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[Q] Is this phone really worth it?

I have been really excited to get this phone, but every day I keep seeing major issues coming up. I just got the phone today and have 14 days to return it. I just dont know if im sold on it, especially if Galaxy S 2 is just on the horizion. It seems like there is potential. They wouldnt let me upgrade on my tmobile account, so we signed my wife up for a new account. Just cant decide if I should return it and cancel the account or keep it and cancel my account. Thoughts?

mikedfromaz said:
I have been really excited to get this phone, but every day I keep seeing major issues coming up. I just got the phone today and have 14 days to return it. I just dont know if im sold on it, especially if Galaxy S 2 is just on the horizion. It seems like there is potential. They wouldnt let me upgrade on my tmobile account, so we signed my wife up for a new account. Just cant decide if I should return it and cancel the account or keep it and cancel my account. Thoughts?
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I received my second G2x(replacement for the first one) and in less than 6 hours it is has proved to be worse than the first one. Tm is sending me a replacement but if this one has issues than I will definitely wait for SGSII. I really do like this phone but I cannot put up with black screen freezes while charging and while talking on the phone as well as lcd screen bleeding and signal issues etc.. If you got a good one without a lot of issues I would say keep it, however if you got one like one I received than I would advise to either replace or just return.

mikedfromaz said:
I have been really excited to get this phone, but every day I keep seeing major issues coming up. I just got the phone today and have 14 days to return it. I just dont know if im sold on it, especially if Galaxy S 2 is just on the horizion. It seems like there is potential. They wouldnt let me upgrade on my tmobile account, so we signed my wife up for a new account. Just cant decide if I should return it and cancel the account or keep it and cancel my account. Thoughts?
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I bought two phones, both work flawlessly. This is also true for the great majority of people who purchased this phone. Some unlucky (or in some cases possibly too picky) people, however do have some issues. If you plan on holding out for a phone with no reported issues, however, I wish you good luck.

Love. Simply love it.
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I'm also on my second phone and it's worse than my first!
This is nothing new to me, I went through 3 Vibrants before getting a good one!
We have to go through the first batch till we get a good one!
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Me too. CM7 will be the icing on the cake though.
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As with anything, people who aren't happy are going to be far louder than the happy people
I like mine so far except for the battery issue (software glitch?) and a few other software glitches (vibrator stays on during a call sometimes, and the phone got stuck in a reboot-launcher-crash loop when I removed the Vino or whatever reader), the thing I miss most is a physical keyboard!

I'm having issues with mine but when it's working this phone is amazing. I really think if you give it a month we'll have most of these issues worked out either by LG updates to 2.2 or even a new 2.3 or CM7.

brentil said:
I'm having issues with mine but when it's working this phone is amazing. I really think if you give it a month we'll have most of these issues worked out either by LG updates to 2.2 or even a new 2.3 or CM7.
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In fact on sure the phone was launched early to avoid running against the sensation. I'd day with 2.3 the sensattion does not have a chance.
But I've Bern wrong before. Lol.
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Mine has been great no problems what so ever.... if anything I have just a tiny bit and I mean tiny bit of screen bleed other then that it is perfect it is so fast... I love it so far.... and CM on it will make it even better

This phone has insane speed in 2.2. Gingerbread would probably be faster.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdBHj3DlYQ0

Got mine 4 20 phones been straight little stuffs been happenin but its chill ... Cant find a faster phone bro I be doin mad stuff and it might just get a lil hot..legit.
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Came from a nexus s and I love this phone! The screen is awesome, even for a lower Res it looks sharp. I recently went to a tmo store and they told me the gs2 wont be coming for tmo till q3. So if u plan on staying in tmo, you'll probably be waiting for a while. Unless the Rep was lying.
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Honestly there is only ONE thing I dont LOVE LOVE LOVE about this phone. Im not a fan of my screen bleeding seen here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1050691
Other than this issue I feel like this is everything I wanted in a phone when I bought my vibrant. Unfortunately the vibrant was dissapointment after dissapointment. Only think good about it was the beautiful screen. Its so blazing fast, the camera is really good, FFC, stock android, CM7 support SOON, 4g, flash, super nice and bright screen and lots of other great features. Notice how I said the screen is super nice even with the screen bleeding which only shows up on a black screen. Honestly OVERALL the screen is much nicer than the SAMOLED screen by samsung. During the day its actually visible and has a better field of view. Sure the samsung has deeper blacks but overall its worth the trade for a much more versatile screen overall. Being able to use stock android again feels like im back to my roots. I hated touchwiz and soooo happy to be done with it.

Love it. No issues (yet?), and I've been cranking it hard, putting it through it's paces.

Love this phone, build quality right up there with my beloved hd2. Even the haptic feedback is sexy.

This is my second replacement and if I have anymore problems I'm taking it back and waiting for the HTC sensation or something.
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I'm in the same boat. I want to love it, but the screen is really a deal killer for me. Yes I know its normal for LCD screens to bleed, but whenever I'm watching videos at night it always seems to bug me. So I start 'messaging' the area and then it gets worse
Going to buy one at t-mobile store tomorrow to see if i get lucky. The lady said yeah if theres a manufacturers defect, then I can replace it on the spot. I don't know if they're just saying that though just to get me to buy it. If its a better one, I'll just send the one i have now back to t-mobile.

besides screen bleeding everythings a + for me. especially coming from an n1. development from cm7, which will make me love this phone even more. yes people will have problems with this phone but lets be honest. is every phone going to be perfect? there will always be pros and cons. people deal with it differently.

