Galaxy Nexus vs. LG Optimus F3 or L9

the_animal99 · Dec 14, 2013

Have a Nexus 5 on MetroPCS and am happy with the service (after breaking away from Verizon contracts). My wife may join me and we're trying to decide between grabbing a used unlocked Samsung Galaxy Nexus off of Swappa or buying a LG Optimus F3 or L9 in a Metro store. Price would be about the same for all three devices after rebates involved. Any advice on picking between these?

Thanks for any help!

alfick3 · Dec 14, 2013

I've browsed the Galaxy Nexus listings on Swappa as well. I'd have to say that as far as internal storage goes, that'd be the better phone. The others will get the 4G speeds.

flakito97 · Dec 15, 2013

alfick3 · Dec 16, 2013

flakito97 said:

Nice, what phone is that?

flakito97 · Dec 16, 2013

Nexus 5;]

Fox Mulder · Dec 16, 2013

The F3 is a great phone, I've been very happy with mine so far. However, it does have limited internal storage and that may be an issue with some people especially those who play games. There are options to move apps to the external SD but these require rooting the phone so you have to be comfortable with that.
Then there is of course the display size. I'm fine with the 4" display on the F3 but others may want something bigger.
One more thing to consider is wifi calling. Phones purchased directly from Metro will have wifi calling capability built in, but those sourced elsewhere and brought to Metro will not and it can't be added. I have found this to be a very helpful feature and I use it often.

the hulk · Dec 17, 2013

Fox Mulder said:
The F3 is a great phone, I've been very happy with mine so far. However, it does have limited internal storage and that may be an issue with some people especially those who play games. There are options to move apps to the external SD but these require rooting the phone so you have to be comfortable with that.
Then there is of course the display size. I'm fine with the 4" display on the F3 but others may want something bigger.
One more thing to consider is wifi calling. Phones purchased directly from Metro will have wifi calling capability built in, but those sourced elsewhere and brought to Metro will not and it can't be added. I have found this to be a very helpful feature and I use it often.

unless it's t-mobile branded, my Sony Xperia Z's wifi-calling worked with no issues

the_animal99 · Dec 18, 2013

Thanks to all for the feedback. Appreciate it!

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