Enough With the LG G3 Comparisons

[Carlos Thwaites]

All these comparing with the note 4 are just funny. I carnt wait till the screen burn kicks in on there 2k amoled haha i stay well away from samsung flagships for that reason and amongst the t.w ui. Love my g3 its running like butter

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[LeoRex]

All these comparing with the note 4 are just funny. I carnt wait till the screen burn kicks in on there 2k amoled haha i stay well away from samsung flagships for that reason and amongst the t.w ui. Love my g3 its running like butter

Funny you mention that, because when I was in a Best Buy last week, I played around with a Note 4.... excellent device, btw.... I know everyone hates on Samsung, that that's still one hot device. I tried to find lag or UI issues and that thing pretty much hummed along.

But...

The S5 next to it.... display was HORRIBLY burned in. Surprised that they left it out like that. Granted, its not like the device is seeing 'real world' usage... it was sitting there on the home screen, CONSTANTLY, for hours on end. If anyone burns in their screens, I'd say its their fault, not the phone.

 

[belodion]

^^^Yes, I've seen some shockingly bad screen burn on store demo Nokia Lumias. Guaranteed to put potential customers off, you'd think. As a 1020 owner it doesn't worry me because I know that with normal use it's nothing like that. If white text sits on the screen for several minutes, as the word 'Downloads' when I'm updating a string of apps, there's a ghost of it afterwards but it doesn't last long. But it might have put me off if I'd seen badly screen-burnt demo models before I bought the old girl.

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[gottria]

Started with the S5 from the S4 and S3. Saw the G3 and fell in love with the screen size and slightly larger body, so I bought one and like it. Jumped on the Best Buy Note 4 $200 rebate pre-order and got a note 4 for $75 with discounts, couldn't pass it up. Used it for a week and switched back to the G3. I'll wait for Samsung to throw out an update then I'll switch back.

 

[Carlos Thwaites]

I owned the s4 and note 3 and dont like them at all and both screens got screenburn. I work 12 hour shifts and barely use my phones i can often get 2+ days out of my phones due to not using them aggressively but still managed to get screenburn.. The note 4 is a hell of a device yea but i dont trust amoled nomore, i dont pay out my *** for a mobile to have it screenburn months later. Love the g3 and will be sticking with it for atleast another year

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[Carlos Thwaites]

And just to make it clear ive been on a note 4 twice and one was in shop and one was my sisters. Shop note 4 was very quick first thoughts was samsung have really done good with the latest t.w then i had ago on my sisters then it all made sense. Ui had a fair few stutters within the first 10/15 mins of playing on it and aswell as that it was very laggy on a couple of hd games i tryed out (snapdragon 805 variant). the phone needs a decent update thats all. But that phone with a good update (5.0) will be a killer in everything. Still against amoled lol (only my opinion)

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[Carlos Thwaites]

And just to waffle on alittle more i dont think the g3 is perfect, screen could be a little brighter and the whites could be a little whiter

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[gottria]

And just to waffle on alittle more i dont think the g3 is perfect, screen could be a little brighter and the whites could be a little whiter

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And could charge a little faster. I should have to carry the LG cable with me to get a decent charge. My S4, S5, note 3 and 4 all charge just fine with the cable I use in the car. This is the only phone that can't charge and use the GPS at the same time, it can't keep up with battery drain.

 

[Stwutter]

And could charge a little faster. I should have to carry the LG cable with me to get a decent charge. My S4, S5, note 3 and 4 all charge just fine with the cable I use in the car. This is the only phone that can't charge and use the GPS at the same time, it can't keep up with battery drain.

I've posted about GPS battery drain on the G3 being pretty huge previously. It may be worth looking at a more powerful car charger though. I can't recall exactly what one I have, but I get +1/2%ph charge in the car whilst sat-navving - it was only about £7 on Amazon. OK, not exactly amazing, but it's +charge at least, so you can get where you need to without it dying.

 

[Murph5150]

I've posted about GPS battery drain on the G3 being pretty huge previously. It may be worth looking at a more powerful car charger though. I can't recall exactly what one I have, but I get +1/2%ph charge in the car whilst sat-navving - it was only about £7 on Amazon. OK, not exactly amazing, but it's +charge at least, so you can get where you need to without it dying.

I'm not sure a more powerful charger would work, or be a good idea. The G3 is equipped with a trickle charger, and that may be the culprit.

Finding a more powerful car charger will probably still be throttled by the trickle charger. But if you are able to locate a car charger which could provide more charge, it will likely be unhealthy for the entire charging system. They say with charging equipment, keep it factory made.

