hi im looking into buying one of these phones but idk which i want i know they are kind of the same but i know that the optimus 2x is over seas phone but im not worried about that
i just wanta ask for a little info this will be my first dual core phone
im looking for a 4g phone idk if the o2x will get it in usa?
idk what dev is better?
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hi im looking into buying one of these phones but idk which i want i know they are kind of the same but i know that the optimus 2x is over seas phone but im not worried about that
i just wanta ask for a little info this will be my first dual core phone
im looking for a 4g phone idk if the o2x will get it in usa?
idk what dev is better?
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I would say get the g2x for USA connection-wise, although the o2x has more of a development base and we g2x'rs just get everything ported eventually to us. This line is pretty awesome (if you can deal with little quirk here and there). AS for what dev is better.... thats nonsense. Every dev has something to contribute and without most of them we wouldnt be were we are today with our phones.
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hi im looking into buying one of these phones but idk which i want i know they are kind of the same but i know that the optimus 2x is over seas phone but im not worried about that
i just wanta ask for a little info this will be my first dual core phone
im looking for a 4g phone idk if the o2x will get it in usa?
idk what dev is better?
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The phone version you need depends on which cell service provider you have a plan with. The G2X and Optimus 2X (except for the Canadian Optimus 2X which is a G2X) work exclusively on different networks. First, decide which network you are going to sign up for then pick the appropriate phone version.
I agree with the above, but take into account what you want, and how much you have to spend. Where you are located is really important to determine connectivity.
After having played with the G2x for 5 months now, I'd advise someone to spend their money elsewhere, imo. If you can get it for cheap, no brainer.
Dev support is practically a chain. International O2x's gets the goodies first, while we get the end of the stick.
Also make sure you understand that the G2x Does not have an FM Radio.. Just in case you need that. Optimus 2x Seems to have a working FM radio while I've heard ours is disconnected by hardware.
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Hey everyone! I'm new to XDA and android and could use some help. Been looking for my first android phone and am currently living in the dominican republic. My carrier operates on the 850 band for their 3g network. I need to be able to purchase an unlocked phone or a phone off contract that i can unlock without complications. Some phones i have looked into are Nexus S, Desire HD, Atrix, G2x and a few others. Nexus S doesnt work with my carrier for their 3g and the desire hd lacks a front facing camera.
I could really use some help or guidance in finding the right phone... All your help is greatly appreciated. Have posted in a few other forums, but to not much avail. Thanks again everyone!
The Galaxy 4g phone has 850 band and FFC and is a decent choice. I do not know how good the Coverage of 4g is in Dominican so even though it is a great phone you may only have 3g reception. You could get a Galaxy S phone and install a FFC in it(or buy it that way) would save some money but it is older tech .... .........BUT there is a ALOT of support here in XDA for the Galaxy S. And there is multi language already installed in it.Or you could wait until the New S2 makes it here in June sometime.
If you went with a Galaxy S (Vibrant,Captivate, etc) here in the states you can get for about 175-250.00 right now vs 450-550.00 for a new phone.
So, there are some options. I would stay away from the Atrix, Motorola is not hacker friendly and there are some other quality issues about them I am not convinced it is worth the money.
BTW, Welcome to the forum. This is the best place to be to learn about Android phones. Look at the specific phone forums and read up. This will assist in understanding the phone and help you make a more informed decision.
Good Luck in your quest....... Cheers
Thanks for the helpful info. I have been reading up on the forums and have also heard about the Atrix issues.
As for the Galaxy S, I do like that phone, but as you mentioned, it does have some older tech especially compared to what is being released this month and next. I don't mind paying a little more having a more up to date phone. Hence my hesitation with something like the Desire HD or Inspire and it's lack of a FFC.
As for the network here, no 4g yet. One of the carriers "Orange" is looking into it, but wouldnt be for a while. Also, I'm quite exactly how much longer I'll be here.
Desperate to get a phone and was hoping to do it this week while my friend in back in the US and could pick it up for me so that I dont have to pay the rediculous taxes at customs when ordering electronics.
The G2X is looking like an option, but i dont know about unlocked nor exactly how much at this point. This is proving to be more difficult that i imagined, been at it for a few months now. Who would think that with so many choices there would actually be so few choices!
Any continued help is still greatly appreciated! thanks again!
I hope this is not an old post. I tried searching for it, but I couldn't find any info.
I bought LG P990 from Amazon... And the seller store sent me an LG G2X
Are the both exactly the same?
