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Hello, I fell in love with the Optimus 3D but i chose the Galaxy S2 because of reviews, and afraid the LG would be hard to resell at a good price when the Galaxy 3D comes out..
Now my fears with the LG 3D was the battery life and the video quality.. 3D 720p is actually 640 lines across (split screen 1280) so its technically just regular SD video. But i just love that 3D screen, however i dont feel like carrying 2/3 batteries in my pocket to use it all day.. But i still have 14 days to return the Galaxy S2 and get the Optimus 3D, please anyone out there can give me personal reviews of owning that phone? Any disapointment with low light, videos, photos, weight or bulk?
Does someone have a Optimus 2D 1080p video on youtube AFTER the v10b update for me to see how the HD looks after the rom? Thanks
noone yet has any opinion on the optimus 3d ownership experience ? has the galaxt s2 made you hesitate too?
I had a GS2 for about 3 months and picked up a O3D, have sold the GS2 as I could see no real drawbacks keeping the O3D over the GS2, it may have a better camera for 2D stills and can do slightly better 1080p video but is missing one key thing it can't take pictures or record video in 3D, so the choice was simple for me, I can do everything I did on the GS2 on this but have the bonus of 3D.
It all depends what you think of the 3D side of a phone, if its important to you then there is no reason to not get one, personally I couldn't go back to watching 2d things on the GS2 and recording videos/photos in 2d.
I am very happy with the phone all that lets it down is the battery life but am sure when Gingerbread comes out that will get addressed a bit as we all know Forya wasn't very good with power management and battery life.
I sold the SII to buy the O3D
no regrets
one downside is that in 3D mode you cannot use the LED "flash". anything indoors after 5PM looks awful as the gain is too high.
Looks fine on the screen, but if I put on my 3DTV or get the photos printed in 3D then it looks bad!
I am awaiting the arrival of the O3D (should be delivered within 2 days). My previous device was the O2X.
I tried both phones out the S2 and the O3D.
Still though I wanted a 3D phone, so when I saw what the O3D can do the choice for me was straight forward. I dont like the way the S2 lies in my hand its just to thin for me and it gives me a cheap impression.
In addition to that the S2 cant do nothing special it just can do all things the O2X can do just a bit better.
For me personally is the O3D my phone I would like to try the Evo 3D too but here in Europe we will be forced to pay huge amounts of money for a phone that is reasonably cheap in the states now.
If you want something really special that can get much better in the future (with 2.3) than you just cant help buying the O3D at the moment. I love how the phone feels and performs.
The S2 is already maximized you wont be surprised from it.
The O3D will last longer in my hands than the O2X for sure.
I sold my SGS2 right away after I got the O3D.
No regrets whatsoever...I love the O3D.
Thank you guys those replies helped a lot and i returned mt Galaxy S2 an hour ago for the Optimus 3D
Now i just need to learn how to put the v10d on it lol
I will do a before-after video upload of both to see the diference and share it!
Thanks!
cinemano said:
Thank you guys those replies helped a lot and i returned mt Galaxy S2 an hour ago for the Optimus 3D
Now i just need to learn how to put the v10d on it lol
I will do a before-after video upload of both to see the diference and share it!
Thanks!
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cinemano the 3d environment was what made me get the decision to change the Galaxy SII with this mobile, I wanted to gain experience in 3d and inform you that I did not regret.... THIS phone is just Amazing.
I had a HD2 'androidzed' and was given an O3D to test.
Appart from the obvious 3D advantage, the phone feels really slick compared with the HD2 (snapdragon with CM nightly).
My use of the phone is work/office oriented primary, so i can not talk much about gaming, and since is a test phone I don't want to customize or root the phone, so appart of some apps the phone is stock. And I'm pleased so far.
The cons are battery (really poor if you want to use it as a mobile office away from power outlets) and keyboard (good response, worst.distribution.ever!). Both are easy to overcome with an external battery charger and a keyboard apk.
