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[LG Optimus 2x] heavencanwait:
I really love it. I don't care for official GB and ICS. Official roms are crap anyway.

It does what it's supposed to do for me - accept calls, shoot video and photos, browse the net, read books, write emails, write some documents and that's pretty much what I want from a smart phone. I've optimized it so that there is no lag for my daily use. And all this productivity I bought for about $180. How can I not be happy?
[LG Optimus 2x] homersimp:
Personaly i like the 2X but i was disapointed by the fact that the updates don't want to follow.

No official ics, no functionnal JB....

The milestones are never reached and this mobile seams to be unknowed.

2 years after, the S2 is stil sold everywhere but not the 2X.
[LG Optimus 2x] silvercats:
2X p990 got the Jellybean 4.1 Cyanogen update recently
[LG Optimus 2x] homersimp:
A rom that doesn't permit to call is not a rom.

The initial function of a phone is to be able to call, not to pray before each call to be able to hear anything.
[LG Optimus 2x] oscarmiranda90:
i always say my relationship with this phone is love,hate,love

its my 1st android, it has a really cool hardware, bad software support from lg, GREAT DEVELOPERS!!! (this one is the most important thing)

in fact i love my phone the 80% of the time the other 20% i hate it lol
[LG Optimus 2x] Neefy:
Was happy for it but will probably change once nexus 4 comes out, it gets slow way too fast on any rom
[LG Optimus 2x] janezzx:
Don't know how you use it, but with propper ROM RAM/Kernel is enough even for some of tegra 3 games, especially for daily use..

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For how long did you have yout O2x ? I recon i will never come back to LG like thousands of unhappy costumers, who bought FLAGSHIP phone and got just dumped .. I would wait for Motorolla Nexus, they will be open source.. Wouldn't be nice if you spend 300$ and wait another 2 years for next ROM.. I think android users ain't that stupid to buy "new" model of crappy phone every year (like apple fans do) In my opinion, the best way is to wait for something really nice comming out..
[LG Optimus 2x] crossmission:
It's a great budget phone, if you can't find a galaxy S2 for the same money then go for it, root it and flash either the gueste or the django manuche roms (try them both) but don't stay with stock (official) rom. Imagine I flashed a new rom the first day i bought my one x and I never regretted it cause it had a huge difference, stock roms suck.
[LG Optimus 2x] N3mesis:
Love cuz it looks sexy.: -)
[LG Optimus 2x] grimmyrippy:
OT so one x is great phone?
[LG Optimus 2x] silvercats:
advice ?? Buy it or not to buy it? I was thinking to go for a Xperia sola new one if not the optimus 2X 2nd hand one.

Sola doesn't have a gyroscope and HDMI. But I need 'em
[LG Optimus 2x] grimmyrippy:
if you want secondary camera, bigger screen and 1080p video go for o2x

i recommend to you to watch a youtube video review about xperia sola to decide and read in xperia sola section here in xda for background and users feedback
[LG Optimus 2x] VorTeX Raptor:
I like it. Its an good smartphone
[LG Optimus 2x] flopower1996:
I love it because i got it in germany last august for only 230€. Thats amazing :)

Gesendet von meinem LG–P990 mit Tapatalk 2
[LG Optimus 2x] crossmission:
ALL YOUR TEGRA ARE BELONG TO US :p

IMHO, the one x is by far the best device overall right now, the GS3 might have a faster cpu and if you are a HEAVY gamer you might want to buy that or even better the Optimus G with the S4 pro CPU and GPU, but if you're looking for a beautiful, fast, top quality device, best camera in the market and best screen (actual fact, not just my opinion) and relatively cheap as you can find a used for as low as 350 euros and brand new for like 480 I think sim free.

I got mine in Cyprus used for 160e a couple of months ago :) now THAT'S amazing
[LG Optimus 2x] silvercats:
lol I have watched hundreds of both phones' vids. Still hard to decide. If Sola had a gyroscope at least, I'd have jumped to Sola no doubts.
[LG Optimus 2x] flat__line:
I got mine used for 150 euros: instantly rooted and flashed... months of fun with django manouche, gueste hybrid and tema's roms... High performance, nice screen, close to unbrickable, handy gps mountain tracking,

It will be my phone till it breaks
[LG Optimus 2x] crossmission:
my girlfriend has the sola, it's good and all plus it will be getting ics soon everywhere (in some places it already has)

