Samsung Note 3 or LG G2?

[relaxcatdog]

Thinking of getting a new smartphone after my present mobile subscription ends later this month. Which one will u get? Give reasons for your choice.

 

[Siyu]

Note 3
- stylus.

I won't use LG G2 to versus Note 3. It will be against Xperia Z1

Then all of them group together versus iphone 5s (this is the OS duel).

 

[trd2970]

Will suggest note 3 for the large screen, stylus and 3gb ram.

 

[truefriend]

get note 3.. was ex lg g2 user for 2 weeks.. screen and battery life is brilliant to be honest.. but i cant get used to smaller screens after using note 1 and note 2 lg g2 has a ******* good camera .. with OIS which > samsung

 

[SunFlag]

note 3 anytime, anywhere

Software updates for LG is going to take ages

 

[reimina]

Try it out yourself at the demo booth and make up your own mind. Don't follow the crowd. Note 3 stylus is more like a gimick, depends on whether you actually use it or not.

 

[relaxcatdog]

Yep, tks for the suggestion and feedback. Just want to check with forumers who own Samsung Note 3. Do u use the stylus very often? Is it that useful? Thot typing shd be faster.

 

[Salapi]

to me, stylus is just a gimmick. the time taken to take it out, i have already done what i can do with my fingers.

 

[truefriend]

Yep, tks for the suggestion and feedback. Just want to check with forumers who own Samsung Note 3. Do u use the stylus very often? Is it that useful? Thot typing shd be faster.

i dont.... what i like about the note series is the big screen.... for watching movies and youtube on my bed... ex note 1 and 2 user.. currently note 3....

 

[relaxcatdog]

Screen size is impt to me. Anything less than 5 inch is too small for me. While I like the hp screen to be as big as possible, 6 inch and above means I can't put the phone inside my pocket. That is why I didn't consider any phone whose screen size is outside this range. Think Samsung note 3's 5.7 inch is abt the limit. Anything bigger must put the phone inside a bag or have to hand carry it.

 

[relaxcatdog]

Is the battery life of Samsung Note 3 good? Can it last more than a day without recharging?

 

[Heriophant]

I'm not a fan of the LG g2 with its absurd animations and all. But in terms of battery, note 3 wins LG g2 hands down.

 

[LongGe2009]

Confirm buy the superior note 3. LG resale sux

 

[reimina]

Confirm buy the superior note 3. LG resale sux

Yeah, its "superior" now. But not in 3 to 6 months down the road.

 

[DigDub]

if u need fm radio and adobe flash, then g2. Samsung butchered both.

 

[bobaccord]

if u don't use S-pen, LG G2 is quite good, but N3 bty is solid.

 

[medscy]

I have the same dilemma as TS....

My considerations:

1. Top up $18 to get LG G2 (Upside: OIS, cheaper, nice screen layout with minimal bezels; Downside: Slightly smaller screen, perhaps slower or no Android updates from LG)

2. Top up $213 to get Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Upside: Bigger screen, S-pen, more prompt OS updates; Downside: think the design not as sexy, more upfront cost)

And based on the current trade in price (price diff of $100 only).... I reckon that the trade price difference between the 2 could be in the range of $50.....

So what are your thoughts on picking the phone?

 

[trd2970]

Another 3 important things of note 3 (at least to me)

1. Expandable memory (g2 fixed 32gb)
2. Removable battery
3. Wider range of accessories for note 3

 

[ochiochi]

True, the need for a removable battery prompted me to get the note 3.

But I feel that the performance of the camera for note 3 is not that great at 13 megapixels.

Another 3 important things of note 3 (at least to me)

1. Expandable memory (g2 fixed 32gb)
2. Removable battery
3. Wider range of accessories for note 3

 

[relaxcatdog]

Finally settled with a LG G2 bcos of the following reasons:
Didn't want to pay more than $500 for a phone with contract.
Has FM radio
Audio sound using headphone given is quite good for a hp. Definitely better than my previous samsung 2.
Camera is good.
Battery life is good but think samsung note 3's battery might last longer as it has a bigger mAh. So long as the battery can last more than a day with normal usage of Internet surfing, making calls and a bit of video watching is good enough for me.

Although I would prefer a screen size of 5.5 - 5.7 inch, I think 5.2 inch is decent enough to place phone in pocket. For home use, I have an iPad for Internet surfing and watching video. I would prefer to have an expandable storage. The storage for LG G2 is less than 32gb but I don't see myself loading a lot of content in my phone.

Tks for all the feedback given.