I wasn't expecting much from this phone but the unboxing has really surprised me. The phone has so many great features like the LED notification, FFC, 768MB of ram, 1400mAh battery, hot swappable sd card slot, build quality, size etc. It looks to be the perfect size and the hardware buttons are a good change. I'm really impressed with how good the phone looks though. On the MyTouch Slide I really liked the genius button but it was too slow on that phone. It looks like the genius button is a lot faster on the 4G. Can't wait to get one.
Which color do you want? Red looks sick imo i gotta go with that.
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Imo I would get red, but I'm on sprint
If this phone had either a higher resolution or a super amoled screen, i'd be sold.
Now i'm torn if I should wait for android 2.3/3.0 to come out and the higher resolution phones that will follow or sell my vibrant right now for this.
Also, there's been rumors lately of a nexus 2, which has to be awesome.
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If this phone had either a higher resolution or a super amoled screen, i'd be sold.
Now i'm torn if I should wait for android 2.3/3.0 to come out and the higher resolution phones that will follow or sell my vibrant right now for this.
Also, there's been rumors lately of a nexus 2, which has to be awesome.
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Higher resolution? WVGA is about as high as you can get next to the iPhone 4G
im thinking red and my gf wants plum
I like the glossy white/black contrast.
I'm going for black or red. 90% black
I'm getting red. Looks like a great phone
The red is very nice think thats the color I am gonna get my girl. The plum doesn't look all that bad either. The white looks smooth its got a lighter back to contrast much better with the white. I am happy with the black though I like the soft touch.
Definitely going with black had a black g1 then white slide so back to black
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White
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Black or white, I don't like crazy colours on my device... shifting more to Black because it looks really dashing in ghagra colour
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I love my black one. Super sleek.
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I handled a red MT4G today and it looked fantastic so I believe that is the color I will chose.
I still have the g2 but I'm debating on exchanging it for the mt4g... would u guys recommend the mt4g over the g2? And why?
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I still have the g2 but I'm debating on exchanging it for the mt4g... would u guys recommend the mt4g over the g2? And why?
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Unlike G2, this phone can go for a day or two without rebooting itself.... that's a good enough reason for me.
How's the Genius button?
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Unlike G2, this phone can go for a day or two without rebooting itself.... that's a good enough reason for me.
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+1 this will be a big reason for me as well. i was loosing calls on G2
Screw the G2! Man, what a let down for such a great looking phone. I just got tired of the rebooting on its own, and today the phone wiped its data on it own. Oh, and it was my replacement that I had for week. I don't even want to go into the issues the first one had.
I had the chance to play with the mt4g a few days ago, and its so full of WIN! The white was just so sleek looking, so I think that's the one I'm going with?
I'm deciding on the red or black one.
But before I make the switch I want to try the Genius button. I'm very iffy about that
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So does it or does it not have a SLCD display? I read conflicting reports that it indeed does have it. Yet some comparison reviews with the G2 say that the Mytouch's screen is not as vivid nor does it have comparable viewing angles. Would those of you that are fortunate to have both devices care to compare the two and chime in.
Doesn't the g2 have a amoled like the nexus 1?
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SLCD, not AmoLED for the myTouch 4G.
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SLCD for the G2 also.
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are you sure?
http://mytouch.t-mobile.com/mytouch-4g-features#/specs-and-manuals
tmobile mytouch 4g says normal tft lcd
http://g2.t-mobile.com/g2-specs
tmobile g2 says s-tft lcd
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Based on the reviews so far, it looks like Vibrant > G2 > MyTouch in terms of display.
I heard slcd also. Bought the phone today and I am not impressed with the screen at all coming from a nexus one.
it looks pretty good to me. The text is much sharper than my vibrant.
Not sure but have had both and the mytouch is just as good as the g2 screen wise and better all around. Really impressed with this phone so far. I got it to hold me over till my hd7 arrives but really like it will keep both
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There is no way the MyTouch 4G has a SLCD. I've had the phone next to a Vibrant, Nexus One, and a G2 and the screen quality ranks in exactly that order.
The Vibrant and Nexus One have amazing screens, the G2 is acceptable, but the MyTouch is very disappointing. Guess they had to subsidize the cost of the FFC and extra RAM somehow right?
Blacks and viewing angles are just not up to snuff... I guess you can't have it all right?
Also the text is very close to ip4 retina display IMHO. Beats S amoled display for text and browsing albeit colors aren't as vibrant for vids and such
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From what i can tell the MyTouch 4G has a normal LCD. I own both devices and i can tell you side by side same app or website the G2 wins hands down. Thats the first thing i missed coming from my G2 was the screen =/ All to save costs i suppose.
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There is no way the MyTouch 4G has a SLCD. I've had the phone next to a Vibrant, Nexus One, and a G2 and the screen quality ranks in exactly that order.