1st point. the screen is not as good or as big as the 2x (there are no phones in this price-range that have a better screen, they might say they do but trust me, when you put you fingers on ips the rest feel like sandpaper)

2nd. the camera, again no comparison sola 5mp 2x 8mp (but mpx don't always say the whole story I can tell you that the 2x is better)

3rd. it feels a little plastickey but on the other hand it's slimmer and lighter

4th. i feel that the battery is not as good as mine at least with the official rom she's using which is still gingerbread 2.3.7 like mine but mine is custom (way better on everything)

5th. it has floating touch, you can interact with the phone without touching the screen but it takes a lot of practice to make it right

6th. it's a trendier looking phone (the Sola) more colours if you like them

I don't get what you mean by gyroscope, if you mean the rotation sensor and all of course it has it.

Here's something that might help you

http://versusio.com/en/sony-xperia-sola-vs-lg-optimus-2x
[LG Optimus 2x] silvercats:
cool comparison . No, the screen rotation is done by the accelerometer.

Gyroscpe is the one detects other movements of phone. You can play a car game by turning the phone like a steering wheel if we have a gyroscope. Useful for gaming mostly. can also control the camera movements or, gun in other games.

The main thing I do not like about Optimus 2X is that its colours are kind of not accurate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIktbler_Mw <<<< see? not the same colours.
[LG Optimus 2x] kt-Froggy:
And for a good reason. You will never get colours on an LCD (IPS on O2X in this case) to be the same as on Super AMOLED screen (both Galaxies in this comparison). The argument about the two technologies and their pros and cons has been going on forever, and I don't want to get into it, as it is completely pointless... I already answered to you in another thread (that was locked) that I love colours on my O2X. They are less vibrant, but more natural and less "cartoonish" than on any phone with AMOLED screen I saw. I used to have an Omnia II phone in the past that had an AMOLED screen. I liked it very much, until I got another phone with an LCD, and realized how more life-like the colours are on it. In my opinion, this is purely subjective, and there are people who prefer AMOLED displays to LCD. I am not one of them.

Bottom line is, if you want bright saturated colours of (S)AMOLED, and this is bugging you the most of all differences, don't even consider O2X (or any other phone with an LCD, for that matter) as your option.

P.S.: And, speaking of the colour "accuracy", I'd say that colours on LCD are in fact more accurate than on AMOLED. Yes, they don't look as pretty, but they are indeed closer to true, real colours. Just my opinion, of course...
[LG Optimus 2x] silvercats:
If I buy an used O2X will that be a problem? LG don't break easily I assume?
[LG Optimus 2x] kt-Froggy:
Physically, O2X is a very solidly built phone. Don't know how easy it is to break compared to other phones, but I dropped it on a stone tile floor a couple of times with no consequences.

Also, when it comes to flashing, O2X is well known to be practically unbrickable. It's very reassuring to know you can resurrect it from pretty much any screw-up...

As with any used stuff, make sure to check it carefully. I bought my phone used, with just a couple of minor dings on the bezel, and am very happy with it.
[LG Optimus 2x] crossmission:
I will check on my gf device and get back to you about the gyro, I haven't researched it but I'm fairly confident that it has it. About the colours hmm... ips screens are the most accurate screens when it comes to color if you compare it to a color chart like pantone or something similar, if you notice the video is taken at an angle, that's a trick because all LCD ips screens show some colour degradation (usually they shift to the green spectrum, a green tint) at the 45 degrees angle mark and the guy who took the picture knew it so he could flatter the amoleds which have no such problem, per say, when I first saw a s-amoled I was amazed, after comparison to ips screens and after living with both I would not choose an amoled over ips. That being said and as the previous post said it's subjective, what YOU like matters, not what I say :)
[LG Optimus 2x] black_mamba99:
exactly the build quality is superb...even after 8 months of use...it still looks new

have dropped it around 4-5 times on hard surfaces(fell on its back,fell with the screen on the ground,fell with it hitting from the sides).....Still no dents or scratches...Amazing

I only wish if it had 1GB RAM
[LG Optimus 2x] machoman1337:
If you want custom ROMs and you are buying a carrier-locked subsidized phone, avoid anything with the Sony name on it (unless it's an unlocked unbranded non-carrier model). Those are locked-bootloader galore with no way of unlocking.

If that's not a concern, forget the O2X, get that Sola or anything newer.

