You can get the Silver HTC One on Tmobile, same qualcomm chip as the S4 just it uses the Adreno 320 GPU for graphics, my Htc 8x uses the Adreno 225 and the graphics look awesome.
To be honest, as PC builder and 3Dmark user (not sure if you're into that) benchmarks are pretty much the only accurate way for me to really make a decision from either 2 laptops or 2 phones etc... It can really make a difference from which device or gadget I finally choose when they have around the same specs, especially when I like both designs, styles and features. So yeah, benchmarks do matter, but only after a heavy comparison, and i just can't make up my mind :) This one vs the Padphone 2
Finally, a quad-core phone in Canada - the S3 and OneX are dumbed down to dual cores. Now for the LG Nexus 4! Can't wait to have a quad core pure android nexus phone, I think it's going to be really nice.
I know but it's still nice to see them for our viewing pleasure, beside, it doesn't really cost them much for showing us :) The reason is i'm just curious about this LG vs the Asus Padfone 2. In term of benchmark and performance, the Padfone 2 is the current king based on my research, destroying the Note 2 with an insane score of 7500 in quadrant, compare to 5500 for the note 2. There's a huge difference there and i'm planning on having my future phone for at least 2 years of contract :)
This phone is the first phone from LG group. LG is a huge group in South Korea(next to Samsung group), and the president of LG group asked for the best cooperation among lots of LG companies to make the very best phone within this year, and this is the result. Other than cpu(Snapdragon S4 pro), most parts are made by LG's own technology including camara, lcd display and the efficient battery. Oh, I am a sammy boy, btw. But gotta admit the fact that this is a very well made phone.
Well this sucks, what happened to benchmark scores? I know it's not the most important thing but it's definitely help making a decision and it's one of the most accurate way to compare two phones that you can't really choose!
This phone looks phenomenal. The amount of customization is exactly what makes an Android an Android and I feel as if LG hit it out of the ballpark with this one. This just might be my next phone.
oh yeah ik, im not a big lg fan either. I just wouldn't consider the GS3 or One X as a phone to just settle for. both perform amazingly, LG should take some notes
possibly a stupid question: i'm currently on t-mobile. i'm wondering, if i buy this unsubsidized, would this phone's 4g work with t-mobile's 4g?? also, i'd like to know your opinion on how loud the speakers are, specifically during phone calls. More importantly, since i used to be an HTC guy until the travesty that's the One X, i'd really like to know if i can pop off the back of the device and replace the battery.
sure you can!! i dont know the app you mention but . beside from pages like waptrick among others, there are others apps to download music because my sister has that phone go for it bro =)
Quad core are milliseconds faster on minor stuff. Which is noticeable. And a lot faster during lte, videos, games and all other media. But dual cores are just as fast. According to the ghz.
I'm using this phone and if you came from old smartphone like galaxy s1 or just moved to smartphone it's prettiest good phone for $100 and also the spec is better than gs3 except you cannot remove battery
The S4 already beats the iPhone 5 in graphics, it uses a Power VR544mp3 and the iPhone 5 only uses the VR543mp3. Triple core GPU's, not to mention the iPhone 5 is a 1.2ghz phone and the S4 and HTC One are both 1.7ghz phones using Qualcomm Snapdragon processors.
What are you talking about? I don't see how that has anything to do with what I just said, but I guess I'll answer your question anyway...Most "high end" phones these days are within that price range or greater. Would I buy a Galaxy S3, One X, Droid Razr HD, Lumia 920, HTC 8X, Optimus G, or Nexus 4? Of course I would, and all of them are around the same price range with some being somewhat more costly than others.You're buying something you'll use everyday for 2-3 years,buy right the first time.
someone probably said this but you CAN disable the bloatware through the setting->applications. i got this for my girl and it is amazing. if you have ATT this is seriously the best phone on the market. (not including unlocked market) i wish i could get one on verizon
thanks for the info. i think you might be right about the battery not being user replaceable, which is too bad, because otherwise, this phone looks fantastic. that's probably the only downside from what i can tell.
Well then, what is reputation at all? And yes, indeed if you could even say the Env2 had an OS at all, that it was terrible... But, if I have a bad experience with something, I would be less opted to go back to that experience... I'm sure I'm not the only one with this opinion.
I just have to say, it would be very hard for me to get an LG... After having the Env2 in 2009, and only using it for 5 months, and having it break on me, I don't know how fast I would be in line for a phone by this company...
