Please help in making decision to buy LG Optimus One or Galaxy POP

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Hi All
My samsung basic phone is not at all switching on from last night so i ve to buy a new phone, I'm thinking of LG Optimus one but my friends r telling not to buy that bcoz of the earlier lg mobiles, dust and Touch lag issue but I understand resolution and battery wise lg is way better than galaxy pop but im not able to make a decision.

I seriously thought Galxy Gio ll be launched for 12 or 13 k so that i grab that next month but now my basic samsung phone is not working i ve to buy a phone so pls suggest me whether I ve to go for LG optimus or galaxu pop ,

I did not want to go for Ace and my big concern is about the Touvh Lag issue on lg while playing Games, I basically Gaming Feak so Pls suggest me some ideas urgently... thanks in advance

I ve the budget to buy Optimus one but not more than that....

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If your budget is fixed, then LG Optimus One is the phone for you. But if you are into gaming, I would recommend Samsung Ace, because it has better GPU, bigger screen, better camera.

But LG Optimus One is a good choice as well...

Re: Pls Hep in Making decision to buy Lg Optimus one or Galaxy POP

Optimus one now. i don't have much faith in Gio's GPU which is responsible for handling the games mainly.

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Re: Pls Hep in Making decision to buy Lg Optimus one or Galaxy POP

Thanks for the Qucik reply Amalek, I understand LG Optimus is a good choice...

My major concern is if it starts Lagging in gaming then it ll be big disappointment...

I agree ACE is much better choice but my budget is fixed...

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Sam.Shab said:
Optimus one now. i don't have much faith in Gio's GPU which is responsible for handling the games mainly.

Hi Thanks for the reply....I'm inclined towards to Optimus only...

Can u brief a little bit, y u did not have faith in GIo gpu for handling games

Re: Pls Hep in Making decision to buy Lg Optimus one or Galaxy POP

@Mohan,

LG Optimus One is not perfect. It is adequate... but not good for games. There is a bug in the OEM software that slows down the games when you touch the screen (as seen by a reviewer on youtube). But I am sure that if you flash another Rom on it and overclock it... then there will be no lag...

Cheers!

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mohantheprince said:
Hi Thanks for the reply....I'm inclined towards to Optimus only...

Can u brief a little bit, y u did not have faith in GIo gpu for handling games

i mean that there are mainly 3 mobile GPUs based on ARM or for ARM chips. Adreno, PowerSGX & Mali. Adreno is used in Qualcomm chips, Mali in many chips from others including Samsung (new) & PowerSGX in the rest of the highend including Samsung. but for the lower range of SOC, Samsung uses its own generic graphics which are much slower than Adreno 200 & 205. so just a fast 800Mhz clock won't help if the GPU can't handle the games. also the ram won't be 512Mb for sure. it'll be something like 256-384Mb.

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Edit: for a better idea of what i told, look here:

Our Next Phone...
What's in store for 2011 in the mobile industry?
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Re: Pls Hep in Making decision to buy Lg Optimus one or Galaxy POP

@amalek
o1 and ace has same soc. It just has a oc cpu. So gpu of o1 and ace are same adreno 200

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^^^ and that means Galaxy Ace would be better in gaming than Optimus One
BTW Galaxy Ace does performs better than Optimus One in BenchmarkPi

Same goes for Samsung Gio (as it uses the same SOC as that of Ace). But beware of battery life.

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Thank U all for ur valuable suggestions and time.. I made my choice, It is Optimus One, Today i went to Univercell, Poorvika and Mobile store in Chennai and in all the stores except Poorvika the price is 12k where as in poorvika it is 11.9k...
SO I ll be buying my Optimus in poorvika tomorrow...

I ve one quick question which gsm network provider is good in gprs speed in chennai?

I heard good things about docomo, uninor and airtel... is anybody can post their user experience then that ll be good....

O1 shouldn't cost more than 11.7k. some members here got O1 for ~11.5k a month ago.

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@Sam.Shab

I had the same impression that 01 should be costing around 11.k 0r 11.5k but in chennai it is not like that... I'm not sure whether the price has gone up... even for samsung galaxy pop they told me 9400.. that was really weired....

If anybody got 01 less than 11.9k in chennai pls share which shop u bought that?

Any suggesstionon the GPRS?

mohantheprince said:
@Sam.Shab

I had the same impression that 01 should be costing around 11.k 0r 11.5k but in chennai it is not like that... I'm not sure whether the price has gone up... even for samsung galaxy pop they told me 9400.. that was really weired....

