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Optimus 3D release-date facts, rumors, speculation and all that...

Alright, lets kick off the new Optimus 3D forum with the latest rumors on when it will be released.
More than one UK retailer (yes there was 2 different ones) has/had it on their sites for release at April 26.
Now there is supposed to be an official PR about the O3D being released in June, but also almost 100GBP cheaper, more on this at:
http://www.lg-phones.net/lg-optimus-3d-coming-to-uk-in-june
or
http://www.fonearena.com/blog/31975/lg-optimus-3d-shipping-in-june.html

What about Honeycomb?
I would say it would be a longshot if they didnt put Honeycomb on it; its very powerful device that needs to have the good stuff..Honeycomb in 3D would Awesome! ALso, i dont remember what phone(its coming soon) and i think it'll have Honeycomb version

Honeycomb is tablets only

25 april by expansys.it

anyone known what file system use this phone
I watch clip & see that camera has clean android UI

Update release date, late May in UK, better than the last news on early june.
http://www.dialtosave.co.uk/mobile/...se-date-confirmed-hitting-the-uk-in-late-may/

scores87 said:
Honeycomb is tablets only
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Not at all. It is optimized for tablets, but any phone can run Honeycomb. The 3.0 is not a new branch of Android, it's the same...
BTW, LG France created a Q&A in Facebook with lots of info. It's official : no 3D before June
That's better for me, I'll have to pay for my Nintendo 3DS first lol

Perceval from Hyrule said:
That's better for me, I'll have to pay for my Nintendo 3DS first lol
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Grab one quick, the 3D screen is japanese and the factory has been closed due to quake/power/nuclear issues...

HDD_x8 said:
Grab one quick, the 3D screen is japanese and the factory has been closed due to quake/power/nuclear issues...
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Mmmmh you sure ? I was thinking the whole device is built in China, no ?
I've ordered mine 2 months ago over Amazon, they didn't tell any problem after the disaster...

UK mobile operator Three has leaked some slides showing a June release for the Optimus 3D.
Source:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/20/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-mini-leaks-out-for-three-uk-plus-nokia-x7/

Looks like June is showing up in a few places. This is great because I don't get an upgrade till June anyways.
It is shipping only with version 2.2, will be upgradeable to 2.3. I really hope LG does a good job of getting this update out there. Usually companies take a while to get it finished and considering LG has to make a 3D UI, I hope they are already working on it.
This device was probably started a while ago and they have been working on it for some time so that is probably why it is only version 2.2. Most phones coming today should have 2.3. No reason to not have it.

The fact the phone will ship with 2.2 is really a problem for me, as we don't even have an idea about when we'll get 2.3. As I'm coming from Sony Ericsson and the X10 "fatal update failure" (8 months with Donut when everybody had 2.1/2.2, since January 2.1 but NEVER new update...), it's really scaring me.
TI OMAP will give crazy results, but HTC EVO 3D looks promising - and shipping with 2.3. HTC as I know is much more working on updating their phones right ?

Perceval from Hyrule said:
The fact the phone will ship with 2.2 is really a problem for me, as we don't even have an idea about when we'll get 2.3. As I'm coming from Sony Ericsson and the X10 "fatal update failure" (8 months with Donut when everybody had 2.1/2.2, since January 2.1 but NEVER new update...), it's really scaring me.
TI OMAP will give crazy results, but HTC EVO 3D looks promising - and shipping with 2.3. HTC as I know is much more working on updating their phones right ?
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Don't go so crazy here. 2.3 is not a significant performance bump compared to the leap from 2.1 towards 2.2
2.3 is more of a refinement within the Android platform. As you stated, the OMAP chip is a great performer. Now a benchmark can be staged but when you see similar results from different sources, then the numbers are solid. The Evo 3D too should be a speedy phone, but it will be released later than the Optimus- if that influences your decision at all. Finally, LG has openly stated in numerous occasions that the 2.3 update should follow shortly after retail release of the G2X & the 3D.

