bill875 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 This phone performs better than my nexus 5 as far as connecting frequently to LTE sites. Seems like it scans for them more often. Interesting. I ran my G3 and my Nexus 5 (KitKat 4.4.4 ".16" radio) side by side on the way home from work today and they both seemed to drop LTE and pick it up within 10 seconds of each other. I was running SCP with the audible alerts turned on. The radios perform almost identically. Now the Nexus 5 with the old .17 radio is a different story. B25 LTE holds on so much better with .17 on my Nexus 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkoellerwx Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 So far nothing to complain about battery wise. LTE is right where the latest Nexus radio was, at least for Band 25. No opportunities to try Band 26 or 41 here right now. Sent from my LG G3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanm1978 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 If there is band 41 in Atlanta then I'll see this weekend. We're going to the aquarium in downtown, I know there is plenty of 800 there, but is 2600? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkoellerwx Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 If there is band 41 in Atlanta then I'll see this weekend. We're going to the aquarium in downtown, I know there is plenty of 800 there, but is 2600?In some areas. You can check the maps for your self. Sent from my LG G3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8nuguy Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Would be nice if team d3rp chimes in on the g3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coorsleftfield Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Dup post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coorsleftfield Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Interesting. I ran my G3 and my Nexus 5 (KitKat 4.4.4 ".16" radio) side by side on the way home from work today and they both seemed to drop LTE and pick it up within 10 seconds of each other. I was running SCP with the audible alerts turned on. The radios perform almost identically. Now the Nexus 5 with the old .17 radio is a different story. B25 LTE holds on so much better with .17 on my Nexus 5.I have an unscientific test to test LTE scan time. 1. Be in a spot where you know for sure there is LTE coverage 2. Force the phone over to 3G only in network settings 3. Put it back on LTE mode and start a stopwatch. My nexus 5 took a full 8 minutes to switch to LTE. The G3 is typically under a minute. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascertion Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I have an unscientific test to test LTE scan time. 1. Be in a spot where you know for sure there is LTE coverage 2. Force the phone over to 3G only in network settings 3. Put it back on LTE mode and start a stopwatch. My nexus 5 took a full 8 minutes to switch to LTE. The G3 is typically under a minute. I recall seeing an LTE scan timer under ##DATA# and viewing LTE. I think it's default is 5 minutes. The intervals were likely the same but not in sync. Sent from my LG-LS980 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coorsleftfield Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 My nexus held on to B25 longer with the .17 radio as well, but it was annoying because these fringe signals were seldom usable for data and connecting to a closer 3G tower was faster. I was happy when they upgraded the radio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coorsleftfield Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Not to be nit picky but can another G3 owner confirm if they have to insert the USB connector at a slight downward angle before it will plug in ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanm1978 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I noticed it doesn't just fall into place when plugging in like others do, I chalked it up to the otter case. Actually I'm kinda glad it's hard to plug in, I would've enjoyed seeing a plug type like the gs5 has though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coorsleftfield Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I think it's actually the back case. A little sand paper should fine tune it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanm1978 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 If you look closely at the flap on the otter box, when holding it open, you can see it offers no resistance to the cord as it's being plugged in. I've checked because I didn't want my cord to become so loose that it would not hold the cord tightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkoellerwx Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Not to be nit picky but can another G3 owner confirm if they have to insert the USB connector at a slight downward angle before it will plug in ? I've noticed it being more difficult that I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8nuguy Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 my battery is doing much better since that first night. so far 20hrs on with 1hr 10min screen time and still 70% battery left 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostkilla1388 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Pretty good battery life, gr8nuguy. Yesterday with my S5 I got 16 hr and 40min with over 3 hours of SoT. But I do like LG better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinisin Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Root is long ways out. A month at best. Sent from my LGLS990 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiki8 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) Root is long ways out. A month at best. Sent from my LGLS990 Maybe from jcase, but I know there are at least two other groups of people trying to get root for our phone right now. That said, it could still obviously take quite awhile. Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk 2 Edited July 17, 2014 by Shiki8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinisin Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I'm praying. This is 5 days longer than I've been stock now and it's so terrible. Sent from my LGLS990 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8nuguy Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (my device was swapped out after that first day, as it had serious issues) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coorsleftfield Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (my device was swapped out after that first day, as it had serious issues)What issues? Mine has frozen hard twice requiring battery removal to reboot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaryTheLabelGuy Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (my device was swapped out after that first day, as it had serious issues)Interested to hear what issues you were having. My G3 has been flawless minus the battery drain issue, which seems to be getting slightly better with time. Sent from my LG G3 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avb Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Interested to hear what issues you were having. My G3 has been flawless minus the battery drain issue, which seems to be getting slightly better with time. Sent from my LG G3 using Tapatalk Coming from an LG G2, battery was a lot worse the first few days with the G3. Now my battery drain with low usage is about the same or slightly better than the LG G2. This is also probably because the Qualcomm Battery Guru app has finished learning my habits and is now active (I also had this on my G2) With the wifi calling feature, when I'm at home my battery standby time is amazing because I'm only connected to wifi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaryTheLabelGuy Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 On another note, the camera on this G3 is amazing. I was able to grab some amazing low-light shots and 4K video at the Dave Matthews Show in Jax 2 nights ago. My iPhone 5S buddies were in shock. Amazing quality for such a small sensor. Lots of noise reduction, but still impressive with the amount if detail retained. What really impressed me was the 4K video quality. Wow. Sent from my LG G3 using Tapatalk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llm5505 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Hello all. Has anyone had any experience with the GPS on the g3? I have not seen anything good or bad at this point. Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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