LG VX-8100
8100 vs. 8300 Compro
Over the weekend I got my fiancee over to VZW (she was in the group of people that was going to start getting *charged* for staying on TDMA). All well... that's one way to lose a customer... charge them extra to chase them away. Done 🙂
Anyhow, I got her on VZW with me and got her an 8300. Honestly it was one of those times when I could have just transferred myself over to the newer phone (from my 8100) and let her use mine. She would have been quite happy with that. However, after using her phone for a day I'm glad I decided not to! Sure, it works well enough but I saw a bunch of differences I didn't like...
First off, we all know that the 8300 can't read text messages on the outer display. Dumb that they've actually *dropped* ...
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Anyhow, I got her on VZW with me and got her an 8300. Honestly it was one of those times when I could have just transferred myself over to the newer phone (from my 8100) and let her use mine. She would have been quite happy with that. However, after using her phone for a day I'm glad I decided not to! Sure, it works well enough but I saw a bunch of differences I didn't like...
First off, we all know that the 8300 can't read text messages on the outer display. Dumb that they've actually *dropped* ...
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My suggestion; try looking through the 8300 forum before making claims about missing features, or commenting about no one having documented the differences between the two phones.
Yes, you can take a self-portrait on the 8300. Look through the manual to see what setting you need to change in order to see yourself on the outside screen.
Yes, the outside screen is less sharp than the 8100. There is, because of this, a drastic improvement in battery life.
The 8300 camera is noticeably better than the 8100, especially in looking at indoor photos, and considering the delay on the 8100.
The "cheaper feel" you mention is your opinion. In my opinion, the 8300 is every bit as sturdy as the 8100. The flip on mine is very tight and th...
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Yes, you can take a self-portrait on the 8300. Look through the manual to see what setting you need to change in order to see yourself on the outside screen.
Yes, the outside screen is less sharp than the 8100. There is, because of this, a drastic improvement in battery life.
The 8300 camera is noticeably better than the 8100, especially in looking at indoor photos, and considering the delay on the 8100.
The "cheaper feel" you mention is your opinion. In my opinion, the 8300 is every bit as sturdy as the 8100. The flip on mine is very tight and th...
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Yup, I figured out how to get the 8300 to do self-portrait mode. My bad! Odd that it was off by default. It just looks really bad. Picture ID is essentially useless IMO since everyone looks blotchy and degraded.
They're really claiming this drives a battery life improvement? That's funny. We've been getting truly so-so life from this and the VZW guy tried to immediately talk us into an extended batt when purchasing based on his experience. I haven't seen any measureable difference in life from the 8100's std. batt.
Plus I can't see if you have to open to the main screen to get txt messages all the time how that saves over reading on the front screen.
Camera is better? Given I'm used to shooting with an 8MP dSLR I don't cons...
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They're really claiming this drives a battery life improvement? That's funny. We've been getting truly so-so life from this and the VZW guy tried to immediately talk us into an extended batt when purchasing based on his experience. I haven't seen any measureable difference in life from the 8100's std. batt.
Plus I can't see if you have to open to the main screen to get txt messages all the time how that saves over reading on the front screen.
Camera is better? Given I'm used to shooting with an 8MP dSLR I don't cons...
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