LG G3 review: Dream catcher

06 June 2014
Late as usual but ever so strong. In an industry where timing is almost as important as quality, LG's highly anticipated G3 flagship makes landfall in the second half of 2014, a couple of months after the flagships of the other major players. Such a late...

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  • AnonD-207990
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  • 14 Jun 2014

Edge, 14 Jun 2014Still this G3 is one of the best phones right now in 2014. ... moreI ve tried Z2 at stores. for 5.2" it feels bigger in hand and i hate the flops. I can def forgo the water resistant for that.

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    • Edge
    • t7{
    • 14 Jun 2014

    Still this G3 is one of the best phones right now in 2014. But I still choose Z2 > G3.

    Z2 > G3 > S5 > M8

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      • AnonD-81824
      • v{U
      • 14 Jun 2014

      Anonymous, 14 Jun 2014It's coming with 801more versions on the way .. LG will be first to announce and release 805 as they are in tie-up with qualcomm

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        • cawerdo
        • MDV
        • 14 Jun 2014

        AnonD-272763, 10 Jun 2014Will G2 get the latest Optimus UI like we saw in G3?Sure

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          • Anonymous
          • 4QS
          • 14 Jun 2014

          AnonD-81824, 13 Jun 2014G3 may even come with a snapdragon 805 ... good to see i... moreIt's coming with 801

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            • AnonD-81824
            • NG%
            • 13 Jun 2014

            G3 may even come with a snapdragon 805 ...

            good to see if lg can do it ...buy seeing LG-qualcomm-google tie-up, its not an impossible task for LG

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              • AnonD-259899
              • 3YY
              • 12 Jun 2014

              AnonD-175677, 12 Jun 2014this is the best phone i've ever used in my life everythin... moreHey Jacob, nice quick report on your personal experience with the G3.

              If it wouldn't be much of a trouble could you please link me some screen shots of screen-on time and battery history graphs? Helps better understand in context of your particular usage style.

              Thanks in advance!

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                • AnonD-175677
                • vpd
                • 12 Jun 2014

                this is the best phone i've ever used in my life
                everything is amazing display camera battery music play multimedia and UI. the design looks classy in person. easy to hold fit to my hand

                long lasting battery too, i managed to got almost 2days before i recharged my phone.
                im a heavy user but this phone never disappoint me.

                so far i have no any issue or problem everything run smoothly and accordingly almost perfect.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 4QS
                  • 12 Jun 2014

                  Anonymous, 11 Jun 2014also lg g2 has non-removable battery while lg g3 has removable.Why do you keep pointing out such ridiculously obvious things like that?
                  And so was the thinner and with larger battery G Pro 2. At least the Korean version.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • thH
                    • 11 Jun 2014

                    Anonymous, 11 Jun 2014Again... going off topic....and very misleading. G2 was 8.... morealso lg g2 has non-removable battery
                    while lg g3 has removable.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • k00
                      • 11 Jun 2014

                      Anonymous, 11 Jun 2014Thickness LG G2= 9.15mm(SMALL CURVE BACK) LG G pr02= 8... moreAgain... going off topic....and very misleading.
                      G2 was 8.9mm as well. Plus G3 is wider. So not much better.
                      While G Pro 2 is a tad wider it's 0.6mm thinner. And still has some curve. So definitely thinner. Plus had a 200mah larger battery.

                      That's the point. Why on Earth is it the same thickness and battery as it's predecessor? When even G Pro 2 is thinner and has bigger battery.
                      They could have made it thinner and still put at least 3200-3400mah in.
                      If they wanted to keep it same size for now reason they could have put at lest 3600-3800mah.
                      Even if the battery life turns out decent it could have without any effort been much better.

