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LG G3 Pre-release/Rumor/Speculation Thread

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EarlyMon said:
Personally pleased but diehard isn't quite accurate.

The last six phones I've recommended successfully to family and friends were either Motorolas or Samsungs - get the right tool for the job and Android wins.

I was genuinely interested in the G3. Had it been out before I stopped to think about what I really wanted, I'd have already bought one and be singing its praises.

It was the 805 discussion brought up by others here that made me rethink the G3, leading me to want to wait for the HTC Prime/Plus - and eventually waking up and realizing that all I really wanted was my old phone with BoomSound.

Thanks to KitKat, I've already lost some features (thanks for borking zoom text reflow in the WebKit, Google :mad: ) but I was going to face all that regardless.

So anyway, I'm now a huge knock knock fan (wake up my M8 with it ftw). :)
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Well, I'd have considered myself a HTC diehard before, EM (Mogul>TouchPro>Evo). You stuck it out longer with Android HTC phones w/ Evo>Evo3d>LTEvo>M8. You've had a propensity for leaning towards them. Didn't mean it as an offense my friend, just saying that it's not a complete surprise, in my eyes. And the m8 is a great phone, so nothing to really justify to anyone except self, right?

Look at me, I'm a Note series diehard now and the G3 isn't going to be my primary, but still getting it. I'm all about OEM's stepping up their game so that the choices become more difficult each year, for all the consumers. That's what gets people the phone that suits their needs the best. If there was one specific manufacturer that had the best of the best, for everyone's needs (errr...of course, talking Android here), then all of us consumers, including the diehards, would have to just "settle" (e.g. One Plus One). What's funny is, I think Google should take that "Never Settle" marketing gimic from One Plus One. Having the Alliance with multiple OEM's, allows for people to never have to "settle" when it comes to choosing an Android smartphone.
 
iowabowtech said:
@Early

Have you tried Viper4 on the M8? I'm not sure what you guys have for audio enhancement but that mod is outstanding, especially for earbud use. I'm sure it would be for the external speaker as well but I've never had one good enough to utilize it.
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Just looked that app up, but all the details are in Korean and there are several versions. From the pictures and some of the english reviews, it seems to be a stand alone EQ, right? And which one is the right one to download? I'm really curious about this.

I've used PowerAmp as my audio player, since the Evo days, but this has me curious for adjusting my overall audio.
 
Jeyd02 said:
Better battery but different battery performance...

But it has smaller display and more res, booom!

801 is not quite the same as 800, sure same nm but quite a improvement.

Better performance, I still wouldn't know if I have my us variant on my hand period.

Mostly all my apps works with nav hide option.

Instead of 1080p, 2k with 805 or 808 or 810 would be better, we can't go back to 1080. Because eventually that display will be so minimal to the chip's performance that there will be fps that will be not needed. Therefore 2k will emerge and there will be chips to go along with it.
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True on tech, but I prefer being on the middle or bleeding edge, rather than the learning curved leading edge :) Let the tech mature a little bit so battery life and performance are not compromised. I am more than happy with a 27" 1080p monitor, so a 5.5" makes more sense. Blame the spec chase for differentiation- in spite of the performance hits. It is what it is. Need next generation to mature a little. 20nm and lower power display panel tech.
 
drexappeal said:
Just looked that app up, but all the details are in Korean and there are several versions. From the pictures and some of the english reviews, it seems to be a stand alone EQ, right? And which one is the right one to download? I'm really curious about this.

I've used PowerAmp as my audio player, since the Evo days, but this has me curious for adjusting my overall audio.
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This is the original thread I referred to when I installed on my Gnex. So its been awhile since I went through it, I see there's an unofficial app in the play store now, that wasn't present when I installed. It's working great on my G2 though also.
 
rushmore said:
True on tech, but I prefer being on the middle or bleeding edge, rather than the learning curved leading edge :) Let the tech mature a little bit so battery life and performance are not compromised. I am more than happy with a 27" 1080p monitor, so a 5.5" makes more sense. Blame the spec chase for differentiation- in spite of the performance hits. It is what it is. Need next generation to mature a little. 20nm and lower power display panel tech.
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One amongst all reason why I am excited for 2k and beyond is mirroring, and some content development of in depth files video/picture editing and resolution and what not. And others to come. I know for certain that smartphone battery will be greatly improved by next year and on. We are getting some promising upcoming projects and battery developments from certain oems and inventions. So battery will be one of the main focus of innovation for smartphone and given that I'm not too worried for power hungry SoC and bigger display. As well as you know that there will be certain SoC coming up that will give even a bigger performance.

So new battery development that last for days and charge fast as well as powerful chips. Yup, the future is bright, no need to be shy about giving more eye candy screen and whatnot.
 
iowabowtech said:
@Early

Have you tried Viper4 on the M8? I'm not sure what you guys have for audio enhancement but that mod is outstanding, especially for earbud use. I'm sure it would be for the external speaker as well but I've never had one good enough to utilize it.
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Yes, in addition to the Harman Kardon firmware, I am running Viper4Android, it was truly the final piece of the audio puzzle.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223

Prior to that I would always make my own port of the CM DSP Manager.

Viper4Android is better.


meganoobie said:
Somebody put me out of my misery.

LG G3*5.5" IPS Display Put to the Test

This says the screen is super bright, 430 nits, and VERY good outdoors. Touch response is on par with the excellent M8.

Contrast is lower than G2, but not noticably, and the reason is that the frames around the pixels haven't been shrunk (ahem, LG marketing lies) so there is less 'black' available. Not an issue, however.

Overall, a great and positive review on the screen.

This phone needs to get here in person or I'll never be able to make up my mind.
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All either preproduction or early production phones.

All of these display reviews are absolutely meaningless imo, if that helps any.
 
Also we need to probably consider some of the reviews and methods might be a case of "not knowing what they are talking about". Perhaps.
 
halon said:
They used 3G? Really?

All thew reviews are getting annoying.
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Not to mention they are generic with usage and comes across as more call time focused. No test indications.

I get it now! Generic battery review statements or local video battery tests are good and reviews from reliable sources that actually do tests leveraging the GPU are bad. ;)
 
EarlyMon said:
Ah.

Screen size > audio for mobile device because you have a home theater system.

Got it.

:D

Anyway, I hope you're half as happy with your G3 as I am with my M8.

PS - not even going to comment on QHD being nice to have here. :p
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EM: Keep the receipt. You might be experiencing the "placebo" effect. And if you were on Verizon, I'd ask you if you can hear me now! Enjoy
 
Jeyd02 said:
Quick circle case review :)

LG G3 Circle Case Review... In 4K!: http://youtu.be/CQF4zYTuT14
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meganoobie said:
I never really liked those folio cases, but this one looks pretty cool. I was a naked guy until I destroyed my M7 and found out exactly how great those insurance policies are.
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I had those cases on my cheap chinese phones and I liked them.

It was not available for my i6000 so I made my own :D

One word of warning: do NOT order from the korean sellers on ebay.
Turns out that the korean version of G3 and the international/USA version have different pin sizes and layouts.
 
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