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Thoughts on the Captivate

I have owned an iPhone since the day it was released and I was generally happy with the device. I of course was VERY interested in the Android OS once it was released on the G1. However I thought the G1 was clunky and just not all together there. Once Android hit 2.1 I went out and sold my iPhone 3Gs for a Nexus one. Loved that phone to death except for the fact that the screen sucks in the daylight. It was completely unreadable in dense sunlight. Once the iPhone 4 dropped I switched to it due to the amazing specs and awesome app store games (Angry birds lol) but I soo realized that I missed Android. I didn't want to go back to the Nexus One due to screen brightness issues in the day light. The Captivate was my obvious choice due to its similar spec sheet and Super AMOLED screen. However after several weeks with the device I have some griped I need to express.
1st I will say that Samsung has made some nice additions to the UI with the Mail app and the Contacts app not sure if this is seen on other devices or not. Also the stock camera app is the most excellent most feature packed camera app ive ever used. That being said the battery life is complete ****. I have no gadgets running, my screen is mostly at half brightness and yet I am lucky to get a complete day out of the battery. I doubt there are any extended batteries out there but I'm not entirely sure I even want to bother making such a slim and sleek phone more bulky.
I do at time find that the stock 2.1 is sluggish at times and I am hoping that a 2.2 update will resolve that.
I am well aware of the GPS issues that have plagued this device and I can honestly say it frustrates me that this has gone unresolved up until this point. I have had two Captivates thus far and both have major GPS location issues.
The stock recovery rom is obviously crippled. The Clockwork Recovery rom is nice but I need to know how I can install it permanently because the Nandroid backups are worthless if there is no way to for sure boot to Clockwork recovery if for some reason the OS gets bricked.
My last and final issue with this phone is the fact that it has no LED noticfication light nor is there a trackball or clear way to adjust the cursor when selecting or editing text. My hope was for google to drop a Nexus 2 but I seriously doubt that will happen.
All in all The Captivate provides a great Android Experience and I really hope to see a Froyo update soon.
Please feel free to respond to me as I would love to hear what others think.
Thanks everyone.

Captivate is my very first smartphone.I really love this phone.
Many of my friends have iPhones and i even got a chance to use the iPhone 4. Frankly, i got bored in 10 mins. Be as beautiful as it is , i cant just keep admiring it and feel happy the way it looks, bcoz there's nothing much i can do with it. Combined with the fact that i have to listen to crap on the way i need to hold my phone after paying for it i was definitely sure it was not the iPhone (I am on ATT so the high end phone choices are pretty limited. I dont consider blackberry as a phone. I think is more of a mini-keyboard in a pocket.)
But with android its a completely different story. It is like a linux machine in my pocket. Google Android OS is the main reason i bought a Captivate.
Since i am on ATT, i was waiting for a high end android phone to be released and it was samsung captivate (i wudve bought any high end android phone ATT released it with). I went for the captivate and have absolutely no regrets. I was not ready for the HTC aria as i wanted a high end phone.
Comping to the points you mentioned.
1. Why is everyone expecting everything in a phone to be perfect!!! There is no perfect phone.
2. Battery Life : This device has a 4 inch screen. Obviously we shud understand tht the display in any device sucks most of the battery. So when u know u r buying a 4 inch screen dont expect it to run till eternity.
Its no surprise that evo 4G has an even worse battery life!
(I am surprised that there are so many comparisons between phones like Nexus one, iphone4, captivate etc... Compare battery life with phones having the same screen dimensions otherwise the comparison is worthless. I challenge APPLE to make a phone with 4 inch screen and retain the same retina display and same battery life.. Does anyone think thats possible?)
3. Regarding GPS i am pretty sure its a software problem and can be fixed!! I fixed it the way mentioned in the Sticky section link and the GPS work perfect!!
4. The remaining sluggishness etc is again a software issue. Everbody has to realize that with an android phone you have the most Customizable phone in your hands. So its left upto you to modify the phone the way you want it!
Finally, i am extremely satisfied with my Captivate. It has its share of problems, and sluggishness etc , but some things we can live with (definitely this phone may not be as beautiful/good finishing as an iPhone4, but then it can do the very basic function of a Phone :: make and receive calls.)
Finally the FROYO is definitely gonna make things better.
Cheers
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The only thing that I can really speak to is the battery life.
Haven't used the GPS much at all and don't really notice the sluggishness coming from a Blackjack II.
But I can easily get a day out of a charge....if not more if I stopped using this to replace my laptop lol.
I've been unplugged since 3am. Did some light emailing...Facebook checking...gtalk chatting..xda viewing, etc. Fully charged at 3am before work and used since and I'm only at 63%.
One thing that can help is keeping brightness all the way down. I only turn it up when I'm outside in the sun.
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im satisfied w/ my Captivate minus the ****ty battery life and bad GPS lol