The Vibrant and Nexus One have amazing screens, the G2 is acceptable, but the MyTouch is very disappointing. Guess they had to subsidize the cost of the FFC and extra RAM somehow right?
Blacks and viewing angles are just not up to snuff... I guess you can't have it all right?
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Yeah that is exactly what I noticed!
No i dont think they're the same, both are s-lcd BUT, for some reason, The MT4g's LCD is a little bit sharper than the G2's
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I heard slcd also. Bought the phone today and I am not impressed with the screen at all coming from a nexus one.
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I guess beauty really is in the eyes of the beholder. Having come from a N1 I like how it's not totally washed out in the sunlight. The colors seem more lifelike to me as well, BUT, the viewing angle is not as wide as the N1 screen.
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No i dont think they're the same, both are s-lcd BUT, for some reason, The MT4g's LCD is a little bit sharper than the G2's
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I have to disagree. G2 is sharper and colors are far more saturated. I can not find any information stating the MT4G has anything more than a normal LCD.
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I have the G2 and myTouch 4G sitting in front of me and clearly the myTouch 4G is not using SLCD. The G2's screen looks sharper and has better color saturation, while the MT4G looks brighter overall.
If you run nenamark on both devices you can clearly see better color saturation on the G2. Not even hard to tell.
However, the MT4G's screen feels like glass, possibly gorilla glass. Doesn't feel nearly as plasticy as the G2's screen. Additionally, the G2's display looks "sunken in" if you know what I'm talking about. The actual display is a few mm below the screen itself and it looks bad. The MT4G's screen looks like its in the glass itself, similar to the Vibrant.
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I have the G2 and myTouch 4G sitting in front of me and clearly the myTouch 4G is not using SLCD.
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Where is the logic? You speak with such certainty. Surely you can accept that not all SLCDs are alike? The point is - we don't know.
Sigh... That's dissapointing. This device looks great but the screen not having slcd is putting me off. Although the glass feel you guys are describing is plus. I could be wrong but so far it looks like 3.7" screens are only sporting SLCD. And I don't see why they bothered to put a an extra .01" on the MyTouch. I guess they really had to cut cost.
Just came back from the T-Mobile store, and man, the screen on the mytouch was very dissappointing. They could have at least put SLCD on it.
Currently have a Nexus S and I just ordered a G2X, if someone has compared them both. What do you think? Is the G2X a upgrade to the Nexus S? I'm in a good place because I can always hand down whatever device I don't want to keep or return the G2X for the Sensation. What are your opinions on the G2X hardware wise? The G2X will probably be stock for like 5 min. as I plan on putting whatever rom is hot atm. Please help I'm torn between the two lol.
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There are lots of NS owners and they say the screen is brighter and more detailed.... and much much faster.
Coming from the Nexus line, it flashes and everything the same way. No using special software to flash or anything. Just root, download Rom Manager, and flash.
The Sensation has an encrypted locked bootloader so chances of it having custom roms is slim-to-none.
Plus Tegra 2 dual-core is faster. HDMI out is fun. You'll like it.
Yep.
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I come from the Galaxy S 4G and I really like this phone.
Nexus S and Galaxy S 4G were similar phones so my answer is no, you will not be dissapointed with the G2x.
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I was about to pick up a G2X recently. I talked to a person in the store returning their G2X which had horrid back light bleeding. I'm learning that this issue is inherent to this models screen to varying degrees depending on your luck. The screenshots I've seen being sent to LG support don't look good either. Whats the consensus here?
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I was about to pick up a G2X recently. I talked to a person in the store returning their G2X which had horrid back light bleeding. I'm learning that this issue is inherent to this models screen to varying degrees depending on your luck. The screenshots I've seen being sent to LG support don't look good either. Whats the consensus here?
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A bunch of nit picken cry babies. It is never noticeable. I watch movies in the dark. Still not bad.
But whatever.
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A bunch of nit picken cry babies. It is never noticeable. I watch movies in the dark. Still not bad.
But whatever.
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this is more how i feel as well...
while it is an issue, some phones are worse than others for sure... My phone has what I would consider average bleeding for an LCD screen, i have a bit of bleed in the upper left corner and a smaller bit on the lower left... at 100% brightness on total black they are both noticeable but not like rays of sun protruding out the sides... on 50% you can see them if you are looking for them and lowest brightness they are totally unnoticeable...
now, i watch movies at night all the time and i keep my brightness settings on automatic so when i watch my movies that have dark edges and such the brightness is typically very low thus the bleeding goes unnoticed... never have i needed to watch a movie with max brightness in the dark, the only time i would noticeably see the bleeding... if i do max brightness during the day while watching something then i still dont notice the bleeding cuz the natural daylight blends it out...
point being, there are very few scenarios where you will even come in contact with the bleeding if its not so bad that your whole screen is turning yellow, which i have seen lol
its all a matter of what you can tolerate in the end...
