The reason I have been holding out for the G3 so far is because of that QHD display. However, having never actually seen the display I don't know whether I am wasting my time here. Is the display really going to be amazingly better?
Wait for G3 or go with HTC One M8
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I have had mine for one day so far and the screen outperforms and is better than my Gal GS5. The screen is bigger than the GS5 but the phone in your hand feels the same size.
one thing I just found our today, because of the size of the screen, OneNote and Office 365 think it is a table, Microsoft does not make a Android tablet version for these two apps. I have to use these apps almost everyday so I may have to go back to my GS5 unless someone knows a way install these apps on this great phone.
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Wait for the G3 you will get a bigger display for almost the same physical phone size
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Just download the apk to your S5 and then transfer it over and install it on the G3. It will be located in /data/app on your S5.
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Thought about ditching my note 3 for the HTC m8 but that black bar taking up so much space lost me.
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I feel that the m8 is about the best choice.. The g3's extra boost in core and ram are awesome along with the screen but I truely don't feel it will see full utilization in the devices life time.
I was in the same boat as you.. Though I'm on day three with the m8 and I cannot put it down.. Performance is solid.. And the dual speakers are phenominal.
Either way it's a good topic for discussion.
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I was in the same boat as you.. Though I'm on day three with the m8 and I cannot put it down.. Performance is solid.. And the dual speakers are phenominal.
Either way it's a good topic for discussion.
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Do you want a locked bootloader or an unlocked one? That's the only question for me that needs answering.
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Stock the phone is fairly impressive as well.
I personally jump over to rooting like many within a day just because of the bloatware from T-Mobile and HTC.(what i considered)
Though some of the stock applications seem thought out and catered to the user over just to take up space.
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the m8 only has a 1080 display while the other new phones will have a 2k/4k display plus the camera on the m8 sucks
help please... I have not yet root my GS5 or G3, does the phone have to be root in order to see the apk?
I have onenote and office365 on my GS5 but can not see the apks in /data/app, my /data folder does not show the app folder.
FIXED: I used ontheflybackup from another phone, it exported the apk to sd card and then installed on my G3, all is good, I get to keep this great phone
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LG locks all their flagship devices. HTC has a bootloader unlock tool.
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Yes, you would need root.
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Get the G3. I have the M8. Its not much of an upgrade over the M7. Its bigger, has a worse design (in my opinion), a slightly larger screen (but lower PPI) and slightly better speakers. The main advantages are the solid battery life and the Snapdragon 801. But the camera is still not very good.
The G3 has 3GB RAM, a Quad HD screen, 13MP camera with OIS+ and LaserFocus, a larger removable battery and despite it having a larger screen, its footprint is nearly the same as smaller screened smartphones such as the S5, M8 and Z2. Plus I think the new Optimus UI on the G3, is the most attractive UI outside of stock Android. Better than Touchwiz, Sense and Timescape.
The G3 has 3GB RAM, a Quad HD screen, 13MP camera with OIS+ and LaserFocus, a larger removable battery and despite it having a larger screen, its footprint is nearly the same as smaller screened smartphones such as the S5, M8 and Z2. Plus I think the new Optimus UI on the G3, is the most attractive UI outside of stock Android. Better than Touchwiz, Sense and Timescape.
I had the M8 for three days, sold it and got the G3, the G3 is so much better in so many ways.
i have the M8 now but have had the Nexus 5 and S5 as well. The camera is not bad it's actually pretty good for sharing via social media. It's really fast too.
That said, I'm looking at the G3. What looks like a problem with the G3 is LG's UI which to me is nothing more than a Samsung clone. I personally like the Sense UI better but that doesn't mean I will stick with the M8. The G3's camera looks amazing but so is the S5's. I don't know how much better the G3 would be than either the M8 or S5 honestly.
That said, I'm looking at the G3. What looks like a problem with the G3 is LG's UI which to me is nothing more than a Samsung clone. I personally like the Sense UI better but that doesn't mean I will stick with the M8. The G3's camera looks amazing but so is the S5's. I don't know how much better the G3 would be than either the M8 or S5 honestly.
I have a q, will more efficient processors in the future allow for quad hd to take less power or does it not matter and the screen is the screen and itll just draw a Certain amount just due to the light it has to emit and the cpu involved doesn't make that much of a difference?
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help please... I have not yet root my GS5 or G3, does the phone have to be root in order to see the apk?
I have onenote and office365 on my GS5 but can not see the apks in /data/app, my /data folder does not show the app folder.
FIXED: I used ontheflybackup from another phone, it exported the apk to sd card and then installed on my G3, all is good, I get to keep this great phone1
I had the M8 for three days, sold it and got the G3, the G3 is so much better in so many ways.1
the SGS2 was an easy phone to unlock and dev roms for; it didnt have any of the security that the recent releases have, so dont expect many phones going forward, except for international versions, to be easy to root/unlock/dev for..
LG and the domestic carriers pretty much are going the same route of Samsung/Knox, so dont be surprised if it takes months, if ever, before there is alot of dev for the G3.
My flex still doesn't have any dev on it yet, although there seems to be a little progress recently, and its been out since January, if that tells you anything.1
Thanks very much, that was the exact kind of input I has hoping for.
So, looks like the M8 then, which is a pity because I really really liked this phone. So I guess that also means no root access since when I rooted my GS2 I had to flash a kernel, CWM and the su binary, am I right?
All the best.