Anyway, this phone has the potential to be a real beast with a CM in it.
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Thank you guys those replies helped a lot and i returned mt Galaxy S2 an hour ago for the Optimus 3D
Now i just need to learn how to put the v10d on it lol
I will do a before-after video upload of both to see the diference and share it!
Thanks!
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Make sure that you update to 10d before you root the phone,it will brick your phone if you try and update the sw after you root.
Just got mine today, replaced with gs2. So far so good.
No issues with wifi that I had with gs2 and no issues with gps that I had it with gs2.
My lg gets quite warm, especially around the top part of the phone, is this also with you guys?
Mine gets warm after like 30-40 minutes of watching a 3D video.
Yep the 3D seems to warm things up a bunch but that is understandable as it uses a hefty amount of horsepower to create the effect. Sometimes the phone gets a little warm when charging too but honestly, both are barely worth mentioning as they are only slight warmths. Not even remotely close to a warm laptop for example.
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If you are using a case its unlikely you will notice it tbh.
o3d
Wonderful device absolutely no regrets.
After a day of use one wonders why not all phones are 3D.
Finding 3D content will be the biggest issue as there is nothing like 3D netflicks in europe.
Search yt3d on. youtube al lot of nice clips
I came from a hd2 this device is great, sgs2 feels cheaps to me
does it mean that if i root my phone even after v10d i wont be able to accept any official future lg updates?
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does it mean that if i root my phone even after v10d i wont be able to accept any official future lg updates?
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Updating to 10D via OTA having installed CWM is a sure way to 'brick' your phone. Not really bricked cause it could be recovered but it won't boot again easilly.
I suppose it will be patched any time soon, but for now don't install CWM if you plan to accept OTA updates.
OTOH, I don't think rooting the phone is dangerous in any way... but I'm not an expert or developer.
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like someone already said, only bad thing is lack of LED lamp while you try to make a 3D photo....
everything else is great
2 serious drawbacks for me, one is livable with, another is frustrating. The 1st is the battery life, but it is ok with me coz I charge and bring few batteries with me all time. And the 2nd problem which is the lack of notifications led, it is frustrating to me. It is one of the most useful feature a smartphone should be compulsorily to have, but not in this high end phone!!
So I've been using an iPhone 3GS for a long time now and I want an android phone. I read about the HTC Sensation but it's on tmobile and I don't want to leave my grandfathered unlimited data plan. Question is should I wait and get a LG Thrill or get a Sensation?
How's the screen on the thrill? I've read that the resolution is bad. Is the thrill going to get gingerbread?
Thank you all.
AJ
Get the Thrill....
I agree, get the Thrill. I have had mine for two weeks now and it is the best phone I have used. The screen is real nice and gingerbread will be coming in October. Besides the 3D, this phone packs a punch!
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So it's worth it to stay on the ATT network and pay a little more rather than go with tmobile?
I would get the thrill
my sister owns the Sensation and I own the Optimus 3D.
From what I've used so far, unless you can't live without Sense 3.0, get the Thrill.
For the sensation, I can't help but feel that its just a regular high end phone you'll find anywhere. Hardware isn't too different, and sure its using higher resolution, but that's actually not that great of a thing.
A few of the apps I tested out on the Sensation does not show up properly. What I mean is that it shows the app perfect and it works, except there's a lot of black spaces on the left, right, and bottom sides of the screen. But none of that would happen with the Thrill since most apps would work on a 480x800 resolution.
The screen of the Optimus 3D is actually very decent. Viewing angles are good, I dont notice any ghosting or bleeding or that kind of stuff. Its not that bright though. I compared the brightness of both phones and the Sensation seems to win there. But, after testing that out, I lowered brightness down to half for daily use so I'm not sure if that's such a deal breaker.
You shouldn't be worried about the screen, because there's no problems there.
And the Thrill will definitely get Gingerbread. LG has already stated that the Optimus 3D will get that update in the coming months and it should be a bit later for the Thrill.
