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[G2 General] barondebxl:
I think that its a pretty unfair way to look at it.

5.2" vs 4.7" = matter of preference. I prefer 5.2" but some prefer 4.7" which is also a pretty nice size display.

Snapdragon 800 > Snapdragon 600, thats a fact, nobody can argue that. However the HTC One performance is nothing short of amazing.

HTC One camera, well i think the G2 has the better camera.

Lets also add

1. Development, HTC One wins by a long shot

2. Speakers, HTC One wins again by a long shot

3. display ( not screen size), again HTC One has 469ppi and it looks insanely good. HTC One wins that also.

4. Battery life, G2 hands down.

Those points are not a matter of preference, those are facts. At the end of the day both phones are beasts.
[G2 General] Heisenberg420:
Good point about the screen size. While 5.2" might be better for games and media, the 4.7" on my gs3 seems about perfect for me with the right level of one hand usability.
[G2 General] shook187:
Snapdragon 800 vs 600

Benchmarks says 800 is faster, but I'm 100 percent sure nobody could see or feel the difference.
[G2 General] paranoid2007:
I'm also thinking about keeping the HTC One alongside the G2 just because it's the most beautifully designed phone I've ever owned. It's really a milestone designwise.

Gesendet von meinem HTC One mit Tapatalk 4
[G2 General] vegetaleb:
Purple camera in low light of the HTC One destroys all the advantages it had :crying:

I always been a hardcore HTC fanboy but this ultrapixel choice was the worst they could do,they didn't test it enough before launching it on a flagship,and look at me now...searching for the best phone to replace it :eek:
[G2 General] Heisenberg420:
Never heard so many negative comments about a flagship with this ultrapixel camera lol. But I've heard it does do well in low light like it was designed to. Good thing camera isn't important to me
[G2 General] leroybrute:
I don't get the screen size/quality comparisons ... Both phones are the same size, but one of them has a 1/2" bigger screen than the other. 441ppi compared to what, 469ppi? I think 441ppi is pretty darn good to me considering the screen is a half inch larger.

Like i said i dont get the comparison. Most of the rest of the comparisons i get, and are basically preferences.

This being said, if there were 30 reasons between the two, to pick one over the other. Htc one would have 4 of those reasons to buy. Htc one has boom sound, aluminum" build quality", htc ui, cheaper because of its age.

Otherwise the G2 takes the rest of the reasons to buy it over the One. Until the next wave of beasts hit the streets!

Htc one is a great phone but the advantages are very lopsided to me.

Just this phone whores opinion.
[G2 General] wwmkst:
Just for the screen size, I'm comparing the size of HTC one and LG G2

HTC One: 137.4 x 68.2 x 9.3 mm

LG G2: 138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9 mm

With such so similar size, I guess majority would prefer a 5.2"? G2 wins :)
[G2 General] hosmsdos:
I am facing same dilemma, i have HTC One and i am thinking either to wait for Nexus 5 or get the G2.

Here what i like about G2:

1- Love the screen, and i believe its the best screen so far. (its like a mix between Super Amoled and Super LCD3)

2- The front of the device with the small Bezel is just pure awesomeness.

3- Double tap is awesome and i know its available in custom kernels but gotta love it since it comes out of the box

4- I saw a review and the software customization and UI is very nice(much better than Sense and TW).

Also i believe nexus 5 is going to be very very similar to G2 in terms of specs and bezel design, but i am kinda bored from stock android, as i have nexus 7 and nexus 4 at home. Awaiting KitKat and hoping for some major changes
[G2 General] Blackrn:
Exactly how I feel! I'm confident the LG G2 will price drop significantly as all LG phones do. I picked up a blue HTC One and sent it off to get S-Off and will use that as my main. I love the performance and build quality of the One. The LG is a beast but something to told me not to pull the trigger and wait. I don't feel like its a must have right now device.
[G2 General] wargreymon89:
Here in Sweden the G2 is cheaper than both S4 and One. Not too mention much cheaper than the Z1 and Note 3. Not sure if we have a cheaper G2 than the rest or expensive other brands.
[G2 General] crawlgsx:
If what you care about is phone feel/build and speakers, then One.