If anybody got 01 less than 11.9k in chennai pls share which shop u bought that?

Any suggesstionon the GPRS?

Buy it from EBay... New Optimus One with 2 GB card -- 11169/- Almost 800 rupees less than in local stores in your area -- eBay India: BRAND NEW LG OPTIMUS ONE P500

Cheers!

Gprs,

Vodafone gives 2 GB for Rs 98 and 1 month validity.

Do you use prepaid or post paid?

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//Buy it from EBay... New Optimus One with 2 GB card -- 11169/- Almost 800 rupees less than in local stores in your area -- eBay India: BRAND NEW LG OPTIMUS ONE P500//

Looks like a great choice but I did not brought anything from ebay and I'm not sure whether the phone will be delivered properly, do u brought any goods from the seller "indiabigbaazar"?

//Gprs,

Vodafone gives 2 GB for Rs 98 and 1 month validity.

Do you use prepaid or post paid?//

Thanks for the info about vodafone... I use Prepaid...

What is the speed ur getting for vodafone gprs? did any body know the speed of uninor and docomo.. I like the seconds billing plan.........

^^ Vodafone too has per-second billing.

Check for seller's feedback at Ebay to know whether it is safe to deal with him or not.

And use the quote tags to quote someone.

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pauldmps said:
^^ Vodafone too has per-second billing.

Check for seller's feedback at Ebay to know whether it is safe to deal with him or not.

And use the quote tags to quote someone.

Thanks for the quick reply... The seller is a power seller and 99.2% positive reply
but great news univercell is selling optimus one @11k, 1000 rs dropped and just now called univercell and conformed it...

I'm going to buy the phone right away....

cheers

@Mohan,

I usually only check ebay. But after reading your post, I checked Univercell website... and guess what the price of LG Optimus One P500 is?

*i.imgur.com/jGYW5.jpg

~~10577!~~

I am speechless...! Totally VFM...!

EDIT: I clicked the buy-now button... It added a VAT of 4%. So, the price is indeed 11k...

*i.imgur.com/Lx31x.jpg

^^ the new price should reflect in other shops by next week. 11k for such a mobile. a pure sure steal. also a member here, krishnandu.sarkar got it for 11.12k from mobile store. so looks like the new price already coming into affect.

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but total price will be 11.3k (~300 is carry charge).

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have a look at the ZTE Blade...me too getting one.....

rajan1311 said:
have a look at the ZTE Blade...me too getting one.....

If you get one, please review its built quality.

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Hi,

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Review:

Sturdy build and decent durability

Hardware:
decent but nothing to impress here.

UI:
Android 2.2 is a plus over galaxy 3, otherwise it has a crappy LG UI which lags not only while playing games but also during normal functioning.

Camera:
decent at this price point.But dont expect any sort of decent video support.It shoots VGA @18fps...ughh pathetic

Verdict:
one of the main features of a phone i.e call quality is ok but not what one would excpect from a smartphone.....
All said this is the common man's smartphone with no features whatsoever...basically for those on a very tight budget and who require android 2.2.....

Recommended:
Although the P500 has the time advantage over galaxy 3 and wildfire the better hardware and 2.2 support are negated by a failed job in UI customization..i think vanilla android would have worked like a charm on this set....

The older Wildfire is better considering its Sense UI and great social communication options although it has a slower CPU but the UI is tweaked accordingly.It'll cost you 2k more but it is worth it.One must not repent later right.

^^ overpriced & underpowered. why waste 2k for just a faster UI when you can do it for free by trying a performance centered ROM.

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AndroidFan said:
If you get one, please review its built quality.

there are plenty of reviews out there.....have a look at youtube too....Its not top notch like a milestone, but it is not the worst....its ok...

^^ will it have warranty? are you getting the Blade or the Orange branded one i.e.e San Francisco?

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mohantheprince said:
Thanks for the quick reply... The seller is a power seller and 99.2% positive reply
but great news univercell is selling optimus one @11k, 1000 rs dropped and just now called univercell and conformed it...

I'm going to buy the phone right away....

cheers

Hi Mohan, I am looking to by Optimus one, I waited for a couple of months and price came down by almost 2.5K

Now should I wait for a few more days?

Your expert advice needed

^^ at what price are you getting it for? below 10k, then go for it. above 11k, wait.

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LG optimus yaar