LG Optimus 4X HD P880 - user opinions and reviews
- bobby
- HDE
AnonD-13788, 28 Mar 2013i noticed its on the way, but still branded does cause a lot more waiting. Anyway i have 4 mon... moreHi uk user if your looking now for 3 months time when this phone will be about a year old and probable no longer avalable from any good uk retailers I would probably wait for either the next nexus or if rumors are close to reality the Motorola xphone could also be avalabe through Google play. The LG optimus 4x HD is a great phone ... but to buy a year old design with probable no more os updates and to then keep it for 2 years is probably going to be frustrating . I love my phone but with all phones there is an optimum time to buy. To get maximum time with it most updates and at a good price I feel that time has passed for this good phone
- AnonD-13788
- 3Jn
pino, 28 Mar 2013wel if you care for JB in 2/3 week this is all irrelevant as you will have v20 firmware trough... morei noticed its on the way, but still branded does cause a lot more waiting. Anyway i have 4 months before my contract ends LOL!...soi'm looking out right now, and since most phones are awesome nowadays....then i'm choosing lg 4x possibly.
- pino
- iJe
AnonD-13788, 28 Mar 2013thanks, but i'm not that happy flashing the phone, or even having to update this way. I can se... morewel if you care for JB in 2/3 week this is all irrelevant as you will have v20 firmware trough ota updates with all the camera fixes included :)
- AnonD-13788
- 39x
AnonD-13788, 28 Mar 2013yes you are correct that monthly is usually cheaper. I have found a really good site online, w... moresorry i meant yes the cost for the phone can be more expensive, but then you would have to add the data mins and txts to the cost of a phone that has been bought outright. I have no idea if you live in the uk but monthly is far far cheaper here...especially if you are careful when buying.
- AnonD-13788
- 39x
pino, 28 Mar 2013http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2134192thanks, but i'm not that happy flashing the phone, or even having to update this way. I can see its a great phone and i may well chance that its ok out of the box.
- AnonD-13788
- 39x
pino, 28 Mar 2013branded phones arent cheap you just pay for them in your contract so your payment is spread bu... moreyes you are correct that monthly is usually cheaper. I have found a really good site online, where i bought my previous phone and my girlfriends saving approximatley 10£ a month. They are brand new, and the company has won awards for it's quality. The average person looks in shop windows for sale, or goes to more well known online retailers. We could get a sim with unlimited data for £12.49 or get a good phone like xperia U for £15 with unlimited data and mins and txts. I find the same deals in the shops sale at often almost £10 a month cheaper by buying online. So yes it is really cheap.....so cheap i got my sgs months before the last contract i had ended. Not one of my neighbours, friends saves like we do.
- pino
- iJe
krassi, 28 Mar 2013Im just wondering,those phones are of similar generation and even same manufacturer and I can... morelike i said the core is 32nm rather then 40 more memory means less cpu calculations which saves power and the newer kernel might be a reason as it might be more efficient.
and if both are the 16 gb model id go for the nexus because it has no skin over it.
stock android is always better then android with a skin.
- pino
- iJe
Anonymous, 28 Mar 2013When is JB comming out?havent you heard all JB speculations have officialy bin cancelled untill the release.
- pino
- iJe
AnonD-13788, 28 Mar 2013whats the name of the tool. I was curious if its playstore as there is all sorts there. ihttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2134192
- pino
- iJe
AnonD-13788, 28 Mar 2013yeah uk :) thats what i was thinking, branded is real slow....and often never happens. But tha... morebranded phones arent cheap you just pay for them in your contract so your payment is spread but the phone isnt cheaper often its more expencive.
the only difference is a spread payment or paying it in advance.
try calculating total 2 year price and the price of buying the phone seperate and getting a sim only :)
- optiray
- xI0
What is going on with JB ?
- krassi
- nuN
pino, 28 Mar 2013btw the 4x hd JB will use the new kernel so maby talk time will increase.
but really who ca... moreIm just wondering,those phones are of similar generation and even same manufacturer and I cant understand why one of them has longer time on battery on call or standby.and btv. i also compared nexus 4 whith optimus G.and G has much more time on battery.Many says those phones share the same specs.
And pino
what would uou recommend. optimus G ore nexus 4?
They both cost the same in my country
- Anonymous
- 3nr
When is JB comming out?
- AnonD-13788
- 39x
pino, 28 Mar 2013wel considering your name i guess your from the UK haha the latest firmware there is v10F whic... morewhats the name of the tool. I was curious if its playstore as there is all sorts there. i
- AnonD-13788
- 39x
pino, 28 Mar 2013wel considering your name i guess your from the UK haha the latest firmware there is v10F whic... moreyeah uk :) thats what i was thinking, branded is real slow....and often never happens. But thats where they and other phns are real cheap. its silly to buy phones here often, if u look about...as u get it cheaper with data if u look about.
- pino
- iJe
krassi, 28 Mar 2013I have been comparing battery life specs on optimus g and 4x
Optimus g has better battery lif... morebtw the 4x hd JB will use the new kernel so maby talk time will increase.
but really who calls these days haha whatsapp is so much easyer and you can ignore people if you dont feel like talking to them.
:P
- pino
- iJe
AnonD-13788, 28 Mar 2013ok. Well i can get one with ics 4.0 but updates are so varied from country to country and then... morewel considering your name i guess your from the UK haha the latest firmware there is v10F which is the same as v10h for your reagion (there is no v10g) and v10h only had some tiny fixes.
but you could still nanualy update to v10H from another country if you want to (no root required) by faking yur country with a tool.
you should however avoid branded phones (from t-mobile / vodafone and so on as they get there firmware later as the provider adds crap to ir first.
but im sure even then there are ways to load another firmware on your phone.
- pino
- iJe
krassi, 28 Mar 2013I have been comparing battery life specs on optimus g and 4x
Optimus g has better battery lif... morethe battery is only 50 mah smaller so thats no to interesting.
i can think of 3 things that make it more efficient.
1. the core isnt a 40 nm which makes it a little more energy efficient.
2. the phone has 2gb ram making it able to store more in its memory making the phone need less cpu calculations to open things because more is already in its memory which saves energy.
3. it might have a newer kernel which might have energy saving tweaks. the 4x hd runs on a ''old'' 2.6 kernel and the optimus g might already e running on the kernel version 3.1
there is no kernel version 2.7/2.8/2.9 the latest version of 2.6 was renamed to 3.0 lateron so dont think its way outdated its only 1 version older :)
- AnonD-13788
- 39x
pino, 28 Mar 2013its was both photo and video that had troucble focussing. and yet the firmware is upgradabl... moreok. Well i can get one with ics 4.0 but updates are so varied from country to country and then the networks also being varied with whether they update or not. Well that leaves me wondering if it will be fixed, or get the further updates if i get one here. I will see if i can look at one int a store first to see what firmware is etc.
- krassi
- nuN
I have been comparing battery life specs on optimus g and 4x
Optimus g has better battery life in all (according to specs here on gsmarena )
Even tho it has smaller battery both talk time and standby time are better I wonder why?
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