Hi all. I'm coming from a Moto X to the G2.
I picked up my phone on Wednesday evening and here are the pros/cons I've noticed so far:
Pros:
1. Beautiful screen
2. Nice size phone - a bit too big for my hand by manageable
3. Fast enough UI - comparable to the Moto X
4. Great battery life - comparable to the Moto X
5. Really good phone call reception - no problems with people hearing me - my biggest problem with the Moto X
6. The camera takes very good photos (comparable to the Moto X). It does wash out the photos a bit and it's definitely not "true color" but the photos look really crisp in broad daylight. I haven't tried taking photos in low light
Cons:
1. Minimal-to-nonexistent data reception (I get 4G on my other phones, I barely get 3G on this but mostly "cannot connect to data"); I've never been able to connect to 4G/LTE and
2. Wifi is slow to connect (compared to my other phones); it cannot connect to my 5Ghz N wireless router. I've changed the router to 2.5Ghz/G to make it connect, but it's still VERY slow (router is the top of the line Motorola)
3. Slow to connect to car blue tooth
4. Streaming HD videos on wifi make the picture pixelate/break up/be blurry quite a bit. Definitely not high def
5. The phone is set to FULL vibrate and when it's in my trouser pockets or on my desk, I miss calls - a lot - because there's no vibration
6. Sprint Zone app says I have a lot of dropped calls and need to call Sprint customer care (I did; they're useless)
7. I have hard reset the phone to fix all of the above, no luck
8. Too much bloatware
9. The knock-knock feature requires 4-5 knocks to respond and it only is responsive 90% of the time
10. I'm still getting used to the volume/power button in the back (this would be a minor/non-issue if the above didn't exist)
I know my Cons list is longer, but I actually do like the phone. The screen is amazing - I've even read a lot of text on it and it doesn't strain my eyes like most phones. Call quality has been exceptional. But no data?
Also, I found out too late that tri-band phoneson Sprint are not capable of talk/surf, which completely handicaps me. I take business calls on the run often and I'm talking and looking at some document on my phone at the same time. Not having this option or having to ask people to "hang up so I can look at the document in my email" is embarrassing. I've spoken to Sprint about it and was told they're aware of this being an issue but it might take "some time-to a long time" for them to address it. I nearly switched to AT&T just for this issue alone, but I know for a fact that AT&T gets no reception in my office (per other employees), so that wouldn't work anyhow.
I'm sad about this. The phone is really beautiful and could be something special. But with the list above, it just falls into the mediocre category.
I even tried fixes I found online to change my LTE channels to 41 or 26 (or both) - and my phone connected to LTE for 10 seconds before flipping right back to 3G. Sprint says I have a lemon and to replace the phone, but I've read others have had similar issues even with replacements?
If anyone has come up with fixes for these or has resolved similar issues - or just has some helpful input, please share!
I picked up my phone on Wednesday evening and here are the pros/cons I've noticed so far:
Pros:
1. Beautiful screen
2. Nice size phone - a bit too big for my hand by manageable
3. Fast enough UI - comparable to the Moto X
4. Great battery life - comparable to the Moto X
5. Really good phone call reception - no problems with people hearing me - my biggest problem with the Moto X
6. The camera takes very good photos (comparable to the Moto X). It does wash out the photos a bit and it's definitely not "true color" but the photos look really crisp in broad daylight. I haven't tried taking photos in low light
Cons:
1. Minimal-to-nonexistent data reception (I get 4G on my other phones, I barely get 3G on this but mostly "cannot connect to data"); I've never been able to connect to 4G/LTE and
2. Wifi is slow to connect (compared to my other phones); it cannot connect to my 5Ghz N wireless router. I've changed the router to 2.5Ghz/G to make it connect, but it's still VERY slow (router is the top of the line Motorola)
3. Slow to connect to car blue tooth
4. Streaming HD videos on wifi make the picture pixelate/break up/be blurry quite a bit. Definitely not high def
5. The phone is set to FULL vibrate and when it's in my trouser pockets or on my desk, I miss calls - a lot - because there's no vibration
6. Sprint Zone app says I have a lot of dropped calls and need to call Sprint customer care (I did; they're useless)
7. I have hard reset the phone to fix all of the above, no luck
8. Too much bloatware
9. The knock-knock feature requires 4-5 knocks to respond and it only is responsive 90% of the time
10. I'm still getting used to the volume/power button in the back (this would be a minor/non-issue if the above didn't exist)
I know my Cons list is longer, but I actually do like the phone. The screen is amazing - I've even read a lot of text on it and it doesn't strain my eyes like most phones. Call quality has been exceptional. But no data?
Also, I found out too late that tri-band phoneson Sprint are not capable of talk/surf, which completely handicaps me. I take business calls on the run often and I'm talking and looking at some document on my phone at the same time. Not having this option or having to ask people to "hang up so I can look at the document in my email" is embarrassing. I've spoken to Sprint about it and was told they're aware of this being an issue but it might take "some time-to a long time" for them to address it. I nearly switched to AT&T just for this issue alone, but I know for a fact that AT&T gets no reception in my office (per other employees), so that wouldn't work anyhow.
I'm sad about this. The phone is really beautiful and could be something special. But with the list above, it just falls into the mediocre category.
I even tried fixes I found online to change my LTE channels to 41 or 26 (or both) - and my phone connected to LTE for 10 seconds before flipping right back to 3G. Sprint says I have a lemon and to replace the phone, but I've read others have had similar issues even with replacements?
If anyone has come up with fixes for these or has resolved similar issues - or just has some helpful input, please share!
I connect to Wi-Fi at home and the speed on every other device and phone is over 20Mb down, on the LG barely 3. I've read online that others have the Wi-Fi problem. Called Best Buy and they recommend the S4 on experience, but said I could try another G2 to be sure. Thing is, we can blame Sprint for 4G but not the Wi-Fi. The audio quality on this phone is amazing, as is the battery life but without data, it's not going to be a smart phone. Should I still switch it out to another G2?
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