LG G3 is awfully tempting...
- If you came from an Android device, then you should know how it works, what flow it has. You specifically said that you like the apps as well as some of the hardware features of the G3. Best to go to a shop and play around with it if you haven’t already done so. If you like it, then why not? Most users here will just point you to the Z30, regardless of your preference.
In my experience, if a device catches your interest and is tempting to you, then it’s probably not a bad decision to buy one. I was very tempted about the Z10 when I first saw it, but I didn’t want to buy a new device at the time. When I intended to switch, the Z10 was among the first devices to come to my mind. I’m sure you will like the G3 if it comes back to you all the time.08-18-14 10:57 AMLike 0 - The LG G3 is a good phone but the QHD display is something of a joke. The screen is horribly dim and turning the brightness up just eats battery life like crazy. It's scary how quickly the battery drains when you do anything crazy like using the phone, or using the screen on a level that you can actually see with.
Posted via CB1008-18-14 03:49 PMLike 0 - I chose to use one mobile....life is too short to waste on gadgets when the world offers so much more beauty....08-18-14 04:57 PMLike 0
- The LG G3 is a good phone but the QHD display is something of a joke. The screen is horribly dim and turning the brightness up just eats battery life like crazy. It's scary how quickly the battery drains when you do anything crazy like using the phone, or using the screen on a level that you can actually see with.
Posted via CB10
Z10STL100-2/10.2.2.153108-18-14 10:01 PMLike 0 - Hi,
I've been using BlackBerry continuously since 2006. In April of last year I got the Z10, which had just arrived to my country carrier (Movistar / Peru). My experience with the Z10 and BB 10 OS has been a great one, although through time it has brought to me many a dissapointment.
I'll list a few isues I can recall now:
� Change in data plan. Before BB 10 mails (data) and web browsing were free of charge. One had only to pay for the monthly contract charge to the carrier, no matter how much data one consumed. After BB 10, data plans were limited to different options, all of which demanded attention not to override them. A very stressful situation for BlackBerry users who were accostumed to no limits in data connection.
� Since the start BB 10 OS, has not been perfectly working. It has gone through multiple updates (many if them still "leaked"), which I cannot account for at this time. I must have done almost all official updates (almost entirely through Sachesi) since I got my Z10. Some of them weee good, others messed up the phone with all sorts of glitches (contacts were amongst the most affected) and severed the battery life.
� Battery life of the Z10 has been bad since inception of the Z10 phone. It simply is not good, and it gets worse over time. I had to buy a new battery by October of last year (I bought the phone in April), because the one that came with the device had its health almost depleted in a short time (6 months). The new battery life and health followed suit almost exactly at the rate of the first one. By April of this year, it lasted less than 5 hours of normal use (almost no web, wifi off where it wasn't available, almost all non-vital apps closed and not running headless). I had to have the device charging constantly so it won't shut off.
� Apps, while they are not for me a deal breaker, they add (or subtract) to the whole experience. I'm not much of a gamer, and more of a "prosumer", whatever that may mean, but the few apps I want are not on BB World. For example, I use a Pebble watch, and though I can muddle through patches like TalkToWatch Pro (a truly excellent app for BB 10), the experience with a Pebble is far from optimal. Many developers are not interested in producing apps for BlackBerry, and though it's sad, it is what it is, and it is not good.
� Carrier support. Movistar has abandoned BlackBerry. As I said, most of the BB 10 updates I've done (save from the first one, I think) were using Sachesi. This is a shame because users of BlackBerry are on their own as far as updating and getting technical assistance goes.
These are a few of the issues I've had. So I went shopping a few weeks ago and found a Blu Life Pure XL phone that runs Android. I'm using it right now. It's not perfect (nothing really is), and I still miss some of the Z10's features, but overall the experience is a lot better than what I had from the beginning with the Z10.
What have I done with the Z10? Well, I have passed it to my elder son, who lost his iphone not long ago. He's still on the learning curve, but overall his experience with it seems to be going well. I will need to buy a new battery, though.
I know this is not going to sound good here, but now that I'm not on BlackBerry anymore, I don't feel bad at all.
Best wishes to all!
Posted via the CrackBerry App for Android
Posted via CB10 Z30STA100-3/10.2.1.218008-19-14 06:29 AMLike 0 -
- Good luck with that, Menshawy... ;-)
The G3 is nice for an Android phone, but I find when using it that it does not deliver quite the experience one might expect from reading the specs. The Hi Res screen is not really utilized by much - with most all apps not pushing those kind of graphic numbers. The camera has great specs on paper, but do not find the resulting pictures to be any better then most others phones out there. In some ways the S5 seemed to produce better results. The G3 gets hot. So much so that many report the phone dropping to safeguards by taking over the screen dim setting, and also shutting down video recording right in the middle. Go to Android Central G3 forums and read the threads on this. I started a thread asking about this before we bought the phone because I had already seen such complains by professional reviewers. Also, I had to return the one we got, and a replacement just arrived Friday because ours kept disconnecting constantly from WiFi. Hopefully just a bad handset. We made the switch last night to the new one and haven't had a chance to see it the problem is gone.
Anyway, I'm not writing all this to bash the phone - I still think it's a good handset, just saying the grass isn't always greener.08-19-14 01:23 PMLike 0 -
- Is going with a 3,000 mAh battery for the G3--the same capacity as the G2's--for a larger "quad HD" screen with a (slightly) higher PPI, and a higher clocked processor 'getting better'? If this was BB, what do you think the reviews would have said about this?08-19-14 03:30 PMLike 0
- Yeah, that's actually another thing. I'm disappointed with battery life on the G3. My Z30 does much better. The G3 does have a removable battery though. However, I'm not thrilled with how it feels when you remove the back cover. Afraid I might break it. The cover on the Z10 felt much better. But with the Z30, while the battery does last very long - it is not removable.08-19-14 03:37 PMLike 0
- Tre LawrenceBetween Realities
For one, the software optimization is better. The battery life is okay, but not enough of a major bump IMHO. The screen is fantastic.
I also like the dual screen options.
It is a jump from the G2. Enough for me to upgrade from a G2? Nope, but on its own, I grade it very high.
BBRY (just like Sony, HTC, LG, etc) simply has to do more by way of upgrade to get positive press. More than Samsung and Apple.08-19-14 03:40 PMLike 0 -
- Forum
- Popular at CrackBerry
- General BlackBerry News, Discussion & Rumors
LG G3 is awfully tempting...
Similar Threads
-
WTS/WTT: VZW Q10...but there is a catch.
By onmyown in forum The Marketplace - Buy, Sell & TradeReplies: 20Last Post: 12-31-14, 03:21 AM -
Using my Blackberry Curve 9320 is the US
By CrackBerry Question in forum Ask a QuestionReplies: 2Last Post: 08-21-14, 03:31 PM -
The user interface 10.3 is much easier
By prasetyodanny in forum BlackBerry 10 OSReplies: 25Last Post: 08-18-14, 01:10 PM -
My dad's Q10 is stuck with this screen.
By trey_schultz in forum Ask a QuestionReplies: 4Last Post: 08-16-14, 02:25 PM -
My z30 is back up and running
By bakron1 in forum BlackBerry Z30Replies: 1Last Post: 08-16-14, 01:03 PM
LINK TO POST COPIED TO CLIPBOARD