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[LG Optimus G Pro] debugger919:
Samsung fanboys are everywhere, every time there's an article about LG those annoying people show up, I wonder why...
[LG Optimus G Pro] Jasbo:
No doubt I love this phone! Playing Iron Man 3 and Dungeon Hunter 4 is a blast on this thing.
[LG Optimus G Pro] Billy Madison:
Look, some moron says "Sgs4 wins in every category and is cheaper. You can wait for the Note 3 or HTC T6 if you must have a phablet!" Why can't Samsung fans just shup up?
[LG Optimus G Pro] scott0:
waiting on the next badass smartphone is retarded. not only will you be waiting longer than you planned, the next new baddass smartphone will be on the horizon, might as well wait for it.
[LG Optimus G Pro] nthknd:
Trying to keep up with technology is a waste of time and expensive. There will always be something hotter and better on the horizon
[LG Optimus G Pro] hung2900:
Any company achieves (or has ever achieved) a high position will have that kind of badasses. The most annoying is Apple fans, next is Samsung fan. Sony and Nokia fans are different than not a lot as two companies above but somehow more crazy and ignorant.

I think currently LG's fans are the best in behaving:good:
[LG Optimus G Pro] admiraljkb:
I've had my E980 for 2-3 weeks now

It performs the way I would expect for having the same internals as the SGS4, with a larger screen. It freakin SCREAMS. I looked at the Note2, but its got obsolete hardware compared to SGS4 or E980. I would definitely say the E980 effectively IS the Note3 without the Samsung extras. If Samsung had done a simultaneous release of the Note3 (which they *should* have), I probably would have gone for that, but the E980 is working out just fine and I'm happy with it. I think LG scored a nice coup here. Why compete with the the smaller SGS4 head to head and lose, when you can release a Phablet with the same specs, and no competition for 6 months until the Note3 releases? They really need to advertise it though while they have an effective but temporary "monopoly" on the high end Phablet.

Observations:

Battery life has been awesome. I use it periodically during the day like normal, and its sitting between 70-80%. The 2.1A charger in the car has it fully charged in the 30+ minute drive home in the evening. This is a MASSIVE improvement over my SGSII where I would be at 30% at the end of a similar day and would take a couple of hours to charge since it didn't charge above 1A.

Screen is awesome! I got this over the SGS4 which I'd been planning on, since my eyeballs have had a recent and relatively sudden "degradation of capabilities". The combination of LARGE screen and sharp pixels is working out quite nicely for me to be able to see the text without having to make other compromises. (btw this getting older crap sucks) Thank goodness for variety, because if I was stuck on a tiny iPhone screen I'd be sunk by now.

It runs good on T-Mobile (at least where the frequencies have been refarmed like DFW, not sure about elsewhere). 4.78Mbs up, 1.7Mbs down for HSPA+ in Dallas. Unable to test LTE yet until more towers get lit up.

Application installs are almost all instant. Big upgrade from my SGSII. Blink and you miss the installation from Play.

Camera is proving to be pretty awesome and sharp. Definite upgrade from my SGSII. It focuses a lot faster, and I can do more rapid shots, which comes in handy when children won't sit still... Colours seem correct, or close enough, I'm not noticing anything wrong.

Still fits in my back pocket - YMMV on this one, but Levi's 36x34 can take it.

First phone EVER that actually fits comfortably in my hand. One handed operation is not compromised either for ME. However, this is another YMMV - folks with smaller hands WILL have a problem on this. My SGSII was ok, provided it had a case on it, and the same with the SGS3 and 4's that I've borrowed. But this is definitely better. If you're of the smaller handed set, this may not be the phone for you, but for those who have medium to large hands - take a look at this phone. it may be exactly what you've been looking for comfort wise. Viva la difference.
[LG Optimus G Pro] scott0:
i'd agree with all the good things posted. it's a fantastic device. re: the camera sensor, i've noticed it has a hard time reading bar codes for apps, anybody else experience this?
[LG Optimus G Pro] admiraljkb:
re: barcode scan?

