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LG G5 - user opinions and reviews

LG G5
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  • Released 2016, April 01
    159g, 7.7mm thickness
    Android 6.0.1, up to Android 8.0, LG UX 5 UI
    32GB storage, microSDXC
  • 0.4% 18,180,028 hits
  • 1592 Become a fan
  • 5.3"
    1440x2560 pixels
  • 16MP
    2160p
  • 4GB RAM
    Snapdragon 820
  • 2800mAh
    18W
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  • AnonD-519071
  • U$R
  • 22 Aug 2017

Mr Grey, 21 Aug 2017I have had a G5 since December and mine has been working perfectly and as for the bootloop thi... moreanyone have problems with photos colors as displayed; My bright orange is yellow; bright red is purpose. blues are off.
how to fix this as sending the files to anyone they get the correct colors; its the display itself and not the camera.
Where is settings. OF coarse no suppoort worldwide unless you are in USA. I'm told by USA that My model no is out of USA so no support at all, India, Korea , ME, phillipines offer no support.
For travelers; forget it !

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    • Anonymous
    • x@7
    • 22 Aug 2017

    zenmen, 20 Aug 2017I have to say that this is by far the worst smartphone I had. Before it, I had xperia Z2 and h... moreI totally have the same thing. Battery life is terrible and the sim disconnects regularly. Worst experience. I'm considering switching back to galaxy

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      • Anonymous
      • xJM
      • 21 Aug 2017

      Is it worthy buying G5 now, in 2017, what do you think???

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        • Mr Grey
        • nHD
        • 21 Aug 2017

        AnonD-693658, 21 Aug 2017Hey friends i need a suggestion from the users of lg g5. I want to buy new smart phone and i'm... moreI have had a G5 since December and mine has been working perfectly and as for the bootloop thing it's just mostly hysteria and the chances of getting a G5 with it are slim indeed.

        Go for it there's nothing wrong with this phone.

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          • AnonD-693658
          • uWI
          • 21 Aug 2017

          Hey friends i need a suggestion from the users of lg g5. I want to buy new smart phone and i'm looking for lg g5 but im scared of of bootloop issue in lg g4. I want to buy a used phone so i.will not have any coverage or warranty. Can you please tell is this problem is coming in lg g5 too ? Or any other problem to look on?
          Thankyou :')

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            • Gio
            • 8F3
            • 20 Aug 2017

            I'll be getting this phone next week, should I be worried? Bootloop?

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              • zenmen
              • xqx
              • 20 Aug 2017

              I have to say that this is by far the worst smartphone I had. Before it, I had xperia Z2 and have never experienced the problems I have with this LG. From loosing GPS signal almost always when I'm aproaching my destination, non functional fingerprint unlock, poor baterry life, now it started restarting whenever battery comes under 15%. I have it for year and a half and cant wait to switch back to sony or anything else for that matter.

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                • Salman
                • y@V
                • 20 Aug 2017

                Worst phone,Please never buy.This phone has major problem in signal reception ,drop signal again and again.Battery timing is not good.

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                  • Abdullah El Mekber
                  • JD3
                  • 19 Aug 2017

                  Hudinited, 18 Aug 2017LG V20 is avalible for about 335 e and in my opinion its much better option also no bootloops :DWell you are right my bro...also Q6 or Q8 of LG will be good gsm...

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                    • Hudinited
                    • Liq
                    • 18 Aug 2017

                    munim, 17 Aug 2017Suggest me the best phone in the range of LG G5. Don't suggest s6 please.LG V20 is avalible for about 335 e and in my opinion its much better option also no bootloops :D

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                      • AnonD-532954
                      • tt8
                      • 17 Aug 2017

                      munim, 17 Aug 2017Suggest me the best phone in the range of LG G5. Don't suggest s6 please.Iphone 5s

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                        • munim
                        • uW$
                        • 17 Aug 2017

                        Suggest me the best phone in the range of LG G5. Don't suggest s6 please.

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                          • Mr Grey
                          • nw}
                          • 17 Aug 2017

                          24, 17 Aug 2017OK,to some it up,is it still worth it to buy LG G5 this midway of 2017? Absolutely this phone is still relevant now in 2017 and worth buying and I have a G5 myself but my current daily driver is the high end htc u11.

