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Hey guys,
I'm thinking of buying this beast because of the camera capabilities (i want to hold off buying a DSLR a little longer), but also because of the spec to price ratio. As i've began researching, i found that it has numerous problems: bad GPS signal, burn in, LCD bleed . These things are scaring me, also i've noticed that a lot of US owners have all these problems, but only some EU owners have it.
My questions are :
1. Do EU owners have these problems too, and how many of you have it?
2. Is it still worth it? I've been searching a package deal with B&O "friend" but didn't find any. Only the LG G5 at around 460EUR. Did you receive headphones in your packaging?
3. Is the brick charger (wall charger) truly QC 3.0 compatible? As i saw its only 9V at 1.8Amps.
4. Are you happy with it? What don't you like about it?
Thanks in advanced.
Best regards,
Cristian
charris said:
Hey guys,
I'm thinking of buying this beast because of the camera capabilities (i want to hold off buying a DSLR a little longer), but also because of the spec to price ratio. As i've began researching, i found that it has numerous problems: bad GPS signal, burn in, LCD bleed . These things are scaring me, also i've noticed that a lot of US owners have all these problems, but only some EU owners have it.
My questions are :
1. Do EU owners have these problems too, and how many of you have it?
2. Is it still worth it? I've been searching a package deal with B&O "friend" but didn't find any. Only the LG G5 at around 460EUR. Did you receive headphones in your packaging?
3. Is the brick charger (wall charger) truly QC 3.0 compatible? As i saw its only 9V at 1.8Amps.
4. Are you happy with it? What don't you like about it?
Thanks in advanced.
Best regards,
Cristian
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1) T-Mobile was the first to sell the G5 so that's probably why there are more cases in us then in Europe. The only problem i Have is a bit of light bleeding. Also do not confuse burn-in (which is an oled display thing) with the image retention, they can seem similar but are differents.
2) Yep, here in italy on a famous site it costs around 400 euros, afaik there are no bundle with that module. I bought it in a shop and there were headphones.
3) Nope is QC 2.0
4) Yes, i'm happy with it, the only problem is the battery life, but the possibility to swap the battery is a great plus.
Killua96 said:
1) T-Mobile was the first to sell the G5 so that's probably why there are more cases in us then in Europe. The only problem i Have is a bit of light bleeding. Also do not confuse burn-in (which is an oled display thing) with the image retention, they can seem similar but are differents.
2) Yep, here in italy on a famous site it costs around 400 euros, afaik there are no bundle with that module. I bought it in a shop and there were headphones.
3) Nope is QC 2.0
4) Yes, i'm happy with it, the only problem is the battery life, but the possibility to swap the battery is a great plus.
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Thanks for the reply. How old is your G5? Did u try to loosen the screw from where u have the light bleed? Did you buy a QC 3.0 brick?
charris said:
Thanks for the reply. How old is your G5? Did u try to loosen the screw from where u have the light bleed? Did you buy a QC 3.0 brick?
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I bought it the 3rd of june, according to the serial it is from april.
Nope i haven't tried to loose that screw.
Nope, i don't need QC when i Have 2 more batterys
Its a good phone but......
i got it almost a week now and i just love it...no problems so far and the battery life is almost the same as my oneplus x was...so yeah i think it was a good buy especially for the camera
I have G5 for 2-3 months or so, I switched from Nexus 5 (regular, not 5X). What I love:
- camera - is great, I don't have many chances to test it though, but in that I take was great. N5 don't stand a chance
- speed - it's crazy fast
- battery - a lot of ppl complain about it, but for me is great. I can easly go through day and have 50% at the evening. I think it is because of great sleep mode, N5 was terrible, I always must charge it at the evening. Also battery life on 3G is great
- fast charge
What I don't like:
- lack of suport - don't get me wrong, you can root it and instal xposed, but AOSP would be nice. But to be true, only thing I'm missing is working "always on" display on custom dpi.
Build quality is ok to me, but I don't like it feel of it. It's not cheap materials, but it feels little bit fragile and I was affraid of camera lenses. Spigen Slim Armor is perfect to me.
