So ive had the lg g5 for about 3 months now and i can already see my keyboars burned into the background of my screen, did anyone else had this issue..i kinda find it hard to belive because i had my g4 for 2 years and i had no screen burn at all
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So ive had the lg g5 for about 3 months now and i can already see my keyboars burned into the background of my screen, did anyone else had this issue..i kinda find it hard to belive because i had my g4 for 2 years and i had no screen burn at all
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/help/screen-burn-t3364676
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/help/lg-g5-screen-ghosting-burn-problem-t3545769
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/how-to/tip-reduce-screen-burn-lg-g5-t3522507
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/help/lg-g5-screen-burn-t3514089
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/help/screen-burn-t3490340
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/help/screen-burn-t3452283
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/help/screen-burn-t3569838
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/help/gps-check-problem-exists-t3514477
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/help/repeated-burn-issues-t3551087
I did a google search for you here are a few results.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/help/screen-burn-t3364676
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/help/lg-g5-screen-ghosting-burn-problem-t3545769
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/how-to/tip-reduce-screen-burn-lg-g5-t3522507
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/help/lg-g5-screen-burn-t3514089
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/help/screen-burn-t3490340
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/help/screen-burn-t3452283
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/help/screen-burn-t3569838
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/help/gps-check-problem-exists-t3514477
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/help/repeated-burn-issues-t3551087
I did a google search for you here are a few results.
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I think you missed a few
I had this issue on my LG G2, LG G3, then I said maybe LG learned from this , then I bought a G5 to find out it's defected also lol, but Im still loyal to LG and will get LG phones what ever happens .
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sayyro said:
I had this issue on my LG G2, LG G3, then I said maybe LG learned from this , then I bought a G5 to find out it's defected also lol, but Im still loyal to LG and will get LG phones what ever happens .
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I've been one of the lucky's i guess I've never had retention or burn on any devices i own other than an old s3 and my wife s5 which had face book burnt into it
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I've been one of the lucky's i guess I've never had retention or burn on any devices i own other than an old s3 and my wife s5 which had face book burnt into it
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What's worse is Facebook notification burns of a keyboard burn so that's why u must use a black themed keyboard o hope your wife is fine with it
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What's worse is Facebook notification burns of a keyboard burn so that's why u must use a black themed keyboard o hope your wife is fine with it
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lol she didnt even notice i got it im like wtf i can make out the icon strip at the top of face books page and the thunbs up button lol pretty bad but guy i know just had to have it cause the phones in prstine shape for 2 years old traded a samsung 9.7 inch tablet for it so i kinda got my moneys worth out of it.
lol techniclyive sold it twice now
I have horrifically bad screen burn that occurs after minutes, even seconds of bright objects being on the screen. It seems it only became this severe after 2-3 months of having my LG G5. It would be mostly tolerable during the day, but I primarily use my phone after I'm off work at midnight - dim light and lower phone settings make the screen burn even more aggressive in appearance.
Furthermore, I've had backlight bleeding on the top edge and bottom right corner, along with slight bright patches since day 1. This past week I also picked up a Cardboard VR headset only to find I have a dead pixel smack in the center of view on bright scenes, and more than a dozen bright pixels on black backgrounds (several are the super-bright green subpixels.)
Any one of these display issues I could've tolerated, but together it's grown outrageous. I also have faulty GPS and a loose chin connection on the bottom right. This is a Sprint G5 LS992 with a production date of January 25, 2017... so a late model certainly isn't a guarantee of better quality hardware - not for me at least.
Guys, just send it on warranty, they'll replace your entire screen (so it's a good way to loose scratches of your screen-they replace the whole panel, LCD and glass combined). Mine got replaced after 6 months of use and now after 5 with new screen I don't have any problems with it.
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Guys, just send it on warranty, they'll replace your entire screen (so it's a good way to loose scratches of your screen-they replace the whole panel, LCD and glass combined). Mine got replaced after 6 months of use and now after 5 with new screen I don't have any problems with it.
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Unfortunately I don't believe that is even an option for me any more.
I got this G5 as an "upgrade" for a G Flex 2 that LGE Alabama at one point claimed would take 2.5 to 3 months to repair (not "7-10 business days" as the RMA email stated.) After several hours of calls and complaints online, I thought I had a satisfactory resolution 2 months after sending my phone in.
Then all of the issues in my last post started popping up.
Normally a phone is covered 1 year from date of manufacture (again, mine is January 25, 2017 making it only 5 months old) BUT both my service paperwork and the LGE representative on phone said I am only warranted 90 days after receiving the G5 in March; noting here that my G Flex 2 had no hardware defects - only hardbricked firmware on accident due to LG Anti-Rollback.
