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Prestidigitweeze · 10-11-2014, 08:40 AM

If you're concerned about money, you might be interested to know that OnePlus is taking preorders on the One. No more waiting for invitations.

Yesterday, I was able to compare the displays of the One and the LG G3 side by side using the same fonts and graphics (mostly high-res images of Brueghel paintings). While the G3 was the obvious winner, as expected, the One performed surprisingly well. It's also a bigger phone than the Galaxy S4, which I also own, and that seems to make it better for reading. The S4's screen is gorgeously vivid, but I'd choose the One's over it for this application. The G4's Super AMOLED screen reproduces fonts hauntingly well -- they appear to be etched; to have risen into view like decals through water -- but I've experienced more eye strain with it than the One's larger IPS panel.

This is OT, but it matters to me and might to you: a major selling point of the G3 is its ability to play 192k 24-bit audio. With the latest OS update, the One can now do that as well. The S4 cannot.

Also: The G3 and S4 both have removable batteries, but the One does not. If that matters to you, then the One's $300 price difference might not be worth it. The One also lacks an mSD slot, but since its internal memory is 64 GB, I personally don't consider that to be an issue.

10-11-2014, 08:40 AM	#19
Prestidigitweeze Fledgling Demagogue Posts: 2,384 Karma: 31132263 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: White Plains Device: Clara HD; Oasis 2; Aura HD; iPad Air; PRS-350; Galaxy S7.	The LG, the S4 and the One: A Comparison If you're concerned about money, you might be interested to know that OnePlus is taking preorders on the One. No more waiting for invitations. Yesterday, I was able to compare the displays of the One and the LG G3 side by side using the same fonts and graphics (mostly high-res images of Brueghel paintings). While the G3 was the obvious winner, as expected, the One performed surprisingly well. It's also a bigger phone than the Galaxy S4, which I also own, and that seems to make it better for reading. The S4's screen is gorgeously vivid, but I'd choose the One's over it for this application. The G4's Super AMOLED screen reproduces fonts hauntingly well -- they appear to be etched; to have risen into view like decals through water -- but I've experienced more eye strain with it than the One's larger IPS panel. This is OT, but it matters to me and might to you: a major selling point of the G3 is its ability to play 192k 24-bit audio. With the latest OS update, the One can now do that as well. The S4 cannot. Also: The G3 and S4 both have removable batteries, but the One does not. If that matters to you, then the One's $300 price difference might not be worth it. The One also lacks an mSD slot, but since its internal memory is 64 GB, I personally don't consider that to be an issue. Last edited by Prestidigitweeze; 10-11-2014 at 09:50 AM.