I have the grey plastic version. I was sent this yesterday as part of a Youtubers reviewer trial. I'm loving it so far. The model I recieved didnt come with the final software and a non retail packaging box. Just a charging brick and micro usb wire. Anyone have questions or any fellow youtubers or trial testers.
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How does the back feel compared to the G3? To me, the G3 is very slippery. Also compared to the G3, with the G4 being slightly larger and slightly curved, would you say that it's a more or less comfortable feel in hand?
With the screen off, double tapping the volume down button opens the camera. Is holding or double tapping the volume up button still Q Memo or is it another shortcut?
Specifically, which apps are enabled for use with the QSlide and Dual Window modes?
"didnt come with the final software" - how do you know this? Do they tell you? Please post any software version numbers - and any other version numbers on hardware and system software - you have so we can see what it compares to when it hits final retail release.
Are you USA? Who is your provider?
Did you have a choice for leather or just take what they send?
Do they give any indication of a date when the trail ends?
What is the battery size? I read today T-Mobile is NOT 3000 but 2900 oddly.
partylikeaninjastar said:
How does the back feel compared to the G3? To me, the G3 is very slippery. Also compared to the G3, with the G4 being slightly larger and slightly curved, would you say that it's a more or less comfortable feel in hand?
With the screen off, double tapping the volume down button opens the camera. Is holding or double tapping the volume up button still Q Memo or is it another shortcut?
Specifically, which apps are enabled for use with the QSlide and Dual Window modes?
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I had the original Optimus G and G2, i skipped on the G3 but I have held it before. This one definitely has a better grip because of the diamond pattern and doesnt feel slippery at all.I believe the feel in the hand is great.The curve, you have to get used to, but i like it.
Yes double tapping volume launches the camera and double clicking the volume up launches q-memo.
I screen shot some pics for you for the other questions.
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@daboyal006, I'd like to thank you in advance:
Would you consider the G4 the most fast, stable and force close free Phone or Tablet you have?
How long does it take to fully charge it from almost dead to full?
Have you tried a 3rd party launcher like Nova Launcher or Apex in case there is any lag?
From 1 to 10 how would you rate the device as of now?
Any negatives that you can think of owning the G4?
Would you recommend the G4 over the Galaxy S6 or other flagship device at this time?
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"didnt come with the final software" - how do you know this? Do they tell you? Please post any software version numbers - and any other version numbers on hardware and system software - you have so we can see what it compares to when it hits final retail release.
Are you USA? Who is your provider?
Did you have a choice for leather or just take what they send?
Do they give any indication of a date when the trail ends?
What is the battery size? I read today T-Mobile is NOT 3000 but 2900 oddly.
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I attached a picture of the software build etc. And yes I was told by a LG rep that this is unfinal software.
Born and raised in USA
My model is 3000 Mah
I have Verizon and T-Mobile but Its a GSM phone. I believed we were given the Korean model because the keyboard was in Korean from first bootup.
Im a up and comer Youtuber that runs Phone Tech At Work. Check us out.(Like and Subscribe) lol. Not the best but definitely working on it. LG gives chances to the small timers which I now respect LG even more now.
We didnt have a choice of the backs.
They said trial, but with the Youtuber people. I was told we can keep the device.
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@daboyal006, I'd like to thank you in advance:
Would you consider the G4 the most fast, stable and force close free Phone or Tablet you have?
How long does it take to fully charge it from almost dead to full?
Have you tried a 3rd party launcher like Nova Launcher or Apex in case there is any lag?
From 1 to 10 how would you rate the device as of now?
Any negatives that you can think of owning the G4?
Would you recommend the G4 over the Galaxy S6 or other flagship device at this time?
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I wish I can answer all your questions but its a little bit to early for a full opinion. Ive had it for about 25 hours. I actually have a S6 also(picture enclosed) .
The iPhone 6 is the most lag free phone I have but thats another story. Between the G4,S6, and the M9 I just recently returned. The M9 is definitely the most fast to me. The S6 is slowing down a little after a couple of months of use. The G4 would be second to the M9 in quickness of launching apps and non lag. But the better overall phone between the G4 and M9 so far is the G4. Between the G4 and the S6 in the overall battle is up for testing first because theyre really neck and neck. Unless you just want a bigger screen with the G4.
I charged it overnight from 0 percent and I fell asleep waiting for it to get fully charged. Lol
Lagging is definitely NOT what Im seeing now, but thats because I installed about 8 apps so far and I didnt get carrier bloat because its a unlocked model. I need to put some more memory into it first.
Force close has not happened yet. I havent tried a launcher just yet because there isnt any lag to even try one yet.
The camera is pretty amazing and I believe in my early testing better then the S6 camera. Especially with your own manual settings.
As of right now I give it a solid 9 (for now) because I love the look of the phone and the specs,screen,camera, and the curve but it cannot be perfect without further testing.
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"Lag free is definitely NOT what Im seeing now" - I'm not so sure what you typed is what you meant. I hope not as that sentence implies you DO see lag and it is NOT lag free. I think you added a "free" where it should not be.
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"Lag free is definitely NOT what Im seeing now" - I'm not so sure what you typed is what you meant. I hope not as that sentence implies you DO see lag and it is NOT lag free. I think you added a "free" where it should not be.