I feel now that I was purposely screwed over with a rushed, refurbished-yet-still-defective unit by LGE Alabama. I already fed them cash for the G Flex 2 being an Out-Of-Warranty repair job - I don't want to double down my losses paying them again in less than half a year.
So did LG say something about this issue ? They know thousands of people are having this problem .. didn't they say anything atleast
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Hey all,
I'm just posting to see how many people have noticed HTC's poor quality control for the One. I went through 4 of these before finally giving in and just returning. I visited three different best buys in order to try to find a decent One. I love the phone, the way it looks, the way it sounds. My first phone had crackling coming through the speakers and gaps all around the edges, so I returned that. My second had glue coming out around the sides of the phone and a few stuck pixels. I also want to throw in that none of the One's I saw had the top of the display glass level with the phone. It was always sticking up and my finger would run against it when pulling the notification slide down. My third had a bunch of stuck pixels and I noticed that the screen was slightly yellow. I don't know if that comes from HTC using two different suppliers for their phone displays, but I'd imagine that was the case. Final One had one stuck pixel up top in the status bar. I was okay with that stuck pixel though, it wasn't in a very noticeable area so I decided to let it go. This phone still had crackling coming through the speakers but only on youtube with beats audio turned on. I'm guessing that is just a software issue as all my Ones had experienced that. I went to watch YouTube a few days after I got the phone and during the black loading screen before a video I noticed a few more pixels had become stuck.
I downloaded a pixel test and fixer app and tested with the black screen. My One had developed at least 10 stuck pixels all over the display. I consider that a sign of the display failing. Running the stuck pixel fixer did nothing to help. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. The One is the nicest, most unique idea for a phone I've ever seen. I really want a good one but I haven't been able to find a single one without issues. At bestbuy for the third one, the mobile specialist even opened their entire stock for me looking at each phone and was flabbergasted by all the issues we were finding with the phones.
So has anyone else had as many issues as I have? My builds were all from mid to late April in their build numbers. I'm just so disappointed, I want the One but am not going to pay for something that I feel isn't up the standards that it should be. I may go with the Galaxy but I just know I'll always be disappointed that I didn't get the One. I've tested the Galaxy, the speakers are obviously worse, the headphone sound isn't as crisp and the screen isn't as nice.
TL; DR: I returned four HTC Ones all due to different issues and am wondering if anyone else has had any of the same issues. I'm not trolling, I'm honestly disappointed.
This topic has been discussed countless times. Do we need another thread?
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martyagt4 said:
Yes. People should know that HTC can not make high quality phones. Gap riddled "gapless" phones. Capacitive buttons that don't work half the time (like the Nexus One.. they didn't learn? wtf..). Too much glue? Glass that isn't flush??
At best this is a $100 phone. Shame on HTC trying to charge for the junk they produce. Flagship phones should be flawless at this price point. Yes, the oddball phone will sneak through QC, but it's ridiculous already.
That being said, the insides are awesome. I absolutely looooove the battery life I get from this phone. Front facing speakers are a no brainer, and I can't believe no one did it yet.
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Were you able to find a phone with no blatant flaws? If so I'm extremely jealous...
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keving9012 said:
Were you able to find a phone with no blatant flaws? If so I'm extremely jealous...
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Mine was flawless first try
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The top of my phone's screen is not flush with the speaker grill. Not a huge issue. I live with it. I can probably sell this phone used for $400 when the nexus 5 comes out and get that.
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my only issue is that the top of the phone there is a gap between the aluminum and the plastic, gapless my a$$ still love the phone though, came from iPhone 5, had iPhone since day 1
Yea I bought a black 32gb last week and it's literally flawless. Zero gaps and no dead pixels.
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Mine has been flawless
Mines flawless. Instead of hollering about it on a forum I would take it back to att and have a Congo line of new ones and check every one of them till I see one I like
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paniro187 said:
Mines flawless. Instead of hollering about it on a forum I would take it back to att and have a Congo line of new ones and check every one of them till I see one I like
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Mines flawless also.No gaps or dead pixels
Do you guys know the odds of getting 4 bad ones in a row are.
Not,saying it didnt happen, but, the stars wouldve had to align against you , to recieve 4 bad phones in a row,
Mine is excellent except for the left side glass isn't as flush as the right. I only notice it once in a while when dragging from the top so I can live with it.