The Captivate is my first smart phone. As such, I can't compare it to other phones, but I feel qualified to comment regardless.
The battery hasn't been a problem for me, as I'm not constantly using it during the day for texting/watching videos/etc. However, I have noticed that it drains quickly when you do watch a lot of video. But I went in expecting this, so it's not a big problem for me. If it gets to be that big a problem, I'll buy an extra battery (a cheap shot, but anyway) or pack a charger.
The GPS issues bugged me a lot to start with, but for whatever reason it's become less of a problem over time. I don't know why, but it's seemed to have become more reliable over the past week or so. Still, it is slow to locate, and I expect it to be patched in the near future. However, to get rid of it over that one issue is a bit much in my book.
The lack of a notification light doesn't bother me simply because I'm not used to having one in the first place. Besides, it warbles at me when something new arrives, so it's not a total loss. I can see where it would be useful, as when in a meeting, but you can't exactly start tooling around on your phone at those times, either, so, to quote Clara Peller, "where's the beef?"
I hear a lot of folks complaining over the lag in the phone, whether it's due to Eclair or TouchWiz or bad ley lines or whatever. I experience these from time to time, and I find that Advanced Task Killer usually takes care of the issue. I wish multitasking was handled better, and that there was a built-in way to terminate apps and services you don't need. But it's not been enough of an issue for me to bother with rooting and wiping data and risk doing something stupid and wind up with a black plastic brick for my trouble. I, too, look forward to the Froyo update and the goodness it promises to bring with it, not the least of which is greater speed and reduction of lag...not just for this phone, but the advancement of the platform as a whole.
While I have more-or-less disagreed with the OP on most of his complaints, I must also disagree with the one who said, "why is everyone expecting everything in a phone to be perfect". Anything for which I pay $200 should meet my expectations. See the GPS issue: I think it'd be foolish of me to return the phone based on that complaint, but that's because I use it primarily as a phone and not a GPS receiver. If it's a deal-breaker for someone else, I certainly wouldn't hold it against them. Their standards are not my standards, and so long as it remains a personal standard, more power to them.
The only reason I would have returned mine would have been to go to Walmart and get the same phone for $148 instead of $199, but the savings wouldn't have been worth the hassle of backing up and restoring everything. Besides, I did get it ahead of street date, and you have to pay for little pleasures sometimes

I have reached the d-day on remorse period. What are you going to do?

I have no idea what to do. I have followed all the experts advice regarding battery life and it has improved, but it is not even close to my HD2. I was really hoping one of the genius devs would have reworked the battery drivers by now. I say that because I have seen them work miracles before.
I use my phone for business and getting emails in a timely matter is also an issue.
So should I hang in and hope Gingerbread or Ice cream fixes the issues or are there deeper problems with this phone?
I am still strongly considering the Sensation. I am not concerned with the locked boot loader because I am a member of XDA and they always figure those things out. Kinda miss the larger screen and build quality of HTC.
Anyone else on the fence about this phone?