My other choice was S7, and if I would be buying phone again, it also would be G5. I don't regret this choice.
I have for 5 months the EU model, no problem at all so far, no bleeding, no quality problems beside a small alignment problem with the battery cover when I swipe my finger I can feel it is not 100:% smooth with the rest of the body.
Other than that no problems at all and I sold my s7 after keeping both for 2 weeks testing which one to keep.
If the reason you want the G5 is to postpone your DSLR , then you have two options: V20 or G5. Assuming the V20 will not be release anytime soon in EU then G5 is your best choice.
I upgraded my G2 mainly for the camera. I was reading and watching videos like crazy trying to choose between the S7 Edge and the G5.
Eventually I chose the G5, bought it in Austria (H850) for ~650Euros 5 months ago.
It's not a perfect phone, far from it, but it also doesn't have any big issues.. it's the little things. Camera wise, it is awesome!
Why I chose the G5:
ISO: S7 max - 800, G5 max - 3200.
Exposure: S7 max - 10 seconds, G5 max - 30 seconds.
Wide angle: S7 doesn't have one, G5 is rocking one.
Sensor ratio: S7 uses a cr*ppy 4:3 , G5 is 16:9. Which just makes more sense to me as every screen I own is 16:9 (TVs, phones, monitors).
Resolution: S7 merely scratches 9MP when using 16:9, G5 almost doubles it with 16MP.
IR Blaster: S7 doesn't have one, G5 has it.
Removable battery is plus and minus.. It's smaller, but removable. I bought the battery+external charger kit from Amazon for 30$ and it's great to have, a must buy if you like going on trips.
Don't get it for the "friends" it was bound to fail, get it for the phone.
What I don't like:
Screen could be brighter, I hate the curved screen (all of them) as it prevents me from applying a good tempered glass screen protector.
Even when using a rectangle glass protector..something is off in the bottom right corner and it always opens a bit there.
Other than that, the phone is fast, reliable, battery is not bad nor stunning (I get around 3.5-4 hours SOT with about 30 hours of battery time).
And yes, supplied charger is 2.0 (which is also very fast), I don't think there were earphones in the box..
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?
Decepticaons said:
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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I'm looking to move on from the Z3v in the near future. I'm curious what phones others have moved on to. I'm looking at the Moto G4 Plus possibly with 4GB RAM and 64 GB on board.
I'm trying to keep my budget to <$300. Any ideas?
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I'm looking to move on from the Z3v in the near future. I'm curious what phones others have moved on to. I'm looking at the Moto G4 Plus possibly with 4GB RAM and 64 GB on board.
I'm trying to keep my budget to <$300. Any ideas?
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I moved onto the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, but that was because of a BOGO deal last year.
Are you locked down to Verizon or do you have another carrier? If I were you being on Verizon, I'd take advantage of this offer today: https://www.verizonwireless.com/smartphones/moto-z-play-droid/
The Moto Z is a truly modular phone that LG failed for its G5 to become. This is the Play version, but I'd rather much prefer the Force version as it has a bigger battery, better camera, and shatterproof screen tech. Either version comes with 32GBs, which isn't a problem to deal with when you can have expandable memory. It's not waterproof like the Z3v, but it's still splash resistant so I think streaming it in the sink won't do any harm if you want a quick clean. lol
GigaSPX said:
I moved onto the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, but that was because of a BOGO deal last year.
Are you locked down to Verizon or do you have another carrier? If I were you being on Verizon, I'd take advantage of this offer today: https://www.verizonwireless.com/smartphones/moto-z-play-droid/
The Moto Z is a truly modular phone that LG failed for its G5 to become. This is the Play version, but I'd rather much prefer the Force version as it has a bigger battery, better camera, and shatterproof screen tech. Either version comes with 32GBs, which isn't a problem to deal with when you can have expandable memory. It's not waterproof like the Z3v, but it's still splash resistant so I think streaming it in the sink won't do any harm if you want a quick clean. lol
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Appreciate the response. I have an S7 for work which I really like, and I'm tracking the Edge on Swappa. I do like this phone. Unfortunately, I am locked to VZ, and that Moto Z Play Droid offer, which I was on the verge of ordering yesterday, is for new lines only...so regular price is $17/mo ($408 total) and that is just too rich for what I consider a "compromise" phone. I can get a mint condition S7 on Swappa for $330 or so, which is clearly superior.
