I coming from htc g2 and all i got to say is that i am disappointed I though I was making a big jump changing to this phone but I was wrong.i was able to over clock my g2 to 1.8 ghz and have a very snappy phone with good battery life now with the g2x its the other way around I tried all the roms and theres always something or some kind of bug with them. Is there some thing special about tegra that I am missing out on!
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It sucks, you might as well leave now.
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Please do leave. Considering you have no concept of how a processor works. Our phone is DUAL CORE which means if we overclock to 1.55 (the highest we can go) it's basically 3 ghz and the g2 is 1.8 overclocked. This phone is actually 10x better than the g2 and is a worthy upgrade, but I don't think you're worthy...
You have Tegra 2 games advantage. Browser performance is probably little bit faster on G2X even though they both can probably only do 480p Adobe Flash at max.
It sucks, you might as well leave now.
I never said it sucked! All I am saying is if its one of the tegra phones why is is so buggy.
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Don't get me wrong and don't get mad I like the phone but there's something missing. You can't really tell the difference between this two I used to stream live TV on my g2 no problem and with the g2x it lags like crazy.
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You have Tegra 2 games advantage. Browser performance is probably little bit faster on G2X even though they both can probably only do 480p Adobe Flash at max.
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There is notqa huge selection of games that I can recall
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There is notqa huge selection of games that I can recall
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http://www.tegrazone.com/games
Now I'm planning on getting this phone and have heard some good things about its speed. I sold my MT4G not to long ago and I think any dual core phone if quicker than what I had, I doubt the G2X is so terrible on Ginger.
It would help if you told us the problems with ur phone so we can help to get it fixed.
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probably one of the best up to date phones that has vanilla android. cant stand sense that much
Well the G2 is a good solid phone. It's been out for much longer and is seasoned and tweaked to run well. I had a Nexus One and it worked pretty well.
One thing you have to realize is that Android doesn't even take advantage of dual cores yet, not until Ice Cream Sandwich. ICS also will bring (supposedly) whole UI graphic acceleration (like Win7 and iOS) for smooth transitions and fancy effects.
So while what you say is true, (My G2 was just as fast as the G2x), you are speaking in terms of NOW. But the G2x has some power under its hood. If Android can unlock the GPU for its UI, we'll definitely have the fastest phone out there.
As far as Streaming TV and video, that sounds like an app issue. You came from a second generation Snapdragon which was widely supported to a Tegra 2 which is new and fresh. Different apps run differently on different chipsets. If you use a Video player that properly utilizes the Tegra's, you'll have smooth playback. Bandwidth also comes into play. I stream Netflix all the time and have no issues, just depends on where you are. Hotels usually throttle network utilization so everyone can grab a piece of the pie, especially voice, video and P2P traffic. I typically have no issue at hotels either and I travel a LOT.
Perhaps it would be beneficial to tell us your setup. Rom, kernel, apps, etc.
I run MIUI 1.9.23 and no special kernel (ATM) or use Faux's 4.2 SV Kernel at normal speeds. I don't OC or UV or anything fancy. MIUI still has its issues but overall works great and is a joy to use.
MIUI, CM7, or Weapon is the best choices IMO. Weapon works VERY well but I think its butt ugly coming from MIUI or CM7 themes (no offense!). CM7 and MIUI work great but will probably never be perfect (because they are always changing and adding stuff) where Weapon is going after a stock-like perfection.
Also lots of the issues of the custom roms regarding WiFi Calling and APN issues are thought to be caused by the SIM card or related. I ordered a SUPER OLD never used SIM card off ebay, the old style, and will do some testing to see if I get any better results. Cost me $5.50 total and if it works, it will be money well spent. Good luck Jim.
i love the phone i used to have a Garminfone and this is 100 times better
Can't wait for this phone to show it's true power with ICS.
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Can't wait for this phone to show it's true power with ICS.
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If the devs port ICS we will see it, LG won't be giving us anymore updates. G2X is dead to them.
Oh no doubt, my statement was based on the deb's porting it to all our devices. I know LG isn't gonna release any more updates or OTA cuz they suck. Without our devs our phones would never see ICS and therefore be obsolete long time ago.
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I know LG is probably not gonna have an icecream sandwich update for this phone but don't they have to update like legally? I could be wrong
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I know LG is probably not gonna have an icecream sandwich update for this phone but don't they have to update like legally? I could be wrong
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There is no legal binding about the update. Even the GB update was to fix the issues they had and save their brand-name.
