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LG Tribute 2 Question...

EvoVAlpha

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There's nothing in that section and the hope is that I might get some advice in this section! Which is, having had the LS660 for what, two months ish, I dropped it and of course the screen cracked throughout. Looks terrible, chunks missing at the bottom, but for now it works. However I of course want to replace it, BUT...

Do I go with the Tribute 2 which just came out within the last couple months? The specs in some areas are a bit better but they're going for 99 bucks, not a bank breaker by any means. The biggest selling point though is that it has Android 5.1, so I wouldn't need to wait and hope a stable stock ROM. However, not finding much about whether it can be rooted or not.

So folks, here I am, the ole fork in the road... Any help would be appreciated!
 
I would stick with LS660, not the LS665.
  • Price - BESTBUY & others still have for $39
  • Rooted - working with custom recovery
  • ROMs - available
  • Update - hopefully soon
I have used my neighbors Tribute 2 and I really don't like it. I like to root my devices, administrative control. There are too many background "things" going on unchecked (uncontrolled). Even with the 8gb, being unrooted, the system uses more space than necessary. Since it isn't rootable (yet), you wont be able to use the room available on the SD card properly, so internal space gets used even faster. Additional, the performance enhancements won't be useful (since unrooted)
Plus I am not a big fan of Lollipop, I hate the material design. By my standards, it has too much crap. Also the shortcomings of the LS660 have basically reared their ugly head in the LS665. The price plus advancements (in freedom for customization) for the phone make it a clear winner.
Just my 2¢'s
 
@HasH_BrowN - Thanks for the advice, you made up my mind! I like the looks, the bluish gray but yeah, not enough to argue with your logic. So yeah, I'll hit the Best Buy this weekend and just get another LS660!
 
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