted) and durability and then there is the curve... There is none unfortunately. My wife has a G3 and honestly her screen looks washed out despite the higher resolution.. the Flex has such beautiful colors.
In a way I am upset I got the Flex because I have zero options for upgrade
I am keeping my Flex for awhile seems like haha
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Nexus 6 does all of that execept the curve.. I have yet to see a Flex 2 in person so I will prob not do it. I cant believe they made the screen smaller.. So stupid. If it was the same size I would def get it. Disappointed.
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Nexus 6 does all of that execept the curve.. I have yet to see a Flex 2 in person so I will prob not do it. I cant believe they made the screen smaller.. So stupid. If it was the same size I would def get it. Disappointed.
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The Nexus 6 does not do all of that out of the box. You will need modified kernel to have knock to wake and I don't know how good will it be. You have to modify the LED to get it to work. The screen has a weird tint to it and it's so dim I couldn't believe it when I played with it and it has sound issues. The battery life I won't even mention because there is no way it's even close to the Flex which will often last me up to 2 days. I agree the Flex 2 is a huge letdown with the smaller screen but it's due to tech limitations so whatever. Hopefully Sony makes another 6 incher soon.
Finally saw the nexus 6 and flex 2 in person. FLEX 2 is way to small.. And the nexus 6 is awesome.. All of the stuff it doesn't have can be fixed. Not mention the updates and the development for it is sweet..
Made the switch to the Nexus 6. If anyone is on the fence I can tell you that this phone is awesome. I loved my Flex but this phone is just sweet.. When i flashed my first rom the other day a feeling of joy came over me like a warm blanket..
Well I've sold my nexus 6 and bought a flex the nexus had too many issues with sound and screen going funny, tried every custom Rom going but no better in afraid, now I have the flex I'm so happy with it.
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I have both, trying to figure out which I'll keep. Probably staying with the G4. I love the screen and speed of the N6, but the G4 is just a lot easier for me to carry without falling out of my shirt pocket and looking like I'm carrying a book in my pants pocket. They're both awesome devices. The battery life on the G4 is a little better.
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We picked up the g4 for my wife about a week ago. She had an HTC m9 and she did not like it at all so we went with the g4. You can take advantage of the free SD and free extra battery + charger promo from LG as well (ours is otw [emoji14] ). All in all it's a pretty sweet phone. It's very fluid, nice screen, surprisingly good feel in the hand, the camera focus is ridiculously fast and the camera UI is a delight. I'd have to say the battery life is a bit lacking. Granted we have different usage styles but I'd say I'm a fairly heavy user of my phone but I end there day (8 am - 7 pm) at about 20% give or take. She rounds out the day at 5-15% and with the occasional quick charge in the car or at the office.
It's definitely a more compact phone and for anyone shopping around for a smaller phone with an SD card and removable battery this is the phone to get.
How it stacks up to my Nexus 6, I'd have to pass on it. I'd love an SD card and I'm indifferent about the removable battery. While the G4 is fluid, and it is, the nexus 6 has been a delight. Not without its flaws, screen brightness in direct sunlight being the main flaw that comes to mind.
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I have both and I switch between phones daily. I love the g4 but the freedom of a nexus phone is just unreal. I think if the g4 ever gets unlocked and root which it seems like it will. I wont be switch so much. nexus phone is way smoother right now though due to LG software and bloat. Screen is nicer on LG though
Which phone feels snappier/faster though?
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They're both phones.
danarama said:
They're both phones.
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Ever thought they were foods and tried to eat them lol
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ambervals6 said:
Which phone feels snappier/faster though?
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The Nexus 6.
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Ever thought they were foods and tried to eat them lol
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Yep. We have a well known brand of fish fingers called "Nexus 6". I bought the phone by accident. I thought I was buying premium fish fingers. I was a little disappointed but after trying to grill it, it seems best to use it as a phone.
The g4 has a much snappier camera truly a 1 second reaction time. However the nexus is much smoother experience all around.
I haven't tried to fry mine but now I'm tempted...
