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[LG G5 Real Life Review] Nico3d3:
I tried hard to love this phone but it will never be the same kind of relationship I had with my Galaxy S3. I have the H831, it can't be rooted so no more playing with custom ROM for me. I had so much fun trying CyanogenMOD on my S3. I was even able to install Marshmallow even if Samsung didn't support this version of Android on it. The LG G5 has all the processing power of a 2016 flagship, it's as powerful as a Galaxy S7 but it caused me too much troubles. Also, I once a had Moto X Play, it wasn't nearly as powerful as the LG G5 but, at least it included useful features. Moto Voice is pure genius. I'm puzzled by the fact that even the new Google Assistant can't reproduce the features included in this app. I was able to get all my SMS on my car speakers with text-to-speech from Moto Voice.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] johnathanamber:
Overall, I am pretty happy.... now, when you talk about this GPS... that makes me furious. Missing turns and getting lost is not something I like.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] DizturbedOne:
crap GPS, charging port problems, fast charge stopped working. 2 of them bricked out of nowhere, one bootlooped. all the screens looked terrible. all bled light. all with terrible battery life.

I liked the G5 for maybe six months despite its terrible screen, battery life, bad "auto" mode on pics but then I went through 3 in a row while they were being babied... I'm done. I have a V30+ now and after having to put together a 4th G5 with parts from the previous 3 and STILL have charging issues?! Done.

Worst part is that it seems to be a software issue. Here I am FOUR UPDATES LATER (since it started acting dumb) and it's still not fixed. SMDH

Going back to Samsung next time. My wife's Note 8 is badass. I love this V30+ but after being so inconvenienced by so many bricked and bootlooped phones (ALL STOCK FIRMWARE, NEVER ROOTED AT ALL) and Sprint or LG not doing crap to help me (except try to outrageously charge me to fix a phone that was still being leased to them) HAHAHA... I'm truly done. Samsung ftw
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Trudi:
This will be 2 years now I got a G5 for me, and another one for my wife. On both we had the same problems : this is the crappiest phone I ever bought. Bad SOT, bad luminosity if using it outside, GPS never worked correctly even if phone was sent 4 times at LG repair center, my battery died after 7 months and my wife's after 1 year, continuous screen burn...

I loved my G3. I hate the G5. Not sure to ever buy LG again. Newer LG devices don't seem to be much better in terms of screen and battery.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Astrako:
Totally agree.

I had G2, G4 and G5.

- G2: was great, the best phone I ever had, being superb overall, and even better than some mid range phones today. A pity that LG left it in 5.0.2 instead of 5.1.1

- G4: camera was amazing, and screen too, but with time this suffered horrible ghosting, and the bootloop problem, too much heat due SD808+2K screen, awful battery duration and crap LG support (promised Nougat, never released officialy for international variant) killed it and LG reputation.

- G5: amazing camera too with the plus of wide angle. The rest could be considered as the worst phone ever made: horrible screen with ultra low brightness even at maximum and ghosting, ghost light, etc. Incredible bad built quality, worse than a crap chinese 50€ phone. GPS unusable due to bad design. Battery worse than G4.... more?
[LG G5 Real Life Review] paulmt123:
Compared to g2, G3 and g4.

G2 had lovely design. Less bezel than g5. But sadly it was too old and started overheating. Performance was good but camera was slow. Excellent battery.

G3 felt like it couldn't cope with high end screen. Sluggish and laggy at times. 801 not quite up to the job. Full HD would have made more sense.

G4 definitely quicker and nicely designed. Much better speaker. Better screen colour too. Still a tad laggy when scrolling and battery life is a big weakness.

G5 love the wide angle camera. Main camera similar to g4 so decent but not amazing. Very good outside,, excellent manual controls, auto flawed inside as uses shutter speed that's too low. Could do with being quicker lens in low light.

Speaker still good, battery not great but removable so using 2 helps here. Charges quick. Like the screen. Accurate pleasant colours.

Don't like the size of the bezels. Not pretty but acceptable design. Overall a bargain for the 130 I paid for a second hand one. Had to send it back for GPS but was quickly fixed by the online shop I got it from. GPS now excellent. Overall probably don't love it but definitely like it. It's very reliable too. Only need to reboot about once a week or less to stop battery drain. Never crashes or freezes.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] wildpig1234:
lacking ability to root, OLED and voice and lte data simultaneously prevent the 5 stars in my book
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Chrisjjj:
Not a great phone that's why you can pick it for so cheap on ebay.

Cons:

Small development community

Weak battery

GPS has been unusable on 4 of 5 I've used

Screen and phone size a downgrade from G3/G4

Screen has ghosting issues

Back camera glass cracked while in a case

Off button has failed on 1 of 5

Volume buttons have failed on 1 of 5

Main camera stopped focusing on 1 week old phone

Thin piece of main board broke off near battery insertion point

Pros:

Price

Run fast and smooth

The phone is terrible, and poorly designed and I've spent many hours trying to fix it. I've used 5 because me and my wife have one and gave a broken one to my 3 year old. My mother and brother also use one which I also maintain/fix and I've sent 2 back. I have lots of experience with them and know how bad they are.

