OFFICIAL LG G3 Thread: Lets talk about the G3....

[Wingznut]

I believe you have to add them as contact, and then block the contact. At least that's how it works on my Verizon DNA, not sure if that's the same with a G3.

 

[Minerva]

I'd be curious what your thoughts are on the HTC One M8 compared to this. I mostly ruled out the M8 because of the camera. Seems its only "great" in pretty limited situations.

The M8's camera is actually very good if not exceptional as far as user control is concerned. Aside from Nokia, it's the only snapper that has a full manual mode. The G3 in comparison (again from the point of user interface) is a joke because it has no options to control important things such as focus, ISO, shutter speed, white balance, metering, et al...

4MP is a bummer if you want to blow up the shots for printing or on a high resolution monitor but the pics that it takes particularly of moving things such as pets, can turn out far better in similar circumstances. What good is a 13MP image if it's blurry?

I like the M8 a lot. I run Team Venom's Viper exclusively (ATT) and have no complaints. Since it has all the customizations, Xposed framework isn't needed and this makes switching to ART actually attractive. The current ROM does not support ART but 2.0 will...


The IPS LCD on the M8 may not have the super blacks that AMOLED does but it sure looks pretty displaying text on black backgrounds. Holding it side by side with my GS5 makes the AMOLED look kind of fuzzy in comparison.

The G3 has the potential to shoot for the stars here but that unsharp mask that's applied to make things look "sharper" ruins it. :|

The pixel response time on the LG IPS panel is also superb, but again other things are in the way preventing users from seeing its true potential.

p.s. IMHO the best daily driver case is the Diztronic here:

http://www.amazon.com/Diztronic-Mat...8&qid=1407521926&sr=1-1&keywords=diztronic+G3

Price is right too!

I have all my phones in them and never had issues even with drops.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5mr9kMqdxc

 

[npaladin-2000]

How do I block numbers on this. Long press on a number in recent calls brings up a menu but there is no block option. That's where it was on previous phones. On vzw if that matters

There should be a menu option that says "Reject call." Poor wording, I know, it should say "Auto-reject number" or something instead, but it doesn't.

 

[Anubis]

There should be a menu option that says "Reject call." Poor wording, I know, it should say "Auto-reject number" or something instead, but it doesn't.

there is not

 

[Wingznut]

there is not

Did you try adding to contacts and then blocking it?

 

[Anubis]

yes, under recent after added to contacts that same menu comes up and there is not an option anywhere else i can find to block it

 

[npaladin-2000]

Well now, that must be a Verizon specific thing, because on AT&T and T-Mobile versions it works like I said.

 

[Anubis]

fing figures
im rooted - off to find an ap i guess

 

[richierich1212]

I don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but, you can adjust the temperature of the screen. An important by product of this helps eliminate the over-sharpening of text. Go to settings > general > accessibility > color adjustment.

I set my circle halfway through and above the camera app. This is highly recommended.

 

[bigben2wardpitt]

The M8's camera is actually very good if not exceptional as far as user control is concerned. Aside from Nokia, it's the only snapper that has a full manual mode. The G3 in comparison (again from the point of user interface) is a joke because it has no options to control important things such as focus, ISO, shutter speed, white balance, metering, et al...

4MP is a bummer if you want to blow up the shots for printing or on a high resolution monitor but the pics that it takes particularly of moving things such as pets, can turn out far better in similar circumstances. What good is a 13MP image if it's blurry?

I like the M8 a lot. I run Team Venom's Viper exclusively (ATT) and have no complaints. Since it has all the customizations, Xposed framework isn't needed and this makes switching to ART actually attractive. The current ROM does not support ART but 2.0 will...


The IPS LCD on the M8 may not have the super blacks that AMOLED does but it sure looks pretty displaying text on black backgrounds. Holding it side by side with my GS5 makes the AMOLED look kind of fuzzy in comparison.

The G3 has the potential to shoot for the stars here but that unsharp mask that's applied to make things look "sharper" ruins it. :|

The pixel response time on the LG IPS panel is also superb, but again other things are in the way preventing users from seeing its true potential.

p.s. IMHO the best daily driver case is the Diztronic here:

http://www.amazon.com/Diztronic-Matt...s=diztronic+G3

Price is right too!

I have all my phones in them and never had issues even with drops.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5mr9kMqdxc

Pretty interesting. But I would assume another camera app would allow you to use all those other features you were speaking of?

Just holding the G3 in stores compared to the M8, I preferred the M8. When I first held the M8 it felt huge, but when I came back weeks later, the G3 seems definitely like a two handed model, while the M8.. you can at least maneuver around with one hand.

I'm still not sure about the camera. I may end up just buying an M8 and using it for two weeks. If I hate it, then I'll return it to Verizon. Also waiting for the next Motorola phone to come out...

 

[jpeyton]

p.s. IMHO the best daily driver case is the Diztronic here:

http://www.amazon.com/Diztronic-Matt...s=diztronic+G3

Price is right too!

I have all my phones in them and never had issues even with drops.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5mr9kMqdxc

For a plain black case, that probably is the best option. I went with the Spigen Slim Armor in gunmetal because I wanted a little bit of color.

