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[LG Optimus 4X HD] dimi89:
There are 2 kind of people who will buy this phone. Ones that go for its look and ones that s performance.Ones that go for it look wont be disapointed since i didnt meet guy or girl who didnt ask me what phone is that and can i have a look at it.Persons who buy this phone for performance wont be disapointed too since if you devote some time on looking for custom roms-tips and tricks you can manage to get this BEAST to eat any game/app you start even with official rom (yes i sayed official lg rom since i was using it a long time with custom kernel and i played real racing 3 and dead trigger with no lag and great graphic) and things are even better on custom roms...So pick up what kind of person are you and if you bought it for it look and dont want to google and research few tricks and tips how to expand battery or get rid of game lagg then dont complain about is poor stock performance(as i sad already even on stock rom with few tricks u can unleash beast) in gaming since it wont lagg EVER if you use it for sms-web -face etc because YOU bought it for that !...If you are 2nd kind of person you are reading this just because it is funny how people complain all the time and you are waiting for newest build of some stock-modified or custom rom to download so you can flash it and unlish fun :D LG 4X HD FTW ! :highfive:
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Mr_Death1996:
Upgrade to 4X?

Would it be worth changing from a Huawei Honor 2 (u9508) to this? the honor 2s boot loader is in Chinese and i cant do a lot, this is the main reason why i was thinking of changing, but also it doesn't have either a tegra or qualcom processor, would it be worth swapping? and what were the exact mods you did to make yours faster than stock?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Freman Bloodglaive:
I'm quite happy with my Optimus 4X (rooted 20C).

It is fast, and as long as I don't leave the data on when I'm not using it, the battery life is actually really good.

I only play games on GBA emulators though, so my gaming experience isn't that of other people (FF6 FTW).
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Mr_Death1996:
With all the new snapdragon phones coming out, is it really worth getting one now though? In NZ its very price competitive (more than $200 less than S3) so i am thinking maybe just get this till the current top of the line phones are cheaper, but will i be disappointed coming from a Huawei Honor 2 (U9508 with 2gb ram)? [MENTION=4782654]Freman Bloodglaive[/MENTION], can you give a rough estimate to how long it would last with data off and medium use?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] dokii22:
Im not quite happy,I mean screen is awesome,design is awesome and really love it,camera is good and full HD recording is the best but I'm worried my battery life.

I barely get 2 h 30 minutes on custom ROM with kernel,and on stock unrooted I get 3h-3h 30 minutes.

I dont see where the problem is,some say by looking my screenshots of battery life app that low network signal and often searching for network is cause of my problems,but why then stock lasts much longer ?...

I'm thinking of selling and replacing it for HOX or S3.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Flying_Bear:
if you do sell it, don't go for hox. it's a downgrade from o4x, no expandable memory, no removable battery, and almost same hardware.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] dokii22:
And adding 60-70 $ for S3 is worth it ?

I know,HOX doesnt 1800 mah battery and no means of replacing it and no microsd slot,but I hear experiences that HTC released update for HOX and that battery lasts much longer than on O4X altough O4X has 350 mah "juice".

I'm confused,what do you say,is it worth adding money for S3 or replacing it for S2 for one-two hours of longer screen on ?

I tried 10 roms and kernels,stock rom is better than them and gives me more screen on but I dont see logics in that.

Shouldnt custom rom and kernel have optimization and battery tricks to hold much more longer than stock.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Freman Bloodglaive:
Well just sitting without use the battery doesn't seem to drop at all, we're talking about 4 hours for a 2% drop. I've had mine on for 12 hours which included some internet time, and a lot of reading ebooks of FBReader, and it's down to 32%.

I don't know what the Huawei is like, so I can't compare the two. The Huawei does sound like it has better specs though.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Subtleone:
I have friends who complain about battery life with S3, and it turns out they commit the same basic mistakes: set brightness high, etc. I don't have any major issues.

It would be interesting to know what you mean by getting 2.5 hours though. 2.5 hours of gaming?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] dokii22:
No gaming included,if I play more heavier games I barely get 1 hour of screen on...

