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[G3 General] quasar99:
So i've had my G3 since yesterday afternoon and after a comprehensive play, I have mixed emotions.

I have come from an HTC One (M7) and before that a Samsung Galaxy Note 2.

Firstly, the screen. I'm not that impressed. Yes it's nice and crisp, but it's not bright enough for me. Also the colours look off. The screen on the M7 was a beauty, but the G3's (to me at least) is no better. My biggest problem is the way the fonts look on the home screen. I have set the wallpaper as the pink/ blue cloud-things (!), and the text under the app icons is horribly jagged, with plenty of artifacts around it. It's not nice and clean, as it is within apps. The screen is closer to the Note 2 than the M7 (resolution aside).

I've watched some HD footage and am very happy with how sharp things look.

The KnockCode is a good idea, and it works well.

Build quality is superb. It's gonna take me some time to adjust to the large (although beautiful) body. It's like having the Note 2 back, and definitely not as easy for one-handed use.

The camera is a definite improvement over the M7, which was a big relief for me as i use it a lot.

Battery life is an improvement over the M7, but not massively. I am happy with it.

I'm not sure why, but if using 2 apps that both require data, the phone seems to asign all the bandwidth (right term???) to one app. So, for example if I am downloading an app from Google Play in the background, whilst on the interwebs, webpages won't load until the app has downloaded. I've not noticed this happening on my Note 2 or M7.

The UI is not as nice as the UI on the M7, but far far better than Touchwiz. I'll not touch another Samsung device until they change the look of touchwiz. To me, it seems as though it's aimed at youngsters, whereas the M7 UI is much more refined. The G3 UI has a similar feel to the one found in the Xperia Z1/2, Nice and light and not full of bloatware.

Can't install Candy Crush Saga (for now), which is a bit of a bummer as it's a real time-killer for me.

I am having some lag when scrolling down the pag when using Chrome. No dount this'll be resolved in time.

Another negative for me is the low volume (relatively speaking) when playing music through earphones. By comparison i would say it only goes about 75% as loud as the M7, and about as loud as the Note 2. I'm not sure if this is due to Beats adding anything on the M7. I havent used the rear speaker so cannot comment on that.

It's nice being able to remove the preinstalled apps, but I wish the option extended as far as McAfee, which can't be removed.

After a day or so I am relatively happy. So far i'd give it 7.5 out of 10.
[G3 General] Theguru1:
from amazon.de.........ohhh yyyeeeaaah!! I think I have just wet myself lol

Good day,

We can call the delivery date for your order (order # XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX) from 04 June 2014 you now.

And here you will find the article or articles to the respective expected delivery date:

"LG Smartphone G3 (14 cm (5.5 inches) quad-HD IPS display, 2.5 GHz quad-core processor, 13-megapixel camera, 32GB of storage, Android 4.4) - Black"

Estimated delivery: July 01, 2014 - 02 July 2014

More information about your order, please visit "My Account" on the top right of our site or equal to

here: http://www.amazon.de/gp/css/summary/edit.html/?useCase=view&orderID=XXXXXXXXXXXX

Thank you for shopping at Amazon.de.

(This is an automatically sent e-mail. Please do not reply to this letter, as the e-mail address is only set up to send but not to receive e-mails.)
[G3 General] wyase9:
I am also coming from an M7 and am still in two minds on whether to change just yet. Glad you have not mentioned overheating again (your earlier post was that when you got it, it was heating up after 2 mins and didnt let you make the screen brighter).