If what you care about is immediate happy rom flashing and tweaking, then One. I suspect in time this will change, but TBD.

If what you want is the fastest smoothest phone with better battery life and a bigger screen, then G2.

If you like to take a lot of pictures with your phone, then G2. No comparison.

If you don't like owning a phone that you so badly want to keep in mint condition, then G2 (the One is just so beautiful and I felt like it always needed to be protected! lol)

I sold my One and picked up a G2 and the only thing I miss is the design. The one was a beautiful phone, a great phone, but I am very, very happy with the G2. Battery life is insane! The screen is beautiful and I love the near non-existant side bezel. The OS is functionally awesome and definitely the fastest phone I have used. I literally have 0 complaints with the G2 so far.
[G2 General] hosmsdos:
Why is it so expensive unlocked international version costs 830$ in amazon. Anyone know any cheaper online store
[G2 General] jrgilbert79:
Well it depends how you view the world.

The One is brutally honest. If something is washed out and bland its washed out and bland. The G2 is more like looking at an airbrushed picture of your aunt. Or viewing a tree through polarized lenses. Barely augmenting reality without over saturated cartoon screens like the S4 is actually more pleasing to most than saying wow look how boring this looks because it is. Thats not really a positive trait in most peoples opinion.
[G2 General] toddnbrown:
I personally was torn between the One and the G2.. I am on Verizon and was really digging the blue HTC One that Best buy has. At the end of the day, for me, what made my decision to go with the G2 was simple: battery life.
[G2 General] Heisenberg420:
Well it is in my opinion. Thanks for the analogy exactly what I was looking for in this thread. :thumbup:
[G2 General] eduardmc:
Have a htc one and a G2 hand down g2. And i was in love with htc one. LG G2. Has the best screen, makes the htc one look so bad. Dont care about spec of the screen is what ny tells me.
[G2 General] Heisenberg420:
actually 424 compared to 469, which is a difference of 45.. which is significant. now whether or not its noticeable is another question.

im part a minority with 20/15 vision so ill have to judge for myself :p
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Look at both in the store side by side...go on the same websites, zoom in & see the text for your self. not much of a difference @ all...

Funny thing is most folks on here started out with the HTC One and moved onto the LG G2. That says something
[G2 General] leroybrute:
Thanks for correcting me. But 45ppi difference is substantial? Especially when they are already over 400ppi. We are to a point where color accuracy and contrast should be compared. Thats where i see the biggest difference in the high end phones.

So you would hate my Asus Tf700t Infinity with its measly 1920x1200 - 224ppi screen. Or even my new Note 8 with a whopping 189ppi.

Just busting your baIIs. Lol.

My opinion: Pixels are nothing without color and contrast accuracy.
[G2 General] Heisenberg420:
Hey guys wanted to report that I picked up a HTC one at best buy today. I figured I wanted to try the one first since I have 30 days to trade up for a g2. Thanks to all guys for making it such a tough decision lol.

The boomsound speakers are so incredible. Beats all of my crappy ~50$ portable speakers. Been listening to them for the past 2 straight hours. It's gonna be tough to give em up should I decide to swap. But being a developer I can't in all good conscious pass up a chance to get on the new snapdragon 800 just yet.
[G2 General] shook187:
The only thing the Snapdragon 800 has over the 600 is just bragging rights on benchmark scores.
[G2 General] barondebxl:
Only those who don't have the S800 say that to make themselves feel better.
[G2 General] Heisenberg420:
Maybe now but wait till key lime pie or kit kat w/e is the next big update.
[G2 General] Infinite Jest:
I imagine the jump between a metal body and glossy plastic is a sore spot as well?
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Honestly I don't think it's that bad. I had the One for a week and was nervous as hell that the aluminum was going to get scratched or nicked by accident. I immediately got some cases to protect it.

The G2 on the other hand will get a clear skinomi on the back and crystal film on the front bc for some reason I don't feel as paranoid having a plastic phone lying around if that makes sense
[G2 General] htcm7:
I own H1 and this is the first and the last phone I ever had from HTC.

H1 looks good and feels good in the hand, but wait until you have problems with it.

Since no one tells, let me tell you that HTC services in my country is terrible, and I am not alone.

