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Picked up a G2X, most likely returning to my Vibrant

I picked up a G2x earlier today at lunch time
Pros:
Phone is very fast, looks good, and has good data speeds
GPS is absolutely instantaneous, and had me within under 10ft <--- flipping awesome
Screen looks good i.e. color and brightness, very comparable to amoled
HDMI mini
Stock android is nice, very little bloatware
[*[Camera takes very good pictures + flash is nice
Cons:
Beveled glass on the front looks nice, but doesn't feel well when holding
Phone is 20% heavier than the vibrant and is noticeable
Touch sensitivity isn't the greatest
Backlight bleed isnt as bad as some others on here, but still poorer than many other lcd phones ive had
Power button should have been on the top left
Very nice phone, I think LG did a good job with it. Just doesn't suit my tastes. I would highly recommend it to anyone though, even over the Vibrant/4g. But for me its back to Vibrant, awaiting the SGS2 if it ever comes out
These pros/cons are strictly personal opinions/taste please do not spam thread yelling or telling me I am a moron, its unnecessary.

How is the HDMI port a con?

Can you expand on what you mean about the feel of the glass, and also the touch sensitivity?
Touch sensitivity on the Samsungs were very good I agree. Your finger can actually be within a millimeter or so off the screen and it will pick you up, don't even have to touch it. Is this not the case with the LG? Wonder if this is software-tweakable/hackable.

those are some pretty minimal cons you have listed if you ask me. power button should be on the left? its not that serious. different stokes for different folks I s'pouse.

Ummm... I don't know what you're talking about with screen sensitivity... once I removed the protective film, it is just as sensitive as my Captivate was. And I have less miss-types as well because it seems like they used a tighter capacitive matrix (much like the Inspire has) than the Cappy.
I don't understand how HDMI is a con.
And the beveled glass just takes some getting used to - if you hold it with your hand wrapped around just below the camera, it adds more stability.

I agree with you on the weight though. I think manufacturers should make more emphasis on keeping weight down. Don't know why you'd want to carry any more weight than necessary. The usual argument is actually *for* higher weight, which I don't get at all. Weight doesn't make something "more solid." It actually usually makes it more prone to damage. A light, plastic object is much more likely to flex, bounce, and otherwise slowly absorb impact than a heavy, metal object which will immediately transmit the full G-force of the impact inside.

uploder said:
those are some pretty minimal cons you have listed if you ask me. power button should be on the left? its not that serious. different stokes for different folks I s'pouse.
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They are minimal I absolutely agree, which is why I stated the list is strictly personal opinion. I dislike the power button being so close to the volume keys, it doesn't feel good. Using thumb for volume rocker my pointer finger would either hit the left side top area or the top left area. I am right handed and hardly ever use the phone with left hand so its strictly a personal thing.
dasbin said:
Can you expand on what you mean about the feel of the glass, and also the touch sensitivity?
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Its not so much the feel of the glass, more or less the touch sensitivity. I find myself retouching the screen a lot more than I would like to
Aspeds2989 said:
How is the HDMI port a con?
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Not sure how that got in there as a con lol edited.

Lol i Love when u said power button should be on the left... just to satisfies u? Cause u coming from a vibrant.. Lol. I have a vibrant and side power button suck pretty much. And phone is 20% heavier than vibrant lol. Grab a Thunderbolt and we talk after.
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EtherealRemnant said:
Ummm... I don't know what you're talking about with screen sensitivity... once I removed the protective film, it is just as sensitive as my Captivate was. And I have less miss-types as well because it seems like they used a tighter capacitive matrix (much like the Inspire has) than the Cappy.
And the beveled glass just takes some getting used to - if you hold it with your hand wrapped around just below the camera, it adds more stability.
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Cant explain this one honestly. Just from personal use Is easier on my Vibrant. I have also had the Vibrant since launch so it might be I am just used to it thats all.
I think how I "like" to hold it, it doesn't do so well with my hands. Maybe I have smaller hands idk lol. It feels awkward to hold comfortably

ajftl said:
Lol i Love when u said power bottom should be on the left... just to satisfies u? Cause up coming from a vibrant.. Lol. I have a vibrant and side power button suck pretty much. And phone is 20% heavier than vibrant lol. Grab a Thunderbolt and we talk after.
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I love your comments. Please post more.

ajftl said:
Lol i Love when u said power bottom should be on the left... just to satisfies u? Cause up coming from a vibrant.. Lol. I have a vibrant and side power button suck pretty much. And phone is 20% heavier than vibrant lol. Grab a Thunderbolt and we talk after.
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lol I wouldn't/don't expect them to redesign a phone just for me. Hence the cons/pros are personal opion/taste only. I think the Vibrant power button would have been a little nicer if it was easier to f*ing click so I agree with you on that one mostly. I cant comment on Thunderbolt since I have not held one yet, but I feel sorry for anyone who has one if its that heavy. So used to the Vibrant's weight.

