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If the Php5,000 discount promo on the LG Optimus 2X is not enough reason for you to get one, then how about a 50% discount? That’s just Php13,995. Don’t believe me? See screenshot after the jump.

There’s a catch though — not everyone is going to get a discount. You have to answer the question ” why should we choose you to be an LG Optimus 2Xpert?”

If you want to take a crack at it, just watch out for the banner ads here (there’s one on the top of the page and below) and check out their site.

Disclosure: LG Philippines is an advertiser on this site.

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paulpacs · 15 years ago

Thank you for entering the LG Optimus 2X Contest!

We have received your entry and have forwarded it to our Screening Team.

We will notify you, one week after the contest duration, if you have qualified for the chance to purchase the LG Optimus 2X Smartphone for an exclusive price of only
Php 13,995.00.

Once qualified we will send you a notification email regarding how you can purchase your smartphone unit online through any Philippine issued Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard or American Express only) or through your PayPal account.

it says 1 week after the promo ends, so NEXT WEEK pa.


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naisahan? · 15 years ago

mukhang naisahan tayo ah? tapos na ung june 5 pero wala pa ring nakapaskel na nanalo dun sa promo. na-check ko din ung DTI NCR permit nila pero iba lumabas sa website nila. hmmm… baka d lang updated ung database ng DTI.


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Noypi · 15 years ago

Wow… 13k for a dual core phone is quite a deal…


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jdinger · 15 years ago

why hate a 50% promo? i don’t get it. with 100 winners, i think this is the best phone promo ever!


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supertechy · 15 years ago
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paulpacs · 15 years ago

lol, of course LG optimus one is not a mess, the promo they did when introducing it was.

…just smiling…

the mess being referred to was the 50% of promo in one hour for the LG optimus one.


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paulpacs · 15 years ago

edit: 50% off promo in one hour for LG optimnus one. obviously this dude did not spend hours waiting in line for this phone only to be turned down by LG people. It was a public relations MESS than that’s why you have a lot of HATERS here because like me, there was a time when i almost swore i would never look at an LG promo again. but here i am joining this latest contest. so now do you understand?


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Emman Bautista · 15 years ago

No. LG Optimus One is not a mess. I have LG Optimus One and I feel happy with it. Ano ba ineexpect natin sa low cost phone like LG O1? Well to tell I successfully enabled to maximaize GPU or Graphics Processing Unit of O1 without overclock. And I made the UI more responsive. At first, before, I made it fast by not ab-using it. Like installing apps that O1 is not capable of. Taking care of its battery life turning WIFI and GPS when not needed and turning of 3g also. As a user I am satisfied. If you want a video, i can post it in youtube. Just ask me. Now LG O2X is probably another hit from LG many developers in XDA dev’s are already focusing on it. In the first place, if LG found out that they is something wrong with the unit, I think they will do a recall of all units if FCC or any authorities ask them to do it. I will give you a hint on android devices, I am not full android dev’s but by experience this is how I think of it… “LG or other providers are developing UIs on top of Android… However, because android is so open, you have a choice not to utilize it.” Hope it will help. Kasi masyado tayong comment ng comment pero di HTC, Samsung and SE are having the same issues on their handset. At pareng fuckLG, hindi mo ba alam na ang SE ay swapang sa updates ng firmware? for them it take months to update their firmwares… firmwares pa lang yun ha… just look what happened at SE Xperia X10. took almost a year para madevelop yung dual touch nung device… samantalang yung LG unang release pa lang eh enabled na. And up to now, sobrang bagal pa rin nila(SE) sa updates.


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paulpacs · 15 years ago

even while disappointed with the previous LG MESS with the optimus one, im still joining this contest, because:
1. The specs alone of this phone is worth the 14K im gonna be paying for it. (its not worth 28K in my opinion).
2. Haters here are trying to discourage a lot of people from joining the contest so THEY have better chances of being chosen, (they’ve already sent their entries, lol)
3. BUGS? whatever, i’ve already upgraded my Samsung Galaxy Tab to Gingerbread and I know that somewhere out there is an UPGRADE to this phone and i would be enjoying it, when (crossing fingers) i get to be one of the chosen ones.