Yes. It's a great phone, even with the old software, and when the tasty gingerbread update drops it will be better.
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A bunch of nit picken cry babies. It is never noticeable. I watch movies in the dark. Still not bad.
But whatever.
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Agreed, though I am on my 2nd G2x. No issues at all. Minimal bleed in the top left and right corners, but not really noticeable except on the splash screen, boot animation, and power-off animation. I had an EVO for almost a year, and it had the same issue. Never noticed it with normal usage, even rockin' a gingerbread rom w/ the black status bar.
My first looked like the screens in this thread: http://www.lgforum.com/forum/boards/carriers/t-mobile/topics/g2x-screen-separating-from-body
Clearly defective, so I sent it back and got a new one. Very satisfied now.
Thanks for the opinions of the backlight bleed guys. I'm just worried coming from a SAMOLED screen on the Vibrant, that I would be very disappointed. I'll give it more consideration.
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Thanks for the opinions of the backlight bleed guys. I'm just worried coming from a SAMOLED screen on the Vibrant, that I would be very disappointed. I'll give it more consideration.
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I came from an AMOLED on a Nexus 1 and while it was not a SAMOLED i still think i prefer the LCD over LED given the current tech... the pentile matrix of LED drove me nuts, everything looked grainy to me regardless of the vibrant colors and deep blacks... LCD looks sharper and more natural... I have great eyesight so I am nitpicky about quality and clarity on my screen
I came from the vibrant also and I wonder what everyone was on about. While I like the colors of the vibrant, the g2x still looks bea-utiful! Lcd screen bleed isnt so bad. specially with the lights on.
Unlike a ugly chick you dont have to turn out the lights to use it!
I want to know how text and images appear on the infuses screen. I have the HTC inspire and thought about jumping ship to a larger screen device. is it worth it to do so?
Im upgrade from inspire to infuse and believe me no competition on screen infuse rocks text is the same sharp like inspire but more rich black
Things are somewhat pixelated but otherwise nice.
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How bad is it?
depends on how close you hold it to your face.
it's not that bad but a screen this big should be qhd resolution. i still like it though
Avoid screen "protectors"... at least the ones available right now. I was a little disappointed in the screen until I removed mine.
Now - gorgeous screen.
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I don't know what these other people are talking about pixelation but the screen on my Infuse is freaking beautiful!! Well worth the upgrade IMO.
Good day fellas,
I'm seeing a lot of video and comments on screen comparisons between Htc sensation 4G and Gs 2 and on.
My question is, I'm currently on SG 1 looking to upgrade to either sensation 4G or GS2, I'm concerned about the screen quality, I'm debating wether I should order the phone or not. I can get it at a very low price (employee pricing).
The phone has a higher res. Screen, I'm trying to convince myself that the difference in screen quality is not that big, but I would like you guys to tell me what you think from your experiences, is the GS2 worth the extra $, is the screen really that much better than the S4G, anything else from your point of view that should be considered???
Thanks in advance,
Rodi
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I bought a sensation, and quite frankly, it is the best phone I have ever had. It is pretty well built, and feels awesome to hold.
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The_Green_Android_Robot said:
I bought a sensation, and quite frankly, it is the best phone I have ever had. It is pretty well built, and feels awesome to hold.
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No screen washout for me, as well.
Also something to add, in almost all the videos comparisons, when looking at the phones side by side the sensation looks practically white in comparison to the gs2. My only concern with the phone is the screen.
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I personally got a Sensation while my GF has a GS2, you can clearly see that both screens aren't the same: one is SLCD & the other is AMOLED.
The GS2 has saturated, neon-ish colors which at some times seem a bit too much, it is particularly notable in the android market: the green is VERY saturated. When put side by side it can make the Sensation seem very washed out.
I have also read on wikipedia that AMOLED displays have a shorter life compared to SLCD because of the organic components in it. The varied lifespan of the organic dyes can cause a discrepancy between red, green, and blue intensity. This leads to image persistence, also known as burn-in.
After a few weeks of use I've got used to my phone and am truly happy about my display, even though it isn't as saturated as the GS2 it still is a great LCD display with rich colors, clear whites & deep blacks and my movies look crystal sharp on it. Also the extra resolution is very much appreciated and is quite notable when I compare it to my GF's GS2, specially in the menus, mails & internet browser - the pixels aren't noticeable.
What I can tell you is that I was faced with the same choice as you: HTC Sensation or SGS2 and the display was also the most important thing for me since it's the way you interact with your phone. And i'm glad I chose the Sensation
Cool thanks for the info, I just ordered it from my work
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I tried to look at my friends evo 3d and HTC rezound and it hurt my eyes. I can't bare to look at a non oled screen again. Do you own a phone with a oled display? And what should I upgrade to? I currently have a nexus s and I'm considering the Droid razr. Is this a good choice ?
