Hi guys hope I'm posting this in the right place. I currently have a moto x 2014 but I'm not a fan of the battery life or unpredictable camera.
So my question is, do you think its worth me getting the one plus one? Or do you think the LG G3 would be a better option? Keeping in mind I'm in the UK so we have the 2GB G3 over here.
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Why would you want the OPO over the G3 or the G3 over the OPO? Both are fantastic phones, it just comes down to personal preference.
Well I'm struggling to decide between OPO and the G3 at the moment because I want a good camera and apparently the G3 has a better one than the OPO and good battery life which OPO beats G3 but I hear G3 has lag issues and shuts itself off occasionally for no reason when not being used and you have to turn it back on when you realise its gone off. I know 3 people all with that same issue, but its a nice looking phone lol
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I've had the OPO (I've had two actually) and although I've not had one for a long time I wasn't a huge fan of them. The phone is great, but the support is terrible should anything go wrong. Also, I couldn't use Sky Go as it picks up the rooted nature of CM11S, even with root disabled, so I can't use it
Hardware-wise the phone is great but I'd wait for the M9/S6/S6 Edge/G4 and make a decision from there (or even wait for the OP2)
Ah OK that shines some more light on the OPO lol. I hate Samsungs, touchwiz is aweful and although I can install a 3rd party launcher, the look of the settings and notification area is horrible
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Plenty of opinions around. The opo's main issues remain the screen sensitivity/ghost swipes and updates gone wrong.
The touch was very much improved to the point where it's almost neglectable by now. I will still get a ghost swipe once or twice during a week. It's not as sensitive as, say, an iPhone, but it doesn't disappoint either.
Battery is a beast. I've never seen a smartphone last as long as the opo. It can go for 2 days with medium-slightly heavy use. Doing almost nothing I can push it 3 days and there's been people who did more.
Software is great. It's cm, aka stock with plenty of options everywhere. Stability is rock solid.
Updates show up often enough. It's taking more than expected for Lollipop but it's a major version, so it's kind of expected.
As for updates gone wrong, I personally have no issue whatsoever but I've seen it happening. Can't elaborate any further, all running great here.
It's a good phone even if it's a bit too big. I'd still get it.
Can argue vs the g3, never had one.
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I actually have two OPOs and one of them has all of the touch issues. Don´t get me wrong, it´s AWFUL ANNOYING DISGUSTING to have them. But the phone does just so many things right in so little time and is so damn smooth when the touchscreen works that I just happen to love it. I had the pleasure to have a LG G3 for one week, THE FIRST DAY I had to root it and so on, disgusting performance and subpar battery life. It got way damn better, though stability was compromised.
So for me, it is worth taking the risk of buying an OPO, hell if you don´t have any of the issues reported as being standard, you get an awesome phone, the fastest out there, faster than a stock GN4, god knows what rooting could do to it...
However, if you prefer a near flawless phone with a little less performance and responsiveness and battery life, but a better screen and camera, i gotta give it to the LG G3, you should go with it.
OPO all the way for me...
The question is, is it worth changing from a moto x 2014 to the OPO? Lol I HATE the camera on the moto x 2014 its terrible IMO so I'm hoping the OPO has a better camera
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As they say "if it is not broken, why change it?" Apart from the camera, is everything else to your satisfaction? Why not save the money and buy a dissent mirrorless aps-c camera like the Samsung nx-300m? Compared to any phone it far than better.
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Hi guys hope I'm posting this in the right place. I currently have a moto x 2014 but I'm not a fan of the battery life or unpredictable camera.
So my question is, do you think its worth me getting the one plus one? Or do you think the LG G3 would be a better option? Keeping in mind I'm in the UK so we have the 2GB G3 over here.
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I owned three Moto X 2013 three times, bought two OnePlus, sold both, bought a Moto X 2014, sold Moto X 2014, bought another OnePlus, bought another Moto X 2014 on sale. Sold the Moto X 2014 again.
The Moto X 2014 is have a very exquisite design that I love. Superb signal and voice call quality. There wasn't any other phone better for data speed and getting good phone calls. The thing that I couldn't live with were:
-24gb of actual storage space from 32gb, and this was supposed to be a lightweight phone.
-Battery life while not bad is average, won't last the whole day like the OPO.
-Camera sucks, not the hardware itself, but the post processing technology. The Moto G 2014 takes better low light photos than the Moto X 2014, this is fact, I have done side by side comparison.
Phone camera has never been that important for me, but lately taking decent photo is something I need.