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Haha ! It's NOT lagging is what I meant ..I'll edit
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Someone asked me in my inbox if ;okay google" from any screen is still possible since it was removed from the S6..check the picture.Its still intact
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Someone asked me in my inbox if ;okay google" from any screen is still possible since it was removed from the S6..check the picture.Its still intact
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Thanks for that! That makes the decision that much harder for me.
How do you find the LG UI skin in style and function compared to the S6? S6 has gone pretty clean and minimal and the G4 is still cluttered (biggest difference in both approaches can be seen in the Music app)
Thanks again!
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Thanks for that! That makes the decision that much harder for me.
How do you find the LG UI skin in style and function compared to the S6? S6 has gone pretty clean and minimal and the G4 is still cluttered (biggest difference in both approaches can be seen in the Music app)
Thanks again!
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You pretty much answered your own question. Lol
I Agree with you but the whole theming thing that Samsung and HTC is doing is really great. LG should of did it too. But you can't have it all.
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How do you find the "metallic" plastic back? Would you have preferred leather?
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How do you find the "metallic" plastic back? Would you have preferred leather?
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Honestly, I did want the leather because it's different and more eye catching.
I still like the one I have though . It's a hard plastic with a diamond shaped backing for grip for your fingers.
If anything, sooner or later they'll make third party removable backs on ebay or amazon in the near future that I can purchase of any material.
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@daboyal006 :
There has been different reviews if the LG G4 has quick charge capability. Is there anyway you can use a quick charge cable with the phone to confirm if this is true or not. Perhaps you can use the one if you have it on hand for your M8.
Quick Charge link:
pocket-lint.com/news/132825-quick-charge-2-0-what-is-it-and-why-do-you-need-it
LG G4 example as below:
Boredatwork also has a great video review. Screenshots indicate quick charge 2.0 capability which many have not mentioned in other reviews.
https://youtu.be/P8t9_uh4uKU
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legend221 said:
@daboyal006 :
There has been different reviews if the LG G4 has quick charge capability. Is there anyway you can use a quick charge cable with the phone to confirm if this is true or not. Perhaps you can use the one if you have it on hand for your M8.
Quick Charge link:
pocket-lint.com/news/132825-quick-charge-2-0-what-is-it-and-why-do-you-need-it
LG G4 example as below:
Boredatwork also has a great video review. Screenshots indicate quick charge 2.0 capability which many have not mentioned in other reviews.
https://youtu.be/P8t9_uh4uKU
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Oh really, lets see right now
I will test it out now, I have a quick charger from my S6.
20% at 11:05 ETD ..will edit post with results
Update:
11:54 ETD.. 75%
12:42...98% ..ehh
55% in 49 min...But the end of the charging time it gets slow.
Pretty fast in my opinion until the end of the charge. I didnt use the phone and screen was off.
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Is it worth upgrading from g3 ? It's still working great for me
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Is it worth upgrading from g3 ? It's still working great for me
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I never had the G3, one of the only phones I kept going back and forth about purchasing. I had the original Optimus G and G2 though. But based on what I've seen in G3 reviews and matter of opinion. This is a good upgrade if you want a better camera, the display is better and the Snapdragon 808 processor is optimized for battery and warming up issues then the 805. Also, if you can get your hands on the leather options, personal style is definitely worth the upgrade.
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Is that any option to disable or enable tap to wake and camera OIS? any battery saving feature ? How is signal strength of radio quality ? is audio quality better than any recent phone ? Except M9
Thanks for the quick reply, looks like I'll wait and see how much is it priced and how much will be able to sell my g3 for, how's the display in direct sunlight, g3 suffers from this as the screen is really dull in terms of color and overall brightness
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Feel free to ask.
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assuming you've owned other similarly sized flagship phones, does the tiny bezel and increased screen size make a dramatic difference?
What's the very first on screen button to the left of home, back, and menu? And is it possible to toggle off some of the settings in the pulldown to remove some of the clutter? Also, what carrier is that one pictured on?
The speed is fast. I have been using Note 2, and it is definitely much faster. However, I found my note 2 substantially slower than my Galaxy s3.
The slim bezel make the phone much much easier to handle than my old Galaxy s3. I really like the feel.
The phone is really plasticky. So if you don't like plastic, this is not for you. But I like it light.
The left foremost icon is the Q menu, and it allows you to do a quick memo, either using the current screen shot or a blank memo notepad. I find this to be useful. Yes, it can be toggle off and you can choose different menu buttons (3 or 4 and different sequence). But you can't choose the multi-task button. Too bad.
I don't know if I like the button on the back... Especially if you have one of those flip cover. Once it is flipped, then how do you press the button. I think this is dumb. I will ditch the flip cover. Alternatively, you can double tap the center of the screen (when off) to turn on. I don't find this reliable. This can be fixed by firmware, I hope... This can be really useful.
Is it international version ?
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Is it international version ?
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No. It is Korean version. It has replaceable battery and microsd card slot. Battery is smaller at 2610 mah.
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Feel free to ask.
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Could you take some low light photos? Preferably use some other phone if you got to compare with.
Does it Lag?????. Have you noticed it throttling?, how hot does it go?, what's the battery like?. What's gaming like?....
It doesn't lag . but I never had much with my gs3. I had lag with note2. Definitely faster than gs3.
Battery is really average. I have only 30% left after 10 hours. I used to be able to run 18-20 hours with my gs3 (exynos) . Maybe a lot of background sync since it is new. I will be able to tell after a few more days. The us version has a 15% bigger battery.
I am out on the street now. Will do some photos later.