I went to CPW this afternoon, and they had one in store, but it was not charged. Size and build seemed very good and the back cover felt great imo. Shame I could not see the screen to check on brightness and text shadows, etc.
[G3 General] turt:
Yay, ordered the same day so I should be getting that e-mail soon :)
[G3 General] krisbi:
Seems they only got the black for now
[G3 General] Protagoras:
Just got the same message :) Happy days :) And the "My Account" (Mein Konto) page is updated with the same details. 1st-2nd July.
[G3 General] Batfink33:
Just went into anothed CPW in Glasgow and bought it! Woooohooooo! First impressions are that its great! Very,very light but superbly built. Also the first phone i may stick with the stock launcher. Its not totally smooth,theres various lag at certain points but its not bad. Going to change to ART runtime to see if that smooths things out. Brightness seems fine, i dont see anything different to my Nexus5 brightness. Colours on screen to me look much better than my N5
[G3 General] turt:
At what time did you order ?
[G3 General] Super Chimp:
I've received nothing. I knew I shouldn't have ordered the white version, bet that's delayed.
[G3 General] Protagoras:
Personally, from the 15 minutes I spent at the Canary Wharf CPW to play with it, I was not able to detect any text shadow... I didn't specifically look for them though, but was aware of the reported problem so that would have struck me if that was very visible. And the brightness was good, but it was inside, of course. Outside could be another story...
[G3 General] turt:
I have also ordered the black 32Gb on June 4 at 7am and still nothing... Anxiously waiting for my confirmation e-mail !
[G3 General] Protagoras:
You'll get the email today, don't worry :)
[G3 General] Batfink33:
Text shadow? None on mine. Looks crisp and clear.
[G3 General] ShiroEd:
If by 'shadow' you're referring to the 'halo effect' that one reviewer sensationally reported, I suspect that what she was seeing was the very thin white outline that the stock launcher has around label text on the home screen. This can look at first glance like a halo depending on what background colour its over and I think it was a bad decision for LG to outline their label text this way. I'm using Nova Launcher and I don't see anything like this at all anymore.
[G3 General] Bilhouse:
Just got the same email from Amazon.de! Black 32GB. Should be here by end of next week. Glad I waited now. Going to order the Spigen SGP Glas.tr Nano Slim and Slim Armor case for it now.
[G3 General] Protagoras:
Someone posted a zoomed-in picture in another thread here on xda and a white halo around the text was clearly apparent. I didn't see anything like that when I tested it. You may be right, it may be only the labels. Bad choice indeed.

I'll try to find the post.

EDIT: This is the thread. 5th post contains the picture.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2792564
[G3 General] turt:
You were right ! :)
[G3 General] Theguru1:
HEEEYYY I just popped into Canary CPW I wonder lol...Now don't get me wrong its a lovely phone...did it look overly bright to you in comparison to the s5??!?

Thinking about it could be the crappy basic background they use?!? thoughts?
[G3 General] Protagoras:
I was at the store yesterday around 6pm :)

It didn't look overly bright, it looked perfect for my taste (even a bit too bright), but I usually find Samsung phones too bright: I keep my current S4 all the time at around 40-50% brightness... Can't really comment about the S5, but I hear it's even brighter than the S4.

And you're right, it may have to do with the background and the washed-out pastel colors of their UI (which I kind of like)
[G3 General] Super Chimp:
What's happened to the white version then?
[G3 General] Sasquatch77:
Does the UK model come with an IR blaster to control your TV?

I saw it mentioned before release, but can't see it mentioned in the specs. :confused:

Cheers
[G3 General] ziggazee:
I ordered the gold version on the 3rd and haven't had an email yet. Seems like only the black one is in stock.
[G3 General] Batfink33:
Yes.
[G3 General] :
If you install the amazon app store candy crush is sat in there and works fine, they also have a free copy of sonic 2 which runs really well with no heat issues
[G3 General] Batfink33:
The display is fine. I really can't see any halo effect . Brightness is fine too for me anyway. It does have a kind of pastel colour but I prefer that to Samsung colours. What is slightly annoying me is lag, even on ART its not totally smooth. Perhaps with future updates and custom kernels this will improve,its not a deal breaker though,overall it's the best phone I've had to date and probably the best I would say,on the market.
[G3 General] Protagoras:
Android will NEVER be lag-free like an iPhone, whatever the CPU is, because of different prioritisation models (UI thread is running on parallel with all the background processes, while on iOS, everything stops as soon as you touch the screen).
[G3 General] phillio:
Same
[G3 General] htc6500uk:
Got my delivery confirmation from amazon.de for my 3GB/32GB black G3. Estimated delivery July 2nd.

If you find my post useful, a click on the 'thanks' is appreciated.
[G3 General] rupert:
Hi guys, does anyone know anywhere else in germany or even the rest of the eu i can get a compatible 3gig version for the UK?

amazon.de wont ship to the UK now :(
[G3 General] ziggazee:
Have you heard anything on the wireless charger? Seems like that will be dispatched on a later date.
[G3 General] johnwx:
Got the same email mine due for delivery 2nd July so Amazon.de sending to uk
[G3 General] htc6500uk:
Earlier in this thread a couple of people have found a German supplier who will supply UK companies with the 3GB/32GB version. Think you may have to quote company registration or VAT number