The Moto X camera have a few issues:
-Not great details in the distance.
-Extremely grainy low light shots, this can be cured by using HDR, the post processing will vastly improve the image quality, looking almost as good as the OnePlus, however, HDR shots mean you need to keep the phone still.
-Crappy at focusing macro details with video recording.
OnePlus camera is the best phone camera I've used so far in term of details. It's even more details than iPhone videos, since it takes 4K DCI video. Where other phones does better is they have better post processing technology, so they can deal with variety of situation and take much better low light photos. However, if you use the OnePlus and an advance camera app that let you tweak settings, you can control variety of things to get images that you want.
The one flaw with any CyanogenMod rom or rom based on it for this phone, is that continuous autofocusing for video recording will not work correctly. This is a hardware driver issue. I have to use ColorOS + Google Camera or the CM11S "CameraNext" app to get it working correctly. I won't be switching back to another rom until this issue is fixed.
The performance, battery life, display and overall function of this phone is great. Where it lost to the Moto X is the LTE signal and call quality, it's a world difference, but this is true for most other brand that isn't Motorola.
If you can get the OnePlus for the same price of the G3, then get the OnePlus, but not if it cost more.
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I really love my LG G2. The M8 is very intriguing. I know that having the latest phone is a futile case because the phones are always changing and evolving. The M8 does offer the same double tap to unlock the screen. I am sure it has better speakers. It also looks as if the battery life on the M8 is better than the M7.
If anyone has switched from the G2, I would like your feedback.
Yes, I posted this in another thread:
I came from the LG G2 and here are my observations so far:
1. I hated the camera on the G2. It was so slow and hard to get good pictures, especially of moving objects. Although the camera resolution on the M8 is a lot smaller, it's so much better and fine for my needs. If I want to print out pictures, I am going to use my DSLR anyhow.
2. I hate that the M8 only has one color for notifications and I can't use Lightflow to control them. That was something I did like on the G2.
3. The screen is a bit smaller on the M8.
4. Battery life so far has been okay. Haven't had it long enough to test thought. Batter life on the G2 was the best of any phone so far.
5. Build construction is by far the best of any phone on the M8 but everyone already knows that.
6. The addition of the SD card is awesome. I was already low on space on the G2 because of music and audio books. This will eliminate that with my 64GB SD card.
7. The speakers are awesome on the M8 but how many people listen to music through the built-in speakers.
Overall, I am liking the phone. Do I think it's a huge improvement over the G2...probably not and there are some things I like better on the G2. Maybe once we have full root on the M8 it will be better but for me, it's not a huge upgrade. I will probably keep it though and sell my G2.
I am sure there are other things that I will find that I like or dislike in the comparison but I probably will keep it. Just got it yesterday so I will play with it some more.
I did. I love everything about the M8, its lightning fast while the G2 felt slow sometimes. Also the phone itself is built way better. Only disadvantage I see is it has a smaller battery, but I really haven't noticed the difference.
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I don't understand how u guys describe the g2 as having a "slow camera" and "the g2 is slow sometimes"
the g2 camera is quite fast.. unless your settings weren't conducive for speed...and in general the g2s is is smooth and responsive, slow sometimes? not for me... ever!
I think.. bottom line.. people aren't satisfied unless they have the latest.... probably because we are trying to full that gaping home in our souls...
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Another former G2'er here. The headphone audio quality was the deciding factor for me to keep the M8. It's the best of any android phone I've used.
So far, battery, while definitely worse, isn't a drastic downgrade by any means.
Also the lightning speed of the M8's camera is a nice change.
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I did. steelersmb shares a lot of opinions as i do. i did like the G2 had the unlocked bootloader so AOSP android was a quick install and the M8 is stuck with Sense UI for now. I like the build of the M8 better but they are very similar phones. Gotta see what really matters to you and read the reviews on how they compare
The build quality puts the shiny plastic G2 to shame. Also, yay for MicroSD.
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I liked the G2 alot but I really always loved the gallery on this phone. The quick pictures and simplicity of the camera is bar none the best software. The G2 was a little buggy as well. Many times texts would scroll to the top for no reason and if an app like hangouts was open when I locked the screen the notification would disappear, which always drove me nuts. The only thing I hate with this phone is the lack of screen real estate with the stupid HTC bar on the bottom. I already rooted and shrunk the Nav bar so it doesn't drive me as crazy. If only I could have a blinkfeed page (not shortcut) with Nova Launcher or the ability to have a Scrollable dock and swipe gestures on HTC launcher I would be set for life. I also miss the wireless charging but I just ordered this aftermarket Wireless charger, we will see how that works. It was worth the change though. Every time I switch to HTC I always feel like I have a true premium phone. There's nothing like the premium build of this phone. And I have had every premium phone (with the exception of Moto X, if you'll call it that) as soon as they come out.