Look at how they handle with purple tint issue. No official words for months, leave users in the dark.

On the other side, LG service, well I hope so, not as bad as HTC, at least for me seem better.
[G2 General] m3lover1:
I tried the One for a month before getting the G2. I loved the One before I had it, but not so much after using it for a while.

1. I hate the capacitative buttons. Worse yet HTC decided to make it two buttons instead of three.

2. I like the bigger screen of the G2 compared to the One, while having almost identical footprint, thanks to the G2 almost bezel-less.

3. I love and hate the hardware. The aluminum casing of the One makes it one of the best looking and feeling phone out there, but it also makes me stupidly worried about dropping it because it is so slippery.

4. The power buttom: so darn flush and placement up top is not ideal.

5. Snapdragon 800 is superior to 600.

6. Battery life is superior on the G2. Much better.

I do love the speakers on the One though. Best phone speakers I've used on any phone. Thats pretty much the only thing I miss.

Couple things I dislike about the G2. I absolutely hate that LG decided to put the damn menu button instead of the recent apps button. Absolutely hate it. And I dislike the back, reminds me too much of the S4.
[G2 General] HoosierInFL:
The G2 has a bigger screen than the One, but the software buttons on the G2 takes up space on the screen, which negates a portion of that bigger screen. Usable space on the G2 when compared to the One doesn't seem as much as you might think when that is considered in.
[G2 General] Heisenberg420:
Surprising that u find the h1 to be slippery, Ive found that polycarbonate is extremely slippery especially on the gs3. I imagine the g2 is the same being made of the same polycarbonate (I think). Plastic is alot more slippery.

I wasn't crazy about the top power button on the one but flashing a kernel took care of that. Now I unlock it by swiping across the capacitive keys or by tapping the screen twice similar to knock on on the g2.

And 0 complaints about battery life so far on the h1. Today I'm at 56% with over 3 hrs of screen time + calls and lte browsing. I'm sure it'd be better with a 3000 mah battery but the 2300 is plenty for a full day.

Also ordered 1 of these to use my sdcard https://shopmeenova.appspot.com/st/order.html
[G2 General] tiguy99:
This is a simple fix:

Auto Hide Soft Keys app will take care of it for you

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Which kernel are you using on the one?
[G2 General] Heisenberg420:
ElementalX but most kernels have that mod as the general consensus seems to be the power button sucks
[G2 General] x714x:
You forgot the Adreno 330. The 330 murders the 320. Dont forget the battery life increase over the 600, the faster ram bandwidth, and HD audio/4k coding/decoding.
[G2 General] WizeGuyDezignz:
I'm surprised this thread is still going. The G2 is a much better phone than the One in multiple areas imo.
[G2 General] m3lover1:
I think it's also the fact that I find the H1 a bit too narrow when I use it one handed that's making me super worried about dropping it.
[G2 General] barondebxl:
I totally agree with you. I also don't understand why they didn't put the recent apps button instead of the menu button. It's really dumb that you have to hold the virtual home button to access the recent apps. Or at least they should have given the option to put the recent apps just like there is an option to put the qslide button.

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The One is an excellent phone. Put the S800 in the One and many folks would choose it over the G2.

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I don't believe that. The HTC One display is insanely great, maybe the G2 is better but I don't think there's any display out there that can make the One display look bad.
[G2 General] jesrazo:
I had the One and went ahead and stopped by my local T mobile store to check out the G2. Played with it for a few and was completely sold. Don't miss the One at all, horrible battery life. I'm a power user and my G2 easily gets me thru a day of use. I use my phone a lot, gps-movies-calls etc. Non stop and the G2 just is a great phone so far. Button layout is amazing and the Knock On is great. Don't regret selling my One, let's see if the G2 survives the release of the Nexus 5
[G2 General] soapinmouth:
Is the performance noticeably better?
[G2 General] m3lover1:
Yes. It's smoother, faster, everything just responds instantaneously. The One was no slouch either, but sometimes there is a small hiccup here or there. Not a deal breaker at all, and I probably wouldn't have really noticed it if I haven't experienced the G2.