So, if I were you, I would go for the Thrill. 3D is actually very useful to have. After I used the Optimus 3D, the Sensation doesn't feel too spectacular anymore.
If you dont want the wait buy a unlocked Rogers one same frequencies so it should work fine
How does the thrill stack up to the sgs2? If I don't care about 3d stuff is the thrill still for me?
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How does the thrill stack up to the sgs2? If I don't care about 3d stuff is the thrill still for me?
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Depends on what you want it for
Pros and Cons vs the SGS2 (IMO)
Cons
Battery time (LG O3D/Thrill is a power hog due to unoptimized power usage that will hopefully be addressed in later software and power hungry hardware, will get better but most likely SGS2 will give you more lifetime, I solve this by having a $30 5000mAh portable charger that works great)
Screen (if you don't use the 3D at all the screen is a negative, not as good with colors etc, needs more power and so on, it's not a bad screen (it's good as well) just designed for 3D and not low power consumption etc)
RAM (while IMHO 512MB (2X256) of ram with dual channel is preferred to 1GB single some will list this as a weakness of the O3D, won't really matter for normal use, but if you want to run 1500apps at the same time you might prefer the bigger size over speed)
Storage (SGS2 has 16/32GB, O3D has 8, sucks I know but you can always put in 32GB more but as you can also do that in the SGS2, Storage goes to SGS2)
Pros
3D (Well the 3D is good and actually nice for pictures etc and with Fuji-films 3D printing and more 3D hardware coming to market it's more than just a gimmic)
Development (While not set in stone the development opportunities for the O3D is enormous, much to the fact that TI shares their code for the chipset like no other, CyanogenMod development is in full swing with 3D features, Radio etc already working even though it's just started and not even nightlys are out yet)
Media support (The O3D if the phone with most media support hands down and it's really good, with the HDMI out this effectively makes it a portable media station unlike any other phone and that's not even counting the fact that you can plug it in to a 3DTV)
FUN Factor (The SGS2 is a stable and very good phone no question but that also makes it a bit boring, for me at least, the O3D has so much potential with the dual core, dual memory, dual channel and TI's open source code and the 3D on top of that give it that extra)
As for resolution etc, 800x480 on a 4.3" screen is enough unless you tend to hold the phone 5cm (~2") from your eyes, I don't have 20/20 vision, far from it but I've never felt that the screen felt unsharp or anything like that and the screen preforms well even in sunlight.
If you are into 3D then this phone is for you.
The 3D is done pretty well.
If not then maybe you should check out other options.
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Depends on what you want it for
Pros and Cons vs the SGS2 (IMO)
Cons
Battery time (LG O3D/Thrill is a power hog due to unoptimized power usage that will hopefully be addressed in later software and power hungry hardware, will get better but most likely SGS2 will give you more lifetime, I solve this by having a $30 5000mAh portable charger that works great)
Screen (if you don't use the 3D at all the screen is a negative, not as good with colors etc, needs more power and so on, it's not a bad screen (it's good as well) just designed for 3D and not low power consumption etc)
RAM (while IMHO 512MB (2X256) of ram with dual channel is preferred to 1GB single some will list this as a weakness of the O3D, won't really matter for normal use, but if you want to run 1500apps at the same time you might prefer the bigger size over speed)
Storage (SGS2 has 16/32GB, O3D has 8, sucks I know but you can always put in 32GB more but as you can also do that in the SGS2, Storage goes to SGS2)
Pros
3D (Well the 3D is good and actually nice for pictures etc and with Fuji-films 3D printing and more 3D hardware coming to market it's more than just a gimmic)
Development (While not set in stone the development opportunities for the O3D is enormous, much to the fact that TI shares their code for the chipset like no other, CyanogenMod development is in full swing with 3D features, Radio etc already working even though it's just started and not even nightlys are out yet)
Media support (The O3D if the phone with most media support hands down and it's really good, with the HDMI out this effectively makes it a portable media station unlike any other phone and that's not even counting the fact that you can plug it in to a 3DTV)
FUN Factor (The SGS2 is a stable and very good phone no question but that also makes it a bit boring, for me at least, the O3D has so much potential with the dual core, dual memory, dual channel and TI's open source code and the 3D on top of that give it that extra)
As for resolution etc, 800x480 on a 4.3" screen is enough unless you tend to hold the phone 5cm (~2") from your eyes, I don't have 20/20 vision, far from it but I've never felt that the screen felt unsharp or anything like that and the screen preforms well even in sunlight.