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light · 15 years ago

hi sir yuga, can you please make a review about this phone? thank you! :D


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Stephen · 15 years ago

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stacy · 15 years ago

hmm tempting but ive decided rin since the traumatic experience with otpimus one to boycott LG i’m sure other phones will follow din


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Bloggers Portal · 15 years ago

may pa contest ang LG Optimus for Nuffnang bloggers. I’m trying to brainstorm now for the writeup that i’m going to publish in my blog and hope to win that smartphone.


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Anon · 15 years ago

Hmmm… How do you change the email addresses of your entry if you’re not sure they still work? Syempre ayoko ibother yung mga totoong kaibigan ko with spam kaya lumang acquaintances yung mga linagay ko dun. Pwede ba mag i-send twice?


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ekek · 15 years ago

panget naman ng review ng LgOptimus…

it crashes, it’s laggy

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/google-android-apple-ios-iphpone-user-experience,news-11275.html

http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/07/lg-optimus-2x-review/

may reviews na ba ang yugatech?


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kebbot · 15 years ago

i got my LG 2x…. all i can say is that is not that great…

mas maganda pa ung camera quality sa n97 ko kaysa 8 mp nang lg…. this is not a good buy…..

sayang lang pera ko…. bnta ko nalng for 22k


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bakit · 15 years ago

sir,

please elaborate po mga bad points ng LG 2x base sa iyong personal experience.


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kebbot · 15 years ago

yun lang ung hindi ko nagustohan sa lg, ung camera lang nya…… if you will use its flash, may over exposure and then hindi po maganda ung auto focus nya….. and wala ding continuous focus when shooting a videos…

hindi naman nag hahang ung sakin…. mabilis lang talaga ma drain ung bat.. 1 day lang…

iam amaze with it if nasa outdoor ka, hindi ka mahihirapan,makikita mo talaga ung screen and ung mga text hindi kagaya nang iba.


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lastnovember · 15 years ago

i hated lg for the promo last november. im boycotting all their products. i loath at every salesperson sa store nila. i simply hated the guy with the dog advertisement.

pero this promo, i could purchase it at 50% is an exception.


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jugs · 15 years ago

i have to credit LG for this marketing tactic (not really a strategy). If you know kasi that your product would probably get beat up by an upcoming one by a competitor, you would have to think of the salability of your own. you could preempt the other’s launch by lowering your prices even if it has to be ridiculously low. however, since this promo is limited to 100 people (don’t know for sure but i read it sa mga posts) perhaps LG is gauging the marketability of their product via this “contest/promo” and i wont be surprised if sooner or later, they will announce a price cut for their product (still talking about optimus 2x, btw) which price cut, of course, would be for all units and not just for 100 people. how much that price cut is, if ever they are compelled to do so, would greatly be affected by the number of participants of this promo. that is why, i would respect each one’s decision whether or not they will join the promo.
something tells me though that they are eager to sell all the units they have on hand. perhaps they’re ready to release a much better model. have you guys heard of the term market skimming? it’s a marketing strategy whereby a maker or company release their products at initially high price (and very high margin, indeed) knowing that there’ll be people who will get one (especially those who are not price-sensitive) then slowly drops their prices knowing that with each drop, there’ll be additions of those who will buy hanggang umabot na sa true cost ng kanilang product until such time na they are simply selling the product to avoid storage costs. nokia very much adopted this strategy way back in late 1990s but somehow nag-iba na early in the new century. in the case of LG, if indeed they are using that strategy (di ko kasi nasundan ang pricing ng LG phones kasi di ko masyado nakikita sa amin), perhaps something disturbed their plans kaya ganito ang nangyayari. anyways, i have not tested the product so im wont comment about whether it’s nice or not or worth it or not.

ciao!