Dated release at 2011-06-03 at a Swedish retailer.
Guessing that rest of EU will be getting it at the same time.
http://www.webhallen.com/hemelektronik/131226-lg_p920_optimus_3d-metal_brown

HDD_x8 said:
Dated release at 2011-06-03 at a Swedish retailer.
Guessing that rest of EU will be getting it at the same time.
http://www.webhallen.com/hemelektronik/131226-lg_p920_optimus_3d-metal_brown
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That's not too bad, as long as it's not the end of june. I'd like it in my hands before then

I been researching the specs of the optimus 3d/ thrill 4g and have come across speculation about the RAM of this device. I've read in some places that it has 512mb of RAM, then in some places I've read it has 4GB DDR2 RAM. Can anyone confirm this?
If it does indeed have 4GB of RAM, then I'm sold.
EDIT: It has 4Gigabits not 4Gigabytes. So essentially it has 512MB of DDR2 RAM.
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fen_nyc said:
Don't go so crazy here. 2.3 is not a significant performance bump compared to the leap from 2.1 towards 2.2
2.3 is more of a refinement within the Android platform. As you stated, the OMAP chip is a great performer. Now a benchmark can be staged but when you see similar results from different sources, then the numbers are solid. The Evo 3D too should be a speedy phone, but it will be released later than the Optimus- if that influences your decision at all. Finally, LG has openly stated in numerous occasions that the 2.3 update should follow shortly after retail release of the G2X & the 3D.
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Lol, 2.3.3 will be an amazing huge difference for this phone! 2.2 doesn't support dual core as 2.3.3 does... This will greatly improve performance
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Anybody heard anything more about an official release date in the UK? Both Expansys and Play.com are still quoting a 25th April release for their sim free models

I still do not know as well,it is gonna by 25th of april or not

Links posted on the first page ays late may early june release:
http://www.dialtosave.co.uk/mobile/...se-date-confirmed-hitting-the-uk-in-late-may/
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/20/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-mini-leaks-out-for-three-uk-plus-nokia-x7/

[Q] Any reason NOT to upgrade from Froyo to Gingerbread?

Is there any good reason to keep the Froyo 2.2.2 on the G2x instead of upgrading to the GB 2.3?
Any advantages or disadvantages of keeping Froyo. Do you lose out on anything?

I would upgrade to gb just to get the latest baseband, because it did help much with certain wifi and rebooting issues, then downgrade back to froyo simply because of lg camera app, and stability. I've previously owned the nexus s, which had gingerbread and right off I noticed this g2x version of gb needed much improvement in comparison to the NS version.
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Update your device. The camera issue is not worth not updating. The phone works much better on Gingerbread. Froyo doesn't support dual core cpus well. Gingerbread was designed with the new dual core chips in mind.

But that browser bug in gb is a pain in the a$$ tho.
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I only want Android 2.2 for its style so if anyone can make a ROM with Android 2.2 style but Android 2.3 Specs and updates, that would be nice

MasterMRZ said:
I only want Android 2.2 for its style so if anyone can make a ROM with Android 2.2 style but Android 2.3 Specs and updates, that would be nice
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Just change the launcher and find a froyo theme for it.

jboxer said:
Just change the launcher and find a froyo theme for it.
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Any suggestions for my issue?
Geah!

G2X should I change rom?

I have a G2X I had just gotten a couple of weeks ago. What I have learned about it is that it is rooted, has Android ver 2.2.2, Kernel ver 2.6.32.9, software ver LG-P999-V10f. I do not think this is the Gingerbred version all are using. the phone works great as it is I'm just wateing for the new digitizer to make it like new.I am wondering is there any advantages to try the Gingerbread rom for this phone and could it be changed back the way it is if wanted? Pros and cons? any info would help. It is superfast compaired to my old iphone 3g.
Thank you
Eddie

2.3.3 is the latest gingerbread released by LG. It offers more features than froyo. Since your phone is already rooted, you should have clockwork recovery already installed. Read up on flashing roms on the threads. You can flash a rooted stock gingerbread rom or one of the customs offered by various devs. And yes this will blow your iPhone out the water. Not even the iPhone 4 have the processing power the g2x has. By the time the iPhone 5 releases, I'm pretty sure it will be ancient also since we should be seeing quad core early next year.
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LG Announcement ICS

http://www.facebook.com/notes/lg-mo...40-ice-cream-sandwich-upgrade/316431148368212
looks like the Opitmus 2X and other high end smart phones. So we will see it, one way or another.
We will know more some time in December.

I hope LG releases it for us but they never say g2x
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In some markets, like Canada (Wind) the P999 is named the Optimus 2x. I think we will be fine.
lanlee212 said:
I hope LG releases it for us but they never say g2x
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I dunno, it's mighty conspicuous they did not say G2X....
Specifically, on Facebook it says:
"We are initially announcing LG Optimus smartphones that will have Ice Cream Sandwich OS upgrade!"
Then on the actual article it says:
"Optimus 2X, the Optimus Black, the Optimus 3D and the Optimus LTE."
That CLEARLY leaves out the G2X.

