Gotcha. I'm kind of curious how much they would save each month with a shared family data plan. (Letting go of the unlimited data plan)
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Gotcha. I'm kind of curious how much they would save each month with a shared family data plan. (Letting go of the unlimited data plan)
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Sounds like what we expected except for the TI processor. That didn't work out for the GNex.
i thought TI was out of the proc game altogether. and yes the OMAP in the gnex and lack of driver support was the bane of my existence for about a year.
Shit like this is why I won't own a Samsung phone or tablet.
I love the note, but the tinker in me is kinda bummed. I guess there's a way to root without tripping the thing called Knox that voids but I don't want to risk it a day after I got it lol. I just hope they upgrade to Android L at some point, the note is still on 4.4.2 ffs.
Plus if I get really fed up, I still have 2 weeks to get something else.
I think they stopped doing stuff for mobile, but are still doing integrated stuff.
Jazzy Network
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250 and they couldn't at least include a nice leather or steel band?
The Faceless Master
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$250 for the Moto 320?
some people would pay $300 for a full display
and peeps, Google Glass also used TI OMAP
some people would pay $300 for a full display
and peeps, Google Glass also used TI OMAP
GamerKingFaiz
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Hello all, I'll be getting a company phone and have any choice as far as phones go. I've narrowed my search down to the HTC One M8, Samsung GS5, and the LG G3.
I'm leaning towards the LG G3 right now because that's what Jon Rettinger suggested in one of his videos.
Do you guys have any more insight in the comparison of these three phones?
P.S. I could also choose an iPhone.
P.P.S. I doubt I'll be able to get my hands on a OnePlus One because it's going to have to be company bought and whatnot.
I'm leaning towards the LG G3 right now because that's what Jon Rettinger suggested in one of his videos.
Do you guys have any more insight in the comparison of these three phones?
P.S. I could also choose an iPhone.
P.P.S. I doubt I'll be able to get my hands on a OnePlus One because it's going to have to be company bought and whatnot.
Hello all, I'll be getting a company phone and have any choice as far as phones go. I've narrowed my search down to the HTC One M8, Samsung GS5, and the LG G3.
I'm leaning towards the LG G3 right now because that's what Jon Rettinger suggested in one of his videos.
Do you guys have any more insight in the comparison of these three phones?
P.S. I could also choose an iPhone.
P.P.S. I doubt I'll be able to get my hands on a OnePlus One because it's going to have to be company bought and whatnot.
Can you wait one month? Or are you trying to buy soon.
GamerKingFaiz
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I'm actually not sure when they're going to purchase the phone, but let's go with no.
If the answer was yes though, how would your answer differ?
There's going to a few more flagships being announced all in September (iPhone 6, Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact, Moto X+1). These phones may offer something that you may interest you more than the current phones that are out, especially if you do want a smaller phone. There's also the Nexus 6 which will be announced later this year.
I kinda of feel like the flagship phones are hitting diminishing returns at this point. Other then some fancy gimmick I won't care about a month after I buy it. Mostly why I didn't wait for the Note 4 and got a 3. It's not going to be significantly faster or better from the looks of it other then the screen.
Anyway I would go with the G3.
Anyway I would go with the G3.
SolidSnakeUS
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I believe if they are coming out with new iterations so fast that I think they should think about how they price these things. Like, if a new one comes out ever 6 months, don't make the phone $600 or $700 new. Make it like $400 or $500 new and I can guarantee you more people will buy phones outright.
Don't get the G3. It's not future-proof. They got a little ahead of themselves when they put all of those pixels on a phone with a processor that can barely handle it.
Do yourself a favor and don't get a TouchWiz(Samsung) phone.
HTC M8 is praised by many and would be my choice in your situation, but if you can wait 2 weeks, Moto X+1 is coming out and the leaks are making it look pretty sweet.
LG G3 is a great phone with good battery life and a great camera. It's as future proof as any other flagship phone. What's your obsession with the Moto X?
Your recommendation of the HTC M8 kind of makes sense based on your Moto X love as both have the worst cameras of any flagship phones.
It has a snapdragon 801 (better then the 800 the x+1 has btw) , it can handle the screen just fine. Also TouchWiz is fine, and since you just slap the Google now launcher on top of it now, not even a issue.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Changing the launcher doesn't change the settings. The Moto X+1 is rumroed to have a 801 processor like everyone else. The LG G3 sucks screen wise. Colors are bad, brightness is bad, and the phone gets hot. Other than that though...