Im curious,
After the 4 bad Ones, did you end up with a new phone
keving9012 said:
Hey all,
I'm just posting to see how many people have noticed HTC's poor quality control for the One. I went through 4 of these before finally giving in and just returning. I visited three different best buys in order to try to find a decent One. I love the phone, the way it looks, the way it sounds. My first phone had crackling coming through the speakers and gaps all around the edges, so I returned that. My second had glue coming out around the sides of the phone and a few stuck pixels. I also want to throw in that none of the One's I saw had the top of the display glass level with the phone. It was always sticking up and my finger would run against it when pulling the notification slide down. My third had a bunch of stuck pixels and I noticed that the screen was slightly yellow. I don't know if that comes from HTC using two different suppliers for their phone displays, but I'd imagine that was the case. Final One had one stuck pixel up top in the status bar. I was okay with that stuck pixel though, it wasn't in a very noticeable area so I decided to let it go. This phone still had crackling coming through the speakers but only on youtube with beats audio turned on. I'm guessing that is just a software issue as all my Ones had experienced that. I went to watch YouTube a few days after I got the phone and during the black loading screen before a video I noticed a few more pixels had become stuck.
I downloaded a pixel test and fixer app and tested with the black screen. My One had developed at least 10 stuck pixels all over the display. I consider that a sign of the display failing. Running the stuck pixel fixer did nothing to help. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. The One is the nicest, most unique idea for a phone I've ever seen. I really want a good one but I haven't been able to find a single one without issues. At bestbuy for the third one, the mobile specialist even opened their entire stock for me looking at each phone and was flabbergasted by all the issues we were finding with the phones.
So has anyone else had as many issues as I have? My builds were all from mid to late April in their build numbers. I'm just so disappointed, I want the One but am not going to pay for something that I feel isn't up the standards that it should be. I may go with the Galaxy but I just know I'll always be disappointed that I didn't get the One. I've tested the Galaxy, the speakers are obviously worse, the headphone sound isn't as crisp and the screen isn't as nice.
TL; DR: I returned four HTC Ones all due to different issues and am wondering if anyone else has had any of the same issues. I'm not trolling, I'm honestly disappointed.
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First one no wc issues
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Im curious,
After the 4 bad Ones, did you end up with a new phone
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I seriously think the stars did align against me with that phone. I just read on the forum that the black version isn't seeing as many defects as the silver? Does anyone know if this is true? I originally purchased the phone from Best Buy and they did bring out every silver One they had and the sales rep and I did find defects with all except one. That one had the stuck pixel that turned into more. So I ended up returning and going to AT&T yesterday. I asked them about the one and said I've been having problems with the quality on my last few. They said unfortunately they would only be able to open one for me and I would only be able to exchange it once if there were problems. That line kind of sounded like BS to me, especially since I saw a woman come in with a smashed iPhone and no insurance she got earlier that day that they were willing to commit insurance fraud for...So I ended up getting the S4 for now. I still think the one is a better phone and I know I'm going to regret not getting it. If the issue is truly more with the silver version I'd gladly pay the restocking fee to exchange for the One.
What really bums me out is that I wasn't even going to upgrade my phone until I saw the One. I had the S3 and was ok with it, other than my battery life being garbage. When I saw the one and started messing around with it I loved it so I got it. Then the issues came and now I have the S4, which is a good phone. Its just not very different from the S3. My girlfriend actually picked up the S3 and handed it to me as we were going to bed last night thinking it was my new phone.
Sounds like OP is trolling.
4 defective phones?
You must be looking for problems. 4 straight screens with dead pixels?
Pics, or it didn't happen.
That is to bad
We have both the HTC one and a galaxy s4 in our household.we just switched to At&t from T-Mobile, she actually started out on s3, which died after 3 days
My wife now has the s4, and I have the One, she wishes she had got one instead.
So I have got to use both pretty extensively, and I greatly prefer the One over the S4.
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I'm pretty sure you're getting screwed because exchanges are usually refurbs that haven't actually been fixed to eliminate defects
You're just getting other people's defective devices.
Hello All,
I have a Verizon G3 which I bought a couple of months back. For a few weeks, I have observed that there is light purple hue on the right hand side of the screen. It is prominent on light backgrounds and on dark backgrounds the right side looks bit darker. Am I victim of the screen burn issue or the LCD has gone bad. Please help.
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I would get a warranty replacement or repair. That's not normal.
The phone is less than one year old so it has to be covered, even if you bought it second hand, lg has to honor the warranty directly.
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If you notice, the screen looks a tad bit dark on the right. This is a Verizon G3 bought in the US and am using it in India. Would any of the burn in fix tools available in the Play Store Help. I can't ship it back to US. Got it of CG List, person got it as gift. Was in box unopened..