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I had the g2 for almost two weeks before I returned it for the m8. The g2 was decent but the UI just reminded me so much of touch wiz I couldn't get with it, m8 has lightly flat sense UI and micro sd slot and the speaker on the g2 was so low compared to boom sound and build quality.. the camera quality was the best part of the g2
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I had the g2 for almost two weeks before I returned it for the m8. The g2 was decent but the UI just reminded me so much of touch wiz I couldn't get with it, m8 has lightly flat sense UI and micro sd slot and the speaker on the g2 was so low compared to boom sound and build quality.. the camera quality was the best part of the g2
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One more positive on the G2 over the M8 was the ability for wireless charging. I used this all the time on my G2 and now I can't with the M8. I saw a post about something you can get to stick on the back of the phone but not the same.
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I don't understand how u guys describe the g2 as having a "slow camera" and "the g2 is slow sometimes"
the g2 camera is quite fast.. unless your settings weren't conducive for speed...and in general the g2s is is smooth and responsive, slow sometimes? not for me... ever!
I think.. bottom line.. people aren't satisfied unless they have the latest.... probably because we are trying to full that gaping home in our souls...
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Or your fast... Isn't everyone else's fast.
But I tried the G2 after my Sgs3... Felt like another galaxy phone. I was leaving Samsung because I wanted something fresh.
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I switched from the g2 and overall to me there is no comparison I love how smooth the m8 is.. only thing I like about the g2 was the fact that it had full root and I had aosp on it other than that the m8 is way better
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XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
I switched from the g2 and overall to me there is no comparison I love how smooth the m8 is.. only thing I like about the g2 was the fact that it had full root and I had aosp on it other than that the m8 is way better
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Sixth Sense might be the first manufacturer skin I leave on. I mean, hopefully a custom rom will remove all of the VZW bloat and the infuriating ongoing wifi notification. But Sense Seis is pretty harmless compared to... Optimus UI
Also, tried slow motion video for the first time last night. It's too cool.
Loved just about everything about the G2 outside of the build quality; I began to have random hardware glitches until a couple of drops destroyed the whole screen. Never needed a quick shutter for the kinds of pictures I took, so I'm going to miss the great camera on the G2. Battery life will be shorter on the M8 but it still has plenty of juice; farthest I've gone is about 30 hours of light usage. I also loved the G2's screen being just about the only thing on the entire face of the phone, but in hindsight I would have sacrificed a little more bezel to protect the screen more.
If you're already loving the G2 and aren't having problems with it, there isn't much reason to switch to the M8, especially before being able to fully compare it to the S5/G3/Z2.
I liked the gallery, wireless charging and battery about the G2...
UI speed, design and camera about the M8. shame if M8 had included bigger battery and wireless charging I would be 100% sold. now tetering on fence about returning..
I came from a Moto X & LG G2 & don't get me wrong but I prefer the G2 more for its bigger battery, bigger led notification & bigger screen. The HTC One M8 is one of my newest HTC phones since the Rezound and HTC came along way but that extra tallness just makes it feel like a candy bar phone. I am most likely going to return the HTC One & get my Moto X back (wife has the G2) or get another G2 who knows.
yea forgot to mention the height....its outrageously tall for the screensize. literally sticks out the top of the pocket on my apcs
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I liked the gallery, wireless charging and battery about the G2...
UI speed, design and camera about the M8. shame if M8 had included bigger battery and wireless charging I would be 100% sold. now tetering on fence about returning..
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I'm in the same boat but I usually end up switching phones every year any how. I keep them in good shape and sell them on eBay and usually get about half of what I pay for them. I am on the fence right now as well. It's a tough decision. I don't know why these companies aren't listening to what people want. I guess they take baby steps each year to make more money instead of implementing the best from other phones. I mean how hard would it have been to make some of these changes.
Hey do any of you who have switched to the m8 still have your G2 that you're willing to donate? Right now I'm maintaining an Index Thread, and a Help Thread for the G2, but I don't actually have the device. It'd be much easier to help out and such with the device.