I haven't noticed any issue on the barcodes, and I know I've scanned a couple in the last couple of weeks. I just gave it a couple of smaller ones off a Lenovo power supply that gave it a fit, but it still got them after a few seconds. Switched over to a magazine and it picked it right up (in low light even). For the app barcodes, those have been nearly instant as well. For all of the above, I'm using ZXing's Barcode Scanner.
[LG Optimus G Pro] scott0:
that's prolly a better way to describe it. it has recognized all the bar codes i've thrown at it, but it seems to struggle to settle down and focus. twitchy, like the image stabilization is not engaged.
[LG Optimus G Pro] admiraljkb:
OK, yeah, I've seen what you are talking about. Almost seemed like it focused on the WRONG area a couple of times. With that said, I've not noticed much difference over my previous SGSII. Although subjectively, its seems faster than my SGSII for getting a lock.
[LG Optimus G Pro] zxaz:
just received my OGP this week...in just love it!!!

from a former note user...lollll though my note had been a nice phone
[LG Optimus G Pro] ankahuja:
Still willing to buy...bye to my HTC desire X
[LG Optimus G Pro] redneck_666:
I've been wanting to wait for the Note 3, but I hardly use the stylus. I love the phablet form of the phone.

I really would love to get this phone. I really enjoyed playing with it at the store, but the locked boot loader is no bueno for me.

Maybe once things get rolling with this device, I'll pick it up.
[LG Optimus G Pro] ipsuvedi:
I love g pro more than my GF :p:D
[LG Optimus G Pro] barondebxl:
How can you tell unless you know exactly what the note 3 will be about? Also the note 3 will have a better development support that's pretty much guaranteed. And the Spen is s major plus that the note series have over the other phablet.
[LG Optimus G Pro] Jilxz:
This is the one smartphone that I want and good old Verizon does not have it. Unfortunately Verizon has the best coverage in my area. I do not want the Galaxy Note 2 , so that is not an option with me. I will just hold off until maybe Verizon will get an LG phone with the same style and the same specs as this one. I don't like the pointed square corners of the LG phones on Verizon. The Optimus G Pro have the rounded corners. Looks great. I'm really sick that I cannot get this phone. I guess I will have a long wait on Verizon. Wish I could switch carriers.
[LG Optimus G Pro] smaybe:
such a beautiful screen, best phone ever had

thanks LG
[LG Optimus G Pro] rahsaanabdul:
I've had mine for a little over 2 hours now...sweet!
[LG Optimus G Pro] trooper1414:
What do you guys think about the battery life...what brightness are you guys using the phone at ...and what stats ??
[LG Optimus G Pro] rahsaanabdul:
I haven't had it long enough to comment on the battery. I haven't fully charged it. I always use auto brightness for my screen and it's just fine:)
[LG Optimus G Pro] draiko913:
I keep auto brightness on at 55% and am getting 5 hours of screen on time (half from web browsing, emails, etc. and the other half from games) if I run the battery down completely. On a normal day, I take my phone off the charger at 7am and put it back on the charger around midnight with 25% battery remaining with fairly moderate use throughout the entire day.
[LG Optimus G Pro] smaybe:
tededfy july

The battery is a beast

I advice to to use battery calibration app on the market for better performance
[LG Optimus G Pro] neridqe:
Big thumbs up for the battery on this thing.:good:
[LG Optimus G Pro] barondebxl:
Gentlemen (and ladies of course) may I ask why you picked the OGpro over the HTC one? I'm asking cause this phone looks amazing and I'd like to hear you guys opinion. Please be objective and no "cause LG is the best!!!!". Thanks.
[LG Optimus G Pro] rahsaanabdul:
My reasons are simple at least for me. I'm coming from the original Note so I'm used to a big screen. Now, I have a big beautiful screen. The One's screen is just too small for me. I'll never be a fan of sense or a non-removable battery. As crazy as it may sound, I don't like the metal backing of the HTC One. The GPro is a true diamond hidden in the rough. Its the movie everyone should have seen. The UI on this phone is "different" and I like that. The last factor was the bigger and longer lasting battery. IMO and dealings with HTC phones is that battery performance was always weak compared to other android manufactures. Just my 2 cents.
[LG Optimus G Pro] draiko913:
Plain and simple, screen size. I bought my wife the HTC One and honestly, I love the design and the metal body, but I've become spoiled by large screens. I also like that the OG Pro is not as wide as the Note 2, so it feels a little better in hand. And finally, in the over 5" arena, there aren't a lot of options yet with a 1080 screen resolution instead of 720.
[LG Optimus G Pro] barondebxl:
Thanks a lot guys, I know what you guys mean by screen size. First time I used the note 1 I thought it was a huge phone but I liked it a lot and gotten used to the size. My next phone was the galaxy nexus and it felt so small that I thought Amazon made a mistake and sent me a nexus s (seriously lol).