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Roderickson · 15 years ago

Very nice LG! :D. Baka sakaling bumaba din ang Samsung G SII, for me to buy their unit. Yeahhh!


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momo · 15 years ago

sana isa ako sa mapili para malaman ko kung sino ang nag sasabi ng totoo…


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Tech Linking · 15 years ago

I think LG Optimus 2X is very strong. This is a marketing :D


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jhoravi · 15 years ago

Never buy a phone with home button that is capacitive. Go for the Samsung Galaxy line instead


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DTI · 15 years ago

Kaya di umaasenso ang Pilipinas. Marami parin nagpapaputo sa mga walang katuturan na mga promo gaya ng LG at Nokia. Kung wala sana magpapaloko eh di walang manloloko gaya ng ginawang panlilinlang ng LG sa nakaraan nila promo. Tama lang na wag tangkilikin ang promo ng LG. Dahil sa bandang huli kayo rin ang magsisisi.


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ronsterrr · 15 years ago

no thanks. hehehe.

i’m still staying away from LG because of that Optimus One promo.


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Pinoy CHefs · 15 years ago

i’ll still go for samsung’s galaxy line up phones


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RaGe · 15 years ago

ang sakit sa bangs ng mga comments… ^o^


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ampalaya · 15 years ago

ang papait ng mga tao dito! hindi naman kayo pinipilit na sumali e. marketing strategy yan. may papatol, merong hindi. ako pinatulan ko, pero it doesnt mean na bibilhin ko yan pag nanalo ako. subok lang. hehe..
sabi nga ng iba dahil dito, maaaring magmura ang sgs2 at sensation.


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light · 15 years ago

Hi guys, I really like that phone but I didn’t get the discount. :(

I’m not sure if it’s against the rules of the contest or something but if you don’t want the phone and if you won the contest, I could buy it from you. :D With some profit for you of course :)


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light · 15 years ago

woops sorry i didn’t mean to post it on this thread :D


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Wakocoke · 15 years ago

already sent my entry! hahaha im going to ditch my desire for this kung makuha ko to! SULIT for 13k! putok sa benchmarks


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Oser · 15 years ago

Grabe patulan ba ung promo ng LG, it only shows na madali kayo mabitag sa walang kuwentang promo nila. The more na kinakagat niyo ung promo nila the more na gagawa sila ng mga bagong promo na paglalaruan lng kayo in the end, like what hapen nung previous na promo nila sa megamall/sm city, haba ng pila mor than 1,000+ para lng makakuha ng optimus one, pero sinabi ba nila ng maaga na 10-20 units lng pla ang bebenta nila. Hindi db. No wonder karamihan sa mga pinoy ngaun naka Nokia, SE at Samsung. LG (Laging may Gimik)


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Zo · 15 years ago

chill. lol. there’s no harm in joining the contest. :D


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lolipown · 15 years ago

Di ka naman bitter ano?

It’s called marketing, get over it.


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Heal · 15 years ago

Taga LG or fan ka siguro ng LG kaya wala kang pakialam sa ibang comment at nararamdaman ng ibang tao. Or siguro manhid ka lang at bato para di magreact after papilahin ng LG ng ilang oras at magmukang tanga ang sangkadamak2 na tao tapos 10 unit lng ang ioofer nila na optimus one sa nakaraan na sale. Kung di ka siguro tao, di ako magtataka na wala kang pakiramdam at paki alam


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lolipown · 15 years ago

LG is hardly blameless for the Optimus One mess.

The “victims” more or less learned their lesson not to snag a marketing ploy, have you? Drama mo kasi.


