I got my G3 a week ago and have been pretty happy with it. Just a few issues and I found both battery life and performance to be better than reviewed.
This past weekend, I used Google Maps for a long (4.5 hr) drive. The G3 was mounted on my dashboard and the temp was in the low 80's. For both the drive and drive back, Google Maps crashed multiple times and, for the first time, I noticed the home screen redawing issue I had read about. In short, performance went down the crapper when the phone got hot.
I realize that this was less than ideal conditions, but I do not think that running Google Maps while having the phone mounted to my dashboard in the summer is an extreme use case. It certainly seems like the G3 is way more prone to overheating issues than other phones I have used.
For me, this is a deal breaker, though it may not be for others. I figured I'd relay my experience since it took an unusual set of circumstances for this issue to occur for me.
This past weekend, I used Google Maps for a long (4.5 hr) drive. The G3 was mounted on my dashboard and the temp was in the low 80's. For both the drive and drive back, Google Maps crashed multiple times and, for the first time, I noticed the home screen redawing issue I had read about. In short, performance went down the crapper when the phone got hot.
I realize that this was less than ideal conditions, but I do not think that running Google Maps while having the phone mounted to my dashboard in the summer is an extreme use case. It certainly seems like the G3 is way more prone to overheating issues than other phones I have used.
For me, this is a deal breaker, though it may not be for others. I figured I'd relay my experience since it took an unusual set of circumstances for this issue to occur for me.