I would never recommend getting one but if you want a very cheap but still capable older flag ship with lots of features and you don't mind repairing phones then it might be worth a go. Really the biggest issues is the GPS which I have no doubt fails due to the phones age causing poor contact. Even with new phones that have been sitting for years.

Rating:

1/5
[LG G5 Real Life Review] penguinjoe:
My G5 replaced a Samsung Galaxy S5. I chose it because it is pretty much the last of the flagship phones beyond the LG V20 that will let you swap the battery without having to tear the phone apart. I like it for the following reasons:

Cheap. I can get a new/refurb one for about $150-$200 CA

Serviceable. These are one of the most serviceable phones I have ever seen. So much so that I Frankensteined one from odd parts I got cheap. And I'm not a phone repair technician.

While battery capacity is pretty poor, there is nothing stopping me from carrying an spare one (or two -- they are thin & easy to stuff in a pocket) so that's a plus

Aluminum body is a little nicer than the plastic crap I had on the Samsungs.

"right size" screen. I don't have huge hands so a screen less than 5.5" is best for me. I'm not comfortable with anything bigger.

Always on display and the second notification led in the top edge of the phone is cool. Though for battery life, I only use the always-on display on rare occasions. The notification led on the top edge is a nice additions since I don't have to pull my phone out of my pocket to see that I missed someone trying to contact me.

There are downsides for sure:

Piss-poor 3-party dev support. Only 3 models get any kind of rom support - the H850, H830 and RS988. That's it.

LG's bootlocking policy blocks most models of this phone from being rooted. I need root support to be able to do full phone backups. There are some models that you can remove the bootblock lock on (the T-Mobile H830 and th4e RS988 being the most consistent with that feature not having a bunch of gotchas).

While the body is aluminum, the finish is pretty fragile. I use cases always, so this isn't really a problem for me.

No waterproofing at all. Not a big deal to me since I am not in the habit of dropping my phones in the toilet.

All in all I am satisfied that this phone will keep me happy for several years just as my (old) Sammy GS5 did.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] lorcro2000:
I love my G5. Picked it up at full retail when it launched and have no regrets. Hasn't given me any trouble at all, even survived a shoulder-height drop onto pavement. I was lucky it landed on the right edge. After that I got a case. That was over a year ago, if not two. It's an H850 so rootable, and the stock Oreo that came out for it improved battery life for me incredibly. On low usage days I come home after work with 80% remaining, after maybe an hour of SoT. It's on its second battery, which was easy to change, because, hello, swappable battery, which you can't get in a flagship anymore, which blows chunks.

Love this thing still. It will be a dark day if it breaks. And I'm going to have to put in a ROM of some kind, since LG stopped patching it, but its working so well with the stock I'm reluctant to mess with it.

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Had it for years, has worked perfectly, does everything I need, on its second battery so SoT is great still.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] nikiva101:
I love this phone, its been going on three years
[LG G5 Real Life Review] DesChyko:
Just six months on the G5..

I got a refurb one I guess.. LG VS987 as an upgrade on the Samsung S3 which I've used for three years but gave me repairable hassles, which I don't mind.

It's been all pros for me, except the fact that I couldn't root the phone. The S3 took me a while to figure out how to root it even, but it was on this forum I found out rooting VS987 was impossible so I let that rest. However, I discovered I didn't need to root it anyway as the bloatware can simply be hidden and not used after forced closing. They don't autostart.

The reason I made this choice was the removable battery. I can easily swap out a weak one and in case it drops into liquid, I can easily pull the battery and probably carry out maintenance on it myself like I do on the S3.

The memory is also a plus, a whooping 2.5GB extra on the RAM compared to the S3 so my apps actually stat active for a long time. I was able to use three apps at once on a single screen and sent the screenshot to wow my colleagues using Multi Screen and QSlide apps.

The design is also a nice one for me. Slim and a little curved at both ends of the phone.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] ecdy:
Only one flaw

I had been using a G5 for over three years, dropped it only a few times (it was in a soft-cornered case), replaced the battery twice. I liked it for the replaceable battery, reasonably fast and smooth operation, dual camera with adequate resolution, SD card, etc. Really it's the replaceable battery that I value most.

But the normal back camera ceased to focus a couple of weeks ago, on either auto or manual modes, with behavior that looked like a mechanical glitch in the lens-moving mechanism. Apparently this is not an uncommon problem; it might lie somewhere in software, or in hardware--the camera module itself, or maybe contacts between the module and the back cover.