They are only focusing on the O2x because they originally said it wasn't getting ICS because it was out "before" the Google Update Contract. It was all over the web and now LG publically announced it was a rumor and said they are working on it.
We'll get it eventually. The G2x isn't that old yet. It technically should have been launched with GB. The GB update was promised Day 1 as "GB isn't finished yet, so we'll just launch it with Froyo to make everyone happy". GB update = doesn't count.
So there is no reason why 6 month old phone won't get updated. Probably won't be speedy though.
@above: Optimus 2x = G2x
Same line of hardware. Tmobile has to officially release the update for us... so it won't be announced via LG.

By the summer

player911 said:
So there is no reason why 6 month old phone won't get updated. Probably won't be speedy though.
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Had the same theory with the Samsung Vibrant. Galaxy S phone, right? So when Galaxy S phones worldwide got Gingerbread, the Vibrant should, too, right? Nope, it was different due to T-Mobile radio and T-Mobile didn't care to push an update. So every Vibrant user is still rocking Froyo while the rest of the Galaxy S world is running official Gingerbread. And don't say Cyanogenmod - support was so bad thanks to lack of closed driver support that CM9 is dropping support for the Vibrant completely, and CM7 never ran right on it.

TerryMathews said:
In some markets, like Canada (Wind) the P999 is named the Optimus 2x. I think we will be fine.
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True. My phone is a 2X from wind but it is a p999.
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player911 said:
@above: Optimus 2x = G2x
Same line of hardware. Tmobile has to officially release the update for us... so it won't be announced via LG.
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That's not completely clear. As I recall, the Gingerbread update was originally directly from LG via their updater, and the OTA from T-Mobile followed that.

I am so tired of saying this, but here I go again. The G2X is an Optimus 2X device. To LG it is a 2X. The Optimus 2X line includes the P990, SU660 and the P999. The G2X badging was only for T-Mobile to continue their line of "G" high-end Android devices (i.e., G1, G2, G2X). It was easy for them and LG to just add a "G" to the front of the 2X name. That is why the P999 in Canada is a 2X. Only T-Mobile is allowed to use the G2X name. It is a proprietary name for T-Mobile only. It will get ICS so stop fretting about it already.

jboxer said:
I am so tired of saying this, but here I go again. The G2X is an Optimus 2X device. To LG it is a 2X. The Optimus 2X line includes the P990, SU660 and the P999. The G2X badging was only for T-Mobile to continue their line of "G" high-end Android devices (i.e., G1, G2, G2X). It was easy for them and LG to just add a "G" to the front of the 2X name. That is why the P999 in Canada is a 2X. Only T-Mobile is allowed to use the G2X name. It is a proprietary name for T-Mobile only. It will get ICS so stop fretting about it already.
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I guess I just get so nervous because I had the same story with the Vibrant... I hope you're right.
Anyway, I did get a response on LG's facebook that I made a few days ago. Not much info there.
Alvin posted to: LG USA Mobile
Hey LG, since the P990 gingerbread update included the proper LG Camera, is there any way maybe just maybe you guys could push out a fixed LG Camera (NOT AOSP) for the P999 G2X? Many of us bought the phone for the great camera software which you took away with the Gingerbread update!
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LG USA Mobile: Hey Alvin, we hear you. Unfortunately we don't have any information on the G2X updates. When we do though, we will be sure to share it with you. Thanks for your patience.
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CM7 ran smooth as hell on my vibrant. Still is now and my son is using it.

O2X=G2X
If o2x gets official ics I'm 100% sure g2x will have a fully optimized ics rom.
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masteromixes said:
CM7 ran smooth as hell on my vibrant. Still is now and my son is using it.
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It ran smooth, but GPS was flaky (you couldn't turn it off, or it wouldn't turn back on until you rebooted) and the battery life was pathetic compared to stock.

lotherius said:
Had the same theory with the Samsung Vibrant. Galaxy S phone, right? So when Galaxy S phones worldwide got Gingerbread, the Vibrant should, too, right? Nope, it was different due to T-Mobile radio and T-Mobile didn't care to push an update. So every Vibrant user is still rocking Froyo while the rest of the Galaxy S world is running official Gingerbread. And don't say Cyanogenmod - support was so bad thanks to lack of closed driver support that CM9 is dropping support for the Vibrant completely, and CM7 never ran right on it.
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Agreed but this obviously isn't Samsung. We've already had an update and have NO reason to suggest we won't be getting more updates.
NVidia and LG have closed drivers but that doesn't stop development. Everyone labels LG as being a bad manufacture based on bad experiences with Samsung.
While I would like more "openness" around the device as a whole, I do ultimately blame NVidia. Even on Desktop Linux boxes, NVidia is hush hush.
IMO, looking at LG or any other manufacture, it doesn't really pay-off to release source code within the first year. You have to think that manufactures have to warranty the devices for a year and people boinking their hardware over some poorly self-compiled driver only costs them money.
I predict we'll get an official ICS upgrade and be shut down. The question is if we'll get a new kernel or if they still pimp that Froyo version!