Nope 2.5 hours of mixed apps like facebook,tapatalk,gmail,some local news apps,youtube and pvplayer listening either speaker or headphones...

auto brightness,50 % slider,only wifi ...
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Subtleone:
You need to seriously overhaul your configuration. Also, it is worth adding that headphones and loudpeaker consumption is quite different on any phone. Auto brightness means that it is not at 50%. I would turn it off and leave it at 40% at most.

FWIW, and others may have their own advice, here is how I have my phone set up:

- My ROM and Kernel are in my sig.

- Underclocked to 1.2GHz with Trickster (I have not seen any difference in responsiveness or speed honestly, and will add I would NEVER sacrifice butter-smooth performance to gain battery time.).

- I have Juice Defender Ultimate running.

- Screen brightness is 35%. Can be lower (25%) in dark areas. No auto anything. On a personal note, I find high brightness impressive, but uncomfortable for longer usage.

- In the street I handle my phone very little and use Dragon Mobile Assistant to do my basic things like change tracks, pause/resume playback, call someone, turn on or off RunKeeper, etc.

I actually bought a higher capacity battery, a 2350mAh by Onite but have not used it yet.

As a rule, I easily get through the day without charging. That said, I do not spend hours a day messaging people. If I did, I would never get anything done.

The toughest battery test I had that really ate into it, was a two-way video Skype session on the phone, via wifi, that depleted the battery before two hours had gone. I had to plug it in to finish.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Mr_Death1996:
Huawei has 1gb more ram but other than that not really a lot better (www (dot) morecellphone (dot) com/compare/phones/lg-optimus-4x-hd-p880-vs-huawei-honor-2-u9508/67385), is 2gb of RAM really necessary though? how do you find having just 1gb?

A large reason i want to swap phones is that the boot loader is only in Chinese and CWM doesn't support it, nor do a lot of roms...
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Freman Bloodglaive:
I'm still stock ROM and happy with it. But yes, if you're looking at custom ROMs the LG is probably a better bet.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] dimi89:
I cant tell you if u should switch or not,but i can tell you i am very happy with my 4X.While i was on Stock JB i just deleted some preinstalled aps and that saves me a lot of battery and if u want even more you can install custom kernel on stock JB firmware (u can do all that in 1-2 hours and i am considering rooting-unlocking and installing CWM and custom kernel ).Or you can install MIUI-CyanogenMod or any other available custom rom on your device and try.One of the reasons i took LG 4X is that is have quadcore processor (maybe LG will give us 5.0 android update) and it is supported by good devs on this forum and cyanogenmod team.Also it is great looking :)

As for comparison between LG 4x nad S3 i played a bit with S3 couple of days and i cant see any significant advantange over our beloved 4x.Battery is **** same as LG 4x (whats app-skype-facebook charging every day in aproxx same time when i put 4x on charger) camera (at least for me) is same.Feels more solid in hand but plastic i think is worst then on lg 4x.As i sad this is my impression and again i whould pick lg 4x against s3.

P.S.Also S3 is heating up when you play games on it for a while (well,well what we have here LG "my device is frying pan" owners :) Better to pick up phone that you like and you will alwayse be happy with it then picking up something that you dont really want...

P.P.S.Thanks subtleone for this awesone apk's in your signature :D
[LG Optimus 4X HD] @non4:
I switched to an xperia T for a while, mostly for the gaming support from Gameloft. I was so disappointed I switched back. Screen was dull, onscreen buttons were too big (though resizable with some know-how) and heavy use caused voltage drops that made it shutdown all the time making gaming impossible. Moral is all phones will have something that will get on your nerves, and this phone has some nice pros to outweigh the cons. I like the smaller dev community, some phones you have to flash some trash to find a decent ROM but the smaller selection here is mostly good stuff

Sent from my smart frying pan (Tegra 3)
[LG Optimus 4X HD] dokii22:
I dont think that headphones drain battery as I was travelling few days back and for 2-3 hours of continous listening ( stock player with DSP effect ) only 2-3 % batteries went on listening.

Tried with setcpu to 1100 mhz max and lowering the minimal clock,how to try undervolting processor to lower heat and prolong battery life.

I read about this battery saving apps on few sites and they were given bad rating as they work in background consuming cpu/ram and just doing worse than actually prolonging battery life.

If you didnt notice my brightness is at AUTO setting just slider is moved to 40-50 % depending on indoor/outdoor and I always try to keep AUTO settings.