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If you notice, the screen looks a tad bit dark on the right. This is a Verizon G3 bought in the US and am using it in India. Would any of the burn in fix tools available in the Play Store Help. I can't ship it back to US. Got it of CG List, person got it as gift. Was in box unopened..
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You can get warranty repair directly from lg, doesn't matter where you bought it. The phone has been released less than a year, so they have to honor the warranty.
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bweN diorD said:
You can get warranty repair directly from lg, doesn't matter where you bought it. The phone has been released less than a year, so they have to honor the warranty.
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Updates:
Warranty not applicable in India.
I switched ROM, was on Eclipse and now on Dirty Unicorn from At&t with VS985 kernel - Tinge reduced a bit.
Had actually pasted the qi charging sticker on the back cover bought from eBay, removed it again some improvement.
Still some amount of discoloring is present, screen is not uniformly white / gray but better than before.
Noticed that the screen feels hotter in the area of the tinge.
Can this be the retention issue seen on LCD ? Can there be any changes to thermal settings or display profiles which may fix this ? Like using Synapse or similar tool to change display profiles or using the burn in fix tool
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so you are saying if I, a g3 owner, decide to move to india tomorrow, then next week my g3 has a hardware issue, lg will no longer cover it because i moved to india? i find that extremely hard to believe.
Technically if you purchase a retail phone with the bill and stuff and you are the first owner you would get the warranty. But as I mentioned I got it off Craigslist and its a Verizon branded phone, the warranty won't apply.
Take a very very close look it might be screen burn.... If it is get a screen burn app... Let the app run one night and don't let screen fall asleep
I just wanted to ask the community for reports on how reliable the LG G5 has been????
It would be great to hear from professionals in the business who have first hand knowledge and experience. (techs, etc)
I demo'd a LG G5 at launch, and the fingerprint scanner stopped working 1 month in when I used a paper towel sprayed with Windex to clean the back of the phone.
Needless to say, my faith in the reliability of the G5 was ruined at that point.
I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S6 on Sprint,
but I'm thinking about moving to a G5 because the v20 is too large for my taste.
Thank you.
My issue is I occasionally do not receive texts. I've reset my phone changed sim cards and reset network settings. It still happens and I haven't had this issue with any of the 8+ different phones ive owned. I've had it for about 2 months.
I have the G5 on Sprint with the newest version of Android. I have zero issues and I love this phone!
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No issues! It's pretty solid. I've rooted other phones, usually quickly after getting them, in-the-past. No reason to do that, so far. It has a pretty minimal load/apps. Love mine! :good:
I cracked my screen and LG only charged me $150 all in for repair, so that wasn't bad. The phone fell out of my pocket while I was riding my motorcycle and the screen was the only damage (though it had a case on), so that might say something good about the overall durability.
I just realized my volume down key has stopped working, so back to LG Warranty Repair (their dime this time) it goes. So that's pretty frustrating.
Had phone since launch.
4 months of usage and the only issue is the screen-burn-in
Crazy you guys have burn in. Got mine opening day and it's been flawless since.
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Joylesstuna said:
My issue is I occasionally do not receive texts. I've reset my phone changed sim cards and reset network settings. It still happens and I haven't had this issue with any of the 8+ different phones ive owned. I've had it for about 2 months.
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Does it do it without case?
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Crazy you guys have burn in. Got mine opening day and it's been flawless since.
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Don't curse yourself bro lol. Thought I was safe after 3-4 months and I was wrong. It's occasionally and goes away tho.
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Same issue without case Nick.
No burn in, I've only had micro SD unmount on its own once. Everything works well.
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Anyone else?
I'm thinking about getting a LG G5 from Sprint.
But, I have heard the G5 has a lot of reliability issues.
Nope, no issues..
Would love to have the skin for it though but I cant buy it anywhere here ..
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Got my phone since September 2016. Only one issue, "image retention". But doesn't stays that long. Love my G5. Wasn't amazed on G6 :v. Hope G7 is a better one.
Had the phone since Oct2016 but I would not recommend it unless you got it super cheap. The battery life has taken a dive and I cannot find the culprit but considering it was that great to begin with it sucks even more now (2hr SoT, moderate usage).
If you care about root, don't get sprint version. Honestly a lot of the problems seem to happen to older versions. I am sorry guys but don't buy G6! Specs are barely an upgrade. Same ram and worst camera? How the hell is that an upgrade? The only thing I want of it is water resistance.
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Nick216ohio said:
Does it do it without case?
Don't curse yourself bro lol. Thought I was safe after 3-4 months and I was wrong. It's occasionally and goes away tho.