Thanks
I switched from the G2
I switched from the G2. ...M8 is nice...It is taking some getting use to with the bigger size, though:laugh:
Hello guys,
The thing is I'm wondering if still worth buying the One S nowadays, it seems to be better than todays entry level phones like LG F5, Xperia M/L, etc. It's price is realy good, it got a lot of custom ROMs, plenty of very good kernels, stable OC and everything.
Thanks already for the replies
I'm happy with mine still. It may not feel as snappy as the latest devices but if you get a good price then do go for it.
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The HTC One S is one of the best cheap 2nd hand phones you can get IMO.
The negatives:
Terrible - almost unusable front camera. Back lens can be scratched easily since it protrudes a bit. Battery life is not the greatest but not the worse.
Lower resolution on the screen.
Positives:
Size is nearly perfect. Good camera. Excellent (but sometimes buggy) ROM support.
Last official ROM is really good.
Can get at a great price ($150).
Can get parts easily plus 3rd party larger batteries.
If the Moto G had a decent camera it would be a better buy than the HTC ONE S, but it has a terrible camera.
At $299, the vaporware OnePlus One is a good buy but for twice the price.
At around $130??? The Moto E? Is cheap but has a horrible camera and maybe no front camera.
Another option is a Nexus 4 - they seem to go around $200 or less. That would be another alternative.
It's really good for its price, I think it's the best cheap phone now you can get in the world if all you want is a decent camera and cool/unique slim design.
Yup, it blows out all new entry to med level of new phones. Don't forget it is indeed a small flagship two years before, so it's still doing good now. The hardware is all good, just make sure you get the z520e(S4 CPU), not z560e(S3 CPU).
There are some downsides like suck front camera, lower screen resolution(but you saved battery life and system will work faster on a qHD mon so it can be an advantage) and relatively slower software development because some devs already switched to other phones. But it looks like CM will continue support One S and devs here will try to give us the last upgrade - HTC 4.4.2 SixthSense later this year.
So, probably it is still safe to use it for two more years
If that's the most what you can pay for a phone .. then buy it ! You will never get anything like it with that price !
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Hi. I know this has been brought to question many, many times, but still, i'm having a hard time deciding. I got a Black Friday Code, which is valid until December 15. So i could get my hands on a Moto X (32gb) for around 420$. I've used the Moto X (2nd gen) and it's a beautiful phone. Feels premium in my hands and the screen and operating system is beautiful, Moto Voice is accurate and snappy, i loved the phone overall. On the other hand, there is this OnePlus One. 0.3 inches larger, but not sure if the proportion is the same (seems taller, but not wider, might be due to the capacitive buttons on the bottom). What i like about the OnePlus One better? - Capacitive Buttons, not a fan of of on-screen buttons, they take quite a chunk of my screen size. - Slightly large screen. (My note 3 suffered an accident, and its the phone i am looking to replace, i am used to the 5.5 inches, even if 0.3 difference inches is negligible, i can surely feel it between a 4.7 inch and a 5 inch phone). - Larger Battery. 'nuff said here. - 64 vs 32 GB Storage, neither of them has SD card slots, but 64G is huge for me.
"Higher" Levels of customization are irrelevant to me. I am a power user, and i've been around android since the times of the Motorola Milestone (Android Eclair 2.1) so i really like customization, but i could achieve that on a rooted Moto X and Xposed Modules and Such.
I am aware of some defective units being shipped, the yellow bleed on the bottom of the screen and the "already solved" black bar bug.
So question is, from you users, who have had both devices in hand, which one would you keep and why.
I am aware of the superior Customer Service by Motorola, but, is really the defective percentage of OnePlus One phones high? Is it really unstable to be your daily driver?
For me it comes to reliability vs power using. I wish both came in the same package, and they probably do, but surely outside my price range.
Thanks for your help!
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Because nobody wants them or because of the issues with the phone itself?
There really isn't a problem with this phone. You'll hear more complaints than praises, like anything. Battery life is a big thing for me. So I choose the one plus.
Go with the oneplus one man. Happy person over here, been having mines for 3 months and no issues other than some bugs from hardcore flashing...
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What ever blows your dress up. If you don't mind dumping the money for the X get it. If you want to save your money and still have a great phone get the 1+.
I have a Opo and considering the switch mostly for the software additions that Moto added. My wife just ordered one and once she gets hers I'll play with it and make a determination.
If I could make the decision again, it would be for the moto x... Yes, more expensive and a smaller screen, however at least I KNOW that I will be getting a quality unit with some level of manufacturer support... OPO said my dead pixel is normal and it shouldn't bother me that much... Do yourself a favor and get the moto x
Yeah, if you can afford it get moto x. And I been pretty happy with my One. But the warranty issues are concerning.