As nice as this phone is, you cannot forget that LG is so damn slow with updates! The LG Lucid is just getting ICS tomorrow. Hopefully that will change with the "Lg Nexus" being done by LG.
I'm wondering who's really blind here. I never wrote pt2 wasn't uploaded earlier before my comment. I said it wasn't available for me. I couldn't see it in my subscription list and even after i searched it, i still couldn't find it. The problem was the youtube app on my iphone. Because as soon as i got home using my laptop, i could finally watch the Pt2 hours later! That's why i said it was too late to take it back. I'm not gonna debate on that though, it's not worth it, :)
Hi, I m from (karachi) Pakistan, Is Optimus G display is wider then Galaxy S3 and Nexus 4? currently i am using Htc One X its display is taller not wider, i need wider screen in just 4.7 inch space, plz suggest me which one has wider screen, because i have to make order via online thats why i cant check the screen size of Nexus 4 and Optimsu G because they are not available in Pakistan except Galaxy S3, Thankx
Finally ha the first one to watch a video from Aaron lol btw Aaron its still not better than the gs3 all they did was try to enhance the features the gs3 has
Uh, yes it was, the video was uploaded 20 hours ago, and your comment was made 3 hours ago. Also, this video, when uploaded, from the start, it's name had the "part 1" thing in it, so it would mean there is gonna be part 2. Nice try though.
Ok I see what you mean. I own a GS3, such a great phone, to me the best android in the market. Looking at this LG, there is no way I will compare this to a GS3 or HTC One X
Why does he say it packs some decent specs? That was the best specs phone at that time. He should have said it packs the best specs possible at that time
Not really, they dont really mean anything, if you want a deciding factor, just go for the one that you think will still look cool after a year. Benchmarks dont mean anything. The One X smashes the Galaxy Nexus in terms of benchmarks, but with 4.1 the GNex is way more stable and faster. Its down to the software
Hillarious! My carrier here in Australia (Telstra) just accounced two days ago that they're now offering the Optimus G. Five months late.
Just ordered this beauty and waiting for it to come!! Cannot wait!!!!!
love the phone. very good reviewing Aaron just wish i could talk that fast. blow people's minds with the fast talking.
the Sprint and Korean versions have a 13MP camera with no SD card slot. AT&T's version has the 8MP camera with a card slot
I totally agree with you. Bought the phone a couple days ago and i love it!
Just picked this out for my mom. she's loving it
You can get the Silver HTC One on Tmobile, same qualcomm chip as the S4 just it uses the Adreno 320 GPU for graphics, my Htc 8x uses the Adreno 225 and the graphics look awesome.
To be honest, as PC builder and 3Dmark user (not sure if you're into that) benchmarks are pretty much the only accurate way for me to really make a decision from either 2 laptops or 2 phones etc... It can really make a difference from which device or gadget I finally choose when they have around the same specs, especially when I like both designs, styles and features. So yeah, benchmarks do matter, but only after a heavy comparison, and i just can't make up my mind :)
This one vs the Padphone 2
Sony usually releases international devices and PhoneDog is more US based. They do have reviews for popular international phones.
Finally, a quad-core phone in Canada - the S3 and OneX are dumbed down to dual cores. Now for the LG Nexus 4! Can't wait to have a quad core pure android nexus phone, I think it's going to be really nice.
I think that Sprint version looks awesome. Thanx Aaron.
I know but it's still nice to see them for our viewing pleasure, beside, it doesn't really cost them much for showing us :)
The reason is i'm just curious about this LG vs the Asus Padfone 2. In term of benchmark and performance, the Padfone 2 is the current king based on my research, destroying the Note 2 with an insane score of 7500 in quadrant, compare to 5500 for the note 2. There's a huge difference there and i'm planning on having my future phone for at least 2 years of contract :)
This phone is the first phone from LG group. LG is a huge group in South Korea(next to Samsung group), and the president of LG group asked for the best cooperation among lots of LG companies to make the very best phone within this year, and this is the result. Other than cpu(Snapdragon S4 pro), most parts are made by LG's own technology including camara, lcd display and the efficient battery. Oh, I am a sammy boy, btw. But gotta admit the fact that this is a very well made phone.
Well this sucks, what happened to benchmark scores? I know it's not the most important thing but it's definitely help making a decision and it's one of the most accurate way to compare two phones that you can't really choose!