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Been 11 months, still no issues. Battery life still awesome. Only reason I'm upgrading is because the modular design is dead. LG G6 looks pretty.
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Got my phone since September 2016. Only one issue, "image retention". But doesn't stays that long. Love my G5. Wasn't amazed on G6 :v. Hope G7 is a better one.
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Install Blue Light Filter app and set it to 5 percent. It should reduce your image retention to almost none.
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I got mine May 2016. I did get the image retention after a while but I just installed Blue Light Filter and image retention is gone. After around 7 months my GPS stopped working. Luckily the fix is easy and it takes 10 minutes but it still requires you to open the phone. Last thing is the rear camera glass is not so scratch resistant so I replaced mine (by myself, part cost me 2.5$ from China). Other than that all good. Battery is great, camera is great, software is great, plenty of fast, speaker is loud, love the IR blaster and if course the removable battery. I always carry a second battery in my bag so I literally don't care about battery level and it's amazing if you travel. I do think that image retention should not happen for a flagship and the same for GPS.. with that in mind, this is the only one on the market with almost every feature I wanted. Oh, the wide angle is awesome. I'm jealous at lake with G6 because the wide angle is now 13MP. Oh well..
No failures so far. Six months into a second-hand 830 G5 and I've got one good horror story. Phone got put in drying machine in coat pocket. Exited pocket, exited flap case, wore-off enamel on edges and corners, shut down in overheat... Even the questionably-designed (imho) detachable battery chin made it through with barely any functional damage. I just removed the chin screws and reset the mic/speaker strip that got slightly dislodged. No scratches normally visible on the gorilla glass. Overall, my G5 survived this horrific ordeal triumphantly. I wouldn't have expected any phone to survive the hot metal drum, but the detachable chin didn't even detach. For what it's worth, no screen burn-in noticed at any point, before or after. I purchased a second battery that tends to hold charge better than the one I got with the phone. Fingerprint scanner still works normally, vibration, cameras... Volume keys are more reliable when phone is used in a case -how they respond to pressure was altered somehow by the ordeal- but I'd still consider my particular phone 80% reliable after everything, rooted, rommed and all. I wouldn't have thought, but the G5 is a tough muther.
Well, both the G6 and Samsung S8 are complete failures due to the non-removable batteries and glass construction.
The LG G5 issue being reported of boot looping, GPS issues, and screen issues really has me scared to buy a LG G5, even though the specs are what I want.
So, before I buy a new LG G5, just wanted to check in again.
What's the current consensus on the long term performance and reliability of the LG G5?
Thanks in advance.
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Well, both the G6 and Samsung S8 are complete failures due to the non-removable batteries and glass construction.
The LG G5 issue being reported of boot looping, GPS issues, and screen issues really has me scared to buy a LG G5, even though the specs are what I want.
So, before I buy a new LG G5, just wanted to check in again.
What's the current consensus on the long term performance and reliability of the LG G5?
Thanks in advance.
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I am using this device for the past four weeks. I did loads of heavy tests like flashing custom ROM few times and revert to stock ROM using UPPERCUT. Flashed incorrect kernel and thought I bricked my phone. But as long as the phone could boot in to bootloader, we can play around a lot. I don't see bootloops in normal operations. I forced flashing mods though I know not correct one, I partioned interal memory and lost all memory except 4gb which was used for system ROM. I could revert everything to factory / unboxed state. Happy with this device so far as I like the spec mainly camera and screen resolution. I could take very pro photos. Night shoots are fantastic. I would recommend buying this device.
I could not find this device in phone stores as they stopped selling because of SE version and also LG6 planned release. Ordered from Amazon and luckily had one for the best price £244. They had only one on stock. ?
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So I am THINKING about getting the V30 at Verizon come holiday time. If you go on YouTube, you see how many wonderful reviews this phone gets, and to be honest, the phone does look pretty bad ass. HOWEVER, 2 years ago, the V10 had awesome reviews on YouTube and seemed like a solid phone, so I bought it. Well after about a year, and having gone through 3 V10's (or the same one repaired 3 times) due to bootloop problems, I am a little skeptical about how the V30 is going to turn out. Also I am seeing that the new Pixel is having screen burn in issues, and it being made by LG, this makes me even more worried about the V30. I really want to get this phone, but I also want to ask all of you owners how it has been holding up for you so far. Any issues like the V10? Such as the very irritating Bluetooth issues, battery life, etc...
If you are worried about your device bootlooping, then wait for the non-carrier versions to come out and keep waiting to see if they actually end up being rootable. If they are, then it is easy enough to unlock the bootloader, request the developer unlock, and then reflash stock or a ROM to recover from any potential bootloop situation. If you decide to go with the Version carrier version, then LG's lack of quality control for their software could potentially still be an issue in the future. There has already been one update so far and no one has reported it bootlooping their device as of yet.