I'm loving this phone. I haven't had any problems at all. Screen is flawless, no rebooted or signal problems. I highly recommend it.
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It Was Fun While It Lasted. 3 Devices Later Same BS

Should i give it another go? I have 12 days left from purchase date and ive been thru 3 devices all with diff issues or old issues plus some. Im pass irritated. Never dealt with this with any device. Im bout to throw in the towel. Think ima get a.full refund tomorrow. Sucks because I actually like the phone.
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If you're that irritated and you think you should get a full refund then you should get a full refund. Not sure why people love to make posts asking what they should do lol. If you're not happy with it, then you're not happy with it. If getting a refund is what will satisfy you then do that. It isn't divorcing your wife, it's refunding a phone. It really doesn't have to be hard at all.

mysterioustko said:
If you're that irritated and you think you should get a full refund then you should get a full refund. Not sure why people love to make posts asking what they should do lol. If you're not happy with it, then you're not happy with it. If getting a refund is what will satisfy you then do that. It isn't divorcing your wife, it's refunding a phone. It really doesn't have to be hard at all.
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something that would make me happy is a fully functional g2x. honestly a refund wont make me happy. because now ill be forced to use a blackberry until i find a device.
and i make post because sometimes i like 2nd opinions. im sure im not the only one stuck between a rock and a hard place with this device.

mysterioustko said:
If you're that irritated and you think you should get a full refund then you should get a full refund. Not sure why people love to make posts asking what they should do lol. If you're not happy with it, then you're not happy with it. If getting a refund is what will satisfy you then do that. It isn't divorcing your wife, it's refunding a phone. It really doesn't have to be hard at all.
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Well, for some divorcing is easier than parting with gadgets they love ...but seriously, as long as you don't have any backlight bleed issues, y don't you wait n try out the cm7 or other roms and hopefully the gingerbread update will fix a lot of sw issues.

ashman3000 said:
Well, for some divorcing is easier than parting with gadgets they love ...but seriously, as long as you don't have any backlight bleed issues, y don't you wait n try out the cm7 or other roms and hopefully the gingerbread update will fix a lot of sw issues.
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i have very minimal backlight bleeding. in two corners but real minor. not like my 1st which look like the whole screen was bleeding through.

I don't see how people are so unhappy with the phone. I have backlight bleeding as most people do, but it doesn't bother me at all. The screen is plenty bright for me, crisp enough for me, definitely fast enough for me. And I've owned quite a few phones, this is by far the best. I would exchange the phone 5,000 times before I picked another phone on T-Mobile.

kadenstern said:
I don't see how people are so unhappy with the phone. I have backlight bleeding as most people do, but it doesn't bother me at all. The screen is plenty bright for me, crisp enough for me, definitely fast enough for me. And I've owned quite a few phones, this is by far the best. I would exchange the phone 5,000 times before I picked another phone on T-Mobile.
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did you pay full price or get a contract. yeah this is the best phone but everytime i turn around its something software wise thats making the phone less of a powerhouse. never had so many hiccups with a device and i've owned plenty. personally im tired of constantly running to the tmobile store to get a new one and it has the same things wrong with it.

kadenstern said:
I don't see how people are so unhappy with the phone. I have backlight bleeding as most people do, but it doesn't bother me at all. The screen is plenty bright for me, crisp enough for me, definitely fast enough for me. And I've owned quite a few phones, this is by far the best. I would exchange the phone 5,000 times before I picked another phone on T-Mobile.
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Agreed I think ill just keep returning g2xs till I get one that isn't as bad as my last 3.... Charlie you should do the same I mean the HTC sensation looks retaredly close to all of there phones and the sgs2 Will have some Samsung flaws... don't give up.... fixes will come and once better more stable roms/kernel's. Come out you'll fall in love with the phone all over again just like I did with my vibrant!
If you really have that many problems tell T-Mobile and they will give u some sort of retention
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charlieb620 said:
did you pay full price or get a contract. yeah this is the best phone but everytime i turn around its something software wise thats making the phone less of a powerhouse. never had so many hiccups with a device and i've owned plenty. personally im tired of constantly running to the tmobile store to get a new one and it has the same things wrong with it.
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I paid full price. What issues are you having? Either I don't have them, or they're not that big of a deal to me. I got a bad HDMI cord that friend my phone so I have a replacement coming, and am only getting about 6 hours max on my battery now, and I'd still use this everyday, as is, then go back to my MyTouch 4G.

I say that you should keep it. It is a great phone, and I am very optimistic about all this issues getting resolved. the most annoying to me is the battery drain. I would like it to at least last for a day with basic usage, like Phone calls, text, web-broswing, games. I mean i use my phone a lot, but my SGS4G seemed to last longer than this one.

nate420 said:
Agreed I think ill just keep returning g2xs till I get one that isn't as bad as my last 3.... Charlie you should do the same I mean the HTC sensation looks retaredly close to all of there phones and the sgs2 Will have some Samsung flaws... don't give up.... fixes will come and once better more stable roms/kernel's. Come out you'll fall in love with the phone all over again just like I did with my vibrant!
If you really have that many problems tell T-Mobile and they will give u some sort of retention
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i wanna hang in there but its a b****.

kadenstern said:
I paid full price. What issues are you having? Either I don't have them, or they're not that big of a deal to me. I got a bad HDMI cord that friend my phone so I have a replacement coming, and am only getting about 6 hours max on my battery now, and I'd still use this everyday, as is, then go back to my MyTouch 4G.
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battery last 6hrs tops even with setcpu. constant signal fail. cant do any browser downloads. minimal screen bleed which doesnt bother me. had some reboots.
i honestly miss my mytouch. i gave it up for this phone and im starting to regret it.