I dont have any issues at all with my G2X, but I just went on HTCs website, and looked up the Sensation... Wow.
As long as I can remember I've wanted a phone with sense, now that I have a great phone, the allure of getting one with sense and having everything integrated the way the website shows is AWESOME!
I'm torn, because on one hand, there will be alot of great development for this phone, but on the other hand, I think, that I would much rather keep one of my phones stock, and let updates come naturally...
With this phone I was rooted and installed a custom rom as soon as one was available.
I think I might just return my G2X till the sensation comes out... I still have about 8 hours to make a decision though.

I've about had it with the issues that I am having.. Having returned one G2x for another, both are having the same problems. I have until Friday night to return - I may resort to borrowing an old flip phone until the Sensation comes out.
Random freezes - random reboots - random shutdowns - serious battery life inconsistencies...
What's worse - the same problems are happening with CyanogenMod too.

jn_vista said:
I dont have any issues at all with my G2X, but I just went on HTCs website, and looked up the Sensation... Wow.
As long as I can remember I've wanted a phone with sense, now that I have a great phone, the allure of getting one with sense and having everything integrated the way the website shows is AWESOME!
I'm torn, because on one hand, there will be alot of great development for this phone, but on the other hand, I think, that I would much rather keep one of my phones stock, and let updates come naturally...
With this phone I was rooted and installed a custom rom as soon as one was available.
I think I might just return my G2X till the sensation comes out... I still have about 8 hours to make a decision though.
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If you like it, keep it. Not so much? Return it. Simple as that

I like the look of the Sensation, will there be worse battery life on the sensation?

Mikeglongo said:
I like the look of the Sensation, will there be worse battery life on the sensation?
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clicked the wrong button.... nobody knows, just wait til it comes out

Ha, well I want to be sure before my 14 days is up, I guess I won't know. I hope my g2x gets better battery life soon

returning another g2x. i have 30 days so when the sensation comes out i will even exchange.

I ordered mine on the 20th so the day the phone was out in the store. I had to order mine online since i am a T-Mobile RSA. I have alittle screen bleed but not much. I will be doing exchanges until i get one with no bleed. Other wise i have had no problems at all. No reboots, lock ups, data problems, nothing the phone is rock solid. I love the phone. Every person that has come into my store with problems i have told them that T-Mobile is going to exchange this for you under the lifetime warranty if you have it for the life of you having the phone. So you have nothing to worry about. The phone is a great phone to have. Do the exchanges until you get a working one. I know i would do it until i did. Even if it meant doing it 100 times. Also my understanding is that sensation is going to be locked down which is the reason why Cyan did not want to get one but got the G2X. So if thats the case have fun trying to get a mods on the phone.

Mikeglongo said:
I like the look of the Sensation, will there be worse battery life on the sensation?
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HTC's have a history of poor battery life. Sure you can mod, but then your hoping a dev can pull **** out of a hat for you...
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Yeah, I'm in the same boat. I have until Friday to return mine. Battery life was the main reason I got the g2x over the sensation, reasoning that htc usually has terrible battery life. However with all the current battery troubles, I'm not so sure I made the right choice. The most confusing thing is the reviews I read (cnet, bgr, engadget) all said the battery life was above average. Did they get different units or something? If the battery life isn't any better on the g2x, and if sense 3.0 isn't so terrible, other things like the qhd screen, more ram, and htc quality make the sensation pretttty appealing. Thoughts?

I really don't have problems with battery life at all. It lasts longer then my HTC Nexus One. I'm able to go from 8am-midnight under my normal usage of several calls, push emails, exchange, twitter widget, facebook widget, Weather widget, Kingdoms live and Word Feud, plus surfing and tweaking through out the day.
I really like the phone. My only gripe is the LCD backlight compared to the AMOLED, but I knew that going in.
HTC is locking their bootloaders like everyone else. Most phones with encrypted/signed bootloaders are still, to this day, locked down and unflashable.
The Samsung Galaxy S2 would be my second choice since the bootloader is unlocked and should be another one that is flashable. But we have absolutely no idea when it is coming out. I'm hearing September. It lacks the Tegra 2... which will burn as more and more Tegra 2 only games/apps start pouring in.
I say stay with the G2x. Aside from the backlight bleed, every other issue is just software. The Official Gingerbread rom will be out very soon and it should hopefully take care of more of our problems.
Aside from the Official build, we already have CM7 hot in the mix and I believe they will have the phone running great within a week or two.
If you are really worried about it, couldn't you just do a return... then pick up another one that has another 14 days?