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[Stwutter]

I'm not sure a more powerful charger would work, or be a good idea. The G3 is equipped with a trickle charger, and that may be the culprit.

Finding a more powerful car charger will probably still be throttled by the trickle charger. But if you are able to locate a car charger which could provide more charge, it will likely be unhealthy for the entire charging system. They say with charging equipment, keep it factory made.

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All I can add is that my charger adds % (as opposed to what the person I replied to found) and that I've been using it for 4 months with no ill effects.

 

[bwhardy]

AMEN

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[gottria]

I have a 2.1 amp car charger and used different cables. Same results, maybe it's the phone.

 

[mtiselin]

I am on U.S. Cellular, so needless to say I've been waiting since may for the G3. When the new Moto X came out, I got it, was totally unimpressed and took it back. The G3 is a better phone hands down. It's faster, smoother, and the screen is on a total different level. I had the S4 previously.

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[Murph5150]

All I can add is that my charger adds % (as opposed to what the person I replied to found) and that I've been using it for 4 months with no ill effects.

My car charger while running Google Maps keeps my charge constant - neither an increase or decrease.

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[mchi5]

Excuse this noob question but what is screen burn everyone is mentioning on Samsung and amoled screens?

I had my Note 3 and never experienced it. But tried the note 4. Hated it and return it for the g3 which I love

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[Carlos Thwaites]

Screenburn is when a certian image on ur phone screen burns its self into the screen and say for instance ur keyboard burnt into the screen u would be able to faintly see your keyboard on the screen even though u havent selected anything for the keyboard to appear.. Ie i had a galaxy s4 and i could faintly see my gmail acc inbox page even though i wasnt on gmail.. Its just something that occurs on amoled screens

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[Carlos Thwaites]

I apologize if ive havent explained this enough but if u search screenburn then u may get a more clear answer

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[Murph5150]

All I can add is that my charger adds % (as opposed to what the person I replied to found) and that I've been using it for 4 months with no ill effects.

It's great that your set-up is working successfully. In college I was a mechanical engineering, mathematics, and theoretical physics major. Four months is still premature for an accurate assessment of the battery, and the reason is simple.

A lithium ion battery is what they call a solid state battery. Lithium ion batteries tend to also maintain their integrity longer than lithium polymer batteries. In any arena, an overcharge is never good. Think of your vehicle. Your vehicle battery is rated at a specific cold cranking amp. The larger the engine, the more CCA's in the battery typically. Also, you need to consider the vehicle alternator. Alternators are capable of overcharging leading to degradation of the battery. It is not an overnight process but a period of time where increased voltage eventually ruin the battery.

Obviously Androids don't have alternators (yet) but the job and purpose of an alternator is to maintain and feed proper voltage. Think of your car charger as the alternator. Essentially its function is quite similar to an alternator - both charge the battery. Obviously a multi-cell car battery has different chemistry and physics than a lithium ion battery, but the similarity is both will suffer if amps and volts exceed the recommendation of the manufacturer.

I'm not telling you what to do. It's your equipment and you can do with it what you wish. There are few physics and engineering geeks such as myself, and I certainly wouldn't expect typical, even educated consumers to know that info. But that's the science behind it, and with this information I only wanted to explain the probable outcome of overcharging. I hope I was a help.

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[Stwutter]

It's great that your set-up is working successfully. In college I was a mechanical engineering, mathematics, and theoretical physics major. Four months is still premature for an accurate assessment of the battery, and the reason is simple.

A lithium ion battery is what they call a solid state battery. Lithium ion batteries tend to also maintain their integrity longer than lithium polymer batteries. In any arena, an overcharge is never good. Think of your vehicle. Your vehicle battery is rated at a specific cold cranking amp. The larger the engine, the more CCA's in the battery typically. Also, you need to consider the vehicle alternator. Alternators are capable of overcharging leading to degradation of the battery. It is not an overnight process but a period of time where increased voltage eventually ruin the battery.

Obviously Androids don't have alternators (yet) but the job and purpose of an alternator is to maintain and feed proper voltage. Think of your car charger as the alternator. Essentially its function is quite similar to an alternator - both charge the battery. Obviously a multi-cell car battery has different chemistry and physics than a lithium ion battery, but the similarity is both will suffer if amps and volts exceed the recommendation of the manufacturer.

I'm not telling you what to do. It's your equipment and you can do with it what you wish. There are few physics and engineering geeks such as myself, and I certainly wouldn't expect typical, even educated consumers to know that info. But that's the science behind it, and with this information I only wanted to explain the probable outcome of overcharging. I hope I was a help.

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Christ.

Thanks.

I'm good though, and appreciate your input.