moshe22 said:
I say that you should keep it. It is a great phone, and I am very optimistic about all this issues getting resolved. the most annoying to me is the battery drain. I would like it to at least last for a day with basic usage, like Phone calls, text, web-broswing, games. I mean i use my phone a lot, but my SGS4G seemed to last longer than this one.
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the phone is great dont get me wrong but jeez. it just seems like its one thing after another. i never returned a phone so many times to run into more issues. im glad the only hardware issue is minimal. software issues will definitely be fixed i know. its just aggravating because of the money i put out. i paid retail for my nexus s and my mytouch and didnt have one issue with either. and this phone is suppose to be better. i cant tell right now. besides the speed.

charlieb620 said:
battery last 6hrs tops even with setcpu. constant signal fail. cant do any browser downloads. minimal screen bleed which doesnt bother me. had some reboots.
i honestly miss my mytouch. i gave it up for this phone and im starting to regret it.
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Well if my sister doesn't want my MyTouch, I may have one for you lol.

kadenstern said:
Well if my sister doesn't want my MyTouch, I may have one for you lol.
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ill keep that in mind. im doing some shopping around for one now.

well just unrooted and put back to stock. ill make my decision in the morning whether if im doing a full refund or taking the plunge and getting another g2x.....decisions decisions

mysterioustko said:
If you're that irritated and you think you should get a full refund then you should get a full refund. Not sure why people love to make posts asking what they should do lol. If you're not happy with it, then you're not happy with it. If getting a refund is what will satisfy you then do that. It isn't divorcing your wife, it's refunding a phone. It really doesn't have to be hard at all.
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+1
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The date floating around for the Sensation's release is June 8; that's only five weeks away. If Gingerbread's not out before then and it doesn't address some of the phone's flakiness, I'm getting the Sensation. The screen shots of the baseband in the Gingerbread preview thread show it to be the same that we have. Maybe LG can correct some of the issues via SW but I'm thinking some of the problems are in the radio which may not be fixed via the update. I like the G2X but constantly dealing with connectivity (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 2/3/4G) issues is getting old.

God I love this phone and I have 2, no issues.....
Had a n1 and vibrant still and this kills it....
This forum seems crazy to me cause I think this phone is perfect..

I feel your pain charlieb620. I purchased this phone and was disappointed by the number of software(?) bugs I encountered. As I posted on T-Mobile's forum, I returned the phone, but they charged me a restocking fee (wtf?).
As BarryH_GEG said, some of the issues might not be software and I didn't want to be stuck with a device to find out its a radio issue.
I hope you have better luck getting a full-refund for this buggy device.

It's Been Fun, Getting a SGS2

Call me old fashioned, but I expect a $500 device to work out of the box. It's also been pretty sad watching everyone's desperation in either getting a stable CM7 build or a kluge of the Gingerbread pre-release to try and make all the phone's functions work properly. I've been pretty vocal about my dissatisfaction which I know has irked some of you. There were others, but they already bailed when their remorse periods ended so as we all jump ship there should be fewer "haters" and nothing but the positivity you seek here in G2X-land.
I was going to wait until 6/8 and get a Sensation but the phone re-booted in the middle of conference call to Asia and that shall we say was the end of that. I'm getting an international SGS2 instead. It'll arrive next week. It's an HSPA+ phone so it can do 21MB down on AT&T. To get on to AT&T's network I'm getting an Infuse 4G for $99 on 5/15 which I'll eBay for $400 easily. I'd be lucky to get $300 for the G2X once the Sensation's out and the comments on this forum certainly don't help the resale value. The SGS2 is $725 so the net after selling the Infuse will be $425 - $75 less than the G2X. I also won't have to be dependent on any carrier any longer and will get updates directly from Samsung.
Unlimited voice, unlimited messaging, 4GB of data, and tethering is $99 a month and AT&T has terrific international data plans when you're roaming where T-Mobile has none. Also, I'd rather pay $8 a GB if I go over my limit than be throttled to dial-up speeds by T-Mobile. My relationship with T-Mobile's always been love/hate but the G2X did me in. I'll still lurk and comment on this thread and if you have any SGS2 questions just ask. Also, modding may not be a dead horse. Paul posted the SGS2 firmware this morning.
See you guys in a year on AT&T-Mobile
P.S. - Gamers beware of the SGS2, it's been determined the Mali GPU doesn't support x-frame

X frame????

smashpunks said:
X frame????
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Oops. I was doing two things at once. X-Plane. It has a bigger impact than just one game, I was just too lazy to elaborate.
Here's the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1068567

Thanks for posting your life story. Did you really need to type all that just to say you were buying the GSII? Nobody cares how you are going to acquired it. I am getting the GSII aswell but you don't see me making posts about it. I'm thankful that I got a working G2x from day one because I can tell you right now. Its the best Android device I've ever used. I haven't had a single problem with it. Lastly, every phone has problems when its released. If you don't think so then u haven't been in this game long enough. The G2x wont sell for anything less due to these forums. I think your giving these forums a little to much credit if you think they a driving phone sales on eBay down. LOL...where do you guys come up with this stuff?
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Yea that gpu is going to bite a lot of gamers in the ass. This is why the SGS2 was never an option for me. I'd love that screen paired with a tegra but I don't see it happening soon.
Tegra looks like the most future welcoming chipset IMO which also deters me from the Sensation.
Sorry to see you have so many problems but you do what you have to do. I always have low expectations of stock rooms although the 2.2 stock did run great for me. I flash not to fix issues but to flash. I actually have more problems running custom then stock but that's half the fun because I know that it helps to get to that point we all would like.
So while a slight backlight bleed isn't viable for some, a gimped GPU for locked boot loader isn't for me. Aside that, the rest can be fixed and patched. That I can handle.
Also, good luck getting anything out of Samaung. Those guys never update their phones. Gingerbread was promised last august and they still don't have it.

jrwingate6 said:
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And it's posts like this from people like you that I'm going to miss the most on the SGS2 forum. And comparing your phone history to mine, you've severely underestimated my experience.