Will try underclocking with that app and undervolt,will see.:good:
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Subtleone:
I did notice and that is why I suggested you turn it off. if you have it at 50% and auto, that means the auto will raise it above 50% anytime it thinks there is a lot of light around. In other words, whenever it is daytime.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] darkren:
Nope
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Petrov Godonuv:
Yes, I am now.

The stock ROM's poor battery performance had me consider selling the device after only a few days, but since installing a custom ROM it feels like a completely different device.

Currently running CM + Optimus Prime or stock + Iodak.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] flanker711:
I was not very satisfied with this device until it's unlocked. The stock rom from LG is slow and bloat.

With cm10.1 it's a complete different story now. I do not have motivation to change to a new phone anymore.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] perfektt:
Same story. Like in post before.

I was experiencing quick drain on stock.

Latest cm+iodac gives good results.

Question to all:

Have you played with iodac kernel and tuning? Ex. Via trickster..?

I did some tuning - governors.

But oc worked up to 1,5ghz. No 1.7 noticed.

Antu bench. ~14250
[LG Optimus 4X HD] ectoplasma22:
It's a bug of V7 version you can't OC to 1.7 GhZ but everything else work .
[LG Optimus 4X HD] perfektt:
Thanks. I was not aware. Any visibility on corrections in next versions? Have you OC in previous versions? I wonder if its worth.

I'm happy with 1.5 but as usual - I wonder how it would be with 1.7 :)
[LG Optimus 4X HD] ectoplasma22:
With Iodak V7+JellyBeer 4.32 i am completely happy ans satisfied, I can play all games I want without any lags and the phone is lagfree. Just to tell you that yesterday I have been playing with the famous SGS3 and honestly it isn't smoother than our phone in any way :p

I can even say that our phone is better : the screen and the colours are more beautiful and colourful than the S3.

The S3 heats up extremely fast too.

That said the S3 has Touchwiz and an amazing support.

For the people who are asking for an LG update, I don't know why you are complaining since we have CM support now:D

We have a lot of roms and kernels and now, our phone has nothing to envy to other phones ;)
[LG Optimus 4X HD] DankoFGL:
Lg 4x HD update is am lg optimus g...

Enviado desde mi LG-P880 usando Tapatalk 4 Beta
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Petrov Godonuv:
Oh yes, I so love the natural colors of this phone. I wanted to make the switch from my iPhone 4s to an Android phone, but those AMOLED screens were such a let down.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Mr_Death1996:
I'm considering buying a 4x. Is there a list with all the Roms, kernals and other mods for this phone? Or do you just have to snoop around and find them?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] @non4:
They're all in the appropriate sections and are easy to find. Android development and original android development. Also themes and apps has a few little gems like qslide ;)

Sent from my smart frying pan (Tegra 3)
[LG Optimus 4X HD] deownagee:
I have to say some things about my lovely Best Android smart phone my o4x I don't like other phones because a flat design is awesome but im already panning for an Xperia z... because the disign is flat and familiar to my o4x My point is: trie other older Quad core Smarthones some of 'em dies even faster!

So, why focus on the bad things? Focus on the good things of our smart phone!
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Kinemi:
Since i could change the stock rom to a custom rom i'm happy with it. I think the battery life isn't that great but like many smartphones so i don't care that much :D
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Freman Bloodglaive:
I don't know about the battery life. It's much better than that on my 2X, as I said with data off and 20% brightness (more than bright enough most of the time) battery drop is barely perceptible. Of course I don't play games except on emulator.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] tony_roma:
very happy :good:
[LG Optimus 4X HD] chasepoes:
At first I was unhappy with the P880. Coming from a SGSII I found it was not really that much faster in day to day use (I rarely play games), sometimes it even felt slower :eek:.

Also the battery drained way to fast for me. Just with moderate usage (checking e-mails, making a few calls, and a bit of internet) I could barely make it trough the day. My SGSII was much better in that respect (same usage, upgraded 2000mAh Sammy battery) and lasted from 8 a.m. till midnight having roughly 20% charge left, where as the P880 would just quit at about 6 p.m.

