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[G3 General] 3's&7's:
Totally agree, super smooth. Neither of my old G2's could keep up with this rig.

Once an unlock is complete and CM 11 is ready for nightlies (closer now), the G3 will stand out even further.
[G3 General] jtambis6:
I wouldn't know.

I'm coming from the Galaxy S4 and the G3 is miles ahead of the S4, but still slightly behind the Note 3 which I still use and love to this day.
[G3 General] fix-this!:
The only thing ill admit about my new g3 is there isnt much ram left out of the 3gb and it lags much worse than my stock g2.
[G3 General] lossah:
You're not really "supposed" to have lots of free ram. Free ram = wasted ram.
[G3 General] Jiyeon90:
That's a huge lie

Sent from my Xperia Z2
[G3 General] lossah:
http://m.androidcentral.com/ram-what-it-how-its-used-and-why-you-shouldnt-care

http://lifehacker.com/5650894/andro...ed-what-they-do-and-why-you-shouldnt-use-them
[G3 General] br0ok1ynb0i:
The amount of ram being used isn't an issue, correct. However, there are some apps out there that are cached in RAM using unnecessary battery. I'm not saying all apps are like this but greenfiying or freezing most of the bloat and rarely used apps has resulted in better battery for me personally.
[G3 General] rushless:
Nope. My S4 and the S5 are not anymore laggy than any other phone. Android along with cache management and Dalvik are the lag culprits.

Yes, Wiz sucks, but easy fix with Nova.

I have tested a lot of devices, but only brief with the G3. Seems to have the same lag as other devices, but no chance for a heavy use test yet. That will be next week.
[G3 General] Lostatsea23:
Is there an improvement with ART? I might try it on the g3
[G3 General] GroovyGeek:
Greenify Google Maps too, that did wonders for my HTC One X
[G3 General] F4M0U569:
it sounds like you have a faulty phone. I don't have any of these problems. My benchmark was 38890. After I've installed nova I haven't gotten any lag whatsoever
[G3 General] dadsterflip:
Lol..... Threads like this makes me smile... Especially... Going to buy the iPhone story... Nuff said...
[G3 General] galaxie500fb:
I could never bring myself to buy an iPhone. I'm not anti apple. Have nothing personal against the iPhone. I just don't care for the restrictive OS. It's too locked down. I see so many iPhone users that don't even know how to do some of the most basic things their phone is possible of doing. I'm looking forward to the release of the g3. I currently have a g pro and I'm looking forward to having the same size screen in a smaller package.
[G3 General] prfraczek:
Sorry for comparing this to iphone. I require 3 things from this phone: quick memo- need use lg launcher barclays app- so cannot root it and inssider so must be android phone. But yesterday i was listening music on the tube then someone asked me to put the volume down!!! I had headphones!!! Unbelievable flagship mobile. @ work my friend asked me - can i play little bit with your phone- looking nice then after 3 minutes said: what is the refresh rate because is lagging all the time!!!
[G3 General] Enddo:
right, just because someone is honest about their thoughts on the device, that must make them a troll. derp

I think the meme should say 'apologists. . .LG apologists everywhere!'
[G3 General] Japultra:
It really sounds like there might be something wrong with your device.
[G3 General] prfraczek:
Normally I just ignore them. There is 'bunch' of people- waiting in front of the pc with ready jpg pictures like this on their desktop...

Not a lot to say but stick the 'comment'

TA
[G3 General] xgman:
Actually it gave me pause.... rethinking this now/
[G3 General] JJ2525:
Honestly, the release of the G3 can only be viewed as bittersweet until proven otherwise. On the plus side, they increased the screen size, minimized the bezels even more, improved the design. And with so many complaints about screen/heating issues, to me the biggest gaffe is the battery. In what has become a numbers-competent market, how can you justify increasing the screen size, increasing the pixels necessary to be pushed out and keep the battery at the same capacity as the predecessor?

Battery life was one of the biggest selling points for the G2. Early indications are that battery life is one of the most glaring negative aspects of the G3. A head scratcher if you ask me.
[G3 General] ninjakettle:
hmmm - I cancelled my order from Germany.

Just too many niggling doubts and after toying with the phone in an O2 store - i felt a little underwhelmed.

I feel they'll probably get things better with some updates - but i'm not willing to take the chance.