If you find my post useful, a click on the 'thanks' is appreciated.
[G3 General] Super Chimp:
Checked and order still has no date.
[G3 General] ziggazee:
I posted a while ago that amazon.de had reduced the price for the black 32GB model to €550 for one day. Turns out the are honoring that price as some ppl have said amazon have already charged them £450 for 32gb version and wireless charger. Can anyone who ordered the black one confirm this?
[G3 General] shingers5:
man like i said earlier and was shot down again thats what i know as i said from experience.

on a positive note glad all the guys who ordered from amazon have got news.

on the reviews i have read on here i can understand the comments on screen as i felt similar but remember the m8 is more compact and has a smaller screen similar to what apple does with their iphone. m8 is gonna be brighter and sharper because of that and also because whats available now software wise isnt enhanced for the 2k display. the beauty of this screen will be revealed later. its sad we will never have an adreno 420 running the 2k screen as there would not even be a comparison. screen is adequate and performs as expected for the software we have now. things will inprove as android and apps become optimized for 2k then the beauty will shine.............
[G3 General] ziggazee:
Damn it! It seems like amazon.de are honoring the lower price for the black 32GB version. This sucks as all other colours didn't get a price drop. Should have ordered the black one, not only is it cheaper but also would have got it sooner as there's no release date for the other colours :mad: just went to carphone warehouse and checked out the black version.. Looks great too.

Here's a quote from someone who ordered the black version...

"Payment hasn't reached my post office card online statement yet though I an see the order details changed on my Amazon.de account.

payment data still states the same:

Subtotal:EUR 561.34

Packing & Shipping:EUR 4.81

-----

Total without VAT:EUR 566.15

Creditable Tax:EUR 113.23

-----

Total:EUR 679.38

Coupon redeemed:-EUR 69.58

-----

Grand total: EUR 609.80

though ordered items now states:

Subtotal:EUR 503,36

Packing & Shipping:EUR 2.42

-----

Total excluding VAT:EUR 505.78

Sales Tax:EUR 101,15

-----

Total:EUR 606.93

Coupon redeemed:-EUR 62.39

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Total for this Shipment:EUR 544.54

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With the strengthening of the Pound against the Euro in recent weeks (and potentially a pre-order guarantee of €549.99 versus original price of €599.99 against the black one) the price could potentially come to £435.96 using today's Mastercard currency rate on a card with no additional fees:)*

https://www.mastercard.com/global/currencyconversion/

http://de.camelcamelcamel.com/LG-Smartphone-Quad-HD-IPS-Display-2-5-GHz-Quad-Core-Prozessor-13-Megapixel-Kamera-Schwarz/product/B00KKM2UZG?context=browse"
[G3 General] turt:
I don't think they have applied the 549€ price...

503,36€ is the VAT-free amount of 599€.

Probably they split the payment in two, as the shipment is splitted in two too...

They have probably applied already the discount for the wireless charger, and they will charge the wireless charger whenever it ships.

Just my intuition ;)
[G3 General] ziggazee:
Ah.. I see, that makes sense. Its bad enough having to wait longer for the phone just because I ordered a different colour.. Now I've been hearing the black one also costs less. I guess we'll find out once other colours are in stock.
[G3 General] jbak98:
Damn it I cancelled mine! I just couldn't wait! Still I am loving it :)
[G3 General] gavinfabl:
I cant wait to see one at Carphone Warehouse today

My friend said the retail unit showed only 8.79gb storage out of 16gb free for the user. Seemed a bit low, perhaps as a retail unit. What free storage does your G3 have?
[G3 General] misiokicio:
10.4gb bud:D

edit: get an extra 16gb sd card class 10 and job done
[G3 General] goofylad:
64gb even better :)
[G3 General] surfer1000:
I put my sim in about 4pm I've had a phone signal virtually straight away, but I still haven't got data? Any ideas? Im on EE
[G3 General] misiokicio:
give it some time,,, mine went on after 20min,,, where my brothers nearly 24 hours lol ,,,,, try calling 150 just to use the phone, and sending a text message,
[G3 General] surfer1000:
Yeah I can call on it, tried ee on 150, there shut now! Texts won't go through , I've not got any data icon at the top of my phone only signal bars
[G3 General] misiokicio:
exaclty same thing happen to him,, but just to mention he did call the 150 and spoke to them about it,,, just wait till morning and then give them a call if still no data... hope you'll get it soon mate it's a pain in the ars...
[G3 General] pesaddict:
this phone is quality !