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So I am THINKING about getting the V30 at Verizon come holiday time. If you go on YouTube, you see how many wonderful reviews this phone gets, and to be honest, the phone does look pretty bad ass. HOWEVER, 2 years ago, the V10 had awesome reviews on YouTube and seemed like a solid phone, so I bought it. Well after about a year, and having gone through 3 V10's (or the same one repaired 3 times) due to bootloop problems, I am a little skeptical about how the V30 is going to turn out. Also I am seeing that the new Pixel is having screen burn in issues, and it being made by LG, this makes me even more worried about the V30. I really want to get this phone, but I also want to ask all of you owners how it has been holding up for you so far. Any issues like the V10? Such as the very irritating Bluetooth issues, battery life, etc...
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You can put a check in the "no problems" box for me.[emoji6]
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So I am THINKING about getting the V30 at Verizon come holiday time. If you go on YouTube, you see how many wonderful reviews this phone gets, and to be honest, the phone does look pretty bad ass. HOWEVER, 2 years ago, the V10 had awesome reviews on YouTube and seemed like a solid phone, so I bought it. Well after about a year, and having gone through 3 V10's (or the same one repaired 3 times) due to bootloop problems, I am a little skeptical about how the V30 is going to turn out. Also I am seeing that the new Pixel is having screen burn in issues, and it being made by LG, this makes me even more worried about the V30. I really want to get this phone, but I also want to ask all of you owners how it has been holding up for you so far. Any issues like the V10? Such as the very irritating Bluetooth issues, battery life, etc...
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I have yet to here bootloop problem of lg g6, lg v20, or lg v30. I know most people are scare of LG but bootloop was a thing of a pass with the lg g4, lg g5, lg v10
jcsww said:
If you are worried about your device bootlooping, then wait for the non-carrier versions to come out and keep waiting to see if they actually end up being rootable. If they are, then it is easy enough to unlock the bootloader, request the developer unlock, and then reflash stock or a ROM to recover from any potential bootloop situation. If you decide to go with the Version carrier version, then LG's lack of quality control for their software could potentially still be an issue in the future. There has already been one update so far and no one has reported it bootlooping their device as of yet.
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From what I understand, it's not the software that is the problem. The cpu comes un-soldered from the motherboard making the phone pretty much useless. Was a widely known issue with a few lg phones.
I returned one because of screen issues.
We all know about the off-angle blue tint, but mine had it bad. I didn't really notice it until watching a Late Show clip in a dark room -- dark set, Colbert's white shirt, skin tone was all so obviously off, and it shifted blue just a degree or two off axis.
Compared it to the demo models in two Verizon retail stores and despite the bright lighting, the difference in whites was apparent.
Store did an exchange no problem even though I purchased online. New one seems fine.
Since receiving my replacement phone from a first batch phone issue, I have had ZERO issues
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jaedenhudson14 said:
From what I understand, it's not the software that is the problem. The cpu comes un-soldered from the motherboard making the phone pretty much useless. Was a widely known issue with a few lg phones.
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Hmmm. I don't see how that would cause a bootloop if that was the case. A hardware problem with the solder would more than likely cause the phone not to power up at all. Bootloops are usually more software related than hardware unless you are talking about core issues, like with the Nexus 6P. Thankfully I never experienced that on both the units I purchased.
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Hmmm. I don't see how that would cause a bootloop if that was the case. A hardware problem with the solder would more than likely cause the phone not to power up at all. Bootloops are usually more software related than hardware unless you are talking about core issues, like with the Nexus 6P. Thankfully I never experienced that on both the units I purchased.
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Without going too into it, I am part of a class action lawsuit regarding these bootloops. According to all the evidence, the cpu comes un-soldered just enough where the lg logo will appear and the phone freezes. The only way to shut it off after that is to either pull the battery or let the phone die if the battery is not removable.
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Without going too into it, I am part of a class action lawsuit regarding these bootloops. According to all the evidence, the cpu comes un-soldered just enough where the lg logo will appear and the phone freezes. The only way to shut it off after that is to either pull the battery or let the phone die if the battery is not removable.
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Interesting! You should be able to power off the phone by holding the power button until it shuts off, which is about 7 or so seconds. The V30 does come with a 2 year warranty once you register, as long as you are in the US. The rest of the world gets the shaft though and only gets a year.