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Appreciate the response. I have an S7 for work which I really like, and I'm tracking the Edge on Swappa. I do like this phone. Unfortunately, I am locked to VZ, and that Moto Z Play Droid offer, which I was on the verge of ordering yesterday, is for new lines only...so regular price is $17/mo ($408 total) and that is just too rich for what I consider a "compromise" phone. I can get a mint condition S7 on Swappa for $330 or so, which is clearly superior.
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Oh, it's always those fine print words that gets you. I forgot to even think that you have to get a new line to take advantage of the discounted price. If I read and knew about it, I wouldn't have recommended it to you.
For a mint condition S7, that's pretty good for $330. The flat version allows you better accessorizing like tempered glass and more variety of cases. Definitely make a go for it.
I tried out the LG G6 for a week. Then, I got on Ebay and I ordered a new, in box Z3v. Why? Because this phone cannot be beat. I'd move to AT&T and get a newer Xperia if it wasn't such a hassle or cost so much. After my screen kept registering a touch (after 3 years of working fine) I had to replace my original Z3v. I could keep the LG G6. It just wasn't $600 worth of improvement. In fact, the lack of the front facing stereo speakers was so annoying that that's what did it in for me. Maybe it was faster (I couldn't notice). Maybe it was on a newer Android version (There were a few neat improvements there.) Maybe it had a better camera (Again, after using Xposed to set my default auto to 20MP - I couldn't notice it.) Maybe it has better resolution (It must just be me but I couldn't see any improvement from full 1080 on the Z3v versus the LG G6. Maybe my eyes just can't see pixels any smaller than 1080).
So - to make a long story short- I walk into to Verizon to turn in my LG G6 before I couldn't and they were like "why?" And I was like because it's worse than what I replaced. I got what I had had on Ebay for $120 and I'm perfectly happy with it. They were like "What was it?" And I said a Sony Z3v and they were like "Yeah, you Sony people love your phones, don't you."
Yes, yes we do.
The front facing stereo speakers, flawless performance and still excellent battery life are hard to walk away from. Keeping it until another phone with stereo front facing speakers is available. Too bad people gave this phone such a bad rap an Verizon didn't support it. It was/is the perhaps the best phone Verizon possibly ever carried.
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pchain said:
The front facing stereo speakers, flawless performance and still excellent battery life are hard to walk away from. Keeping it until another phone with stereo front facing speakers is available. Too bad people gave this phone such a bad rap an Verizon didn't support it. It was/is the perhaps the best phone Verizon possibly ever carried.
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I'm a bit surprised you haven't moved on yet. Battery life still holding up as great as what you had before?
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I'm a bit surprised you haven't moved on yet. Battery life still holding up as great as what you had before?
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Actually I'm surprised I haven't moved on yet too! The battery life is still good... I'm still getting about 5 hours screen on time. My phone is no longer waterproof however as a couple of the flap/covers are missing...lol. My options are a little limited on Verizon for a replacement... don't like Samsung curved edge devices and Moto mods are not my thing. G6 looks OK but my Z3v still works perfectly fine so I'm not sure I want to give up yet. Hoping the Pixel 2 or Note 8 will trip my trigger. What do you have now?
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pchain said:
Actually I'm surprised I haven't moved on yet too! The battery life is still good... I'm still getting about 5 hours screen on time. My phone is no longer waterproof however as a couple of the flap/covers are missing...lol. My options are a little limited on Verizon for a replacement... don't like Samsung curved edge devices and Moto mods are not my thing. G6 looks OK but my Z3v still works perfectly fine so I'm not sure I want to give up yet. Hoping the Pixel 2 or Note 8 will trip my trigger. What do you have now?