I returned mine. I only purchased to give the network a try and see if it works for me as I am currently a Verizon customer... so I kinda had to return it regardless.
I'm going to wait it out a bit. I have a Fascinate, and coming from a Galaxy S series phone, this phone was *almost* a lateral switch. There are many advantages this phone has over the original Galaxy S series, but I felt like I needed more. Maybe it was the same 4" screen size?
Overall, it's a nice phone. Build quality is excellent and it functions very well. The reboot issues didn't bother me too much, but the fact that the issues were there really made me a bit uncomfortable. Coming from a Samsung phone that had wacky software, the last thing I wanted was another phone sharing some of the qualities I did not like - bad code.
I think LG is in a position to fix their mistakes and make this phone a contender for long term support. They just have to follow it with their 2.3 update properly... I.E. no bugs!!!

DeezNotes said:
I think LG is in a position to fix their mistakes and make this phone a contender for long term support. They just have to follow it with their 2.3 update properly... I.E. no bugs!!!
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I agree... I am keeping mine personally... I think this next update to 2.3 will have a nice new batch of drivers, specifically the tegra2 drivers since nvidia are driver freaks so I expect a performance boost via drivers as well as some fixes from LG such as the battery...

employees cant return phones, but i can warranty exchange
which i just did. at first i thought i could deal with the bleeding in the top left corner, but now on CM7 with the black statusbar, it is extremely noticeable even with the dimmest brightness setting. so i caved in and am getting a replacement sent to me.
now i gotta unroot and go back to stock. and theres no guarantee that the replacement will be any better, but it cant get much worse than the bleed on mine. looking at all the pics i seem to have one of the worst on here.

I'm leaning towards keeping it. I purchased two of them and my wife's has been just fine. I had the random reboots and exchanged mine. The new one has virtully no bleed and the reboots are gone. For anyone suffering from random reboots/shutdowns and lock ups, please exchange it. I thought I was just being paranoid, but my first one really had a problem. The new one is running like a champ.
The Sensation is tempting, but having to deal with a locked phone does not sound very fun at all. I know they will hack the loader eventually, but I really dislike having to deal with ads.
Six months from now there will be something cooler than the Sensation or G2x.

I think a lot of people are giving a little too much credit to LG for the Gingerbread update being the "magic wand" that will fix everything. Sure, it could but the cure all, BUT, if they hosed things up in Froyo, who's to say they didn't do the same (OR WORSE!) in Gingerbread?
Just saying!
It's a coin toss at the moment as to whether it's going to fix the problem or stay the same...

Guys, it's really simple. I'm going to the tmobile store the day the Sensation is released, and if it gives me that Nexus One feel in hand, I'm throwing the g2x on Ebay.
That's really all there is to it. Just keep your G2X protected until that point. By that time you could have it rooted with a stable CM7 release, upping the price a bit more. If the Sensation is $499 off contract as rumored, you should be able to get close to that.

JWhipple said:
...sure, it could but the cure all, BUT, if they hosed things up in Froyo, who's to say they didn't do the same (OR WORSE!) in Gingerbread?...
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Also consider the 02X has the same problems and was out six months before they released the G2X.

Profondo_Rosso said:
...I'm throwing the g2x on Ebay.
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An HTC T-Mobile rep confirmed the pricing and the 6/8 launch date on the Sensation forum. They've already scheduled a big pre-launch party on 6/6.

[Q] Desire S worth it even with problems?