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rookie · 15 years ago

ung mga nagrereklamo jan, wag na kaung sumali, para unti lang kaming pagpipilian. hehehe. already sent my entry. sana palarin ako makasama sa 100 na winner. hehehe


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Mr. rious · 15 years ago

for cryin out loud guys it’s just a contest!!! you should first have to be chosen as their “LG Optimus 2XPERT” to be able to buy it in half price… you can’t just buy it like that, you should first join the contest and it’s all just a matter of luck if you’ll get chosen..


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Zo · 15 years ago

Look at the bright side, Samsung and HTC may be forced to lower the prices of the Galaxy S2 and the Sensation when they come out because of LG :D

Way to go LG! :D


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Scarlett · 15 years ago

ang dami namang bitter dito. hindi naman kayo pinipilit sumali! malamang mga taga competitor lang mga naninira dahil naunahan sila sa mga ganitong strategy. hindi naman kelangan mag siraan. pare-pareho lang silang gusto mag offer ng great deal and good products. bakit masyado kayong intense. kung ayaw niyo sumali, eh di wag! dapat walang haters dito!


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21 · 15 years ago

Shut up Lg !!


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coollearner · 15 years ago
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RJCA · 15 years ago

Just sent my entry in, worth a shot. Good luck guys!


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Messie · 15 years ago

I wonder what will now be the resale value of this phone.. hmmm..


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thejackal · 15 years ago

this is a marketing strategy of LG they want people to spent their money now before Samsung Galaxy S II


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Zo · 15 years ago

i’m going with you on this one sir.

I really believe LG’s trying to upset the competition by selling early, selling fast. Samsung not giving an official release date for the S2 just might make people impatient for it and go for the promos of LG. Not a bad marketing strategy in my opinion :p


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tomo · 15 years ago

tomoo!


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light · 15 years ago

yes, I agree.

But still, a dual core phone for 14k, that’s still a really good deal, especially if you don’t have enough budget and also considering that the Samgung Galaxy S (the old one) is currently priced at around 20-23k.

Whatever bugs it may have according to most review sites, as long as it’s just a software issue, it can be resolved in the future. xD

I just hope they don’t publish the people’s answers lol. I think I might some embarrassing things to ‘impress’ them haha.


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amao · 15 years ago

aw… sana nga libre na lng… hehehe… sayang walang ako pera…


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ao · 15 years ago

“OH!YOU JUST MISSED IT!
Keep on checking this website for more amazing discounts on your new LG optimus phones. Lg Optimus amazing discounts”

just saw this when clicking both the links/banners up. am i the only one seeing this? its quite interesting. hmmm


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g · 15 years ago

d ba kau masaya na atleast LG is giving people a chance na maexperience ang phone with less price. 50% is no joke.

wag na kau sumali kung ayaw. dami satsat! mga pinoy talaga, nagrerelakmo sa promo d naman pinipilit sumali!


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daniel · 15 years ago

as if na-try nyo na para i-judge to :P basta ako gusto ko nito kahit may mga bugs at glitches na pinagsasasabi nyo… di mo naman pansin yang mga yan kung normal user ka eh… pero kung developer o naglalagay ka ng illegal na ROM… saka mo lng mapapansin yan… sino ba d2 sira na maglalagay ng illegal na ROM? haha


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Zo · 15 years ago

roms aren’t technically illegal, android since its conception has been an open-source platform. That’s why each phone brand has their own UI, their own widgets, their own take on how to customize their droid phones. Roms and mods are of the same concept, only their done by the public. And they are welcomed by droid fans as well.

I wouldn’t say even if you’re an ordinary user that you wouldn’t notice the glitches. I mean who wouldn’t notice a phone freezing/rebooting/or suddenly dying? But hey, LG’s about to release an update which would address these issues anyway.


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sylv3rblade · 15 years ago

Kuya, a ROM for android is a customized version of the phone’s OS, not a dump of a game file (i.e. gameboy rom).