I remember how Samsung made us waiting for more than 6 months for 2.2 update for Vibrant.
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Please do leave. Considering you have no concept of how a processor works. Our phone is DUAL CORE which means if we overclock to 1.55 (the highest we can go) it's basically 3 ghz and the g2 is 1.8 overclocked. This phone is actually 10x better than the g2 and is a worthy upgrade, but I don't think you're worthy...
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Please do leave, You sir have no concept of how a processor works. If you over clock to 1.55 Its clocked at 1.55, Its not 3ghz because you can add both together. It just does not work like that, Tasks that are made to run on one core don't become suddenly faster because of the extra core helping out, The extra core hardly helps out at all. The only reason why the tegra 2 is Snappy is because of the CPU architecture and the gpu that's bolted in. Benchmarks don't mean a thing if a Snapdragon MSM8255 can run toe to toe with the Tegra 2 in applications.
The G2x is an awesome phone. I think that you just have not found a ROM that suites your needs. My wife has a G2 and she is all the time saying that she wants to switch phones because hers is so slow. Hers is rooted and overclocked to 1.5Ghz. Like someone said before tell us your problems and let us help you get your phone working right for you. Trust me people on this forum site can get your phone working properly for you.
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i love the phone i used to have a Garminfone and this is 100 times better
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I am so happy for you.....seriouslyI work for Garmin (@Headquarters) and I wouldn't dare buy a Garminfone
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Need some comparison with this two phones.
I currently have the MT4G,just want to know if its worth trading with an LG g2x?
Not worth it. Wait for the SGS2 or Sensation!
or the mt4g slide!
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Not worth it. Wait for the SGS2 or Sensation!
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I'm already running sense 3.0 on this device.hmmm,yeah maybe the sgs2 will do.
Only issue is that there might not be a SGS2 for T-mo. The names have been revealed for all carriers, but there's no sign of one for us. The G2X is better than the MT4G in it's specs, but wait 7 days and get the sensation. bigger screen, better processor, and HTC build quality. Also, it doesn't look like it will be super expensive. Walmart will have it for 150 on contract.
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The G2X is better than the MT4G in it's specs
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Only the processor is better. It has a lot less RAM (512 vs the MT4G's 768). I would never want to run a ROM like Virtuous Fusion on the G2x with such little RAM.
I'm just saying I have used a g2x and its very snappy.
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I went from MT4G to G2X. It is faster - even without an android ROM that optimizes duel core (true for all of them), which was to be 2.4 - but that has been pushed way back.
The Sensation is supposed to have the boot loader locked - so forget flashing anything. There is chatter about HTC coming out with an unlocking mechanism - but I would not buy that device based on maybe it will get unlocked.
Some have gotten quadrent scores of 5000+ with CM7 and faux kernel (Max OC "only" 1500 currently). It has a better camera then the sense camera on MT4G, but I never liked the sense one - it had too much compression, so used camera app form the market on my MT4G.
HTC confirmed that they were working on an update for the sensation to unlock its bootloader. I would not worry about it.
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I went from MT4G to G2X. It is faster - even without an android ROM that optimizes duel core (true for all of them), which was to be 2.4 - but that has been pushed way back.
The Sensation is supposed to have the boot loader locked - so forget flashing anything. There is chatter about HTC coming out with an unlocking mechanism - but I would not buy that device based on maybe it will get unlocked.
Some have gotten quadrent scores of 5000+ with CM7 and faux kernel (Max OC "only" 1500 currently). It has a better camera then the sense camera on MT4G, but I never liked the sense one - it had too much compression, so used camera app form the market on my MT4G.
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I went from the G2x to the MT4G (gave up on the G2x because of backlight bleeding). I honestly didn't feel much of a difference. Virtuous Fusion on my MT4G runs fast enough for anything and with Chainfire3D, I can play all the Tegra 2 games and do everything fast as I need. I was originally planning on getting the Sensation. I still might, but I'm considering waiting til the Tegra 3 and comparable phones come out.
I would wait till next year when they start making Quad-core phones, which is in Qualcomm's roadmap, and probably others too. The G2X will be outdone by the SGSII(Fastest Phone now, blows G2X ) . The Sensation is slower than the SGSII, but is still a good phone nonetheless. Not really worth the upgrade from the MT4G. If you care about things like ram, companies are starting to use 1GB ram and hopefully they increase ROM size for more internal storage.