How's the performance? Is it true that double tap to zoom isn't supported on the stock browser? What are your favorite features? Sorry for all the questions but I may get one of these. Thanks again!
[LG Optimus G Pro] trooper1414:
Its an amazing phone .....and i am pretty sure double tap to zoom works on stock browser ...though i honestly use chrome and it works on that ...sorry dont have my phone with me .......my brother is currently using it and loving it and almost deciding to get one more :D
[LG Optimus G Pro] draiko913:
Performance has been really good for me. I rooted and then used Titanium Backup to freeze all of the AT&T apps so that I didn't have the junk running in the background for no reason. As much as I loved to be a crack flasher with all my other phones (incredible, x2, galaxy nexus, note, etc), I've been very pleased with LG's skinning and haven't been too upset that I can't flash custom roms for the time being. It took a few times going into the settings menu to find where all the options were at, but overall, they didn't add too much in that would cause any performance issues.

I can't confirm the double tap zooming in the default browser. I use Chrome Beta and Boat Browser as my daily drivers. Double tap zoom works fine in both (although I like the functionality in Chrome better than Boat).
[LG Optimus G Pro] rahsaanabdul:
Performance is fast and smooth and I have actually been successful with double tap zoom in the default browser. I'm like most folks though, chrome is my daily driver. It's just so much better.
[LG Optimus G Pro] trooper1414:
Honestly , i just noticed yesterday ...that browsing with chrome is extremely choppy !! Not sure if anyone else noticed it
[LG Optimus G Pro] npaladin2000:
Screen size, and a less overbearing Android skin. Didn't buy it for the battery life but it's been a pleasant surprise.
[LG Optimus G Pro] Jammol:
Its definitely chrome. It does it on my wife's GS3. Started just recently.
[LG Optimus G Pro] popcity:
Definitely a good device, I use it as my daily driver...
[LG Optimus G Pro] Shadowjack1965:
hadino march

This is my first foray into the Android world. I've been tied to an iPhone 4 through work for too many years and decided to buy my own phone outright (full price) and use work's SIM (with permission). Investing that level of cash definitely made me do my research. I knew I wanted a 5.5" and was scoping the Note 2 but was debating waiting for the Note 3. I was in the AT&T store with my wife (she's an iPhone only user), and saw the LG. Did the research and decided that was my choice!

First unit I bought had a defective headphone jack. Got that one swapped out and so far smooth sailing.

Listened to my first song on the Bose noise-reducing headphones and the volume wasn't all that loud...anyone else notice this?

So far the battery life has been great! Being an Android noob however I have no idea how to post my stats. :confused:

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Definitely Chrome here too. I travel for my job so was definitely looking for a Phablet. I just turned 48 (ugh) and the eyes have been losing strength for nearly 10 years, so the bigger screen is a real treat compared to having to increase the font size on the iPhone 4. I hated Apple's "closed case, no expansion" philosophy so like the fact this phone is 32GB standard and has the 32GB micro SD expansion (though I'm sure other Android phones have that too). So the removable battery was a big seller for me compared to the HTC One.

Sitting in a restaurant by myself I like to watch videos while I eat. The iPad was a bit too cumbersome for that (though definitely not bad at home) and the iPhone was just way too small. This gives me the best of both worlds and with the extra storage I can store movies instead of having to worry about streaming, (both data usage and when there isn't a very good signal).

Though I paid full price for my phone, I noticed the discount price on this bad boy is quite attractive too. $100 cheaper than the competition if I remember right. Not sure what other serious competitor's 5.5" phone can match that WITH the 32GB standard, (none of that 16GB crap here).:D
[LG Optimus G Pro] garrette:
And yet this phone gets no love from developers, kinda wish i waited for note 3
[LG Optimus G Pro] npaladin2000:
What do you mean by that? It's already rooted, there's already a QSlide hack, someone's working on a hack to get rid of the brightness slider. Perhaps you're complaining about a lack of custom ROMs? Well, we need to unlock the bootloader first, one step at a time. And I'm pretty sure someone's already working on that too. Probably several someones.
[LG Optimus G Pro] garrette:
By no love its simple, this phone has been out for a whole month already and no ROMS?