This phone looks phenomenal. The amount of customization is exactly what makes an Android an Android and I feel as if LG hit it out of the ballpark with this one. This just might be my next phone.
Aaron,may sound crazy to some but I would like to know, camera aside, how you feel about the LG vs the new HTC one....
@Nadeem Memon Yes, Optimus G's display is wider than S3 and Nexus 4.
Can you upload videos on 1080p? Thanks for all!
Getting It Monday can't wait
Hey i was wondering Is the phone holding up, im thinking about getting one for my GF but not sure
Yeah very pleased with it just got my wife the g2 that's even better
I can imagine, i have the brothers of both of these phones, Nexus 4 and Nexus 5
Can you do a Comparison with the LG Optimus G and the Samsung Galaxy Note II ?
its not about how many megapixels a camera has its about the lens which determines the actual quality
I was really waiting on what point you where making about lg interface being behind touchwiz. All you did is show how better it was.
Nice to see LG doing well.
oh yeah ik, im not a big lg fan either. I just wouldn't consider the GS3 or One X as a phone to just settle for. both perform amazingly, LG should take some notes
I got the sprint version from best buy for 99.99 and i frickin love it. My brother got an iphone 5 for more expensive.
Mine has never broke after dropping this is a great phone hands down
What's the difference between the quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU versus the quad-core Exynos CPU? Which one is better?
possibly a stupid question: i'm currently on t-mobile. i'm wondering, if i buy this unsubsidized, would this phone's 4g work with t-mobile's 4g??
also, i'd like to know your opinion on how loud the speakers are, specifically during phone calls.
More importantly, since i used to be an HTC guy until the travesty that's the One X, i'd really like to know if i can pop off the back of the device and replace the battery.
sure you can!!
i dont know the app you mention but . beside from pages like waptrick among others, there are others apps to download music because my sister has that phone
go for it bro =)
Please, do the dog fight between this one and Galaxy Note II, Aaron.
Appreciate for that!
Quad core are milliseconds faster on minor stuff. Which is noticeable. And a lot faster during lte, videos, games and all other media. But dual cores are just as fast. According to the ghz.
Can't wait to buy it! If no better phone will be released until 2013Q1
I'm using this phone and if you came from old smartphone like galaxy s1 or just moved to smartphone it's prettiest good phone for $100 and also the spec is better than gs3 except you cannot remove battery
The S4 already beats the iPhone 5 in graphics, it uses a Power VR544mp3 and the iPhone 5 only uses the VR543mp3. Triple core GPU's, not to mention the iPhone 5 is a 1.2ghz phone and the S4 and HTC One are both 1.7ghz phones using Qualcomm Snapdragon processors.
What are you talking about? I don't see how that has anything to do with what I just said, but I guess I'll answer your question anyway...Most "high end" phones these days are within that price range or greater. Would I buy a Galaxy S3, One X, Droid Razr HD, Lumia 920, HTC 8X, Optimus G, or Nexus 4? Of course I would, and all of them are around the same price range with some being somewhat more costly than others.You're buying something you'll use everyday for 2-3 years,buy right the first time.
someone probably said this but you CAN disable the bloatware through the setting->applications. i got this for my girl and it is amazing. if you have ATT this is seriously the best phone on the market. (not including unlocked market) i wish i could get one on verizon
thanks for the info. i think you might be right about the battery not being user replaceable, which is too bad, because otherwise, this phone looks fantastic. that's probably the only downside from what i can tell.
I agree..hardly dropped mine and the sides got damaged
looking forward to an optimus g vs. galaxy note 2 and/or s3 dogfight and optimus g vs. iphone 5 dogfight
The AT&T version needs all updates to be approved by AT&T themselves before an update can go live. AKA Verizon slowness.
They should have built in the battery percentage in ICS, idk why it has not been there
Well then, what is reputation at all? And yes, indeed if you could even say the Env2 had an OS at all, that it was terrible... But, if I have a bad experience with something, I would be less opted to go back to that experience... I'm sure I'm not the only one with this opinion.
This phone deserves key lime pie once it comes out. Definitely can run it.
You guys should do the Lg Motion 4g.
Been an iPhone guy since the first one came out, but boy do i want this phone instead of the iPhone 5!
whats the best plan to get for this phone?
I just have to say, it would be very hard for me to get an LG... After having the Env2 in 2009, and only using it for 5 months, and having it break on me, I don't know how fast I would be in line for a phone by this company...