Another note about battery life between the two. I have the same downloaded apps on both phones, use it the same, on both have most of the bloatware that can be disabled disabled, and the G2 blows it out of the water. I get 6 and a half hours of screen on time with the G2 and still have 10% left. With the One, at 10% left I only get 3 and a half hours.
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Statements like these made me return my HTC one last week & order the G2
[G2 General] WizeGuyDezignz:
The G2 is just simply a better phone in almost every category minus the speakers. Sense 5 is extremely boring and feature thin. The LG UI is actually great and a very pleasant surprise.

I'm surprised people are still buying the One over the G2. That's just my opinion, but I've owned a One and this phone is better in almost every way.
[G2 General] Heisenberg420:
Comparing batteries here is like apple and oranges seeing as there's like a 700 mah difference. Two totally different ballparks.

I like the simplicity of htc sense vs a more intrusive layover like touch wiz or LGs software. Like the idea of a small base and being able to add as few mods as desired.

I have to admit though the g2 has some cool stuff built in like knock on and the quick camera access.. also the multi tasking looks good but there's sense roms with PAs halo to replace that
[G2 General] droidiac13:
I love my One. It's a great phone and I can't see giving it totally up. I do enjoy the G2 as well. I like the larger screen with the phone being basically the same size. I get much better battery life on the G2 which is important to me because of my job. I also think that the screen on the G2 is much better outdoors. For my usage, the G2 works better.
[G2 General] bwhite757:
Sold my One over the weekend and went and bought the G2. Salesman at VZW thought I was crazy but....

As with a lot of others on here, I was never satisfied with the One's battery life. And the biggest thing on it was the button placement. I always keep my phone on vibrate, and would constantly hit the volume down button when reaching across and locking the phone, which would put the phone in silent causing me to miss several calls and texts.

I kinda miss the front facing speakers, but the G2's speakers aren't bad at all. I place it 2nd with all the other phones I've ever had.

I've only had the G2 2 days so far, and although I'm still in the honeymoon stages, I am very happy with this phone. I was amazed that the initial charge managed to last from 10am when I got the phone, all the way until midnight, even with me setting everything up and getting things the way I like them, and playing with it constantly trying out all of LG's features. I'm amazed how much I like the Knock on feature, and double tapping the status bar to turn it off.

And the size is a perfect fit for me! The One was as well, but you get more screen with the G2 with pretty much the same size of the One.
[G2 General] soapinmouth:
People are comparing the phones not just the software, so comparing battery life is absolutely applicable.
[G2 General] Heisenberg420:
Thanks for stating the obvious
[G2 General] DesertHawk:
G2 has just been released. It is NOT going to be teeming with ROM's. You should wait for Europe to get the G2 cause most of us dev's are waiting for our phone. LG is going to have the same HW as the Nexus 5 so the support is all there. Not to mention all the other SnapDragon phones with the same hw
[G2 General] Sckank:
Just released in Norway and waiting for my new G2. Coming from HTC One ... Was sniffing a little bit on Note 3 and Sony Z1 but G2 seems, at least to me, as the winner.
[G2 General] vegetaleb:
What about the over-exposure and slow shutter speed indoors?

I really don't want to pass from the One to a phone that will take ghosty photos or white skies all the time.

Also I am afraid of the 16gb limit, my 32gb on the One are already down to 8gb and I don't have videos on my phone.Photos from the camera alone take about 5-6gb
[G2 General] WizeGuyDezignz:
My pics have been coming out fine and the phone is 32gb.
[G2 General] mky4b11:
i just bought a g2 today. putting up my one for sale.

the g2 is pretty awesome. first impressions is slow to focus compared to the one, the call quality is better on the one, stereo mic recording is awesome on the one compared to the g2, indoor/low light video quality seemed a little better on the one, but i think that is due to the f2 lens the one sports., and although the g2 has better specs, the one seemed much more snappier, but then again i did have it rooted and tweaked to my likings.

things i do like on the g2 is picture quality, pictures are a little soft, but with some touch up in pixlr or snapseed, they are amazing. the g2 is much more comfortable with 1 hand use. i like the multi color led light. the back buttons are pretty sweet. i think once there is more dev support for the g2, and i can root and flash and debloat and mod, ill like it much more than the one. will definitely miss that boomsound and sexy aluminum body though. one thing the g2 needs which i hope comes in an update is exposure/focus lock in the camera app. i also find it odd that the camera app doesn't have composition lines, which most phones have.
[G2 General] vegetaleb:
How is the speaker volume for ringtones?