 

[Commodus]

Pretty interesting. But I would assume another camera app would allow you to use all those other features you were speaking of?

Just holding the G3 in stores compared to the M8, I preferred the M8. When I first held the M8 it felt huge, but when I came back weeks later, the G3 seems definitely like a two handed model, while the M8.. you can at least maneuver around with one hand.

I'm still not sure about the camera. I may end up just buying an M8 and using it for two weeks. If I hate it, then I'll return it to Verizon. Also waiting for the next Motorola phone to come out...

I've used both extensively, and I'd actually go with the One.

The G3 is great in many ways, and it's certainly better if you need higher resolutions for photo crops (or a replaceable battery). But the One just feels like a more well-rounded phone. Better build quality, no sacrifices for the sake of stuffing in a higher-res display, and superior low-light camera performance. It feels like it was designed to make someone happy rather than out-spec a competitor.

 

[bigben2wardpitt]

I've used both extensively, and I'd actually go with the One.

The G3 is great in many ways, and it's certainly better if you need higher resolutions for photo crops (or a replaceable battery). But the One just feels like a more well-rounded phone. Better build quality, no sacrifices for the sake of stuffing in a higher-res display, and superior low-light camera performance. It feels like it was designed to make someone happy rather than out-spec a competitor.

All very helpful. And extremely good point on the last sentence. I think either one of these phones would be a great next phone for me. For awhile I was dead set on the M8, and then I wasn't. Then I was dead set on the G3, and then I, very obviously, realized how big it was. For me, that is actually the main reason I'd go M8. The specs on both are good enough for me, and while the appeal of a removable battery is really really nice, the size and the over saturation of the screen (even if you can cut this down a bit), along with *potential* battery issues (the jury still seems out on this)... it makes me lean towards the M8.

Although with rumors of the new Moto X coming out, I may have to check that out before making a final decision. :biggrin:

 

[richierich1212]

The G3 ~4mm wider than the M8 with 0.5" larger screen but weighs less. I don't really have a need for front facing speakers as the G3 speaker is adequate. And the 4MP camera can't be that good either, especially when printing. I just don't see how the M8 is even comparable.

 

[jpeyton]

In all honesty I would have got the M8 if they put in a higher resolution camera.

The G3 camera is superb.

 

[HumblePie]

In all honesty I would have got the M8 if they put in a higher resolution camera.

The G3 camera is superb.

This.

As mentioned the M8 has more control options for the camera.... but it still takes crappy shots from what I've seen in comparison to the G3. Control over crap is still crap.

It's like my over HTC Evo 4G. It had the best "low light" performance out of all the cameras during the time frame it was released. However, faster and slightly less blurry crap in low light from one phone camera to another is meaningless. Unless you like the fact that your phone camera is a little less crappy at low light shots versus anything else. Still a crap photo, even if less crappy, is still poop.

Much of the M8 I liked, but the camera is seriously what put me off after I compared actual shots it took while I was at the store and versus what friends own. It just took shitty shots in normal daylight scenarios. Which is where I take most of my photos. I guess if I spent most of my time in a dingy bar all day long with low lighting then maybe I would prefer the M8's camera over the competition. I have a few friends who do like it specifically because they do spend most of their time in low light bars and such.

I could also care less about front facing cameras. I am not a "selfie" type of person. I hate taking photos of myself or having anyone else do it. Just the way I am. So the M8's better front facing camera over much of the competition is pointless for me.

I do like the feel of the M8's body, but again lets all be real. Who really pays a ridiculous amount of money for a current generation flagship phone and then doesn't actually use a protective case with it? I buy an expensive phone and I am putting something around it to protect what I bought so I don't have to buy another one. Which means that nice metal body of metal body phones is pointless again for me. I would be slipping a M8 inside a rubber/plastic case to protect it and that would make it feel like any other phone I slipped into a rubber/plastic case.

So the metal body to me, while nice, is certainly not a selling point for the M8 for me. Now if it was more like the Xperia... maybe. There is a bit of a draw for having a water resistant phone design.

The other selling design point of the M8 is the speakers. But seriously that to me is worthless as well. If I'm using a phone to listen to music it is either through earbuds or my bluetooth speaker. As long as the call quality through the phone speaker is good then I'm fine. The HTC Evo 4G sucked for speaker quality though and that was doubled down with Sprints horrible call quality. The G3 with t-mobile's HD voice is phenomenal for call quality over the phone speaker. I could care less that the other speakers for playing media out the phone suck. I don't use my phone in that capacity. Again, slightly better sounding crap from a small tinny speaker that just happens to be slightly less tinny is still crap. Does music from the HTC M8 sound better than the G3? No duh. Does it still sound worse than my JLab's Crasher bluetooth speaker or shure earbuds? No duh. Which the later works just great with my G3.

Performance-wise I have no problem with the M8. It's just the camera is what put me off about it. Which is why my choices for a new phone this year boiled down to either the OPO (due to price), or the LG G3. I ended up getting the G3, although today I FINALLY got my OPO invite. Sheesh. 2 weeks too late for them.