I am looking into buying a new HTC Desire S and have been reading the forum and am disappointed to see so many threads indicating problems with bricked desire s, fried chips etc.
How often do these problems arise? Is the build quality consistently bad? Any other opinions from users both satisfied and unhappy with with their devices?
The other phone i am considering is the SAMSUNG NEXUS S I9023 but the only concerns I have there is that it does not have the gorilla glass display (and that i haven't fully researched it yet). How important and nice is the glass display really?
I am currently using an Xperia X1 so most things will be a big improvement but want to make the best choice.

There do seem to be a few with this prob of bricking but a consistent factor in that is pulling the battery and immediately replacing it. If you do have to pullthe battery as a last resort leave it for 30 secs or so before replacing.
Also it must be remembered how many Ds there are out there and how many have no problems.
Personally I have found no faults with mine.Build quality is generally good ,ok battery cover could be better ,but it is not bad.
This is a really good versatile phone ,if you want to root it its relatively easy to do and there are plenty of Roms for it,but even as stock it's pretty damned impressive.
If you go through forums you will find faults and problems with every phone ever made !
Ps
Re the display I find it's very good,I don't watch a lot of movies or game on the phone,but what I want it to do it does well.

^ +1 to that.
I've had no problems with mine (bought SIM free and unlocked in the UK) since I got it back in May. I do keep mine in a sturdy case with screen protector fitted though, so can't really say one way or another about the gorilla glass and other reported issues of paint coming off. Gorilla glass is only scratch resistant, not scratch proof. Many have managed it with a single grain of sand. Mostly it seems to be people who use pouches. Get a bit of sand in there, and as you drag the phone in and out the pouch, the sand is dragged across the screen.
Case-mate screen protectors (when correctly applied) are nearly indistinguishable from a bare screen. They feel as smooth as the glass they cover, which is a failing of the cheap "5 for £10" deals you see. Use the cheap ones to get your application technique down!
The fried chip is an issue with early models. HTC are aware and no doubt the later models have been fixed (you'd hope.) To avoid the scenario that breaks them, simply avoid hitting the 'update all' button in the Marketplace. Update apps one at a time. If your phone does freeze up, use the three-finger-technique before a battery pull. Hold down both up & down volume buttons, then hold the power button. That'll reboot the phone.
A fantastic phone. And very good XDA community support for it too.

Most of the time the problems are self-inflicted for instance the battery pull. Just treat the phone with care and everything should be fine. Name me one phone that doesn't have some problems. There might be a slight negative but don't let that small ~5% outweigh the plethora of benefits and joy this phone brings.
Not only that you have this fantastic community to come to when **** ****s up. Getting this phone will be a choice you won't regret, trust me.

Consider it in perspective - you are reading posts from a few people who, yes, are experiencing issues of some kind or wish to improve performance.
The vast majority who don't perceive any problems don't post in the forums!
I've used several different smartphones in the past (mostly the old windows mobile) and I've been generally delighted at robust performance and build quality of my Desire S. You may read about badly fitted screen glass, creaky battery covers etc; I have not experienced any of those.
- Steve

I have had my ds in about 6months, and I have never had any big problems with it. Have had about 3 different roms on it,and no flash problems. So if you ask me, just go for it!

I have had a Desire S for about a month now and haven't noticed anything terrible.
Previous to this I had a Desire which unfortunately I lost / got stolen. Compared to the Desire, it is a nicer phone in general however there are a few negatives which come with it.
I noticed (maybe I never used my old desire in the same way) that when I run it as a sat nav it gets pretty warm. Although this heat within the design tolerance you don't expect it.
With Sense UI it tended to crash and reboot once every few days - which isn't awful but at the same time it's not exactly great! I am now using a custom ROM (I did this with my Desire also) and have found it to be a much more pleasant experience.
The ROMs seem to be more buggy than those found on the Desire but they haven't had such a long time to be developed, so it is to be expected.
I hope I haven't added confusion to your thoughts, I'm only giving the experience I have taken from it so far.
Also I would love to report bugs to the ROM developers in the developer section however I do not have the power to do so as I haven't posted enough, so if anyone is watching I get power? I have wanted to previously (a few months ago) but haven't ever got round to coming into these forums to allow me to give bugs. Quite an annoying feature of the forums...