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I have the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. The S8/S8+ curves are perfection because the S7 Edge's are way too curvey, but I guess I'll wait to upgrade later.
That's pretty great you still have 5 hours of SOT. I'm not getting anywhere near that unless I just watch movies on my S7 Edge because of how poorly optimized Samsung is with their software. I only find it problematic that the Z3v can't go into Marshmallow because the 801 chips are supposed to be able to do it. Doze mode is really helpful with that.
The Note 8 is a definite must with all its bells and whistles. The Pixel 2 is something I would have to see when they announce it because the Pixel 1's design language looks bland. The G6 seems like the reasonable upgrade from the Z3v, but the UI is different for my taste and you have to be weary of LG's bootloop issue.
I've moved on to the Note 8.
I have the S8+, but the edges and corners are too rounded. The extras, like the dual camera, more RAM and the Spen are great. I definitely love the form factor of the Note 8 over the S8+.
I am NOT a fan of the beveled edges! And the lack of stereo speakers is tough to take on such expensive models that are otherwise so feature rich.
Meanwhile, I am buying new batteries, adhesive gaskets and glass backs for both Z3Vs, which are in brand-new shape.
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I've moved on to the Note 8.
I have the S8+, but the edges and corners are too rounded. The extras, like the dual camera, more RAM and the Spen are great. I definitely love the form factor of the Note 8 over the S8+.
I am NOT a fan of the beveled edges! And the lack of stereo speakers is tough to take on such expensive models that are otherwise so feature rich.
Meanwhile, I am buying new batteries, adhesive gaskets and glass backs for both Z3Vs, which are in brand-new shape.
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Aha, I've moved onto the Note 8. Once on the Note, I don't think I could ever go back to another smartphone. The S Pen is a jewel and the form factor is definitely a step up above the S7 Edge I had before and the S8/S8+. Albeit it is quite a tall phone though.
My Z3V is just sitting on my desk, reverted to factory image and all. Why buy new parts in repairing it though?
The batteries have crapped out. To replace them is a nightmare that involves removing the glass back with a heat gun. On videos I've seen, the adhesive gasket is unsalvageable. And since the back is glass, I figure there is a good chance of breaking it.
The parts are cheap, and both of my Z3Vs are in perfect shape with their boxes.
I'm fondly recalling my z3v while I enjoy writing this post with the S pen on my Noto 8. Ressurection of the Z3V is really all about the stereo speakers!
Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the LG G6, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the LG G6 is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
Bought the phone preorder on the 17th and it came in on the 30th. So far I love this phone. Coming from the 6P its not renewed my interest in Android phones after not caring about upgrading for a year or two. Phone feels great in hand, runs smooth, looks awesome, and battery life impresses me. No complaints. Went to Best Buy to try out the S8 since Im still in the 14 day return period and decided to keep the G6.
Easily the best phone on the market. I keep the same phones for years, last phone being an LG-G2. This is the first phone that I was willing to upgrade to. Only thing I need now is ROOT so I can have my backup LG-G6 and this one synced exactly and just swap if any issues occur. NANDROID backups are crucial to me, so it's the only thing I feel I need at this point.
Just picked mine up from Verizon yesterday. First time with an LG Phone. It's alright so far- my older phone (nexus 5X) had the power button above the volume, and i'm pretty used to that. So that's an adjustment. But overall, I think that it's very nice. Fast, and feels durable. No major complaints.
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Just picked mine up from Verizon yesterday. First time with an LG Phone. It's alright so far- my older phone (nexus 5X) had the power button above the volume, and i'm pretty used to that. So that's an adjustment. But overall, I think that it's very nice. Fast, and feels durable. No major complaints.
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Not your first time with an LG phone. The 5X was manufactured by LG.
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Not your first time with an LG phone. The 5X was manufactured by LG.
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I was going to say the same thing but didnt want a negative perception of the G6. My girlfriend got her 5X when I got my 6P and that 5X didn't hold up well at all.