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I love your comments. Please post more.
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Not really. This thread stupid
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ajftl said:
Not really. This thread stupid
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I don't see how my thread is stupid. While the pros/cons may be personal taste/opinion, it doesn't make it stupid. I think the phone is a fantastic device and I would highly recommend it. I am merely giving a different review then others already have. Reviews are good to have, especially ones that are non-biased and truthful.

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Not really. This thread stupid
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Agreed but I was talking in general
To the OP, I have been using a Vibrant as well since July and I don't know about you but It's a relief to actually have a working GPS. I understand you like the lightness of the Vibrant but come on. It's so light, it feels like a cheap piece of plastic.

jrwingate6 said:
To the OP, I have been using a Vibrant as well since July and I don't know about you but It's a relief to actually have a working GPS. I understand you like the lightness of the Vibrant but come on. It's so light, it feels like a cheap piece of plastic.
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I can not agree with you more on the GPS. I don't even bother trying to use it on my Vibrant. I will however disagree to an extent on the "cheapness" I enjoy the feel of it. I only look at the front of the phone so the back can be whatever it needs to be and I could care less. I don't need a phone to look aesthetically pleasing, or feel luxurious. For me it feels just about right. Personal taste

U might be waiting a while for the sgs2. Hence why I just ordered the g2x. The sgs4g is slow as ****, and lags like a ************. Not to mention no camera flash, no internal memory. The g2x seems like a nice piece of hardware. Cant wait til ups gets here with it tomorrow.
Side note... Anyone wanna buy my sgs4g.... Im just a **** hair out of the buyers remorse.
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Vibrants lack of camera flash is a big CON for me as well. Don't even try to say night mode replaces a camera flash because it doesn't.

highdefdinardo said:
U might be waiting a while for the sgs2. Hence why I just ordered the g2x. The sgs4g is slow as ****, and lags like a ************. Not to mention no camera flash, no internal memory. The g2x seems like a nice piece of hardware. Cant wait til ups gets here with it tomorrow.
Side note... Anyone wanna buy my sgs4g.... Im just a **** hair out of the buyers remorse.
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Hey no threadjacking : P. Yeah I am not gonna get my hopes up on a release thats before July. My Vibrant is extremely fast and does not lag(custom rom). Camera flash would have been nice yes. The g2x is a very nice piece of hardware, just not my cup of tea.

jrwingate6 said:
Vibrants lack of camera flash is a big CON for me as well. Don't even try to say night mode replaces a camera flash because it doesn't.
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And the need to modify for decent performance sux. Good bye vibe.
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jrwingate6 said:
Vibrants lack of camera flash is a big CON for me as well. Don't even try to say night mode replaces a camera flash because it doesn't.
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I will not argue that. The night mode only works better if your actually outside taking a picture of something not so close which would render the flash useless anyways. I carry a regular camera with me when I need to take good pics, so phone camera isn't all that important to me.

Power button wiggles

Am I the only one whose Motorola G has a loose power button? It's not that big of a deal, but it makes a hollow noise if I shake the phone slightly. The volume buttons are fine though.
Am I just being paranoid?
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Silencer96 said:
Am I the only one whose Motorola G has a loose power button? It's not that big of a deal, but it makes a hollow noise if I shake the phone slightly. The volume buttons are fine though.
Am I just being paranoid?
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Nope. You're not the only one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2547293, http://www.modaco.com/topic/366780-power-button-rattle/

The buttons on mine wiggle a little as well. And according to the reviews that I have read and watched that seems to be a normal thing with this phone.
I suppose this is just part of the lower price point. And to be honest, I can live with wigglin' buttons as long as the phone works well^^ And the buttons still work perfectly fine and "feel right" when you press them, it's not like they feel mushy. So it's perfectly fine in my opinion.