The camera of the P880 is on the same level as the one in the SGSII, so no improvement there. But I have to say that almost all camera's in smartphones are just crap and only good for taking the occasional snapshot. Even my little pocketcamera takes way better pictures then any smartphone out there (except maybe the PureView Nokia)

The screen I found way better than the SGSII, also the design of the P880 is better (personal taste). So I considered selling the phone after a week of using it. The higher resolution and somewhat bigger screen of the P880 (compared to the SGSII) and the beautiful design, did in no way make up for the abysmal battery-life.

To make an fair comparison though, I had to change the ROM on the P880, because my SGSII was also running a custom ROM which improved it usefulness quite a bit. So after much reading, trying, failing, retrying, I rooted the phone, unlocked the bootloader and installed a different ROM and kernel.

AND MY INITIAL IMPRESSION CHANGED AFTER ROOTING THE PHONE AND INSTALLING A NEW ROM/KERNEL.

The phone now easily last the whole day, with moderate usage and it works fast and fluidly. Now it is really an improvement over my old SGSII. Battery-life is now on par with my 2000mAh SGSII and I still have all the benefits (better screen, higher res, faster operation)...

To make a short story long :laugh:: Yes, now I'm finally very happy with my phone and I'm using my favorite ROM that I was also using on my SGSII. Only wish left is that it would be dual-sim.

Actually, I think it is really a big shame that a phone needs an active community to make it unleash its real potential. Companies like Samsung, LG and HTC keep on pre-loading there phones with their own over-bloated, battery consuming, hardware slowing firmwares. And in many cases a 15 year old DEV. comes along (no-flame intended what so ever), puts in a few hard days of work and does what does big companies still can't, releasing a Kernel or ROM which puts the original firmware to shame, and makes the hardware really shine.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Freman Bloodglaive:
Thinking about it, my great battery life (with data off) may be because of the 20C ROM.

They might have tweaked it a bit before releasing it for the Australasian market.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Aeternus Eternus:
I don't want to make a thread or something, so I will ask here.

What do you think is the best ROMs?

I'm simply in need of a stable, fast, non bloated (CM) ROM. Link please?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] @non4:
They're all the same base, just search the dev section for one with the features you want. There are pure aosp ROMs too if you really want no bloat

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[LG Optimus 4X HD] chasepoes:
I cannot answer that question. All ROMS have their own benefits and disadvantages. It really depends on your personal preference.

I'm using SLIMROM with Optimus Prime kernel and like it very much (have been using SLIMROM on my SGSII since it first came out).
[LG Optimus 4X HD] omontero:
Have tried like 4 different ROMS and for me the best one is Xenon HD. It has all the goodies (Halo, PIE, etc) and its smooth as silk. The only problem is that the latest releases are not booting so you need to use a older one.

The last working release is: h**p://goo.im/devs/demetris/OptimusX4HD/XenonHD/XenonHD-19-06-13-signed-p880.zip

Then again as many have said try more than one and you make your decision. Just remember to do a full Nandroid backup before doing anything and keep it in a safe place for later

After that update and iodak CM v6 kernel the cellphone its pretty decent. Has one of the best displays out there and battery last a day of normal use. Also install the improved jelly bean camera (check the apps forum for the o4x) so you can use photosphere and get improved focus for a way better camera.

I really love this phone, its only weakest is its battery drain, but if you take in account its awesome display, powerful processor and Micro SD expandability (up to 64 GB), good camera, easy rooting, unlocked bootloader (at least for international version) and less than 300 bucks price (incredible) you can't ask for more bang for your buck. Also having an user repraceble battery means you can buy another one or two for those trips where you need heavy usage all day (batteries cost less than 20 bucks).
[LG Optimus 4X HD] @non4:
I got one of those portable chargers for £6, will charge the device full if you don't use it :D

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[LG Optimus 4X HD] abderman:
I'm maniac of changing ROM. My first device was X8, so i was able to change roms as I want, stock was worse of all. Now using P880 only using stock rom and kernel o can use MHL (tv out) working in full screen, rotating well
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Bruckiii:
Since I'm using CM(stable) with Optimus Prime I'm happy!
[LG Optimus 4X HD] pirx1:
These are the ROMs I've tried so far:

SlimBean with Optimus Prime Kernel: very fast ROM, but has bug, dark screen when you try to unlock, then bootloop, full reset solved only

CM10.1.2 nightly: with Werewolf, Iodak, Optimus Prime kernel

Iodak: fast, but video HW codec doesn't work for me

Werewolf: nice overclocking feature, but P800 booster doesn't work with it, so overclocking sauses overheating, thus benchmarks are worse

Optimus Prime: fast and good battery life, this is my kernel now, very good antutu result using P880 booster
[LG Optimus 4X HD] chasepoes:
Using SlimRom with OP kernel and don't have the bug you have. No dark screen when unlocked, no bootloops.