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Good info
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I just picked up one of these bad boys. While it isn't as snappy as my Atrix, (I'm hoping it's just because it's still stuck on Froyo), it's still a very fun phone to use. I haven't had a 4.3" screen in a while, and although the phone itself is a bit bigger, I forgot how nice having that much screen size was. The 3D effect is awesome. I took a couple of shots of my dog, and he's just that much more adorable on picture now. The only drawback is that the Thrill is my only 3D device, so I'm kind of stuck just seeing it on that screen. Also, if you're a big Picasa/Google Photo user, just a heads up that the *.jps 3d images that the Thrill takes will not upload to their servers until you rename them to*.jpg.
If you're not really into the 3D, I would pass on the Thrill for a SGS2 if you wanted to stick with AT&T.
They're a great deal at only $30 at Costco.
picked mine up today!!! cant put it down hahaha
really recommend it.. its pretty darn quick and i wasnt really interested in the 3d but LG did a really good job with it!!!
anyone having problems with tango not working. i can see the caller but they can't see me. only what's showing through the back camera.
BigCiX said:
anyone having problems with tango not working. i can see the caller but they can't see me. only what's showing through the back camera.
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Happens to me too. I believe this is because we're still on 2.2
and its 2.3 which supports FFC
it's actually 2x512mb ram.
technically there is a gigabyte but because it works as two copies of the same data there is only a useable value of 512mb.
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it's actually 2x512mb ram.
technically there is a gigabyte but because it works as two copies of the same data there is only a useable value of 512mb.
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Oh wow, I knew the phone had dual channel ram but I didn't know it worked like that.
vinvam said:
Oh wow, I knew the phone had dual channel ram but I didn't know it worked like that.
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Yeah it is pretty amazing. i have been toying with some tweeks from other roms and this thrill is blazing fast afterwards.
It has stomped the sgs2 attain that i got to play with in every benchmark I have put them through. the 3d exceeded my expectations...overall very pleased considering it got such bad reviews. i may actually keep it.
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It has stomped the sgs2 attain that i got to play with in every benchmark I have put them through. the 3d exceeded my expectations...overall very pleased considering it got such bad reviews. i may actually keep it.
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Haha, I'm in the same situation here. The phone fared a lot better than I expected and now parting ways with it isn't going to be as easy as I thought it would be. The 3D was cooler than I expected, but I still think it's a gimmick at the end of the day.
A few weeks from now - once there's a good dev community - I can see this phone doing pretty well. Right now, it's still pretty mediocre in my opinion, but not as mediocre as some of the reviews make it out to be. lol.
I was originally turned off from getting this device because of the bad reviews... however I picked mine up today and am happily impressed with everything it can handle!!!
Only my first day but already like it better than the infuse...
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Hello. I'm new to this forum.
Can LG Optimus 3D P920 users please give a quick review of the phone. I heard that LG devices are breaking a lot. I don't mean in two pieces, but hardware problems. I wanna know if it's true?
Are you satisfied with your LG Optimus 3D P920?
thx in advance for answering me.
Very satisfied.
Phone looks good, feels good. Really love the design. It just feels so balanced.
Hardware is excellent, no problems at all. Haven't heard of hardware problems.
Software is decent. Would be considered excellent if it was a year or two ago.