BarryH_GEG said:
And it's posts like this from people like you that I'm going to miss the most on the SGS2 forum. And comparing your phone history to mine, you've severely underestimated my experience.
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I never said u weren't experienced in the phone world but if you are then you should understand no device is perfect within the first month of being released. Christ, my Vibrants GPS was never perfect and I used it for 8 months. I just don't understand why people are expected to get a perfect device when they buy them as soon as they become available. Like it or not, we are the beta testers.
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Bye...bye...

The post would have held more water...if more of your points were valid that is..
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Hope you enjoy your new toy.
Pretty good phone but G2x is better

Don't let the door hit ya....
Sold that phone to get this one and have no regrets.

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Like it or not, we are the beta testers.
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I got my phone on 6/19 so I have a lot of history in this forum. I've posted lots of positive comments which still hold true. I like the phone's form factor, I like the way it's built, I like not having a UI, and it's fast as hell. I get a new phone every few months. I've never had a new phone that didn't have bugs - to your point, it's to be expected. My issue with the G2X (and I know there are those with different experiences) is that the basic connectivity functions are unreliable, at least in it's current state. The LCD does kind of irk me, especially since the iPad2 announcement, but I could have overlooked that. It's a pain in the ass to change carriers and swap out the phone so soon and I really wanted to like/keep it. But I can't wait weeks/months for it to be 100% stable.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. If you want a phone that isn't meant to be tweaked then you are better off with an iPhone. You will never be happy with any android phone because android is meant for people who want to personalize and make their device theirs.
The g2x is a guiness world record holding powerhouse. It doesnt help your case to write a pompous and useless post.
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jsapp said:
Sold that phone to get this one and have no regrets.
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Really, where did you get a Galaxy S II? I'd be interested in your experiences. Since it doesn't work on T-Mobile, I assumed you used it on AT&T. Where did you use it and what were your data speeds?

BarryH_GEG said:
I got my phone on 6/19 so I have a lot of history in this forum. I've posted lots of positive comments which still hold true. I like the phone's form factor, I like the way it's built, I like not having a UI, and it's fast as hell. I get a new phone every few months. I've never had a new phone that didn't have bugs - to your point, it's to be expected. My issue with the G2X (and I know there are those with different experiences) is that the basic connectivity functions are unreliable, at least in it's current state. The LCD does kind of irk me, especially since the iPad2 announcement, but I could have overlooked that. It's a pain in the ass to change carriers and swap out the phone so soon and I really wanted to like/keep it. But I can't wait weeks/months for it to be 100% stable.
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Why do you need to wait weeks? Just keep exchanging it until u get a working phone. It really is easy. I promise. I also get new phone ever couple of months and I've had to exchange everyone I got. That's exactly why I always purchase at a brick and mortar rather than online. I don't know why your living with a phone that doesn't work but I wouldn't stand for it. Go exchange it and hopefully you get a perfect one like me. Only took me 4 exchanges to find a perfect one. Lol
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Great....thanks for keeping us up to date.
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One thing is forsure, there will always be those that have a bad experience with a device no matter how super, duper, incredibly awesome it may be. Looks like you're one of those who will go down as having a bad experience with the G2x. You aren't the first, you won't be the last. And you can bet your ass there will be plenty of users over in the Samsung forum having the same frustrations with their SGS2's that you had with your G2x. That's just the way it goes with these things.
When I first got my Droid X I had a lot of problems with it. It took me a while to figure it out... it was my first Android device so I had to learn everything from scratch. But I finally got it to the point where it was a flawless device (all it was missing was an unlocked bootloader) for me. But that wasn't the case for every DX owner... plenty of the members of the Droid X forum took their device out of the box and the damn thing worked flawlessly without them having to tinker with it or do anything at all in order to 'fix' it. It might have been a little hard for me to swallow since I was experiencing so many random reboots, terrible lag, and constant freeze-ups... but it was true all the same. My poor performing DX was the exception, not the rule.
Same thing goes for the G2x. This time I'm on the other side of the fence (thank God). My G2x doesn't have the LED bleed issue, or the rebooting issue, or ANY issue for that matter. It has worked flawlessly right out of the box for me. And it's only been available here in the states for 3 weeks, so if there are still a few bugs to work out of CyanogenMod7 for it, that certainly isn't the end of the world. Nine months after getting my Droid X (at launch) and CM is nowhere on the DX's radar, and likely never will be. So just the fact that CM7 is working at all on this device is more progress than I was able to get out of my Motorola the whole time I used it (I still have it, just in case someone sneaks the bootloader keys out of Motorola HQ's I'll be first in line to beta test CM on it!).
Anyway my point is, if you like a device enough you'll stick it through the rough spots and see if you can't get it to work well enough for you to enjoy it. If you don't like a device enough to do that, then get another device, period. No need to explain yourself, you're a grown ass man. You can buy an iPhone, Win7, Blackberry, Palm... hell even a dumbphone if that's what you want. If it's a SGS2 that you want, go for it. I hope it makes you happier than this device obviously did not do.
But going out like you chose to do isn't going to go over well, I'm sure you understood that when you were typing that post out. What are you hoping to accomplish here, do you think you're going to convice those of us who are having a great experience with our G2x's to suddenly realize we got it all wrong? Should we all pack our LG's up and throw em on ebay pronto now too just because you didn't get along with yours?
No OEM is perfect, but for what it's worth I respect LG and Samsung the most out of all the manufacturers because they both refuse to give into the pressure the carriers have been putting on them to lock down their bootloaders. HTC comes in third in my book because while they do lock their bootloaders, at least they don't encrypt them. Basically they play both sides of the fence. They lock the bootloader to make it look like they're on the carriers side. But they don't encrypt them because they know that hackers will easily unlock them and still be able to develop on them at will.
What I don't get is your statement that you'll get your updates from Samsung... since when has Samsung rolled out updates in a timely fashion? For me LG is my top choice because they left the bootloader completely unlocked, and they left it vanilla Android. It's basically a Nexus device. Samsung would be my second choice since they don't lock their bootloaders either, but I'd have to get rid of touchwiz the second I got it.
All in all, I hope you have a good experience with your SGS2. No need to attempt to make us feel stupid for keeping our G2x's though. If we like our devices, why can't you just leave this community and wish us the best so that we can do the same to you?

