Your opinions on phones

[sqwerl]

I'm trying to decide between three Verizon phones and here are the tradeoffs that I see - not necessarily in order. The only outright requirement is I'd like at least a 5" screen or slightly larger and pretty high end performance and camera. I'd prefer them to be able to root. The Motorola Moto X 2nd Gen doesn't have root yet AFAIK but I would think it should soon.

I want to buy one outright and get the prepaid sim card.

LG G3
Pros:
Root
Removable battery/SD card
Newer/possibly more dev support coming?
Best hardware specs

Cons:
Pricier

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LG G2
Pros:
Root
Dev support seems good
Less expensive than G3

Cons:
Not as good hardware
Battery/SD card not removable

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Motorola Moto X 2nd gen
Pros:
Same price as LG G2 with better specs

Cons:
Non removable battery/SD card


Any opinions or anything I'm missing?

 

[hilmar2k]

I love my LG G3. For a 5.5" screen, it's a very manageable size. Plus there's a software update making the rounds worldwide (who knows when we'll see it) that is supposed to eliminate any lag and improve battery life. If that happens, the G3 will be just about perfect, in my opinion.

 

[Thom]

For maximum coverage I moved this thread to the sub-forum where phone comparisons are discussed.

... Thom

 

[sqwerl]

I love my LG G3. For a 5.5" screen, it's a very manageable size. Plus there's a software update making the rounds worldwide (who knows when we'll see it) that is supposed to eliminate any lag and improve battery life. If that happens, the G3 will be just about perfect, in my opinion.

Thanks. The lag was my concern with the G3 but if it's improved that's good.

 

[DavidNCali]

At the end of the day they all practically can do the same thing.. For better insight, I suggest you youtube smartphones comparison.. That's basically how I got my current phone...

My brain.

 

[sqwerl]

At the end of the day they all practically can do the same thing.. For better insight, I suggest you youtube smartphones comparison.. That's basically how I got my current phone...

My brain.

Yea YouTube is super accurate. Heh
I've seen some of the most idiotic and uninformed videos. If that's what works for your brain that's cool. Lol

I think I'd rather rely on a community forum

 

[DavidNCali]

Yea YouTube is super accurate. Heh
I've seen some of the most idiotic and uninformed videos. If that's what works for your brain that's cool. Lol

I think I'd rather rely on a community forum

You need to watch and compare multiple videos to get the best answers. Youtube can be very reliable. If it wasn't for youtube, I woudn't even know how to cook any meal.

 

[chanchan05]

Well, you have to first look at who posted the videos on Youtube. Go for accounts like GSMArena, PhoneArena, AndroidAuthority, etc.

Anyway, the G3 seems a great phone on paper, but having handled one at the store made me not a fan of the buttons on the back. Although that's also me being partial to the Samsung hardware home button. I'd probably pick the MotoX from your choices, since it can do the tap on screen to wake up, much like what I use the hardware home button for. Although of course that depends on how much memory I would need from a phone.

 

[nickdalzell]

I agree re: the rear-mounted buttons. it's extremely difficult to discern the volume rockers from the power/sleep key and i keep turning it over to put the thing in sleep. of course, the knockON/OFF and Knock Code avoid the need to touch the buttons on the back. there's also an on-screen volume slider in the notification shade. Now, if i could stop it from taking pictures in my pocket when i'm leaning on something and it keeps hitting the shortcut to take a screen cap.

I've never had any lag from the G3--it's my favorite Android phone. battery life is the best i've ever seen despite hours of screen-on time (mostly reading ebooks or navigating the music player). there just happened to be a software update yesterday that i hoped was Android 5.0, got even more convinced after the logo 'powered by Android' got changed to the new logo they're using, but when i went into settings--About phone it was still 4.4.2. sigh. no noticeable changes as of yet.