Personally, I like my O2X for its screen size, aesthetics, and power. The 8 MP camera is great, not as good as others but better than my old HTC Desire Z. What I dislike is LG's lack of support and their general shoddiness with software when they do come out with something (their old froyo and GB ROMs are quite bad)
[LG Optimus 2x] gasgasgas:
I wonder how people can say this is a good phone, my experience:

after losing signal the signal didn't come back, had do reboot the phone

i used to receive messages from my carrier telling me that somebody was looking for me while i didn't have signal, even if the phone showed a strong signal

the battery didn't last one day with 3g on

LG thinks its users are stupid, they said millions time that they will update the phone but they didn't, check how many "official lg statements about ics" are present on these forums

I changed phone, I have a xiaomi m1 now ( made by the company that develops miui ) and i don't have all those problems, same apps, everything on with syncing and battery lasts at least 24 hours.

I will never buy lg again, even for dishwashers.

Check their facebook page and see how many people are angry about this phone, it is not worth more that 100 bucks, its actually the worst piece of hardware i ever bought.
[LG Optimus 2x] grimmyrippy:
when it comes to build quality o2x is one of the hell phone with superb quality but when it comes to software update its a hell
[LG Optimus 2x] crossmission:
Just tested my girlfriends sola with beach buggy blitz and the gyro is present :) it works fine.
[LG Optimus 2x] Robin2:
I'm getting so frustrated... So much struggle to get a normal full working ROM that's ICS/JB based. The ICS leak is painfully slow, CM10 has call bug. Really appreciate the work everyone puts in this, but LG has lost me as a customer forever.
[LG Optimus 2x] Jishnu Sur™:
I just love this phone! From the day it was launched..Even after 2 years, i has capabilities to give some hard times to mid range devices. The screen , build quality, everything is perfect just except the Official Updates.
[LG Optimus 2x] Robin2:
Before this I had a Galaxy S phone. Compared to that Super AMOLED, the 2X's screen is crap.
[LG Optimus 2x] woodpeckerlo:
+1
[LG Optimus 2x] silvercats:
buy a O2X or not? what are the users saying? :eek: :(

thanks all for the replies guys
[LG Optimus 2x] kt-Froggy:
It's up to you to decide. :) And that was not the question you asked... I can see quite a bit of both love and hate in this thread, so it should give you some idea. Personally, I have no regrets about buying this phone, especially considering that I got it for only $80 in almost perfect condition. And, based on what I know about it now, I would buy it (depending on the price). Granted, other people may have different opinions...
[LG Optimus 2x] silvercats:
80? US dollars? did you buy locally? O2X is at least $200 in here (used). In Ebay too it is around that price. you got lucky
[LG Optimus 2x] kt-Froggy:
Canadian (same as US, pretty much). Yes, it was a local deal on Craigslist (used, but in a very good shape). And yes, I agree I got lucky... I had to unlock it, so it was another $10. Right now, I can see some O2X ads in my area for $120, but the average price is about $150. Still not bad. Above $200 is a bit much in my mind, but I personally would never spend over $200 for any phone, so my opinion is probably not typical around here... :)
[LG Optimus 2x] Voltor:
I love my 2x, but has been neglected by LG and maybe it can receive an official ICS or JB that can use it's power. :(
[LG Optimus 2x] mas2112:
I hate my o2x. The most stable Rom is not the stock Rom, which is absolutely ridiculous. The fact that a group of hobbyists can make a better Rom than paid developers at LG is astounding. I'm always jealous when I see uptimes of 1000+h on the galaxy s2. I'm pretty sure the max uptime of my phone was 150h, at which point, it was so laggy, it was even hard to get to the reboot menu.

That said, I love the hardware on this phone. It's sleek and doesn't feel as cheap as the galaxy s2. The screen is also awesome.
[LG Optimus 2x] crossmission:
off-topic rant alert!!!! :)

I know it's off-topic but I can safely, surely and with all my confidence say that I have never seen a stock rom better than any custom-made one that at least is based either on stable/final aosp or the original stock

I have rooted, flashed custom roms, fixes etc on numerous phones since 2009 and one of the most problematic phones with stock roms was galaxy s1 and s2 (both flagship devices like the 2x) which had lag problems, and that took them to fix almost a year after release, XDA and other places took about a couple of weeks to make fixes, which by the way are the ones the actual companies "took", polished, after being schooled by a 14-year old kid that made the original fix, and mended their phones and these 2 are just an example.