Its safe to say Barry that no one cares. See ya
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BarryH_GEG said:
Call me old fashioned, but I expect a $500 device to work out of the box.
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Really? Um...good luck with the SGS2.

Wow. This forum has become the dear diary of threads. I guess since the galaxy is almost a $1000 it won't have issues. You said you doubt the g2x will be worth $300 when the sensation comes out. Lol that was a insult. I guarantee the g2x will have more support and roms than the sensation. How can Cyan develop a rom, when he said himself he won't if it has a locked bootloader. I like what the galaxy can do but once it launches in the US and carriers strip it down like the original it wont hold its international value. Ill ride it out with the g2x. I'd rather return until I get a close to perfect instead of paying mortgage prices on a phone.
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[Q] thinkin

ok im thint bad of king about switching to the g2x form my vibe and i was wondering is it really that bad of a phone. i keep reading all of these complaints and im wondering should i make the jump

Don't listen to what other people say. The phone is great, as long as it doesn't shutdown by itself. Screen bleed isn't as bad as people say. It's not noticeable with normal use... Only on a black background with Maximum Brightness, and in a dark room. It's blazing fast. Update baseband makes GPS lock instantly. Screen looks AMAZING. Build quality is really good as well. Don't forget that it runs stock Android... So development on this phone is great. Install any rooted 2.3.3 OTA ROM, or CyanogenMod 7.1 Nightly, and you're good to go.

omg thanks for yur input

As always, test one out in the store if you can. You might get a slightly different experience at home, though.
Just like there's plenty of phones with some problems, there's plenty of working ones as well.

G2toVibrant2.2 said:
omg thanks for yur input
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Haha, no problem.

FatalityBoyZahy said:
Don't listen to what other people say. The phone is great, as long as it doesn't shutdown by itself. Screen bleed isn't as bad as people say. It's not noticeable with normal use... Only on a black background with Maximum Brightness, and in a dark room. It's blazing fast. Update baseband makes GPS lock instantly. Screen looks AMAZING. Build quality is really good as well. Don't forget that it runs stock Android... So development on this phone is great. Install any rooted 2.3.3 OTA ROM, or CyanogenMod 7.1 Nightly, and you're good to go.
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I think this statement says a lot. To say a phone is great when it's not malfunctioning says a lot about the phone. If I were the OP I would not take that as a vote of confidence. That being said, OP don't buy the G2X, it's fine I suppose if you're someone unfortunate to have already purchased it and can't get out of it, but I would hardly suggest jumping on board with it at this juncture. My advice is to just be patient and wait for the Hercules or Nexus Prime. The G2X is an unstable phone that reboots itself and freezes randomly. Why jump onto a sinking ship? There are better options just over the horizon, wait for those.

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I think this statement says a lot. To say a phone is great when it's not malfunctioning says a lot about the phone. If I were the OP I would not take that as a vote of confidence. That being said, OP don't buy the G2X, it's fine I suppose if you're someone unfortunate to have already purchased it and can't get out of it, but I would hardly suggest jumping on board with it at this juncture. My advice is to just be patient and wait for the Hercules or Nexus Prime. The G2X is an unstable phone that reboots itself and freezes randomly. Why jump onto a sinking ship? There are better options just over the horizon, wait for those.
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I don't have any of those problems....

JaiaV said:
I don't have any of those problems....
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Neither do I. The only problems I have are a useless FFC, glitchy A2DP, and an uncertain future.
Still... someone who comes here asking for advice and reassurance before purchasing a G2x is well served by strong words of caution. This is the unfortunate truth.

Awesome phone. I've gotten good ones and bad ones... In my experience there were more good then bad..once you get a good one, then in my opinion everything else sucks (that's available now in us.).
Don't listen to others saying no. I sold a vibrant for this and couldn't be happier. Even having gotten a bad few, I still love this device..
Just imagine every g2x line all the good ones.. I think it would be hard to beat.