Decided to get an intermediatery phone (as i've sold my HTC One X) - so maybe the Nexus 5 or LG G2, and then sell that off when the Nexus 6 comes around in 4-5 months.
[G3 General] Will32:
I still eagerly awaiting for 7/11 so I can pre-order my g3. I think I've read every post in g3 general and I have thought about not getting it due to battery life. But the thing is... I'm going on 2 yrs with the gs3 and I highly doubt the g3 battery life is worse. The only other phone in interested in is the n5, so if g3 doesn't meet my expectations I will simply sell it and buy a n5 and probably have money left over. I've seen very positive and negative feedback but I'll never know for sure without trying it myself. I appreciate everyone's review.
[G3 General] xgman:
They tried to create something no one else had with this screen. The problem is the way it turned out, no one liked what they did. Well at least many reviewers and posters here.
[G3 General] Semantics:
It's most assuredly going to be better battery life then my Nexus 5. I live with 2.5 SoT with no issues, I'm looking forward to 5 or so.
[G3 General] JJ2525:
The fact that the N5 battery life is subpar doesn't excuse LG's thought process. In LG's ideal world, we're all loyal customers, and you're upgrading from the G, to the G2, to the G3 and so on. With the specifications, and a myriad of issues (some of which could be fixed by s/w fixes, most not), there is not sufficient reason to upgrade from the G2 to the G3, if you ask me.
[G3 General] Semantics:
Then don't upgrade? The S5 was virtually no upgrade from the S4. If you expected double the battery life, because of double the screen resolution, then you set yourself up for disappointment. There is no indication that the battery life, while not stellar won't be more than enough to get through the entire day, and possibly then some. People are bugging out because its only got 7 hours of web browsing or 10 hours of video streaming. I guess I just don't get it, then again, I actually have a job that requires me to do stuff, so I can't stare at my phone for 15 hours a day and expect the battery and screen on time to last the duration.
[G3 General] JJ2525:
Don't upgrade= No business.

In reference to what I bolded above, has anyone ever thought that? Ever? (No.)

FYI, the S4 had a Snapdragon 600. The S5 has Snapdragon 801. Better camera, IP certification, fingerprint, etc. Not to mention that it increased screen size from 5.0 to 5.1 and had the sense to increase mAH nearly 8%. It's one of the most substantial iteration updates in recent memory.

Phones are supposed to improve. LG's most marketed point about the G3 is the QHD screen. People have been trying to revert it to 1080P to improve battery life. So if people don't care for the Quad HD, there's really no reason to buy this phone over the G2. And all of this is coming from someone who had the G2 and desparately wanted the G3 to be the next great smartphone and a worthwhile successor.
[G3 General] Semantics:
So, processor aside, the S5 added a bunch of gimicks that don't work. People have every opportunity to read reviews, most of which are outstanding, and they also get the opportunity to try the phone out, and if they don't like it, return it during the return period. It's still not available for the vast majority of people whining about it, and the best review will eventually be your own. If LG failed so hard on it, then the phone won't sell, they'll keep working on making a better phone next time out, and life will continue to go on. If people don't care for Quad HD screens, they shouldn't even be posting in this thread then, its a Quad HD screen phone. I'm not buying a Porsche anytime soon, I don't go to Porsche forums and complain about the smell of the leather, or the glare of the carbon fiber off of the dashboard. To say that that S4 to S5 upgrade is one of the most substantial updates in recent memory is bollocks. Just like you want to believe every review about the G3, read every review about the S5, claiming that its nearly a side grade, as it still lags like hell with the 801, and they threw in a bunch of gimicks. Keep it on a level playing field.
[G3 General] Japultra:
As long as the battery can last a full day, what's the big deal? If you're a user hard pressed for more juice, a second battery will come in very handy.
[G3 General] hello00:
and u really think they are being honest? i could identify the trolls from miles away..i stopped reading after he said battery life is extremely poor
[G3 General] F4M0U569:
Don't feed the troll. Even if every single inch of you begs you to. It'll irritate them more.
[G3 General] xgman:
I'm more concerned about reports of a yellowish, dim screen (compared with the G2) with some artifacts than I am about battery life. Well, that and the reported resulting lagginess overall even with the 32/3 model.
[G3 General] Billy Madison:
Oh, yeah? Then show me lags in next video

[YOUTUBE]gp8Px5iXob8[/YOUTUBE]

