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Not super impressed with the G3 now. It is more in line with the M8 and S5 hardware wise, not the super phone from the future everyone was hoping for. But could be worse than those other flagship phones, due to the high res 1440p display, what kind of battery drain will that be ? I am surprised the G3 didn't get the awesome 805 Processor, which I thought is supposed to be specifically designed to handle 1440p display resolutions.
I think the next hot phone is the HTC One M8 Prime;
- Snapdragon 805
- 3GB RAM
- 5.5" 1440p screen
- Android 4.4.3
- Sense 6.5
- 18mp camera
The new G3 just seems more of the same, with the exact same hardware as the S5 and M8, just a high resolution version.
if you are going into 5.5inch + can't forget about note 4 since m8 prime is due september and so is note 4
Other than the SoC, which they couldn't include because the G3 was built and designed much earlier, I don't see how it is lacking. For me the design with minimal bezels is much more important than a spec bump in hardware or camera pixels.
The 805 has been long talked about for awhile now, as being a major upgrade for smartphone processor tech. Also 3GB RAM on the M8 Prime will help too. And a massive sized battery, rumored to be around 3,300mAh.
G3 has the 801 / M8 Prime has the 805
G3 has 2GB RAM / M8 Prime has 3GB RAM
G3 has 3,000mAh battery / M8 Primed rumored larger battery
I'll take the M8 Prime over the G3
Like most, I'm a little disappointed that this phone didn't come with the 805 as rumored, but the more I read about it, other than the GPU and gaming, the 805 isn't a huge leap at all over the 801. I really don't do hardcore gaming on my phone. That's what my PC and PS4 are for. Most of the games I play are not GPU intensive. For 99% of your daily tasks you probably would not notice a difference.
The one thing people should compliment LG is the design and use of space. 76% of the front of the phone is screen. Like many people, I love the advantages of a huge beautiful screen however I don't necessarily like holding an enormous phone. (I have small hands for a dude so I do have to sacrifice usability when we enter the 5.5 inch plus range).
This photo illustrates a nice comparison seeing the phone next to an HTC M8
*picture*
Other than being a little wider that the M8, the phones have have a very similar footprints. However flip these bad boys around and the extra 1/2 inch is a huge difference as far as screen real estate.
Give credit where it's due. I wish more manufacturers would go this route.
And Zorachus, I'm pretty sure most leaks point to the Note 4 staying at 5.7 inches and not increasing screen size this year.
What's funny? I've owned both Samsung and LG phones, TouchWiz is not as bad as people claim but definitely has more lag than Optimus.
I'm just awaiting Anandtech's review. Very curious about the battery life with that big screen and all.
Funny how when most tech sites/blog talk about LG's UI, they're also shaming Samsung's TouchWiz at the same time. Funny, but not unexpected.
What I don't get is the G2 had a lot of shaming going on in the UI department, and I was always a huge fan of AOSP, but I actually love the UI on my G2 and a lot of the features it has built into it.
because most here are on either the Note 3, G2 or M8 is why I'm guessing. Theres little reason to upgrade to this phone.
I've played with the G2 fairly extensively and yeah, I agree that the criticism of the UI is a little overboard. There's a lot of fun and useful things there. The only think I truly hated was the G2's overwrought and cluttered mess of a pull down notification tab. God that thing is ugly. I'm glad they cleaned it up on the G3.
LG G3 Review;
http://hardforum.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=1040858992
Steve Jobs was wrong on smartphone pixel density, LG claims Here's a 5.5-inch phone that handles like a 5-inch phone
LG G3 review
http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/4/5778556/lg-g3-review
A phone worth waiting for
Argh, so angry with myself that I didn't wait. I knew it was coming, had a pretty good sense that it was going to be awesome, but my previous phone died on me last week (needed a new motherboard, it turned out) and since I was eligible for a new 2 year plan I went out and got an S5 instead.
Well, ATT does replace any new phones should you want to trade it back in for free if its returned within 2 weeks.
You do pay something, I don't remember what it was but it was marginal at best.
Here's to wishing LG market the heck out of this phone.
Sadly, not on ATT though. Nor am I on any other US carrier since I live on the other side of the world.. I miss the awesome return / refund policies of the good ol US of A.