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I have been surfing with Firefox for 15 mins and found the phone to be pretty warm. I also don't find it super smooth. It is smooth but not super.
Lost 10% battery as well on 4g/LTE.
I think there is a bit of optimization needed.
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As promised, here are 2 photos. One for HTC One S (as this suppose to be a good low light performer for last year and same as HTC One X) and the other one from LG G2. Originals are attached as photos.rar. The LG G2 is miles better. I basically have a dark room lit with the back light of my monitor.
I use the auto settings. So, didn't mess around anything.
you said it takes memo, how do you write? with your finger only??
also, any1 know the US version battery size? i've read conflicting reports on this.
thanks! --- art.
ARTAQaf said:
you said it takes memo, how do you write? with your finger only??
also, any1 know the US version battery size? i've read conflicting reports on this.
thanks! --- art.
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yes, finger only.
I heard it is 3000mah. But I personally rather have replaceable battery.
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As promised, here are 2 photos. One for HTC One S (as this suppose to be a good low light performer for last year and same as HTC One X) and the other one from LG G2. Originals are attached as photos.rar. The LG G2 is miles better. I basically have a dark room lit with the back light of my monitor.
I use the auto settings. So, didn't mess around anything.
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Very nice its like the best from Galaxy S4 and HTC One.
Did you get the quadbeat headphones with the lg g2? Do they sound good?
Looks like you are not using Stock launcher, correct ? Is the Status bar transparent with 3rd party wallpapers ? With the stock launcher in the menu can you do "Pinch to see the overview" like in the home screen. Galaxy S3&4 have this feature.
Most importantly please provide your review on GPS and wifi performance. Are you happy with the multitasking performance, seamlessness ?
Overall you think this is on par with Samsung Galaxy's ? I mean the quality and being able to deliver what was promised. Not just have features on the paper.
You mentioned "Knock Knock" feature is laggy sometimes. It's a bummer for me. I was counting on that feature. I really need that. I heard you can on/off the screen by "Knock Knock".
Hi,
I am wondoring whether it sounds so good as promised?
What do you make of the back buttons?
Wondering how cases will work out for them...
LG product comparison
What are the Pros and Cons of the LG G2 compared to the LG Optimus G Pro?
Hand76 said:
What do you make of the back buttons?
Wondering how cases will work out for them...
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You make a hole for them just like any other button, check the accessory section and there is a few cases being made for launch.
On another note, when using another launcher, does the KnockOn work to turn the screen off? Or does it have to be stock launcher?
Hello xda users,
Most of us are waiting this phone and want this phone. And of course before buying we should know some information about it, camera, display, battery life, etc. I was thinking about battery life of this phone, 3000mAh is enough for qhd screen, I know LG did some tricks about battery life, but anyway, dunno if will be ok for 1 day usage. I've seen other threads are allready open, Tmobile users, UK users, Indian users, etc, but will be awesome if those who received G3 will share here impressions, pro and cons of this device, will be very useful for many users to find more information about this phone :fingers-crossed:
I have a South Korea version of 3GB ram.
I'm not good at English
So I will summary for you by using 3 point.
1. QHD is overspec.
Almost Koreans think so too.
G3 has animation framedrop when window is changed than G2 (I have used G2)
But it is not serious for use.
2. Good Design
Almost Korean has same mind.
In my think, Design forgives all problem.
Ecstatic.
3. High Temperature
the cause is QHD. SD801 is want.
Power button is heated. Oh my Summer......
Nevertheless, launching sale record or populor of G3 is more hot than SGS5 in Korea.
I think it seems like victory of design.
(GS5 is called skin pore in Korea.)
Although There is a reason like Very cheap price for launching sale. (Limited period. But sgs5 has also sale at the same time)
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I have a South Korea version of 3GB ram.
I'm not good at English
So I will summary for you by using 3 point.
1. QHD is overspec.
Almost Koreans think so too.
G3 has animation framedrop when window is changed than G2 (I have used G2)
But it is not serious for use.
2. Good Design
Almost Korean has same mind.
In my think, Design forgives all problem.
Ecstatic.
3. High Temperature
the cause is QHD. SD801 is want.
Power button is heated. Oh my Summer......
Nevertheless, launching sale record or populor of G3 is more hot than SGS5 in Korea.
I think it seems like victory of design.
(GS5 is called skin pore in Korea.)
Although There is a reason like Very cheap price for launching sale. (Limited period. But sgs5 has also sale at the same time)
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Sir, thanks for info. How is battery life? You said you had G2, how is compare to G2?
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Sir, thanks for info. How is battery life? You said you had G2, how is compare to G2?
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I cant test it myself. Now My g3 have become a brick by my fault. Moreover I cant find F400S firmware....
But people say g3 has a new battery saving skill.
So it is scored good point by some reviewer.
I'm also a Korean user of G3, but wanted to share a different info about G3.
In South Korea, LG actually spread the G3 almost near $100 and 50K ppl actually bought this phone only after the launch, which was at May 28.
After that, lots of people talked about its' spec and negative stuffs.
1. QHD display.
Some people(but many) said QHD is overspec. Lg setted the sharpening too high that letters were too sharpy. But, seeing the websites in PC version was amazing. Also, people said some have 'yellowish' displays. Well, most phones were to blueish and the color temp was too high, and people are thinking that this was the normal value, but, our monitors in PCs' color temperture is the same as G3, and people are seeing the yellowish colors. However, there are people who have a more yellowish displays.