                      Same was S5 has 0 excuse of having 2GB ram. And is sad I have to point it out that way just to possibly get it through.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • ty@
                        • 11 Jun 2014

                        Don't know exactly when haters will stop being haters ?
                        This is a nice phone.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • thH
                          • 11 Jun 2014

                          Anonymous, 11 Jun 2014Will believe it when gsmarena and or others prove it. The... moreThickness
                          LG G2= 9.15mm(SMALL CURVE BACK)

                          LG G pr02= 8.35mm (mostly FLAT BACK)

                          LG G3= 5mm-8.9mm( ARC CURVED BACK)

                          IF WE DO CALCULATION LG G3 is the overall slimmer among the three.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • thH
                            • 11 Jun 2014

                            Anonymous, 11 Jun 2014Will believe it when gsmarena and or others prove it. The... morelet me remind you

                            G3 has an "ARC CURVED BACK"
                            which ONLY mean THICKEST PART was the CENTER @ 8.9mm.
                            from the CENTER POINT going to Left or right sides thickness was 8.8mm - 5mm.
                            that's why when you hold the phone it has a very good GRIP! its even comfortable to hold than Xperia z2.

                            Understand.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 4QS
                              • 11 Jun 2014

                              Anonymous, 11 Jun 2014the battery life of G3 is better than xperia z2 or s5. i... moreWill believe it when gsmarena and or others prove it.
                              The G3 could have the best battery life in the world and it will still not excuse them using the same thickness and battery size of g2 when even g pro 2 was a good bit thinner with a larger battery.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • thH
                                • 11 Jun 2014

                                [deleted post]the battery life of G3 is better than xperia z2 or s5.

                                in real life usage
                                s5 and z2 are only good when you add the standby time.
                                but when you do a REAL LIFE comparison on CONTINUES STRAIGHT BROWSING OR WATCHING MOVIES

                                G3 IS THE REAL WINNER!

                                we have done this

                                we do watch the same movies on the three devices
                                ( s5, z2,& g3)

                                Hunger game 2 and spider man2
                                after the two movies results were


                                Samsung galaxy s5 still has 16-19% remaining battery

                                sony xperia z2 has still 14-15% reamaining battery.




                                while LG G3 stil @ 26% of the remaniing battery.

                                we also do a REAL LIFE BROWSING using the same Korean Carrier 3G/4G

                                S5 lasted ABOUT 8;16HOURS
                                Z2 lasted about 8:28hours
                                LG G3 lasted 9:22HOURS.

                                SO IN CONTINUES USAGE LG WINS!



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                                  • Gibby
                                  • Ixj
                                  • 11 Jun 2014

                                  The Grey version (which I'd pick) looks exactly like my Note2
                                  Lov this small form factor / big screen phone.
                                  BUT - I have 2 words:-

                                  'drop'
                                  &
                                  'test'

                                  ;)

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 4QS
                                    • 11 Jun 2014

                                    AnonD-259899, 10 Jun 2014After two years you saw degradation? You must have been usi... moreYOU
                                    "The batter life on G3 is very good, just not good enough for crazies like me. LG is after the mass market and any one saying the G3's battery life is not enough is just sore in the rear or just some random hater.

                                    They can hate the display as it's personal taste, they can hate the UI that's again personal taste, they can hate the overall looks of the design that's again taste but Battery life being poor is just someone trying hard to be denial that it is actually very good for the normal user."

                                    MY REPLY BELOW:With all these new aspects between us it only goes to further prove what I said at the end. Thanks for the helping hand in proving my point.


                                    "Or some people can tell that all aspects combined the battery life is a downer. Especially when comparing how much thinner g pro 2 was with a larger battery and expecting the life of the g2 to be continued.

                                    you know...but logic is just soreness in these pages. And soreness is logic. Dailey pathetically sad."



                                    So troll again?

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 4QS
                                      • 11 Jun 2014

                                      AnonD-106654, 10 Jun 2014Question when was the S5 released?? We are talking about yo... moreQuestion...when did you explain this after being asked?
                                      Oh yeah... YOU DIDN'T. Lol. Wow.....

                                      Second. S3 and then S4? Lolo lol. Especially S4. In movie mode s4/S5 Note 2/3 have one of the best white balance scores across all screens. And again even that tiny hint to it when in standard mode is not that far off...and definitely no further than lcd's overly high white balance.

                                      You really know how to repeat false info while repeating rude arrogant actions it seems.
                                      again. Congratulations on your abilities. ....

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 4QS
                                        • 11 Jun 2014

                                        Ludo, 10 Jun 2014Say what you want, this is a killer device. Wa ahead of... moreBy your personal preference maybe.
                                        S5 and Z2 have a decent set of advantages over G3 and m8. Though all are great in the end.