player911 said:
Agreed but this obviously isn't Samsung. We've already had an update and have NO reason to suggest we won't be getting more updates.
NVidia and LG have closed drivers but that doesn't stop development. Everyone labels LG as being a bad manufacture based on bad experiences with Samsung.
While I would like more "openness" around the device as a whole, I do ultimately blame NVidia. Even on Desktop Linux boxes, NVidia is hush hush.
IMO, looking at LG or any other manufacture, it doesn't really pay-off to release source code within the first year. You have to think that manufactures have to warranty the devices for a year and people boinking their hardware over some poorly self-compiled driver only costs them money.
I predict we'll get an official ICS upgrade and be shut down. The question is if we'll get a new kernel or if they still pimp that Froyo version!
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ICS cannot run on the old kernel. It will have to be a new kernel, and more than likely, a new baseband also (as Qualcomm is continually updating the baseband code to finetune it, so there is no reason for LG not to improve the device with a baseband update also).

I've long figured that while there was a small chance LG wouldn't release ICS for the G2x there was a much bigger chance they would.
Here's my logic: The launch of the phone was a disaster from a PR perspective and left a lot of people considering other manufacturers for their next phone. As a result LG has a lot of ground to make up in terms of consumer trust. In terms of repairing their reputation releasing ICS for the G2x would go a long way to rebuilding the trust they lost. As long as LG's beancounters determine that the money put into developing ICS for the G2x is worth it LG will do it.

Lets just hope its not a half ass build like the gingerbread build was...

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Lets just hope its not a half ass build like the gingerbread build was...
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Why do people on this board whine about this phone so much? There was nothing wrong with the Gingerbread build. It is a very stable and fast stock Android build. If you don't like it install one of the custom roms based on it or CM7.

jboxer said:
Why do people on this board whine about this phone so much? There was nothing wrong with the Gingerbread build. It is a very stable and fast stock Android build. If you don't like it install one of the custom roms based on it or CM7.
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1. There is a difference between whining and making a statement
2. Check the sig. 2 steps ahead of you

Is it worth to get LG P500?

Hey everyone,
i have an offer to change from SE x10 mini pro to LG P500 and i dont know if its worth it.
I have seen that LG P500 has 2.3 gingerbead update, how is it? aswel i heard it fixes the lag encountered in 2.2 version. Is it true that it fixes? how is overal the performance?
this is SE x10 mini pro http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_xperia_x10_mini_pro-3147.php

Best On Budget
newestuser said:
Hey everyone,
i have an offer to change from SE x10 mini pro to LG P500 and i dont know if its worth it.
I have seen that LG P500 has 2.3 gingerbead update, how is it? aswel i heard it fixes the lag encountered in 2.2 version. Is it true that it fixes? how is overal the performance?
this is SE x10 mini pro http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_xperia_x10_mini_pro-3147.php
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O1 is old Model
If you were on Budget within 12,000 best to buy Samsung Galaxy ace.
If you were on Budget above 12,000 best to buy SE xperia mini pro follow below link.
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_xperia_mini_pro-3713.php

I say go for Lg p500 if you don't use camera that much else stick with mini pro!!

what about the lags ive heard that are on 2.2 ?
im not a camera man, for that i have camera

newestuser said:
what about the lags ive heard that are on 2.2 ?
im not a camera man, for that i have camera
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The lag is present on both 2.2. and 2.3(don't known about 4.x...), it's caused when you touch the screen, causing it to use 100% of cpu power, it's very noticeable when playing games.But we have wonderfull kernel developers that fixed it!(btw you would need to be a root user...)
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are there no official fixes?
i red somewhere that in 2.3 official firmware this was fixed.

