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So Spark is just a marketing term? Triband is triband? Some blog posts had me wondering if there would be Spark triband devices and non - spark triband devices.

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There's no issue with that device.

 

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This^ There aren't any issues. The G2's other two bands simply need to be enabled.

 

What issues?

 

A few members got their hands on the G2 early and had LTE connectivity issues after manually enabling the 800 and 2500/2600 bands.

Out of the box they are disabled and Sprint just announced that official support won't be available until early 2014.

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A few members got their hands on the G2 early and had LTE connectivity issues after manually enabling the 800 and 2500/2600 bands.

Out of the box they are disabled and Sprint just announced that official support won't be available until early 2014.

Yes, I've seen all of that. It's not really an "issue", but more of a "how things work" or "are being implemented":) Edited by Shiki8
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The reason it wouldn't connect was the apns file is full of dummy entries. The network uses the APN file to authenticate what network to connect to in android. That's why it wouldn't connect. Whonever did it, did it on purpose probably because its not ready yet....which is why its not officially released yet.

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The reason it wouldn't connect was the apns file is full of dummy entries. The network uses the APN file to authenticate what network to connect to in android. That's why it wouldn't connect. Whonever did it, did it on purpose probably because its not ready yet....which is why its not officially released yet.

Forgive my ignorance.

But if the Samsung Mega and Mini S4 will be supported shortly after release why can't the G2 be enabled in the same manner if it's only a matter up updating the APN file?

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I'm curious, with today's announcement of Sprint Spark and the first Tri-band phones being the S4 and S4 Mini coming Nov 8, One Mega, followed by an ota'd G2 in 2014, where does the Nexus 5 fit in?

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I'm curious, with today's announcement of Sprint Spark and the first Tri-band phones being the S4 and S4 Mini coming Nov 8, One Mega, followed by an ota'd G2 in 2014, where does the Nexus 5 fit in?

The million dollar question.

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I'm curious, with today's announcement of Sprint Spark and the first Tri-band phones being the S4 and S4 Mini coming Nov 8, One Mega, followed by an ota'd G2 in 2014, where does the Nexus 5 fit in?

they're not going to spoil google launch announcement with their own.

 

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Edit: ^^What he said lol.

 

I'm curious, with today's announcement of Sprint Spark and the first Tri-band phones being the S4 and S4 Mini coming Nov 8, One Mega, followed by an ota'd G2 in 2014, where does the Nexus 5 fit in?

 

Probably in the same time period, they just can't say anything until Google announces.

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they're not going to spoil google launch announcement with their own.

Edit: ^^What he said lol.

Probably in the same time period, they just can't say anything until Google announces.

That makes sense. The timing of the SS announcement seems a little bit odd in relation to the rumored/anticipated announcement of the N5.

 

I currently have the EVO LTE and am wondering about upgrading.

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I'm gonna go ahead and stop posting leaks at this point, because this is just ridiculous. I'll just leave you with a shot of the battery since I don't think we've seen that yet even though it's apparently already leaked (even the leaks are getting redundant now)... there are a few more here.

 

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I figure the LG bloatware will cost about 700mAH battery per day, so I'm personally calling it a draw. You can make that decision on your own though on what the software will burn through.

You have no idea what you are talking about. The LG bloatware does not take up 700 maH of extra power.

 

I would easily argue that the G2 is very customizable where you can remove/disable the LG bloatware as needed to claim back the "extra" power drain.

 

Besides you would have to compare apples to apples anyways between a nexus 4.4 rom vs lg g2 4.4 rom to truly see the power usage difference. Anything different than that are not valid tests.

 

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You have no idea what you are talking about. The LG bloatware does not take up 700 maH of extra power.

 

I would easily argue that the G2 is very customizable where you can remove/disable the LG bloatware as needed to claim back the "extra" power drain.

 

Besides you would have to compare apples to apples anyways between a nexus 4.4 rom vs lg g2 4.4 rom to truly see the power usage difference. Anything different than that are not valid tests.

 

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I think he's saying more about all of LG's custom ROM features and (arguably) gimmicky features.

 

I'm no LG guy, but I've surely heard and read how shitty their software is, people hate it WAY more than touchwiz. I'm an HTC guy, and going from Sense to an AOSP rom, both based on the same version of Android, the battery life jump is HUGE. Manufacturer's roms burn more battery period. Bloatware burns more battery, gimmicky features burn more battery. The Nexus 5 will have none of these things, and the guy you are quoting is claiming these will make up for the 700mAh difference. I'm not sure I agree with him, but if you also factor in the larger screen, I'd bet it's pretty damn close when it comes to usable battery life.

 

One car has a 24 gallon tank and gets 15 miles per gallon.

One car has a 16 gallon tank and gets 23 miles per gallon.

 

Both make it about the same distance on one tank of gas.

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I think he's saying more about all of LG's custom ROM features and (arguably) gimmicky features.

 

I'm no LG guy, but I've surely heard and read how shitty their software is, people hate it WAY more than touchwiz. I'm an HTC guy, and going from Sense to an AOSP rom, both based on the same version of Android, the battery life jump is HUGE. Manufacturer's roms burn more battery period. Bloatware burns more battery, gimmicky features burn more battery. The Nexus 5 will have none of these things, and the guy you are quoting is claiming these will make up for the 700mAh difference. I'm not sure I agree with him, but if you also factor in the larger screen, I'd bet it's pretty damn close when it comes to usable battery life.

Ehh...i hate it when people reference what they heard about a certain UI skin as fact. To me if someone doesnt have the willingness to try the ui skin personally and form an opinion on their own, those comments are just useless to me. Like you i have read a TON of reviews about the lg ui skin calling it utter crap or worse than touchwiz and i was curious myself. All i do with tech reviews comments (positive or negative) is use them as things to look out for....NOT let them base my opinion off of someone else. I did try the lg g2 personally at att and verizon stores and with all honesty, it is not as bad as people make it out to be.

 

IMO the lg ui skin is exactly like touchwiz except less colorful. Like i said if you dont believe, try it yourself and you will be very surprised at how lg has tried to implement their ui skin to be similar to touchwiz. To me i have no major issues with the lg ui skin but just some small minor ones....more like personal nuisances that maybe others would not care about.

 

Now back to the extra gimmicky stuff that burn battery. First of all, gimmicks like smart video or scroll are not enabled by default extra net battery drain is zero. Also like i said in my other post most of this stuff can be removed or disabled. There are plenty of debloated stock roms available for flash that remove the unnecessary carrier and lg junk such as carrier iq that drain battery for att customers. Sure you need to be rooted to be able to flash these debloated roms but that is always the expectation with android phones and to open it up for customization.

 

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I think describing a Nexus handset as "an iPhone for the Android crowd" is pretty apropos.  Those people want the standard OS -- just like with iOS.  And they get ridiculously obsessed with having access to the latest OS updates -- just like with iOS.

 

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i just don't care for all the other garbage that comes with a non-nexus device.  I've had my gnex(rf issues and all) since it was released and have been waiting for something.  With the z30 nowhere in sight i might be looking at a nexus 5.. :)  It will be interesting to see the reviews for the g2 and the nexus 5.  I'll be heading to the store to see how much of the lg crap can be turned off and also to try out the nexus 5.  Unless the z30 makes a late appearance it's another android device to replace mine(so my daughter gets the gnex to replace the trender.)

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