Do you need to use mods to reach a good loud volume or it's already loud?

Even with the stereo speakers of the One sometimes I can't hear it.

What I am not convinced about the G2 right now and make the S4 a potential phone:

-We only have a 16gb version in my country (how many gb are taken by LG for bloatwares)?

-Nearly zero custom roms on the international version (I get bored very quickly without flashing roms) and no devs promising to work on it.

-Slow shutter in low light and indoors, I wont swap my One because of purple tint in low light to get another problem with low light on the G2.

S4 should be lagfree thanks to the 4.3 update,the shutter speed is better in low light because its not tempted by the OIS and it has the weather sensor
[G2 General] WizeGuyDezignz:
Why should the S4 be lagfree with 4.3 when Samsung hasn't even optimized Touchwiz for Jelly Bean in general yet? Short answer... The lag will still be there, maybe even more now since their software is so behind and not optimized for this version of Android in the first place.

Why do you think the Note 3 still has lag and stutter based on early reviews? It's not from a lack of specs or Android version. It's because their own software isn't optimized. And until that changes, there will be the signature Samsung lag and stutter on all of their phones regardless of specs or Android version.

Here are a couple of links proving what I've been saying all along. Look at the performance section of this Note 3 review talking about the lag:

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/10/01/samsung-galaxy-note-3-review/

And this link which talks about Samsung falsely jacking up the Note 3 benchmark scores yet again, just like they did with the S4. They have to do this because their un-optimized software would score too low compared to other phones if they didn't:

http://phandroid.com/2013/10/01/galaxy-note-3-samsung-benchmark-booster/
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chongmagic:
I just got the Verizon G2 and have installed the drivers from the device itself and tried to download the driver but I cannot seem to get ADB to work correctly. I am using Windows 7 64 and when I type in adb devices in the command prompt I get 'adb' is not recognized....

I have USB debugging enabled and can see the debug icon in the notification bar, I also see the device listed as adb in device manager. I have even tried adding the path manually to environmental variables. Still I cannot use adb, anyone else having this issue? I never had this issue with my Galaxy Nexus or SIII, is there something I am missing?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidiac13:
I had to use the drivers from a post I found on XDA (can't find it right now or I would link to it). Not the ones that automatically installed from plugging the phone in.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] truckroot:
PC Connection>Internet>Ethernet for adb.

From a Verizon logo plastered G2 bastard
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chongmagic:
OK I will look around here for some other drivers, tried the ones from the G2 rooting thread, nothing changed.

Yep I enabled the Internet connection using Ethernet I can see the debugging icon in the notification bar.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex72:
Maybe these solutions will help you...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=567955
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mzimand:
I had to update adb to 1.0.31.

Type adb version and see which you have, if it I'd 1.0.29 then update it.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Geekybiker:
Or you can goto the about phone>software menu and tap build 5 times to get the dev menu back.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mbwsutherland:
Hello xda.

Im curious if anyone could help me find a compatible version of starfront for the s4. Ive been all over Google looking for something of the sort but alot of dead ends. I've tried a few versions supported for snapdragon adreno but no luck once I download data. It starts but closes soon after.

I would really like to experience this game play so any help is appreciated Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] littlebigarm:
so after doing a lot of reading and following on the safestrap update..i installed hyderdrive and flashed the me7 modules and booted fine. was running and looking at all the new tweaks. didnt do anything major to the phone. went to reboot to recovery to test it out and stuck in download mode. cant seem to get it out of it no matter what i do... i pulled the battery and tried to boot around it but nothing. im afraid i have to go back to stock and need the files and instructions quick...thanks ahead of time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hexitnow:
You didnt try flashing a custom recovery did you? Have you tried using the buttom.combo for download mode and then cancelling it?

Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] littlebigarm:
no i didnt try a custon recovery...just booted to recovery to fix permissions and that was it.... what other button combos beside the volume up home and power buttons?