2. Battery
3K mAh battery was a big battery, however, playing a movie stimuneously, ran 8 hours of battery life. However, light users usually uses for 24 hours or more. Playing movies or games will dramatically decrease battery life. QHD display consumes lots of battery life.
3. Temperature
Few people experiences high temperature on just internet surfing.
4. Design
G3 is the best design ever and Gold is the best
5. Camera
DSLR uses 300 ppi to take a picture, but G3 uses 72 ppi, which compresses the pixels. Seeing in normal or zoom-out view is pretty, but you'll see compressed pixels when you zoom in.
- Overall(in my view)
Now, I want to say about what I felt about G3. The design is very pretty. The size of the phone is same as Note 2. The grap of the phone is better than Note 2. Gold is pretty, and Black is also pretty, but if you want to have some cases on your G3, white is the winner, cuz black and gold have very few options to wear some cases.
My display have no yellowish colors, no vertical lines, decent temperature, long battery life. I think I got the normal one. I am very happy to get G3 and I'm satisfied that I have no deflects on my phone as others have a lot. Happy Happy~
Skynogi, Sir, how are photos in low light?
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"SG5 is called skin pore in Korea."
Hahaha this just made my day!.
Also, thank you for sharing your thoughts goldstar.
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Well, this is all not very positive, i think i will reconsider buying one. Thank you guys for your thougts
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How is the performance? Do you experience any lags or stuttering?
Thanks
Korea version bought in HK yesterday, F400K. The below review is not positive, but I really think i have a defect version. But my seller is refusing to let me compare with a different one, so I can't tell if it is a hardware or software issue.
* screen is gorgeous, although the sample video supplied by LG is way over sharpened, they still look nice, better than nexus 5
* camera quality is better, don't know about the laser, but definitely focusing faster and more accurate than nexus 5
* the phone holds very well and you don't feel it that much bigger compared to nexus 5 when holding, the buttons at the back are actually not bad, and you don't really need them a lot with the knock on/off feature.
* The phone lags big time compared to nexus 5. I can type much faster than the words showing up. It is so annoying that I wanted to go back to my old nexus 5. It is not so notable with the default LG keyboard, but I am using the google pinyin keyboard and it is slow as hell when typing Chinese. The same input method is butter smooth on nexus 5. I uninstalled all of the korean apps that i could and tried to stop every single process without any luck.
* Battery is not good although it maybe too early to tell. I used auto brightness with the level set to around 60(the level seems to also effect the overall auto brighness). No heavy use, just normal texting, browsing, and 15 minutes maps/gps. A full charge went down to 20% with 1.5 hours screen on time. It was on battery for about 16 hours. I had to charge it today, next time i will report with a proper screenshot. I suspect it may have something to do with korea radio running on HK LTE nextwork.
Oh dear....this is not what I wanted to hear.
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Oh dear....this is not what I wanted to hear.
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As mentioned earlier, I really think mine has some serious software or hardware issues. I just disabled 5g wifi and LTE. My phone is now on the second fully charged battery with only normal wifi and 3g connections, will report back the battery status tomorrow
I'll save judgement
This lag when typing probably isn't "normal," it'd be nice if he could get his hands on another one.
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As mentioned earlier, I really think mine has some serious software or hardware issues. I just disabled 5g wifi and LTE. My phone is now on the second fully charged battery with only normal wifi and 3g connections, will report back the battery status tomorrow
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Sir, thanks for your small review, and post here tomorrow battery life. Also, can you do some photos in low light and see how is quality?
From what I have read so far battery life seems to be the same as the Z1, which is decent for a 2k display, but I would have preferred to have a a 1080p display with sick battery life
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catbear said:
As mentioned earlier, I really think mine has some serious software or hardware issues. I just disabled 5g wifi and LTE. My phone is now on the second fully charged battery with only normal wifi and 3g connections, will report back the battery status tomorrow
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Thank you for your review. Especially since I also have a nexus 5 which is hard to beat, only the camera is crap. Is the camera better then the nexus 5 camera? Focus is off at 7 out of 10 on nexus 5.
Anyway, your device must be faulty and if not...well then LG is done after delivering such peace of s*** I hope you can get your hands on another one.
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As mentioned earlier, I really think mine has some serious software or hardware issues. I just disabled 5g wifi and LTE. My phone is now on the second fully charged battery with only normal wifi and 3g connections, will report back the battery status tomorrow
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Yes but none of the reviews/experiences in this thread are really good/positive.
Hoping for more first hand experience, but I am not too excited any more.
Thank you for your responses to all who posted their perspective on here, and please keep on sharing your thoughts!
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Yes but none of the reviews/experiences in this thread are really good/positive.
Hoping for more first hand experience, but I am not too excited any more.
Thank you for your responses to all who posted their perspective on here, and please keep on sharing your thoughts!
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I'd reserve judgment until we see some first hand experiences in EU/US. From the sounds of this thread, it sounds like LG rushed the G3 in Korean market and there are problems.
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I'd reserve judgment until we see some first hand experiences in EU/US. From the sounds of this thread, it sounds like LG rushed the G3 in Korean market and there are problems.
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Sure, it's too early for judgment, but I doubt LG will be able to fix the issues.
This QHD screen is totally unnecessary, but will cause problems like lag, heat and less battery life.
Don't get me wrong, I own a G2 and want the G3 so bad...
:highfive: congrats to those who have it early.
so tell us what you think about it, the feel on the hand, how fragile does it look and feel (is it slippery like the sony phones with glass, grippy?) , hows the performance of the camera, screen, battery, etc.