I came from 6p > one plus 3t > g6.
Love it
Just itching for TWRP and custom roms and MAYHEM!
I went from Sanyo MM5600 -> Sanyo MM9000 -> HTC One -> LG G2 -> LG G6. As you can see, I keep my phones for YEARS.
I just need root now for the Transparent modded Google Store, and to be able to remove bloatware.
great battery life, snappy performance, quick boot up, build quality is wonderful only con: bloatware.
I was an iPhone user. This phone grabbed my attention and I really like it so far.
I came from a Galaxy S7 which specs wise wasn't much of an upgrade.. Though, this phone runs circles around my Snapdragon S7 and doesn't seem to show any hint of slowing down.
I just picked this up today and I'm coming from a Nexus 6.
I have to say that this phone is making me sad. It's smaller than my beautiful giant and I just discovered that in the Google Play Music App there is no equalizer so my $200 Sony Bluetooth headphones sound like **** when casting from this phone. I ask for so little from a phone but for a manufacturer to kneecap an app that I use all of the time is making me want to return this thing. I honestly think I'd rather suffer with my 2+ year old beast with it's battery that is fading than use a phone that is making me cringe.
The zippiness of the processor and the 1 GB extra of memory doesn't seem to be enough to make me embrace this phone. I so wanted to like it.
There are apps for EQ. I used to use some on my G2 and they worked well.
I love this phone. Went up from an LG G3, which I also loved. This new phone is a work horse and charges lightening fast! I was not too happy about them making the battery permanent and only offering a 32GB model. But the fact that it's waterproof was something I was willing to give up (not being able to exchange the battery feature). To get over the 32GB drawback, I purchased a 256GB micro sd card for my phone, then used the tool to split the memory between the internal and SD card ( https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/auto-formatting-sdcard-to-internal-t3583875 ). The screen is awesome and the performance is so smooth. I do miss having root but the features this phone offers almost gives me every option I had with root on my LG G3. The fact that Sprint offered this phone at 50% off, allows me to pay in payments without interest, and finally they give me a Google Home unit for free made this purchase a no brainer.
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I just picked this up today and I'm coming from a Nexus 6.
I have to say that this phone is making me sad. It's smaller than my beautiful giant and I just discovered that in the Google Play Music App there is no equalizer so my $200 Sony Bluetooth headphones sound like **** when casting from this phone. I ask for so little from a phone but for a manufacturer to kneecap an app that I use all of the time is making me want to return this thing. I honestly think I'd rather suffer with my 2+ year old beast with it's battery that is fading than use a phone that is making me cringe.
The zippiness of the processor and the 1 GB extra of memory doesn't seem to be enough to make me embrace this phone. I so wanted to like it.
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texasjmzmd said:
I love this phone. Went up from an LG G3, which I also loved. This new phone is a work horse and charges lightening fast! I was not too happy about them making the battery permanent and only offering a 32GB model. But the fact that it's waterproof was something I was willing to give up (not being able to exchange the battery feature). To get over the 32GB drawback, I purchased a 256GB micro sd card for my phone, then used the tool to split the memory between the internal and SD card ( https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/auto-formatting-sdcard-to-internal-t3583875 ). The screen is awesome and the performance is so smooth. I do miss having root but the features this phone offers almost gives me every option I had with root on my LG G3. The fact that Sprint offered this phone at 50% off, allows me to pay in payments without interest, and finally they give me a Google Home unit for free made this purchase a no brainer.
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I am ready to upgrade my G3 but am surprised that Verizon hasn't offered any discount on the G6 yet. I can wait until they offer the $10 a month deal like they did on the iphones last year.