Thanks guys.
I asked myself the same question some time ago and I got the OPO.
I wanted yo try something different, and I'm pretty happy with my OPO, no problems at all.
My wife's Moto X arrived. It's a beautiful phone. The screen is (inaccurately) punchy. The added Moto software tweaks are pretty fantastic. The build is phenomenal. And it already has Lollipop. Performance is super snappy--noticeably better than the OPO.
Battery life, however, is a big step down from the OPO. And obviously it's more expensive. Camera looks to be about the same.
The One is really cool. I use mine since 6 months and it runs perfectly!
Comparison of specs: gsmarena .com /compare.php3?idPhone1=5601&idPhone2=6327
The OPO beats the MotoX hands down. I find the build quality to be really good, I love the soft back (Sandstone black edition) and metal strip running around the phone edges. Luckily, I haven't had any issues with the phone so can't say much about how helpful Oneplus is with warranty.
Stories said:
My wife's Moto X arrived. It's a beautiful phone. The screen is (inaccurately) punchy. The added Moto software tweaks are pretty fantastic. The build is phenomenal. And it already has Lollipop. Performance is super snappy--noticeably better than the OPO.
Battery life, however, is a big step down from the OPO. And obviously it's more expensive. Camera looks to be about the same.
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My current daily driver is a Moto X Pure Edition. I'm in possession of a OPO for a little while (another strange story that I'll elaborate on later if anyone's interested) so I decided to do a little A-B comparison. I have to say that I am very impressed by the OPO. But as Stories pointed out, I too found the Moto X to be much snappier and responsive. This surprised me, a lot because they have identical processors, and the OPO has 3gb ram vs 2gb for the X. Am I missing something here? FWIW: the OPO is brand new, box stock, locked bootloader etc....
Edit: I'm not dissing the OPO, rather I'm looking for suggestions to close the gap with the X.
When I first receive the OPO the size a big bit hard getting use to coming from Nexus 5. But after a month with this phone it's hands down the best phone out there. Ridiculous battery life tons of support and developments. It's like a nexus 5 with double the battery life
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I'm kind of fighting with a similar issue; Nexus 6 or OPO. I have both and have been using the N6 as my daily driver for the past week and 1/2. Great phone, love the big screen, super fast even with encryption on. The OPO just keeps drawing me back, its really that good. If you go over to the N6 thread you will see the same kind of issues that you see in the OPO thread, so I always take that with a grain of salt, neither pf the phones had any issues at all.
Either of your choices are good ones for sure. The OPO has the best battery life I've used in the last 5-6 years, I came from a N5, HTC One. It boils down, for me anyway, what features do you want and who best can fulfill it.
Ultimately you have to make the choice, but honestly you can't go wrong with the OPO.
I have owned both devices and I would go OnePlus one simply because the battery life of the Moto X is just not good at all. It does get you through a work day but some days I need more juice and I have to charge the phone several times a day. I recently went to NY and I had to charge the phone 3 times that day. That sucks to me. If it wasn't for battery life then it'll be a harder choice. Oh yeah, if camera is something you really need then Moto X is a no no. Here are my pros and cons between both devices:
Moto X pros over One +1:
-Fits much better in hand
-Very stylish, customizable look
-Extremely fluid performance, zero lag
-front facing speaker are only bested by The boomsound speakers
-The Motorola features are the best features added to android
Cons:
-Mediocre battery life
- crappy camera
- very limited storage options
- Development is almost non existent
One +1 pros over Moto X:
- bigger display, more screen real estate
- Much better battery life
- Much better camera
- Development is pretty good
- more storage
- Price
Cons:
- warranty issues
- yellow tint issues on many panels
- HArd to purchase ( fixed?)
- CM has some bugs (fixable with roms)
The best way to compare devices is to pretend they came out the same day. The One Plus is a few months old but if it was released today alongside the Moto X, considering the price, specs, development, battery life, performance and all, honestly I think the OnePlus would be the best option IMO.
I had all moto phones and I bought the oneplus one and I am very happy. I had the droid maxx (newest version of the max line) and other moto/droid phones before the 1+ one I'm glad that in switched. I have acdisplay to get my active display. The only thing I miss is the twist to activate camera.