It's only been half a day but my early impressions are as follows,
-Fingerprint scanner is wicked fast.
-Screen is beautiful
-It is fast fast fast. I love Samsung devices and I admit that lag was always an issue. I have not been able to slow it down yet. Really I havent. Lol. Even the recent app switcher is fast.
-Like the themeing a lot. I can't wait for more themes.
-Feels good on the hand. The edge does make it a bit different to hold but I love the curved screen. Makes using the phone a pleasure.
-I have only taken a couple pictures but they turned out great. More on that later.
I'm sure I'll have more as the days pass..
I played with the phone in a T mobile store. For about 20 minutes battery was down to 93% from 100%.,Power hungry. Could you guys confirm?
Also I found the browser cannot hide the status bar hence no full screen browsing. Please also confirm this?
S6 edge in the bestbuy which is unbranded has no ability to sort the menu alphabetically. But T mobile edge has an option to sort.
You're correct on the status bar. Too early to know on the battery. The option to sort might have come in the software update that dropped today. Not sure though.
does this look like the edge to u? i think phonearena made a mistake
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...r-but-survives-this-violent-drop-test_id67696
It looks like the edge
The regular s6 has very recognizable edge as well and that is not it
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does this look like the edge to u? i think phonearena made a mistake
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Yup, that an Edge, and damn did she slam that hard! Good to know it can survive what she just did, lol.
From a performance point of view there is no doubt in my mind the Edge is going to be great, the only doubt is battery life... I realise its a bit early for conclusions yet but once people have used their phones for a week or so, its the questions that everyone wants answering. Everyone's use patterns are different but as long as I can make it through a heavyish day ok, I'll be happy with that.
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From a performance point of view there is no doubt in my mind the Edge is going to be great, the only doubt is battery life... I realise its a bit early for conclusions yet but once people have used their phones for a week or so, its the questions that everyone wants answering. Everyone's use patterns are different but as long as I can make it through a heavyish day ok, I'll be happy with that.
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It's battery is only 7% less in capacity than S5, so I see no reason why battery life would be extremely different. The screen has higher res, but CPU is much more power efficient.
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It's battery is only 7% less in capacity than S5, so I see no reason why battery life would be extremely different. The screen has higher res, but CPU is much more power efficient.
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Yes...still, I'd rather yes some real numbers from someone who actually has the phone. We know very little about its battery performance yet, and I have seen mixed reviews with some saying its good and others poor.
I should just say that I have the phone pre ordered and I'm looking forward to getting it, battery is the only doubt I have...I'd just like to see some numbers and I think most other people would too.
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Yes...still, I'd rather yes some real numbers from someone who actually has the phone. We know very little about its battery performance yet, and I have seen mixed reviews with some saying its good and others poor.
I should just say that I have the phone pre ordered and I'm looking forward to getting it, battery is the only doubt I have...I'd just like to see some numbers and I think most other people would too.
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I have pre-ordered it as well, but it is still 2 weeks before shipping. We will all see in due time. People in the US are already getting theirs, so we should have some info within a week as batteries start working normally after a few charges.
Also could you guys confirm available free memory?
I went to Best Buy yesterday to get a look at the S6 edge. Needless to say, I was very impressed. Touchwiz seems lightning fast compared to 4.3 on my S4. The shortcuts and ease of access really convinced me to buy this (when green comes along). The edge display looks absolutely amazing and does, in fact, feel more immersive. I love the metal frame and the new headphone jack location. Basically, this thing looks and feels all-around perfect. The black looks BLACK in person, whereas online it gave me the belief that it was a deep-blue. Don't know if I want to settle for the white 32GB or wait a month or two in hopes of the green appearing.
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I forgot to look. With all my apps and a couple hundred pix loaded on have 107 gigs available.
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Also could you guys confirm available free memory?
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the 32GB should have around 22-25GB available
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the 64GB should have around 53-56GB available
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It's battery is only 7% less in capacity than S5, so I see no reason why battery life would be extremely different. The screen has higher res, but CPU is much more power efficient.
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Eh, you forgot to mention that the screen was actually more efficient, too. Not only is it 14nm, the screen is like 23% more efficient than the screen on the Note 4, iirc.
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Eh, you forgot to mention that the screen was actually more efficient, too. Not only is it 14nm, the screen is like 23% more efficient than the screen on the Note 4, iirc.
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I was not aware the screen would be more efficient with that much higher resolution, but that is a good thing to know as well. Might mean all this whining about smaller battery size is just for the sake of whining.
Thanks for your answers guys. Today again I walked into Best buy and T mobile stores to do my research more. What I found,
Battery: Yesterday when I played with the phone I suspected it to be Power hungry. But I think I should take it back. Battery is ok not bad after all. I am comparing with my LG G2(has a good battery, 3000mah) and I measured the time it takes to drop every %. S6 takes a little more time than the G2 to drop which tells me the battery is good. Also the picture below. I don't have an S5 so I can't really compare with that. I played a couple of games that were installed on the phone and the battery is still ok. This is by no means a scientific way of measuring, neverthless I wanted to share this with you guys.
Although I have chargers at home, car and work still a good battery(if not the best) gives a sense of confidence. and satisfaction that I have the best phone irrespective of all the breath taking features. Don't you agree?? S6 may not disappoint I believe.