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Awesome phone. I've gotten good ones and bad ones... In my experience there were more good then bad..once you get a good one, then in my opinion everything else sucks (that's available now in us.).
Don't listen to others saying no. I sold a vibrant for this and couldn't be happier. Even having gotten a bad few, I still love this device..
Just imagine every g2x line all the good ones.. I think it would be hard to beat.
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So the OP will have to buy a phone based on chance...?
Honestly, I've exchanged my phone once already (the only reason my first one went back is because I thought it had a faulty GPS...turns out they all do!) and I really don't want to be bothered calling T-Mobile every two days until I'm on my nth replacement to get one that actually works.
To the OP, honestly I think ever phone will have its own problems so you just gotta look at the forums to see which ones you can live with.
People's biggest complains with this phone is that:
It restarts randomly (FroYo and Gingerbread).
Has a screen bleed (although better in GB).
The GPS doesn't function the way it should (mostly people complaining from a bad lock on, I personally can't get it to stay locked on for an extended period of time, with RunKeeper it looks like I'm a drunk and spiking up to mountains and running over lakes).
EDIT: And the most annoying thing that happens to me since the GB update: slow downs into oblivion. The phone will become unusable at random times for a good 10 minutes, or until a battery pull (because I'm not able to shut it down since it is unresponsive)
Then there are some that don't experience any of this...

I say take everything people say with a grain of salt. Obviously people make rash comments that stem from their emotional instability. That being said. I recently purchased the G2x, after hearing a lot of complaining about it. YOu must realize, one is much more likely to go out of his way to make known a complaint, than a praise. Human nature I suppose.
The G2x I got, 2.3.3 July baseband, is flawless. It is an amazing phone. No restarts, no bleed, instant GPS lock.
Im not stating that there are bad phones out there, and I empathize with those that may have recieved a few, but let the first impressions go, and realize that they are not ALL bad.

Dude this phone is beast I had mind since launch and it works great everyday, u will be very happy, to the people still having trouble with there phones take it back get a new one and if its past the 14 days send it to LG u have a year

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So the OP will have to buy a phone based on chance...?
Honestly, I've exchanged my phone once already (the only reason my first one went back is because I thought it had a faulty GPS...turns out they all do!) and I really don't want to be bothered calling T-Mobile every two days until I'm on my nth replacement to get one that actually works.
To the OP, honestly I think ever phone will have its own problems so you just gotta look at the forums to see which ones you can live with.
People's biggest complains with this phone is that:
It restarts randomly (FroYo and Gingerbread).
Has a screen bleed (although better in GB).
The GPS doesn't function the way it should (mostly people complaining from a bad lock on, I personally can't get it to stay locked on for an extended period of time, with RunKeeper it looks like I'm a drunk and spiking up to mountains and running over lakes).
EDIT: And the most annoying thing that happens to me since the GB update: slow downs into oblivion. The phone will become unusable at random times for a good 10 minutes, or until a battery pull (because I'm not able to shut it down since it is unresponsive)
Then there are some that don't experience any of this...
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Bud u need a new phone man, slow? This phone is still super fast after not rebooting for 3 days and GPS is almost instant everytime man

From what I've noticed this phone will give you what yuu put in to it. Like a car. To me with a lil tweaking n upgrades its better n faster than my girls nexus s. And im still on the old baseband.....feel like I bought a charger sxt n put a srt8 engine in it....the only complain I gave is my 4g....I use so much data that im always getting slowed down...like I said just like a car...llz
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Avoid it.
I dont see how someone can suggest buying a phone that with a few exchanges you might end up with a good one. That makes no sense. My G1 out the box worked, my Mytouch out the box worked, my Nexus One out the box worked, my mytouch 4g out the box worked, hell my HD2 running Android works better than my G2X, and yes, I have tried several.
Dont get me wrong as I must say WHEN my G2X is running right its balls to the walls fast. I think its probably the fastest Android phone available...as long as I dont need GPS or the phone hasnt shut its self off (if I could be so lucky as to have mine reboot) its not bad, not bad at all. Unfortunately I need my GPS, I am a truck driver and rely on my GPS.
I think honestly its an issue with dual cores right now, I would wait for a bit like others have said and pick up something a bit later. Perhaps even wait for ICS since I believe that will be more optimized for dual and quads.
Its your gamble. If you dont mind possibly sending it back, trying out another one with the clear understanding that its a crap shoot at best if its going to work or not go for it. Me personally? I would not buy it again knowing what I know now and what I have been through with this phone.

Ducter said:
Avoid it.
I dont see how someone can suggest buying a phone that with a few exchanges you might end up with a good one. That makes no sense. My G1 out the box worked, my Mytouch out the box worked, my Nexus One out the box worked, my mytouch 4g out the box worked, hell my HD2 running Android works better than my G2X, and yes, I have tried several.
Dont get me wrong as I must say WHEN my G2X is running right its balls to the walls fast. I think its probably the fastest Android phone available...as long as I dont need GPS or the phone hasnt shut its self off (if I could be so lucky as to have mine reboot) its not bad, not bad at all. Unfortunately I need my GPS, I am a truck driver and rely on my GPS.
I think honestly its an issue with dual cores right now, I would wait for a bit like others have said and pick up something a bit later. Perhaps even wait for ICS since I believe that will be more optimized for dual and quads.
Its your gamble. If you dont mind possibly sending it back, trying out another one with the clear understanding that its a crap shoot at best if its going to work or not go for it. Me personally? I would not buy it again knowing what I know now and what I have been through with this phone.
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I totally agree with this. The people in this thread that are urging the OP to go out and get this phone are not being realistic. Some people don't want to keep swapping phones until they get one that doesn't malfunction. Sure the G2X is a great phone WHEN IT WORKS. The problem is those times when it IS NOT working. For people who are locked into their phone and can't leave this may be tolerable. For people who don't mind having to hack their phone for it to have any semblance of reliability may be tolerable. However, for many people that is unacceptable. I think it's best that the OP at least be made aware of the reality of the situation (the state of the G2X and other phones coming soon) and let him make his decision. My opinion is that it doesn't make sense to jump on board with a phone that may potentially have to swap and swap over and over...a phone that even T-Mobile doesn't really want to offer support for anymore. To me it makes more sense to wait since there are better devices coming out in the near future.