Wow factor is still on 3D and the potential of dual channel
I haven't regretted getting this phone.
Current problems are pretty much outdated version of Android and lack of active developers.
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Excellent phone over all.
Used a HTC sensation, iPhone 4 and desire hd before this one.
performance of the phone is very good. The 512 mb of ram works fine. Only issues I have found is when you are multitasking heavily playing the asphalt 6 in 3d does create some lag.
Feel and ergonomics of the phone are excellent, it is large compared with almost anything but has a very nice screen, good resolution and colour saturation. Responds nicely to touch. The brushed aluminium on the front with the strip on the back creates a nice simple look. Not as well built as the HTC but still nice and better than the Samsung.
Camera is ok. Low light conditions the shots are not very good, during the day works fine. On par with the Samsung and sensation.
3d camera works brilliantly, very good depth of 3d which is adjustable .
3d aspects of the phone are of course its highlight. It is amazing and no one will deny that. Watching movies and moving photos into 3d you can really tell. The sample videos lg provide really show it off.
Software is probably the phones downfall. Mine is rooted so there isn't to much of an issue in terms of me missing out. However the upgrade is missed in terms of performance and battery life aswell as some options. Should be on its way soon I hope.
Battery life of the phone is very poor as standard. Even with auto sync off you won't be getting more than 7 hours out of the phone with casual use.
Saying that after rooting and using Acura custom ROM , live wallpaper all settings set to push and brightness on full I get around 10 -12 hours with a lot of use.
Its just a quick review, hope its helps. Out of the phones I have Owened (which is a lot) this is possibly my favourite. Take away the 3d you end with a to of the range phone with very high benchmarks only behind a s2 and 2x. its not a gimmick , you wouldn't be disappointed
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Very satisfied.
Phone looks good, feels good. Really love the design. It just feels so balanced.
3D is amasing
The only drawback is its Android 2.2 froyo
Jaza78 said:
Very satisfied.
Phone looks good, feels good. Really love the design. It just feels so balanced.
3D is amasing
The only drawback is its Android 2.2 froyo
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wondering how come half of that sounds so familiar XD
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wondering how come half of that sounds so familiar XD
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Good one, but back on topic I think that it is a great phone, just needs ginger update, that's all.
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Software is probably the phones downfall. Mine is rooted so there isn't to much of an issue in terms of me missing out. However the upgrade is missed in terms of performance and battery life aswell as some options. Should be on its way soon I hope.
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when you say missing options, do you mean something like not being able to set ringtone for only one contact, even old phones can do than, but i can't find it here. Do you know how it can be done?
and when im trying to connect my o3d, lg update service says that it's not connected and it is? any ideas? thank you
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when you say missing options, do you mean something like not being able to set ringtone for only one contact, even old phones can do than, but i can't find it here. Do you know how it can be done?
and when im trying to connect my o3d, lg update service says that it's not connected and it is? any ideas? thank you
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Missing options such as official front camera support among other things.
You can't have individual ringtones for the contacts app. Not possible.
I use Go Contacts and you can set individual contacts there. Check it out.
Are your drivers installed? Is debug mode on? Storage is NOT mounted right?
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No I mean just the tweaks which come with each Android release
nothing specific from gingerbread
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No problems at all. I'm very happy with my LGO3D! I've never heard, that LG has more hardware problems than other manufactors. LG is high quality, just like Samsung. They also make high quality (3D)TVs.
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No problems at all. I'm very happy with my LGO3D! I've never heard, that LG has more hardware problems than other manufactors. LG is high quality, just like Samsung. They also make high quality (3D)TVs.
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I have to agree, my previous Android phone is also made by LG and their phones do seem sturdy and well built (my dad uses my old phone which ironically has gingerbread on it already and flies along so O3D should be even better when the gingerbread update finally arrives).
Have dropped both phones and both still working fine,had a problem with phone rebooting since most recent update but after some searching it seems that was related to a sleep setting and not the update itself.