Browser/Browsing: Browsing is a breeze. No sense of lag anywhere. But the status bar doesn't hide which I assume is a part of Lollipop. I would be curious to see if a dev can come up with a mod. A full screen immersive browsing on the S6 's beautiful screen would be super cool.
Youtube/Video: Flawless like its predecessors. Nothing special to mention.
Music: Flawless sound like its predecessors. No distortion. Sound is very clean with the headphones. I listen to a lot of Music and sound quality is very important for me. When I played the music on speaker I felt some vibration I wonder what that is??? I wonder if it is the speaker giving the vibration.
Menu:Arrangement of the apps in the menu is nice and simple although I would prefer the icons to be a little smaller. T mobile phones come with an option to sort alphabetically. AT&T don't have the phone for display yet(Slackers:crying so can't tell. All in all I like this new menu. No complaints.
GPS: I didn't spend a lot of time here but I thought it locked quick enough. Nothing special and no complaints.
Screen Quality : I thought the screen is much better than S5 (in the store) and on par with the note 4. But my G2 has a different color temperature which I believe make whites look a little bluish where as S6 whites are yellowish. To me both are ok. But I really have to admit the additional pixels on S6 make no difference in picture quality (S6 vs G2). Really a 1080p screen would have been enough. To clarify I am not complaining, just my opinion. Viewing angles are good unlike G2 (LG's for that matter).
I have to tell you, normal people passing by with no phone knowledge would stop by and take a glimpse at the edge screen, They all seem to like it. Seems like edge is getting all the attention it deserves.
Build/Design: This is where S6 edge outshines every other phone in the market. In my opinion, till date this the best design ever period. I have seen some complaints about finger prints. It is not bad after all. Looks like white takes less finger prints than others. Excellent build quality and feels solid in hands. Thums up.
Single handed use: It can be used single handed with no issues. Menu is set up for single hand use which I really like. Although my hand is not very big it fit nicely in my hand. Not sure about the non-edge S6. Should be the same.
Speed This is one thing that is very crucial. All android phones I used so far tend to be fast initially but as I go adding/deleting apps and other files phone tends to get laggy. It really gets on my nerves. But even as a brand new phone they stutter at times. But with S6 it is blazing fast. No lag anywhere (at least I did not see). App drawer is a little slow to open. Samsung probably configured it to be slower on purpose. Some might misunderstand it to be a lag, just a heads up. Speed speed speed is what it is.
Camera: I need not specially tell you about the camera. There are expert reviews which claim this to be the best camera. Flawless. Double press on the menu opens the camera in split seconds which is very impressive.
I care less about the heart rate sensor so did not test it. Although I care about finger print scanner I could not test it because it is not my phone.
This is a big leap forward not just for Samsung but for android as a whole.
I was disappointed about the battery yesterday but liked it today and took some time to test all the features. I like the phone, will get one. White Color 32gb. AT&T.
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the 32GB should have around 22-25GB available
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the 64GB should have around 53-56GB available
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I think he meant the true amount of RAM available. (Should be less than 3 GB)
Status bar maybe due to Lollipop. Its present on my Pure Edition Moto X and my Atrix HD running CM12.
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Just wanted to see how much people like their G4! I personally love mine and think its the best phone I've ever had so far.
I believe you need to be on computer browser to vote.
BTW, no root and twrp for the G4 H811 is driving me nuts, so this poll will keep me temporarily sane!
For me an 8.
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For me an 8.
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Please vote! I hadn't finished the poll before you posted!
9 for me. Love it.
I put 9 I guess based on the descriptions it's between a 9 and 10 for me, there are some small things that need to be improved like the missing taps on the touchscreen, terrible top pull down menu-everytime i scroll across I find myself accidentally turning off or on something I didn't want to, screen brightness at max level is a little underwhelming ...etc but nothing really deal breaking for me. Overall I'm satisfied with battery life.
I would not return this phone for anything else out there at the moment-that pretty much sums it up
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I put 9 I guess based on the descriptions it's between a 9 and 10 for me, there are some small things that need to be improved like the missing taps on the touchscreen, terrible top pull down menu-everytime i scroll across I find myself accidentally turning off or on something I didn't want to, screen brightness at max level is a little underwhelming ...etc but nothing really deal breaking for me. Overall I'm satisfied with battery life.
I would not return this phone for anything else out there at the moment-that pretty much sums it up
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Some of those thing could probaby be fixed with an update or custom rom.
My deal breaker was wireless charging. But now that I installed and modded a Chinese wireless sticker, that put the icing on the cake for me. Look for that thread if u want one.
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At an 8. Phone heats up kinda quick in my opinion. And i thought the battery would last alittle longer that it does
10 for me. Coming from a LG G3—>Note 4->Note 4 Edge->Nexus 6 to this phone. Im just waiting for the ordered skinomi glass screen protector and verus verge gold case. I got the gold plastic back version of the phone. Also waiting for Supershieldz glass protector， spigen carbon fiber case， i-blason prime case，and UAG ash case w/glass screen protector.
I'm an Lg loyalist in all my electronics. I loved the G2 and had none of the problems others had on the G3.. Until Tmo effed up lollipop, It was the best for me. I love the G4, but I honestly expected more, especially from the battery. Overall I am still happy with it and like the look, shape and feel better than the 3, but the G3 just ran better for me. I do love having smart lock and the other additions. I hate that they removed smart screen and Tmo again left off the user accounts though. I get better signal than my other phones so that's a plus. Who knows maybe this replacements battery will be better and I'll be happy, I have never been a custom rom kinda guy. I like the Lg stock experience and really just do a few simple mods and tweaks to fine tune it.