I have a note 3, using Google now makes TouchWiz easy to use, I don't even notice it now but w/e. As for the g3, what the hell, the screen is bad now? We are talking about the LG G3 right?
The X+1 has a 801 processor according to the latest set of leaks.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
The screen was never good. It takes more than pixels count to create a great screen. To quote the Anandtech review again...
The Faceless Master
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Note 4
So one review = shit now?
http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/05/lg-g3-review/
http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/4/5778556/lg-g3-review
http://www.technobuffalo.com/reviews/lg-g3-review-the-superphone-weve-been-waiting-for/
The jest of most of them is QHD is nice, but not really mind blowing, but it still looks great.
The Faceless Master
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what's the point of a screen at all? just have no screen and a pure audio interface.
You've seen the movie "Her" too huh? I agree.
GamerKingFaiz
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Honestly, it's hard to tell the difference between 1080p and 1440p on a 5.5" screen. There is definitely a point of diminishing returns, but hey it gives you a point of contention in the race to see which flagship is the best!
Well to play devils advocate I've seen the G3 screen and it is impressive... However the active notifications to me are far more useful to me on the moto x than a higher PPI count.
osiris3355
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Why do people still not understand the love the moto. X... The moto line is killing it between performance, updates and ease of use. There is no way the lg g3 will be as snappy or get updates as quick as the new moto x.
A phone isn't future proof if its not getting os updates in a timely fashion.
I blame pctx for what happened.
haters gonna hate
The G3's screen is over saturated and sharpened to give it a more 'popping effect'. Anand's review is very similar to Eric'a impressions where she used actual measurements to judge the screen and wasn't very impressed with it. At the end of the day a QHD display has not helped the G3 in any significant way. The G3 could have been a much better phone if LG had just gone with a 1080p display.
The Faceless Master
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i believe that device is called the LG G2.
'it's not color accurate" is based on science.
"it looks good" is based on eyeballing it.
some people prefer the former, some the latter.
look at Samsung, they try to cater to everyone with their multiple color profiles.
That's true, I tend to lean on what my eye likes since you know, I have to look at with them, rather then what some numbers tell me I should think.
I haven't no. But i trust Erica and anand's 'scientific'/technical approach to reviews a lot more than subjective ones. I guess i'm a little biased that way.
Not really. The G3 is a much better device than the G2 and the design choices aren't the only thing which make it better.
The Faceless Master
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then you should write a review.
nuh-uh. other than the screen resolution they are 100% identical.
Ah.... not really, no.
Only if I get a free review phone.
The one big downside of the G3 display for me is the strange sharpening effect they've added on top of everything for whatever stupid reason. I mean at 1440p it's supposed to be sharp enough, why artificially sharpen it more? It results in a very weird look and halo artifacting around texts and corners that make it look worse than what it should.
As for colour accuracy, that's hard to tell by eyeballing it, but on that end I refer to scientific tests and those can be hard to argue with.
As for colour accuracy, that's hard to tell by eyeballing it, but on that end I refer to scientific tests and those can be hard to argue with.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
The note 4 is a huge leap over the 3, if rumors are true. That jump isn't minuscule. It's a bigger jump than note 2 to 3.
I don't see the note 4 as a big enough of a jump from the note 2 im still rocking. My note 2 does everything just fine still. I really wish the note 4 had a 64-bit cpu to future proof it a bit, but what can you do. Will be waiting for next years flagships i guess.
64bit processors are supposed to start shipping next year so dont expect that in any smartphone just yet. The best we can get right now is the S805 which isn't a major improvement over the S801.
Yeah. Its surprising how quickly phones have matured to the point of PClike meh-ness.
Not sure what I'm wanting but faster, thinner, bigger is boring as fuck. Maybe I'd be impressed with a 20hr+ battery life flagship.
Meh, I've seen them, it's really not. A snapdragon 805 vs a 801 is not a huge leap It's like a 15% bump.
http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/snapdragon-805-vs-801-vs-800#O3OOpkDyFSb6lY76.99
Idk, it's not really all that impressive really.
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=6434&idPhone2=5665
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