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I would wait till next year when they start making Quad-core phones, which is in Qualcomm's roadmap, and probably others too.
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Agreed. For me this phone will totally be enough for the next year and a half thanks to the awesome work of the dev community. Rooting and flashing a custom ROM has given my phone new life, so personally I can now confidently wait to get my next "uber" phone when my contract expires.
it seems that the g2x has alot of problems compared to mytouch 4g. the one i was able to use kept shutting off and on!
i would wait for something worthwhile!
One of my coworkers has this phone. I messed around with it for a while and it seems to be pretty nice, but not quite enough of an upgrade for me to ditch this phone for.
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The Sensation is supposed to have the boot loader locked - so forget flashing anything. There is chatter about HTC coming out with an unlocking mechanism - but I would not buy that device based on maybe it will get unlocked.
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Almost every phone on XDA started out with a locked bootloader. You make no sense with your comment about a locked bootloader. My MyTouch came locked but look at how fast that was bypassed.
BTW: HTC has already stated publicly that an OTA update will unlock it in the near future.
Im with the others, not worth an upgrade. just wait until the quads come out
I love the MT4G. I still have my Nexus One but with 768MB RAM, I can find NO reason to upgrade at this point. And to compound that decision, all the recent reviews have said that the screen is lackluster at best. Sure the higher resolution is nice but if you don't couple that with a great screen it does NO good at all.
And that great device (Sensation) still comes with the same RAM as the MT4G. Sorry, but at a time when tech prices are what they are, packing 1GB+ into a smartphone should be the baseline standard. If I upgraded to anything right now it would be the SGS2 but I intend to wait for quad cores to pop up. My desktop and laptop both have quad cores so my phone should too.
The MT4G with CM7 runs fantastic.
I have a g2x right now, my wife has a mytouch4g. The g2x is quicker, and has more potential. I can say though, it isn't significantly quicker for having a dual core processor and vanilla android, and it definitely does have more software issues.
I (just like others) thought the issues complained about were exaggerated and I was lucky enough to get a g2x without issues. The screen bleeding isn't horrible, but I have had the random reboots (usually daily). Battery life is poor at best, there isn't any lagging but it does stumble and freeze for a second occasionally. Great at multitasking and gaming though.
My wife is pretty picky about her phones and complains if there are any issues... I haven't heard her complain about the mytouch except low earpiece volume.
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Well, both my Cyanogen and MIUI ROMS on my MT4G run better than the G2X. Not my opinion. That is fact. I have a G2X here as well and it doesn't run anywhere as good as my MT4G with either ROM.
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Well, both my Cyanogen and MIUI ROMS on my MT4G run better than the G2X. Not my opinion. That is fact. I have a G2X here as well and it doesn't run anywhere as good as my MT4G with either ROM.
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Would you happen to know why CM7 runs so poorly on the G2x?
And I agree. CM7 on a MT4G makes it feel like it was never meant to be a Sense phone. So smooth....
do you guys think it would be a good idea to get a nexus prime?
Yes
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yup, if it comes in AWS
So finally a phone you guys think is worth switching to?
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So finally a phone you guys think is worth switching to?
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Only if T-Mobile isn't cut out of the loop again and that curve on the screen isn't so insanely exaggerated as the teaser makes it appear to be.
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Only if T-Mobile isn't cut out of the loop again
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Nexus 1 and the Nexus S launched with T-Mobile and AWS before anyone else, not sure how they got "cut out of the loop"
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Nexus 1 and the Nexus S launched with T-Mobile and AWS before anyone else, not sure how they got "cut out of the loop"
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The Nexus S 4G (which wasn't really different), so I did do a bit of keyboard-in-mouth, for a minute there I did forget the Nexus S came out on T-Mobile first. Tired.
I came from the Nexus One, bought the G2x off-contract, specically to be able to pick up the Nexus Prime at a discount.
I just hope the nexus prime won't disappoint. Rumors on specs are mixed. The qualcomm chips in the Tmo SG2 and Amaze are meh. Also 5mp camera is meh.... other specs say it'll have the Exynos chipset and 8mp cam. Some say Verizon will get it first others say T-Mobile. Verizon has the Droid Prime with similar specs already and aren't ones to keep it clean with Android.
Either way, if the specs are worthwhile over the G2x, I'll grab it.