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At an 8. Phone heats up kinda quick in my opinion. And i thought the battery would last alittle longer that it does
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Mine only gets hot when uploading to my google photos. Battery life seems better than my G2.
psygnosi said:
10 for me. Coming from a Nexus 6 to this phone. Im just waiting for the ordered glass screen protector and verus verge gold case. I got the gold plastic back version of the phone.
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I had that gold case. Looked very elegant but was too slipery for my taste. Ended up getting the gold Spigen Neo Hybrid case that has a nice grip to the back.
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Ehh not sure maybe 5. Coming from s3,and note 2, 3, 4. Maybe my hopez were a little high. Becore samsung i was huge htc guy. I was hoping to gdt away from sammy because i dont want anything that looks like and iphone. But my battery is terrible and i miss having a physical home button because when im in the camera app. I always seem to end going home. These may just be gripes i have. I really love the leather back and the bomb photos they have. Something is missing from my note4. I cant put my finger on it but i have two more weeks to figure out was it is
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I've been around the flagship block that last few years: Note 3, G3, 1+, note 4, Nexus 6 and now G4. I've been rather schizophrenic about it, the missed taps and studdering are my complaints, but I's sure a custom ROM will readily nix these, so I'm staying with the G4 to see what the note 5 will look like.
Rated it at 9....pretty damned spiffy.
given the criteria, I gave it a 10, I've had a tilt 2, LG T501, Amaze 4g, G2, G3 and now the G4 as well as the following work phones droid maxx, some other droid with a keyboard and LG gs4 and HTC one Mini. The LG G4 is better than all that have come before and I do love it.
Compared to the G3, better contrast/colors, camera, volume, battery life, BT audio in my car. If I had one complaint is that I don't care for the metallic boarder, it will eventually chip and look ugly for those that go without a case. while it's no game changer, it's a great evolution of the platform. now if it had the battery life of the G2 then I would give a 10+.
8.5
9.5 so i went with 9. Size is great and reception is phenomenal with lte going fast and bluetooth connection taking little time to connect. Could list positives for days.
Gripes:
#1 Auto brightness - indoors its too light in good artificial light and darkness. Makes viewing angles bad. Hopefully they can update it to be brighter. Outdoors is great.
#2 Concept software unpolished. There should be more smart options (work settings maybe or other setting options). Same goes with dual screen mode.. Limited apps.
#3 G4 bootloader struggle... I plan on having this a while but it sounds like a xda bounty mission.
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9.5 so i went with 9. Size is great and reception is phenomenal with lte going fast and bluetooth connection taking little time to connect. Could list positives for days.
Gripes:
#1 Auto brightness - indoors its too light in good artificial light and darkness. Makes viewing angles bad. Hopefully they can update it to be brighter. Outdoors is great.
#2 Concept software unpolished. There should be more smart options (work settings maybe or other setting options). Same goes with dual screen mode.. Limited apps.
#3 G4 bootloader struggle... I plan on having this a while but it sounds like a xda bounty mission.
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I give mine an 8. You can fix #1 above by using the free play store app lux lite
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2. I'll most likely return it. My touchscreen misses taps (especially during knock code input), has issues charging, and isn't rooted (yet). I have the 810. I came from a note 3 which is a beast of a phone and I can't justify paying for this phone when the note is better in many areas. I'll miss the G4 camera, though.
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10 - if bootloader unlock is achieved
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9 For me as well. I love this phone. The only improvement could be the battery life for on screen time along with the restoration of functions removed by VZW. Aside from that, it's a great phone and personally I'm glad I had chosen it over the S6/S6 Edge.
The subject basically says what I am thinking. This is a great phone, don't get me wrong, but it's kind of boring.
I was looking at the fingerprint scanner on the $6 and it looks pretty cool, especially how it logs you into websites with it's browser.
Anyone else bored with this phone?
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The subject basically says what I am thinking. This is a great phone, don't get me wrong, but it's kind of boring.
I was looking at the fingerprint scanner on the $6 and it looks pretty cool, especially how it logs you into websites with it's browser.
Anyone else bored with this phone?
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That's cool and all but I never used the fingerprint scanner. I have both devices. And what I prefer over the S6 is of course the changeable battery and also the SD card. Plus the fact that this phone has more potential for development. CM and bliss pop will be here any day. The S6 hasn't had much action in that division.
The LG UI is a nice change from touchwiz has been my main UI since the S2. I think I'm about to sell my S6.
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That's cool and all but I never used the fingerprint scanner. I have both devices. And what I prefer over the S6 is of course the changeable battery and also the SD card. Plus the fact that this phone has more potential for development. CM and bliss pop will be here any day. The S6 hasn't had much action in that division.
The LG UI is a nice change from touchwiz has been my main UI since the S2. I think I'm about to sell my S6.
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That's a good point about blisspop. So out of your two phones, you prefer the S6?
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That's a good point about blisspop. So out of your two phones, you prefer the S6?
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He just said he was about to sell it, so I'm going with no....
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He just said he was about to sell it, so I'm going with no....
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I mistyped....
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I mistyped....
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Lol All good.
I'm betting this is not the first time you've become bored with your phone. I know for me, I get bored with every phone I own after a few months with them. Some quicker than others. The Nexus line of phones seem to keep me interested the longest. I get a new phone every 6 months and still get bored
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That's a good point about blisspop. So out of your two phones, you prefer the S6?