I've been using this phone from 6 months and simply love the build quality, one of the main reasons I opted for HTC over the other manufacturers. And since I have rooted the device, been enjoying the great variety of ROM's available on this forum.
Only issue I have had till date is the low sound of the speakerphone and lack of native 3g video calling support.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA App

With the exception of the Batteries, I've not had any real problems with the Desire S. Hell, even the Battery issues can be resolved either by replacing the battery (in the case of a faulty battery) or replacing the Stock ROM (which, let's face it, is the reason people are here in the first place).

HTC have the best build quality and the battery is so good ( for me ).

I've had my Desire S about a month now and have had no problems. After rooting, custom ROMs, overclocking etc, still no problems. It really depends what you put on it, and how you treat it. Be careful to read certain posts before attempting any roots, custom ROMing etc.

My DSS has been through quite a lot, starting with ARX S-OFF + CWMR. Upon that, I've flashed a new radio and tried quite a few custom ROMs and also switched back to a stock ROM a few times. Now I have successfully restored everything back to stock since it needs to be sent in for repair to have defect hardware replaced. My impression is that the DSS is quite durable.

I am bit dissapointed not only by the Desire S who keeps rebooting for unknown reason after a couple of months but also the android is lacking some basic features.
Like a (proxy)profile per Wifi network, good and stable sync features with MS office suite
to name a few.
I am sometimes wondering if I would have bought the thing if I knew al this I know now. I guess not.

I have mine over 6 months now, and no problems so far except for a faulty app that made it reboot once or twice a week. The build quality is excelent and the battery can go from 2 days in normal use to 4 days in 'contension mode' (calls, texting, a couple of photos and very little use of data connection and gps).
I'm very pleased so far although it is my first smartphone

I am now 11 days on a stock ROM without feeling the need to restart the phone for one reason or another. That it's a record for me speaks to how I feel about it. Not going to rant here, do a search for my other posts if you're interested. Folk here say my experience is not at all typical so, as they say, YMMV. Good luck

My issue is sweaty fingers when holding it. The aluminum back is annoying ill go for the nexus s
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sayeed91 said:
My issue is sweaty fingers when holding it. The aluminum back is annoying ill go for the nexus s
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Well I got mine mid April. Disregarded all bulls*** negative waves around the forum (which was depresively poor at the time, may I say, due to lack of exploit for rooting).
Of course my unit developed a sqeaky battery cover within 24 hrs, and had a sizeable gap between the screen and the upper part of the body. Sent it to HTC, got it back a week later with the following commentaries: "... The quality issues you complained about are not considered manufacturing defects..., blah, blah, blah".
So I fixed the loose battery cover by getting myself a casemate, used a little black silicone paste for the gap, and am very happy with my device. Rooted, tried almost every ROM out there, but am coming back to Virtuosity, especially because I happen to like Sense. Had I wanted Google stock, I would have got myself a nexus S.
For those out there, rooted and complaining about battery life in Sense ROM's, do a battery stats wipe in CWMRecovery and then a couple of full discharge/charge cycles, or check out neolojik's post about battery optimization for cyanogen rom's.
The phone has been off the charger since 06.30, did like 20 min of calls, have data and all the Google sync crap on, browsed the net for 50 min, have been on WiFi for the past hour, and still have 53% juice left. So just be patient and read the meaningfull posts, because the answers are all here, thanks to this great community of users.
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Mine is 1 month and 10 days old I'm Happy about it and no such big problems at all except for the Battery becoz of the FOTA update it made it drain so fast., so now I decided to S-OFF it and ROOT Installed a Custom ROM VU 2.37 and I'ts doing Good again so for me Worth It!