Best solution for me personally would be Verizon with sweet specs as my old work blackberry needs upgraded and I set up our new exchange to work properly so my company is allowing Android sets now... meaning I can kill my $70 personal T-Mobile line, sell my G2x and profit.
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I honestly don't think it's that much of an upgrade of our G2x's. Our phone is still up to par with alot of the phones out there now.. Once we get ICS on this thing, we should be fine.
Will it work on at&t?
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Yeah. I think it'll get more development support and the devs won't have to worry about nvidia giving up the source codes.
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The Prime looks nice but I plan on holding onto my G2x until the phone hits at least the one year mark if not more to see what's coming next spring and summer. Quad core phones anyone?
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I know everyone wants the latest and greatest, but sometimes it's a bit overkill. Unless you have a good job with 500+ bucks to throw I don't see why we should be running to get the Prime when you already have a Tegra 2 Dual core device. Nothing can even tough this device yet.
It'd be hard for me to dump my dual core device for another dual core. At this point might as well wait for whatever the next gen quads come out next year. And once that happens, I don't even know what we'd do with a quad core lol.
Well... We'd buy more batteries, of course.
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Well... We'd buy more batteries, of course.
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Lol, I seriously think they should just take a break on the progression of processors, screens, GPU's, etc. and use that time and man power in advancing the technology of battery's... That's literally the only Achilles heel that even the best smartphone's have these days.
At this point, I'd rather have the creation of a 5,000 mAH battery with out changing it's size than a quad core processor.
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Lol, I seriously think they should just take a break on the progression of processors, screens, GPU's, etc. and use that time and man power in advancing the technology of battery's... That's literally the only Achilles heel that even the best smartphone's have these days.
At this point, I'd rather have the creation of a 5,000 mAH battery with out changing it's size than a quad core processor.
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Agreed ten fold. I'm waiting til the Nexus Double Prime before I plan to upgrade. This phone is doing just fine, and has a very nice set of developers working on it for us.
If they did make quad core phones, I bet the battery life would be at least 20% worse than now. When I'm not even getting super amazing battery life to begin with, it might be a problem.
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I honestly don't think it's that much of an upgrade of our G2x's. Our phone is still up to par with alot of the phones out there now.. Once we get ICS on this thing, we should be fine.
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Yeah, main difference between the two will be updates. Something the G2X will probably never officially see. After the half ass 2.3 update we got I'm pretty much over it.
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I really don't see the point of quad core phones; unless Google does something unbelievable with Jelly Bean that needs an insane amount of processing, nothing a smartphone does needs that much. Hell, dual core isn't even that necessary unless you run a lot of 3D stuff.
There is such a thing as overkill people. I'd like to see phone manufactorers declare the smartphone as it exists now finished and start working on some new innovations that would make better hardware necessary. 3D screen ala Nintendo 3DS with FFC capable of eye-tracking to orient the 3D so you see it at any angle?
While I agree that the G2x can hold its own, I do miss owning a nexus device. My friend still has his Nexus One and running official software we can only get via custom roms.
My reasoning to grabbing the Nexus Prime IF if launches on Verizon is so my work can pay for it. Unfortunately I heard Verizon is launching the Galaxy Prime.... which is similar but not the nexus prime backed by Google.
Well just have to wait until Tuesday. All the rumors running around its hard to make any reasonable decision.
If Verizon gets gimped on Google support then I'll keep my G2x for a long while.
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Agreed. My work is on sprint and I am waiting to see if it launches on sprint. If it does, I'll pick it up. If not, either sii or stay on g2x. It looks to me that the prime is going to launch on everyone but sprint.
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So with all the problems the G2x is currently having especially with LG, I have come to the conclusion to ditch this phone. LG has terrible support and everybody here knows this. We aren't getting ICS and it's the last straw for me. Yes we will get "cm9" but without an official version we will not be able to fully take advantage of the tegra2 processor in our phones. Some of you don't understand this...
Anyways I have two options:
Sensation:
Great development
Already confirmed ICS
or the Slide:
Not as great development
But has better hardware
*almost sure this is getting ICS as HTC has claimed they are updating their phones.
This might be a war between a hardware keyboard or not but I want it to be further than that. Which has better quality control, and which will be the better phone in the long run?
By far, the Sensation.
qHD is bomb.
Powered by a G2x
I don't like sliders.
I had a HTC Touch Pro and hated it. Onscreen keyboards work so much better for typing.