 

[Kalvin00]

Anyone else having issues with the email app not syncing exchange email?

Regardless of whether it is set to push or fetch manually, my email app will very rarely retrieve emails on its own unless I go to the app and hit refresh... and then I get the 9 emails that came in during the last 12 hours it never told me about. Auto-sync data is turned on under mobile data, and this problem happens regardless of whether it's on wifi or not.

And I can't find a suitable app that doesn't drain the battery an excessive amount.

Edit: Oh, and I don't use any task killer apps or close the email app..

 

[Rdmkr]

Just holding the G3 in stores compared to the M8, I preferred the M8. When I first held the M8 it felt huge, but when I came back weeks later, the G3 seems definitely like a two handed model, while the M8.. you can at least maneuver around with one hand.

I think people have a tendency to look too much at how big the phone is as a whole instead of looking at the distance from where you hold the phone to the top left corner of the screen. Anything above and left of that corner is irrelevant to how easily you can reach the screen with one hand.

On that note, the M8 has more of an ergonomic advantage over the G3 than plain dimension numbers suggest.

I think this is one of the reasons why the Samsung Galaxy S4 felt much better in hand than my LG G2 when I had them side by side.

 

[jimv1983]

I think people have a tendency to look too much at how big the phone is as a whole instead of looking at the distance from where you hold the phone to the top left corner of the screen. Anything above and left of that corner is irrelevant to how easily you can reach the screen with one hand.

On that note, the M8 has more of an ergonomic advantage over the G3 than plain dimension numbers suggest.

I think this is one of the reasons why the Samsung Galaxy S4 felt much better in hand than my LG G2 when I had them side by side.

The size of a phone overall has a big impact on close you can get to the top left corner(when holding with your right hand). The taller and wider the phone is the harder it will be. I have average size hands for a 6 foot tall male and even a phone with 5" screen is too big for that.

 

[Interitus]

This.

As mentioned the M8 has more control options for the camera.... but it still takes crappy shots from what I've seen in comparison to the G3. Control over crap is still crap.

Much of the M8 I liked, but the camera is seriously what put me off after I compared actual shots it took while I was at the store and versus what friends own. It just took shitty shots in normal daylight scenarios. Which is where I take most of my photos. I guess if I spent most of my time in a dingy bar all day long with low lighting then maybe I would prefer the M8's camera over the competition. I have a few friends who do like it specifically because they do spend most of their time in low light bars and such.

Performance-wise I have no problem with the M8. It's just the camera is what put me off about it. Which is why my choices for a new phone this year boiled down to either the OPO (due to price), or the LG G3. I ended up getting the G3, although today I FINALLY got my OPO invite. Sheesh. 2 weeks too late for them.

I'm about to upgrade and can't force myself to deal with the 4MP camera on the M8. I did catch a few rumors on the web that HTC was going to release a "M8 Prime" that could have a camera upgrade. Really hope its true as the HTC would be my hands down number one choice with the cam upgrade. If not, the G3 is definitely the one I'm going with. Been a Samsung fanboy for years (Captivate all the way up to my current GS3) and just want to try something different.

 

[Rdmkr]

If I recall correctly the sensor of the M8 is the same size as that of most rival phones including G3, so the amount of analog detail it collects before the pixel grid gets imposed is the same. Most smartphone cameras don't produce detailed enough pictures to fill up 13 megapixels even under totally ideal conditions. Anything above 8MP is overkill. 4MP isn't even that bad. Keep in mind that's still QHD resolution so you can crop to 50% and retain FHD (+/- 2MP) quality.

 

[bigben2wardpitt]

I'm about to upgrade and can't force myself to deal with the 4MP camera on the M8. I did catch a few rumors on the web that HTC was going to release a "M8 Prime" that could have a camera upgrade. Really hope its true as the HTC would be my hands down number one choice with the cam upgrade. If not, the G3 is definitely the one I'm going with. Been a Samsung fanboy for years (Captivate all the way up to my current GS3) and just want to try something different.

There are rumors though that they will make the prime with a 5.5 inch screen to compete with the G3, which comes from @evleaks. If this ends up being true, that makes me angry. I want an M8 sized phone with the camera similar to the G3:

http://www.techradar.com/us/news/ph...m8-prime-release-date-news-and-rumors-1250169

But I plan on doing a test with both (G3 and M8 One) at the verizon store (unfortunate, but I pay 25% less than regular Vz customers) and seeing if I notice any serious difference off the bat. I'm thinking I will... but we'll see.

 

[HumblePie]

Seriously, had the M8 been used with a better camera I would have been all over that as my purchase for my wife and myself. Instead I got the G3. Screen resolution over 1080p on such a small device really doesn't mean anything for me. Good computing power, good camera, good form factor size, decent resolution of 1080 min, and good battery life were all that I was looking for in a new phone. The M8 had everything but the camera, which is a turd of a camera. The G3 has everything but really great battery life. It's acceptable battery life though, and I am usually close to a charger most of the time if needed. So to me the trade off of a better camera for slightly worse battery life was a no brainer given what I had to choose from.