Great phone, but my power button no longer works. I'm getting by with workarounds (eg. volume rocker to switch on), but it's not going to be good when I decide to move on and sell it. I've asked around and it'll cost about AU$120 to fix, and apparently it's somewhat common with HTC phones.
But as I said, it's still a great phone and it's relatively rare that you'll encounter a problem.
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Advise between phones

Hey All,
I've been reading a ton on both related forums, but I'm have a tough time trying to decide.
I'm try to choose between the MyTouch 4G, MyTouch 4G Slide, and this phone (G2X) for T-Mobile Prepaid upgrade, and will be buying through Ebay. My budget is about $200-250 new/mint used condition.
I really kind of like the G2X since it's a newer phone, bigger screen, etc., but the MyTouch seems to be much more stable/supported even though it's older. I'm concern about the "issues" on LG, do these still exist?
Examples
Random crashes lockups (did Gingerbread / custom ROMs fix this)
Light bleed (still a big issue on newer units)
Front camera is sideways still? (not a biggy just curious)
Do you guys have any feedback or personal recommendations.
Thanks,
Lich

Get the g2x I don't know bout any of those stoners but my phones has never failed me
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Aside from light bleeding issues, most issues are fixable through different ROMs, kernels. If they haven't been completely fixed, they're probably on there way or vary for some people.
Keep this mind, that though many users have been affected, it is not a 100% widespread issue. I never experienced the APN issues and the light bleed on my G2x is minuscule and does not affect my use (I only notice it when the phone is lit and show complete black, when does that ever happen? Exactly, never in normal usage). Depending on the ROM/kernel I was running, the SODs came and went.
As of right now, on my current set up (In my signature) I have 0 problems. No SODs, no need for battery pulls, no APN/data/call issues. It works great, performs well, really happy with it.

Older= more development, look at the nexus one forum, this phone is kinda new and there are some very good roms, all you really need is cm7 tho, they have done in months what lg could not do in a year

Thanks for the feedback.
I decided to go for it and won a G2X on Ebay for $230, very lightly used the seller states. I'm pretty excited and hope it's in a great a condition as he says.
The only thing is he said the manufacturing date is late 5/11, will that be an issue vs a new production one?
Thanks,
Lich

Should be ok as long as it has GB and the July baseband on it. If not update it as soon as you get it.

I have both an old one and a new one, my older phone hands my new ones its ass. All I can do is give you my opinion, if I could run my older phone on froyo and have some gingerbread features, I'd do it. If ever you get the chance, flash a stock froyo nandroid for our phone. The first thing you will notice is how perfect everything looks. I can't stand a white status bar, but they never hit that mark again. The 4g graphic is awesome.
Sent from the fastest g2x in the world

[Q] One Plus - To Many Bugs?

Hello Everyone,
2 days ago there was a announcement that the one plus one would be available for 1 hour only to buy online. I was so hyped I went straight to the website and got my pre-Order ready and accessories sorted. However I am coming to a point where everything I read about the One plus is a Bug or a issue with it not booting ect. I would describe myself as a geeky teenager, I know my way around phones and computers but I still like to have a phone that will do its job without any/many issues. To any owners of a One plus please help me, Is the one plus one in a place where it is usable and can be used daily for all of my daily tasks (Browsing, Games, Calls, Lots of screen time) Or would you say at this current time there are to many bugs for the phone to be enjoyable?
I would really like to pre order this phone as It still has place in my heart however if there are a people thinking there are to many bugs id rather know and pick an alternative? Maybe a G3 for now.
Thanks all,
David

I have 2oneplus one and I know 4 other frds has oneplus one..not a single problem on any one of them. I also have note3 too. I like my oneplus one a lot more then my note3(its in my closet ever since I got my oneplus).
Sometimes I think people are having problems with the phone its because user error. And you gotta remember 97% of people who has the phone that are satisfy. Won't come online and post on forums telling you abt it. Usually its the people who has problems with there phone would post on forums trying to find a fix.
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chak29 said:
Usually its the people who has problems with there phone would post on forums trying to find a fix.
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Exactly... No issues here whatsoever...

no issues (except with the yellowish bottom of the screen).
Sent from OPO.

