LG G3

thomasj

Just thought I'd open a thread as its due to be announced hopefully soon enough

Could this be it?
http://www.gsmarena.com/is_this_the_japanese_market_version_of_the_upcoming_lg_g3-news-8298.php

Rumoured specs include 5.5 inch screen, 3gb of ram, snapdragon 801, water/dust proof, fingerprint scanner

What do you want to see in it?

Mantis Toboggan

Really looking forward to the phone being released and certainly a phone I would definitely consider buying after how good the G2 was.

What I would like:
The new snapdragon 805 processor
20 mp camera
3500 mah battery
2 k display
Good price
32 GB standard
Availability in Ireland

What I can dream about:
Metal body
4 K display
Front facing speakers with Boom sound

In reality the G2 offers everything a good phone should so maybe I'm being greedy looking for more but I like more.

Breezer

What I'd like to see over the G2:

Metal body
Smaller screen, 4.7" max. (not going to happen, I know)
Normal button placement (not likely to see this either)
Camera to match the Lumia 1020 (or at least the iPhone 5S - to be fair, the G2 came close)

I may get the metal body...

thomasj

Looks like this is the new LG G3!
http://www.spigen.com/brands/lg/g3/lg-g3-screen-protector-steinheil.html

Looks like there might be a stylus as well!

Time will tell, unveiling is next Tuesday!

Mantis Toboggan

Specs have been pretty much confirmed and I'm a little disappointed tbh. It's going to be the same battery and camera apart from working slightly better in low light. The processor moves from 800 to 801 which should see slightly better battery performance but the 2k screen should limit the affect of this!

Not sure why they have rushed to get this out. The market is flooded with top end phones, it may have been wiser to hold off until the autumn. Atleast then they could have added the 805 processor along with the adreno 420. A 3500 battery would have also been nice!

Hope that isn't all true but certainly looks likely. Think il be getting my G2 fixed and holding on to it for another while.

Slutmonkey57b

If an Irish carrier actually agrees to offer it, that would be priority #1 for me.

beno619

Buddy Holly wrote: »

Specs have been pretty much confirmed and I'm a little disappointed tbh. It's going to be the same battery and camera apart from working slightly better in low light. The processor moves from 800 to 801 which should see slightly better battery performance but the 2k screen should limit the affect of this!

Not sure why they have rushed to get this out. The market is flooded with top end phones, it may have been wiser to hold off until the autumn. Atleast then they could have added the 805 processor along with the adreno 420. A 3500 battery would have also been nice!

Hope that isn't all true but certainly looks likely. Think il be getting my G2 fixed and holding on to it for another while.

This basically.
The 805 isn't really any great shakes anyway.
2 k display is just a huge waste.

jacksie66

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thomasj

So unveiling (if there's anything left to unveil) is in London tonight at 6pm.

Anyone looking forward to this?

beardo81

Yeah looking forward to seeing this, although not much more to see. Really impressive bezel and screen size, interested to see the remaining details. If they can price this lower than the big 3 they could be onto a winner

Mantis Toboggan

Buddy Holly wrote: »

Specs have been pretty much confirmed and I'm a little disappointed tbh. It's going to be the same battery and camera apart from working slightly better in low light. The processor moves from 800 to 801 which should see slightly better battery performance but the 2k screen should limit the affect of this!

Not sure why they have rushed to get this out. The market is flooded with top end phones, it may have been wiser to hold off until the autumn. Atleast then they could have added the 805 processor along with the adreno 420. A 3500 battery would have also been nice!

Hope that isn't all true but certainly looks likely. Think il be getting my G2 fixed and holding on to it for another while.

Exactly what I thought.

Can't see any reason to upgrade from my beloved G2

Blazer

removable battery though and I was surprised to see it's plastic as it looks very similar to the HTC One metallic finish.
Nice looking phone I have to admit.

mossie

Anyone know if any of the Irish networks will be selling this?

beardo81

mossie wrote: »

Anyone know if any of the Irish networks will be selling this?

I've contacted them all and none have any plans to stock it so far. Three and o2 said this could change however.

Slutmonkey57b

beardo81 wrote: »

I've contacted them all and none have any plans to stock it so far. Three and o2 said this could change however.

And then analysts will claim the g2 which nobody stocked wasn't popular so they're not stocking it...

Sigh.

beardo81

Slutmonkey57b wrote: »

And then analysts will claim the g2 which nobody stocked wasn't popular so they're not stocking it...

Sigh.

I know it's ridiculous. Maybe though LG aren't pushing Irish carriers because the market is not that big. Shame though.

Let's petition them!!

Mantis Toboggan

Has any pricing been announced?

Slutmonkey57b

550 for the 16gb and. 600 for the 32.

Mantis Toboggan

Slutmonkey57b wrote: »

550 for the 16gb and. 600 for the 32.

Oooph, that's pricey enough even if it is the best phone on the market.

The G2 launched for £400

Oafley Jones

Quite like the look of it. But the QHD screen would actually put me off it. There's no need for it. It's just eating more battery and potentially causing issues for apps.

Jelle1880

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Quite like the look of it. But the QHD screen would actually put me off it. There's no need for it. It's just eating more battery and potentially causing issues for apps.

Apparently the battery life has been tested on the maximum screen brightness and it performs pretty well.
Add the fact that most people will never put their screen on max brightness...

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/lg-g3-battery-life-performance-revealed-endurance-tests-1450442

Does anyone think O2 will have this ? I'm thinking of getting an HTC One M8, but if they will stock the G3 I might be tempted to wait a bit longer.

eamondunphy

Will any of the Irish operators be getting this phone??

Slutmonkey57b

Buddy Holly wrote: »

Oooph, that's pricey enough even if it is the best phone on the market.