So exactly they said about G2, read LG G2 and the LAG/STUTTERING issue and you say G2 is buttery. So someone is lying I presume

My G2 lasts on Kitkat around 4hrs SOT, I very disappointed with its battery life. And you saying that you like G2 battery? I don't believe you
[G3 General] alias3800:
In this post so far, there is honesty and there is troll-bait. Good luck discerning between the two and may the force be with you.
[G3 General] Enddo:
I see you removed the clock/calendar widget which has been shown in many of the 'redraws' that happen when people press the home button.

do you think that widget alone was causing the redraws?

btw - the LG G2 gives people at least 6-7 hours of screen on time. maybe you had some horrible horrible apps and services running
[G3 General] leomd333:
My G3 gives me 6hrs SOT :D
[G3 General] Spewy1:
Update to disabaling McAfee - It made no difference whatsoever! 2 hrs 30 mins sot again today.

I assume that all those people are claiming 4 hrs + have auto brightness enabled or are running at 50% or less, something I am not prepared to do.

Otherwise I have a bad battery (which I would willingly replace if I could find anywhere to buy one!)
[G3 General] bill3508:
GS3 from the start here also and looks like I'm going to keep it another year. I still get 4 hrs screen on time rooted running cm11 and quantum kernel. Sad i can't find anything to replace it with. Looks like its a pass on this.

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[G3 General] Skizzy034:
Am I the only one who feels the side bezels are actually larger than the G2?

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Just look at what LG did with there new GPads lol. A successor is supposed to improve over the predecessor right? I don't think LG understands this. The new GPads are a joke. I really wanted to like LG. We need someone to compete against Samsung and Apple, but they aren't doing much to sway customers in that direction, unfortunately..
[G3 General] leomd333:
Yup, I run with auto brightness AND at 50%. That is bright enough where I live (it's cloudy allot)
[G3 General] Tarzan-:
I've posted a few times my battery stats in the other thread and I always keep my brightness at 80%. Tell me how will you believe?

Sent from G3
[G3 General] Z51:
Damn that's smooth. Can't wait to get mine
[G3 General] rushless:
They are Naysayers like the non believers in the epic movie, Devils Rain :). John Travolta was billed as a star, but was only in the movie for about a minute.

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The GPad is not a high end tablet. All not named Apple and Samsung have given up on the high end tablet segment and are pushing product on the low to medium product segments.

Lenovo is still trying on the medium end as example.
[G3 General] Skizzy034:
The GPad 8.3 is an awesome tablet. If LG added better specs to the new ones it would hold it's own.
[G3 General] Lostatsea23:
Lol that's a funny video... Purposely short and only opens one app. Ahaahahah funny.
[G3 General] LucasMN:
Give it time, just like any other phone there will be aftermarket. Not all providers have even released it yet.
[G3 General] mortuus82:
ofc lg is a joke.. what did u expect with that super high resolution ? its only natural that games will lag, menu scroll is slow... and phone gets warm.. and not even waterproof yet it cost as much as s5 and z2... wake up KID!
[G3 General] Lostatsea23:
Its cheaper. Lol not the same price.
[G3 General] Osseon:
Why are you on an LG forum, you are obviously a Samsung troll. Go away. Shoo.
[G3 General] Enddo:
don't feed the troll
[G3 General] wekurtz74:
Seriously considering this phone on verizon. I searched the thread and there are a couple of references to Nova solving problems with lag. Can more people please speak up regarding Nova launcher and lag?

Also, does using Nova mean that features like the knock on and knock code feature are disabled?

Thanks in advance
[G3 General] toncij:
Says user of a phone which takes anywhere from 5 to 10 seconds to recover from a phone call or call history. KEK
[G3 General] AhsanU:
This is an extremely uninformative clip, as you barely have any widgets and only open one app. I'm not exactly taking sides here but your video proved almost nothing.

But damn, so many different sides and opinions on this phone. Battery life will differ for a lot of people, as network optimisation while not on WiFi does count for something. But many reviews did say that the phone does require some extensive use to get the best battery life. And you guys can't expect so much given a higher screen resolution in tandem with high brightness.

I'm not bothered by the battery life to be honest, I'm sure that'll sort itself out eventually with ZeroLemon working on aftermarket batteries. But the smoothness is something that is a concern, as I love having tons of widgets and what not open. I'm currently using an Xperia Z1 (you guys should avoid Sony products at all costs) and if there's one good thing about it, it's the light UI that allows it to be very smooth. I'm not a big fan of 3rd party launchers so this is a concern to me.