Bootloader or not this phone is under advertised so its never gonna rival the big guns even tho its ranks right up there with em spec for spec.

I have the HTC one, the samsung s4, the lg g pro, and the note 2. I buy new phone ALOT. For ths one to not even have a rom yet tells alot.
[LG Optimus G Pro] mrfeuss:
The devs we have working on the bootloader unlock don't even have this phone. They're doing a ton of work to reverse engineer the SBL stack and figure out how to unleash the potential of this device. It's pretty rude to be here complaining about a lack of ROMs when we have some extremely generous devs working very hard to make that possible. I know we don't have the high-profile support that some other devices have, but we'll get there. The exclusivity to AT&T may have something to do with that. The S4 and One are available on multiple carriers so it's available to even more developers. Check on the Bootloader Bounty thread and you'll see how hard these guys are working and how much effort they're investing for a device they don't own.
[LG Optimus G Pro] garrette:
Rude and complaining??? Im not doin either. My only complaint is that this phone gets no love compared to the others. I use the lg g pro as my daily because i favor it over the one and s4. As far as roms im not even lookin to root its fine the way it is.
[LG Optimus G Pro] Jammol:
By no love its simple, this phone has been out for a whole month already and no ROMS?

I think he said that because of that ^^ part of your post.
[LG Optimus G Pro] scott0:
what grade are you in?
[LG Optimus G Pro] garrette:
I'll gladly show ya
[LG Optimus G Pro] Fidelio_o:
Only thing I want for is the black status bar. That's it. Everything else is just fine with the phone. Speaker sucks, I got over it lol
[LG Optimus G Pro] npaladin2000:
And just how do you suggest anyone install new ROMs without unlocking the bootloader? One step at a time dude, chill. For this one to not even have a ROM yet tells you they haven't unlocked the bootloader yet. That's all. In the meantime people are very busy hacking up the existing install instead.
[LG Optimus G Pro] ratchetjaw:
You can install ROMs on locked bootloaders. Not preferred but doable. Have a ROM on my gs4 with a locked bootloader right now

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[LG Optimus G Pro] scott0:
right on. lemme know if you need more crayons.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omega101:
Hi .

I have searched the entire forum and also been googling since days for rooting my s advance indian ver. Not yet found a solution.

However i did find a post here in xda to root s advance but support for DDLK2 firmware was absent.

Pls note that people who recently bought the phone have DDLK2 installed.(india).

It would be of great help if anybody could take the trouble to entale a step by step procedure to root the same for a novice like me.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Razvan:
Where did you search?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1985199
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] violet.tester128:
Why don't you update to JB?

With JB, rooting is very simple(Shaaan's awesome root).

My Device : Rooted GT-I9070

ROM - 4.1.2 Stock I9070DDULP8

Kernel - CoCore-E-5.0

Recovery - TWRP
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omega101:
Well guys i knw support for gb rooting is withdrawn since d release of jb update. Bt i hv heard dat jb is too laggy.. currently m finding solace in my stock gb..

A root for it would hav completed my quest.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omega101:
Can u provide me d link???
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] efdalesad:
3:55 ParanoidAndroid using rom. I can not install apk files downloaded from the Internet after a week. Apk installation screen "CANCEL" key is working actively. But the "UPLOAD" button I can not print. Even my phone (i9300) threw my data before formatting it on my sd rum smoothly again installed after you install the. Now why can not we?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Dillsnik:
These seem like the three hottest phones right now, and i know i throw this up in the S4 forum so i am sure to get a bit biased replies, i am curious about comparing all 3.

To me it seems like the One has better sound quality and screen, the S4 supposedly has a bit better speeds (and probably best development) and the OGP has biggest screen size.

I don't love the interface design on the One, specifically no menu button or ability to see recently used apps, could be a deal breaker on it's own. The LG phone is an interesting one...seems like a nicely designed phone, and if you don't really have a need for most of Samsung's zany apps and stuff, it might be a great phone. Biggest problem i am worried about is - lack of development. I got burned on an OG Note when the Note 2 arrived and Samsung basically moved on, never to release an official JB version. I would hate to buy into another great phone only to get burned by lack of a following or something.