Matttis said:
The buttons on mine wiggle a little as well. And according to the reviews that I have read and watched that seems to be a normal thing with this phone.
I suppose this is just part of the lower price point. And to be honest, I can live with wigglin' buttons as long as the phone works well^^ And the buttons still work perfectly fine and "feel right" when you press them, it's not like they feel mushy. So it's perfectly fine in my opinion.
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I agree. It's one of those things I didn't really notice until it was pointed out by someone else. How often do you pick up your phone and shake it anyway?! I actually think the buttons feel quite good - nice and "clicky"!

flargen said:
I agree. It's one of those things I didn't really notice until it was pointed out by someone else. How often do you pick up your phone and shake it anyway?! I actually think the buttons feel quite good - nice and "clicky"!
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Exactly, they do feel "clicky"^^ I've tested devices before where the buttons were so mushy and weird, half the time you couldn't tell whether you actually pressed the button correctly or not...
I don't care about the wigglin', as long as the buttons give me the feedback that I actually pressed them I am perfectly happy.

Matttis said:
Exactly, they do feel "clicky"^^ I've tested devices before where the buttons were so mushy and weird, half the time you couldn't tell whether you actually pressed the button correctly or not...
I don't care about the wigglin', as long as the buttons give me the feedback that I actually pressed them I am perfectly happy.
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That's exactly how my old Desire HD was. It sometimes took 2/3 goes to turn on the screen because I wasn't sure if I pressed the button or not... That and the button being in a stupid place!

Silencer96 said:
Am I the only one whose Motorola G has a loose power button? It's not that big of a deal, but it makes a hollow noise if I shake the phone slightly. The volume buttons are fine though.
Am I just being paranoid?
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I have a similar issue.. my power button is tighter than my volume rocker which seems very loose and rattles even when I am just handling the phone! Annoying!
Should I try get an exchange or is this common perk of the MG?

kkh786 said:
I have a similar issue.. my power button is tighter than my volume rocker which seems very loose and rattles even when I am just handling the phone! Annoying!
Should I try get an exchange or is this common perk of the MG?
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It's a common thing. That and the mediocre camera are probably what we could put into the "you get what you pay for" box.
But in exchange for that we got Gorilla Glass 3, a more than solid quadcore CPU and a 720p display for under 200 bucks (if you got the 8gb version)! And while the buttons wiggle they still have a nice clicky feedback.
If you want a phone with better build quality you should buy a phone within a different price range^^ But to be honest, I expected the build quality to be much worse. This actually strikes me as a pretty solidly built phone.

Take the back off, slide in a tiny bit of paper down the buttons, re-attach back, no more rattling
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The camera is, surprisingly enough, relatively decent. I reckon that Motorola's skinned camera app is at fault, which is why everyone is quibbling over such subtle minutia. A phone with a five megapixel camera that snaps decent photos is more than enough for most people.
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The camera is alright. It's good enough for sharing some photos on social networks and that is all you really need it for anyway^^
It's obvious that they tried to cut some corners with the camera but they didn't go too far with it. It's still a useful camera and not just utter garbage.

theoneofgod said:
Take the back off, slide in a tiny bit of paper down the buttons, re-attach back, no more rattling
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You, sir, are a genious.
I wonder why I didn't think of that before
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theoneofgod said:
Take the back off, slide in a tiny bit of paper down the buttons, re-attach back, no more rattling
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I dont understand how to put the paper as you say. Can you explain me?

alexillo said:
I dont understand how to put the paper as you say. Can you explain me?
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Remove the back cover. Take 2 tiny bits of paper and slot them into the buttons (phone facing down).

Right Hand ONLY Usage?

Can it be used right handed only without the inner portions of your hands activating something on the edge panel?

opensourcefan said:
Can it be used right handed only without the inner portions of your hands activating something on the edge panel?
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It's made to differentiate between accidental and purposeful touches

jooniloh said:
It's made to differentiate between accidental and purposeful touches
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And in real life usage does that seem to work?

opensourcefan said:
And in real life usage does that seem to work?
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Yea I have never turn on the edge panel when I didn't want to.
So it works very well.
Also you can 180° the phone and use it with the edge on the other sode. There will be a virtual button at the bottom for home, back and app window.

Agreed. The guys at Samsung got this one right... it works pretty damn good in both hands.

opensourcefan said:
And in real life usage does that seem to work?
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xile6 said:
Yea I have never turn on the edge panel when I didn't want to.
So it works very well.
Also you can 180° the phone and use it with the edge on the other sode. There will be a virtual button at the bottom for home, back and app window.
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mediopolis said:
Agreed. The guys at Samsung got this one right... it works pretty damn good in both hands.
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Yes, it works extremely well. Like xile6 said, you can use it left handed with soft keys at the "bottom". This is one of the best Samsung devices I've ever used (I work in a telecom company and use 20+ various Samsung devices a day.)