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i love my lg thrill screen it looks ten times better then my sisters samsung infuse 4g with the amoled display in direct sunlight. purely awesome. amazing color clarity as well. lg really knows how to make screens
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now my dad owns a nexus s. but both of my phones with "LCD" (APPLE IPHONE 4S & LG OPTIMUS BLACK is far better than it.
OLED screens does not give the actual color. it gives overly saturated colors and are not very good under direct sunlight.
if u love OLED, u'd be owned by a good IPS like the optimus black (if u are talking android, that is).
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I tried to look at my friends evo 3d and HTC rezound and it hurt my eyes. I can't bare to look at a non oled screen again. Do you own a phone with a oled display? And what should I upgrade to? I currently have a nexus s and I'm considering the Droid razr. Is this a good choice ?
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Bad choice. RAZR's screen is terrible, pixelated garbage. Get the GNex or GNote.
Avoid LG at all costs. Their update schedule is so messed up.
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Bad choice. RAZR's screen is terrible, pixelated garbage. Get the GNex or GNote.
Avoid LG at all costs. Their update schedule is so messed up.
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agreed this is my lasy lg phone!!! it sucks cause their hardware is great!!! it tricks you.. they suck at updates!
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I'm not sure how the Rezound hurt your eyes, one of the best screens I've ever used.
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I remember when I went from my vibrant back to a my touch I thought my eyes where bleeding lol
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I'm not sure how the Rezound hurt your eyes, one of the best screens I've ever used.
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rezound display is great,once autobrightness controls come like setting levels it'll be even better
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daevion0 said:
I tried to look at my friends evo 3d and HTC rezound and it hurt my eyes. I can't bare to look at a non oled screen again. Do you own a phone with a oled display? And what should I upgrade to? I currently have a nexus s and I'm considering the Droid razr. Is this a good choice ?
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Droid Razr's screen is pixel-ated garbage; I would go with the galaxy nexus - get my updates and unhindered bloat-less experience. Everything these custom UIs give you, a custom launcher can do and better.
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welcome to the club
i only buy devices with SAMOLED+ or SAMOLED HD or at the very least SAMOLED (as found on some Nokia phones)
I mostly stick to Samsung phones as they always carry SAMOLED # screens
HTC Desired had them for a while until they ran out of stock
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I tried to look at my friends evo 3d and HTC rezound and it hurt my eyes. I can't bare to look at a non oled screen again. Do you own a phone with a oled display? And what should I upgrade to? I currently have a nexus s and I'm considering the Droid razr. Is this a good choice ?
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I absolutely LOVE the display on my Rezound. It's been mentioned earlier but once auto-brightness tweaks are able to be implemented it will be flawless.
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OLED screens does not give the actual color. it gives overly saturated colors and are not very good under direct sunlight..
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Thats exactly what i thought! "Lets turn up saturation... OH LOOK SHINY COLORZ = better display"
But maybe we are just used to under-saturated displays?
I'd rather get a screen that's more power efficient. Especially with white background.
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Thats exactly what i thought! "Lets turn up saturation... OH LOOK SHINY COLORZ = better display"
But maybe we are just used to under-saturated displays?
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Exactly. Most people are used to washed out colours from LCDs, so they see nothing wrong. But it isn't for nothing that TV manufacturers are always trying to push the vibrant colours of their screens.
For me, ever since getting the uberawesome GNote, I can't stand the faded looking colours of regular LCDs.
Besides I like screens with really nice blacks and colours that look alive.. So SAMOLED HD FTW....
I agree, the rich deep blacks on OLED screens really do spoil you.
Yep, I have a SGS and whenever i look at phones with non OLED displays I pity them. My friend has the SGS i9003 ( the one with S-LCD display) and we compared them side by side, the SAMOLED screen looks WAY better than SLCD. ( more than 6 people were there and we all agreed). Its all about the blacks baby ..
how would the screen of the arc s be rated alongside these phones???
I agree ,the Oled display use less baterry power than other displays,and i love it..
It's just sad whenever I show my screen to some1 who bought a phone and said "It was cheap, it is small, and it's not heavy." And they see my GNex, and they say "Awh, me wun that scweeeeeeeeeeeen." All I can say is.. Pwned by low-end.
I agree OLED is best solution, even if the color is not as real as some others LCD, but I think this will be solved in a near future.
Just think that Samsung, that is the 1st word producer of LCD displays, has just started the spin-off of the LCD department and has declared that the future of his research is on OLED. Say also that Samsung is going to spend a pharaonic amount of money in research for the next year, I'm looking forward to see results.