Rather than replace the camera module (cost about $20) I retired that phone and used LG Switch to move over to one of my spares--they're a great buy, brand new even now. LG Switch is a very useful program, but the spare phone was still 'way back on Android 6 or 7 and it had to go through all the updates to 8 in sequence..

Now I'm down to only one spare new one. I hope the camera in the unit I'm using now lasts more than 3 years.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] brolin.reg:
Almost four full years have passed, so, did the camera last for at least three years?
[LG G5 Real Life Review] ecdy:
The camera on the replacement G5 lasted the two years before I replaced the phone with a Pixel 5a. I had to give up on the G5 because I couldn't find a quality replacement battery.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] brolin.reg:
Did you try eBay for a G5 battery? I keep buying original LG batteries from eBay sellers in Canada (because I live in Canada), most recently this one from a seller in Toronto in 2022 July but before that I bought this one from a seller in Winnipeg. Er, looks like the seller in Winnipeg is still around but no longer sells G5 batteries. Anyway, definitely register for eBay if you do not already have an account unless possibly you know another eBay user who can buy things for you. Original LG batteries for the G5 appear to still be readily available on eBay but the last time I bought them was in 2022 July.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're a power user. Can the LG G5 keep up? Rate this thread to express how "healthy" the development scene is for the LG G5. A higher rating indicates available root methods, kernels, and custom ROMs.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[LG G5 Real Life Review] janhendrik8:
3/10

All Kernels and Roms are pointless.

Root is being with held by those who have found a way to bypass boot lock & 2 part boot.

So, poor overall experience.

Honestly miss my S5 because the subforum was much friendly and helpful
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Smithfolk4:
It May Improve

I voted 3 for this because of the current root situation. If root is attained, this will go up.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] autoprime:
LG has officially opened up the bootloader for the European G5 H850 variant.

That's root and TWRP without any hacks needed!

More info here - http://xdaforums.com/lg-g5/development/official-european-lg-g5-h850-bootloader-t3363040

Plus the T-Mobile G5 H830 has been spotted with root and TWRP as well - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlieyd9CP7Q

Other variants may never get unlocked but that's promising for at least two G5 variants.

It's your choice to buy a bootloader locked device or not!
[LG G5 Real Life Review] tribalartgod:
I agree with [MENTION=2684188]autoprime[/MENTION].

And personally, I'm sick and tired of people begging. Especially those with less than 10 posts, are brand new users to XDA, and who have not contributed anything to the Android community ever. The Devs are NOT obligated by any means to share what they have achieved. If any of you bought this device simply because you wanted root, instead of buying the phone for its functionality, form, etc., then you are a fool. BE PATIENT! If it happens, it happens. Don't expect anything.

Rated 5 stars, because I got the phone for the phone, not for root. And I think it's a great device! :)
[LG G5 Real Life Review] panamaniac:
Huh. I remember seeing lots of excited, puppylike requests for root development, but often with offers to contribute financially. I agree though that begging, esp. from junior members, isn't helpful.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] igotroot:
5 Stars all the way baby!!!!

This phone is great. No lag, no hassles....... I only have experienced 1 issue but I'm sure its a simple bug. The LG Keyboard crashes but reboots itself .

I believe that this phone is so great that all we have to do is be patient and we will be able to have root and unlock Bootloader along with great kernels ROMs and all the trimmings. It's only a matter of time.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] GottZ:
i threw a 4.. wanted to throw a 2 actually.

i think there is some work to do in order to get internal storage decryption working in twrp.

hopefully some day we find a way to unlock this device without touching the fuse. to me it looks like its a bad idea to unlock my g5 for now.

i wonder if we should wait with installing updates untill someone comes up with some brilliant reverse engineering skills.

i wonder if such people would even care about the g5.

to me this is a pretty decent phone. i'm happy with its performance so far.

unless we are enforced to wait for upcoming android versions for more than 4 months after nexus devices got it i'll most likely keep it untouched.

i miss certain apps though.. titanium backup, xposed, … great stuff. at least i could manually type the secrets from my previous google authenticator backup in.

you can simply open the sqlite db from /data and grab the plain text secrets ouf of there.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] ItBankRock:
Voted 2. The development SHOULD NOT focus only on the European (H850) variant. That is just completely UNFAIR. I have the Asian (H860N - dual sim) variant and devs and LG as well should give love to all G5 users with different variants.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Coachmark2:
It started off with lots of enthusiasm and the Team CodeFire YouTube video with TWRP definitely inspired confidence, but things are cooling down now unfortunately. I'll say a 3/5 because we know that TWRP and root CAN be obtained. But every week that passes with everything quiet makes the phone a less and less inviting development target.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] steelmm:
Storage issues with app obb movement. Lg has blocked marshmallow adaptive storage like samsung. Not good move