I'm sure anyone would be happy as a clam with any of these three bad boys, but anyone have an opinion when comparing them first hand?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] NovaSlim:
I owned the One for a week and switched it for GS4. The Audio on the One sounds better(double front facing stereo speakers > single backfacing speaker) although the volume is about the same, and the screen is brighter, However the 4MP camera couldn't get enough detail for me and the photos looks really fuzzy on my 1440p screen. The AMOLED screen on the GS4 is beautiful and not too bad in sunlight either(One'LCD is better under the sun, but not much better).

Another benefit of GS4 is that the battery life is significantly better than the One, even when I run the GS4 at max brightness(Dynamic Mode) at all times,
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] thegregulator:
Haven't used an Optimus G Pro, but I have both the One and S4. You're right about the button placement on the HTC, it's infuriating. There are custom kernels that allow you to sweep the capacitive buttons or hold the HTC logo to wake and sleep the phone, but they don't work as reliably as I'd like. The S4 is much better in that sense, in my opinion anyways. I prefer the screen on the HTC. I do a lot of Web browsing and I find it's much easier on the eyes. I've done a factory reset, turned off animations, and disabled S-Voice, but my S4 is noticeably more laggy than the HTC. It's actually shockingly laggy given the hardware. I don't take a ton of pictures, but when I do it's almost always in good lightning conditions, so for me the S4 camera trounces the camera on the HTC.

At this point you honestly can't really go wrong. Battery life is similar for my usage, maybe marginally better on the S4. If you can live with 32gb of storage (realistically about 26gb) I'd go for the HTC.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ronj1986:
I used the Optimus G Pro (OGP) for 2 days before exchanging for a GS4. I exchanged because the battery life on the Optimus G pro was horrible. I had a NOTE II before and that battery would go all day & some. The screen did get a little brighter than the Galaxy S4, but that was the only benefit for me. I changed because of the battery drain, the lack of assessories, and the predicted lack of development. Both have locked bootloaders, but I figured I would get that unlocked sooner on the GS4 and have more ROMS available to me. I did like the customizable options included with the OGP, but I would choose the GS4 over it again if I had a chance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sabre31:
I have all 3 phones. I use the LG Optimus G Pro as a daily driver at this point as my sgs4 lags big time and battery life sucks. My batter life on LG Optimus G Pro is very good and I have a note 2. I can go two days with heavy usage no issues. The screen is the best on LG Optimus G Pro compared to HTC one and sgs4.

HTC one build, look and feel is the best it is the iPhone of the android world. However I had the capacitive buttons they suck. The sound is better then any phone out there and I think screen looks good but battery life sucks. Will have decent dev support and comes in 64 or 32gb. No removable battery or sd card.

Sgs4 has nice big screen, 16gb storage total crap as 9gb is only use bale, you can get 32gb now. Cheap plastic build feels worst from all 3 phones. The phone is not as smooth as HTC one or LG Optimus G Pro unless you use a custom rom like CM. The size and screen is perfect if you want a bigger screen but not a big phone. Will have decent dev support. Removable battery and sd card slot.

Lg Optimus G Pro comes in 32gb with micro sd and Removable battery. Has best screen from all phones I have. It is super fast and battery is great. Boot loader is locked with no info if it will ever be unlocked so development is none at this point. Screen is 5.5 and 1080p. I like note 2 so this is a direct replacement for it until note 3 comes out. The phone is actually lighter and not as wide as note 2 so easier to hold single handed.

Hope this helps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ardianow:
Galaxy s4 Octa is better than all others... GRAPHIC CPU SCREEEN RAM MEMORY DDR2 ETC ETC
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sabre31:
To bad it's not lte and costs a lot in US to folks like negri or expansys but yeah I agree the intl sgs4 is better always is the case with samsung they give us in US the crap version.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jev3gs:
Of you are looking for development then the answer is simple, GS4. Reason being is Google is releasing an S4 with stock Android and it is supported by Google, not Samsung. We should have the best of both worlds. Pretty easy decision if you ask me :)