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confused between these 3 handsets

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Gaurav
Gaurav Original post #1
Feb 6, 2013 at 9:35 PM
Hi all,

I am planning to buy an android phone. Budget is around 19K max.

So shortlisted these phones:
LG Optimus L9
Huawei Ascend G600
HTC Desire SV


Please suggest which one is better in terms of display, music and speakers quality.

Also I read somewhere on internet that Ascend doesnot have support for installing new apps via play store *www.techtree.com/content/news/2460/huawei-ascend-g600-android-40-45-ips-screen-15000.html#.URKDeB2RAl8? Is that true.?
Nerevarine
Feb 6, 2013 at 9:52 PM
out of these 3, L9 is definitely the best
ghost_z
ghost_z #4
Feb 6, 2013 at 10:02 PM
Go for L9 !
Gaurav
Gaurav #5
Feb 6, 2013 at 10:17 PM
why not huawei. It has gorilla glass, better resolution with good music and that too with lesser price.? any reasons for lg l9?
tkin
tkin #6
Feb 6, 2013 at 10:21 PM
G600 comes with Adreno 203, nuff said.

Take L9.
Tenida
Tenida #7
Feb 6, 2013 at 10:40 PM
Take L9 and look for the superdeals at homeshop18. You can even grab LG 4XHD @20K and L9@15k. Just subsribe to hs18 superdeals. :)
kaz
kaz #8
Feb 6, 2013 at 11:29 PM
Galaxy Grand..
L9 won't get 4.2 that's a 100$ bet :D
Camera wise get HTC
Hardware wise L9

or get One S from US if you have someone over there
pratyush997
Feb 6, 2013 at 11:30 PM
Galaxy Grand..
L9 won't get 4.2 that's a 100$ bet :D
Camera wise get HTC
Hardware wise L9

or get One S from US if you have someone over there
devs FTW!
Tenida
Tenida #10
Feb 6, 2013 at 11:31 PM
Galaxy Grand..
L9 won't get 4.2 that's a 100$ bet :D
Camera wise get HTC
Hardware wise L9

or get One S from US if you have someone over there
I will give my a/c details soon :D
tkin
tkin #13
Feb 7, 2013 at 12:26 AM
Galaxy Grand..
L9 won't get 4.2 that's a 100$ bet :D
Camera wise get HTC
Hardware wise L9

or get One S from US if you have someone over there
Well, we, the big boys here like to do something called rooting and installing custom roms, and by the way: LG Optimus 4X HD, L9 and L7 Getting Jelly Bean Update On 1H 2013, Says LG Hong Kong - GSM Insider - Gadgets news from the insider :rolleyes:
kaz
kaz #14
Feb 7, 2013 at 12:32 AM
Well, we, the big boys here like to do something called rooting and installing custom roms, and by the way: LG Optimus 4X HD, L9 and L7 Getting Jelly Bean Update On 1H 2013, Says LG Hong Kong - GSM Insider - Gadgets news from the insider :rolleyes:

wow !!!! I never heard of that..
go back few posts
tkin
tkin #17
Feb 7, 2013 at 12:40 AM
oooo big boy the man said 4.2 not 4.1 :D
Something's better than nothing and I'll probably switch sets by oct/nov this year anyway(Xperia Z), the rate at which smartphones are advancing we need to switch every 9 months to be in the optimum price/performance range.
kaz
kaz #18
Feb 7, 2013 at 12:42 AM
Something's better than nothing and I'll probably switch sets by oct/nov this year anyway(Xperia Z), the rate at which smartphones are advancing we need to switch every 9 months to be in the optimum price/performance range.

yeah..but my father doesn't get that ;(
tkin
tkin #19
Feb 7, 2013 at 12:48 AM
yeah..but my father doesn't get that ;(
Mine's also don't, but next month I finally leave home for my job, so I am a free man now, do whatever I want, with my own money :D :D
kaz
kaz #20
Feb 7, 2013 at 12:55 AM
Mine's also don't, but next month I finally leave home for my job, so I am a free man now, do whatever I want, with my own money :D :D

haaaha ALL THE BEST.. I probably will be getting Nexus 6 with my money :)
or Note IV(if its screen is kept under 6" ) ..because my brother's Note II fits well in my pocket at 5.5" :D
Nerevarine
Feb 7, 2013 at 1:10 AM
wow, thats a bold prediction
Gaurav
Gaurav #22
Feb 10, 2013 at 6:08 PM
how's the LGs L9 screen (material). Is it some sort of plasticy i.e. to that of calculators (If we hard press it then the screen shows off different colors, material is not hard enough)?
Nerevarine
Feb 10, 2013 at 7:18 PM
those kind of screens dissapeared from mobile phones ages ago..
L9 has a good IPS panel screen, you will love it
tkin
tkin #24
Feb 10, 2013 at 11:05 PM
how's the LGs L9 screen (material). Is it some sort of plasticy i.e. to that of calculators (If we hard press it then the screen shows off different colors, material is not hard enough)?
LG has one of the best panels in the market, its an IPS, and I had compared it to SAMOLED panels like in SGSII and found it to be more or less same or better, specially the color production is out of this world.
Gaurav
Gaurav #25
Feb 20, 2013 at 1:00 PM
Finally bought the phone (LG L9 P765). Thank you all guys..