I think for sprint is 13 mp and for att 8mp...I would recheck though
As nice as this phone is, you cannot forget that LG is so damn slow with updates! The LG Lucid is just getting ICS tomorrow. Hopefully that will change with the "Lg Nexus" being done by LG.
I'm wondering who's really blind here. I never wrote pt2 wasn't uploaded earlier before my comment. I said it wasn't available for me. I couldn't see it in my subscription list and even after i searched it, i still couldn't find it. The problem was the youtube app on my iphone. Because as soon as i got home using my laptop, i could finally watch the Pt2 hours later! That's why i said it was too late to take it back. I'm not gonna debate on that though, it's not worth it, :)
WOW, you can edit the quick buttons in the status bar? Can someone say Leedroid Tweaks in Sense 3.6?
how does the S4 pro chip fare against the quad-core Exynos???
it will work with tmo 4g, and no i THINK batter is not user replaceable
when is it coming out in the uk?
Common Aaron, 10 years in the industry
atat version has 16 gb internal + sd card slot but the sprint and korean have 32 gb internal with no sd card slot
Sprint's version has a 13MP camera, not AT&T.
Does this model only have a 8 mega pixel camera? I thought they were 13.
still, the Nexus 4 is probably LG´s best Smartphone yet, but this is also a very good phone.
Yeah, this looks better hardware-wise, I'd pick this one.
If this lg has only some "decent" specs then what does icrap 5 have?
Can it take screenshots ??
this phone was ranked #1 for both att and sprint according to consumers. good job lg :)
Is Optimus G display is wider then Galaxy S3 ?
yeah i barely found out yesterday
Hi, I m from (karachi) Pakistan, Is Optimus G display is wider then Galaxy S3 and Nexus 4? currently i am using Htc One X its display is taller not wider, i need wider screen in just 4.7 inch space, plz suggest me which one has wider screen, because i have to make order via online thats why i cant check the screen size of Nexus 4 and Optimsu G because they are not available in Pakistan except Galaxy S3, Thankx
Why not compare this phone with LG G2? :)
Finally ha the first one to watch a video from Aaron lol btw Aaron its still not better than the gs3 all they did was try to enhance the features the gs3 has
Make a better review setup maybe a white table?
Uh, yes it was, the video was uploaded 20 hours ago, and your comment was made 3 hours ago. Also, this video, when uploaded, from the start, it's name had the "part 1" thing in it, so it would mean there is gonna be part 2. Nice try though.
I own one and I think its the best phone ever made!
Getting the lg g2
God bless lg for making a phone... That can keep up with Aaron.....
I would buy this but I'm not really fond of LG's UI.
finally
someone give this man a cookie
I read somewhere that it had a 13mp camera
I watched this on my Otimus g love it
wooow is that jigsaw from saw movie behind you Aaron???
Decent specs ?
ordering this phone tomorrow to replace my iPhone 4S ❤
How do I get the battery percentage to show?
Missing quote he mentioned: "The camera really doesn't do it any justice."
Ok I see what you mean. I own a GS3, such a great phone, to me the best android in the market. Looking at this LG, there is no way I will compare this to a GS3 or HTC One X
there is a optimus G version with 8 or 13mp...;) I know because i am getting that phone with 13mp camera
Why do you have so much hate on the iphone?
man so much customisation choices
Front cam as well?
Can you download swype? I really want it :)
when can you review the xperia T/TL, TX, V?? thanks.. :))
This video is uploaded in 1080p
Got this phone for free at best buy with a new two year contract. I suggest others get on this deal before it gets sold out!
How much RAM does it have?
i want it with the Stock Android interface
2 GB,"little or no lag" he says,but i notice a little lag when i scroll my songs list,just a little,it's fast :)
Why does he say it packs some decent specs? That was the best specs phone at that time. He should have said it packs the best specs possible at that time
And yes, this is the first phone from LG "group", again. Forget the previous LG phones.
I'm switching over from the iPhone 4s after it broke, without even dropping it, may I add.
My ipad 3 show my the video only in 720p!!!! How can i get the 1080p version on my ipad????
Not really, they dont really mean anything, if you want a deciding factor, just go for the one that you think will still look cool after a year. Benchmarks dont mean anything. The One X smashes the Galaxy Nexus in terms of benchmarks, but with 4.1 the GNex is way more stable and faster. Its down to the software
Is this phone getting android 4.4?