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I have both the Nexus 6 and G4 right now. I'm testing out the G4 to see if I'll keep it over the Nexus 6. I love the Nexus 6 but boy does that phone get warm, and take OK pictures. But focusing time REALLY made me lose a lot of shots this past weekend. So I went onto Amazon and got myself the G4.
Screen is strange on the G4... After having the Nexus 6, it just looks tiny! But hte device is way more pocketable. Audio quality on the G4 is acceptable, but good on the Nexus 6 (and not to mention, stereo!). Battery life is a big one for me, too. The Nexus 6 also has OK battery life, but standby is bad. I rooted, greenified, App Ops, custom kernel, disabled services- still couldn't get home with more than 50% battery life and 20 min of SOT. It's an AWESOME phone, but it's not perfect, and far from it. But the thing is, I spend a lot of my time in the camera... So... It makes sense for me to test the G4. I detest Samsung devices now, so I wouldn't use an S6 or S6E even if they gave it to me for free (I'd accept it... Sell it... Profit!) haha.
Anyways, I'll chime in more if you'd like in another day or so.
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I have both the Nexus 6 and G4 right now. I'm testing out the G4 to see if I'll keep it over the Nexus 6. I love the Nexus 6 but boy does that phone get warm, and take OK pictures. But focusing time REALLY made me lose a lot of shots this past weekend. So I went onto Amazon and got myself the G4.
Screen is strange on the G4... After having the Nexus 6, it just looks tiny! But hte device is way more pocketable. Audio quality on the G4 is acceptable, but good on the Nexus 6 (and not to mention, stereo!). Battery life is a big one for me, too. The Nexus 6 also has OK battery life, but standby is bad. I rooted, greenified, App Ops, custom kernel, disabled services- still couldn't get home with more than 50% battery life and 20 min of SOT. It's an AWESOME phone, but it's not perfect, and far from it. But the thing is, I spend a lot of my time in the camera... So... It makes sense for me to test the G4. I detest Samsung devices now, so I wouldn't use an S6 or S6E even if they gave it to me for free (I'd accept it... Sell it... Profit!) haha.
Anyways, I'll chime in more if you'd like in another day or so.
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Take what I say with a grain of salt but if you cant get home with 50 percent and 20 minutes of screen on time, How in the heck are you torturing your phone? I'm a heavy user and I can get more than that.
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Take what I say with a grain of salt but if you cant get home with 50 percent and 20 minutes of screen on time, How in the heck are you torturing your phone? I'm a heavy user and I can get more than that.
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Easy. I'm not. It just doesn't last long with me. No apps running in the background really. It's just... A little disappointing... Standby time isnt good. Even with good coverage.
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Easy. I'm not. It just doesn't last long with me. No apps running in the background really. It's just... A little disappointing... Standby time isnt good. Even with good coverage.
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I just got mine and I managed to see more than that just recently. I think that phone was just damaged. Sorry for you luck.
AOSIP AND HELLS CORE
hazard99 said:
I just got mine and I managed to see more than that just recently. I think that phone was just damaged. Sorry for you luck.
AOSIP AND HELLS CORE
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Lol. No worries! It's just a phone. ?
Enjoy yours!
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If you get bad standvy time it is you at fault. Either got some crappy app runing in the background or some account synchronizing every 15 mins. If none of that, then check google now. Might be the reason why google play service stays on and sucks battery in the background.
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I'm returning my Nexus 6! No question... Yes, the Nexus 6 feels more premium and has better speakers. But camera and battery life are what I need most. Standby time on this device is incredible. In the same time that my Nexus 6 would drop 30% my LG dropped 10%. Right now, it's been over an hour with the device unplugged and I'm at 99% with 15 min SOT. Camera is good, but in good lighting they're very very similar. If someone is interested, I can post the pictures comparing them.
The screen is smaller, yes, that's a negative point for me. But it's not like that was a surprise! Lol. I knew it was a smaller device from the get go... Even so, the G4 is considered to be a larger device xD it's just smaller compared to the Nexus 6!
JW- is there a way to do auto on lens aperture time? I have it now set, and it never "resets" haha. Or is it something that they think I should ALWAYS do myself?