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Its the manufacturer who is limited the storage cant understand why anyways this issue is a bad move hope the htc is a better move going that way already as i am a poweruser and need all the storage i cam get.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] JedidroidX:
My note 3 is far more efficient to my needs than any flagship device due to the fact I have total control of what goes on in my device. I currently have the LG G5 as a paper weight. In my opinion all smartphones need root access. Who wants a new computer without admin rights. Its ridiculous already. Don't let these big companies like verizon make you feel like this is how its suppose to be. So far they are winning the in terms of control, like Apple. This will be more common as times passes. Its up to the code breakers to bring the balance back to the force. Who wants a device where uncle sam can track your every move eventually. Root must be obtained not for the individual, but for the sake of digital freedom. Its more serious than people tend to realize!
[LG G5 Real Life Review] galr:
You can just enable adaptive storage on the G5.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] janhendrik8:
Care to enlighten us how to?
[LG G5 Real Life Review] galr:
First of all, I haven't tried it.. I save my photos on a 128GB card and 32GB is enough for my apps.

Anyway, if you are rooted (European):

http://xdaforums.com/lg-g5/how-to/enable-adoptable-storage-t3368207

If you are not rooted, I heard that this method works for G5 too but verify before!

http://www.modaco.com/news/android/...e-adoptable-storage-on-your-s7-s7-edge-r1632/
[LG G5 Real Life Review] janhendrik8:
[MENTION=5909170]galr[/MENTION]

Will try and post results
[LG G5 Real Life Review] galr:
Honor the brave soldier.

Thanks!
[LG G5 Real Life Review] janhendrik8:
Sorry for the poor image quality.

Anyone know of a workaround?
[LG G5 Real Life Review] fonix232:
Been using it for a few days.

Some notes:

Battery seems to be discharging faster (maybe something with some of my apps being moved to the SD Card?)

Apps cannot be migrated - around 70% it fails

Formatting the card back to portable storage WILL NOT move the apps back to internal first!

Other than these, I found no problems. LG must have started modding the adoptable storage system, and then decided to scrap it - it work completely differently on e.g. CM13.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] galr:
Thanks. I guess I'm going to skip AS for now.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] moreinternetplease:
You have more posts than me, know more about rooting than me, and probably do some actual developing as well. However, I have been using ROMS for 3 years now and have shown over a dozen people how to use them as well. I personally would never want a phone, regardless of its hardware capabilities, that did not have ROM potential. I don't know who set you off so bad that you needed to vocalize your sense of superiority over everyone else who are JUST users, but you need to pipe the f.u.c.k. down.

I don't mind asking or investigating whether or not a new flagship phone has what it takes to see ROMS in its future. And I don't think you should intimidate anyone else from doing the same. It's something that many shoppers consider before making an informed decision! For example, I'm a BIG LG G2, G3, and G4 fan. However, I would never own a G5 if I had to use the bogus stock ROM that's practically a poor imitation of an iPhone. I hate iPhones and sure as hell don't want an Android phone that pretends to be one.

With that said, I can't wait to see ROMS for the G5. I'm not begging or asking anything of anyone. I'll just sit back and enjoy the G5 when the software is up to par with the hardware. In the meantime, stroke your ego offline. White knuckle it if you need to... Who are you to disallow people from vocalizing what they want to see come out? They can beg all they want. Developers can pay attention or ignore what people are saying at their own discretion. Developers want their work to be enjoyed by as many people as possible and they (should) take pride in the fact that there is a demand for what they offer. I WANT TO SEE SOME AMAZING ROMS FOR THE G5 AND I'M NOT ASHAMED TO SAY IT. :cool:

Thanks to all who are trying to make it happen :good:
[LG G5 Real Life Review] tribalartgod:
That's cute. You tell em! Take your own advice... If you don't like what I have to say, keep it moving. The point of the post was to get the beggars/non-contributors to chill out. They typically take and never come back. That's not how this community functions. If you ask someone for cake every 30 seconds while they are making it, you're probably not going to get any damn cake. And no, I will not pipe down. I've been a part of this community since the beginning. You want me to pipe down or be gone...ban me! Good luck with your ROMs tho. ;)
[LG G5 Real Life Review] moreinternetplease:
That's EXACTLY how this community functions. 90%+ of people simply read the posts that are related to or answer their questions and never even bother creating an account. So yes, they take some info and leave! Just like that! And then there are some who make an account and ask their questions, which are usually repeats and redundancies... but that IS EXACTLY how this works. No amount of ranting, bragging, or complaining about it from you will EVER change that.

I'm willing to wager that out of the total amount of people who visit xda, less than 1% are actual contributors. *Drops Mic*
[LG G5 Real Life Review] tribalartgod:
Hahaha. I'll follow the path many other developers and contributors have taken then. I'll leave the forums. People like you keep running us off. Good day and good luck, because one day the thing you need will be in the mind of the person you ran off.