We've got the LG G3, you've got questions...

[mherlan]

So overall which is better S5 or G3?

 

[Oliver Telfor]

You know the drill.... check out our hands-on post: LG G3 hands-on | Android Central

And shoot me your questions here. We've got the phone in-hand, and we'll do our best to give you the answers you crave.

Bear in mind we're using a preproduction Korean G3, so things can and will change as the global release approaches.

What was the screen size? Down to millimeters if possible?

 

[Alex Dobie]

The box says 139.7mm

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[PatrickBostan]

Is the quad hd display makes a huge difference compared to the galaxy s5? Which one is actually better in colour reproduction etc?

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[Landon1983]

Anyone know if the keyboard will be trickling down to the G2? I love the revision.

 

[newboyx]

Any chance the USA variants like sprint and Verizon will also have GSM radios onboard like iPhone?

Pretty much every VZW and Sprint phone for the last year or so (VZW even longer) has had GSM built in.

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[darkestred]

Again, the LG Isai FL has even thinner bezels and the same speaker, and it's water resistant....
This is why i don't buy LG's statement of "design reasons".

Why do you need this? Do you usually talk on the phone in terrential downpours? I almost feel like those clamoring for this are the same person(s) who sued for spilling boiling hot coffee on themselves. Won the court battle and now you see on coffee containers, caution hot - will burn you when spilled on self.

What do you think?

 

[npaladin-2000]

Why do you need this? Do you usually talk on the phone in terrential downpours? I almost feel like those clamoring for this are the same person(s) who sued for spilling boiling hot coffee on themselves. Won the court battle and now you see on coffee containers, caution hot - will burn you when spilled on self.

What do you think?

I think the question actually is, if you're stuck out in a torrential downpour, would you like to be able to use your phone? Or just stand there and hope someone takes pity on you?

 

[nestafaria]

Why do you need this? Do you usually talk on the phone in terrential downpours? I almost feel like those clamoring for this are the same person(s) who sued for spilling boiling hot coffee on themselves. Won the court battle and now you see on coffee containers, caution hot - will burn you when spilled on self.

What do you think?

So by your thinking manufacturers should just put a warning label on the phones that they will be ruined when getting wet?

There are a ton of use cases for having a water resistant phone.

 

[anon8380037]

Toilet plopping being one.

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[DeerSteak]

What actions can you do via Bluetooth by pressing the button on your headset? I ended up dumping the G2 because the default voice dialer was just that - only a dialer. I want to tell my phone to read/send texts and and navigate. So far the Moto X is about the only Android phone that can do that completely hands-free.

 

[ross7alex]

Does the new keyboard have some sort of swype functionality?

 

[Rizael Kramatirta]

LG G3 uses 16 MP rear camera which is equivalent to a digital camera that is definitely quality results when used to take photos in there plus its LED flas, wow cool

 

[sabre1106]

I'd like to know how great the screen actually is. Is it all the hype and then some or just mediocre? Also what is the situation with the quick view case? Does the circle view cover have a replacement battery cover as well or what? And anything as far as a hint about a release a release date for US other than "soon"?

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The case is a replacement battery cover.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omLGUJUT_lQ

 

[m3lover1]

The case is a replacement battery cover.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omLGUJUT_lQ

Awesome!

 

[doublejskid]

Alex,
Thank you for taking the time to answer questions.
Can you tell me if the "Settings" menu and sub-menu colors can be changed? For example, instead of a dark-ish font on white background, can this be changed to a bright-ish font on a dark background?

 

[moosc]

But carrier dependent. Ie a carrier can block it.

It should; any NFC-equipped device running 4.4 or later is capable of using tap-and-pay with Wallet thanks to the Host Card Emulation feature. The feature has implications much broader than Google Wallet alone... Visa and MasterCard throw support behind NFC payments via Host Card Emulation in KitKat | Android Central

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[anon8380037]

Well. I am on the same time zone as Alex - so first of all Thanks Very Much for working through the night here in Blighty.

Now that we know the launch price here will be ?499.00 and hopefully will get better, it seems a very nice phone on paper.
5.5" v 5.7" on my Note 3, little difference so a good bit of hardware on paper.
I for one would need to go through this thread in full to find foibles, and also wait for a review. Needs a basic case to grip then I think.
My contract ends in July and I can get a new phone or not, I own the Note 3. Let's see.

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[Relgoshan]

Any chance the USA variants like sprint and Verizon will also have GSM radios onboard like iPhone?

My Sprint G Flex has GSM and "global" tower preference options like the G2, so the G3 should also but they won't know until the actual carrier versions are released. An unlocked Sprint or International G Flex can use a T Mobile micro SIM but I believe in both cases those models will not do LTE.

 

[Relgoshan]

What actions can you do via Bluetooth by pressing the button on your headset? I ended up dumping the G2 because the default voice dialer was just that - only a dialer. I want to tell my phone to read/send texts and and navigate. So far the Moto X is about the only Android phone that can do that completely hands-free.

Samsung devices typically call S Voice with a long press, I have successfully used this to send a dictated email from my tablet while driving.