Sensation would have my Vote IF I had to pick. But I'd pick the G2x over the Sensation. It's faster. As far as qHD, you can do the same thing with the G2x by simply changing the DPI to "190".
Is the amaze just outta the question? I don't have the mytouch but I do own a g2x, sensation, and amaze.. My break down would be.. Camera: amaze hands down, then sensation, then g2x.. Screen: amaze, g2x, sensation (possibly got the crappy screen, kinda yellow and washed out). battery: g2x hands down, sensation, amaze. Performance: really tough to say.. The amaze is completely stock. Sensation and g2x are running cm7.. Dev support: sensation hands down, g2x, amaze (although xboarder is a freaking machine and cranking out roms like a madman, and more devs are starting to move over to it).. Of course this is IMO.. Mileage may vary...
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Well I left out the amaze because its not one of the options Tmobile gives for an exchange. I know about the DPI mod...
Seems like the sensation is getting the most love. I just wish the g2x would get an official ics update..
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You know what, buy a sensation and move to the sensation forum!!
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I don't think the stock ROM accepts DPI changes without bootlooping...
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As far as qHD, you can do the same thing with the G2x by simply changing the DPI to "190".
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When you say they offered you either phone, did you have to go through 3 exchanges first?
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Well LG stated today that they are releasing ICS on the O2x and other high end smartphones.... so that's probably a go with the G2x and ICS.
I've heard several bad things about the sensation regarding touch screen responsiveness and a total crappy looking screen... also the WiFi/Landscape issue seemed pretty bad. Just bad build quality.
I also don't understand what you mean by CM9 won't be able to take advantage of our Tegras? Almost EVERY tablet released has a Tegra2 chipset and most are getting ICS (my Asus Transformer confirmed by end of the year).... so I don't know where you are getting this weird info. ICS has support for Dual-Core chips and allows GPU accelerated UI.
If you plan on getting a Sensation and are opened to community support, then why aren't you happy with the G2x and community support? I'm running CM7 now (#180) and GPS locks quick and everything just works well.
The Sensation is a step backwards from the G2x. Slower CPU/GPU.
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Well I left out the amaze because its not one of the options Tmobile gives for an exchange. I know about the DPI mod...
Seems like the sensation is getting the most love. I just wish the g2x would get an official ics update..
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What did you do to get them to exchange for a different phone?
Get the sensation, sell it locally on Cl for 400 then rebuy. the g2x for 200. That's what I might do.
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I just pulled my galaxy S out the drawer for kicks. Updated it with CM7. I may run it a while.
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we will be getting ISC, of course. Come on, it is defiantely in the top 5 beastest phones. No ISC is ridiculous.
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we will be getting ISC, of course. Come on, it is defiantely in the top 5 beastest phones. No ISC is ridiculous.
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It is ridiculous because the G2X will NEVER get ISC, but within time I'm sure it will get ICS.
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It is ridiculous because the G2X will NEVER get ISC, but within time I'm sure it will get ICS.
Hercules Hercules!!
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i guess one way to find out...
Shaddy-Z. said:
So with all the problems the G2x is currently having especially with LG, I have come to the conclusion to ditch this phone. LG has terrible support and everybody here knows this. We aren't getting ICS and it's the last straw for me. Yes we will get "cm9" but without an official version we will not be able to fully take advantage of the tegra2 processor in our phones. Some of you don't understand this...
Anyways I have two options:
Sensation:
Great development
Already confirmed ICS
or the Slide:
Not as great development
But has better hardware
*almost sure this is getting ICS as HTC has claimed they are updating their phones.
This might be a war between a hardware keyboard or not but I want it to be further than that. Which has better quality control, and which will be the better phone in the long run?
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Neither, even if we didn't get ics on g2x it still blows most phones out the game. Ya lg and mostly nvidia suck for not supporting the phone as much as they should, but people will always find reasons to ***** and whine about phones.
Even I complain about not having enough internal storage for these 500-600 dollar devices. I friggin hate apps2sd and apps2ext, they always lead to missing apps or corruption. I dont want a partitoned phone so it can have an internal sdcard, thats what those 16-32gb external cards are for. I want an android phone that has 16gb of non partitioned internal storage just for apps and games!
