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(More customer reviews)I purchased the LG Optimus 2X after I lost my iphone, and I regret the purchase. It is a fast phone, and the graphics are very sharp, but there are major problems with the phone:
* Battery Life -- I have tried every trick to adjust this, and still the phone often does not make it through the day. The only way I can guarantee the phone to make through the day is to check 'Use only 2G networks'. I purchased a second battery for the phone.
* Crashes frequently -- When using the internet, if I access a webpage not specifically designed for mobile phones, the browser will often crash, and sometimes the cell phone becomes unresponsive and turns off. Also, I have had the phone for about three months, and it seems about twice a week the phone randomly reboots. (n.b. I have the most recent operating system, and to my knowledge, there are not viruses on the phone).
* Camera -- the camera takes decent photos, but the flash is nearly useless. Thus it is difficult to take decent photos in poor light. Also, the camera functionality is poorly designed. For example, the zoom is difficult to adjust and often non-responsive.
* Glitches in operating system -- There are a few annoying glitches in the operating system, but my main issue is with the music service. When I am playing music, and I pull out the headjack, the cell phone continues to play the music through the cell phone speaker for about two seconds. There are other problems with the music service which I describe below.
* Problems with music service -- I have a lot of music on my mobile (about 12gb), and the cell phone is unable to handle that much music. When the phone reboots (anytime it crashes or I change the battery, thus it reboots often), it takes 3-10 minutes for the media to 'reload'. In comparison, the Apple iPhone loads music almost instantaneously. Also, there is a bug in the music Playlist where the playlists are duplicated. Sometimes the playlists are duplicated where I have twice as many playlists. I have about 50 playlists, and after a few weeks, I can easily have 800 playlists (750 duplicates). I found a program to remove the duplicate playlists, but the problem persists (n.b. I downloaded other music programs and none of them work well, or are able to handle large amount of music).
* Price Depreciation -- I looked into selling the phone at a computer center in Hong Kong, and the dealers would take no more than $HK2000 (about $US250) for the phone (I purchased the phone three months ago for $HK4800 or US$610). In comparison, an iPhone 4 as new costs $HK5100 -- the dealers would purchase a used iPhone 4 for about $HK4200.
Many of the problems outlined above might be attributable to Android. I don't know anyone else with an Android who has a much music as me. However, other people have suggested my problems are unique to LG.
In conclusion, it's a fast phone with good graphics, but that does not matter much, as there are so many other problems with the phone. I would not recommend this phone.
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