To wait for the Galaxy Note 4 or not.. damn.
[G3 General] Skizzy034:
The biggest thing that I'm worried about is the heat. When a phone gets so warm that it makes your hand sweat, I don't know, that just bugs me.
[G3 General] Tarzan-:
I'm using Nova prime and it just flies. You won't lose knock code and knock on. For knock off you will need Nova prime with gestures and download screen off from market and set double tap to screen off.

Sent from G3
[G3 General] Osseon:
I've heard even with NOVA you just tap the notifications bar twice.
[G3 General] americasteam:
This is correct.
[G3 General] Tarzan-:
I can confirm that is working as well, just tried on mine.

Sent from G3
[G3 General] Billy Madison:
Exactly what I'm talking about. G3 gives you as much amount SOT as G2 and still trolls keep claiming that they've seen writing on the wall about "poor battery life on G3". But it's not the case in real life

That's not my video, found while I've looked for "lags G3" on youtube. Still can't find evidence

Oh, my G2 is F320 model with 2600 accu so I get -15% to battery life. So it's strange anyways how others got 7hrs of SOT, I shoult then got 7hrs-15%=6hrs but I got like 50% less. But I have ART turned on, maybe beta ART is buggy and not optimized yet on stock G2
[G3 General] leomd333:
Yeah the battery is slightly worse than the G2 but not by much!
[G3 General] Billy Madison:
LOL, I keep asking someone to make truly video showing lags but with no result so far. Can anyone?

Malme, yeah? listen to your nearby countryman from Norg:

[YOUTUBE]25ZbM0e8TcY[/YOUTUBE]

Joke is talking 'bout '14 flagships judging by 2years old phone GS3 experience. Just buy some G2 to start with.

You can't have it all. LG's UI is not light by any means. If you want lightweight speedy UI with many widgets get a port of Sony Timescale Launcher and install it on LG. Or Nova. But if you want to keep all those heavy weight LG's weather widgets the UI would NOT be lightweight, NEVER. Launcher will redraw itself, it is physics, it's the way of University is made, nothing no optimization could "FIX" it. Get clean Cyanogen and G3 will fly fluidly like Nexus 5

And yes, it's not my video, as well as above-linked one
[G3 General] Lostatsea23:
I could but I don't feel like it.
[G3 General] Bukary:
MANY people in this forum have told us than their experience with G3 battery (4-5 hours SoT) is worse than what they had with G2 (6-7 hours). MANY reviewers presented us with detailed test showing that G3's battery life is worse than G2's (especially while browsing the web). YET you still claim that it is not true in any case. And you dare to call other people trolls.

I've already presented you with the evidence of this screen redrawing in different thread. Stop trolling. Let me repeat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl_eLYHLA_Q (at 2:27)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF-mhBBcMBQ (at 7:45)

BTW, I also experienced this (e.g. while exiting camera app in 2 GB model).
[G3 General] Fidelio_o:
Honestly I had a few stutters, but I have had these same stutters in almost every phone except the HTC One M8. Not an issue for me

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Only real noticeable lag, hitting the multitask button, the unbearable wait of almost 1 second if to many apps are open lol
[G3 General] barondebxl:
Honestly I feel like getting a G2 and slapping a G3 Rom on it is the best thing to do. Its cheaper, still looks very nice with the slim bezel (especially the white G2), much better battery life, better performance overall. The QHD display needs the S805 and above just to have the same performance as any device with a 1080p and the S801.

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Watch any hands on video and you'll see the lag/stutter.
[G3 General] Enddo:
I've thought about this. Things like the 5.5 inch display, the form factor, the flush rear buttons and the laser focus all keep me wanting the G3 instead of the G2. Everything but the laser focus are very big reasons why I even want the G3. It has nothing to do with the QHD display at all.

Removable battery and sd card is also a plus
[G3 General] barondebxl:
I can definitely understand that. Obviously from a hardware perspective the G3 is definitely an upgrade but for some main points like battery life I think the G2 is still great.
[G3 General] oldschoolsig:
I'm coming from the g2 and the sot will be the same for me but that is because my g2 was losing it a bit. The signal is 5 dBm lower and I notice no lag. Its a tremendous next phone from the g2.
[G3 General] mingkee:
I had a chance to try Sprint version.