a slight niggle for me though is that the lock screen doesn't have a dual clock, have to slide to the left to get to it a minor inconvenience, was wondering is there any way to change this ?
[G3 General] shingers5:
go to settings then mobile network then to network apn and check to see if EE settings are there if yes then enable them. also check to see if you have data enabled and data roaming..........last but nit least also check preferred network type

if can make calls should have data symbol/connection even if data isnt working.............you just wont be able to use any data services but it should still coonect once apn settings are enabled etc
[G3 General] surfer1000:
Yeah, all that's as it should be, all the Apn settings are there, all mobile data is set to on
[G3 General] ASD007:
+1 also new nexus 6 will be 2K, new Samsung phones will be 2k, so majority of apps will be updated to support the new format but LG was ahead of the game already!
[G3 General] shingers5:
Strange as even without active data plan phone should still connect to 4g etc while show icon. If APN settings are enabled then it should connect bud.
[G3 General] skb3:
Anyone tried to root the device yet using towelroot?

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Tried it myself and towelroot works fine even with ART.
[G3 General] sabret00the:
Noticed that the Amazon app is apparently incompatible with this device. WTF?
[G3 General] Protagoras:
They haven't updated their app to allow that resolution yet. Don't worry they'll do it soon.
[G3 General] surfer1000:
Just phoned EE who said they hadn't received all my contract details yet from CPW so that's why data is not enabled!
[G3 General] E_Goldstein:
Just got mine omg im in love
[G3 General] ant78:
which UK supplier are selling the official case the cheapest ?
[G3 General] p70shooter:
I've just been in and picked up my g3 :) First impressions are wow! Feels great and looks great. Brightness is not an issue, I'm outside in the sun typing this and visibility is not a problem at all. Haven't really played with it too much yet but I love it already.
[G3 General] Lennyuk:
I don't think anyone has it to sell yet.

Sent from my LG G3
[G3 General] kinnyfaifai:
Looking to pick this up tomorrow from CPW if they still report to have it in stock in my local store.

Anyone experienced any worrying heat issues?
[G3 General] ASD007:
Went to the shop second time now, I'm a fussy bugger! My main alternative to the g3 was the Z2 which still impresses me. But made up my mind after I noticed the LG3 was a bit brighter so that made it easier for me to decide and set my mind on the G3 now :D
[G3 General] shingers5:
a few years back there was a breakdown in communication between CPW and vodafone and i ened up with a free N900...................you may end up with a free G3 free of contract lol. mine is same but have a 4G symbol just cant surf or nothing.
[G3 General] pesaddict:
got mine yesterday loving it now i gotta find a decent case
[G3 General] surfer1000:
Yeah, I thought of that, but I've put the wheels in motion on it now, ee are emailing CPW for further details of my contract, ee didn't even know what my plan was!...said it could take until Tuesday to fix!

So you still have no data?, I was wondering what symbol the phones display for 4g, so its "4g" huh

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No noticeable heat from mine, its been on a lot in hands, but then I don't play games on phone to push it as such.
[G3 General] sabret00the:
not at all.

I got a few off of Amazon.
[G3 General] elfodd:
Does anyone know anything about this website? http://www.valuebasket.com/search/search_by_ss?q=lg+g3

Got mixed reviews on trustpilot so better avoid...good price though and they sell both 16/32 models...
[G3 General] shingers5:
Yea 4g and if you hadn't said nothing could have picked up and EE sim deal with 10gb data for £15 quid a month or any other network

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The only issue with them is that your device will be from their region not here. They are based in hong kong so your device will be from there. Due to lack of 4g is some areas this might be turned off by default. This can be resolved so its a minor annoyance
[G3 General] gsw5700:
I've risked it and gone for a 32gb model, used a credit card to help safeguard me if there are issues. 14 day return, 36 months local warranty but we'll see how it goes, should be delivered in 6-9 business days, I ordered it on Friday
[G3 General] jhericurls:
You make up your own mind

http://www.hotukdeals.com/misc/valuebasket-com-trustworthy-1302139

Be prepared to wait weeks
[G3 General] boycie43uk:
Got mine yesterday from o2 shop in bradford, been on EE for two years and have had enough of the bad signal where i live.