I was running android on the HD2 (still the best phone ever made) since maybe december '09, I had ics like a week or less after it came out (only 2 or 3 devices, all of them nexus, had it) and it was a windows mobile 6 device which again stock was **** and only nrg's roms where allowed on my device, nothing less like the ****ty stuff microsoft and htc made

I dare you to put a S3 or an One X (2 of the fastest mobile phones)with stock with the same phone with custom rom based on the original and use them. I don't even want to mention cm10 or aokp.

2 devs in here can make things go faster than any company. People who work on the clock tend to stay idle cause they simply don't care or don't have the necessary skill (working for htc, samsung or lg just takes a degree in something not actual skill) and no matter what they get paid the same with 3 lines of code or 3000.

I'm not trying to attack you or anything but if companies did a good and proper job there wouldn't be so many people making roms or people like as joining XDADevs to better our devices and tweak or completetly alter them,

just 5 guys making wallpapers, icon launchers and themes called "XDA, where you go to for colour and making your phone trendy" not XDA !-developers-!

Didn't want to rant for so long but it came :)

Although you are right about LG, they just wrote us 2x owner off and they just recently decided to shed some bad PR and give at least ics due to various sites and blogs really coming down on them.

Cheers.

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I got for 160 euros in Cyprus which I think is a fair price based on LG's lack of software support but the device quality itself is really good, and compared to the sola that silvercats wants to buy, no I wouldn't even compare them, o2x ftw, sorry silvercats I know you're probably gonna buy it anyway :-p

I'm trying to sell it for 200, I know it's bad of me but I need the money to buy something bigger, probably a nexus 4, or One X again now that it got official 4.1.1 (now CM10 on that is gonna be AWESOME)
[LG Optimus 2x] silvercats:
not clear. what did you mean? O2x (after ICS) is the best or the Sola?
[LG Optimus 2x] vEget7:
I LOVE MY 2X.. but I HATE LG because of their crap software update.. F**K LG :D
[LG Optimus 2x] crossmission:
O2x of course.
[LG Optimus 2x] maharu567:
I hated it at first, after I was somewhat pleased and now I love him :)
[LG Optimus 2x] h3adcrash:
I love it :)

Sleek design

Unbrickable

(Almost) unbreakable

Nice screen

Great hardware for the price

Superb developers @ XDA :)

Ok, LG did a bad job with the software update, but to be honest I don't care... I don't stick with stock ROMs anyway :cowboy:
[LG Optimus 2x] thewoZa:
Love it.

Root it, custom rom (now on ICS leak it is super smooth), enjoy.

Great build quality and feels like a high end device (not plasticy).

The end.
[LG Optimus 2x] WinterEFG:
Bought the phone when it was just released and have regretted it ever since. Love the screen and overall build quality but I just can't deal with the lack of updates from LG, bought the phone under the impression GB would soon be available on it and I believe that was delayed by about 6 months in the end.

Yes you can get ICS/JB on it flashing a custom ROM but those get a lot better if they have an official source to work with. Love the devs that are working on this phone but I really can't recommend this phone to anyone.

Thinking about getting a new phone myself but after this disaster of a phone I just want a Nexus.. that isn't made by LG :rolleyes:
[LG Optimus 2x] puakkui:
6810 ruianves

love it because of this community.
[LG Optimus 2x] magicaroma:
I love it for its materials, design. It's a very well done device.

I don't hate it but I'd like to have more LG support for firmwares.
[LG Optimus 2x] kaisersosay:
I love my p990. Granted lg's lack of support is extremely frustrating and the 512 ram has been limiting but thanks to a dedicated group of devs this phone has been continously improving and has a great backbone of hardware ( except maybe the loud speaker and the limited 1080p playback ). Running stefans 2nd gen 28g leak with topogigs kernel and i cant believe the speed. Ics rocks thanks to so many unpaid and hardworking dedicated devs. Phone plus lg equals soso but plus devs equals awesome. Cheers guys.
[LG Optimus 2x] Desticus:
Im loving my o2x, great Hardware Bad Software from LG. But i hope LG will Release ics soon.
[LG Optimus 2x] N3mesis:
The work of the devs extends The time my LG o2x will be in Service. I guess far beyond 2013.
[LG Optimus 2x] Dac0908:
Sometimes I love it, sometimes it's pure hate. Right now, hate. Why? XBMC for Android official beta is out, but.. Tegra2 is not supported. Another reason to say FU nVidia, FU LG. Oh well...
[LG Optimus 2x] K405:
Pure deep down hatred.. from the moment it gave a black screen of death over night while charging (which was after a week I first got it!). Now I even hate it more because of what Dac0908 is saying.