One thing bothering me is that apps are installed directly to internal memory and I am not able to find an option to move installed applications to sd card.

Any suggestions to move them to SD card (not rooting atleast for one year :) )...?
Tenida
Tenida #26
Feb 20, 2013 at 1:13 PM
Finally bought the phone. Thank you all guys..

One thing bothering me is that apps are installed directly to internal memory and I am not able to find an option to move installed applications to sd card.

Any suggestions to move them to SD card (not rooting atleast for one year :) )...?
Which one?
Gaurav
Gaurav #29
Feb 20, 2013 at 1:39 PM
Black one, bought from flipkart (around 18.5K),

I will surely post some pics do but does this has something to do with the question that I asked?
Tenida
Tenida #30
Feb 20, 2013 at 1:42 PM
Black one, bought from flipkart (around 18.5K),

I will surely post some pics do but does this has something to do with the question that I asked?

You need to root the device and swap the memoryl. But I am not sure if its available at xda forum.
dashing.sujay
Feb 20, 2013 at 1:49 PM
Only some apps require rooting to be moved to sd card. Many can be moved by using app2sd.
ramakanta
ramakanta #32
Feb 20, 2013 at 2:21 PM
posting of this post is very late but i will prefer Huawei Ascend G600.

by the way congrats for L9.
tkin
tkin #33
Feb 20, 2013 at 2:55 PM
Black one, bought from flipkart (around 18.5K),

I will surely post some pics do but does this has something to do with the question that I asked?
You need to root it, hack is available at XDA, make sure to use the technique for P765 or 760, not P769(USA model 8mp cam, smaller screen etc etc).

posting of this post is very late but i will prefer Huawei Ascend G600.

by the way congrats for L9.
Why? Care to elaborate: *www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4963&idPhone2=4955
ramakanta
ramakanta #34
Feb 20, 2013 at 3:44 PM
You need to root it, hack is available at XDA, make sure to use the technique for P765 or 760, not P769(USA model 8mp cam, smaller screen etc etc).


Why? Care to elaborate: Huawei Ascend G600 vs. LG Optimus L9 P760 - GSMArena.com

not much more but due to only price !!
Gaurav
Gaurav #35
Feb 21, 2013 at 12:05 AM
Only some apps require rooting to be moved to sd card. Many can be moved by using app2sd.

No applicaiton can be moved to SD card in LG L9. I have this phone and none of the install application can be moved to SD Card..
Nerevarine
Feb 21, 2013 at 12:28 AM
use link2sd.. its the best way to move..
make sure your sd card is atleast class 6 tho
tkin
tkin #37
Feb 21, 2013 at 12:33 AM
Nothing works, as the 2GB user space is mounted as sd card, without rooting, nothing can be moved I think, will check and reply.
Gaurav
Gaurav #38
Feb 21, 2013 at 2:23 PM
use link2sd.. its the best way to move..
make sure your sd card is atleast class 6 tho

It works on rooted phone only.

Nothing works, as the 2GB user space is mounted as sd card, without rooting, nothing can be moved I think, will check and reply.

yeah, u'r right. Any info about cyanogenmod available for it or any other mod with rooting instructions..?
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solanky #39
Feb 24, 2013 at 11:20 AM
Black one, bought from flipkart (around 18.5K),

My brother purchased L9 from local dealer in Rs. 17000 yesterday. Flipkart price seems high?
Tenida
Tenida #40
Feb 24, 2013 at 11:48 AM
Even you can get 16.5k from sulekha and 17.3k from infibeam.
tkin
tkin #41
Feb 24, 2013 at 12:06 PM
My brother purchased L9 from local dealer in Rs. 17000 yesterday. Flipkart price seems high?
This is a universal fact, we go with fk for the 30 day replacement policy ;)
kapilove77
Feb 24, 2013 at 4:07 PM
I only visit FK for price check.
ulysses
ulysses #43
Feb 24, 2013 at 5:32 PM
I tried "move to sd" app in my Galaxy Nexus. (un rooted). says can not work in this device. so removed it. I kind of wanted to instal my older phones Nexus One . So no root -no for this kind of app.
thetechfreak
Feb 24, 2013 at 5:35 PM
I tried "move to sd" app in my Galaxy Nexus. (un rooted). says can not work in this device. so removed it. I kind of wanted to instal my older phones Nexus One . So no root -no for this kind of app.

Galaxy Nexus doesn‘t have separate SD card slot. All its memory is internal memory.