If you're going to leave it stock then you may have issues. If you're planning to mod it and flash alternative roms then you're going to love the phone. The hardware is amazing. LG/T-Mobile's version of the android software is buggy.
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phburks said:
If you're going to leave it stock then you may have issues. If you're planning to mod it and flash alternative roms then you're going to love the phone. The hardware is amazing. LG/T-Mobile's version of the android software is buggy.
G2X CM7
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What he said is correct, stock form doesn't make the hardware justice. I have a vibrant and got my wife the g2x. The first one we got we returned due to random restarts and signal loss. Second one worked ok but returned and cancelled contract because Costco had it for half the price with accessories included. Now my wife hates me tinkering with her phones which I love to do. But after so much complaints from her about not receiving or able to make calls and phone slowing down I convinced her to let me install a custom rom. I installed eagleblood 1.05 and she hasn't complained once anymore and after setting it up and going back to my vibrant which I also run a custom rom and kernel, made my vibe seem to move slow as a turtle. And the screen just looked so much more vibrant as well. It also felt much more "comfortable" , "sturdy" in my hand than my vibrant. Bottom line is if you are lucky enough to get one that doesn't have hardware problems and you are willing to install custom roms on it, then go for it otherwise I would suggest you stick with your vibrant.
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I am not even going to read all the posts but all I will say is this. Forget the G2x and get another device, preferably the Sensation.
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In my opinion, one in 3 or 4 of the original phones are good. I've ended up with one of the good ones after 5 tries.
As Sarni sez', this phone is a beast. Does everything I ask of it. Love the full page internet with Dolphin hd. I sold my Sensation and never looked back.
Now LG.......they just stink period.
But my G2X is awesome, everything works. I'm still on Froyo and rooted, I don't want the update.

An official ICS release. \\This is not news, tips or how-to's.\\

I better get an ice cream sandwich after having to deal with your crap HTC. This device was full of flaws when I bought it. That was inexcusable after paying top dollar for it. Verizon (Ripoff Mobile, Inc.) was too uptight to do anything about it. I would not be surprised if all the official talk was nothing more than hot air in the end. At least developers are working on a version. I am so glad I finally had some time to get root permissions on this phone. Did you feel betrayed after buying your TBolt? To be honest, I would have bought a marked down model if I had of know ahead of time what was going to happen.
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why so pissy. My phone was perfect out of teh box, it is faster than any of my friends dual core phones, and I have true unlimited 4g, and why do you care if we get official ics, you will just use a rom anyway, not an ota

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I better get an ice cream sandwich after having to deal with your crap HTC. This device was full of flaws when I bought it. That was inexcusable after paying top dollar for it. Verizon (Ripoff Mobile, Inc.) was too uptight to do anything about it. I would not be surprised if all the official talk was nothing more than hot air in the end. At least developers are working on a version. I am so glad I finally had some time to get root permissions on this phone. Did you feel betrayed after buying your TBolt? To be honest, I would have bought a marked down model if I had of know ahead of time what was going to happen.
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Easy killer. My phone has worked mostly fine since day one. Sure there were some software issues (random reboots due to the LTE radio, GPS, the most annoying), but that is to be expected when you buy bleeding edge technology. This was the first Verizon LTE smartphone, EVER.
That being said, the device is still on par with other top devices today. I haven't upgraded, because I haven't found another device I like that much better than this. The Nexus is nice, but I'm not big on the light flimsy build of those phones, plus samsung is notorious for poor reliability. Motorola screen's have been awful so far, or I would have considered the Razr Maxx.
Bottom line...why don't you cry about it...
BTW, there is nothing special about ICS. Sure it's nice to have the newest thing, but there really isn't that much to get excited about. I still don't understand why honey comb and ICS got rid of the search button. I use that thing constantly.

I have to say I've been 99% happy with this phone since release.
The 1% was the odd rebooting issue I had for 4 weeks in aprilish.
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Honestly I've liked this phone since I first got it, battery life sucked but that was nothing rooting and loading a rom couldn't fix. Other than that I'm still happy with my purchase.
I especially like it cause me and my girlfriend got phones from a good batch, handles low voltages and overclocking even up to 1.8 (not needed though) perfectly.
Thanks to all the developers who have been developing for the thunderbolt since day one, and all that are continuing to do so!
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Bigandrewgold said:
why so pissy. My phone was perfect out of teh box, it is faster than any of my friends dual core phones, and I have true unlimited 4g, and why do you care if we get official ics, you will just use a rom anyway, not an ota
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Let's see.
1. The phone was the Flagship phone for LTE and was released with Froyo.
2. The phone was buggy at release and still shows some issues.
3. Not everyone's phone was "perfect out of teh box". Some of us had to get replacements multiple times to get a *good one*.
4. ICS does have improvements over Froyo and GB.
5. Official OTA release of ICS will allow devs to create much better ROMs for this phone, rather approaching it by piecemealing parts from other Official ROMs.
6. Lastly, this phone was sold at a premium price and VZW's/HTC's support has been lackluster to be kind about it.
Note: I don't know the OP from Adam, but your experience, like mine, is anecdotal and not indicative of all others. VZW screwed the pooch on the roll-out and
HTC screwed the pooch on the releases of updates, support and finally, by rushing the damn thing out the door before it was ready.

