LG G3
 

No love on the new LG G3?
5.5 inch screen on non-phablet size phone + QHD!!!
Spec seems amazing on paper

From: http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_g3-review-1082.php
Specs:
-146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9mm
-5.5" True HD-IPS+ screen with 1,440 x 2,560 resolution, 538ppi; Gorilla Glass 3
-Snapdragon 801, quad-core Krait 400 at 2.5GHz, Adreno 330, 2/3GB RAM
-Android 4.4.2; Optimus UI
-13MP with Optical Image Stabilization, laser autofocus; 2.1MP front-facing camera
-2160p recording
-Battery: 3,000mAh
-16GB/32GB built-in; expandable via microSD card slot

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QHD 1440 vs HD 1080

more love for the Samsung s5 PRIME....5.1 inch with 2K resolution...mmmmmmmmmm

Lots of love for the screen res but for me a 5.5" screen just feels awkward to use

the Laser camera focus system is pretty neat

all in all the phone seems pretty cool

how the fck do they keep making these cameras better yet keep them the same size...

and can someone explain why 1080p on my $700 camcorder actually looks like 1080p when played on my bigscreen, while the videos shot with my Nexus 5 in 1080p barely pass for 720p...
to me these phones dont really seem to shoot at these specs, but im not an expert so cant quite put my finger on it if someone could briefly explain to me...

its because of the sensor size & processing chip and video bitrates

that's why some older phones still have better looking 720p video and 5mpx pics

N5 have one of the worse cameras/video recording. Even pictures taken with my S4 or iphone 5 looks better and is a whole generation behind in terms of specs.

hmm... so my next phone purchase i shouldnt get suckered by buzzwords like 1080p recording, etc.... what camera specs should I be looking at exactly then ?

all I want to be able to do is record with my phone in full legit 1080p and just as importantly 60 frames per second....

I know you know the N5 is half the price of both of those phones..
If it's acceptable to most people I would say it's a good trade off

Therefore how is it even an issue? Obviously for a phone to be cheaper the components have to be of lesser quality.
If you want high end performance, you gotta pay the price. That's like buying a genesis then getting mad about not being able to smoke M3's

I tend to think it will be a few years before smartphones are able to catch up to the level of current cameras or video cameras. The simple fact is that the video camera has 10x the space to work with in terms of enlarging/improving the image sensor, lens(es), image stabilization, etc. It doesn't have to worry about interference with the many other components of the phone; there are no compromises.

I'm actually thinking about picking up a G3 when it comes out to replace my Z10. First reviews seem to indicate that it has a pretty great camera but to my first point, I know that my Olympus EM-5 will shit all over it. The thing is that I just can't bring myself to lug around my big camera everywhere, and I always have my phone on me, so that's the tradeoff I choose to make. HTC One and a 5D MkIII below:

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I'm excited though about the G3. Looks like it checks most of the boxes on my want list, so maybe I'll soon end up with my first Android phone.

look at the size of the sensor

although with Nokia sold to Msft and everyone else making thinner phones I don't know if we'll be seeing phones with larger sensor sizes anymore

for example
this is a size compare of the sensors on phones with cameras
http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/a...comparison.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W3PeIBNZqH...esolutions.jpg

when nokia was owned by well nokia they made phones with big sensors so you got better quality images, but now that microsoft owns them i doubt we'll be seeing larger sensors (heck as you can see even with the lumia 1020 the sensor size shrunk)
and you'll also have to look at lenses (nokia used to use Carl Zeiss lenses but now... dunno)

and for video quality there really isnt a chart that gives you some general things to look at like you do for stills but if the phone has OIS that's a + and you can read up on what kind of video processing chip they use (they may just use the cpu though and not a dedicated processing chip)

Anyway Ultimately you'll have to depend on reviews from like GSMArena that actually do non-biased comprehensive reviews

A big factor is the space constraints for the lens too.

One+ starts at $349 is the same price as N5 and have better specs and better cameras. The oppo find 7a is about $500 so $151 cheaper but you get a 5.5 inch dsiplay, better camera and faster CPU.

S4 goes for http://www.amazon.ca/Samsung-GT-I950...sung+galaxy+s4
$449 so $100 more. so can google make a nexus phone with better camera for the same price. I am sure they can.

Yeeeeaaahh pretty sure the S4 was NOT $449 upon release. It's cheaper if you sign into a 2 or 3 yr contract, but buying it outright was probably at least $699.
Be realistic when you make your comparisons please. The N5 is as cheap as $349 OFF CONTRACT. Obviously now the S4 is $449 as the S5 is available.

As for the One+ and Oppo, aren't these very new devices that were announced/released within the past few months? Lets not forget the N5 has been available for what, 6 months now?
The point Google is trying to make is that you can have a highly spec'd device for a fraction of the cost. They don't advertise it as the smartphone king that will obliterate any smartphone available.

I think you guys worry about smartphone camera quality WAY too much..
If you want great pics, buy an SLR. Wait a second, those are expensive! Just like top of the line smartphones with "high quality" cameras!

I think I see a pattern here..

Does anyone know if the Korean variant has all the necessary LTE bands needed in Canada?

I want to get the black one so bad, but then they say snapdragon 805 variant will come out soon, that's what holding me back, even though 801 and 805 performance are so close.

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Thinking of ordering from there but man $750 for the black one......

I don't think it supports NA LTE bands.

LG G3 F400K (32GB, Metallic Black)
Cellular Networks: GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS2100 (B1)
Cellular Data Links: GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+
Secondary Cellular Networks: LTE2100 (B1), LTE850 (B5), LTE1800 (B3), LTE2600 (B7), LTE1900 (B2)

I am not sure what does Secondary network means but I think it does support Fido's LTE
FIDO LTE Bands Match - Community Forums ? Forums Communautaire
as stated by a fido rep it seems fido's LTE network runs on 2100 and 2600 (mostly 2600). Now I am not sure what does B1 and B7 stands for though.....

B = Band
1 is 2100, 5, is 850, 3 is 1800 etc etc

The baseband having the support the frequencies doesn't mean that the actual antennas are connected to those bands.

I have this LG G3. so satisfying!
NO regrets upon buying :)

How is this compared to the M8?

^ first impression...M8 has better speakers, G3 speaker is facing backward and mono only

I don't think any phone can beat the speaker on the M8....... but at least the speaker on the LG G3 seems decent. The same can't be said about the Z2.

oh yeah, LG G3 prime is coming out. can't wait.