I wish I could hurt some program managers and head honcho execs at LG and NVIDIA. I really hope you loose your job cause you suck and your stock drops below zero and you will have to go on to the street and beg for money. That's how much I hate you a**ho*es. Used to be an Nvidia fanboy just because of the Linux drivers but since I have this POS LG Optimus 2x I will avoid LG and Nvidia like the plague.
[LG Optimus 2x] kt-Froggy:
And how exactly is this NV's or LG's fault? You might as well say FU to the XBMC dev team for their decision not to support anything without NEON -- it would be more appropriate, wouldn't it? And, BTW, despite the lack of official support, there are forks and mods for Tegra 2 and other non-NEON devices. So, what's the problem, really?
[LG Optimus 2x] K405:
Well.. if NVIDIA would release proper drivers and publish all the API calls it wouldn't be so hard to implement HW acceleration, right? Correct me where I'm wrong.
[LG Optimus 2x] kt-Froggy:
I am not saying you are wrong, but, as far as I understand, it's not just about NV or Tegra 2. No devices without NEON are officially supported -- that was the developer's decision. I am not a dev, but I don't really see how drivers and APIs would be relevant here...
[LG Optimus 2x] LarsPT:
If NEON was any good, it would be supported. If it is not supported, in my understanding, it means the advantages do not outweigh the effort. Why would they want to limit the devices that are supported if the effort was not enormous?

Just my 2 cents... I'm NO expert... (although I am a developer...)
[LG Optimus 2x] kt-Froggy:
Not sure if I understand... NEON is supported, that's the point. Devices without NEON are not supported.

But anyway, it's probably off topic here... Everyone has their own reasons to love or hate the device, even though sometimes these reasons have little or nothing to do with the device itself... :)
[LG Optimus 2x] Mungulz:
Hate. Sgs2 is better and the Tegra series of CPU isn't great...

I like my Nexus 7 though which is Tegra 3.

1gb of RAM is awesome, 512 isn't.
[LG Optimus 2x] Dac0908:
Try to remember all the small things that didn't work at the start, or never work right just because we have Tegra2. It's great in theory but in real life... well. There were (and are) plenty of problems. Stuttery OS with new versions always coming late to the party, some games have their problems, Skype, Gtalk, or maybe even CyanogenMod, for example. Most of that is irrelevant, doesn't bother most of the users, but XBMC is one of the smaller reasons that just adds up the weight.
[LG Optimus 2x] K405:
Exactly, that's why you don't see any updates from LG either. It's got everything to do with device (chipset).

But like I said even before this time when I just bought it it would give me Black Screen Of Death overnight. That's when the hate started to build up. ;)
[LG Optimus 2x] BigD18t:
Very mixed replies here :laugh: some love some hate, I should be receiving mine tomorrow, got it for £110 on ebay, i will root and flash a ROM but which one do i use !!!! i would like J.B but i see it has a call bug for now, which tbh would get annoying. How does ICS run ? any good.

And one rooted, will the JB or ICS rom flash straight on, as i see some people say to flash CM9 first !!!
[LG Optimus 2x] Freman Bloodglaive:
I used to get that, but I switched chargers to a iPhone/USB aftermarket charger and haven't had a problem since.
[LG Optimus 2x] eViLsTieFel:
I both hate and love it, too.

I hate the fact that LG dropped support for their flagship phone almost from the get-go. Gave me the feeling they only wanted to be the first to ride the dual-core wave without actually caring about the customers. The hardware is excellent, except for the lack of RAM. It was a pricy phone already and I think 1GB would have been the better decision.

Still, what I love about it, is the community and the support from all the people not from LG. There are a myriad of custom roms, all trying to cope with the shortcomings of the original firmware. Currently I'm running the ICS version of Topogigi and it is just awesome.

Nevertheless, I'm already eye-balling my next android device. The P990 was my first smartphone, switching form the Nokia 6230, and made me excited about the Android platform. It's just, 512MB RAM aren't enough and I'm always a fan of fast phones with fluid software. Jelly Bean is the next step, and for me, this means a hardware upgrade.
[LG Optimus 2x] derEremit:
I like how it feels in my hand, thats about it.

Just got a galaxy S (1) from a collegue and now i know for the first time what a ****up the O2X really is.

Tried every stock and custom rom with every kernel kombination i could find, and it never worked as good as this galaxy s.
[LG Optimus 2x] K405:
Dude... please.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2012901