ROM is working without any problem.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] ezet:
Hello, new comer here!

Just bought the phone since it seemed like a good value for money.

It is now 240Euro which is great if you consider you are getting a quad core.

But of course there is a reason for the saying "you get what you've paid for".

So yeah you get a decent phone which is fast and will probably do the job for most of the people but you also get two major disadvantages!

Starting with the first one, battery! It should be the worst phone battery wise i have dealed with. Stock rom with all stock and only a couple of services, no gaming at all but just a few shots and internet browsing and the phone is struggling to last 12 hours. I was amazed, badly amazed, of how fast the battery was dropping when browsing the Internet.

And to come up to the second bug. Camera auto focus with flash doesn't work on all third party camera apps. Well done LG! A thing that works on all phones even the low end ones you managed to be broken on yours! Obviously badly written driver or even worse bad hardware. So yeah forget night shots with third party cameras.

To sum up, if you don't care about night photos and are willing to always carry a charger then go ahead and buy this.

Else if you want to keep your peace of mind better look somewhere else.

My 2 cents :)
[LG Optimus 4X HD] chasepoes:
Or you could install a custom ROM and kernel

Then battery life is on par with similar spec. phones and flash will work in thirth party cam apps

But I agree that this should not be necesarry. Out of the box the batterlife is indeed horrible

On custom kernel/ROM it's amazing value for money.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] ezet:
It's exactly like you said "this should not be necessary" .

Considering that this phone used to be LG flagship i would expect better software quality.

Also as much as i like flashing ROMs i also like my warranty.

From what i've read unlocking the bootloader voids the warranty and there is no relocking method.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] chasepoes:
You've read wrong. You can relock your bootloader and probably keep your warranty (depends on your local law)
[LG Optimus 4X HD] @non4:
Not if you unlocked like me:

0x000000000000000000000000000000000000fdffffffcafffffffdfffefeffed

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[LG Optimus 4X HD] ezet:
I guess you are referring to the unofficial method that uses the fuse.

I've read about it indeed but the official method seems more safe.

Anyway i don't think i'll last long sometime soon i'll unlock.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] @non4:
Official method also writes to the fuse. Apparently there is a way to relock but even if it works fuse will still be different as it can only be written once. Best bet if you need to make a warranty claim is to flash ICS as BL is locked regardless of fuse content, however if they upgrade the phone to JB again or read the fuse you're screwed :D just unlock it, you're very unlikely to brick it if you read stuff properly

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[LG Optimus 4X HD] ezet:
Yeah I'll go for the official method in the end. I mostly want the warranty in case there is a hardware issue. My past Huawei phones used to be more time in the service :P Don't know about lg built quality. Time will tell :)
[LG Optimus 4X HD] @non4:
Unlocking will void it anyway, but at least its automatic so theres no additional risks including BL being locked forever :D you should still be protected by consumer rights for hardware failure depending on the law where you live ;)

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[LG Optimus 4X HD] Depressure:
Yes, now I am!

PRO(S):

quick

CON(S):

Stock rom contains to much blabla

battery sucks with stock rom
[LG Optimus 4X HD] ipred:
Definitely i am happy ! :victory:

Pros :

+ No lags

+ No restarts

+ Smooth scrolling

+ Very good screen

+ Fine built quality in back cover

+ No scratches in the screen after 10 months with no case.

+ Extremely low battery consumption when the phone is sleeping or at calls

Cons :

- High battery consumption when surfing the internet and playing games.

- The glass of the screen is durable in scratches but not durable in falls.

- The GPS receiver is not good

Fixed ( thanks to the app LGBrightnessPatcher) :

The brightness cutter to 87% or 70% when the phone was not cold.Now its 100% always.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] dante501:
Besides the battery consumption I am OK with it.