Coming from the Note 5 the LG6 transition has been such a smooth experience. Most of the bloatware can be deleted in 2 minutes and the other frozen so really have no gripe about not having root. Battery life is excellent and aod works well. Never have been a fan of led notifications as for the ir for tv never used that so don't miss it. The software experience from lg is fluid and lag free and have come along way from the lg flex/flex2 I owned in the past. I installed a 128g micro Sd card and loaded my music ,movies and pictures on it so not having 64g to start is not a big deal. Being a camera fan this has been a joy to use and shoot. I mainly use manual mode and the macro shooting is incredible. Night shooting I use a tripod and have been able to take some amazing shots. Everyone talks about the premium feel and this phone has it. Fingerprint sensor is fast and accurate and placement is perfect.
The Lg G6 just feels right in the hand with the weight and thickness being just right. I am using the Spigen Neo case and is still smaller than my note 5 with no case. The only downside with the G6 is the headphone jack output could be a little louder. I am sure this phone will only get better with future updates and overall this is an amazing phone. In simple terms the G6 just works:good:
gflexstump said:
Coming from the Note 5 the LG6 transition has been such a smooth experience. Most of the bloatware can be deleted in 2 minutes and the other frozen so really have no gripe about not having root. Battery life is excellent and aod works well. Never have been a fan of led notifications as for the ir for tv never used that so don't miss it. The software experience from lg is fluid and lag free and have come along way from the lg flex/flex2 I owned in the past. I installed a 128g micro Sd card and loaded my music ,movies and pictures on it so not having 64g to start is not a big deal. Being a camera fan this has been a joy to use and shoot. I mainly use manual mode and the macro shooting is incredible. Night shooting I use a tripod and have been able to take some amazing shots. Everyone talks about the premium feel and this phone has it. Fingerprint sensor is fast and accurate and placement is perfect.
The Lg G6 just feels right in the hand with the weight and thickness being just right. I am using the Spigen Neo case and is still smaller than my note 5 with no case. The only downside with the G6 is the headphone jack output could be a little louder. I am sure this phone will only get better with future updates and overall this is an amazing phone. In simple terms the G6 just works:good:
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I noticed you moved from a Note 5 to the G6- could you comment on how your experience was with moving from AMOLED to LCD on this phone? I'm going to replace my Note 4 soon (i still love that phone) and haven't ever used LCD. I was really tempted by the LG V20- still chewing on maybe doing that instead. Thanks!
Oled has better blacks but G6 is respectable and the G6 looks better on everything else It all a matter of preference. Was at Best Buy today and played again with the S8 and in no way felt the S8 was better. G6 was more fluid and the screen whites just seal the deal. The note 5 I had needed root to get a better phone experience on the other hand LG has done it right out of the box and is a pleasure to use. Root is not needed to enjoy the G6.
Another note holding the S8 it just feels cheap where the G6 feels like money well spent. I purchased mine off Ebay new in box for 450.00. I consider it a steal at tjat price.
When I first got the LG G6 I wasn't terribly happy with it at first considering they removed one of my favorite features the IR blaster, and a few other things but I realize I guess I was more or less avoiding change. Now that I warmed up to the phone and also compared it to the S8 I'm definitely glad I stuck with LG. My battery life is definitely Superior to most of the phones I've had in the past I'm able to get almost a full day out of it was very heavy use and most of my features like location and Bluetooth on. As far as the design of the phone it is definitely a sturdy and sleek-looking phone. I do have issues with the Bluetooth app force closing a lot and I don't enjoy having the volume buttons on the side again. I keep turning off my screen when I instinctively go to turn up the volume. But with that being said the S8 does not have the remote feature on it and the speaker location is in the exact same spot meaning I'll cover it with my phone sideways on either phones. I did get a case and that has helped. Another thing that I like about the LG G6 is the location for the power and fingerprint reader is place in a very good spot and feels natural when turning it on and off. I can't wait for a route to come for custom kernels and ROMs but if it's anything like the G4 that may or may not ever happen. I've had the LG G3 G4 and now the G6 and I can definitely say I'm glad I'm sticking with LG and I feel some of my first reviews on it work bias based off of me wanting it to be like my old phone.
Great phone, snappy, all the features I really want, and no gimmicky curved screen. Side by side with the S8, this is the winner. Always had samsungs notes 2,3,4,5,(rip7)- and thought I was scared of LCD for no reason.