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Interesting! You should be able to power off the phone by holding the power button until it shuts off, which is about 7 or so seconds. The V30 does come with a 2 year warranty once you register, as long as you are in the US. The rest of the world gets the shaft though and only gets a year.
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Yeah. even the power button wouldn't work. I believe the phones affected were the nexus 5x, LG G4, G5, V10, and I think a couple others. The new 2 year warranty is probably because of this as 90 percent of these failures occurred after the 1 year warranty period. For all the devices affected they extended the warranty to 2 years for bootloop related issues.
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From what I understand, it's not the software that is the problem. The cpu (from some other phone) comes un-soldered from the motherboard (of that OTHER PHONE) making the phone (from years ago) pretty much useless. Was a widely known issue with a few lg phones (not made in 2017).
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jaedenhudson14 said:
Without going too into it, I am part of a class action lawsuit regarding these bootloops (from phones made in past years). According to all the evidence, the cpu (from some other phone) comes un-soldered just enough where the lg logo will appear and the phone freezes. The only way to shut it off after that is to either pull the battery or let the phone (from years ago) die if the battery is not removable.
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Thankfully, that has nothing to do with the LG V30. We are talking about any issues with 2017 LG V30, not phones from past years. You're going to confuse people who think you are talking about problems with the LG V30. I understand you are upset about LG's failures in the past, but the question is about possible CURRENT problems with LG V30.
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But we are talking about issues with 2017 LG V30 not phones from past years.
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That has nothing to do with the LG V30.
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I know. I was explaining to jcsww about the issues of the previous phones and was kinda wondering if the V30 is going to end up the same way those phones did in terms of seeming like pretty bad ass phones for the first year and then developing serious problems after a year.
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I know. I was explaining to jcsww about the issues of the previous phones and was kinda wondering if the V30 is going to end up the same way those phones did in terms of seeming like pretty bad ass phones for the first year and then developing serious problems after a year.
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I understand. It's just skimming through the thread, there was all these details about CPU coming loose, blah, blah. Sounds scary! But it's not the LG V30.
Mine has zero issues. Very good phone - and that says a lot since I swore years ago Id never own LG again.
I have seen that Verizon loads so much bloatware on the phone ... I was amazed. I have Tmo ... a few things on there than cannot be removed or disabled, but nothing crazy.
Hi,
I am seriously thinking of buying LG V30 when it becomes widely available in Europe,
however this review (https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/16/16457544/lg-v30-review-design)
has put me off. Can anybody comment on the screen issues this guy mentions?
deciBel71 said:
Hi,
I am seriously thinking of buying LG V30 when it becomes widely available in Europe,
however this review (https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/16/16457544/lg-v30-review-design)
has put me off. Can anybody comment on the screen issues this guy mentions?
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I've been following closely those complaints about the display. From what I read on Reddit or on XDA, it seems that only the first batches of V30s had those display issues, but LG corrected their production in october. The Verge must have tested one of those first units (their review was published on october 16). It should be solved right now, complaints have dramatically decreased lately...
deciBel71 said:
Hi,
I am seriously thinking of buying LG V30 when it becomes widely available in Europe,
however this review (https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/16/16457544/lg-v30-review-design)
has put me off. Can anybody comment on the screen issues this guy mentions?
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I've been following closely those complaints about the display. From what I read on Reddit or on XDA, it seems that only the first batches of V30s had those display issues, but LG corrected their production in october. The Verge must have tested one of those first units (their review was published on october 16). It should be solved right now, complaints have dramatically decreased lately...
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And I can show you a review (sample below) from October 12, where the both pre-production and early production displays (on two different phones) were tested thoroughly and nothing was wrong. The point I'm making is even in the pre-production and early production phase seems the the problems were not widespread. It was luck of the draw, not every phone. Dozens of professional reviewers praised the display, but a couple of reviewers got bad ones. Same with early purchasers. But Android Headlines got great displays in both pre-production and final retail (but still early production). So, the display issues had to be some minor percentage.
That's not to say LG hasn't improved the process so there's less lemons getting through the line, or perhaps with another month under their belt improved the quality even more, but you wouldn't have gotten such glowing reviews if every phone LG released in early October was a disaster.
Note the date, and note they tested two separate phones.
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https://www.androidheadlines.com/2017/10/lg-v30-review-ultimate-creativity-tool.html
LG V30 Review – The Ultimate Creativity Tool
October 12, 2017
There is some color shifting when looking at the display from an angle, pushing the normally warm hue of the display to a much cooler, bluer one.