No, thats what I was trying to say, official(2.2 and 2.3) with default kernel lags, but if you flash another kernel(non officiall of course) with a modified touchscreen driver it won't lag.All up to date kernel have touchfix
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The two phones are very similar, going to the p500 really wouldn't be much of an upgrade at all. I would personally recommend installing cyanogenmod on your current phone as it would run just as well if not better than the p500. Our phone is very old and has been eol for a while. The only advantage it has over yours is the battery, which is much bigger. If it's a free upgrade and you'll never be offered anything else ever again (it isn't some kind of points system with your carrier or something like that), or if your xperia is dying (battery won't hold a charge anymore etc) otherwise just save your money because they're very similar phones.

matrixrak said:
O1 is old Model
If you were on Budget within 12,000 best to buy Samsung Galaxy ace.
If you were on Budget above 12,000 best to buy SE xperia mini pro follow below link.
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_xperia_mini_pro-3713.php
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no
get an armv7 phone now

FPChaim thanks
bluespoon4 its not an upgrade, its just like exchange. LG has a bigger screen and more ram plus official stock 2.3 firmware.
I tried few firmwares on x10 mini pro, honestly it doesnt beat stock rom and its stability...
Well i will pick up the phone tomorrow just for few days to test it and gonna see how it works (its aswel with fixed screen lag, but only 2.2 froyo)
Is there a link how to flash new kernel? does it require to unlock the bootloader?

newestuser said:
FPChaim thanks
bluespoon4 its not an upgrade, its just like exchange. LG has a bigger screen and more ram plus official stock 2.3 firmware.
I tried few firmwares on x10 mini pro, honestly it doesnt beat stock rom and its stability...
Well i will pick up the phone tomorrow just for few days to test it and gonna see how it works (its aswel with fixed screen lag, but only 2.2 froyo)
Is there a link how to flash new kernel? does it require to unlock the bootloader?
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i guess your phone is rooted or so....if not then pls atleast root your phone first... ... then to flash a kernel just install a recovery(links for them are also there... jus use search..) ...and download the kernel zip n flash......:fingers-crossed:

newestuser said:
FPChaim thanks
bluespoon4 its not an upgrade, its just like exchange. LG has a bigger screen and more ram plus official stock 2.3 firmware.
I tried few firmwares on x10 mini pro, honestly it doesnt beat stock rom and its stability...
Well i will pick up the phone tomorrow just for few days to test it and gonna see how it works (its aswel with fixed screen lag, but only 2.2 froyo)
Is there a link how to flash new kernel? does it require to unlock the bootloader?
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bootloader isn't locked
you flash new kernals the same way as roms
you go to recovery. install from sd, choose zip, clear cache, clear dalvik cache you are done
just try to smooth talk with the carrier guy to give you another device
I really suggest you upgrade to a newer phone, preferably one with atleast a one ghz processor because our phone is nearing death

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The two phones are very similar, going to the p500 really wouldn't be much of an upgrade at all. I would personally recommend installing cyanogenmod on your current phone as it would run just as well if not better than the p500. Our phone is very old and has been eol for a while. The only advantage it has over yours is the battery, which is much bigger. If it's a free upgrade and you'll never be offered anything else ever again (it isn't some kind of points system with your carrier or something like that), or if your xperia is dying (battery won't hold a charge anymore etc) otherwise just save your money because they're very similar phones.
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bootloader isn't locked
you flash new kernals the same way as roms
you go to recovery. install from sd, choose zip, clear cache, clear dalvik cache you are done
just try to smooth talk with the carrier guy to give you another device
I really suggest you upgrade to a newer phone, preferably one with atleast a one ghz processor because our phone is nearing death
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thanks
but why to get newer phone if i dont want to spend any money?
its a change with a friend not a carrier his phone is good condition so why not if i want a bigger screen and newer version of android (stable) and not going to spend money on new phone in upcoming year

newestuser said:
thanks
but why to get newer phone if i dont want to spend any money?
its a change with a friend not a carrier his phone is good condition so why not if i want a bigger screen and newer version of android (stable) and not going to spend money on new phone in upcoming year
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yeah. but if you get this phone, thendevelopment will be limited. half of everyone won't have an optimus one by december
lets face it, this phone has no future.
optimus one is defenitlybetter than the xperia x10 mini but both of these devices will be truly xda obselete by the end of this year
Edit: its ok. the world is going to end on Dec 22.

well yeah both will be obselete here, so if to choose from one better i think its not a bad choise LOL

newestuser said:
well yeah both will be obselete here, so if to choose from one better i think its not a bad choise LOL
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Go for O1 I always want to shift to a new phone but this O1 is always enough for me
If u don't want to spend money, then go ahead.
There are so many smooth ROMs and kernals with stunning performance.
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for me yes its worth it to get a Lg P500. :good:

ok so i have p500 for 3rd day and honestly, despite the fact that lg has better screen,more stable newer android, it doesnt fit if you text alot, No change.

LG p500 rocksss!
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