Playing with settings this morning, but already miles better then my old s3.
[G3 General] elfodd:
Well I've pre-ordered mine from amazon.de so it will be here around Wednesday, this website just popped up so though share thoughts...Thanks
[G3 General] jhericurls:
I would be a bit worried if wasn't better.
[G3 General] Super Chimp:
Tried one for a short bit & was mostly impressed; very sharp screen though not the brightest. Speed seems fairly good.
[G3 General] goofylad:
did you turn the auto brightness off and put the screen to 100%... when i do that its brighter than my old S3 was its almost too bright!
[G3 General] Stuartx:
Was that on contract??

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Was that on contract??
[G3 General] stinkypoo:
got this coming next week and £47 quidco hopefully
[G3 General] boycie43uk:
Yes it was on contract, everything was fine until EE switched on 4G.

Back with o2 now and very happy ?
[G3 General] Stuartx:
Have a look at topcashback its there last day for in-store cash back.
[G3 General] TheKrow:
Still not had a call from CPW to say my phone is ready! :(

I went in on Friday and they got one from out of the back but it wouldn't let him scan it - he went to speak with IT and said every phone is assigned to another person and mine hasn't arrived yet.

It was literally in touching distance! I keep trying to call them but the phone just rings out and cuts me off.

The wait is excruciating.

:eek::eek::eek:
[G3 General] jutley:
So you was one of the lucky ones who nabbed this deal so did I they removed it pretty sharpish after that well done.
[G3 General] wyase9:
Guys, apologies if the answer is obvious from previous posts, (there are just too many pages to read up on now) but if I order the black g3 from cpw tonight, when should I expect delivery (ie when do they expect stock for new orders)? Thanks.
[G3 General] jhericurls:
If its in stock, it one working day. So you order before 5pm tomorrow, you get it Tuesday... like it says on the website. But why I had to research their website on your behalf, I'm not sure :silly:;)
[G3 General] wyase9:
Sorry, I thought it was more complex than that, I thought it was all about the next level of stock coming in, etc. My bad.

Thanks.
[G3 General] ninjakettle:
Notebooksbilliger.de emailed this morning to say they've had delays from suppliers and expect to ship next week.

Disappointing, but i can wait another week. I wonder if the same delayed supplier shipments will affect Amazone.de orders?
[G3 General] Protagoras:
My pre-order still shows as 1st-2nd July. But it's still not shipped so I'm a bit worried (shows as "prepared")
[G3 General] jhericurls:
I think the delay is related to the wireless charger. Not seen it available for sale anywhere yet.
[G3 General] daleski75:
They probably just looked at the spec sheet on their site!!!!

amazon.de is the best bet I reckon if you are going the sim free route.
[G3 General] Theguru1:
Not sure about amazon.de there is no ETA...

ebay route and the korean version??
[G3 General] Demonhotrod:
Thanks for the update, that is a massive shame. The search continues! I read in an article that the carphonewarehouse is going to start taking pre-orders from today? I'll find the article and link it here as an edit, but it'll be nice to see what deals (or non-deals) they have

EDIT: Article about preordering here the addition of wireless charging as standard on European models is nice
[G3 General] daleski75:
Would 3Gb over 2Gb actually make that much of a difference though? I guess it's how much free ram is available out of the 2Gb but the OS looks pretty slim so maybe it's fine.
[G3 General] Demonhotrod:
Not massively I don't suspect, I mean right now I'm using an S3 with 1GB and I can't say it's a bad experience... but it's just the feeling of getting a 2GB version when you know that a 3GB is out there, we've been conditioned to think this way over the years (deep!). To me personally, cost is more important than getting that extra gig of RAM, which is why I probably won't go as far as importing the device either but we shall see :)
[G3 General] daleski75:
Yup I know that feeling all too well but as I am looking at the G3 on a new contract I think no matter what I will be stuck with the 2/16 version.
[G3 General] Theguru1:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brand-NEW...71144?pt=UK_Mobile_Phones&hash=item2ed29059c8

thoughts ??....hope I'm not breaking any rules posting this...
[G3 General] daleski75:
Expensive as you would pay VAT and import duty on it.
[G3 General] Theguru1:
im from the UK....and Its located in the UK??
[G3 General] krisbi:
Amazon Germany is selling (as a pre-order) the 3/32gb version @ Eur599 + Free Wireless charging stand, which is a good deal IMO

Offer is for June only
[G3 General] daleski75:
Ah sorry man didn't see the item is located in the UK so yeah no tax or anything to add.

The only issue is that the antenna won't be tuned to UK frequencies so you may run into problems.