The G2 launched for £400

Cheaper than the S5 and One M8 it's competing against.

jonnybegood

LG G3 outselling Samsung Galaxy S5 3-to-1 in South Korea

Slutmonkey57b

No demand for these niche phones from small time manufacturers over here though.

kave2

Slutmonkey57b wrote: »

No demand for these niche phones from small time manufacturers over here though.

LG a small time manufacturer?

jonnybegood

I think slutmonkey is been sarcastic !

beno619

jonnybegood wrote: »

LG G3 outselling Samsung Galaxy S5 3-to-1 in South Korea

Short term sales burst in LG's home nation doesn't mean much, sales in two or three months will mean more.

eamondunphy

so it looks like no irish operator will be getting this phone in!!

madmoe

eamondunphy wrote: »

so it looks like no irish operator will be getting this phone in!!

Very annoyed to hear that! My brother is coming from Canada in July and I have already asked him to bring me a Surface Pro 3....I'm sure he won't mind an LG G3 as well :P

kave2

madmoe wrote: »

Very annoyed to hear that! My brother is coming from Canada in July and I have already asked him to bring me a Surface Pro 3....I'm sure he won't mind an LG G3 as well :P

Hehe, I'm getting Surface pro 3 and LG G3 too. Great devices, cannot wait for both.
Anyone knows if Amazon.de delivers to Ireland?

innocent_lover

I think canadian LTE Bands are different than irish. R u sure this phone will work with 4g network here?

madmoe

innocent_lover wrote: »

I think canadian LTE Bands are different than irish. R u sure this phone will work with 4g network here?

Hope so! If not I'll order form Amazon.de I guess......

Kristopherus

kave2 wrote: »

Hehe, I'm getting Surface pro 3 and LG G3 too. Great devices, cannot wait for both.
Anyone knows if Amazon.de delivers to Ireland?

Yep, Amazon.de deliver to Ireland. And you could also take a peek at amazon.fr for the same items. There might be a difference(small) in the prices:).

madmoe

Kristopherus wrote: »

Yep, Amazon.de deliver to Ireland. And you could also take a peek at amazon.fr for the same items. There might be a difference(small) in the prices:).

Great mate! Are you gonna go for the 32GB or the 16GB? I got a Nexus 5 wireless charger and kept it after selling the Nexus 5 so I'll be aiming for the 32GB with the built in wireless charging!!

Cheers,
M

Oafley Jones

madmoe wrote: »

Great mate! Are you gonna go for the 32GB or the 16GB? I got a Nexus 5 wireless charger and kept it after selling the Nexus 5 so I'll be aiming for the 32GB with the built in wireless charging!!

Cheers,
M

Aren't the North American versions missing wireless charging?

madmoe

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Aren't the North American versions missing wireless charging?

Think so....that is why I am better off getting it on Amazon.de etc.

Thanks,
M

Slutmonkey57b

I'm disappointed with the battery life on the gsmarena.com review: around 6 hours web browsing, a bit over half what its rivals and the g2 could manage. The quad hd screen is a killer as I feared...

Oafley Jones

Slutmonkey57b wrote: »

I'm disappointed with the battery life on the gsmarena.com review: around 6 hours web browsing, a bit over half what its rivals and the g2 could manage. The quad hd screen is a killer as I feared...

Not to mention app compatibility and 1080p content looking worse on a QHD screen. It really is as stupid as the megapixel counting on cameras. QHD is a negative mark for my next phone.

Mantis Toboggan

eamondunphy wrote: »

so it looks like no irish operator will be getting this phone in!!

Can't say I'm surprised!

madmoe

Hey all,
Are there any drawbacks to buying the G3 from www.amazon.de?? Will I get hit for import\customs tax when they ship it to me and it reaches Ireland? It's expensive enough and I don't want to have to pay even more!!

Thanks,
M

DC403l

No chance of you being hit with customs charges. You are importing from inside the EU.

Mantis Toboggan

madmoe wrote: »

Hey all,
Are there any drawbacks to buying the G3 from www.amazon.de?? Will I get hit for import\customs tax when they ship it to me and it reaches Ireland? It's expensive enough and I don't want to have to pay even more!!

Thanks,
M

Only downside is that you will get a European charger.

madmoe

DC403l wrote: »

No chance of you being hit with customs charges. You are importing from inside the EU.

Great mate! I guess the European plug charger will be a bit annoying but I have a wireless charger from the Nexus 5 I will be using mostly using it so that negates that kinda ;-) On the Amazon.de website its hard to make out if it has 3GB RAM and includes wireless charging but I am selecting the 32GB model so I'm assuming they come as standard with that model? Anyone here good at German?

Cheers,
M

Mantis Toboggan

Google translate!

fm

they won't deliver the g3 to ireland at the moment

beardo81

madmoe wrote: »

Great mate! I guess the European plug charger will be a bit annoying but I have a wireless charger from the Nexus 5 I will be using mostly using it so that negates that kinda ;-) On the Amazon.de website its hard to make out if it has 3GB RAM and includes wireless charging but I am selecting the 32GB model so I'm assuming they come as standard with that model? Anyone here good at German?

Cheers,
M

Think the 32gb is 3mb RAM, 16bgb is 2mb. Not sure about the wireless charging

madmoe

Buddy Holly wrote: »

Google translate!

I have been using it mate but still can't see any mention of 3G RAM or wireless charging :-(

madmoe

fm wrote: »

they won't deliver the g3 to ireland at the moment

Why is that mate!??

Mantis Toboggan

madmoe wrote: »

Why is that mate!??

Well hasn't been released yet.

madmoe

Buddy Holly wrote: »

Well hasn't been released yet.

Yep...but when it is there should be no problem buying it from Amazon.de, right!?