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3. Not everyone's phone was "perfect out of teh box". Some of us had to get replacements multiple times to get a *good one*.
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That's with any phone these days. I haven't had a single smartphone I haven't had to replace for one reason or another.
On a side note, the Tbolt isn't the only flagship phone with problems. The Galaxy Nexus has really bad call connectivity problems from what I hear, and that's supposed to be the MAIN function of a PHONE. lolz

All i will buy is htc. I know updates are slow to come. I also dont care. The newest isnt always the best, there are usually a fresh set of bugs to work out. That being said, the devs here and other sites give me enough variety to satisfy me. If you dont like the process, learn to code.
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I better get an ice cream sandwich after having to deal with your crap HTC. This device was full of flaws when I bought it. That was inexcusable after paying top dollar for it. Verizon (Ripoff Mobile, Inc.) was too uptight to do anything about it. I would not be surprised if all the official talk was nothing more than hot air in the end. At least developers are working on a version. I am so glad I finally had some time to get root permissions on this phone. Did you feel betrayed after buying your TBolt? To be honest, I would have bought a marked down model if I had of know ahead of time what was going to happen.
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I'm sure HTC is reading your post right now
If you care, go call them and say what you said directly as it will do far more good for you and for the community.
I moved onto a Nexus, but I still use my Thunderbolt for development testing apps I make. Not even the Nexus is perfect though as the internal antennas are not as powerful at picking up data. My db is usually 10-15db worse than the thunderbolt. However, I would not trade my Nexus for any other phone as I got tired of having to wait on HTC and Verizon for updates on the Thunderbolt.

i just lol at this thread.

Im an HTC fan. I got my tbolt on launch day and have never had an issue (not saying some havent) but I couldn't be happier.
Still have yet to find one phone on the market that has everything the tbolt has (not including dual core, which has not really impressed me) and still think it is a top 4g phone.
I would buy it all over again. We have received everything promised so far & it would be a nightmare for HTC to not give us ICS after they confirmed it...
I also have to say that Verizon did not screw up or delay the launch. There was never an official launch date given from them or HTC until the week before release, as is the norm with their releases. All other dates were made up by the internet and people.
HTC released about 6 updates to the phone between march and September, I think that is pretty good at keeping on top of it..

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Im an HTC fan. I got my tbolt on launch day and have never had an issue (not saying some havent) but I couldn't be happier.
Still have yet to find one phone on the market that has everything the tbolt has (not including dual core, which has not really impressed me) and still think it is a top 4g phone.
I would buy it all over again. We have received everything promised so far & it would be a nightmare for HTC to not give us ICS after they confirmed it...
I also have to say that Verizon did not screw up or delay the launch. There was never an official launch date given from them or HTC until the week before release, as is the norm with their releases. All other dates were made up by the internet and people.
HTC released about 6 updates to the phone between march and September, I think that is pretty good at keeping on top of it..
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Well said. People are never satisfied. I guess they think HTC should put out updates as often as some ROMs get updated...
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I got the TB for $49 bucks new when I dropped T-Mobile. Rooted it the day I got it home and have never had a single problem with it that I cannot blame on bugs in the ROM or me OCing the crap out of it.
Everyones phone is gonna be better or worse than the next guy. Did we get screwed by Verizon??? Show me where in writing the promise a full ICS upgrade and you will see thousands of TB owners lining up to sue the piss off Verizon and HTC.
If you are gonna stay up on the newest devices, Hopefully you are not paying retail for the devices, Shop around and you will be amazed at what you can find.

I have a galaxy nexus just sitting on stand-by cause i've had no problems with my tbolt, besides the dev slowing down i really have no problems with my tbolt and has been my favorite phone. while it would be nice to get ICS soon im not tripping about it, my contract for the thunderbolt ends in december much wait and see what comes out by then.

why is anyone bothering to respond to this guy? He doesn't like his phone, he needs to quit whining about it and get rid of it. No amount of "I love my phone!" posts are going to change his mind. They just bump this useless thread back to the top. Yes, I know I also just bumped this thread.

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why is anyone bothering to respond to this guy? He doesn't like his phone, he needs to quit whining about it and get rid of it. No amount of "I love my phone!" posts are going to change his mind. They just bump this useless thread back to the top. Yes, I know I also just bumped this thread.
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Lol, you did.
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The two people I know with a nexus have had quite a few issues with their phones.. biggest problems being being signal and when leaving WiFi they don't get data until turning their data off and back on... Point is what ever phone you go to there will be something that bugs you about it and the update that fixes your problem will never come out fast enough.. be happy for what you have..
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i never get tired of forum drama, except that it makes me crave ham.

I haven't had a problem since day 1. I got home, rooted it and put liquid smooth on. I've always been one to have a new rom every week but this one's been so good with battery life and everything that I haven't even tried another one. I love this phone. On another note, my brother got the same phone and has had problems. Just like any other electronic item, you might get a dud.