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Moto X pros over One +1:
-Fits much better in hand
-Very stylish, customizable look
-Extremely fluid performance, zero lag
-front facing speaker are only bested by The boomsound speakers
-The Motorola features are the best features added to android
Cons:
-Mediocre battery life
- crappy camera
- very limited storage options
- Development is almost non existent
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I have to agree with your assessment of both devices. The decision relative to which criteria are most important is obviously a personal one. Thanks for your input.
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A question for you. Do any of the custom ROMs available for the OPO significantly improve the responsiveness and fluidity, vs stock CM11S?
After my brave soldier, Galaxy S2, broke down (after 4 years of use), I am looking for a new phone. What am I looking for:
OS updates for 2 years
Good camera (it would be nice to have good front camera too)
Good screen
Not bigger than 5.5" (5.5 is huge for me, coming from Galaxy S2)
Good build quality
Good battery life would be great! (it needs to last for the whole day)
Not a Samsung
So, I have considered following phones as candidates:
LG G3
Nexus 5
OnePlus One
But I have doubts about all of them.
First of all, the G3. I am afraid it will not receive updates for a long period of time. Also, I have heard that it has some issues with screen being too hot sometimes. And what about the camera on it? Is it good?
Second, the Nexus 5. This one looks for me as a winner, but I still have some questions about it. Isn't it a bit too old? And what about camera quality? Maybe you have any comments on this?
Last, but not least, the OnePlus One. This phone gives me headaches... A lot of people are saying that it is one of the best phones for under 400$ (my budget), but I have quite a few questions about it. Since I can only get it second hand, it has to be perfect. So, what about the camera quality, screen quality? Mostly I am worried about CyanogenMod. I have been using CM OS on my phone for quite some time and am able to say that it can be very buggy and annoying sometimes. Won't this be an issue for OnePlus One? And will it be updated to latest OS for at least 2 years? Also, what about build quality? I have heard that 64GB version (the black one) wears of very easily.
So there, I have a bit of an issue to solve and I do believe that XDA forum is the place to solve it! Maybe you can help me out and give me some suggestions on what should I buy?
Mariius said:
After my brave soldier, Galaxy S2, broke down (after 4 years of use), I am looking for a new phone. What am I looking for:
OS updates for 2 years
Good camera (it would be nice to have good front camera too)
Good screen
Not bigger than 5.5" (5.5 is huge for me, coming from Galaxy S2)
Good build quality
Good battery life would be great! (it needs to last for the whole day)
Not a Samsung
So, I have considered following phones as candidates:
LG G3
Nexus 5
OnePlus One
But I have doubts about all of them.
First of all, the G3. I am afraid it will not receive updates for a long period of time. Also, I have heard that it has some issues with screen being too hot sometimes. And what about the camera on it? Is it good?
Second, the Nexus 5. This one looks for me as a winner, but I still have some questions about it. Isn't it a bit too old? And what about camera quality? Maybe you have any comments on this?
Last, but not least, the OnePlus One. This phone gives me headaches... A lot of people are saying that it is one of the best phones for under 400$ (my budget), but I have quite a few questions about it. Since I can only get it second hand, it has to be perfect. So, what about the camera quality, screen quality? Mostly I am worried about CyanogenMod. I have been using CM OS on my phone for quite some time and am able to say that it can be very buggy and annoying sometimes. Won't this be an issue for OnePlus One? And will it be updated to latest OS for at least 2 years? Also, what about build quality? I have heard that 64GB version (the black one) wears of very easily.
So there, I have a bit of an issue to solve and I do believe that XDA forum is the place to solve it! Maybe you can help me out and give me some suggestions on what should I buy?
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In my opinion Lg G3.
Lets sort the list first. Shall we? Nexus 5 is way too old. Its back camera is also not upto the mark as compared to generation of phones and ofcourse why would it be? We have nexus 6 now.
Nexus 5 is out.
Lg G3- Camera quality awesome! Lg Interface Perfect! Os updates i am pretty sure it would get updates for a good time period! As Lg g1 was released one 4.1.2 and was updated till 4.4.2. Pretty nice run huh? And g3 was given soak test of lollipop before the nexus too! So yeah Lg G3 is a go. Awesome build quality too!
Oneplus one- Of all the news i have heard its good! yeah OS will gets updates for a pretty long period but i am unsure of the updates as cyanogenmod was overtaken from oneplus one via micromax ( in my country ). Now in terms of camera Lg is better. In terms of build quality LG is a go. About the os, it is very stable as compared to unofficial builds. The pixel density of oneplus one is very less than as compared to Lg g3!
In my terms go for lg g3 its perfect!!
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In my opinion Lg G3.