HDMI output quality is good, phone speed is good, 3D playback is brilliant, the 3D game converter is great and well worth the update, battery life is not great with the stock battery (probably the only real flaw with the phone), only 512 Mb Ram which sounds bad and I wish there was more because it would future proof it better but it really doesn't seem to impact performance in any noticeable way.
Phone is loud, which is good, and phone calls are clear except through loudspeaker which is loud but not so clear but overall a good phone, great if you like 3D
Dave
Did any of you had a problem with suspend process which is draining battery. My battery lasts only.few.hours. gingerbread should increase battery life but i don't know if it will.fix this or how to fix this at all...
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Which is better let the debate begin !!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1015690
Let the debate die already.
I played around with the gs2, bionic, axtrix 2 and razor. They all perform just like our device but the screen on the Razor was just beautiful! I'm sure once gb officially comes out worldwide it'll perform a tad smoother.
GS2 for speed and better screen, better camera
LG Optimus for 3D thats it
The galaxy note is better then both
don't even bother to compare. The O3D is the stupidest phone I ever had. Expensive in that time, LG rushed its production with outdated Android version. The stupid phone squeak between the screen and the back housing which does not feel solid as all the reviewers claimed. The stupid rom never work with my country's network data, it is pretty much unusable, what I get is complete data lock throughout the days. I tried with the original rom, it was the same. Yes, the 3D is amazing, just buy this phone treat it as a portable 3D device, forget about its phone features, how cool! It was claimed to be sophisticated, wow, with everything dual channels, how sluggish it is when switching between camera modes, and 3d modes, what a joke. Some of the apps can't even work properly and sluggish due to the older Android? or the poor driver support? I don't know. I'm no phone developer here, but damn it, I'm experienced with many Android phones, if this phone is claimed to be one of the fastest phone, dream on! It is not in many ways. I can life with many issues, but it is not expected for a so called high end phone, and I've been stuck with network data which this phone just can't work for me.
I've switched to Galaxy s2, don't ever tell me all the bull**** quadrant scores between phones, I don't even bother to see those numbers, it is irrelevant in actual use. The Galaxy S2 is entirely a different beast. It works the best with every single things, every single details, it is fast (extremely fast), stable, it just works! I don't feel a single major problem to complain with S2. I've tons of mixed feelings with the O3D. The Galaxy S2 might at 1st feel lack of confidence with its all plastics build, the battery cover looked like a total joke, it is almost like a piece of paper. But man, how much I realized now that the S2 was perfectly engineered and designed that way, it is awesome, it is thin, slick, extremely lightweight, and it feels really solid in the real world, Samsung is amazing, the S2 tells everything with the sales globally, it has its reasons, very well proven reasons. With a good casing, it still feel more solid and smaller than the O3d without a casing. I'm a very happy user who has switched over to the S2. I'm still extremely joy with it, there are so many things just worked out way better than the O3D, this LG phone is just not there yet, not at all, catch on LG, catch on, you are too far way behind for many reasons.
Try flame me, anyone?? I'm not trying to bash anyone here actually, I feel thankful to whoever who has been participating with creating custom roms, the fixes, and all the forum members who has been staying together and enjoying in the forum together. What I'm bashing is the LG, the company, it is them! Not us!
Completely agree with the above
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don't even bother to compare. The O3D is the stupidest phone I ever had. Expensive in that time, LG rushed its production with outdated Android version. The stupid phone squeak between the screen and the back housing which does not feel solid as all the reviewers claimed. The stupid rom never work with my country's network data, it is pretty much unusable, what I get is complete data lock throughout the days. I tried with the original rom, it was the same. Yes, the 3D is amazing, just buy this phone treat it as a portable 3D device, forget about its phone features, how cool! It was claimed to be sophisticated, wow, with everything dual channels, how sluggish it is when switching between camera modes, and 3d modes, what a joke. Some of the apps can't even work properly and sluggish due to the older Android? or the poor driver support? I don't know. I'm no phone developer here, but damn it, I'm experienced with many Android phones, if this phone is claimed to be one of the fastest phone, dream on! It is not in many ways. I can life with many issues, but it is not expected for a so called high end phone, and I've been stuck with network data which this phone just can't work for me.