Nah you right too many bugs if I were you I would not buy one either.... **snickering** gives me a better chance to get another one **evil laugh**
Man listen if you making up a thread for this you have already given up... Best phone I have ever had to date... No issues at all nor my half dozen friends with the phone.. Yellow tint - fix for that :good:

Hey David
If you are geeky and know your way around androids and Cyanogen Mod in particular you will have few if any problems with this phone as most of the errors that come up should be resolvable with flashes. That said unlock and root it upon receiving and get a custom recovery on the phone asap.
Those who do have hardware problems well... you can't blame them and though my own oneplus works great I don't knock the fact other people had problems. They got unlucky and oneplus self admittedly is swamped and hasn't handled the issue in a speedy way. It looks like they are dragging their feet compared to other companies when they are swamped. They should make a public announcement and put a pause on marketing. They haven't done that and I feel they justifiably received a lot of ire from unhappy customers.
In short, if you want to gamble the 1%-2% or greater chance you got a lemon you can try. There was a census on the forum that 7-8% who bought the phone need an rma. (forum census here https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/for-those-who-have-the-one-how-is-the-quality.95588/) I am being really critical and assuming more than half of the people who bought it had a software issue.
So perhaps that guesstimate is not correct but the majority IS happy with their phone.
And a warning that recently there was a spate of people who had random reboots and one plus has not made any announcements on the matter, also requiring people to send in videos of the random reboot.
So if you want to chance you will be out of shipping and handling at worst. At best you'll have a real kick ass phone myself and others really enjoy.
Hope that clarifies
brumkid said:
Hello Everyone,
2 days ago there was a announcement that the one plus one would be available for 1 hour only to buy online. I was so hyped I went straight to the website and got my pre-Order ready and accessories sorted. However I am coming to a point where everything I read about the One plus is a Bug or a issue with it not booting ect. I would describe myself as a geeky teenager, I know my way around phones and computers but I still like to have a phone that will do its job without any/many issues. To any owners of a One plus please help me, Is the one plus one in a place where it is usable and can be used daily for all of my daily tasks (Browsing, Games, Calls, Lots of screen time) Or would you say at this current time there are to many bugs for the phone to be enjoyable?
I would really like to pre order this phone as It still has place in my heart however if there are a people thinking there are to many bugs id rather know and pick an alternative? Maybe a G3 for now.
Thanks all,
David
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In my family alone there are 4 OnePlus One's:
1.) Me (64GB International CyanogenMod version)
2.) Brother-in-law (64GB International CyanogenMod version)
3. Brother-in-law's brother (16GB Chinese version with CM11s)
4.) My sister (16GB Chinese version with CM11s)
Non of us have any of the serious issues reported such as random rebooting, bootlooping, multi-touch or ghost touch issues. We do have the yellow band at the bottom (all of us) but its barely noticable.
tl:dr : Yes you can very well use it as a reliable daily driver AND should you have any issues thats what XDA is for.

Got my OPO a few weeks ago and have no issues at all. If I did I would of sold it day 1. I still have my N5 running the dev Lollipop, its fast and smooth, i could roll right back to it, but really like the OPO. Buy it, if you don't like it, sell it. Maybe you lose 20$, if you do, but in my book its worth it.

No issues at all on two of these things.
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I have had 4 in total, bought my first used and the guy gave me his two invites so I bought them as well. All three had a small amount of yellow at the bottom of the screen but no other problems. The forth one I got used and is has no yellow tint but it did have a small touch problem where I would sometimes have to tap the phone twice to get it to register a tap but after the 38R update it has gone away completely so I have no problems at all with the phone. Best part of it was that I got this one for £160 and it was only a few weeks old.
I thought that the yellow tint on the other phones didn't bother me too much until I got my G3 and seen the difference between them so I sold the last one of the first three I got but after getting this one I can see that the yellow tint really did bother me because even though I can see a difference between the screen on the this one and the G3 is not that great and I have been using it most of the time over my G3