This color shifting is a bit odd for an OLED, as any color shifting is usually caused by the oleophobic coating on the glass rather than shifting of the panel itself, although without taking the glass off it would be difficult to determine the reasoning for the shifting. It doesn’t look all that odd though simply because so many displays already exhibit a cooler tone to them, and while you’ll certainly notice the difference when looking at the display straight on, it might not be so noticeable to folks looking at the phone with you. Outdoor visibility is not affected by this color change at all, and in fact you’ll find it’s incredibly easy to see the V30’s display outdoors, no matter how sunny it is.
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Panel uniformity is perfect thanks to the fact that OLED’s pixel illumination methodology is done via individual pixels and not via a backlight that can easily exhibit light bleeding or uneven surface lighting.
Despite some reports we’ve seen during the preview period with the device, both our preview device, as well as the final retail unit, never showed signs of panel color uniformity issues, and looks fine at any brightness. When we test panel uniformity we use three different solid color backgrounds:
100% white,
100% black and
50% gray.
Each of these are then tested at the panel’s lowest and highest brightness, as well as a 50% brightness test. You’ll also find no issues with pixel refresh rates or pixel persistence rates of any kind, and this panel is an excellent performer for VR for many reasons, as we’ll cover below.
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https://hothardware.com/reviews/lg-v30-review?page=6
LG V30 Review: Setting The Record Straight For A Great Smartphone
October 27, 2017
In the final analysis, again, we're here to set the record straight on the LG V30. Though garnering its fair share of passionate praise, some have taken specific issue with this phone's LG-built pOLED display. To that we would quite simply offer that we're unsure what a select few others are looking at. Perhaps they're observing image inconsistency in corner-case lighting conditions, or maybe even in certain apps, where Android's gradient overlays can cause a "perceived" banding effect. We're not sure what others may have seen, but what we're looking at is a pretty fantastic flagship Android phone here, with an equally fantastic display.
To wit, I have used Samsung Galaxy devices as my personal phones for the past few generations, from the Galaxy S5 on up to the Galaxy S8+. Side-by-side versus Samsung's AMOLED displays, the LG V30 might not offer quite the same viewing angles as the GS8+, but the V30 is very competitive. In fact, I prefer the V30's slightly cooler screen calibration.
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No problems with my V30 so far. Manuf in October, only had it a few weeks. Slightly disappointed in the auto camera shooting (the Google camera app works for me, have not tried it much), but the most striking thing so far is the absolutely stellar battery life I am getting. I don't keep screen on time numbers and such, but I go to bed at night with well above 50%, and if I top up at all throughout the day, I'll go to bed with 65-70%. Thats using waze for about an hour, web surfing, reddit, Facebook, messaging, location turned on, etc. No messing around.
pomponazzo said:
I've been following closely those complaints about the display. From what I read on Reddit or on XDA, it seems that only the first batches of V30s had those display issues, but LG corrected their production in october. The Verge must have tested one of those first units (their review was published on october 16). It should be solved right now, complaints have dramatically decreased lately...
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Yeah I read that big thread on reddit too. After reading it, it made me really second guess getting the V30, but after reading your post it makes me feel a bit better knowing LG acknowledged the issue and corrected it. So to be on the safe side should I try to make sure I have an october made unit (if I even have a say in it)?
Who can shares his expérience with the mate 20 pro coming with gluegate issue and green edges (lg screen) does it get worse over time ? Do we can minimise risk and how much time as per your expérience the phone will stand? Got my new mate 20 pro as a gift without any chance of replacemnt with warranty
Never experienced green edge gluegate problem despite the fact that I have an LG display, bought my phone at launch and my phone is part of the batch people on XDA claimed repeatedly was 100% defective.
You see green edges in your display when exactly? In certain apps? All apps? Specific conditions?
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Never experienced green edge gluegate problem despite the fact that I have an LG display, bought my phone at launch and my phone is part of the batch people on XDA claimed repeatedly was 100% defective.
You see green edges in your display when exactly? In certain apps? All apps? Specific conditions?
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In low light when the brightness is at 0 in a grey background the left side is yes greeny and im afraid that it will extend and be unusable as maby video shown in youtube.
Just once brightness increased problem disappear
I got mine just after launch and there is a slight green hue around the edges under the usual conditions (LG panel) but it was never bad enough for me to want to return it. It's not got any worse since I had it (nearly 6 months now.)
If you've only just got yours then I'd imagine you'll be okay as they were supposed to have sorted the issue in later batches.
Had mine since launch, only really shows the problem under very dark conditions. Try taking a picture with another phone, it really does highlight green screen issues. I'm going to return mine this week.
I've had mine for about two weeks and don't have the screen issue as I believe the screen manufacturer was changed from LG to another at some point.
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I believe that huwaei are only using BOE screens now