Lets sort the list first. Shall we? Nexus 5 is way too old. Its back camera is also not upto the mark as compared to generation of phones and ofcourse why would it be? We have nexus 6 now.
Nexus 5 is out.
Lg G3- Camera quality awesome! Lg Interface Perfect! Os updates i am pretty sure it would get updates for a good time period! As Lg g1 was released one 4.1.2 and was updated till 4.4.2. Pretty nice run huh? And g3 was given soak test of lollipop before the nexus too! So yeah Lg G3 is a go. Awesome build quality too!
Oneplus one- Of all the news i have heard its good! yeah OS will gets updates for a pretty long period but i am unsure of the updates as cyanogenmod was overtaken from oneplus one via micromax ( in my country ). Now in terms of camera Lg is better. In terms of build quality LG is a go. About the os, it is very stable as compared to unofficial builds. The pixel density of oneplus one is very less than as compared to Lg g3!
In my terms go for lg g3 its perfect!!
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But I just found out that G3 has some serious issues with heat and battery drain. I don't think it is one of the best choices for me.
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But I just found out that G3 has some serious issues with heat and battery drain. I don't think it is one of the best choices for me.
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Well man remember one thing. Don't believe on what others say! Its what you gotta believe and in that case you have also heard that oneplus one wears off? Its all up to you man. Final verdict is yours. I would recommend Lg G3.
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Well man remember one thing. Don't believe on what others say! Its what you gotta believe and in that case you have also heard that oneplus one wears off? Its all up to you man. Final verdict is yours. I would recommend Lg G3.
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It is very hard to get OnePlus for me, since not only I don't have an invitation, but also it doesn't ship to my country. So I have to buy second hand one. That sucks.
The G3: It is a looker for real. It is quite big, and has issues with heat (MKBHD it think talked about full brightness issue). He is quite a reliable source. Battery drain worries me too. Will I be able to use it for at least 24 hours? It is a very difficult decision to make.
The Nexus 5 would be a killer, but it's camera and battery life, it sucks.
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It is very hard to get OnePlus for me, since not only I don't have an invitation, but also it doesn't ship to my country. So I have to buy second hand one. That sucks.
The G3: It is a looker for real. It is quite big, and has issues with heat (MKBHD it think talked about full brightness issue). He is quite a reliable source. Battery drain worries me too. Will I be able to use it for at least 24 hours? It is a very difficult decision to make.
The Nexus 5 would be a killer, but it's camera and battery life, it sucks.
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Well man no, no android phone would last upto 24 hours after 3 months. So its all the same. Now, would you keep your phone on full brightness all the times? Would you man?? No. And heating issue, well man every android and ios phone over heats after gaming or continues usage over 1 hour or 2 hours max. So, its all the same. My Moto g 6 months old in the starting gave 20-22 hours backup and from next month 12-15 hours. So its all the same bro.
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Nexus 5 wont actually make sense as Nexus 6 is here and it is pretty old too.
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Hi, maybe its to early to compare but since the price for both devices are almost the same in Europe i really cant decide which one is the better choice. Let me tell you something, i really like the pure android experience on Moto but i think that LG isn`t bad either. I hear there are some problems with data connection and touch on LG, and i am not sure if they solve the issue. Then again, the specs are pretty much the same on both, or am i missing something?
So what do you think, from your point of view?
The LG G4 is available today brand new unlocked on eBay for $452, shipped. The reason i went with the X Pure is because LG's UI is ugly and a resource hog IMO. Motorola's additions to Android are minimal yet extremely useful, which i prefer. I also feel that since the Pure is being sold unlocked directly through motorola, there will be better development for it here on XDA.
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The LG G4 is available today brand new unlocked on eBay for $452, shipped. The reason i went with the X Pure is because LG's UI is ugly and a resource hog IMO. Motorola's additions to Android are minimal yet extremely useful, which i prefer. I also feel that since the Pure is being sold unlocked directly through motorola, there will be better development for it here on XDA.
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The G4 has 0 development (at least Verizon and other locked bootloader devices). I love my G4 but she's going back in the box when my 64gb Moto X Style arrives.
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I have the G4. So development is dead, if you have a carrier one you have touchscreen issues (miss touches and lag), there is a fix but you have to wait for the update. Locked bootloader... I love the phone but it is annoying to use at the moment. Bring on the moto x
I have the TMobile G4 and a recent update fixed the touchscreen issues. I never had data issues though.