I've switched to Galaxy s2, don't ever tell me all the bull**** quadrant scores between phones, I don't even bother to see those numbers, it is irrelevant in actual use. The Galaxy S2 is entirely a different beast. It works the best with every single things, every single details, it is fast (extremely fast), stable, it just works! I don't feel a single major problem to complain with S2. I've tons of mixed feelings with the O3D. The Galaxy S2 might at 1st feel lack of confidence with its all plastics build, the battery cover looked like a total joke, it is almost like a piece of paper. But man, how much I realized now that the S2 was perfectly engineered and designed that way, it is awesome, it is thin, slick, extremely lightweight, and it feels really solid in the real world, Samsung is amazing, the S2 tells everything with the sales globally, it has its reasons, very well proven reasons. With a good casing, it still feel more solid and smaller than the O3d without a casing. I'm a very happy user who has switched over to the S2. I'm still extremely joy with it, there are so many things just worked out way better than the O3D, this LG phone is just not there yet, not at all, catch on LG, catch on, you are too far way behind for many reasons.
Try flame me, anyone?? I'm not trying to bash anyone here actually, I feel thankful to whoever who has been participating with creating custom roms, the fixes, and all the forum members who has been staying together and enjoying in the forum together. What I'm bashing is the LG, the company, it is them! Not us!
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Unfortunately, i completely disagree mate, I own G2 for about 3months then i changed to LG 3D.
Part of your commence i agree some, like the speed and the slimness and light weight, and look cheap coz it's too light and back plasticity..
Designed wise I still think LG, it's better, it's look more expensive than G2.
Battery is about the same.
The interface UI, it's definitely can't beat LG, the 3D UI is a plus,
Also one final point for you that SG2 is out, it's has no 3D.... how can you compare something that has no 3D to the 3D?? it's obvious .......
Omap vs exynos. Tossup. Though, there's now major support on rom end now that the omap proc is streamlined to AOSP, and for the current source (froyo) see my overclocked kernel below. (I've used p920 and p925 kernels interchangeably on my Thrill on the roadrunner rom.
Just pickedup sg2 and must say no huge difference in performance or network speed.... still have my thrill also... ill probably bounce back and forth with them... the thrill was gb overclocked to 1188 and got similiar scores with sg2 unclocked... the 3d is a bonus... I just don't use 3d all the time and I wanted both phones to play with...
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ye man sgs2 is nice fast butthuu is 2D
I love myn p920 3D nice foon 3D
what can I say;
That's one small step for 2D, one giant leap for 3D
I'm a long time iPhone user, and I'm trying Android seriously for the first time. I'm currently using a LG Optimus 3D, running a custom gingerbread rom, and I'm getting 4G on my T-mobile USA network (FOR THE FIRST TIME! since iPhone's do not support high speed data on T-mobile USA)
My question is this, is the LG O3D a good phone to judge android by? The rom I'm using is overclocked to 1188mhz, the screen is much larger than the iphone screen, and certain things I really like, other things I find extremely annoying. And I'm not trying to start a debate about iphone vs android... I'm just trying to figure out if the hardware I'm using sucks or if other phones (samsung G2S or others?) are considerably better? Is it worth spending more money on another android?
If anyone can chime in with advice I'd appreciate it.
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I'm a long time iPhone user, and I'm trying Android seriously for the first time. I'm currently using a LG Optimus 3D, running a custom gingerbread rom, and I'm getting 4G on my T-mobile USA network (FOR THE FIRST TIME! since iPhone's do not support high speed data on T-mobile USA)
My question is this, is the LG O3D a good phone to judge android by? The rom I'm using is overclocked to 1188mhz, the screen is much larger than the iphone screen, and certain things I really like, other things I find extremely annoying. And I'm not trying to start a debate about iphone vs android... I'm just trying to figure out if the hardware I'm using sucks or if other phones (samsung G2S or others?) are considerably better? Is it worth spending more money on another android?
