I gave my mom my g2 and i need a new phone, so here goes!
1. I see this phone has no LED indicator light, i know this isnt a big deal with the "active display" on the device but how do you know when its fully charged? Im just really used to phones having it go to green when fully charged.
2. How loud is the speaker? Think i could hear it over a running shower lol?
3. Will this phone sit on its side when laid up against something to watch videos in landscape, or would you need a case to achieve that feat?
4. Is it possible to turn off the active display altogether and get stock lollipop lock screen back (given that i update to lollipop)?
5. Can you turn off the google now screen when you swipe right? I love google now, but i dont know how i feel about it being on one of my homescreens.
6. How is battery life while watching movies/streams?
7. The always on listening, has the response time from google searches been improved with lollipop? The reviews ive been watching on this phone are all from 2013 and ive heard this was supposed to have been made better with lollipop.?
Im mostly intrigued by this phone because of the form factor, i liked the size of my G2 but it was slightly too wide for my tastes still and a 4.7" 720p screen sounds like something i could one hand a little better. If you cant answer all of these questions maybe just tell me how you feel about the phone overall, and if you can still recommend it in 2015. I found a brand new unlocked model on ebay for 149.00 which seems reasonable.
Thanks for any replies.
1. I see this phone has no LED indicator light, i know this isnt a big deal with the "active display" on the device but how do you know when its fully charged? Im just really used to phones having it go to green when fully charged.
2. How loud is the speaker? Think i could hear it over a running shower lol?
3. Will this phone sit on its side when laid up against something to watch videos in landscape, or would you need a case to achieve that feat?
4. Is it possible to turn off the active display altogether and get stock lollipop lock screen back (given that i update to lollipop)?
5. Can you turn off the google now screen when you swipe right? I love google now, but i dont know how i feel about it being on one of my homescreens.
6. How is battery life while watching movies/streams?
7. The always on listening, has the response time from google searches been improved with lollipop? The reviews ive been watching on this phone are all from 2013 and ive heard this was supposed to have been made better with lollipop.?
Im mostly intrigued by this phone because of the form factor, i liked the size of my G2 but it was slightly too wide for my tastes still and a 4.7" 720p screen sounds like something i could one hand a little better. If you cant answer all of these questions maybe just tell me how you feel about the phone overall, and if you can still recommend it in 2015. I found a brand new unlocked model on ebay for 149.00 which seems reasonable.
Thanks for any replies.