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ew neither wtf
get the nexus prime or galaxy or w.e its called if you wanna suck the support ****
or get sgs2 hd, or the s note oh my gwuuaaaad oohohghafgadfldmfn
or wait for the bbx phones
also 4.0 is more or less confirmed for this phone, and even if it wasn't historically speaking all the new upgrades were all applied on all the devices before like even the first official upgrade (which all suck ass)
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ew neither wtf
get the nexus prime or galaxy or w.e its called if you wanna suck the support ****
or get sgs2 hd, or the s note oh my gwuuaaaad oohohghafgadfldmfn
or wait for the bbx phones
also 4.0 is more or less confirmed for this phone, and even if it wasn't historically speaking all the new upgrades were all applied on all the devices before like even the first official upgrade (which all suck ass)
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So.....How does that make you feel?
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Is the Sensation better than the GS2?
That's funny
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everything about this phone makes me drool
only thing im hesitating about is the random reboots
how often does it reboot for you guys?
Mine hasn't done it one time.
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Don't get it.
Great phone! I've had zero issues and have nothing but praise for this handset.
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No reboots unless your on stock 2.2 for some odd reason. Everything else is smooth. No problems here.
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I haven't had a single issue with the phone.
I've had about 5 random reboots in the past 6 months that I've had my G2x.
Only ran on stock for about 3 days. After that running differents roms weekly.
I've never had any reboots. No screen bleed. I've had zero issues, phone rules flawlessly. The capacitive buttons are legit and are the perfect sensitivity. ROMs make this the phone to beat for TMo, expect maybe the Amaze or SGS2. But this Tegra 2 chipset (despite it's closed nature) is really legitimate. Performs super well.
I say get it unless you're willing to shell out the $$ for either of the two mentioned above.
Reboots only occur on the Stock roms. It is a kernel issue.
CM7 has also boinked something up the past few nightlies and its kernel is doing a Screen of Death (won't wake up)... but their beta anyway. A different kernel is the solution. This is only for the past 3-4 nightlies. Normally no issues. I'm running the latest nightly #201 and I haven't had any issues the past few days.
Most custom roms don't have reboot issues.
There's better devices out there. Hell, I'd even get the Nexus S over this.
GB is really fast on this phone and other than the fact that the processor is closed source, it's a great phone.
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There are always gonna be better devices, and they will have their own issues, read somewhere that the NS had some overheating issues. I love my phone and I'm not changing it till I got ICS running on it for a while...
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I'm getting this phone too, hopefully. I want the g2x because its 4", 8mp flash, dual core, not too expensive, and is officially getting ICS(i think). I never buy my phones from t mobile because i feel its a rip off (short software support of phones that will be free in a month). I hope the closed source processor stuff changes.
My question is, do custom roms like miui and cm7 utilize the dual core processor in the phone?
if the processor is closed source, how come there are custom roms?
thanks
dapoharoun said:
I'm getting this phone too, hopefully. I want the g2x because its 4", 8mp flash, dual core, not too expensive, and is officially getting ICS(i think). I never buy my phones from t mobile because i feel its a rip off (short software support of phones that will be free in a month). I hope the closed source processor stuff changes.
My question is, do custom roms like miui and cm7 utilize the dual core processor in the phone?
if the processor is closed source, how come there are custom roms?
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No, MIUI nor CM7 uses both cores to the fullest. It uses the other core just for small stuff.
nVidia doesn't release the source for their Tegra, thus we don't have governors for the processors and ICS straight for source seems to be a failure with out the Tegra source as hardware acceleration won't be working with out it.
MIUI is still kinda buggy for me, so I stick to CM7 or a stock LG GB build.
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I had a g2x 5-6 months ago but had to sell it at the time for bills. I liked it a lot at the time. When I was caught back up, I picked up a Sensation. I drooled over the Sensation since it was announced and was glad to be able to get one. After a month or two of owning it, I was relieved to be able to get rid it. Rooted, overclocked, custom rom etc.. Battery life was poor regardless of what I tried. It was also surprisingly laggy to me.
I picked up another G2x a couple of days ago. Battery life has been livable, performance has been great overall. I'd still recommend a g2x to just about anyone. Cant necessarily say the same about the Sensation.
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No random reboots or other problems since I got a reborn g2x with GB because the OS died during the official update from Froyo. All around very satisfactory. Good cameras, reasonable battery life, gps locks at about the same speed as my Nexus One, good screen size. No reason to update to Nexus Prime and LG says ICS is coming, although this time I'll wait to see if they've done the upgrade right.