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petken · 15 years ago

LG nagpapromo imbis na libre ang ibigay na phone magbabayad ka pa rin. Parang nabawi lang nila ang cost nila sa mananalo na magbabayad pa ng 50%. Nakapagpapromo na sila nabawi pa nila yung cost nila sa pagpaparomo nila. Ngayon lang ako nakakita ng contest winner na magbabayad pa ng 50% ng napanalunan niya.


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heckiboi · 15 years ago

Wow tama kaya ang link na nasa blog site ko check nyo hehe – http://www.hectorlegaspi.com/2011/05/lg-optimus-2x-for-p13995-50-off.html


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Pier Betos · 15 years ago

Bat parang phishing site? Yung e-mail contact pa lang LG indi na legit (wala na yung lgmobile.com.ph na domain)


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heckiboi · 15 years ago

example lang po yun email address : )


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Steve Jobs · 15 years ago

Aanhin ang Dual Core kung wala namang laman.


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Ram · 15 years ago

I think we should give LG a chance. I mean, yes, it’s quite doubtful regarding the promo for it’s just been launched. I don’t know actually but I still wanted to try it personally. I won’t judge it if I still haven’t tried it. Well, I just hope I’d be chosen to be one of the lucky winners.

Sir Yuga, when are they announcing the “winners”, anyway? :) And how many people will they be considering?


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Zo · 15 years ago

read the mechanics first yo!


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Wakocoke · 15 years ago

salpakan ng custom rom!


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Zo · 15 years ago

this is too tempting i might just try it.

hey, a dual core phone below 15k even though it’s buggy and half-baked is worth a shot! :))

makes you think though why LG’s already given two promos for this phone…. can’t help but think there’s something fishy about LG…


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poche · 15 years ago

the fact na bagsak presyo kaagad e kakalaunch pa lang e di ba nakakaintriga? baka nga madami flaws tong phone na to and base nga sa reviews madami cya negative.
pero pwede na din siguro patulan if 14k presyo lol.


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kyle · 15 years ago

hindi siya bagsak presyo sir… promo lang to


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daniel · 15 years ago

waw dual core na 13k? wahahhaha sana mapili ako papabili ako sa magulang ko.. pag di ako binili di ako papasok ng school bahala sila! wahahah


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fuckLG · 15 years ago

Fuck you. Boycott to, super laggy yang 2x, kea kayo ng papapromo nang ganyan. FU, This is what you get for dissing us at that LG optimus one promo… FFFFUUUU


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coollearner · 15 years ago

do you have the unit? I have one Optimus 2x for 2 days now and didn’t experience that. Moreover i’m super impressed with the speed of the internet via wifi. For me this is a great promo if you’ll be chosen that it :)


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fuckLG · 15 years ago

well my friend had an xperia arc, and we went to cyberzone and may test unit dun nang optimus 2x, to our surprise mas responsive ang xperia arc, single core dre. also try searching google about reviews on it, sobrang daming bugs, prang minadali ang release para maging first dualcore phone.


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ci r · 15 years ago

don’t complain if you don’t have it


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Jade · 15 years ago

Sorry, but your reasons are very shallow. You shouldn’t concluded with that short period of use. You should consider the phone’s status during the test on public.

Well, LG sucks at this promo, why just have it for free na lang? XD


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lolipown · 15 years ago

That’s funny because the XDA community is all praises for the phone.


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coollearner · 15 years ago

hmmm…test unit may not be reliable… if you’re concerned with the bugs please check the update :)

https://www.facebook.com/notes/lg-mobile-global/status-updates-for-the-lg-optimus-2x/221518191192842


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Bryan · 15 years ago

First, nacheck mo b ung running apps? bka nmn sobrang dame n kaya mabagal
Second, test phone yan, madalas mabagal ang mga smartphones pag bagong bili kaya mas maganda ifactory reset muna
Third, wag kang bitter! Wala ka palang 2x, ngawa k ng ngawa! ^_^


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