I don't think so since the Android release isn't the same for both devices.
And I hate the T-mobile logo!
The LG P990 is sold for $400 and the Unlocked G2X $340 - $380!!
Any comments or suggestions appreciated.
no they are not exactly the same they do have the same outer caseing i think because I have a ext batt that is for the O2x and it fits the G2x perfectly. The O2x has not gotten GB yet as far as I know. I also dont think you can use a p990 in the US without unlocking it and then you probally wont get the full use of the phone I think again I am not an expert but I know if you unlock an I phone and use it on TMO network wich is the same technology as ATT you dont get full data fetures or any data at all someone said. So I would imagin it would be the same for a overseas phone. Maybe someone who really knows can enlighten us.
I am not in USA. I am in Egypt. We have GSM here. I am not asking about the network capabilities, I want to know about the phone itself.
I found this on engadget.com:
"While the hardware remains the same elegant Tegra 2-infused slab of glass, metal and plastic, the software has been liberated from the shackles of LG's UI customizations into a serving of vanilla Froyo -- the exact same approach T-Mobile took when it introduced the Desire Z as the G2 without HTC's custom Sense skin last fall."
Hardware is the same software is different. Simple question simple answer.
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The O2X has a custom LG UI similar to Samsung's UI. It has too many colors and I don't like it. The O2X also comes with way too many preinstalled system craplications. I am in Thailand and looked at the O2X in the stores here. I did not like the UI so I bought a G2X from the USA, sim unlocked it and using it here in Thailand. I much prefer the stock UI and wanted GB now also.
The hardware is not identical. The O2X supports 900, 2100 3G (at least as sold in Thailand), while the G2X supports only 1700, 2100 3G. Also the internal memory is partitioned differently so you cannot flash a ROM meant for the O2X on the G2X and vice versa. The exterior cosmetics is identical except for the T-Mobile logo on the front.
If you bought a P990 and you received a P999 you did not receive what you paid for. You should complain to Amazon and get a refund if it bothers you and you want only a P990. If you don't mind and you have 2100 3G where you are then you can keep it and use it. Due to the vanilla Android, the G2X is a little better than the O2X in my opinion.
The seller store from Amazon called "abe-123" refuses to admit the mistake. They say it's the same phone, just different names. Although they have 2 different listing on Amazon for both G2X and P990 with 2 different prices!
The G2x is pretty much an LG Optimus 2X. I believe it's the same hardware, but they use different basebands, and the Optimus 2X has an FM Radio.
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The G2x is pretty much an LG Optimus 2X. I believe it's the same hardware, but they use different basebands, and the Optimus 2X has an FM Radio.
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Different radio chips. If the same you could change the bands by flashing, which we cannot do. I have had other phones where you could change the radio code and get different bands. I believe if we swapped basebands on the G2X and O2X we would have a brick on our hands.
yazer79 said:
The seller store from Amazon called "abe-123" refuses to admit the mistake. They say it's the same phone, just different names. Although they have 2 different listing on Amazon for both G2X and P990 with 2 different prices!
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Complain to Amazon, not the seller. Amazon requires sellers to take back products if the buyer is unhappy. It is a requirement of selling on Amazon. If you complain to Amazon they will more than likely freeze the funds until the matter is settled.
I agree with the last poster you did not get what you ordered they are not the same you can get LG involved if you have to.
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jboxer said:
Different radio chips. If the same you could change the bands by flashing, which we cannot do. I have had other phones where you could change the radio code and get different bands. I believe if we swapped basebands on the G2X and O2X we would have a brick on our hands.
So that explains it!
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Hello everyone,
As you can see I am a newbie and this is my first post. Excuse me if a thread like this was made before, but after searching on the web I recently found out that I can use my E71 sim card on AT&T phones. I would like people's opinion on which phone I should buy? I also hear from fellow students that CES 2012 just happend. Should I wait for the new phones or just purchase a phone that is out now?
Thanks and much appreciated
Depends what you want, how much you can afford a month and how much your willing to spend on a phone. If your looking for prepaid virgin mobile is good, they have the motorola triumph, htc wildfire s, lg optimus v, lg optimus slider and samsung intercept (all are android) look up some planes on the internet, at&t prepaid is good but metro pcs has nice 4g phones and android phones, I see you want to no whats the best phone from straigt talk, i dont no much about the phones but check out metro,virgin, and at&t
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Well I just read up on how ST has a loop hole and you can use mainly AT&T phone and some T-Mobile phones with the right 3G frequencies. I was willing to spend no more than $250 for a phone, but I don't know how long the loop hole is going to be open so I don't want to spend a lot on a phone and it not work. I was looking at the Atrix but various sites aren't every accurate when it came to comparing it to the Infuse or Inspire and other phones.