If anyone can chime in with advice I'd appreciate it.
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The hardwares good, great gpu and I love mine but apart from 3D there are better phones. What about its hardware is dissapointing you?
You can use a different launcher, go launcher is a good one, and if you are rooted you can uninstall system apps you don't like.
I have to say while I love it I do wish it had more ram, a lot of android phones now have more ram but I would say its a good android phone yes.
But if you don't want the 3D then yes phones such as s2 are better in a lot of areas. Lgs hardware is actually very good but their software not so.
Dave
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What I don't like, well here's a few gripes...
Battery life is terrible, I had to buy a thick 3500mah battery, because the stock battery was only lasting for about 4-5 hours tops. The bigger battery made the phone HUGE.
The operating system seems to lag, which I feel is from either poor ram management or as you stated, not enough ram.
Touch sensitivity on the screen is sketchy in certain apps, like if I press in a certain spot, it seems like I'm pressing a little off the mark.
Seems like restarting (reboot) it daily is almost needed for some reason.
I guess the battery is the biggest deal to me. I'd very much like to use the factory slim battery, but I would basically HAVE to charge it whenever possible to do that, and that's not practical for me. And there seems to be a lot of complaints over in the O3D section about the lack of software support from LG, so I have no other serious android experience to compare this too.. that's why I asked
Araltd said:
What I don't like, well here's a few gripes...
Battery life is terrible, I had to buy a thick 3500mah battery, because the stock battery was only lasting for about 4-5 hours tops. The bigger battery made the phone HUGE.
The operating system seems to lag, which I feel is from either poor ram management or as you stated, not enough ram.
Touch sensitivity on the screen is sketchy in certain apps, like if I press in a certain spot, it seems like I'm pressing a little off the mark.
Seems like restarting (reboot) it daily is almost needed for some reason.
I guess the battery is the biggest deal to me. I'd very much like to use the factory slim battery, but I would basically HAVE to charge it whenever possible to do that, and that's not practical for me. And there seems to be a lot of complaints over in the O3D section about the lack of software support from LG, so I have no other serious android experience to compare this too.. that's why I asked
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Yes battery life is bad, on that front there are many phones that last much longer I have to admit.
Not noticed lag on mine but I do stop apps autorunning so I get more memory free. Though installing or starting an app does produce a pause for some reason.
Not had to restart mine so can't comment on that or touch screen as both fine for me but I have to say (and fellow android fans may berate me for this) ios will be smoother than a similar spec android device as ios is tailored only for specific hardware (unlike android), doesn't support some things that eat battery life (like widgets or full multitasking for example) and so you will notice this on optimus 3D.
Dave
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I feel you would benefit from a stock android experience. I loved my nexus s but just recently upgraded to a droid 3/xt860. I recommend that you take a look at the nexus s or galaxy nexus...that way you can really see what the OS is all about rather than having to deal with the gimmicks some of these other phones bring about.
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LG Optimus 3D was probably a bad choice for Android. The GSII and the Galaxy Nexus are the best Android phones out right now. HTC seems to have stalled in their innovation, though they still make really good phones. Motorola is lagging behind as well.
I would recommend checking out the phones I mentioned at the store and see if that's what you want. I always mess with phones at the store before buying them just to see if my initial impressions are good or bad. Then go from there.
If you get cm7 on your phone and add an ICS theme... it takes over and is amazing... best phone ever!!!
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I've used 3 roms so far, King, Thiaiz and now Rushdroid.... and I'm really trying to love this phone but I always seem to have issues of one kind or another.
I'd like to have a Galaxy nexus, but that super expensive right now...