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Lol. Right now I prefer the G4. Again this is my opinion after using Samsung phones for so long. Do you want my S6 ? [emoji14]
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have been a sammy user with S, S2, S3 and Note3
nice with a change to G4, and as other says, LG's UI is much better than TW.
Now i just wait for bliss, CM to arrive! soon the fun will begin!
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The subject basically says what I am thinking. This is a great phone, don't get me wrong, but it's kind of boring.
I was looking at the fingerprint scanner on the $6 and it looks pretty cool, especially how it logs you into websites with it's browser.
Anyone else bored with this phone?
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Nope, not at all. I hate fingerprint scanners, as I am not willing to give any more personal information to the rest of the world as I am already am by using a smartphone. For what benefit? There is a plethora of other ways to unlock your phone and since 5.1 they work great for me. The LG G4 has what I want from a phone, a great screen, great camera and a removable battery and sd card slot.
Especially the battery and the missing sd card slot is a deal breaker for me. So the S6 was never really an option. Although the leather option really looks nice and works in day to day use, while glass on a phone is a very dumb idea. I can not count how many times I did replace the back of my girl friends Sony Z3.
LG has of course some things to fix, but the overall concept of the phone is great. Samsung? Not so much!
I want to love my LGG4 but I am having the occasional vertical screen split issue and I am hesitating to get a refurb replacement with my TEP. If I were to trade it in (if even possible) I would go with the Note 5. My kid just got one and it is nice. Real nice! ...and no issues so far!
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The subject basically says what I am thinking. This is a great phone, don't get me wrong, but it's kind of boring.
I was looking at the fingerprint scanner on the $6 and it looks pretty cool, especially how it logs you into websites with it's browser.
Anyone else bored with this phone?
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I came across your thread while surfing.. I am a G2 user from past 1 and half year. You know what I am still not bored with it. Infact I got bored with my nexus 4 in same amount of time just because of plain boring vanilla android. [emoji12]
Just love my G2. Running Cloudy 3.3 rom which is a G4 port.. Loving it.
Thinking to upgrade to G4 just for the dual Sim and SD slot.
Regarding s6 it's battery ? life is not that good.
You have a great phone man just love it. [emoji4]
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How do you get bored with a phone? It's just a tool. Do you get bored with a hammer?
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Im one to switch phones every 6 months but this is my first Lg phone and so far its been a great experience. The camera is just ridiculous and the ui dosent bother me near as much as touchwiz. Im happy with my nexus 6 and g4, ill be certain to get the g5 next year if its a huge upgrade.
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I absolutely love this phone. The aspect of having removable battery and an sd card slot was the reason I bought this phone and has not regretted it. Now the only thing missing is an unlockable bootloader. But a least we have root for now so I m quite satisfied.
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As card slot, removable battery, amazing display and camera front facing and rear, really selfies look much better on this phone. Also feels much better in the hand than any of the s6 line, also love the minimally intrusive ux ui, closest thing to stock you can get on any of the flagships, exception of moto pure.
Fingerprint scanner can't replace the bennifits of this phone.
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How do you get bored with a phone? It's just a tool. Do you get bored with a hammer?
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You're right.
I think it tells a lot about the instability of some people, not just with phones but with everything in general. Some don't know how to be content .
I used to desire wanting a phone and other things so bad and then when I get that thing I felt "bored" after a while and then realized that this will happen with EVERY phone/laptop/car/technology/house/location/etc..
We just have to learn to be content and not let a phone/everything earthly thing be our idol.
See the benefit in what we have and look forward to living our lives.
That fingerprint on the S6 will make the OP "bored" after a while too.
If you're not happy with something because it is defective or too large / too small for you, that's a different issue.
G4 is great but I find it a bit too big because of the bottom bezel preventing me from holding it sometimes. But I still enjoy the phone a lot when I use it.
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How do you get bored with a phone? It's just a tool. Do you get bored with a hammer?
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Because hammer is a simple tool. You don't use it everyday, you don't take it everywhere with you (showing to others is also important lol)
Sometimes you can feel better with phone that runs worse but look better and vice versa. I used note 4 for 2 weeks. I loved it despite the speed not being that great. But it had some serious issues with 3g signal and mobile data was very slow, often no connection at all while traveling. (shiny metal frame also looked ugly after 2 weeks)
I switched to Z3. Great phone in almost every aspect. But it became boring in its perfection of every day usage. However camera was a lot better on Note 4 I knew it and missed it when looking at photos and videos (especially in low light).
I feel like I was always looking for phone that has everything. Yesterday I used S6 edge plus for a while and I'm impressed so far. Looks amazing, camera is superb in auto and also has every manual options that g4 has (normal s6 has no shutter speed control, but I wanted to learn how to play with night shots). Speed and battery life is easily fixed (but so far looked good) with debloating software. But guys the price xD.
I tried to summarize it but it's hard, because I considered Z3 as the best phone I've ever used and everything changed in one day when the back glass cracked itself and Sony didn't want to repair it under warranty. Btw. Sony claims that their phones are no longer waterproof and you shouldn't take them underwater.
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I just miss SMemo and the Samsung camera software. If this phone had all the incredible camera options along with it's high def camera and the unmatched SMemo, this phone would be the best available without question.
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I have the Sprint variant and just wish the bootloader was unlocked so I could flash ROMs. I love the phone tho.