Basically some negative experiences I've had with my phone. Kind of a brief review, but only talking about the negative parts of the phone. Just some opinions for those who might be considering purchasing the phone. You guys can read about the positive stuff in official reviews done by tech websites.
Bought my phone summer of 2012. Upgraded from the LG OV. I rooted my phone and installed Sharp Rom for Froyo (BSydz Deodexed v7, whatever that means).
In terms of speed, it was an upgrade over the OV, but not a significant upgrade. My OV was so outdated that I couldn't even download certain apps from the app store (games mainly), so this was an upgrade in speed. However, it's not very fast at all (compared to my friends' phones like the Nexus Galaxy), and when combined with Android's lag, it made the phone very difficult to use sometimes.
The screen has a really nice display, but the touchscreen is very unresponsive sometimes. In fact, I would say it's a downgrade from the OV's touchscreen. Even when it's responsive, it does not approach the level of responsiveness that iPhones or iPads have. The large screen is nice though.
The phone also underperforms in calls. The main issue is that sometimes when calling and receiving calls, there would be no sound coming out of the phone at all, even though the call went through.
The phone also likes to randomly freeze up or restart. Sometimes when I'm listening to the radio or browsing the internet, it would restart. Sometimes it would just freeze up for no reason. There were quite a few times in which I had to take off the back cover and take out the battery in order to reset it. Sometimes it would restart two or three times in a row.
The 3G is okay, and when I load the map feature, it goes to 1G every time I load it. GPS works fine though, but I think that's mainly because of the Sharp Rom (from what I've heard GPS doesn't work on stock ROM).
Aside from these issues, the phone works okay. It will do for now, until I get a replacement. Maybe I just have a bad unit.
Bought my phone summer of 2012. Upgraded from the LG OV. I rooted my phone and installed Sharp Rom for Froyo (BSydz Deodexed v7, whatever that means).
In terms of speed, it was an upgrade over the OV, but not a significant upgrade. My OV was so outdated that I couldn't even download certain apps from the app store (games mainly), so this was an upgrade in speed. However, it's not very fast at all (compared to my friends' phones like the Nexus Galaxy), and when combined with Android's lag, it made the phone very difficult to use sometimes.
The screen has a really nice display, but the touchscreen is very unresponsive sometimes. In fact, I would say it's a downgrade from the OV's touchscreen. Even when it's responsive, it does not approach the level of responsiveness that iPhones or iPads have. The large screen is nice though.
The phone also underperforms in calls. The main issue is that sometimes when calling and receiving calls, there would be no sound coming out of the phone at all, even though the call went through.
The phone also likes to randomly freeze up or restart. Sometimes when I'm listening to the radio or browsing the internet, it would restart. Sometimes it would just freeze up for no reason. There were quite a few times in which I had to take off the back cover and take out the battery in order to reset it. Sometimes it would restart two or three times in a row.
The 3G is okay, and when I load the map feature, it goes to 1G every time I load it. GPS works fine though, but I think that's mainly because of the Sharp Rom (from what I've heard GPS doesn't work on stock ROM).
Aside from these issues, the phone works okay. It will do for now, until I get a replacement. Maybe I just have a bad unit.