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I'm confident we will get a working ics rom with everything working eventually, when that happens and the new kernel/baseband proves to be better then previous versions, the g2x will be a force to be reckoned with!
It already is a beast of a phone and with ics utilizing all the strengths of the g2x i'll be that much more excited i stuck around with mine til a worthy upgrade comes around(quadcore/truely better battery life/display)
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any body go from super amoled to the g2x display?
how is it?
there is no good video online showing differences.
@OP: its a great phone, my current copy has not been giving me any hardware trouble. No reboots, no overheating etc. This is my 4th g2x though. I would not buy this phone on the used market without a good warranty. But direct from Tmo or with a decent warranty, it is worth the hassle for an otherwise awesome phone.
@dapoharoun: My previous phone was an SGS4g (with super amoled display). Definitely a better display than the g2x. The blacks are (amazingly) completely black. Which makes the colors really pop. Particularly awesome if you use a ROM/app with black background (e.g. CM7 MMS has this option.) The single exception to this is with photography. Samsung has tuned up the saturation, and photos looks unrealistic on this display. The photos themselves are fine, it just when we review them on the AMOLED.
Great phone no problem's here.I was only stock for two days though.
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Ok, well...I have actually had a pretty darn good expierience with my g2x...I just don't keep phones for very long. I have an upgrade available on t-mobile and am wanting to hear from you guys what you think I should get.
My wife just got the Sensation 4g, and she loves it....I don't think I like it that much....especially with a stock rom on it.
Was thinking about the SG II, but not too sure what is coming out in the near future. I know SG II will be getting ICS (as will the sensation)...
Let me know what you think.
Galaxy nexus is the obvious answer for a phone that will be coming out, soonish. Just look it up and watch youtube videos that'll pretty much some it up for you.
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Just wait till the next big waves of phones come. Probably around Feb or so. Wait for the next generation S4 processors and Exynos.
None of the current phones which don't have ICS installed when you buy one. I also think you should wait until the next "crop" of phones which will have ICS and quad-core processors, more memory, better screens, etc. Also, check out the Android update history of the company, LG is horrible.
I agree with core. Wait till phones have ICS installed and new quad core processors. ICS is the software that will really make dual or quad cores shine due to its capability of multi-threading. Till then just make due. As far as i have seen android usually has a habit of making decent software upgrades every other official release its seems. Like we had donut then éclair but wasn't till froyo came out android was actually looking good. IMHO
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I think you should get the GS II HD LET though
What are you guys talking about the nexus is out and it has pics 4.0 I jut got one today it came out today
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I'd say wait for next Gen of phones also. You ask me there's nothing very impressive about this huge galaxy nexus they try to pass off as a phone. If it didn't come out with ics and the nexus name no one would even care. And since a multitude of phones will be upgraded to ics its really not the big deal its hyped up to be.
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Ditto on the bandwagon to wait for the next generation. After all the releases the g2x can hold its own. Don't really need a new phone until the following :
1. ICS ROM from CM9 team and manufacturer
2. Easy to root/ develop on
3. Multicore processing
I am very patient. Hell, I bought this g2x on impulse without knowing about xda forum. Never again I paid retail for my phone. Just works out waiting how xda develops a new phone. Better that way. I am very disappointed with amaze 4g and sgs2 from xda forum perspective.
I am a big fan of cm7 and prefer a phone that can run that over stock ROM.
Still, better of waiting. By then prices plunge and you can get great phone at a bargain.
Intel_x said:
What are you guys talking about the nexus is out and it has pics 4.0 I jut got one today it came out today
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Considering op is talking about an upgrade option being available with tmobile, I'm sure he is only looking at subsidized plans. The nexus is not subbed so it will cost him 700 up front. So if your talking about saving subsidized phone you might see much of an upgrade when switching to any of the high end phones being offered right now. You will get extra ram a better screen and better battery but performance will be about on par with your g2x. I would say wait. I don't believe there will be any quad core phones in the next six months but the longer you wait the better the chance your phone might get an official update to jellybean and its possible a quad might appear. It might be buggy cause it's first gen but it's something I guess
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Supposedly quad core could be out as early as April, might be worth the wait.
I hope there's another G2X'ish phone that is powerful as hell but loses value quick so I can pick it up late in the year for cheap. Watched this G2X of mine lose half its value in 8 months and don't want that to happen again
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Supposedly quad core could be out as early as April, might be worth the wait.
