Optimus G vs. Optimus Nexus

[bacalao]

Any custom ROMs or Play store apps that mimic or feature the split screen/same screen multi-tasking of the Optimus G or the SIII & Note2? That sort of feature and expandable memory are the only thing that give me pause about buying the next Nexus right away.

 

[TenshiNo]

This phone is going go be Locked so rooting might be hard to accomplish

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There is a big difference between a "locked" boot loader and an "encrypted" boot loader. *EVERY* phone that gets released has a "locked" boot loader, event the Nexus phones. The only difference is the Nexus devices give you a simple way to unlock it. The Optimus G has already been rooted by AC's own Jerry Hildenbrand:

http://forums.androidcentral.com/lg-optimus-g/218147-how-root-sprint-g-optimus-g-windows-only.html

 

[Shinkenred]

Hmmm. So despite being a relative of the Optimus line, the Nexus 4 will be every bit as stuck at a non-expandable 16GB as the Galaxy Nexus. Guess I'll hope the N4 ROM can be ported to the Optimus G. (And the N4, like the G-Nex, will likely be a small mint from Google.) Otherwise...I choose to...BELIEVE IN NEXUS.

http://m.youtube.com/?client=mv-google&rdm=mcetap36w (Sorry...couldn't resist...)

Purple CM10 Power...make-up!!

 

[ens04]

I would like to know why there is so much talk about the Nexus 4 and not enough talk about the LG Optimus G in the web.
I personally don't see why everybody is so hyped about the Nexus. The LG Optimus G is superior in almost every way. Except for not having v4.2 jelly bean and wireless charging. The LG Optimus G has more to offer LTE and 32 GB. Im sure there is more but I think of any more.
Can someone please tell me why everybody is looking forward to the Nexus instead of the LG Optimus G?

 

[blitz118]

I would like to know why there is so much talk about the Nexus 4 and not enough talk about the LG Optimus G in the web.
I personally don't see why everybody is so hyped about the Nexus. The LG Optimus G is superior in almost every way. Except for not having v4.2 jelly bean and wireless charging. The LG Optimus G has more to offer LTE and 32 GB. Im sure there is more but I think of any more.
Can someone please tell me why everybody is looking forward to the Nexus instead of the LG Optimus G?

For me it is the price of $350 for the phone, and I do not have to be tied to carrier any more. The other things are just a bonus.

 

[ens04]

For me it is the price of $350 for the phone, and I do not have to be tied to carrier any more. The other things are just a bonus.

I never saw it that way. That makes a lot more sense now.

 

[Pre-dawn raid]

That and the fact that it's a Nexus device with an unlockable bootloader. If the Optimus G stays locked down then it will be of minimal interest to developers. If my OG Evo didn't have such a robust dev community I'd have dropped it months ago.

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