I am planning on switching to the Moto X Pure Edition. While I don't mind the LG UI and the phone has some nice useful customizations, I still prefer the stock Android experience. Throw Moto's features on top of that and the experience is that much better! I am also looking forward to the carrier-free experience!
G4'ed it!
Thanks for the feedback guys, i think i ll get the Moto x Style
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Thanks for the feedback guys, i think i ll get the Moto x Style
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Good choice Don't get me wrong the screen and the camera on the G4 is awesome but stock is the way to go!
I'm coming from the Verizon G4. While I love the looks, the feel, the camera, etc, I'm just not getting a good feeling that it will ever see a bootloader unlock. My MXP is supposed to arrive in a week, and I'm really looking forward to it.
I'm on the G3 right now and looking at the G4 as my finacee needs a phone and can take my G3. I was hoping to get the Moto X Pure, but I can't bring myself to go backwards on camera quality. Can't count on the new Nexus phones being great in that department either.
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Exactly, there's much more to it. All cameras now are measured against the LG G4, new Galaxy range and iPhone 6. From everything I've seen the Moto X Play & Style are not on the same level as these phones.
I admit I got the G4 due to all the camera hype ... and it certainly lives up to that hype! Manual mode is cool, but honestly WAY over my head. However, I have come to realize I don't take very many pictures - I find myself wanting to take more pictures due the G4's camera though LOL. Personally, I'd rather the Moto features and stock Android over the G4 camera as said Moto features will get far more use than the camera. Yes, I may have situations where I am let down or aggravated by the camera on the X, but as I mentioned, taking pictures for me isn't a normal occurrence so it's worth the trade-off IMHO.
Edit: And I've had the first and second gen Xs and seen what improvements Motorola can make via software updates. While it may never get to G4 quality, I am confident they will address what ever shortcomings the camera has (assuming it's limited to software and not hardware)
I'm going to buy the MXP when I have to cash on hand. My last Android phone was a Droid Razr(ancient). I've since been to and iPhone 5s, and don't really like the OS. I've also been using a 2012 nexus 7 and still use it every day. The pure Android experience on the Nexus devices trump all. Add in the Moto Features and you can't go wrong. The Camera in the G4 is better, but if you're buying a ~&400 device for a camera only, you should buy an actual camera. The G4 also had an IR blaster, which I don't believe the Moto X Pure has. It would be nice to have that, but it really doesn't sway a decision for me. I also like the 0.2 inch boost on the screen size for the MXP, but that's an entirely opinion based decision. Dev support will certainly be better for Moto as well. I would also like to point out that the Moto X is actually cheaper, and straight from Moto, so customer support will be better than getting it from a rand third party on Ebay.
Looking at various reviews/pics of the X play, getting at the battery isn't all that complicated. It's not a plug'n'play replacement, but appears to be a rather simple disassembly process. If it's anything like the 1st gen moto g, it's a no brainer.
Folks, can we stick to the topic please. I'm all for no replacement for displacement but I don't want to read up it in an updates for phone thread.
I have a sony z3 compact with a 21 mp camera. It is nowhere near as good as a galaxy s5, s6, note whatever, g3, or g4. Not even close.
MP don't mean sh*t.
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I have a sony z3 compact with a 21 mp camera. It is nowhere near as good as a galaxy s5, s6, note whatever, g3, or g4. Not even close.
MP don't mean sh*t.
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Yeah I agree, not all sensors are created equal which means you could have horrible ones and good ones. Perfect example is the 8 MP sensors on the iPhone... there are a lot of 8 MP sensors on the market that don't come anywhere close to the photos the iPhones put out, some are down right laughable. I think the G4 and S6 will have a better camera than the moto x, however I do not think it will be by much, for me as long as it is decent I will be happy.
I wonder how many days after the first few MXP's are delivered it'll take for TWRP to show up? My guess is that by the time I receive mine on the 21st, there will be a couple lightly mod'ed roms to flash.
...and then the G4 goes back in the box.
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I wonder how many days after the first few MXP's are delivered it'll take for TWRP to show up? My guess is that by the time I receive mine on the 21st, there will be a couple lightly mod'ed roms to flash.
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It wont take long, the play got it quickly if I'm not mistaken, just a few drivers and it will be ready to go.
After reading some more reviews, I'm not so sure the G4 has a better camera. At least not for me. I rarely take pictures, but when I do, I only take them in good lighting areas. The reviews I have read say that the MXP has a better camera than any in good lighting. That's all I need to hear to give the MXP my vote for camera as well as my previously mentioned features.