Do u want prepaid? For 250 you can by a nice prepaid phone
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Straight Talk offers 2 android phones. The LG Optimus Q and the Samsung Galaxy Precedent.
If u want more android for prepaid id say metro pcs or virgin mobile
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From what I read can't I just use any phone from AT&T and use my sim card on it? The phones from ST are entry level android and I want a full fledge android phone if there is such a thing.
Yes, you can use any AT&T smartphone on Straight Talk, I did it for about a year. For under $250, I'd try and get an AT&T band Nexus S, an Infuse, or maybe a Galaxy S2 if you can go an extra $100 higher. It's definitely worth the extra cash.
My local Walmart thinks there will be a new Android phone available in February 2012 for Straight Talk, any idea on make/model? or if worth the wait?
Look at virgin mobile, 4g is coming this year but all there other Android is 3g
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I have been doing some reading and is it worth buying a 4G phone, since ST doesn't use 4G yet. Until they upgrade their bands?
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Look at virgin mobile, 4g is coming this year but all there other Android is 3g
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I think you're missing the point of the OP. He's not asking for recommendations for carriers, or phones on other carriers. He's only interested in StraightTalk, and since ST's GSM phones (at least, the E71) runs on AT&T, you can just stick the E71's SIM card in an AT&T phone and use it. He's asking for good/cheap AT&T phones to run on StraightTalk.
So, to answer the OP's question, I would probably try to go with a Nexus S (look for the AT&T band one, like entropism said), or maybe a used iPhone 4.
OK, not even sure if this is the right place to post this question or not... But I am switching to T-Mobile (Small Business Plan $49.95 unlimited plan without phones) So I am buying my own phones.. I am trying to figure out what phones I can get that will do there 4G network, I think the network is HSPA+
I have been looking on eBay for phones, found a bunch of unlocked phones from over seas, just not sure as far as what ones will do the 4G, they list 2G and 3G and the different bands but have 4G in the title...
I am tired of big phones, I have the HTC Evo no, I want to go back to one the size of my old HTC Inc....
I wish there where career specific forums on here. Thanks for any help!!
Kyle
Most unlocked phones from overseas will not get AWS bands which t-mobile uses. The Galaxy Nexus will get 4G..but for the size you are looking for, I would go with an HTC Amaze. Make sure it is the T-mobile version.
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Most unlocked phones from overseas will not get AWS bands which t-mobile uses. The Galaxy Nexus will get 4G..but for the size you are looking for, I would go with an HTC Amaze. Make sure it is the T-mobile version.
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Thanks. I actually have my friends HTC Amaze phone that I was testing to make sure T Mobile service was better then Sprint in all the places I go (It is much better). It is a little big... The Samsung Blaze isn't to bad, but feels a little cheap...
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Thanks. I actually have my friends HTC Amaze phone that I was testing to make sure T Mobile service was better then Sprint in all the places I go (It is much better). It is a little big... The Samsung Blaze isn't to bad, but feels a little cheap...
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If you want a high quality decently specced phone, you aren't going to be able to find anything smaller than the amaze...
The Blaze seams pretty good as far as speeds go. The Amaze feels alot better because it is heaver... I guess worst case I could just go with the Blaze.. To bad I couldn't get one of those Casio G Shock phones to work 4G, that thing looks indestructible!!
I decided to go with the Samsung Exhibit ll, it looks about the same size as my old HTC inc
Is anyone using one of these here in the States? What network are you on and how is the service?
I have an opportunity to get one at a reasonable price and I regret getting rid of my Optimus 3D last year.
Personally, i dont think Lg is bringing that phone to the america since the thrill was kind of a flop... They might bring it to metro or something, but not close to AT&T. Since almost all phones, including the Optimus G are already a quad core, and with the s4 coming and note 2, the 3d max wont stand a chance.
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Personally, i dont think Lg is bringing that phone to the america since the thrill was kind of a flop... They might bring it to metro or something, but not close to AT&T. Since almost all phones, including the Optimus G are already a quad core, and with the s4 coming and note 2, the 3d max wont stand a chance.
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Hey,
No, that's not what I meant. I just wanted to know if anyone was using an international version on any US networks, and if so, what network. It seems like all users are in Europe and Asia.