White on the screen is reddish and darker even in full brightness compared with both Note 3 and Note 8 (the screen looks like G Pad).
[G3 General] drock212:
I haven't experienced any of the negatives listed on this forum. I did root and uninstall all the AT&T garbage that comes on the phone... Originally tried getting rid of some of the lg stuff and converting some system apps to user apps but this borked my phoned and I had to reflash to stock lol. But my phone doesn't even begin to get warm. So far sot is amazing. Have greenify installed to help kill random startups of apps (hangouts has gotten weird and now starts up when ever it feels like it) and I have nova launcher. Seriously great phone. Glad I purchased
[G3 General] dadsterflip:
People getting those 7 hour g2 deal.. Stock or custom ROM? Just curious. Because if its stock vs stock then ya. But custom ROM vs stock.. I don't see any stock g2 hitting 7 hours, I see a lot of terrible battery life on stock ROM...
[G3 General] _Infamous_:
When to best buy to look at phone and I love every thing except the sharpness on text sometimes and the brightness I had to put it at 65% to match my nexus 5 at 35% I hope they provide a update to fix text issues and brightness it just too low I shouldn't have to run the brightness so high , but other then that its sick and I will probably pick up the phone and in sure devs will improve the stock ROM vastly :)
[G3 General] Geezer:
Agree 100%.

Unless one lives in Finland, Norway or Alaska it's a major inconvenience making long calls uncomfortable.

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Some early adopters in Poland also experience GSM reception, GPS and BT issues.

The bezels look the same for me.

I cancelled my order after reading dozens of reviews/comments and playing with G3 in store.

The 0.3" bigger and qhd lcd doesn't justify the premium price of G3.

Temps on G2 were 40-50C for CPU and 35C for battery. G3 battery heats up to 40-50-60C

The succesor has already been announced in Korea - G3 Prime (with the 805 cpu) :(

HTC One X was also plagued by issues after the launch so they released HOX+ a few months latee...

Looks like the LG marketing in their arogance rushed the launch of G3 too much (time to express our anger on Facebook!)
[G3 General] android_4life:
There isn't one phone that doesn't get warm, stop worrying about it. My S3 has gotton so hot over the last two years I owned it that I even put it in the freezer for 5 minutes to cool it off. I'm sure the custom roms and kernels I was running contributed to it, but that phone ran like a champ and still does. I currently own the G3 now and that worm screen is nothing.
[G3 General] Osseon:
Premium price? I picked one up for $100, others have for $50.
[G3 General] scy1192:
if you call everyone who disagrees with you a troll, you're going to have a really bad time here, friend
[G3 General] m3lover1:
I had stock rom on my G2 and I consistently got 7.5 to 8 hours SOT.
[G3 General] Geezer:
Have you ever tried the G2 ??

Obviously for people coming from older phones G3 may seem better but not too many have a direct comparison to G2 and current flagships - Z2, M8, FIND 7.

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G3 w/o contract (with operator) = 580 EUR

G2 w/o contract = 330 EUR
[G3 General] Skizzy034:
Looks like I didn't have to worry about the heat. The G3 I bought has run extremely cool. My G2 CPU would reach 72-73 on a reboot and get in the 60's during use. My G3 barely feels even warm during use.
[G3 General] Enddo:
Just because you got your G3 cheaper because it was subsidized, doesn't take away from the fact that it costs 580 dollars(or more, depending on your region). It's still a flagship device and it still costs hundreds of dollars
[G3 General] sshark:
Having read some initial pages ...my thoughts are first world problems (has there been enough change in phone) versus third world problems ( am I going to get food for next meal or able to survive from some crazy attacker?)

Sorry for OT but just irks me how we have found way to complain in everything !
[G3 General] markospena:
Same

I came to XDA to express the same gripes. I have both phones in front of me and the G2 clearly performs better when it comes to UI responsiveness, lag, transitions. I don't understand. Really disappointed honestly. Beautiful phone, amazing camera, but the software is not optimize at all. Any suggestions?
[G3 General] SilverZero:
Root and tweak.
[G3 General] markospena:
Can you recommend some tweaks? I plan on rooting today. Just go the phone yesterday.

In all honestly, performance issues have always plague android. I've been with android since the t-mobile g1. It's definitely testing my patience. With the 4.7 inch iphone on the way I may jump ship.