LG GT540 vs Motorola XT5 XT502

[DexTyler]

Hey guys. I'm buying a phone next week and these are the choices that I have. Which one is better? Reliability is most important to me.

 

[YouTu_01]

Hey guys. I'm buying a phone next week and these are the choices that I have. Which one is better? Reliability is most important to me.

I'd go with the motorola, spec-wise it's better,but still no flash it uses the same processor as the the GT540

 

[DexTyler]

Does it come with any pre-installed apps like Youtube? I looked at a few sites but they don't say if it has any or not. And the Android market doesn't have an app for phones on 2.1 anymore.

 

[YouTu_01]

Does it come with any pre-installed apps like Youtube? I looked at a few sites but they don't say if it has any or not. And the Android market doesn't have an app for phones on 2.1 anymore.

I suppose since it uses motorola's moto-blur, but you can use the browser and visit YouTube mobile site

 

[DexTyler]

Hmm I think I might just go with the GT540. The forum for the Motorola is pretty much empty on here and I think I'd get more help with the GT540.

How good is the screen though? I heard that alot of people hate resistive because it's not very responsive.

 

[YouTu_01]

Hmm I think I might just go with the GT540. The forum for the Motorola is pretty much empty on here and I think I'd get more help with the GT540.

How good is the screen though? I heard that alot of people hate resistive because it's not very responsive.

It's not as unresponsive as many people think it's actualy really responsive, my screen still has the plastic cover protection and it's pretty responsive

 

[DexTyler]

Would I notice a big difference between the two phones? I'm thinking about the XT5 but it's over $150 more than the LG. But then with the LG, I'd have to upgrade it to 2.1 and I have no idea how safe it is to do that.

Would the LG be able to run most of the 2.1 apps that are out there without any issues?

 

[YouTu_01]

Would I notice a big difference between the two phones? I'm thinking about the XT5 but it's over $150 more than the LG. But then with the LG, I'd have to upgrade it to 2.1 and I have no idea how safe it is to do that.

Would the LG be able to run most of the 2.1 apps that are out there without any issues?

Well, the motorola packs more RAM (256) vs the GT540 (150) ,the CPU it's the same 600mhz on both devices, so in paper the motorola should be faster ,if you go with the LG you can use the roms provided they are easy to install

 

[DexTyler]

What is a ROM though?

 

[YouTu_01]

What is a ROM though?

Here this site explains what they are,why they are useful, etc.