My Z2 fell down from a 1 storey height last day . The phone is still usable but the screen is cracked on the top right corner. The touch is not working on that side. I can't swipe down the quick settings from there. There's a little touch issue at the bottom right side also I think. And the back glass is almost completely broken. I had applied a carbon fiber sticker on the back earlier so the glass is still there fixed.
Also the fingerprint scanner is not working. There's a scratch there too. But the press function of that button is working. The shape of the outer frame of the phone is changed a little bit.
I just reset everything again and flashed AOSiP-9. Except the fingerprint and top and bottom right touch everything is working I think. I'm posting this thread from my phone so it is still usable.
I want to know how much will it cost for the front screen, back glass and a new fingerprint sensor? I went to the nearby Lenovo service center but none of these parts are available there.
Just found that the it'll cost between 2500-3000 for all these parts. The screen is also broken a little bit. So both the touch and screen should be replaced.
niyonsv said:
Just found that the it'll cost between 2500-3000 for all these parts. The screen is also broken a little bit. So both the touch and screen should be replaced.
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If it is 2500-3000 rupees then u shld consider buying a new phone.. Redmi 8 for 10k is good deal right now.. Or if u can go higher note 8 pro or even realme 5 pro is also good alt..
sanjay.2704 said:
If it is 2500-3000 rupees then u shld consider buying a new phone.. Redmi 8 for 10k is good deal right now.. Or if u can go higher note 8 pro or even realme 5 pro is also good alt..
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I bought a pre-owned OnePlus 7T yesterday after long-time research. It has almost everything I like. The only issue is that the lack of custom ROM development support but I'm waiting.
Meanwhile the back camera of my Z2 too also stopped working. I replaced the fingerprint scanner and the touchscreen myself with another dead Z2's parts. All the area is now touchable but sometimes it freezes too much. Now I can use the Z2 almost okay, so I'm still using it as my daily device with AOSiP-9. I decided to use as long it can run without any serious issues.
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I bought a pre-owned OnePlus 7T yesterday after long-time research. It has almost everything I like. The only issue is that the lack of custom ROM development support but I'm waiting.
Meanwhile the back camera of my Z2 too also stopped working. I replaced the fingerprint scanner and the touchscreen myself with another dead Z2's parts. All the area is now touchable but sometimes it freezes too much. Now I can use the Z2 almost okay, so I'm still using it as my daily device with AOSiP-9. I decided to use as long it can run without any serious issues.
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How much did you pay??
sanjay.2704 said:
How much did you pay??
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I paid ₹ 30k. It has extra accidental and screen protection worth around ₹2000. The first owner bought it in October. If you are buying a pre-owned you should not spend more than 31k even it has extra protection as it is available in Amazon for around 35k, and with credit or debit card you can almost save around 1.5k to 2k. But please check Amazon for the card offers.
I chose 7T over 7 Pro and K20 Pro because of some personal reasons. But I recommend if you are upgrading from Z2 and you can afford, please buy this as it has almost all a flagship needed and doesn't have any extra gimmicks like motorized pop-up camera. Because only a few phones have this motorized type of cameras and the current trend is having a punched hole camera. The notch is a way ahead of this punched holes because you don't feel that much distracted with notches. I tried latest Samsung phones and I felt too irritated with those ugly punched holes. A few upcoming mid-range phones are coming with these as per some news. Anyways these are just my personal reasons.
I'm quoting my own text that I replied to someone.
"Yes bro, 7T has almost everything which I wanted and lacks only a very few things. Like it has a
+ non-popup camera so faster face unlocking
+ 90Hz of course
+ stereo speakers
+ 3 cameras with a wider one and now with a super-macro mode
+ OIS
+ less weight compared to 7 Pro
+ 855+
and pretty much everything a flagship needs. The only thing I miss is the QHD display. I have a VR/AR device so I wanted to use it for watching movies like in a theatre. The QHD display has less pixelated view compared to fHD for this use. But compared to other specs it is not a deal."