Excellent to know guys, thank you.

What are Interesting features of S8?

What are Interesting features for Purchasing of S8?

Bixby button.

INFINITY DISPLAY
FORCE TOUCH
BIXBY(and the bixy eye thing, whatever its called)
DEX
IRIS SCANNER
8MP FRONT FACING
ADJUSTABLE SCREEN RESOLUTION

Whats the infinite display?

britchel said:
Whats the infinite display?
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its basically the name of their edge to edge screen

MINTED7 said:
its basically the name of their edge to edge screen
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Why is that interesting?

britchel said:
Why is that interesting?
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Cause it's the first of it's kind?

Ok, thanks... to me it has nothing special, just my opinion.

britchel said:
Ok, thanks... to me it has nothing special, just my opinion.
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You're in the wrong forum, just my opinion.

Lmao.
Thanks for your opinion, but I'll stick to whichever forum I want to. ?

kamalakarreddy said:
What are Interesting features for Purchasing of S8?
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None above and beyond that of any phone. I would imagine you are here to bait and upset because you would know all this without asking in the forum if you actually cared.
It has the best battery life of any flagship right now, it has the best display, best camera front and back, Exynos is the fastest and smoothest experience of current flagships including the pixel which I sold for being too glitchy, it has wireless charging, an iris scanner, it's waterproof in a metre of water for up to an hour, it has the fastest wifi of most flagships, it can connect to multiple bluetooth devices at once, and bixby reminds you to set your alarm when you go to bed.
Interestingly it has awful audio quality through headphones.
I am sure if it had Apple OS you'd find that interesting.

britchel said:
Why is that interesting?
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Large screen in a less bulky phone...

mjones73 said:
Large screen in a less bulky phone...
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Thank you sir... that's the answer i was looking for. :victory:

Need urgent HELP plz.

Hi all...
Could you check one thing for me pls?
Put your OP6 on a hard surface like a study table(mine is made of wood) and charge it. Take off any case etc. Also without any shoes or slippers etc.
Then run your fingers along the sides i.e. along the metal frame while it's charging.
Do you feel like a hint of current/electricity on your fingers?
I feel like the minutest of minute vibration while running my fingers.
But only when it's on a hard surface.
When I hold it in my hands, I don't feel anything.
Please kindly do this test and tell me.
Thank you.

Xebeck said:
Hi all...
Could you check one thing for me pls?
Put your OP6 on a hard surface like a study table(mine is made of wood) and charge it. Take off any case etc. Also without any shoes or slippers etc.
Then run your fingers along the sides i.e. along the metal frame while it's charging.
Do you feel like a hint of current/electricity on your fingers?
I feel like the minutest of minute vibration while running my fingers.
But only when it's on a hard surface.
When I hold it in my hands, I don't feel anything.
Please kindly do this test and tell me.
Thank you.
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Just tested it the way your described me too and didn't notice anything. Wooden desk as well.

Solution6996 said:
Just tested it the way your described me too and didn't notice anything. Wooden desk as well.
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Thanks..
But were you bare feet...
Without shoes or slippers... With slippers on, I don't feel anything as well...
And while running the fingers along the Metal frame/side.
Cheers

are you licking a 9V battery with your other hand?

cliffr39 said:
are you licking a 9V battery with your other hand?
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Was that a joke?
Of course not, I wasn't...

That happens with MacBook too! I mean thats electrical discharge / leakage. Thats pretty normal. You might get a minor shock if you lick the metallic contacts or if the same comes in contact with your sensitive areas like elbow, belly and below that
Relax!

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That happens with MacBook too! I mean thats electrical discharge / leakage. Thats pretty normal. You might get a minor shock if you lick the metallic contacts or if the same comes in contact with your sensitive areas like elbow, belly and below that
Relax!
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So do I need to replace it...

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So do I need to replace it...
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Not at all.

Same happens on my OP3, but it stopped after few months randomly. I think you shouldn't get the replacament unit, or at least i didn't because i don't live in a country that oneplus is officially selling devices, if you do and it's not much pida, go ahead, but you might get the same resultl lol

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Not at all.
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Imotep95 said:
Same happens on my OP3, but it stopped after few months randomly. I think you shouldn't get the replacament unit, or at least i didn't because i don't live in a country that oneplus is officially selling devices, if you do and it's not much pida, go ahead, but you might get the same resultl lol
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Basically
I just wanna know if this extra current can affect my OP6 or not?
Like battery life or circuits in the mother board etc...
Cheers

I got it replaced and it's working fine now...