                          Even compared to my U11 the G5 is in some respects better because it has removable battery and always on display and infrared remote control and fm radio and if I dropped it I know my G5 would survive the fall whereas my U11 would probably shatter.

                          In some respects I would rather be using my G5 but it's now my back up phone.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • n9Z
                            • 17 Aug 2017

                            Savor , 17 Aug 2017More like Gingerbread to Ice Cream Sandwich unless people had Honeycomb on their tablet. Andro... moreRight speach. UI on Nougat reminds me of Lollipop, its the last android version i liked the most because of white theme and new status bar. Its cool LG decided to let almost stock ui on g5 instead of MM. I totally agree, status bar on MM is pretty crappy and weird. Performance is super smooth I use Chrome, yahoo mail,FB client, tinder and many widgets at the same time it still dope no single lag (y)

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                              • iabhi
                              • KS6
                              • 17 Aug 2017

                              24, 17 Aug 2017OK,to some it up,is it still worth it to buy LG G5 this midway of 2017? Yes, very much. I would say for next 1.5 years :) It is a good phone with camera+IR+good battery(get spare battery mod too)+dual sim etc.

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                                • KS6
                                • 17 Aug 2017

                                Savor , 17 Aug 2017More like Gingerbread to Ice Cream Sandwich unless people had Honeycomb on their tablet. Andro... moreTrue, no battery drain for me too and update is good and fixed lot of issues.
                                It's a particular app that is badly designed that takes the phone battery down.

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                                  • iabhi
                                  • KS6
                                  • 17 Aug 2017

                                  AnonD-688539, 31 Jul 2017Hello , I bought LG G5 H860 , almost 7 months ago from USA but using it in india. I am faci... moreTake it to the service center. I got mine PCB replaced for free as it is under warranty. As you mentioned your set is from US, it might be an issue. But, bootloop is a big deal, you can check it by mailing to serviceindia at lge dot com and reproduce your US bill. Else pay the PCB damages, I'm not sure the cost of the same.

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                                    • 4Hk
                                    • 17 Aug 2017

                                    OK,to some it up,is it still worth it to buy LG G5 this midway of 2017?

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                                      • Savor
                                      • QX8
                                      • 17 Aug 2017

                                      Anonymous, 15 Aug 2017I don't think there will be a huge jump between O and P. The biggest improvement was between G... moreMore like Gingerbread to Ice Cream Sandwich unless people had Honeycomb on their tablet. Android M to N wasn't huge, so I don't expect N to O or O to P to be much of a difference.

                                      I actually had fast battery drain on my G5 when I updated to N last week. It was fine for a few days and then I downloaded MoboPlayer to get the mini-player back and for some reason my battery drained 1% every minute or two. So I deleted it as well as Dasher, LG backup, restore to new, restore from backup, and everything is back to normal. Took less than 1 hr to get everything back to once it was with just tweaking with the Settings app. The battery calibration is probably out of sync once we update to every major firmware.

                                      I am pretty content with Android 7. Nougat is the best update since KitKat. I use the Pixel as a guinea pig if the software update is good enough. Then my other phones just follow once the software update becomes available. I love my G5 though. It has the smoothness of my Pixel with the all-around features of my V20 but slightly smaller and nicer to hold. Pixel, G5, and iPhone SE are my three smoothest phones to use. V20 and S7 edge will stutter occasionally.

                                      G5 still my favorite phone ever which is weird because it also has given me issues with the ghosting and recent battery drain. My Pixel went through it briefly until I charged it with the charger it came with. If the G5 battery keeps draining fast, then I will just swap it with the fresh one stored in my drawer. That's my last resort. The beauty of having a removable battery.

                                      G5 = underrated phone

                                      May leave it on Nougat forever which is the best Android firmware I have ever used. Better than Marshmallow. I never liked LG's notification shade and Nougat replaced it with closer to the Google stock one. Also love split-view window and double tap recent to go back to previous app. Just always remember to backup, reset, and restore. G5 + Android 7 = AWESOME!

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                                        • Ian
                                        • UD{
                                        • 16 Aug 2017

                                        voo, 16 Aug 2017you need to replace the charging cable with a good aftermarket model lg calbes are not durableThanks for the tip man.

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