I hope there's another G2X'ish phone that is powerful as hell but loses value quick so I can pick it up late in the year for cheap. Watched this G2X of mine lose half its value in 8 months and don't want that to happen again
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Yeah but where is it going to be released to is the question. Samsung phones are usually released 6 months in advanced internationally. Most updated roms are released internationally before it hits these shores. I doubt we will get the first quad core.
Intel_x said:
What are you guys talking about the nexus is out and it has pics 4.0 I jut got one today it came out today
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What? It is already out. Damn
OP, there is nothing out on T-mobile that's worth using an upgrade on right now. Your best bet is to just wait for the either the Galaxy Nexus to launch on TMobile or wait for the quad core phones (I would not recommend buying a tegra 3 powered phone either). But no need to waste an upgrade right now.
maoyoushisi said:
I think you should get the GS II HD LET though
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What phone is this?
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mysterioustko said:
OP, there is nothing out on T-mobile that's worth using an upgrade on right now. Your best bet is to just wait for the either the Galaxy Nexus to launch on TMobile or wait for the quad core phones (I would not recommend buying a tegra 3 powered phone either). But no need to waste an upgrade right now.
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I think that this is some good advise...even though im bored with the g2x...
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mysterioustko said:
OP, there is nothing out on T-mobile that's worth using an upgrade on right now. Your best bet is to just wait for the either the Galaxy Nexus to launch on TMobile or wait for the quad core phones (I would not recommend buying a tegra 3 powered phone either). But no need to waste an upgrade right now.
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I agree with mysterioustko, don't waste lots of money losing money on your G2X and buying something now because you're disatisfied with what you have. Wait until ICS is available for the G2X and evaluate the phone's desirability again. If you're still disatisfied, wait until the new crop of phones are selling with ICS and research the manufacturer's update history and never buy an NVIDIA (Tegra) chipped phone, get one which has chips that have totally open sourced technical information for drivers, etc., such as the Texas Instrument chips in the new Google Nexus phone. When the new crop of phones are first sold, wait a few months until the hype abates and real user and developer experiences/evaluations are available and read them thoroughly. As well, research what independent developers are supporting with alternative kernels and ROMs.
I upgraded to the gs2 from the g2x and couldn't be happier.
Very fast and snappy.... faster stock than my cm7 overclocked g2x was...it has a 1.5 processor stock...g2x was max overclocked at 1.5
Huge screen that is very easy to type on
It has already seen an update just a month after being out...we just got an update to 2.3.6 with free wifi calling that doesn't count against your minutes
Its the first phone to be activated to use dual core gps !!!! Best gps on ANY phone out. uses GPS *AND* GLONASS satellites to equal 51 satellites instead of 27
Dual Core GPS explained
once again the tmobile gs2 is the FIRST AND ONLY phone right now to have this feature activated. Its only possible for snapdragon s3 processor phones
It has full cm7 and cm9 support...slayher and cyanogen himself are using the tmo gs2
Faux and whitehawx ( if you are a g2x user then you know these people) are developing roms and kernels for the g2x
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I upgraded to the gs2 from the g2x and couldn't be happier.
Very fast and snappy.... faster stock than my cm7 overclocked g2x was...it has a 1.5 processor stock...g2x was max overclocked at 1.5
Huge screen that is very easy to type on
It has already seen an update just a month after being out...we just got an update to 2.3.6 with free wifi calling that doesn't count against your minutes
Its the first phone to be activated to use dual core gps !!!! Best gps on ANY phone out.
http://androidandme.com/2011/12/new...ables-dual-core-location-on-snapdragon-phones
once again the tmobile gs2 is the FIRST AND ONLY phone right now to have this feature activated. Its only possible for snapdragon s3 processor phones
It has full cm7 and cm9 support...slayher and cyanogen himself are using the tmo gs2
Faux and whitehawx ( if you are a g2x user then you know these people) are developing roms and kernels for the g2x
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Newer phones almost always have updated/upgraded features/capabilities but beware of phone fever which is what the first buyers of the G2X suffered from because that was the first dual-core phone on the market and we all know what happened to it.
xAshxMoneyx said:
Supposedly quad core could be out as early as April, might be worth the wait.
I hope there's another G2X'ish phone that is powerful as hell but loses value quick so I can pick it up late in the year for cheap. Watched this G2X of mine lose half its value in 8 months and don't want that to happen again
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Amen brother I got my g2x in April now their pretty much free wait is my suggestions
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